No wine tasting at Bushwhacker Days

There will be no wine tasting on or in the vicinity of the Nevada Square during Bushwhacker Days this year. The Nevada City Council voted down two measures during its Tuesday night meeting to permit DeLaney Vineyard & Winery LLC, to hold a wine tasting at 119 N. Main Street. Members of the Bushwhacker Committee said they needed more time to plan for this and they were concerned about the sale of alcohol during Bushwhacker Days because participants in the Recovery Court provide labor to collect trash during the event. Committee members Erica Skouby and Pete Schmidt were concerned since the Recovery Court participants includes individuals from the DWI court. In response to a question from the council City Clerk Kristi Modlin told the council there were no restrictions placed on businesses that sell liquor by the drink with a resort license.

The council voted 0-5 to defeat Resolution No. 1483 approving an application by DeLaney Winery & Vineyard LLC for a temporary liquor by the drink license, and later voted 0-5 to defeat Resolution No. 1486 waving a section of the city code that prohibits the sale of liquor by the drink on the Nevada Square or one block off the Square.

In other business the council:

• Voted 5-0, to reappoint Mike Brown to a four-year term on the planning commission. His term will expire in March 2021.

• Voted 5-0, to accept the bid of $8,227 from Legacy Farm & Lawn for a John Deere Z950M, 60 inch, 27 horsepower zero turn mower for use at the water treatment plant, deep wells and water tower locations. This was not the low bid, but Eric McPeak, Alliance Water Resources local manager told the council Legacy provides a two-year warranty, while the others only have a one-year warranty.

• Voted 5-0, to accept the low bid of $44,850 from CK Power for a 2,000 KW emergency backup generator to supply power to the Police Station and City Hall, which share an electric service.

• Voted 5-0, to pass on first reading a special ordinance accepting a new sewer easement and the newly constructed sewer line to connect the new Dollar General Store at 1600 W. Austin Boulevard to the sewer main in Galbraith Street right of way. The line has been inspected and approved by Alliance Water Resources to be accepted by the city.

• Voted 5-0, to pass on first reading a special ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding with Missouri National Guard for military planning and coordination regarding Camp Clark. The memorandum does not involve any regulations; it only involves regulation communication between Camp Clark and the parties to the memorandum of understanding.

• Voted 0-5, to defeat a measure that would have exempted certain back-to-school purchases from the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday that runs from 12:01 a.m., Friday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 6.

• Voted 5-0, to pass on first reading a special ordinance accepting the sole bid of $18,817 from Bill’s Electric Inc., in Webb City, for the installation of an emergency backup generator for the Police Station and City Hall.

• Voted 5-0, to pass on second reading a special ordinance accepting the bid of $39,420 from Guarantee Roofing, Joplin, Mo., for repairs to the roof of the City Hall building.

Voted 5-0, to give final approval to a contract in the amount of $47,165 with Clear Way Environmental of Kansas City, for abatement of hazardous materials at the old Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street. Work on the removal of hazardous materials is expected to begin the week of April 24 and will take a little more than a week, although the contract gives the company up to 30 days for the work.