BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

April 17, 2001

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor William M. Quitmeier called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Ward 1 Alderman Jack Friedman - present

Ward 1 Alderman Charlie Poole - present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy - ABSENT WITH PRIOR NOTICE

Ward 2 Alderman Dave Rittman - present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson - present

Ward 3 Alderman Linda Arnold - present

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson - ABSENT WITH PRIOR NOTICE

Ward 4 Alderman Frank McCoy - present

Ward 4 Alderman Marc Sportsman - present, seated after canvass of election was approved

ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Pat Hawver

Police Chief Bill Hudson

Superintendent of Streets Alan Schank

Pam Cook, Kansas City Power & Light

Police officer candidates Kris Cornell and Christopher Smith

Parkville business owner Tom Hutsler

MEDIA PRESENT: Nancy Jack

Martha Zirschky

Paul Giarratana and Ed Gault for Channel 2

REVIEW OF MINUTES

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 3^rd AND THE SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 10^th BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

CANVASS OF ELECTION

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1960, CANVASS OF ELECTION OF APRIL 3^rd, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1960 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 1960 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 1945; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Bill 1960 was posted 4/12/01.

Newly elected Alderman Marc Sportsman, and reelected Aldermen Ferguson, Poole and Rittman were sworn in by the city clerk. Mayor Quitmeier welcomed them all. Mr. Sportsman took his seat on the dais.

Mayor Quitmeier made the following address to the Board of Aldermen:

AAs you may know, we recently celebrated both Babe Ruth=s and Ronald Reagan=s 90^th birthdays.

AI recall one of President Reagan=s great quotes: We should appeal to the best hopes of our citizens, not to their worst fears.

AWe elected leaders in Parkville must get back to working together and not be negative. We do not raise our children with negative attacks, but rather reinforce their positive attributes.

AThis same principle applies to how we manage personnel. I don=t think I have to tell anyone that our staff abounds with positive attributes and does a great job for all of us. For instance, I recently read in the Star that Kansas City has yet to install its new sirens, a feat Parkville staff began at the same time as Kansas City, but accomplished several weeks ago.

AWe must also stop being disrespectful to each other. We can disagree and still be friends. No-one is perfect; each one of us can do better.

AWith Easter, Passover, and the reluctant advent of spring, we should all be reminded of the Golden Rule.

AI pledge to do my part.

ALet=s use our best efforts, working all together, to continue delivering positive results for our residents and businesses. This goal should overshadow any of our individual interests. Petty and partisan politics must be abandoned. I challenge all to see the united essence of this historic city,

with our great neighborhoods working together for the benefit of one Parkville.

AAll together we can hit many more home runs for the people who love Parkville.@

The mayor asked for citizen input. There was none.

MAYOR=S REPORT

ANNEXATION: There was a preliminary hearing April 9^th. The Court has to decide whether the annexation is reasonable and necessary. Some people in the area proposed for annexation have indicated they will not oppose the annexation.

HEALTHY FAMILY: The kickoff of this new North Kansas City foundation was held April 6^th.

PARK VILLAGE POTLUCK: Mayor Quitmeier attended this get-together and spoke with the residents about the proposed community center and heard their concerns about it. They wanted to make sure Bell Road residents would not cut through their neighborhood to get to the center, but that a proper walkway would be installed.

COMMUNITY CENTER: The mayor and Mr. Hawver met that morning with Platte County Commissioner Michael Short and others about the proposed community center. River North (The National developers Jim Watson and Jim Allen) expected to sign a contract that day with the owners of the Lewin estate, site of the present and proposed shopping center and community center. River North principals are also negotiating with Associated Wholesale Grocers to put in a grocery store just behind the existing grocery store. The County has budgeted $6,000,000 for a community center. The site is 6.5 acres. The City has agreed to manage the community center. It will have an enclosed indoor pool. Commissioner Short is committed to this location. The community center in Platte City is being worked on B the library will be merged into it.

SESQUICENTENNIAL GARDEN: The mayor asked City Clerk Barbara Lance, coordinator of Team 150 (the ad hoc committee which was formed to celebrate the first founding of the City of Parkville in 1999) to report on the garden. She said there would be a meeting at noon the next day at the Train Depot to discuss the date and format of the dedication of the garden.

NATURE SANCTUARY: Mayor Quitmeier walked in the sanctuary the previous weekend, and encouraged everyone to visit it. The waterfall is gorgeous, he said; deer were walking around, and there is a beaver pond.

MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE: The next meeting of this committee would be held the next night in the Board Room. Mike Duffy, Shafer Kline & Warren, and Roxsen Koch, King Hershey, would be present to discuss the six-month moratorium on building downtown, and the review of the Master Plan and zoning ordinances to be made in that period. He encouraged all aldermen to attend.

ARBOR DAY: The mayor read the proclamation for Arbor Day.

ALDERMAN RITTMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR=S REPORT

POLICE OFFICER CANDIDATES: Mr. Hawver asked Chief Hudson to introduce his officer candidates. The chief asked Kris Cornell and Chris Smith to come forward. He said both candidates came highly recommended. Mayor Quitmeier asked both candidates why they applied to become police officers in Parkville. Ms. Cornell said all she ever wanted to be is a police officer, and she likes this community. Mr. Smith said he likes Parkville=s growing community; he enjoys the small town feeling and the friendly atmosphere. The city is very pretty -- the river and downtown especially.

Mayor Quitmeier asked them if they could solve a case by violating a suspect=s constitutional rights and nobody would ever know, would they do it? Both said absolutely not. Chief Hudson said he never told candidates the mayor would ask them Athe constitutional question,@ but he always asks them the question himself. If any ever gave the wrong answer, they wouldn=t get far enough into the employment application procedure for the mayor to be able to ask the question.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1961, EMPLOYING KRIS CORNELL AS A POLICE OFFICER, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1961 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 1961 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 1946; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

The above bill was posted 4/12/01.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1962, EMPLOYING CHRISTOPHER SMITH AS A POLICE OFFICER CONTINGENT UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1962 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1962 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 1947; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

The above bill was posted 4/17/01.

SPRING CLEAN-UP: Mr. Hawver reminded aldermen that the following weekend was Spring Cleanup. They will also do curbside pickup the following Monday, but not on Tuesday. The cleanup collection site will be at the west end of Parkville Landing, a.k.a. English Landing Centre, and he thanked the owners of that property B Dave Williams, Danny Tinsley and Tom Hutsler.

KCP&L (KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT) FRANCHISE AGREEMENT RENEWAL: Mr. Hawver said that ordinance was ready for consideration. The franchise fee is covered in another ordinance and is not affected by anything in this ordinance. This ordinance is a little different from the telecommunications agreements B

KCP&L already exists and is not trying to come in and install new wiring. The old agreement expires mid-month; it would be good to get the renewal in place, although other franchise agreements have continued beyond their official expiration dates.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1963, RENEWAL OF THE KCP&L FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 1963 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 1963 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 1948; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

The above bill was posted 4/13/01.

Mr. Rittman said passage of the renewal agreement gave us a unique opportunity to open up the concept of cooperation in removing overhead wires.

Ms. Cook said KCP&L takes each case individually and reviews it. When possible the company tries to install underground lines at developers= expense. Sometimes circumstances dictate that you have to go overhead, she said. They can=t go under railroad tracks, for instance.

Mrs. Arnold asked if that issue hadn=t been looked into several years ago. Mr. Hawver said yes, the cost would have been in the millions of dollars. Ms. Cook said that would be in addition to the cost to each individual property owner to have individual service changed over. She noted also that there is not a lot of sidewalk space, and not a lot of alley space. Mr. Hawver said Ms. Cook has always been great to work with, and thanked her for her continuing cooperation.

TRAFFIC STUDY: Mr. Hawver said we can=t do anything on the traffic improvement project on Highway 9 until MoDOT reviews the traffic study. The study says signals are warranted at Coffey Road and at the main entrance to Park University. We will be looking at the option of installing a traffic signal on Highway 9 at Coffey Road. Platte Valley Bank is going to build a banking facility just east of Coffey Road. There is talk of installing a median so that customers leaving Platte Valley Bank would have to cross the Please Stop parking lot to Coffey Road to get out.

USE OF ENGLISH LANDING PARK, DOWNTOWN STREETS AND DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT: Mr. Hawver said he had several strange requests for use of City facilities.

SIMPLY SCRAPBOOKS: This store=s owners requested permission to put up a tent on East Street outside their store. East Street would have to be blocked off between First Street and the railroad tracks on that day, Saturday, May 5^th. People would be making scrapbooks in the tent and have the inventory of the store available to them. The event is a benefit for breast cancer. Customers of the Farmers Market and English Landing Park patrons would be able to use Main Street for ingress and egress. Discussion ensued. Mrs. Arnold said she was in favor of it. Mr. Sportsman asked whether there was concern about setting a precedent. Mr. Poole said they have had previous issues with shutting down Mill Street. Chief Hudson, when asked, said it would not be a safety problem as long as we barricaded the street. Other issues are Board issues, he said. The ballfield was mentioned, and the question was asked as to whether it would be in use then.

ALDERMAN ARNOLD MOVED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO CLOSE OFF EAST STREET BETWEEN FIRST STREET AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON MAY 5^th, 2001; ALDERMAN FRANK McCOY SECONDED; AYE - ALDERMEN ARNOLD AND McCOY; NO - ALDERMEN FERGUSON, FRIEDMAN, POOLE, RITTMAN, SPORTSMAN; MOTION FAILED 5-2.

Mr. Hutsler suggested the owners of Simply Scrapbooks talk to Danny Tinsley about using the parking lot behind La De Da for this endeavor.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: Mr. Hawver said he got a request on his voice mail -- a group asked to have a walkathon in the park, not closing the park, but using the trail. Now they have contacted him again and want to extend the walk up Main Street. The police chief does not have a problem with this, as long as it is on the sidewalks. Mayor Quitmeier asked if they were expecting more than 175 people. Mr. Hawver said they weren=t sure. It started out with 150. They don=t have a date yet.

HORSE AND CARRIAGE: A bride who is having her wedding in English Landing Park wants to have herself and her husband picked up at the gazebo by a horse-drawn carriage (using the street, not having the carriage come up to the gazebo) and driven through town, maybe continuing up through the campus. The date is unknown.

USE OF PARK BY LARGE GROUPS: Mr. Hawver said he will attend the next meeting of the Park Committee to discuss the impact of parking by large park user groups on downtown parking. When he was at Piropos recently and looked out the window at downtown, he noticed the parking lot was entirely full, even though there was no special event in town. He feels the use of the park by large groups might be usurping parking spaces which are then unavailable to customers of our downtown shops. We need to look at our policy for large groups.

Mr. Friedman suggested requiring large groups to provide shuttle service. Mr. Ferguson suggested limiting the number of cars. If we=re hurting our own businesses and keeping residents from being able to drive down and use the park we have to remedy the situation. There was discussion on the difficulty of enforcing parking limitations.

Mayor Quitmeier suggested limiting the number of company picnics per season.

PARK GRANT APPLICATION: Mr. Hawver said he was getting ready to submit a grant application to Platte County for outreach grant program funds. $200,000 is available. The #1 priority for park grant funds a trail extension in the area just west of Main Street along the river B to be built along the easement we got from Missouri American Water. A 500' extension of the trail was suggested. It was suggested that we also apply for funds to augment the $125,000 donation made by The National for the Crooked Road trail. Mayor Quitmeier said we have $125,000 from The National earmarked for the Crooked Road trail. We could give all those people west of downtown pedestrian access to the city. The #2 priority is the acquisition of the O=Brien tract for sports.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY GRANT: The City was going to apply for highway funding, from the same fund we were granted money to restore the Train Depot. Two weeks ago the Platte County Parks & Recreation Department (PCPR) notified Mr. Hawver they would like to go in with us in a cooperative venture to plant shrubs and trees along Highway 9, working in conjunction with MoDOT. PCPR is interested in a 10' trail, concrete or asphalt, on the north side of Highway 45. The cost would be approximately $500,000. There would be nothing on the south side and no funds to put anything in the median but grass.

Mayor Quitmeier said a trail on the north side wouldn=t do Parkville residents much good. Mr. Sportsman asked the reason the County wants it on the north side. Mr. Hawver said they can=t get 10' on the south side (and there are problems with that even on the north side). The mayor asked if there is enough room to put a sidewalk on the south side; Mr. Hawver said yes. Mayor Quitmeier said it would be nice if the County put a trail on the north side and we put a sidewalk on the south side. We should also do beautification in the median, he added.

The mayor suggested the sidewalk on the south side and the beautification of the median be added to the capital improvements plan for next year. Mr. Hawver said the money would have to be available in 2002. The cost of the median improvement would be at least $80,000. The mayor asked what it would be if it were just grass; Mr. Hawver said buffalo grass would be installed at MoDOT=s expense.

Mr. Rittman said the sidewalk on the south side is desirable. If Platte County wants to do a trail on the north side that=s fine. The perception of Parkville residents= priorities, he said, is roads. As we review the capital improvements this fall we have to think hard and see what our constituents are looking for. Mr. Friedman said Highway 9 needs sidewalks all the way up to the community center. The mayor said we don=t have the land along Highway 9. Highway 45 was planned for sidewalks. He himself would like to have sidewalks everywhere. Mr. Sportsman said kids attending Lakeview Middle School need a pathway to Highway 45 and across it. As you=re going to the games you can see kids crossing the highway. Lakeview officials plan on having even more activities. Pedestrian crossings are badly needed. The mayor said we certainly must have push-button signals there, and Mr. Sportsman and Mr. Rittman said no, we don=t. The mayor said it would be a good idea to design a crosswalk there. Mr. Hawver will talk to MoDOT about that.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Mayor Quitmeier nominated the following people for renewed appointments to the Board of Zoning Adjustments:

Marvin Ferguson, David House, Charley Kutz, Mark Sherwood.

ALDERMAN POOLE MOVED TO REAPPOINT MARK FERGUSON, DAVID HOUSE, CHARLEY KUTZ AND MARK SHERWOOD TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Mayor Quitmeier nominated Dr. Harold Brown for reappointment to the Planning Commission.

ALDERMAN RITTMAN MOVED TO REAPPOINT DR. HAROLD BROWN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

CHANNEL 2: Mr. Rittman said they would have a meeting sometime in the next two or three weeks to review technology and equipment needs.

WEBSITE COMMITTEE: This group would meet the following Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the Train Depot.

FARMERS MARKET: Mr. Friedman said the market is currently open on weekends. There are quite a few vendors B bedding plants, breads, jams, jellies, and pork are available.

MAIN STREET/PARKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Mrs. Arnold said Christmas on the River had a great meeting. Jane Watson, wife of Jim Watson of The National, will be a chairperson. The committee has a lot of great people who are really excited about the event.

Model A owners would like to use 50 parking spaces in the City parking lot on an early Saturday morning in September and have a pancake breakfast and show off their cars.

ALDERMAN POOLE MOVED TO APPROVE THE USE BY MODEL A OWNERS OF 50 PARKING SPACES IN THE CITY PARKING LOT ON A SATURDAY MORNING IN SEPTEMBER; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED.

Mr. Friedman suggested the Model A owners or Mrs. Arnold contact Farmers Market Supervisor Ida Lake to see if the farmers would like to do something in conjunction with the Model A owners.

ALL AYE EXCEPT ALDERMAN ARNOLD, WHO ABSTAINED BECAUSE SHE FELT HER POSITION AS MAIN STREET DIRECTOR CREATED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

The city clerk was asked to check with City Attorney Jack Campbell to see if Mrs. Arnold is required to abstain in issues like this one.

AUDIT COMMITTEE: This committee was scheduled to meet April 23^rd at 11:30 a.m. (NOTE: Later changed to Monday, April 30^th at 11:30 a.m. in the Administrative Conference Area.) The committee will discuss the selection of an auditor for the year 2000.

NATURE SANCTUARY: Mr. Friedman said Mr. Darrell Odle donated manpower and materials to fight weeds in the Nature Sanctuary.

PARKS: Mr. Poole said there was no report other than that already given by Mr. Hawver. The committee wants to set a standard for benches, trash cans, etc. He asked Mr. Schank if they were about ready to start on curbs, and Mr. Schank said yes.

PLANNING AND ZONING: Mr. Ferguson said this commission had not met lately, but the Board of Zoning Adjustments would meet the following Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to consider a request from the new owner of the old Hennessey property on Highway 9 just south of Pinecrest for a sign larger than the one there previously

TRAIN HORN WARNING SYSTEM: Mr. Poole said he and Mr. Hawver have been in contact with 30^th District Rep. Meg Harding, trying to get some funding.

TREE BOARD, BEAUTIFICATION, BUFFER ZONES: Mr. Frank McCoy said Arbor Day would be held Saturday, April 28^th, at 10 a.m. by the Parkville Spirit Fountain. The Tree Board granted $1,000 in funds for beautification. They are trying to update the tree inventory.

Mayor Quitmeier nominated the following people for reappointment to the Tree Board:

Dorothy Gresham until 2004, Steve Preston and Doug Wilson until 2003.

ALDERMAN FRANK McCOY MOVED TO APPROVE THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS TO THE TREE BOARD; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Mr. Poole said two trees were planted in English Landing Park and also two in Adams Park.

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT C/A 25, CONTRACTING WITH IDA LAKE TO BE FARMERS MARKET SUPERVISOR FOR THE 2001 SEASON, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT C/A 25 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT C/A 25 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 25; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

This bill was posted 4/12/01.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 26, OVERLAY OF CERTAIN STREETS BY APAC MO INC., BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 26 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 C/A 26 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME C/A 26'; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

This bill was posted 4/16/01.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-668, TO PAY LISTED SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING.

Mrs. Arnold asked about items on Pages 5 and 7 that seemed to be for payment of the same service; Mr. Hawver said he would look into the matter and remove one of the payments if there was an error.

ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-668 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-668 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-668; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Bill A-668 was posted 4/13/01.

POLICE CHIEF=S REPORT

Mayor Quitmeier asked Chief Hudson if he had anything to add to his introduction of the police officer candidates. Chief Hudson said they are trying to find a hubcap they can keep on police vehicles. They should have some by next week. Shots were fired at couple of cars in Mark IV, but the cars were unoccupied and no-one was injured. They have a lead on the suspect.

About large groups in the park, the chief said, he thought a lot of the problem of too many large groups might be solved by banning alcohol consumption in English Landing Park. The mayor asked if they had any problems in the park other than parking. The chief said no, but that=s why large groups are coming here, because almost all the other places have banned alcohol.

Mr. Friedman asked if there had been an accident by the river; Chief Hudson said no, except that a lady slipped and fell down, and her dog dragged her.

OTHER BUSINESS

The mayor asked for citizen input; Mr. Hawver publicly thanked the Aker brothers for putting their family=s collection of Indian artifacts on display in our lobby.

Mayor Quitmeier reminded aldermen that Meg Harding=s April Town Hall meeting would be held the following Saturday from 9-11 in the Train Depot.

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

The meeting was adjourned at 8:29 p.m.

Submitted by _____________________________________

City Clerk Barbara J. Lance - April 23, 2001