Mount Vernon awards $754,295.35 overlay contract and adopts 2027'2032 Transportation Improvement Program

The Mount Vernon City Council approved a public-works contract and adopted its six-year transportation plan on June 24. Frank Reinhart, the city's capital projects manager, recommended awarding the 2025 overlay construction contract to Miles Resources LLC for $754,295.35. Reinhart said the project focuses on a grind-and-thin overlay of Old Highway 99 between Blackburn Road and Anderson Road, includes replacement of sidewalk crosswalk ramps to meet ADA requirements where needed, and restores or adds striping and crosswalk markings.

Reinhart told the council the project was advertised in May, received five bidders, and that Miles Resources submitted the lowest responsive bid from a responsible bidder. "This project focuses primarily on a grind and thin overlay of the asphalt pavement of Old Highway 99 ... and will replace sidewalk crosswalk ramps with ramps that meet ADA requirements where needed," Reinhart said.

Council members moved and seconded the contract award; the motion passed by voice vote. The agenda packet listed the amount and the recommended contractor; the transcript records the award motion and the approval but does not include a roll-call vote tally.

On a related item, the council considered Resolution 1104 to adopt the 2027'2032 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Reinhart said state law requires adoption of a six-year TIP and summarized the amendment process; he said the city will continue to update the TIP annually and may bring an amendment in August if additional federal funds become available. The council discussed an item on the TIP to add lighting and cameras to phases of the Colson (Colson) Trail. Several council members expressed discomfort with adding more cameras to the trail and asked for more community discussion and alternatives that emphasize pedestrian safety without additional surveillance.

The council adopted Resolution 1104 by voice vote. Reinhart said he anticipates bringing any TIP amendment (for instance, to obligate additional federal funding) to the second council meeting in August, with a public hearing at the first August meeting if necessary.

Both actions were approved in the same meeting where councilors responded to substantial public comment on Flock ALPR cameras; councilmembers and staff noted the surveillance topic will receive additional committee-level review.

Quotes in this article are attributed to Frank Reinhart and council discussion as recorded in the official meeting transcript.