Board of Aldermen

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 AT 200 HIGHLANDS BOULEVARD DRIVE 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Mike Clement called the Regular Board of Aldermen meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL AND STATEMENT OF QUORUM Roll call showed those present were Alderman Huether, Alderman Nolte, Alderman Hamill, Alderman Ottenad, Alderman Baumann, Alderman Toben, Mayor Clement and Attorney Gunn. A quorum was present. 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: a. Minutes of the Monday, May 7, 2018 Board of Aldermen meeting – Session One Alderman Hamill made the motion to approve the Minutes of the Monday, May 7, 2018 Board of Aldermen meeting – Session One. The motion was seconded by Alderman Ottenad and carried unanimously, without objection. b. Minutes of the Monday, May 7, 2018 Board of Aldermen meeting – Session Two Alderman Hamill made the motion to approve the Minutes of the Monday, May 7, 2018 Board of Aldermen meeting – Session Two. The motion was seconded by Alderman Ottenad and carried unanimously, without objection. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ORDER OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA Mayor Clement stated that he would be introducing a couple scouts. Alderman Hamill made the motion to approve the Order of Items on the Agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Alderman Baumann and carried unanimously, without objection. Regular Board of Aldermen 05/21/2018 Page 1 5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC a. Comments from the Public State Representative Jean Evans, a Manchester resident at 1641 Award, stated that if there are any questions about anything that has taken place in the State Legislature, she would be happy to answer questions. 6. REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR a. Recommendation for reappointment of Jack Fluchel as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission Alderman Ottenad made the motion for the reappointment of Jack Fluchel as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion was seconded by Alderman Baumann and carried unanimously, without objection. b. Recommendation for reappointment of Jason Truesdell as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission Alderman Hamill made the motion for the reappointment of Jason Truesdell as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion was seconded by Alderman Nolte and carried unanimously, without objection. c. Recommendation for reappointment of Mark Smith as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission Alderman Baumann made the motion for the reappointment of Mark Smith as a member of the Planning Zoning Commission. The motion was seconded by Alderman Toben and carried unanimously, without objection. d. Recommendation for reappointment of Joni Korte as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission Alderman Ottenad made the motion for the reappointment of Joni Korte as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion was seconded by Alderman Hamill and carried unanimously, without objection. e. Mayoral Report Mayor Clement introduced Boy Scout Noah Pipes of Troop 387 from Creve Coeur and Boy Scout Gavin McFall, who is a City resident, of Troop 313 from Des Peres. Mayor Clement discussed the Memorial Day celebration that is going to take place. He said there will be 25 flags that had flown at Art Hill, and those flags will be placed at the Manchester Veterans’ Memorial for Memorial Day. He said they want to do more with recognizing veterans. He said he also wants to display the flags on Flag Day which is June 14. Regular Board of Aldermen 05/21/2018 Page 2  Mayor Clement stated that he has started attending numerous meetings, and he has set up meetings with some of the staff or mayors of other cities. He said he wants to continue to build with mayors and other city staff. Mayor Clement asked Alderman Ottenad to talk about the Torch Run. Alderman Ottenad stated that her son, Jeff, was a distance runner, who ran Cross Country for Parkway South and distance events for Special Olympics. In 1995 he participated in the International Special Olympics in Connecticut representing Team Missouri. He won a medal and when he got home he decided that he wanted to run the “Torch Run” with the Police Department, and he wanted to run the entire race. The former Chief of Police John Quinn, in 1996, got Jeff connected with the individuals necessary to make that happen. Since that time, the beginning of the race has moved to the current location of Ameristar Casino, and they give a breakfast for all the runners. When Jeff lost his life to cancer in 2002, that leg of the race was named after him. The money that is raised is for the athletes to go to different events out of town and to play different teams. Tucker’s opens up their doors and has the “Clean Up for Special Olympics” event every year, and they donate a portion of their evening’s proceeds to Special Olympics. 7. REPORTS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR a. List of Paid Bills (Warrant dates of May 4 – May 19, 2018) There were no questions. 8. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES a. Planning and Zoning Commission Alderman Hamill said there has been no meeting, so he has no report. He said the next meeting has been moved to Tuesday, May 29, due to the Memorial Day Holiday. b. Homecoming Committee Alderman Ottenad stated that they met on May 9 at the Legion Hall. She wanted to let everyone know they should look in the August 29 issue of the West Newsmagazine which will have information about Homecoming. She said the number of vendors is unknown so far. The next meeting will be June 20, and they will be taking pictures. 9. ACTION ON OLD BILLS a. There were none. 10. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BILLS a. BILL RATIFYING A PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 220 HENRY AVENUE Alderman Nolte introduced Bill # 18-2335, entitled: “AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF A SALE CONTRACT RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT 220 HENRY AVENUE AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER Regular Board of Aldermen 05/21/2018 Page 3 DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF SAID PROPERTY, INCLUDING ALL CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND ALL OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS”, by title only. Alderman Nolte stated that emergency legislation had been requested, so he made a motion for approval of emergency legislation. The motion was seconded by Alderman Hamill and carried unanimously, without objection. Alderman Nolte read for the second time Bill # 18-2335, entitled: “AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE EXECUTION OF A SALE CONTRACT RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT 220 HENRY AVENUE AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF SAID PROPERTY, INCLUDING ALL CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND ALL OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS”, by title only. Alderman Nolte made the motion that Bill # 18-2335 become Ordinance # 18-2219. The motion was seconded by Alderman Ottenad. A poll of the Board showed: Alderman Nolte – aye Alderman Hamill – aye Alderman Toben – aye Alderman Baumann – aye Alderman Ottenad – aye Alderman Huether – aye Mayor Clement announced the motion passed by a vote of 6 – 0, with no objections from the members of the Board of Aldermen. 11. MISCELLANEOUS a. Comments from the Public Ms. Ramona Diane Ryder, 314 Jamboree Drive, Manchester, MO 63021, said that she is willing to help any elderly person with grass cutting, etc. at no cost. She is also a member of the American Legion. Mayor Clement introduced former Alderman Don Ryan who expects to be moving. Mayor Clement wished him well. 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Closed Session: Pursuant to Section 610.021 (3) of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri pertaining to the hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded. Alderman Hamill made the motion to go into Closed Session: Pursuant to Section 610.021 (3) of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri pertaining to the hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about Regular Board of Aldermen 05/21/2018 Page 4 the employee is discussed or recorded. The motion was seconded by Alderman Nolte. A poll of the Board showed: Alderman Hamill – aye Alderman Toben – aye Alderman Baumann – aye Alderman Ottenad – aye Alderman Huether – aye Alderman Nolte – aye Mayor Clement announced the vote passed 6 – 0, with no objections from the Board. 13. ADJOURNMENT At 8:10 p.m., after the Executive Session, there being no further business, Alderman Nolte made the motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Alderman Ottenad and carried unanimously, without objection. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ruth E. Baker, MMC/MPCC City Clerk Note: This is a journal of the Board of Aldermen meeting of May 21, 2018 (summary); not a verbatim transcript. If a recording of the meeting is desired, please contact City Hall. Regular Board of Aldermen 05/21/2018 Page 5