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City Council Action Summary - Feb. 14, 2005
  1. Continued to the February 21, 2005, City Council meeting the consideration of Ordinance No. A-2527, pertaining to the annexation of approximately 560 acres of land bounded by 175th Street on the north, Pflumm on the east, 183rd Street on the south and Lackman on the west; with the intent to continue the right of prior jurisdiction over the referenced 560 acres.

  2. Authorized staff to initiate a Unified Development Ordinance text amendment process for Section 18.460.011 to consider amending exception No. 5, to increase the percentage of new floor area excluded for requiring platting from 10 percent to 20 percent.

  3. Heard report from the Committee of the Whole and accepted the Committee’s recommendations as follows:
    1. Approved the contract with Basile Baumann Prost & Associates to perform a Retail and Entertainment District Market Feasibility, Retail Sales and Sales Tax Study related to the proposed High Pointe Retail and Entertainment District Project;
    2. Approved the agreement with HVS Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities Consulting to perform an Event Center Feasibility Study related to the proposed Event Center Project;
    3. Waived the normal procurement process and authorized staff to negotiate a design/build contract with Walton Construction for the construction of the proposed Event Center Project.

  4. Approved the following Consent Agenda items as follows:

PUBLIC SAFETY: COMMITTEE ITEMS:

  1. Request to allow the Overland Park Police Department to act as General Treasurer for the International AgroTerrorism Training Conference;
  2. Request to waive the bidding process and authorization to purchase mobile computer equipment for Police and Fire vehicles from Turn-Key Mobile, Inc., using another agency’s contract, for an amount not to exceed $670,000.

STAFF ITEMS:

  1. One application for new In-Office Massage Therapy License, as listed on the agenda;
  2. One application for renewal of Massage Therapy and In-Office Massage Therapy License, as listed on the agenda.

FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: STAFF ITEMS:

  1. Council minutes – November 15, 2004;
  2. Capital Projects Expenditure Ordinance No. 2B – Outlining the expenditures from the Capital Projects Funds for February 3 through February 9, 2005;
  3. One application for New Drinking Establishment License, contingent on receiving Fire Code Approval and State License, as listed on the agenda;
  4. One application for renewal of Drinking Establishment License, contingent on receiving State License, as listed on the agenda;
  5. One application for new Cereal Malt Beverage License, as listed on the agenda.

  1. Accepted low bid from CCS Roadway Enterprises, Inc., for the 2005 Crack Seal Program, in the amount of $107,100.

  2. Recessed into executive session for a period of time not to exceed 30 minutes, for the purpose of discussing matters related to the Event Center Project that are subject to the attorney/client privilege, after which no action was taken.