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From YouTube: Belton City Council Meeting - September 26, 2023 - 6pm
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A
A
I
received
this
letter
from
council
member
Dave
Clark
mayor
Larkin
city
council.
It
is
a
great
regret
that
I
will
be
announcing.
My
resignation
tonight
at
our
council
meeting
has
been
my
pleasure
to
serve
alongside
of
you
and
our
wonderful
City
staff.
I
look
forward
to
watching
you
take
our
city
to
better
places,
I
implore
you
to
look
for
replacement
for
me
that
symbolizes
what
Ward
one
voters
would
want.
Too
many
times.
A
A
B
You
knew
this
day
was
coming.
I
knew
this
day
was
coming
for
a
long
time,
I
just
now
that
it's
here,
it's
kind
of
like
retiring,
you
just
you're,
not
ready
for
it,
but
I
tell
people
all
the
time.
I
just
think
what
I
said
in
my
letter
staff,
you
guys
city,
council,
former
city
council
members
that
I
served
with
over
the
years,
all
the
staff
members
from
the
directors
that
we
get
to
deal
with
on
a
day-to-day
basis
too
each
and
every
employee
I
thank
them
for
their
service.
B
B
My
wife,
kids,
but
I
need
to
thank
the
citizens
of
Ward
one
and
all
citizens
of
Belton.
For
supporting
me
for
the
last
four
and
a
half
years,
it's
been
my
pleasure
to
serve
I,
tell
people
all
the
time.
It's
like
to
me
it's
one
of
the
greatest
honors
to
serve
on
city
council.
If
you
want
to
do
this,
School
Board
I
tell
people,
everybody
should
serve
at
least
on
one
board.
I!
Don't
care
if
it's
the
park
planning
zoning
some
board,
so
you
understand
how
the
city
operates.
B
People
think
that
there's
I
think
sometimes
actually
I.
Think
people
don't
think
we
actually
live
here,
because
we
we
vote
to
raise
taxes.
I
mean
it
raises
my
taxes
too,
but
just
like
the
rest
of
us
I
mean
we
all
want
our
community
to
be
the
greatest
place
to
live
and
raise
our
families,
and
the
only
way
to
do
that
sometimes
is
with
money.
So
I
would
just
tell
the
citizens
out
there,
let's,
let's
keep
making
Belton
better,
but
thank
you.
A
All
right
in
appreciation
of
David
a
Clark
for
outstanding
and
dedicated
Service
as
council
member
and
mayor
Pro,
tem
for
the
city
of
Belton,
Missouri
from
April
2000,
April
2002
in
April,
2019
to
September
2023..
Thank
you
for
your
loyalty
and
commitment
to
the
city
and
to
the
citizens
of
Belton,
mayor
Norman,
K,
Larkey
senior
and
the
city
council.
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You
mayor
council,
before
this
evening
our
UDC
text
amendments
that
will
assist
with
the
implementation
of
the
rental
inspection
program.
These
amendments
are
to
chapter
10,
Article
5
of
the
UDC,
and
include
Shifting
the
rental
licensing
program
from
chapter
six
of
the
code
of
ordinances
to
the
UDC
to
be
combined
with
the
inspection
program.
This
amendment
includes
retitling
it
from
a
rental
licensing
to
a
rental
registration
that
will
distinguish
it
from
business
licensing.
F
Both
the
registration
and
inspection
program
will
be
administered
by
the
Community
Development
Department,
rather
than
Community
Development
Administration
inspections,
while
the
city
clerk's
office
handles
the
licensing
or
registration
process.
That
change
will
help
streamline
the
registration
and
inspection
process
for
the
program.
These
amendments
include
adding
definitions
that
were
referenced
in
chapter
six
that
were
not
previously
included
in
the
rental
inspection
program.
That
includes
a
definition
for
family
member.
Updating
the
definition
of
landlord
to
also
include
owner,
adding
a
definition
for
a
local
point
of
contact
and
clarifying
the
definition
of
property
manager.
F
Exempted
land
uses
have
also
been
added,
which
may
include
uses
that
may
be
places
that
have
short
or
long-term
residents
but
are
not
classified
as
rental
units.
Under
this
code,
the
resident
registration
requirements
are
being
added
which
follow
the
same
process
from
chapter
six.
That
includes
updated
language
and
requires
a
local
point
of
contact
to
be
provided
with.
F
F
It
will
will
be
the
registration
for
20.
residents
for
residential
landlords.
No,
it
would
just
be
a
registration
of
the
unit
itself.
There
still
are
certain
Property
Management
property
managers
will
still
be
required,
a
business
license
as
well
as
manufactured
home
parks,
okay,
but
for
actual
landlords.
If
they're
not
registering
themselves,
they're
registering
their
units.
Okay,.
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Also,
on
page
15
see
I,
guess
it's
yeah,
10
143c
says
inspections
will
be
conducted
by
the
enforcement
official
upon
notification
of
change
of
occupancy
by
the
landlord,
slash
owner
property
manager
or
occupant.
But
that's
the
only
place
I
see
that
the
city
hears
that
there
are
becomes
aware
that
there's
a
change
in
occupancy
and
it
doesn't
really
require
them
it
just
to
makes
it
sound
like
oh
by
the
way,
if
they
tell
us
we'll
do
it,
is
there
someplace
else
that
I'm
missing?
If
it.
F
E
Okay,
okay,
so
let's
say
that
the
let's
say
that
when
they
sign
the
form,
I
I,
don't
know
that
a
new
form
is
available
yet,
but
if
they
signed
a
form,
I
guess
they're
going
to
agree
that
they
will
notify
you
or
or
the
department
about
a
change
if
they
don't
do
that.
If
they
just
say,
oh
I
forgot
or
let's
say
that
the
the
tenant
gets
in
there
so
fast,
they
turn
on
the
water
before
you
know.
At
the
same
time
they
move
in
anyway.
F
Because
they
didn't
follow
the
process,
but
that
is
all
those
are
all
items
that
we
are
going
to
address
through
Communications
over
the
next
couple
of
months
with
registered
landlords,
as
well
as
finding
those
properties
that
currently
aren't,
registered
and
notifying
them
of
these
requirements.
As
well.
Perfect.
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Before
this
evening
is
a
special
use,
permit
request
for
modifications
to
an
existing
legal
non-conforming
poll
sign
fragrance
Family
Fun
Center.
This
pulse
line
is
located
at
the
northwest
corner
of
58
Highway
and
Erin
Lane
and
was
installed
in
2004..
There
is
an
existing
3
by
10
foot,
changeable
copy
sign
that
is
proposed
to
be
modified
to
an
electronic
message.
F
Center
sign
per
the
UDC
existing
legal
non-conforming
signs
may
be
improved
and
keep
their
non-conforming
status
when
legal
non-conforming
items,
such
as
setbacks,
height
and
size,
are
brought
50
percent
closer
to
compliance
with
the
code,
since
the
only
modification
of
the
sign
does
not
expand
any
of
those
items,
including
the
height
area
or
location.
The
applicant
is
requesting
a
waiver
from
that
requirement.
F
As
part
of
the
modification,
a
pull
wrap
will
be
added
to
create
a
wider
base
similar
to
a
monument
sign
on
the
Planning
Commission
held
a
public
hearing
on
September
5th,
at
which
no
one
spoke
in
favor
or
in
opposition
to
the
request
on
the
commission
recommended
unanimous
approval.
The
special
use
permit
and
and
staff
also
recommends
approval
with
three
conditions,
and
if
there
are
no
questions
or
concerns
this
evening,
staff
does
request
a
second
reading
to
allow
the
applicant
to
proceed
with
the
sign.
Permit.
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Before
this
evening
is
a
special
use,
permit
request
for
Powell
Park,
which
is
a
proposed
outdoor
recreation
park
in
a
C1
OTB,
which
is
a
neighborhood
commercial,
Old,
Town
Bell
novale
zoning
District.
The
proposed
pocket
park
is
located
at
the
northeast
corner
of
Main
Street
and
Herschel
Street
and
covers
approximately
0.56
Acres.
The
proposed
Park
includes
a
central
gazebo
and
passive
outdoor
spaces,
with
paths
landscaping
and
a
labyrinth.
F
The
park
plan
does
meet
all
of
the
requirements
of
the
UDC,
with
the
exception
of
a
reduced
Monument
sign
from
a
10-foot
setback
to
three
and
a
half
foot
setback
along
Main
Street,
a
separate
sidewalk
easement
is
required
to
be
recorded
since
part
of
the
public
sidewalk
will
encroach
onto
private
property,
and
this
park
is
proposed
to
be
privately
owned
and
maintained,
but
open
to
the
public.
The
Planning
Commission
did
hold
a
public
hearing
on
September
5th,
at
which
a
nearby
resident
spoke
in
favor
of
the
request.
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K
We
were
approached
the
gentleman
actually
came
here
and
made
note
that
he
thought
the
people
were
speeding
on
the
street,
so
we
thought
we'd
investigate
to
see
what
the
speeds
are
along
Cambridge
and
to
see.
If
there's
something
we
need
to
do
and
what
changes
we
need
to
make
on
the
road
we
conducted
a
speed
study
and
from
the
speed
study
we
collected
over
six
days
over
ten
thousand
cars.
Those
are
like
10
606
cars
and
from
that
we
found
the
prevailing
85th.
K
Percentile
speed
was
35
miles
per
hour.
Now,
as
we've
discussed
in
the
past,
the
safest
speed
to
travel
through
much
research
into
traffic
engineering
is
the
85th
percentile,
so
that
is
a
percentile
that
speed
limits
are
set.
When
you
actually
study
accident
rate
and
safety,
it's
actually
people
who
travel
the
85th
percentile
are
much
safer
than
the
people
who
travel
at
the
80th
or
75th
percentile.
K
There's
a
higher
level
of
accidents
at
a
lower
speed,
mainly
because,
due
to
the
differential
and
speed
so
someone's
going
slower,
you've
all
experienced
it
as
you're
driving
someone's
going
to
slowly.
It
catches
you
off
guard
and
you
catch
up
to
them
very
quickly,
and
so
it's
always
been
established
that
the
85th
percentile
is
the
speed
that
we
set
it,
and
this
comes
from
The
Institute
of
Transportation
Engineers.
It
is
the
authority
that
we
use
for
this
work.
K
So
as
we
discovered
this,
it's
we
felt
it
was
prudent
to
bring
it
to
you
to
consider
this
change
and
I
know.
There's
people
on
both
sides
of
the
discussion
that
would
some
want
it.
Some
don't
want
it,
but
is
for
us,
it's
just
up
to
us
to
present
the
facts
to
you
make
a
recommendation.
What
what
it
should
be
through
the
traffic
engineer's
eyes
through
facts
and
then
have
you
guys,
make
the
decision
and
so
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
go.
K
That's
not
quite
how
it
works,
and
so
people
drive
based
on
perception
of
safety
and
so
as
they
perceive
the
road
as
how
they
drive
it.
So
if
you,
let
me
put
in
a
different
perspective,
let's
forget
a
city
street
and
you
look
at
an
interstate.
For
instance,
if
you
labeled
an
interstate
at
30
miles
per
hour
in
a
rural
area,
there's
not
many
people
are
going
to
perceive
that
as
I
need
to
drive
30
miles
an
hour
on
a
road
that
I
know.
K
I
can
drive
70
miles
an
hour
on,
and
so
they
perceive
what
the
safest
level
is.
They
drive
at
that
level
and
that's
what
crease
85th
it's
not
85th,
percentile
of
the
speed
limit,
and
so
the
people
traveling,
and
so
normally,
if
you
said
something
at
five
miles
an
hour
nobody's
gonna
drive
it
five
miles
an
hour.
You'll
find
out
what
people
perceive
as
the
safest
speed
for
that
street.
K
M
I
I'm
gonna
agree
with
Allison
I.
This
is
definitely
not
the
right
time.
I've
had
citizens
come
to
me
and
tell
me
that
they're
hearing
when
they're
asking
for
these
speed
studies-
oh
well,
it
might
go
up
instead
of
down
like
you
want
it
and
I
feel
like
that's
punishment
to
our
citizens,
for
trying
to
solve
a
problem
and
I
don't
want
to
do
that.
I,
don't
want
someone
coming
in
and
being
like,
hey
I
have
a
problem.
M
Can
you
help
me
and
has
to
tell
them
no
we're
not
only
not
going
to
help
you,
but
we're
also
going
to
make
it
worse
so
and
that's
just
how
I
feel
about
it?
I
mean
my
perceived.
Safety
is
what
the
speed
limit
is
set
at
and
I
still
do
five
to
ten
over
that
don't
follow
me,
though.
Please
Chief,
that's
my
perceived
safety
I
think
they
know
what
they're
talking
about
and
I
can
push
it
a
little
bit
more.
M
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E
Ahead,
yeah
I
I
looked
a
little
bit
at
this
Institute
of
Transportation
Engineers
I,
only
read
it
once
or
the
appropriate
places,
but
it
also
said
something
that
comes
into
concern
is
pedestrian
traffic
and
crash
data.
I
haven't
heard
of
crashes
on
there,
but
did.
Is
that
something
that
you
also
look
at
in
addition
to
the
85th
percentile.
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Yes,
back
in
June,
the
city
council
accepted
the
Missouri
Secretary
of
State
reimbursement
grant
for
Enterprise
content
management
system.
The
state
of
Missouri
required
this
purchase
to
either
go
out
for
bid
or
for
us
to
use
a
already
existing
Cooperative
bid.
We
were
able
to
identify
a
Cooperative
bid
through
a
local
vendor
he's
over
in
Kansas,
and
this
management
system
will
allow
many
departments
to
use
the
electronic
record
keeping.
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C
That
includes
a
one-time
setup
and
one-time
training
costs,
and
all
of
that
cost
will
be
100
reimbursed
by
the
Missouri
Secretary
of
State
Grant.
The
agreement
will
be
renewed
annually
and
the
cost
will
be
reflected
in
Department
budgets
going
forward.
In
addition
to
staff
utilizing
the
system.
We
were
also
able
to
secure
council
members
with
a
username
and
password
so
you'll
be
able
to
access
the
system
and
see
the
documents
that
are
in
there,
and
there
will
also
be
a
portal
on
our
website.
G
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We
have
been
into
a
test
and
evaluation
in
regards
to
her
relationship
with
help
Humane,
and
we
encountered
some
issues
and
worked
those
out
over
a
course
of
time
and
came
up
with
an
agreement.
We
actually
went
to
some
other
cities
and
captured
some
language
and
I
believe
that
we
will
be
working
together.
We've
actually
kind
of
continued
with
the
Tian
the
TNR
program.
Up
to
this
date,
we've
probably
done
20
cats
this
year,
just
continuing
to
evaluate
that
process
along
with
Wayside
waves
and
Wayside
waves
has
actually
been
a
pro
part
of
this
building.
M
G
A
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L
L
So
to
see
you
know,
kids
getting
back
involved
in
the
numbers
growing
up
for
all
the
sports
is
really
encouraging
and
it's
also
a
reflection
of
the
hard
work
of
the
recreation
staff
rock
the
lake
out
at
the
disc
golf
tournament
out
at
Cleveland,
Lake
raised
twelve
thousand
dollars
for
Belton,
Parks
and
Rec,
so
that
had
an
awesome
result
and
they
also
took
out
their
new
Park's
new
food
truck
called
the
grandstand
and
it
sold
out.
So
that
was
successful
as
well
aligned
with
the
city's
comprehensive
plan.
L
Confluence
is
also
going
to
develop
a
comprehensive
plan
for
Parks.
So
Parks
is
a
small
piece
of
the
city's
comprehensive
plan,
but
they'll
get
some
more
tactical,
concrete
ideas
from
theirs
and
The
Dryden
land
plans
are
developing
and
that's
really
exciting
that
land
as
well
as
Powell
Park,
is
such
a
gift
to
the
city.
So
that's
been
kind
of
a
banner
year
for
that
and
I
would
just
lastly
say
if
we
could
all
continue
to
hold
Kirsten
and
Clayton,
as
well
as
their
work.
Families
close
that'd,
be
a
nice
thing
to
do.
Q
J
E
Okay,
two
things:
the
Belton
Cass
County
tdd
met
last
week.
This
is
the
their
major
project
is
to
expand
Mullen
Road
anyway,
apparently
it'll
be
another
six
weeks
for
Verizon
to
get
their
act
together
and
get
their
equipment
out
of
their
way
out
of
the
right-of-way
and
for
the
project
bidding
to
begin
so
we're
still
I.
Think
last
time
I
said
we
were
six
weeks
out.
Well
now
we're
still
six
weeks
out.
I
guess
I
could
just
tape
record
this.
E
The
second
thing
is
the
next
Saturday
next
Friday
a
week
from
this
Friday
there's
going
to
be
a
blood
drive
next
door
at
Old,
City
Hall
from
one
to
five,
the
American
Red
Cross.
They
always
give
a
song
and
dance
about
how
short
they
are
on
blood,
but
this
year,
they're
really
short,
I,
guess
they're
sending
stuff,
maybe
to
Ukraine
I,
don't
know,
but
they're
people
aren't
donating
like
they
used
to.
A
Okay,
so
it's
up
to
me
I,
would
I've
done
this
already,
but
I'd
publicly
like
to
thank
councilmember,
Clark
and
mayor
bro
Tim
for
his
efforts
in
assisting
me
in
the
last
two
two
and
a
half
years
of
of
me
being
sitting
up
here,
he's
a
wealth
of
knowledge
both
of
what's
going
on
in
this
Council
and
the
city.
So
I
just
personally
like
to
thank
him
for
what
he
did
for
me.
A
A
So,
according
to
Charter
city
council
shall
elect
annually
from
its
members,
ameripro
Tim
the
mayor,
Pro
tem,
shall
assume
the
powers
of
duties
of
the
mirror
during
the
absence
of
disability
of
the
mayor
or
vacancy
occurs,
while
assuming
the
powers
and
duties
of
the
mayor,
the
mayor,
Pro
tem
shall
retain
his
or
her
vote
as
a
city
council
member,
but
shall
not
possess
an
additional
moral
vote.
Power
provided
by
Charter,
section,
4.3
and
and
shall
not
possess
a
mayor
oil
or
veto
power
provided
by
Charter,
section
4.4.
A
D
K
O
O
I
I
would
want
to
formally
recognize
we
sent
out
a
press
release,
but
the
appointment
of
our
assistant,
City
Manager
for
economic
development
and
Community
Services
Mike
geeky
he's
become
a
permanent
member
of
this
staff
and
he's
already
having
a
very
huge
impact
in
where
we're
glad
to
have
him.
So
that's
it.
C
Good
evening,
mayor
and
Council
throughout
the
year,
the
city
clerk's
office
receives
numerous
license:
applications
for
door-to-door
Peddlers
selling,
various
things
as
Pest
Control,
education,
materials,
security
systems
and
solar
panels.
To
date,
this
licensure
staff
has
issued
20
door-to-door
licenses.
C
The
Belton
door-to-door
Peddler
code
was
adopted
in
1967..
The
code
requires
the
parent
company
to
have
an
annual
70
business
license
fee
or
business
license
sir,
and
allows
for
the
issuance
of
an
annual
door-to-door
individual
Peddler
license
for
15
each
we're
all
aware
of
growing
concerns
of
Citizen,
Safety
and
Security,
and
earlier
this
year
the
police
department
made
available
complimentary,
no
solicitation
stickers
to
citizens.
C
C
A
staff
recently
reached
out
to
11
neighboring
cities
to
compare
their
policy
and
procedures
to
our
policy
and
procedure
on
door-to-door,
Peddlers,
solicitors
and
canvassers.
All
cities
made
a
distinct
difference
between
the
definition
of
peddler
solicitor
and
canvasser.
A
peddler
and
solicitor
are
for
commercial
or
for
sales
purposes.
C
C
C
So
after
hearing
about,
what's
going
on
in
the
neighboring
cities,
with
door-to-door
Peddlers
solicitors,
canvassers
staff
is
asking
counsel
for
direction
on
updating
belton's
code,
section
and
I
do
have
problems
would
like
a
sticker,
the
no
solicitation
sticker.
We
do
have
them
at
City
Hall
here
at
the
annex,
at
the
police
station
and
there's
some
here
tonight.
E
E
G
E
H
E
H
It
is
possible
again
that
is
a
an
outlier
in
the
field.
There
is
one
reported
case
involving
prohibition
of
Peddlers
and
solicitors.
It
is
from
1892
and
it
applies
to
what
was
then
called
the
town
of
Trenton,
which
is
the
city
of
Trenton
now
and
is
of
a
different
classification.
So
it's
pretty
inapplicable
to
our
current
situation,
so
we
would
kind
of
be
treading
some
new
ground
as
a
charter
City
attempting
to
prohibit
peddling
or
soliciting.
L
H
So
again
that
1892
case
dealt
with
a
four
dollar
license
fee,
be
acting
as
an
indirect
prohibition,
but
again
we're
kind
of
in
unknown
territory.
Again
that
was
the
case
from
1892.
There
have
been
significantly
more
cases
interpreting
the
authority
of
cities
to
regulate
something.
So,
for
example,
there's
a
pretty
it's
one
of
my
favorite
cases.
There's
the
Missouri
billboard
law
that
states
that
cities
have
the
authority
to
regulate
billboards,
and
there
was
a
case
out
of
Platte
City
where
Platte
City
prohibited
them.
H
The
billboard
companies
came
in
and
said:
no,
you
can't
prohibit
us,
you
can
only
regulate
us.
Platte
City's
response
and
the
judges
put
this
in
their
order
and
final
decision
is
well.
If
they
can
regulate
you
down
to
the
size
of
a
postcard
400
feet
away
from
the
interstate,
they
can
surely
prohibit
you.
So
there
is
again
that
this
would
be
new
territory
treaded
by
a
Missouri
city.
As
of
right
now,.
D
C
We
do
encourage
people
to
call
the
police
non-emergency
line,
but
do
call
them
as
it's
happening
many
times.
People
will
wait
an
hour
four
hours.
I.
Have
somebody
wait
two
days.
It
doesn't
do
much
good
if
you're
calling
the
day
after
because
the
police
can't
respond,
definitely
call
right
away.
Do
inform
the
solicitor-
that's
not
something
that's
allowed
here.
If
you
don't
have
a
city
badge,
they
do
have
an
ID
and
they're
supposed
to
be
able
to
show
it
to
you.
We
do
currently
have
some
people
licensed
so
I.
C
M
C
The
officer
will
tell
them
that
it
is
required
in
the
city
to
have
a
business
license
and
a
permit
to
please
go
to
City
Hall.
We
do
have
some
who
come
by.
We
have
some
who
leave,
but
regardless
they
need
to
leave
doing
what
they're
doing
at
that
time.
If
the
officer
has
to
make
a
second
attempt,
then
it's
pretty
clear,
take
care
of
it
or
you
need
to
go
and
one
of
the
items
we
do
have
in
our
code.
Now
when
considering
business
license,
applications,
including
the
Peddler
license
application.
J
I
I
found
it
very
effective
to
call
the
non-emergency
line
while
they're
standing
there.
They
tend
to
make
tracks
really
quick,
but
I
do
ask
for
their
federal
license
and
they
either
tell
me
they
don't
need
one
or
it's
in
their
car
or
something
like
that
and
and
I
found
that
sign
very
effective
since
I've
put
it
up
and
nobody's
come
by
the.
D
O
C
H
Under
your
current
code
that
would
potentially
be
considered
an
itinerant
Merchant,
which
I
kind
of
thought.
All
these
things
were
basically
the
same
up
until
about
a
month
ago
and
then
had
to
read
all
the
codes
in
various
sections
about
them.
So
an
itinerant
Merchant
does
have
some
licensing
requirements.
I
do
not
believe
that
during
the
past
five
years,
we've
ever
had
anybody
apply
for
receive
or
otherwise
contact
the
city
about
an
itinerant,
Merchant,
registration
or
licensing.
So.
L
Our
business
license
for
a
year
are
the
ID
badges,
also
good
for
a
year.
They
are
currently
I,
don't
know
I'm
thinking
out
loud
I,
don't
know
if
there's
any
value
in
including
a
page
on
the
city
website
of
hey.
These
are
the
companies
for
the
next
year
they're
good
to
do
this.
You
know
what
I
mean,
because
sometimes
someone
will
come
up
and
you're,
not
sure,
and
maybe
they've
got
a
story,
but
if
it's
on
the
city
website
that
would
be
a
resource,
I
would
probably
rely
on
just
a
thought.
Yes,.
O
And
it
would
not
be
difficult
for
us
to
just
create
a
spreadsheet
and
that
we
could
update
on
online
every
time
someone
new
comes
in,
and
just
says
essentially
here
are.
The
here
are
the
companies
that
have
registered
and
even
include
the
number
of
people
they
may
have
under
under
their
licensing.
We
would
go
ahead.
N
E
I,
don't
want
to
make
them
more
difficult,
but
I
would
think
that
if
we're
going
to
change
our
code
to
differentiate
between
a
solicitor
or
salesperson
and
a
canvasser,
I
would
think
that
most
people
would
get.
One
of
these
stickers
would
think
it
applies
to
everybody
and
so
they're
gonna
they
they
could
point
to
that
and
turn
away
the
Boy
Scouts
petitioners
churches.
Everything
else,
thinking
that
and
in
fact
call
the
police.
D
H
Yes,
your
current
code,
a
peddler
which
is
kind
of
what
the
term
that
you
all
use,
also
a
huckster
or
a
hawker
under
the
definition,
applies
to
people
that
go
door
to
door.
So
if
you're
not
going
door-to-door
you're,
not
a
peddler.
Instead,
you
have
a
transient
or
itinerant
Merchant
provision
in
your
licensing
code.
H
N
M
M
Was
a
canvassing
and
non-profits
there
we
go
non-profits
and
canvassing
so
that
way,
hopefully
citizens
at
least
know
when
they
put
that
up.
That
doesn't
mean
that
and
then
maybe
some
education
online,
like
through
Facebook
and
stuff,
get
that
information
out
there.
I
know
I
try
to
do
that
on
our
better
Belton
page.
A
lot
and
I
am
probably
more
in
favor
of
the
day
license,
even
though
that
possibly
puts
us
at
risk
than
the
North
Kansas
City
north
Kansas
Cities
just
sounds
a
little
too
happy
to
be.
C
If
we
were
to
amend
our
code,
we
would
have
to
change
the
sticker
anyway,
because
the
code
refers
to
a
specific
section
and
section
numbers
I
think
we
could
certainly
be
in
favor
of
amending
the
sticker
to
be
appropriate
to
any
amended
code.
I
do
hear
some
interest
in
North
Kansas
City
the
one
day
we
could.
We
could
do
that
as
well.
G
A
F
Okay,
thank
you
Marion
Council.
This
is
a
general
maintenance
policy
for
drainage
areas
that
we've
come
up
with.
As
you
all
are
aware,
we've
had
a
lot
of
concerns,
particularly
with
the
West
Belton
drainageway
over
the
last
year,
and
the
maintenance
of
that
we
did
have
a
lengthy
discussion
with
the
code
enforcement
advisory
committee
back
in
the
spring
about
that,
and
they
had
some
recommendations
who
they
had
some
concerns
about
the
safety
of
that
they
would
rather
have
safety
over
Aesthetics
in
that
situation.
F
So
we
took
a
look
at
our
current
code
and
then
what
other
cities
are
doing
in
similar
situations,
and
so
that's
what's
going
to
be
presented
this
evening.
I,
should
this
would
just
be
an
internal
policy
in
how
we're
interpreting
the
code
in
these
specific
areas
that
wouldn't
necessarily
require
a
code
Amendment.
F
So,
currently,
what's
in
the
current
code
that
we
have
utilized
in
the
past,
when
we
have
cited
situations
like
the
West
belt,
like
the
West
belt
and
drainage
way,
it
comes
from
chapter
14
of
the
code
of
ordinances,
which
is
our
nuisance
code,
specifically
Article
2,
which
is
regarding
weeds
and
vegetation,
and
it
specifically
talks
about
the
purpose
of
why
we
have
the
code
that
we
have
that
limits.
The
growth
of
un
weeds
and
grass
and
uncultivated
vegetation
to
seven
inches,
and
a
lot
of
that
is
is
due
to
health.
F
So
the
challenges
that
we
have
experienced,
with
trying
to
enforce
that
particular
part
of
the
code
on
some
of
these
drainage
ways
and
attention
areas,
is
that
drainageways
and
detention
areas
function
differently
than
developed
properties.
Drainage
ways
are
naturally
low-lying
areas
that
carry
storm
water
and
typically
have
banks
that
have
steeper
slopes
in
the
surrounding
properties
that
are
located
on
Higher
Ground.
F
F
So
this
is
currently
the
westbound
rangeway,
or
at
least
this
is
what
it
was
about
a
month
ago.
These
photos
are
from
August,
which
shows
the
natural
growth
of
the
vegetation
on
the
slopes,
and
this
is
just
for
this
growing
season.
So,
generally,
there's
been
minimal
growth
in
those
areas
than
what
has
grown
is
generally
natural.
F
So
the
proposed
policy
would
be
to
allow
that
natural
vegetation
growth
to
continue
along
the
slopes
of
both
rangeways
as
well
as
detention
areas.
However,
it
should
be
noted-
and
these
photos
are
all
from
Indian,
Creek
and
Olathe,
which
is
a
city
maintained,
drainage
way.
The
the
issue
is
that
over
time,
volunteer,
trees
and
other
potential
invasive
plantings,
May
spread
through
there,
so
there
are
going
to
need
to
be
routine
clearing
or
thinning
every
few
years
to
support
the
drainage
of
that
area.
So
you
can
see
in
this
photo.
F
Another
thing
that,
in
our
proposed
policy,
this
gets
more
into
new
developments
is
that
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
of
encouraging
and
requiring
native
planting
and
grasses
on
on
the
long
slopes
that
would
improve
Bank
stabilization
and
long-term
maintenance.
So
here
are
some
examples
from
Prairie
Village,
where
they
recently
at
the
Meadowbrook
Park
Redevelopment
they
planted
native
grasses
along
the
drain
at
the
natural
drainage
way
there.
As
long
as
that's
maintained,
you
can
keep
that
free
and
clear
of
high
growth.
F
The
grasses
are
naturally
grow
to
a
certain
height
and
they
won't
grow
beyond
that,
and
then
there's
a
this
is
an
example
in
Overland
Park
of
a
newer
subdivision,
that's
more
of
a
detention
area
that
just
has
native
grasses
in
that,
and
we
have
a
similar
example
in
Cherry
Hill
right
now.
That's
similar
to
that
where
it's
main,
where
it's
they
have
natural
vegetation
in
there.
F
And
then
long-term,
looking
long
term
in
terms
of
as
we
grow
Trails
can
serve
as
a
desirable
amenity
and
a
buffer
long-range
ways.
A
lot
of
cities
utilize
their
drainageways
for
trail
connections.
We've
already
started
that
with
the
oil
Creek
Trail
and
hope
to
continue
that
through
Cleveland
Lake
and
some
other
future
developments
down
south.
But
Raymore
has
done
a
good
job
of
that
and
along
the
Lucy
along
Lucy
Webb
Road
with
some
other
subdivisions
and
then
also
several
neighborhoods
in
Olathe.
F
So
there's
some
example
photos
there
of
how
we
can
better
utilize
that
as
well
to
create
that
buffer.
But
that
is
the
policy
that
we're
proposing.
So
what
we
are
proposing
tonight
is
to
allow
the
westbound
drainage
way
to
continue
to
grow,
naturally
as
it
currently
is.
But
it's
something
that
we
will
have
to
monitor.
N
When
you
go
back
to
the
first
picture
there
in
West,
Belton
I
know
in
some
of
those
areas
they
put
those
big
rocks
and
that's
part
of
the
problem
and
I'm
not
saying
all
the
areas,
but
in
a
couple
of
areas
they
got
those
big
rocks
so
getting
in
there
and
trying
to
weed
eater
it
I
understand.
That's.
That
is
a
difficult
thing
and
maybe
it's
to
where
we
get
rid
of
the
rocks
and
make
it
the
natural
type
grass
or
something
where
you
could
maintain
it
better
over
a
long
term.
K
K
So
this
is
a
large
drainage,
easement,
they're,
drainage,
easements
throughout
the
city
and
maintaining
them
and
keeping
them
clean
is
an
important
thing.
So
some
are
just
soils
that
are
less
than
a
foot
deep
to
a
foot
deep.
Those
still
have
to
be
kept
clean
too.
Now
those
are
much
easier
because
those
are
easily
mowed.
A
lot
of
people
have
grass
in
them,
but
they
do
occur
throughout
the
city.
M
E
Think
the
question
is
smaller
ones
like
if
you
go
down
Y
Highway
south
of
Maine,
there's
some
pretty
steep
slopes,
they're,
not
nearly
as
big
as
this,
but
I've
noticed
they.
They
fill
up
with
the
weeds
and
stuff
because
the
as
opposed
to
mowing
it
every
two
weeks
like
the
homeowner
normally
does,
you
might
say,
I'll
mowed
only
once
or
twice
a
year
and
I
assume
he's
responsible,
all
the
way
out
to
the
roadway.
And
yet
it's
they're
very
steep.
E
F
E
Okay
and
I
think
that
that's
a
letter
that
the
codes
enforcement
looked
at,
which
said
that
they
would
never
have
to
or
at
the
time
they
wouldn't
have
to
maintain
the
ditches
and
then
all
of
a
sudden,
they
started
getting
code
violations
about
the
ditch
mowing.
So
I
appreciate
again
you're
following
up
on
this.
K
F
Language,
that's
clear:
yeah,
the
easement
language
from
2009
2010,
whenever
they
were
recorded
specifically
did
state
that
they
had
to
maintain
it.
But
then
there
were
letters
that
were
sent
out
by
City
staff
at
the
time
that
said
that,
based
on
the
design
of
it,
it
would
just
to
leave
it
natural
and
it
would
require
minimal
maintenance.
So
it
was
interpreted
at
that
time
that
they
wouldn't
have
to
do
anything
to
it.
At
least
that's
how
I
think
the
the
residents
interpreted
the
letter
when
it.
E
L
L
So
this
is
kind
of
another
situation
where
residents
said:
hey
I
think
this
is
a
problem
and
the
city
tried
to
solve
it,
but
then
we've
doubled
back
down
on
that
effort
and
I
think
this
is
the
final
and
actual
solution,
whereas
in
the
interim
we're
looking
at
what
was
done
previously
and
wasn't
a
good
fit.
So
if
you
have
time
later,
I'll
tell
you
all
about
it.
E
Well
well,
but
I
I
would
think
the
residents
right
now
would
go
back
to
that
2010
letter
that
Matt
just
mentioned
and
say
it
says
here
we
don't
have
to
do
other
than
minimal
maintenance,
and
so
so
something
has
to
be
written
down
this
time
too
I
mean
other
than
just
the
minutes
of
this
meeting.
Maybe
another
letter
of
interpretation
I,
don't
know
in
the
10
years
later.
Somebody
else
can
debate
well,
they're,
not
as
overgrown
well.
E
O
Go
ahead.
Excuse
me,
I.
Think,
like
I
mentioned,
when
this
first
came
up
a
couple
months
ago,
when
we
you
know,
we
were
directed
to
go
and
look
for
this
type
of
a
solution.
I
think
this
is
a
situation
where
there's
no
perfect
solution.
Right
I
mean
there's.
There
are
two
opposing
views
to
this,
and
and
both
have
a
lot
of
legitimacy
to
them.
O
Unless
we
had,
you
know
more
money
than
we
know
what
to
do
with
to
go
and
just
maintain
it
ourselves,
but
so
I
think
this
is
probably
the
best
compromise
solution
that
we
can
come
up
with
and
and
I
think
that's
why
you've
seen
it
go
back
and
forth
a
couple
times
over
the
last.
You
know
15
years,
because
there's
no
perfect
solution.
M
So
is
this
different
than
the
drainage
that
we
recently
put
in
over
in
Ward
2
over
the
flooding
issues?
Do
they
still
have
to
maintain
theirs
and
I'm
thinking,
I?
Think
there's
another
one
similar
to
this
over,
like
behind
Lacey,
the
house
is
butt
up
against
it.
I
just
remember:
walking
back
and
forth
home
to
school
from
like
Yoakum
and
there's
a
little
bridge
and
I
mean
smaller
than
this,
but
still
pretty
steep.
Will
it
not
do
those
both
well.
K
The
difference
is
the
one
that's
in
like
Legacy
Estates,
that
is
a
creek
and
that's
a
more
of
a
natural
Creek,
and
so
it
has
easier
slopes
to
it.
So
it
should
be
easier
to
maintain
now
there's,
sometimes
the
creek
will
Meander
causing
places
to
get
a
little
steeper
and
places
like
that,
and
so
you
know
those
are
still
in
people's
backyards,
that
they
have
to
maintain
and
is
actually
natural.
So
when
they
bought
their
house
they
knew
what
they're
buying
they
saw
it.
This
was
constructed
later,
so
it's
a
little
bit
different.
Okay,.
K
K
So
Hargis
Hargis
lake-
that
is
actually
the
difference
there.
It
is
that's
a
proper
responsible
to
maintain
it,
but
the
difference
there
is
instead
of
building
with
slopes
on
the
side.
It's
built
straight
up
and
down.
So
your
yard
goes
basically
at
the
same
elevation.
It
was
right
up
to
the
edge.
So
it's
just
like
your
yard.
Okay,.
F
If
we
do
have
a
special
use
permit
in
a
final
plat
that
will
come
before
Council
on
October
11th
for
the
Traditions
daycare
project,
which
is
approximately
8
200
square
foot
commercial
daycare
center.
That
would
be
located
at
the
southeast
corner
of
South,
Mullen
Road
and
Sycamore
Drive
in
the
Traditions
neighborhood.
F
That
project
also
includes
an
outdoor
playground
and
parking
lot
to
serve
the
daycare
facility.
We
did
have
a
public
hearing
last
week
at
the
Planning
Commission
and
based
on
the
feedback
we
did
receive.
Staff
is
working
with
the
developer
on
adding
some
additional
Landscaping
on
the
south
side
of
that
property
to
for
additional
buffering
adjacent
to
the
single-family
homes
to
the
South,
and
that
revised
landscape
plan
will
be
included
for
consideration
with
the
special
use
permit.
F
M
F
The
site
is
required
based
on
the
square
footage,
14
parking
spaces
and
they
provided
26
in
terms
of
a
traffic
study.
Traffic
study
isn't
wasn't
required
based
on
the
estimated
number
of
trips
for
that
type
of
land
use.
Generally
speaking,
though,
given
where
the
daycare
facility
is,
we
would
anticipate
that
a
number
of
the
attendees
at
that
facility
would
come
from
within
the
neighborhood
or
the
surrounding
neighborhood,
and
most
of
the
traffic
would
be
exiting
the
neighborhood
and
going
north
on
Mullen
towards
58
and
not
South.
F
E
F
Around
there,
yes,
we
do
require
fencing
for
the
outdoor
playground,
it's
a
minimum
of
three
and
a
half
feet,
and
it
would
be
a
black
wrought
iron
style,
aluminum,
picket,
fencing,
and
that
would
be
around
the
entire
perimeter
of
the
playground.
There
will
also
be
additional
retaining
walls
and
Landscaping
between
that
fence
and
Mullen
Road
for
some
additional
buffering
as
well.
Okay,.
D
G
F
Yep,
the
city
of
Belton
now
owns
a
majority
of
the
properties
along
both
sides
of
Commercial
Street
between
Cherry
and
North
Avenue,
and
we
are
currently
working
on
obtaining
a
legal
exhibit
and
description
to
begin.
The
street
vacation
process
for
that
section
that
process
would
help
facilitate
the
Redevelopment
of
adjacent
properties
to
that
right
away,
as
well
as
require
the
relocation
of
above
ground
utilities
to
a
more
appropriate
location.
O
We
did
hold
this
commit
homelessness
committee.
Yes,
we
did
host
the
Forum
last
month
and
it
was
very
well
attended.
There
were
23
people
by
my
account,
not
including
myself
and
Matt
there,
and
that
included
a
few
of
you,
and
it
was
so.
We
appreciated
that
received
a
lot
of
feedback.
We
essentially
where
we
left.
O
That
was
that
we
started
to
aggregate
some
information
so
that
way,
information
sharing
can
take
place,
hopefully
at
a
higher
level
than
it
is
now
and
then,
with
the
potential
creation
of
a
committee
to
maybe
recommend
policy
down
the
line,
or
at
least
facilitate.
You
know,
consistent
communication
at
the
very
least,
is
Our
Hope
for
this,
and
so
we
would
like
to
see
if
we
can
be
effective
with
this,
and
so
we
have
received
seven
applications
for
this.
We're
not
asking
for
that,
and
this
is
a
work
session
item.
O
I,
think
that
we
did
set
an
initial
deadline
of
I
believe
the
September
16th,
but
we
could
definitely
extend
that
if
we
needed
to
I
think
that
it'd
be
worthwhile
for
us
to
go
ahead
and
push
forward
with
this
committee.
I
I'd
love
to
hear
your
feedback
on
whether
we
want
to
push
that
onto
the
October
10th
agenda
or
not.