Regular Meeting

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

July 8, 2003

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Charles E. Kutz called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

Ward 1 Alderman Jack Friedman - present

Ward 1 Alderman Charlie Poole - ABSENT WITH PRIOR NOTICE

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy - present

Ward 2 Alderman Dave Rittman - ABSENT WITH PRIOR NOTICE

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson - present

Ward 3 Alderman Linda Arnold - present

Ward 4 Alderman Marc Sportsman - present

Ward 4 Alderman Kathy Dusenbery - present

ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Pat Hawver

Police Chief Bill Hudson

Nature Sanctuary Director Jim Reed

Troop #395 Boy Scouts Greg Fleet and parent John Fleet

Troop #261 Boy Scouts Nathan Guda, Chris Roth, Andrew Felix, Ryan Mackin, Pat Cashmore, and Alexander Shinn

Resident/Chamber Board Promotions Committee Member Deborah Butcher and Platte County CVB Director Cheryl Thorp re Lewis & Clark 2004

Jim Karpowicz for River Relief re River Cleanup September 13^th

Rebecca Brooks re Jazzfest 2003

Charlie Zitnik, Kirkpatrick Pettis

Southern Platte Fire Protection District Chief Richard Carrizzo

MEDIA PRESENT: Martha Zirschky for Platte Dispatch

Nancy Jack for Parkville Post

Alan Schank and Shan Johnson for Channel 2

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 17, 2003, AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN DUSENBERY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

The mayor asked for any audience input beyond what was shown on the agenda. There was none.

Boy Scouts introduced themselves, and said they were there to work for merit badges. The mayor thanked them for coming.

Mrs. Butcher gave a brief summary of the original Lewis & Clark Voyage of Discovery in 1804-1806. Ms. Thorp said she has been promised delivery of the Lewis & Clark signs on July 24^th. They will include two signs for Parkville - one site specific to Parkville, and the other general. She distributed packets of Lewis & Clark material. This information will be kept on file in the office of the city clerk at Parkville City Hall and will be available for review.

Lewis & Clark signs were paid for by the National Park Service grant that we obtained several years ago, as well as by the Native Sons of America, Greater Kansas City chapter. Parkville's only cost is installing the signs and landscaping.

Bicentennial dates are the end of June through early July, 2004. Two years ago Ms. Thorp wrote a grant application to the State Bicentennial Committee, of which she is a member, requesting funds to support events in three Platte County river communities - Riverside, Parkville, and Weston. Platte County Land Trust joined in this application so that donations could be tax-deductible. Each of the three communities will have $8,000 to use for this event, with the Platte County Land Trust retaining $1,000 for its administrative costs.

There are two reasons tourists visit other communities, Ms. Thorp said; the first is shopping, and the second is a tie between history and nature. The number one traveling season is June through August. The bicentennial is coast to coast and involves eleven states. July 4^th of 1804 was the first 4^th of July in the west. We have a three-week long opportunity to bring travelers and day-trippers here. The first awareness project we have is this coming October, when the Train Depot will host the landscape project display. It is a display of maps of the river as it looked in 1804.

The Journey Fourth signature event will be June-July. Riverside will have a musical production. There could be a Lewis & Clark Kids Camp in English Landing Park. The Voyage of Discovery has been invited to visit, camping out in English Landing Park (the Parks Committee has approved that). There are three boats. We need to work with them on the matter of docking facilities. The St. Charles Missouri Fife and Drum Corps will be invited to participate in the 4^th of July parade.

Mayor Kutz said he is very interested in the Lewis & Clark story because of his profession as a land surveyor. In The National Association of Land Surveyors, there are a couple of members who dress as members of the original voyage. One dresses as Meriwether Lewis, and assumes the character, tracing the voyage from its onset through to the end. He will give Mrs. Butcher the name. Mrs. Butcher said there is grant money available for items like that; they first need to know whether the Board approves this project before they can make any definite plans. She said if Parkville doesn't avail itself of the grant money, it won't go to waste. The other cities will use it.

Mr. Reed said he and retired teacher Dianne Kixmiller, who run two day camps each year in the Nature Sanctuary, have agreed to run the day camps. The focus would be changed to Lewis & Clark history and the nature of that time, and the locale would be English Landing Park. They would like to have a Native American speaker. It's still in the planning stages.

Mrs. Butcher said other events would be old-fashioned in nature, perhaps ice-cream socials, etc. There are very important deadlines for getting this information in state and national publications. The Board will consider this event at its August 5^th meeting.

Mr. Karpowicz said River Relief has picked up trash from the Missouri River for the past three years. There will be a clean-up effort from Sugar Creek to Parkville on September 13^th, the largest ever. He asked for the Board's permission and assistance to make English Landing Park in Parkville a satellite station for this effort.

The main station will be at Berkley Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Sugar Creek and Parkville would be auxiliary sites. Partnering in this effort are every government department which has a stake in the status of the river, and lots of private companies, including Allied Waste, Deffenbaugh, and LaFarge.

Maybe they need to get the Park Department's approval, he said. They will be putting a lot of boats in the river that morning. All the boats will be provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation or the United States Fish & Wildlife Service. He showed a video of an earlier cleanup effort.

They need volunteers. Minimum age to go in the boats is 16; younger children could work with adults picking up trash on land along the river. Some trash would be collected here and put in dumpsters (probably three). Sorting and hauling away would be complete by sometime Tuesday, September 16^th.

The group hasn't done satellite spots before. Mrs. Dusenbery asked if our restaurants could be used for the festival in Berkley Park. Mr. Karpowicz said that's a possibility, but added there would be 200 or more people working out of this area, and there would be a need for food vendors here. They would need a coordinator to work with him on this effort.

Mr. McCoy asked about Missouri Stream Teams, and informed Mr. Karpowicz that Parkville has a qualified team. Mr. Karpowicz said River Relief is a Missouri Stream Team and would welcome the assistance of other teams. Mr. Hawver said he would be willing to work with Mr. Karpowicz and keep the board informed; perhaps someone could come back right before the event. Mayor Kutz said he is excited about it, very much in favor of it.

ALDERMAN McCOY MOVED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO WORK WITH RIVER RELIEF ON THIS PROJECT AND TO DESIGNATE MR. HAWVER AS LIAISON WITH MR. KARPOWICZ; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Mr. Karpowicz said they will need volunteers. Mr. McCoy said the Nature Sanctuary Stream Team will be there. Others wish to help can call City Hall, 816/741-7676, and leave their phone numbers. If the call is made during non-business hours, the caller could dial Extension 103 to leave a message.

Ms. Borders is 16 years old, and a student at Park Hill South. She takes violin lessons from Linda Tompkins, and she said aldermen could call Ms. Tompkins to ask about Ms. Borders if they wish. Ms. Borders wants to play her violin in the pocket park at 1^st and Main, and accept donations by leaving her violin case open. She would not solicit donations. Discussion ensued. City Clerk Barbara Lance reported that Mrs. Butcher, former president of the Parkville Chamber of Commerce, had at one time suggested that entertainers be allowed to play in the pocket park on schedule. It was agreed that would be a good system, with a permit and scheduled hours.

There was mention of the balloon vendor who wanted to sell on the sidewalks or elsewhere on public property; he had made the request to appear, but was not present. There was not a consensus on whether his request fell into the same category as that of Ms. Borders.

ALDERMAN DUSENBERY MOVED TO ALLOW MS. BORDERS TO PLAY IN POCKET PARK AT TIMES TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE CITY CLERK AND TO POST HER PERMIT WHEN SHE PLAYS; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Dr. Brooks thanked the City and the Board for all the good work they did to help with the Parkville Jazz, Blues, and Fine Arts River Jam June 20-21st. The expenses are not all in yet, she said, but they know they made enough (perhaps $10,000) to use as seed money for the next Jazzfest. She particularly thanked John Conrad, Ed Gault and other crew members. The stage really worked out well, she said;

the artists were able to come down off the stage and interact with the crowd. Next year's chairmen will be Bill Quitmeier, Linda Arnold, and Christie Delcastillo. If someone wants to perform in this event, they should send in a CD, and a picture if possible. Now would not be too early. Performers do get paid. The event's only form of income is the sale of beer and wine and rental fees from vendors.

Mayor Kutz thanked Dr. Brooks and the rest of the committee for another great Jazzfest. Mr. Friedman praised the quality of the festival, and also the way the park was left so clean afterward.

Mayor Kutz paid tribute to Bill Hudson, police chief and parade grand marshall, for the wonderful job his department did with crowd control and traffic control for the 4^th.

Mr. Zitnik went over the details of the arrangement made to finance the cost of improvements to the sewer plant: Kirkpatrick Pettis will lease the sewer plant from the City for a lump sum of $585,000. The City will lease it back for annual payments covering the principal and 5.75% interest over a 22-year period, and if the lease is not paid off before that the total payout figure will be $983,277.06. It is expected, however, that the City will qualify for a sewer improvement loan from the State Revolving Fund within the next year or 18 months, which would allow payoff of this loan with a new loan at a rate of 1.75%.

Mr. Zitnik said he was impressed with the banks in Parkville. Two of them got in a bidding war to give the City the best possible rate for this initial loan. That's a remarkable show of support, he said.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT C/A 83, COVERING A LEASE WITH KIRKPATRICK PETTIS AND A LEASE BACK TO THE CITY FOR THE SEWER PLANT WITH IMPROVEMENTS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT C/A 83 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT C/A 83 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME C/A 83; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Missouri One-Call: Mr. Hawver reminded aldermen they passed an ordinance hiring a part-time employee to perform the task of locating utility lines at the last meeting; she was contacted the next day and declined the position. We are still advertising, and Alliance Water Resources is still doing the locating. Calls average 7.6 per day.

Master Plan Consultant: Mr. Hawver said they discussed contracting with a consultant for this but no conclusion was reached. He said he would like to include this in the budget discussions which will be coming up. The estimate for this job would be $30,000, but it is likely we could get someone for half that. Mayor Kutz said we have completed the map, which is almost as strong a document as the written plan. We have passed a lot of things for which we've had to take money out of the budget lately.

Mr. Hawver said the Master Plan Committee wants to know their status. He would recommend they hold off on working on a new plan and go on inactive status until we move forward with hiring a consultant.

Groundbreaking for Park Bank: Park Bank will break ground on July 9^th at 1:30 p.m. for its second Parkville location, to be located at The Greens on Crooked Road. The mayor will participate, and aldermen are invited to do so as well.

Lewis & Clark: Mr. Hawver said there was a potential conflict with the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and that is the carnival. He has been part of the Lewis & Clark Committee for several months. He spoke with Tom Hutsler this morning, and is trying to work something out. Mr. Hutsler has a contract with the carnival for next year, subject to the board's approval. Mr. Hawver received a couple of complaints, as did the mayor, from merchants who said they didn't want the carnival, but others said the absolute opposite. He and Jeff Rupp did a survey of merchants; the results are attached to these minutes. Mr. Hutsler receives a portion of the receipts from the carnival; he uses some of that to pay the cost of the fireworks. Mr. Hawver said 24 merchants downtown were in favor of the carnival; 11 were against. Thirteen believed they benefitted from the carnival's presence; 14 believed they did not benefit from it. Many of them were in favor of the carnival, anyway. Eight were not sure.

Mrs. Dusenbery mentioned that Pancho's was closed on July 4^th. Mrs. Arnold said Pancho's was originally down as a no, and it was changed to a yes. Mr. Hawver said owner Maite Restrepo called and said she had no idea why she said no, and changed her vote to yes.

The chief said June was a pretty good month, a lot closer to last year.

Rape charge: A rape was reported; suspect and victim are both juveniles. Detective Ron Canaday is finishing the investigation today, and a case will be presented to juvenile authorities.

Mail box thefts/ check washing suspects: Officers Eric Sligar and John Sulzer apprehended a male and female from Colorado who were in possession of mail with a Riss Lake address. Search warrants resulted in finding a lot of mail with addresses from Denver to Kansas City, and checks, narcotics, and stolen credit cards. It is believed they're involved in a ring that steals checks, washes them, and makes them out to themselves for high amounts. This couple is now in Platte County jail awaiting charges and extradition to Colorado. This was some excellent police work, the chief said, adding that Sergeant John Moyer did the follow-up on this and did his usual excellent job. The chief suggested residents do not put mail in their mailboxes to be picked up, but take it to the postoffice.

Illegal alien/ theft: Officer David Winship and Sergeant Jon Jordan came into contact with an illegal alien who was carrying a plastic bag of change that had been stolen from a vehicle in Parkville. Another vehicle and a home had been broken into. The suspect's accomplices are being sought.

Offi cer Eric Sligar: Officer Sligar, who was run over at Christmas on the River, was almost run down by a drunk at Highway 9 and 1^st Street. The drunk was taken into custody. Later he was assaulted by a party who had been involved in an assault on a Parkville resident. This party was also arrested.

Officer John Sulzer: Officer Sulzer was bitten by a cocker spaniel during the golf tournament. The dog was tested for rabies; the test was negative.

Citizens Academy: The Police Department is planning to do a Citizens Academy in September. They want to take 10-12 people through an abbreviated version of the Police Academy. They'll teach them what police work is all about, and what it takes to become a police officer. It's possible they could get future recruits from this. The class will last six to eight weeks, one night a week, about two or three hours long.

Jazzfest: This event is always "quiet," the chief said, in terms of problems. It is possibly the best organized festival in Parkville.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/MAIN STREET: Mrs. Arnold said she didn't get down to see them, but she heard the fireworks on the 4^th were phenomenal. They had a ribbon-cutting for the stage June 20^th at the beginning of Jazzfest. She complimented the Police Department on Jazzfest; officers handled themselves very professionally.

CHANNEL 2: No report.

COMMUNITY CENTER: No report.

FARMERS MARKET: Mr. Friedman reminded everyone to be there, and said it's now open on Wednesdays as well as Saturdays.

FINANCIAL: Mr. Ferguson read the report for May.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MAY FINANCIAL REPORT; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

NATURE SANCTUARY: Mr. McCoy said they will be doing a water quality check Saturday behind City Hall from 10-12. Everyone is welcome to participate.

PLANNING AND ZONING: Mr. Ferguson said they met earlier that night. They recommended approval of Parkville Commons 1^st Plat, and approval of the lower level office space for Crestridge Shopping Center, and approval of a change in the B-4 zoning section of the Planning and Zoning Code.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL A-721, TO PAY LISTED SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS, FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

Payments to Nextel were discussed. Mr. Hawver said no bill was sent for four months, so this bill and the next one will be for two months each.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL A-721 ON FIRST READING AND PASS IT TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-721 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-721; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Bill A-721 was posted 7/3/03.

George Fewson Memorial. Aldermen received a report that the memorial stone of the late George Fewson dit no include his date of death. In light of the fact that Mr. Fewson left the bulk of his estate to the City, it was agreed the City should arrange for the date of his death to be engraved on the stone.

ALDERMAN ARNOLD MOVED THAT THE CITY ARRANGE FOR THE DATE OF DEATH TO BE ADDED TO GEORG FEWSON'S TOMBSTONE; ALDERMAN DUSENBERY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Friends of the Parkville Animal Shelter. Mayor Kutz reported that $1,070 was received in gifts to the Animal Shelter at the request of Kathy Kinsey and Brad Hayes, who were married in May and asked their guests to donate to the shelter instead of buying them gifts. FPAS is also making money for the shelter by arranging "Dine with Your Dog" events on the decks and patios of various local restaurants. The mayor commended the volunteers at FPAS for their creative efforts on behalf of the shelter.

Chief Carrizzo was present to answer any questions about the fire caused by lightning at a home in Riss Lake. He said the homeowner checked when he heard the lightning strike and didn't see any sign of a fire. It was about 10-15 minutes before he realized the home was burning. A neighbor called 9-1-1. The roof was about 3/4 involved when they got the call. The firefighters were on another call when they got this one. Kansas City Fire Department responded first; response time was 9 minutes and 58 seconds.

Mrs. Dusenbery said the first unit to arrive had only a three-man crew. She asked how many people were staffed at Station 3. Chief Carrizzo said four. Mr. McCoy asked if we had full-time firefighters at Station 1, would that have made a difference? The chief said yes. Mrs. Dusenbery said we definitely need more manpower. Chief Carrizzo said last Sunday the same thing happened, same street. Station 3 was on another call, and a unit responded from Station 4. Mrs. Dusenbery asked him to please explain about the water pressure. Several neighbors said no water came out of the hose. The chief said the KC firefighter who tried to hook up to the water was not aware of the difference between Missouri American Water hydrants and those in Kansas City, and it took some time to get it done. There was pressure, but because it was hooked up differently than they would do the water came out in a trickle instead of a rush. Mrs. Dusenbery asked why they hooked up instead of us, and why weren't South Platte firefighters in charge to get us hooked up correctly? The chief said each unit laid its own hose. Numerous times the difference between the hydrants has been explained to Kansas City, but the driver on this unit was not aware of the difference.

Mayor Kutz asked probable response time from Station 1 if it were manned, and the chief said three or four minutes. Yes, there are vehicles in that station all the time. They move trucks from station to station, availing themselves of mutual aid as needed.

The chief was asked about his opinion of shake roofs, and he said he himself doesn't have a shake roof. It's wood - it's going to burn, he said. Discussion ensued on retardants applied to wood roofs. Mr. Hawver said there are several classifications of wood roofs, depending on the retardant.

Mr. McCoy asked about the 2003 fire budget. He asked if the budget Mrs. Dusenbery was given includes the increase in levy. The chief said no, that's the present budget. The proposed levy is an increase of $.30 per hundred dollars of assessed valuation.

Mrs. Dusenbery said neighbors were concerned about roof options; Riss Lake developer Don Julian has been very courteous, and has made choices available, including non-wood roofs, to be voted upon by the Riss Lake Homeowners Association. There are samples at City Hall and at the Riss Lake sales office.

Chief Carrizzo was asked about the MAST situation. He said he was invited to meet with the Platte County Mayors Council. South Platte Fire Protection District has planned for this, and they are prepared to move to enhanced life support services. Mayor Kutz asked about medical concerns if MAST goes under. The chief said SPFPD would provide ambulance service; it would not be as fast or as good, but the service would be here. It might be that MAST goes to individual cities for subsidies. He said MAST provides a great service, and SPFPD hopes MAST stays. Mrs. Dusenbery asked about a community meeting; the chief will keep in touch with her.

The chief reported they have an ISO rating of 4; only 10% of the fire departments in the country have a 4 or lower.

The mayor asked for any other audience input. There was none.

Mr. Friedman said he would not be able to attend the July 15^th meeting.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO ADJOURN; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m.

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City Clerk Barbara J. Lance - 7/11/03