Economic Development Council

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, June 15, 2022 – 8:00 A.M. Training Room - 210 Blue Springs City Hall 903 W Main St. Blue Springs, Missouri 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Confirmation of Quorum 3. Approval of April 20, 2022 Minutes 4. Introduction of City Administrator Mike Ekey 5. Acknowledgement of Rules of Procedure and Attendance Policy 6. Meeting Schedule 7. Use Tax Election 8. Election of EDC Liaison to Blue Springs Downtown Alive! board 9. Project and Development Update 10. Adjourn Posted Monday, June 13, 2022 at City Hall, 903 W Main Street, Blue Springs, MO and on the City’s website. A quorum of the City Council may be in attendance; however, no City Council votes will be taken.  CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI MINUTES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022 A meeting of the Blue Springs Economic Development Council was held at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in the Administration Training Room of Blue Springs City Hall, 903 W. Main Street with Chair Becky Nace presiding. CONFIRMATION OF Becky Nace, Chair Erika Lucas - Absent QUORUM Joey Zarrillo, Vice Chair Ron Baker – Absent Justin Beal Lara Vermillion Robin Terry-Revels - Absent Kirk Lair Michael Scott Kirk Sampson James McCullough Lyle Shaver STAFF & City Councilmember Jerry Kaylor, Acting City Administrator Christine OTHER ATTENDEES Cates, Director of Community Development Mike Mallon, and City Clerk Sheryl Morgan were also in attendance. CALL MEETING ORDER Chair Nace called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. APPROVE FEBRUARY Member Vermillion moved to approve the minutes of the February 16, 16, 2022 MINUTES 2022 meeting of the Economic Development Council. Motion seconded by Member Lair and carried unanimously. PROJECT UPDATES Acting City Administrator Christine Cates provided updates on current and upcoming Economic Development Projects. UPDATE ON CITY Acting City Administrator Christine Cates announced that Mike Ekey ADMINISTRATOR will be joining the City as City Administrator on May 31, 2022. POSITION ANNUAL REPORT Acting City Administrator reviewed the 2022 EDC Annual Report which will be submitted to City Council pursuant to the Municipal Code. A copy of the report is attached to the Minutes and incorporated herein. CODE UPDATES AND City Clerk Sheryl Morgan reviewed the amendments to the Code and RULES OF PROCEDURE new Rules of Procedure which were approved by the City Council on Monday, April 18, 2022. Members Michael Scott and James McCullough have terms expiring this year. NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Council will be Wednesday, June 15, 2022. April 20, 2022 Economic Development Council Page 2 ADJOURNMENT At 8:26 a.m. there was no further business to come before the Economic Development Council, Member Lair moved the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Member Zarrillo and carried unanimously. BLUE SPRINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ___________________________________ Becky Nace, Chair  Paving the Way TO BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS August 2, 2022 Election Local Use Tax A local use tax would apply to The City of Blue Springs currently certain online/out-of-state purchases maintains more than 261 miles of City delivered to Blue Springs and could streets. More than 75% of our City generate up to $1 million for vital streets are Neighborhood streets – improvements to Neighborhood subdivisions, cul-de-sacs, etc. Streets. We do not currently have a Voting for a local use tax is NOT a dedicated funding source for street tax increase. The same 2.5% City improvements. And neighborhood Sales Tax paid in local stores would streets often get pushed to the be applied to certain online/out-of- bottom of the priority list for major state purchases delivered to Blue improvements in favor of roads with Springs. more traffic. With approval of a Local Use The upkeep and maintenance of Tax, funds would go directly to City Streets has consistently been Neighborhood Street resurfacing and a top concern of residents. The City improvements. does not have a dedicated funding source for street improvements. An additional $1 million dollars per year could fund approximately 3-4 miles of additional street overlay and improvements – that’s about three average-size subdivisions receiving street improvements every year. BALLOT LANGUAGE For the purpose of funding maintenance and improvement of City streets, shall the City of Blue Springs, Missouri impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax rate, currently two and one-half percent (2 1/2%), provided that if the local sales tax rate is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be reduced or raised by the same action? bluespringsgov.com/UseTax Questions? Contact City Administrator, Mike Ekey at (816) 655-0499 or mekey@bluespringsgov.com.