Park RidgeWater & drainage
Multiple phasesGreen alley: drainage work with an owner cost share
September 8 Council minutes record a 7–0 vote approving the SSA final reading. A separate 7–0 Committee motion advanced the $512,851 construction contract to the September 21 Council agenda. The reviewed records do not yet establish that final award, completed work or individual owner bills.
SSA final reading approved; final construction award not yet verified
Status as of Sep 23, 2026Alley between Belle Plaine and Columbia, Washington to Harrison
Decision → work → effects
The decision
What the record says
Construction contract advances to Council
September 8 Committee draft minutes record a 7–0 contract motion, also confirmed in the September 21 memorandum. The September 21 Council agenda lists the $512,851 Acura contract, but its final Council award and execution remain unverified as of September 23.
Council approves the SSA final reading
September 8 Council minutes record a 7–0 final-reading approval of SSA 26-112: Washington/Harrison. This is separate from the construction contract award.
What changes
The action or work involved
Install an infiltrating alley
The design pairs concrete wheel strips with a permeable brick-paver center.
What follows
Effects on the neighborhood
SSA final reading approved; individual charges need tax records
September 8 Council minutes record a 7–0 approval of the SSA final reading. Staff describes a 50/50 City/abutting-owner split and five years of financing. Individual amounts depend on completed construction cost; executed ordinance and parcel-level tax rolls have not been verified.
Potential reduction in runoff
Infiltration may reduce local runoff, but this source gives no parcel-specific flood reduction or performance result.
Documented means stated in a linked source. Possible effects are conditional interpretations. A proposed or planned action is not an approval or a guaranteed outcome.
What to watch next
Next step
Verify the September 21 Council vote and executed Acura contract, then inspect the enacted SSA ordinance, parcel exhibit, annual tax rolls and final construction costs.
Published meeting · check the official notice for changesCommittee of the WholeSep 8, 2026 · 7:15 p.m.City Hall Council Chambers, 505 Butler PlaceDecision timeline
Mar 18, 2026
Owner financing enters the public process
Committee minutes record a 6–0 first-reading motion for the proposing ordinance. Staff described a $507,483 engineering-and-construction estimate, a 50/50 City/owner split and five years of proposed financing.
Apr 6, 2026
Proposing ordinance passed, according to later staff memo
The September 8 SSA memorandum reports that Council passed the proposing ordinance on April 6. This review did not separately inspect the April 6 minutes.
Jun 15, 2026
Hearing followed by an objection period
The September 8 memorandum reports the June 15 hearing and no objection petition during the following 60 days.
Aug 6, 2026
Construction bids invited
Staff reports issuing the Green Alley invitation to bid on August 6.
Aug 17, 2026
Committee advances the establishing ordinance
The September 8 SSA memorandum reports a 7–0 Committee motion on August 17. Final Council reading remained a separate step.
Aug 20, 2026
Six bids; Acura is the lowest at $512,851
The bid table lists six offers from $512,851 to $804,589.78. Staff recommended Acura, Inc. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Sep 8, 2026
Council approves the SSA final reading, 7–0
Posted Council minutes list the final reading for SSA 26-112: Washington/Harrison in the consent agenda and record a 7–0 roll-call vote.
Sep 8, 2026
Committee advances the $512,851 contract, 7–0
Posted draft Committee minutes record the contract motion passing 7–0. The September 21 staff memorandum independently reports that vote. Staff hoped to proceed in early to mid-October.
Sep 21, 2026
Construction award reaches the Council agenda
The Council agenda lists the Acura contract for $512,851 as Public Works item VIII.L.2. Its memorandum requests approval and repeats the 50/50 funding split.
Sep 23, 2026
New minutes resolve two earlier gaps
This review found the Council final-reading vote and the Committee contract motion. The official archive still had no linked September 21 Council minutes. No executed contract, completion record or individual tax bill was reviewed.
October 2026
Early to mid-October was the hoped-for start
At the September 8 Committee meeting, staff said it hoped to proceed in early to mid-October if the contract were approved. The source supplies no confirmed start or completion date.
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