Council Quick Takes: Members Approve Emergency Sewer Repairs on Delamere, Glenwood And More

Here’s a recap of what council members discussed and approved at the Cleveland Heights City Council meeting Monday night:

-Members voted to pay Northeast Ohio Trenching Service $56,726 for emergency sewer repairs and partial sewer replacements along Delamere and Glenwood roads. Portions of the storm sewer lines were crushed and needed replaced as soon as possible, according to council documents, and residents have reported flooding problems there.

-Members also voted to pay Royal Cabinet Design Company $10,492 for more security and technology upgrades in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court. Council agreed to hire them earlier this year to modify some areas of Courtroom No. 1, according to council documents. The resolution authorizes the company to construct four new counsel tables to accommodate audiovisual and internet wiring and security upgrades to the judge’s bench and bailiff station. The company will receive $40,152 total for its work.

-Council members also agreed to hire Mackay Engineering & Surveying Company to analyze and determine what work needs done and how much it will cost to repair the waterline along Kent Road. The city will pay Mackay $19,900 for engineering and surveying services.

-City Manager Robert Downey reported that the city will pay Ferguson Enterprises $70,538 for new fire hydrants, and also pay H.D. Industries, Inc. $61,780 for a new asphalt pothole patcher, which can be attached to truck cabins and warms asphalt for filling potholes in roads.

-Council also discussed the appropriations and expenditures for both 2011 and 2012 on first reading. Councilwoman Cheryl Stephens reviewed what the city appropriated for each department and what it estimates it will actually spend in 2011, and projected allocations for next year. Members will vote on the legislation at the next meeting.