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Council approves consent agenda and multiple funding items, including Missouri Western and MOCAN agreements
Summary
The Saint Joseph City Council approved the consent agenda and separately approved three pulled items: $40,000 to Missouri Western State University for the Center for Service, a $25,000 annual MOCAN membership, and an $11.75 million Krug Park contract. Multiple nominations and ordinance first readings were also recorded.
The Saint Joseph City Council approved the consent agenda and several funding and contract items during its meeting.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): • Consent agenda: Approved (motion by Council member Trout, seconded by Council member Novak) — recorded as 7 ayes. The consent agenda included nominations to the Traffic Commission and Industrial Development Authority and routine procurement and grant approvals.
• Item 17 — Funding agreement with Missouri Western State University: A resolution authorizing $40,000 for operation of the Center for Service was read, received public comment, and was approved by the council (7–0).
• Item 19 — MOCAN Regional Council membership fee: A resolution authorizing the city to pay the annual membership fee of $25,000 was read; staff explained the fee supports MOCAN operations and regional grant efforts. Council approved the resolution (7–0).
• Item 23 — Design‑build contract for Krug Park with E.L. Crawford Construction Inc., $11,750,000: Approved (7–0). (For details and public comment on this item, see separate report.)
Other business: the clerk read several ordinances for first reading, including amendments to animal code fees, community development block grant budget adjustments, façade improvement grants, and master agreements for on‑call engineering services. The city manager reported one personnel recognition item.
All approvals were recorded by roll call in the transcript. The council did not identify any negative votes on the items read and acted on during the meeting.
