CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
The Council of the City of Fulton, Missouri, met in regular session on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 18 E. 4th Street. Present and presiding were Robert W. Craghead, Mayor; William Johnson, Director of Administration; Carolyn L. Laswell, City Clerk; and Roger Rice, Deputy Chief of Police. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Craghead at 7:30 p.m. Roll call was taken by the City Clerk and members of the council present were Benton; Bill; Harris; McCall; Moore; Sands; and Wilkinson. Absent was Councilwoman Chailland. Also present were Patrick Bonnot, Assistant to the Director of Administration; Sharon Cleveland, Purchasing Agent; Les Hudson, Code Enforcement Officer; Lee Bailey, Personnel Director; J. C. Miller, Solid Waste Manager; Greg Hayes, City Engineer; Bill Smith, Fire Chief; Todd Houf; Lance Duider; Mrs. Duider; Ryan Dillon; Mark Sommerhauser, Reporter for THE FULTON SUN; and Jeremy Polston and Justin Dean, Video/Audio.
INVOCATION:
Invocation was given by Mayor Craghead.
COMMENTS FROM VISITORS:
Mayor Craghead asked if there was anyone present who wished to address the council that was not listed on tonight's agenda to please come to the podium and state their name, address and area of concern. There were none.
SUBJECTS OF DISCUSSION:
a)Roger Rice, Deputy Chief of Police, and Todd Houf, Missouri Department of Conservation, to discuss Deer Hunting within the city limits.
Todd Houf said there were seventy (70) deer related accidents within the city last year. Some cities have passed an ordinance allowing bow and arrow hunting of deer within the city limits. A copy of a sample ordinance was included in the council packet for their review.
Discussion followed and Mayor Craghead suggested holding a public hearing to discuss this further and the council agreed.
b)Review of the proposed Charter Communications Cable Franchise Agreement.
Bill Johnson led the discussion when reviewing the proposed agreement. On page ten, item four needs more review and discussion. On page sixteen, Mr. Johnson said he wanted Charter to maintain a local office and Charter has replied no. Mayor Craghead and Mr. Johnson asked the council to review this proposed agreement in detail as it will be brought back to the table for further discussion at a future council meeting.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 2770 was presented and read by Councilman Sands.
Resolution 2770 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the C.O.F., to make application with the MO Department of Natural Resources State Revolving Fund Program for loan under the MO Safe Drinking Water Law (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book)
Motion was offered by Councilman Sands and seconded by Councilman Benton to adopt Resolution 2770 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Resolution 2771 was presented and read by Councilman Wilkinson.
Resolution 2771 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the C.O.F., to sign all necessary documents to amend the Small Customer Transportation Agreement No. 11477 with Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, LP., to extend the primary term for an additional fifteen year period (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Wilkinson and seconded by Councilman McCall to adopt Resolution 2771 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
ORDINANCES:
Bill No. 1083 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Harris.
Bill No. 1083 - An Ordinance approving the Subdivision Replat for Part of Lot 16 in John Erwin's Subdivision.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1083 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Bill No. 1084 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Moore.
Bill No. 1084 - An Ordinance declaring a Water Tower located on West 8th Street to be Surplus Property, authorizing its sale and establishing an effective date.
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Harris to place Bill No. 1084 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Bill No. 1085 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Bill.
Bill No. 1085 - An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the C.O.F., to sign all necessary documents in the sale of one (1) acre of land, located at the intersection of St.Eunice Road and Westminster Avenue, to Mike Russell and John Troxel, currently d/b/a Vintage Speed Shop.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to place Bill No. 1085 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Bill 1081 was read for the second time by Councilman Benton.
Bill No. 1081 - An Ordinance Authorizing a 5% across the Board Electric Rate Increase on the Purchase of the Energy use Portion of the Bill only, effective on the April 1, 2005 Utility Bill.
Motion was offered by Councilman Benton and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1081 for third reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Bill No. 1082 was read for the second time by Councilman McCall.
Bill No. 1082 - An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 54 Floods of the Code of the C.O.F., in its entirety & enacting a New Chapter 54 Floods, and establishing an effective date (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Bill to place Bill No. 1082 for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Bill No. 1082 was read for the third time by Councilman McCall.
Motion was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1082 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Chailland) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows:
Harris, yes; McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Sands, yes; Wilkinson, yes; Benton, yes; and Bill, yes. Bill No. 1082 having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member (Chailland) absent, was declared passed by the President.
APPOINTMENTS:
Mayor Craghead said there were no appointments to be made at this council meeting. He told the council that he needed some names of people to serve on the Human Rights Commission and the University Extension Board, and if they had some ideas, to please contact him.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The city clerk reminded the council of the MML Legislative Conference on February 23 - 24th, 2005 at the Capitol Plaza in Jefferson City. If interested in attending, to please contact her after the meeting.
The city clerk asked the council to review changing the April 12th meeting to Monday, April 11th in order to swear in the council candidates of the April 5th election. One of the candidates will be out of the country on April 12th. The council was asked to check their calendars and the decision will be made at the next meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Craghead said there was no need for an executive session at this council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the council, motion was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Bill to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor, one member (Chailland) absent, and the meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
Robert W. Craghead, Mayor
Carolyn L. Laswell, CMC/MRCC
City Clerk