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At a glance: St. Joseph council approves consent agenda, equipment purchases, appointments and grants
Summary
The council approved a broad consent agenda and several emergency purchases and budget amendments, including appointments to the library board, a $148,012.76 repair for landfill equipment, a $24,009.10 undercarriage purchase, ARPA neighborhood cleanup grants, and insurance renewals; most items passed by unanimous roll call votes.
At its meeting the St. Joseph City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda and several bills on first reading and emergency items.
Key approvals on the consent agenda and related votes included: appointments and reappointments to the library board (Heidi Shepherd; Kyle Ward; Rosetta Ballou Jennings) and the landmark commission; budget amendments reallocating $10,670.11 from election expenses to health insurance; the repair of a Caterpillar trash compactor at the sanitary landfill by Foley Equipment in the amount of $148,012.76; a purchase order with Yorkshire Construction Company for $641,000; an amendment to a transit guest tax program budget for $41,000 for the West Broadway Street spillway project; a streets maintenance fund transfer of $475,000 to cover fiscal-year deficits; a $80,000 amendment to the water protection fund; ARPA Urban Homestead neighborhood revitalization grants of $20,000 each for several neighborhoods; a resolution authorizing a Missouri Department of Conservation grant application for $100,000 for a pavilion at Corby Pond; a $50,000 funding agreement with Samaritan Counseling Center for mental-health services; a public-health emergency-preparedness agreement for $56,899; and renewal of property and liability insurance with Alliant/APIP not to exceed $841,165 for the year.
Emergency and other items approved by roll call included the purchase of an undercarriage for a Caterpillar D6T bulldozer for $24,009.10 with a Landfill Fund amendment of $10,466.04, and an emergency ordinance appropriating $30,000 for the city's Missouri military community reinvestment program obligation and executing a $60,000 agreement with the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce to support the 130th Airlift Wing matching funds. First readings included agreements with Advanced Cleaning Systems Inc. for park restroom cleaning and a $91,998.74 purchase of kitchen equipment for the Joyce Ray Patterson 50+ activity center.
Most consent and emergency items passed by roll call (typical tally reported as eight ayes where recorded). Specific contract and budget documents will be administered by the responsible city departments and appear in the city packet and minutes.
