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Votes at a glance: Lee's Summit council approves multiple contracts, budget amendment and development actions
Summary
The council adopted a block of committee-forwarded ordinances and resolutions including audit and landscaping contracts, budget amendment No. 8, road and utility contracts, and rezoning/agreements tied to the View High Sports Complex and Oldham Village TIF; most measures passed unanimously with a few recusals and one 8-1 vote on a TIF contract.
Lee's Summit City Council approved a set of ordinances and resolutions Tuesday night. The group vote included procurement awards, a budget amendment, road and utility contracts, and land-use actions. Most items passed unanimously; two items recorded recusals and one TIF contract passed 8-1.
Key outcomes:
- Resolution 25-07: Appointment of successor directors to the Longview Community Improvement District — adopted unanimously.
- Resolution 25-08: Adoption of Phase 2 of the airport master plan update (airport layout plan) — adopted unanimously (see separate story).
- Bill 25-070: Ordinance replacing the schedule of city fees and charges effective July 1, 2025 — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-071: Award RFP 2025-036 for financial auditing services to Fortis Lazar LLP (one-year term with up to four one-year renewals) — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-072: Authorize execution of a contract obligation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to meet financial assurance requirements for the city's solid-waste permit — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-073: Budget amendment No. 8 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-074: Agreements for tree trimming and removal services (CTC Disaster Response Inc.; Quintanee Mission Tree Service Inc. dba Arbor Masters) — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-075: Award bid for Project 722 — water main replacement FY24 — award to Leith & Sons, Inc., in the amount shown in the agenda; the council recorded one recusal and the final tally was recorded as 8–0 with 1 recusal.
- Bill 25-076: Award bid for Project 887-SS surface seal FY26 to Vance Brothers, LLC, $1,175,208.21 — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-077: Award bid for Project 887-OV mill & overlay FY26 to Tandem Paving Company, Inc. in the amount shown in the agenda — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-078: Amend Chapter 29 traffic code, Appendix B (stopping/parking restrictions) — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-079: Modification No. 1 to the RFQ engineering agreement for Prior Road Phase 2 (Hook Road to M-150) — council adopted the amendment; the agenda materials show an increase of $165,165 and an amended not-to-exceed of $1,264,143.95; the transcript contains a minor inconsistency in the increase amount between readings.
- Bill 25-080: Award RFP 2025-049 for landscaping services to Rosehill Gardens and Dupree Landscaping LLC — adopted unanimously.
- Bill 25-052 (second reading): Rezoning and preliminary development plan for View High Sports Complex (approximately 17.18 acres at 3350 NW Ashurst Drive) — adopted 8–0 with 1 recusal.
- Bill 25-067: Tax-increment financing contract and community improvement district cooperative agreement for the Oldham Village redevelopment project — adopted 8–1.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the floor and passed on roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes. Where council members recused themselves, the roll call was recorded on the record.
