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Last Tuesday, the Warrenton Board of Aldermen voted 4-0 authorizing Mayor Greg Costello to send a letter on NECAC's behalf to the Missouri Housing Development Commission showing support for the project. Aldermen Jim Dreyer and Beth Kendall were absent.
Towne said NECAC may apply for a repayable loan/grant to renovate the structure, though the project has not been presented to NECAC's board of directors. He added that should the agency apply for the grant, a decision is not expected until Feb. 19.
NECAC plans on using half the building, around 3,000 square feet, for offices and the remaining half for three apartments.
Costello noted the letter was similar to one done several years ago when NECAC built an apartment complex west of the Wal-Mart on the North Service Road.
The current NECAC office in Warrenton is located at 120 E. Main St.
City to Pay $19,644.92 for Electronic Sign
After delaying a decision about a month ago, the city agreed to purchase an electronic sign from Ziglin Signs for $19,644.92. The sign will be erected in front of city hall along Main Street.
The decision was reached after several department heads met with representatives from two sign companies in the past month to review their proposals. The other company was Signotronix, headquartered in California, which submitted a bid of $20,500.
Neither proposal included installation costs. Aldermen approved the purchase by a 4-0 vote last week.
The sign from Ziglin Signs, of Washington, included a 32-by-96-inch LED monitor allowing one to five lines of text ranging from 5 1/2 inches to 24 inches tall.
The proposal from Signotronix included a LED monitor that could support three or four lines of text. The letters would range from 5 1/2 to 18 inches for three lines and 5 1/2 to 24 inches for four lines.
Aldermen had indicated in a previous meeting they favored the larger text. The city had budgeted $20,000 in tourism funds for the purchase, city officials said. When the city first heard the proposals last month, the sign quotes were $20,500 from Signotronix and $21,288.71 from Ziglin Signs.
Board Likes New Format for Meeting Minutes
The new format on how meeting minutes are recorded was met with approval from the board after seeing the amount of pages decreased significantly. The minutes from the Sept. 15 meeting was only six pages long. The Aug. 18 and Sept. 1 minutes were 57 and 53 pages, respectively, a procedure that included a word-by-word account of the meeting.
The new format includes a limited description of the item and the vote made by the board.
City officials said residents wanting more details from the meetings can view the taped video recording at city hall or purchase a DVD. The meetings are televised on Channel 3 for Charter Cable customers.
Other News
* A site plan was approved by aldermen for the construction of a new building at 602 Progress Parkway. The property will be the new location of James Reid Landscaping Garden Center. The project includes the demolition of the existing modular structure.
* A project to boost the water pressure on South Highway 47 is expected to be completed by the start of 2010, according to Kurt Daniels of Cochran Engineering. The weather should not slow progress he told the board at last week's meeting. The booster station project will increase water pressure in the following areas: Field of Dreams, Lake Chateau, Whispering Pines, Timber Drive and Highway U.
* The city will purchase a sewer camera for $81,400 from EJ Equipment, the lowest of three bids. Other bids were from Key Equipment and Supply Company ($85,555) and Coe Equipment Inc. ($93,262).
* Aldermen approved the hiring of full-time police officer Chris Nolte. He will be paid $15.60 an hour, or $32,448 annually. His first day of work was Oct. 12.
* A liquor license for Missouri Wine and Gift was approved. The business, located at the Preferred Outlets at Warrenton, has new owners.
* A request was granted for a street closure for the Warrenton Downtown Association's People and Pet Parade, which was held this past Sunday.
