City Council Meeting – October 4, 2021
| Agenda City Council Meeting City Council Chambers Historic City Hall, 830 Boonville |
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ROLL CALL.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES. SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 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 NOTIFY THE CITY CLERK BY 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021.
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CEREMONIAL MATTERS.
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CITY MANAGER REPORT, PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR 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 2021-245 (Romine)
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 5.11 acres of Missouri Department of Transportation right-of-way, generally located in the 5900 through 6200 blocks of West State Highway 266, and referenced as Annexation A-3-2021, into the City of Springfield.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-246 (Schilling)
A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 36-306, ‘Official zoning map and rules for interpretation,’ by rezoning approximately 3.3 acres of property generally located at 2625 West Delmar Street, 1025 and 1045 South Clifton Avenue, and 2620 West Grand Street from Planned Development No. 269 to Planned Development No. 378; and adopting an updated Official Zoning Map. (Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff recommend approval.) (By: Simmons First National Bank; 2625 W. Delmar Street,1025 & 1045 S. Clifton Avenue and 2620 W. Grand Street; PD 378).Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-247 (Hosmer)
A general ordinance amending the Springfield City Code, Chapter 42, ‘Courts,’ Division II, ‘Municipal court,’ Section 42-41, ‘Court costs,’ to correspond with changes in state law.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-248 (Hardinger)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the owners of the property generally located at 2131 West Kingsley Street, to purchase the real property at this location; and authorizing certain other documents and actions in connection therewith.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-249 (Hosmer)
A special ordinance approving and accepting the proposal from the team, GAP Collaborative, as the best value team to design and construct the Grant Avenue Parkway Project; authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with the GAP Collaborative team leader, Radmacher Brothers Excavating Company, Inc.; and amending the budget of the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 in the amount of $2,714,000. Documents:
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RESOLUTIONS. Citizens May Speak. May Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2021-254 (McGull)
A resolution declaring an intent to initiate annexation of approximately 2 acres of private property, generally located at 3284 North Mulroy Road, and referenced as Annexation A-5-2021, into the City of Springfield. (Staff recommends approval.) (Vivian L. McKinzie; 3284 N. Mulray Road; A-5-2021)Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-255 (Simpson)
A resolution amending the Major Thoroughfare Plan, a portion of the Transportation Plan element of the Springfield-Greene County Comprehensive Plan, by removing two future collectors from Figures 20-2 and 20-9. (Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff recommends approval.)Documents:
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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 2021-256 (Schilling)
A general ordinance amending General Ordinance 6662, which rezoned approximately 72.33 acres of property generally located adjacent to Grant Avenue between College Street and Catalpa Street to the Grant Avenue Parkway District, and which is referenced as Zoning Case Z-11-2021, to correct the legal descriptions of Subdistricts B and C within the Grant Avenue Parkway District. (City of Springfield; 465 S. Grant Avenue (Part of the Grant Avenue Parkway District); Z-11-2021-Corrected)Documents:
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FIRST READING BILLS. Citizens May Speak. Not Anticipated To Be Voted On.
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Council Bill 2021-257 (Hardinger)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Ozarks Technical Community College for the provision of professional equivalency credit for eligible sworn personnel of the City of Springfield Fire Department.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-258 (Hosmer)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Wastewater Service Contract and Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Battlefield for the purpose of continuing to provide contract wastewater service to Battlefield.Documents:
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PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Ben Brown wishes to address City Council.
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NEW BUSINESS.
Andrew Lear will be the employer representative at the upcoming 2021 Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) Annual Meeting.
Mayor McClure is appointing Andrew Lear to serve as the City Council representative for Springfield Sister Cities Association.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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CONSENT AGENDA – FIRST READING BILLS.
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CONSENT AGENDA – ONE READING BILLS. See Item #3.
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Council Bill 2021-259 (Lear)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept federal grant funds in the amount of $46,000 from a Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to develop a shareable version of SGF Yields, the City’s pedestrian safety program; amending the budget of the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 in that amount upon award of the grant; and declaring that this bill qualifies as a one-reading bill.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-260 (Ollis)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept a ‘Show-Me-Zero Grant’ in the amount of $8,000 from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to support continuation of the City’s pedestrian safety education program “SGF Yields;” amending the budget of the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 in that amount upon award of the grant; and declaring that this bill qualifies as a one-reading bill.Documents:
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CONSENT AGENDA – SECOND READING BILLS. See Item #3.
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Council Bill 2021-250 (Simpson)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a supplemental agreement with Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and TransCore ITS, LLC, for continued maintenance of Advanced Traffic Management System software and hardware at the Transportation Management Center of the Ozarks.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-251 (Ollis)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to participate in the On Call Work Zone Enforcement Program to provide enhanced traffic enforcement in work zones.Documents:
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Council Bill 2021-252 (Lear)
A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Postal Inspection Service to allow the Springfield Police Department to participate in the United States Postal Inspection Service Springfield Drug Task Force; and amending the budget of the Police Department in the amount of $18,649.Documents:
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BOARD CONFIRMATIONS.
Confirm the following appointment to the Board of Equalization: Derek White, with a term to expire April 1, 2026.
Confirm the following appointment to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development: Brennan Pratt, with term to expire May 1, 2022.
Confirm the following appointments to the Landmarks Board: Bryan Lenox, with a term to expire November 1, 2023, John Hawkins, with a term to expire November 1, 2022, and Jan Preston, with a term to expire November 1, 2021.
Confirm the following appointment to the Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System Board of Trustees: Charles Munsey, with a term to expire April 30, 2024.
Confirm the following reappointments to the Springfield- Greene-County Environmental Advisory Board: Barbara Garcia and Krista Peryer, with terms to expire October 1, 2024.
Confirm the following appointments to the Springfield Greene-County Environmental Advisory Board: Lindsey McDaniel, with term to expire October 1, 2022, and Mark Millsap, with a term to expire October 1, 2024.
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END OF CONSENT AGENDA.
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