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University Heights council advances Melrose Avenue complete-street work, approves multiple utility agreements
Summary
The council approved an amendment to the Shive-Hattery professional services agreement, memoranda of agreement with several utility providers to move overhead lines underground on Melrose Avenue, a contract change order for subdrain work, and plans for a nearby water-main project.
University Heights Mayor Pro Tem Tim Schroeder presided as the City Council on July 14 approved a suite of actions to advance the Melrose Avenue Complete Street Improvements project, including an amendment to the city's professional services agreement and agreements with several utilities to convert overhead lines to underground.
Council Member Nick Herbold moved and Council Member Liesa Moore seconded Resolution No. 26-49 to authorize an amendment to the professional services agreement with Shive-Hattery Architecture & Engineering for the Melrose Avenue project; the motion carried unanimously. In subsequent votes the council approved memoranda of agreement with ImOn, Lumen, Mediacom and Metronet and an agreement with MidAmerican Energy to facilitate the overhead-to-underground utility conversions along Melrose Avenue. Those measures were recorded as Resolutions 26-50 through 26-54 and carried without recorded dissent.
Council members also approved a contract change order adding a line item for subdrain removal and replacement on the Melrose project, and approved the plans, specifications and estimate of cost for the Grand Avenue & Sunset Street intersection water-main project (Resolution No. 26-55). The change order was carried on a voice vote and the water-main plans carried on a recorded vote.
The council's consent to the agreements follows payments and invoices listed in the treasurer's warrants approved at the same meeting, which included multiple entries for Shive Hattery and construction invoices related to the Melrose improvements. Items on the warrants approved for payment included Shive Hattery invoices (listed separately on the warrants), American Excavation ($68,775.43) and All American Concrete ($6,694.94). The meeting minutes record that all bills were approved for payment by unanimous consent.
Engineer Ryan Foley presented a written streets and sidewalks report; the minutes do not record extended debate. City staff will proceed with the agreements and contract amendments as authorized; the council did not set additional conditions or constraints in the recorded minutes. The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
