Work Session

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

April 27, 2005

NOTE: Re-elected Alderman Marc Sportsman was sworn in before this session started.

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

Ward 1 Alderman Jack Friedman - present

Ward 1 Alderman Deborah Butcher - present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy - present

Ward 2 Alderman Dave Rittman - present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson - NOT PRESENT, WITH PRIOR NOTICE

Ward 3 Alderman Linda Arnold - present

Ward 4 Alderman Marc Sportsman - present

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson - present

ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Joe Turner

Community Development Director Sean Ackerson

City Clerk Barbara Lance

Mike Horine & Anna Jaffe for Curious Eye Productions re Channel 2

For POPNA: (Parkville Original Population Neighborhood Association)

POPNA President Steve Huey

POPNA resident Kevin Bufton

POPNA resident Debbie Herbert

MEDIA PRESENT: Nancy Jack and Mark Vasto for Parkville Luminary

P. Kim Bui for Kansas City Star

Ms. Jaffe said they have worked very hard to try to stabilize Channel 2. They are constantly putting out brush fires, and they encounter technical issues on a weekly basis. Live broadcasts are a constant challenge. Problems include color shifting and cameras that don't work. She enumerated the purchases they made that have come in under budget. To try to improve the quality of the operation, replacement of aging equipment is needed, and they will need another $1,500 over budgeted funds. The report distributed by Curious Eye is attached to these minutes.

It was decided to place this item on the agenda for the May 3, 2005, meeting for action.

POPNA REQUEST FOR MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOLITION

Mayor Dusenbery said no decisions are to be made tonight on POPNA's request for a moratorium on development and demolition. This was to be purely informational meeting. During a Master Plan meeting in 2004, there was discussion about historic preservation.

In the packets for tonight's meeting there was a draft request for a moratorium.

Mr. Huey explained that a historic district could be anything you want it to be, from a block with Historic District signs at each end to an involved program with multiple requirements.

He showed a map with the proposed area for the moratorium. He said the purpose of the moratorium would be to protect the historic integrity of the area until Historic District guidelines had been established. He didn't think the moratorium should be established unless the City is going to agree to the Historic District.

Guidelines for Participation in Missouri Certified Local Government Program and material prepared by POPNA titled Historic District Discussion for 4/27/05 were distributed and are attached to these minutes.

ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN MOVED TO ADJOURN; ALDERMAN ARNOLD SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

Submitted by ____________________________________________

City Clerk Barbara J. Lance - 5-10-05

Enc: Curious Eye report

Missouri Certified Local Government Program

Historic District Discussion for 4/27/05