South Main Phase II on schedule

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MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday authorized a new driveway and other additions to Phase II of the South Main Corridor Improvement Project, which remains on schedule.

The new driveway, approved during Monday’s regular council meeting, will be added to 2805 S. Main St. where The Source Medical Clinic is now located. The project plan was originally approved before the organization had moved to that location.

Other changes approved were:

• Coordinating the relocation of overhead street-crossing powerlines and associated telecommunications lines to underground at four locations along the project path
• Coordinating the relocation of a telecommunications pole currently located at Sunrise Dispensary
• A traffic engineering services proposal from MGineering Services to develop an updated signal timing coordination plan for the three traffic signals that were reconstructed during Phase I. The signals have been in operation for a year now, which makes it “a great opportunity to conduct new traffic counts at the signalized intersections to develop and implement a more efficient signal timing plan and phasing for the corridor” prior to Phase II completion, City Manager Ryan Heiland wrote in a Council Action Report.

The additions included an agreement with SK Design for engineering design services at $27,400 and a $60,150.60 agreement with Genesis Environmental Solutions to add the construction of the driveway to the project.

Public Works Director Matt Smith told the council that contractors have told him the project remains on track for its scheduled late winter or early spring completion date.

Last week, crews completed two storm sewer crossovers during nighttime closures. Heiland said that there are no planned night closures this week, but will resume next week when Genesis works on another crossover storm sewer.

Financial services

Also during Monday’s meeting, the council approved an accounting firm to temporarily provide financial services for the city after longtime Finance Director Denise Town retires effective July 4.

Council members approved a $25,000 agreement with Sikich LLP to provide interim coverage of essential financial duties like budget support, financial reporting, internal controls and compliance for up to six months while the city continues its search for a new finance director. The remaining employees in the finance department will continue to carry out day-to-day duties during that time.

Town has been the city’s finance director since November 1992. The city announced in April that she intends to retire in July.

Sikich also performs the city’s annual accounting audits, including for this year. In answer to a question from council member Tye Parsons about whether that posed a potential conflict of interest, Human Resource Manager Roxanne Reed told the council that the two departments at Sikich are separated, with the accounting assistance provided from an Illinois office and the auditors from a St. Louis, Missouri, office.

Maryville 2045

The city recently launched a website for the public to provide input on the city’s next comprehensive plan.

The comprehensive plan lays out goals for the city to work toward over the next 20 years. Many of the goals in the city’s current comprehensive plan have been accomplished or are underway.

In May, the city began the process of developing a new comprehensive plan to guide decision-making over the next two decades.

More information on the process is now available at Maryville2045.com. The site includes an interactive map that allows users to drop pins at points throughout the city with suggestions for improvements or concerns. The pins are available to all visitors who can then like or dislike the suggestions.

Also included are more information about the timeline and opportunities to get involved.

Other City Council notes

• The council approved transferring the responsibility for completion of the East Thompson Street Trail Project to JD Bishop Construction at the request of the original contractor, Legacy Underground Construction. According to the Council Action Report, Legacy requested the transfer “due to internal decisions.” Legacy was awarded the $264,165 contract in February. JD Bishop will complete the project at its original terms.
• Council members approved adding new tiers to the water rate schedule for 8-inch and 10-inch meters. Previously, the city’s rate schedule only went up to 6-inch meters. As part of the recent stormwater infrastructure improvement project undertaken with Northwest Missouri State University, new 8-inch and 10-inch meters were added, necessitating the change. After consulting with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, the firm that assisted the city with developing its rate schedule, the monthly base charge for 8-inch meters was added at $551.70 and for 10-inch meters at $735.60.