Lee's Summit council adopts several ordinances, award contracts and funds flood study partnership

The Lee's Summit City Council moved through a series of ordinances, resolutions and contract actions during its regular session.

Key outcomes recorded at the meeting:

- Floodplain overlay ordinance (Bill 26-096): After a staff presentation by Development Engineering Manager Sue Piles describing updates to align the city's floodplain overlay with FEMA terminology, add design-analysis requirements (FEMA TB-10), permit the floodplain administrator to set higher standards, and shorten the rolling substantial-improvement tracking period from 10 years to 5 years, the council approved second reading. Vote recorded as 8-0 in favor.

- Special-use permit renewal (Bill 26-097): Council approved a 10-year renewal for a maintenance storage facility at 657 NE Newport Drive. Staff said the property was inspected as part of the renewal; issues with outside storage were corrected prior to the hearing. The council advanced and adopted the ordinance (vote recorded as eight yes, one absent).

- Resolution 26-08 (Little Blue River study): Council approved a resolution expressing the city's intent to pursue a project partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a flood risk management and ecosystem restoration study. City Engineer George Banger summarized potential flood damages and the study's process; the resolution passed 9-0.

- Contract awards and change orders (Bills 26-098, 26-099, 26-100): The council advanced and adopted procurement ordinances and a change order including:
• Bill 26-098: Award of curb repair FY27 program (Project P297) to Phoenix Concrete LLC in the amount of $3,581,328.26 (adopted 9-0).
• Bill 26-099: Change Order No. 1 for the Bowlin Tank Recoating Project (increase $105,400; revised agreement $782,500) to Cunningham Sandblasting and Painting Co.; council approved the additional scope and a 20-day schedule extension (adopted 9-0). Staff said the change order was within the approved CIP budget after the contractor recommended a full recoat when surface coating began to flake more than expected.
• Bill 26-100: Award for Project 1104 (MBC Winnebago EFHB) to Mega KC Corporation in the amount of $2,160,247.50 (adopted 9-0).

Votes were recorded in public roll call at the meeting and are reflected in the official minutes. Several council members took part in committee reports and public comments before the meeting moved to a closed session as permitted under Missouri law.

For the ordinances above, staff indicated follow-up actions such as final execution of agreements by the city manager and updating project schedules and postings. Where members recused themselves or were absent, the clerk recorded those entries in the vote records.