Board of Aldermen Meeting

CITY OF WILLARD BOARD OF ALDERMEN NOVEMBER 23, 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; Director of Development, Randy Brown; Interim Director of Public Works, Justin Reeves; Director of Parks and Recreation, Kevin McDonald; City Attorney, Doug Harpool; Chief Of Police, Tom McClain; and Police Officer, Bill Lingenfiesler. Guests: Dave Hemphill, Lucille Murray, PIO for the Missouri Highway Patrol, Dan Bracker. Lin Schneider with the Cross Country Times newspaper. Mayor 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; and Aldermen Bryan Vincent-present. Agenda Amendments/Approval of Agenda Motion made by Aldermen Simpson with second by Aldermen Vincent to approve the agenda. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; and Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Minutes 11/9/09 Motion made by Aldermen Hood with second by Aldermen Johnson to approve the minutes of the meeting on November 9, 2009. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd- I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-abstained; and Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Citizens Input No citizens input. Financial Report Motion made by Aldermen Johnson with second by Aldermen Amodeo to approve the financial statements. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; and Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. 11-23-09 BOA Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 Streetlight at Long and Z Highway Motion made by Aldermen Johnson with a second by Aldermen Simpson to approve a streetlight being installed at the intersection of Highway Z and Long Drive, and to have Empire Electric do the installation work. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; and Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Primary Seatbelt Ordinance Public Information Officer for the Missouri Highway Patrol, Dan Bracker went over Missouri’s current seatbelt law and statistics on car crashes. The Mayor and Aldermen discussed the proposed ordinance. BILL NO. 09-29 ORDINANCE NO. 091207 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 370.160 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF WILLARD PERTAINING TO SEAT BELTS. First read was conducted by City Clerk, Dale Duvall. Motion made by Aldermen Simpson with a second by Aldermen Vincent to approve the first reading. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-N; Aldermen Amodeo-N; and Aldermen Vincent-I. Four votes aye. Two votes nay. Motion carried. Conditional Use Permit for T-Mobile Tower BILL NO. 09-30 ORDINANCE NO.091207A AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER FACILITY TO T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC. First read was conducted by City Clerk, Dale Duvall. Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with a second by Aldermen Amodeo to approve the conditional use permit. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; and Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. 2010 Annual Election BILL NO. 09-28 ORDINANCE NO. 091123 AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE REGULAR ELECTION IN THE CITY OF WILLARD, MISSOURI, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY ELECT FOUR (4) ALDERMEN, DESIGNATING A TIME OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION, PRESCRIBING THE INFORMATION FROM THE BALLOT TO BE USED, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO GIVE SUCH INFORMATION AND NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION TO THE COUNTY CLERK OF GREENE COUNTY. Second read was conducted by City Clerk, Dale Duvall. First read was conducted by City Clerk, Dale Duvall at the regular meeting on November 9, 2009. 11-23-09 BOA Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with a second by Aldermen Amodeo to approve the second reading. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Johnson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; and Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Old Business Aldermen Lloyd thanked the city staff for all of the hard work on the Christmas on the Frisco event. Kevin McDonald stated that the lights at the recreation center will be being fixed by Empire Electric soon. Adjourn Meeting Motion made by Aldermen Johnson with second by Aldermen Hood to adjourn the meeting. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Meeting Adjourned. _____________________ Dale Duvall, City Clerk _____________________________ Jamie Schoolcraft, Mayor of Willard 11-23-09 BOA Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3