MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

GLADSTONE, MISSOURI

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007

ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION

6:00 PM

Mayor Les Smith opened the City Council Meeting to adjourn to a Closed Executive Session on June 11, 2007, at 6:00 PM. Councilman Wayne Beer made a motion to adjourn to Closed Executive Session pursuant to Missouri Open Meeting Act Exemption 610.021 (1) for Litigation and Confidential or Privileged Communications with Legal Counsel, and 610.021 (2) for Real Estate Acquisition Discussion, and 610.21(3) for Personnel Discussion. Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.

Roll Call Vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi and Mayor Les Smith. (3-0).

Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh was also in attendance at the Closed Executive Session.

Mayor Les Smith recessed the Closed Executive Session to go into an Open Study Session at 6:45 PM, and reconvened the Closed Executive Session at 7:15 PM. Mayor Les Smith adjourned the Closed Executive Session at 7:30 PM.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

7:30 PM

PRESENT: Mayor Les Smith

Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh

Councilman Carol Rudi

Councilman Wayne Beer

City Manager Kirk Davis

Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson

City Counselor David Ramsay

City Clerk Cathy Swenson

Mayor Les Smith opened the Regular June 11, 2007, City Council Meeting at 7:30 PM in the Gladstone City Council Chambers.

Item 2. on the Agenda. ROLL CALL

Mayor Smith noted that all four Council members were present this evening.

Item 3. on the Agenda. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

Mayor Smith recognized members of Boy Scout Troop 354, sponsored by Meadowbrook United Methodist Church, and asked them to introduce themselves as follows: Tony Ray; Jestin Best; Kate Pendleton; Byron Pendleton; Bobby Pendleton; Tom Stanley; Ethan Frizzell; Lee Light; and Carson Light. Mayor Smith invited the Troop to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, in which all joined.

Mayor Smith welcomed the Troop, and said he understood the boys were working on their Communication Badge. Mayor Smith invited the Scouts and leaders to stay for the meeting.

Mayor Smith stated that as everyone is aware, Gladstone lost a good friend this past week, and today were the services for Councilman and former Mayor, Bill Cross. Mayor Smith, on behalf of the entire City Council, invited everyone to share a moment of silence, while remembering favorite memories of Dr. Cross.

Mayor Smith said the services were very nice today. The comments from City Manager Kirk Davis and Parks and Recreation Director Sheila Lillis were very appropriate, and the entire community appreciated them. Dr. Cross will certainly be missed more than just as a Councilman and Mayor, but as a friend of our community and great ambassador for not only the City of Gladstone, but the entire Northland community.

Item 4. on the Agenda. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR May 29, 2007, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh moved to approve the Regular May 29, 2007, City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 5. on the Agenda CONSENT AGENDA

Following the Clerk’s reading, Councilman Carol Rudi moved to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-41, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Mutual Aid agreement with the Northland Fire Chiefs Council, Inc., for mutual aid service and assistance. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-42, accepting Temporary Construction Easements and Permanent Easements from certain property owners in conjunction with the Community Center Streets Reconstruction Project. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-43, authorizing execution of a contract with Miller Paving and Construction, LLC, in the total amount not to exceed $154,916.40 for the Northwest 70^th Terrace and North Central Street Reconstruction. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-44, authorizing execution of a contract with Ideker, Incorporated, in the total amount not to exceed $490,078.50, which includes all bid alternatives for the 2007 Mill and Overlay Program. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

REGULAR AGENDA

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

Anita Newsom, 7401 North Wabash, said she was representing this evening the Gladstone Area Chamber of Commerce, as Vice President of Special Events. Ms. Newsom said this past weekend was the 11^th Annual Bluesfest, held at Oak Grove Park. It was a wonderful weekend, with the most perfect weather, in part because we had a new angel looking after us. Ms. Newsom stated 100 percent of the City Council volunteered and participated in Bluesfest this year; whether it was working a shift, helping with set-up or clean-up, or other duties. Bill and Mary Cross had even volunteered, and refused to take their names off the list, until the last minute. Ms. Newsom said there were many Management Team members and Staff members who volunteered in support of the festival, which has made it one of the most successful festivals in the history of Bluesfest.

Ms. Newsom reported the Chamber ran the numbers at the bank today, and although they still need to do some “pluses and minuses”, it was beneficial for everyone. Ms. Newsom said the Staff members who worked at Bluesfest were fantastic to work with, and no one had to ask more than once for anything, or they didn’t have to ask at all, as Staff was there and taking care of issues as they were needed. The park has already been cleaned, and you cannot tell a festival was held there, other than some flattened grass.

Ms. Newsom thanked City Council members, as well as the Management Team members and Staff for their support. Ms. Newsom said Gladfest is just around the corner.

Councilman Wayne Beer asked Ms. Newsom if she had any idea as to the attendance numbers. Councilman Beer said he had never seen such a crowd as was present on Saturday.

Ms. Newsom replied that Mr. Art Hammen reported he estimated the crowd at 5,000 on Friday night, and someone else estimated the crowd on Saturday at 8,000 to 10,000. When a Chamber staff member got on the stage to take a picture of the crowd, it was well beyond the fence, and took three shots to get the entire crowd in the picture.

Mayor Smith said he had the opportunity to be on the stage at 8:30 PM or 9:00 PM, on Saturday, and he asked how many folks were from Gladstone, and how many did not live in Gladstone. It appeared that 70 percent of the crowd was non-Gladstone residents, and what that speaks to is the true regional draw of this event. It brings a lot of folks to our community and gives our community a lot of exposure. It also means that people are willing to come to our City and they know that they will have a good time in a safe environment. Mayor Smith asked Ms. Newsom to please take those same things she said to Council and Staff back to the Chamber and all the Chamber volunteers, because it is definitely a co-sponsored event and a joint effort.

Ms. Newsom said there was more than one person who asked when the next festival would be scheduled, because they thought Bluesfest was a wonderful venue that was basically free of charge.

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

Councilman Wayne Beer said it was just a great Bluesfest and a great weekend, and he knows that everyone had a great time. Councilman Beer said many of these largely attended affairs have some behavior problems, and Gladstone has been fortunate over the years to have a well self-disciplined crowd. We rarely have any problems. It is a great testimony to the folks who partake of Gladstone’s events.

Councilman Carol Rudi had no comments at this time.

Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh had no comments at this time.

Mayor Les Smith stated the entire City Council wished to express their appreciation to the Management team, the Parks and Recreation Staff, the Public Safety Staff, the volunteers from GEMA (Gladstone Emergency Management Agency), and all the folks who worked at the festival who did such a great job. It was a well-oiled machine. Mayor Smith asked Ms. Newsom to share the appreciation of City Council members with the Chamber, and said that Ms. Newsom is a big part of this effort, and he thanked her for her hard work.

Item 7a. on the Agenda. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT (BZA) RE-APPOINTMENT.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to re-appoint Staci Hagen to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded.

Mayor Smith asked City Manager Kirk Davis if this appointment was not on the usual cycle for Board and Commission appointments.

City Manager Davis said he did not think so, and although he did not check the dates of Ms. Hagen’s original appointment, he knows that she just got back with Staff last week in expressing an interest in serving again on this Board. City Manager Davis said he would defer to Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson.

Mr. Wingerson said by Ordinance, the Board of Zoning Adjustment is scheduled for re-appointment in June. Staff will be taking a look to see if there is a reason for that, or if it can be moved to the regular Council cycle.

Mayor Smith said most of the other Boards and Commission appointments are at year-end.

Councilman Beer agreed and said this one is so easily overlooked.

The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

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

City Manager Kirk Davis said he would like to echo what the City Council said, and express his appreciation to Staff for all of their work this weekend at Bluesfest. The City staff and Chamber staff did a great job. They worked hard, and these kinds of events don’t come off with these kinds of crowds without issues coming up, and the Chamber handled all of those issues very well. City Manager Davis said all in all, good event and “hats off” to both the Chamber and City staff and all the people who volunteered their time. City Manager Davis said he appreciated all the work they put into making the festival a success.

Mayor Smith said he was going to put Parks and Recreation Director Sheila Lillis on the spot, and asked her to share preliminary numbers from the “new” (newly renovated) outdoor swimming pool.

Parks and Recreation Director Sheila Lillis reported the City is about seven percent ahead on Pool pass sales for the month of June compared to last year. A year to date comparison is not as accurate in the sense that we have another 19 days or so to sell passes in the month of June. Pool passes are still being sold, and hopefully, as the weather becomes more dry and warmer, the numbers will continue to grow. Director Lillis said in the attendance figures year to date, a little over 13,000 people have walked through the door. A year ago the numbers were at about 14,000, but we have had some inclement weather this year. The first three days in 2006, there were crowds of over 1,000 each day. This year, we had a 500 day and one day there were 20 people, because of rain. Director Lillis said our numbers are promising and things are looking good at the pool. If we could get into a nice weather cycle, that would be very beneficial for all of us.

Mayor Smith asked if there has been much feedback from the patrons regarding the renovations at the pool.

Director Lillis replied she has received a lot of feedback from the pool patrons; in fact, she has not gone anywhere, including Bluesfest, where people did not stop her to talk about the exciting pool renovations. People who said they haven’t had pool passes in a long time, have purchased passes because their kids are so excited about being at the pool. Director Lillis said she truly believes it is a great reinvestment to an already great thing.

Mayor Smith thanked Director Lillis.

Item 9. on the Agenda. PUBLIC HEARING: for consideration of a Special Use Permit subject to certain conditions to Selective Site Consultants for operation of a Communications Tower Facility on property located at 6221 North Chestnut. Applicant: Selective Site Consultants, Incorporated. Owner: Cascone Land Company. File No. 1295

Mayor Smith opened the Public Hearing and immediately continued the Public Hearing pending a recommendation from the Planning Commission.

Item 10. on the Agenda. FIRST READING BILL 07-14, establishing the membership, terms and service of the City of Gladstone Neighborhood Commission.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to place Bill 07-14 on First Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 07-14, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 07-14 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 4.032. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded.

Roll Call Vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 11. on the Agenda. FIRST READING BILL 07-15, amending Ordinance Numbers 2.061, 2.401, and 3.948 concerning the operation of the Gladstone Emergency Ambulance/Medical Services by adopting new “Patient Transport Guidelines”, “Billing Guidelines”, and amending the Emergency Medical Services section of the City Schedule of Fees and Charges.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to place Bill 07-15 on First Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilman Wayne moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 07-15, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 07-15 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 4.033. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded.

Roll Call Vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 12. on the Agenda. FIRST READING BILL 07-16, an annual Ordinance establishing a procedure for certain Gladstone Municipal Officials to disclose potential conflicts of interest and comply with the personal financial disclosure requirements pursuant to the State of Missouri “Ethics Law”.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to place Bill 07-16 on First Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 07-16, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilman Wayne Beer moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 07-16 and enact the Bill as Ordinance 4.034. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded.

Roll Call Vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Mayor Smith explained for the benefit of the Scouts in the audience, that to enact an Ordinance, there are documents called Bills, and it is required that the Council give the Bills two readings before the Bills can be enacted as an Ordinance, which is a law. There is a rule in the City’s Municipal Code that says there cannot be more than one reading of a Bill in one night, so City Council is actually waiving the City’s own rule, so Council can do both readings and enact the Bill as a law the same night the Bill is introduced.

Item 13. on the Agenda. RESOLUTION 07-45, extending the City Council's moratorium on the issuance of business and occupation licenses under Title V of the City Code for signature loan, pay day loan, title loan, and similar nonchartered small loan companies to conduct business within the City and directing City staff to delay the acceptance and processing of applications for such licenses for the timeframe specified herein.

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION 07-45, extending the City Council's moratorium on the issuance of business and occupation licenses under Title V of the City Code for signature loan, pay day loan, title loan, and similar nonchartered small loan companies to conduct business within the City and directing City staff to delay the acceptance and processing of applications for such licenses for the timeframe specified herein. Councilman Wayne Beer seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 14. on the Agenda. RESOLUTION 07-46, adopting the 2008 Annual Operating Budget for the City of Gladstone, Missouri, for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008.

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION 07-46, adopting the 2008 Annual Operating Budget for the City of Gladstone, Missouri, for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilman Wayne Beer, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 15. on the Agenda. OTHER BUSINESS.

There was no other business.

Item 16. on the Agenda. QUESTIONS FROM THE NEWS MEDIA.

There were no questions from the News Media.

Item 17. on the Agenda. ADJOURNMENT.

There being no further business to come before the June 11, 2007, Gladstone Regular City Council Meeting, Mayor Les Smith adjourned the regular meeting.

Respectfully submitted:

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Cathy Swenson, City Clerk

Approved as submitted: ___

Approved as corrected/amended: ___

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Mayor Les Smith