JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL                    Special Session – November 16, 2007

                                                                                                                       

COUNCIL & STAFF PRESENT:

 

Martha Rowe                         Mayor

Jill McCord                             Mayor Pro Tem

Aaron Rodgerson                 Council Member

Mari Macomber                     City Manager

 

Absent:

Tom Mayer                             Council Member

Jeff Newton                            Council Member

                       

The City Council of the City of Kirksville, Missouri, met in a Special Session on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at 5:15p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

 

ACTION PRESENTATIONS

 

Highway 63 Alternate Route

Council Member Rodgerson moved to approve a motion approving the submission of a letter to the Missouri Department of Transportation expressing support for the Highway 63 Alternate Route including financial support contingent upon voter approval seconded by Council Member McCord.

 

City Manager, Mari Macomber explained that the City of Kirksville had been asked in October to participate financially in the construction of an alternate route 63 should the State of Missouri Department of Transportation select it as a project to be funded through additional Amendment 3 funds.  The City Council expressed initial interest in the project, but wanted to receive input from citizens of the community.  The Council hosted a public meeting on November 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  The comments of the citizens were summarized and given to the City Council for review prior to the meeting.  Macomber explained that the City Council needed to make a decision regarding support of this project, since MoDOT officials would be reviewing and evaluating each project on November 19.

           

The motion carried by the following vote: Mayor Rowe – aye; Council Members:  Mayer – absent; McCord – aye; Newton – absent; Rodgerson – aye.  Ayes – 3; Nays – none; Absent–2.

 

Adjournment

Council Member Rodgerson moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Council Member McCord.   The motion carried by the following vote: Mayor Rowe – aye; Council Members:  Mayer – absent; McCord – aye; Newton – absent; Rodgerson – aye.  Ayes – 3; Nays – none; Absent – 2.

 

Mayor Rowe adjourned the meeting to a Study Session at 5:35 p.m.

 

Mari E. Macomber

City Manager