BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING MINUTES
JULY 12, 2010
The regular meeting of the New Franklin Board of Aldermen was called to order by Mayor C Frank Frevert Monday July 12, 2010 at 132 East Broadway, New Franklin, Missouri at 7:00 pm. Present were as follows:
Mayor C Frank Frevert
Alderman Ward I Jerry B Thornton
Alderman Ward II Kerry Thompson
Alderman Ward II John James
Alderman Ward III Michael McGee
Alderman Ward III Walter Banks
City Attorney Gregory P Robinson
Chief of Police David E Wells
Police Officer Benjamin Burch
City Administrator/ City Clerk Patricia Cunningham
Holly Wipfler, AmerenUE
Terri Smith, AmerenUE
Clay Doss, Santa Fe Trail Day Committee
Kevin & Kim Redden
Absent: Alderwoman Ward I Carolyn Heilman
1. AmerenUE representatives stated AmerenUE is not maintaining any new decorative lights, but will check on taking over maintenance of the Parkway lighting.
2. The photocell timer on the parkway lights are controlled by MoDOT not AmerenUE. Alderman Thompson suggested the city ask MoDOT to move the photocell higher so the parkway lights will not come on before dusk and will go off at sunrise. Currently the lights are on well before sundown and stay on until almost 8 am.
3. Five lights will be removed from poles on S Missouri street on either side of the parkway.
4. Clay Doss advised the Board the Santa Fe Trail Days Committee is officially a Missouri Not for Profit organization and requested Santa Fe Trail Days funds be transferred from the city treasury to the Committee. Alderman Thornton moved to authorize that transfer of funds. Alderman Thompson seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
5. Kevin & Kim Redden explained they knew they had caused the water drainage problem on S Union Street and in Mr. Helen's Fisher yard and agreed to reimburse the city for labor and equipment used to install a storm drain. Mayor Frevert advised the Board that he had a meeting with employee David Beach and Kevin Redden to determine the best course of action to solve the drainage problem. He said he instructed Mr. Beach to get it fixed no matter what. Mr. Beach had explained to the Mayor it took longer than first estimated because the storm drain could not be put down the side of S Union as planned but instead was run under S Union from east to west and into a standpipe west of S Union Street in the city owned lot.
Alderman Thompson recommended that Mr. Redden be bill for the backhoe hours at a rate of $75.00 per hour and that Mr. Redden install a silt fence on S Union Street and W Mokane Street to keep dirt off the streets and out of curbs. Board members were in agreement.
6. Alderman Thompson moved to approve the Minutes of June 14, 2010. Alderman James seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
7. Alderman Banks moved to approve the Minutes of June 21, 2010. Alderman McGee seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
8. Alderman Thornton moved to approve the bills for July 12, 2010. Alderman Banks seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
9. Alderman Banks moved to have the first reading by title only of Bill No.
07.12.10, AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SCHEDULE IV: ONE-WAY STREETS OF CHAPTER 310
OF THE REVISED MUNICIPAL CODES OF THE CITY OF NEW FRANKLIN, MISSOURI. Alderman
Thornton seconded the motion.
Banks - aye
Thornton - aye
James - aye
McGee - aye
Thompson - aye
Motion carried.
After the first reading, Alderman Thornton moved to accept the first reading
and have the second reading by title only of Bill No. 07.12.10. Alderman James
seconded the motion.
Thornton - aye
James - aye
McGee - aye
Thompson - aye
Banks - aye
Motion carried.
After the second reading, Alderman Banks moved to accept the second reading
and adopt Bill No. 07.12.10 into Ordinance #741. Alderman McGee seconded the
motion.
Banks - aye
McGee - aye
Thompson - aye
Thornton - aye
James - aye
Motion carried.
10. Three bids were received for asphalt overlay of S Union Street from Broadway
to Sulphur Street, Sulphur Street from S Union Street to State Route 5, and
West Broadway from State Route 5 to Clifton Heights Circle.
Christenson $44,818.80
Higgins Asphalt $42,510.00
APAC $44,600.00
After review and discussion Alderman Banks moved to accept the bid from Higgins Asphalt. Alderman McGee seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
11. One bid was received for preparing the financial audits of the city for 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 fiscal years.
Gerding, Korte & Chitwood $5500.00 per audit $7100.00 per audit if Single Audit(s) required.
Alderman Thompson moved to postpone the decision until the City Administrator can verify if Single Audits will need to be done for these fiscal years. Alderman Thornton seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
12. Alderman Thornton moved to authorize the renewal of the lease purchase agreement with Exchange Bank for the well at the treatment plant, and further to continue paying $1040.17 per month. Alderman Thompson seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
13. Alderman Thompson moved to authorize the transfer of funds from sewer savings to pay invoices for S Howard Street sewer collapse for $9427.93; and to authorize transferring police savings to pay for uniforms $707.93. Alderman McGee seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
14. Mayor Frevert stated he spoke with Mr. Kevin Redden about paying for the
storm drain pipe if the city would install it; and that he instructed city services
to get the job done.
Alderman Thornton moved to authorize billing Mr. Redden for backhoe hours at
rate of $75.00 per hour based on the number of hours city services spent installing
the storm drain and further to bill Mr. Redden for 1/2 load of rock that was
used on the storm drain installation in the amount of $40.00. Alderman Banks
seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
15. The City Administrator will contact MoDOT about parkway curbs, Katy Trail yield signs, the city limit sign, photocell on the street lights, and vehicle improper crossing of the Katy Trail.
16. Police Department Report:
a. barriers need at the Katy Trail. Vehicles are driving across the Trail to
and from MFA.
b. New Franklin Public School will to contacted to enact a no trespassing policy
and post no trespassing signs so the Police Department can enforce it.
c. Asked the Board to consider enacting a city wide curfew for ages 16 and under.
d. Suggested lowering the speed limit on S Union Street to 15 mph.
e. Will provide the City Administrator with a list of signs throughout town
that need to be replaced.
f. the 2011 Crown Victoria has been ordered. Delivery expected in the fall.
17. Alderman Thornton moved to replace necessary signs, especially stop signs. Alderman Thompson seconded the motion. Five voting aye. Motion carried.
18. City Administrator advised the final recodification draft will be done by the August 9 meeting of the Board.
19. It was agreed to stop taking applications for the city services position Friday, July 16.
20. Alderman McGee moved to adjourn. Alderman Thornton seconded the motion.
Five voting aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.