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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-04-10 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI APRIL 10, 1990 A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri, was held in the City Hall in Riverside, Missouri on April 10, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. Those present were Aldermen Karr, Teters, Rule, and Marshall; Shepard and Richardson were absent and Mayor Burch called said meeting to order. (Prior to the meeting City Clerk Kemerling swore into office Aldermen Karr, Teters and Marshall and Mayor Burch). It was decided to dispense with the reading of the minutes of April 3, 1990 for the present time. Gary Storm of Larkin & Associates was introduced to the Mayor and Board. He said he had been with Larkin for approximately 10 years and he has been doing a lot of Riverside's build`i~ng ins e~tion. Don Wilson, 1~~~~ ULv'"Abbe and Gene George, representing Life Touch said that they would like to have permission to put up a banner on the outside of the building stating "Help Wanted" and their phone number. Mayor Burch said that it appeared Life Touch would be needing one of these signs at least once a year and possibly that by special use, if the Board agrees, that they be granted permission to have a sign this time and that Life Touch request that the zoning be changed to allow a sign of this type be used once or more per year. Life Touch representatives were in agreement with this procedure. Rule moved that Life Touch be granted another temporary permit for a temporary sign on their building for a period of two weeks, seconded by Karr, the vote was Marshall, Teters, Rule and Karr voted yes; Shepard and Richardson absent. It was decided to have a recess. Meeting reconvened. The roll was called and Aldermen Marshall, Karr, Teters and Rule were present; Shepard and Richardson absent and Mayor Burch presided over the remainder of the meeting. Rule moved that the City provide a Por-to-poti for Gary Brenner's class of archeology, seconded by Karr, the vote was Teters, Marshall, Karr and Rule voted yes; Shepard and Richardson absent. The following are the Certified votes from the County r Minutes of Reg. Meeting Page 2, 4-10-90 Clerk of the General Election held on April 3, 1990: Betty Burch, Mayor 203 ALDERMEN John Marshall (Ward I) 75 Brenda Teters (Ward II) 44 Jimmy Karr (Ward III) 60 Ken Whittlesey (Ward III) 45 Karr moved that we accept the returns of the General Election held April 3, 1990, as presented by the County Clerk and that same be Bill No. 90-17; that Betty Burch was elected Mayor; that John Marshall was elected as Alderman of Ward I; that Brenda Teters was elected Alderman of Ward II; and that Jimmy Karr was elected Alderman of Ward III; seconded by Rule, the vote was Karr, Rule, Marshall and Teters voted yes; Shepard and Richardson absent. Karr moved that Bill No. 90-17 reading, seconded by Rule, the vote and Teters voted yes; Shepard whereupon, the Bill having been m~ inspection prior to the consideration Bill No. 90-17 was passed. be placed on its second was Karr, Rule, Marshall and Richardson absent. ide available for public of the Board of Aldermen, A letter of resignation from Robert Derringer, dated April 3, 1990 was read by Mayor Burch. Karr moved that Bill No. 90-18 be placed on its first reading, said Bill provides for the accepting of Robert Derringer's resignation effective as of April 3, 1990, seconded by Rule, the vote was Teters, Marshall, Karr and Rule vote aye; Shepard and Richardson absent. Rule moved that Bill No. 90-18 be placed on its second reading, .seconded by Teters, the vote was: Teters, Marshall, Karr and Rule voted aye; Shepard and Richardson absent. Whereupon, the Bill having been made available for public inspection prior to the consideration of the Board of Aldermen, Bill No. 90-18 was passed. Mayor Burch recommended that Karr be Mayor Pro Tem in her absence. r Minutes of Reg. Meeting Page 3, 4-10-90 Rule moved that Karr be Mayor Pro Tem in the absence of the Mayor, seconded by Teters, the vote was: Marshal, Teters and Rule voted yes; Karr abstained; Shepard and Richardson absent. City Attorney Don Witt spoke to the Mayor and Board concerning the moratorium on building in that area south of BN railroad tracks. He said that the City should try to work out the sewage and drainage before allowing any further building and also try to work out the roads. He suggested that the City employ a Planner and that bids should be obtained. The planner should show the drainage, sewage and roads and not one which shows certain business buildings, since this is zoned for industry. Mayor Burch said the hearing on the moratorium is scheduled to he held in May and she will ask City Clerk Grace Kemerling to send out registered letters to all land owners in the bottoms who are involved in this particular property. The matter of East Slope Cemetery was brought up and Attorney Witt will check into this for the City. Floyd Best said he would like to tell the City of the good work the City did during the last sn~ storm. Mayor Burch said that the "~ed Martin" parade will be in Platte City on June 30, 1990 and felt that as many of Riverside people should participate as possibly could. Rule moved that the City participate in the "8 Martin" parade on Saturday, June 30, 1990, seconded by Karr, the vote was Marshall, Karr, Rule and Teters voted yes, Shepard and Richardson absent. Mayor Burch inquired of the Board whether or not there should be an appreciat~sedinner and it was the consensus of the Board that there should be an appreciation dinner. Karr moved that the City have an Appreciation Dinner on May 7, 1990, seconded by Marshall, the vote was: Teters, Karr, Marshall and Rule voted yes; Shepard and Richardson absent. It was reported that Riverside's Clean Up will be the last two weeks in April and Mayor Burch will get the lowest bid on dumpsters. Mayor Burch also asked permission to get help for Fred Wilkin to pick up trash along the roads. r Minutes of Reg. Meeting Page 4, 4-10-90 Marshall moved that Mayor Burch be authorized to employ two people to help Wilkin clean up the roads, seconded by Rule, the vote was Karr, Teters, Marshall and Rule voted yes, Shepard and Richardson absent. Mayor Burch said she got a bid from Lee Snyder to remove the debris and fill up the hole at 5015 N.W. Gateway (George James property) for the sum of $300.00 and a bid from ExCo,(Bill Hannah) P. O. Box 12888 to level the property for $600.00. Teters moved that we accept the lowest and best bid; that being Lee Snyder's bid for $300.00 to level the George James property at 5015 Gateway and put a lien on the property for said sum, seconded by Rule, the vote was Rule, Karr, Teters and Marshall voted yes; Shepard and Richardson absent. 5'~n A letter from American Cab e~/was read. Rule said the Board of Zoning Adjustment approved Jim Davis' request for the grade, from the 15$ grade to 12$ grade on certain areas in his proposed addition in Indian Hills. This was not a blanket permit for all grades in the addition, but only for the ones specified at this hearing. Conoco did get permission to put up the two domes it had requested from the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Concerning Richardson's letter of resigning from the Board of Zoning Adjustment, it was decided to wait until he returned before making any decision in accepting same. Teters inquired as to where her street signs were. City Clerk Grace Kemerling said that someone should be appointed on the finance Committee in place of Kuhlman. Col. Fletcher thanked the Mayor and Board for the new Communication Center and for all the work done by Karr and Wilkin. Col. Fletcher had presented the Mayor and Board with a summary of the different crimes w ich occurred in the City . G~ /98y Col. Fletcher said that the seminar Soper was to go to was full and he will be notified when there is an opening in the next seminar. The money was returned to the City (320.00) Fletcher said that Soper was getting his education in and is very close to getting his BA degree. r ~. Minutes of Reg. Meeting Page 5, 4-10-90 Col. Fletcher said he has turned over the many applicants for the opening in the Public Safety Department to the Corporals and asked them to rate each one se ara y. Then they can be narrowed down to the last two or t nd if the Mayor and Board want to look these over, they will be able to do so. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion duly made, seconded and passed, meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. r