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Chouteau council adopts zoning update, approves TBID budget and three-year engineering arrangement
Summary
The Chouteau City Council on Oct. 8 adopted a zoning-code update, approved the TBID (tourism business improvement district) 2024–25 budget and reappointments, and authorized a three‑year engineering services arrangement and a loan authorization for grader financing; residents pressed the council for action on a separate sheriff contract dispute.
The Chouteau City Council voted Oct. 8 to adopt Ordinance 3-19, a zoning-code update, approved the TBID 2024–25 budget and reappointed two TBID board members, and authorized continuation of engineering services with Great West under a three-year arrangement.
Council members approved the zoning code update after the mayoral/meeting chair noted no additional public comments had been submitted. The council then heard the TBID board's presentation of its proposed budget, which the board said funds marketing brochures and grants for local events including an art rendezvous and a golf tournament. The council moved to approve the TBID budget for 2024–25 and voted in favor.
The council also approved staff's recommendation to continue working with the current engineering firm to avoid duplicative work on the city's preliminary engineering report (PER). Staff and council members said Great West performed the original PER and has managed grant reimbursement work for past water and sewer projects; keeping the same firm, they said, would avoid paying a new firm to re-create earlier engineering reports. The council authorized a three-year agreement with one-year renewal options.
On equipment financing, the council approved Resolution 9-31 to participate in a loan program to spread the purchase cost of a grader (noted in the discussion as $150,000) over seven years. Council discussion clarified the program requires factory warranty coverage on purchased equipment; staff said the loan rate with electronic funds transfer would be approximately 5.75 percent.
Votes at a glance: the council adopted Ordinance 3-19 (zoning update); approved the TBID 2024–25 budget and TBID board reappointments; authorized a three-year engineering services arrangement with Great West; and authorized participation in a loan program for a grader. Several routine claims and bills (including a large prior claim from HL Enterprises related to a well) were approved by motion.
The meeting closed with scheduling and routine items; the council set the next meeting for Oct. 22.
What this means: continuity with the current engineering firm is intended to reduce costs and preserve prior PER work while TBID funding continues to support tourism promotion and local events. The grader loan will commit the city to a multi-year repayment schedule; council members discussed the variable-rate structure and warranty requirement.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 076, topfinish SEG 106 (zoning ordinance); topicintro SEG 112, topfinish SEG 203 (TBID budget); topicintro SEG 268, topfinish SEG 395 (Great West engineering); topicintro SEG 396, topfinish SEG 448 (Resolution 9-31).
