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Boonville council approves MoDOT cost-share for downtown roundabout, renews county prosecutor lease and passes $499,511.84 appropriations
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Boonville City Council authorized a 50/50 cost-share agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation for a roundabout, approved a one-year commercial lease with the Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney’s office with extension options, and passed an ordinance appropriating $499,511.84 for payroll and accounts.
The Boonville City Council approved a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) cost‑share agreement to fund a roundabout at the Main Street/Highway B/Americana intersection, authorized a commercial lease with the Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney’s office at 422 East Spring Street and passed an ordinance appropriating $499,511.84 in payments at its March 3, 2025 meeting.
The MoDOT cost‑share resolution authorizes the city to enter an agreement with MoDOT under the agency’s cost‑share program. City staff said the program is a 50/50 match; staff told the council the project is expected to be let in late fall or early winter 2025 (October–December) with construction anticipated in 2026. The resolution authorizes the city administrator and city clerk to execute the contract. City staff described the project as intended to improve traffic flow and safety at the intersection identified by MoDOT and the regional transportation committee.
The council approved a resolution authorizing a commercial lease with the Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney’s office for office space at 422 East Spring Street. The resolution approves exhibit A (the lease) and authorizes execution by city officials. Council discussion said the lease begins April 1, 2025; council members noted the initial term is one year with an option to extend for up to four additional consecutive years and that rent will increase after the first calendar year in exchange for planned renovations.
On the appropriation ordinance, the city clerk read the ordinance that appropriates $499,511.84 to pay salaries and accounts allowed by the council on March 3, 2025. The ordinance lists fund breakdowns including Waterworks $162,107.75; Wastewater $103,405.06; CIP $46,351.41; Sanitation $22,963.26; Gaming $23,569.68; Tourism $2,532.38 and other fund line items. The ordinance was read for a second time and then approved by roll call.
Votes at a glance - Consent items (change order to Rad Baker Construction for Hellerts Golf Course parking lot; change order 7 to GBH Builders for YMCA work, approx. $19,000): Approved (unanimous roll call). These were taken in one motion as consent items. - Ordinance appropriating $499,511.84 (formal ordinance; second reading March 3, 2025): Approved by roll call (unanimous as recorded). - Resolution authorizing agreement with Missouri Department of Transportation (roundabout cost‑share): Moved by Susan (recorded mover), seconded by Whitney (recorded seconder); approved by roll call. - Resolution authorizing commercial lease with the Office of the Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney at 422 East Spring Street (Resolution 2025‑07): Moved and seconded on the floor; approved by roll call.
Procedural notes and next steps - The MoDOT agreement requires execution by city officials and will proceed to letting on the MoDOT schedule; final construction timing depends on MoDOT's letting and contractor schedule. - The lease takes effect April 1, 2025; staff noted planned renovations and the one-year initial term with extension options.
Ending Councilors closed the meeting after miscellaneous reports and a developer update; no executive session or additional binding actions were recorded on March 3, 2025.
