City Council Agendas
Regular MeetingBlue Springs, MO · November 4, 2024
Minutes
CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING
November 4, 2024
A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held on Monday,
November 4, 2024, 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 Chris Lievsay presiding.
COUNCILMEMBERS IN Jerry Kaylor Galen Ericson
ATTENDANCE Katie Tholen - ABSENT Kent Edmondson
Ron Fowler Susan Culpepper
Also present were City Administrator Christine Cates, City Attorney
Jennifer Baird, and City Clerk Erin Ford.
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INVOCATION AND Pastor Michael Scott with The Table gave the invocation and
PLEDGE Councilmember Fowler led in the pledge of allegiance.
CALL MEETING TO Mayor Lievsay called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. The City Clerk
ORDER AND confirmed a quorum of the Council was present.
CONFIRMATION OF
QUORUM
CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Edmondson moved to approve the Consent Agenda and
the motion was seconded by Councilmember Ericson.
• Minutes of the October 21, 2024 City Council Meeting.
• Resolution No. 91-2024 approving the disposition of Information
Technology, Police, and Public Works 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. 92-2024 approving an Encroachment Agreement
with Paxvesta, LLC, for the use of City Right-of-Way (ROW) for
existing site improvements for the adjacent Smalls Sliders
development, generally located at the southwest corner of 7 Highway
and NW South Outer Road.
• Board and Commission Appointments
A list of Mayoral appointments to the City's boards and Commissions
is as follows:
Charter Review Commission:
New appointment: Douglas Stacer, District 2
The Consent Agenda was approved with the following vote:
Kaylor-Aye Edmondson - Aye
Fowler-Aye Culpepper - Aye
Ericson- Aye Tholen - Absent
Mayor Lievsay - Aye
PUBLIC HEARING - THE Mayor Lievsay opened the Public Hearing to consider a rezoning from
LINKS REZONING Agriculture-County to Planned Development-Residential/Adams Dairy
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(RZ-08-24-9287) Parkway-Overlay for 18.47 +/- acre property with a Planned
AND PLANNED Development Concept Plan located west of Adams Point Village PR-O
DEVELOPMENT and north of the Adams Pointe Golf Course for The Links at Adams
CONCEPT PLAN Pointe at 6:01 p.m. (RZ-08-24-9287 and PDC-08-24-9288). The minutes
(PDC-08-24-9288) - of the public hearing were recorded by a certified court reporter. City
CONTINUED TO Clerk Erin Ford entered one exhibit into the record.
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STAFF REPORT Associate Planner Shantele Frie reviewed the details of the proposed
Rezoning and Planned Development Concept Plan and addressed
questions from the Council.
APPLICANT The Applicant Chad Risinger and Project Engineer Robert Walquist
addressed questions from Council.
IN SUPPORT OF Shawn Wiegers spoke in support of the proposed project.
MOTION TO CONTINUE Councilmember Kaylor moved to continue the Public Hearing to the
November 18, 2024 City Council meeting. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Ericson and carried unanimously.
INTRODUCTION AND Mayor Lievsay stated that since the Public Hearing for The Links
1ST READING- BILL Rezoning and Planned Development Concept Plan (RZ-08-24-9287 and
NO. 5271 - THE LINKS PDC-08-24-9288) was continued to the November 18, 2024 City Council
REZONING meeting and Bill 5271 would be continued to that date as well.
(RZ-08-24-9287)
AND PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT PLAN
(PDC-08-24-9288) - NOT
INTRODUCED,
CONTINUED TO
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
RESOLUTION 93-2023 Councilmember Culpepper moved to adopt Resolution No. 93-2023
approving the extension of the Main Center Redevelopment Corporation
Incentive Policy for one additional year. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Edmondson and carried unanimously.
INTRODUCTION AND Councilmember Culpepper introduced Bill No. 5272 amending Section
1ST READING - BILL 805.030.D of the Code of Ordinances to allow for the continuation of
NO. 5272 - CODE credits for certain fees in the Main Center Redevelopment Corporation
AMENDMENT for a period of one additional year. City Clerk Erin Ford made the first
REGARDING MAIN reading of Bill No. 5272 by title; copies of the proposed Bill having
CENTER previously been made available to the public.
REDEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION Councilmember Fowler moved to approve Bill No. 5272 upon its first
CREDITS reading and proceed with the second reading. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Kaylor and carried unanimously.
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2ND READING - BILL Ms. Ford made the second reading of Bill No. 5272 by title.
NO. 5272 Councilmember Edmondson moved to adopt Bill No. 5272 upon its
second reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 5377, 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 Tholen - Absent
Mayor Lievsay - Aye
MAYORAL • Election Day will be Tuesday, November 5, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENTS • November 11, 2024 is Veteran's Day and City Services will be
closed.
ADJOURNMENT At 6:26 p.m ., there was no further business to come before the Council ,
Councilmember Kaylor moved the meeting be adjourned. Motion
seconded by Councilmember Ericson and carried unanimously.
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