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Warrensburg staff update: Safe Streets draft, $150,000 pilot funds and survey on FIFA liquor-hour extension; council confirms mayoral appointments
Summary
City manager updated council that the Safe Streets for All draft is nearing completion and that $150,000 in pilot grant funds could fund temporary test installations; staff will survey liquor license holders about extended FIFA World Cup hours. Council also approved three mayoral appointments and heard updates from public works, parks, police and community development.
The city manager told the council feedback from a public hearing on the Safe Streets for All plan has been incorporated and that a near-final draft will go to the Transportation Advisory Committee for review; the committee will also review options for pilot projects funded by a $150,000 grant that allows temporary (non-permanent) installations for testing concepts. The manager said, “We'll distribute that, with the intention of gathering that information for you, and then also, taking public comment at the March 23 meeting.”
On state action affecting liquor sales, staff said the legislature extended liquor-hours during the FIFA World Cup and that cities may opt out or modify the hours; the city will survey liquor-license holders with assistance from the Chamber and Main Street and will present results and public comment at the March 23 meeting.
Mayor Bruce D. Euler presented mayoral recommendations that the council approved: reappointment of Jeffrey Grama to the Energy Sustainability Task Force for a two-year term beginning August 2025; reappointment of Kamal Ghazi to the Diversity Inclusion Commission for a three-year term beginning March 2026; and appointment of Michael Desprague, city manager, as the city’s representative on the Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission for a two-year term effective immediately. Council voted to approve the recommendations.
Other staff reports: community development described a new opt-in solid-waste service alert system and noted recycling rose to 83 tons in February; parks staff said the community-center front desk project is near completion and playground bids are due later this month and described a decoy-coyote program to deter geese at Lions Lake; Chief Munsterman reported the city received a Blue Shield grant award (amount to be announced in June), described a soft rollout of Axon body cameras and faster report-writing software, noted a planned solar installation at the police department and early phases of a remodel for detective offices; public works summarized environmental-review steps, upcoming Enterprise Lift Station bid action and solar-panel work at treatment plants.
No formal council action beyond the mayoral appointments was taken on these items; staff will return with draft plans, survey results and procurement details as work progresses.
