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Minutes of Meeting
USS Jefferson City Submarine Committee
March 8, 2022; 5:30 p.m.
City Hall - 320 E. McCarty Street
Boone Bancroft Conference Room
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Hal Dulle called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Committee Members present: Hal Dulle, Stephen Sampson, Marti Thruston, Michael Ryno, Bob
Priddy, and Patrick Bonnot. Councilmember liaison David Kemna was also in attendance.
Committee Members absent: Ivan Turner and Lori Rosberg.
A quorum was declared present.
Other attendees:
Staff: City Administrator Steve Crowell was in attendance. Mayor Tergin and Andrew Lenart
were also in attendance.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mr. Bonnot made a motion to add appointment of USS Jefferson City Committee Vice President
to the agenda as item “b” under New/Old Business. Seconded by Mr. Sampson.
Aye: Dulle; Bonnot, Priddy, Ryno, Sampson, and Thruston
Nay: None.
4. APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 16, 2021 MEETING MINUTES:
Mr. Priddy made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 16, 2021 USS Jefferson
City Submarine Committee meeting; seconded by Mr. Sampson.
Aye: Dulle; Bonnot, Priddy, Ryno, Sampson, and Thruston
Nay: None.
5. NEW/OLD BUSINESS:
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a. Conference Call with USS Jefferson City Submarine Representatives
The Committee had a conference call with USS Jefferson City Submarine Captain of the Boat,
Commander Frank Cook to discuss the status of the USS Jefferson City overhaul, sea trials, and
an upcoming namesake visit to Jefferson City.
Commander Cook provided an update on the current status of the USS Jefferson City. There was
some preliminary discussion regarding a trip of Jefferson City representatives to Guam to visit
the crew of the USS Jefferson City. Commander Cook reported that the USS Jefferson City and
crew received recognition as the Best Boat in Hawaii and Best Boat Guam. There was a request
for some Jefferson City and Missouri related items be sent to the USS Jefferson City to display in
the USS Jefferson City. Committee members discussed potential items to send to the crew and
initiated acquisition of those items.
Some preliminary discussions were held regarding a namesake visit. The tentative dates for such
a visit, of five days, were during the week of May 9th or June 13, with the week of May 9th being
the preference of the Committee. Marti Thruston volunteered to be the main coordinator
(chair) of the namesake visit event.
No action was necessary.
b. Appointment of USS Jefferson City Committee Vice President
Mr. Ryno made a motion to appoint Marti Thruston as Vice-Chair of the USS Jefferson City
Committee. Seconded by Mr. Sampson.
Aye: Dulle; Bonnot, Priddy, Ryno, Sampson, and Thruston
Nay: None
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
7. NEXT MEETING DATE:
The Committee discussed the need to have a Committee meeting in two to three weeks,
perhaps April 5th or 6th, subject to the preference of Ms. Thruston.
8. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Bonnot. Seconded by Ms. Thruston.
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Aye: Dulle; Bonnot, Priddy, Ryno, Sampson, and Thruston
Nay: None.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45- p.m.