City Council Meeting – December 12, 2022
| Ken McClure, Mayor | |
| Zone Councilmembers | General Councilmembers |
| Monica Horton, Zone 1 | Heather Hardinger, General A |
| Abe McGull, Zone 2 | Craig Hosmer, General B |
| Mike Schilling, Zone 3 | Andrew Lear, General C |
| Matthew Simpson, Zone 4 | Richard Ollis, General D |
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ROLL CALL.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES. NOVEMBER 28, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE NOVEMBER 29, 2022, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THE DECEMBER 6, 2022, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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FINALIZATION AND APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDAS. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO OR REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDAS MUST DO SO AT THIS TIME.
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CEREMONIAL MATTERS.
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CITY MANAGER REPORT AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE. Citizens Have Spoken. May Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2022-276 (Simpson) (Tabled Until The 12-12-22 City Council Meeting.)
| A special ordinance granting Conditional Use Permit No. 470 for the purpose of permitting an eating and drinking establishment use group, including drive-in, pick-up window, or drive-thru facilities, as a conditional use within the LB – Limited Business District, with Conditional Overlay District No. 207, generally located at 404, 420, and 424 East Sunshine Street. (Planning and Zoning Commission recommends denial and staff recommends approval.) |
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Council Bill 2022-287 (Hosmer)
| A special ordinance amending the Rules and Regulations for the Comprehensive Housing Assistance Program to include revisions necessary to match the regulations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, to allow the Director of Planning and Development and the Loan Committee certain flexibility when dealing with various issues arising under the City’s loan programs, to include the ability to acquire existing occupied housing, and to allow for annual adjustments to loan interest rate. (Planning staff and the Loan Committee recommend approval.) |
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Council Bill 2022-288 (Schilling)
| A special ordinance approving the plans and specifications for the Jefferson Avenue Streetscape improvement; accepting the bid of KCI Construction Company in the amount of $1,797,790 for said improvements; and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with such bidder. |
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Council Bill 2022-289 (Lear)
| A general ordinance amending the Springfield City Code, Section 2-92, known as the ‘Salary Ordinance,’ relating to salary grades for various job titles within the City service as contained in the Crafts, Trades and Labor Union Schedule, the Fire Protection Union Schedule, and the Professional, Administrative, and Technical Non-Union Schedule by adding eleven (11) new job titles and deleting two (2) job titles; and amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget to adjust the authorized employee positions in the Department of Human Resources and Department of Environmental Services by adding one new Full Time Equivalent position to each respective department. |
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Council Bill 2022-290 (Ollis)
| A special ordinance approving the plans and specifications for the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Control Program, Group 7 Public Sewer Rehabilitation – Open Cut Repairs project; accepting the bid of Rosetta Construction, LLC, in the amount of $4,059,920 for the project; authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract for said project; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of the bid, plus a contingency, to amend the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget of the Department of Environmental Services Clean Water Enterprise Fund by appropriating reserves of said fund in the amount of $4,871,904. |
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Council Bill 2022-291 (Hardinger)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Contract of Obligation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources whereby the City agrees to financially secure the future closure and post-closure care of all currently active and previously completed portions of the City’s Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill. |
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Council Bill 2022-292 (Hosmer)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a land lease agreement with the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Inc., for the lease of a four-acre parcel of land near the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant and Yardwaste Recycling Center. |
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RESOLUTIONS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2022-295 (Simpson)
| A resolution declaring the intent of the City of Springfield to annex approximately 27 acres of private property generally located at 6621 South Innovation Avenue, and referenced as Annexation A-1-2023, into the City. (Staff recommends approval.) |
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EMERGENCY BILLS.
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PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
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GRANTS.
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AMENDED BILLS.
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COUNCIL BILLS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. Citizens May Speak. Not Anticipated To Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2022-296 (McGull)
| A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 0.32 acre of property generally located at 1708 South Sieger Drive from R-SF, Single-family Residential District, to O-1, Office District; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval.) (By: School For Investors LLC; 1708 S. Sieger Drive; Z-25-2022.) |
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Council Bill 2022-297 (Schilling)
| A general ordinance amending Section 1-9 of the Springfield City Code, ‘City Limits;’ and amending Section 46-1 of the Springfield City Code, ‘Boundaries of wards, precincts and council zones;’ for the purpose of annexing approximately 1.14 acres of private property and 0.38 acres of public street right-of-way, generally located at 354 West Buena Vista Street, and referenced as Annexation A-4-2022, into the City of Springfield. (By: Hale Real Estate, LLC; 354 W. Buena Vista Street; A-4-2022.) |
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Council Bill 2022-298 (Schilling)
| A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 1.15 acres of property generally located at 354 West Buena Vista Street from Greene County C-2 to GR, General Retail District; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval.) (By: Hale Real Est LLC; 354 W. Buena Vista Street; Z-26-2022.) |
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Council Bill 2022-299 (McGull)
| A general ordinance amending the Official Map of the City of Springfield, Missouri, adopted pursuant to General Ordinance 1478, by changing the street name of the 3100-3399 block of North Mulroy Road to North Beaver Road. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission both recommend approval.) (By: Buc-ee’s; 3100-3399 block of North Mulroy Road; Street Name Change No. 80.) |
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FIRST READING BILLS. Citizens May Speak. Not Anticipated To Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2022-300 (McClure)
| A special ordinance approving the Fourth Amendment to the Employment Agreement by and between the City of Springfield, Missouri, and Anita J. Cotter; authorizing the Mayor to execute such Amendment; and authorizing payment of salary and benefits to Anita J. Cotter in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Amendment. |
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PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES AND COMMUNICATIONS.
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NEW BUSINESS.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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CONSENT AGENDA – FIRST READING BILLS. See Item #3.
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Council Bill 2022-301(Hardinger)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and Branson Vacation Radio for the purpose of sharing video from the closed-circuit television traffic monitoring cameras owned and operated by Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Springfield. |
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Council Bill 2022-302 (Hosmer)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and Gray Media Group, Inc., dba KYTV, for the purpose of sharing video from the closed-circuit television traffic monitoring cameras owned and operated by Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Springfield. |
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Council Bill 2022-303 (Lear)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and NEXSTAR Media Group, Inc., dba KOZL, for the purpose of sharing video from the closed-circuit television traffic monitoring cameras owned and operated by Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Springfield. |
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Council Bill 2022-304 (Ollis)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and Queen B Television of Kansas/Missouri LLC dba KOAM/KFJX for the purpose of sharing video from the closed-circuit television traffic monitoring cameras owned and operated by Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Springfield. |
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CONSENT AGENDA – ONE READING BILLS.
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CONSENT AGENDA – SECOND READING BILLS. See Item #3.
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Council Bill 2022-293 (Hardinger)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Springfield, City Utilities of Springfield, Greene County, and the Missouri Department of Public Safety regarding the Missouri Statewide Interoperability Network Zone Four partnership. |
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Council Bill 2022-294 (McClure)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept grant funds in the amount of $5,000 from the Musgrave Foundation, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, to help fund the 2022 Kindergarten Readiness Study conducted by the Mayor’s Commission for Children in collaboration with Missouri State University. |
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BOARD CONFIRMATIONS.
| Confirm the following appointment to the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.: Darline Mabins with term to expire January 1, 2026. Confirm the following reappointments to the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.: Bill Hobbs and Laura Head-Elliot with terms to expire January 1, 2026. Confirm the following appointment to the Citizens’ Tax Oversight Committee: Dr. Keri Franklin with term to expire May 1, 2025. Confirm the following reappointment to the Board of Public Utilities: Louise Knauer with term to expire December 1, 2025. Confirm the following appointments to the Board of Public Utilities: Steve Dooley with term to expire December 1, 2025; Dr. Alina Lehnert with term to expire December 1, 2024. |
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END OF CONSENT AGENDA.
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