Regular Meeting

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

September 21, 2004

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Kathryn A. Dusenbery called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

ROLL CALL

Ward 1 Alderman Jack Friedman -Arrived at 7:05 p.m.

Ward 1 Alderman Charlie Poole -Present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy -Present

Ward 2 Alderman David Rittman -Present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson -Present

Ward 3 Alderman Linda Arnold -Present

Ward 4 Alderman Marc Sportsman -Present

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson -Absent with Prior Notice

ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Joe Turner

Police Chief Bill Hudson

Public Works Director Jeff Rupp

Community Development Director Sean Ackerson

Dr. Rex Archer, Cecilia Shinn, Janet Hessel, Don Pickard,

Darrell Burkhead, Gary Worden, George Kaneaster,

Winnie Wang, Frank McCoy, Christina Elam, Bill Oliver,

Terry Brown, Tom Hutsler, Harry Sievers, Vicky Ward,

Boy Scouts Tyler Arthur and Bennett Potter

City Clerk Barbara Lance

Assistant City Clerk Claudia Willhite

MEDIA PRESENT: Andy Young and Joe Gleason for Channel 2

Anna Jaffe and Mike Horine, Curious Eye Productions

Nancy Jack for Parkville Luminary

Marte Zirschky for Platte Dispatch

Mike Sherry for Kansas City Star

Mark Vasto for Parkville Luminary

Bill O’Malley for Platte Landmark

REVIEW OF MINUTES

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 7 AND THE CONTINUED MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETINGS AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

Note: Mr. Friedman arrived just after this vote.

PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON SECONDHAND SMOKE

Dr. Rex Archer introduced himself as someone who was attending this public hearing wearing four different hats. He said he was there as a patron who frequents Parkville with his family, as Public Health Physician for Kansas City, Missouri, as a former occupational health physician who specialized in workplace exposure issues and to fill in for Mary Jo Everhart, the Health Director for Platte County who couldn’t be there. Dr. Archer said we live in a country where a clear understanding of workers’ protection issues is not prevalent. He referred the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to the report he distributed on this issue that listed statistics specific to the Kansas City metro area as well as national figures. He said that in the KC Metro area alone, one non-smoker dies each day due to secondhand smoke. He said there is a high number of children annually who require a hospital visit due to complications from secondhand smoke. Additionally, he reported the economic burden an employer pays due to an employee being a smoker is an average of $3,000 per year for related insurance claims and time off work and this cost ultimately affects the price of everything we buy. Dr. Archer said the good news is that lung studies show that lung function does improve for a smoker who stops smoking. He also said that 90% of smokers will tell you they’ve tried to quit at least once but were unsuccessful; policies such as smoking bans do help people quit and it sets an example for our children.

Terri Harr, Maryville MO, came here at own expense to tell us of Maryville’s experience. Their smoking ban has been in effect for a year. Parkville is very similar to Maryville, she said, and the concerns of our board are very similar to theirs, health and economic development. They were always focused on the health issue. It was not an issue of smokers or non-smokers. They had a public forum. The council really reviewed everything. They wanted to protect citizens and employees. They looked at the statistics in 2004, sales tax figures, etc. She brought a year-end report, which she distributed to aldermen and mayor. Their sales tax improved in 2003 over the state average. Over 500 restaurant employees can now breathe clean air. Statistics show this ban didn’t negatively impact restaurants. One restaurant opposed said they might close when this happened. It is still in business. There were fewer closings in that year than in previous years. There are no exemptions in their ordinance, and they thought that was very important.

The hospital campus is going tobacco-free. Other hospitals are looking at them as an example.

Mr. Rittman asked her when they did the follow-up study this year did they attempt to benchmark with other retail sales to compare difference in growth for 2002 and 2003. She said no, just restaurants.

Mr. Poole asked if they had any new businesses come in after they enacted the smoke ban. Ms. Harr said yes, an Applebee’s opened outside of Maryville, and then petitioned for annexation with full knowledge of the smoking ban.

Mr. Rittman asked if she could help them with the year-to-year tax base increase, i.e., the total economic growth in a recession period of 2002 and 2003 in their community, and compare it to other restaurants in the state. She said she could get that information to us if we want more detail.

Alderman Sportsman said Maryville is a beautiful town with a good college and a great place to be but he questioned likening Parkville to Maryville, because Maryville is not in close proximity to other communities with many restaurants such as Parkville is; he was not sure it’s apples with apples.

Ms. Harr said she has heard this before and some people in other communities are looking for smoke-free air. She said 70% of restaurants were voluntarily smoke-free in the past and were advocates of the ban. They said restaurants could move people in and out quicker because they don’t stay to sit and smoke.

Mayor Dusenbery asked how long the entire process took them from conception to ordinance. Ms. Harr said they met first in November 2002. The ban took effect in June 2003. The council felt it was very important to have an open forum. When the council voted for the ban, it was a unanimous vote.

Mr. Rittman asked Dr. Rex Archer some follow-up questions, i.e., what entity he represented there that night. Dr. Archer restated that he was actually there wearing four different hats. Dr. Archer said he is public health director for Kansas City, and paid by that city. He is the director 24/7, but he was primarily appearing in Parkville that night as a private citizen because he believes in the cause and is a patron of Parkville restaurants, sometimes for takeout only because his family does not want to eat in a smoke-filled atmosphere. He was also representing the director of the Platte County Health Department, Mary Jo Everhart, at her request, as she had a board meeting that night. He said he is technically not on the time clock. He said the KC Health Department has a Health Commission, and a few standing committees. The Tobacco Committee is one of them.

Mr. Poole said Dr. Archer was his invited guest to discuss the health factors of secondhand smoke.

Mr. Rittman asked him if Mayor Kay Barnes or someone else from Kansas City asked him to be there that night. He asked him if the report he handed out that night was prepared by the City of Kansas City or by a private group. He said he is aware of the dangers of smoking as his dad died of cancer.

Dr. Archer said the report was done mostly by volunteer efforts and probably printed at Kansas City’s expense. He said he would have been here in any capacity because the issue is important to him. He stressed that he has not been neutral on the position since his days as a medical student when he studied the high number of people killed each year by the effects of tobacco.

Mr. Sportsman said he read the report with great interest. He thanked Dr. Archer for coming that evening. He said he was a little confused by the definition of secondhand smoke, considering the various places and concentrations where it could be experienced, i.e., restaurants with non-smoking sections, homes where children experience secondhand smoke from their parent(s), etc. He said Dr. Archer quoted a number of studies, all referring to secondhand smoke. There’s nobody on this board who disputes that smoking is bad, he said. He asked Dr. Archer to help him better understand the data he’s quoting – when you talk about secondhand smoke, he said, sometimes you can smell it and sometimes not. He asked how he could infer data rates for effects of secondhand smoke when there’s such a wide range of places where it could be experienced.

Dr. Archer said there are 4,000+ chemicals in cigarette smoke and these chemicals vary in their quantity and properties. He added that some clearly aren’t separated out by any filtering at all; carbon monoxide is one. He said when blood is drawn or urine checked from people who work in bars or restaurants where smoking is allowed, you’ll find the cancer-causing substances in the air have entered their bodies. He reported that the magnitude of deaths caused by tobacco is much higher than deaths in places where we regulate other workplace environmental aspects.

Mayor Dusenbery asked Dr. Archer if he is a proponent of the regional smoking ban that MARC is putting together. She said information in his packet says that it won’t work.

Dr. Archer said he believes we can’t protect our citizens adequately if we’re not doing it in all of our communities. He worked very heavily with people from the Restaurant Association. They are much more comfortable if we do this on a regional approach. We also know if you wait until everybody does it you may never make progress and he said there are no safe levels of cigarette smoke. If all entities put it into effect at the same time that’s fine, but in reality 80% of the minor population doesn’t smoke. In the adult population about 75% do not smoke. Most businesses, Dr. Archer said, find it to be a competitive edge when they go smoke-free.

Janet Hessel, a Parkville resident for 17 years, thanked the Mayor and the Board for allowing them to speak to this issue and she thanked Alderman Poole for listening to his constituents. She said she works as a nurse practitioner in a family practice and often counsels patients regarding smoking. Her research confirms there is no safe level known for the toxins in secondhand smoke; the only safe level is zero. Ms. Hessel pointed out that if these toxins, fumes and poisons were found in a cloud over a Parkville street, we’d promptly call HAZMAT and act to protect the community. She also noted that change is inevitable and many municipalities around the U.S. and even some countries are now smoke-free.

Don Pickard of Kansas City MO, formerly with MAST Ambulance, spoke in support of a smoking ban. He spends a great deal of time in Parkville. He works for the City of Kansas City or he and his family would choose to live in Parkville. He is a member of the Kansas City Health Department, but he was attending on his own. He is really excited about the possibility of spending more money in Parkville. None of his family smokes. He said if Parkville does move forward to ban smoking in restaurants, he guarantees people will spend more money here.

Mayor Dusenbery asked him where Kansas City is on this issue. Mr. Pickard said he personally doesn’t speak for the City of Kansas City. He reported how much he enjoyed serving the Northland community during 24 years with MAST (Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust), and some time with SPFPD (Southern Platte County Fire Protection District) and looks forward to the chance to spend more time and money in Parkville with his family.

Vicki Ward, a resident of Platte County and Kansas City, MO, works for Tri-County Mental Health and provides technical assistance to the Park Hill Community Drug Task Force of which Parkville is a member. Ms. Ward acknowledged that it does require a proactive community to take such an action as this one because no one wants to rock the boat. She cited examples of Smithville moving to be the first to pass keg tracking legislation, and Excelsior Springs being first to pass the “Open House Parties” rule, but other cities followed their examples. She said the data on tobacco and secondhand smoke speaks for itself and she noted that asbestos installation and lead-based paint issues are examples of health hazards that once identified were not dismissed by simply deciding which buildings or businesses could continue to intentionally keep these hazards or not.

Terry Brown, member of the American Legion Post 18 at 11 Main Street in downtown Parkville, said he has lived in Parkville about 40 years. He was there on behalf of the American Legion. He is a smoker. He was not there to argue whether it is a health hazard, but to talk about the economic impact a smoking ban would have on the American Legion. One of their biggest fundraisers, he said, was Bingo Night at the Legion Hall, which they have done for 25 years. About 80% of bingo players are smokers, he said, so they would have to shut down bingo if the smoking ban went into effect. With the money they have raised from the bingo, they have helped support sports teams, and about a hundred young people in this community have been helped with scholarships. They have sent young men and women to Boys State and Girls State year after year. They couldn’t do it except for bingo. Another fundraiser is breakfast on Sunday mornings and they do operate a bar that they choose to have open to the public. Without the Bingo fundraisers, they will not be able to support the community as they have been.

George Kaneaster, a new resident of Parkville, suggested that as a consumer he feels restaurants should have the say on whether or not to impose a smoking ban.

Gary Worden, resident of Parkville and owner of Piropos, said he feels it should be a matter of choice. In their case, he said it was a personal and business decision not to allow smoking.. Mr. Worden questioned the timing of the issue with so many other issues such as noise, traffic, structural issues and sewer problems to address. He expressed concerns about who would enforce such a ban and will it extend to patios? Piropos does allow smoking on the patio. He commented that he sees abandoned cars with flat tires on several streets that are violating codes so how can the city enforce a smoking ban and who would be held responsible, the business owner or the smoker? Mr. Worden said he feels this will hurt property rights and it should remain a matter of choice.

Bill Oliver, of Nick & Jakes at Parkville Commons, said he and his partners are non-smokers. He said they chose to come to Parkville because of the growth opportunity but they would not have signed the lease if they’d known at that time about this possible ban. Their business has a bar with a great ventilation system and one whole side of it is designated non-smoking. He said this has worked extremely well for them in Overland Park. He noted that one of his partners owns a restaurant in a small Georgia town where they voted in a smoking ban and his sales there have dropped 37%.

Angelo Gangai, on behalf of the Main Street Parkville Association, said they realize eventually all communities will adopt a non-smoking policy preferably with a regional approach that will take guidance from MARC council. However, he said the MSPA feels moving forward at this time will put Parkville at an economic disadvantage and would be detrimental to the continued development of the city. He said that such a ban would undermine the diversity that makes Parkville such a great place to wine, dine and unwind.

Christina Elam of Blue Agave spoke. She said she is a non-smoker. The restaurant will be non-smoking but they are researching a way to make a part of it smoking if they can work out a good ventilation system. She said if they had known Parkville would not allow smoking they probably would have chosen another city. She suggested that the city should consider this from a revenue standpoint.

Tom Stacey of Gomer’s Liquor & Fine Wines said he is a non-smoker. It would be a mistake for the Board of Aldermen to punish businesses with a smoking ban; he said it would put them at a distinct disadvantage. Mr. Stacey noted that a few years back Parkville was faced with a similar decision and the citizens voted not to place a punitive tax on the Parkville retail community. He said by passing this legislation Parkville would become very anti-business.

Darrell Burkhead of Parkers Barbeque reported that he had plans for remodeling that are on hold now until the outcome of this possible smoking ban is known. Mr. Burkhead said he considers a bar clientele different from restaurant patrons, but said it would be difficult to define what category most of his business falls into. He said although smokers may be only 25% of the business in a restaurant, in a bar it’s much more. He said that a regional approach would be different.

Frank McCoy said he came to live in Parkville in 1960. He added that he now serves on the Planning Commission and used to sit in that empty chair in the corner (pointing to Alderman Atkinson’s seat). He said he educates himself on the health issues of smoking after his father died of cancer when he was 16 years old. He said he thinks that business owners have a right to make this decision and are smart enough to do so just as people who don’t want to be in a smoking establishment can choose to exercise that right.

Alderman Arnold said that she just wanted to respond to his remark about Alderman Atkinson’s recent absence to explain that there had been a hurricane in Florida and another natural disaster in Colorado, both requiring Mr. Atkinson’s presence in those states.

Boy Scouts Tyler Arthur and Bennett Potter came to the meeting for their communication merit badge but after hearing all the speakers Tyler said he just wanted to say that he personally thinks a smoking ban would be a good thing. Tyler suffers from asthma and said he could go more places if there was less cigarette smoke to breathe. For example he said he likes to go to Johnny O’Quigley’s with his family but it’s often so hard to breathe there due to the cigarette smoke that his mother says they have to leave.

The mayor then opened the topic for board discussion.

Alderman Poole said he first wanted to say to anyone living in Parkville that we have a department that handles codes enforcement, so when you see something like an abandoned car on a Parkville street or any code violation, call 741-7676 and it will be addressed. Mr. Poole said it’s been 40 years since the U.S. Surgeon General declared cigarette smoking a health hazard and it’s time that health trumps economic concerns. He said he recently saw a very large successful restaurant on Hilton Head Island that chose two years ago to go non-smoking and their business is still booming. He said the restaurant seats 300, serves 1100 people per day and has had only one person in two years who left due to the non-smoking sign. He also noted that St. Paul, MN, just passed a ban last Tuesday that excluded businesses with liquor sales of 50% or more. He pointed out that he did not bring this to the board to hurt the city but he has had someone tell him that’s the last straw and now he wants to run against him; “well, that’s just fine, Mr. Hutsler” he said, “bring it on”.

Alderman Rittman called Point of Order for Alderman Poole’s last remark.

Alderman Friedman said he just finished traveling in Nova Scotia, visiting three restaurants a day; none of them allowed smoking. He asked why so many people assume that customers will leave when instead maybe more will come. With insurance rates soaring because of the astronomical cost of treating cancer, this issue cannot continue to be ignored, he said. Mr. Friedman said Parkville has been a forerunner in the past so he wondered why the city wouldn’t choose to take the lead for this and craft an approach that best fits our community rather than wait for MARC’s approach.

Mayor Dusenbery said that she has no problem with doing this regionally and MARC has a fine reputation as a regional group working to do what’s right for the metro area. She said no one in the room is arguing the health hazards but she is not willing to take the choice away from our economic base. With no major industry but tourism and restaurants in Parkville, she said that smoking should be a matter of choice.

Alderman McCoy said he feels it is worthwhile to do the research but he questions if statistics that report financial improvement after banning smoking are accurate; if so, why then don’t all businesses choose to do it? He recommended Parkville leave this as a matter of choice.

Alderman Rittman said he and his family are non-smokers and he manages a non-smoking work environment by choice; he wished to respectfully submit that the best solution is to work with the surrounding communities to design a regional approach. He thanked Alderman Poole for bringing the point to the board.

IT WAS MOVED BY ALDERMAN RITTMAN AND SECONDED BY ALDERMAN FERGUSON TO TABLE THE ISSUE OF SECOND HAND SMOKE UNTIL COORDINATION WITH PLATTE COUNTY, MARC AND OTHER AREA ENTITIES CAN TAKE PLACE TO PROVIDE AN AREA-WIDE SOLUTION;

MOTION PASSED 4 TO 3 BY ROLL CALL VOTE.

AYE: SPORTSMAN, FERGUSON, RITTMAN, McCOY

NAY: POOLE, FRIEDMAN, ARNOLD

At approximately 8:35 p.m., the Mayor announced there would be a 5-minute break.

Meeting resumed at approximately 8:45 p.m. with Alderman Poole joining at approximately 8:50 p.m.

There was discussion initiated by Alderman Ferguson regarding the new agenda format. The mayor said the new format was meant to better spell things out for the public. After discussion on the advantages and disadvantages, the mayor said she would like to give the new agenda more time but it wasn’t critical so if Alderman Ferguson felt strongly about it, he should proceed with his motion.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO HAVE THE CLERK DO THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA IN THE STYLE USED BEFORE; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; MOTION PASSED BY ROLL CALL VOTE 4-3.

AYE: POOLE, FRIEDMAN, ARNOLD, FERGUSON

NAY: SPORTSMAN, RITTMAN, McCOY

MAYOR’S REPORT

Mayor Dusenbery read a proclamation declaring October 2004 as Senior Citizen month. Marte Zirschky accepted the framed proclamation and reminded everyone that there will be Platte County Senior Fairs held on October 21^st at the KCI Expo and October 28^th at Riverside Community Center where flu shots will also be available. Alderman Arnold commended Mrs. Zirschky for all the time and energy she devotes to this cause.

Angelo Gangai gave the wrap-up report for Parkville Days 2004, with special thanks to the many people who helped make the event so special this year. Among those mentioned by Mr. Gangai were Maxine McKeon for her 29^th consecutive year coordinating the Little Miss And Mr. Pageant; Malena Scanlon; the Shriners; Marvin Ferguson for serving as Grand Marshall with his wife, Sandra; Kansas Construction, Richard Farmer; Karen Montgomery; Winnie Wang; Homeland Electrical; and the Board of Aldermen and the City of Parkville for allowing them use of English Landing Park. Main Street is donating $1,716.80 from the proceeds to the Parks Department and they also are donating $998 worth of electrical supplies. The event netted $1,560 for support of the historic preservation of Parkville. Mr. Gangai also thanked Mr. Tom Hutsler for his devotion to the Main Street Association and the City of Parkville and for serving as co-chair for this event for the past eight years.

Mayor Dusenbery then presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the Main Street Association for Parkville Days 2004. She also presented a certificate of appreciation to Linda Arnold, Chrissy Delcastillo and Bill Quitmeier for their contribution to Jazzfest 2004 held earlier this summer.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

City Hall Expansion

City Administrator Joe Turner presented his report, beginning with an update on the City Hall improvements project. He said that it was the recommendation of the ad hoc committee for the City Hall renovation project that the firm Williams, Spurgeon, Kuhl & Freshnock should do the space analysis design for the City Hall renovation.

ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN MOVED TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH WILLIAMS, SPURGEON, KUHL & FRESHNOCK TO DO A SPACE ANALYSIS DESIGN FOR CITY HALL RENOVATION; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION PASSED 7-0 .

Contract With Sullivan Publications

City Clerk Barbara Lance provided background for the request to authorize a contract with Sullivan Publications to place Parkville Municipal Code on-line. Brief discussion ensued.

ALDERMAN RITTMAN MOVED THAT BILL C/A 120, AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH SULLIVAN PUBLICATIONS TO PUT THE PARKVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE ON THE INTERNET, BE PLACED ON FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 120 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL C/A 120 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 120, ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL VOTE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Bill C/A 120 was posted on 9/17/04.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Community Development Director Sean Ackerson began his report with a reminder to everyone of the Master Plan Public Forum scheduled for Monday, September 27^th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Park University’s Woodard Conference Center.

Minutes of Last Planning Commission Meeting

Minutes of the last Planning Commission meeting were provided in the packets.

Approval of Final Plat of Thousand Oaks 12^th Plat

Mr. Ackerson then referred the board to an ordinance in the packets regarding approval of the Final Plat of Thousand Oaks 12^th Plat. Brief discussion ensued and David Barth showed the board a layout of the area in question, assuring the board that park areas still exist in the plan as designated.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 2169, AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT OF THOUSAND OAKS 12^TH PLAT, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 2169 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL 2169 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 2150, ALDERMAN McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL VOTE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Bill 2169 was posted on 9/17/04.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT

Public Works Director Jeff Rupp presented a Policy Report for the English Landing Walking Bridge, a copy of which is attached. Mr. Rupp pointed out a detailed breakdown of the change orders and additional expenditures that would be required if the City chooses to move forward with this project. He said in this particular case, staff isn’t recommending one way or the other but requesting confirmation from the board of aldermen that they still wish to proceed in light of the project having risen to $72,095.00. Discussion ensued regarding the bottom line cost to the City of Parkville and the best benefit to the community considering that the shortest distance to the park is what will most likely be taken regardless of whether the bridge is there or not. The mayor asked if any grant money might be salvaged. Mr. Rupp said he will be checking on that and reporting back to the board with the answer. Alderman Rittman asked that there be a re-evaluation of the placement somewhere else in Parkville that wouldn’t run into so much expense to install.

ALDERMAN POOLE MOVED TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT WITH BARCUS AND SONS RELATED TO THIS BRIDGE AND TO PAY OUTSTANDING DEBTS OF $12,065; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION PASSED 7-0.

POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT

Police Chief Hudson reviewed the policy report providing explanation on the need for the new portable police radios to replace their 10-year old radios that frequently require recharging and are incompatible with Platte County’s new narrow band. Discussion ensued on budget exchanges, reprogramming costs and possible other uses for the old radios. Chief Hudson said the new radios would be compatible with Platte County’s channel.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF NEW POLICE RADIOS AT A COST OF $8,978.55; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION PASSED 7-0.

Chief Hudson said he also wanted to discuss the dates for the deer hunt. Discussion ensued regarding the dates that Park University is holding their hunt and the desire to schedule the hunt with Park Hill School District’s vacation schedule in mind. It was agreed to schedule it before the holiday break and in the week after students return to school in January.

ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN MOVED TO MAKE PARKVILLE’S DEER HUNT DATES COINCIDE WITH PARK UNIVERSITY’S DATES; ALDERMAN FRIEDMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION PASSED 7-0.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-750, TO PAY LISTED SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-750 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-750 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-750; ALDERMAN POOLE SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL VOTE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Bill A-750 was posted on 9/17/04.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Ad Hoc Ambulance Committee: The mayor reported that Parkville will host the next regional mayors’ meeting on September 28^th.

Chamber of Commerce/Events: Mrs. Arnold announced the Chamber will hold a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the Old Mill with Chamber Board member Tony Borchers as the speaker for the meeting. Mr. Borchers will provide an update on the Parkville Commons development and answer any questions.

Channel 2 and Website: City Clerk Barbara Lance referred the board to a memo in their packets regarding a Video to promote and celebrate the City of Parkville, a copy of which is attached. Brief discussion ensued and Alderman Rittman asked for confirmation on the cost to the City. Mrs. Lance said sponsorship from others with a stake in the city is expected to help defer the estimated expense of approximately $10,000, so the cost to the city would be $1,000 maximum or it wouldn’t be done. Alderman Poole moved and Alderman Arnold seconded to approve the Parkville Video

Community Center: Mr. Sportsman had no report. Mayor Dusenbery asked if we can have a representative from the YMCA attend a meeting soon to report on the fee schedule for the new community center set for completion in January 2005

Farmers Market: Mr. Friedman reminded everyone that there still is good produce available.

Financial Report: Mr. Ferguson referred everyone to the August revenue and expense report provided.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST FINANCIAL REPORT AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION PASSED 7-0.

Main Street Parkville Association: Already given.

Nature Sanctuary: Mr. McCoy reported there will be a stream test performed by the Parkville South Biology class on October 10^th. He said word has been getting out and there are more volunteers attending every time now.

Parks: No report.

Planning: No report.

OTHER BUSINESS

Alderman Arnold said she just wanted to say to the board that when Frank McCoy prefaced his remarks made earlier in the meeting with a reference to Alderman Atkinson’s absence, there should have been other aldermen besides herself responding to that comment. “Especially,” she said, “in light of the fact that several aldermen earlier jumped to chastise Alderman Poole’s remarks about Mr. Hutsler, and Mayor Dusenbery cautioned him to desist.” She noted that these are comparable situations and it seemed everyone else on the board was willing to let Frank McCoy’s inappropriate remarks go unchallenged.

Mayor Dusenbery said it was easier to hear Mr. Poole’s remarks because he sits right next to her, but she didn’t catch Frank McCoy’s remarks. Alderman Ferguson said he didn’t think it made any difference because he heard the clerk announce that Alderman Atkinson was absent tonight with prior notice. Alderman Arnold said she just felt it was important to note so it would be better handled in the future.

Mayor Dusenbery asked the board to be thinking of issues and priorities for 2005 agenda planning to be discussed in the near future.

ALDERMAN RITTMAN MOVED THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN; ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN SECONDED, ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:02 p.m.

Submitted by: _______________________________________________

Assistant City Clerk Claudia Willhite - 09/30/04