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Council committees report on columbarium plan, pedestrian crossing bid, Spring Hill plats and sewer reimbursement
Summary
At the June 25 meeting council committees reported on several pending items including a columbarium project at Greensburg Cemetery (phase one estimated near $240,000), a $275,155 pedestrian crossing bid largely grant-funded, Spring Hill plats with performance bonds totaling roughly $1.8 million, and a county reimbursement for sewer work of up to $316,738.90. Most items were on 2nd or 3rd reading and time was requested for future votes.
Council committee chairs used the June 25 Green City Council meeting to summarize several pieces of pending legislation the council will consider at future meetings.
Finance Committee chair Neuschbauer said the committee reviewed five items. He reported that resolution 2024-R28 (awarding a contract to Eclipse Construction LLC for the Willowdale Trail) is on third reading and the committee requested additional time before final action. He said resolution 2024-R34, awarding a contract to Parham Electric for the South Main Street pedestrian crossing, had a bid of $275,155 and that 77% of the project will be covered by federal grants.
Neuschbauer summarized cemetery-related measures: resolution 2024-R36 authorizes the city to contract with North Hill Marble and Granite Company for phase one of a columbarium at Greensburg Cemetery. He said that phase will provide approximately 208 niches and that the columbarium system could grow to more than 900 niches; the phase-one cost was described in the committee as being in the roughly $240,000 range. Companion resolution 2024-R37 would temporarily reduce the price of a columbarium niche for six months, lowering the resident price by $200 for the period ending Jan. 31, 2025; the ordinance 2024-O8 would amend city cemetery fees to reflect the new columbarium line items. Neuschbauer said the committee requested time on these items (all on second reading).
Other items discussed included resolution 2024-R44, a request to continue using the law firm Retzel and Andres for legal services where staff anticipate exceeding a $10,000 administrative limit; the speaker said the administration currently has about $39,000 left in its outside legal-services budget. Planning committee chair reported two plat approvals on second reading: R38 (Spring Hill Phase 6) with an estimated performance bond around $519,000 and R39 (Spring Hill Villas) with an approximate bond of $1.3 million.
In transportation committee business, council leadership reported resolution 2024-R40 authorizing the mayor to enter an intergovernmental agreement with Summit County for sanitary sewer force-main work, with reimbursement to the city not to exceed $316,738.90. The committee also discussed an amended resolution 2024-R41 to consent to state sign replacement on State Route 241 and said the administration will provide cost details at the next meeting. Committee chairs repeatedly requested additional time for these items; no final votes on these substantive pieces were recorded at the June 25 meeting.
Councilmembers and staff thanked committee chairs and noted the items will return for further council consideration and votes at a future meeting.
