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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, SRO MOU, wastewater equipment, ordinance amendment and two resolutions approved
Summary
At its July 13 meeting the Odessa Board of Aldermen approved the consent agenda (5–0 with one abstention), a 2026–27 School Resource Officer MOU (6–0), an RFP award for a mechanically cleaned bar screen (6–0), adopted ordinance number 3190 and approved two resolutions related to the 9th Street waterline and a wastewater planning contract.
The Board of Aldermen concluded several formal actions during its July 13 meeting. Key motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript are listed below.
Consent agenda - Motion: Approve the consent agenda as presented. - Mover: Committee member (S1). - Second: not specified in transcript. - Vote: 5 in favor, 1 abstention (no roll‑call names given in the open transcript).
School Resource Officer memorandum of understanding (2026–27) - Motion: Approve the memorandum of understanding providing SRO coverage across four Odessa School District campuses. - Mover: Committee member (S5). - Second: not specified in transcript. - Vote: 6–0 (approved). - Note: The MOU includes a 3% COLA used in the cost breakdown and relies in part on grant funding the district secured (Lafayette County Children’s Services funds noted in staff materials).
RFP: Mechanically cleaned bar screen (wastewater) - Motion: Approve RFP 06‑26 for a mechanically cleaned bar screen to be purchased from reserves. - Mover: Committee member (S1). - Second: not specified. - Vote: 6–0 (approved). - Funding: Purchase to be made from prior‑year wastewater‑fund reserves.
Ordinance adoption: Bill 2026‑26‑26 (notice of tentative agenda) - Action: First and second readings completed and ordinance adopted as ordinance number 3190. - Vote: Motion carried (roll call recorded; all votes in the affirmative based on roll call exchange in the transcript). - Subject: Amendments to code clarifying 48‑hour notice of tentative agendas and cross‑references to Board rules.
Resolution 2026‑22: CPKC 9th Street waterline pipeline crossing contract - Motion: Authorize mayor to execute a pipeline crossing contract with Kansas City Southern Railway (DBA CPKC) for the 9th Street waterline upsize project. - Mover: Committee member (S2) (transcript indicates motion to accept the resolution). - Second: not specified in transcript. - Vote: 5–0 with 1 abstention (approval recorded in meeting dialogue). - Note: Staff reported negotiations reduced the railroad’s initial $10,000,000 insurance threshold to a much lower change; a change order and final insurance numbers were pending.
Resolution 2026‑23: Revised professional service agreement with Allstate Consultants LLC - Motion: Approve revised professional service agreement for the wastewater facility planning study to satisfy DNR grant conditions. - Mover: Committee member (S5). - Second: not specified. - Vote: 6–0 (approved). - Funding: Grant award cited as $50,000; contract redlines were minor per staff.
The board then moved to adjourn to closed session pursuant to Missouri statutes on sealed bids and related documents.
The motions above reflect actions as recorded in the public transcript; mover/second names were not always stated on the record and are shown as “not specified” where the transcript did not identify them.
