The Carl. Junction City Council met in regular session on Tuesday August 15, 2023 at 7:001 PM: at City Hall. Mayor Mark Powers called the meeting to order with the following present: LaDonna Allen, Mike Burns, Rick Flinn, Bill Maguire, Bob McAfee, David Pyle, Roger Spencer, and Hollie LaVigne. Also present were City Administrator Steve Lawver, City  Attorney Mike Talley, City Clerk Alaina Wright and City Administrator Assistant Crystal Winkfield.  AGENDA  Roger Spencer motioned to approve the agenda as presented. Hollie LaVigne seconded. All in favor. No opposed. Carole Wofford-207 Verbryck-She had a question about thes solar panels after the discussion about Liberty at thel last meeting and asked ift the city gets benefits from the panels. Steve Lawver said they do not produce enough energy to offset Someone was present from the yoga class to say the carpet in the media center needs to be cleaned because iti is dirty. Mayor Powers called the public meeting to ordera at 7:05 PM. LaDonna Allen said she needed to correct what shes said at the previous meeting and that after taking the allowance for new construction, the levy will increase by only .26%. Steve Lawver said political subdivisions across the state are dealing with the same issue and there is one district in Jasper County thati is not levying what the state auditor is allowing and are taking a halfa cent higher increase. He said ift the city chose to do that, thel levy woulds still bey welll below what the voters have approved andi ity wouldi increase our general fund! by around $50,000.  LaDonna Allen motioned to approve the consent agenda. Hollie LaVigne seconded. All in favor. No opposed.  PUBLIC FORUM  any of our costs.  PUBLICI HEARING ON2023TAXI LEVY  Mayor Powers closed the public hearing at 7:13 PM.  ORDINANCES  LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE TAX LEVY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 ESTABLISHING SAID LEVY $0.8263 PER HUNDRED ASSESSED VALUATION ESTABLISHING THE ALLOCATIONS OF SAID FUNDS TO GENERAL FUND AND GENERALOBLICATIONS SINKING FUND" Discussion: LaDonna Allen said she believes this ordinance should not be approved and should be taken up again later in a special session. Mike Talley said he couldn'ts say what the repercussions ofraising thel levy above the auditor's limit would be andt that he would need thei information that has been discussed to decide what the best option would be. Mike Burns asked what the levy would be set ati ifit were changed. Steve Lawver said he would have tol look into it andi run the calculations David Pyle said he had concerns about the proper way to handle getting rid of the ordinance and would feel more comfortable tabling the current ordinance. Mike Burns agreed and felt the ordinance should be tabled sO the new proposed levy could be advertised. Mike Talley said procedurally it would be preferable to table the current ordinance. LaDonna Allen motioned to table the ordinance until a special meeting could be held. Mike Burns seconded. Alli in LaDonna Allen motioned toj put "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR Al FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST" on first reading by title only. Mike Burns seconded. All in favor. No opposed. LaDonna Alleni motionedt top puti it ons secondi reading by title only. Roger Spencer seconded. Allin favor. Noo opposed. LaDonna Allen motioned toj put it on final passage. Hollie Lavigne seconded. All in favor. No opposed. LaVigne-yes, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Burns-yes, Maguire-yes, Pyle-yes. Motion on Ordinance #23-31 was approved by roll call vote, signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made a part of the LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH DEBBIE AND DEAN DANKELSON TO RESOLVE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI, RELATED TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BY PAYMENT OF $5,000.00 IN MEDIATION COSTS, PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF $20,000.00 TO THE DANKELSONS, AND THE COMPLETION OF SANITARY SEWER REPAIRS AT A COST OF $47,500.00, IN EXCHANGE FOR A RELEASE OF THE CITY OF CARLJUNCTION, MISSOURI" on first reading by title only. Hollie LaVigne seconded. All in favor. No opposed.  on first reading by title only. Roger Spencer seconded. All in favor. No opposed.  to be sure but! halfa cent would be 47121 for General Fund.  favor. No opposed.  Discussion: Alaina Wright said this is an ordinance that has to bej passed each year.  Discussion: There was no further discussion.  permanent records ofthe City of Carl Junction.    Discussion: Stevel Lawver said Friday he wentt tol Kansas City fort ther mediation talks on this claim. He said after four hours there was no agreement and they felt the two sides were tooi far apart for an agreement. Steve Lawver said an offer was left on thet table, and he was informed later that day the agreement was accepted. He said this agreement is what] He, MIRMA, and thel lawyers had agreed to. Mayor Powers asked about the city's cost and Steve Lawver said the city would pay % of the full cost of the settlement. Mike Talley said typically the board doesn't approve settlement agreements without signatures on it but MIRMA felt it was extremely time sensitive and wanted the ordinance passed at tonight's meeting. Mike Burns asked LaDonna Alleni motioned top puti ito on second reading byt title only. Roger Spencer seconded. Allini favor. No opposed. Discussion: Mike Talley saidt the agreement provides for a complete release: for the City ofCarl. Junction which should also include damages. Stevel Lawver said there were conversations that this agreement didi not include damages because ofthe type of claim thisi is. He also said other than the dollar amount and mediation costs, thisi ist thes same agreement that was previous LaDonna Allen motioned toj put it on final passage. David Pyle seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. LaVigne-yes, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Burns-yes, Maguire-yes, Pyle-yes. Motion on Ordinance #23-32 was approved. by roll call vote, signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made aj part of the  when the incident in question happened and Steve Lawver said 2019.  approved for thel Dankleson'sn neighbor.  permanent records of the City of Carl. Junction.  REPORTS responsibility of MoDOT.  The Council reviewed the Long-Term Project report. Hollie LaVigne asked who is responsible for mowing along the sidewalks on Pennell. Stevel Lawver said right now the contractor is supposed to do it, and after the final inspection it is the Public Works report - Mike Burns asked what daily maintenance of the splashpad is. Jay Morton said it has to be Police Dept. report - Chief McCall said the new vehicle has arrived andt they. just need toj pay fori it. He also said all  Treasurer's1 report No discussion.  backflushed each day which takes 30-60 minutes to get grass clippings out of the filter.  the equipment isi in fori it except the radio. COMMITTEE REPORTS  Budget/Finance: LaDonna Allen said there is al budget meeting set for September 5 at 6:001 PM.  Code/ Nuisance: Rick Flinn had nothing to report. Human Resources: Roger Spencer had nothing to report.  Public Facilities & Planning: Mike Burns said there was a committee meeting earlier at 6:00 pm. He said the committee is recommending purchasing single cantilever 16x20 shelters from Duffer Hollow Designs for a total cost of $13,750. David Pyle motioned to approve the purchase of the shade structure quote presented by the Public Facilities Mikel Burns also said cleaning services fort the Community Center and) Police Department were discussed andt they are Mayor Powers said he is going to establish a new committee for economic development. He said Hollie LaVigne would be the committee chair, and the members of the committee would be himself, Bill Maguire, Rick Flinn, Steve Lawver, and Crystal Winkfield. He also said he would adds several members from outside the Board of Aldermen and city officials. Mayor Powers said he spoke with the county commissioners today at their meeting about a stop sign at Fir & Briarbrook Drive. Hes said they are going tol looki into it but they are generally opposed to a stop sign for safety reasons. Hollie LaVigne said in addition to hiring aj part time cleaner we: should look into getting a carpet shampooer. Steve Lawver said September 11 Allgeier Martin is having a company sponsored event at top golfi in Overland Park Steve Lawver saids severalj people were present to answer any questions about thel Liberty and] Integrity lighting project. Brian with Integrity said the city would receive a 73% rebate. He said 80% of costs are eligible for the rebate but the lift to install them is not included. Hes said the bulbs would be under warranty for five years but are expected tol last much) longer than that. Steve Lawver said they did clarify the payment would be made after the work was done so Mike Tally said an ordinance would not be necessary. LaDonna Allen motioned to approved lighting project. Hollie LaVigne seconded. All in favor. No  committee. LaDonna Allen seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. recommending we look for a part-time person tos start doing that cleaning work.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS  for those attending MML: and said he would need al headcount.  opposed.    NEW BUSINESS  Rick Flinn said we consistently have issues with MoDOT mowing along Pennell and asked what would happen ifwe Steve Lawver said over the past two weeks he has been educating himself on the lead service line inventory requirement from the EPA. He said twol locations ate every water meter must be surveyed fort the type of lines. He said Allgeier Martin senti it to him and proposed $300,000 to do the work for us, but he believes the project can be handled in-house. He said the homeowner will also have to do thei inventory oft their line at their home. David Pyle asked what the penalty would be  did the work and billed MoDOT: fori it. Steve Lawver said MoDOTalways declines that option.  for non-compliance. Steve Lawver said he did not know about penalties.  ADJOURNMENT adjourned at 8:01 pm.  LaDonna Allen motioned to adjourn the meeting. Hollie LaVigne seconded. All in favor. No opposed. Meeting  Qluns I CITY  and  MAYOR  alaye