MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

GLADSTONE, MISSOURI

REGULAR MEETING

 

 

MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2005

 

 

 

PRESENT:          Mayor Carol Rudi

                             Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross

Councilman Les Smith

                             Councilman Wayne Beer

                             Councilman Joe Evans

 

City Manager Kirk Davis

Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson

City Counselor David Ramsay

City Clerk Cathy Swenson

 

Mayor Carol Rudi opened the Regular November 28, 2005, City Council Meeting at 7:30 PM in the Gladstone City Council Chambers.  

 

Item 3. on the Agenda.             PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

 

Mayor Carol Rudi led the Pledge of Allegiance, in which all joined.

 

Item 4. on the Agenda.             APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 14, 2005, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross moved to approve the November 14, 2005, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.  Councilman Joe Evans seconded the motion. 

 

The vote:  “Aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0).

 

 

Item 5. on the Agenda.             CONSENT AGENDA

 

Following the Clerk’s reading, Councilman Wayne Beer requested that Resolution R-05-91 be removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration as Item 5a. under the Regular Agenda.

 

Councilman Joe Evans requested that Resolution R-05-90 be removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration as Item 5b. under the Regular Agenda.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross moved to adopt the Consent Agenda as amended.  Councilman Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0)

 

Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-05-92, adopting the 2006 State Legislative Program for the City of Gladstone, Missouri.  Councilman Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0)

 

Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross moved to approve the FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR OCTOBER 2005.  Councilman Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0)

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

Item 5a. on the Agenda.           RESOLUTION R-05-91, adopting a Mission Statement and Goals for the City of Gladstone, Missouri for 2005-2006.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-05-91, adopting a Mission Statement and Goals for the City of Gladstone, Missouri for 2005-2006.  Councilman Joe Evans seconded. 

 

Councilman Beer stated “Residential Redevelopment” is stated under the Objectives in the Resolution, and given the anxiety occurring recently with regard to the downtown project, he would like to put any anxiety to ease by adding the words rejuvenation, rehabilitation, renovation or revitalization after the word “Redevelopment.”  Councilman Beer suggested perhaps the words “Residential Reinvestment” would be a good summary of those words.  Councilman Beer asked that the sentence be rephrased to read “Residential Redevelopment and/or Residential Reinvestment.” 

 

Councilman Smith, who had seconded the motion, agreed.

 

The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0)

Item 5b. on the Agenda.           RESOLUTION R-05-90, authorizing acceptance of work under contract with Anderson Backhoe, Incorporated for the Northeast 67th Terrace and North Indiana Drainage Improvements; and authorizing final payment in the amount of $15,076.43 for Project 055023.

 

Councilman Joe Evans moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-05-90, authorizing acceptance of work under contract with Anderson Backhoe, Incorporated for the Northeast 67th Terrace and North Indiana Drainage Improvements; and authorizing final payment in the amount of $15,076.43 for Project 055023.  Councilman Les Smith seconded.

 

Councilman Evans stated that as he has an ongoing business relationship with Anderson Backhoe, Incorporated, he would be abstaining from the vote on this issue.

 

The vote:  “Aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, Mayor Carol Rudi.  “Abstain” – Councilman Joe Evans. (4-0-1)

 

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 Joe Evans stated he appreciated the action on the MBW project, and thanked Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson.  Councilman Evans stated that Public Safety Officer Buck has stepped up his traffic enforcement, and, in fact stopped Councilman Evans’s son.  Councilman Evans asked Public Safety Director Bill Adamo to pass on to Officer Buck his comment of “good job!”  Councilman Evans reported it has been dark at Happy Rock Park and asked Parks and Recreation Director Sheila Lillis if the time clocks need to be adjusted.  The west sides seem fine, but the east side is dark.

 

Parks and Recreation Director Lillis said she was aware of the problem and was looking into making repairs.

 

Councilman Evans complimented Economic Development Administrator Melinda Mehaffy on the publication “From Grand Idea to Grand Opening”, a business developer’s guide to the city process in Gladstone, and said this is a very good product, which boasts of the great things we do in Gladstone.  Councilman Evans encouraged everyone to ask Ms. Mehaffy for a copy, and stated he believed the publication won a first place award on the State level.

 

Councilman Les Smith jokingly thanked the “Gladstone choir” for their singing of Happy Birthday to him just before the meeting.  Councilman Smith thanked his mother, Carmelina Smith, “who is the very best mother ever”, for the wonderful birthday cake that was shared with all present. 

 

Councilman Smith inquired into the closing of The Peanut, a restaurant and bar on Antioch Road.

 

Assistant City Manager Wingerson replied it happened very quickly and he did not believe Staff had information on the closing at this time.

 

Councilman Smith stated the City received a letter from David Peironnet regarding an issue in the City, and asked if a response could be sent to him as to the status of the matter. 

 

City Manager Kirk Davis reported the subject of the letter was essentially Operation Green Light, of which Council is familiar.

 

Councilman Smith stated the essence of the letter was that since some of Gladstone’s roads run through Kansas City, Missouri, and controlled by the Missouri Department of Transportation, the City of Gladstone would be a great partnership to get this effort moving and to set a good example.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer said he noticed the General Fund Use Tax revenues are down by 20 percent from a year ago, and inquired as to why the revenues are down.

 

City Manager Davis replied this has not been tracked dollar for dollar; who paid in the past and who has not.  City Manager Davis said Staff would look into this.  It is a $55,000 to $43,000 figure on a pretty volatile revenue source.

 

Councilman Beer stated if there is anything to alleviate the volatility, Council may want to look into that.

 

Councilman Beer said he was able to attend the Channel 9 and Metropolitan Chiefs and Sheriffs' Association meeting, which recognized three Gladstone Public Safety officers for exceptional merit with regards to the apartment fire that occurred at 58th and North Oak.  Officers Boydston, Keever, and Salazar were recognized with bronze awards for their heroism in potentially saving many lives during that fire.  As a result of their quick action, there were no injuries and no loss of life in a very serious fire.  Councilman Beer asked Public Safety Director Bill Adamo to extend his congratulations to the officers.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross thanked Council members and City staff who were present at the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting.  There was a very good turnout, the weather was good, and it was a very worthwhile event.  Mayor Pro Tem Cross thanked the City for sending Council members to a conference in Charlotte, North Carolina next week, where Council members will gain a great deal more knowledge about City government.  Mayor Pro Tem Cross asked everyone to put on their calendars the Clay County Coordinating meeting in Kearney on January 26, 2006.  The program will include reports from three under cover agents who work exclusively in Clay County who will talk about drugs in Clay County.

 

Mayor Carol Rudi thanked the Parks Department for all their work in preparing for the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting.  Mayor Rudi said it was a good event, which she thought everyone enjoyed.  Mayor Rudi thanked former City Clerk Marilyn Ahnefeld and her husband, Bud, City Counselor David Ramsay, Councilman Beer, Councilman Cross, and City Clerk Cathy Swenson and her husband, Kurt, who helped set up the Mayor’s Holiday tree two weeks before the event.  Mayor Rudi said it was good to see everyone at the event.

 

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

 

Mayor Rudi continued to Item 9. on the Agenda at this time.

 

Item 9. on the Agenda.             PUBLIC HEARING: for consideration of a Special Use Permit subject to certain conditions to Patricia Rammelsburg for operation of a nail salon on property at 5008 North Old Pike Road.  Applicant/Owner: Patricia E. Rammelsburg.  (File # 1263)

 

Mayor Carol Rudi opened the Public Hearing and explained the hearing process that City Staff will make their presentation, followed by a presentation by the Applicant and finally comments from those in Favor and those Opposed.

 

Staff Presentation

Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson stated the applicant is requesting the renewal of a Special Use Permit for a nail salon at 5008 North Old Pike Road.  The Planning Commission is recommending to Council by a unanimous vote that this application be approved.  They did have two changes in the Ordinance; one is to change the name of the applicant from Patricia Day to her married name as listed on the agenda.  The other change is to change the language on the original approval, which required installation of a backflow assembly, which has been done, so it is no longer necessary to be part of the Ordinance.  Mr. Wingerson said other than the two changes, the ten recommended conditions are the same as Council approved when the Ordinance was first heard.  Mr. Wingerson said the term for the renewal is five years.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer asked, for a point of clarification, that since all the conditions on the previous application were acceptable with the applicant, are they still now acceptable with the applicant.

 

Mr. Wingerson replied yes, they are still acceptable.

 

Applicant Presentation

 

There were no comments from the applicant.

 

There were no comments from those in Favor or in Opposition to the application.

 

Mayor Rudi closed the Public Hearing.

Item 9a. on the Agenda.           FIRST READING BILL 05-37, granting a Special Use Permit subject to certain conditions to Patricia Rammelsburg for operation of a nail salon on property at 5008 North Old Pike Road.  Applicant/Owner: Patricia E. Rammelsburg.  (File # 1263)

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to place Bill 05-37 on First Reading.  Councilman Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, and Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0).  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 05-37, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading.  Councilman Les Smith seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, and Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0).  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 05-37 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 3.974.  Councilman Les Smith seconded. 

 

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

 

Item 10. on the Agenda.           FIRST READING BILL 05-38, providing that a Primary Election shall not be held, and calling a General Election for the election of two positions to the Gladstone City Council on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 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 Joe Evans moved to place Bill 05-38 on First Reading.  Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross seconded. 

 

Councilman Beer stated his wife serves as one of the Election Commissioners, and asked City Counselor Ramsay if he would be in any kind of conflict in voting on this Bill.

 

City Counselor Ramsay replied no.

 

The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, and Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0).  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Joe Evans moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 05-38, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading.  Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross seconded.  The vote:  All “aye” – Councilman Joe Evans, Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Les Smith, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross, and Mayor Carol Rudi.  (5-0).  The Clerk read the Bill.

 

Councilman Joe Evans moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 05-38 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 3.975.  Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross seconded. 

 

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

 

Item 11. on the Agenda.           OTHER BUSINESS.

 

There was no other business to come before City Council.

 

Item 12. on the Agenda.           QUESTIONS FROM THE NEWS MEDIA.

 

There were no questions from the News Media.

 

Item 13. on the Agenda.           ADJOURNMENT.

 

There being no further business to come before the November 28, 2005, Gladstone City Council Meeting, Mayor Carol Rudi adjourned the Regular Meeting.

 

Councilman Wayne Beer made a motion to adjourn to Closed Executive Session pursuant to the Missouri Open Meeting Act exemption 610.021(1) for Litigation and Confidential or Privileged Communications with Legal Counsel, 610.021(2) for Real Estate Acquisition Discussion, and 610.021(3) for Personnel Discussion.  Mayor Pro Tem Bill Cross seconded the motion.

 

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

 

 

Respectfully submitted:

 

 

___________________________

Cathy Swenson, City Clerk

                                                                                       Approved as submitted:  ___

 

                                                                                Approved as corrected/amended: ___

 

 

 

                                                                                ______________________________

                                                                                          Mayor Carol A. Rudi