City Council - Regular Meeting

Heat. Heat. [music] [music] Welcome to the December 1st Blue Spring City Council meeting. If you would stand with me, I will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. You can be seated. Appreciate [snorts] everyone coming and braving the weather. It's going to be a short meeting hopefully, but the next item on the agenda is confirmation of a quorum. Council member Kaylor, I'm present. Then present. Ruml present. Ericson present. Edmonson here. Rowan here. Mayor Leves here. We have a quorum. Next is the consent agenda. Do I have a motion to approve? So move. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Council member Kaylor. I. Then I. Ruml. I. Ericson. I. Edmonson. I. Rowan I mayor love I cared unanimously. [snorts]

Next we had planned a proclamation for the state champion blue south high school girls cross country team. Because of the weather they chose to reschedu for the next meeting on December 15th. So we'll move on to item five which is a public hearing for Brookside Estates. They also are going to be continued. So I'm going to open the public hearing. And now I need a motion to continue that item to the next council meeting. Second. Any discussion? This is just a voice vote. All in favor? I. I.

Any oppose? No. Motion carries. We will continue that one to December 15th. Next is a public hearing for Rampage Athletics Reszoning and Plan Development. Uh, do I have a No. City clerk has some items to read for the Mayor. The city has one exhibit to enter into the record. City council information form dated October 28th, 2025 with the following attachments. Staff report with attachments. Site location map. site zoning map, applicant narrative and attachments, affidavit of publication the examiner on September 27th, 2025, 185 foot map, owner's list, resident letter, title 4, land use section, Blue Springs code of ordinance by reference, and bill approving the reszoning and plan development concept planned. This is all we have to enter for the record.

Okay, before we continue, I believe council member Rowan has a statement he wanted to make. Um, yes. I'd like to recuse myself on the next vote due to my um relationship or um I guess with the applicant for this next bill. Okay. So, per our procedures, you will have to leave the room to recuse yourself. So, go ahead and uh exit out the door there. We will let you know when we're done and you can come back in. Don't start anything else left. [laughter] We will be sure to let you know. Thank you.

So, we have uh city clerk has read the items. Uh so, another unique thing about this evening is our court reporter is not here. And so, I get to do something I've never done and I am going to swear in the speakers for this. So, if you are planning to speak on this issue for Rampage Athletics, will you please stand? This includes staff. Okay. Raise your right hand. Please raise your right hand. And do you swear that the testimony you're about to give in this case to be the true still help you out? I do. Okay. You are sworn in. You'll still you can be seated. And then when we uh get to the next, you'll have to give your name and address for the record. But staff, if you will uh please continue with your report.

Yes. So, Chintel Fry, associate planner, 903 West Main Street, Blue Springs, 64014, and I have been sworn on behalf of the city. Mayor and council members, before you this evening is a request for the reszoning the PD concept plan for the Rampage Athletics located at 20001 Northwest 9th Street and the property is currently zoned MF14 which is for the moderate density multifamily district. [clears throat] First request is to reszone the subject property from an MF14, [gasps] the moderate density multif family district, to a PDC, which is a planned development commercial, which would specifically permit the uses of assembly and indoor recreation at this location. The 2014 comprehensive plan included the subject property as neighborhoods which is defined as areas for residential living arranged in a connected pattern of streets and blocks to provide access to civic and neighborhood amenities. The comp plan also states that the areas designated to neighborhood should also have connections to gathering places of neighborhood center to meet daily needs. The intent of the PD zoning district is to encourage the unique and highquality neighborhood, commercial, or mixeduse development through an integrated development plan that provides flexibility to the standard zoning district regulations. Staff re reviewed the resoning request under the nine review criteria included in the staff report and find that the request is in accordance with the comprehensive plan. The proposed zoning and development of the site with the PD zoning is appropriate for this site will permit only two additional land uses uh that will be allowed under the PD district. Any other land uses not specified within this PD zoning of assembly or indoor recreation shall be subject to the formal process of amending the plan development concept

plan. This will require a public hearing before both PL planning commission and city council with a vote. Staff recommends approval of the resoning of the site to the PD commercial and I'd be happy to answer any questions and the applicant is present. Any questions for staff from the council? Council member Ericson, could you uh give me some history on PD zoning? How long have we had that on on the books uh for zoning? Pet

well my my question is in in the past we've had instances where we've wanted to attach uses to the zoning and that's been very difficult. So I guess maybe the real question is are we sure that these two uses are the only things we can do and then that's on the books today. Yes.

I don't recognize it from the past. So, we've had PD planning and a lot of other developments that we've brought through PD concepts and then the PD final plan. We did the PD on this site because it allows us to add those additional uses without having a base zoning of like a general business. So, this allows just the assembly and the indoor recreation. Then, anything outside of that would have to be amended through a PD amendment plan that would come before planning commission and city council. But it's a very common practice to allow additional zoning without changing the entire base zoning.

Okay, that's uh I guess my concern is we have other zoning that is not attached to PD zoning then. Correct. And so that's where by the zoning rules or by right or whatever the correct terminology is, whatever is allowed in that zone is allowed. But with the PD zoning, it's very simply put, it's just those two things from now and [clears throat] forever. Yes. Okay. Any other questions for staff from the council?

Okay, then if the applicant wants to come forward and give a presentation, answer some questions, you'll give your name and address for the record. Michael Scott, 2235 Southwest Rambling Vine Road in Lee Summit, Missouri. Go ahead when you're ready.

My name is Michael Scott and I am the pastor of uh technically on the books we are St. Peter United Methodist Church. We're doing business as the table. Um we came in and took over for lack of a better term that church in 2016 and so we had some uh trust money coming in and so we kept that entity in place and we became the table. So it's under the project name is Rampage, but we own St. Peter United Methodist Church owns the building. So I know there was some confusion on on that. So I'm not with Rampage. I'm with St. Peter United Methodist Church. So um we originally had applied for a general business and uh the planning commission uh thought that was too wide of a range that we could put a restaurant or industrial like that. So we then we restricted that down um to the planning development so that Rampage uh could operate. They operate in the evenings. We the church uses it uh for our feeding programs and office space and recording studio and then they use it at night um to do athletic stuff. So

any questions for the applicant? Council member could you say what you the feeding purposes or what what you say? We have a summer lunch program and we have like back snack programs where we deliver food to the schools and stuff. So we have dry goods. Okay. May I ask staff a question? Is is that permitted in the assembly? Yes, that is correct. It's permitted under the assembly. Okay, that sounds good. I just want to know. Thank you. Thanks. Any other questions for the All right. Thank you for your testimony. Thank you.

Any other comments from council before I go to the audience? Okay. Does anyone in the audience like to speak in support of In? You want to speak in opposition to opposition to Okay. Any other comments before I close the public hearing? I will close the public hearing. Next [clears throat] item is item seven, introduction ring of bill 5368 approving Rampage Athletics Reszoning and Planned Development Concept L. I'll introduce it. Your

first reading bill 5368, an ordinance reszoning property from MF14 Modern Density Multif Family District to PDC Planned Development Commercial and approving a plan development concept plan for Rampage Athletics. Your honor, I move that we approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? Council Rivson. Um, if memory serves me right, this building was used as a a workshop at one time in the in past before I believe uh the church took it over. Well, that would be or is that going back too far? That would be before my time. So I know at one point in 93 it was zone general business. Okay.

Okay. Any other discussion on first reading? Then all in favor I. Any oppose? No. Motion carries. Second reading. Second reading bill 5368, an ordinance reszoning property from MF14 moderate density multif family district to PDC plan development commercial and approving a plan development concept plan for Rampage Athletics. Your honor move we approve it on the second reading provide a proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Roll call. Council member Tholan I. Ruml I. Ericson I. Edmonson I. Council member R is recused. Council member Kaylor. Hi. Mayor Leves. I

carried and given you ordinance number 5467. Somebody will please retrieve council member Rowan from his banishment. [laughter] Welcome back there. [laughter]

I don't have any speaker appearance forms for the remaining items. So, we will go to item nine, introduction to Rena Bill 5369, accepting five easements for woodlands at Chapman Farm. I'll introduce it. First, renew bill 5369, an ordinance [clears throat] accepting off-site permanent access easements and permanent storm and sanitary sewer easements granted by the Woodlands at Chapman Farms LLC. I move we approve on this first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Any discussion? Second. Sorry. All in favor? I. I. Any oppose? No. Motion carries. Second reading. Second reading of bill 5369, an ordinance accepting off-site permanent access easements and permanent storm and sanitary sewer easements granted by the Woodlands at Chapman Farms LLC.

The honor move approve the second reading and provide the proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Roll call. Council member Bruml. I. Ericson. I. Edmonson. I. Rowan. I. Kaylor. I. Then I. Mayor Levis. I. Carried unanimously giving an ordinance number 5468. Next is item 10, introduction room bill 5370, approving a contract with Johnson County, Missouri for detention services. I'll introduce it, your honor. First reading, bill 5370, an ordinance approving a two-year contract between the city of Blue Springs and Johnson County, Missouri for detention services. Your honor, I move we approve this on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second.

Any discussion? All in favor? I. I. Any oppose? No. Motion carries. Second reading. Second reading bill 5370, an ordinance approving a two-year contract between the city of Blue Springs and Johnson County, Missouri for detention services. Your honor move to approve the second reading and provide a proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Roll call. Council member Ericson. Hi. Edmonson. Hi. Rowan. I Kaylor. Hi. Tholen. Hi. Ruml. Hi. Mayor Leves. I. Carried to unanimously given ordinance number 5469. Next is item 11, introduction of reading bill 5371, approving a subword agreement for Jackson County Drug Task Force. I'll introduce it.

First, reading bill 5371, an ordinance approving a subawward agreement for the Jackson County Drug Task Force for the 2024 Edward Burn Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. Your honor, I move we approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All in favor? I. Any oppose? No. Motion carries. Second reading. Second reading bill 5371, an ordinance approving a subawward agreement for the Jackson County Drug Task Force for the 2024 Edward Burn Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. Your honor move to approve the second reading and provide a proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Roll call. Council member Evansson. I Rowan. Hi. Kaylor. I Then I rum. I Ericson. Hi. Mayor Leves.

I. Car unanimously given ordinance number 5470. All right. I don't have any speaker appearance forms, so we'll go to council member comments. Any council members have anything to add this evening? Council member Kaylor, I just wanted to say a real good job there, your honor, filling in for the court. [laughter] I can add it to my CV now. I didn't know we could do that. [laughter] Apparently, there is a few people that can. Uh me and the city clerk are one of those few people. So, we uh we did paper rock scissors and I won. [laughter] I saw that, but I didn't understand what it was for. Good job, your honor. Uh, for the public, have you lit up your jacket yet? [laughter]

My jacket does light up. You want me You want me to turn it on? I will do the remainder of the meeting with my light up jacket. On that note, the weather outside is frightful, but inside here, the council building, it is so delightful.

We do want to thank our snow removal team for all of their hard work. Uh, I saw staff out at city hall for most of the day getting the sidewalks clear. Uh just so everyone knows uh where we I think there was a post that went on the city page here in the last few minutes, but uh we are in phase two of the snow removal plan. You can go to the website and see what that means. Uh basically, as long as snow is falling, the snow removal team is paying attention to the main roads and trying to keep them clear as much as possible. Now that started to taper off, they're starting to go to the residential roads. And if you look, you can follow and track our snow plows. It's something we started last year for the first time. Uh there is a link on the website where you can follow the snow plow trucks and you can see when they've gone by the streets. Uh has a map and a time time lapse for when they were last by certain roads. Uh I've noticed in the last couple hours they have been in the residential streets. So, they will, if you follow the snow plan, will go for priority one streets, priority 2, priority 3, and they have been working around the clock since 4:00 a.m. this morning. They will continue to work around the clock until they get the all those streets clear. So, uh, another another time and opportunity we can thank them for all their hard work. Um, and if you are interested in more information on the process and the priority of your street and following the the snow plows, that's all on the city's website and there's probably a link on the Facebook page that was posted a while ago. So, another opportunity to thank them. Uh, another point of information, something that will happen tomorrow, at least the plan that we've talked about is the North Pole Trail of Lights will get lit tomorrow and the mayor's Christmas tree along with it. Uh, to be determined how big of an event that is. Some of it will depend on whether the school district has uh classes tomorrow or not. If uh the kids are available, we might have a choir or four that will come help sing

and help us do that. If not, it may just be the seven of us standing on the gazebo, which will be great. The public's still invited. Um it will still be a wonderful event, but we do want to get the lights lit. Uh make sure that asset is is operational as soon as possible. So, uh regardless, the lights will get lit tomorrow. It just may be a smaller or larger event depending on what happens in the next 24 hours or so. So, that'll be at this time 5:30 to 7. We may light the lights a little earlier if uh schools close tomorrow and we don't have the choirs, but uh some of that will to be determined and we'll announce that as we know. Um the only other things I know that's happening between now and the next city council meeting is some parks events. There is an indoor triathlon on December 7th which I think the entire council is participating in. Right. All of us. Okay. That's what I that's what I heard. Uh and there's also a paint and movie night on December 12th. So, uh look at the city's website for information on that. Otherwise, uh I will have the city clerk read a motion to go into executive session.

Mayor, motion is in order for the council to go into close session pursuant to section 610.021 021 subp paragraphs 1 3 and 13 revise statutes of Missouri for the purpose of privilege communication between a governmental body or its representative and legal counsel including litigation and personnel and that any minutes documents and other records discussed or taken during the closed session remain closed and that this body stand adjourned at the completion of such session. So move is there a second. Is there any discussion? Roll call. Council member Rowan I. Kaylor I. Foland. Hi Raml. Hi Ericson. Hi Edmonson. Hi Mayor Levis. Hi. We will go into executive session.