CORTLAND — Mayor Deidre Petrosky and other local officials were traveling this week to Washington, D.C., to meet with federal officials to see what funds may be available for a $5 million safety-service complex.

Petrosky has said the city is seeking $10 million for that and other local projects.

Plans are to locate the complex at 400 N. High St. to house the fire and police departments and administrative offices.

In February, Petrosky went to Columbus to meet with state officials as part of the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber’s annual Columbus Drive-In. She said the city is seeking capital budget funding, strategic community investment funding and Ohio Department of Development project funding.

This week she was scheduled to be in Washington, D.C., about funding for the complex.

Service Director Kim Blasco said at Monday’s meeting the city has received statements of qualifications from 10 architectural and engineering firms interested in the project that will be reviewed. The selected firm would handle the building and site design.

“We had a good response. I have never seen such a response to a project. We had people from some firms come in and talk to us before submitting a proposal,” Petrosky said.

In addition to the $5 million being sought for the complex, other dollars are being sought for a hydro herbicide to combat invasive algae at Mosquito Lake and for new water meters.

In other business, council has updated the designated no parking areas in the city and to enact parking restrictions to include Gemwae Drive, where no one will be permitted to park a vehicle on either side of the road.

The “no parking” areas are needed to maintain proper traffic flow, access by emergency and safety vehicles, and proper vision distance for pedestrian crossings without hindrance of parked vehicles, according to the city.