Saint Ann Board approves four ordinances: laptops, MoDOT traffic grant, street contracts and TV production agreement

The Saint Ann Board of Aldermen on March 3 approved four ordinances authorizing a computer purchase, a traffic-safety grant agreement, multiple street‑work contracts and an agreement with a production company.

The measures approved authorized: (1) the city administrator to purchase five Panasonic Toughbook laptops from CDW‑G; (2) the city administrator to enter an agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for a traffic safety grant to fund overtime enforcement; (3) the city administrator to enter contracts with Amcon Concrete, NB West Contracting and Corrective Asphalt for 2024 street work including reconstruction of Saint Jocham and surface treatments; and (4) an agreement with Redstone 2023 LLC to allow production work with a national producer (A&E) described to the board as a police‑department‑centered series.

Why it matters: the laptop purchase supplies field equipment for public‑safety staff, the MoDOT grant pays overtime for targeted traffic enforcement on Rock Road and interstates 170 and 70, the street contracts fund reconstruction and preventive surface work that affect local travel and maintenance costs, and the production agreement will bring outside media crews into city facilities and personnel for filming.

Purchase of laptops: The board approved an ordinance authorizing the purchase of five Panasonic Toughbook computers from CDW‑G. City staff said the acquisition was funded through a grant Ben Fried wrote; staff reported a total price of $21,600 for the five units. The ordinance was recorded as bill 34‑86 and became ordinance 33‑91.

MoDOT traffic safety grant: The board approved an ordinance authorizing the city administrator to enter an agreement with MoDOT for a traffic safety grant of about $13,000. Traffic Officer Ben Fried told the board the grant will underwrite overtime enforcement targeted at hazardous moving violations on Rock Road and I‑170/I‑70 and that the city will track enforcement data and provide it to MoDOT. The board approved bill 34‑87; the item was recorded as ordinance 33‑92.

2024 street contracts: The city approved agreements with Amcon Concrete, NB West Contracting and Corrective Asphalt for the city’s 2024 street program. Staff described the work as including the reconstruction of Saint Jocham and surface treatments such as NovaChip and corrective asphalt overlays to slow further deterioration. The measure appeared on the agenda as bill 34‑88; the ordinance number was not specified on the record.

Redstone/A&E production agreement: The board approved an agreement authorizing the city administrator to contract with Redstone 2023 LLC to facilitate a production described to the board as a police‑department series for A&E; staff said production would begin with a sizzle reel financed at about $35,000. The agreement was presented as bill 34‑89 and later recorded as ordinance 33‑94.

Votes at a glance - Bill 34‑86 (purchase five Panasonic Toughbook computers from CDW‑G) — approved; ordinance 33‑91 (vote recorded by voice/roll call; unanimous on the record). - Bill 34‑87 (MoDOT traffic safety grant, ~ $13,000) — approved; ordinance 33‑92 (roll‑call recorded yes votes included Marietta, Thomas, Murphy, Jimenez, Crony and Shai). - Bill 34‑88 (2024 street work contracts: Amcon Concrete, NB West, Corrective Asphalt) — approved; ordinance number not specified in the transcript. - Bill 34‑89 (agreement with Redstone 2023 LLC for production with A&E) — approved; ordinance 33‑94.

Board members and staff indicated the city administrator is authorized to execute the contracts and to accept the grant funds. No amendments to the measures were reported during the meeting.

The department that will implement the street contracts and equipment purchase is the city administration (city administrator); the police department will implement aspects of the MoDOT grant enforcement. The city will provide enforcement statistics to MoDOT as part of grant reporting obligations.