Minutes of March 10th, 2025 City Council Meeting
The Missouri City, Missouri, City Council held their monthly open meeting at the MCCA Building on Monday, March 10th, 2025, at 6:30 pm. Attending: Mayor Barry Moore, Clerk Julie Freeman, Council members Mickey Stewart (Ward One, Jan Kohl (Ward Three), Johanna Davis (Ward Four), City Chief Information Officer (CIO) Paul “Woody” Owen plus residents Corey Freeman, Danny Bush, and Brian Adcock. Ward Two Council person Joe Selle was unavailable.
Mayor Moore called the meeting to order. Minutes from the February 10th, 2024, meeting were read and approved.
Bills to be allowed
Council person Davis made a motion to authorize bill payment as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Stewart and passed by a 3-0 vote.
Old Business
City Phone Changes: Councilperson Jan Kohl has handed over the new city phone to city clerk Julie Freeman, however additional paperwork is needed to get the account in Julie’s name.
Website and IT Support: CIO Owen discussed with the group that Brandon will be sending e-mails to each city council member to set up their e-mail addresses soon. The water address is not working and a solution is forthcoming. Council persons Kohl, Davis and Stewart are awaiting further instructions.
Treasurer Hufford has applied for a second city credit card from Bank of Orrick and will let the city know soon if accepted.
Evergy Requests: Council person Kohl spoke with Evergy and the request for the 2 new lights had been turned from a new addition to a repair ticket by mistake. Jan is working to get the request changed back into a new light request.
Tree Trimming along Public Roads: Mayor Moore is expecting a second bid for tree trimming along Stillhouse road in the near future. Ideas for plants to fill in where trees still need to be decided.
City Resident Letter: Council person Kohl presented a sample letter to the council. A few recommendations of changes were suggested by Mayor Moore and the updated version will be sent to residents soon.
An additional letter will be sent to residents explaining the required survey and picture of every home’s main water line into the house. The survey is due to the state by March 25. Out of the 120 homes, there are 22 completed currently.
Mayor Moore will consult with the Sherriff in April concerning properties with excess trash, weeds and possible animal neglect.
The spring city dumpsters have been scheduled for April 19th and 20th.
City file cabinet will be moved from city clerk Railey’s home to city hall soon.
CIO Woody has posted MARC (Mid America Regional Council) information on the city website for residence reference.
Community Calendar:
Local Election April 8th
City clean-up days April 19th and 20th
City parade May 3rd
New Business
Resident Brian Adcock brought to the councils attention the need for ditches throughout the city need to be cleaned out soon.
The Missouri Dept of Economic Development has contacted the city for Spectrum and KC Fiber to submit bids to Missouri for a grant that would allow them to build high speed internet in Missouri City and additional surrounding area. A decision will be made by the state in April if a grant will be given. No money from the city will be contributed for this project. This will give residents a source for high-speed internet that is not currently available in this area.
A new contract for Sheriff patrols has been introduced to the city that includes $50 an hour plus .70 cents a mile and will be voted on in the April city meeting.
The next monthly Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 10th, 2025 at 6:30 pm in the MCCA Building.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Freeman – City Clerk
Attested:
Barry Moore – Mayor