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CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 6, 2020 A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held on Monday, April 6, 2020, 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Carson Ross presiding. A State of Emergency for Jackson County, Missouri was declared on March 12, 2020 and subsequent amendments by Jackson County Executive Order requiring residents to stay at home and limiting public gatherings to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As provided in Sections 610.020(1) and 610.020(4) RSMo., the City Council participated in this meeting via video-conference and telephone to ensure safe social distancing measures were taken. The public was able to attend via telephone conference. 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 City Clerk Sheryl Morgan. 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 Edmondson requested Item 3b - 2020 Fireworks Permits be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. Councilmember Edmondson moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Ericson. • Minutes of the March 16, 2020 City Council Meeting and March 30, 2020 City Council Work Session • Resolution No. 33-2020 approving the disposition of Information Technology and Law Department records which have met the required retention period as prescribed by the Blue Springs Records Retention, Management, and Destruction Policy dated November 28, 2016 and in accordance with the Missouri Secretary of State's records retention guidelines • Resolution No. 34-2020 approving a contract in the amount of $150,000.00 with Jackson County Community Backed Anti-Drug Tax for Drug Abuse Resistance Education funding • Resolution No. 35-2020 approving a contract in the amount of $100,000.00 with TREKK Design Group, LLC for on-call professional services related to Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study • Resolution No. 36-2020 - authorizing the City Administrator to bind insurance rates with Travelers Property Casualty Company of America for property insurance, for the 2020-2021 insurance plan year, ahead of the Spring storm season to avoid higher rates should the city have property damage between now and the insurance plan year that begins July 1, 2020 April 6, 2020 City Council Minutes Page 2 The above Consent Agenda items were approved with the following vote: Kaylor-Aye Ericson - Aye Lievsay - Aye Edmondson - Aye Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye Mayor Ross - Aye APPROVAL OF 2020 Blue Springs Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association is one of FIREWORKS PERMITS the applicants for a 2020 Fireworks Permit. Councilmember Edmondson advised that he serves as Second Vice President of the association and is in charge of its fireworks tent and would be abstaining from the vote . Councilmember Culpepper moved to approve the 2020 Fireworks Permits and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Kaylor and carried with the following votes: Lievsay -Aye Edmondson -ABSTAIN Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye Mayor Ross - Aye MAYORAL Mayor Ross gave an update on COVID-19 and how the City and ANNOUNCEMENTS County are working to minimize its impact. Thoughts to ponder: "May you live every day of your life." (Jonathan Swift) CLOSED SESSION At 6:07 p.m., Councilmember Kaylor moved for the Council go into closed session pursuant to Section 610.021 (2), Revised Statutes of Missouri, for the purpose of privileged communications between a governmental body or its representative and legal counsel relating to real estate, and that any minutes, documents and other records discussed or taken during the closed session remain closed , and that the special meeting of this body stand adjourned at the completion of such session. Motion seconded by Councilmember Ericson and carried with the following votes: Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye Edmondson - Aye Lievsay - Aye Mayor Ross -Aye CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS Carson Ross , Mayor