COUNCIL AGENDA

January 3, 2023

6:00 PM, Council Chambers-111 E. Maple Ave.

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INVOCATION
Steven Ballantyne, Assistant Pastor, Mount Zion Restoration Branch
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CITIZEN REQUESTS
Colleen Huff requests to speak to Council regarding prayer being removed from Council Meetings and trash service.
Spoke
PRESENTATION RESOLUTIONS
23-700 - A resolution recognizing Khristina Irvine, Fiscal Administrator, with the Independence Power and Light Department, as the I-STAR Award recipient for January 2023.
Res.No:          6882
CONSENT AGENDA
Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager
1.Approval of  minutes for the Regular Meetings on December 5, 2022 and December 19, 2022.
Approved
2.Council action is requested to enter into a three year contract with InvoiceCloud for an online and IVR payment processing service.
Approved
3.

Council action is requested to issue a purchase order to PTG Premier Truck Group, in the amount of $117,288.00, for a MT-106 Diesel Truck with Knapheide service body for the Sewer Maintenance Division of the Municipal Services Department.

Approved
4.Council action isrequested  to authorize the City Manager to approve a construction contract with Blue Moon Haulers for an amount not to exceed $546,879 authorizing future minor change orders not to exceed $54,687.90 and/or time extensions for the Ralston Stormwater Drainage Improvements Project. (No. 131805).
Approved
5.Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to approve change order No. 1 to the design services contract with Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting for the Sidewalks Phase 2 Project (No. 112209) for an amount not to exceed $14,972; authorizing future minor change orders for an amount not to exceed $1,497.20.
Approved
6.Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a change order increase to the design contract with Anderson Engineering in the amount of $50,000, authorizing future change orders not to exceed $5,000 and/or time extensions, to perform additional design services for the Fairmount Neighborhood Storm Drainage Project (No. 132101).
Approved
7.Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to approve a design contract, and issue a purchase order to, Burns & McDonnell for an amount not to exceed $693,385.80, authorizing future minor change orders not to exceed $69,385.58. and/or time extensions, to perform engineering design services for the 24 Highway Complete Streets Phase 3 Project (No. 112212).
Approved
8.

Council action is requested to issue a purchase order to Garland DBS, in the amount of $131,945.00, for roof restoration for two metal roofs at the IPL Blue Valley plant for the Power & Light Department.

Approved
9.

Council action to issue Change Order to Purchase Order 23000108 to Wesco Distribution Inc in the amount of $300,000 to cover additional expenses for pole mount and pad mount transformers for the Power & Light Department. New revised amount of PO will be $540,000.

Approved
REGULAR AGENDA
Public Hearing(s)
1.  A public hearing for the application by Colin McClain requesting a rezoning from C-2, General Commerical, to R-6, Single-Family Residential, for the property located at 400 N. Osage Street.  New Information Only.
Held and Closed
  1. 22-112 - 2R. An ordinance approving a rezoning from District C-2 (General Commercial) to District R-6 (Single-Family Residential) for the property at 400 N. Osage Street in Independence, Missouri.
Ord.No:          19403
Non-Ordinance Action Items
1.23-701 - A resolution directing the City Manager to record, livestream, and upload meetings of the City Charter Review Commission. -Requested by Councilmembers Mike Steinmeyer and Brice Stewart
Res.No:          6883
2.23-702 - A resolution amending Resolution No.  6867 and updating language in Section 2.-Requested by Councilmember Bridget McCandless
Res.No:          6884
Ordinances
22-111 - 2R.  An ordinance to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract between the City of Independence, Missouri and the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission providing for participation in the Traffic Engineering Assistance Program and Design Services for a traffic study at Noland Road and 35th Street for Intersection Safety and Operational Analysis.
Ord.No:          19405
22-115 - 2R.  An ordinance amending Ordinance 19226, by updating the necessary easement descriptions for Parcels 5 and 20 of the 24 Hwy Complete Streets Phase 1 Project (Project #111801) in order to make necessary design changes. 
Ord.No:          19406
22-116 - 2R.  An ordinance imposing a Marijuana Sales Tax at the rate of three percent of the receipts from the sale at retail of adult use marijuana within the City of Independence, Missouri, which shall remain in effect at said rate thereafter until repealed, by the voters of the City; calling for the proposition adopting said tax to be placed on the ballot at the regularly scheduled election to be held April 4, 2023; proposing the form of the ballots and directing the City Clerk to do all things called for by law in connection with the holding of said election.
1R. 2R-Postponed to 1/17
First Reading(s)
22-113 - 1R.  An ordinance adopting amendments to the Fiscal Year 2021- 2022 Budget, which was approved by Ordinance No. 19228. Appropriation ordinances may receive two readings and be voted on at the same meeting.
Ord.No:          19407
22-114 - 1R.  An ordinance adopting amendments to the Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Budget, which was approved by Ordinance No. 19340. Appropriation ordinances may receive two readings and be voted on at the same meeting.
Ord.No:          19408
23-001 - 1R.  An ordinance amending Article 1 “Council Meetings” of the Independence City Code and repealing the Council Rules of Procedure. 
1R.
23-002 - 1R.  An ordinance finding and granting two 10-foot General Utility Easements to Spire Missouri, Inc. across part of Lots 1 & 2 of Morningside Heights.
1R.
23-003 - 1R.  A resolution expressing a desire of the Independence City Council to support prohibiting exclusive licensing to any waste removal business.-Requested by Councilmembers Steinmeyer and Stewart
Res.No:          6885
INFORMATION ONLY
1.Case 22-100-20, a request by Walter Bethany to rezone the property at 701 N. Forest Avenue from R-6 (Single-Family Residential) to R-12 (Two-Family Residential), was advertised for a new information only public hearing at the January 3, 2023 City Council meeting.  As this case was continued twice by the Planning Commission, the new information only public hearing is now expected to be heard at the February 20, 2023 City Council meeting.
2.Please Note:  In accordance with RSMo 610.021, the City Council may convene in an Executive Session during or after the meeting, in the Council Chambers and move to Conference Room D for the closed meeting, on matters of litigation, legal action, and/or attorney client communications, as permitted by Sec. 610.021(1), on matters of personnel, as permitted by Sec. 610.021(3) and personnel records, as permitted by 610.021(13), on matters of contracts, as permitted by 610.021(12), on matters of real estate, as permitted by 610.021(2) and/or matters of labor negotiations, as permitted by 610.021(9).
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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