In the past two months, the Platte City board of aldermen approved two ordinances that total nearly a half million dollars is road work.
Part of the road work will be covered by funds available after the citizens passed a general obligation bond issue in April for infrastructure work.
Freeman Concrete Construction will complete mill and overlay on the Platte Valley Estates roads of Fox Trail Run, Pleasant Hill Drive, Rolling Hills Drive and Willow Terrace.
The project includes removal and replacement of 5,722 linear feet of concrete curb and sections on Rolling Hills Drive and Baker Ridge Circle for $218,968.18 as part of this year’s transportation capital project.
To go along with this project, a budget amendment of $17,500 was requested to fully fund the project estimated cost of $227,500. Freeman was the only bidder for the project.
Another project will help alleviate some of the traffic issues near the Platte County R-3 campus in Platte City.
The city will spend $319,150 for transportation improvements at two intersections — Kentucky Avenue and Platte Falls Road and Platte Falls Road and Running Horse Road.
Intersection and traffic signal improvements will be done by RS Electric out of St. Joseph in the amount of $279,056.40, which had the low bid.
Capital Electric was the other bid, coming in at $317,991.34.
The other costs will come from engineering services rendered by Transystems for the intersection improvements. An amendment was passed to pay an extra $12,188, which comes after the city and business came to terms on a contract for $54,500 last November.
A traffic signal will be added at Platte Falls Road and Kentucky Avenue, while a flashing yellow left signal will be added onto Running Horse Road from Platte Falls Road.
Construction will start either late this summer or early fall. The goal was to have it done before the school year resumed but delays in material delivery put a halt to those plans.
City administrator DJ Gehrt noted there would be a 50-day construction window once work could begin.
The funds for this will be reimbursed to the transportation capital project fund late this year or early next year, according to documents provided during the June city council meeting.
In other construction work, a resolution passed to approve an agreement with Insituform Technologies USA of Belton for rehabilitation of 3,640 linear feet of sewer mains for $95,568.40. This is part of a plan to replace 5,000 linear feet of clay lines each year from 2016 to 2024 with an estimated range of $100,000 to $125,000. After this project is finished, the city will have 44 percent of the project done.
In the June meeting, the board also approved the creation of the Wilson Creek Stormwater Improvement Project.
This ordinance passed included spending $20,526 to Bartlett and West for professional services and an estimated $147,400 in cost for bank stabilization and erosion control for a 200 foot segment of Wilson Creek, west of Fourth Street.
The final cost to the city will be $67,013 after getting money from a Platte County Stormwater Grant that was awarded earlier this year.
The city will now go out for bids on the project with hopes of the work starting this fall or winter.
APPOINTMENTS MADE
Aldermen Steve Hoeger and John Higgins were appointed to the ad hoc facility committee by mayor Frank Offutt.
In other appointments:
Public safety sub-committee: Vickie Atkins, Debbie Kirkpatrick and Hoeger.
Public works sub-committee: Brad Wallace, Tony Paolilo and John Higgins.
Economic development sub-committee: Paolilo, Higgins and Hoeger.
Platte Valley Plaza transportation development district representative: Dan Laxson and Atkins.
Supermarket developers community improvement district representative: David Sharp and Paolilo.
Personnel committee: Hoeger and Paolilo.
Ad hoc finance: Hoeger and Kirkpatrick.
Ad hoc rules and ethics: Higgins and Paolilo.
Planning and zoning commission: Ray Clements, Jim U’Ren, Troy Miller, Jeff Bruner, Russell Townsend and Sharp.
Parks and recreation committee: Brad Wallace, Drew Sharp, Steve Harris, Karla Stahl, John Kurtz and David Sharp.
PARKS AND REC UPDATE
A total of 286 children took part in the parks and rec baseball program, 97 percent of which reside in the Platte County R-3 boundaries. Of that percentage, 85 percent have a Platte City address.
The city approved a budget amendment for the purchase of bleachers and shade structures at Harrel Ferrel Park in the amount of $8,748. The total cost of the project is $18,748, which includes 80 percent covered by a Platte County Park Grant. With the grant added in, the city cost is $3,750. The final location for the bleachers will be adjusted after the baseball/softball season.
The quarter pipe the city purchased for $28,000 was delivered last month and will be installed this month depending on the time line from American Ramp Co.
THIS AND THAT
A special event permit was issued for Sundays on the Patio at Tanner’s Bar and Grill, running through October. The restaurant will host four events per month and run from 3 to 7 p.m. Despite concerns from neighbors in the area, the noise level at the property lines were below the city’s noise limits.
A change order and budget amendment for $25,000 was approved for Nutri-Ject Systems Inc. for dredging, hauling and application for sludge at the wastewater treatment plant. The original contract was for $72,500 and by the end of the contract had hauled more than 1 million gallons of sludge — over the estimated 490,000 gallons. Part of the extra gallons came from the company mobilizing in April, after stating they could do it in January.
An ordinance was passed to fall in line with CodeWatch 2018, a state statute that changes the distance that certain offenders – mainly sexual offenders – can be within school property. It was 500 but now is 1,000.
Approved a special events permit submitted by the Platte County Area Chamber of Commerce for the Main Street Fall Festival on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. This is the third year of the event, which has previously been called Sample the City and Ladies Night Out.
Police Chief Joe Wellington noted in his monthly report that the department will forgo the National Night Out but will have a Cops and Kids Night on Aug. 13.
Approved a one-year extension of annual economic development services agreement with the Platte County Economic Development Council for $2,000.
A special use permit was approved for 5K to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities on Aug. 24.
Public Works Director Kenny Loy noted in his June report that the 52 water meters have been replaced this year and the first house in the Windmill Creek subdivision has been sold and the new lift station for that area was tested and is online.
Rezoned a single parcel at 216/220 High Street from central business district to residential conservation district. The location is currently used as a duplex, a non-conforming use which predated the 2006 comprehensive plan.