City Council
Regular MeetingPaola, KS · December 17, 2019
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
6:00 P.M.
December 17, 2019
Held at the Paola City Hall 19 E. Peoria Street in Paola
The Governing Body of the City of Paola, Kansas, met with Mayor Stuteville presiding.
Council Members present: Mayor Artie Stuteville and Council Members Dave Smail, Trent
Upshaw, Leigh House and Aaron Nickelson.
Council Members Absent: None
Also present: City Manager Jay Wieland, Assistant City Manager Randi
Shannon, City Clerk Stephanie Marler, Police Chief Don Poore,
Public Works Director Kirk Rees, Chris Williams, Marlene
Riebe, Gabe Pfefferkorn, Pete Bell, Jeff Laubach, and others.
CALL TO ORDER: The special council meeting was called to order by Mayor Stuteville.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Stuteville and Council Members Smail, Upshaw, House and Nickelson
were all present.
Agenda Item 3a – Public Hearing to discuss a redevelopment project plan for an area in
the Paola Crossings District.
Council Member House made a motion to open the public hearing to discuss the project plan
in the Paola Crossings Redevelopment District. The motion was seconded by Council Member
Upshaw and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0.
City Manager Wieland introduced Chris Williams with Highlands Development to present and
discuss the project plan area.
Manager Wieland followed up the discussion with some information about the financials.
Council Member Upshaw made a motion to close the public hearing. The motion was
seconded by Council Member Smail and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0.
Agenda Item 3b - Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a redevelopment project
plan for project area in the Paola Crossings District.
After some discussion Council Member House made a motion to approve AN ORDINANCE
APPROVING AND ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN FOR A
PROJECT AREA IN THE PAOLA CROSSINGS REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN THE
CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS AND APPROVING RELATED DOCUMENTS. The motion
was seconded by Council Member Nickelson and all voted aye. The motion passed 4 to 0 and
was given Ordinance No. 3151.
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Agenda Item 5 – ADJOURNMENT
With no additional business to come before the Council, Council Member Smail made a motion
to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Council Member Upshaw and all voted aye. The
motion passed 4 to 0.
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Artie Stuteville, Mayor
ATTEST: [seal]
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Stephanie Marler, City Clerk
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Agenda
REQUEST FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR, ARTIE STUTEVILLE, OF THE CITY OF
PAOLA, KANSAS:
We, the undersigned being duly elected, qualified, and acting Councilmembers of the
City of Paola, Kansas, hereby respectfully request you to call a Special Meeting of the
Governing Body of the City of Paola, Kansas to be held at the Paola Justice Center, 805
N Pearl Street in Paola on Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 at 6:00 pm, for the
following purpose:
See attached Agenda.
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Dave Smail, Councilmember Ward 1 Trent Upshaw, Councilmember Ward 2
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Leigh House, Councilmember Ward 3 Aaron Nickelson, Councilmember Ward 4
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CALL OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
I, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Paola, Kansas having received a request for a
special meeting of the Governing Body of said city, do by these presents call a special
council meeting of the City of Paola, Kansas for the purpose set forth in the foregoing
request.
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Artie Stuteville, Mayor
AGENDA
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS
TO BE HELD AT PAOLA CITY HALL
19 E Peoria Street Paola, KS 66071
December 17, 2019 – 6:00 pm
~ Thank you for turning off your cell phone. Council Meetings are tape recorded. ~
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL - Smail ___ Upshaw ___ House ___ Nickelson ___ Mayor Stuteville ___
3. BUSINESS ITEMS
a. Public Hearing to discuss a redevelopment project plan for an area in the
Paola Crossings District.
Action – Motion to open the public hearing to discuss the project plan
in the Paola Crossings Redevelopment District.
Action – Motion to close the public hearing.
b. Consider adoption of an ordinance approving a redevelopment project
plan for project area in the Paola Crossings District.
Action – Motion to approve AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND
ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN FOR A PROJECT
AREA IN THE PAOLA CROSSINGS REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN
THE CITY OF PAOLA, KANSAS AND APPROVING RELATED
DOCUMENTS. (Ordinance No. 3151)
4. ADJOURNMENT
Action – Motion to adjourn.
~ NOTICE ~
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing assistance or
other services or accommodation for this meeting should contact City Clerk Stephanie
Marler at least 24 hours in advance of this meeting at 913-259-3600.
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It is possible that sometime between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. immediately prior to this meeting, during breaks, and directly after the
meeting, that a majority of the Governing Body may be present in the meeting room, hallway, or parking lot. No one is excluded from
these areas at any time.
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