City Council Meeting – January 9, 2023
| 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. DECEMBER 12, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE NOVEMBER 29, 2022, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THE DECEMBER 13, 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, POLICE CHIEF REPORT, AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
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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 1-09-23 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.) (By: Reding Management and Redec, LLCs; 404, 420, & 424 E. Sunshine Street; Conditional Use Permit 470.) |
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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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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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RESOLUTIONS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2023-001 (Horton)
| A resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to apply for up to $8,600,000 in grant funds from the United States Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grant Program to fund the improvements for the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge Rehabilitation Project. |
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EMERGENCY BILLS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2023-002 (City Council)
| A special ordinance calling an election to be held on April 4, 2023, in the City of Springfield, Missouri, to submit to the qualified voters a question as to whether to repeal the City’s license tax of five percent of gross receipts on hotels, motels, and tourist courts and replace it with a new license tax of five percent of gross receipts on hotels, motels, tourist courts, and short-term rentals; and declaring an emergency. |
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Council Bill 2023-003 (City Council)
| A general ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to Section 2.16, Paragraph (25), ‘Contracts, suits, etc.,’ of the Springfield City Charter to the qualified voters of the City at the general election held by the City of Springfield on April 4, 2023, in order to authorize City Council to pass an ordinance authorizing acceptance of bids and entry into contracts with successful bidders at the Council meeting at which it is introduced; and declaring an emergency. |
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Council Bill 2023-004 (City Council)
| A general ordinance submitting a proposed amendment to Sections 3.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, and 6.7 of the Springfield City Charter to the qualified voters of the City at the general election held by the City of Springfield on April 4, 2023, in order to revise sections of the Charter related to personnel by changing the word “personnel” to the phrase “human resources,” authorizing the city manager to allow the director of human resources to remove some types of non-regular employees, revising the list of positions in the unclassified service, adding provisions related to employee reinstatement and promotion, expanding the application of the veterans’ preference to all veterans of the United States armed forces who served active duty and were honorably discharged, and revising the provision authorizing a five-point veterans’ preference to a requirement to provide a reasonable veterans’ preference; and declaring an emergency. |
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Council Bill 2023-005 (City Council)
| A general ordinance submitting proposed amendments to Section 19.16 of the Springfield City Charter to the qualified voters of the City at the general election held by the City of Springfield on April 4, 2023, in order to revise the provisions related to conflicts of interest regarding City contracts or purchases by councilmembers, salaried officers, board and commission members, and employees; and declaring an emergency. |
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PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
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GRANTS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2023-006 (Hardinger)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager or his designee to apply for and accept grant funds, on behalf of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, from the Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Missouri COVID-19 Pandemic Program through the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency for qualifying expenditures in the amount of $1,289,000, and to enter into necessary agreements to carry out the grant; amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget in the amount of $1,289,000 for the purpose of appropriating the additional grant funds; and declaring that this bill qualifies for approval in one reading. |
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Council Bill 2023-007 (Hosmer)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept an extension to the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Community Health Worker Initiative grant from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, to accept funds in the amount of $474,210 for use by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, and to enter into necessary agreements to carry out the grant; amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget in the amount of $474,210 for the purpose of appropriating the additional grant funds; and declaring that this bill qualifies for approval in one reading. |
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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 2023-008 (Simpson)
| 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 27 acres of private property, generally located at 6621 South Innovation Avenue, and referenced as Annexation A-1-2023, into the City of Springfield. (Staff recommends approval.) (By: Kenneth & Helen Stoddard ETAL; 6621 S. Innovation Avenue; A-1-2023.) |
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Council Bill 2023-009 (Simpson)
| A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 27.05 acres of property generally located at 6621 South Innovation Avenue from Greene County A-1 to GI, Government and Institutional Use District; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval.) (By: Kenneth & Helen Stoddard ETAL; 6621 S. Innovation Avenue; Z-28-2022.) |
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Council Bill 2023-010 (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 4121 South Cox Avenue from GR, General Retail District, to CS, Commercial Service District, with Conditional Overlay District No. 221; establishing Conditional Overlay District No. 221; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval.) (By: The Harold E. Johnson Companies, Inc.; 4121 S. Cox Avenue; Z-29-2022 w/COD #221.) |
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Council Bill 2023-011 (Horton)
| A general ordinance amending Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 0.45 acre of property generally located at 830 North Benton Avenue from GR, General Retail District, to GI, Government and Institutional Use District; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval.) (By: Drury University; 830 N. Benton Avenue; Z-30-2022.) |
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Council Bill 2023-012 (Simpson)
| 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 West 3100 block through the East 3600 block of Republic Street to Republic Road. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission both recommend approval.) (By: City of Springfield; West 3100 blk – East 3600 blk of Republic Street; Street Name Change No. 81.) |
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FIRST READING BILLS. Citizens May Speak. Not Anticipated To Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2023-013 (Hosmer)
| A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into Addendum #1 to the annual agreement with the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., executed on August 2, 2022; and amending the City’s budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of $502,750, for the purpose of reflecting current and projected operational changes of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. |
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PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES AND COMMUNICATIONS.
| Chad Mann wishes to address City Council. Andrea Palamar wishes to address City Council. |
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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 2023-014 (Schilling)
| A special ordinance authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to accept the dedication of public streets and easements to the City of Springfield, as shown on the Preliminary Plat of Campbell Acres, generally located at 3525, 3543, and 3553 South Campbell Avenue, upon the applicant filing and recording a final plat that substantially conforms to the preliminary plat; and authorizing the City Clerk to sign the final plat upon compliance with all the terms of this Ordinance. (Staff recommends that City Council accept the public streets and easements.) (By: John Youngblood & South Campbell LLC; 3525, 3543, 3553 South Campbell Avenue; Preliminary Plat of Campbell Acres.) |
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Council Bill 2023-015 (Schilling)
| A special ordinance authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to accept the dedication of public streets and easements to the City of Springfield, as shown on the Preliminary Plat of Porter’s Crossing, generally located at 543 West Old Weaver Road, upon the applicant filing and recording a final plat that substantially conforms to the preliminary plat; and authorizing the City Clerk to sign the final plat upon compliance with all the terms of this Ordinance. (Staff recommends that City Council accept the public streets and easements.) (By: Burning Tree Consulting, LLC; 543 West Old Weaver Road; Preliminary Plat of Porter’s Crossing.) |
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CONSENT AGENDA – ONE READING BILLS. See Item #3.
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Council Bill 2023-016 (Hardinger)
| A resolution confirming the appointment of Sarah Kerner to the Cottle’s Range Community Improvement District Board of Directors. (Staff and the Cottle’s Range Improvement District Board of Directors recommend approval.) |
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Council Bill 2023-017 (Hosmer)
| A resolution confirming the appointments of Mack Musgrave, Jeff Schrag, Craig Wagoner, Andrew Wells, Steve Eudaly, and Michelle Billionis to the Downtown Springfield Community Improvement District Board of Directors. (Staff and the Downtown Springfield Community Improvement District Board of Directors recommend approval.) |
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Council Bill 2023-018 (Lear)
| A resolution confirming the appointment of Tim O’Reilly, James R. Batten, and Kirk Juranas to the Springfield Plaza Community Improvement District Board of Directors. (Staff and the Springfield Plaza Community Improvement District Board of Directors recommend approval.) |
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Council Bill 2023-019 (Ollis)
| A resolution confirming the appointment of Christine Schilling to the Commercial Street Community Improvement District Board of Directors. (Staff and the Commercial Street Community Improvement District Board of Directors recommend approval.) |
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CONSENT AGENDA – SECOND 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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END OF CONSENT AGENDA.
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