[0:20] [music]
[0:32] [music]
[0:40] » Meaning if you will stand with me, I
will lead us in the Pledge of
[0:43] Allegiance.
[0:51] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the
[0:56] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:02] justice for all.
>> Thank you. You can be seated.
[1:10] So I'm actually going to be reopening
the open meeting cuz we had opened it
[1:14] previously and went into closed session.
So I'm going to call the open meeting
[1:18] back to order. First item on the agenda
is confirmation of a quorum.
[1:24] » Council member Caylor.
>> Present.
[1:26] » Folan.
>> Present.
[1:27] » Rummel.
>> Present.
[1:29] » Erickson.
>> Present.
[1:30] » Markworth.
>> Present.
[1:31] » Rowan.
>> Present.
[1:32] » Mayor Lovelace.
>> Here.
[1:33] » We have a quorum.
>> Next item is the consent agenda. Do I
[1:37] have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
[1:41] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[1:43] » Is there any discussion?
>> Yes, sir.
[1:45] » Yeah, Council member Erickson.
>> Item E as in echo.
[1:51] I'm just really happy that we're doing
the sign on Main Street and 7 Highway.
[1:55] In 2019, when I ran for City Council.
That was one of my major objectives and
[2:01] I didn't have anything to do with it
without all of you guys, but I'm really
[2:04] happy that that's happening.
>> Yes, Council member. Actually, we have
[2:08] in the audience Ms. Kim Compton, who is
the owner of the property at 7th and
[2:12] Main, and just want to thank her for her
participation.
[2:17] Give her a round of applause. I think
that's worth it.
[2:19] This has been a great example of a
public-private partnership working well.
[2:24] I think this project probably didn't go
as fast as she wanted, but she stuck
[2:28] with us and yes, I think at least the
'08 Downtown Master Plan, probably going
[2:32] back to the priority '90s plan or the
Downtown Master Plan before that,
[2:37] there's been a desire to have a
downtown monument right at 7th and Main,
[2:43] and so this allows us to do that because
of
[2:46] the participation of the 7th and Main
property and Ms. Compton. excited to get
[2:50] this done across the finish line. The
CID board voted to contribute to some
[2:54] funds to this as well, and so it's going
to be a pretty big opportunity for us to
[2:58] make that happen. So,
good good comment, Council member
[3:01] Erickson.
Any other discussion on the consent
[3:03] agenda?
Okay, with that, then roll call.
[3:09] » Council member Caylor.
[3:12] » Aye.
>> Dolan.
[3:13] » Aye.
>> Rummel.
[3:14] » Aye.
>> Erickson.
[3:15] » Aye.
>> Markwardt.
[3:16] » Aye.
>> Rowan.
[3:17] » Aye.
>> Mayor Levesque.
[3:18] » Aye.
>> Motion carries.
[3:21] » Next, item four was withdrawn by the
applicant, so we'll go to the public
[3:26] hearing of the annual budget.
And I see Ms. Cates over there ready to
[3:31] go. Do you have any items to read? Okay,
City Clerk has some exhibits to read for
[3:35] the record.
>> Mayor, the city has one exhibit to enter
[3:37] into the record, City Council
Information Form dated August 19th, 2026
[3:41] with the following attachments: Budget
in Brief, Notice of Public Hearing, and
[3:44] Bill Adopting the 2026-27 Budget. This
is all we have to enter for the record.
[3:48] » Okay, Ms. Cates, I I have to swear you
in cuz it's a public hearing, so if
[3:52] you'll raise your right hand, do swear
the testimony you're about to give in
[3:54] this case be the truth, so help you God?
>> I do.
[3:57] » Then give us your name and address for
the record, and is that mic on? You
[4:00] might get close to it.
>> Is that better?
[4:02] » Yep.
>> Yeah, okay.
[4:03] Christine Kates, 903 West Main Street,
Lee's Summit, Missouri 64015.
[4:08] Good evening, uh Mayor and members of
the Council. Um we'll give a abbreviated
[4:13] budget in brief um from the presentation
we provided at the budget work session
[4:17] on August 13th. Um most notably, I will
mention a couple of times in this um
[4:23] presentation that our total budget
number has changed. Um during our final
[4:28] review of the budget, we realized that
we had not included the debt service for
[4:31] the public safety sales tax fund. So,
that's one number, almost 1.4 million
[4:35] dollars, that was added to the total,
which brings our overall total of the
[4:39] budget um 1.4 million dollars higher.
Uh the proposed budget is for um fiscal
[4:46] year '26-'27 and runs from October 1st
through September 30th, 2027. We'll take
[4:52] a look at three things in this budget in
brief. Uh we'll look at high level at
[4:56] the numbers, where the money come from
where the money comes from and where it
[4:59] goes, um how the budget ties to the city
strategic plan, and then also the
[5:04] capital improvement program that was
approved by the Council in July.
[5:08] Uh you will notice the budget reflects
two specific things this year that is
[5:12] different from previous years' budget.
Uh first, this um budget was balanced by
[5:17] our team without cutting services this
year. The departments individually
[5:20] submitted their budgets and identified
areas where reductions could be made if
[5:24] there was a general fund gap to close.
At the beginning of the budget process,
[5:29] when we put all the numbers together, we
had a gap of 1.6 million dollars,
[5:33] and that was closed by including vacancy
allowances in the personnel budget where
[5:37] it made the most sense and taking the
department recommendations for further
[5:40] reductions.
Uh the other thing you'll notice in this
[5:43] budget is that the budgets have been
rebuilt. They are um ADA accessible,
[5:48] which means the budget document gets is
longer now, but it's easier to read and
[5:52] for people that have disabilities, it
makes it accessible for them.
[5:55] And we also rebuilt the entire budget to
incorporate the strategic plan
[5:59] throughout the budget document. So, all
of the capital improvement program and
[6:03] then all of the departments tie all of
their goals and objectives back to the
[6:06] strategic plan.
The total proposed budget Oh, this has
[6:11] the old one. I'm sorry.
This is not
[6:16] the current budget. Well, I will I
Everything is right on this page except
[6:20] the total budget number.
[6:24] Um in your documents, you will see for
the approval and for the ordinance, the
[6:27] total proposed budget is 1 136.3
million, which is at 20% over the
[6:32] adopted fiscal year 25-26 budget. That
total now from this number includes the
[6:37] addition of that I mentioned of the
public safety sales tax fund debt
[6:41] service. The only debt service that we
currently pay out of the
[6:45] uh public safety sales tax is on this
building. Uh when the tax was approved,
[6:50] the debt service included both um
funding for the payment of the radio
[6:54] system as well as this building. And now
we are just making um the payments on
[6:58] this building. The capital improvements
and capital outlay total 55.8 million
[7:03] covering streets, parks, utilities, and
public safety.
[7:07] Full-time positions equals 343.13,
a net increase of three positions. These
[7:13] three
positions are all real-time crime center
[7:16] operators
for the drone first responder program.
[7:19] Two of those positions are currently
filled and then the new position becomes
[7:22] effective on October 1st. This is the
build-out of the the capability we've
[7:27] been working toward, which is also um in
the strategic plan.
[7:31] On reserves, the general fund balance
must stay at or above 25% of operating
[7:35] expenditures. For 26-27, that
requirement is 10.2 million and we meet
[7:40] it.
A reminder on the reserve policy, each
[7:43] year 50% of the growth in unassigned
fund balance is allocated to the
[7:48] pavement preventive pavement management
program. That is how we've been
[7:51] converting our fiscal discipline and
savings into additional work on the
[7:55] streets without asking for
additional revenue at that point.
[8:01] Total projected revenues are 136.3
million. The number that will change on
[8:06] this related to the
public safety sales tax payment is the
[8:10] use of cash use of cash reserves. From
6.9 million that number goes up to 8.3
[8:16] million. The correct budget and brief is
included in your packet.
[8:21] Utility service fees are the single
largest source of revenue at roughly 25
[8:26] million followed by city sales tax at
11.3.
[8:29] Revenues are up in nearly every
category. The largest increases are
[8:33] taxes at 1.32%
or 648,000.
[8:38] Charges for services at just under 6%
and fines and forfeits at 18% which is
[8:42] about 121,000.
Licenses and permits are the only
[8:47] category projected to decline and only
slightly.
[8:50] That is a development activity
we are watching. It's not a red flag but
[8:54] we monitor
building permits to anticipate what may
[8:58] be changing in the economy.
We will also be closely watching
[9:01] interest income as the interest rate
environment changes and we spend down
[9:04] cash reserves and bond proceeds. So with
less money invested we earn less money
[9:09] on interest income.
At the next council meeting we will set
[9:13] the 2026 property tax levy.
We do not have the final adjustments
[9:18] related to the 2023
Board of Equalization hearings which are
[9:24] what the county is using to base their
property tax credits on.
[9:28] So there may be an opportunity in the
future for a property tax recoupment but
[9:33] we do not have those numbers and cannot
consider that yet at the next
[9:38] council meeting. So, once those numbers
are known, we'll be able to have
[9:41] discussions about a recruitment in a
future year.
[9:47] So, that is an area we did not
anticipate or
[9:50] plan for reductions in the budget is on
the property tax credit since we don't
[9:54] know the numbers yet.
So, we'll monitor that closely as the
[9:58] tax bills go out in November. We will
watch and see how the revenues come in.
[10:01] Our revenues for property taxes come in
pretty steadily from the end of December
[10:06] through February. And so, we'll be able
to get the final numbers of the tax
[10:10] credits and then be able to anticipate
how they might impact our budget next
[10:13] year.
We will likely recommend the use of
[10:19] unassigned fund balance next year to
maintain our operating budget if the tax
[10:25] credits impact our overall budget of
revenue for property tax. And so, we
[10:29] will keep you updated as that comes
through so that we can [cough] make the
[10:32] [clears throat] necessary and
anticipated adjustments.
[10:37] Total budgeted expenditures match
resources at 136.3
[10:41] again with the inclusion of the 1.4
million dollars for public safety sales
[10:46] sales tax debt service.
The three largest categories are capital
[10:49] improvements, debt service, and public
safety.
[10:53] But the category of you is not the
useful you is not the most useful view
[10:58] and that is the change we made this
year. We have mapped operating
[11:01] expenditures to the strategic priorities
that you adopted in the strategic plan.
[11:05] You can see that on the right of this
slide. When we take the entire budget
[11:09] and break it down by strategic category
area, you can see 9.6 million for
[11:15] balanced growth, 620,000 for community
identity,
[11:19] infrastructure is the 90 97.5 million
plus the 1.4 for the for the debt
[11:24] service, 22.4 million for community
safety and well-being, 4.8 million for
[11:29] organizational health for a total budget
of 136.3 million.
[11:39] Capital improvements, um as mentioned,
is 55.8 million. Parks is the largest
[11:43] category at 36.1, driven primarily by
Southwest Park construction, which was
[11:49] originally scheduled for completion in
December 2028, and will likely now be at
[11:54] full completion in 2029, but
construction will start um in 20 uh 7
[12:00] and with most of it being complete in
28. Um on November 10th, we have planned
[12:05] on your calendar an update from the
Parks Master Plan that will also include
[12:10] um a detailed update on this project as
as well as Central Park, what's planned
[12:14] for Central Park next year, and um our
status update on the Adams Pointe
[12:19] Conference Center.
[12:21] In addition, um we The other projects
that we have working on, as you know, is
[12:25] the Downtown Streetscape,
the Snia Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant
[12:29] improvements,
uh double highway AA improvements um
[12:34] that we have a grant from Mark and um
MoDOT on. That work is ongoing through
[12:40] 2027, but construction won't begin until
2028 once we have all the environmental
[12:45] studies completed.
Uh Wyatt Road East construction, the
[12:49] public port public works facility
renovation and expansion, Southwest
[12:53] Park, uh continuation of the preventive
pavement management program, and ongoing
[12:58] water and sewer maintenance. We have a
full project list and cost detail in the
[13:02] capital improvements program section of
our budget.
[13:07] This is a slide that we use when we
often discuss um with residents how the
[13:12] uh property taxes and sales taxes that
they pay, how they are distributed. Uh
[13:16] this The number for property tax
currently on the slide is the 2025
[13:20] property tax. Once the um
levy is adopted, we will update this.
[13:24] And then the sales tax um
graph will have no changes.
[13:30] This page is a summary of estimated fund
positions across all of our fund all of
[13:35] the funds for the year.
Um across all funds, we begin the year
[13:38] at $105.6
million and end at 97.3.
[13:43] Uh that um is a planned decrease and it
represents the use of cash reserves.
[13:49] The general fund ends the the year
essentially flat at 16.8 18 million,
[13:54] which is well above the 10.2 million
reserve requirement.
[13:59] Three funds are worth pointing out. Park
sales tax shows 37.8 million in revenues
[14:03] against a small beginning balance.
That's related to the fact that we will
[14:07] be issuing bonds in the next fiscal year
to complete the construction of the
[14:10] park.
Sewer utility ends the year at 27.6,
[14:14] some of which will be used to finalize
the plans for the Snohomish River plant
[14:17] and start construction.
Public safety ends at 9.9.
[14:22] Um
that fund now carries the 1.4 million
[14:26] dollars in debt service not reflected
earlier.
[14:28] And if there's any questions about any
specific um funds, we can walk through
[14:32] those individually.
[14:36] » Go on.
Go on. Could you repeat, maybe just for
[14:39] the public, the difference between the
136.
[14:43] 3 million and and the lower figure, what
was that attributed to?
[14:47] » Yeah, when we did the final review of
our budget after the budget work
[14:50] session, we identified that the debt
service for the public safety building
[14:54] it and the public safety sales tax fund
was not included. So, we had time to
[14:58] adjust it and put the correct number in,
in which increased the budget by 1.4
[15:01] million.
>> Thank you.
[15:02] » You're welcome.
[15:05] Uh this is a balanced budget that
maintains service levels, fund reserves
[15:09] at 10.2, and puts 36.1 million into park
improvements, our largest capital
[15:14] category this year.
Uh the departments um I thank them again
[15:18] each time we can with the the um the
budget process. Um we all work together
[15:22] to find solutions so that we're not
looking at layoffs or reducing services
[15:27] to maintain our budget. Um throughout my
tenure here, that's not always been the
[15:31] case. So, when we have a year when we
can pull it together without having to
[15:34] make
big changes and still be able to
[15:36] accomplish everything that we have in
next year, we're very pleased with that.
[15:40] Um we'll continue to monitor the
property tax credits. I think that's the
[15:44] biggest unknown that will impact our
budget this year.
[15:47] And we're available for any questions
and
[15:50] about the budget.
>> Any questions for Ms. Gate from the
[15:53] council?
[15:56] Okay. This is a public hearing, so I
will go to the audience. Does anyone in
[16:02] the audience like to speak in support of
in support of?
[16:06] Anyone speak in opposition to?
Okay. Any comments from the council
[16:11] while we're still in public hearing?
I'm going to go ahead I'll add my
[16:16] comments now rather than waiting for a
discussion. I just want to again thank
[16:19] staff for putting the budget together. I
see Ms. Lowry in the back there and
[16:24] thank you for all your hard work.
I think we've talked about a lot. A
[16:27] budget is not just a financial document,
it's a policy document. And as Ms.
[16:32] Gate's pointed out, I appreciate we
attaching those to the strategic plan
[16:36] because this budget is heavily focused
on infrastructure, which is what we hear
[16:41] from the residents. Not only street
maintenance, but keeping up maintenance
[16:44] of our existing facilities, keeping up
maintenance of our utilities, and so a
[16:48] heavy focus on that. Heavy focus on
public safety and keeping residents
[16:52] safe. And really, I think especially in
the last few years, this council has
[16:56] really started to show results and
making sure that we're doing what the
[17:00] public says we want them to do. And I
think this budget reflects that again.
[17:03] So, I want to thank everybody again for
their putting that together. Uh with
[17:07] that, if no other comments, then I will
close the public hearing.
[17:11] This is first reading only, so I just
need a motion to approve on first
[17:15] reading.
>> I'll move.
[17:20] » Do I need any more than that or is that
good enough?
[17:22] Okay, I need an introduction first. So,
Council Member Kaleb, would you like to
[17:26] introduce?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
[17:28] » It's not just a resolution, it's just
first reading. So, okay, I have an
[17:31] introduction from Council Member Kaleb.
>> First reading of Bill 5426, an ordinance
[17:36] approving, adopting, and appropriating
the annual operating and capital budgets
[17:39] of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri
for the fiscal year October 1, 2026 to
[17:43] September 30th, 2027.
>> Your Honor, I move to approve on the
[17:46] first reading.
>> Okay, I have first reading only. Do I
[17:50] have a second?
>> Second.
[17:52] » Is there any discussion on first
reading?
[17:56] Okay, then this is a voice vote. All in
favor, I.
[17:59] Any opposed, no.
Motion carries.
[18:04] Okay, I don't have any speaker
appearance forms on the public comments
[18:07] for the following ordinances. So, next
item on the agenda is item eight,
[18:11] introduction and reading of Bill 5427,
amending the code of ordinances
[18:15] regarding offenses.
>> I'll introduce it.
[18:18] » First reading of Bill 5427, an ordinance
amending Chapter 220 Offenses of the
[18:22] Code of Ordinances, City of Blue
Springs, Missouri regarding unlawful
[18:25] transactions with a child, unlawfully
gaining entry into a motor vehicle, and
[18:29] interference with first responders.
>> Your Honor, I move to approve on the
[18:33] first reading and proceed to the second.
>> Is there a second?
[18:36] » Second.
>> Any discussion?
[18:39] I'll just add for the purposes of the
public, uh this item here, this bill,
[18:43] and the following four are all just uh
updating our code to be reflective of
[18:48] state law, either updated state law or
federal law, Supreme Court uh rulings.
[18:54] And so, we're just codifying these to
make our code of ordinances
[18:58] um apply to existing state law. So,
there's no other discussion. All in
[19:02] favor, I.
Any opposed, no. Motion carries, second
[19:06] reading.
>> Second reading of Bill 5427, an
[19:09] ordinance amending Chapter 220 Offenses
of the Code of ordinances City of Blue
[19:12] Springs, Missouri regarding unlawful
transactions with a child, unlawfully
[19:16] gaining entry into a motor vehicle, and
interference with first responders.
[19:20] » Your Honor, I move to approve the second
reading and sign the appropriate
[19:23] ordinance number.
>> Is there a second?
[19:24] » Second.
>> Any further discussion?
[19:27] Roll call.
>> Councilmember Tholen.
[19:29] » Aye.
>> Brummel.
[19:30] » Aye.
>> Erickson.
[19:31] » Aye.
>> Markwort.
[19:32] » Aye.
>> Rowen.
[19:33] » Aye.
>> Kaler.
[19:34] » Aye.
>> Mayor Lovelace.
[19:35] » Aye.
>> Motion carries and given ordinance
[19:36] number 5519.
>> Next is item nine.
[19:40] » Introduction and reading of bill 5428
amending the code of ordinances related
[19:43] to panhandling and handbills.
>> Your Honor,
[19:46] » I want to introduce it.
>> First reading of bill 5428 an ordinance
[19:50] amending chapter 220 offenses of the
code of ordinances City of Blue Springs,
[19:53] Missouri regarding panhandling and
distribution of handbills.
[19:56] » Your Honor, I move to approve on the
first reading and proceed to the second.
[19:59] » a second?
>> Second.
[20:00] » Any discussion? All in favor, aye.
>> Aye.
[20:03] » Any opposed, no. Motion carries second
reading.
[20:06] » Second reading of bill 5428 an ordinance
amending chapter 220 offenses of the
[20:10] code of ordinances City of Blue Springs,
Missouri regarding panhandling and
[20:13] distribution of handbills.
>> Your Honor, I move to approve the second
[20:16] reading and assign the appropriate
ordinance number.
[20:18] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[20:19] » Any further discussion?
Roll call.
[20:22] » Councilmember Brummel.
>> Aye.
[20:23] » Erickson.
>> Aye.
[20:24] » Markwort.
>> Aye.
[20:25] » Rowen.
>> Aye.
[20:26] » Kaler.
>> Aye.
[20:27] » Tholen.
>> Aye.
[20:28] » Mayor Lovelace.
>> Aye.
[20:30] » Motion carries and given ordinance
number 5520.
[20:33] » Next is item 10, introduction and
reading of bill 5429 amending the code
[20:36] of ordinances related to authorized
emergency vehicles.
[20:40] » Your Honor, I'll introduce it.
>> First reading of bill 5429 an ordinance
[20:45] amending section 310.070
of the code of ordinances City of Blue
[20:49] Springs, Missouri regarding approach of
authorized emergency vehicles.
[20:53] » Your Honor, I move to approve on the
first reading and proceed to the second.
[20:56] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[20:57] » Any discussion? All in favor, aye.
Any opposed, no. Motion carries second
[21:03] » Second reading of bill 5429 an ordinance
amending section 310.070
[21:07] of the code of ordinances, city of Blue
Springs, Missouri, regarding approach of
[21:10] authorized emergency vehicles.
>> Your honor, I move to approve the second
[21:14] reading and apply it the appropriate
ordinance number. Is there a second?
[21:18] » Second.
>> Any further discussion? Roll call.
[21:21] » Councilmember Erickson.
>> Aye.
[21:22] » Markworth.
>> Aye.
[21:23] » Rowan.
>> Aye.
[21:24] » Kaler.
>> Aye.
[21:25] » Bolin.
>> Aye.
[21:26] » Rummel.
>> Aye.
[21:27] » Mayor Lovell say.
>> Aye.
[21:28] » Motion carries and given ordinance
number 5521.
[21:31] » Next is item 11, introduction of arena
bill 5430,
[21:35] uh many code of ordinances related to
stunt driving.
[21:38] » I'll introduce it, your honor.
>> First reading bill 5430, an ordinance
[21:42] amending chapter 340 miscellaneous
driving rules of the code of ordinances,
[21:46] city of Blue Springs, Missouri,
regarding stunt driving.
[21:49] » Your honor, I move to approve on the
first reading and proceed to the second.
[21:52] » a second?
>> Second.
[21:53] » Any discussion?
All in favor, aye.
[21:56] » Aye.
>> Any opposed, no. Motion carries, second
[21:58] reading.
>> Second reading bill 5430, an ordinance
[22:01] amending chapter 340 miscellaneous
driving rules of the code of ordinances,
[22:04] city of Blue Springs, Missouri,
regarding stunt driving.
[22:07] » Your honor, I move to approve the second
reading and assign the appropriate
[22:10] ordinance number.
>> Is there a second?
[22:12] » Second.
>> Any further discussion? Roll call.
[22:15] » Councilmember Markworth.
>> Aye.
[22:16] » Rowan.
>> Aye.
[22:17] » Kaler.
>> Aye.
[22:19] » Bolin.
>> Aye.
[22:19] » Rummel.
>> Aye.
[22:20] » Erickson.
>> Aye.
[22:21] » Mayor Lovell say.
>> Aye.
[22:22] » Motion carries and given ordinance
number 5522.
[22:25] » Next is item 12, introduction of arena
bill 5431, approving an
[22:29] intergovernmental agreement with Jackson
County.
[22:32] » I'll introduce it.
>> First reading bill 5431, an ordinance
[22:36] approving an intergovernmental agreement
between the city of Blue Springs and
[22:38] Jackson County for 2026 infrastructure
grant funding for Central Park
[22:42] improvements.
>> Your honor, I move to approve on the
[22:44] first reading and proceed to the second.
>> Is there a second?
[22:47] » Second.
>> Any discussion?
[22:49] » Yes, your honor.
>> Councilmember Erickson.
[22:51] » I would like to just for the public
again, because I'm excited about this.
[22:55] Could someone tell us the amount of
money and what we're going to use it
[22:58] for?
For Central Park.
[23:00] » I know, but staff, why don't you do it
so I get it right?
[23:03] » Yeah, this payment is from Jackson
County for $250,000
[23:06] and we are going to use it along with
some CD CDBG funding this year to create
[23:11] the gathering space at Central Park.
>> And then this is a part of the ARPA
[23:15] funding that the county had left over,
yeah.
[23:18] » Thank you and that's nice.
>> Yeah,
[23:20] exciting to continue to make progress on
Central Park and add to the downtown
[23:24] amenities.
Okay, what are we on? First reading?
[23:28] Any other discussion?
All in favor, I.
[23:31] » I.
>> Any opposed, no. Motion carried, second
[23:34] reading.
>> Second reading of bill 5431, an
[23:36] ordinance approving an intergovernmental
agreement between the City of Blue
[23:39] Springs and Jackson County for 2026
infrastructure grant funding for Central
[23:42] Park improvements.
>> Your honor, I move we approve the second
[23:46] reading and assign the appropriate
ordinance number.
[23:48] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[23:50] » Is there any discussion?
Okay, roll call.
[23:54] » Councilmember Rowan.
>> I.
[23:56] » Kaylor.
>> I.
[23:57] » Pholen.
>> I.
[23:58] » Rumble.
>> I.
[23:59] » Erickson.
>> I.
[24:00] » Markword.
>> I.
[24:01] » Mayor Lovell-Say.
>> I.
[24:02] » Motion carries and given ordinance
number 5523.
[24:05] » Next is item 13, introduction and
readings of bill 5432 accepting a cross
[24:09] access easement with America's Community
Bank, downtown Blue Springs.
[24:13] Just add them in there.
>> I'll introduce it, your honor.
[24:17] » First reading of bill 5432, an ordinance
accepting cross access easement between
[24:21] America's Community Bank and the City of
Blue Springs.
[24:23] » Your honor, I move to approve on the
first reading and proceed to the second.
[24:26] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[24:28] » Is there any discussion?
>> Yes, sir.
[24:29] » Councilmember Erickson.
>> Could staff please say for the public
[24:33] why this is so nice?
Please.
[24:38] » Oh.
Our director of strategic initiatives.
[24:41] » Hello.
Uh yes, so this is a cross access
[24:45] agreement uh with America's Community
Bank. Um currently the city and
[24:49] America's Community Bank share what we
call the Smith Street parking lot, which
[24:53] is in front of the public safety
building.
[24:55] Um so this cross access easement
formalizes um I guess you of a shared
[25:00] parking system between the two proper-
uh, property owners. Um, but, the next
[25:05] item on the agenda is the approve- uh,
the approving of a memorandum of
[25:09] understanding between the city and
America's Community Bank for the Smith
[25:14] Street improvements project, where we
will be widening, uh, Smith Street to be
[25:17] a two-way street. It's currently a
one-way street, uh, and with that, we
[25:21] will reorient the parking lot and create
an up-to-code, up-to-MUTCD standard, uh,
[25:27] parking system.
>> Your Honor, I I have to compliment
[25:31] George for
answering my next question.
[25:35] » [laughter]
>> So, thank you very much.
[25:38] » Yes, we are improving parking and access
in downtown Blue Springs, again, adding
[25:42] to the downtown amenities. Started off
by Ms. Compton at the beginning of the
[25:45] meeting, so. And lots of exciting things
happening in downtown Blue Springs, so.
[25:49] Where are we on? Uh, any further
discussion on first reading?
[25:53] Okay, all in favor, I.
>> I.
[25:55] » I.
>> Any opposed, no. Motion carries, second
[25:57] reading.
>> Second reading of bill 5432, an
[25:59] ordinance accepting cross-access
easement between America's Community
[26:02] Bank and the City of Blue Springs.
>> Your Honor, I move we approve the second
[26:06] reading and assign the appropriate
ordinance number.
[26:08] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[26:11] » Any further discussion?
Roll call.
[26:14] » Council member Kaylor.
>> I.
[26:15] » Fallen.
>> I.
[26:16] » Rummel.
>> I.
[26:17] » Erickson.
>> I.
[26:18] » Markworth.
>> I.
[26:19] » Rowen.
>> I.
[26:20] » Mayor Levesque.
>> I.
[26:21] » Motion carries and given ordinance
number 5524.
[26:24] » Okay, this one is just a resolution, so
I just need a motion to approve the
[26:28] resolution.
>> So moved.
[26:31] » Okay, is there a second?
>> Second.
[26:33] » We already had some discussion, any uh,
discussion added to this?
[26:37] » No.
>> Just more excitement happening downtown.
[26:40] This will, uh, add to the project with
the streetscape and Central Park, so,
[26:44] uh, just continue to make progress. So,
with that, all in favor, I.
[26:48] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[26:51] Motion carries.
That is all of our business items on the
[26:55] agenda. I do have no speaker appearance
forms for tonight's meeting. So, we'll
[26:59] go to council member comments. Any
council members have some things to add
[27:02] tonight?
Anybody attend any football games?
[27:06] Anything fun? Council member Erickson,
what you got?
[27:09] » I went to my least favorite city in
Missouri, St. Louis.
[27:12] And um I shouldn't say
>> What were you doing there, Council
[27:14] member Erickson?
You didn't have to add the
[27:17] » grandson's uh soccer team won the
tournament.
[27:20] The uh Nike tournament. They got first
place, obviously, to win.
[27:24] They went 4 and 0 and it was
fun and hot.
[27:28] » Very exciting.
I think both of our football teams had
[27:31] their uh home openers this past Friday
night. I know Blue Springs South won.
[27:35] Anybody remember Blue Springs High
School if they
[27:38] » They lost in overtime.
>> Lost in overtime, okay. So, uh but uh
[27:42] community unity game is this Friday. So,
I think South is the home team. So.
[27:48] It'll be exciting.
Any other council member comments to
[27:52] add?
Okay, I got a few things to add. Uh
[27:57] I I mentioned it at the last council
meeting, but yesterday was the final day
[28:02] that the outside part of Blue Surf Bay
was open and our splash pad. Uh my
[28:06] family did go out and and join everybody
out uh last night. I rode all four water
[28:12] slides just to make sure they were still
in good condition headed into the
[28:16] off-season. And so, uh it was exciting.
That means I had to climb up that three
[28:21] stories like six times cuz I had to ride
it with both kids, of course. So, so
[28:26] » What time What time of day was that? I
saw this big guy with his mayor hat on.
[28:29] » Yeah, that was probably that was
probably me huffing and puffing going up
[28:32] those stairs a bunch of times. Uh but
yes, splash pad and Blue Surf Bay
[28:36] outside is closed, but uh CRCRC is still
open for the rest of the season. The
[28:41] indoor natatorium is still open. So,
lots of exciting things. There are lots
[28:44] of park events coming up. Uh final thing
I want to add, which is on a more
[28:48] serious note, is this Friday is the 25th
anniversary of the September 11th
[28:53] attacks. That's one of those similar
moments that we all remember where we
[28:57] were, and so just want to make sure have
some time to think about that. I don't
[29:02] know if any memorials are happening in
the region, but Friday is
[29:06] September 11th, so be sure to
commemorate that with your family or how
[29:11] you would like to do that. Those are all
the comments I have. I miss anything
[29:15] » council or staff?
>> We do not have to go in closed session.
[29:19] We settled all our business previously,
so I just need a motion to adjourn.
[29:23] » So moved.
>> Is there a second?
[29:25] » Second.
>> Any discussion?
[29:28] All in favor, I.
>> I.
[29:30] » Any opposed, no. Motion carries. We are
adjourned.