Springdale Council unanimously adopts procurement measures, creates equitable sharing fund and clears $1.94M East Kemper Road contract

Springdale City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve multiple procurement ordinances, establish a special revenue fund for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) equitable sharing receipts and award a $1.94 million contract for the East Kemper Road improvements and shared-use path phase 1.

The council adopted Ordinance 11-20-26 under the Omnia Partners cooperative to buy and install fitness equipment at the Springdale Community Center from Design to Wellness for $116,996. The measure passed on a second reading with a recorded vote of 7–0.

On a separate second reading the council approved Ordinance 12-20-26 to buy a 2026 Ford F-550 cab and chassis from Rush Truck Center Cincinnati through the Sourcewell cooperative for $61,570.62; that measure also passed 7–0. The council approved Ordinance 13-20-26 for dump-truck upgrade equipment from W.A. Jones Truck Equipment through Sourcewell in the amount of $78,045 (7–0).

Councilmembers also established a special revenue fund, through Ordinance 14-20-26, to account for monies received and spent under the DEA Task Force Equitable Sharing Program. The ordinance was adopted on second reading, 7–0.

On a first reading, the council heard Ordinance 15-20-26, a proposed contract with Strauser Construction Inc. for the 2026 crack-seal and cape-seal annual street program with a bid of $318,018.42; that item will return for action at the next meeting.

The largest contract, Ordinance 16-20-26, accepted the low bid from Adleta Incorporated for the East Kemper Road improvements and shared-use path phase 1 in the amount of $1,939,493.18 and included an emergency clause to allow immediate execution. Council President (presiding) said the bulk of the work will be paid with a transit-related grant he described as “somewhere in the order of $2,200,000,” and added that because the bids came in lower the city’s grant ratio and timeline are preserved. The ordinance passed 7–0.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 11-20-26 (Design to Wellness; fitness equipment): Adopted, vote 7–0; amount $116,996. - Ordinance 12-20-26 (Rush Truck Center Cincinnati; 2026 Ford F-550): Adopted, vote 7–0; amount $61,570.62. - Ordinance 13-20-26 (W.A. Jones Truck Equipment; dump-truck upgrades): Adopted, vote 7–0; amount $78,045. - Ordinance 14-20-26 (Equitable Sharing Program fund): Adopted, vote 7–0. - Ordinance 15-20-26 (Strauser Construction; crack/cape seal): First reading; bid $318,018.42; will return for action. - Ordinance 16-20-26 (Adleta Incorporated; East Kemper Road improvements & shared-use path, Phase 1): Adopted with emergency clause, vote 7–0; amount $1,939,493.18.

What happens next

Ordinance 15-20-26 will return at the council’s next meeting for further consideration. Contracts awarded with vendor agreements may proceed to execution as authorized by the ordinances; the East Kemper Road project was declared an emergency to preserve timeline and pricing advantages tied to the city’s transit grant.

Meeting context and public participation

The meeting also included routine committee and commission reports, announcements of community events and a single public comment from Julie Tudor representing SOS, reminding seniors about two scholarships due March 31. No contested votes or recorded dissent occurred on the legislative items adopted.