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Belton City Council approves multiple ordinances, contracts and resolutions; votes at a glance included
Summary
At its regular meeting council approved a final plat for Main Street Civic Center, amendments to the Unified Development Code for short‑term rentals, several intergovernmental agreements (traffic management, hazardous waste), an inmate housing contract, and routine capital and committee‑structure items; council postponed appointments to the Tourism Committee to February.
Belton City Council approved a batch of ordinances, intergovernmental agreements and resolutions in a single meeting, voting to: adopt a three‑lot final plat for the Main Street Civic Center, amend the Unified Development Code to accommodate short‑term rentals, join the Mid‑America Regional Council’s Operation Greenlight program, participate in the regional household hazardous‑waste program, and approve several budgeted contracts and facility replacement projects.
Council also approved an inmate‑housing contract to house Lake Winnebago inmates at Belton’s municipal facility at a daily rate of $63.93; staff clarified that meal provisions will be handled consistent with existing arrangements and the city has capacity and staffing to house an additional agency. The council adopted an updated 2025 local Emergency Operations Plan to preserve state and federal emergency management funding eligibility and adopted a 2026 legislative policy; staff discussed plans for an open house to present the policy to legislative officials.
Other approved items included a $33,500 contract for replacement of a 15‑ton RTU at Fire Station 82 and changes to the tourism advisory body (renaming it the Tourism Committee and making staff ex officio). Council postponed a resolution appointing members to the Tourism Committee until Feb. 10 to allow additional review and recruitment; Councilmember Johnson recorded an abstention on that postponement.
Votes at a glance: - Bill 20 25 dash 59 — Final plat for Main Street Civic Center (final reading): motion passed. - Bill 20 20 five‑sixty — Amendments for short‑term rentals (final reading): motion passed. - Bill 20 25 dash 61 — Intergovernmental local match agreement (Operation Greenlight): motion passed. - Bill 20 25 dash 62 — 2026 participation in regional household hazardous waste program: motion passed. - Bill 20 25 dash 63 — Rezoning request (first reading) for properties north of B Street to R‑3 multifamily: motion carried on first reading. - Inmate housing contract (municipal housing for Lake Winnebago inmates): approved at $63.93 per day. - Resolution 2025‑089 — HVAC replacement at Fire Station 82: approved, $33,500. - Resolution 2025‑090 — Tourism Committee membership/name change: approved. Appointment resolution postponed to Feb. 10 (postponement passed; one abstention noted).
Council characterized most measures as routine or budgeted; staff noted several items had previously been discussed in work session and were supported by planning or commission recommendations where applicable. The meeting adjourned without entering the executive session that had been read into the record.
