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Why it matters: The committee
ctions advance ordinance language and procurement agreements that will next appear on the City Council agenda, covering budget amendments, public-safety contracts, surveillance equipment and Workday implementation agreements.

Votes at a glance

- Bill 25-035 (Budget Amendment No. 5 to FY2025): Committee moved to recommend the ordinance to council for discussion. Motion by Council Member Raider; second by Chair Shields. Vote recorded: Council Member Raider — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended to council for discussion.

- Bill 25-036 (Budget Amendment No. 6 to FY2025): Committee recommended approval to the full City Council. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez; second by Council Member Rader. Vote recorded: Council Member Rader — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council.

- Bill 25-037 (Agreement with LifeScan Wellness Centers for public-safety physicals): Committee recommended approval. Motion by Council Member Reiter; second by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez. Vote recorded: Council Member Reiter — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council.

- Bill 25-038 (Purchase of custom solar-powered surveillance trailers from Digi Security Systems): Committee recommended approval. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez; second by Council Member Rader. Vote recorded: Council Member Rader — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council. Staff noted funding was included previously as part of the downtown safety package.

- Bill 25-039 (Lease of two fiber-optic strands to Lee's Summit R7 School District): Committee recommended approval. Motion by Council Member Rader; second by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez. Vote recorded: Council Member Rader — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council.

- Bill 25-040 (Workday training-credit order agreement): Committee recommended approval. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez; second by Council Member Reiter. Vote recorded: Council Member Reiter — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council. Staff requested authority to purchase 140 additional training credits; funding is in the project budget.

- Bill 25-041 (Additional compensation under professional services agreement with Cindy Gray for Workday implementation): Committee recommended approval. Motion by Council Member Rader; second by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez. Vote recorded: Council Member Rader — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council. Staff described the contractor's role expanding toward full-time project support through Dec. 2025.

- Bill 25-042 (Change Order No. 1 to AVAP statement of work for Workday implementation): Committee recommended approval. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez; second by Council Member Rader. Vote recorded: Council Member Rader — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Lopez — Aye; Chair Shields — Aye. Outcome: Recommended for approval to council. The change order clarifies scope, shifts some timelines earlier to support a July go-live window and adds end-user training and additional integrations.

Ending

All items above were forwarded by the Finance & Budget Committee to the full City Council with the recorded recommendations; council will consider the ordinances and agreements at its upcoming meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance & Budget Meeting (2/3/2025) | LEE'S SUMMIT, MO","oneSentenceSummary","On Feb. 3 the committee recommended or approved several ordinances for the full City Council, including budget amendments and contracts for public-safety services and IT implementation; this roundup lists each bill, its action and recorded committee votes.","taxTitle","Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri","taxId",2583,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6351010,"Lee's Summit finance committee backs cashing reserves to fund Green Street Market, vehicle replacements and public-safety radio upgrades",1786,1514000,3300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2231226-cfb89b74a798d6db121e0035ec8d2243&start=1514&end=3300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2231226-cfb89b74a798d6db121e0035ec8d2243/thumbnail_1514000.jpg","/articles/6351010/Lees-Summit/Jackson-County/Missouri/Lees-Summit-finance-committee-backs-cashing-reserves-to-fund-Green-Street-Market-vehicle-replacements-and-public-safety-radio-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6351010-071e3857e6622ccf57c09d33b4ae3964/orig.mp4?Expires=1775372350&Signature=j59Jwj2xTYuU~M~r7LA2EcoCtRg1YDprcXIfPCCLQSoBQF4QuZWhwoQjhfihcuAwhnTPdR7xFVcLxh0HsTaP3FrpwfLecotzN~Dd97jvSCdBX5dn4DEcgR7wsxZvilnrJy4sghvEWlE~pTTgINmXIJbz572y~mC~x2ItSdwDYXX2lDA6RbPPcM8iuAo9JGU1CORpl4~DJMGFi4FL1b4J7dzkXSWfZxoTejV5WR3gAJfBdfbF7rc2rmQz-WN1ocnnp-ux8Z8hjLYJTKsmS8YaZpGtFeZMHREufzDcztftWR9DUejJB~sSoRJlmFlWHp5n2bqzcJ8FM262YIqhK9tmaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lee's Summit Finance & Budget Committee on Feb. 3 recommended using parts of the city's unallocated fund balance to cash-fund the Green Street Market project, set aside money for vehicle and equipment replacement and pay for radio microwave infrastructure that supports regional public-safety communications.

The committee heard staff detail the city's midyear finances and a set of staff recommendations for using available reserves. \"We presented and the final audit for FY24 ended up with a $48,300,000, almost $48,400,000 fund balance,\" Donna Lake, assistant city manager, told the committee. Under the city's fund-balance policy, Lake said, keeping the general fund at a 35% cap would allow roughly $14,320,000 to be spent without breaching the cap; after previously approved downtown-safety items and other commitments, Lake said about $12.7 million remained available to allocate.

Why it matters: Cash-funding part of the Green Street Market would avoid long-term debt costs and preserve borrowing capacity, while funding the vehicle-equipment replacement program (VERP) and communications upgrades would address near-term operational risks.

What the committee discussed and recommended

- Green Street Market: Staff proposed applying $10 million in reserves to the Green Street Market project to avoid issuing about $10–$11 million in special-obligation bonds. Brianna Berchter, director of finance, said issuance costs would be roughly $130,000 and that cash funding would save the city about $4.8 million in interest over a 20-year timeline compared with issuing bonds. Lake said using cash would avoid adding an approximately $770,000 annual debt-service obligation to the general fund budget for 20 years. Committee members expressed support for cash funding the project to avoid interest costs while noting the city would still leverage tax credits and other planned funding sources for the project's remaining gap.

- Vehicle and equipment replacement (VERP): Staff recommended a $2.5 million infusion to the city's VERP to help meet replacement obligations. Berchter said the current VERP balance is \"just a little under $2,000,000,\" which she described as low for a city of Lee's Summit's size. Committee discussion noted that commitments already placed (vehicles on order) leave an estimated shortfall of roughly $4,000,000 to meet previously committed replacements.

- Gateway monuments and sidewalks: Staff proposed $300,000 for two gateway monuments (east and south entry points) and noted a verbal commitment of $100,000 from the city\u000economic-development partner to help match the cost. A $1 million allocation for sidewalk gaps was discussed but tabled for later consideration because public-works staff said additional funds do not immediately translate to additional construction capacity; the committee instead agreed to hold sidewalks as a lower-priority item while further work is done on VERP and other commitments.

- Public-safety microwave infrastructure: The committee recommended using public-safety sales-tax fund balance to replace microwave infrastructure on the city's radio towers. Lake presented a proposed cost of $2,965,000 for that microwave equipment, saying the public-safety sales-tax fund has accumulated about $7,000,000 in fund balance to date. Chief Travis Forbes described the microwave equipment as critical to the city's radio network and regional interoperability, saying the system \"connects all the radio towers throughout the city\" and is used by police, fire and other city partners. Committee members agreed the expenditure aligned with the public-safety-sales-tax purpose and gave consensus to proceed.

Other discussion points

- Contingency items that remain under consideration included a possible World Cup-related contingency, holding the Browning property for future use and further study of the VERP funding gap and timing. Lake said some items would be considered in the FY26 operating budget process.

- Timing and sequencing: Staff noted some fund allocations are intended to avoid bond issuance costs now but that remaining contingencies, tax-credit proceeds and capital budgeting decisions would continue to evolve.

Committee direction and next steps

Committee members asked staff to bring more detail where figures remain provisional (the exact VERP five-year funding need, schedule for Green Street tax-credit proceeds) and to prepare formal budget amendments for council consideration. The committee moved the related budget amendments to the full City Council for action during the committee's agenda vote sequence.

Ending

City staff will return to council with the formal budget-amendment ordinances and the committee's recommendation to allocate $10 million toward Green Street, $2.5 million toward VERP and $2,965,000 from the public-safety sales-tax balance for microwave infrastructure, while holding the sidewalk request for later evaluation.","At a Feb. 3 Finance & Budget Committee meeting, staff recommended using portions of the city\u000fund balance to avoid bond interest on the Green Street Market, shore up vehicle-equipment replacement needs and fund public-safety microwave radio infrastructure; the committee signaled support and moved budget amendments to council.","actionData","errors"]

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