COUNCIL AGENDA

September 18, 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
PRESENTATIONS
The award will be presented by Kelly Freeland, Past President of the Junior Service League 2022-2023 and chair of the Susan P. Block Distinguished Public Service Award Committee.
PROCLAMATIONS
Constitution Week - September 17 - 23, 2023.
CONSENT AGENDA
Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager
1.Approval of minutes for the Regular Meetings on August 7, 2023 and August 21, 2023.
Approved
2.Council action is requested to allow The City of Independence in partnership with the Independence Sustainability Commission to award individuals and businesses in our community that are taking sustainable measures that create a safe and beautiful community we can take pride in.
Approved
3.

Council action is requested to issue a purchase order to Shawnee Mission Ford for $51,026.00, for a 2024 Transit T-250 van, for the Water Division of the Municipal Services Department.

Approved
4.

Council action is requested to issue a purchase orders to Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) and Dell Technologies for $218,400.00 (OSI) and $116,389.60 (Dell), for a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy Management System (SCADA/EMS) control systems upgrade and servers for the Power & Light Department. The total fiscal impact is $334,789.60.

Approved
5.Council action is requested to issue purchase orders up to $129,600.00 with Gulf States Distributors for ammunition for the Police Department.
Approved
6.

Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order to the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in the amount of $175,000 as part of a commitment to the Little Blue River Watershed Feasibility Study - Phase 2 Project (No. 132301).

Approved
7.Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order to Advanced Rehabilitation Technology for an amount not to exceed $146,536, authorizing future minor changes not to exceed $7,326.80 for the installation of manhole lining as part of the Trenchless Technology Project (No. 9757).
Approved
8.Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to approve a design contract with, and issue a purchase order to, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $299,865, authorizing future minor change orders for an amount not exceed $29,865.50 as part of the Winner Road Complete Streets Project (No. 112403).
Approved
9.

Council action is requested to expend $2,500,000 with Symmetry for natural gas and supply management services for the Power & Light Department for fiscal year 2024.

Approved
10.

Council action is requested to expend $1,060,000 with Tenaska for Energy Services and Energy Data Management services for the Power & Light Department for fiscal year 2024.

Approved
Resolutions
23-778 A resolution approving a preliminary plat of Tybrook Estates in Independence, Missouri.
Res.No:          6958
23-779 A resolution appointing Mara Bradford as a member of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Independence, Mo.  
Res.No:          6959
REGULAR AGENDA
Public Hearing(s)
A public hearing for the application by Michael Freed requesting a rezoning from R-6, Single-family residential, to R-12, Two-family residential, for the property located at 704 N. Peal Street.  New Information Only. 
Held & Closed

A. 23-083 2R An ordinance approving a rezoning from District R-6 (Single-Family Residential) to District R-12 (Two-Family Residential) for the property at 704 N. Pearl Street in Independence, Missouri.

Ord.No:          19483
Ordinances

23-081 2R An ordinance levying a tax on all real property subject to taxation on January 1, 2023, within the corporate limits of the City of Independence, Missouri, for general revenue and public health and recreation purposes, and for The Independence Square Special Benefit District; said levies and assessments being separate and distinct, all for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of July, 2023, and ending on the 30th day of June, 2024.

Ord.No:          19484
23-082 2R An ordinance amending Chapter 20 "Public Works Manual" of the Independence City Code and all references to this chapter.
Ord.No:          19485

23-084 2R An ordinance terminating Redevelopment Project I of the North Independence Tax Increment Financing Plan; dissolving the special allocation fund account for Redevelopment Project I of the North Independence Redevelopment Area; and authorizing and directing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to take all necessary steps to implement these aforementioned actions.

Ord.No:          19486

23-085 2R An ordinance amending Section 12.01.003 (A) "Assault" of the Independence City Code.

Ord.No:          19488
23-086 2R An ordinance authorizing the City Clerk to do all things necessary for the holding of a Primary and General City Election within the City of Independence, Missouri, in compliance with the Charter adopted by said City, as amended, and all state laws in reference thereto, and to certify to the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners all names of candidates properly presented by petitions under the Charter and for the holding of a Primary Election on February 6, 2024, and a General Election on April 2, 2024.
Ord.No:          19487
First Reading(s)

23-087 1R An ordinance approving a completion timing agreement with respect to the Cargo Largo project.

1R
23-088 1R An ordinance approving a rezoning from District O-1 (Office-Residential) to District C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) for the property located at 625 W. 23rd Street in Independence, Missouri.
1R
23-089 1R An ordinance approving a rezoning from District C-2 (General Commercial) to District C-2/PUD (General Commercial/Planned Unit Development) and approving a Preliminary Development Plan for the properties at 15621 E. US 24 Highway, in Independence, Missouri.
1R
INFORMATION ONLY
1.

Purchase orders 24000395 and 24000396 for $136,825.74 and $70,456.88 were issued to Cogent Inc and Cullum and Brown of Kansas City Inc. for an Emergency Repair of High Service Pump # 5 Pump and an Emergency Repair of High Service Pump # 5 Motor for the Courtney Bend Water Plant for the Water Division of the Municipal Services Department.

2.Municipal Division Monthly Case Report August 2023.
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