M&M Utilities of Chillicothe was awarded the bid for the 11 Mile Water Line Project for Grant City. Before accepting the bid, the city discussed contingency fees, to be paid out in case something goes wrong with the project. The city voted to commit up to $15,000 maximum in contingency fees towards the project. The approval was contingent on approval from the City Attorney.
The council met with Tye Parsons over the Great Northwest Wholesale Water Commission. The commission is seeking to find out who is on board with their project so that they can get their system engineered; they are wanting to know by August. Signing up would not cost the city money immediately; costs would be incurred after the financing was in place. The Missouri legislature unsuccessfully sought to increase the bonding capacity of the commission this year. Several entities who had originally signed up dropped out; some were already part of the Missouri American system and would have to charge higher rates. The City of Grant City replied that they wanted to know a ballpark figure for costs before they committed to the project.
Clerk Ayvonne Morin provided a report showing the city's debit card usage and matching it to the vendors.
Lindsey Jackson gave the city ideas to use for the sesquicentennial logo. "A great place to call home" was chosen as the theme for this year's Sesquicentennial.
Economic Developer Tammy Ueligger reported that there would be a meeting at the Grant City Eatery on June 3rd at noon between the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri and interested stakeholders from the various political divisions of the county. They are a foundation which connects charitable entities within the Northwest Missouri Area with prospective donors. The council gave approval for a possible flea market on the first Saturday of the month during County Market Days.
The city paid $1169 for a new pump for the water system.
Water Superintendent Greg Miller reported that the pool was ready and was filling up for Opening Day on Memorial Day Weekend (tentative). The chlorine and acid pumps need redoing and Miller requested backup pumps. He said that he had enough spare parts to get the pumps going for this year. He reported that the baby pool needed patching because the concrete was rotting underneath. The stepladders and rope have been put in and the diving board will be ready when the cover is taken off. The city is waiting for the weather to straighten up for work on the tower.
Public Works Director Carl Staton reported that the mowers and trucks were ready for the summer and that the city was putting in driveway tubes. The city also seeded the area where the Yetter Building used to be. The city got quotes for cold mix and hot mix; the council voted to order a load of cold mix for the streets. The city also voted to spend $19,000 for a lot of oil to do 13 blocks of streets this year. Staton said that this would help fix the worst places around the city.
Staton also reported that the city would need to hire help for the Nature Trail. The city has three applications on file. Staton said he would meet with Randy Mehendall of Snyder and Associates to ensure everything was OK.
The city learned that borrowing more money to oil all the streets would require a vote of the people. The city had previously passed a one cent sales tax to pave all the streets.
The city voted to donate $1,000 for the upcoming Sesquicentennial Celebration. The Sesquicentennial Committee is in the process of organizing fundraisers this summer to raise more funds. They are also lining up entertainment as well.
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