CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 27, 2006
The Council of the City of Fulton, Missouri, met in regular session and held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 27, 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 Roger Rice, Deputy Police Chief. 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; Gohring; Harris; and Moore. Absent were councilmembers McCall and Wilkinson. Also present were Les Hudson, Code Enforcement Officer; J. C. Miller, Solid Waste Manager; Dean Buffington, Interim Fire Chief; Jane Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer; Darrell Dunlap, Superintendent of Utilities; Sherri Redmond, Human Resource Director; Greg Hayes, City Engineer; Sharon Cleveland, Purchasing Agent; Clay Caswell, Parks & Recreation Director; Doris Klosterman; Eddie Keith; Wilma Hobbs; Betty Fischer; Bob Fischer; Jon Hetzel; Vernon Clatterback; John T. Cave; Brian Hoselton; Carole Hoselton; Karl Starmer; Ernest Overstreet; Jackie Salmons; Norman St. Romaine; June St. Romaine; Ron Baldwin; Patricia Beyer; 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.
PUBLIC HEARING:
There was one (1) Public Hearing to be held at this meeting.
The purpose of this hearing is to consider a tract of land known as 710 Business 54 South from its present zoning classification of R-1 Residential to C-2 Commercial.
This hearing was declared open by Mayor Craghead 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?
Doris Klosterman, 101 W. Reed Street; said she was not really opposed to the doctor moving in the neighborhood but she had lived there for thirty-five years and she didn't want her property to be re-zoned C-2 Commercial.
Bob Fischer, 103 W. Reed Street; said that he and his wife put a lot of work and time into their property and they didn't want it to be re-zoned C-2 Commercial.
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.
Then three calls were 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?
Eddie Keith, 1119 Ashton Circle East; said it was a good time to make a change.
Second call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in favor of this proposed re-zoning?
John T. Cave, New Bloomfield; said he has looked at the property on behalf of the doctor and it would be a good location for his practice.
Third and final call, was there anyone present who wished to speak in favor of this proposed re-zoning?
Dr. Brian Hoselton, 8255 County Road 415; said this land is not an isolated piece of property but was an ideal location for his practice. He pointed out problems with a C-3 zoning as well as a C-2 zoning. He was willing to build a privacy fence, but was not planning on using the rear portion of the property that was closest to the neighbors' adjoining property. He thanked the council for their consideration on his request.
This Public Hearing was declared closed at 6:56 p.m.
Mayor Craghead said there was a need to amend this agenda by adding Resolution 2835 as (d) to No. 11. Resolutions.
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Bill to amend this evening's agenda by adding Resolutions 2835. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
MINUTES:
The council meeting minutes for May 23, 2006 were presented for approval.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilwoman Chailland that council meeting minutes for May 23, 2006, be approved as presented. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two councilmembers (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
The council meeting minutes for June 13, 2006 were presented for approval.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Benton that council meeting minutes for June 13, 2006 be approved as presented. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two council members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
FINANCIALS:
The Financials for the month of May were presented to the council. Jane Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer, was present to answer any questions from the council.
After some review, motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to accept the Financials for May as presented. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two councilmembers (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR MAY:
The Director of Administration Report for May 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.
The council asked if negotiations with the Chop House for shared expenses had progressed. The city will be submitting another proposal to the Chop House. More information will be given to the council at a later date.
After review and discussion, motion was offered by Councilman Benton and seconded by Councilman Moore to accept the Director of Administration Report for the month of May as presented. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two councilmembers (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
OLD BUSINESS:
a) Dale Nichols and Dave Babel will make a presentation to the council on the South end Project.
Dave Babel made a power point presentation with questions and answers following. His presentation gave the history of Fulton Commons; Why open a business in Fulton Commons?; Strengths of Area; Map showing the aerial view of Fulton Commons; Engineering drawings of Fulton Commons; Major employers in Fulton and Callaway County; Facts on Fulton and Callaway County with demographics; and a list of tenants in Fulton Commons at this time.
He and Dale Nichols thanked the city for all the cooperation during this project.
NEW BUSINESS:
a) Update from Councilman Benton, council liaison, on the Utility Board meeting held on Monday, June 26th.
Councilman Benton said the board discussed commercial and residential utility deposits. Jane presented a new draft of the utility deposit section of the current ordinance and made a recommendation to the council to draft an ordinance stating the changes.
Also discussed were natural gas prices and the board made a recommendation to the council to enter into an agreement with ProLiance Energy.
b) Update from Greg Hayes, council liaison, on the Traffic Commission meeting held on Tuesday, June 20th.
Greg said the commission discussed handicapped parking in the 400 block of Court Street. An employee of the courthouse is requesting two handicapped parking spaces west of the courthouse. Engineering will do some more research and it will be discussed at the next commission meeting.
Also discussed was to place a stop sign instead of the current yield sign at the corner of West 9th and Court streets. Kenny Thompson, Traffic Control, will do a traffic study at this location.
Also discussed were stop signs at Nichols and 9th Street.
c) Update from Les Hudson, Code Enforcement, on the Historic Preservation Commission meeting held on Tuesday, May 20th.
Les Hudson reported the commission continued to discuss the demolition of old historic buildings. Joyce Metcalf reported on her contact with Barbara Huddleston, Callaway County Historic Society, regarding this proposed program of providing protection for these historic architectural structures and their features, before any demolition of an old building. Barbara will do some research and contact Joyce.
Dale Lewis presented a sample of an ad to be placed in the newspaper and the commission reviewed it. Several suggestions were made and so Dale will amend the ad and bring it back to the next commission meeting.
Joyce said she spoke with Craig Oliver on his request on re-locating the Boone Slick Trail marker from the South side of the Courthouse on 4th Street to the original site on the Northwest corner of West 7th Street (First Baptist Church). Joyce is going to contact the library for more information on the marker.
d) Update on Condemnation Procedures.
Upon further review and consideration by the Administration and Les Hudson, it appears the current ordinance is okay. Condemnation of houses within the city will be done with the ordinances that are now in place. Les Hudson said the city sends out a thirty day notice before a house is to be taken down.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution 2832 was presented and read by Councilman Benton
Resolution 2832 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on
behalf of the City of Fulton, to sign all necessary documents pertaining to the application to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for an Environmental Site Assessment Grant (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Benton and seconded by Councilman Bill to adopt Resolution 2832 at this council meeting. Motion
carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
Resolution 2833 was presented and read by Councilwoman Chailland.
Resolution 2833 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Fulton, to sign all necessary documents pertaining to the application to FEMA for a Staffing of Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Moore to adopt Resolution 2833 at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
Resolution 2834 was presented and read by Councilman Moore.
Resolution 2834 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Fulton, to sign all necessary TDD documents pertaining to the Fulton South Business 54 Transportation Development District (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Harris to adopt Resolution 2834 at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
Resolution 2835 was presented and read by Councilman Bill.
Resolution 2835 - A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Fulton. to sign all necessary documents to execute the base contract for the sale and purchase of natural gas with ProLiance Energy, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (Copy is included in the official Resolution Book).
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Moore to adopt Resolution 2835 at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
ORDINANCES:
Bill No. 1149 was presented and read for the first time by Councilman Harris.
Bill No. 1149 - An Ordinance changing the zoning of a tract of land known as 710 Business 54 South from its present zoning classification of R-1 Residential to C-2 Commercial.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1149 for second reading at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. Motion carried with four members of the council voting in favor, two members (Bill and Gohring) voting against, and two members (McCall and Wilkinson) absent.
Bill No. 1148 was read for the second time by Councilman Bill.
Bill No. 1148 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 110 Traffic & Vehicles, Fulton City Code by adding two streets to Section 110-341. Parking on Certain Streets Prohibited or Limited, 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. 1148 for third reading at this evening's council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent.
Bill No. 1148 was read for the third time by Councilman Bill.
Motion was offered by Councilman Bill and seconded by Councilman Moore to place Bill No. 1148 for final passage at this council meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent.
Roll call vote of members of the council were as follows: Bill, yes; Chailland, yes; Gohring, yes; Harris, yes; Moore, yes; and Benton, yes. Bill No. 1148 having received the affirmative vote of six members of the council, and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent, was declared passed by the President.
APPOINTMENTS:
Mayor Craghead said he had some appointments to various boards and commissions to be presented at this council meeting. He asked for a motion to accept these nominations that he read out-loud to the council.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Moore to accept the appointments as proposed by Mayor Craghead. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent.
Mayor Craghead announced that he had appointed Councilman Moore as council liaison to the Traffic Commission, replacing Councilman Wilkinson.
Mayor Craghead asked the council for guidance as to the choice of colors to be painted on the new waters towers.
Motion was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilman Benton to have the Mayor's office make the decision as to the colors. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The city clerk announced that the Annual Council Retreat is being held at Port Arrowhead at the Lake on Friday, August 4th and 5th. More information will be given as plans develop.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mayor Craghead said there was a need for an executive session at tonight's meeting for the purpose of:
c) To discuss or deal with lease, purchase or sale of real estate.
There will be no announcements made in open session afterwards.
Motion to enter Executive Session was offered by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Benton. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent.
The council entered Executive Session at 8:07 p.m.
Motion to exit Executive Session was offered by Councilman Harris and seconded by Councilwoman Chailland. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor and two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent.
The council exited Executive Session at 8:26 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the council, motion was offered by Councilwoman Chailland and seconded by Councilman Moore to adjourn this meeting. Motion carried with six members of the council voting in favor, two members (McCall & Wilkinson) absent, and the meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m.
Robert W. Craghead, Mayor
Carolyn L. Laswell, CMC/MRCC
City Clerk