City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, September 14, 2026

The Lee's Summit Public Works Committee met on September 14, 2026, to review and forward several infrastructure, engineering, and transit service agreements to the full City Council.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Lee's Summit, MO
Meeting Date
September 14, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

64 sections (from 65 segments)

I always forget, like, what to do, you know? And I had to change into a suit. Get the thing. Oh, I know now.

I'd like to call to order the Public Works Committee meeting. May I please get a roll call?

May I please get an approval of the agenda?

Chair. I move to approve the agenda as published.

Second. Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Aye. Do we have any public comments? No?

First item of business is the approval of the August 10, 2026 Public Works Committee Action Letter. May I please get a motion and a second? Aye.

Chair, I move that we approve the August 10th action letter. Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Thank you. Next item, item B, TMP 3641, an ordinance awarding the bid for project number 430 for the Harris Park sandpipe demolition to Graff Industrial Inc. in the amount of $349,900 and authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement for the same. Ms. O'Dell?

Thank you. Any questions? Council Member Funk?

I was wondering when this was going to happen. I know we've discussed it quite a while ago, so it'll be kind of cool to see it come down. Do you have any plans for any of the pieces of it? How old is it?

will the park be shut down while you guys are there'll be a one to two month period where a certain portion of the parking lot is down.

Okay. Thank you. All right. I guess there are not any other questions. So may I please get a motion to forward to council for approval?

Sure. I'm, I recommend approval to full council TMP three, six, four, one second.

Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Motion passes. Next item, item C, TMP 3768, an ordinance approving the use of cooperative contract 2025-061 between the City of Joplin and Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc. for the installation of cured in-place pipe CIPP lining, manhole lining, and lateral connection repairs, LCRs, for the not-to-exceed amount of $1,462,662.62. and authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement for the same.

When it says between the city of Joplin and Ace Pipe Cleaning, is that because they hold the master agreement?

Thank you. May I please get a motion and a second to forward the council for approval?

Chair, I recommend that we move to Council TMP-3768. Second.

Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Aye. Next item, item D, an ordinance authorizing the execution of a cooperative service agreement by and between the City of Lee Summit, Missouri, Kansas City, Lee Summit Regional Airport, and the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, APHIS Wildlife Services, WS, to cooperate in a wildlife damage management project and authorizing the mayor to execute the same. Mr. Arrington.

Thank you. Any questions? No? All right. May I please get a motion and a second to forward to Council for approval?

Chair, I recommend approval to the full council item TMP 3756. Second.

Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Motion passes. Next item, item E, TMP 3759, an ordinance awarding the bid for project number P298 for the crack seal FY27 program to sweeten sealing services in the amount of $215,050 and authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement for the same for the city of Lee Summit, Missouri.

Any questions? All right. May I please get a motion and a second to forward to council for approval?

Chair, I recommend that we forward to full council for approval TMP-3759. Second.

Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Thank you very much. Next item, item F, TMP 3780, an ordinance authorizing the execution of an agreement by and between the City of Leismont, Missouri and Athens Corporation for professional land surveying services in the amount of not to exceed $119,748 for sidewalk gap phase three and authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement for the same.

Okay, any questions? All right, may I please get a motion and a second to forward to council for approval?

Chair, I recommend approval to full council TMP-3780.

I second. Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Next item on the agenda, item G, TMP 3765, an ordinance awarding the bid for Public Works DOC renovation to Harmon Construction in the amount of $203,625 and authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement for the same.

Thank you. What was the number you gave us last time? I don't even remember. It was under $200,000.

I'm seeing no questions. May I please get a motion and a second to forward to council for approval?

Chair, I move that we forward to full council TMP-3765.

Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Motion passes. Next item, item HTMP 3758, an ordinance approving the award for professional engineering services for the I-470 study from U.S. 40 to U.S. 50 by and between the City of Lee Summit, Missouri and HDR, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $499,581 and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for this name. Mr. Parks.

Any questions? So will this... Did you have a question? No. Will this... So then they'll study the whole area, and then from there, do we break it down into...

And I know the answer to this, but only because I'm going to get this question. Why are we doing this and not MoDOT?

Okay, thank you. Any additional questions? I did not do the agenda management at the very beginning. I don't think I did. Did I?

Okay. All right. If there are not any questions, then may I please get a motion and a second to forward to council for approval.

Chair, I recommend that we forward to full council for approval, TMP-3758. Second.

Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Next item, item I, TMP 3757, an ordinance approving the dual award bid number 2027-004 to Martin Underground and Reinhold Electric for fiber optic network installation and repair for a one-year term with up to four one-year renewals and authorizing the city manager to execute the same. Mr. Park?

We forward to full council for approval, TMP 3757.

Second. Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

All right, next item. Actually, we have agenda management. We're going to swap J&K on the agenda, TMP 3786 and 2026 7827. Do I need to do a vote or anything? No, okay, thank you. Oh, I guess I should read. So this is a presentation on transit services. Ms. Berry.

Thank you. I was wondering. Any other questions? All right. Then now do we go to item J? Okay. If there's no other questions, then next on the agenda is item J, TMP 3786, an ordinance authorizing the approval of Amendment 3 to the Transportation Service Agreement with OATS, by and between the City of Leeson, Missouri, and OATS, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same. Ms. Berry?

Any questions? I'm not seeing any questions. May I please get a motion and a second for the council for approval?

Chair, I recommend to full council item TMP 3786.

I second. Thank you. May I please get a roll call?

Motion passes. Next item on our agenda is, thank you for that presentation too. I always feel like it's so informative. NEXT ITEM, ITEM L-TMP-3773, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR TRANSIT SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT OF OATS CONTRACT AND VEHICLES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI, AND THE KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, KCATA, AND COMMITMENT OF FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION 5307 FORMULA FUNDS TO THE KCATA FOR

Thank you. Any questions? If a vehicle needs replaced, is that cost on them or? For KCATA or OATS? For OATS.

Oh, good. Okay. Thank you. Any additional questions?

So this is all generally through some sort of grant or fund. This isn't

Okay. Thank you. I'm always so surprised at how many people... Just don't know oats exists like I still feel like there's so many people that that don't Okay, thank you very much. May I please get a motion in the second to forward the council for approval?

All right, that takes us to roundtable. Do either of you guys have anything?

No. Thank you, Michael, for the I-470 study. I know I've poked at you a lot about it, and here we are. We're on the cusp of getting it going. It's a great decision to move forward with that.

And then I don't know if it's – you mentioned something about – MoDOT's still looking at the third and 50 intersection?

That's good news. Thank you. And then do you know if the 291 project, is it still running on time?

Okay, thank you. Anything else for roundtable? Nope. I guess staff roundtable?

All right, thank you. And we did go through a lot of items quick, but I feel like the one thing in our city that everyone agrees on is reinvesting back in the infrastructure. So, yeah, I don't feel like it's as controversial as some of the other committees. But anything else?

All right, then I guess we'll adjourn the meeting as of 5.06. The clock is on the straight.

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