Athens TransparencyPublic records. Clearer understanding.Local research preview

Source library

2025 4 15 Regular Session PACKET 1

City Council · packet · 119 pages · Descriptive metadata inferred from filename

Open original PDF
Extracted text for page 113

Unverified text extraction. Check the original page for numbers, names, and layout.

5 
 
 
No. 
 
Program/Cost/Funding Source 
Responsible 
Party 
 
Status 
Public Works Department (continued) 
43 Complete installation of cameras, fencing for 
dog runs, and additional HV AC units at new 
animal shelter. 
Public Works 
Director / 
Project Manager 
Camera installation and fencing 
completed, HV AC units ordered 
and to be installed soon, MRHS 
will install turf in the dog runs 
soon.  
44 Conduct grand opening ceremony for the animal 
shelter during June 2025. 
Public Works 
Director / 
Project Manager 
Working with MRHS toward 
having the grand opening event on 
the one -year anniversary of 
opening the facility in June 2025.  
45 Improve downtown five points intersections on 
Green Street including sidewalks, pedestrian 
crossings, retiming of traffic signals for 
pedestrian safety, $750,000 using TDOT 
MMAG grant (90% state/10% local).  
Public Works 
Director / 
Project Manager 
RFQ was prepared for engineering 
services, 5 responses received, 3 
were asked for full proposals. 
Recommended firm on March 10, 
2025 work session for 
consideration and approved during 
March 18, 2025 regular session. 
Construction is expected to begin 
in 2026 and be completed in 2027. 
46 Prepare a traffic safety action plan to identify 
problematic and unsafe traffic areas, $105,000 
using a federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Grant 
(80%, grant/20% local).  
Public Works 
Director / 
Project Manager 
Kimley Horn has completed the 
plan. On March 10, 2025 work 
session for consideration and 
approved during March 18, 2025 
regular session. City can now 
prepare/submit grant applications 
for construction of plan priorities. 
Completed.   
47 Resurface 9 city streets totaling 3.94 miles, 
$1,716,710 using Surface Transportation Block 
Grant Local (STBG-L) funds.  
• Mt. Verd Rd. from Clearwater Rd to city limits (.34) 
• Sharp Rd. from Velma Rd. to Railroad Ave (.21) 
• Tellico Ave. from Congress to Astrid St (.83) 
• Dennis St. from Congress to Decatur Pike (.62) 
• Woodward Ave. from N. Jackson St. to Ingleside Ave  
(1.07) 
• Forrest Ave. from Ingleside Ave. to Madison Ave (.29) 
• Guille St. from Ingleside Ave. to Eastanallee Ave (.12) 
• Glendale Ave. from Park St. to Cedar Springs Rd (.29)   
• Cedar Springs Rd. from Glendale Ave. to Elizabeth St 
(.17).  
Public Works 
Director /  
Project Manager 
City Council approved the 9 list of 
streets during April 2022, Gresham 
Smith Engineers completed final 
design and submitted to TDOT for 
approval. Once approved, projects 
will be bid out during late April 
2025, bid considered by council 
during May 2025, and com pletion 
during late 2025. 
48 Prepare next round of local street paving set for 
2026, $2,000,000 using local funds. 
 
 
 
Public Works 
Director 
 
104