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Mt. Vernon council approves $1.48M in payments, authorizes sewer bids and downtown park bidding
Summary
The Mt. Vernon City Council on Feb. 5 unanimously approved $1,477,716.57 in consolidated payments, authorized bids for multiple sewer repairs and roof work, approved seeking financing and bids for a downtown park (green space estimated at $2.3 million), and approved a one‑year $19,043 Ready Rebound employee medical concierge contract.
The Mt. Vernon City Council unanimously approved consolidated payments of $1,477,716.57 and moved forward on several infrastructure and redevelopment actions at its Feb. 5 meeting.
City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel told the council the CDBG sanitary sewer lining project has a total budget of $746,000, covered in part by a $483,309 grant with a required city match of $263,000; if funded, crews will line about 15,269 linear feet of sewer mains south of Broadway. Council Member Ray Botch moved to seek bids on the project and the motion passed with votes recorded for Botch, Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis.
Bechtel also asked the council to seek bids for replacement of approximately 834 linear feet of sanitary sewer on First Street and Gee Street, which she said could not be included in an IEPA lining project and is beginning to collapse. Estimated replacement costs were presented as $350,000–$400,000. The council unanimously approved seeking bids.
The council granted permission to seek bids to replace the garage roof at the Fleet Services/Maintenance Building on 12th Street.
Bechtel requested—and the council approved—permission to seek financing quotes and to go out for bid on construction of the Downtown Park (the 911 Broadway Redevelopment Project). She said the green-space portion of the one-acre park is estimated at about $2.3 million and will be funded through the Downtown TIF District. Mayor John Lewis said the downtown community is excited about the project.
The council also approved a one-year, $19,043 agreement with Ready Rebound, a medical concierge service that facilitates rapid access to treatment for employees and family members. Bechtel said Police, Fire and Public Works employees have used the service most often; the contract will be paid from the City Health Insurance Fund.
All motions and resolutions recorded in open session carried by unanimous roll-call votes of the five members present: Ray Botch, Joe Gliosci, Donte Moore, Mike Young and Mayor John Lewis.
What happens next: staff will proceed to publish bid solicitations and return to the council with bid results and any recommended contract awards; financing quotes for the Downtown Park will be reported back to the council for further action.
