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Port Clinton council adopts active-transportation grant, housing resolution and emergency trash-bid ordinance
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Port Clinton City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to accept a federal active-transportation grant, approved a resolution backing incentives for single-family home construction, and passed an emergency ordinance to solicit bids for residential curbside trash, recycling and optional yard-waste service.
Port Clinton City Council unanimously adopted three measures at its Oct. 14 regular meeting that the city says will advance transportation projects, encourage housing development and move the city toward a new curbside trash contract.
The council retained the emergency clause and adopted Ordinance 24-25 (voice-roll call 6-0), authorizing the director of safety and service and the auditor to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to implement the City of Port Clinton Active Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Program. The ordinance was moved to retain the emergency clause by Jerry Tarolli and adopted after a second by Beth Gillman.
Council also approved Resolution 25-6 (6-0), which expresses support for construction of new single-family homes and promotes such construction through economic development incentives. Beth Gillman moved adoption; Avery Robinson seconded.
Separately, the council moved quickly on solid-waste procurement. Ordinance 28-25, which authorizes the director of safety and service to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for curbside collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and recyclable materials for residential properties and declares an emergency, was advanced by vote (6-0) after members voted to waive the three-reading requirement and retain the emergency clause. The Law Director report noted the current contract with Republic Services expires Dec. 31, 2025; the ordinance’s bid package includes yard waste as an optional bid item.
All recorded roll-call votes on the ordinances and resolution were 6 in favor, 0 opposed. The council did not record any dissenting remarks in the minutes.
The measures now allow city staff to proceed with the federal grant agreement for active-transportation work, to promote housing incentives consistent with Resolution 25-6, and to advertise for bids on the curbside collection contract with an eye toward replacing the Republic Services agreement before year-end.
