City Council Agendas
Regular MeetingBlue Springs, MO · September 16, 2019
Minutes
CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held on Monday,
September 16, 2019, 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Howard L. Brown Public Safety
Building, 1100 Smith Street with Mayor Carson Ross presiding.
COUNCILMEMBERS IN Jerry Kaylor · Galen Ericson
ATTENDANCE Chris Lievsay Kent Edmondson
Ron Fowler Susan Culpepper
Also present were City Administrator Eric Johnson, Assistant City
Administrator Christine Cates, City Attorney Jacqueline Sommer, and
Deputy City Clerk Julia Porter.
CALL MEETING TO Mayor Ross called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led in the
ORDER Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Culpepper moved to approve the following Consent
Agenda items and the motion was seconded by Councilmember
Edmondson.
• Minutes of the September 4, 2019 City Council Meeting
• Resolution No. 55-2019 approving a data sharing agreement with
MARC/Operation Green Light
The Consent Agenda was approved with the following vote:
Kaylor-Aye Ericson - Aye
Lievsay - Aye Edmondson - Aye
Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye
Mayor Ross - Aye
2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Porter made the second reading of Bill No. 4690 approving the FY
4690 - FY 2019-20 2019-20 Budget by title -the public hearing was held and first reading
BUDGET of Bill 4690 approved at the September 4, 2019 City Council meeting.
Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4690 upon its second
reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 4850, with a copy attached
hereto and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Culpepper carried with the following vote:
Lievsay - Aye Edmondson - Aye
Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye
Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye
Mayor Ross - Aye
RESOLUTION 56-2019- Councilmember Culpepper moved to adopt Resolution No. 56-2019
PAVING CONTRACT approving a contract in the amount of $1,626,945.00 with Tandem
Paving Co, Inc. for projects included in the FY2019-20 Capital
Improvement Program, specifically paving of Rotary Park Trail PR-11-
18, Adams Dairy Parkway Trail PR-10-18 and the Adams Pointe Golf
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Club PR-04-18. Motion seconded by Councilmember Fowler and
carried unanimously.
INTRODUCTION AND 1ST Councilmember Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4693 approving the
READING - BILL NO. Final Plat for Ridgewood Place at Chapman Farms 2nd Plat, Lots 35-
4693 - FINAL PLAT FOR 98 and Tracts D-G (PF-06-19-6980). Deputy City Clerk Julia Porter
RIDGEWOOD PLACE AT made the first reading of Bill No. 4693 by title; copies of the proposed
CHAPMAN FARMS 2ND
Bill having previously been made availctble to the public.
PLAT (PF-06-19-6980)
Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4693 upon its first
reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Edmondson and carried unanimously.
2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Porter made the second reading of Bill No. 4693 by title.
4693 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4693 upon its second
reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 4851, with a copy attached hereto
and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by Councilmember
Ericson and carried with the following vote:
Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye
Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye
Edmondson - Aye Lievsay - Aye
Mayor Ross - Aye
INTRODUCTION AND 1ST Councilmember Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4694 adopting and
READING - BILL NO. enacting a new Code of Ordinances, City of Blue Springs, Missouri,
4694 - ADOPTING AND which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances of
ENACTING A NEW CODE the City passed on or before June 3, 2019, to recodify to make
OF ORDINANCES
corrections, revisions, and updates to incorporate statutory and other
changes. Deputy City Clerk Julia Porter made the first reading of Bill
No. 4694 by title; copies of the proposed Bill having previously been
made available to the public.
Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4694 upon its first
reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Ericson and carried unanimously.
2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Porter made the second reading of Bill No. 4694 by title.
4694 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4694 upon its second
reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 4852, with a copy attached hereto
and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by Councilmember
Culpepper and carried with the following vote:
Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye
Edmondson - Aye Lievsay-Aye
Culpepper - Aye Fowler-Aye
Mayor Ross - Aye
INTRODUCTION AND 1 ST Councilmember Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4695 amending
READING - BILL NO. Sections 625.010, 625.020, and 625.025 of the Code of Ordinances to
4695 - AMEND THE raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 for cigarette and other tobacco
CODE OF ORDINANCES products sale and purchase. Deputy City Clerk Julia Porter made the
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TO RAISE THE MINIMUM first read ing of Bill No. 4695 by title; copies of the proposed Bill having
AGE FOR THE SALE OF previously been made available to the public.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4695 upon its first
reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Culpepper.
STAFF NOTE Voice votes in opposition to the first reading were made. The opposition
votes appeared to be a majority of the Council, however a roll call vote
was not taken to identify the dissenting Councilmembers. The Deputy
City Clerk proceeded to the second reading in error.
2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Porter made the second read ing of Bill No. 4695 by title.
4695 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4695 upon its second
reading and give it the appropriate ordinance number, with a copy
attached hereto and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Ericson and failed with the following vote:
Edmondson - NO Lievsay- NO
Culpepper - Aye Fowler- NO
Kaylor-Aye Ericson - Aye
Mayor Ross - NO
MAYORAL Thoughts to Ponder:
ANNOUNCEMENTS "Don 't talk about it, be about it."
(Bob Burns)
ADJOURNMENT At 6:09 p.m. , there was no further business to come before the Council,
Councilmember Kaylor moved the meeting be adjourned . Motion
seconded by Councilmember Lievsay and carried unanimously.
CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS
ATTEST:
Carson Ross, Mayor
Julia Porter, Deputy City Clerk
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