Council to vote on $1.65M police system, landfill design and airport tower work

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- The St. Joseph City Council is set to vote on advances in software, landfill construction and to finish Phase 3 of the tower work at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.

One notable item on the agenda is updating the Police Sales Tax Fund budget and signing a contract with TBL Systems, Inc. to buy new police software.

The new software will cost $1.65 million. The new computer system will support 911 call handling and dispatch, jail operations, report writing, court interface, digital evidence management and court and state/federal reporting requirements. 

This new system will replace the aging and fragmented systems that the department is currently using. 

Another item on the agenda is the City adjusting its budget and hiring HDR Engineering, Inc. to design and oversee construction work for Cell 9 at the City’s sanitary landfill. 

The new design will shape and level the ground, manage stormwater flow, and improve customer and facility roads. The project supports St. Joseph’s strategic goal of creating a clean and vibrant city.

Council will also seek to approve an extra payment of $108,584 to E.L. Crawford Construction Inc. to finish work on Phase 3 of the Rosecrans Memorial Aviation Complex, specifically the Air Traffic Control Tower.

Additional work on the tower includes moving an existing monument, rearranging data and equipment racks, making electrical grounding improvements, installing a water pressure reducer and adding tint to stairwell windows.

The project will be completely funded by existing grant funds.

The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2.