City Council Agendas

CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 1, 2016 A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held on Monday August 1, 2016, 6:00p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building , 1100 Smith Street with Mayor Carson Ross presiding. COUNCILMEN IN Jeff Quibell Dale Carter ATTENDANCE Chris Lievsay Kent Edmondson Ron Fowler Susan Culpepper Also present were City Administrator Eric Johnson, Assistant City Administrator, Christine Cates, City Attorney Nancy Yendes and City Clerk Sheryl Morgan. CALL MEETING Mayor Carson Ross called the City Council meeting to order and TO ORDER led in the Pledge of Allegiance. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Ross gave a brief recap of the meeting agenda and explained the Consent Agenda. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL Councilman Carter moved to approve the minutes of the July 18, MINUTES 2016 meeting of the City Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilman Culpepper and carried with the following votes: Councilman Qui bell -Aye Councilman Carter - Aye Councilman Lievsay -Aye Councilman Edmondson - Aye Councilman Fowler- Aye Councilman Culpepper- Aye Mayor Ross -Aye PUBLIC HEARING - Mayor Ross opened the Public Hearing on the 2016-17 Community 2016-17 CDBG ANNUAL Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan at 6:02p.m. ACTION PLAN The minutes of the public hearing were recorded by a certified court reporter. City Clerk Sheryl Morgan entered one exhibit for the public hearing into the record . STAFF REPORT Matt Wright, Principal Planner for the Community Development gave an overview of the 2016-17 CDBG Annual Action Plan. Blue Springs has been granted $208,842 for the next calendar year. The CDBG Advisory Committee recommended support of the funding strategy and to proceed with publishing the Annual Action Plan following the June 21, 2016 public hearing. No additional comments were received during the public comment from June 25 - July 25, 2016. Staff recommends approval of the Plan. COUNCIL DISCUSSION Council and staff discussed the Far;ade and First Time Homebuyer Programs, as well as the Administration Costs of the program. The Mayor hearing no comments for or against, closed the public hearings at 6:07p.m. August 1, 2016 City Council Meeting Page 2 RESOLUTION 38-2016 - Councilman Culpepper moved to adopt the 2016-17 CDBG Annual ADOPT 2016-17 CDBG Action Plan. Motion seconded by Councilman Lievsay and carried ANNUAL ACTION PLAN unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING- Mayor Ross opened the Public Hearing on the Vacation of QuikTrip VACATION- QUIKTRIP 217R. At the request of the applicant, the public hearing will be 217R continued to the August 15, 2016 Council meeting. A motion to (VAC-07 -16-5400) continue this public hearing is in order. MOTION TO CONTINUE Councilman Carter moved to continue to the public hearing on the (V AC-07 -16-5400) Vacation of QuikTrip 217R to the August 15, 2016 Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilman Quibell and carried unanimously. PRESENTATION- LET'S Carol Journagan, Carla Grimes (Gage Center) and Vicky Connor MOVE! SATURDAYS (Rink Ratz) of Let's Move! Saturdays shared a PowerPoint presentation on the five-year anniversary of Let's Move! Saturdays. The presentation is attached to these Minutes for reference. A total donated hours equals $150,000 and over 1,000 volunteer hours over the last five years . Businesses have found that the Let's Move! Saturdays events have been an economic lift to their businesses and they always receive good feedback. Council thanked the Let's Move! Program for all they have done in the comm unity. MAYORAL Mayor Ross expressed his frustration and anger with the violence ANNOUNCEMENTS and killings of police officers throughout the nation and terrorism throughout the world. Thoughts to Ponder: "Too often we judge others groups by their worst examples, but judge ourselves by our best intentions." (George Bush) MOTION TO GO INTO At 6:20p. m., Councilman Carter moved the Council go into closed CLOSED SESSION session pursuant to Section 610.021 , subparagraphs (1) and (12), Revised Statutes of Missouri, for the purpose of privileged communications between a governmental body or its representative and legal counsel including litigation and contract negotiations, and that any minutes, documents and other records discussed or taken during the closed session remain closed , and that this body stand adjourned at the completion of such session. Motion seconded by Councilman Culpepper and carried with the following votes: Councilman Lievsay - Aye Councilman Edmondson- Aye Councilman Fowler- Aye Councilman Culpepper- Aye Councilman Carter- Aye Councilman Qui bell -Aye Mayor Ross -Aye 2 August 1, 2016 City Council Meeting Page 3 ADJOURNMENT Following the completion of the executive session, the Counci l stood adjourned at 6:44p.m. Carson Ross , Mayor 3