The Jefferson City Council approved a contract Monday to replace a roof past its prime at Jefferson City Fire Station No. 1.
Fire Station No. 1, 621 W. High St., was built in 1977, according to city documents, and has needed emergency repairs on multiple occasions. The building is in need of routine maintenance to protect existing infrastructure.
The council awarded a contract for $105,603 to Missouri Builders Service. The cost includes the roof repair and a 20-year warranty covering wind speeds of up to 100 miles per hour.
City staff originally recommended a lower bid for $103,400 with Watkins Roofing, out of Columbia. During its meeting April 6, council voted to pursue the contract with Missouri Builders Service instead because the company is based locally.
New ordinance
The council also approved a new ordinance that will require residents, businesses and organizations within the city to comply with orders from the state director of the Department of Health and Senior Services or Cole County Health Department director.
The ordinance will allow Jefferson City to enforce health orders put in place by those entities.
City Counselor Ryan Moehlman said the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the hole in the city code that didn't allow the city to enforce orders issued by the state. The orders were enforceable on a state or county level, but not city level.
Moehlman said the ordinance allows for civil prosecutions such as nuisance violations or the revocation of business licenses, as well as criminal prosecutions. Breaking the orders would be considered an offense.
The ordinance will apply to any health orders in the future, not only related to COVID-19.
The city previously enforced these orders through an emergency proclamation, which expired Monday.
2020 Mill and Overlay project
In other business, the council also approved a contract with Jefferson Asphalt in the amount of $941,883.60 for the 2020 Mill and Overlay project.
Jefferson Asphalt Company will complete the first phase of an annual street maintenance project.
The city allocates $1.2 million of the half cent sales tax each year for the street resurfacing program.
This contract will be the first of three planned for the project, Public Works Department Director Matt Morasch said.
Emergency proclamations extended
The council passed a resolution to extend four emergency proclamations until June 1.
Mayor Carrie Tergin said she spoke with Cole County Health Department Director Kristi Campbell before the resolution was created, and Campbell recommended the action.
The council previously extended some of these proclamations in early April.
Monday's resolution extends the following four proclamations:
- The suspension of all boards, commissions and committees except for the council, Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustment and Historic Preservation Commission. Other commissions can meet with permission if needed. This declaration was originally issued March 17.
- Allowing businesses to put up temporary signs for modified operations in response to COVID-19 such as pick-up and carry-out operations, without requiring permits. This declaration was originally issued March 24.
- A ban on all door-to-door solicitations of sales or orders from any person, business or organization on behalf of a for-profit business. This declaration was originally issued April 1.
- An extension of the due date for applications to renew liquor licenses with no late fees until June 30.