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August 17, 2026 Final
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Agenda — 18 items

  1. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Independence Chamber of Commerce for the license of the Independence Square public area for the Santa-Cali-Gon Festival. Approved
  2. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a design services contract with, and issue a purchase order to, Cochran Engineering for an amount not to exceed $410,060, and authorizing a ten percent (10%) contingency of the authorized amount, as part of the Square Streetscape Phase 2 Project (No. 111902-1). Item postponed to 9/8/26 7-0
  3. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a design services contract with, and issue a purchase order to, Burns & McDonnell for an amount not to exceed $130,000, and authorizing a ten percent (10%) contingency of the authorized amount, for the Wellfield Overhead Electrical Improvements Project (No. 402008) at the Courtney Bend Water Treatment Plant. Approved
  4. 26-080 <strong>1R</strong> An ordinance amending City Code Chapter 16, Article 5, by adding provisions requiring an Energy Services Agreement (ESA) for large load customers served by Independence Power & Light. 1R Read
  5. 26-083 <strong>1R</strong> An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a certain grant agreement in the amount of $6,000,000 with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the 23rd Street Safety & Mobility Improvements Project (Project No. 112601/Federal Project No. STBG-3379(448)) and adopting amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget, which was approved by ordinance No. 19816. 1R Read
  6. 26-084 <strong>1R</strong> An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 19748 and authorizing the City Manager to execute a certain grant agreement supplement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission as part of the 23rd Street (M-78) Complete Streets Phase 3 Project (Project No. 112111-3 / Federal Project No. CRP-3379(447)). 1R Read
  7. <span style="margin-left:.75pt;">Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to accept a grant from Mid-America Regional Council in the amount of $52,000 for the City’s Senior Adult Nutrition Site Program for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and execute the Community Center Services Agreement; making the necessary appropriations; authorizing future change orders for additional funding and/or time extensions; and, authorizing certain future appropriations. Approved
  8. 26-076 <strong>2</strong><strong>R</strong> An ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a sidewalk improvement agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the Winner Road Complete Streets Project (Project No. 112403 / Federal Project No. STBG-33479(440). 2R Item passes 7-0 Ord. No. 19835
  9. 26-074 <strong>2</strong><strong>R</strong> An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a Mutual Aid Agreement in the amount of $450,000.00 from KC2026 for Law Enforcement Assistance provided by the Independence, MO Police Department during the FIFA World Cup Events held in Kansas City, Missouri; appropriating the necessary funds in the Police Department Grant Fund; authorizing the acceptance of future change orders, extension, amendments or addendums for additional funding or time extensions for the same project, and authorizing certain future appropriations. 2R Item passes 7-0 Ord. No. 19834
  10. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a blanket purchase order(s) to WEX Bank in the amount of $150,000 for fuel purchase, and authorizing up to ten percent (10%) of the authorized amount for future change orders, to support the Fire Department in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Approved
  11. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order(s) to RubinBrown, LLP in the amount of $170,300, and authorizing change orders of up to ten (10%) of the authorized amount, subject to annual budget appropriations, for the annual audit services for Fiscal Year Ending 2026. Item passes 7-0
  12. Council action is requested allow the City Manager to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with, and issue a purchase order for $100,000 to the Community Services League (CSL) as part of a commitment to "Independence TOGETHER'. Item passes 7-0
  13. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order(s) in the amount of $200,000 to MacQueen for turnout gear, and authorizing up to ten percent (10%) of the authorized amount for future change orders, to support Fire Department personnel in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Approved
  14. <span style="margin-left:0in;">Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order to Life Scan Wellness Centers in the amount of $181,000 for mandatory physicals, and authorizing up to ten percent (10%) of the authorized amount for future change orders, to support the Fire Department in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Item passes 7-0
  15. Council action is requested to authorize the City Manager to issue a change order to TC Fuller Construction, LLC in the amount of $21,643.40 for the parking lot project at Fire Station 1. Approved
  16. 26-081 <strong>1R</strong> An ordinance authorizing acceptance of the 2026 Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Kansas City/Overland Park DEA Task Force Initiative, and related documents, with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, for a grant award in the amount of $165,015.00; making the necessary appropriations; and authorizing future change orders for additional funding and/or time extensions. 1R Read
  17. 26-082 <strong>1R</strong> An ordinance authorizing acceptance of the 2026 Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Investigative Support Center Initiative, and related documents, with the Kansas Bureau of Investigations, for a grant award in the amount of $135,054.31; making the necessary appropriations; and authorizing future change orders for additional funding and/or time extensions. 1R Read
  18. A public hearing for the amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 14, of the Independence City Code relating to Data Centers & Battery Energy Storage Systems. Full Public Hearing. Item postponed to 9/8/26 7-0

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