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Council fast-tracks East Main Street sidewalk feasibility study with emergency contract approval
Summary
Reynoldsburg council approved an emergency ordinance authorizing a contract with EMH&T for a feasibility study to connect East Main Street sidewalks; the measure passed as an emergency consent item by a 6-0 vote.
Reynoldsburg City Council on May 27 approved an emergency ordinance authorizing the mayor to contract with EMH&T to conduct a feasibility study for an East Main Street sidewalk connection.
Council Member Pacquiao, chairing the Public Service and Transportation Committee, said the ordinance was amended in committee to correct the funding source and add emergency language before being forwarded to the full council.
Committee discussion included appreciation for the project’s long gestation. Council Member Peckrell and others thanked the mayor and project staff for advancing the sidewalk work. The ordinance was amended in committee to include the correct funding and account information and to add emergency declaration language; that amendment was seconded and approved in committee.
On the council floor the ordinance was listed on the consent agenda for emergency adoption. The clerk called the roll and the measure passed with a 6-0 vote. The clerk recorded “6 affirmative votes, 0 negative.”
The contract with EMH&T is for a feasibility study; no dollar amount, firm contract terms, or project schedule were spelled out in the meeting record. The item was presented as a necessary step to move design and funding forward for pedestrian connectivity on East Main Street.
