Raymore council continues Good Ranch rezoning, approves printing and sign contracts and sets April 7, 2026 election

Raymore — At its Dec. 8 meeting the Raymore City Council voted to continue a developer’s rezoning request for The Good Ranch (Tract 12) to Dec. 22, approved two vendor contracts for city printing and signs, and set the city’s general municipal election for April 7, 2026.

Developer request and continuance

David Gress told council the applicant for Tract 12 of The Good Ranch asked for more time to complete site drawings and renderings. "This afternoon, we did receive a request from the applicant, Matt Alvey, who is in the audience tonight, that the council continue this to the December 22 meeting so that they've got time to finish up that presentation," Gress said. Council voted to continue the public hearing and consideration to the Dec. 22 meeting and kept the public hearing open.

Printing services (Bill 4003)

City staff said the periodic request-for-proposals for printing services produced one bid from Neil Settle. Melissa Farmer, who presented the item, said the city has used Neil Settle for professional letterhead, business cards and mailers for several years. Council member Delgado moved to award a contract to Neil Settle; Council member Brian Mills disclosed personal business interactions and asked whether he needed to abstain. After a brief disclosure conversation Mills voted; the motion passed unanimously, recorded as 8-0.

Sign printing (Bill 4004)

Staff reported FASTSIGNS submitted a significantly lower bid for sign printing (park signage, banners, snowplow decals and yard signs) compared with an out-of-state vendor; the council approved awarding the contract to FASTSIGNS on first reading, 8-0.

Election date (Bill 4005)

City Clerk Hill noted Section 9.1 of the Raymore City Charter sets municipal elections for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April. The council set the 2026 municipal election date as Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Clerk Hill said the election will include one council seat in each of the four wards and that candidate filing opens Dec. 9 at 8 a.m. and closes Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. The motion to approve the first reading of the ordinance setting the election date passed unanimously, 8-0.

Votes at a glance

- Bill 4002 (Good Ranch Tract 12 rezoning): continued to Dec. 22; public hearing left open.
- Bill 4003 (printing services; Neil Settle): first reading approved; contract award motion passed 8-0 after disclosure.
- Bill 4004 (sign printing; FASTSIGNS): first reading approved 8-0.
- Bill 4005 (set municipal election date Apr. 7, 2026): first reading approved 8-0.

Next steps

The continued rezoning for The Good Ranch will return Dec. 22 with additional materials from the developer. Contracts approved on first reading will follow the city’s ordinance adoption and contract execution procedures.