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City manager reports progress on Beverly Ray stormwater, walking-trail grant, police-chief search and other operations
Summary
City Manager Lance told the council on March 18 that easements for the Beverly Ray stormwater project are being secured and the city expects to take the project to bid in April.
City Manager Lance reported at the March 18 Columbiana City Council meeting that staff continue to secure easements for the Beverly Ray stormwater project and expect to go out to bid in April.
Lance said the city is working on a walking-trail grant discussed at previous meetings and invited council members to join a committee to review project options and future planning. He reported recent meetings with Sheets regarding a tax-increment financing (TIF) matter and said the council might see related materials in April.
Lance noted the city hosted a presentation on the Garden Of Eaton and that the mayor and other staff attended a Towne Center and Associates meeting. He said city staff participated in the Heart of a Valley focus group in Girard to discuss downtown vibrancy, and that the city attended a Chamber of Commerce meeting with an awards banquet scheduled in early April.
On administrative matters, Lance said the city has been updating the personnel policy manual with HR consultants and plans to provide updated versions to unions; counsel will consider a first reading in April. He also reported on a new state law that allows municipalities to charge for production of body-camera video records; the city has placed a related ordinance (amending Chapter 208, section 208.04) on the agenda as new business to authorize charges for production of video records.
Public-works and utilities updates Lance provided included: six residential electric hookups and three commercial hookups completed; one deferred cabinet moved because of a developer change; a damaged overhead line repaired; park and cemetery staff opened the tennis and pickleball courts; water department completed 29 locates and 12 work orders and finished the ODNR water-withdrawal report and a clear-well inspection per EPA; street crews applied about five tons of pothole mix in the last two weeks and started brush pickup; wastewater crews performed sewer jetting, serviced generators and contracted camera inspection of lines that found several sections needing attention.
On staffing, Lance said in-person police-chief candidates completed assessment work over the weekend and interviews were scheduled for Thursday and Friday; he said staff hoped to bring a recommendation to council on April 1.
"We continue to get easements for the Beverly Ray stormwater project. We hope to go out to bid soon," Lance said. "We're thinking it will be April when we do that."
