Brentwood adopts ordinance approving sale agreement with MoDOT for properties tied to Manchester Road pedestrian tunnel

The Brentwood Board of Aldermen on March 17 unanimously approved Bill 65-49, an ordinance authorizing a sales agreement with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MoDOT) for multiple properties connected to the Manchester Road pedestrian tunnel project.

City staff told the board the agreement covers several parcels acquired earlier in the Brentwood Bound project to allow construction of the pedestrian tunnel on Manchester Road; the council heard these steps finalize the project’s property purchases. City staff said the warrant list already reflected 10% of the value of each property — a combined amount of $9,744 — and that approval tonight is the step that allows the city to remit the balance after MoDOT commissioners act on the same agreement.

The board approved a motion to approve a second reading and to perfect Bill 65-49 into ordinance form. A roll call vote recorded seven yes votes and no no votes; the clerk announced the bill will become Ordinance No. 5,176.

The ordinance and sales agreement were presented without further public comment. The council did not discuss specific purchase prices or closing dates during the meeting; those details were not specified in the record.

The action completes a legislative step the city described as tying up property acquisitions that enabled the Manchester Road pedestrian tunnel. The ordinance now goes back to MoDOT for its commissioners’ approval and, per staff comments, the city will pay the remaining purchase price after that step.