Three Matters Under City Administrator Report Tuesday
The Sullivan City Council was scheduled to meet Tuesday night, October 5, with three matters under City Administrator J.T. Hardy’s report along with one request before the Board of Aldermen.
Under requests and petitions, at press time, Temple Baptist Church, 444 Beeman St., was seeking permission to close Beeman St. from Orchard St. to South Mansion, which is directly in front of the church property on Sunday, Oct. 31.
The street would be closed from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to host their Fall Festival for the community and offer a safe alternative for trick or treating.
The church has held the event for many years and was expected to receive council approval.
Sullivan City Administrator J.T. Hardy was scheduled to present a report from City Engineer Robert Schaffer regarding coronavirus grant updates.
The grants are 100% funded with no match by the city and the grants awarded include: CARES Act fund of $30,000 for the airport were used for the hangar construction project; CRRSAA funds of $13,000 for Operational and Maintenance cost for the airport and ARPA finding distributed funds to non-entitlement units of local government. The city has received the first of two payments with the first allotment of $719,000. It is expected that the city will receive between $1.2 and $1.4 million in total from these funds. The program term ends on December 31, 2026. Funds can be used for eligible expenses incurred from March 3, 2021 through December 31, 2024.
The city is still awaiting clarification as to what these funds can be used for in the ARPA grant.
Engineer Schaffer reported to the council that Alexander Construction built the pre-engineered building for the water department in 2019. The header of one of the overhead doors was damaged during use and needs repairs. Alexander Construction, who built the facility and is currently completing the Electric Department Building, submitted a cost of $6,680.80.
Schaffer reported that Alexander has the material in stock and is familiar with the building since they erected it and recommended the council approve the bid item.
Schaffer also presented to the council, under the Administrator Report, that Benton and Associates, the Rolla firm, selected to help the city with its ADA transition plan, with a bid cost of $29,500 for ADA transition plan Right-of-Way items.
Schaffer reported that the city has received a grant from Franklin County Transportation Committee for $10,000 of this cost and the city budgeted some $20,000 for the cost in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget.
Schaffer added that he believes the fee could be even loss but is seeking council approval to move forward.
There were no proposed ordinances before the council and closed session was scheduled for real estate, litigation and personnel.