on September 9, 2013

City Council – September 9, 2013

Council Meeting Agenda

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 – 6:30 p.m.

Link to Closed Captioning of the Meeting

Speakers must sign up with the City Clerk to speak to an issue on the agenda. Speakers are to limit their remarks to five minutes.

Note: Sponsorship does not denote Council member approval or support.

  1. ROLL CALL.
  2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. –August 26, 2013
  3. FINALIZATION AND APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDAS.CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO OR REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDAS MUST DO SO AT THIS TIME.
  4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS.
  5. COUNCIL BILL 2013-231. (Stephens)A resolution affirming City Council’s support of the City of Springfield receiving the designation of Purple Heart City.
  6. CITY MANAGER REPORT AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE AUGUST 26, 2013 MEETINGS.
  7. COUNCIL BILLS FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
  8. FIRST READING BILLS. CITIZENS MAY SPEAK. NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE VOTED ON.
  9. COUNCIL BILL 2013-232. (Stephens)A special ordinance approving the appropriation and budget adjustment of $100,000 from the fund balance reserves of the1/4-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of funding preparation of construction contract documents by a consultant for the Route 66 Roadside Park and schematic planning services for the western extent of the Jordan Valley West Meadows Site
  10. RESOLUTIONS. CITIZENS MAY SPEAK. MAY BE VOTED ON.
  11. COUNCIL BILL 2013-233. (Hosmer)A resolution stating the opposition of the Council of the City of Springfield to House Bill 253 due to its projected negative impact on the Springfield community, and requesting that the members of the Missouri General Assembly who represent the citizens of Springfield vote against any effort to override the Governor’s veto of HB 253.
  12. COUNCIL BILL 2013-234. (Rushefsky)A resolution granting a Parade Permit to Rountree Special Events, LLC., for October 31, 2013.
  13. EMERGENCY BILLS.
  14. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
  15. GRANTS.
  16. AMENDED BILLS.
  17. SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE. CITIZENS HAVE SPOKEN. MAY BE VOTED ON.
  18. COUNCIL BILL 2013-206. (Stephens)A special ordinance approving the City Utilities Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
  19. COUNCIL BILL 2013-207. (Stephens)A general ordinance to approve establishing new electric rates and revise electric rates.
  20. COUNCIL BILL 2013-217. (Stephens)A special ordinance calling an election on April 8, 2014, in the City of Springfield, Missouri, to submit to the qualified voters a question as to whether or not to repeal or continue a three-quarter cent sales tax (3/4-cent) on retail sales within the City of Springfield, Missouri, for the purpose of providing revenue for the Springfield Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Pension System, providing for a sunset on the tax at the earlier of either the end of five years from the date of commencement of the renewed tax or the Pension Fund reaching a fully-funded status, and declaring an emergency.
  21. COUNCIL BILL 2013-218. (Seifried)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an amended lease agreement for a City-owned parking lot and green space, located at the northwest corner of Jefferson Avenue and Commercial Street, with the Commercial Club of Springfield, Missouri, and to provide for the orderly use, insurance, and maintenance of the parking lot and green space.
  22. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
  23. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, AND COMMUNICATIONS.
  24. NEW BUSINESS.
  25. The Mayor recommends the following reappointments to the Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations: Emily Nelms and Todd Thomas with terms to expire October 1, 2016.
  26. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following appointments to the Personnel Board: Kyle Ament with term to expire March 1, 2015; and David Brown with term to expire March 1, 2016.
  27. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following appointment to the Board of Equalization: Gary Busker with term to expire April 1, 2016.
  28. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following appointment to the Public Building Corporation: Frank Bridges with term to expire September 1, 2019.
  29. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following reappointments to the Public Building Corporation: John Wylie and Dean Young with terms to expire September 1, 2019.
  30. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following reappointments to the Springfield/Greene County Environmental Advisory Board: Emily Austin and Stephen Wilson with terms to expire October 1, 2016.
  31. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following appointment to the Landmarks Board: Joel Thomas with term to expire November 1, 2015.
  32. The Public Involvement Committee recommends the following reappointments to the Landmarks Board: Len Eagleberger and David Eslick with terms to expire November 1, 2016.
  33. MISCELLANEOUS.
  34. CONSENT AGENDA – FIRST READING BILLS. SEE ITEM # 3.
  35. COUNCIL BILL 2013-235. (Burlison)A special ordinance amending the budget for the Department of Environmental Services for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, in the amount of $390,000, to appropriate retained earnings of the Solid Waste Fund for the detailed geologic and hydrologic investigation of a possible 42-acre expansion at the Springfield Sanitary Landfill.
  36. COUNCIL BILL 2013-236. (Hosmer)A general ordinance amending the Springfield City Code, Chapter 98, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places, Article VII Encroachments on City Property, replacing the Director of Building Development Services with the Director of Public Works as having authority to regulate and enforce the provisions of the Article.
  37. COUNCIL BILL 2013-237. (Seifried)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an amended 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 Sanitary Landfill.
  38. COUNCIL BILL 2013-238. (Rushefsky)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Supplemental Agreement for Highway/Rail Crossing Improvements with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for the purpose of coordinating participation by the City in the cost of the BNSF New Concrete Crossing Surface and Signal project at East Cherry Street, between South Union Avenue and U.S. Highway 65, designated as United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) No. 664106E.
  39. COUNCIL BILL 2013-239. (Stephens)A special ordinance amending the General Fund budget for the City of Springfield, Missouri, for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, increasing revenue and expenses by $8,476, and reallocating unexpended appropriations between departments, and amending Police Special Revenue Funds in the amount of $28,291.
  40. CONSENT AGENDA – ONE READING BILLS. SEE ITEM # 3.
  41. COUNCIL BILL 2013-240. (Compton)A resolution approving the plans, specifications, and bid of Q & Company, LLC., for the fire sprinkler system upgrade for the Springfield Expo Center.
  42. COUNCIL BILL 2013-241. (Compton)A resolution authorizing Mayor Bob Stephens, on behalf of the City of Springfield, to attend the joint visit by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Rotary, and Sister Cities to our sister city, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.
  43. COUNCIL BILL 2013-242. (Carroll)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept Dislocated Worker Training (DWT) National Emergency Grant (NEG) funds from the State of Missouri for receipt and use by the Department of Workforce Development; to enter into necessary agreements to carry out the grant; and amend the budget of the Department of Workforce Development for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014, in the amount of $162,639.
  44. COUNCIL BILL 2013-243. (Fisk)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept a National Emergency Grant for On-the-Job Training from the State of Missouri for receipt and use by the Department of Workforce Development; to enter into necessary agreements to carry out the grant; and amend the budget of the Department of Workforce Development for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, in the amount of $40,000.
  45. COUNCIL BILL 2013-244. (Fishel)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept a Show Me Heroes On-the-Job Training Grant from the State of Missouri, for the receipt and use by the Department of Workforce Development; to enter into necessary agreements to carry out the grant; and amend the budget of the Department of Workforce Development for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, in the amount of $40,000.
  46. CONSENT AGENDA – SECOND READING BILLS. CITIZENS HAVE SPOKEN. MAY BE VOTED ON.
  47. COUNCIL BILL 2013-209. (Seifried)A general ordinance amending the Official Map of Springfield, adopted pursuant to General Ordinance No. 1478, by changing the name of West Farm Road 130 (Maple Street), between Broadview Place and Meteor Avenue, to West Junction Street. (Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff recommend approval.)
  48. COUNCIL BILL 2013-210. (Seifried)A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 1-1600, Zoning Maps, by rezoning approximately 2.17 acres of property, generally located at 1126 North Broadway Avenue, from an R-SF, Single-Family Residential District, to a LB, Limited Business District. (Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval.) (By: Blansit Investment Group, LLC; 1126 North Broadway Avenue; Z-13-2013.)
  49. COUNCIL BILL 2013-211. (Burlison)A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article I, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-4400, IC, Industrial Commercial District, in the Springfield Zoning Ordinance to permit the medical office use group. (Both Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommend approval.)
  50. COUNCIL BILL 2013-212. (Rushefsky)A special ordinance authorizing the issuance of two Conditional Use Permits, Numbers 404 and 405, to reduce the front yard setback along Kimbrough Avenue from twenty-five (25) feet to ten (10) feet at 533 East Monroe Street and 711 South Kimbrough Avenue within an R-HD, High Density Multi-Family Residential General Retail District. (Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommend approval.)
  51. COUNCIL BILL 2013-213. (Compton)A special ordinance vacating the 3500 to 4100 blocks of South Farm Road 115 (Haseltine Road) (Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommend approval with conditions.)
  52. COUNCIL BILL 2013-214. (Compton)A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article I, Zoning Ordinance, to add a new Section, 4-2900, for the purpose of establishing a new zoning district, the WC, West College Street District. (Both Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommend approval.)
  53. COUNCIL BILL 2013-215. (Compton)A general ordinance amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Section 1-1600, Zoning Maps, by rezoning approximately 20.57 acres of property, generally located on the north side of the 700 to 1000 blocks and south side of the 800 to 1200 blocks of West College Street, 1301 West College Street, and 208 South New Avenue from a CS, Commercial Service District and HM, Heavy Manufacturing District to a WC, West College Street District; and property generally located at 215 South Grant and 736, 740, and 1500 West College Street from a CC, Center City District; CS, Commercial Service District, R-MD, Medium-Density Multi-family Residential District; and HM, Heavy Manufacturing District; to an IC, Industrial Commercial District. (By: City of Springfield; West College Street; Z-14-2013.)
  54. COUNCIL BILL 2013-216. (Compton)A special ordinance adopting a Redevelopment Plan and Blight Study for the College Street Corridor Redevelopment Area for an area generally bounded by Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad to the north, West Walnut Street to the south, Grant Avenue to the east, and Kansas Expressway to the west. (The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, Planning and Zoning Commission, and staff recommend approval.)
  55. COUNCIL BILL 2013-221. (Fisk)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Greene County, 911 Advisory Board, and Mercy Hospital Springfield for the purpose of providing a “hot backup” location for 911 services in the event of emergency conditions at the Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications Department (911 ECD).
  56. COUNCIL BILL 2013-222. (Fishel)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Services Agreement with Greene County, Missouri, to continue to monitor and maintain the County Storm Warning Sirens.
  57. COUNCIL BILL 2013-223. (Seifried)A special ordinance authorizing the Director of Planning and Development to accept the dedication of the public streets and easements to the City as shown on the Preliminary Plat Renewal of Robert Industrial Park, generally located on the west side of the 900 block of South West Bypass, 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 the terms of this ordinance. (Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff recommend that City Council accept the public streets and easements.)
  58. COUNCIL BILL 2013-224. (Carroll)A special ordinance authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a County Strategic Highway Road Safety Plan Funding Agreement (Agreement) with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) to establish the cost sharing and participation responsibilities between the City and MHTC for the Strategic Highway Road Safety Plan.***END OF CONSENT AGENDAS***
  59. ADJOURN.