The Carl Junction City Council met in regulars session on Tuesday August 6, 2024 at 7:00PM at City) Hall. Mayor Markl Powers called the meeting to order with the following present: LaDonna Allen, Rick Flinn, Walter) Hayes, Holliel LaVigne, Bobl McAfee, David Pyle, Roger Spencer, and Carole Wofford. 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. David Pyle seconded. All in favor. No opposed. David Pyle  motioned to approve the consent agenda. Roger Spencer seconded.. Alli in favor. No opposed.  PUBLIC FORUM  There was no one present forp public forum.  DISCUSSION OF TESLA PROPOSAL FOR POLICE FLEET VEHICLES  Steve Lawver said the proposal in the packet was from Officer Amos Bindel and he is here to present it. Amos Bindel said he's been testing electric vehicles andt thatl he has an off-duty business that works with fleet management. Amos said Teslal has dropped vehicle prices by 30%, and for this proposal he looked at the cost of fuel vs the cost of energy and maintenance costs on the vehicles. Amos also said thel Model Y in thej proposal is more ofa ai midsize SUV, which would be comparable to a Ford Explorer. Hollie LaVigne asked if there were other departments using electric vehicles (EVs). Amos Bindel said the City ofLeawood LaDonna Allen said the fuel cost in the proposal isn't correct and it's about $.40 off the actual price. She asked ift the costs of the compared Chevrolet and Ford in the proposal were from the brand's websites ori ifit was the state bid for patrol vehicles. Amos Bindel said it was thes state bid from Machens Ford plus thej patrol package. She asked what the Model Yi includes, and Amos Bindel said it would be the same thing we would get from Ford. She asked if we could take the cages and other equipment from the currently owned! Ford Explorers and put them in a' Tesla and he said no. LaDonna asked about storage room in a Tesla VS al Ford! Explorer and Amos Bindel said there should be more storage space since there is no engine. LaDonna Allen asked about maintenance costs on the Tesla and Amos said there is a team from Springfield that will come and make small repairs. He said there is an 8-year, 150,000-mile warranty on the vehicles. LaDonna Allen asked if there was al lease program and Amos said yes but they do not allow it with police vehicles. LaDonna Allen asked if the officers would be willing to go without take home vehicles and he said he couldn't answer that Carole Wofford asked ift there are charging stations that will charge more than one vehicle at a time and Amos said yes. Rick] Flinn askedi ifs someone int the areal had EV patrol vehicles and Amos said Osage Beach, MO and] Leawood, KSI have them. Steve Lawver said they put 29,700 gallons of water in the deep well and at the end of the week it was completely empty. He LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI AND G&G CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETE THE 2024 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI, SAID CHANGE ORDER NO. 11 BEING TO ADD BYPASS PUMPING AT A COST OF $5,753.89, INCREASING THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT BY SAID AMOUNT; AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID CHANGE ORDER NO.1 FOR AND ONI BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CARLJUNCTION, MISSOURI" on first reading by title only. Rick Discussion: Jay Morton said this was because all the water coming to the sewer plant got bypassed when they were doing the David Pyle motioned toj puti it on second reading byt title only. Roger Spencer seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. LaDonna Allen motioned toj puti it on finalj passage. David Pyle seconded. Alli ini favor. No opposed. LaVigne-yes, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Pyle-yes, Hayes-yes, Wofford-yes. Motion on Ordinance #24- 18 was approved by roll call vote, signed by thel Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made ap part oft the permanent records oft the City LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI AND DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC., TO PERFORM LAGOON CLEANING SERVICES BY REMOVING SLUDGE AND LAND-APPLYING THE MATERIAL TO PERMITTED FIELDS FOR THE CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI, FOR A SUM ESTIMATED TO BE $99,000.00 FOR 1,500,000 GALLONS OF MATERIAL, INCLUDING MOBILIZATION COSTS; PROVIDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF; AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE  has 131 EVs and arel looking to change around 70% of their fleet to EVs.  question without speaking to the officers.  Rick askedi ifit would be possible to see one of they patrol vehicles and Amos said he could arrange that.  DISCUSSION ON BULLDOG: BEACH  saidi itt took nearly twice as long to fill the deep well asi its should have.  ORDINANCES  Flinn seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed.  plumbing. Mayor Powers asked Jay Morton ift this change order was necessary and. Jay Morton said yes.  Discussion: There was no further discussion.  ofCarl Junction.    SAID. AGREEMENT FOR AND ON BEHALF OFTHE CITY OF CARLJUNCTION, MISSOURI" on first reading by title only. Discussion: Mike Talley said int this contract Denali has al limitation oft their responsibility and the only thing they agreet to do ifsomething goes wrong is to do it again and all other warranties are disclaimed. He said they do have a history of litigation in other areas. He said the responsibility oft the city is determined by Arkansas law, in Arkansas courts by Arkansas judges. Mike Talley said the contract is very one-sided. Hes said the city does not lose responsibility for thes sludge at any point and there is risk involved. Mayor Powers asked how long this company has been doing this and Jay Morton said they've been doing it since at least 2014. Mike Talley said he wanted everyone to understand the risk the city is taking in this situation. Steve Lawver said doing this in Missouri will cause even more red tape and would be more expensive. Jay Morton said he was contacted by both Hill House and C&L Grease who would also be interested but he's only dealt with Denali. Hollie LaVigne asked Jay Morton if! he would recommend sticking with them and Jay said he's never had ani issue and they've always done a good, job. David Pyles said in the future the city should do an RFQ and have LaDonna Allen motioned toj put it on second reading by title only. Hollie LaVigne seconded. All in favor. No opposed. Hollie LaVigne motioned toj put it on final passage. Rick Flinn seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. LaVigne-yes, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Pyle-No, Hayes-yes, Wofford-yes. Motion on Ordinance #24- 19 was approved 7-1 by roll call vote, signed by thel Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made a part of the permanent records of the LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE LGOVERNMENT CODE: CHAPTER 140: PURCHASING, ARTICLE I. PURCHASING SYSTEM, BY AMENDING SECTION 140.060: FORMAL CONTRACT PROCEDURE TO RAISE TO $5000 THE PURCHASES THAT CAN BE MADE WITHOUT RECEIPT OF VERBAL OR WRITTEN PROPOSALS AND' TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE CERTAIN PURCHASES" on first reading Discussion: Rick Flinn said the Code Committee met and are recommending approval. Mike Talley said the committee LaDonna Allen motioned toj put it on second reading by title only. Walt Hayes seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. David Pyle motioned to put it on final passage. Roger Spencer seconded.. Alli in favor. No opposed. LaVigne-no, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Pyle-yes, Hayes-yes, Wofford-yes. Motion on Ordinance #24- 20 was approved 7-1 by roll call vote, signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made aj part of the permanent records oft the LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II. PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE: CHAPTER 215: NUISANCES, ARTICLE III. WEEDS, BY AMENDING SECTION 215.230: NOTICE TO REMOVE - REMOVAL BY CITY UPONC OWNER'S FAILURE, TOI PROVIDE TEN (10) DAYS' NOTICE OF A HEARING TOTHE OWNER OF PROPERTY BEFORE ORDERING ABATEMENT OF THE NUISANCE" on first reading by title only. Discussion: Steve Lawver said this came from research into SB5 and SB572. He said the state law changed and our code did Roger Spencer motioned to put it on second reading by title only. LaDonna Allen seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. LaDonna Allen motioned toj put it on final passage. David Pyle seconded. All in favor. No opposed. LaVigne-yes, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Pyle-yes, Hayes-yes, Wofford-yes. Motion on Ordinance #24- 21 was approved by roll call vote, signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made aj part oft the permanent records ofthe City LaDonna Allen motioned to put "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE V: BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 500: GENERAL PROVISIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 500.150, FEES, TO INCREASE THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND. ADDITION PERMITS" on first reading by title only. Walt Hayes seconded. All in favor. No opposed. Discussion: Steve Lawver said our fees were low and were not paying for themselves. This makes what we charge and what Roger Spencer motioned toj put it on second reading by title only. LaDonna Allen seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. LaVigne-yes, McAfee-yes, Flinn-yes, Spencer-yes, Allen-yes, Pyle-yes, Hayes-yes, Wofford-yes. Motion on Ordinance #24- 22 was approved by roll call vote, signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made a part oft the permanent records of the City  Carole Wofford seconded. All in favor. No opposed.  itspecify where the sludge would be dumped.  Discussion: There was no further discussion.  City ofCarl. Junction.  by title only. Carole Wofford seconded. All in favor. No opposed. recommended a version with as $1 mystery gap that hel has since removed.  Discussion: There was no further discussion.  City ofCarl. Junction.  Roger Spencer seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. not; this would make the code match state law.  Discussion: There was no further discussion.  of Carl Junction.  we spend balance out.  Discussion: There was no further discussion.  David Pyle motioned to put it on final passage. Walt Hayes seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed.  of Carl Junction.  REPORTS  The Council reviewed the Administration report. LaDonna Allen asked about the dog park. Steve Lawver said there was no  response by August 5, sO iti needs to be moved on to the next contractor that bid.    Roger Spencer asked about the half basketball court and Steve Lawver said as soon as the court is done at the Community Steve Lawver said there are two final payment requests to finish Lakeside Park, and we are holding those payments because we have not received all the Buy America documentation from RE Smith which means the State of Missouri is withholding our reimbursements. Crystal Winkfield said she received an email around 5:00 this afternoon that included several oft the certificates, but they are still working on getting them all in order. Ladonna Allen asked ift the State of Missouri had given us a deadline and Crystal Stevel Lawver saidt there willl be another meeting coming up with Senator. Jill Carter to get more information on the intersection Steve Lawver said he got a phone call yesterday from DNR they had money available for stormwater projects. Hel has a zoom meeting with DNR and the engineers tomorrow morning to discuss it. The work must be designed, bid out, and under contract by December 24 and Steve said he had a discussion with Kurt and Michael Keaton at Allgeier Martin and they cannot meet that deadline. Steve said Olsson and OWN, Inc don'tbelieve they could meet the deadline either. Jason Eckert with Zanevan Engineering said they could do ita and have it done in time. Steve Lawver said having to do an RFQ would cause an extra 30 days and make it impossible to complete the process. Hes said ifthere isn'tt time to get thei full project under contract, DNR would pay for engineering for both projects Police Dept. report - Chief McCall said one vehicle was stolen and they' 're unsure about thes second vehicle because they have gotten multiple stories from the victim. Allie Bindel said there is a car show on October 5 to raise money for Shop with a Cop.  Center they will start the court at 4-Oaks.  Winkfield said nots so far.  of Briarbrook/Fir but it will not take place until after thel November election.  that could be complete by the end oft the year fort the future.  Public Works report- - There was no discussion. COMMITTEE REPORTS  Budget/Finance: LaDonna Allen said there needs to be a meeting August 20 at 6:00 PM to discuss funding options for technology upgrades. Carole Wofford said the governor signed SB 756 (amended 8/20/24-Consent, Agenda) and she wasn't sure how that would affect our budget. LaDonna Allen said it would have tol be adopted by the. Jasper County Commissioners or ar referendum.  Code/] Nuisance: Rick Flinn had nothing to report. Human Resources: Roger Spencer had nothing to report. Economic Development: Hollie LaVigne had nothing to report.  Public Facilities & Planning: David Pyle said there was a meeting at 6:00 PM to review the technology proposal from Mid  Central. He said the next steps will be clarification on desktops/laptop computers for the PD.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS previous project work andi move a water valve.  Stevel Lawver: saidt there'sac change order on Phase VI ofthes sidewalk project for extra work near. Arlington and Dean to remove  Jay Morton said they hired two more employees and are at full staffr now.  Chief McCall said the three new officers are out ont their own, but they are still not fully staffed.  NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. ADJOURNMENT  David Pyle motioned to adjourn the meeting. LaDonna Allen seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. Meeting adjourned at 8:24  PM.  I  MAYOR  h2  dhimly