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Committee approves streetlight, creek repairs, IT and Greenway pavilion purchases; property sale advanced to council
Summary
The Finance Committee approved multiple operational and capital measures May 5, including a streetlight near 1455 Overlook, emergency creek wall repairs, IT and document‑management support contracts, purchase and design of a Greenway restroom/pavilion, and advanced a conditional property sale to the City Council.
The Homewood City Finance Committee on May 5 approved several operational and capital items: a new streetlight near 1455 Overlook Road to improve pedestrian safety, emergency creek wall footing repairs, an IT engineering contract to rework core networking and cybersecurity, and contracts to purchase and site a restroom/pavilion at the Greenway/Soccer Park. The committee also approved a Laserfiche support agreement and declared a small community‑center parcel surplus and authorized a conditional sale to be finalized at the council level.
Streetlight at Overlook Road: Residents Claire and Merrill (identified in public comment) asked the committee for a light near 1455 Overlook to improve safety for walkers and neighbors. Councilor Guatney moved to approve the new pole and light; Councilor Brandt seconded. The committee approved the request; committee members discussed a need for a temporary mirror solution for sight lines until landscaping and a new fence were completed.
Creek wall footing repairs: Public works reported emergency repairs after a creek wall failure behind 711 Broadway. The committee approved a contract with Wallcraft for immediate footing repairs and authorized transferring funds from carry‑over balances to an emergency line item; staff said the contractor began work immediately to avoid additional erosion and utility exposure.
IT and Laserfiche support: The committee authorized the city manager to execute a contract with White Oak Solutions for network engineering and Fortinet firewall configuration to add redundancy and segmentation for citywide systems. IT Director Brandon Sims said the contract for engineering and equipment configuration totals $24,000, with up to $5,000 authorized for change orders; the committee approved the item. The committee also authorized a Laserfiche (document management) support agreement so the city can receive vendor support already provided to neighboring jurisdictions.
Greenway restroom and pavilion: The committee approved a purchase from Romtek for a prefabricated restroom/pavilion and authorized Scholl Engineering for site design. The building price cited in the presentation was $191,771 and will be installed on existing Greenway/Soccer Park property; a portion of bond funds was identified as the likely funding source. Staff said the design will include ADA access, storage for park equipment and room for small community gatherings.
Property along community center (1832/24 Court South): Committee members reviewed a boundary survey showing a narrow sliver of privately occupied land within a city parcel adjacent to the community center. The committee approved declaring the sliver surplus and authorizing sale to the adjoining owner pending confirmation of the assessed valuation and adding the city’s survey/title costs to the price. That motion passed at committee and will move to full council for final approval.
Ending: Most items were approved unanimously with staff directions for follow‑up procurement and design steps; the Creekside incentives and large development financing items were carried to later meetings for additional public review.
