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Votes at a glance: Excelsior Springs council actions, Sept. 15, 2025
Summary
Council unanimously approved minutes, two reappointments, two resolutions for remediation and streetscape work, a transit grant ordinance, and the FY 2026 budget; a motion was passed to enter closed session under RSMo §610.021(1) & (2).
The Excelsior Springs City Council took the following formal actions on Sept. 15, 2025.
Minutes and agenda - Approved minutes of the Aug. 29, 2025 budget work session (motion and voice vote). - Approved minutes of the Sept. 2, 2025 regular meeting (motion and voice vote). - Approved the meeting agenda as printed (motion and roll call).
Board reappointments - Approved Resolution 16‑09 reappointing Christy Marker and Dustin Borchert to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Mike Anderson and Janine Stubbs to the Hospital Board of Trustees. (Motion, second, roll call — unanimous yes.)
Contracts and change orders - Approved Resolution 16‑10 to award a remediation contract for the former Wyman School to Titan Environmental in the amount of $697,498.95. (Motion, second, roll call — unanimous yes.) - Approved Resolution 16‑11 accepting Change Order #1 with McEnany Construction (increase $88,958.25; new total $264,958.25) for the 2025 Streetscape Project and granting a time extension to Oct. 15. (Motion, second, roll call — unanimous yes.)
Grants and ordinances - Opened and closed a public hearing on the Section 5311 public transportation grant. The staff report listed a grant application budget of $288,750 (federal funds cited as $152,838; local match $135,913). The council took Ordinance 25‑09‑07 to second reading and then approved the ordinance authorizing the mayor to apply for and execute contracts resulting from the grant. (Roll call — unanimous yes.)
Budget - Took Ordinance 25‑09‑08 (FY 2026 budget) to second reading and approved it, adopting the budget for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026. Council recorded unanimous aye votes on roll call.
Closed session - Approved a motion to go into closed session pursuant to the Revised Statutes of Missouri, Chapter 610, §610.021(1) and (2). Roll call recorded all yes and the meeting was closed.
Roll‑call participants (as read during votes): Councilman Rennie; Councilman Speer; Councilman McGovern; Mayor Pro Tem Saint John; Mayor Mark Spahn. All recorded votes during roll-call items were recorded as yes on the actions listed above.
