YOUNGSTOWN — City council will be asked to approve legislation Wednesday on an estimated $1.3 million repaving project to sections of four streets as well as spend more than $1 million on new vehicles for the police and water departments.

The repaving work is divided into two ordinances. One is to authorize the board of control to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation on the project as the state is paying 80% of the work with the city covering the rest. The other is to permit the board to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the work.

Charles Shasho, the city’s deputy director of public works, said the goal is “do the work this year, but we have to see if it comes together in time. We’re trying to fast track it. We don’t want to wait until 2026. We’re going to try to get it done this year.”

The streets are:

● Wood Street from Belmont Avenue to Wick Avenue.

● McGuffey Road from Jacobs Road to state Route 616.

● Sheridan Road from state Route 170 to Powers Way.

● Powers Way from Sheridan Road to the Pine Hollow Bridge.

The work includes resurfacing, drainage rehabilitation, new curb ramps, signage and road striping.

City council also is being asked by the administration to spend $1,001,381 on new vehicles for the police and water departments. Council agreed to fund the vehicles in the city’s budget.

One ordinance is to spend $695,400 for Jim Shorkey Auto Group of Austintown to provide 11 police vehicles — five police cruisers, three canine police cruisers and three crime lab vehicles.

The other is to pay $305,981 to #1 Cochran Ford of Boardman for seven vehicles for the water department.

In a separate request, the administration is requesting council approve the $198,395 purchase of a hydraulic excavator from Columbus Equipment Co. for the wastewater treatment department. The excavator would replace a 2006 model that is in need of extensive repairs, according to the legislation.

The administration is requesting that council renew a contract for $150,000 for 2025, retroactive to Jan. 1, with Economic Action Group of Youngstown for planning, economic development, community development and marketing services.

LAWSUITS

Also Wednesday, council will consider paying the deductible amounts to Tokio Marine, the city’s insurance company, for two lawsuits.

One of the lawsuits was settled in April 2024 with Two Bridges LLC, owners of the former Anthony’s on the River building at 15 Oak Hill Ave. that the city demolished on Aug. 22, 2020.

The settlement saw the city give $80,000 to Two Bridges, which had sued for $212,000 in damages along with attorney fees.

The city also removed a $48,000 demolition assessment and $20,675 in interest on that assessment as well as paid the remaining delinquent property tax balance of about $10,000.

City council on Wednesday will vote on paying $50,000 to Tokio Marine to satisfy the deductible for the Two Bridges lawsuit related to legal fees the insurance company incurred.

The other matter is paying $33,495 to the firm for the deductible incurred for legal fees by the insurance company in a lawsuit filed in August 2022 by Susan Burnham, a former city public health nurse who sued the city contending she was the victim of age discrimination.

A Mahoning County Common Pleas Court jury found in favor of the city Oct. 3, dismissing the case.

In addition to the money owed to Tokio Marine, the board of control on Thursday paid $12,063 to Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder, a Cleveland law firm, to defend the city in the Burnham case.