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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2017-06-121 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, JUNE 12, 2017 CALL TO ORDER The City Council Work Session of June 12, 2017, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Mayor Carrie Tergin on board a City bus for a tour of the MSP site, under the following provision of Missouri statute: Pursuant to § 610.020.4 RSMo., this portion of the meeting is being held “at a place that is not reasonably accessible to the public,” for good cause, being that it is highly beneficial for councilmembers to learn about and directly familiarize themselves with the condition and extent of the prop erty that the City is in the process of acquiring. This portion of the meeting will be devoted to fact -finding of the Council and no decisions or votes of the Council will be made during this portion the meeting. Mayor Tergin explained the tour would con clude back at City Hall where the remainder of the meeting would be conducted. ROLL CALL The following Council Members were present for the roll call: Present: Fitzwater, Graham, Henry, Hussey, Kemna, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, Ward, and Wiseman Absent: None A quorum was present. Mayor Tergin also welcomed Cole County Commissioners Jeff Hoelscher and Kris Scheperle, as well as Missouri State Representative Mike Bernskoetter, who were also present on the tour. TOUR OF MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY (“MSP”) SITE Councilman Mark Schreiber narrated the points of interest during the tour and answered questions. No actions were taken during the tour. The tour concluded at 6:08 P.M. at which time the remainder of the meeting occurred in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. 2 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, JUNE 12, 2017 CONVENE REMAINDER OF MEETING AT CITY HALL The following Council Members were present when the meeting reconvened at City Hall at 6:10 P.M.: Present: Fitzwater, Graham, Henry, Hussey, Kemna, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, Ward, and Wiseman Absent: None Mayor Tergin read the following provision Missouri Statute provision regarding the MSP tour which had just concluded: Pursuant to § 610.020.4 RSMo., this portion of the meeting is being held “at a place that is not reasonably accessible to the public,” for good cause, being that it is highly beneficial for councilmembers to learn about and directly familiarize themselves with the condition and extent of the property that the City is in the process of acquiring. This portion of the meeting will be devoted to fact-finding of the Council and no decisions or votes of the Council will be made during this portion the meeting. Cole County Commissioners Hoelscher and Scheperle were also present, as well as Missouri State Representative Mike Bernskoetter. DISCUSSION OF MSP REDEVELOPMENT The following persons were present to make presentations concerning various aspects of the redevelopment of MSP, and the history of the issue since the prison was decommissioned:  Former Mayor John Landwehr  Jefferson City Area Chamber Executive Director Randy Allen  Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Diane Gillespie Following presentations made by the above, Mayor Tergin provided a “virtual tour” using photos taken during a previous tour of the same points of interest which the Council had just visited. She stated those photos would be made available on her blog, and that the power point presentation would also be made available on the City’s website. *Councilman Hussey left the meeting at 7:04 P.M. 3 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, JUNE 12, 2017 Following the conclusion of all the presentations, questions were asked and answered by staff and the guest presenters. ADJOURNMENT A motion for adjournment was made by Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Henry, and approved unanimously at 7:11 P.M.