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Votes at a glance: Boone council approves loan notes, bidding procedures, roadway work and parade closure
Summary
Council approved a package of routine finance and public-works measures, including authorization to issue general obligation capital loan notes, electronic bidding procedures, contract documents for Hancock Drive improvements, and a street closure for a Halloween parade.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Boone City Council approved multiple resolutions and routine items in a set of roll-call votes. The items below were handled as separate motions and carried by the council:
- Resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action for issuance of not-to-exceed $1,500,000 in general obligation capital loan notes (resolution introduced; motion carried by roll call). The public hearing for the loan authorization was opened and closed with no public comment recorded.
- Resolution approving electronic bidding procedures and distribution of a preliminary official statement related to financing (motion carried by roll call).
- Resolution authorizing and approving contract documents for the Hancock Drive project and awarding the contract to Absolute Improvement; council authorized staff to sign the contracts.
- Approval of the official statement related to a general obligation note in the amount of $1,275,000 for Hancock Drive project (motion carried by roll call after staff and finance officer recommended approval).
- Traffic and public-safety items: council directed staff to amend the ordinance to create a three-way stop at South Jackson and Hancock Drive; council approved placement of a deer-crossing sign on South Marshall Street by the golf course.
- Community events: council approved a street-closure application for a Halloween parade (Shops on Story); the parade is scheduled for Oct. 31 at 8 p.m.
- Consent agenda: routine items on the consent agenda were approved as presented.
Votes were recorded by roll call at multiple points in the meeting; individual roll-call tallies were read aloud for each item and the motions passed by recorded majority votes.
These actions authorize staff to proceed with financing steps, contract execution and routine operational items; several items will require subsequent administrative steps (e.g., contract signatures, bidding and closing of financing transactions).
