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Olivet council approves road closures, city policies and routine operational items
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Olivet City Council approved University homecoming road closures, authorized Lexipol policy services, hired D & J Excavating for leaf pick-up, approved plow-truck brake repairs, set Halloween hours, and granted a student car-wash request.
The Olivet City Council on Sept. 9 handled a block of operational and event requests, approving a set of measures that affect city operations through the fall.
Road closures for University of Olivet homecoming events on Oct. 5 were approved after Lori Otto outlined planned walk and gathering times; DPW will provide barricades and campus safety will remove them when events conclude. "If the fire trucks are not on-site, it is understood that the football team and other participants will have to walk on the sidewalk," Mayor Laura Barlond-Maas said.
The council approved a Lexipol subscription for citywide policies and training at a cost not to exceed $2,600.10, which Clerk/Treasurer Amy Huepenbecker said would be split among departments. "Lexipol has been great to work with," Commissioner Joseph Davis said, and Chief Shawn Garcia said the police department has been working with Lexipol for about six months and found the product beneficial.
Operational contracts and equipment repairs were approved: D & J Excavating was authorized to perform leaf pick-up mid-October through November for up to $14,500; Abfalter Repair, LLC was approved to repair plow-truck brakes for up to $1,200 and perform an MDOT inspection. The council also set Halloween trick-or-treat hours from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
A student group, Phi Beta Lambda, was permitted to hold a car wash in the City Hall parking lot on Sept. 18 (with Sept. 25 as an alternate date if road work begins), using City water and cones; DPW estimated prior water usage at about 2,000 gallons (roughly $11) and two local businesses offered to split the cost.
All above motions passed unanimously (6-0).
