City Council - Regular Meeting

Okay, we'll move on to comments from visitors. If you want to make a comment, excuse me, to the council, uh you'll have three minutes. Please step forward and give us your uh name and address. Seeing no one. Yeah, I'm gonna take this uh Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mayor. I'm going to take a moment and ask uh Fire Chief Russell Singh to come on up with our new assistant fire chief, Mr. Bis. I would like for Chief Singh to introduce him to you all.

Good evening. Um like to introduce a righteous guy right here. So far, everything's gone great. Um, this Mike Bis, uh, he's come in as the assistant and I feel we're going to help keep the department headed in the right direction. And so, super happy to have him here. And so, I wanted him to come tonight to meet everybody. And so, Mike Bis, assistant, yes, sorry, assistant fire chief. He's righteous. Yeah. Word of the night. Oh, you just do. Mike, you want to

come forward? Glad to have you on board. Thank you. It's okay. You're official now. Everyone does it. So, it's okay. Don't worry about it.

So, we're so excited to have Assistant Chief Bailis here with us. I know you started your career. You you were here earlier in your career, so we're happy to have you back home with us. Absolutely. He's already hit the ground running. Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Okay. Next, we'll have a proclamation on Missouri Good Neighborhood Week, which is uh September 28th through October the 4th. And I'll read that real quick. Says, um, Missouri good neighbor week. Whereas the Missouri General Assembly has designated September 28th through October 4th as Missouri Good Neighbor Week to promote community connection and and kindness. And whereas research shows that knowing and engaging with neighbors leads to stronger, safer, and more enduring comm uh communities. And whereas acts of neighboring such as checking in on one another, sharing resources, and offering encouragement build trust and improve quality of life. And whereas the city of Fulton values the vital role of neighbors and community partners in creating a welcoming and supported place to live, work, and grow. Now therefore, I, Steve Meyers, mayor of the city of Fulton, on behalf of the city council and the citizens of Fulton, do hereby proclaim September 28th through October 4th, 2025 as Missouri Good Neighbor Week in the city of Fulton and encourage all residents to take time to con connect with their neighbors. ers recognize those who go above and beyond and help strengthen the bonds that make our community thrive.

I think that's um that's something we all should be doing and aware of and uh helping each other out. Uh certainly I think in some of the disaster times in the winter and the snow and such as that we do a pretty good job, but we should be doing that year round and uh helping your neighbors and making sure they're okay and uh supporting them. So thank you.

Absolutely. I wanted to point out as well for uh Missouri Good Neighbor Week, we will have some additional information and things going on on social media. Um, so of course we'd love to hear about the good neighbors in your life. If there's someone you'd like to give a shout out to or nominate, please let us know and send us some information through social media. Uh, but keep an eye out. We have some fun things coming your way. Thank you, director.

Uh, we'll now move to the consent agenda. Um, item A will be uh the city council meeting minutes from August 26th. B is the Central Bank event which is the customer appreciation day and C will be Fulton public schools homecoming parade. Um the appreciation day will be October 9th and the uh school parade will be October 17th. I move to approve the consent agenda. Second. Very well. Motion has been made and second to approve the consent agenda. All in favor, please say I. I.

Oppose. Thank you. Uh, we have no unfinished business tonight, nor do we have new business. We'll move on to council concerns. Councilman Henchie, you're up. Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh last week we had our um safety commission uh committee and uh we worked on quite a few um programs that are we were going to start getting to the city council. We're still in the progress of it. Um but we had a very productive meeting and uh I have no concerns.

Councilman West. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, uh, the Human Rights Commission has not met since our last meeting, and I haven't seen one on the schedule yet, so I'm sure there's one coming up probably early next month. Um, I have no concerns, although I would like to point out uh or thank thank the staff for putting together this project update on demolition the site restoration. So, that's on our desk this evening. So, thank you for that. It's all I have. Thank you. Councilwoman Reclu.

Uh yes, Mr. Mayor. I have nothing tonight except I love our new street street sweeper we got to see. Really nice and I'm proud of the city to be sure we get that. And thank you everyone. That's all I have tonight. [Music] Councilwoman Hansen.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, I did re um go to my first historic preservation meeting last month and I have a lot to learn. So, I'm anxious to to get involved with that. Um, as far as concerns, I don't have any. Um, however, my neighbors, especially the ones that live in my home, would like for me to continue to mention the sidewalk in the southwest subdivision. So, I want to make sure that we keep that in mind. Um, and I really like the the um super sand banners that have been hung for the month. I think those are great. Yeah, those are very attractive. Thank you.

That it uh Councilman Luther. Yes, Mr. Mayor. I have uh no concerns this evening and uh yeah just like to echo the appreciation of support of pediatric pediatric cancer awareness month and the banners hanging up uh definitely hits home and it's definitely a good sight to see for those that are still fighting the hard fights. So I got [Music] Okay, Councilman Colmes is not with us tonight. Councilman Washington.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh yes, I appreciate the uh the update on the demolition uh site restoration. I uh was informed that there'll be a little bit more information becoming to us a little bit later, especially when things get closer and finishing up the job. And um we appreciate the staff and uh and Sam for you guys getting getting some of this out to us. Appreciate that. And uh and uh also I believe there's a park board meeting coming up. Am I Oh, okay. Just one. Okay. Uh other than that, I have no concerns.

Okay. Thank you, Councilwoman Nelson.

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Um there has not been a public utility board meeting since the last uh council meeting. I do want to make sure and note that we do have the second reading for the shared power project and that the utility board um unanimous unanimously supported that. Um I'm really excited for this project. I was thinking on the way here um about how long it's taken to get from where we started to where we are and it's almost year and a half, two years and it's just a project that I feel really passionately about. Um, I think it's really important for our city and I think it's a huge step forward for us. And you know, I just want to make sure again, and I know I say it a lot, that it's so incredibly important that we have the ability to maintain our utilities. Um, that's something that not a lot of cities have and we do and and we get to make the decisions for oursel. And so I'm incredibly um proud of the utility board and and proud to to represent them. Um, I don't have any concerns tonight. Uh, but I do have really great neighbors. I would like to say that they're wonderful. Um, and I hope everybody else does, too. So, I'm super excited about this proclamation. Um, because I really, really appreciate mine. They always take my trash can up for me.

They're great neighbors. They really are. And one of them like that. Okay. Thank all of you. Uh, I don't have anything tonight. Director, do you have anything? No, sir. Okay, we'll move on to resolutions. Resolution 3590. Councilman Washington, would you read that for us? That's a grant.

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Resolution 3590, the grant administration service contract with the MMRPC, a resolution authorizing the mayor on the behalf of the city of Fulton, Missouri to sign all necessary documents in relation to a contract with mid Missouri regional plan commission to administer the community development block grant CDBG for the Westminister Avenue storm water tunnel project and establish an effective date. I make a motion that we accept uh resolution 3590 at tonight's meeting. Second. Very well. There's been a motion and second. Do we have any discussion?

Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Oppose. Very well. We'll now move on to um resolution 3591 and that's a violent crime uh grant. Councilman West, could you read that for us, please?

With pleasure. Thank you. Resolution number 3591, local violent crime prevention grant application. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city of Fulton, Missouri to sign all necessary documents in relation to the Missouri Department of Public Safety local crime prevention grant to assist in the procurement of five mobile data units for the s city of Fulton Police Department and establish an effective date. I make a motion to adopt resolution number 3591 at this council meeting. Second. Second. Very well. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion on resolution 3591?

This is a very very important resolution for to help our police department out. I I support it wholeheartedly. All in favor of resolution 3591, please say I. I. Oppose. [Music] Thank you. That is a very important grant. Certainly, we'll move on to second readings ordinances. Bill number 1756, a budget amendment. Um, Councilman Hchin, would you read that, please?

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Bill number 1756, budget amendment. An ordinance authorizing amendments to the city of Bolton Fulton budget for the fiscal year of 2025 as outlined in article 8, financial procedure section 8.8, 8 amendments after adoption paragraph C transfer of appropriations Fulton City Charter and establishing effective date. I make a motion to place bill number 1756 for the third reading at this council meeting. Second.

Very well. Motion's been made and second uh to move bill number 1756 for third reading tonight. Do we have any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Oppose. Councilman, would you read that again, please?

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Bill number 1756, budget amendment. An ordinance authorizing the amendments to the city of Fulton budget for fiscal year 2025 as outlined in article 8 financial procedure section 8.8 amendments after adoption paragraph C transfers of appropriation Fulton city charter and establishing effective date. I make a motion to place bill number 1756 for the final passage of this council meeting. Second. Bill 1756 has been read for third reading. We have any uh discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I.

Oppose. Madam clerk, would you roll call, please? Yes, sir. Miss Hansen? Yes. Mr. Henchie? Yes. Mr. Luther? Yes. Miss Nelson? Yes. Mr. McClue? Yes. Mr. Washington? Yes. Mr. West? Yes. And Mr. Combmes, seven council members, affirmative. [Music] Thank you. We'll now move on to bill number 1757. Um, unit power purchase agreement. Councilwoman Nelson, would you read that for us, please?

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Bill number 1757, unit power purchase agreement with the Missouri Electric Commission. An ordinance authorizing the city of Fulton, Missouri to enter into a unit power purchase agreement with Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, DBA, Missouri Electric Commission. I make a motion that we place bill number 1757 for third reading at tonight's council meeting. Second. Very well. Do we have discussion? Yes. I think we discussed this last meeting. Seeing none, all in favor of bill 1757, please say I. I. Oppose.

Councilwoman, would you read that again for us, please? Yes, Mr. Mayor. Bill number 1757, unit power purchase agreement with the Missouri Electric Commission. an ordinance authorizing the city of Fulton, Missouri to enter into a unit power purchase agreement with Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, DBA, Missouri Electric Commission. Make a motion for final passage at tonight's council meeting for bill number 1757. Second. Very well. We've had a motion on bill number 15 1757 for uh third reading. All in favor, please say I.

I. Oppose. Very well. Madame clerk, would you do a roll call, please? Yes, sir. Mr. Heny, yes. Mr. Luther, yes. Miss Nelson, yes. Miss Reclu, yes. Mr. Washington. Yes. Mr. West. Yes. Mr. Combmes. Miss Hansen. Yes. Seven. Council members. Affirmative. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Okay. We'll move on to announcements. Um Warren Holler wanted me to announce that uh Fulton is trying to establish uh Lions Club again. I think uh I think it was something like 15 years since we've had a Lions Club. On Monday, September the 15th at 6:00 at the Callaway County Sheriff's Office training room, uh they're going to uh try to establish this uh Alliance Club again. Anyone interested? We'll have that and they're going to

do we know what their mission is like the Lions Club. What are they what their mission is?

Um I I uh for children mo mainly and then they raise money also for uh for different for children. Mostly all their u proceeds go to children. Bill's looking it up, but I know they do, one thing they do is uh with vision for people less fortunate, you know, they'll collect ar, you know, people's old glasses and redistribute them. I do remember that. So, um, it says that the mission of the Lions Club is to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace, and promote international understanding. Thank you. Thanks, Bill.

They collect a lot of old glasses. people either change lenses or whatever and then they distribute them um some of them I think in uh other countries even so yeah it's a good organization we have three really good organizations now and so anyone interested September the 15th we'll put that on our boards All right. So, we're not in season.

A reminder, there will be um one council meeting in September due to MML conference. Fall cleanup week will start on October the 7th covering residents, regular pickup routes. um says, "Please note that construction debris and tires will not be collected. This will be followed by the uh final household hazard waste and ewaste collection of the year. If you need more information, uh you can call solid waste or city hall. The city of Fulton Legends Reclex and the solid waste department will be closed October the 13th in observance of indigenous people and Columbus Day holiday. Uh solid waste services will be adjusted. However, emergency services will remain in normal operation. Uh, the next city council meeting will be October the 14th, 7 o'clock right here.

So, do we had anybody want to add I did just want to remind everyone since I gave the wrong date last time that the Mayor's Cup uh golf tournament is coming up on Friday, September 19th. Uh, I believe we still have some spots available. So, if anyone's interested in participating, it's a really, really great thing. Um, this year going to be benefiting serve. So, the mayor chose that organization and I know he's put quite a bit of work into it. Certainly, Parks and Wreck and Tanglewood has put a lot of work into it. Um, and so we really look forward to seeing a lot of people out there. So, if you know anyone and they haven't signed up yet, please have them give Tangle Wood a call and get signed up as soon as possible.

I do have something. Um, since you mentioned the the tires aren't collected, one of my neighbors being good neighbor here, uh, put out a tire yesterday and I said I they won't pick that up. Do they do that hazardous or do they just have to take it to a local tire shop? That's what I told him you need to do. Okay. Yeah. Just take it to a Yeah, I know Plaza takes those cars. So, that's what I was thinking. So, I wanted to verify that. Thank you. move for German unless

I have one more announcement. Um the YMCA is partnering with the city for their golf tournament and that is October the 2nd. It's a Thursday. Um there still are several spots available. So I encourage you um to sign up for that. It is for the pool campaign which we need. It will be bring so much revenue to our community with all the families coming in um for those swim meets. I know that there's several that we go to um and some of them bring in 500 people and they stay overnight and that's a lot of money um for people to be spending in our community. So, we need that pool on 10 two get in that golf tournament. It's going to be a great time.

I should have let you handle the mayor's cup. I ap it was I was not that peppy. Yeah, I know. I will. It's noted. Okay. Anything else? All right. Anybody got anything else they want to bring up? If not, I will entertain a motion to adjourn. Move for adjournment. Second. Very well. Sorry, I jumped the gun there.