Fourteen years after construction, the Veteran's Plaza in front of the Jefferson City Police Department could soon be undergoing renovations which will allow more engraved bricks to be on display.
The Jefferson City Council on Monday introduced a bill to approve a construction contract with SIRCAL Contracting for renovations to the Veteran's Plaza, which is located at the corner of McCarty and Monroe streets in front of the Jefferson City Police Department.
The plaza displays bricks which residents were able to purchase and have engraved with the names of veterans. Since construction, the available space to display the bricks has been filled, but there are more bricks to include.
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Matt Morasch, director of the Department of Public Works, said the renovations will include three new display cases as well as modifying the current cases to be able to display more bricks. The expansion will allow for 1,000 more bricks to be on display in the area.
Funding for the $136,800 project will come from sale of the bricks by the Veterans Committee - which has been held by the city in the JC Veterans Plaza Trust Fund - and a donation from the Jefferson City Veterans Council.
In approving the contract, the council will also approve the supplemental appropriation necessary to move those funds.
Also Monday, the council introduced a bill to authorize an agreement with Burns & McDonald Engineering Co., Inc. for a biosolids management study at the Jefferson City Regional Water Facility.
Morasch said the biosolids equipment at the plant is about 20 years old and in need of replacement.
The agreement is not to exceed $57,000, and funding will come from the wastewater capital fund.
In other business, the council approved a $142,757 construction contract with Corrective Asphalt Materials, LLC for the 2020 Street Seal Coat Project.
As part of maintaining street surfaces, the city's Department of Public Works conducts a seal coat project, covering recently-overlaid streets with a sealer to extend the life of new pavement.
This year, the city used a cooperative procurement with the city of Moberly for a bid which provided a more competitive price for the work, Morasch said.