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Council approves plans and bid advertisement for several water, sewer and street improvement districts
Summary
Horace council approved plans, specifications and directed the auditor to advertise for bids on multiple improvement districts (Luther Avenue, Sparks addition residential portions, Willow Grove, Deer Creek Estates) and discussed schedules, assessments and special-assessment boundaries; one member recused from item 10.
The Horace City Council approved plans and specifications and directed the auditor to advertise for bids on a set of water, sewer, storm and street improvement districts covering Luther Avenue (2025-5), Sparks addition residential work, Willow Grove and Deer Creek Estates.
City engineering staff summarized scope and schedules for the tied Luther Avenue and Sparks projects and asked the council to approve the documents so the city can open bids in May. "Our anticipated schedule is, approve applied to specs tonight, open bids on May 7, review the bids," Jim told the council, listing milestone and substantial-completion dates through mid-2027 for portions of the Luther Avenue project.
Council handled items 9 and 10 as tied projects but took votes on them individually. Councilmember Rachel announced she would recuse herself from item 10 after consulting with counsel; the council approved the plans and directed advertising for bids on both the regional collector components and the residential portions. For the Willow Grove and Deer Creek Estates items, staff explained amendments to petitions and preliminary engineering reports and recommended advertising. Council members asked targeted questions about drainage, dedicated lots, and coordination with the park district; staff said some crossings would be bored where possible and that some local improvements will be special-assessed to benefiting properties.
Administrator Brenton said staff expect to bring developer ID agreements and bonding parameters to council after bid results and that the city is planning to lock in a bond sale in May to fund awarded contracts. He said the plan is to not issue notice to proceed until after the bond sale is completed.
Motions to approve the plans and advertise for bids were made, seconded and carried by voice vote for each item. Council emphasized these are project-approval and procurement steps; when awarded, construction contracts and notice-to-proceed will follow the bond sale and contract approval process.
Council asked staff to ensure clear public notices about assessment district boundaries and to continue coordination with property owners and the park district where land is dedicated to public use.
