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Opelika council approves contracts, appropriations and rezones 12.61 acres for 19 homes
Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting, the Opelika City Council approved multiple purchase contracts and change orders for park and infrastructure projects, authorized several small appropriations and appointments, and adopted an ordinance rezoning 12.61 acres on Lake Condé Road for a 19‑lot planned unit development.
The Opelika City Council on Jan. 23 approved a series of resolutions and one ordinance to fund equipment and software purchases, authorize contract change orders for park and storm projects, and rezone 12.61 acres on Lake Condé Road for a 19‑lot residential development.
Council members voted to authorize purchases and contracts that include hardware and camera systems for Floral Park, cybersecurity recovery services, traffic‑monitoring software, a loader for the environmental services department, and multiple construction change orders tied to park and drainage projects. The council also approved routine administrative items including two refunds, termination of a lease with the Opelika Chamber of Commerce, the retirement and transfer of a police service dog to its handler, several small special appropriations from a ward reserve fund and two appointments to local boards.
The ordinance on second reading rezoned a 12.61‑acre parcel in the 900 block of Lake Condé Road from R‑3 (low‑density residential) to a planned unit development to be added to the Hidden Lakes subdivision and divided into 19 single‑family home lots. The Planning Commission had recommended the rezoning, and the council approved it on second reading.
Key contract and purchase approvals included: a $34,056.50 quotation from Adopt A Solve Incorporated for electronic control hardware related to Floral Park cameras and a separate $67,341.30 purchase from CDW Government LLC for Cisco Meraki Wi‑Fi–enabled cameras for Floral Park; a one‑year Rubik Cloud Vault cyber recovery and support agreement from CDW Government LLC at $88,944.80; a three‑year Urban SDK traffic monitoring subscription from Vertosoft LLC for $89,258.31; and a 2025 CollectStar loader purchase from GPS Marketing LLC at $121,506. Council members also approved change order number 1 for the GW Carver roof project (additional $19,929.20) and change order number 1 for Floral Park renovations that increases…
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