Council approves up to $15,000 contract for pedestrian and bicycle master plan study

South Russell's council on April 14 adopted an ordinance approving an attachment to a master services agreement to allow a consultant to perform a pedestrian and bicycle trail master plan study for the village in an amount not to exceed $15,000.

The ordinance authorizes the mayor and fiscal officer to execute the attachment on behalf of the village. During roll call votes recorded in the meeting, the ordinance passed with one member recorded as voting "nay." The clerk conducted roll-call voting as follows (recorded in the transcript): Porter — aye; Bell — aye; Berger — nay; Canton — aye; Kavanaugh — aye; Glickie — aye. The chair then declared the ordinance adopted.

The ordinance text authorizes payment not to exceed $15,000 to complete the scope of work for the pedestrian and bicycle trail master plan. The transcript did not record the consultant's name, specific deliverables, or a project schedule beyond the contract authorization. Council members asked committee staff to coordinate the trail study with other planning efforts; the matter will be administered by the village's planning/property staff and the mayor's office.

The contract was presented as a property/ planning initiative; council tied the study to broader active-trails objectives discussed elsewhere in committee reports. No amendments to the figure were recorded in the meeting.

Implementation steps include executing the attachment and scheduling any required task meetings with the consultant and village staff. The ordinance included an emergency clause and readings were waived to allow prompt execution.