The Kearney Board of Aldermen on Monday approved an ordinance authorizing a supplemental agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MoDOT) for sidewalk improvements connected to the Mac Porter Park connector and Metro Trail.

Shelley Daniel, the city’s public works director, told the board the supplemental agreement amends an existing MoDOT sidewalk contract to explicitly state the city will maintain a retaining wall shown in the public plan and will maintain the trail constructed as part of the sidewalk project. “The original agreement just didn't mention that we were gonna maintain the retaining wall that was in the plan that was showed to the public,” Daniel said. “And so this just further defines that we will, maintain the trail that we're gonna construct with the sidewalk.”

The board read the ordinance by title and approved the supplemental agreement on first and second readings; the motion to approve passed unanimously with aye votes recorded by Aldermen present. There were no public comments on the item at the meeting.

The supplemental agreement clarifies maintenance responsibilities between the city and MoDOT for structures included in the sidewalk project. The city did not discuss new funding or a change in construction scope at the meeting; any contract or maintenance costs implied by the agreement will follow the terms of the supplemental agreement and existing project budget processes.