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Holly Springs council approves roadway change order, traffic detectors, contracts and policies; moves to executive session
Summary
Council approved a $40,252.15 change order for Holly Springs Parkway work, authorized loop detector installation for $17,967.50, ratified a WIOA subcontract with Cherokee Focus, adopted a public participation policy and declared police vehicles surplus; the meeting ended with a unanimous vote to enter executive session for litigation.
The Holly Springs City Council moved through its business agenda and approved several purchases, contract adjustments and policy updates, then voted unanimously to enter executive session for litigation.
Staff presented change order number 2 for the Holly Springs Parkway at Fox Street Drive intersection improvements and sidewalk project (RFB 2024-03), citing an unexpected failure of a corrugated metal pipe and culvert replacement. The change order amount was listed as not to exceed $40,252.15 and staff said most of the work is complete and contingency funds have been exhausted. "We did not anticipate the pipe failure," the presenter said.
Council also approved a quote dated March 6, 2025 from North Cherokee Electric to install loop detector infrastructure at the Holly Springs Parkway and Rabbit Hill Road intersection for up to $17,967.50 to detect vehicles in three lanes and integrate with the traffic signal.
The council ratified a subcontract between the city and Cherokee Focus for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program; staff said the city receives the grant funds and Cherokee Focus performs the program services on the city's behalf, and the city manager signed the subcontract earlier due to submission timelines.
A proposed policy on public participation in city council meetings was approved as presented; the policy limits public comment to 15 minutes and directs that comments about pending zoning cases be addressed at Planning and Zoning Commission hearings. The council also approved a resolution declaring three police vehicles surplus and authorized their sale or disposal, and appointed Bridgette Haney to the Tree Commission to fill the unexpired term of Alex Gray, who was recently hired as public works director.
All business-agenda motions were moved, seconded and passed by recorded voice vote of 5–0. At the meeting's close the council made and approved a motion to adjourn and enter an executive session for the purpose of litigation.
