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City of Overland Park

Mayor and Council

 

Monday, July 20, 2020

7:30 PM

 

Remote Meeting (see below)

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Mayor Carl R. Gerlach

Council President Fred Spears

 

 

Thomas Carignan

Faris Farassati

Stacie Gram

Holly Grummert

 

Scott Hamblin

Logan Heley

Jim Kite

Paul Lyons

 

Christopher Newlin

Curt Skoog

John H. Thompson

 

In order to comply with the Guidance from the Governor and Johnson County Public Health Officer to prevent the spread of COVID-19 this meeting will be conducted using an online virtual meeting tool. Members of the Governing Body will not be present but will participate remotely using the virtual meeting tool.

 

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CALL TO ORDER

 

 

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

 

1.

Consideration of Amendments to the Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan.

 

Resolution No. 4631 - Approving a substantial amendment to the City’s Community Development Block Grant Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Annual Action Plan.

 

Submit Written Public Comments Here

 

Information on How to Participate in the Public Hearing

 

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Resolution No. 4631

 Proposed Amendment to 2020 Annual Action Plan

 CDBG-CV Funding for Coronavirus Response

 

MAYOR CARL R. GERLACH

 

 

2.

New Appointment to Citizen's Advisory Board on Racial Profiling and Non-Biased Policing:

 

         Dr. Dred D. Scott - Term 5-15-17 to 5-15-21

 New Appointment - Citizens Advisory Board on Racial Profiling and Non-Biased Policing

 

COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRED SPEARS

 

 

CITY MANAGER BILL EBEL

 

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

Finance, Administration and Economic Development - Committee Report

 

 

3.

2020 Municipal Court Judges Compensation - Increasing the Judges' compensation by 1.75 percent; effective September 1, 2020.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 2020 Recommended Compensation - Municipal Court Judges

 

4.

Authorization to Extend Agreement - Valley Collection Service, LLC, to provide debt collection services for a five-year period, August 19, 2020, to August 19, 2025.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 

5.

Update of 2020 Annual Calendar of Meetings – August 2020 through December 2020.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Revised Calendar of Meetings - August - December, 2020

 Redline of All Changes to the 2020 Annual Calendar of Meetings

 

6.

Ordinance No. TGT-3295 - Levying a Transient Guest Tax of nine percent (9%) upon the gross receipts derived from or paid by transient guests for sleeping accommodations within the City; establishing funds and accounts to account for said tax; authorizing the apportionment and expenditure of said tax.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Ordinance No. TGT-3295

 

7.

Resolution No. 4634 - Relating to the appointment of a committee to review the use of Transient Guest Tax funds.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Resolution No. 4634

 

8.

Resolution No. 4633 - Establishing the commencement date for Governing Body members’ terms of office and the date of election of the president of the council.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Resolution No. 4633

 

Finance, Administration and Economic Development - Staff Report

 

 

9.

Council Minutes - June 1, 2020.

 

10.

Expenditure Ordinance No. 7A - Outlining the expenditures from the General Operating Fund and the Capital Projects Fund for June 24 through July 7, 2020.

 Expenditure Ordinance No. 7A

 

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

 

Community Development - Committee Report

 

 

 

Curt Skoog, Chair

Thomas Carignan, Vice Chair; Faris Farassati; Stacie Gram; Holly Grummert; Christopher Newlin

 

 

Community Development - Planning & Development Services - Staff Report

 

 

 

Director

Jack Messer

 

 

12.

Unsafe and Dangerous Structure - Located at 4125 W. 100th Place.

 Council Staff Report - Html

 

Community Development - Parks & Recreation Services - Staff Report

 

 

 

Interim Director

Bryan Toben

 

 

Public Safety – Committee Report

 

 

 

Paul Lyons, Chair

Holly Grummert, Vice Chair; Thomas Carignan; Stacie Gram; Scott Hamblin; John H. Thompson

 

 

Public Safety - Police Department - Staff Report

 

 

 

Chief of Police

Frank Donchez

 

 

Public Safety - Fire Department - Staff Report

 

 

 

Fire Chief

Bryan Dehner

 

 

Public Works – Committee Report

 

 

 

Jim Kite, Chair

Logan Heley, Vice Chair; Faris Farassati; Scott Hamblin; Curt Skoog; Fred Spears

 

 

13.

Announcement - Cancellation of Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for July 22, 2020.

 

Public Works – Staff Report

 

 

 

Director, Public Works

Tony Hofmann

 

 

14.

Agreement - Affinis Corp., for engineering and architectural services for the 2021 Major Storm Sewer Repair project in an amount not to exceed $367,375.

 Council Staff Report - Html

 Agreement - Affinis Corp. [Project No. MS-1654]

 

Finance, Administration and Economic Development - Committee Report

 

 

 

John Thompson, Chair

Christopher Newlin, Vice Chair; Logan Heley; Jim Kite; Paul Lyons; Fred Spears

 

 

15.

Charter Ordinance No. Ninety-Nine - Exempting the City from all the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1692, 12-1693, 12-1694, 12-1694b, and K.S.A. 12-1695, which relate to the levy of a Transient Guest Tax by cities located within counties having a population of more than three-hundred thousand (300,000); from all the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1696, relating to definitions pertaining to Transient Guest Tax; from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1697 (a) relating to the levy of Transient Guest Tax; from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1698 (e), relating to city Transient Guest Tax fund; from all the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,101, relating to a committee to make recommendations for programs and expenditures; and from all the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,113, relating to an annual accounting of expenditures; providing substitute and additional provisions on the same subject; and further repealing Charter Ordinance Numbers Thirty-Five, Forty-One, Fifty-Seven, Seventy, and Ninety-One.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Charter Ordinance No. Ninety-Nine

 

16.

Charter Ordinance No. One Hundred - Relating to the form of government of the City, exempting the City from K.S.A. 12-104a, 12-3003, 13-502, 13-506, 13-507, 13-508, 13-510, 13-511, 13-512, 13-513, 13-515, 13-516, 13-518, 13-526a, 13-527, 13-1410, 25-2107(b), 25-2108a, 25-2113, and 25-21a01(d); repealing Charter Ordinance Numbers Eleven and Ninety-Seven; and providing substitute and additional provisions establishing a mayor-council-manager form of government for the City.

 Committee Report to Council - Html

 Charter Ordinance No. One Hundred

 

Finance, Administration and Economic Development - Staff Report

 

 

 

Deputy City Manager

Kristy Cannon Stallings

 

 

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

 

 

Economic Development Public-Private Partnership Projects - Regular Agenda

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION

 

 

 

Director, Planning & Development Services

Jack Messer

 

 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

17.

Mid-America Regional Council Report

Curt Skoog, Councilmember.

 

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