- Accepted appointment of Renee Charpie to the Board of Trustees, Municipal Employees Pension Plan, for term of 12/9/03 to 12/14/04 (unexpired term) and 12/14/04 to 12/13/05 (new term).
- Accepted reappointment of Herb D. Fiddick to the Board of Trustees, Overland Park Fire Department Retirement Plan, for term of 9/1/04 to 8/31/07.
- Reaffirmed City policy regarding the acquisition of right-of-way and easements with respect to improvements required in rezoning applications and stipulations.
- Approved the following Consent Agenda items:
PUBLIC SAFETY: Committee Items:
- Contract with Kansas City Crime Commission for the Crime Stoppers Program (TIPS Hotline) in the amount of $12,000;
- Agreement with Plaza-Ford Ideal Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Inc., for uniform laundering and dry cleaning for the remainder of 2004 and 2005;
- 2005 Kansas Click Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Seatbelt Enforcement Grant awarded by the Kansas Department of Transportation for October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005;
- Agreement with Foxhill Veterinary Clinic in the amount of $40 per visit to Animal Haven for services provided through December 31, 2005.
Staff Item:
- Two applications for New Massage Therapy Licenses.
FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Committee Items:
- Report from Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee held October 18, 2004.
Staff Items:
- Expenditure Ordinance No. 10A – Outlining expenditures from the General Operating Fund for September 23 through October 6, 2004;
- Capital Projects Expenditure Ordinance No. 10B – Outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects Funds for October 7 through October 13, 2004;
- One application for Renewal of Drinking Establishment License, as listed on agenda;
- Eleven applications for Renewal of Drinking Establishment Licenses contingent upon receiving state licenses, as listed on agenda;
- One application for Renewal of Drinking Establishment License and Caterers License contingent upon receiving state licenses, as listed on agenda;
- One application for Renewal of Cereal Malt Beverage License, as listed on agenda; and
- Request to extend premises to sell alcoholic liquor – Barley’s Ltd., d/b/a Barley’s Brewhaus, 11924 W. 119th Street, for a one-day event, October 23, 2004, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
- Approved Change Order No. 1 – O’Donnell-Way Construction Company for additional work in the amount of $49,286.74 for bike/hike trails at four locations.
- Approved low bid of $41,621 from Rosehill Gardens, Inc., for 2004
Metcalf medians landscaping and maintenance of 135th Street to
151st Street.
- Approved the bids for 2005 Model Year Vehicles (MARC), as listed on the Bid Tabulations and recommended by staff.
- Approved low bid of $100,250 from Teague Electric for the 2003-2004 Residential Street Lighting for Windgates subdivision.
- Approved the contract with Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C., for the total fee of $54,000 to perform the 2004 audit. The FAED Committee will review the performance of the auditor after completion of the 2004 audit prior to renewing the contract for an additional year.
- Authorized staff to proceed with a Financial System Software Upgrade Project at a cost not to exceed $400,000 to be funded through the Capital Improvements Program from Equipment Reserve Funds.
- Accepted the response from SBC for Local Exchange Services in the amount of $62,684.16 for a two-year contract funded from within the operating budget allocated for Local Exchange phone lines.
- Approved the following Planning Commission Consent Agenda items including all stipulations:
- Special Event Permit No. 2004-427, 9400 Barkley, to allow signage for BluLight, Inc., a seasonal retail business, for a sale from November 12, 2004, to December 19, 2004;
- Acceptance of Right-of-Way – Final Plat No. 2004-89 for Highland Village Commercial, 12601 Pflumm Road;
- Ordinance No. Z-3086 (Rezoning No. 2004-16), 14840 Metcalf Avenue, from CP-0, Planned Office Building District, to CP-1, Planned Restricted Business District, to allow a commercial building;
- Ordinance No. Z-3088 (Rezoning No. 2004-21), vicinity of the southeast corner of 161st Street and Switzer, from A-J, Agricultural District Johnson County, to RP-OS, Planned Open Space Single Family Residential District, and R-1, Single-Family Residential District, to allow a single-family develop- ment;
- Ordinance No. Z-3089 (Special Use Permit No. 2004-29), 11501 Metcalf Avenue, for a five-year period of time to allow a pet hotel inside of the existing PetsMart store; and
- Ordinance No. Z-3090 (Special Use Permit No. 2004-31), 15238 Broadmoor Street, for a two-year period of time to allow a yoga studio in an industrial district.
- Denied recommendation of the Planning Commission and approved Ordinance No. Z-3087 (Rezoning No. 2004-18), vicinity of the northwest corner of 116th Street and Farley, including stipulations a through g, with the variation in regard to garage parking.
- Rescinded motion passing Charter Ordinance No. Eighty-Seven on October 11, 2004.
- Approved Charter Ordinance No. Eighty-Seven in the form of the draft dated October 14, 2004, with additional verbiage as outlined by staff.
- Recessed into an executive session for a period of 20 minutes for the purpose of discussing matters subject to the attorney-client privilege relating to the lawsuit pending in the Johnson County District Court captioned UMB Bank Kansas v. City of Overland Park, Case No. 04-CV-2980; and the claim of Miriam Gossett against the City of Overland Park.
- Approved the addition of a Nonagenda item regarding the settlement of lawsuits regarding the City of Overland Park and UMB Bank Kansas.
- Approved the Settlement Agreement between UMB Bank Kansas and the City of Overland Park regarding Case No. 04-CV-2980 in the Johnson County District Court.
