Regular Meeting

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

Board Room

February 20, 2001

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The mayor called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room.

 

Ward 1 Alderman Jack Friedman                        - present

Ward 1 Alderman Charlie Poole                        - present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy                        - present

Ward 2 Alderman Dave Rittman                        - present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson                        - present

Ward 3 Alderman Linda Arnold                        - ARRIVED AT 7:15 P.M.

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson                        - present

Ward 4 Alderman Frank McCoy                        - present

 

ALSO PRESENT:            City Administrator Pat Hawver

City Attorney Jack Campbell

Director of Public Works Jeff Rupp

MEDIA PRESENT:            Nancy Jack

Marte Zirschky for Platte Dispatch

 

           WORK SESSION ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY                                                  

 

Mr. Campbell distributed literature to aldermen and mayor.  He said two of the largest areas of litigation for cities are land use decisions and personnel decisions.

 

He cited a land use decision example.   Basically, he said, land use is an administrative decision, not a direct function of the Board of Aldermen.  The building inspector makes a decision, and if the applicant feels that decision is wrong he can appeal it to the Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA).  These powers are set forth in Chapter 89 RSMo.  The director of public works may overrule the building inspector’s decision.  The decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustments does not come to the Board of Aldermen; if the applicant wants to appeal the decision of the BZA he can take it directly into court. 

 

Regarding applications for variances, he said, there can be special use variances without rezoning.  These decisions too are made by the BZA.

 

The Board of Aldermen handles legislative decisions, made after considering recommendations received from the Planning & Zoning Commission.  That commission is primarily a fact-finding body and has only an advisory role to the Board.  The Board if Aldermen is allowed to place conditions on plats and may make other demands upon developers.  There is case law in Missouri that when applicants record plats it is important that all the conditions are shown on that plat.  Otherwise, the City has no means of enforcing them. 

 

If the Planning & Zoning Commission doesn’t approve something, the Board doesn’t necessarily have to consider it.  If the commission recommends passage of a matter, the Board has to take a vote on it.   An applicant wanting to appeal the Board’s decision has to file a petition for declaratory judgment, charging that the Board was arbitrary and unreasonable in its decision. 

 


The Board of Aldermen is supposed to be the entity that grants special use permits.  The Board grants conditional use permits after the matters go to the Planning & Zoning Commission.  The Board of Zoning Adjustments grants special use permits.  In most cities the Board should be doing both. 

 

Mayor Quitmeier asked if the Board could grant an application to operate a day care center in violation of zoning?  He thought that was a BZA decision.  Mr. Campbell said in most cities the decision on use is given to the City.  The applicable statute is RSMo Chapter 89.  (Further discussion on day care zoning was held later in the meeting.)

 

Discussion ensued on special uses, variances, conditional uses, etc.  Mr. Campbell said a special use is something that’s not allowed in a zoning district.  Mr. Hawver said some cities call special uses conditional uses.  He said special use exceptions are listed in zoning law. 

 

There was discussion about the day care issue presently under consideration.  Mr. Ferguson said that is a rezoning matter. 

 

Mr. Campbell said the other most litigious issue for cities is employment, adding that we had more practical experience in that matter. 

 

A videotape dealing with cities and liability of public officials was played.  It was produced by MARCIT (the Mid America Regional Council Insurance Trust), and in several scenes referred to the Public Officials Liability handbook. 

 

Mr. Campbell distributed additional literature.  (The discussion on public officials’ liability was resumed later in the meeting). 

 

The work session was concluded shortly after 7 p.m., and the formal meeting was begun.  All above were still present.

 

ALSO PRESENT:            Police Chief Bill Hudson

Director of Public Works Jeff Rupp

Superintendent of Streets Alan Schank

Kenny Parrish, Melissa and Pat Walsh for Turkey Trot and Riegelman Run

Jim Grisham

Sallie LaBruzzo and daughter

Phil Brandis regarding day care in R-4 zoning

Drew Fleming for Midwest Everest

Tom Hutsler

 

Mayor Quitmeier explained that the Board of Aldermen convened at 6:30 p.m. to hear a presentation by the city attorney on public officials’ liability.  It was not a closed session. 

 

   DAY CARE IN R-4 ZONING

 

Mr. Brandis said he and his wife want to start a Montessori pre-school.  There is a great need for additional child care in the northland, and every commercial operation is way too expensive.

 

ALDERMAN ARNOLD ARRIVED AT 7:15 P.M. 

 


Mr. Brandis said affordable day care meets only 28% of the need in Platte County.  He asked the Board to approve the Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommendation to allow day care by conditional use permit in R-4 (multiple-family residential) zoning.  Mr. Hawver added that most of the (residential) land in the old part of town is zoned R-4, adding there are probably very few places which would be appropriate for this use.

Mayor Quitmeier said Mr. Brandis’ application was originally for a house at 13th and Main.  It was mutually decided that was not a good location. 

 

Mr. Hawver said before a conditional use permit could be granted everyone within 185' of the proposed location would be notified for a public hearing.  The recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission would then go to the Board of Aldermen for consideration.  Mr. Brandis said he wasn’t asking for rezoning, just a conditional use in R-4 zoning.   

 

Mr. Poole asked whether cost was the biggest factor against commercial operations.  Mr. Brandis said absolutely.  Mayor Quitmeier asked whether he would want to put a day care in an industrial park.  Mr. Brandis said yes, if the owners would allow it.  The mayor asked about property along Bell Road.  Mr. Poole said his concern is about going into the residential areas, intruding upon them with an operation involving 15-20 people.  That would greatly increase the amount of traffic in that neighborhood.  Mr. Ferguson said he too had some concerns.  Mayor Quitmeier thanked Mr. Brandis for coming back. 

 

Other discussion on day care was held both before and after this discussion. 

 

            DREW FLEMING FOR EVEREST 

 

Mayor Quitmeier asked the status of the agreement.  He spoke of the need for a website host.  The mayor said we would like to have high-speed access to the web connection.  Mr. Fleming said he would look into it, and asked if would be just on the website for the city.  Mayor Quitmeier said yes.  Mr. Fleming said T-3 is about the top. He said if we’re going to have our own servers that’s fine, but he didn’t know about high-speed at this time.  “3-meg is probably top right now,” he said.  There is some talk about 10-meg, but that’s hard to imagine in high-use periods.  They would provide a modem to City Hall.  At Mr. Hawver’s request, they added that to the agreement last week. 

 

Mr. Friedman said he read about some cities having problems with excavations and replacement in some areas.  Those cities are in the process of redoing agreements to require companies to return an area to its original condition after their work is done.  Mr. Fleming said issues they have run into are more like going through backyard easements, etc.  They are trying to put grass back in the ground, but during frosts that is impossible.  They actually put in the franchise agreement a clause about notification to homeowners.  Excavation of streets has been an issue with Southwestern Bell, etc.  Everest’s preference is to bore as much as possible unless they are in a situation where boring is more dangerous than cutting. 

 

Mr. Friedman said some of the excavations have been left open for quite a while.  The contractors have been working in mud because of their time schedule.  Mr. Fleming Everest is not going in when it’s muddy.  They have a drop system, and one hardly notices anything when it is done.  They are not actually trenching.  The mayor questioned, and Mr. Fleming affirmed, that within the agreement is a clause that they will restore property.  Mayor Quitmeier thanked Mr. Fleming for coming. 

 

Mr. Poole asked if Everest would require a minimum cluster of 25 homes to provide service, and would this agreement cover our new area to be annexed?  Mr. Hawver said he thinks the new agreement, which closely mirrors the agreement with Time Warner, requires 30 homes at minimum for a customer location site.  Some customers won’t meet that criterion. 

 

The mayor asked for other citizen input.  There was none. 

 

 

 


  REVIEW OF MINUTES

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 6, 2001, AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

DISCUSSION OF LIABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS (resumed)

 

Mayor Quitmeier asked Mr. Campbell about the appropriateness of officials stating their opinion on ordinances, and about allowing franchises.  He noted that a public hearing is a quasi-judicial proceeding.  Mr. Campbell agreed, and said one thing we’ve never done that a lot of cities do in discussions involving zoning decisions is that a councilman or alderman will announce “I’ve been contacted by ‘John Doe’ on this matter, but my decision is based on what I’m hearing at this hearing.”  This was in reference to an issue on the videotape, in which at a pubic hearing a councilman says something like “I wouldn’t vote for this because I’ve talked to my constituents, and they’re against it.”  Votes should be made solely on what the legislator is learning in the public hearing, the tape stressed. 

 

The mayor asked “If aldermen have conflicts of interest are they allowed to participate in discussion but just not vote, or should they leave the room during discussion?”.  Mr. Campbell said they do not have to leave the room, at least not in Missouri, but they can’t vote on the issue.  Of course, he said, their participation in the discussion could influence the decision. 

 

     MAYOR’S REPORT

 

NORTHLAND REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.  The mayor spoke before the planning committee of this group.  He said he thinks we should bring more developers into the planning process. 

 

PARKVILLE HEIGHTS SHOPPING CENTER. Mayor Quitmeier spoke with representatives of this body.  He said River North, the developer seeking to acquire this property, is close to making a deal with Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) so AWG could have a grocery store in that center. 

 

MoDOT MEETING ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.  MoDOT is beginning to make inroads on intelligent traffic devices, i.e., mechanical strips to guide snow plows, etc.  There is an area in Cape Girardeau where pictures are taken of people running red lights.  His question was “Why do we spend all that money on enforcement rather than spending that money to view oncoming traffic and tell us when it is safe to go?”.   

 

MEG HARDING’S TOWN HALL MEETING FEBRUARY 17th.  Missouri State Representative Harding’s second meeting was very interesting - he encouraged everyone to attend these sessions.  There will be another in the train depot on March 10th from 9-11.

 

WEBSITE COMMITTEE.  The mayor asked for website committee members in the latest newsletter, and five very talented people responded.  Their first meeting went very well.   They will meet again Wednesday, February 28th, in the Train Depot.  This committee is still forming. 

 

MARC’S TOTAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE.  This group is still debating light rail.

 

EVENTS COMMITTEE.  This group met that afternoon and basically approved the Jazz Festival but there are modifications to be made before it is approved.

 


TURKEY TRAIL TROT AND RIEGELMAN RUN.  The mayor called on Mr. Parrish and Mr. and Mrs. Walsh, who presented the City with a check for $4,000 to be used for the Nature Sanctuary and English Landing Park.  This represents net proceeds from the Turkey Trot.  They also asked the City for approval for the upcoming annual Riegelman Run (see letter attached).  It was agreed the Turkey Trot is probably in the top ten running events in the country as far as numbers of participants are concerned.  Mr. Parrish wanted to specifically acknowledge the help of the Walshes on both races; there are not a lot of people in town with the knowledge to run road races, he said. 

 

Mr. Parrish said he had discussed park drainage with city staff, and he hopes part of the check can take care of the problem of stormwater drainage in the park.  Mayor Quitmeier asked if aldermen had specific requests as to how to use the donation.  None did.

 

ALDERMAN FRANK McCOY MOVED TO APPROVE THE RIEGELMAN RUN FOR APRIL 1, 2000, AS OUTLINED; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

Mayor Quitmeier asked Mr. Parrish to tell the River Trail Committee how much we appreciate the trail and how much it is used.  Mr. Parrish replied that everything that everybody does (for the events) is important.

 

              CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

MISSOURI AMERICAN WATER COMPANY CONTRACTS. 

 

Regarding the contract to have the water company bill our sewer bills:  The up-front cost the City would pay (up to $7,500) to cover the water company’s costs in setting up its system to handle our sewer bills was discussed.    Mr. Ferguson asked if that sum was in addition to the $11,000 a year we would pay them for doing the service.  Mr. David McCoy said yes, but said our alternative was to buy a new sewer billing program. 

 

Regarding the payment collection agreement:  Mr. Atkinson asked if Apple Market would still serve as a collection agent for the water company once the City starts to take water payments.  Mr. Hawver said yes, or that service might not continue.  The present plan is to continue with both payment agencies.

 

          POLICE CHIEF

 

Chief Hudson said it has been pretty quiet for the last couple of months.  The police clerk is back after emergency surgery.  He told the mayor there is another component to the traffic signals he was talking about.  When a sensor detects that someone is running a red light it holds the other light.  A ticket to the violator is one way to pay for the light. He thought maybe that system could keep some of these intersection accidents from happening, even without tickets. 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

ANIMAL SHELTER: No report.

 

CHANNEL 2: No report.

 

COMMUNITY CENTER: No report.  Mayor Quitmeier said one of the reasons we haven’t done anything with the Community Center is that a lot depends on whether River North acquires the Parkville Heights Shopping Center and subsequently donates a portion of it for the community center.  Mr. Atkinson suggested he would get together with the new director of parks for the county.

 

FINANCIAL: Mr. Ferguson referred to the December Financial Statement and the semi-annual financial Statement, both enclosed in packets.  We ended the year with a surplus of $300,000, he said.  Expenses were $140,000 less than we budgeted.  Permits exceeded anticipation by $109,000, and court revenue by $67,000.  Some taxes were less than we expected.  It was an excellent year. 


ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER AND SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENTS AND DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH THE SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT; ALDERMAN ATKINSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

Mr. Rittman asked how we are going to treat the surplus.  Put it in the reserve fund?  Increase capital expenses?  Mr. Ferguson said that can be considered.  Mayor Quitmeier asked Mr. Hawver to report on that at the next meeting.

 

MAIN STREET/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: No report.

 

NATURE SANCTUARY: Mr. Dave McCoy said Nature Sanctuary Director Jim Reed presented his annual report.  Mr. McCoy would encourage all to look at it.

 

PARKS: Mr. Poole said there would be a meeting next Monday night.

 

PARKVILLE JUNIOR GOVERNMENT: Mr. Atkinson reported that the two mock government sessions with Graden School 4th-graders would probably be held in April.  He also reported that he and Alderman Arnold would be attending a legislative session in Jefferson City and would be breakfasting with Meg Harding.

 

PLANNING AND ZONING: No report.

 

RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE: No report.

 

TRAIN DEPOT: No report.  Mayor Quitmeier said it is a beautiful building.  At the MARC TTP meeting he attended they were talking about shortening the time span to complete grant work on such projects, but he reported to them the problems we had getting the train station done, and they reconsidered.

 

TREE BOARD: No report.

 

   BILLS AND ORDINANCES

 

DAY CARE REZONING: Mr. Atkinson said day care is needed, but he understands aldermen’s concerns.  The mayor said they didn’t have to read the bill that night.  Mr. Friedman said putting it on a conditional use permit basis means each application would have to judged according to its merits.  Mr. Atkinson agreed, but said neighbors would get the noise.  Mr. Friedman said why not just make it available and let future boards decide on each case?  Mr. Poole said his concern was that future boards might not listen to the neighbors.  Mayor Quitmeier said he was not certain areas want to encourage that as a use.  Maybe we could subdivide portions of R-4 where it would be allowed but not in other areas.  Mr. Ferguson said anytime you’re looking at 20 or more kids that’s a major disruption to a neighborhood.  The mayor suggested making a distinction by numbers which could be enrolled.  Mr. Rittman suggested a little more review. 

 

PROMOTION OF ED GAULT:  ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1952, PROMOTING ED GAULT TO FOREMAN, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1952 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1952 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 1937; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.

 

Bill 1952 was posted 2/23/01.


CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

CONTRACTS WITH MISSOURI AMERICAN WATER COMPANY FOR BILLING AND COLLECTION OF WATER AND SEWER BILLS:  Mr. Ferguson said he couldn’t see spending $11,000 a year less what we might collect through the payment collection agreement.  We’ve been doing it in-house all these years.  Mr. Dave McCoy said doing it in-house costs us $10,000 a year.  Mr. Ferguson said we are not saving any salary costs by this agreement.  Mr. Poole asked if the estimated income is based on a percentage of people coming in to pay their water/sewer bills?  Mayor Quitmeier said it is based on the number of people who are currently coming into City Hall to pay their sewer bills. 

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 15, AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI AMERICAN WATER COMPANY FOR THE BILLING OF SEWER BILLS AND THE TERMINATION OF WATER SERVICE TO DELINQUENT SEWER CUSTOMERS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN DAVID McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 15 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN DAVID McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 15 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 15; ALDERMAN DAVID McCOY SECONDED; BY ROLL CALL VOTE -

 

ALDERMAN ATKINSON             -NO

ALDERMAN FERGUSON             - NO

ALDERMAN RITTMAN                         - YES

ALDERMAN POOLE                         - NO

ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN                        - NO

ALDERMAN DAVID McCOY            - YES

ALDERMAN ARNOLD                        - YES

ALDERMAN FRANK McCOY            - YES

 

MAYOR QUITMEIER VOTED YES TO BREAK THE TIE; MOTION CARRIED 5-4. 

 

Bill C/A 15 was posted 2/23/01.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 16, AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT COLLECTION AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN ATKINSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 16 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN DAVID McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 16 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 16; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; BY ROLL CALL VOTE:

 

ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN                        - NO

ALDERMAN DAVID McCOY            - YES

ALDERMAN ARNOLD                        - YES

ALDERMAN FRANK McCOY            - YES

ALDERMAN ATKINSON                        - YES

ALDERMAN FERGUSON            - NO


ALDERMAN RITTMAN                        - YES

ALDERMAN POOLE                        - NO

 

MOTION CARRIED 5-3. 

 

Bill C/A 16 was posted 2/23/01.

 

CONTRACT WITH KC TREE SERVICE: Mr. Friedman asked if these were 33 mature trees from about 3rd Street to 9th?  Mr. Ferguson said he thought the Board was going to get a list of trees before they were removed.  Mr. Hawver said staff made a commitment to enumerate each tree to be cut down, but these trees are just going to be trimmed. 

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 17, CONTRACTING WITH KC TREE SERVICE TO TRIM 33 TREES, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT ORDINANCE C/A 17 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN FRANK McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 17 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 17; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.

 

Bill C/A 17 was posted 2/23/01.

 

  ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-664, TO PAY LISTED SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN ATKINSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-664 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-664 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-664; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.

 

Bill A-664 was posted 2/23/01.

 

RESOLUTION FOR MAIN STREET PARKVILLE ASSOCIATION

 

Mayor Quitmeier read a resolution designating the Main Street Parkville Association a designated marketing organization for the purpose of obtaining a grant. The resolution is attached to these minutes.

 

ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE MAYOR’S SIGNATURE; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED. 

 

Mr. Rittman asked what she was doing.  Mrs. Arnold said applying for a grant to develop a Main Street website. Discussion ensued on the Chamber/Main Street connection.  The mayor and Mrs. Arnold said there is movement to try to combine the two entities.  Mrs. Arnold will keep everyone informed. 

 

ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 


          OTHER BUSINESS

 

Mr. Rupp said he wanted to make the Board aware that three of our primary sewer lift stations sustained failures in the last few weeks.  The bottom line is about $25,000 on those three stations combined.  We have funds within the current sewer budget at this time.  If we run into any further problems we may need budget adjustments.  Mr. Friedman asked if these problems were due to normal wear and tear; Mr. Rupp said the cause is primarily age, but some of the equipment is being used with substitutes for the original components, which are no longer available.  The equipment has deteriorated.  All the stations have been reaching this point, and it has had almost a domino effect. There are various maintenance issues.  Mr. Friedman asked if the equipment should last a reasonable period of time after the repairs.  Mr. Rupp’s response is that it is difficult to tell with pump equipment, but any new parts would, to some extent, prolong the life of the station.  Mr. Rittman said the sewer rate increase was to pay for additional maintenance.  Is this supplemental to that?  The mayor said these items were not included specifically in the rate increase.  Mr. Rupp said maintenance was part of the reason for the increase.  He said we budgeted $20,000 this year for pump station maintenance, anticipating these breakdowns. 

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO ADJOURN; ALDERMAN ATKINSON SECONDED.

 

Mr. Poole asked about the Missouri American Water Company agreements, asking what is our recourse if we don’t want to continue with them?  Can we get out of the agreement?  Mr. Hawver said yes, with 60 days notice.  Mr. Ferguson said yes, but we still have to buy the program if we do that. 

 

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN THE NATIONAL: Mr. Hawver said some owners in The National said they weren’t advised of the special assessments.  He asked for legal advice, and found the assessment is disclosed in the title work.  Mayor Quitmeier said it is also part of the contract.  The mayor said The National has agreed to give everybody who walks through the door a piece of colored paper that says there are special assessments. 

 

NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT BONDS SIGNING: Mayor Quitmeier said The National has asked for a special board meeting Thursday, March 1, at noon, to consider an ordinance authorizing the sale of NID bonds.  He asked everyone if they could attend a meeting of about five minutes.  All agreed, but asked to be reminded.

 

SOUTH PLATTE FIRE OPEN HOUSE AT NEW STATION: Mr. Hawver reminded aldermen about this date. 

 

The motion to adjourn was called.

ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

 

Submitted by   _________________________________

City Clerk Barbara J. Lance - 3/2/01