CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
APRIL 10, 2007
The Council of the City of Fulton, Missouri, met in regular session on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 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; Chailland; Gohring; Harris; McCall; Moore; and Pautz. Absent was Councilman Bill. Also present were Matt Harline, Assistant to the Director of Administration; Les Hudson, Code Enforcement Officer; Sherri Redmon, Human Resource Director; Kathy Holschlag, Chief Financial Officer; J. C. Miller, Solid Waste Manager; Darrell Dunlap, Superintendent of Utilities; Dean Buffington, Interim Fire Chief; Sharon Cleveland, Purchasing Agent; Greg Hayes, City Engineer; Wanda Latham; Charles Latham; Joan Latham; Lola Watson; Dorothy Boyce; Leta Mae Owen; Richard L. Owen; Esther Digh; Bruce Williams; Gene West; David Bura; Jim Dodson; Dale Nichols; Dave Babel; Chris Wilson; John Rankin; Carolyn Rankin; Wilbur Kragstreet; Kim Spies; John Harrison; Cindy Tanner; Grace Craghead;Patsy M. Conwell; Bill Ernst; Dennis Reierson; Bill Laswell; Larry Nolte; Ned Digh; Karen Digh; Mark Sommerhauser, Reporter, for THE FULTON SUN; Jeremy Polston and Justin Dean, 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.
MINUTES:
The Council Minutes for March 24, 2007 were presented for approval.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Pautz that minutes for March 24, 2007 be approved as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was none to be discussed at this time.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 2863 was presented and read by Councilman McCall.
Resolution 2863 - A Resolution certifying the votes cast in the Municipal Election held on April 3, 2007 (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Pautz to adopt Resolution 2863 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Resolution 2864 was presented and read by Councilwoman Chailland.
Resolution 2864 - A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Fulton, to sign all necessary documents to apply to the State of Missouri for an Emergency Shelter Grant for Ecumenical Ministries Wiley House 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 2864 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
ORDINANCES:
Bill No. 1187 As Amended was read for the second time by Councilman Harris.
Bill No. 1187 AS AMENDED - An Ordinance declaring city property to be surplus property, authorizing its sale and establishing an effective date (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman McCall to place Bill No. 1187 AS AMENDED for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1187 AS AMENDED was read for the third time by Councilman Harris.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman McCall to place Bill No. 1187 AS AMENDED for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: Chailland, yes; Gohring, yes; Harris, yes; McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Pautz, yes; and Benton, yes. Bill No. 1187 AS AMENDED having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member
(Bill) absent, was declared passed by the President.
Bill No. 1188 was read for the second time by Councilman Pautz.
Bill 1188 - An Ordinance Declaring a Tract of Land known as Route 54 Outer Road from Station 0+80.00 to Station 10+00.00 lying South of Route F & West of Route 54 Right-of-way to be Surplus Property & Authorizing the sale of said tract to Raymond Bax & Theresa Bax in exchange for a strip of land West of the above mentioned tract to facilitate the construction of a roadway (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Pautz and seconded by Councilman McCall to place Bill No. 1188 for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1188 was read for the third time by Councilman Pautz.
Motion was offered by Councilman Pautz and seconded by Councilman McCall to place Bill No. 1188 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: Gohring, yes; Harris, yes; McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Pautz, yes; Benton, yes; and Chailland, yes. Bill No. 1188 having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member (Bill) absent, was declared passed by the President.
Bill No. 1189 was read for second time by Councilman Moore.
Bill No. 1189 - An Ordinance Amending the April 1997 Callaway County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Agreement for Public Emergency Communications Operations Services for the City of Fulton (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Pautz to place Bill No. 1189 for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1189 was read for the third time by Councilman Moore.
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Pautz to place Bill No. 1189 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: Harris, yes; McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Pautz, yes; Benton, yes; Chailland, yes and Gohring, yes. Bill No. 1189 having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member (Bill) absent, was declared passed by the President.
Bill No. 1190 was read for the second time by Councilwoman Gohring.
Bill No. 1190 - An Ordinance Amending the Fulton City Code by enacting a Section 38-2 (c) Court Costs, Missouri Statewide Court Automation Program surcharge of $7.00 for cases in the City of Fulton Municipal Division of the 13th Judicial Circuit to be paid to the State of Missouri for participation in the statewide court automation program (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).
Motion was offered by Councilwoman Gohring and seconded by Councilman McCall to place Bill No. 1190 for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1190 was read for the third time by Councilwoman Gohring.
Motion was offered by Councilwoman Gohring and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1190 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Pautz, yes; Benton, yes; Chailland, yes; Gohring, yes; and Harris, yes. Bill No. 1190 having received the affirmative vote of seven members of the council and one member (Bill) absent, was declared passed by the President.
Mayor Craghead recessed the council at 6:46 p.m. and reconvened at 6:50 p.m.
NEW COUNCIL
OATH OF OFFICE:
The City Clerk issued the Oath of Office to the newly elected members of the council. Second Ward elected member (Wayne Bill) was out of the country for this meeting so the city clerk issued the oath of office to him on Thursday, April 5, 2007 in her office at City Hall.
Mayor - Charles Latham
City Prosecuting Attorney - Christopher Wilson
First Ward - LeRoy Benton
Third Ward - Esther Digh
Fourth Ward - Tom Harris
RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURES:
The council was presented the Council Rules of Order and Procedures for adoption at this council meeting.
The City Clerk stated there were no changes to these rules from last year, and also said that it was required by Charter to adopt the Rules of Order and Procedures by every newly elected council.
After some discussion, motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Pautz to adopt the Council Rules of Order and Procedures as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR:
Mayor Latham called for nominations for the position of Deputy Mayor for the ensuing term.
The nomination of Councilman Harris was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Pautz.
Motion was offered by Councilman Benton and seconded by Councilwoman Chailland that nominations be closed and that Councilman Harris be elected Deputy Mayor by acclamation. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor Latham said there was one Public Hearing on the agenda to consider the proposed re-zoning of a tract of land known as 1101 West 7th Street from R-1 Residential to C-2 Commercial.
This hearing was declared open at 6:56 p.m.
There were three calls issued for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of the matter being considered.
For the first call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of the proposed re-zoning? There were none.
For the second call, is there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of the proposed re-zoning? There were none.
Third and final call, is there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of the proposed re-zoning? There were none.
Now there will be three calls issued for anyone wishing to speak in favor of the matter being considered.
For the first call, is there anyone present who wished to speak in favor of the proposed re-zoning? The developer spoke in favor.
For the second call, is there anyone present who wishes to speak in favor of the proposed re-zoning? There were none.
For the third and final call, is there anyone present who wishes to speak in favor of the proposed re-zoning? There were none.
This Public Hearing was declared closed by the Mayor at 6:59 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS:
a) To consider the request of Jim Dodson to hold carriage rides in the downtown area for Kings Row Weekend on Saturday, April 28th from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
After some discussion with Mr. Dodson, motion was offered by Councilman Pautz and seconded by Councilman Harris to grant this request as presented. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 2865 was presented and read by Councilman Pautz.
Resolution 2865 - A Resolution of Recognition and Appreciation to James McCall for his service on the city council. (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Pautz and seconded by Councilman Harris to adopt Resolution 2865 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Resolution 2866 was presented and read by Councilman Benton.
Resolution 2866 - A Resolution of Recognition and Appreciation to Robert Craghead for his service to the City of Fulton (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Benton and seconded by Councilman Pautz to adopt Resolution 2866 at this council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Former Mayor Craghead received a standing ovation from the council, administrative staff, and the citizens attending this meeting.
ORDINANCES:
Bill No. 1191 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Harris.
Bill No.1191 - An Ordinance of the City Council of Fulton, Missouri, approving the First Amendment to the First Amended & Restated Fulton So. Business 54 Tax Increment Financing Plan, Approving a Redevelopment Project Area within the Redevelopment area and Adopting Tax Increment Financing, Designating a Developer and Approving Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1191 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1192 was presented and read for the first time by Councilwoman Chailland.
Bill No.1192 - An Ordinance approving the Final Plat for Oak Park Subdivision.
Motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Benton to place Bill No. 1192 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1193 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Benton.
Bill No.1193 - An Ordinance Re-classifying under the Zoning Ordinance certain land known as 1101 West 7th Street from R-1 Residential to C-2 Commercial.
Motion was offered by Councilman Benton and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1193 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
Bill No. 1194 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Moore.
Bill No.1194 - An Ordinance Dedicating a certain street right of way as West 13th Street located in the C.O.F., and establishing an effective date.
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Pautz to place Bill No. 1194 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor and one member (Bill) absent.
The council gave a welcome to Mayor Latham and to Esther Digh, the new third ward councilwoman.
APPOINTMENTS:
Mayor Latham said he had no appointments to be presented at this council meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mayor Latham said that Fulton Pride Day, started by Mayor Craghead, is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. at the Amphitheatre in Veteran's Park.
The city clerk reminded citizens that Fulton Spring Clean-up begins April 23rd - 27th. Pick-up will be on the citizen's usual day of trash removal. No white goods or yard waste will be accepted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Latham 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 Harris and seconded by Councilwoman Chailland to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried with seven members of the council voting in favor, one member (Bill) absent, and the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Charles M. Latham, Mayor
Carolyn L. Laswell, CMC/MRCC
City Clerk