CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2008 AGENDA

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1 CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2008 AGENDA A meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, was held Monday, December 1, 2008, 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Facility, 1100 SW Smith Street, with Mayor Carson Ross presiding. COUNCILMEN IN ATTENDANCE Jeanie Lauer Sissy Reed Ron Fowler Lyle Shaver Kent Edmondson Sheila Solon Also present were City Administrator Eric Johnson and City Clerk Kathy Richardson CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MAYOR COMMENTS CHANGES TO AGENDA PREVIOUS MINUTES Mayor Ross called the City Council Meeting to order. The Mayor held a moment of silence and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Ross gave a brief recap of the meeting agenda and explained the Consent Agenda. Mayor Ross said at the request of Councilman Solon, Item l approving the job description for City Attorney and Item m awarding contract for the building security system be pulled from the Consent Agenda. Councilman Reed moved to approve the minutes of the December 1, 2008 Council meeting, as submitted in writing. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following CHECK REGISTERS Councilman Reed moved to approve the check registers for invoices scheduled to be paid December 1, Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following NO TRAFFIC SIGNAL MINTENANCE Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No approving a service agreement with Capital Electric for the traffic signal maintenance for (6) fully signalized intersections and one flashing beacon located at the intersections of: Adams Dairy Parkway and Duncan Road, Adam s Dairy Parkway and Coronado Drive, Adam s Dairy Parkway and R.D. Mize Road, Adam s Dairy Parkway and AA Highway, Adams Dairy Parkway and Blue Springs South High School, Woods Chapel and Kingsridge Drive, and the beacon at 11 th and Main Streets.

2 COUNCIL MINUTES December 1, 2008 PAGE 2 NO TRENCHLESS RECONSTRUCTION LIQUOR LICENSE MARUTI OIL & GAS Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No approving a contract to perform trenchless reconstruction of the sanitary sewer system with Insituform Technologies USA, Inc. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following Councilman Reed moved to approve a new liquor license for Maruti Oil & Gas Inc. dba Country Farm located at 1005 N 7 Highway to sell intoxicating liquors in the original package, for consumption off premises and Sunday retail. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following NO WATER METERS TRANSMITTERS NO SW RIDGEVIEW DR. Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No authorizing purchase water meters, transmitters, and various meter parts from HAJOCA Corporation. Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No accepting certain Public Works improvements in SW Ridgeview Drive, a roadway in Blue Springs, MO. NO SOUTHRIDGE SHOPPING CENTER Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No accepting certain Public Works improvements in South Ridge Shopping Center, a project in Blue Springs, MO. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following

3 COUNCIL MINUTES December 1, 2008 PAGE 3 NO BR CARPET Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No accepting certain Public Works improvements at BR Carpet, a project in Blue Springs, MO. NO ARBOR MEADOWS Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No accepting certain Public Works improvements for Arbor Meadows subdivision, a project in Blue Springs, MO. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following NO ZIP CODE CHANGES Councilman Reed moved to adopt Resolution No endorsing Submitting a formal request by the City of Blue Springs for Zip Code Changes. Lauer - Aye NO CITY ATTORNEY POSITION DESCRIPTION MOTION TO MOVE CITY ATTORNEY POSITION DESCRIPTION Council disagreed on how to set the salary range for the position of a full-time city attorney. Councilman Solon requested a salary range set for the city attorney s salary to be included in the job description. Mayor Ross said he though the Council agreed earlier that he would negotiate the salary and that the salary range currently being discussed was for an entry level position. Councilman Shaver suggested the Council should continue the debate in private in a future executive session. Councilman Shaver moved to hold the discussion for authorization and approval of the formal creation of the internal City employee position of City Attorney, approving the position description for the full-time position of City Attorney, and establishing the internal Legal Service Department to an executive session at the December 15 Council meeting. Motion seconded by Councilman Fowler and carried with the following Reed - NO Shaver - Aye Lauer - NO RESOLUTION NO BUILDING/ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM Councilman Solon questioned a proposal to spend $36,000 on card-reading locks for the rear doors of City Hall and said the money should be spent on global positioning systems for police cars to make it faster for officers to respond to calls. City Administrator Eric Johnson said the amount was being funded by MARCIT, the city s insurer, which provides the funds to help prevent losses and MARCIT limits how the money can be used. He stated MARCIT officials

4 COUNCIL MINUTES December 1, 2008 PAGE 4 annually come to the city to audit for safety and make suggestions and that the GPS units might be eligible under the MARIC program which city staff is checking. Mr. Johnson noted that the MARCIT money in the past has been used for a variety of purposes including minor facility improvements, a fireworks safety brochure, CPR certification for employees and placing AED defibrillators in police cars. MOTION TO TABLE RESOLUTION NO BUILDING/ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM PRESENTATION CITIZEN S POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATES PUBLIC HEARING VACATION PORTION UTILITY EASEMENT IRON CREEK PR-O 1 ST PLAT STAFF COMMENTS APPLICANT Councilman Solon moved to table Resolution No awarding an agreement for the installation of a building access/control system. Motion seconded by Councilman Fowler and carried with the following Reed - NO Mayor Ross introduced the 1 st graduating class of the Citizen s Police Academy. The graduates were: Thelma Jamison, Michelle Weisenborn, Janard May, DeWayne Duhon, William Echerd, Maureen Johnson, Jeffrey Johnson, James Wallace, Scott Doolin, Councilman Kent Edmondson, Neal Isaacs, Lisa Philpott, Ron Wilds, Rusty Williams, Chris Lievsay, and Councilman Jeanie Lauer. Mayor Ross thanked everyone for their time and commitment to the program and to Sergeant Kintz for his participation. The Mayor said five participants of the graduating class were now volunteering at the Police Department and the next scheduled academy already had several people enrolled. The Mayor opened the public hearing on a request by Barrington Construction, LLC to approve the vacation of portions of the utility easement to accommodate decks on the rear of the town homes on Iron Creek PR-O 1 st Plat, Lot (six-120 square foot areas) located west of Woods Chapel and north of 40 Highway ( SW Shadow Glen Drive. The minutes of the public hearing were recorded by a certified court reporter. Scott Allen, Director of Community Development, said the developer is requesting the Council approve the vacation of portions of a platted utility easement to allow the encroachment of desk into the easement to meet the private outdoor spaces as required In Section N8.b of the Unified Development Code. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the vacation by a vote of 10-Aye, 0-NO. Kevin Stucker, representing the applicant, said that unfortunately, due to the original platting of an U/E, Landscape Buffer, building line, the allowable space for either patios or decks would only but 4. In order to achieve the minimum 60 square feet required the said patios and decks would be 4 x 7.5 for each unit and this design proves to be inefficient and unsightly. By allowing of the vacation of only a portion of this area, decks and patios that measure approximately 10 x10 for each unit can be constructed. The net usable outdoor living space per unit will be approximately 200 square feet. Councilman Shaver referred to a letter in the packet from Mark Yancik referring to storm water drainage and questioned how future property owners would know the waiver exists and said it did not hold much value in the future.

5 COUNCIL MINUTES December 1, 2008 PAGE 5 The Mayor hearing no further comments closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. INTRODUCTION & 1ST READING BILL NO VACATION PORTIONS UTILITY EASEMENT IRON CREEK PR-O 1 ST PLAT (VAC ) 2ND READING BILL NO Councilman Reed introduced Bill No approving the vacation of portions of the utility easement to accommodate decks on the rear of the town homes in Iron Creek PR-O 1 st Plat, Lot 11. The vacation is six -120 square foot areas located west of Woods Chapel and north of 40 Highway ( SW Shadow Glen Drive), (VAC ). Mr. Johnson made the first reading of Bill No. 4028, by title; copies of the proposed Bill having previously been made available to the public. Councilman Fowler moved to approve Bill No upon its first reading and to proceed to the second reading. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with a unanimous vote. Mr. Johnson made the second reading of Bill No. 4028, by title. Councilman Solon moved to adopt Bill No upon its second reading and give it ORDINANCE NO. 4211, with a copy attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. Motion seconded by Councilman Edmondson and carried with the following Solon - Aye Fowler - Aye MAYORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Ross congratulated Blue Springs South Jaguars for receiving the secondplace trophy at the Class 4 State Championship of the 2008 MSHAA Show-me Bowl in St. Louis. Mayor Ross reminded everyone of the Mayor s Christmas Tree Lighting on Tuesday, December 2 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall and invited everyone to attend. The Mayor also noted the Spirit of Caring Concert to benefit the Community Services League on Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 p.m. in which he would be the Master of Ceremony. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Edmondson moved the meeting be adjourned. Motion seconded by Councilman Lauer and carried unanimously. Mayor Ross declared the meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. ATTEST: Carson Ross, Mayor Kathy Richardson, City Clerk M