City Council Meeting

Regular Session Minutes

February 14, 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 Monday, February 14, 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 Jeff Moore, who then led the pledge of allegiance.

 

III.         ROLL CALL

 

Council Members Present:     Harold Phillips and 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:                  None

 

            Staff Present:                          Curt Wenson, City Administrator

                                                            Dan Estes, Assistant City Administrator

                                                            Steve Hansen, Public Works Director

                                                            Dennis Dovel, Parks & Recreation Director

                                                            Tony Sage, Information Services Director

                                                            Amy Brusven, Human Resources Director

                                                            Brian Hess, Assistant Public Works Director

                                                            Mike Snider, Acting Fire Chief

                                                            James Simpson, Acting Police Chief

                                                            Janet Pittman, Deputy City Clerk

 

            Public Present:                       5 members of the public

 

IV.        APPROVE MINUTES AND SUMMARIES

 

A.                  Executive Session Minutes of January 18, 2011

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-1

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

No:             None

Abstain:     Council Member Phillips, due to absence

 

 

B.                 Special Session Minutes of January 18, 2011

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-1

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

No:             None

Abstain:     Council Member Phillips, due to absence

 

C.                 Study Session Summary of January 18, 2011

 

Action:      Council Member Watt moved to approve the summary.  Council Member Moore seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-1

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

No:             None

Abstain:     Council Member Phillips, due to absence

 

D.                 Regular Session Minutes of January 24, 2011

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-1

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

No:             None

Abstain:     Council Member Phillips, due to absence

 

V.         CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION

 

Pat Miller thanked Public Works staff for the good job they did clearing the streets during the recent snowstorm; Sharon Yaffe, Police Records Technician, for maintaining the plants at City Hall on her own time; and Council Member Moore for his assistance in ensuring the current elliptical machine is kept at the Community Center.  She also stated that the recent intersection improvements at Withers and Liberty Drive seem to work well.

 

VI.        MEETING SCHEDULE

 

VII.       CONSENT AGENDA

 

A.                  Special Session Minutes of February 7, 2011

 

B.                 Appointments

 

1.      Tree Board

a.      Reappoint Steve Karol to a term expiring 12-15-2013

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

VIII.       PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

IX.        ORDINANCES, CONTRACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A.                  Acknowledgement of vendor payments for the period of January 14, 2011 to February 4, 2011

 

1.      Ordinance excluding KCP&L payments

 

Document No. 7261 was read. 

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9671.

 

2.      Ordinance including KCP&L payments

 

Document No. 7262 was read. 

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 7-0-1

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

No:             None

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

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9671.

 

B.                 Ordinance approving a contract with McDonald & Warger, Inc. for engineering services for Richfield Road Bridge approach repair in an amount not to exceed $13,856.00

 

Document No. 7263 was read.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9672.

 

C.                 Ordinance amending ordinance no. 9548 amending an approved contract with Havens Construction Co., Inc. for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project - Phase 2 increasing the agreement in the amount of $103,205.07 to $2,272,154.07.

 

Document No. 7264 was read.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed unanimously.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9673.

 

D.                 Ordinance amending ordinance no. 9635 approving a contract with Havens Construction Co., Inc. for the 2010 Citywide stormwater improvements project decreasing the agreement by $4,285. to $87,030.

 

Document No. 7265 was read.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9674.

 

E.                 2011 water rates, sanitation rates and one-time sanitation credit

 

1.      Ordinance amending Section 29-25 (a) "Water Rates" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Liberty, Missouri (2^nd reading)

 

Document No. 7260 was read.

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Ordinance No. 9675.

 

2.      Resolution adopting sanitation service charges

 

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

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

Approved by the Chair and inscribed in Resolution No. 2487.

 

X.         OTHER BUSINESS

 

A.                  Motion to approve the appointment of Mike Snider as Fire Chief

 

Action:      Council Member Jenness moved to approve the appointment.  Council Member Moore seconded the motion.

 

Vote:          Motion passed 8-0-0

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

No:             None

Abstain:     None

 

XI.                MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR

 

XII.               MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

 

XIII.       ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.

 

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                                                                                    Mayor

Attest:

 

 

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Deputy City Clerk