2025 1 21 Regular Session Packet 1

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Program/Cost/Funding Source 
Responsible 
Party 
 
Status 
Public Works Department (continued) 
41 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.  
42 Improve downtown five points intersection 
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 
A RFQ was prepared for 
engineering services, 5 responses 
received, 3 were asked for full 
proposals. Recommended firm on 
Feb. 10, 2025 work session for 
consideration. Then design and 
construction. Construction is 
expected to begin in 2026 and be 
completed in 2027. 
43 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 
Kimly Horn has collected data, 
draft report has been prepared and 
being reviewed. Completed plan 
scheduled to be on March 10, 2025 
work session for consideration. 
Once plan is completed/adopted, 
grant applications can be 
prepared/submitted for 
construction of priorities.  
44 Resurface 9 city streets totaling 3.94 miles, 
$1,370,000 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 March 2025, 
bid considered by council during 
April 2025, and completion during 
late 2025/early 2026. 
45 Prepare next round of local street paving set for 
2026, $2,000,000 using local funds. 
Public Works 
Director 
 
46 Prepare an electronic inventory/data base of 
major city storm water assets of location, size, 
and condition to determine stormwater needs. 
Then design and construct needed 
improvements, $2,371,903 using ARPA grant 
funds (85% grant/15% local). This study is  a 
precursor to creating a storm water utility.  
Public Works 
Director / 
Project Manager 
Gresham Smith Engineers has 
collected all data. System modeling 
underway, Plan expected to be 
completed mid-2025.  Then design, 
bid, award, and construct projects. 
Must be completed by Sept. 2026. 
47 Update MS4 stormwater ordinance/permit for 
compliance.   
Public Works 
Director 
Updating ordinance. Expected 
completion during early 2025.  
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