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Richmond Heights advances stormwater and sidewalk plans; council OKs three first-reading resolutions
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Richmond Heights City Council took first-reading votes on engineering and cost-share agreements for stormwater and road work and the mayor's report described a proposed $150,000 sidewalk pilot, clarified HUD does not run a sidewalk program, and said regional water agencies were invited to discuss recent flooding.
The Richmond Heights City Council on April 14 took first-reading votes to authorize engineering work and to pursue cost-share agreements for local stormwater and road programs, while the mayor's written report outlined a proposed sidewalk pilot and invited regional water partners to the meeting to discuss recent flooding.
The council unanimously approved a resolution to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement with Broadontas (task order no. 16) to begin engineering for the Edgemont Outfall Improvements Project, and separately approved participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation road-salt contract for 2026 and a community cost-share agreement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. Each item was introduced by the mayor's office and carried on first reading after roll-call votes. (Resolutions were read into the record as introduced by Mayor Thomas.)
The mayor's written report, read into the record, said the administration has drafted two sidewalk-pilot approaches and recommended using HUD guidelines only as a tool to help residents prequalify for participation; the report added that $150,000 has already been allocated for the pilot. The report explicitly stated, "HUD does not have a sidewalk program," and described the mayor's plan for the council and administration to compare draft programs and policies before moving forward.
The administration said it had invited representatives from Cleveland Water and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to the meeting to provide insight on flooding challenges and potential solutions. Separately, the report said an entity named in the transcript as "Nuwaka" awarded Richmond Heights $342,000 for a Chardon Road project; the transcript spells the awarding body that way and staff noted Rachel (who first introduced the project in January) would provide more details.
Council President Jordan Justice presided during the agenda items and called the roll for each first-reading vote. Council declared each introduced resolution to have passed its first reading and will schedule follow-up steps per the statutory process.
What happens next: These are first readings; formal contract execution and expenditures will require subsequent council action and, where noted, coordination with external partners such as ODOT and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
