7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5
City Hall
Action items
Power and Light Committee
-- Approved appointment of Alderman Larry Cunningham Jackson Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ken Parrett to serve on the Industrial Tract Steering Committee.
-- Approved a contractual agreement with Baer Engineering and Land Surveying of Perryville relative to providing engineering services for the city. The work involves the Grandview Acres sewer project.
-- Authorized the Missouri State Highway Patrol to utilize office space adjacent to the Community Room for their Major Crash Unit Operation.
-- Approved a contractual agreement with Farris Nabors/Oak Enterprises.
Street Committee
-- Authorized barricading of streets for Annual Band Festival Parade today.
-- Passed a motion indicating city's current opposition to Missouri Department of Transportation's proposed Highway 72 improvement (widening to five lanes) due to agency's low prioritization of other highway projects in the city.
-- Authorized a contractual agreement with Smith and Company Engineers of Poplar Bluff relative to providing engineering services for the city. The work involves the city' two bridge projects.
-- Authorized transfer of equipment from City of Jackson to Cape Girardeau County. The equipment consists of a step van to be used as a mobile communication unit by the county.
-- Approved a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Forestry Division, Missouri Department of Conservation, relative to the suppression of natural cover fires.
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