Note:  These minutes should be considered a draft until they are approved by the Board of Aldermen at the March 6, 2007 meeting.

 

Work Session

BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CITY OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI

February 20, 2007

 

ATTENDEES:

 

Ward 1 Alderman Jim Brooks                        -    Present

Ward 1 Alderman Deborah Butcher               -    Present

Ward 2 Alderman David McCoy                   -    Present

Ward 2 Alderman David Rittman                  -    Present

Ward 3 Alderman Marvin Ferguson               -    Present

Ward 3 Alderman Jeffrey Bay                       -    Present

Ward 4 Alderman Marc Sportsman                -    Present

Ward 4 Alderman Brian Atkinson                  -    Present

 

ALSO PRESENT:               City Administrator Joe Turner

                                             Community Development Director Sean Ackerson

                                             Lt. John Moyer

                                             Public Works Director Jeff Rupp

                                             Project Manager Dan Koch

                                             City Collector Loretta Stevens 

                                             City Clerk Claudia Willhite

                                             Ms. Carla Marshall, Mr. Bill Scheidecker

                                             Mr. John Barth, Mr. Whitley

                                            

MEDIA PRESENT:            Nancy Jack, The Parkville Luminary

 

 

Mayor Dusenbery opened the Work Session at 6:03 p.m. and turned the facilitation over to Community Director Sean Ackerson.  Mr. Ackerson guided the PowerPoint presentation, which was narrated by Amy Wetzel with Buxton marketing firm.  Buxton is the community profiling company that Platte County is proposing to contract with for an economic development study.  Ms. Wetzel thanked the board for accommodating her request to address the board in this manner since she was not able to travel to Parkville for this work session.

 

Ms. Wetzel stated retail begets more retail and execution is key to success in economic development. 

 

Mr. Ackerson also guided the question and answer portion of the Work Session during and after the slide presentation.  Among the comments and questions were the following:

 

Alderman Rittman asked how up to date the information in the report is kept.  Ms. Wetzel said daily and quarterly updates are entered into the database.

 

Alderman Atkinson noted that infrastructure in some areas won’t be finalized until possibly 2010.  He then asked if it is wiser to do this study now or later.  Ms Wetzel said it’s best to get started now as most retailers plan well ahead for their new store locations, based on documentation of a consumer base to warrant the store.

 

Prior to the close of this meeting, Ms. Wetzel said she will be in the Parkville area on February 27th and would be happy to meet with the mayor and/or city staff at that time to answer any further questions that the board may have.

 

Note:  A copy of Ms. Wetzel’s presentation is attached to these official minutes.

 

ALDERMAN SPORTSMAN MOVED THAT THE WORK SESSION ADJOURN; ALDERMAN FERGUSON SECONDED, ALL AYE; MOTION CARRIED.

 

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:02 p.m.

 

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City Clerk Claudia Willhite