The Pella City Council approved an engineering services agreement for street asphalt overlays at their meeting Tuesday.

Garden and Associates will oversee the overlays scheduled over the next several months and develop contracts for bid. Potential roads included in the project likely beginning later this summer are Clark Street from Highway 163 to the city limits, Broadway Street from Washington to Adams, and Washington Street from West 5th to West 6th, among several others.

The council also approved health and dental plans for city employees and discussed personnel policy changes at policy and planning following regular business. Both the unions for Public Works and Electric Utility employees were decertified after elections last fall, and the city is looking to transition their contracts from the previous union agreement. The transition will include adjusting compensation time and other benefits to match with other city departments.