MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

GLADSTONE, MISSOURI

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

7:30 PM

PRESENT: Mayor Les Smith

Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough

Councilman Carol Rudi

Councilmember Carol Suter

City Manager Kirk Davis

Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson

Interim City Counselor Chris Williams

City Clerk Cathy Swenson

ABSENT: Councilman Mark Revenaugh

Item 2. on the Agenda. ROLL CALL

Mayor Les Smith opened the Regular October 11, 2010, City Council Meeting at 7:30 PM in the Gladstone City Council Chambers, and noted that all Council members were present, except for Councilman Mark Revenaugh.

Item 3. on the Agenda. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

Mayor Les Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance, in which all joined.

Item 4. on the Agenda. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SEPTEMBER 27, 2010, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

Councilmember Carol Suter moved to approve the Regular September 27, 2010, City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 5. on the Agenda. PROCLAMATION: recognizing National Codes Enforcement Month and the important role Code Compliance Officers play in our Community.

Mayor Smith read and presented the Proclamation to Building Official Alan Napoli. Mayor Smith asked Mr. Napoli to pass along to staff members that the job they do is an important job, and it is very much appreciated.

REGULAR AGENDA.

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

Kimberly Haskins, 6308 North Grand, stated that both of her children attend Linden West Elementary School, and recently there have been a number of things happening there after school, and she was wondering if Gladstone has considered a curfew.

City Manager Kirk Davis replied that in 1991 or 1992, there was discussion of a City curfew, and there were a lot of legal issues that needed to be researched. After receiving that information, the City Council opted not to evoke a curfew.

Mayor Smith asked Ms. Haskins if she knew the age group, the kind of activity and the time of night?

Ms. Haskins said she did not know the time of night, but they have set a trash dumpster on fire, they have been on top of the roof several times, and they broke into the school. It has been youth under the age of 16. Ms. Haskins said she called Kansas City, and they said the curfew does not lower the crime rate, but it gives them something in their “back pocket” if they see a child who is possibly up to no good.

Mayor Smith asked the City Manager to ask the Public Safety Department to provide a call history over the last few months or year, and look at putting something together as a proactive measure to stem the tide of activity in this area. Mayor Smith suggested an analysis to see if we are having any problems in any of the other schools, as a first step, and based on that, we may want to do more research.

Mayor Smith said what the City Manager was talking about stemmed from the festivals the City had, and the City was seeing a lot of activity after 9:30 PM to 10:00 PM, around the festivals; young people were congregating and coming from outside of our area. Mayor Smith agreed with City Manager Davis in that he does not remember all the issues, but he does recall seeing some draft language. Mayor Smith said this should be looked at in a broad scope and also in that particular area.

Ms. Haskins said there was a Board meeting two weeks ago, when this was discussed. Ms. Haskins said she knew young people had been on the roof, but the fire in the dumpster and so forth has occurred recently.

Councilman Carol Rudi asked if the children have been identified.

Ms. Haskins replied she talked to the Vice Principal who said they have talked to a few kids, who have given them bits and pieces of information, but she does not know if the school has done anything.

Councilmember Carol Suter asked if this was reported to Gladstone’s Public Safety Department.

Ms. Haskins said as far as she knows, yes.

Mayor Smith said that he saw Public Safety Director Mike Hasty making notes, and he believed it was reasonable for Ms. Haskins to receive a follow-up report on this issue.

City Manager Davis stated that he believed that Director Hasty would be getting more information from Ms. Haskins right away this evening, and staff will be getting back to her, and discussions will be held with the school to see if there is some sort of a pattern in regard to this issue.

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

Councilmember Carol Suter offered congratulations and kudos to everyone who helped make Gladfest such a success. Councilmember Suter said one of the fun things about riding in the parade was that she had the opportunity to see how Gladstone is changing, and to see the diversity of the community along the parade route. This was brought home also when her own neighborhood had a party recently. Councilmember Suter said her neighborhood, Tall Timbers, had not held a party for about seven years. Councilmember Suter said that Tall Timbers is behind Walmart, and is a small development, 48 houses, with no through streets. The difference in her neighborhood with the diversity in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and lifestyle choices is really interesting and it is heartwarming to see people feel welcome to come out together and socialize. The rebirth of children in the neighborhood is also an interesting thing – it is good to see children again.

Councilmember Suter said she heard great things from her neighborhood about City staff in dealing with the Walmart project. There was nothing negative about the project at all; even the parking lot lights were not an issue. A lady said it is a nice glow, and she did not mind at all. Councilmember Suter said she heard a lot of nice things about Assistant City Manager Scott Wingerson and others with whom people had direct contact in regard to the Walmart project. A lot of people were enthusiastic about the trail being completed, and there were a lot of positive comments about that. Councilmember Suter inquired into when the trail clean up would be completed.

City Manager Davis replied that there is still quite a bit of clean up to be completed. Assistant City Manager Wingerson walked the trail recently. The small stop signs may also be removed, there is some silt fencing that will be removed, some mowing that needs to occur, and some signs that need to be installed. City Manager Davis said he was pleased that the work has moved along this far, and pleased that they have the landscaping in, but there is still work to be done.

Councilman Carol Rudi said she wished to extend her appreciation to the City’s Fire Department, who responded to a call at her mother’s house today. Councilman Rudi said her mother does not hear well, and what happened was that the vacuum cleaner caused smoke to come out of the outlet, and they did a very thorough job of looking for any other possibilities for problems. Councilman Rudi said because her mother does not hear well, they helped her contact a qualified electrician, who was there within 30 minutes, checked everything out, made some changes, made some updates, and everything has worked out just great. Councilman Rudi thanked the Fire Department for all their help.

Councilman Rudi said there are a number of events coming up at the Atkins Johnson Farm. On October 23, there will be scouting activities, Geocaching, and there will be the Daughters of the American Revolution historical marker dedication. Councilman Rudi suggested that if anyone needed further information, to please contact Economic Development Administrator Melinda Mehaffy. Councilman Rudi reported that on October 28, at 7:00 PM, there would be a speaker to talk about paranormal investigative techniques and findings at the Atkins Johnson Farm, brought to us by the Johnson County Community College. This is scheduled right before Halloween. The group has spent quite a bit of time at the farm, and it will be a very interesting talk. Councilman Rudi informed the audience that if one is not a member of the Friends of the Atkins-Johnson Farm, it is not too late to join and attend some of these activities for free; otherwise, some of the activities will cost $5.00.

Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough stated he had a blast seeing so many people at Gladfest this year. The weather was much more enjoyable than last, and as Councilmember Suter said regarding diversity – everyone was there! It was amazing to see so many folks having a great time.

Mayor Les Smith jokingly said that the Mayor is in charge of the weather and it was not very good last year. Hopefully, it will be equally as good next year as it was this year.

Councilman Rudi jokingly said no one told her she was in charge of the weather last year (when she was Mayor) – she was told Mayor Smith was in charge last year!

Mayor Smith reported that he and Councilman Rudi attended a Crossing Guard ceremony, for our City’s crossing guards, who give so much of their time in all types of weather to help our children get across the streets safely. Mayor Smith said he believed that Public Safety Director Hasty would agree that the crossing guards were very pleased with the recognition.

Mayor Smith reported that the Walmart ribbon cutting was fabulous. There is a lot of enthusiasm in that store. The store looks great, feels great and is great. Mayor Smith said he heard nothing negative from his friends who live in the neighborhood through the whole renovation process, which is a good thing, and Mr. Wingerson and his staff did a great job of responding to folks.

Mayor Smith continued by saying some friends were inducted into the Oak Park Hall of Fame this past weekend, and he and Councilman Rudi were fortunate to attend that. The inductees were: Linda Bond, Senator Christopher Bond’s wife; Chris Stigall, a native Gladstonian, whose parents still live around 76^th Street; John Baker, an Astrophysicist for NASA, and son of the John Baker whom many know; and Becky Kahler Rutledge, daughter of Doctor Dan Kahler, long time Principal of Oak Park High School.

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

City Manager Kirk Davis had no comments at this time.

Item 9. on the Agenda. RESOLUTION R-10-55, authorizing acceptance of work under contract with SAK Construction LLC, for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation – Cured-In-Place-Pipe Project; and authorizing final payment in the amount of $24,624.48.

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-10-55, authorizing acceptance of work under contract with SAK Construction LLC, for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation – Cured-In-Place-Pipe Project; and authorizing final payment in the amount of $24,624.48. Councilmember Carol Suter seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 10. on the Agenda. RESOLUTION R-10-56, authorizing execution of a contract with Blue Nile Engineering, Incorporated, in the total amount not to exceed $188,554.00 for the 76th & Lydia Drainage Improvements; Project.

Councilmember Carol Suter moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-10-56, authorizing execution of a contract with Blue Nile Engineering, Incorporated, in the total amount not to exceed $188,554.00 for the 76th & Lydia Drainage Improvements; Project. Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 11. on the Agenda. RESOLUTION R-10-57, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gladstone, Missouri, determining its intent to reimburse itself for certain capital expenditures from projects financed through a potential Certificates of Participation Bond issue.

Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-10-57, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gladstone, Missouri, determining its intent to reimburse itself for certain capital expenditures from projects financed through a potential Certificates of Participation Bond issue. Councilman Carol Rudi seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 12. on the Agenda. RESOLUTION R-10-58, authorizing the offering for sale of approximately $5,750,000 Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, and $2,000,000 General Obligation Street Improvement Bonds, Series 2010, of the City of Gladstone, Missouri; ratifying a conditional notice of redemption of certain outstanding bonds of the City; and prescribing matters related thereto.

Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-10-58, authorizing the offering for sale of approximately $5,750,000 Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, and $2,000,000 General Obligation Street Improvement Bonds, Series 2010, of the City of Gladstone, Missouri; ratifying a conditional notice of redemption of certain outstanding bonds of the City; and prescribing matters related thereto. Councilmember Carol Suter seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).

Item 13. on the Agenda. FIRST READING BILL 10-36, approving a second amendment to the Cooperative Agreement for sewer service between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Gladstone, Missouri, revising the fee schedule associated with the disposal of lime-sludge, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.

Councilmember Carol Suter moved to place Bill 10-36 on its First Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilmember Carol Suter moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 10-36, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on its Second and Final Reading. Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Councilmember Carol Suter moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 10-36 and to enact the Bill as Ordinance 4.165. Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough seconded.

Roll call vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (5-0)

Item 14. on the Agenda. FIRST READING BILL 10-37, approving a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Gladstone, Missouri for construction of transportation related improvements to North Broadway, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.

Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough moved to place Bill 10-37 on its First Reading. Councilman Carol Rudi seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough moved to accept the First Reading of Bill 10-37, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on its Second and Final Reading. Councilman Carol Rudi seconded. The vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0). The Clerk read the Bill.

Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough moved to accept the Second and Final Reading of Bill 10-37 and to enact the Bill as Ordinance 4.166. Councilman Carol Rudi seconded.

Roll call vote: All “aye” – Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Barry McCullough and Mayor Les Smith. (5-0)

Item 15. on the Agenda. Other Business.

There was no other business to come before the City Council.

Item 16. on the Agenda. Questions from the News Media.

There were no News Media present.

Item 17. on the Agenda. Adjournment.

There being no further business to come before the October 11, 2010, 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