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Richmond Heights council accepts $250,000 NOPEC grant and authorizes 2026 road program contracts
Summary
At its June 9 meeting Richmond Heights City Council unanimously accepted a $250,000 NOPEC Energized Community safety grant for a transit-led corridor improvement project and authorized contracts for the 2026 Road Program Contracts A and B; motions to suspend rules and approve each measure passed unanimously.
The Richmond Heights City Council unanimously approved a set of resolutions June 9 to accept grant funding and authorize road-construction contracts.
Council approved Resolution No. 56-2026, accepting Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) 2026 Energized Community Grant funds totaling $250,000 to support the Transit-Led Corridor Improvement project. The resolution was introduced by Mayor Kim A. Thomas; Council President Bobby Jordan moved to suspend the rules (seconded by Councilmember Nelson), and Councilmember Ursu moved to approve the resolution (seconded by Councilmember Silver). The motion to accept the grant passed unanimously.
Council also approved Resolution No. 57-2026 (accepting a bid and authorizing a contract for the 2026 Road Program, Contract A) and Resolution No. 58-2026 (accepting a bid and authorizing a contract for the 2026 Road Program, Contract B). Both resolutions were introduced by Mayor Thomas; Council suspended the rules and approved each resolution unanimously. The meeting minutes record motions to suspend rules moved by Council President Jordan (seconded by Justice for Contract A and seconded by Robinson for Contract B) and final approval motions moved by Councilmember Ursu and seconded by Councilmember Silver (Contract A) and seconded by Councilmember Shaw (Contract B).
The minutes do not specify contractor names or bid amounts for Contract A or Contract B; the record states only that bids were accepted and contracts authorized. Council did not discuss specific project timelines in detail during the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
