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Council greenlights bidding for Gates Mills Boulevard trail phase two, approves design contract and several administrative votes
Summary
Pepper Pike authorized bidding for phase two of the Gates Mills Boulevard multi‑purpose trail (bids in March, construction expected late spring), authorized a design agreement with MKSK, adopted police contracts and approved a $15,000 one‑time donation to the Cleveland Food Bank’s Harvest for Hunger campaign.
Pepper Pike City Council on Feb. 25 authorized the city engineer to proceed with the bid process for phase two of the Gates Mills Boulevard multi‑purpose trail and approved a separate agreement with landscape designer MKSK for the project’s planting and thematic design.
City engineering staff presented the alignment, which adds a five‑foot sidewalk transition at one end and a 10‑foot shared‑use path on the remainder, minimizes tree removal where possible, uses existing sanitary‑sewer corridors to reduce new clearing, and includes a proposed pedestrian refuge island near Cedar Road. The engineer said the city planned to advertise bids in March, open and award bids in April, and begin construction in May with the trail usable by summer events. "We will be able to bid this in March and open award bids in April and get it under construction in May," the engineer said.
Council also voted to enter into an agreement with MKSK for conceptual landscaping and plantings for the corridor; MKSK’s work will be phased with the trail construction and later planting seasons.
On other formal actions, council adopted ordinance 2026‑08 on first reading to authorize the mayor to enter contracts with the Ohio Patrol Association covering patrol and sergeants; roll call votes were recorded as approval. The council also approved several ministerial items including adoption of prior meeting minutes.
In a separate motion, council approved a one‑time $15,000 donation to the Cleveland Food Bank’s Harvest for Hunger campaign, framed as a challenge‑match to encourage resident giving; the motion passed on roll call. One councilmember said matching would encourage resident participation while leveraging city funds for greater overall impact.
Each of the above motions passed by recorded roll call vote; staff were directed to proceed with the bid documents, execute the MKSK agreement and post procurement materials per city procedure.
