CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
FEBRUARY 28, 2006
The Council of the City of Fulton, Missouri, met in regular session on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 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 Steve Myers, Chief of Police. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Craghead at 6:30 p.m. Roll call was taken by the City Clerk and members of the council present were Benton; Bill; Chailland; Harris; Moore; Sands; and Wilkinson. Absent was Councilman McCall. Also present were Patrick Bonnot, Assistant to the Director of Administration; Les Hudson, Code Enforcement Officer; J. C. Miller, Solid Waste Manager; Sharon Cleveland, Purchasing Agent; Dean Buffington, Interim Fire Chief; Greg Hayes, City Engineer; Clay Caswell, Parks & Recreation Director; Jane Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer; Sherri Redmon, Human Resource Director; Darrell Dunlap, Superintendent of Utilities; Sheilah Bishop; Art Bond; Trent Willenburg; Kenny Willenburg; Mike West; Robbie Langdon; Michelle Hancock; Allison Gohring; Kelly Shepard; and Collin Suchland and Mark Sommerhauser, Reporters for THE FULTON SUN; and Jeremy Polston, Audio/Video.
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.
PUBLIC HEARING:
There was one (1) Public Hearing on this evening's agenda. The format will be as follows:
The purpose of this hearing was to consider the proposed re-zoning of a tract of land fronting on Old Jefferson City Road and Cote Sans Dessein lying between 601 and 605 Cote Sans Dessein.
This hearing was declared open at 6:32 p.m.
There were three calls issued for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of the matter being considered.
First call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of this proposed re-zoning? There were none.
Second call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of this proposed re-zoning? There were none.
Third and final call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of this proposed re-zoning? There were none.
There were now three calls issued for anyone wishing to speak in favor of the matter being considered.
First call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in favor of this proposed re-zoning?
Trent Willenburg, 5472 County Road 416, said he was in favor of this re-zoning as he was planning on building three duplexes on this property.
Second call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in favor of this proposed re-zoning? There were none.
Third and final call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in favor of this proposed re-zoning? There were none.
This Public Hearing was declared closed at 6:34 p.m.
MINUTES:
The council meeting minutes for January 24, 2006 were presented for approval.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Moore that council meeting minutes for January 24, 2006 be approved as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
The council meeting minutes for February 14, 2006 were presented for approval.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Bill that council meeting minutes for February 14, 2006 be approved as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
FINANCIALS:
The Financials for the month of January were presented to the council. Bill Johnson, Director of Administration was present to answer any questions from the council.
After some discussion, Jane Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer, arrived and she answered some more questions from the council.
After some discussion and review, motion was offered by Councilman Wilkinson and seconded by Councilman Benton to accept the Financials for January as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR JANUARY:
The Director of Administration Report for January was presented to the council for review. Bill Johnson said he or any of the department heads at this meeting would answer any questions from the council.
Darrell Dunlap, Superintendent of Utilities, reviewed and discussed the MISO Report with the council as requested by Councilman Harris at the last meeting.
Steve Myers, Police Chief, and J. C. Miller, Solid Waste Manager, described a proposed program whereby the Missouri Department of Corrections would contract out two inmates to work five days a week at the landfill. They would be picking up trash, painting and doing other odd jobs around the landfill. This proposal would be approved by our city attorney and then be brought back to the council for their approval.
After review and discussion, motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Benton to accept the Director of Administration Report for the month of January as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
OLD BUSINESS:
a) Discussion on golf course grass.
Patrick Bonnot, Assistant to the Director of Administration, presented some information on the grass at the golf course and showed some pictures. In the 2006 Budget, funds have been appropriated for the inclusion of zoysia grass in the areas of the course that currently have the cool weather grasses. He also displayed a map showing the no mow area at the golf course and discussion followed.
A discussion on the golf course debt schedule on the bonds for Tanglewood was distributed to the council for review.
NEW BUSINESS:
a) Presentation of one property, known as 108 West Seventh Street, owned by Dan and Michelle Hancock, for approval as an identified historic property and to be included in the pre-existing Historic Robertson District by Dr. Sheilah Bishop, President, Historic Preservation Commission.
Dr. Bishop gave a brief description of the property and asked the council to grant approval as an identified historic property.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to approve 108 West Seventh Street, owned by Dan and Michelle Hancock, as an identified historic property. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Dr. Bishop asked the council to grant approval for 108 West Seventh Street to be included in the Robertson Historic District.
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to approve 108 West Seventh Street, owned by Dan and Michelle Hancock, to be included in the Robertson Historic District. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Mayor Craghead presented the identified historic property plaque to Michelle Hancock, who was present at this meeting.
Mayor Craghead announced the Historic District signs have been placed in the Robertson and Bell districts.
b) Presentation of the Quarterly Report from the Kingdom of Callaway Chamber of Commerce.
Nancy Lewis, Executive Director, said she would answer any questions from the council.
She announced the billboards are up on I-70, from both east and west directions.
c) Discussion of the request received from the Chamber and Westminster College, asking permission to close Seventh Street from Westminster to Hickman Street from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4th, 2006 for valet parking regarding the Churchill Memorial celebration weekend.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Sands to grant the request for the closing of West Seventh Street as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
d) Presentation of the Quarterly Report from the Fulton Area Development Corporation.
Bruce Hackmann, CEO, said he would answer any questions from the council.
He gave some updates on the Fulton Commons project on Bus. 54 South.
The concrete will be poured on Commons Drive later this week. Sutherlands is stocking shelves.
The movie theatre is scheduled to have their grand opening in May. The bowling center has their sixteen lanes installed. The grocery store has plans for going out on bid in the next two weeks and should be opening in October.
e) A representative from Bond Wolf addressed the council on the proposed Aquatic Center.
Clay Caswell, Parks & Recreation Director introduced Art Bond, from Bond Wolf to review the feasibility study (with overheads) with the council. Much discussion followed and it was determined to have further review and discussion at the next council work session in March.
f) Update from Councilman Harris, council liaison on the Historic Preservation Commission meeting held on February 21st.
Councilman Harris said the Historic District designation signs have been installed highlighting the Robertson and Bell Historic Districts and they look great. The commission approved the recommendation of the identified historic site that was presented to the council earlier in the meeting.
g) Update from Darrell Dunlap, Superintendent of Utilities, on the Utility Board meeting held on February 27th.
Darrell went over the utility board agenda and gave the highlights of the meeting. He said the good news was that natural gas prices were going down.
The board discussed MISO which was discussed earlier in this meeting and the board also reviewed the commercial utility deposit policy and more information will be upcoming in the March Utility Board meeting.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 2817 was presented and read by Councilwoman Chailland.
Resolution 2817 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor & City Clerk, on behalf of the C.O.F., to execute an agreement with the Kingdom of Callaway Chamber of Commerce, for services to be rendered and establishing an effective date (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Moore to adopt Resolution 2817 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Resolution 2818 was presented and read by Councilman Moore.
Resolution 2818 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City
Clerk, on behalf of the C.O.F., to execute an agreement with the Fulton Area Development Corporation, for services to be rendered and establishing an effective date (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Harris to adopt Resolution 2818 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
ORDINANCES:
Bill No. 1137 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Harris.
Bill No. 1137 - An Ordinance re-classifying under the Zoning Ordinance certain land in the C.O.F., lying between 601 & 605 Cote Sans Dessein and establishing an effective date.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1137 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Bill No. 1136 was read for the second time by Councilman Bill.
Bill No. 1136 - An Ordinance amending the Fulton City Code Chapter 110 Traffic & Vehicles, Sec. 110-359. Offstreet Parking Lots, Paragraph (1) by deleting Leased Spaces on Lot A, City Hall Lot and Paragraphs (2), (6) and (b) by Changing all Parking Meter Rates to twenty cents per hour with a maximum of five (5) hour parking and establishing an effective date (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1136 for third reading at this evening's council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Bill No. 1136 was read for the third time by Councilman Bill.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Harris to place Bill No. 1136 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: Bill, yes; Chailland, yes; Harris, yes; Moore, yes; Sands, yes; Wilkinson, yes and Benton, yes. Bill No. 1136 having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member (McCall) absent, was declared passed by the President.
Bill No. 1134 was read for the third time by Councilman Sands.
Bill No.1134 - An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the C.O.F., to sign an APPA/NRECA Mutual Aid Agreement (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Sands and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1134 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: Chailland, yes; Harris, yes; Moore, yes; Sands, yes; Wilkinson, yes Benton, yes; and Bill, yes. Bill No. 1134 having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member (McCall) absent, was declared passed by the President.
APPOINTMENTS:
Mayor Craghead said he had no appointments to be presented at this council meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Mayor's Annual Prayer Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 at 6:30 a.m. in the Banquet Room of Sir Winston's Restaurant. Tickets can be obtained from Center Court, the City Clerk or a Kiwanis member.
Mayor Craghead said the Annual Kingdom of Callaway Supper is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28th, which is our regularly scheduled council meeting. Mayor Craghead asked what is the council's pleasure in re-scheduling the council meeting for Monday, March 27th or Wednesday, March 29th.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to re-schedule this meeting to Wednesday, March 29th. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (McCall) absent.
Councilman Moore asked that a future work session topic would be on "Abandoned Houses".
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Craghead said there was no need for an executive session at tonight's meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the council, motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor, one member (McCall) absent, and the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Robert W. Craghead, Mayor
Carolyn L. Laswell, CMC/MRCC
City Clerk