City Council Agendas
Regular MeetingBlue Springs, MO · March 7, 2022
Minutes
CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 7, 2022
A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held on Monday, March
7, 2022, 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building, 1100
SW Smith Street., Blue Springs, Missouri with Mayor Pro Tempore Kent Edmondson presiding.
COUNCILMEMBERS IN Jerry Kaylor Galen Ericson
ATTENDANCE Chris Lievsay Kent Edmondson
Ron Fowler Susan Culpepper
Also present were Acting City Administrator Christine Cates, City
Attorney Jacqueline Sommer, and Deputy City Clerk Julia Porter.
CALL MEETING TO Mayor Pro Tern Edmondson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ORDER and led in the pledge of allegiance. The City Clerk confirmed a quorum
of the Council was present.
CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Ericson requested Item 3c be pulled from the Consent
Agenda for separate consideration. Councilmember Culpepper
moved to approve the following Consent Agenda items and the motion
was seconded by Councilmember Ericson.
• Minutes of the February 22, 2022 City Council Meeting, Minutes
of the February 24, 2022 City Council Special Meeting, and
Minutes of the February 25, 2022 City Council Special Meeting
• Resolution No. 11-2022 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
• Change of the Managing Agent for Minit Mart LLC on the
current liquor license for each location; 1501 NW Woods Chapel
Rd, Blue Springs, MO 64015, 111 SW AA Highway, Blue Springs,
MO 64014, 1202 NW 7 Highway, Blue Springs, MO 64014 and
1900 SW Eastbound US 40 Highway, Blue Springs, MO 64015
from Brenna Hunt to Lorene Williams
• Resolution No. 13-2022 approving Change Order No. 2 in the
amount of $33,325.00 with Rush Truck Centers of Missouri, Inc.,
fka Summit Truck Group of Missouri dba Summit Truck Group, for
the purchase of one 2021-2022 heavy duty dump truck with
integrated salt spreader body
• Resolution No. 14-2022 approving a contract in the amount of
$6,227,122.10 with Superior Bowen Asphalt Company, L.L.C. for
the 2022 Street Program. This project is approved as CIP ST-06
Street Rehabilitation Program
The above Consent Agenda items were approved with the following
vote:
March 7, 2022 City Council Minutes Page 2
Kaylor-Aye Ericson - Aye
Lievsay - Aye Culpepper - Aye
Fowler-Aye Mayor Pro Tern Edmondson - Aye
Mayor Ross - ABSENT
ITEM 3c - RESOLUTION After Council discussion, Councilmember Ericson moved to adopt
NOS. 12-2022 - Resolution No. 12-2022 approving a purchase in the amount of
PURCHASE OF PATROL $236,520.00 from Blue Springs Ford Sales, Inc. for six Ford hybrid
VEHICLES utility patrol vehicles. Motion seconded by Councilmember Kaylor and
carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING - Mayor Pro Tern Edmondson opened the Public Hearing to consider
REZONING FOR rezoning property from General Business/Planned Unit Development
LAKEVIEW BUSINESS to Light Industrial/Planned Unit Development at 2309, 2401, & 2505
CENTER PARK SW 40 Highway (RZ-01-22-8130) at 6:04 p.m. The minutes of the
(RZ-01-22-8130)
public hearing were recorded by a certified court reporter. Deputy City
Clerk Julia Porter entered one exhibit into the record.
STAFF REPORT Assistant Director of Community Development Matt Wright reviewed
the details of the proposed rezoning and addressed questions from
the Council.
APPLICANT Nate Anderson, Lakeview Center Holdings, spoke on behalf of the
Applicant.
The Mayor Pro Tern hearing no further comments for or against,
closed the public hearing at 6:11 p.m.
INTRODUCTION AND 1ST Council member Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4962 rezoning property
READING - BILL NO. 4962 from General Business/Planned Unit Development to Light
- REZONING FOR Industrial/Planned Unit Development at 2309, 2401, & 2505 SW 40
LAKEVIEW BUSINESS Highway (RZ-01-22-8130). Deputy City Clerk Julia Porter made the
CENTER PARK
first reading of Bill No. 4962 by title; copies of the proposed Bill having
(RZ-01-22-8130)
previously been made available to the public.
Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4962 upon its first
reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Lievsay and carried unanimously.
2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Porter made the second reading of Bill No. 4962 by title.
4962 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4962 upon its second
reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 5095, with a copy attached
hereto and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Lievsay and carried with the following vote:
Lievsay - Aye Culpepper - Aye
Fowler-Aye Kaylor-Aye
Ericson - Aye Mayor Pro Tern Edmondson - Aye
Mayor Ross - ABSENT
PUBLIC HEARING - Mayor Pro Tern Edmondson opened the Public Hearing to consider
APPEAL PLANNING an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a Site Plan
COMMISSION'S Design Review with Alternative Development Standards per Sec.
March 7, 2022 City Council Minutes Page 3
APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN 403.01 0.A.3.f. of the Code of Ordinances. Planning Commission
DESIGN REVIEW WITH approved the Site Plan Design Review with Alternative Development
ALTERNATIVE Standards for Rancho's Mexican Restaurant at 803 NW 7 Highway to
DEVELOPMENT operate a fast-food restaurant with drive-thru only on January 24, 2022
STANDARDS FOR
(SPDR-12-21-8101) at 6:13 p.m. The minutes of the public hearing
RANCHO'S MEXICAN
RESTAURANT were recorded by a certified court reporter. Deputy City Clerk Julia
(SPDR-12-21-8101) Porter entered four exhibits into the record.
STAFF REPORT Associate Planner Shana Kelly reviewed the details of the proposed
appeal and addressed questions from the Council.
APPLICANT Jose Angel Martinez, architect, spoke on behalf of the applicant and
addressed questions from the Council.
IN OPPOSITION TO Janelle Clayton, Joy Copes, and John Roe representing Copes
Investment Properties, LLC spoke in opposition to the Site Plan
Design Review with Alternative Development Standards and
addressed questions from the Council.
APPLICANT Jose Angel Martinez, architect on behalf of the applicant, responded
to the comments from those in opposition to the project.
The Mayor Pro Tern hearing no further comments for or against,
closed the public hearing at 7:50 p.m.
INTRODUCTION AND 1ST Council member Culpepper introduced Bill No. 4963 approving the Site
READING - BILL NO. 4963 Plan Design Review with Alternative Development Standards for
- SITE PLAN DESIGN Rancho's Mexican Restaurant at 803 NW 7 Highway to operate a fast-
REVIEW WITH food restaurant with drive-thru only (SPDR-12-21-8101). Deputy City
ALTERNATIVE
Clerk Julia Porter made the first reading of Bill No. 4963 by title; copies
DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS FOR
of the proposed Bill having previously been made available to the
RANCHO'S MEXICAN public.
RESTAURANT
(SPDR-12-21-8101) Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 4963 upon its first
reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Kaylor and carried with Councilmember Ericson
voting no.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION The Council discussed the Site Plan Design Review with Alternative
Development Standards for Rancho's Mexican Restaurant.
2ND READING - BILL NO. Ms. Porter made the second reading of Bill No. 4963 by title.
4963 Councilmember Fowler moved to adopt Bill No. 4963 upon its second
reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 5096, with a copy attached
hereto and made a part of the minutes. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Lievsay and carried with the following vote:
Lievsay - Aye Culpepper - Aye
Fowler-Aye Kaylor-Aye
Ericson - No Mayor Pro Tern - Edmondson - Aye
Mayor Ross - ABSENT
March 7, 2022 City Council Minutes Page 4
PUBLIC HEARING - Mayor Pro Tern Edmondson advised the Council the applicant, Art
REZONING (RZ-) ANO Marquez, Solid Builders LLC, on behalf of the property owner, Dan
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT McClanahan , has requested a continuance of the public hearing to the
CONCEPT PLAN FOR March 21 , 2022 Council Meeting . Councilmember Culpepper moved
WOODBINE 3Ro PLAT-
to continue the public hearing on the consideration of a rezoning from
MOTION TO CONTINUE
Large Lot Single Family/Planned Residential Overlay to Planned
Development and approval of a Planned Development Concept Plan
to develop a 69-lot single-family subdivision on 31 +/- acres generally
located at the northern terminus of SE Willow Creek Road and the
western terminus of SE Woodbine Drive (RZ-02-22-8137 & PDC-02-
22-8138) to the March 21 , 2022 Council meeting. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Lievsay and carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION - 2021 Robert Heacock of ETC Institute presented the findings of the 2021
CITIZEN SURVEY Citizen Survey. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto and
made a part of the minutes.
MAYORAL Thoughts to Ponder:
ANNOUNCEMENTS "You miss 100% of the shots you don 't take ."
(Wayne Gretzky)
ADJOURNMENT At 8:25 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.
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