1. Appointed Robert D. Handleman and Clifton J. Rope, P.E., R.G., to the Environmental Advisory Council.
   
   
2. Approved the following Consent Agenda items:

PUBLIC SAFETY: STAFF ITEMS:

1. Two applications for New Massage Therapy Licenses, as listed on the agenda.

FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: COMMITTEE ITEMS:

1. Waive bid process and authorization to negotiate contract – Turner Construction for ballroom acoustical wall panels in an amount not to exceed $75,000;
2. Authorization to negotiate contract – Midwest Employer's Casualty for self-funded workers' compensation program excess insurance in the amount of $51,068;
3. Waive bid process and authorization to negotiate contract – Thomas McGee for workers' compensation third party administration in the amount of $31,938.

STAFF ITEMS:

1. Council minutes – October 11, 2004;
2. Confirmed investment in the amount of $1,969,351.67 in U.S. Agency Securities;
3. Capital Projects Expenditure Ordinance No. 12C – Outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects Funds for December 9 through December 15, 2004;
4. One application for new Drinking Establishment License contingent on receiving state license, as listed on the agenda;
5. One application for renewal of Drinking Establishment License, as listed on the agenda;
6. Four applications for renewal of Drinking Establishment Licenses contingent on receiving state licenses, as listed on the agenda;
7. Thirteen applications for renewal of Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses, as listed on the agenda.

3. Approved Resolution No. 3434, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle path along Tomahawk Creek, from Metcalf to Antioch.
   
   
4. Approved agreement with the Secretary of Transportation for the State of Kansas for the construction of a bicycle/pedestrian path along Tomahawk Creek from Metcalf to Antioch.
   
   
5. Accepted low bid from Crown Landscape & Design, in the amount of $99,985.92, for park mowing for 2005 and 2006.
   
   
6. Accepted low bid from Crown Landscape & Design, in the amount of $64,894.70, for facilities mowing and irrigation for 2005 and 2006.
   
   
7. Rejected all bids for the rental and operation of heavy equipment, with the project to be re-bid in January 2005.
   
   
8. Approved a waiver of the bid process and authorized staff to negotiate a contract with Bratwear for the sole source purchase of police uniforms.
   
   
9. Approved agreement with Cargill Incorporated – Deicing Technologies, in the amount of $250,000, for rock salt from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005, with an option for renewal for two successive one-year periods.
   
   
10. Approved Resolution No. 3435, describing the corporate limits and boundaries of the City.
    
    
11. Accepted bid from Drexel Technologies for a digital scanner/printer/ copier, in the amount of $32,995 without a trade-in; $27,995 with a trade-in; and a maintenance agreement cost of $2,088 per year.
    
    
12. Approved the following Planning Commission Consent Agenda items, as stipulated:
    1. Acceptance of Right-of-Way, Final Plat No. 2004-110, Windsor Hills Seventh Plat, vicinity of 151st Street and Knox;
    2. Ordinance No. Z-3105 (Special Use Permit No. 2004-34), 8787 Lenexa Drive, for a five-year period of time for the renewal of a vehicle storage lot;
    3. Ordinance No. Z-3103 (Rezoning No. 2004-28), 8633 Stearns, to rezone to R-1A, Small-Lot Single-Family Residential District, to allow a small lot single-family development;
    4. Final Development Plan for Spin Pizza, 6541 West 119th Street;
    5. Special Event Permit No. 2004-556, 7201 West 106th Street, to allow temporary signs to cover existing signs for the Extended Stay Deluxe Hotel for a four-month period of time.
       
       
13. Approved Residential Day-Care Permit No. 2004-8, 6600 West 76th Terrace for a five-year period of time.
    
    
14. Approved Ordinance No. Z-3104 (Rezoning No. 2004-33), 9926 West 88th Street, to rezone to RP-3, Planned Garden Apartment District, to allow for the development of a town home project, with stipulations a through i.
    
    
15. Mr. Thomas C. "Tim" Owens announced that after 24 years of service on the Council, he will not be filing for reelection to his Council position.
    
    
16. Recessed into an executive session for the purpose of discussing matters subject to the attorney/client privilege, relating to the pending appeal of the award in the matter of the City's condemnation of the Accent Sound property, Case No. 03 CV 06093 in the Johnson County District Court.