NEW MELLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2007

 

MINUTES

               

CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR MUSKOPF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT:  TOM JOHNSON, DARLA GREEN AND ERNIE ARTEAGA.  ABSENT: DIANE ARTEAGA.  ALSO PRESENT CITY ATTORNEY STEPHANIE KARR, CHIEF POLICE AARON BURKEMPER, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JERRY SCHOENHERR, GEORGE BUTLER ENGINEERING REPRESENTATIVE JOHN CHOINKA, PLANNING & ZONING CHAIRMAN DOUG BICE, CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON AND A FEW VISITORS.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - RECITED

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES –

                FEBRUARY 7, MARCH 7, MARCH 19 AND MARCH 21, 2007 –MAYOR MUSKOPF ADDED TWO CORRECTIONS TO THE MARCH 21 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES – WENTZVILLE POPULATION 43,000 IN 2015 INSTEAD OF AT PRESENT AND 1 ACRE ZONING IN NEW MELLE APPROVED IN 1998 INSTEAD OF 1988.   ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY D. GREEN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS CORRECTED.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.

POLICE REPORT- FEBRUARY- ALDERMAN GREEN THANKED THE CHIEF FOR THE QUICK APPREHENTION OF THE PERSON WHO ROBBED BLAIR FEED AND GRAIN STORE.   CHIEF BURKEMPER INTRODUCED OFFICER GARRETT NIXON WHO WAS FORMERLY WITH THE ST. PETER’S POLICE DEPARTMENT.  ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA ASKED IF HE WOULD BE ASSIGNED A TIME SLOT TO PATROL TO WHICH CHIEF BURKEMPER SAID HE WAS STILL IN TRAINING.

FINANCIAL REPORT – FEBRUARY – REVIEWED.

 

OLD BUSINESS-

                STATE ROAD ANNEXATIONS – THE ALDERMEN DISCUSSED RE-DRAWING THE HIGHWAY Z BOUNDARIES TO MEET WENTZVILLE BOUNDARIES.  ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN JOHNSON TO SEND A MAP OF THE INTENTION OF THE CITY’S PLAN TO THE CITY OF WENTZVILLE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.  JOHN CHOINKA WILL REDRAW THE MAP SHOWING THE NEW MELLE BOUNDARIES TO MEET WENTZVILLE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES. 

MAYOR MUSKOPF SAID SHE WOULD ORGANIZE THE LETTERS AND MAPS THAT NEED TO BE SENT TO MODOT.  AFTER THE COMMENT LETTERS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, THEY WILL RESPOND AND FORMULATE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

                OPENING OF LAWN CARE BIDS – MAYOR MUSKOPF ASKED ATTORNEY KARR TO MAKE A LIST OF WHAT ITEMS NEED TO BE BID UPON EACH YEAR.  ATTORNEY KARR STATED THAT ANY CONTRACT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY AN ORDINANCE. THREE BIDS WERE SUBMITTED: KELLY LAWN CARE SERVICES – CITY HALL- $30.00 AND HWY Z & D WEDGE- $20.00 – TOTAL $50.00,  LAWN CUTS LAWN CARE – CITY HALL & WEDGE $150.00,  AND MARK SHOEMAKE – CITY HALL $60.00 AND HWY Z & D WEDGE - $60.00 – TOTAL $120.00.  ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY D GREEN TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST BID OF $50.00 WHICH WAS SUBMITTED BY KELLY LAWN CARE SERVICES.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0. 

                REQUEST FOR LIQUOR LICENSE – CANDLELIGHT COUNTRY INN – THE OWNER STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE BACKGROUND CHECK RESULTS FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL.  THE REQUEST WILL BE PLACED ON THE APRIL 18 MEETING AGENDA.

               

NEW BUSINESS –

                BILL NO 266 – AMENDING GRASS HEIGHT ORDINANCE- ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO HAVE THE FIRST READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  AFTER THE FIRST READING, ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.  ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO HAVE THE SECOND READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0.  AFTER THE SECOND READING, ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN, TO ACCEPT BILL NO 266 AS ORDINANCE NO 256.  ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0 AS FOLLOWS:  AYES: ALDERMEN JOHNSON, E. ARTEAGA AND GREEN. NAYS – 0.  BILL NO 266 IS NOW ORDINANCE NO 256. 

                TEMPORARY USE PERMIT – NEW MELLE MARKET CENTER -4873 HOLT ROAD – THE CITY DISCUSSED THE INSTALLATION OF A STREET LIGHT AT THAT INTERSECTION.  DOUG BICE, CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING & ZONING STATED THAT SINCE MR. TUCKER HAD ALREADY PRESENTED HIS SITE AND BUILDING PLANS TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION, HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE TO OMIT THE PERMIT PROCESS IF THE PLANS WERE APPROVED BY GBA AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.  JOHN CHOINKA FROM GBA SAID HE WOULD REVIEW THE PLANS ON THURSDAY IN ORDER FOR MR. TUCKER TO BEGIN  CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE THIS WEEKEND.   ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN JOHNSON TO APROVE THE TEMPORARY USE PERMIT SUBMITTED BY DAVID TUCKER.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR F0R THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.

                CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JERRY SCHOENHERR STATED THAT HE NEEDED CLARIFICATION OF THE PROCESS AFTER FIRST NOTIFICATION HAD BEEN GIVEN.  THE ALDERMEN DISCUSSED THE NOTIFICATION AND FOLLOW-UP PROCESS AND TIME LINE FOR CODE OFFENSES TO BE RESOLVED.  THE FOLLOWING WAS DECIDED:  1ST OFFENSE – NOTICE WOULD BE GIVEN TO OWNER, 2ND NOTICE WOULD BE A CERTIFIED LETTER, AND 3RD NOTIFICATION WOULD BE MUNICIPAL COURT SUMMONS ISSUED BY THE POLICE CHIEF.   THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ALLOW 15 DAYS WITH A 30 DAY MAXIMUM, FOR OFFENSES TO BE RESOLVED.   ON THE FIRST NOTIFICATION, THE CODE OFFICER WILL PLACE A STAKE IN THE YARD AT THE LOCATION.  THE STAKE WILL HAVE A SIGN ATTACHED, STATING THE ORDINANCE NUMBER AND OFFENSE WHICH NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.  IF THE PROBLEM ISN’T RESOLVED, THE OWNER WILL BE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER FOR THE SECOND NOTICE.  THE THIRD NOTICE WILL BE A MUNICIPAL COURT SUMMONS.  JERRY WILL DEVELOP A CHART TO GIVE TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN WHICH LISTS THE NOTIFICATIONS HE HAS ISSUED SINCE HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE CITY LAST AUGUST, 2006. 

OPEN FORUM- NONE

PAYMENT OF BILLS – BILLS REVIEWED AND CHECKS SIGNED.

 

CLOSED SESSION – PRIVILEDGED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY’S       REPRESENTATIVES AND ITS ATTORNEY (Sec.610.021 (1), RSMo) –

ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN T0 MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO Sec. 610.021 (1), RSMo – FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRIVILEDGED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE AND ITS ATTORNEY.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.

 

OPEN SESSION – ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA TO MOVE INTO OPEN SESSION.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.

 

ADJOURNMENT – ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN E. ARTEAGA TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  THE MEETING WAS ADJOUNED AT 9:12 P.M.

 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED                                       ACCEPTED

 

 

 

JUDITH A ANDERSON, CLERK                                       JAN MUSKOPF, MAYOR