MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

GLADSTONE, MISSOURI

REGULAR MEETING

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002

 

PRESENT:          Mayor Bill Cross

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith

Councilman Shirley Smith

Councilman Carol Rudi

Councilman Wayne Beer

 

City Clerk Marilyn Ahnefeld

 

ABSENT:            City Manager Kirk Davis

                             City Counselor David Ramsay

 

Mayor Bill Cross opened the Regular November 25, 2002 City Council Meeting at 7:30 PM in the Gladstone City Council Chambers.

 

Item 3. on the Agenda.             PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

Mayor Bill Cross introduced Cub Scout Pack 247 who presented the Color Guard and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag in which all joined. 

 

Item 4. on the Agenda.             APPROVAL OF REGULAR NOVEMBER 11, 2002 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to approve the Regular November 11, 2002 City Council Meeting Minutes as submitted.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded the motion.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)

 

Item 5. on the Agenda.             CONSENT AGENDA

 

Following the Clerk’s reading, Councilman Wayne Beer moved to approve the Consent Agenda as listed.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to approve RESOLUTION R-02-85, authorizing execution of a contract with Olsson Associates for the design of the 76th Street Reconstruction Project from North Troost to North Lydia in the amount of $49,279.00 with funding from the 2002 Certificates of Participation.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to approve RESOLUTION R-02-86,  adopting a Revised “Investment Policy” establishing procedures for investing the financial assets of all funds of the City of Gladstone.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to approve RESOLUTION R-02-87, accepting Temporary Construction and Permanent Maintenance Easements from property owners in conjunction with reconstruction and permanent maintenance of a retaining wall on properties at 7005 and 7007 North Baltimore.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

Item 6. on the Agenda.             COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

 

There were no communications from the audience.

 

Item 7. on the Agenda.             COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

 

Councilman Carol Rudi requested from staff an insurance report on replacement value of City properties and what we insure.  After the amphitheatre fire and those related costs, she would like to see a report and how the city keeps the report current so that we can make sure we are insuring what we have.  She has been asked about this process and would like information by January or February.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer congratulated Officers Pickard, Hays, Easley, and Hayes for their awards of valor which speaks very highly of the caliber of officers we have in the Public Safety Department and the training they receive.  He asked Director of Public Safety Bill Adamo to pass along his congratulations. 

 

Mr. Beer praised the great article and information in Ingram’s Magazine on Clay County and Gladstone.  He also thanked Fox Hill Elementary School for their $450 contribution to the amphitheatre fund which just proves once more that the amphitheatre has become an icon in the northland and not just a Gladstone fixture.

 

Councilman Beer also congratulated Director Adamo for the FEMA grant which was just awarded in the amount of $233,000 that will pay for materials, safety equipment, and training that we would have to pay for anyway.

 

Councilman Beer also thanked the city for a very successful Incorporation Day Open House on November 19th.

 

Councilman Shirley Smith stated that we are going into the holiday season and asked everyone to please be careful and safe so that we can return after the holidays to begin a new year of work hard for the city.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith stated that in the FYIN this week we have a report on a meeting held with the Board of Directors of The Woodlands regarding the traffic concerns.  He suggested that we have a study session on this item in the very near future so we can discuss the various options and give staff some direction on the issue.

 

Mr. Smith stated that he attended the Capital Improvements Program meeting last week and the 68th Street  & M-1 Highway detention basin was discussed.  The question was asked what they thought we should do with the property.  The general consensus was that it would be a passive use area and the road would be torn out. 

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith said we pay a lot of money for our parks, and if Council agrees, he would like staff to consider some passive park usage for the large green space area before we tear out the access road which would be the only point of egress and ingress off of the state highway where they will not allow any more curb cuts.  If we research the possibility of putting a hammerhead or some other type of turn-around or cul-de-sac we may be able to use the access drive for parking where people can fly a kite, walk their dog, or throw a football.

 

Mr. Smith stated that he has spent a lot of time over the years in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area where they actually build golf courses in the detention basins because they are dry most of the year.  Whether it be park benches or picnic tables or walking trails, they are all done in concrete and are there for use most of the year for something other than just detention basins.  He would like to see us do something like that and it would be an opportunity to have a passive park.  The road and asphalt curbs are already there for the most part with someone else’s money and we could look further to take advantage of that before we go in and tear it out.

 

Mayor Cross confirmed that what Mayor Pro Tem Smith is suggesting is that Director of Parks Sheila Lillis investigate the  possibilities there.  It seems a very worthwhile concept to look at and he appreciates this observation and recommendation possibilities.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith said that maybe staff can take some concrete ideas back to the Parks Board and CIP and let them think about it that way.  They did not have much opportunity to think of what they wanted to do with it when presented the other night.  We can take them some pro-active ideas and see what response it gets.  He stated that he would hate for this area to go to waste.

 

Mayor Bill Cross reported that we will not have a primary election this year because there are only four candidates who for the two Council seats.

 

Mayor Cross invited everyone to join him in the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting ceremony at 6:00 pm and invited Council to ride in the sleigh with him and Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus at 5:30 pm.  He encouraged everyone to dress warm because it will be cold.  The Master of Ceremonies is still a go, the live weather report is still on and the singing groups will be ready. 

 

Item 8. on the Agenda.             COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

 

Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson asked Council to provide their recommendation to Director of Finance Cash Sweiven or Director of Parks and Recreation Sheila Lillis on choice of chairs for the Council dais from the samples tried out this evening.

 

Mr. Wingerson also mentioned upcoming activities including the Chamber Awards Banquet on Friday, December 13th at Tiffany Greens; the City Employee Recognition Dinner Saturday, December 21st and the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting tomorrow, the 26th at 6:00 pm.

 

Assistant City Manager Wingerson stated that the recent  goal-setting retreat provided an opportunity to discuss strategic planning and names of those whom Council would recommend to serve on this committee.  If Council will submit their lists, we can contact those people to attend the first meeting on December 12th. 

 

Item 9. on the Agenda.             FIRST READING BILL 02-29, an ordinance imposing a use tax for general revenue purposes at the rate of two and one-fourth percent (2 1/4%) pursuant to the authority granted by and subject to the provisions of sections 144.600 through 144.763 RSMo.; providing that the Use Tax shall be reduced or raised in the same amount as any City Sales Tax may be reduced or raised; providing for the submission of the proposal to the qualified voters of the city for their approval at the Municipal Election called and to be held in the City of Gladstone on Tuesday, February 4, 2003; designating the form of the ballot; and directing the City Clerk to provide notice of said election.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith moved to place Bill 02-29 on First Reading.  Councilman Shirley Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 02-29, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading.  Councilman Shirley Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 02-29 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 3.847.  Councilman Shirley Smith seconded. 

 

Roll Call Vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.  (5-0)

 

Item 10. on the Agenda.           FIRST READING BILL 02-30, an ordinance calling a General Election for Tuesday, April 8, 2003 for the election of two positions to the Gladstone City Council; describing the form of the ballot; and directing the City Clerk to submit certification of such election to the Clay County Board of Election Commissioners pursuant to RSMo., 115.125.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to place Bill 02-30 on First Reading.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 02-30, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 02-30 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 3.848.  Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.

 

Roll Call Vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.  (5-0)

 

Item 11. on the Agenda.           FIRST READING BILL 02-31, amending Schedule VIII of the Model Traffic Ordinance to establish a Stop Sign Location at the Northwest Corner of NE 74th Street & N Main. 

 

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to place Bill 02-31 on First Reading.  Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 02-31, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading.  Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” - Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.   (5-0)  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 02-31 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 3.849.  Councilman Shirley Smith seconded.

 

Discussion.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith asked about this stop sign being at the entrance to Linden West Elementary and if there is a stop sign on 74th Street as well. 

 

Director of Public Works Andy Noll stated that presently there is  no stop sign at the northwest corner of 74th & N Main.  Over the years that stop sign was taken down for whatever reason and the ordinance was not revised so we did not need to establish another ordinance to put it back up.  The result then  will be stop signs to control traffic at both the northwest and northeast corners of 74th & N Main.

 

Roll Call Vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill Cross.  (5-0)

 

There being no further business to come before the November 25, 2002 Gladstone City Council Meeting, Mayor Bill Cross adjourned the Regular Meeting.

 

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Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith moved to adjourn the Regular Meeting and go to Closed Executive Session in the City Manager’s Office pursuant to Missouri Open Meeting Act Exemption 610.021(2) for Real Estate Acquisition Discussion and 610.021(3) for Personnel Discussion.  Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. 

 

Role Call Vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Councilman Shirley Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Les Smith, Mayor Bill  Cross.  (5-0)

 

Respectfully submitted:

 

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Marilyn F. Ahnefeld,  City Clerk                       

Approved as submitted:  __________

Approved as corrected/amended: __________

                                           

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                                                                                                                          Bill Cross, Mayor