Special Meeting

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

April 10, 2001

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor William M. Quitmeier called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.

ROLL CALL

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 - present

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson - present

Ward 4 Alderman Frank McCoy - present

ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Pat Hawver

Attorney Roxsen Koch and Bridget Guth for King Hershey

MEDIA PRESENT: Nancy Jack

Marte Zirschky for Platte Dispatch

The mayor announced that the sole purpose of the meeting was to consider two ordinances: one to retain King Hershey as special counsel for zoning matters, and the other to designate a Downtown Business Area wherein a six-month moratorium on building permits would be adopted.

The city clerk confirmed that the agenda for the meeting was posted the previous Friday at City Hall.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL C/A 24, RETAINING KING HERSHEY AS SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR ZONING ISSUES, FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED TO APPROVE BILL C/A 24 ON FIRST READING AND PASS IT TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 24 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 24; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.

Bill C/A 24 was posted 4/10/01.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1959, DESIGNATING A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AREA AND DECLARING A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED THEREIN, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1959 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1959 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 1944; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED.

Mrs. Arnold asked if this would include the area where Bears Printing was located. Mr. Hawver said yes, but a building permit has been issued already for that property.

Mr. David McCoy asked the rationale behind the boundary lines for the Designated Business Area. He said it goes right through residential areas. Mr. Friedman said residential properties are not affected by this ordinance. Mr. Hawver said we sought to capture all the commercial; some are close to residential properties. There are also some office buildings on Crooked Road, which we included Since residential properties are excepted from the moratorium it is not a problem that they are included within the area.

Mr. Friedman asked about Kahm House. The address is 400 Main, which is inside the Designated Business Area, and it is zoned commercial.

Mr. Hawver said it was brought to his attention that Ryan=s Roofing was not included, but, he said, everything is developed there. We should include it in the planning process, however. Mr. Rittman said it could be changed later. Mr. Ferguson said the definition of the Designated Business Area could be changed later by amendment.

Ms. Koch said right now, in terms of what=s important, the moratorium has to be put in place. However, it is also important to consider extending the designated area to other areas, although not necessarily that night.

Mr. Rittman said he was very comfortable with the goals. He didn=t feel the need to amend the ordinance but would like to take advantage of this period to strategize the traffic flow from Highway FF to Highway 9. Mayor Quitmeier said the topic of traffic is always on the table and has been for nine or ten years, and any suggestions from anyone are welcome at any time, whether in this process or in any meeting. Mr. Friedman said it should all be included in the Master Plan, anyway.

ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.

Bill 1959 was posted 4/10/01.

Mr. Hawver asked if the Board wanted staff to prepare an amending ordinance. The consensus was aldermen were comfortable addressing those concerns in the planning process.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO ADJOURN; ALDERMAN ATKINSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.

Submitted by ________________________________

City Clerk Barbara J. Lance - 4/11/01