BY MICHELLE KEY
MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM
OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council and the Character Council honored Dr. George and Debbie Purves as the Character Council’s ‘Citizens of Excellent Character’ during the Tuesday night city council meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
- The council approved a temporary street closure for the Church of the Highlands Food Truck Event on March 24.
- The council approved a temporary street closure for the Foundry UMC Easter Egg Hunt on March 24.
- The council approved a bid for printer maintenance from Automated Business Machines Inc. on an as needed basis for the IT Department
- The council approved expense reports from various departments and also approved a resolution to designate city personal property as surplus and authorize its disposal.
- The council approved a quote from CDW Government LLC for the purchase of Rubrik Software and Support for the IT Department for an amount just under $93,000.
- The council approved a quote from CDW Government LLC for the purchase of Cisco Meraki and Cisco Direct Cloud Software for the IT Department. The subscription is for a term of five years, with annual payments of a little over $54,000 and total payments over the term of the contract in the aggregate amount of $270,741.
- The council approved a Grant Funding Agreement with ALDOT for intersection improvements at Gateway Drive and Frederick Road for a total project cost of $2 million.
- The council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Sain Associates Inc. for intersection improvement projects for the Engineering Department. The estimated compensation due to Sain under the proposal is $360,150. Intersections involved include Avenue A and South 6th Street, Rocky Brook Road and Morris Avenue and the intersection of Dunlop Drive and Waverly Parkway.
- The council approved a proposal from CDG Inc. to prepare a Solid Waste Management Plan for Opelika Environmental Services.
- The council authorized a grant application with Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for the Opelika Fire Department.
- The council approved a special appropriation of $7,500 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of East Alabama to assist with the cost of the 2024 Great Futures Gala on April 25.
- The ordinance to amend the Master Plan for the Brookstone planned unit development (PUD) remained tabled. The Brookstone PUD is a mixed residential development, consisting of six acres with up tow 48 assisted living units, six acres with up to 24 garden homes, 18 acres with 44 single-family homes and 81 acres for apartments.
- The ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance and Map to rezone 1.24 acres located at 414 N. 10th St. from R-2 to I-1 remained tabled.
- The council voted to approve an ordinance pertaining to the leasing of property located at 1103 Glenn St. to Envision Opelika Foundation Inc.
- The council voted to reappoint Tim Moore to the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals for a new term that will expire March 16, 2027.
The council voted to reappoint Trip Garner to the Board of Parks & Recreation for a new term that will expire March 15, 2029.
The council voted to reappoint Chuck Beams to the Board of Education for a new term that will expire April 1, 2029.
During the public comment section several parents of children involved in the Opelika Power Athletics spoke regarding the news released today that the program will be closing. A press release issued by Opelika Parks and Recreation received today said that the program was temporarily closing in order for repairs to the roof at the Denson Drive Recreation Center but parents received a message via email stating that the program would be ended at the end of the spring session. More to come on this developing story at a later date.
