City Council Agendas

CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 1, 2021 A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held on Monday, February 1, 2021, 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Carson Ross presiding. Pursuant to Jackson County Executive Order dated November 18, 2020 and any subsequent amendments and Phase 2.5 of the Eastern Jackson County Recovery Plan limiting public gatherings, the City Council participated in this meeting via video-conference and telephone to ensure safe social distancing measures were taken as provided in Sections 610.020(1) and 610.020(4) RSMo. 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 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. City Clerk Sheryl ORDER Morgan confirmed a quorum of the Council was present. CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Culpepper moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Ericson. • Minutes of the January 19, 2021 City Council Meeting • Resolution No. 04-2021 approving a purchase in the amount of $136,832.00 from Summit Truck Group of Missouri, LLC dba Summit Truck Group of Kansas City for a Heavy-Duty Dump Truck 36,000 GVW (approx.) Single Axle 6x2 Complete with Hydraulics and Dump Bed with Integral Salt Spreader • Resolution No. 05-2021 approving a contract in the amount of $73,920.00 with Strata Architecture, Inc., for design services to construct restroom facilities throughout the E;3Iue Springs Park system · •' • Resolution No. 06-2021 approving the disposition of Information Technology and Administration 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. 07-2021 appointing Successor Directors to the Sunset Plaza Community Improvement District The above Consent Agenda items were approved with the follow vote: Kaylor-Aye Ericson - Aye Lievsay - Aye Edmondson - Aye Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye Mayor Ross - Aye February 1, 2021 City Council Minutes Page 2 INTRODUCTION AND 1sr Councilmember Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4835 approving a READING - BILL NO. 4835 Municipal and Cost Apportionment Supplemental Agreement No. 1 - AGREEMENT FOR with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, in care CONTRUCTION OF of MoDOT, for construction of sidewalk improvements, in FY-2021 SIDEWALK along NW State Route 7 Highway between Shaw Parkway and IMPROVEMENTS Roanoke Drive. City Clerk Sheryl Morgan made the first reading of Bill No. 4835 by title; copies of the proposed Bill having previously been made available to the public. Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4835 upon its first reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by Councilmember Edmondson and carried unanimously. Lievsay ...,.. Aye Edmondson - Aye Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye Mayor Ross - Aye 2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Morgan made the second reading of Bill No. 4835 by title. 4835 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4835 upon its second reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 4979, with a copy attached hereto and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by Councilmember Culpepper and carried with the following vote: Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye Edmondson - Aye Lievsay - Aye Mayor Ross - Aye INTRODUCTION AND 1sr Councilmember Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4836 amending the READING - BILL NO. 4836 2020-21 annual budget increasing the previously adopted budget of -AMENDMENT TO THE FY $69,153,913 by $5,105,874 to $74,259,787. 2~~21ANNUALBUDGET Amendment Details: General Fund $ 2,957,706 Public Safety Sales Tax Fund $ 345,000 Capital Projects Fund $ 1,200,000 Parks Sales Tax Fund $ 560,000 Water Fund $ 21,584 Sewer Fund $ 21,584 Total Amendment $ 5,105,874 City Clerk Sheryl Morgan made the first reading of Bill No. 4836 by title; copies of the proposed Bill having previously been made available to the public. Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4836 upon its first reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by Councilmember Edmondson. After questions from Council to Assistant City Administrator Cates, the motion with a 6-1 as follows: February 1, 2021 City Council Minutes Page 3 Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye Edmondson - Aye Lievsay- NO Culpepper - Aye Fowler-Aye Mayor Ross - Aye 2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Morgan made the second reading of Bill No. 4836 by title. 4836 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4836 upon its second reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 4980, with a copy attached hereto and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by Councilmember Culpepper and carried with a 6-1 vote as follows: Edmondson - Aye Lievsay-NO Culpepper - Aye Fowler-Aye Kaylor-Aye Ericson - Aye Mayor Ross - Aye PRESENTATION - BUY Lara Vermillion, President, and Trish Totta, Director of Membership of BLUE SPRINGS the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce presented an update of the Buy Blue Springs and Discover Blue Springs programs. A copy of the presentation is attached to these Minutes and incorporated herein. PRESENTATION- Janet Thompson, Executive Vice President, and Tricia Meysenburg, RETIREMENT PLAN Consulting Actuary, both with CBIZ Retirement Plan Service, DESIGN REVIEW presented the Retirement Plan Design Review which included a summary of neighboring cities' retirement plans, a review of plan designs and assumptions, total monthly benefits, costs by individual, aggregate costs and conclusions drawn from the review. A copy of the presentation is attached to these Minutes and incorporated herein. Ms. Thompson and Ms. Meysenburg answered questions from Council. MAYORAL Thoughts to Ponder: ANNOUNCEMENTS "I decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) CLOSED SESSION At 7:49 p.m., Councilmember Ericson moved for the Council go into closed session pursuant to Se610.021(2), (3), and (9), Revised Statutes of Missouri, for the purpose of privileged communications between a governmental body or its representative and legal counsel relating to real estate, personnel matters, and negotiations with employee groups, 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 Kaylor and carried with the following votes: Ericson - Aye Kaylor-Aye Edmondson - Aye Lievsay - Aye Culpepper - Aye Fowler-Aye Mayor Ross - Aye February 1, 2021 City Council Minutes Page 4 CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS Carson Ross, Mayor