City Council Meeting

Regular Session Minutes

February 28, 2011

 

 

I.                     CALL TO ORDER

 

A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Liberty, Missouri was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall on February 28, 2011 with Mayor Greg Canuteson presiding.  Mayor Canuteson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

II.          INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

            The invocation was given by Nick King, who then led the pledge of allegiance.

 

III.         ROLL CALL

 

Council Members Present:     Paul Jenness, Ward I

Greg Duncan, Ward II

Lyndell Brenton and Jeff Watt, Ward III

Fred Foster and Nick King, Ward IV

 

            Council Members Absent:       Harold Phillips, Ward I

                                                            Jeff Moore, Ward II

 

            Staff Present:                          Curt Wenson, City Administrator

                                                            Dan Estes, Assistant City Administrator

                                                            Shawnna Funderburk, Asst. to the City Administrator

                                                            Steve Hansen, Public Works Director

                                                            Katherine Sharp, Planner

                                                            Mike Snider, Fire Chief

                                                            James Simpson, Acting Police Chief

                                                            Tony Sage, Information Services Director

                                                            Brian Hess, Assistant Public Works Director

                                                            Kathy Goode, Accounting Manager

                                                            Anna Slocum, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director

                                                            Janet Pittman, Deputy City Clerk

 

            Public Present:                       Angie Borgedalen, Liberty Tribune

                                                            12 members of the public

 

IV.        APPROVE MINUTES AND SUMMARIES

 

V.         CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION

 

VI.        MEETING SCHEDULE

 

VII.       CONSENT AGENDA

 

A.                  Study Session Summary of February 7, 2011.

 

Council Member King moved to approve the summary as distributed.  Council Member Foster seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.

 

B.                 Regular Session Minutes of February 14, 2011.

 

Council Member King moved to approve the minutes as distributed.  Council Member Foster seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.

 

C.                 Resolution approving a temporary event liquor license for Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. at 117 West Kansas Street on April 14, 2011.

 

Council Member King moved to approve the resolution.  Council Member Foster seconded the motion, which carried unanimously, and is inscribed in Resolution No. 2488.

 

D.                 Appointments

 

1.      Preservation and Development Commission

a.      Reappoint Ralph Brant Jr. to a term expiring 9-1-2013

b.      Reappoint Don Altis to a term expiring 9-1-2012

c.      Reappoint Dail Hobbs to a term expiring 9-1-2012

 

Council Member King moved to approve the appointments.  Council Member Foster seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.

 

VIII.       PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

IX.        ORDINANCES, CONTRACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A.                  Acknowledgement of vendor payments for the period of February 4, 2011 to February 18, 2011.  Council Member Jenness requested that check no. 004232, payable to Westland Landscape Co., be voted on separately.

 

Document No. 7266 was read.

 

1.      Ordinance excluding KCP&L and Westland Landscape Co. payments

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the vendor payments.  Council Member Brenton seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King (roll call vote)

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9676.

 

Document No. 7267 was read.

 

2.      Ordinance including KCP&L payments

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the vendor payments.  Council Member Duncan seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 5-0-1

Yes:           Council Members Jenness, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King (roll call vote)

No:             None

Abstain:     Council Member Brenton, due to potential conflict of interest.

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9676.

 

Action:      Council Member Brenton moved to approve check no. 004232, payable to Westland Landscape Co.,  Council Member King seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 5-0-1

Yes:           Council Members Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King (roll call vote)

No:             None

Abstain:     Council Member Jenness, due to potential conflict of interest.

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9676.

 

B.                 Liberty Hospital Campus

 

1.      Ordinance accepting and approving a Final Plat of the New Liberty Hospital District - Liberty Clinic, in Liberty, clay County, Missouri.

 

Document No. 7268 was read.

 

Action:      Council Member Jenness moved to waive the rules and consider the ordinance on first reading.  Council Member Duncan seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed unanimously.

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the ordinance.  Council Member Duncan seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9677.

 

2.      Resolution approving a Final Development Plan for the construction of a 50,000 square foot Liberty Clinic building on Lot 1, of the Final Plat of the New Liberty Hospital District - Liberty Clinic, in the City of Liberty, Clay County, Missouri.

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the resolution.  Council Member Jenness seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Inscribed in Resolution No. 2489.

 

C.        Ordinance approving an agreement with Kansas City Men"s Senior Baseball League pertaining to officiating services for baseball and softball games at Fountain Bluff Sports Complex, Liberty, Missouri in an amount not to exceed $145,000.

 

            Document No. 7269 was read.

 

Action:      Council Member Brenton moved to waive the rules and consider the ordinance on first reading.  Council Member Jenness seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed unanimously.

 

Action:      Council Member Foster moved to approve the ordinance.  Council Member Brenton seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9678.

 

D.        Ordinance accepting and approving an agreement with Town & Country Building Services for cleaning services at City Hall in an amount not to exceed $16,500.

 

Document No. 7270 was read.

 

Action:      Council Member Jenness moved to waive the rules and consider the ordinance on first reading.  Council Member Watt seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed unanimously.

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the ordinance.  Council Member Foster seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9679.

 

E.                 Ordinance approving an agreement with the New Liberty Hospital District, 2525 Glenn Hendren, Liberty, MO  64068 for advanced life support ambulance service to areas of the Hospital District not currently covered by another ambulance service entity.

 

Document No. 7271 was read.

 

Action:      Council Member Jenness moved to waive the rules and consider the ordinance on first reading.  Council Member Watt seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed unanimously.

 

Action:      Council Member Watt moved to approve the ordinance.  Council Member Foster seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9680.

 

F.                  Resolution declaring the official intent of the City of Liberty, Missouri to finance the costs of acquiring certain equipment.

 

Action:      Council Member Watt moved to approve the resolution.  Council Member Brenton seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Inscribed in Resolution No. 2490.

 

G.                 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the Transportation Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP) with Missouri Department of Transportation for a traffic study at the intersection of Liberty Drive and Withers Road.

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the resolution.  Council Member Jenness seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Inscribed in Resolution No. 2491.

 

X.         OTHER BUSINESS

 

A.                  Approve the purchase of concession food items from US FoodService in an amount not to exceed $42,000.

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the purchase.  Council Member Watt seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

B.                 Approve the purchase of beverages from Pepsi Americas in an amount not to exceed $63,000.

 

Action:      Council Member Watt moved to approve the purchase.  Council Member King seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

C.                 Approve the appointment of Charlie Stevens as Utility Director.

 

Action:      Council Member King moved to approve the appointment.  Council Member Watt seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-0

Yes:           Council Members  Jenness, Brenton, Foster, Watt, Duncan and King

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

XI.                MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

XII.               MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

 

The Mayor and Council recognized Boy Scout Noah Ranes, with Troop 337, who is currently working on his citizenship in the community badge.

 

XIII.       ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

 

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                                                                                    Mayor

Attest:

 

 

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Deputy City Clerk