CITY COUNCIL MINUTES

APRIL 11, 2006

The Council of the City of Fulton, Missouri, met in regular session on Tuesday, April 11, 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 Chailland; Harris; McCall; Moore; Sands; and Wilkinson.  Absent were Councilmen Benton and Bill. Also present were Patrick Bonnot, Assistant to the Director of Administration; Les Hudson, Code Enforcement Officer; Sherri Redmond, Human Resource Director; Jane Hubbard, 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; Dave Kern; David McDaniel; Christine Houchins; Bill Houchins; Lemoine Tish; Wayne Lowen; Mark Sommerhauser, reporter, for THE FULTON SUN; Jeremy Polston and Justin Dean, Audio/Video.

INVOCATION:

Invocation was given by Councilman Sands.

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 29, 2006 were presented for approval.

Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson that minutes for March 29, 2006 be approved as presented.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

OLD BUSINESS:

There was none to be discussed at this time.

RESOLUTIONS:

Resolution 2823 was presented and read by Councilman Sands.

Resolution 2823 - A Resolution certifying the votes cast in the Municipal Election held on April 4, 2006 (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).

Motion was offered by Councilman Sands and seconded by Councilman Harris to adopt Resolution 2823 at this council meeting.

Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill)) absent.

ORDINANCES:

Bill No. 1138 As Amended was read for the second time by Councilwoman Chailland.

Bill No. 1138 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 Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Sands to place Bill No. 1138 AS AMENDED for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Bill No. 1138 AS AMENDED was read for the third time by Councilwoman Chailland.

Motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to place Bill No. 1138 AS AMENDED for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: Chailland, yes; Harris, yes; McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Sands, yes; and Wilkinson, yes. Bill No. 1138 AS AMENDED having received the affirmative vote of six members of the council and two members (Benton and Bill) absent, was declared passed by the President.

Bill No. 1139 was read for the second time by Councilman Harris.

Bill No. 1139  - An Ordinance vacating Woodlawn Avenue within the City of Fulton and establishing an effective date (Copy is included in the official Ordinance Book).

Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1139 for third reading at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Bill No. 1139 was read for the third time by Councilman Harris.

Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to place Bill No. 1139 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Roll call vote of members of the council was as follows: McCall, yes; Moore, yes; Sands, yes; Wilkinson, yes; Chailland, yes; and Harris, yes. Bill No. 1139 having received the affirmative vote of six members of the council and two members (Benton and Bill) absent, was declared passed by the President.

Mayor Craghead recessed the council at 6:40 p.m. and reconvened at 6:45 p.m.

NEW COUNCIL

OATH OF OFFICE:

The City Clerk issued the Oath of Office to the newly elected members of the council.

             First Ward   -   Barbara Brents Chailland

             Second Ward  -   Allison Gohring

             Third Ward   -   Karey Wilkinson

             Fourth Ward  -    Steve Moore

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 Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilwoman Chailland to adopt the Council Rules of Order and Procedures as presented.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR:

Mayor Craghead called for nominations for the position of Deputy Mayor for the ensuing term.

The nomination of Councilman Benton was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Moore.

The nomination of Councilman Wilkinson was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Harris.

Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore that nominations be closed.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Councilman Wilkinson left the room and Mayor Craghead asked for the vote. The council voted, with three votes for Councilman Benton and two votes for Councilman Wilkinson, therefore Councilman Benton was elected Deputy Mayor.

PUBLIC HEARING:

Mayor Craghead said there was one Public Hearing on the agenda to consider the proposed re-zoning of a tract of land known as 1920 Bluff Street (formerly Auto World Museum) from C-3 Planned Commercial to C-2 Commercial.  This hearing was declared open at 6:54 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.

Second call, is there anyone present who wished to speak in opposition of the proposed re-zoning?

Lemoine Tisch, 307 Meadowlark Lane, said he wasn't really against this proposed project but thought it should remain a C-3 Planned Commercial zoning.  He had concerns with water run-off, etc.

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?

David McDaniel, 5171 County Road 400, said he was representing Bill Backer at this hearing and supported the proposed re-zoning as it would create improvements to the property.

     Second call, is there anyone present who wishes to speak in favor of the proposed re-zoning? There were none.

     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.

Mayor Craghead asked for a motion to amend the council agenda by adding b) Gas Rates for May 1st billing and c) Annual Pilot's Association Pancake Day.

Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman McCall to amend the agenda as stated by Mayor Craghead.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

NEW BUSINESS:

a)   Update on Computer Software Conversion.

Bill Johnson said the Utility Billing portion should be completely done on the new system by the end of June; Work Orders should be completed by the end of April; Accounts Receivable done in May; and Human Resources should be up and going by the end of May.  By the end of June, everything should be out of Incode and in the new system.

Bill Johnson said the SCADA utility systems crashed last week and a technician has been scheduled to commence work on it.

b)   Gas Rates for May 1st billing.

Bill Johnson said the Utility Board has made a recommendation to the city council to approve a $9.25 per unit rate of natural gas for the May 1st billing.  Discussion followed.

Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to approve a $9.25 per unit rate of natural gas for the May 1st billing.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

c)   Annual Pilot's Association Pancake Day.

The Annual Pilot's Association Pancake Day will be held on Saturday, May 6th at the airport. Proceeds will be used for flight scholarships to young people in Callaway County.

Also discussed was to have the ribbon cutting and opening of the new runway on the same day.  More information will be given at the next council meeting.

Motion was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Harris to grant permission for the Kingdom Pilot's Association to hold their annual Pancake Day on Saturday, May 6th at the Fulton airport.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

RESOLUTIONS:

Motion was offered by Councilman Wilkinson and seconded by Councilman McCall to table Resolution 2825 for lack of information.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Resolution 2824 was presented and read by Councilwoman Chailland.

Resolution 2824 - A Resolution of Recognition and Appreciation to Elmer Sands for his service on the city council. (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).

Motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman McCall to adopt Resolution 2824 at this council meeting.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

ORDINANCES:

Bill No. 1140 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Wilkinson.

Bill 1140 - An Ordinance vacating Amherst Street within the City of Fulton, and establishing an effective date.

Motion was offered by Councilman Wilkinson and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1140 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting.  Motion carried with

six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Bill No. 1141 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman McCall.

Bill No. 1141 - An Ordinance re-classifying under the zoning ordinance certain land in the City of Fulton, and establishing an effective date.

Discussion was held on the definitions of zoning classifications, of C-3 Planned Commercial and C-2 Commercial.

Councilman McCall asked how many acres of land there was when originally zoned compared to how many acres are now being considered for re-zoning. The council asked the administration to review this and obtain some more information by the next council meeting.

Motion was offered by Councilman McCall and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to place Bill No. 1141 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Bill No. 1142 and read for the first time by Councilman Moore.

Bill No. 1142  - An Ordinance authorizing Amendments to the City of Fulton Budget for the fiscal year 2005 and establishing an effective date.

Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Harris to place Bill No. 1142 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

Councilman Moore asked for an update on the emergency notification process.

Steve Myers, Chief of Police said the new EOC Director will be on board next week and they will review the possible placement of additional sirens within Fulton.  A number of citizens have said they cannot hear the sirens in their neighborhood.

The council gave a welcome to Allison Gohring, the new second ward councilwoman.

APPOINTMENTS:

Mayor Craghead presented the name of Wayne Lowen to the Utility Board for approval by the council.

Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Wilkinson to approve the appointment of Wayne Lowen to the Utility Board as proposed by Mayor Craghead.  Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (Benton and Bill) absent.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

There were none.

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 Councilwoman Chailland to adjourn this meeting.  Motion carried with six

members of the council voting in favor, two members (Benton and Bill) absent, and the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

                              Robert W. Craghead, Mayor

Carolyn L. Laswell, CMC/MRCC

City Clerk