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INVOCATION Nancy Beaty, St Mark's Catholic Church

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

UNFINISHED BUSINESS


PROCLAMATION

A proclamation recognizing the the 1859 Jail & Marshal's Home Museum.



PROCLAMATION

A proclamation declaring May as Tennis Month in Independence.




PUBLIC HEARING

Komal & Monu, LLC, application for a Retailer of Intoxicating Liquor in the Original Package License and a Sunday Sales License for K & M Liquor & Tobacco, located at 4201 S. Blue Ridge Boulevard. With residentially zoned property and a school within 300 feet of the proposed premises, approval of this application will require a two-thirds Council approval. Full public hearing.



PUBLIC HEARING

2009 - 2010 Operating and Capital Budget.  Full public hearing.




CONSENT AGENDA
Reports and Recommendations of the City Manager
1.

A request for Council approval to authorize the Police Department to submit applications and participate in the 2009/2010 traffic safety grants as provided through the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division.


Approved


2.

Approval is recommended to issue a purchase order to Alstom Power, Inc. in the amount of $75,000.00 to perform an on-site pulverizer performance evaluation for the coal mill pulverizers on Independence Power & Light (IPL) Blue Valley Units #1 and #2.



3.

Approval is recommended to issue a purchase order to M&M Engineering Associates, Inc., in the amount of $35,200.00 for a follow up survey and non-destructive examination (NDE) of the Missouri City Units 1 & 2 extraction steam and feedwater piping for the Power & Light Department.


Approved


4.

Approval is requested on the application of Komal & Monu, LLC application for a Retailer of Intoxicating Liquor in the Original Package License and Sunday Sales License for K & M Liquor & Tobacco located at 4201 S. Blue Ridge Boulevard. Since there is a college within 300 feet of the proposed premises, approval of this application will require a two-thirds Council approval instead of a simple majority.


Approved


5.

Approval is recommended to enter into a price agreement (379-09) with Walker Uniforms, for Police Department shirts and outerwear for the period May 19, 2009, through April 30, 2010, with two, one-year renewal options.  Expenditures will not exceed budgeted amounts.


Approved


6.

Approval is recommended to enter into price agreements with Graybar, Arkansas Electric, Fletcher-Reinhardt and HD Supply for utility construction products for the Power & Light Department for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, with City option for four, one-year extensions. Expenditures will not exceed budgeted amounts.


Approved



Resolutions:

09-728 - A resolution appointing Randy Vest as a member of the Public Utilities Advisory Board of the City of Independence, Missouri.




ORDINANCES

09-065 - 2R. An ordinance finding the Maywood Neighborhood Improvement District to be completed, assessing the costs of such project against the properties liable therefore, and providing for the collection of such special assessments.



09-066 - 2R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute the Funding Approval and Grant Agreement for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) project between the City of Independence and the Missouri Department of Economic Development for a $1,988,724 reimbursement grant to fund foreclosure mitigation and neighborhood stabilization activities; and making the necessary appropriation of $1,988,724.



09-067 -2R. An ordinance authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute a supplemental agreement for the STP-Urban Program with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on the 39th Street Improvements project between Noland Road and Crysler.



09-068 - 2R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract with the firm of Layne Christensen Company to rehabilitate and overhaul Well No.’s 11, 22, & 47 in the City’s Well Field at the Courtney Bend Water Plant for the full sum of $105,608.00, authorizing the City Manager to approve time extension change orders and future minor change orders in a total amount not to exceed $10,561.00.



09-069 - 2R. An Ordinance authorizing Amendment No 1 to Ordinance 17009 approving the 2008-2009 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs, and authorizing the City Manager to submit a revised Action Plan for allocation of Program Year 34 funds to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.



09-070 - 2R. An Ordinance imposing a Police Services Sales Tax at the rate of the 3/8 of one percent for police services and placing the issue on the ballot August 4, 2009.



09-071 - 2R. An ordinance authorizing a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to provide financial assistance for Core public health functions in the amount of $114,221 for the period June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010; authorizing future change orders, extensions, amendments or addendums for additional funding or time extensions for the project; and authorizing certain future appropriations.




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09-072 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign and execute a contract with Akins Excavating, L.L.C. for the Salisbury Road Improvements project for an amount not to exceed $1,581,938.00, authorizing administrative approval of change orders not to exceed $158,190.00 or for contract time adjustments, and making project appropriation adjustments.



09-073 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract with the firm of Layne Christensen Company to drill and construct Well No. 46 in the North Well Field at the Courtney Bend Water Plant for the full sum of $304,175.00 and authorizing the City Manager to approve time extension change orders and future minor change orders in a total amount not to exceed $30,418.00.


1st R.


09-074 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Federal Aid Program Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the Jackson Drive Improvement project between Holke Road and 78 Highway.



09-075 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute a cooperative agreement for preliminary engineering design services with Sugar Creek and Kansas City for the Lewis and Clark Expressway and making the necessary appropriations.



09-076 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign and execute a contract with V.F. Anderson Construction for the Cooper's Addition Drainage Project for an amount not to exceed $470,358.70, authorizing approval of administrative change orders not to exceed $47,030.00 or to adjust contract time, and increasing project appropriations.



09-077 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in order to transfer possession of a Hazardous Gas and Vapor Identifier (HGVI) System Partnership Package and associated items for the Fire Department for use by Independence's regional identified Hazardous Material Team.


1st R.


09-078 - 1R. An ordinance finding, determining and declaring the necessity of acquiring general utility easements and temporary construction and grading easements for the construction, operation and maintenance of a public storm sewer designated as the Walnut and Crane Storm Drainage Improvements, Project No. 70130704.



09-079 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign an Agreement for Substation Design and Construction Management Services with the firm of Sega, Inc. for an expenditure not to exceed $695,000.00 with a contingency fund for City Manager approved change orders in an amount not to exceed $69,500.00.



09-080 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract to accept a $25,393 grant from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide elderly and disabled transportation service through the City's Dial-A-Ride Program.



09-081 - 1R. - An ordinance supporting an application for an Enhanced Enterprise Zone and establishing the real property tax abatement rate for the Independence Enhanced Enterprise Zone West.



09-082 - 1R. An ordinance authorizing and directing the City Manager to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Jackson County to provide animal services to Jackson County.



09-529 - An emergency ordinance authorizing the City Manager to sign and execute a contract with Leath and Sons, Inc. for the 23rd Street and Noland Road Intersection Improvements project for an amount not to exceed $1,045,205.84, authorizing the City Manager to approve minor change orders not to exceed $104,500.00 or for time adjustments; making the necessary appropriation adjustments; and declaring an emergency.



09-530 Power & Light Substation J 69 kV Underground Transmission Service Agreement



INFORMATION ONLY:
1.

Notification is being provided of a joint purchasing agreement (245-09) with Maher Oil Company for fuel for various City departments for the period of 5/19/09 - 4/30/10, with four, one-year renewal options.



2.

Municipal Court Monthly Case Report for April, 2009.



3.

Purchase Order 128182 was issued to Federal Signal Corporation, under a sanctioned cooperative agreement, in the amount of $31,428.00 for two (2) new sirens and related equipment for the Fire Department.




CITIZEN REQUESTS
1.

Erin Burroughs request to speak to Council regarding public transit.




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