NEW MELLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 18, 2007

 

MINUTES

               

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

ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT: ERNIE ARTEAGA, DARLA GREEN, DIANE ARTEAGA AND TOM JOHNSON.  ALSO PRESENT: CITY ATTORNEY STEPHANIE KARR, CHIEF POLICE AARON BURKEMPER, CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON, PLANNING & ZONING CHAIRMAN DOUG BICE AND A FEW VISITORS.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – RECITED

APPROVAL OF MINUTES -APRIL 4, 2007 - SEMI-MONTHLY MEETING – ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMA E. ARTEAGA TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.

POLICE REPORT – MARCH – THE BOARD REVIEWED THE MARCH POLICE REPORT.  CHIEF BURKEMPER REPORTED THAT THE NEW OFFICER WAS DOING WELL AND THERE WERE TWO PROSPECTS WHO WOULD GRADUATE FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

FINANCIAL REPORT - MARCH, 2007 – FINANCIAL DIRECTOR RONNA ALANIZ REPORTED THAT THE BUDGET WAS ON TRACK, THAT THE MUNICIPAL COURT REVENUES WERE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE CANCELLATION OF FEBRUARY COURT, BUT THAT NO REVISIONS WERE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.

OLD BUSINESS-

                STATE ROAD ANNEXATIONS – MAYOR MUSKOPF REPORTED THAT THE ANNEXATION PACKAGE HAD BEEN SENT TO MODOT AND THE CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THEM.  ALDERMAN GREEN ASKED IF THERE WERE LETTERS THAT NEEDED TO BE ANSWERED.  MAYOR MUSKOPF AND CHAIRMAN BICE STATED THAT ALL QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED IN THE PRESENTATION AT THE MARCH 21 PUBLIC HEARING.  MAYOR MUSKOPF STATED THAT THE ANNEXATION OF WEST HIGHWAY D TO T AND HIGHWAY F FROM THE CITY LIMITS TO SCHLUERSBURG HAD BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE ANNEXATION REQUEST.  HOWEVER HIGHWAY F FROM ST. CHARLES STREET TO THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS PLUS 15% HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE PACKAGE.  HIGHWAY D EAST TO HIGHWAY DD, AND HIGHWAY Z TO THE WENTZVILLE BOUNDARIES HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ANNEXATION REQUEST TO MODOT.

                LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION – CANDLELIGHT COUNTRY INN – THE OWNER PRESENTED HER FINGERPRINT CHECK WHICH SHE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL.  SHE STATED THE STATE LIQUOR LICENSE BUREAU TOLD HER TO GET CITY APPROVAL, THEN STATE, THEN COUNTY.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN JOHNSON TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.

                PRICE ESTIMATES FOR ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTS – THE COST OF PLACING STREET LIGHTS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF HOLT & HWY D, AND FORISTELL & HIGHWAY Z WILL BE THE SAME MONTHLY CHARGE PER LIGHT AS THE PRESENT STREET LIGHTS.  SINCE THERE ARE ALREADY POLES AND TRANSFORMERS AT THAT LOCATION, THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CITY.  ALDERMAN E ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN JOHNSON TO APPROVE THE TWO ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTS.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0.                          

NEW BUSINESS -

                RECOGNITION OF ELECTION RESULTS – CITY ATTORNEY KARR REVIEWED THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS THE CITY HAD RECEIVED FROM ST. CHARLES COUNTY ELECTION AUTHORITY.  WARD 1 – WRITE-IN CANDIDATES RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING VOTES: TOM JOHN SON – 4, HARRY YORK – 1 AND KAREN HOLZHAUSEN – 1: WARD 2- DOUG BICE –– 18 VOTES.  

ADJOURNMENT- ALDERMAN D. ARTEAGA MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.  THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:30 P.M.

SWEARING IN OF ALDERMEN – TOM JOHNSON – WARD 1 AND DOUG BICE – WARD 2 WERE SWORN-IN BY THE CITY CLERK.

CALL TO ORDER – THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:35 P.M.

ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT: TOM JOHNSON, DIANE ARTEAGA, DOUG BICE AND DARLA GREEN.  ALSO PRESENT: CITY ATTORNEY STEPHANIE KARR, POLICE CHIEF AARON BURKEMPER, CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON AND A FEW VISITORS.

NEW BUSINESS –

REORGANIZATION OF BOARD-ELECTION - PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN– MAYOR MUSKOPF RECOMMENDED ALDERMAN DARLA GREEN TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN.  ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.

                APPOINTMENT – BOARD OF ALDERMAN REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION – MAYOR MUSKOPF RECOMMENDED THAT DOUG BICE SERVE AS THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.  ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0.

                DISCUSSION OF PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, REZONING AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING FOR VARIANCE FOR 4577 HWY Z –

THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, VARIANCE AND REZONING.  THE ORDINANCE FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION WILL BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 BOARD OF ALDERMAN MEETING.  THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE VARIANCE AND REZONING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MAY 8 AT 7:00 P.M.  A SITE PLAN FOR THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTING BUSINESS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO PLANNING & ZONING, IF THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, VARIANCE AND REZONING ARE APPROVED.

                BILL NO 267 -   APPROVAL OF PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT - 4577 HWY Z – ALDERMAN JOHNSON MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO HAVE THE FIRST READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.  AFTER THE FIRST READING, ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO HAVE THE SECOND READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0.  AFTER THE SECOND READING, ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND AY ALDERMAN JOHNSON TO APPROVE BILL NO 267 AS AN ORDINANCE.  ON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0 AS FOLLOWS:  AYES – ALDERMEN JOHNSON, ARTEGA, BICE AND GREEN.  NAYS – 0 BILL NO 267 IS NOW ORDINANCE NO. 257.

                DISCUSSION – REDISTRICTING OF WARDS – THE BOARD DISCUSSED REDISTRICTING OF WARDS AND ELECTION AT LARGE WHICH CAN BE DONE WITH 4TH CLASS CITIES UNDER THE POPULATION OF 1,000.  THE BOARD AGREED TO LEAVE THE WARDS AS THEY EXIST.

                DISCUSSION – ADDITION OF BROCHURE TO WEB SITE – PHILIP WILL ADD THE BROCHURE TO THE WEB SITE.  THE BOARD WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE USE THE WEB SITE AND WILL ASK PHILIP TO LET THEM KNOW.

OPEN FORUM- ALDERMAN ARTEAGA ASKED IF SHE NEEDED HER OWN E-MAIL ADDRESS AND CITY ATTORNEY KARR ADVISED THAT SHE SHOULD.  ALDERMAN BICE WILL SET UP THE ACCOUNT FOR ALDERMAN ARTEAGA.

PAYMENT OF BILLS – BILLS WERE REVIEWED AND CHECKS SIGNED. MAYOR MUSKOPF ASKED ABOUT INSTALLING DUSK TO DAWN LIGHTS AT CITY HALL TO REPLACE THE MOTION LIGHTS.  THERE WAS NO OBJECTION.

ADJOURNMENT – ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.  THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:15 P.M.

 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED                                       ACCEPTED

 

 

 

JUDITH A ANDERSON, CLERK                                       JAN MUSKOPF, MAYOR