Akron council advances utility and street projects: advanced meters, water-plant work, salt-storage repairs and Vernon Odom resurfacing
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Subscribe
Summary
Council approved an ordinance to advance an advanced metering infrastructure project, approved salt-storage rehabilitation and placed water-plant improvements and Vernon Odom Boulevard resurfacing on the consent agenda. Several measures were passed or placed on consent with suspension of rules where noted.
The Akron City Council advanced several infrastructure items including an ordinance to procure advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), authorization for salt-storage facility rehabilitation, and a participatory agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for resurfacing Vernon Odom Boulevard.
Councilman Kammer described the AMI ordinance as a step to address meters not completed under an earlier contract and asked the council to suspend the rules for immediate passage. "The purpose of this legislation is to move forward with our project to address the meters that were not, performed under the original contract due to high advanced plumbing requirements and installations," he said. The council suspended the rules and passed the AMI ordinance by unanimous vote, 11 to 0.
The council also approved an ordinance to replace deteriorated salt-storage domes; Kammer said the replacements include a 25-year warranty. The water-plant improvements and the Vernon Odom Boulevard resurfacing agreement with ODOT were placed on the consent agenda and approved as part of the consent agenda (consent agenda passed 11 to 0). The meeting record does not include contract prices, specific timelines, or contractor names for these projects.