MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED
EXECUTIVE SESSION
6:30 PM
Mayor Les Smith opened the City Council Meeting to
adjourn to a Closed Executive Session on November 26, 2007, at 6:30 PM. Councilman Carol Rudi 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.
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh seconded.
Roll Call Vote:
All aye Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, Mayor
Les Smith. (3-0).
Councilmember Carol Suter 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 7:00 PM.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
7:30 PM
PRESENT: Mayor
Les Smith
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh
Councilman Carol Rudi
Councilmember Carol Suter
City Manager Kirk Davis
City Counselor David Ramsay
ABSENT: Councilman Wayne Beer
Mayor Les Smith opened the Regular November 26,
2007, City Council Meeting at 7:30 PM in the Gladstone City Council Chambers.
Item 2. on the Agenda. ROLL CALL
Mayor Les Smith noted that all Council members were
present, except for Councilman Beer, who is ill this evening.
Mayor Smith noted that there were Boy Scouts from
Troop 354, sponsored by
Kyle Macken, 6th grader at Antioch Middle
School; Caleb Glotfety, 6th grader at Antioch Middle School; and
Scout Leader Mark Macken.
Mayor Smith invited Mr. Macken to tell a little bit
about his involvement with Scouting.
Mr. Macken said he was railroaded into
Scouting. He quit Scouting as a youth
when he was in WEBELOS, and attended Scout camp for the first time last summer
at the age of 50 years old, when they had 11 inches of rain the first four days
of Scout camp. He was initiated the
rough way! Mr. Macken said the last
young man with him is his youngest son, James Macken, who is in WEBELOS. Mr. Macken said he has been nominated to be
the WEBELOS leader for two years.
Item 3. on the Agenda. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Scout Kyle Macken led the Pledge of Allegiance, in
which all joined.
Mayor Smith stated he has known Mr. Macken a long
time, and he is a quality guy, and the young people are lucky to have him as a
leader, and he wished them the best of luck.
Item 4. on the Agenda. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR NOVEMBER 12, 2007, CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES.
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh moved to approve the Regular November 12, 2007, City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. Councilmember Carol Suter seconded. The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0)
Item 5. on
the Agenda CONSENT AGENDA
Following the Clerks
reading, Councilman Carol Rudi requested that the Building Permit for the
remodeling of the Sonic Drive-In be removed from the Consent Agenda for
consideration as Item 5a. under the Regular Agenda. Councilman Carol Rudi moved to accept the
Consent Agenda as amended. Councilmember
Carol Suter seconded. The vote: All aye
Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh,
and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).
Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION
R-07-88, authorizing acceptance of a proposal from Cues, Incorporated for the
purchase of a Pipeline Television Inspection System in the net purchase amount
of $61,534. Councilmember Carol Suter
seconded. The vote: All aye
Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh,
and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).
Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-89, adopting a Naming Rights and Dedication Policy for
the City of Gladstone, Missouri. Councilmember Carol Suter
seconded. The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol
Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les
Smith. (4-0).
Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-90, adopting a Mission Statement and Goals for the City of Gladstone,
Missouri for 2007-2008. Councilmember Carol Suter
seconded. The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol
Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les
Smith. (4-0).
Councilman Carol Rudi moved to adopt RESOLUTION R-07-91, amending the 2008
Annual General Fund and Combined Waterworks Sewerage System (CWSS) Fund Budgets
for the City of Gladstone, Missouri and authorizing expenditures of funds. Councilmember
Carol Suter seconded. The vote:
All aye Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem
Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith.
(4-0).
Councilman Carol Rudi
moved to approve a SEVEN DAY LIQUOR BY THE
DRINK LICENSE for
RNB, LLC, dba RED. Managing Officer: Roy
A. Newman. Councilmember Carol Suter seconded.
The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol
Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).
Councilman Carol Rudi moved to approve the OCTOBER
FINANCIAL REPORT. Councilmember Carol Suter seconded. The vote: All aye Councilmember
Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les
Smith. (4-0).
Item 5a. on the Agenda. BUILDING PERMIT: for the remodeling of the
exterior of Sonic Drive-In located at 7112 North Oak Trafficway. Applicant:
National Restaurant Designs.
Owner: Gary Simons.
Councilman
Carol Rudi moved to approve a BUILDING PERMIT for the remodeling of the exterior of Sonic Drive-In located at 7112
North Oak Trafficway. Applicant: National Restaurant Designs. Owner:
Gary Simons. Mayor Pro Tem Mark
Revenaugh seconded.
Councilman Rudi
apologized to Staff that she did not ask her question before the meeting. Councilman Rudi said she noticed in the
Building Permit that there will be some landscaping removed, and asked if the
landscaping will be replaced.
Councilman Rudi
thanked Mr. Wingerson, and said that was her only question.
The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol Suter,
Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh, and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).
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.
Councilmember Carol Suter expressed her
congratulations to the Mayor and City staff for a wonderful Mayors Christmas
Tree event. It was wonderful to see
former City leaders present and the crowd was large and enthusiastic, and there
was good media coverage.
Councilman Carol Rudi had no comments at this
time.
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh had no comments at this
time.
Mayor Les Smith stated he would like to add to Councilmember
Suters comments and said due to the generosity of the community, we have
already exceeded last years total in donations, which is the largest amount
ever raised by nearly $2,500.00 to this point.
This is due in large part to First Bank of
Item 8. on the Agenda. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
City Manager Kirk Davis reported that tomorrow, if
the weather holds true, we will attempt the burn at the
Mayor Smith said, as seen in the reappropriations presented this evening, the City does a great job in controlling costs. It is also exciting to see sales tax revenue up one percent. What is encouraging is that we have been down about one percent, so in essence, it is about a two percent gain.
Item 9. on the Agenda. FIRST READING BILL 07-37, providing that a Primary
Election shall not be held, and calling a General Election for the election of
three positions to the Gladstone City Council on Tuesday, April 8, 2008;
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.
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh moved to place Bill 07-37 on
First Reading. Councilmember Carol Suter
seconded. The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol Suter,
Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).
The Clerk read the Bill.
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh moved to accept the First
Reading of Bill 07-37, Waive the Rule and place the Bill on Second and Final
Reading. Councilmember Carol Suter
seconded. The vote: All aye Councilmember Carol Suter,
Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith. (4-0).
The Clerk read the Bill.
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Revenaugh moved to accept the
Second and Final Reading of Bill 07-37 and enact the Bill as Ordinance
4.055. Councilmember Carol Suter
seconded.
Roll Call Vote:
All aye Councilmember Carol Suter, Councilman Carol Rudi, Mayor Pro
Tem Mark Revenaugh and Mayor Les Smith.
(4-0).
Item 10. on the Agenda. OTHER BUSINESS.
There was no other business.
Item 11. on the Agenda. QUESTIONS FROM THE NEWS MEDIA.
There were no questions from the News Media.
Item 12. on the Agenda. ADJOURNMENT.
There being no further business to come before the
November 26, 2007,
Respectfully
submitted:
______________________________
Cathy
Swenson, City Clerk
Approved
as submitted: ___
Approved
as corrected/amended: ___
______________________________
Mayor Les Smith