Board of Aldermen Meeting

CITY OF WILLARD BOARD OF ALDERMEN May 11, 2009 7:00 P.M. Board present: Mayor, Jamie Schoolcraft; Aldermen Richard Simpson; Aldermen Doug Johnson; Aldermen Pat Lloyd; Aldermen Paul Hood; Aldermen Louie Amodeo; Aldermen Bryan Vincent. Staff in attendance: City Clerk, Dale Duvall; Deputy City Clerk, Kate Gould; CFO, Karen Robson; Director of Development, Randy Brown; Director of Public Works, Charlie Jones; Director of Parks and Recreation, Kevin Mc Donald; Major David Richardson; Park Board and P&Z Vice Chairman, Lucille Murray; Waste Water Supervisor, Justin Reeves; City Attorney, Doug Harpool; Officer Bill Lingenfiesler. Guests: Gene Thomas, Sherry Rosen, Josh Gholson. Lin Schneider with the Cross Country Times newspaper. Mayor Jamie Schoolcraft led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Schoolcraft called the meeting to order. Roll Call City Clerk, Dale Duvall called roll call-Aldermen Richard Simpson-present; Aldermen Doug Johnson-present; Aldermen Pat Lloyd-present; Mayor Schoolcraft-present; Aldermen Paul Hood-present; Aldermen Louie Amodeo-present; Aldermen Bryan Vincent-present. Elect Board of Aldermen Representative to serve on the Planning and Zoning Board for remainder of Former Aldemen Duvall’s term. Motion made by Aldermen Vincent with second by Aldermen Johnson to elect Aldermen Lloyd as the representative for the remainder of the one year term. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson –I; Aldermen Lloyd-abstained; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. Motion carried. Agenda Amendments/Approval of Agenda Motion made by Aldermen Hood with second by Aldermen Vincent to approve the agenda. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson –I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All voted aye. Motion carried. Minutes 04/27/09 Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with second by Aldermen Vincent to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on April 27, 2009. Aldermen Simpson-abstained; Aldermen Johnson –I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-abstained; Aldermen Vincent-I. Motion carried. Board of Aldermen Minutes Page 1 of 3 May 11, 2009 Minutes 05/01/09 Motion made by Aldermen Johnson with second by Aldermen Hood to approve the minutes of the special meeting on May 1, 2009. Aldermen Simpson-abstained; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I.; Aldermen Vincent-I. Motion carried. Citizens Input Josh Gholson stated that he would like the ban that was placed on him to stay away from the recreation center removed. Mayor Schoolcraft stated that he would receive a letter regarding the reason. Aldermen Simpson asked for an explanation of what happened and Josh explained that some money was missing from the recreation center and that he had not reported it as is protocol. Sherry Rosen stated concern that the public did not know the final amount that the pool is going to cost and how the pool is being funded. She also stated that a vote was made at an Aldermen meeting without a 2/3 quorum. She stated that she would do the research and get the statute number. Attorney Doug Harpool corrected her and stated he would gladly look at what she brings him and explain why she misunderstood what she read. Financial Report Financial Statements: Motion made by Aldermen Amodeo with second by Aldermen Lloyd to approve the financial statements. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Carrothers Construction Payment Request: Aldermen Vincent asked if we were almost finished with the payments on the pool and if we are on schedule with the budget. Karen stated she believed so to both questions. Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with second by Aldermen Amodeo to approve the payment request. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Police Department Report- Major David Richardson gave the police report. DARE graduation is set for 5/12/09. The Police Athletic League (PAL) starts on 6/02/09. The new police vehicle is in and will be in service by the end of this week. Mayor Schoolcraft expressed thanks to all of the staff that worked so hard over the weekend with the issues in relation to the storms. Emergency Management Report-There was no report given. Development Report- Randy Brown stated that the pool will be filled this week and that sod will be laid this week around the pool. The Z Highway project MODOT agreements have been received. T-Mobile wanted us to consider a proposed site for a cell tower up near the baseball fields at the recreation center. He stated that the Park Board would like the tower at a different site. Alderman Vincent and Alderman Lloyd expressed concern over the site and stated that they both would like to find an alternate location. Aldermen Johnson agreed that another location would be better suited for a cell tower. Aldermen Simpson asked if there are other parks with cell towers located in them and stated his concern with the location. Randy stated that he was not aware of any that are in use. Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with a second by Aldermen Simpson to deny the tower at that location. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Board of Aldermen Minutes Page 2 of 3 May 11, 2009 Taco Bell is moving along and the site plan has been approved. The culvert has been installed. We received the MODOT agreements for Z Hwy. Public Works Report-Charlie stated that Public Works was really busy over the weekend with the storm. The water line project was started near the Prairie View Center. The roof blew off of that center in the storm and so that is being repaired. Water main to new pool is finished. Sewer mains have been being checked on for water coming into the mains. Renovation of water tower is complete. Street patching is being done throughout the city. Pump burned out at both regional and D lift stations-both are repaired. Parks and Recreation Report -Kevin stated that the pool is being prepared for the opening. There are some new sponsors for the Recreation Center. The pool will be filled on 5/12/09.The pool is to open on the 5/23/09. The ribbon cutting will be at 10:00 a.m. and the opening will be at 11:00 a.m. Gym has been resurfaced. Recycling has begun at Recreation Center. Movie in the Park is 5/15/09. Music in the Park is 5/30/09. Summer camp starts on 5/26/09. 4th of July committee has started working on that event. Community Relations Report-Kate stated that she has been working on the Bond issue details meetings set for 05/12/09 and 05/28/09 at 6:00p.m.Citizens survey is being tallied. We received 130 surveys. Kate is working on survey with Kevin on an article entitled “The Year of the Family” for Missouri Recreation and Parks Association magazine. Ordinance to opt out of State Imposed Sales Tax Holiday Aldermen Vincent requested that we speak with the local businesses to find out if they are interested in opting out of the holiday. Aldermen Simpson agreed. Motion made by Aldermen Vincent with second by Aldermen Simpson to postpone the vote until next meeting. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Old Business: No old business. Adjourn Meeting: Motion made by Aldermen Johnson with second by Aldermen Hood to close the open session and open the executive session. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson- I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Mayor Jamie Schoolcraft stated that the board would be going into closed session to discuss Chapter 610.021 #1-Legal and #2-Real Estate and #3 Personnel Motion made by Aldermen Vincent and seconded by Aldermen Amodeo to close the executive session, open the open session, and adjourn. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Meeting Adjourned __________________________ Dale Duvall, City Clerk Board of Aldermen Minutes Page 3 of 3 May 11, 2009 Board of Aldermen Minutes Page 4 of 3 May 11, 2009