City Council - Regular Meeting

The Blue Springs City Council and city staff have developed a series of street and sidewalk improvements that benefit residents by improving safety, access, and mobility. Work began in early 2025 with the neighborhood street preservation project. This past year, 52 lane miles of neighborhood streets were completed, far exceeding our original estimates when the project was first proposed. Looking ahead to 2026, the city plans to complete more than 110 lane miles of pavement improvements with an investment of $15 million through our preventative pavement management program. In addition to neighborhood streets, several major roadways are scheduled for resurfacing. 15th Street, 19th Street, Mach Avenue, Woods Chapel, Hardy Mai Road, and South Outer Road. Sidewalk improvements are also an important part of keeping our community connected. In 2025, the city completed nearly 4,300 ft of sidewalk infill projects throughout Blue Springs, improving safety and accessibility for pedestrians. There are also new road projects ahead for 2026. These include the construction of Southwest 12th Street from Wyatt Road to Southwest South Crest Drive, turn lane addition at the intersection of Adams Dair Parkway and Duncan Road, and the reconstruction of Wyatt Road between 7 highway and Adams Dairy Parkway. Through these projects, the city remains committed to serving Blue Springs residents with safer streets, improved access, and better mobility for years to come.

On April 7th, 2026, Blue Springs residents will vote on a ballot discussion regarding the issuance of $65 million in water and sewer system revenue bonds. The funding would support required improvements to the Snyabar wastewater treatment plan, which serves both Blue Springs and Green Valley. These improvements are necessary to meet updated environmental standards established by state and federal regulators. An operating permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources requires the plant to meet new limits for ammonia, phosphorus, and nitrogen by the year 2030 or face potential fines for non-compliance. To comply with these regulations, the city must upgrade the facility. Plan improvements include expanding current treatment capacity, replacing aging or nonfunctional equipment, and constructing new facilities for chemical and biological treatments. The Snyar facility currently treats more than 4 million gallons of waste water each day. As Blue Springs continues to grow, the plant is approaching its current operating capacity without making improvements to the current portion of the facility not being utilized. These improvements will help maintain reliable wastewater service, protect water quality, and support future residential and commercial development. If the ballot question passes, the city will be eligible to finance the project through clean water state revolving fund, which provides lower interest rates for wastewater infrastructure projects and reduces the overall cost of the improvements. This allows the city to spread costs over time and keeping sewer rates as low as possible while addressing required improvements. If the question does not pass, the project will still be required, but financing options will likely involve higher interest rates, increasing the overall project costs, and potential higher sewer rates to the consumer. Upgrading the Snyabar wastewater treatment plant will help ensure

reliable service, regulatory compliance, and long-term sustainability for the Blue Springs community. The city's newly adopted strategic plan alongside the 2024 downtown master plan has given the city renewed energy with

its approach to downtown revitalization. The city's downtown revitalization effort is multifaceted, involving infrastructure projects, economic incentives, and redevelopment initiatives that will transform and enhance the downtown district. There are four big ticket items for downtown revitalization. The Central Park improvements project present the chance to bring a nature recreation area to the setting of downtown. This is an unutilized park that has the potential to be a new vibrant civic space for the downtown area, enhancing the landscaping pathways and seating to knit the park into downtown's pedestrian network. The former lumber yard will see a transformation of this vacant site into an active mixeduse development with firstf flooror commercial space and residential units above. This will provide the downtown market with new commercial space to further attract new types of dining and retail. The former First Baptist Church property was purchased by the city of Blue Springs in January 2025, and the city issued a request for proposals in December 2025, soliciting proposals for potential reuse and redevelopment ideas. The downtown streetscape enhancements project will transform downtown Blue Springs and build a new foundation for downtown revitalization. Funds from the 2024 voterapproved bonds will be used to construct a new main street with sidewalks that are more pedestrian friendly and street lights and landscaping that will help to make downtown Blue Springs a distinct and unique destination, attracting culture, commerce, and community for the city. The city is excited and motivated to see these transformative projects through to completion, and we look forward to sharing more with the residents of Blue Springs over the upcoming months. The city of Blue Springs is developing a new 50 acre park north of Wyatt Road and

west of Highway 7 known as Southwest Park. Once complete, it will become the southernmost park in the city, giving residents on the south side better access to public park space. The Parks and Recreation Department is finalizing the park's design with construction expected to begin in late 2026 and an anticipated opening in 2028. Prior to the park construction, Southwest 12th Street will be extended through the property to connect with Wyatt Road with street construction starting in spring 2026. The north end of the park will feature a custom-designed playground and a large shelter. A signature element will be a tree canopy walkway, allowing visitors to experience elevated views as the path lines through the treetops. The center of the park will include an event facility for 250 to 300 people, primarily designed for weddings and receptions, but flexible enough for meetings and retreats. Outdoor ceremony spaces will surround the building, which will sit on a hillside overlooking natural wooded areas. The south end of Southwest Park will offer open green space for passive recreation, including a burm that can double as a sledding hill in the winter. Trails throughout the park will provide options for exercise or leisurely walks. Residents on the south side of Blue Springs have long asked for a park in this area, and we're excited to deliver a unique space they can enjoy for years to come. Heat. Heat.

Wonder if you Heat. Heat. Welcome to the April 6 Blue Springs City Council meeting. If you will 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 theublic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. You can be seated. Excuse me. We'll now call the meeting to order. First item on the agenda is confirmation of a quorum. Council member Kaylor present. Fen present. Ruml present. Ericson Edmonson here. Rowan here. Mayor Levis here. We have a quorum. Next item is a 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. Raml. I. Ericson. I. Edmonson. Hi. Rowan. I. Mayor Leves. I. Motion carries.

Well, the next item is a fun one. We have some wild cats in the room with us tonight. Not only some wild cats, but some champions. And not only some champions, but some national champions. And so if I can have the glitter girls in company join me up front here. And council if you can come up front with me. So, I have a proclamation on behalf of the city. We have some weird ass clauses here to present to these these ladies and and the whole crew. So we have whereas the Blue Springs High School Glitter Girls and Company team will be honored tonight, April 6th. And whereas the Glitter Girls and Company team took first place in the large varsity team performance at the 2026 National Dance Alliance High School D National Dance Championship in Orlando, Florida in February. Listen to this. They are they're not only national champions, they're giant killers, too. This victory marks the Glitter Girls and Company's first national championship title, defeating the previous champions who had won seven straight titles. That's that's pretty impressive. The team performance the team performed a routine featuring jazz, palm kick, and hiphop, showcasing the team's depth of talent and execution throughout the performance. And whereas the high school good or girls company varsity team is made up of 21 dancers all from high school grades and they focus on being authentic, making practices fun as they focused on seeing how great they could become. Whereas the glitter girls and company team was coached by Aaron Brown, Megan Ryan, and the routine was choreographed by Brandy Tucker. And because of all their hard work and all the excitement, the city council and I, Mayor Blue Springs, want to hereby proclaim today, April 6, 2026, as Blue Springs High School Glitter

Girls and Company Team Day. Congratulations and give them a round of applause. You got the chance, here's a microphone. Okay. Um, just that this group is incredibly hardworking, so much fun to be around. Um, make everything just really easy to coach. I think we've had a lot of fun with this group. Um, this is for you.

And let's get a picture of you. All right, everybody give me a big smile. One, two, three. Congratulations. Yeah, we got plenty of jackets. As I said previously, you guys are welcome to to leave now if you'd like. Of course, we have a lot of exciting stuff on the agenda. We'll give them a minute to

exit and the council gets settled.

There goes I don't Everybody a minute to get settled. I know.

All right, everybody. All right, no less fun, but still the business side of things for tonight. We next item on the agenda is Lux 2. We have a request to have that continue to the May 4th city council meeting. So I'm going to open the public hearing and then I need to give an opportunity if anybody in the audience like to speak on lux 2 support of or opposed to seeing none. Council accept a motion to approve a continuence to the May 4th city council meeting. So move second. Is there a second? Do I need a roll call? Nope. Okay. All in favor? I.

Any oppose? No. Motion carries. We will continue that one to the May 4th city council meeting. Next item is a public hearing on the Sol S Sullivan Ranch reszoning and general development plan. Uh if you haven't been here in a while where we've done things a little differently now. We don't have the court reporter. I am the one that swears everybody in. So we're going to do this all as a group. If you are going to speak on Sullivan Ranch either in opposition to or in favor of if you will stand, raise your right hand. That includes staff as well. All right. Do you swear the testimony you're about to give in this case to be the truth? So help you got I do.

Okay. You can be seated. When you come up, please give us your name and address for the record. First, however, the city clerk will have some items to read. Oh, I need to open the public. Let's do that first. Open the public hearing. Now, the city clerk has some items.

Mayor, the city has two exhibits to enter into the record. City council information form dated March 24th, 2026 with the following attachments. Staff report with attachments. Narrative with attachments. Affidavit of publication. The examiner on March 7th, 2026. 185 foot notification map. Names, addresses of property owners within 185 ft of the site. Copy of resident letter sent to property owners. Zoning protest petition map. Title 4 land use section by reference. Blue Springs code of ordinance by reference. 2014 comprehensive plan by reference. City Blue Springs strategic plan 2025 to 2030. By reference, letters received regarding Sullivan Ranch development and bill approving resoning. Exhibit two is a letter and photos received after the agenda was posted. This is all we have to enter for the record. staff, if you'll continue with your presentation when you're ready.

Yes. Chantel Fry, Planner 3 with the city of Blue Springs, 903 West Main Street, Blue Springs, 64015. Good evening, mayor and members of council. Before you this evening is request for a reasonzoning a general development plan for Sullivan Ranch development located east of Southeast Wyatt Road and east of Southeast Lichford Road. The property is currently zoned AG County, which is the agricultural county zoning. The first request is to reszone the subject property from the AGC agricultural county to an SF12, the large lot single family residential district. The property consists of two parcels with a total of approximately 70.15 plus or minus acres and is currently undeveloped. The proposal is consistent with the city's 2014 comprehensive plan, which identifies this property within the S2 specific area plan, a key part of the city's southern growth corridor. The comprehensive plan envisions the S2 area as a collection of well-connected, lowdensity residential neighborhoods that balance new housing with the preservation of natural features and open spaces. The plan emphasizes neighborhood connectivity, diverse lot sizes, and access to trails and amenities. The future land use policy map designates this property for a lowdensity residential development, which is defined as less than five dwelling units per acre. The proposed development has a residential density of 2.1 dwelling acres per acre, which meets the intent and the direct implements of the comprehensive plan's long range vision for this area. The project also fulfills a comprehensive plan's broader goals to strengthen neighborhood identity through design and open space features, enhance connectivity with trail and

sidewalk network, and to promote coordinate coordinated infrastructure investments that support orderly growth. Solivan Ranch reflects the comprehensive plan's goal of transforming an undeveloped land in the southern area into a cohesive and walkable neighborhood while maintaining the city's quality of life standards. The proposal also supports the city's strategic plan of 2025 2030 which specifically the balance growth priority. This focus is on growing the community strategically and proactively identifying areas that can be efficiently served by infrastructure and municipal services. This property lies within the southern area sewer neighborhood improvement district, the NID, established by the city to provide sanitary sewer service and funding for approximately 1,530 acres of a plan development. The NID was designed to accommodate detached single family housing at the density that's proposed, ensuring that infrastructure capacity is available to support a project. Hope it won't crash. Okay. The development proposes 151 large lot detached single family homes at a density of 2.1 dwelling units per acre. The open space and amenities of 9.53 acres are provided across seven tracks to include walking trails in the entire property with a connectivity, detention basins, and green spaces. The applicant is requesting for a waiver regarding the established rear setback from a 30 foot which is a requirement of

SF12 to a 20 foot setback on the requested lots in the staff report. The reduction for the rear setback would provide adequate space for rear patios and decks since these lots are adjacent to dedicated open space tracks while still maintaining an overall parcel boundary. The applicant is also requesting a waiver in order to deviate from the SF12 zoning district standard for a request in reduction in lot width for the culac front building line for four lots that are listed in the staff report. The development has two access points, one located along East Wyatt Road and the secondary access will be located along South Lford Road. Both providing direct vehicle access to the proposed subdivision. Full roadway improvements will be required on the extension of East Wyatt Road through the Sullivan Ranch development consistent with the city roadway standards. The improvements will include a dedication of a 60-foot rideway and construction of the full roads roadway section that is through the development. South Lichford Road will require half roadway improvements to include installation of curb and gutter with a sidewalk along the development frontage. In addition to South Lichford Road, this should also be modified necessary to provide adequate sight distance from the proposed southern entrance consistent with the traffic study submitted. Harris Pots Road will also be required to have half road improvements along the development frontage to include curb and gutter and installation of sidewalk on this frontage. The applicant will construct new public improvements including the roadway extension, storm water basins to meet the APWA 5600 standards and sewer extensions to connect to the NID. Homes will include a mix of one and twotory designs with masonry and

sighting materials. The proposed minimal livable floor area is 1,600 square ft, which is one classification step lower than the adjacent Hudal Meadows and is consistent with the UDC transition standards. The average minimum lot livable of floor area for this area will be 2,200 square ft per home. Staff has reviewed the proposal for the compliance with the comprehensive plan, the unified development code, and finds that the proposed reszoning from an AGC to an SF12 is consistent with the comprehensive plan and surrounding residential zoning and recommends approval with conditions listed in the staff report. The general development plan complies with all of the UDC requirements and no deviations or modifications have been requested for the 15 151 single family resident lots and open space tracks. Adequate utilities, infrastructures, and public services exist are planned to serve the development and staff recommendations. The approval with the three conditions that are listed in the staff report and I would be happy to answer any questions that the council may have. The applicant is present.

Any questions for staff from the council? Council member Ericson, I think I have three. I can't My PDF file failed me. Could you repeat how what's a minimum living space? I thought I read 1,800, but you said 16. I believe it will be 1,600, but the average size of that livable floor area will actually be 2,200 in that subdivision. Okay. And that there's 151 lots on 70 acres, give or take a couple inches. So, there's 60 lots. They're asking for a variance on the depth. I'm going to leave that for the applicant to answer.

Then, uh, would you know, maybe the applicant would have to tell me this, the, uh, square footage of those lots that have the rear setback? We don't know what that is. That would be up to the applicant also to discuss that.

Okay, I'll ask them. Any other questions from the council for staff? Okay. Then we will go to the applicant as the applicant present want to give a presentation. If you will give your name and address for the record. Hello. Thank you all very much for your time. I am Alex Gville with CGR Builders and my address is located at 5605 Northwest Verland Drive in Parkville, Missouri. Uh just to address a couple of the questions, the rear setback require or the rear setback variant that we had previously requested, we are no longer requesting. The only variation we would be requesting is on those culde-sac lots as listed previously. As we're introducing the SF12 variant of Sullivan Ranch, I would like to point out a few things in the adjustments. the switch from the SF7 or the 7200 square foot minimum lot requirement to the SF12 or 12,000 minimum or 12,000 square foot minimum requirement is what we're going to be carrying through the lot that we had proposed the variant on was going to be from 12,000 to 13,000 square foot per lot but we are going to pull that back and just request that we follow the straight SF12 standard. I know previously drainage has been a major a major concern that we've heard from not only engineering from the city but local members of the county. We would like to show that in the southwest corner of the lot we have implemented a drainage basin there to ensure that in any major storm event that the drainage outfall will be decreased as an impact from the development as well as in the southeast corner. There are two culverts that are existing, but our drainage detention basin that we'll be releasing into there will once again be reducing the peak outfall or the drainage going. So, we will lessen the impact of this area to the surrounding areas. In the northeast

corner, um there is the northern detention basin, the eastern detention basin, and the area that will be unobstructed drainage to the northeast is roughly about a third of as it exists today. Once again, lessening another interest point and lessening our impact uh through the drainage study that we found. The roadway improvements, we are looking at South Lichford Road, so a half road improvement from the median of South Lichford towards the proposed Sullivan Ranch development. It exists as a 19 ft road. Currently, uh the 9 1/2 ft that we would be improving would go to 15 and 1/2 ft. I know that it's been spoken that some mirrors have to be folded in when cars are passing. So, we would be adding six more feet of drivable space there to be able to utilize the transportation more effectively. And uh with East Wyatt Road being pulled straight through the development, that would be the 60-oot ride ofway with the sidewalk being on the southern side of East Wyatt Road. I just would like to state that the East Wyatt Road improvement is going to be throughout the development, not extended through. So, I know that there were some previous concerns of impacts of the words and some of the neighboring lots owned by county members and we would just like to state that the widening that we are proposing is strictly through the development just to make sure we could properly serve the proposed development. It has been stated that this development would be an overbuild of the area and I know that the city's comprehensive plan that was released um the S2 district was defined as medium to low density housing for these parcels that are in question. If we were to look at numbers that we can point to, the only we were able to find was in 2007, there was a sanitary substation that was put in between the 231 previously approved uh homes in a development that is just on the western

side of that extension of South Lichford that abuts the proposed Sullivan Ranch development as well as the 151 units. We are proposing the engineering infrastructure that has been put in place that would be at about 57% of its 669 single family unit capacity. So once again it was put in place for 669 units with the previously approved and with our proposed we would be at around 57%. uh what its capacity would be. The only other point I would like to uh point to is in 2015, the National Association of Homebuilders put out a publication stating what the economic impact of development would be in the area. And adjusting their numbers for inflation and the 100 unit average that they use to the 151 we're carrying today. In local revenue, it would be about 58.9 million of local revenue brought through, of which 7.4896 4896 or roughly $7.5 million would be in tax income and other government income to help support the infrastructure and to help bolster the economy for this area. Um it would bring a little north of 500 jobs with their 100 home standard they had set adjusted to 151. It would be 595 jobs brought to the local area. Um I know that Mr. Robson is here and he would like to speak uh more from the company and what we would like to offer. But I would just hope that as we're presenting this to the commission and to the mayor that we are representing what the city of Blue Spring brings, being able to maintain a bolstered economy and help the local area. And as we've seen down Highway 7 that there have been previous commercial developments that have not gone through and hopefully this proposed development could bring the populace to not only build the sense of community but help support further

developments down the line. Thank you all very much for your time.

Uh my name is Charles Robinson. I'm the owner, president of Imrar Home, CGR, uh, CGR Builders. Good evening, mayor, commissioner, city. Give us your address for the record as well. Yes. Uh, 6220 Blue Ridge Cutoff, Raytown, Missouri, 64133. Please continue.

Uh, good evening, mayor, commissioner, city staff, members of the community. Sullivan Ranch represents more than just residential project. When we set off as a developer and we look for opportunities and locations, we look for growth in where the city is going as a whole and city of Blue Springs was absolutely jumped off the page for us up and down all the areas for development, the infrastructure that the city uh improved is invested in and the master development plan. We knew with the five-star school district that this city offers, this was a great location, a great opportunity, a great area to expand and to grow. We are a builder uh in eight different states. We got 3,000 homes that's currently in our pipeline. We take this very seriously and we are here very much represented to be a part of the community. I wanted to stand up and say we've heard and we listen to the community. We listen to this. We listen to this commissioners. We listen to the city. And we also learned and transitioned from what we submitted almost six months ago. We are here because we want to be allies for the community, not adversaries. We want to build a community within the community to where we can be with the community that's surrounding areas for those that are sitting here today. Everything that we're talking about here is all going to be for the betterment of the city for the community. All the tree lines that we're talking about that's going to stay in place are going to stay in place. The privacy, the setback, the tree lines that's going to stay stay where it's going to be. We're trying to build a community where families can

grow and commune together and collaborate and continue to grow in this area. There is nothing that we can do vertically from a build and put a foundation in the ground without without building permits in the city approving it. So before we even break ground and go vertical, we're investing $10 million in infrastructure. We are funded ready to go. This project is $128 million project and we are funded and ready to go. We are standing here wanting to partner with the community, the city to see this project go through. There's a lot of things that we have to offer. We have we have went from 218 homes to down to 151 homes. That's a 31% deficit because we listen to the community about the density and how many homes in the community. I wish we can go to one two acres, five acre houses, but we can't build them for what we're going to get back for a million dollar homes in this area. So, our homes are going to be equivalent to what's been approved on April 26, 2024, almost two years ago when Hudal Development was approved. They're building SR SF12 just like we are. Their price points is 600 to $900,000 homes. Ours is 500 to $800,000 homes. very much identical to what was approved two years ago. We're not doing anything different. I had several conversations with JT Lin and I said, "Hey, if you guys come before us in development, that's perfect for us because we're right behind you so we don't have these half road improvement issues or concerns for the city and also for the community. But if we come before you, what can we do?" We also talked about opportunities. If we come before them, we're years ahead of them. We have agreed and so much not so much in writing but agreed that we will come in

and complete both side of Lynchford road south Lynchford road and they'll come back and finish the halfside improvement for for uh for the farm project on on the road there. So we are putting measures in place. This project if approved will absolutely start probably the spring of next year. Our absorption rate is 30 houses a year. We're not talking about building 150 houses in one year. The infrastructure is going to be in place. The world the roads going to be widened. Everything's the infrastructure, the sewer, the streets, everything everything that we're looking to build and and contain from storm water will be contained in our inside of our property. We have built for that. We have engineered for that. Our engineers here can speak to the to to this to information related to that. But we are maintaining everything inside of our property. I want to close by saying a couple things. There's going to be talk about the the disbarment of CGR. I want to address that really quickly. Well, the disparment for CGR has nothing to do with safety, project delivery, anything of that nature. We did a s 88 mill$88 million project on the KCI airport project. We have subcontractors that did not pay for their wage requirements on that project. We stepped in once we were notified about it and paid the stipul paid all the stipulations and all the fees and all the fines on behalf of that subcontractor. We paid all the restitution. All that has been cleared up. We would be lifted from this b uh department in August of this year. We have done that. That has not stopped us from building. We have 1,800 homes that's going into the Kansas City Metro.

We just been awarded 540 lots that we're breaking ground on this month in the city of Kansas City and in Kansas. We just won the construction firm of the year award in March 2026 for the city of Raytown. We just received a congre congratulation award from Mayor Gardner for Kansas City, Kansas for our work and the efforts in the communities we work in. We stand behind our work. We are not here. We are not criminals. We are here to do a great job for the community and we want to build here. In closing, at the end of the day, the city got to make a got to make a decision. Growth in this area is going to happen with or without us. The question is if it's not development happen far development doesn't happen but how does it happen? Sullivan Ranch represents a controlled well-funded infrastructure first community conscious development that's aligned with the city's long-term plan. We are ready, we are prepared, we are committed to doing this the right way. Thank you.

Any questions for the developer from the council? Your honor, council member Kaylor

probably for the other gentleman, the first one that spoke uh being a mayor prom I was here at planning commission and uh I need some help here to understand as of Friday when I looked at this agenda uh there was variances and even up until you came up to the podium and made the comment uh that tonight we're proposing no variances. I'd like to know where from planning commission and from tonight where did that that change and how did it change? Uh there was a meeting I believe between district 3 council members and the planning and zoning uh from the city as where it was stated to CJR that the variance along those side setbacks that were only being requested so we could utilize that land for decks or porches if that was going to become a point where that would have plenty of attention. It was requested from CGR that we send in writing over that we are no longer going to require those variances. And then earlier today, I was informed that that was what was going to be proposed to the city that because that's what was given to planning, that's what was going to carry through. And so, though we tried on our end to make sure that we could have those variances removed, we just uh opted to audibly state that those variances would be done away with and we would just be following the rear setback requirement on those exterior properties. Well, as you probably expect or understand, being at the meeting at the Flending Commission and then all of a sudden coming up thinking it's going to be one way and then you come to the podium and you're presenting and proposing to even drop all that. It's it's kind of a shock because we're coming at uh two different aspects. We're thinking this is the way it's going to be and now you're coming to us at the last minute and trying to bring something totally uh that's not

different. I I'd really like to see some plans on this, but uh uh I I I just was curious where this all began because I was at planning commission and I just I couldn't understand why the changes and where it came from. And I apologize once again for the lack of clarity on our end. When it was brought to our attention uh that the variant from the standard in the SF12 zoning requirement, it was decided internally that if we were to just inform prospective residents that there is the certain setback that would go up to the walking trail that to make sure we are not encroaching upon the property bound that we just utilize the exterior walking trail and the proper guidelines previously put in place. that that would be what we would continue to present to you all today and once again I do apologize for the discrepancy between planning and

help me out then when you said eternal in internally are you talking about within your organization or with our staff? So it was the it was the staff that informed us of the meeting that had taken place and then we as an internally within our business decided that it would be best to in the spirit of changing from the SF7 to the SF12 and listening to all drainage requirements and infrastructure improvements stay in line with the community and continue to attempt to be a mutually beneficial partner in this endeavor. Okay. Thank you. Do you have any questions for the developer from the council? I do. Council Barington.

Um, as I said earlier, my PDF document when I tried to get it up was corrupt. So, these are questions I have to ask ad lib. Uh, I believe one of you said that the sidewalks were uh a sidewalk on the south side of Wyatt Road. Yes, that was my I thought the document that we showed had an 8 foot uh what I want to say common or not just a sidewalk. multi-use trail 8t on the south side and my understanding from my recollection of reading over the weekend was it was five feet on the north side. So am I missing something or so are you speaking

we have just one sidewalk or two and if so what are the dimensions and Mr. Walk was here and he can attest more to that. I just would like to make sure I'm responding to this correctly. Are you stating the sidewalk that is proposed to the south of East Wyatt Road or are you stating the walking trails that are utilized uh through different boundaries? I may be getting them confused, but my reading originally said that there was an 8 foot multi-purpose path or whatever it is. If that's a walking trail, that's wonderful on the south side and a five- foot sidewalk on the north side. And if I can sure that's fine. I have another question, too. But Mr. Mr. Walquist, you can give us your name and address for the record.

Yeah, Robert Walquist uh with Quist Engineering 821 Columbus Lee Summit, Missouri. Yeah, just um basically the Southside I think I colored Did Did you have the color rendering of that the trail? I don't believe I do, but it the Southside is the 8 foot. Okay. So, the Southside we're putting an 8ft trail. It's a concrete trail that goes along the 8 foot. Plus, we have a lot of 8ft trails within all trails that aren't sidewalks will be um the 8 foot 5t on the north side as well. Yeah, that will be a five foot on the north side. Okay. Yes. And then

to address your comment as far as uh the setback, we were just doing that along the ones that had the 30 foot uh landscape easement in the back and we dropped it 5T and that was the variance. We just had to ask for variance. It's typically in a residential subdivision it's a 15T. In this zoning it's a 30foot. So we got a 30ft front yard and a 30ft backyard. It just allowed another five foot for a deck or a you know because these we we have a minimum square footage for the house but most of the time when that lot is that big they build it to that big. So So and how many lot but again how many lots was the variance? It was just the one

60 lots or 40 lots. I believe it was only 30 lots and it was probably 30. It was just the exterior lots that I assume that the 30 foot uh landscape easement plus the 25 foot setback would give it a you know a lot of room for the backyard. So we just gave them five more feet just in those lots. So yeah. So, we're not asking, but the the client wanted to drop that and it was just too last minute for me to revise the plan. So, we apologize for that.

Perhaps I can't count which I've been accused of that. Uh, this paper, pardon my scratches on it. And then the backside, I counted in groups of 20 count three groups of 20 adding 60 lots with variance. And you said five or 10. I I I was going to say I probably I'm just saying the ones on the exterior. I don't know the exact number. That's why it's listed. I don't know how many is on the exterior. Yeah, they're no longer asking for the variance on those. It'll be an straight SF12. Yeah, sorry about that. I didn't know how many. It's just the ones along the exterior.

And I have a question. Is this uh does this take away for the green space or where does that extra 60,000 square feet come from? Approximately 100 feet width and 60 lots and 60,000 square ft of you've got a 10 foot you've got 10 foot uh reduction in the back lot that was previously on the paper and there's that part of the lot that had nothing to do with green so it's not going to change anything no it's not going to change anything no sir and then so this diagram that we have here is the diagram or the plat whatever we want to call

correct correct just the the I think the table that shows the variance will go away. The request for the variances and I think I listed the variances are not reflected on the plan. No, they we didn't have time to update. No, we didn't put the setbacks on there. We did not put the setbacks on this plan here. One last time, what I'm seeing in front of me is prior to the variance. Yes. And there are no building setback lines on this plan shown. Any other questions for developer from the council?

Okay, thank you for your presentation. Any comments from the council before I go to the audience? Okay. And is there anyone in the audience like to speak in support of? In support of. Okay. Come on up. Give your name and address for the record. Andre Vargas. Oh, sorry. Andre Vargas, 8100 Marty Street, Overland Park, Illinois. Or sorry, Overland Park. And you have three minutes to give us your your comments.

So, I am part of the real estate team with uh Charles Robinson. Um, I came on with some subject matter expert on the real estate side of things. Coming from Chicago, Illinois, I uh had a brokerage of 450 agents. Came here, opened up a new brokerage, working in Witchah with a big developers uh big did big developments in Chicago as well. Um some something to the scale. And what I'm uh the reason that I would say that I'm I'm for with what's going on, um Mr. Charles is putting up the money for a lot of everything that's being built. And what I see a lot of times is a lot of developments are asking for either special assessments from the city themselves. Uh so for instance, the Bair development that I'm part of now, there is a 68,000 special assessment um per the city and another 38,000 um special assessment for water and sewage um to come in. And so the developer um is now selling off the lots and he's paying back those special assessments to get them off his books. Um but to bring in a a developer and and for them to um bring in the the the capital aspect of it, I think is big for any type of city. The other thing that I think some people don't realize is the development of the city. What usually comes with that is more partnerships with banks, local banks. So, you know, maybe that's something that uh could be down the road um with u helping out the community banks because there are a bunch of incentives, you know, coming in from the real estate world. Um, each bank has I'm not sure if if any of you uh know, but each bank has um allocated uh per

federal mandate to help out like community whether it's community builds or just whether it's through loans or programs, whatever the nature is. and through the um thousand lots that or the 550 lots that are approved right now through the uh KCK um Windot project. A lot of those banks are willing to help out some of these um some of these buyers as well and help out the developer with um incentives that help you know uh get people into these these type of properties. And so it's just something that I think overall long term you just see a economic increase because you have um if the developer is is going to be true to the word the developer you'll see that uh as the city grows the community grows with it. That might be bringing in uh

that's your time sir for your comment. Thank you. Anyone else in the audience like to speak in support of in support of Come on up and give us your name and address for the record.

Good evening. My name is Bruce Williams. I live at four 401 Southwest Weapter Drive in Blue Springs, Missouri. Uh I am the store manager at Lowe's Home Improvement. We will be partnering with um CGR Builders on the project. Um what I would like to say on the behalf of Mr. Charles is I've seen his work as it relates to in the community. Uh he does a lot in the community that I've known for the last uh four months or so. Uh we've done some community engagement and community literacy uh in the uh Kansas City, Kansas area. uh where we're teaching um young adults as well as older adults uh information about home buying and uh how to um plan for their homes and purchase their homes. So, I' I've seen that firsthand.

Okay. Thank you for your comments. Thank you. Anyone else in the audience like to speak in support of in support of Okay, we'll go to opposition two. I do have some speaker appearance forms. Uh, first one I have is for Adam Cris. Adam in the audience. I'm going to assume everybody has been sworn in when we did at the beginning. If not, let me know. But otherwise, give your name and address for the record.

Um, my name is Adam Cruz. I live at 30404 East Litchford Road, Grain Valley, Missouri 64029. Um, I live about 2 miles east on Lichford from this development. Um, and one thing that they don't really say that the two entrances that they have on here, they both lead to the same road. They might have different names, but one entrance comes in at Wyatt and Lichford and the other one comes out in Lichford, and they're all going to be going to Blue Springs the same way. And with the propos or the development that has already been approved, it has the entrances coming out also to Wyatt. So you have two full developments that are being built at the same time, all coming out to the same road going the same way. And as far as the improvements go down Wyatt at the bottom of that hill, it's all going to bottleneck right there. and in large rains, snow, anything like that. Um if there's one accident at the bottom of that hill where every year there is with the traffic we have now, um it's going to send everybody east and that's six blind corners, deep ditches, potholes. I mean, it's dangerous in the summertime and you put all that in the winter time, that's uh pretty bad. But uh yeah, I just wanted to show that all these entrances come to the same spot. It's just 100 feet away from each other. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Chris. Next speaker appearance form I have in opposition to is from Parker Huddleston. I believe is maybe also Vivian Huleston as well. Everyone can see. Give us your name and address for the record, please.

Yeah, I'm Whitney Huddleston. I also filled out an online form a couple weeks ago, so we're all together. Um 30500 East Litchford Road in Grant Valley. Um and I, if you're okay with it, were three speakers, but obviously we're a family. We all live at the same address. Um I spoke last time at the planning committee. Uh we just moved to um our house to get away from the city of Lee Summit and move out to some country on three acres um back in December. And my neighbor Adam told me kind of a little bit about what's going on. And um we moved from the city to kind of get away from it all and um to have a spot to call our own and to just, you know, have some maybe chickens and goats and barn cats and all the things. And um and we're really kind of nervous about what's going to come down the street. also kind of assessing everything and reading everything. Concerns of consistency from the builders and um consistent message, you know, um and um just, you know, reputation. Um you know, I from what I hear is passing the buck to a subcontractor, but as a leader, I'm a leader, I'm a nurse leader. Um I'm responsible for everyone I hire. Um and so it's it's a little frustrating. Um I want to give the girls time. They wrote in their own words, "They don't have to be here. They don't." Um, I told them this is mom's fight, but they wanted to be here. Um, and so they both have something to share. And I know they each get three minutes, but they won't take that long. I promise. Um, but um, they I want to give them the space to do that because they're the ones they're the next generation, right? So, I'm very proud of them. You up?

Yeah. Hello, my name is Parker and me and my family live close by where you want to build the new neighborhood. Personally, I feel worried because what if adding more houses causes more problems? We moved away from the city to get away from all the noise and the traffic. I'm also worried about other people. Sure, adding more houses could be good, but what about all the roads? People can't go up and down them without having to pull over. And all the buses coming in the morning, we won't be able to share the road. and the animals, the bald eagles and the deer, the peace that we have in our home. Please, please, before building, take that into consideration. Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Parker. Vivian, I'm going to I know none of you want all that loud noise. Let's prevent all that noise from coming to your home because this place is supposed to be peaceful, not noisy. And lots of animals probably do not want to be hurt or lose their homes. Thanks for listening. Thank you, Vivian. Appreciate your time. All right, next speaker appearance form I have is from Cody Dragon. Dragon, you have Dragon. Okay, give us your name and address for the record, please. Uh it's Cody Dragon 29602 East Harris Pots, Rain Valley, Missouri.

When you're ready.

Um yeah, so my property butts up against lots 81 through I'm assuming 77ish. Um uh I just want to focus on on one issue. Uh the roads leading to this development are not safe today and adding 151 homes will make a dangerous situation worse. All three access roads, Cook, Lichford, and Wyatt, will have zero shoulders for their entire length up to this subdivision. Cook Road is roughly 7,900 ft long with no shoulders. Lichford Road is about 11,500 ft with no shoulders and multiple blind curves. Wyatt Road is 3,900 ft with no shoulders and a blind intersection at Cook. Uh that blind intersection is especially dangerous. Uh drivers approaching the stop sign on Cook looking to make a turn on the Wyatt road coming from east coming from the east cannot see traffic approaching from the west due to the hill, trees, and vegetation completely blocking uh the line of sight. Uh cars regularly pull out in front of us because they simply cannot see what's coming. My 16-year-old daughter had a motorcycle start to pull out in front of her uh at that intersection. Thankfully, she was paying attention and avoided a collision. Uh, that's the reality today before adding hundreds of daily trips from a subdivision. After a recent rain, a car turned onto Wyatt Road from Adams Dair and drifted just slightly off the road and got stuck. With no shoulders, there's nowhere to recover. The ruts from that incident are still visible today. Winter makes things even worse. At the top of the hill on Wyatt, snow drifts pile up so quickly that the plows can't make it back around before it builds up again. I personally watched a local farmer clear the roadway and help people out of the

ditch. That's how unreliable these roads are under current traffic levels. The developer may be improving the frontage of the subdivision, but all the dangerous roads leading up to the subdivision, Cook, Litford, and Wyatt remain untouched. Those are the roads that fail today and those are the roads that will carry all the new traffic. Uh the city's unified development code requires safe adequate access. These roads do not meet that standard in geometry, sight distance, winter reliability or basic safety. Uh for these reasons, I respectfully ask uh that you deny the Sen Ranch proposal. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Dragon. Next speaker. parents form I have is from Martin Underwood. Martin, are you in the audience?

Please give us your name and address for the record.

My name is Martin Underwood. My address is 29110 East Wyatt Road, Crane Valley, Missouri 64029. These people here that are listening to this are not used to pulling the rabbit out of the hat at the last minute. It sounds like maybe we don't have a proper plan. Same way with the water runoff. All of a sudden, we got enough. Well, you know, you got 220 homes that Larkin's putting in on Hudal. Nobody talked about, they did talk about that a little bit earlier on the west side of Lichford. You're going to have Huda dump probably 200 cars onto Lichford. And then the Sullivan Ranch is probably going to dump about 800 cars. I live at Wyatt and Listed Road. I'm going to have between 800 to,000 cars go by my house a day. Those roads are terrible. Your your plan to improve Wyatt Road does is only from Seven Highway to Adams Derry. You don't have your plan going from Adams Derry clear to Witchford. It's not existent. This is a dangerous move. Too many people in in the water runoff, these people that live in liter, that water's going to go downstairs. We've had this discussion before, when we were doing the uh Larkin subdivision. You were present when uh the mayor and you were councilman. You're the only one that voted against Lens Project at Hudal

Mayor. Do you remember that?

I do. And we were proud of that because you stood up for us and we appreciate it. But these people deserve better than 800 or a thousand cars dumped on the road and all of a sudden, oh, we got these storm sewers and we got this pond that's going to go into. Well, that's all malarkey. You all know that. You got the land bank money. You want to get rid of it. Want to get that land out of land bank. We understand that. We We truly do. We just don't want to be inundated. My property value will fall. I have 10 acres. Most of these people have a hundred from a five acres to about a 100 acres and their property values are going to dump. Thank you for hearing my little session. I do appreciate you allowing me to speak. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Underwood. Next speaker, parent have is from Karen Evans. You get your name and address for the record.

My name is Karen Evans. I live on 29614 East Terrace Pots Road. I've lived there for 33 years and in that time period, nothing has been done to the infrastructure leading up to the proposed development. I do appreciate all the changes that have been made to the development, but again, that does not change anything about the surrounding area. And if you have been out there, Mr. Mayor, you know, you mentioned that road improvements have been made out there. I heard that. They have not been made. There has been nothing has been done to those roads in 33 years. The only thing that changed is that the city put in sewers. That's it. Um, so Miss Fry also stated that the development is in accordance with the city's comprehensive plan and that's probably true to a point but what is not mentioned is that the comprehensive plan also says that careful planning has to occur that access has to be provided that there has to be connectivity and on page 89 it says that anything that should be done with a um resource analysis a natural resource analysis analysis uh to improve the storm water management, reduce flood risk, protect the and improve regional n natural assets and I don't know that that analysis has been made anywhere except right around that area perhaps but it doesn't address the issues that are going to happen on Lichford which floods regularly by the way in the in the valley. Um, so again, you know, we we can say that we're following the proposed development plan, but we also have to be honest that it's not 100% addressed what what you wanted to do with that development plan in 2014. So again, and then, you know, I hear about the profits that the city is going to get and the tax money that you're

going to gain. The city of Blue Springs is not gaining that tax money. You're getting maybe half, not even quite half. The school district, which is a five-star school district, will also be shared by Blue Springs and Lee Summit because half the kids are going to go to Lee Summit. Okay. And I also wanted to know about the traffic study because two weeks ago, Miss Fry told us that the developer was not going to do another traffic study because of the expense. What that tells me is that Mr. Robinson really cares very little about the safety of the people and nor does he care about the city of Blue Springs because as he has told us he lives in OP and his business is in Raytown. Why would he care about us? So if it he says that it's near and dear to his heart, I would venture to guess that maybe instead of being near and dear to his heart, it's near and dear to his wallet. Thank you so much for your time.

Thank you, Miss Evans. Also have a speaker appearance for from Charles West. Mr. West, are you here? Please give us your name and address for the record.

My name is Charles West. Address is 29605 East Major Road in Green Valley, Missouri. 6429. Uh, thank you for your time, council members. Um, I want to be clear from the start, we're I'm not opposed to growth. Growth, you know, fuels a lot of things. Um, I'm here because this proposal tonight carries financial risks that I don't feel have been fully reconciled. Um, and I ask for your careful consideration before this. Uh, you know, pointing out obvious facts, planning commission voted against this two weeks ago. 68% of the residents within 185 ft of this development have filed a formal protest against it. Um that's I believe the community has spoken through every a available channel and you have their opinion on it. Uh this proposal um while seemingly and some have said it meet it complies with the city's own strategic plan for 2025 2030. The plan calls for balanced growth that maintains community alignment. the area that surrounds this development. So, if you take that development, make a big circle with it around it, there are currently 29 to 36 families that live in that zone. We're going to add 151 families. That's a four to five times increase in families. If you added to the neighborhood next to right next to where you live, four to five times the number of families. Is that community alignment? I think that would be overwhelming that community alignment. Uh to the finances, tomorrow, Blue Springs Road will decide on a $65 million bond for the wastewater management plant. This is federally mandated. We have to do this. If the bond passes, assuming a standard 20-year loan that most uh cities do for this, that's roughly $2.72 million per year in interest. Uh 8.9 million over 20 years. If the bond fails, we have to seek alternative financing. That's $3.89 89

million per year. Uh which is roughly $1.17 million more annually, $23 million more over the life of the loan that 20 years. Um is there room in that budget for this if that bond fails? Add to that Missouri Senate Bill 3 and its implications? What tax money are we going to get? It's it's unknown. Um if with with these things, um you know, do do we need more information? The utility verification is unresolved. We've heard about the traffic reviews and being incomplete and not wanting to complete the others. Draining and culvert an draining and covert drainage and covert analysis still pending. I think there's too many unknowns unknowns. Um if you can't vote against it, I would propose postponing it till we get a little more information. 30 60 days, we'll have a lot clearer picture on what what the state of Missouri and what the city uh of Blue Springs has going to uh some of this the uh rules and verifications and what's coming in, what's going out, where we stand will be a lot clearer. Um that's all of my time. So, I appreciate your time and thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. West. It's all the speaker appearance forms I have. Is there anyone else in the audience like to speak in opposition to? In opposition to coming up, give your name and address for the record. Were you sworn in earlier at the beginning of the meeting? I was. Okay.

My name is Steve Laneir. I live at 29705 East Harris Pots Road. I've lived out there for 36 years. Um like Mr. West said, if you were to draw a big circle around this from Adams Dair all the way out to Coburn Road. Those are just 5acre lots. Um they're widespread people. It's it's not a compressed city um neighborhood. We have neighbors, but it's not a neighborhood. If you wanted a neighborhood, like the young lady over here, she moved away from the city. That's where the city's for. But we moved out so that we could have the space. We voted, you guys have voted this down before. I don't understand why we continue to come back and fight the same thing over and over again. I feel like I'm arguing with a teenager who wants to stay out until 2 o'clock in the morning and say, "Hey, I already told you it's not okay." Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Anyone else like to speak in opposition two? In opposition two. Okay. Come on up. Were you sworn in at the beginning?

Okay. And give us your name and address of the record. Steve Smith, 2950 East Harris Pots, Green Valley, Missouri. Um I'm the pond in the low area that's going to take all the flooding. I get it now. And they're talking about putting retention ponds and stuff on the west, the southwest, and the southeast on them corners. Well, the road goes like this. And I'm right here. And my pond floods all the time. And I don't think they have a clue how big of a retention pond they're going to need to put to take care of that the way it is right now. And when they put streets and stuff in there, it's going to be worse. And then um I also don't understand why the further out in the country we go, we're getting smaller homes because we all have estate lots and acreage and larger homes and then the Huda estates that got passed and then they're wanting to do this out further and go down to 1600 square foot homes when Huda is like 1,800 square foot and and then on On top of all that, just everything that everybody else has said, I don't need to repeat it, but the the roads and the the traffic and all that's going to be a major issue. So, that's all I have.

Thank you, Mr. Smith. Anyone else in the ais like to speak in opposition to in opposition to Were you sworn in earlier? I am. Okay. You give us your name and address for the record.

Sure. Keith O'Brien, 12600 East 98th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. So, uh, this first time I've spoke on this, I um I am forward development in this area. I think that, uh, city spent a lot of money on NID, got the land back in land bank, had to pay those NID fees for quite some time, and this area will eventually get developed. I do understand that. But I think an important point that some people have made but not specifically stated that Hudowl uh has 147 lot that it can develop. At 147 it has to stop until Wyatt Road is improved. And I think that's clearly stated in bill I think it's 5203 ordinance 5319. I went back and listened to the u the council meeting on April the 1st, 2024. Not sure which member said it uh but it was extremely clear. There will be no more houses beyond the 147 till Wyatt Road is improved. So I don't know how we're not improving Wyatt Road. I know that uh the city's funding the seven to to uh Adams Dair, but this 19T road, it was discussed earlier, 19 foot road, no no shoulders, and you're going to add 147 beyond Hudow, but then now Sullivan, it's okay if we add 161. So, I don't know if we're going to change this ordinance, ignore the ordinance or or not discuss it, but that has to be discussed. This is a safety issue. I'm for development for the right reasons and I believe that um you can't put that many houses on this road, no center line, no shoulder and and expect not to have issues. So the city I I was informed here tonight of the um u the

wastewater treatment plant funds. I I don't think the city's going to have the fun and I would ask that when I get have to sit down. I know it's not a question and answer. Is the city going to improve Wyatt Road? I know the Chapman's have no intent to to develop that area. It's going to be on the city to do this. Is the city going to do this before these houses are built? It it's not in the budget. So, I I don't I just think it's important that for these residents, like I said, I'm for development this area. These residents need to know if the buses can come down this road. It's a reason where it was. So, let me see. Public opinion, safety. Uh, yeah, I think that that's that's the key point to make here that you've got to keep these people safe. There they're going to be development here. We all know this. Hudal is is proceeding. Uh, they're in the one of their first state 9 seconds. Thank you for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. O'Brien. Nelson now like to speak in opposition two. In opposition two, you sworn in earlier.

Okay. If you will raise your right hand, do you swear the testimony you're about to give in this case be the true self you got? Yes. Okay. Please give us your name and address for the record.

Troy Levit. I'm at 28812 East Wyatt Road. Um, and this sub subdivision being developed um in conjunction with the other subdivision that's going to be directly across from my house. I'm on White Road. I can tell you that that is only going to be a one-way ingress and eress. Litford goes nowhere. It goes basically a windabout road to Brain Valley. All residents are going to be taking Wyatt Road. And basically as it was stated earlier is that Y road has no no structures other than the side of the road in front of me is you have a gully right 3T 4ft gully uh cars are going to end up in there. That's that's a guarantee. And there's been nothing discussed what's going to happen with Wyatt from I think it's Cook Road down. I mean we're going to have 1500 cars on a one-way road 16 ft wide. It doesn't make any sense. I I think what needs to happen is that let the other division has already been approved. Let that go through. Let's see how things play out. It seems like we're putting a tremendous amount of strain on the road when we don't even know what's going to happen with the already approved upon development and they're going to be developing soon. I've already seen as out there looking for that the timber and nothing is being done in regards to to white road. I mean that road is not sustainable for 1500 cars each day. That's all I have.

All right. Thank you any like to speak in opposition two. In opposition two. Okay. Any other comments from the council before I close the public hearing? Okay, I will close the public hearing. Next, we have item number seven, introduction of arena bill 5391, approving the reszoning of for Solivan Range. I'll introduce it. First reading of bill 5391, an ordinance approving reszoning a property located east of south east of southeast Wyatt Road and east of southeast Lichford Road from AGC Agriculture County to SF12 large lot single family residential district for Sullivan Ranch.

Your honor, I move to approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second. Is there discussion on first reading? Yes, your honor. Council member Ericson, I did the obligatory move to approve. However, I will be voting against it. Okay. Any other discussion? All right. Then all in favor say I. I. Any oppose is no. No. No.

Okay. I'm going to call that motion carries on first reading. Let's proceed with the second. Second reading bill 5391, an ordinance approving reszoning a property located east of Southeast Wyatt Road and east of Southeast Lifford Road from AGC Agricultural County to SF12 large lot single family residential district for Sullivan Ranch. Yeah, I move to approve the second reading and provide a proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Yes, your honor. Council Ericson,

I have to oppose it if for many reasons, but the most obvious is I can't see what they're going to do and the numbers don't jive, so to speak. It just it's bumble jumble and I appreciate everybody's comments. Some of them were negative, some of them were positive, but I I can't support it. Any other discussion? Council member Kaylor.

Yes. said, you know, we think it's going to be one way and then we're here at the last minute. We uh call an audible and uh I I'd really like to see more detail before I would even even vote yes with this. So, I I can't vote yes on this unless I have more detail. Okay. Any other discussion on second reading? Okay, then let's roll call it. Council member Tholan, I. Ruml, hi. Ericson, no. Edmonson, hi. Rowan, hi. Kaylor, absolutely. No. Mayor Leves, I.

Motion carries and given ordinance number 5487. Okay. Next item on the agenda is introduction to bill 5392, which is a general development plan for Solid Ranch. Do I have an introduction? I'll introduce it. First reading of bill 5392, an ordinance approving a general development plan for Sullivan Ranch located at east of Southeast Wyatt Road in southeast Lickford Road, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri. Your honor, I move to approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second.

Any discussion? I have a question, just a technical question. So based on the feedback we got from the developer that they're not requesting those variances, does that mean the general development plan as is proposed is reflective of that those variances are not in what we will approve tonight? You would have to uh do an amendment. So when you would the bill it would show like the amendment of standard SF12. So we want with no deviations except for the culax. If we wanted to accept what they say they're no longer requesting, we need to take action here. Yes. Okay. Your honor. Yeah. Council member Ericson.

I guess that brings up the for lack of a better word, the mumble jumble. I'm not sure what they are requesting or not requesting and we had we have on paper 60 lots and they said I don't know 10 or 20. And I I don't I just don't get it. I'd have to see it on paper because I there are We need the graphics. So I would agree with the council member. I think you would have to vote at the moment to assume the variances are included as it is proposed in the packet. So it's as you expect right now with the variances included would be voting.

Yes sir. What I'm seeing in front of me and based upon the what was is in the thing the uh council information form about the representation the graphics etc. I'm not seeing what we're going to vote on to either approve or disapprove. I can certainly vote to disapprove it because I'm seeing I think I'm answering your question in the affirmative. Okay. Any further discussion? Your honor, I'll make a a motion to amend this to um the conditions of a standard FS12 zoning except the four culde-sac lots with the frontage with

staff. Does that motion meet what you understand is the developer proposal? Yes. Have they discussed it tonight? Yes. I need a second for that motion from Council Member Bre. Second. Okay. Got a motion, a second. Is there discussion on council member Brel's motion forward with SF12 with just the culdeac lots?

Your honor, again, I I I still have issues not having even though it's an amendment, I I still can't vote in favor of this until I actually see what's it's going to be. Uh because there's been a lot of talk one way, a lot of talk the other. I'm pretty savvy with construction, but I'm telling you what, this is back alphabet soup tonight, and I I would really like for them to bring it back as a new package to show us what they're really going to do. Your honor. Okay. Council member,

same thing again. Uh, however, in a different scenario, uh, Council Member Broly, I understand what you're trying to do. You're trying to make this happen. But if if someone were to bring a proposal with 151 houses on 70 acres to us and say, "Hey, we're going to reszone this and we're going to meet all the criteria and so let's pass it." I think we want to see it. Uh and I can't I cannot see it. I this is too big of a deal in my opinion and I think in should be in everybody's opinions to to vote on something we're not even seeing.

Your honor, Council Member Rebel. So, it's my understanding that there the variance and and state staff can help me with this. The variance that all they were asking for was buildable size of the lot. It wasn't the lot size in general. So, all they were asking for was the variance on the back side of the lot to allow for an extra 10 ft of patio deck versus what the lot sizes were. So, what we're doing here is we're just making it straight up FS12. So, lot sizes. So, what you see in front of you isn't going to change no matter what. All we're doing is making their buildable lot area the standard of an FS12 versus giving them that extra 10 feet to do a patio, a bigger patio, a bigger deck from my understanding. If you guys could confirm that for me, that'd be great.

Yes, that is correct. Um, so with the deviation uh reducing the rear yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet, these lots are um you know, 12,000 square feet average. So, um 100 by 120 and reducing that by 10 feet would increase the buildable area for each lot by about 7 700 square f feet. So, that 10-ft reduction would add 700 square ft of buildable area to each lot, assuming each lot is the 12,000 square feet. So, Council Member Ericson, as we were talking earlier last week, and I was thinking it was green space that we'd be adding and changing the plot plan, I was misinformed until I spoke with city staff of what they're really asking for. So, we're not looking to shrink green space. They're just shrinking the footprint of what they can build on. So they're still staying at at 9 some odd acres of green space even though the FS12 requires seven acres. So the plot plan's not changing.

Council member K. So why didn't we come at the planning commission and come with this package back then? Why why are we waiting at the midnight hour to come and and make a change? It's if it's all the same, why wasn't it done prior to all this? That's the part I don't understand. It just looks like something fishy happening here. And until I see it on paper, I can't support it. Okay, we're on the amend. Councilman Grumble's amendment discussion. Further discussion on that amendment. What What is the effect of the amendment? Tell me to say it again.

I believe that's what staff just explained. Do you want to give another Could you repeat your motion for me? I have that as to conform to all SF12 zoning district standards except for deviations the only four col.

So, so what we're doing is saying it has to conform which is pretty simple. It conforms but we're just not seeing what it conforms to. So I get I get that. I guess I'm confused at where you're confused at because I mean the plot plan that we have in front of us is the plot plan. All it's doing and Nick had a great illustration for us. All it's showing is you only have a certain amount of buildable space on each lot. What they were asking for was an additional 10 ft of buildable space on the back side of the property. They weren't asking for bigger lots, smaller lots. They were asking for a little bit larger of a buildable area and what we've done is take it to just conforming to all of our FS12 standards.

Okay. Any further discussion on the question I would say I I haven't asked this yet, but is is there green space shown on here? Is there nine acres shown on here? Is that what those little retention ponds are? That kind of stuff? That's everything in the greens from my understanding. There's also a table to the right hand side that lists all the tracks and open space and what they equate to. Okay. Any other discussion on the amendment? We're still on the amendment as proposed.

Council member Evans and Council member Grumble, I think you did a good job on that. It just basically setbacks restrict the actual building area of a house. And that's what they were asking was to try to decrease that restriction so they could build a bigger a bigger pod. And it seems pretty simple to me on on what they're trying to do with it. Uh, I think some of the other aspects that they brought up about widening the road and adding 15 ft in there as opposed to just adding uh nine would help improve some of that on on Lichford. So, okay, let's uh any further discussion on the amendment? Okay, then I the amendment can be a voice vote. So, we'll say all in this just on the amendment.

All in favor? I I Any opposed? No. No. Motion carries. So now we're on first reading of the general development plan as amended. Any discussion on the general development plan as amended? Okay. Then this is first reading. So all in favor I I. Any opposed? No. No. No. Motion carries. Second reading. Second reading of bill 5392, an ordinance approving a general development plan for Sullivan Ranch located at east of Southeast Wyatt Road in Southeast Lickford Road, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri, as amended. I move we approve the second reading and provide the proper ordinance number. Is there a second?

Second. Any further discussion? Well, Counc wants to say it's hard or not hard. The bottom line of it is there was some changes made. Doesn't matter where you're coming up with or where you subtracted, there's changes made and there could have been a little more clarification. There could have been a little bit better communication instead of the at the midnight hour coming and asking us to change it. So again, I cannot approve this. Okay. Any further discussion?

Are you asking for continuance or are you just ready to go? If if you would go with a continuence, I would be more than happy to vote yes on a continuence to get a little more information. Are we talking one meeting or are we talking What do you want to do? Whatever Whatever I I whatever it would take. I mean, I feel it's pretty simple and cut and dry, but I don't want anybody to feel like we tried to do anything, you know, under the table because everything is above board and and all they're asking for is to do it as an FS12 100%. Okay. Any any further discussion?

Well, there was a question. Is there somebody want to act on continuing it? Council member, I'll act on it. If this is appropriate time, I just don't know if this is appropriate time and I don't want to be shut down. This is the time to make a motion if you're going to. Okay. I'll make a motion that we continue to a later date so we can have the proper information. Okay. I'm sorry, Council. No, no, that's fine. I just making sure that I'm correct in my motion here. So, I'm hearing you motion continue until what? Did you have a date to it?

I would I would leave that up with staff to to come back with with the proper um information. I they know as well as I do um probably better than I do when they could come back with that information and I don't want to hurry them but I I I mean if they can bring back next next meeting that's fine if it takes more than that that's fine too. Okay. Uh looks like like staff has a clarifying question.

So mayor on GDP we do not require this building setbacks to be shown. We have not required it on any GDP and as you see now the GDP in front of you is preliminary without those setbacks shown. So I don't know why we would consider to make an exception to one developer and not to others. So I have a question for staff if I could sir council member. So nothing would even if we extended this nothing's going to come back different than what we have? Nope. The plan will show exactly what you see in front of you right now. Okay. Okay, I still have a motion from Council Member Kaylor. So, I need a second on that motion. Second.

Okay, got a motion in the second from council Ericson. So, now we're on discussion. Any discussion on council member Kaylor's motion to continue this? I think he put it into the future. Would you may I amend that to the meeting after this? That would be the April 20th city council meeting. Would you accept that? Because I don't think you put a date on. I'm going to take that as a friendly amendment unless council you have a problem with that. I'm always friendly, young. Well, that's what I call it. I have a motion, a second to continue this the general development plan until the April 2nd city council meeting. Do I have discussion on that item? April 2nd. That's April 20th. I'm sorry, there's a two in there. April 20th city council meeting.

No, my question is after hearing from staff, what what are we really gaining by doing that? I mean, we already know everything that we have here. So, I guess that's my question back to you guys. Okay. Any further disc because I would like to delay it for two weeks. So I feel comfortable doing what we're doing. Whether that's fair or not, it's fair to me. Okay. Any further discussion on the motion to continue this item till April 20th. Okay. Then let's go ahead and roll call this one. Council member RML. No. Ericson. Yes. Edmonson. No. Rowan. No Kaylor. Yes. Then no

Mayor Levis. No. So the motion to continue fails. Okay. So we're back on Are we on first or second reading? We're on second reading of the general development plan as amended discussion. Any further discussion on this item? Okay, let's roll call. Council member Ericson. No. Edmonson. Yes, Rowan. Yes, Kaylor. No. Tholen. Yes. Ruml. Yes. Mayor Levis. Yes. Motion carries and given ordinance number 5488.

Okay. Next item is a public hearing for Mcate Meadows. We actually have two public hearings for this. So, this one is for the gym development plan bill 5393. and when we open the public hearing and then uh city clerk will have some items to read exhibits to read for the record.

Mayor, the city has one exhibit to enter into the record. City council information form dated March 24th, 2026 with the following attachments. Staff report with attachments. Narrative with attachments. Affidavit of publication and examiner on January 31st, 2026. 185 foot notification map. Names addresses of property owners within 185 ft of the site. Copy of resident letter sent to property owners and bill approving the general development plan for Mcate Meadows. This is all we have to enter for the record. All right, staff. I'm going to swear you in here. You'll raise your right hand. Do you swear the testimony you're about to give in this case to be the truth? So, hope you got it. I do. Give us your name and address for the record.

Uh Logan Day, 903 West Main Street, Blue Springs, Missouri 64015. Um good evening, council members. This item before you is a request for approval of a general development plan for Magi Meadows uh located at 707 Southwest South Avenue. Uh the applicant is propose proposing to subdivide a single lot into a 12 lot subdivision to allow for the development of 12 single family homes to be done in a single phase on approximately 0.92 acres within the T3 suburban zoning district of the downtown development code. The proposed development consists of detached single family homes on small lots which is permitted in an appropriate building type within the T3 district. Uh the surrounding area is primarily developed with single family homes with some nearby commercial uses to the east and the project is uh consistent and supports compatible infill development in the area. Uh the plan meets the bulk and dimensional standards of the T3 district including setbacks and building heights and each lot will provide the required two off- streetet parking spaces. Uh the applicant is requesting one alternative design standard to allow front loaded attached garages to face the street. Um, this alternative design standard was added to ensure that in the event the city was ever to take over ownership of the private drive that the houses in the subdivision would remain in compliance uh rather than obtaining legal non-conforming status if the city ever did take over the proposed private drive. Um while the front-loaded attached garages are typically restricted in the T3 district, uh staff finds this request reasonable as similar configurations exist in the surrounding area and the modification does not create adverse impacts related to

traffic safety or neighborhood compatibility. Uh access to the site will be provided via private drive from Southwest 7th Street Terrace and the private drive will be maintained by the development homeowners association. Uh additionally, limits of no access have been added to the lots abuing Southwest 7th Terrace and Southwest South A. Um, this project also includes required half-road improvements including curb and gutter and sidewalk along Southwest 7th Street Terrace and Southwest South A. Um, utilities are available to serve the site along Southwest A. A storm water drainage report will be required prior to final plat approval uh to ensure compliance with city standards along with additional technical requirements such as site distance analysis and uh proposed drive connections. Uh overall the general development plan meets the requirements of the unified development code and is compatible with the surrounding land uses. Uh based on this analysis, staff recommends approval of the general development plan subject to the conditions outlined in the staff reports. I am happy to answer any questions and the applicant is here to answer any of them all.

Any questions for staff from the council? All right, then if the applicant's present, come up and answer questions. It's presentation. And actually, I didn't swear you in earlier either, so I got to swear you in. I think we did. Oh, okay. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Then if you will give us your name and address for the record.

Sure. It's Chad Mcate, 3224 Southland School in Avent, Missouri. So, um, as city has acknowledged, everything conforms to the criteria for this T3 zoning. Uh the only thing that I would uh bring up to attention is I believe the original downtown master plan which was uh created back in 2018ish, no 2008ish, excuse me. Um so we're looking at basically 20 years of original um conceptual ideas and within that time frame there's only been 25 homes or single family units built within that time frame which on an average means one house a year has been built built excuse me in the downtown development area. So opportunities like this are very far and few between and um by acceptance of this particular development obviously we would improve the capacity of what was originally part of the original master downtown development plan as well as carried over into the most recent one. So, um, we've conformed to fire codes as far as position of the, um, fire hydrant accessibility in and out of the, uh, the the subdivision, if we will. And, um, in previous acceptance, the, uh, front loaded garage was actually accepted on a development that's happening on 15th Street, which I'm also a part of as well. So happy to ask or answer any questions that you have.

Any questions for the developer from the council. Okay, you did a good job. Thanks for your comments. Then any comments from the council before I go to the audience? All right, then. Anyone in the audience like to speak in support of in support of want to speak in opposition to All right, I will close the public hearing. Next item is introduction reading of bill 5393 approving the MC Meadows general development plan. Introduce it. First reading of bill 5393, an ordinance approving the general development plan for MC Meadows, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri. Your

honor, I move to approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? If you may, Council Redmond. Um, it's nice to see that we're starting to take advantage of some of these infill spaces within downtown to add some density. Uh, uh, this is a a prime area to be developed, uh, that's been sitting for a while. So, I'm glad you came forward with this plan. Any further discussion?

A question I probably I probably should have asked Mr. this one. But I drove by this a couple times and I didn't get out and measure it. Uh there's a there's vacant land on South Street and it goes north. I think there's a structure up to the north. Is that structure? Is that in your land or is it all the vacant land? There's no building. Okay, that's good. I'm just curious. Any other discussion on First Street? Okay, that will be all in favor. I I Any opposed? No. Motion carries. Second reading.

Second reading bill 5393, an ordinance approving the general development plan for Mcate Meadows, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri. The honor move to approve the second reading and provide the proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Okay. Roll call. Council member Edmonson. I Rowan. Hi. Kaylor. Hi. Fol. Hi. Rumbl. Hi. Ericson. Hi. Mayor Leves I. Motion carries and given ordinance number 5489. Okay, we have another public hearing. This one's for Mcate Village plan. I will open the public hearing and the city clerk has some exhibits to read for the record.

Mayor, the city has one exe exhibit to enter into the record. City council information form dated March 24th, 2026 with the following attachments. Staff report with attachments. Narrative with attachments. Affidavit of publication and examiner on February 21st, 2026. 85 foot notification map, names, addresses of property owners within 185 ft of the site, copy of resident letter sent to property owners, and bill approving the general development plan for MACT village. This is all we have to enter for the record. Okay, Mr. Day, I I'm told I do need to swear you in each time. So, okay, you will raise your right hand. Do you swear the testimony you're about to give in this case be the truth? That'll be a I do.

Okay. Please your name and address for the record. Uh, Logan Day, 903 West Main Street, Boy Blue Springs, Missouri 64015. Um, good evening council members. This item before you is a request for approval of a general development plan for Magi Village located at 412 Southwest 9th Street. Uh, the applicant is proposing to subdivide a single lot into a four lot subdivision for the development of four single family homes to be done in a single phase on approximately 0.41 41 acres within the T3 suburban zoning district of the downtown development code. The proposed development consists of detached single family homes on small lots which is appropriate building type within the T3 district. Uh the surrounding properties are also zoned T3 and are developed with single family homes. So the project is consistent with the existing neighborhood character and supports infill development within the downtown area. The plan meets the bulk and dimensional standards of the T3 district, including setbacks and building height. Uh, each lot will provide the required two off- streetet parking spaces with access being provided by a 24 foot wide private drive from Southwest 9th Street with the maintenance of this drive to be done by the homeowners association. Uh due to the 24 foot drive required to meet fire fire code and access requirements, staff has conditioned that the development's HOA restrictions that parking be accommodated by garages and on street uh parking where available due to the shortened drives. Uh this the applicant is requesting one alternative design standard to allow for front-loaded attached garages to face the streets. Uh this alternative design standard was added to ensure that the city uh in the event was ever to take over the private drive that the houses in the subdivision remain in compliance rather than obtaining legal non-conforming status if

the city was to ever take over the drive. Uh while the front-loaded detached garages are typically restricted in the T3 district, staff finds the request reasonable and as uh similar configurations exist in the surrounding area and the modification does not create adverse impacts related to traffic safety or neighborhood compatibility. Uh utilities including sanitary sewer are available to serve the site. Uh a storm water report will be required prior to the final plat approval uh to ensure compliance with city standards as well as ensuring no adverse impacts are made to surrounding neighbors. Uh based on this analysis analysis, staff recommends approval of the general development plan subject to the conditions outlined in the staff report and I am happy to answer any questions and the applicant is also here to answer any questions.

Questions? Council, you mentioned the maintenance of the street would be uh the responsibility of the HOA. Correct. And the HOA, as I would understand, it would be totally Mr. Manatee, at this point in time. When did that how long would that be before? That would be on I believe the applicant we don't we don't have a standard on that. No, that would be all like a private matter because they would hand over the HO or he would hand over to the HOA. The homeowners complain that the snow is not getting scooped. We don't have any the city the city would not maintain these roads capable on it. Correct. Any other questions for staff from the council?

Okay. Then with that, Mr. Magnet, if you'll come up to give us answer questions. It does sound like I do need to swear your own again. You will raise your right hand. You swear the testimony you're about to give in this case be the truth. still help you guys out. I do. Once again, give us your name and address for the record. It's uh Chad Mcate with RC Mcatee Construction, 3224 South School Road, Independence, Missouri. Basically, this is a smaller version of the the previous um layout that we just saw. Um only two of the houses technically are uh front loaded. The the front two are compliant to the original code zoning. So, just forformational purposes there. But I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have. Okay.

Any questions for the developer from the county? I asked the question about the HOA. You're going to be the HOA till everything's done. I I guess I'm not to be honest with you, I'm not really for sure how an HOA works in technicality purposes as far as like length of ownership or do I transfer that, you know, to when the buyers purchase? So, but yes, I mean I would obviously take responsibility as long as possible to uh make sure that we don't have any headaches.

If I were I'd also Yeah, I mean I' I'd also look at it like this. Obviously, these developments that I'm coming up with are a little bit more creative um and not concrete in their uh conceptual purposes. Obviously, that's the goal to try to get more residents within this area. Um we can't just take a house that already exists, tear it down, and build one more house. Economically, it just doesn't work. So, you're not going to get any development doing that. That being said, um, personally, I look at this as a long extended driveway. So, it wouldn't be any different if you lived on, you know, acreage and you had to maintain the driveway to get out of your house. Conceptually, it's the same thing.

Okay. Any other questions for the applicant from the council? All right. Thank you again. And we will go to the audience. Any audience like to speak in support of in support of anyone in opposition to any other comments from the council before I close the public hearing? Uh your honor. Yeah. Council riven. I'm assuming that this is similar to what the four row houses we have up on the west side of 15th Street where it's a backload on that one on the uh the access road to the houses and that's maintained by by the homeowners. Does that correct? That would be similar. Yes. Thank you.

Okay, then I will close the public hearing. Next item, introduction in arena bill 5394, Magi Village General Development Plan. I introduce it. First reading of bill 5394, an ordinance approving the general development plan for Mcate Village, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri. I move we approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second. There any discussion? Your honor, Council R.

Just for the record, I guess I I will support this because I I think it's the right thing to do, but a little uncomfortable burdening maybe burdening somebody with the extended driveway and the maintenance of that unless I had some assurance for it. I wouldn't want them to come back and say, "Oh, he said he was going to take care of and he didn't." I'm comfortable. I don't know what to do about it, though. Okay. Any further discussion on first reading? Okay. With that, we'll do all in favor I. Any oppose? No. Motion carries. Second reading. Second reading bill 5394, an ordinance approving a general development plan for Mcate Village, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri.

The move to approve the second reading and provide a proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? Roll call. Council member Rowan. I. Kaylor. I. Tholan. Hi. Ruml. Hi. Ericson. No. Edmonson. Hi. Mayor Lemise. I. Motion carries and given ordinance number 5490. Okay. I don't have any speaker appearance one for the public comment section. So we'll go to item 14 which is introduction and reading of bill 5395 amending the code of ordinances related to hotel motel tiers. I will introduce it. First reading bill 5395 an ordinance amending chapter 655 hotels motel etc of the code of ordinances city of blue springs Missouri.

All right I move to approve on the first 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 5395, an ordinance amending chapter 655, hotels, motel, etc. of the code of ordinances, city of Blue Springs, Missouri. 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 Kaylor. I. Then I. Ruml. Hi. Ericson. Yes. Edmonson. Hi, Rowan. Hi, Mayor Leves. Hi. Motion carries and given ordinance number 5491.

Next is number item 15, introduction to bill 5396 authorizing a permanent utility easement agreement with Spire. Do I have an introduction? Enter. First read bill 5396, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute a permanent utility easement agreement granting Spire Missouri, Inc. a 10 foot wide gas distribution ement across city owned property located in part of the vacated Whitney Street rightaway in Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri. Your honor, I move we approve on the first reading and move the second. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? Okay. All in favor? I. Any oppose? No. Motion carries. Second reading.

Second reading bill 5396, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute a permit utility easement agreement granting Spy Missouri Inc. a 10 foot wide gas distribution easement across city own property located in part of a vacated Whitney Street rightway in Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri. Your honor move to approve the second reading provide the proper ordinance number. Is there a second? Second. And any further discussion? Roll call. Council member Tholan. I rum. I. Ericson. I. Edmonson. I. Rowan. I. Kaylor. I. Mayor Leves. I. Motion carries and given. Ordinance number 5492. Okay. Okay, I don't have any speaker appearance forms for visitors. So, we'll go to council member comments.

What did I miss? I bid. Okay, I missed number 16. We have item 16. I tried to skip which uh finance is just screaming right now. Introduction to reading of bill 5397 approving a budget amendment. I will introduce it. First reading of bill 5397, an ordinance amending the 2025 2026 annual budget of the city of Blue Springs, Missouri. Your honor, I move to approve on the first reading and move to the second. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Oh, I'm sorry. Voice. All in favor? I game. Any opposed? No. Good luck. Yeah. Uh motion carry second reading.

Second reading bill 5397, an ordinance amending the 2025 2026 annual budget of the city of Blue Springs, Missouri. The honorable move approve the second reading and provide a proper ordinance number. Yes, if you want to. Is there a second? Second. Second. Is there any further discussion? Now we will have a roll call. Council member Brummel. I. Ericson. I. Edmonson. I. Rowan. I. Kaylor. I. Foland. I. Mayor Levis. I. Motion carries and given ordinance number 5493. Okay. Did I miss anything else before we move on? Your honor. Yes. Council, you didn't miss anything. I'm not sure how to do this. Is there something I want to clarify on a motion? Can we do that?

I'm not asking for discussion. I just want clarity. I'm I'm going to look at the city attorney as I say these words. I think Robert's rules allows you to reconsider something within the same meeting, but there would have to be a motion and a vote on that. It's about the only thing I can think of right now. I move that I get a chance to ask a question of council member Bruml's uh amendment. on the uh no variance amendment. What do you think? Can we do that in council member comments and just ask this question answer? Are we beyond our ability to do that right now?

I would have done it immediately after but we were in the public hearing so it's just a quick question I can Okay, we're gonna we're going to go to council member comments and how about council Ericen? Do you have any comments today this evening? I just I want to be sure before I go home tonight that the uh the the amendment offered that we voted on considering Selen Ranch said no variances based upon the zoning. It was no variances with the exception of the culdeac. Okay, that's what I wanted to hear. Okay, that's good. That's what I recall the motion and that was only four lots.

Yeah, I know. I just didn't I didn't because I would didn't catch that. So, I'm just going to take that as musings from you as a council member on tonight and I just happen to know. Just wanted to make the meeting a little longer. Uh what any other council member comments this evening? Do you have anything uh any uh liaison meetings that you had this week from boards or commissions? Anything to add? Go vote tomorrow. Yeah, I would wish everybody well and u I'm going to have a good time in Cabo. I'm sure you will. That's Wednesday though, right? Wednesday.

So, yes. So, we'll just take that as as an introduction to tomorrow is election day, April 7th. Polls are open at 6 a.m. at 700 p.m. We not only have three city council seats up for election, but also have revenue bonds for the Snyar wastewater treatment plant. So, be sure to vote. Um, always uh well attended here in Blue Springs. We look forward to that tomorrow as well. Um, also you might have saw today was announced the naming of our two eaglets. And so we're trying to give names to to the eaglets. You can do that as a poll that was on the city's Facebook page that closes I'm going to say uh midnight at Friday. Isn't that right, Brian? Okay. Midnight Friday, April 10th. So there are several options I'll say curated options that are in the poll from the city. And so I have an opportunity to express what those names are. We also have before the next city council meeting, April 10th, is our green up the blue, our cleanup Blue Springs event. So that'll be Saturday, April 18th at uh 900 a.m. I believe. I'll see our parks guy at 9 8:30 I want to say. 9:30.

Okay, we'll find out the time. It is Saturday, April 18th. We'll just leave it at that. Green up the blue. And then uh this week we also kicked off our new comprehensive plan. And if you want to add feedback to that we want have as much resident feedback as a future development and land use policy for the city of Blue Springs, go to bluespringnext.com and you can sign up for updates on that and also give your feedback on what you want the city to look like in the future. Those are all the comments I have. Did I miss anything? Council members or staff? Council member Brauml. He did say nine o'clock. It's nine o'clock that morning.

Okay. I believe 9:00 a.m. on April 18, green up the blue. So, and uh if we're wrong, we'll still find time for you, find something for you to do. We just gives you a shirt and some gloves and put you to work. So, show up whenever. And we do have household hazardous waste this weekend at Pink Hill. Is that Saturday? Correct. Okay. Saturday, household hazardous waste. So, bring your paint and all the other stuff that's been piling up in your garage as well. Get there early because there's usually a line. always a very well attended event. Uh I'm glad to have that somewhere responsible and not other ways you could get rid of it. So okay, what time was that? Do you know what time that is then?

8 to noon. 8 to noon on this Saturday, April 11. Your honor, if if the citizenry misses that date whenever the uh lease summit recycle place is open, they can do that. I think even without an appointment up to certain amount. So, we have continual household waste disposal. I don't know if everybody's aware of that or not.

No, that's a great point. You don't have to wait till the events uh that happen occasionally. There are multiple hazardous waste disposal locations throughout Jackson County that we are a member of through the Mid America Regional Council. Lee Summit has one of them, but there are more than that and so you have an opportunity to do that throughout the year. So you don't have to wait till our Saturday events. Uh seeing nothing else and I will accept the motion to adjurnn. So move. Is there a second? Second. Roll call. No, it's not. All in favor? I Any opposed? No. We are journ