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Minutes of Regular Meeting

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

May 15, 2006 (originally scheduled for May 16, 2006)

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

Mayor Kathryn A. Dusenbery called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Area.

ROLL CALL

 

Ward 1 Alderman Jack Friedman                                - ABSENT, ill

Ward 1 Alderman Deborah Butcher                           - present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy                                - present

Ward 2 Alderman Dave Rittman                                 - present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson                           - present

Ward 3 Alderman Jeff Bay                                          - present

Ward 4 Alderman Marc Sportsman                             - NOT PRESENT, W/PRIOR NOTICE

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson                              - present

 

ALSO PRESENT:         City Administrator Joe Turner

Community Development Director Sean Ackerson

Public Works Director Jeff Rupp

Project Manager Dan Koch

City Attorney Jack Campbell

Attorney Janet Garms of Kutak Rock

Michael Short of Oppenheimer & Company, Inc.

City Clerk Barbara Lance

 

ALDERMAN BUTCHER MOVED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE UNDER AUTHORITY OF RSMo 610.021(2); ALDERMAN ATKINSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

 

Discussion ensued.  After discussion was concluded, aldermen moved to the Board Room. 

 

ALDERMAN BUTCHER MOVED TO GO OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND INTO OPEN SESSION; ALDERMAN FERGUSON SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

 

 

 

PRESENT AT REGULAR MEETING:

All shown above with exception of Janet Garms and Michael Short

Police Lieutenant John Moyer

Senior Building Inspector Paul Giarratana

Building Inspector Ed Gault

Line Locator and Building Inspector in Training Steve Tayler

Administrative Assistant Paula Puszczewicz

Norm Beeman

Allan Zafft, MoDOT

Kirsten Munck, MoDOT

MEDIA PRESENT:

Nancy Jack for Parkville Luminary

Kim Bui for Kansas City Star

Mike Horine for Parkville Government Channel 2

 

REVIEW OF MINUTES

 

ALDERMAN ATKINSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2006, AND MAY 8, 2006, AS PUBLISHED; ALDERMAN McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

 

ALDERMAN ATKINSON MOVED TO APPROVE CORRECTION OF AN ERROR IN THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 21, 2006, WHICH SHOWED THAT A MOTION TO ACCEPT  THE REVISED APEX DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAD BEEN APPROVED WHEN IT HAD ACTUALLY BEEN TABLED; ALDERMAN BUTCHER SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

ISO RATING

 

Mr. Ackerson reported that the city=s ISO rating had been lowered from a 5 to a 4, and was very close to a 3.  This will be helpful to residents in the future for insurance purposes.  Mr. Ackerson credited the Community Development staff for the improved rating and said they=re doing great work.  The building inspectors have done 585 inspections to date in 2006.  Buildings under construction are valued at $7.2 million. 

 

ISO is very impressed with our counter services and guidelines that we hand out to the builders. 

 

Mr. Giarratana reported that, according to the ISO, Parkville was one of only 45 cities

in the state that came in  with a full rating for commercial  construction, and was in the top 26 for residential construction, and was one of only four in the state to do that.  The ratio of inspections to inspectors is a little high, and was the reason we didn=t get a 3 rating.   He said the ISO is a voluntary system, and we have been in it since about 2002.


Mr. Ackerson said there are some budgetary considerations they=re going to bring to the Board, including electronic tracking and further training.  He said Paula Puszczewicz  has worked hard and earned her license to issue permits and to answer questions at the counter so the inspectors are not interrupted out in the field.

 

Mayor Dusenbery thanked the Community Development Department for their outstanding work.

CHALLENGER BASEBALL PROGRAM

 

Mrs. Lance explained this presentation about the program for special needs children had to be postponed; but has been rescheduled for the June 6th meeting. 

 

MoDOT

 

Allan Zafft, MoDOT, said there will be a public meeting on May 25th to discuss Highway 45.  It will be held at the Southern Platte County Community Center in Parkville Commons.  Everyone is invited.

 

Mayor Dusenbery thanked MoDOT for its consistent support and reported that she called Kirsten Munck that day to relay a complaint about the left-turn signal on Highway 45 going into Parkville Commons.   The signal was fixed that afternoon. 

 

Mr. Zafft distributed to aldermen a brochure which showed the schedule for the Highway 45 project.  Throughout that procedure they will be meeting with small groups.  January, 2007, they will begin the design.  Mayor Dusenbery asked if environmental and design went all the way to Highway 435.  Mr. Zafft agreed. 

 

Mr. Bay said the start of construction for Highway 45 is scheduled for 2010, and asked about the time frame for completion of the highway to K Highway.  Mr. Zafft estimated 2011, but said he wasn=t really sure.  Mr. Atkinson asked about the roundabout at K and  Mr. Zafft  estimated November for completion.  It will be designed to accommodate the four lanes at that intersection. 

                                                                 CITIZEN INPUT

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL NO. C/A 173, RENEWING THE CONTRACT WITH PLATTE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED, ALL AYE, MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. C/A 173 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED, ALL AYE, MOTION CARRIED.

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. C/A 173 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE NO. C/A 173; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL; MOTION PASSED 6-0.

 

Bill C/A 173 was posted 5/12/06. 

                                                               MAYOR=S REPORT

 

Petition to ASave Rush Creek.@   Mayor Dusenbery reported that the petition drive to save Rush Creek was going well.  She was at the Farmers Market Saturday and Jeff Rupp and his wife came out to help, as did Nancy Jack.  They got almost 17 full pages of signatures on the petition.  She thinks the petitions should be signed and ready to submit by the end of the first week in June.  We are completely out of the T-shirts which read ASave Rush Creek@ on the front and ASign the petition@ on the back. 

 

The mayor said a $148,000 grant was received from Platte County.  It will go toward helping with Rush Creek.

 

Mining and Blasting.  Mayor Dusenbery said it was heartening to have the Missouri Municipal League=s support for a bill which would allow cities to pass laws concerning how this mining and blasting are handled in their city limits.  She asked Mrs. Lance to report on it.

 

Mrs. Lance said a bill setting forth new regulations for mining and blasting passed in the Senate, and reportedly a similar bill was coming up for public hearing in the House, but this session ended without a hearing on it.   The MML will keep us apprised of legislative activity on this issue.

 

The mayor said she would like a letter to go the House and Senate and also to the people who are drafting these bills.  She would like Martin Marietta to pay for independent seismograph studies.  Also, she would like more knowledge about what kind of blasting they=re doing down there.  She would like Martin Marietta to reimburse the City for an independent auditor to monitor the situation. 

 

Groundbreaking for the new City Hall.  This event will be held at June 3rd at 10 a.m. at the new City Hall site in Parkville Commons.  Plans are under way for a brief ceremony, and she would appreciate everyone=s support, the mayor said. 

 

Awards Picnic June 11th.  Mayor Dusenbery announced that Marianne Sportsman would chair the committee for this event.  She will be calling other officials= spouses for assistance. 

 

 

 

 

                                                           CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

Update on new City Hall.  Mr. Turner said before construction starts there will be a performance bond in place.  He is in contact with Tony Borchers of River North.   The paper work on the 2006 Certificates of Participation has been completed.  The meeting packet contained a memo from Mr. Turner on the estimated cost of the performance bond, and a pre-construction meeting with the contractor, architects and city staff to review responsibilities and personnel assignments.  The contractor will supply a project manager and assistant project manager who will attend all  construction meetings to act as liaison to city staff.  There will also be a 3rd party special inspector for inspecting steel, welding, footings and foundation, etc. 

 

Construction is projected to begin in June, 2006.  Estimated completion is early in 2007. 

Mr. Turner=s report included a memo from Mr. Giarratana detailing aspects of the pre-construction conference and requirements for the general contractor and owner. 

 

Vacation. Mr. Turner will be on vacation from May 20th to May 29th, returning to the office on May 30th.  He will be available by phone. 

 

Sales Tax Reports. Enclosed with meeting packets were four reports: General Fund Sales Tax Comparison, General Fund Sales Tax History, Transportation Sales Tax Comparison, and Transportation Sales Tax History. 

 

Resolution of Intent to Issue Bonds for amount of $3,250,000 to finance construction of sewer lines in Brush Creek drainage area within the city.  Mr. Turner said last year the City passed a resolution of intent which would expire on May 17th unless readopted.  It needs to be renewed.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF INTENT FOR A N.I.D. TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWER LINES IN THE BRUSH CREEK AREA; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED.  MOTION PASSED BY VOTE OF 6-0. 

 

This resolution was numbered 2006-5-3. 

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL 2279, EMPLOYING PHYLLIS FILLEY AS PART-TIME ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK, FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN BAY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL 2279 ON FIRST READING AND PASS IT TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED, ALL AYE, MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL 2279 ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE 2259, ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE OF 6-0.

 

Bill 2279 was posted 5/12/06

 

Work Session June 6th from 6-7 p.m.  Items left over from the first meeting in May will be discussed.  The choice of a police officer to assume the position of emergency management director will be discussed.  Sean Ackerson will give an update on the Master Plan.  Mrs. Butcher asked if there would be a discussion about community policing.  Mayor Dusenbery said that would be discussed at the next meeting.

 

                                                                POLICE REPORT

 

Lt. Moyer said there was an attempted robbery at Sonic.  Parkville officers got a confession (in Parkville) from suspected robbers of The Waffle House in Kansas City. 

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED TO APPROVE BILL C/A 174, TO RENEW CRIME STOPPERS TIPS HOTLINE CONTRACT, FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. C/A 174 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. C/A 174 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE C/A 174; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL VOTE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 

 

Bill C/A 174 was posted 5/12/06.

 

                                                      COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

Sign for Barkville, a pet store in Parkville Commons.  Mr. Ackerson said this requested sign met all requirements and has been approved by Nick & Jake=s, who share outer wall space with the pet store. 

 

ALDERMAN RITTMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE WALL SIGN FOR BARKVILLE, A PET BOUTIQUE; ALDERMAN BAY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

Mr. Ackerson reviewed the need for language for the new Business District Park regulations.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. 2280, APPROVING TEXT FOR NEW BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT REGULATIONS,  BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING, ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. 2280 BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL NO. 2280 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE NO. 2260, ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE BY ROLL CALL VOTE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

 

Bill 2280 was posted 5/12/06.

                                                         PUBLIC WORKS REPORT

 

Mr. Rupp reported good news relating to the asphalt overlay program.  The cost came in with a little over $400 to spare.  It will be spent on some really bad curbs and sidewalks.  They will be rating every street in the city on a regular basis (a 1-10 rating system), a procedure that has been going on since 2001.

 

Mr. Rittman said there are a number of streets in Riss Lake with significant cracks that have split.  He suggested a hot seal process to prevent further damage until an overlay can be done.

 

                                                            ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-790, TO PAY LISTED SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED, ALL AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-790 BE APPROVED N FIRST READING AND PASSED TO SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED, ALL AYE, MOTION CARRIED.

 

ALDERMAN FERGUSON MOVED THAT BILL A-790 BE APPROVED ON SECOND READING TO BECOME ORDINANCE A-790; ALDERMAN RITTMAN SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED 6-0 BY ROLL CALL VOTE.

 

Bill A-790 was posted 5/12/06.

 

 

 

 

                                                           COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Ambulance District.  Mayor Dusenbery said she would like to eliminate this report now that the Ambulance District has been passed.  She would like to replace it with a report on the Animal Shelter. 

 

Chamber of Commerce/Tourism.  Mrs. Butcher said she will make a complete tourism report at the next meeting.  She said the Chamber would have a Business After Hours Thursday of that week.

 

Channel 2/Website.  Mr. Atkinson said he has begun researching websites, as he had no prior experience with them.  He has been discussing the issue with Mayor Dusenbery and Alderman Deborah Butcher. The mayor said Lt. Moyer would meet with the Channel 2 Committee.  

 

CLARB.  The mayor said no-one has been named to this committee yet.  Mr. Koch said they met the previous Wednesday and approved two events.  One would be Saturday, May 20, from 11-2 in the White Alloe Creek parking lot.  The other would be a picnic for the 6th U.S. Congressional District.  Congressman Sam Graves will be there from 1-3. 

 

Economic Development.  No report in absence of Mr. Sportsman. 

 

Farmers Market.  The mayor said she went down there last Saturday, and it was really busy.

 

Financial Report.  No report this meeting.

 

Nature Sanctuary.  Mr. McCoy said there were two hikes in the last couple of weeks.  Students cleaned  a lot of garlic mustard out of the sanctuary. 

 

Main Street.  No report.

 

ALDERMAN ATKINSON MOVED TO ADJOURN; ALDERMAN McCOY SECONDED; ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.

 

Submitted by City Clerk Barbara J. Lance 6/1/06         ________________________________