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Rolla City Council approves Route 66 MOU, purchasing amendment and several contracts and easements
Summary
The Rolla City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Rolla Chamber for Route 66 signage, a temporary amendment to its purchasing manual for the animal shelter, an engineering contract, acceptance of a Missouri S&T easement and destruction of records; several measures passed by voice vote or roll call.
The Rolla City Council on an evening meeting approved a memorandum of understanding with the Rolla Chamber of Commerce for Route 66 signage, a temporary amendment to its purchasing manual specific to the animal shelter, an engineering contract for wayfinding signage, acceptance of a university easement for a waterline and the planned disposal of old records under the State Records Retention Manual.
Council members said the Route 66 project is funded in part by a $15,000 grant from the Missouri Division of Tourism and will place a 10-foot Route 66 sign near Buhler Park. Staff told the council the sign will sit in a right-of-way abandoned after the Kings Highway/Highway 70 extension and will include lighting and a short concrete path for visitor access. The council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Rolla Chamber to allow the Chamber’s grant-funded sign on city property.
Separately, staff recommended and council approved an amendment to Resolution 13-58 to clarify purchasing rules as they apply to the animal shelter; the change is temporary and will expire in November (the resolution text in the packet lists an expiration). Council also authorized entering an agreement with Cochran Engineering after a request-for-qualifications process that produced three interested firms; staff said Cochran was selected to design welcome/wayfinding signage funded by the tourism grant.
The council accepted an easement offered by Missouri University of Science and Technology (listed in the packet as a request from the curators) to accommodate a water-distribution project between White Columns Drive and Collegiate Boulevard; a motion to accept the easement was made and carried with one abstention noted in the record. The council also approved a list of city records recommended for destruction under the State Records Retention Manual, items that staff said include older emergency operations plans and other legacy documents.
Most votes were taken by voice with members answering “aye.” The meeting closed with a roll-call vote to move into a closed session on sealed proposals.
The approvals were routine items on the council agenda; staff and councilors said the projects will require standard follow-up work such as coordinating electric service for the Route 66 sign and negotiating the final Cochran Engineering contract.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution amending Resolution 13-58 (purchasing manual; animal shelter) — Approved (temporary amendment; expires in November; motion recorded in meeting packet). - Memorandum of understanding with Rolla Chamber of Commerce (Route 66 signage; $15,000 Missouri Division of Tourism grant) — Approved. - Ordinance authorizing agreement with Cochran Engineering (wayfinding/welcome signage design) — Approved. - Acceptance of easement from Missouri Science and Technology (water-distribution project between White Columns Drive and Collegiate Boulevard) — Approved; one abstention recorded. - Disposal of records under the State Records Retention Manual — Approved. - Motion to enter closed session (sealed proposals) — Approved by roll call.
Council and staff did not provide full vote tallies by name on the public record for the voice votes; the one abstention on the easement was recorded during the vote.
