Votes at a glance: Saint Joseph council clears consent items, funds and emergency purchases
April 29, 2024 | St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
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At its April meeting the Saint Joseph City Council recorded several actions across zoning, grants, budget and equipment purchases.
Key outcomes
- Conditional use permit (701 South Eighth Street) — Approved after a public hearing (vote announced 9-0).
- Consent agenda — Accepted with one abstention recorded on item 6 (vote recorded as carried with 9 ayes and one abstention on item 6 where applicable).
- Item 8 (Ordinance repealing Urban Homestead Program) — Council voted to repeal the Urban Homestead Board and reallocate remaining ARPA funds to the housing rehabilitation program (vote announced 9-0).
- Item 17 (ARPA funding agreements) — Council amended the resolution to remove the Saint Joseph Community Garden, Inc. after the organization declined funds; the amendment reduced the total from $147,777.77 to $145,333.77 and carried (amendment and resolution recorded 9-0).
- Item 18 (Resolution for YMCA aquatic center) — Council adopted a resolution expressing conditional intent to contribute up to $7,000,000 in capital plus $270,000 annually toward a YMCA aquatic center, contingent on external funding commitments and a formal city-YMCA agreement (vote announced 9-0).
- Item 26 (Missouri military reinvestment grant) — Council approved accepting $30,000 from the Missouri Department of Economic Development to support marketing for the 139th Airlift Wing (vote recorded 9-0).
- Item 27 (Emergency purchase) — Council approved an emergency purchase order to MET Battery Service Inc. for Zamboni batteries totaling $13,590 (vote recorded 9-0).
Procedural notes: Several first-reading ordinances were read (items 29–35) including equipment purchases, an urban trail maintenance contract, sewer fee changes, and ARPA transfers for aquatic design work. The city manager announced FY25 budget work sessions beginning immediately, with first reading scheduled May 28 and consideration for approval on June 10.
The meeting adjourned with no further business.
Key outcomes
- Conditional use permit (701 South Eighth Street) — Approved after a public hearing (vote announced 9-0).
- Consent agenda — Accepted with one abstention recorded on item 6 (vote recorded as carried with 9 ayes and one abstention on item 6 where applicable).
- Item 8 (Ordinance repealing Urban Homestead Program) — Council voted to repeal the Urban Homestead Board and reallocate remaining ARPA funds to the housing rehabilitation program (vote announced 9-0).
- Item 17 (ARPA funding agreements) — Council amended the resolution to remove the Saint Joseph Community Garden, Inc. after the organization declined funds; the amendment reduced the total from $147,777.77 to $145,333.77 and carried (amendment and resolution recorded 9-0).
- Item 18 (Resolution for YMCA aquatic center) — Council adopted a resolution expressing conditional intent to contribute up to $7,000,000 in capital plus $270,000 annually toward a YMCA aquatic center, contingent on external funding commitments and a formal city-YMCA agreement (vote announced 9-0).
- Item 26 (Missouri military reinvestment grant) — Council approved accepting $30,000 from the Missouri Department of Economic Development to support marketing for the 139th Airlift Wing (vote recorded 9-0).
- Item 27 (Emergency purchase) — Council approved an emergency purchase order to MET Battery Service Inc. for Zamboni batteries totaling $13,590 (vote recorded 9-0).
Procedural notes: Several first-reading ordinances were read (items 29–35) including equipment purchases, an urban trail maintenance contract, sewer fee changes, and ARPA transfers for aquatic design work. The city manager announced FY25 budget work sessions beginning immediately, with first reading scheduled May 28 and consideration for approval on June 10.
The meeting adjourned with no further business.
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