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A council member noted a Scrivener’s error in the original document that omitted the University of Missouri–Kansas City Paramedic program name; staff corrected the agreement language to reference the correct program and explained the agreement updates the jurisdiction named in the clinical-placement agreement because management of the paramedic program has shifted to the Kansas City Fire Department.

Staff said the city has multiple agreements with area schools to host EMT and paramedic students for clinical observation and training on city ambulances, and that this ordinance updates the agreement to reflect the proper administering agency. The council approved the first reading on a voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Belton City Council Meeting (Regular Session) - February 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Belton approved first-reading of an ordinance authorizing a clinical agreement with Kansas City (on behalf of KC Fire Department EMS education) to provide clinical training for EMT and paramedic students under Belton Fire Department supervision; the item corrects a prior clerical omission of the proper program name.","taxTitle","Belton City, Cass County, Missouri","taxId",71727,"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},6305541,"Belton approves $12,400 MoDOT traffic-safety grant, council completes final reading",252,747000,999000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2445372-5e8d3e6e544c5919eb8123177e7d0465&start=747&end=999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2445372-5e8d3e6e544c5919eb8123177e7d0465/thumbnail_747000.jpg","/articles/6305541/Belton-City/Cass-County/Missouri/Belton-approves-12400-MoDOT-traffic-safety-grant-council-completes-final-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305541-57c0a47eadf9ee468d5381e6c1429318/orig.mp4?Expires=1777143595&Signature=kdmXpC3DjSd4MZYLaw3KIOpAj~qIKZSTEqiumBTVTUaZ6MHhoqCV41Fu73mp41MO10LIfbQlHrJnJKiC~K31zAr-f1kw3zBMUoBDf1RLPu47QOYMkrxczG1zJycGkQdUyM1NGBoLJq73gz5aypQeH3wxMwSXBEPz-QNMEHC3B08fw5LIYqxBzqeq3yK60TnxScRVd~2HXhWRks8AKyCacIvHdXE~lJuUQz-IdnfQS8dhG8887EJI2nBXVGPTUKBfcW5tOp91kE6dXsDDQVTNYDJWZV9FHa4mWYzAhAVWJf69Ta7KIks4vdH1AnSzvYK7R9QKhHNRmLjDlyx8XJ8YdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Belton City Council approved the acceptance of a $12,400 grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation Division of Highway Safety and completed final reading of bill 2025-10, which authorizes a grant agreement for traffic enforcement funding.

Police Chief Lyons told the council the grant covers a portion of overtime for officers and dispatchers during targeted enforcement operations such as hazardous moving-violation enforcement, saturation patrols for DUI, and other selective enforcement details. Lyons said the 2024 enforcement operations generated 279 stops, including 108 citations for speeding, 34 warnings for hazardous moving violations, multiple seat-belt and suspension/insurance citations, and arrests arising from stops.

\"This actually helps us allocate funding so we can have our patrol officers concentrate on calls for service, and then we have this grant that actually helps us with selective enforcement around town,\" Lyons said.

Councilors noted the grant reduces the need to use local taxpayer funds for overtime. The council approved a second reading and then a final reading; on the final roll-call vote recorded in the transcript, council members voted as follows: Lawson (Aye), Johnson (Aye), Davidson (Yes), Richardson (Aye), McCallum (Aye), Thompson (Yes), White (Aye), Bridal (Aye). The transcript records the motion as passed.","The council accepted a $12,400 Missouri Department of Transportation Division of Highway Safety grant to fund overtime for selective enforcement of traffic violations; the ordinance passed final reading on a roll-call vote with all recorded councilors voting aye.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6305546,"Council approves first reading to amend Chewy development agreement deadline",157,604000,761000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2445372-5e8d3e6e544c5919eb8123177e7d0465&start=604&end=761","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2445372-5e8d3e6e544c5919eb8123177e7d0465/thumbnail_604000.jpg","/articles/6305546/Belton-City/Cass-County/Missouri/Council-approves-first-reading-to-amend-Chewy-development-agreement-deadline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305546-85f7ba9b139218bf01055009fd395928/orig.mp4?Expires=1777143595&Signature=L0-bPdGLnbDSELEX9ASuuZNs3RuS~q1pUowMpkJurLLOy7k3LWoW9QsCpMsawo1zdoJai0jkQzrg1uDa4r7D0SlmWgXUIuNriyOtq7TndYq93qy3nZsAbPPMbYz31bFRxtCCgQN-k4e7qmsYrbht4uvqiRh2Vl9yAgn9cY-LI8IL3EXBiySogWJ6k7NiABYPTALN9Sy-fF94R3dhmRaXdtvjN3ujFqEh0cxmyiv3-vWTYZ43ergYbCcVw4SCzXZveWTIotte-EPIUGdZ9S-~Inlyy4Gdy05Qk~zqZ6aWCN09Z6~XwKeXvLah0IGOrp~YNGvUYQn~3N8OSPEi9bL3cA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Belton City Council approved the first reading of bill 2025-09 to authorize an amended and restated development and performance agreement with Chewy Inc., extending the annual reporting deadline under the existing Chapter 100 incentive agreement.

City staff said Chewy has submitted the contractually required annual reports since 2021 but has routinely requested administrative extensions because fiscal-year closing and HR documentation timing left little time to finalize reports by the Jan. 15 deadline. Staff said the requested contract amendment would change the deadline from Jan. 15 to March 25 so Chewy’s auditor and financial adviser have more time to compile accurate receipts and HR records.

A staff presenter told the council the Chapter 100 incentive approved in 2020 for the Northpointe project required Chewy to demonstrate employment and salary thresholds tied to the incentive; staff said they saw no barrier to extending the deadline and recommended the amendment to provide more reliable documentation for contract compliance.

The council advanced the ordinance on first reading on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.","The council approved first reading of an ordinance amending a development and performance agreement with Chewy Inc. to extend an annual report deadline from Jan. 15 to March 25 to allow more time for financial and HR documentation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6305551,"Belton council approves first reading of UDC changes that raise accessory-structure size limits",530,65000,595000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2445372-5e8d3e6e544c5919eb8123177e7d0465&start=65&end=595","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2445372-5e8d3e6e544c5919eb8123177e7d0465/thumbnail_65000.jpg","/articles/6305551/Belton-City/Cass-County/Missouri/Belton-council-approves-first-reading-of-UDC-changes-that-raise-accessory-structure-size-limits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305551-2cf7a5c99a88bc050dbb08edb0831afb/orig.mp4?Expires=1777143595&Signature=M8fz6vVuvgjb9mpycbzRm1tJ63udASFXKfhDV3e9VloK1xW1QvPpDfVSCYvoq5mxsZXDLc~ISk3Vy9mmJrKpZosXMf-LlApp5u2m3anPsc3Nsn4KLBbqj1FXdyycpgnJhlgou99DoJ55XuXVgCtsWMy8CNelbrJRWv-RtM-7pFKEPy3-SjGCI~sgR5TKTjz5zAyPtvdUjvN~ti6nv-zJJhWC7wL50iF~RvDM3atrz~I-gbGC9dBgBUW~8JaJMj-0pFsjQ0Rvx1AjN4JEtutujNqva-TfX24amdhbMTpqtHzXelxk4VoyPEMBadhjbPMP6cWdnBzdQ8yTouQwlCTw3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Belton City Council approved the first reading of bill 2025-08 on a motion to amend and pass changes to the city’s Unified Development Code, which would increase allowable accessory storage sizes, add new accessory structure types and adjust tree and planting standards.

City planner Wright told the council the ordinance would \"provide additional flexibilities and options for accessory uses, structures, and building projections, as well as to enhance community aesthetics.\" He said the change increases the maximum cumulative size of accessory storage structures to 400 square feet or 5% of lot size, whichever is greater, and adds greenhouses, hoop houses and hobby shops to permitted accessory structures. \"This would allow larger lots to have larger structures on,\" Wright said.

The amendment package also reduces the required separation between accessory structures and principal buildings from 10 feet to 5 feet, relaxes certain rear-yard setbacks for accessory structures on side streets, and renames \"street trees\" to \"frontage trees,\" requiring trees along public and private street frontages for new developments. Wright said the frontage-tree requirement allows trees within 10 feet of the street-front property line and that the changes add a minimum front-yard planting standard and minimum tree species requirements to diversify the tree canopy.

During review, Council member Johnson flagged unclear language in section 4-4, subsection 3, saying, \"I have no idea what that means,\" referring to a sentence that included the term \"recreational.\" Council members discussed cleaning up the sentence and agreed to delete the word \"recreational\" from that subsection to improve clarity. A motion to amend bill 2025-08 by removing the word \"recreational\" from section 4-4 subsection 3 passed on a voice vote, and the council then approved the amended first reading of bill 2025-08 on a subsequent voice vote.

Wright said the planning commission held a public hearing on Feb. 4 and unanimously recommended approval; staff recommended approval as proposed. Council members noted the ordinance is a targeted update and may be further modified as part of a broader zoning code overhaul planned for the future.

The council clarified that the new higher storage limits would not change driveway requirements for storage buildings: storage buildings would not require a paved driveway, but buildings used as garages would continue to require one. The ordinance’s redline summary was included in the agenda packet; councilors said a full UDC rewrite is planned over the next year.

The vote recorded on the first reading was by voice; the transcript records the motion passed on voice vote and does not provide a roll-call tally.","The Belton City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that amends the Unified Development Code to increase allowable accessory storage sizes, add new accessory structure types, and change frontage-tree and planting requirements; council also approved a late textual amendment removing the word 'recreational' from a subsection.","actionData","errors"]

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