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Poplar Bluff City Council approves package of ordinances and awards Vine Street rehabilitation contract
Summary
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Poplar Bluff City Council adopted a series of ordinances and resolutions tied to street repairs, grant administration and local projects, and accepted Putts Construction’s bid for the Vine Street rehabilitation project after MoDOT disqualified the low bidder.
The Poplar Bluff City Council on Aug. 5 adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions approving easements, permits, grant agreements and contracts tied largely to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) street work and local infrastructure.
The council voted 6–0 to adopt Ordinance 85-70 granting an easement to Randy Persons, Ordinance 85-71 approving a conditional use permit to Sandra Shockey for a women’s maternity center at 1407 North 5th Street, and Ordinance 85-72 authorizing the mayor to enter an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) pedestrian crosswalk on East Pine Street. The council also passed Ordinance 85-73 amending the City of Poplar Bluff’s 2024 fiscal-year budget.
City Manager Winters told the council that only one proposal had been received to administer the CDBG-funded street-repair project and recommended contracting with the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission; the council approved advancing that selection and later adopted Ordinance 85-74 authorizing a contract. The city also approved Ordinance 85-75 selecting S. H. Smith and Company Engineers for engineering and inspection services for the CDBG street project after staff evaluations named that firm highest rated.
On the Vine Street Rehabilitation Project (TAP 510013), Winters said the low bidder, Dickin LLC, was disqualified by the Missouri Department of Transportation for not meeting disadvantaged business-enterprise requirements. "The second low bidder was Putts Construction from Millersville in the amount of $247,200.72," Winters said, adding that Smith and Company’s engineer Mark Webb had confirmed Putts would honor the bid. The council adopted Ordinance 85-76 accepting Putts Construction’s bid.
The council also adopted Resolution 20-36 to apply for Missouri Department of Public Safety grant funding for live-scan equipment for the Poplar Bluff Police Department and Resolution 20-37 to apply for aviation grant funding for hangar construction at the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport; both passed on unanimous roll calls.
The meeting concluded with a motion to enter closed session under statutory exemptions and the council adjourned to that session.
Votes at a glance (reported by the clerk): for each ordinance and resolution taken up, the council recorded six "yes" votes and each item listed above was adopted.
