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Council approves ordinances, DOT agreement, engineering contracts and a $53,000 drainage contract
Summary
The council approved two traffic ordinances, a bond resolution, a 28E solid waste agreement with Ames, multiple engineering professional services agreements, and authorized TK Grading for $53,000 to repair West 18th Street drainage.
At its regular meeting, the Nevada City Council approved a slate of routine but consequential items, including traffic code amendments, a bond issuance authorization, intergovernmental and professional services agreements, and a public works contract for a drainage repair.
Key approvals included:
• Ordinance 1076 (chapter 69) adding no‑parking zones — adopted on second reading.
• Ordinance 1077 (chapter 65) adding additional stop/yield intersections — adopted on second reading.
• Resolution 53 — authorized a bond purchase agreement to issue general obligation corporate purpose bonds series 2026A.
• Resolution 54 — approved a 28E agreement with the city of Ames for support of solid waste reclamation and disposal; staff said recycling contractor choices and rate details will be finalized after soliciting local haulers.
• Resolution 56 — authorized an agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for maintenance and repair of primary roads.
• Professional services agreements with WHKS & Company to provide municipal engineering services for multiple street reconstruction programs (2026–27 and 2027–28) and trunk line sanitary sewer rehabilitation.
• Public works authorization: council approved awarding TK Grading $53,000 to repair storm drainage on West 18th Street after receiving three informal proposals (TK’s bid was below the $62,000 formal bid threshold and was selected to start work promptly).
Most motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; some items lacked roll‑call tallies in the record. For the TK Grading authorization, council cited the urgency of recurring flooding in the area and approved the lower informal bid to begin work quickly.
Next steps: staff will finalize contracting documents for the engineering agreements and TK Grading, continue outreach to haulers on recycling options for the 28E agreement with Ames, and begin project surveys and staging plans for approved street projects.
