City Council Meeting

Regular Session Minutes

Monday, January 24, 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 January 24, 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 Lyndell Brenton, who then led the pledge of allegiance.

 

III.         ROLL CALL

 

Council Members Present:     Paul Jenness, Ward I

Greg Duncan and Jeff Moore, Ward II

Lyndell Brenton and Jeff Watt, Ward III

Fred Foster and Nick King, Ward IV

 

            Council Members Absent:      Harold Phillips, Ward I

 

            Staff Present:                          Curt Wenson, City Administrator

                                                            Dan Estes, Assistant City Administrator

                                                            Shawnna Funderburk, Asst. to the City Administrator

                                                            Steve Hansen, Public Works Director

                                                            Dennis Dovel, Parks and Recreation Director

                                                            Mike Snider, Interim Fire Chief

                                                            James Simpson, Interim Police Chief

                                                            Tony Sage, Information Services Director

                                                            Amy Brusven, Human Resources Director

                                                            Dave Tedesco, Police Captain

                                                            Karan Johnson, Economic & Business Dev. Manager

                                                            Sara Cooke, Communications Manager

                                                            Janet Pittman, Deputy City Clerk

                                                            George Kapke, Legal Counsel

 

            Public Present:                       Angie Borgedalen, Liberty Tribune

                                                            5 members of the public

 

IV.        APPROVE MINUTES AND SUMMARIES

 

V.         CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION

 

VI.        MEETING SCHEDULE

 

VII.       CONSENT AGENDA

 

A.                  Regular Session Minutes of January 11, 2011

 

B.                 Appointments/Reappointments

 

1.                  Liberty Arts Commission

a.      Appoint Alissa Wehmueller to a term expiring 5-15-2014

 

2.                  Planning and Zoning Commission

a.      Reappoint Ann Waterman to a term expiring 1-1-2014

b.      Reappoint Amy Howard to a term expiring 1-1-2014

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

VIII.       PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

IX.        ORDINANCES, CONTRACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A.         Ordinance acknowledging Vendor Payments for the period of December 30, 2010 to January 14, 2011.

 

1.      Excluding KCP&L Payments

 

Document No. 7256 was read. 

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0 [roll call vote]

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9667.

 

2.      KCP&L Payments

 

Document No. 7257 was read. 

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 6-0-1 [roll call vote]

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

No:             None

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

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9667.

 

B.         Ordinance accepting a Contract for Labor Agreement with Rhodus Farms for the purpose of farming property owned by the City of Liberty located at Heartland Meadows (second reading).

 

            Document No. 7255 was read.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9668.

 

C.                 Ordinance approving an agreement with Central Jackson County Fire Protection District to provide Liberty Fire personnel emergency medical services continuing education units.

 

Document No. 7258 was read.

 

Action:      Council Member King 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 Duncan seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9669.

 

D.                 Ordinance authorizing a retirement and severance agreement between the City of Liberty and Craig Knouse.

 

            Document No. 7259 was read.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9670.

 

X.         OTHER BUSINESS

 

A.                  Motion approving 2011 Software Maintenance Support with Logistic Systems, Inc. in the amount of $46,412.

 

Action:      Council Member Jenness moved to approve the purchase.  Council Member Duncan seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

B.                 Motion approving the 2011 Legislative Program.

 

Action:      Council Member Watt moved to approve the Legislative Program.  Council Member Duncan seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

C.                 Utilities Rate Discussion

 

Council reviewed proposed 2011 utility rates.

 

XI.                MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

XII.               MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

 

XIII.       ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.

 

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                                                                                    Mayor

Attest:

 

 

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Deputy City Clerk