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Evans Road Development Commission approves downtown streetscape contract with Rivertown Construction
Summary
The commission voted to approve Resolution 24 ERC 29 on Sept. 4, 2024, authorizing a contract with Rivertown Construction for streetscape work on Sixth Street to accommodate a new cycle track and altered parking configuration; staff said funds are available and estimated five new on-street stalls.
On Sept. 4, 2024, the Evans Road Development Commission approved Resolution 24 ERC 29, authorizing an agreement with Rivertown Construction LLC for streetscape updates in the downtown redevelopment area.
Unidentified Speaker 4, a staff member presenting the project, said the work will reconfigure Sixth Street between the DoubleTree and the medical school, move curb and tree lawn, reposition street lights and install on-street parking stalls to accommodate traffic changes tied to a new cycle track. "So traffic patterns are gonna slightly change," the presenter said, and "there'll be, I believe, 5 parking stalls when we're done, I believe." The presenter also stated that there is sufficient right-of-way and that the funds are available to proceed.
The staff presentation said the redesign is prompted in part by the city engineer's reconfiguration of the intersection at Martin Luther King and Walnut Street and by completion of a cycle track connecting the State Hospital Van Park Grounds to Martin Luther King. The changes will remove angled parking in front of the Starbucks near the DoubleTree on Walnut Street and shift the street layout to create new parallel parking stalls.
Following the presentation, Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to approve Resolution 24 ERC 29; Unidentified Speaker 4 seconded. A roll-call vote recorded Commissioners Bock, Neeson, McAllister and Waltham as voting "Aye." The presiding speaker announced, "Resolution 24 ERC 29 is approved." The transcript shows an inconsistent spelling of one commissioner (appearing earlier as "Wathan" and here as "Waltham"). The record preserves the names as spoken in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes: Motion to approve the minutes was moved by Unidentified Speaker 2 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 3. Individual "Aye" votes recorded in the transcript include Commissioner Bock, Commissioner Neeson and Commissioner Wathan; the transcript does not provide a complete, named roll call tally for every seat. - Accounts payable voucher: Moved by Unidentified Speaker 3 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 2. The transcript records "Aye" responses for at least Commissioner Baughn and Commissioner Neeson; the full roll-call tally is not specified in the transcript. - Resolution 24 ERC 29 (Rivertown Construction LLC): Moved by Unidentified Speaker 3, seconded by Unidentified Speaker 4. Roll-call votes recorded as "Aye" for Commissioners Bock, Neeson, McAllister and Waltham. Outcome: approved.
The commission heard no further business and adjourned the meeting.
