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Plain City approves multiple ordinances, CRA recommendations and awards streets contract
Summary
Council approved a package of measures on second reading including an amendment on street and alley vacations, participation in NOPEC aggregation programs, acceptance of housing council CRA recommendations, and awarded the Shepherd and Converse rebuild contract to J & J Schlegel Inc.
At its April 13 meeting, Plain City Council approved several ordinances and resolutions on second reading, including land‑use and utility items and a construction contract award.
Key approvals recorded in the meeting excerpt include:
• Ordinance 7‑20‑26 (amending the codified ordinances related to street and alley vacations) — recorded as approved on second reading.
• Ordinance 8‑20‑26 and implementing ordinances (9‑20‑26 and 10‑20‑26) authorizing the village to join NOPEC and approving the NOPEC electricity and gas aggregation plans — approved on second reading (see separate coverage on aggregation opt‑out windows).
• Ordinance 11‑20‑26 approving NOPEC natural gas governance plans — approved on second reading.
• Resolution 12‑20‑26 accepting recommendations of the housing council on Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) agreements — approved on second reading.
• Resolution 13‑20‑26 authorizing the village administrator to award the Shepherd Avenue and Converse Avenue rebuild project contract to J & J Schlegel Incorporated — approved and the administrator was authorized to award the contract.
The transcript records each item as "approved" with no opposing votes in the provided excerpt; numeric vote tallies were not specified in the excerpt for all items. Council moved these items through second reading and recorded them as approved; staff will proceed with implementation steps such as contract execution and CRA administration as appropriate.
Next steps: administrator to execute the Shepherd/Converse contract and staff to proceed with implementation of ordinance provisions and CRA agreements; final construction timelines and contract amounts were not specified in the transcript.
