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Council Minutes of 02 -03 -2015 Jones; Council members Barker, Brossard, Kearney and Schumann; Mayor Kennedy; Safety /Service Director Glauner and guests. • Discussed first was Resolution 2015 -1 which is a Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for the award of a contract to provide asphalt resurfacing and related repairs upon city streets, as detailed in the specifications on file with the Engineer, and authorizing the Mayor, following approval of the Board of Control, to contract for the same with the lowest and best bidder. The Service Director explained that there are nineteen streets which have been identified for possible resurfacing. A further assessment will be made after the winter season to determine which of those streets are in most need of resurfacing. This is an annual contract to keep city streets in good condition. The estimated cost for the project is $200,000. A motion was made to recommend approval to all of Council and the motion passed 3 — 0. • Discussed next was Resolution 2015 -2 which is a Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for the award of a contract to provide cracksealing on various streets at various locations in the City, as detailed in the specifications on file in the Service Department, and authorizing the Mayor, following approval of the Board of Control, to contract for the same with the lowest and best bidder. The Service Director explained that there had been $84,000 budgeted for outsourcing the cracksealing for the larger street projects such as Columbia, Clague, Lorain and Porter. The smaller streets are maintained in -house by the Service Department. Once the weather breaks, the project will be reassessed to determine exactly which areas will be repaired. A motion was made to recommend approval to all of Council and the motion passed 3 — 0. • Discussed next was Resolution 2015 -3 which is a Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for the award of a contract to provide new pavement markings to various streets at various locations in the city, as detailed in the specifications on file in the Service Department, and authorizing the mayor, following approval of the Board of Control to contract for the same with the lowest and best bidder. The Service Director explained that this is an annual request for street striping. The City has budgeted approximately $120,000 for this particular project. A motion was made to recommend approval to all of Council and the motion passed 3 — 0. • The final item discussed was Resolution 2015 -6 which is a Resolution expressing consent and cooperation with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, for the project known as the minor widening of Great Northern Boulevard (SR 252) at the IR -480 Westbound Entrance and Exit ramps and resurfacing of Great Northern Boulevard (SR 252) including median work from IR -480 to Brookpark Road (SR -17) in the City of North Olmsted, and declaring an emergency. Kevin Westbrooks, Traffic Engineer from AECOM (formerly URS Corporation) spoke to Council regarding the consent agreement with ODOT. The resurfacing project begins at the 480 westbound entrance and exit ramps. ODOT identified this location as a high crash location. ODOT retained a consultant to perform a study and proposed recommendations for improvements which were passed on to the city. AECOM assisted the City in applying for safety funding for the project, which was awarded. Project funding was awarded to the City for 90% of the total cost of the project, leaving the City's portion of only 10 %. The project cost is estimated to be $1.3 million, of which the City will only be responsible for 3