Regular Meeting
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI
February 3, 2004
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Marvin J.
Ferguson called the meeting to order at 7 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 Marc Sportsman - present
Ward 4 Alderman Kathy Dusenbery - present
ALSO PRESENT: City
Administrator Patrick Hawver
City
Attorney Jack Campbell
City
Clerk Barbara Lance
Jim
Spawn regarding May 29th Model A event
Resident
Gerry Richardson
Resident
Frank McCoy
Resident
Harry Sievers
Tony
Borchers, The National and River North (Parkville Commons)
Shan
Johnson, Friends of the Parkville Animal Shelter
Amy
Pauling, Friends of the Parkville Animal Shelter
MEDIA PRESENT: Nancy
Jack, Parkville Post
Mike
Sherry, Kansas City Star
Andy
Young and Joe Gleason for Parkville Cable Channel 2
SPECIAL
MEETING SCHEDULED: Mayor Ferguson announced that Missouri Statute 79.280
requires that a special meeting be held to elect a person to fill the vacancy
left by the resignation of Mayor Charles E. Kutz. At the special meeting any alderman may nominate any person who
meets the residency requirements. The
person shall be elected by a majority of the Board of Aldermen. The interim mayor shall serve from February
17th through April 6th.
The successful mayoral candidate in the April 6th
election will be sworn in at the start
of the regular meeting on April 20th. Letters have been received from two persons interested in filling
this interim post; Mayor Ferguson
suggested that other interested persons call the city clerk. The special meeting will be held February 17th
at 6:30 p.m. immediately preceding the regular meeting.
REVIEW OF MINUTES
ALDERMAN POOLE MOVED TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 20, 2004, MEETING AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN
DUSENBERY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
MODEL A APPRECIATION DAY
Mr. Spawn said the Model A
Club has been gathering in English Landing Park for the last two years. The event started as a thank-you to the
group members who hosted the national convention. The first year they had 63 cars; last year they had 48. He thought the downturn in attendance last
year was because of the tornadoes. Mr.
Friedman called and asked if they could take the event to the next level. He has come up with an idea he thinks will
be beneficial to club members, to the public, and to the Friends of the
Parkville Animal Shelter. He outlined
plans for the event:
Date: May 29th, 2004.
Time: 6-9 a.m. Main
Street - parking of Model A cars along both sides from railroad tracks up
through diagonal parking area.
9
a.m.- All
cars leave Main Street (at 30-second intervals, probably a
Afternoon
total of 45 minutes for all cars to leave)) to go on a Poker Run
up back streets through Platte County back to Parkville and into English
Landing Park. They will leave and come
back via River Road. They get playing
cards all along the way, and the one with the best poker hand when they return
wins.
They would like to park all
their cars in the park for about an hour when they return. This would allow members to eat and shop in
Parkville while someone watches their vehicles, which will be in a group close
enough to requires less supervision than if they were parked here and there on
the streets and in the parking lot.
They are Aadopting@ Friends
of the Parkville Animal Shelter for the day and will have donation cans on the
running boards of their vehicles. They
will present cash and supplies to the Parkville Animal Shelter upon their
return to Parkville.
They would like from the
City:
1.
A banner over Highway 9
in advance of the event.
2.
Police Department
accommodation to help with parking and traffic.
3.
Notice about the event
on Channel 2 Daybook and on the www.parkvillemo.com site.
4.
Waiver of no-parking
rule in English Landing Park for a designated period.
The public is welcome to come
look at the cars when they are parked.
They have been in touch with
the Platte County Convention and Visitors Bureau, whose volunteers will prepare goody bags for each driver; they=re hoping to obtain discount coupons from Parkville
merchants to put in the packets.
Mr. Friedman pointed out that
the cars, as they are parked along Main Street or assembled in English Landing
Park, would make great photo opportunities.
It was agreed a barricade would be put up after all the Model A=s are parked in the park so other cars couldn=t come in.
Chief Hudson was asked for
his opinion. He said as long as there
was limited traffic his department would have no problem.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED TO
APPROVE THE PLAN SUBMITTED FOR THE MAY 29th MODEL A PANCAKE
BREAKFAST AND POKER RUN, CONTINGENT UPON COMPLETING A SPECIAL ACTIVITY EVENT
FORM AND MEETING WITH CITY ADMINISTRATOR PAT HAWVER; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED;
ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
Packets of information will
be made available at the front counter of City Hall for persons interested in
the event.
BILLS AND ORDINANCES
The first bill on the agenda
was to repeal the prohibition against large cars (larger than compacts) in
specified areas. Chief Hudson said most
of the signs had been taken out, so the
rule was irrelevant. The city clerk
said the original ordinance was passed on the assumption compact cars could be
defined. It turned out they couldn=t B there is no legal definition for them.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL 2131, REPEALING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST CARS LARGER THAN COMPACTS IN
DESIGNATED AREA, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE
SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL 2131 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE
ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL 2131 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND PASSED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE
2113; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 98, CONTRACTING WITH THE KANSAS CITY METRO CRIME COMMISSION FOR
TIPS HOTLINE SERVICE, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE
SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 98 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE
ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 98 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 98;
ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 99, AN AGREEMENT WITH PLATTE COUNTY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD
SALES TAXES, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED;
ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 99 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE
ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 99 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 99;
ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 100, APPROVING A TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AGREEMENT
WITH PARKVILLE COMMONS, BE
APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL;
MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 100 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE
ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL C/A 100 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 100;
ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
DISCUSSION OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT AGREEMENT
Mr. Campbell offered to
answer any questions on this agreement.
Mr. Rittman asked how much tax and for how long. Mr. Campbell distributed information
supplied by attorneys for the Transportation Development District. He had a problem with the paragraph that
described the project. We had been led
to believe these tax funds would also be used to improve the east side of Bell
Road at some point in time. Questions
arose. We are now satisfied those
improvements are part of the plan. Tax
funds will be used for Bell Road and internal streets.
Mr. Campbell also answered
the question of how much B it will be 1%.
The petition that was filed when this tax was established asked for 22
years, but under the agreement the tax would only be imposed as long as
necessary to get financing done to complete the project. Mr. Campbell was not here the night this was
initially approved. This agreement
provides that once roads are in and everything is completed in the district the
City will take over the roads that run throughout the district in terms of
maintenance.
Mrs. Arnold noted a typo in
the agreement and asked that it be corrected B text in
the agreement referred to Highway 46, and it should be Highway 45. Mr. Campbell agreed.
Mr. Campbell added that the
City does not have a vote on the Transportation Development District
Board. The tax is on anything sold
within the district B it is 1% added to other taxes. There is a lawsuit in Warsaw, Missouri,
challenging single owners= rights to set these up. About twenty districts are run by sole owners. There=s no
danger to the City of Parkville as a result of these lawsuits; we will not get
in a fight over the validity of the district.
Mr. Sportsman asked if the
tax ever retires. Mr. Campbell said
yes, when the bonds are paid off B we do
not have an estimate of when. Once it=s paid the tax will go off, and when the streets are
done we=ll maintain them.
Mrs. Dusenbery asked who is
representing the City on this board.
Mr. Campbell said Mr. Hawver is a non-voting member of the board.
Mr. Friedman asked if there
is a clear cost of the roads to be built or improved. Mr. Campbell said there are very public books on this
project.
Mr. Borchers said this is the
final phase of the process in the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) plan and
redevelopment agreement. The 1% sales
tax is only on that portion of the property that River North owned at the time
it (the TIF district) was established.
Sonic, Phillips, and the auto shop are not a part of the TIF
district. The 1% tax will go to help
pay for transportation related improvements, and only for those
improvements.
He said this cooperative
agreement is one phase of the TIF; MoDOT (Missouri Department of
Transportation) agreement is to be considered February 10th. It will cover improvements on Highways 9 and
45.
As far as the City=s accepting maintenance, that=s the way it would go with any public road in any
subdivision as long as they are constructed according to regulations, and
approved.
Mr. Poole asked if there is a
time limit. Mr. Borchers said he
thought the agreement actually refers to a 23-year period. The NID (Neighborhood Improvement District)
bonds were for a 20-year period. If the
project is done in 15 years, the bonds are paid off, and the District Board
votes to abolish that tax.
Mr. Friedman said he thought
there is a lid on how much tax can go to that 1%. Mr. Borchers said that=s on the
TIF. He said sales tax were capped at
the year 2000 level; if the sales tax were $100,000 in the year 2000, and the
tax generated in 2008 is $800,000, then $100,000 goes into the sales tax
as usual, and $700,000 would be divided
B half to the City and half to pay for
improvements. (He stressed that these
numbers were just arbitrarily chosen to illustrate the method to be used for
division of the taxes.)
Mr. Sportsman asked about
Gomer=s and other businesses being relocated within the
district. Mr. Borchers said they will
be subject to the Transportation Development District tax.
DISCUSSION OF BILL 2132 TO AMEND THE BALLOT
ISSUE
Mr. McCoy said this bill
amending the ordinance passed at the last meeting was more than a clarification of the language to be placed on the
ballot; it was a change in amount. It
lowers the proposed tax amount by $.12.
This bill makes a lot more aggressive assumptions than the previous
one.
Mr. Hawver said Treasurer
Steve Berg suggested using money we have in the reserve account. Mr. Hawver called attention to a chart he
made showing we can expect more than 3% growth. He said we will be seeing additional tax income from Parkville
Commons, and asked Mr. Borchers for an estimate. Mr. Borchers said when completed, the center will be a 50 million
dollar project.
Mr. Hawver referred to a
chart he made showing annual growth in Parkville=s assessed
valuation. The figures were all
considerably higher than the figure used on the previous ordinance. He said Mr. Berg considered our past growth
and used 7% as an annual growth rate, whereas Charlie Zitnik had used 3% as a
growth figure, which is the going rate.
They met with Mr. Zitnik
(Kirkpatrick Pettis), who agreed these are reasonable figures, yet still
conservative estimates.
Mr. McCoy said the estimated
growth numbers looked pretty high to him.
He=d like to know why Mr. Zitnik agreed to these
figures. Mr. Hawver said that Mr.
Zitnik, in a meeting, looked at all these figures and agreed that we didn=t need more than .6053, and then put an extra penny in
there for a buffer. He said he
understood Mr. Berg worked this all out with Mr. McCoy, but he guessed that was
not the case. Mr. McCoy said they
passed several e-mails back and forth, but nothing more than that. He worried about the lack of thoughtful
review. He asked what precipitated the
change in the first place.
Mr. Hawver said Mr. Berg came
to him with his proposal, and Mr. Hawver said he needed to meet with Mr.
Zitnik, so they had a meeting, and Mr. Berg laid it all out, and it was looked
at and agreed upon. Mrs. Arnold asked
about a later election. The upcoming
election dates were discussed, and Mr. Ferguson asked about the majority agreed
in the various elections. In general
elections the rate needed is 4/7ths.
Mr. Sportsman said the issue
is how much of a risk the Board is comfortable with. Mr. Hawver said the ordinance that was passed shows a much higher
rate than we need to present to the voters.
Mr. McCoy said we should have known that before, and expressed
disappointment in our bond representative=s
recommendations.
Mr. Ferguson pointed out that
The National and Riss Lake may be built out soon, and the growth rate would
then slow down.
Mr. Rittman asked about
putting additional language in the ballot question explaining why we need
additional taxes, i.e., increasing the operating levy to purchase green space
and make additional capital improvements, to show that we=re not increasing the operating level for general
use. He said what we=re actually trying to do is protect our green space,
our ambience, and our quality of life, not our operating expenses. Mr. McCoy said we probably couldn=t get that through the bond counsel.
Mr. Poole asked about waiting
for the June election. Discussion
ensued on the elements of the change in the proposal. Mr. Ferguson asked about going ahead with the figure as
originally passed. Mr. McCoy said the Finance Committee should, at the very
least, have looked at this new proposal.
Mr. McCoy said the bond
counsel said we could not change the language in the first paragraph.
Mr. Sportsman asked about
having a special meeting the next night.
Mr. Hawver said Thursday the Platte County Board of Elections would
print the ballot. The city clerk said the
bond counsel has to take the measure to the Platte County Court and then to the
Election Board so it could be changed.
She made an appointment with the Court for Wednesday.
Mr. Rittman asked if we wait
on this are we really going to change all that much? Mr. Hawver said Mr. Zitnik thought it was a much better plan than
the one he presented. Mr. Rittman said
he hated to see us wait four months for this, because we are wanting to acquire
green space, and waiting would be a problem.
He=d like to see a couple of words changed.
Mr. Hawver said if this
change doesn=t generate enough money, the balance could come from
the capital improvements budget. Mr.
Rittman said Aor we could go back to the voters.@
Mr. McCoy said he is still
worried about dropping the figure that much.
Mr. Friedman said he agrees with Mr. Rittman that time is important, and
it=s to the benefit of the whole city. He said it=s up to
the Board to explain this to voters. He
said if we come up short there are things we could cut out of the plan. He said the City has always done very well
at handling the money B we=ve never been in the red. He talked about Parkville Commons opening, and about the areas on
I-435 getting ready to go.
Mr. Poole said he understood
where Mr. McCoy was coming from, but he too felt it was important to get on the
ballot as soon as possible. Mr.
Sportsman said if nothing else this should put more emphasis on balance in
planning for the growth of the city B balance
among green space, private housing, and businesses. He agreed with Mr. Friedman that if we miss this opportunity we=ll regret it.
We will have more people voting in April than in June.
Mr. Sportsman said it was
unfortunate that this decision was to be made with little or no advance
information, but we have to trust Mr. Hawver, and the staff, and follow their
recommendation.
ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN MOVED TO
APPROVE BILL 2132, AMENDING THE BALLOT ISSUE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT SHOWN AND TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE;
ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED.
ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN WITHDREW
HIS MOTION; ALDERMAN POOLE WITHDREW HIS SECOND.
Mr. Hawver said perhaps we
could add additional language and have it approved by the bond counselor in the
morning.
Mr. Rittman said it was important
that we have a unanimous decision on this.
All should be behind it. He
would like the first sentence to be changed to include words about preservation
of land and capital projects.
Mr. Ferguson said Mr. McCoy
said the bond counsel would not approve a language change especially in the
first paragraph. There are rules. Mr. Rittman said then he would ask to put it
in the second paragraph. Voters should
be able to understand what we=re doing. Mr.
Poole said we should put out information.
Discussion ensued on the
possibility of making changes to the language.
Mr. Campbell said it would be very difficult to make changes. Mr. Friedman asked if we would be able to
pass an ordinance or make a statement afterward telling the voters what we=re going to do with the money.
Mr. Campbell said we could
send out any information, but it would be hard to change the language on the
ballot.
Mr. Sportsman said we need to
get the information to the voters before they get to the polling place;
changing the language on the ballot would not do that.
Mrs. Dusenbery and Mr.
Friedman said they have already started arrangements to have discussions of
this issue at the homeowners associations=
meetings in Riss Lake and The Bluffs.
Mr. Friedman said one of his concerns is that they plan to show a
unified vote on this, and Mr. McCoy suggested a six-cent increase instead of
the 3-cent increase. This would make
the figure $.6753. The city clerk
would retype it and Mr. Ferguson will
sign the clean copy (which would agree with the text as passed) while the
aldermen were in executive session. Mrs. Dusenbery agreed.
It was agreed to change the
bill to reflect the new figures.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL 2132, AMENDING ORDINANCE 2111, SUBMISSION FOR BALLOT ISSUE, TO CHANGE THE FIGURE AND CLARIFY THE
LANGUAGE, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL
AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL 2132 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE
ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL 2132 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 2114; ALDERMAN
POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL A-735, TO PAY LISTED SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING;
ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL A-735 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE
ONLY; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED THAT
BILL A-735 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-735; ALDERMAN
POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED.
ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT
BILL A-735 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-735; ALDERMAN
POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION CARRIED 7-0, WITH ONE ABSTENTION
Mr. Rittman said he abstained
because the bill-paying ordinance includes a purchase from Thoroughbred Ford;
he is an associate of that company. He
would not benefit from this purchase, but felt it wise to abstain.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR=S REPORT
SRF Program. Mr.
Hawver said there was good news from the Department of Natural Resources. Parkville was finally accepted into the SRF
(Sewer Revolving Fund) Program subject to several things, including voter
approval, which we need to have before the end of June. We can now to go forward toward
infrastructure improvements, with a low-interest loan from the State.
Train Horns. Mr. Hawver
said Mr. Poole said train horns were supposed to be included in the Capital
Improvements Plan. The cost will be
$150,000 for three of them. The total
amount will still be 2.75 million. Mrs.
Dusenbery asked if the question of liability had been resolved; Mr. Hawver said
no, there are still questions to be answered.
Mr. McCoy said by putting it in the budget we still have the right to
look at the liability issue before going forward.
4th of July and
Carnival. Mr. Hawver said the 4th of July carnival for 2004 was
never officially approved by the Board.
He would have Tom Hutsler there at the next meeting. There is a conflict between the carnival and
the Lewis & Clark re-enactment. If
the carnival comes on June 28 (Monday) and takes up the parking lot, there will
be a real problem. He is asking Tom
Hutsler to contact the carnival and see if they can come to town Thursday (July
1), because the Corps of Discovery will leave Thursday morning. If that is not possible, and Mr. Hawver
indicates it=s not, Mr. Hawver will call the carnival and confirm
that. Plan B is to have the carnival on
Ballfield #1. That=s been done before and it worked out pretty well.
Mrs. Arnold said Mr. Hutsler
said he would work with us.
Mr. Hutsler has agreed to
Plan B (Ballfield #1), Mr. Hawver said, and
the carnival people have agreed to that, and would park their RV=s and other equipment over in English Landing
Center. Mr. Hawver had some concern
over the fireworks if the carnival is on Ballfield #1, but Mr. Hutsler says
they would have to angle them over the river, and they can=t have certain types of fireworks. Mrs. Arnold asked why he couldn=t just tell them AThat=s the way it is,@ telling
them to come Thursday instead of Monday.
Mr. Hawver said he=s going to call the carnival and try to tell them that=s the way it is, because it=s the City=s
call. He knows they=ve stayed in town after the carnival because the next
town didn=t want them in early.
POLICE CHIEF=S REPORT
Chief
Hudson said the Board has copies of his report. They should get the annual report at the next meeting. Mr. Ferguson asked if it were good news, and
the chief said it would not be bad news, but not great news. Last night the Clay County Sheriff=s Department chased someone over here. The chase involved the Platte County Sheriff=s Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol. It turned out there was a 16-year-old in the
front seat and a 7-year-old in the back seat.
They were running 100 miles plus. Parkville Sergeant Kevin Davis stopped
traffic at K and 45 when they came across; they went airborne at K Highway and
Highway 45. They used stop sticks to
get the driver to stop the car about 63rd and 45, and it took them
to about 8500 before the tires went flat.
Stop sticks are a way of stopping cars by controlled deflation of the tires. We also have stop sticks, and we=ll be
able to use them in a couple of weeks when we get our general orders out.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AD HOC AMBULANCE COMMITTEE: Mrs. Dusenbery asked the Board=s permission to invite MAST to make a presentation at
the first meeting in March for educational purposes and to answer questions,
and to invite NORAD to the second meeting in March. It was agreed each entity would be limited to an hour.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/MAIN
STREET: No report.
CHANNEL 2: Mr. Rittman has met with representatives of the Park
Hill School District in regard to the possible utilization of Channel 2. The concept would be to develop a curriculum
in the district that would have a broadcasting capability, i.e., five-minute
news of what=s going on in the school district, possibly lunch
menus on the daybook and other compatible ideas. No commitments were made, but they wanted to trial balloon the
idea B they want to come before the Board in May or June B enough time that they could put a curriculum in place
in September, a plan similar to what we have used with Park University. Mr. Friedman asked about additional
funding. Mr. Rittman said they didn=t get into that.
He thinks they are interested in getting students started on
broadcasting programs.
COMMUNITY CENTER: Mr. Sportsman said no report, but he=d like the Community Center people to make a
presentation, possibly in April, to report on progress and plans.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Mr. Ferguson said we ended up with $145,000 income
over expenses at the end of the year.
He said Collector Justin Kuder=s done a
good job with a thorough analysis of increases and decreases.
ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO
ACCEPT THE DECEMBER FINANCIAL REPORT AS PUBLISHED.
Mr. McCoy suggested to Mr.
Kuder that he change the order of the report, putting the things we focus on
first, and Mr. Kuder has done that.
ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL
AYE; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
NATURE SANCTUARY: Mr. McCoy said Director Jim Reed led a winter hike
and fourteen people participated.
PARKS. No report.
PLANNING: Mr. Ferguson said the February meeting was cancelled
due to lack of agenda items.
OTHER BUSINESS
LEWIS & CLARK: Mayor Ferguson asked Mrs. Lance to expand on the
written report from Lewis & Clark Committee Chairman Deborah Butcher and
Platte County Visitors Bureau Director Cheryl Thorpe. She went over the items covered in their memo (copy is attached
to these minutes), and recommended that
if the parking lot is occupied with the carnival the party for the Corps of
Discovery, to which we aill invite area-wide Lewis & Clark enthusiasts,
should be canceled. We have given
parties in previous years to welcome Lewis & Clark reenactors, and they
have been well attended. With no
available parking, people who had already paid for their dinners would arrive
and find no place to park.
CITY STICKERS: Mrs. Lance said the purpose of this memo was to
explain the volume of work and the cost of postage needed to send out city
stickers. She asked if they could be
discontinued. Mr. Rittman suggested
that, instead of sending them to everyone, they be distributed to people who
come in and provide proof of payment of the city sticker tax and ask for
stickers. Mr. Hawver said he felt there
were legal issues involved with this, and he would do some research. A decision will be made at a later meeting.
ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN MOVED TO GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF RSMo TO CONSIDER LITIGATION, REAL
ESTATE AND PERSONNEL; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned
into executive session at 9 p.m. KC
Star reporter Mike Sherry and resident Frank McCoy were asked to wait upstairs
until the Board returned to open session.
Discussion ensued.
ALDERMAN McCOY MOVED TO
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION; ALDERMAN DUSENBERY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.
The Board reconvened in open
session at approximately 10 p.m. There
was no report coming out of executive session.
ALDERMAN ARNOLD MOVED TO
ADJOURN; ALDERMAN FERGUSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
Submitted by ____________________________________
City Clerk Barbara Lance - 2/9/04