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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF AIRPORT DRIVE, MISSOURI
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Airport Drive, Missouri was held
December 18, 2014 at the Village Municipal Building.
Chairman Paul Surgi called the Board of Trustees to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present were
Mark Rains, Franklin Stine, Larry Allison, and James Paul. Village Clerk, Janie Liles was
present to take the minutes. Deputy Village Clerk, Sue Hirshey, Village Attorney, Chuck Brown,
Village Engineer, Jerald Norton, and Sergeant Melissa Roughton were also present. Attorney
Brown gave the invocation. All present gave the Pledge of Allegiance.
MINUTES
Minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting held on November 20, 2014, were discussed.
Terry Myers, 25390 Leffen Lane, stated his disagreement with the minutes. Myers insisted
minutes be amended to include Trustee’s Surgi, Rains and Allison agree that they did not read
the Airport Drive Retail Development Traffic Impact Assessment generated by Dane Seiler,
Professional Engineer with CJW and approved by Missouri Department of Transportation.
Trustee Paul motioned to amend minutes previously provided. Trustee Stine seconded the
motion. Motion passed unanimously. Trustee Rains motioned to accept amended minutes.
Trustee Allison seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
TREASURERS REPORT
Clerk Liles presented the Treasurers Report: Board was provided Balance Sheet by Fund,
Cash Receipts Control Report, Combined Check Register; Accounts Payable Control Report,
Payroll Calculation Report, Current Statement of Revenues and Expenses, Recap of Sales Tax
Year to Date, Open Building Permits in Process and Open Variance/Zoning Deposits. Budget
standing was noted; all funds are within budget for fiscal year. Trustee Rains motioned to
approve the Treasurers report and to pay bills. Trustee Allison seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously.
AIRPORT EXPRESS LUBE SIGNAGE
Addressed concerns for excess signage at Airport Express Lube, 5462 North Main Street Road.
Business owner Ryan Schoenfeld was notified of complaints for excessive signage. Signs on
the building were not addressed as the problem; however, owner was asked to limit signs in the
landscape area to two and to bring the signs in from the road after business hours. Special
Events and annual signage allowances were also discussed.
PUBLIC HEARING
Christine Bushyhead, MKL PC, 2600 Grand, Suite 440, Kansas City, Missouri 64108,
Council for Wal-Mart introduced Whitney Box, Wal-Mart Representative. Ms. Bushyhead
asked for consideration to approve open hours as 24/7 and allow for a pylon sign at the
roadside. Attorney Brown inserted the code allows for one roadside sign not to exceed 25’ in
height. Signage and hours of operation were discussed. Ms. Bushyhead stated a monument
sign would be OK. Wal-Mart wants to go with a 24/7 schedule, and after a period of time review
store activity and adjust hours if necessary. Ms. Box shared that Wal-Mart does quarterly
analysis on each store. Concerns relating to increased crime overnight were discussed.
Trustee Stine asked Sergeant Roughton about crime at night. Sergeant Roughton answered it
is drivers refueling and driving off without paying. Wal-Mart to agree to monument signage as it
was presented in the preliminary plan. Trustee Paul motioned to not allow Wal-Mart to operate
a 24 hour store. Without a second, the motion was not considered. Trustee Rains motioned to
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delete the requirement limiting stores hours to 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Without a second, the
motion was not considered.
COUNCIL BILL 12-14
An ordinance to submit to the qualified voters of the Village of Airport Drive, Missouri the
question as to whether or not to provide that in the event the number of candidates running for
any municipal election is equal to the number of open positions that no election shall be
required; prescribing the form of ballot; and ordering the Village Clerk to certify the question to
the County Clerk was discussed. Trustee Rains motioned to have the first reading of Council
Bill 12-14 by title only. Trustee Stine seconded the motion. All votes yes. Attorney Brown read
Council Bill 12-14 by title only. Trustee Rains motioned to approve the first reading and have
the second reading of Council Bill 12-14 by title only. Trustee Allison seconded the motion. All
votes yes. Attorney Brown read Council Bill 12-14 by title only. Trustee Rains motioned to
approve the final reading of Council Bill 12-14 and adopt Ordinance 12-14. Trustee Allison
seconded the motion. All votes yes. Ordinance 12-14 was adopted.
TRI-STATE ENGINEERING CONTRACT RENEWAL
Renewal of contract with Tri-State Engineering Inc. for engineering services was discussed.
Trustee Rains motioned to renew contract and retain Tri-State Engineering Inc. Trustee Allison
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
ENVIRO-LINE PUMP PROPOSALS
Proposals for either repairing broken pump or purchasing a new pump to serve as a spare were
discussed. The price to repair broken pump from Central Avenue Station was $3,139.65. The
price to purchase a new pump was $4,219.05. Trustee Rains motioned to purchase a new
pump. Trustee Allison seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
VACATION APPROVAL
Clerk Hirshey requested use of Vacation Leave on Monday, December 22, 2014. Clerk Liles
requested use of Vacation Leave on Friday, January 2, 2015. Trustee Paul motioned to
approve Vacation Leave requests. Trustee Allison seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
ENGINEER REPORT - REVISITED
The Sewer System Inflow-Infiltration Study was discussed. Anticipated cost is $95,000.
Sewer Fund Cash in Bank is currently $141,000. Engineer Norton recommended doing the
work in multiple years starting with Phase I sewer lines in the first year. Bid information will be
generated soon.
Task orders 15-01, 15-02 and 15-03 for Engineering Services Agreement – 2015 Amendment
and fees were discussed. Trustee Rains motioned to approve task orders. Trustee Allison
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Stine motioned to adjourn meeting. Trustee Allison seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Janie Liles
Village Clerk
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