City Administrator Charles Tryban presented the council with a list of bids for breathing apparatus units and equipment.

The equipment bid out includes 13 30-minute self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units, protective gear and three 60-minute SCBA units.

Towers Fire Apparatus returned a bid of $101,970, Municipal Emergency Services (MES) returned a bid of $102,769.59, Heiman Fire Equipment returned a bid of $100,637, and Schulmacher Fire Equipment returned an incomplete.

Tryban said after discussion with Fire Chief John Rieves, the recommendation is to buy from Municipal Emergency Services (MES). "They are not the lowest bidder," Tryban said, but MES comes well recommended. The council approved the bid from MES.

Dan Brandt, Ward 3 and Municipal Services and Personnel Committee member, presented a packet to the board including several material items bid out for Municipal Services.

He recommended that the city rebid two items. The asphaltic concrete materials, pavements, overlays and spot wedging bid are a "very big ticket item" and the committee felt a rebid was necessary.

As to the reinforced concrete sewer pipe bid, the committee felt there was confusion on one of the company's bid and would like to ask for new bids.

The council approved rebidding the items and accepted bids on several other items.

LaCrosse Lumber of Marshall received the bid for construction materials, which include lumber, wood stakes, concrete blocks, plywood exterior glue and a few other materials.

LaCrosse received the bid for reinforced steel for concrete.

Metal Culverts, Inc. of Jefferson City was awarded the corrugated galvanized metal culvert pipe bid.

"It was lower than last years bid," Brandt said. Metal Culverts has been the only bidder for the last four years.

APAC Missouri, Inc. of Columbia was awarded the cold milling of streets bid. West Central Concrete of Sedalia won the Ready-Mix Portland concrete cement bid. Vance Brothers, Inc. of Kansas City received the emulsified asphalt slurry seal surfacing of streets bid.

During committee reports, Ron Duvall, Ward 4 and Community Development and Code Committee member, said it was "another slow month, but hopefully the weather will get right."

He gave the March building permits report and Marshall had $121,685 total construction. Thirty-three permits were issued and $726.82 was collected in permit fees.

The biggest project was a new restaurant business, valued at $46,500. Integrity Contractors is putting a Quizno's in at 941 S. Cherokee Drive.

The next big item for building was to replace the roof on Dairy Queen, located at 1669 S. Odell Ave, for $25,000.

Gabe Ramsey, Ward 2 and Public Relations and Public Safety Committee member, recommended to the council that they appoint Roger Herndon to the Police Personnel Board. Herndon will replace the late Jim Igo and his term will expire Jan. 1, 2010. The council approved the appointment.

Brandt gave the numbers from the March 31 through April 4 citywide clean up. The city collected 258 tons of refuse, 17 tons of recycle paper and 172 loads of brush and leaves, which was up from 87 loads during the clean up in 2007.

In March, 705 tons of solid waste was collected, which is down from last year's 753.6 tons. The Marshall Memorial Airport saw 378 total aircraft fly-in to the airport in March. They sold 1206.9 gallons of fuel in March too.

In other business, the city received two bids for lawn treatment and five bids for lawn mowing.

E-Z Green Professional Turf Management, LLC was awarded the bid for lawn treatment and Klinge Lawn Care was awarded the lawn-mowing bid.

The next city council meeting will be Monday, April 21, at 5:15 p.m.

Contact Rachel Harper at marshallcity@socket.net