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Published July 22, 2015

OB Board of Aldermen actions Thursday July 16

OSAGE BEACH - In other business at the July 16 Board of Aldermen meeting:
* A request from Parks & Recreation Manager Matt Vandervoort to purchase a new rotary deck mower for $27,399.21 through a Missouri State Contract was approved by the board.

According to Vandervoort, the Toro Groundmaster 35-5-D mower will take the place of the “dated equipment” currently being used to maintain the ball parks at the City Park and Peanick Park.

“None of these (current) mowers create a quality turf,” Vandervoort said in a report to the board. “The mowers we currently have scalp and injure our sports turf and they have numerous repair problems that cause major delays in our abilities to complete tasks in a timely fashion.”

The mower comes with a two-year warranty and “potentially could save 20 minutes of mowing per field with its wider cut,” Vandervoort added.

* Since the new mower is a not a budgeted item, the board also approved a budget amendment ordinance to pay for the new equipment.

According to City Administrator Jeana Woods, two other mowers that had been budgeted - totaling $8,800 - will not be purchased.

“In addition to the surplus funds from the sale of the replaced mower, staff has determined it to be advantageous to postpone the dog park until further notice and that line item’s monies can cover the additional funds needed for the purchase,” Woods said in a report to the board.

Woods emphasized that city staff had made the dog park determination before the request for the new mower had been made.

* The board approved a dispatch monitor upgrade requested by Building Official Ron White. The city received one bid for the upgrade - Beisher Lock and Security - for $10,729.10.

In addition, a sixth monitor will be added to the dispatch system for the Osage Beach Fire Protection District (OBFPD) AVL system.

“This will allow our communications staff to track the location of (OBFPD) vehicles and provide the ability to dispatch units based on their proximity to the reported emergency,” White said in a report to the board.

Alderman Kevin Rucker asked about any possible maintenance on the new monitor and who would pay for it.

White, along with Police Chief Todd Davis said they weren’t sure but assumed OBFPD would pay for repairs and maintenance because the monitor would technically belong to them.

Rucker suggested getting the maintenance responsibilities “squared away” and further suggested a “chief-to-chief” meeting between Davis and OBFPD Jeff Dorhauer.

* Resident John Layden spoke to the board during the citizens’ communication portion of the meeting about an apparent leaking city water line near College Boulevard.

Layden said he had talked to city water department personnel who told him a plug needed to be installed at the top of the hill to drain away excess runoff water. However, Layden claims that has not been done and that a neighbor had recently slipped in a wet patch from the leaking water pipe and broke their shoulder.

The daughter of the resident who fell said “we’d appreciate it getting looked at so no one else gets hurt.”

* Another request from Vandervoort to improve infield conditions at Peanick Park was approved by the board. According to Vandervoort, TurfMark - who is currently contracted to work on the fields - will import 150 tons of “quality infield mix” for both fields at Peanick Park and then will “laser grade” the surface to allow water to drain from the fields more efficiently.

In addition, TurfMark will “top-dress the fields with Diamond Pro Red infield conditioner” to help the fields dry quicker. The total cost will be $8,025.

* Revisions to the city tow truck agreement requested by Police Chief Todd Davis were approved by the board.

“This is the previously approved agreement for tow trucks companies that wish to be listed on the tow rotation list for the city,” Davis said in a report to the board.

The revisions level out a higher insurance premium for the tow companies, an additional charge of up to $4 per mile and a no-key charge. The amended agreement is good for a two-year term.

* Second-reading approval for two ordinances - one dealing with “abandoned refrigerators or other semi-airtight containers and one amending the city’s wireless communication infrastructure regulations - was granted by the board.

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