Note:  These minutes should be considered a draft until they are approved by the Board of Aldermen at the July 3, 2007 meeting.

 

Work Session II

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

June 19, 2007

 

ATTENDEES:

 

Ward 1 Alderman Jim Brooks            -    Present

Ward 1 Alderman Deborah Butcher   -    Present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy       -    Present

Ward 2 Alderman Gia McFarlane      -    Present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson   -    Present

Ward 3 Alderman Jeffrey Bay           -    Present

Ward 4 Alderman Gerry Richardson  -    Present

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson      -    Absent w/prior notice

 

ALSO PRESENT:               City Administrator Joe Turner

                                             Community Development Director Sean Ackerson

                                             Project Manager Dan Koch

                                             City Collector Loretta Stevens

                                             Lt. John Moyer 

                                             City Clerk Claudia Willhite

Administrative Assistant Deb Hammond

                                             Mike Downing & Ann Perry, MOEDC

                                             Molly McGovern, MARC

                                             Roger Hershey, Park University

 

MEDIA PRESENT:            Jared Hoffman, Sun Publications

Nancy Jack for The Parkville Luminary

                                             Andy Hyland for The Kansas City Star

                                             Alan McArthur for The Landmark

 

WORK SESSION TOPIC: STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

Mayor Dusenbery opened the work session at approximately 6:03 p.m. This work session was scheduled for a presentation by Mike Downing and Ann Perry from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. 

 

Mr. Downing said he and Ms. Perry had enjoyed and learned a lot from the tour and meetings they participated in earlier in the day.  He noted that Parkville has many advantages and great potential for economic development even above what the city is already seeing. 

 

A hard copy of the PowerPoint presentation Mr. Downing and Ms. Perry presented is attached to these official minutes.  Please note that, also distributed by Mr. Downing and Ms. Perry, and on file in the city clerk’s office, is a large binder titled: “Missouri’s Economic Development Tools: A Practical Guide to Building a Better Missouri”.

 

In conclusion, Mr. Downing said that he and Ms. Perry had a lot of information to cover in their presentation this evening and wanted to invite the board and staff to feel free to contact them anytime with any follow-up questions they may think of later. 

 

Mayor Dusenbery said she would like to see the city’s 2008 budget include a new position to support economic development.  She thanked Mr. Downing and Ms. Perry for the time they gave to spend the day and evening in Parkville to share their insight, information and recommendations for future economic development in Parkville.

 

Submitted by:

 

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City Clerk Claudia Willhite