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No. Program/Cost/Funding Source 
Responsible 
Party Status 
Public Works Department (continued) 
50 Complete the last 2,000 feet of sidewalk 
construction around MCHS. 
Public Works 
Director 
Expected completion during late 
Summer 2025.  
51 Acquire a floor cleaning machine for the Animal 
Shelter, $3,500. 
Public Works 
Director 
52 Acquire replacement garbage totes, lids, and 
dumpsters for Sanitation, $64,000. 
Public Works 
Director 
53 Survey Hammerhill Road property owners to 
determine feasibility of donating or selling their 
property for new sidewalk.  
Public Works 
Director 
Obtaining list of legal owners and 
preparing survey.  
Other Projects 
54 Demolish North City School using Capital 
Improvement Funds, $360,000. 
City Manager Council discussed selling, 
demolishing, leasing property Dec. 9, 
2024 work session and approved 
demolition during Dec. 17, 2024 
regular session. Council discussed 
rescinding demolition vote during Jan. 
13, 2025 work session and Jan. 21, 
2025 regular sessio n. Motion failed. 
This topic was discussed on Feb. 10, 
2025 work session and Feb. 18, 2025 
regular session. Approved to demolish. 
Bid opening was April 29, 2025 and 
ten bids received. On May 12, 2025 
work session for award consideration 
and May 20, 2025 re gular session for 
bid approval. Approved E. Luke Green 
to demolish. Project start date is July 9, 
2025 and completion by Fall 2025.  
55 Develop schematic designs for the downtown area 
and priorities using Capital Improvement Funds, 
$50,000. 
Capital Projects 
Manager / City 
Manager 
Proposal from Kimley Horn on July 7, 
2025 work session for consideration 
and July 15, 2025 regular session for 
approval. 
56 Contribute $35,000 to the city Board of Education 
for a playground at the new school complex using 
Capital Improvement Funds. 
Finance Director Waiting for an invoice from City 
Board of Education.  
57 Complete Mt. V erd industrial park improvements 
using city, county, and ARC funds, $1,900,000. 
EDA Director On bid, bid opening is July 31, 
tentatively on Aug. 11, 2025 work 
session for consideration and Aug. 19, 
2025 regular session for approval. 
Anticipated completion is Spring 
2026. EDA Director gave an update on 
July 7, 2025.  
58 Acquire the 2.93-acre property for the entrance to the 
Redfern Industrial Park as authorized by Resolution 
2022-
31 using Capital Improvement Funds. Then 
prepare the road design and construction drawings, 
bid out, build. 
Public Works 
Director / Project 
Manager 
Acquiring property. 
59 Sell the 1.08 -acre Parker Property located on 
Decatur Pike, $275,000 minimum bid. 
Purchasing 
Assistant 
On bid, deadline is July 22, 2025. 
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