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Lotawana News
Volume 41, Number 11
November 12, 2014
Association News
I have come to regard
November as the older, harder
man's October. I appreciate the
early darkness and cooler temperatures. It puts my mind in a
different place than October. It is
a month for a quieter, slightly
more subdued celebration of
summer's death as winter tightens its grip.
- Henry Rollins
It’s easy to get a little melancholy this time of the
year. As I get older, the cooler weather affects me in
ways it never did before. The flowers are gone, the trees
are bare. Everyone is scrambling to get their homes,
their boats and their landscapes winterized. Daylight
saving time is over, the days are shorter and it’s dark by
the time we get home from work. On the other hand, it
sure is peaceful here at the Lake this time of year. We
get almost no complaints about wake surfers, golf carts,
skiing in the coves or drunken boaters. We’re done with
next year’s budget and all the really cool holidays are
right around the corner. By now all the political ads are
gone from TV and radio. Maybe it’s not so bad after all.
Since it is getting darker earlier, I’d like to remind
everyone that there is still quite a bit of activity on the
roads. Kids will still be out playing and folks will be
walking their dogs after work. Please drive carefully on
your way home from work. If you are out walking (or
playing) on the roads, wear some light colored clothing
or reflective clothing to help keep you safe.
If your Lake home is a part-time residence or you’re
spending the winter months someplace a little warmer,
don’t forget to prepare for it. Every year we hear horror
stories about broken pipes and flooded homes because
the members forgot to turn off the water. Use plumber’s
antifreeze in the toilets and disconnect your hoses from
the outdoor faucets. Put lights on timers and ask your
neighbors to check on things every once in a while.
The Operations Crew will be out with the leaf vacuum cleaning the ditches for the next couple of weeks.
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Lake Lotawana Association, Inc.
Association Office Hours
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri:
9 am - 4:30 pm
Sat:
8 am - 12 noon
Sun, Mon
Closed
Thanksgiving Holiday: closed 11/27 - 11/30
Phone: 578-4272
Fax:
578-4080
Association Annual Budget Meeting
November 11, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Church of Jesus Christ Colbern Road
Restoration Branch at Gate 2
Lake Improvement Board
December 4, 2014
Lake Lotawana City Hall
Job OPENING
City of Lake Lotawana, Mo
Job Title: City Administrator
Job Type: Full Time/Exempt
Salary: Negotiable plus benefits package
Applications are being accepted through Dec. 1,
2014, for the position of City Administrator of Lake
Lotawana, Missouri, a fourth class city in eastern
Jackson County, Mo. Duties include day-to-day management of operations and personnel, support to the
mayor and six aldermen in policy and budgetary goals,
public relations and citizen communications.
The City of Lake Lotawana (full-time pop. 1,939) is
located on the eastern edge of the Kansas City metro.
The City was incorporated in 1958 as a lake community. Recent annexation has expanded the City limits considerably. The lake itself was established in 1928. It is
a private lake governed and managed by its own association board of directors. The City works closely with
the Lake Association to ensure the safety of its citizens.
The City operates Police, Public Works and
Wastewater Departments, as well as Planning &
Zoning.
Minimum qualifications for this position include a
Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, business
or a similar field; master’s degree preferred. Additional
qualifications include demonstrable computer skills in
standard office software, with an emphasis on oral and
written skills in the English language. Experience in
municipal government desired. No residency requirement.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to City
Clerk, City of Lake Lotawana, 100 Lake Lotawana
Road, Lake Lotawana, MO 64086 or email to
[email protected].
For a detailed position description and more information on the city, please visit the City’s website at
www.lakelotawana.org. EOE/AA
Dedication of Totem Pole
at Lake Lotawana Children’s Park
Saturday, November 15
Mayor’s Column
Jill Cornett, Lake Lotawana’s
City
Administrator,
has
announced her resignation as of
November 14th to accept a position as Executive Director of a
not-for-profit organization in
southwest Missouri. This change
represents an opportunity for her
to return to the area of the state where she grew up and
has many friends. The City and staff have benefited
immensely from her 17 months with the City.
Jill was hired by a unanimous vote of the Board of
Aldermen in July 2013. The City had not had anyone in
a professional leadership role in many years.
Expectations and a very long to do list (plus my need as
Mayor for her expertise in municipal government)
placed a heavy burden of responsibilities on her from
the first day. In her short tenure at Lake Lotawana,
much has been accomplished.
In addition to running the day-to-day operations of
our City, a list of ongoing projects under Jill’s leadership include: preparation of the 2015 budget, the first
comprehensive review of employee benefits, supervision of the reports for the Abatement Order on Consent
to MO DNR, supervising land use applications, initiation of an aldermen training session, the hiring of consultants for Engineering and Planning and Zoning,
spearheading the recodification project and City Hall
interior upgrades.
With Jill’s input, the board approved a revised job
description for the City Administrator. The old job
description was written for an earlier time and needed
updating. That was followed by the creation of a priority list, the City’s first in recent memory. At the top of
the list was and still is the sewer collection system
repair project. Jill provided an increased level of
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City of Lake Lotawana
Board of Aldermen Minutes
Police Report
pages 8, 9, 12
page 12
See page 15
Lake Lotawana Phone Numbers
Water Patrol: Ron DesCombes
Lotawana Fire (non emergency)
Prairie Township Fire (non emergency)
Water District # 15
564-8250
578-4211
525-4200
578-4424
Lotawana News
Next issue: November 26, 2014
Deadline: November 17, 2014
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Hours: Mon - Fri 8 am-4:30 pm
578-4215
Emergency - 911
Police (non emergency)
578-4333
Animal Control
578-4333
Board of Aldermen Meeting
November 18, 2014 7:00 p.m.
PO Box 6613, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Lake Lotawana City Hall
Phone: 578-5834
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email: [email protected]
Board of Adjustment
November 25, 2014
Lake Lotawana City Hall
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Mayor’s Column
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Greg has the dead trees marked on the parkway and the
tree crews will be out dropping them soon.
The Association Office will be closed Thanksgiving
Day and the following Friday and Saturday. The Board
of Directors, Office Staff, and Operations Crew would
like to wish each and every one of our members a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
Submitted by: Jan T. Olson - Executive Director
If you need to reach me for anything, please email me
at [email protected] or call the office at 578-4272.
supervision on that project which has continued through
the summer of 2014. The City’s first personnel manual
was initiated and, after much input from the board and
local residents with expertise in this topic, a new manual will hopefully be approved this year after legal
review.
With a City Administrator on board, the City has been
able to address projects and responsibilities waiting in
the wings. The first was to continue the work on the
Public Works building. The first step provided electricity and lighting which was accomplished this past summer. Another major project was to renew the City’s
Storm Water Management Permit (it expired more than
a year ago) with MO Dept. of Natural Resources. This
required hiring a Storm Water Management consultant.
The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to start
the search for a new City Administrator. It is my intention the City will make its best effort to find and hire the
best possible leadership for all of us. Everyone
involved, staff and elected officials, have learned there
is a constant adjustment with the addition of professional leadership in City Hall. We are a small City with a
unique culture that requires constant care and understanding. We wish Jill good luck in her new job and at
the same time thank her for her accomplishments in her
short time with us.
The notices for a new City Administrator are published. The ad and job description can be found on the
City’s web site: lakelotawana.org. Deadline for
submission is December 1, 2014.
Dave Welsh, Mayor
City of Lake Lotawana [email protected]
Lake Lotawana Association
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In preparation for the conference, the congregation
studied the book Toxic
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long-term projects with
sustainable change. With
this goal in mind, we want
to meet some of our local
charities to get a better
understanding of how
they are battling poverty,
both locally and worldwide.
Do you have questions
of your own, or just want
to hear what the organizations have to say? Please
join us at 27507 E
Colbern Rd from 9:15 10:00 AM on the following dates. Coffee and
light snacks will be provided. Please come and
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November 30th Community Services
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December 7th Habitat for
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December 14th Outreach
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November 12, 2014
Lake Lotawana Community Club
by Sandy Bachman
Holiday Giving
With the holidays approaching, the Community Club
will be collecting for the Lee's Summit Community
Services food pantry. Please bring non-perishable food
items to the club beginning with the next luncheon on
Tuesday, November 18th. With grocery prices at an all
time high, many families in the area are in dire need of
food. We can have a good amount to donate if everyone
contributes just two or three items.
Next Luncheon
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the next luncheon and program will be held on Tuesday, November
18th. The club opens at 11:00 AM for socializing and
the meeting begins at 11:30 followed by the luncheon
and program. This month, Katy Maness will read a
Christmas story to us. Thank you Rita Goppert for the
fun presentation on pie making at the last luncheon. If
you would like to attend the November luncheon,
please make your reservation by calling Helen Keith at
(816) 434-5879.
Barbara Treese, "The Jewelry Hound," also, will be
showing and selling contemporary silver and real stone
jewelry from around the world at the November meeting. It's a good opportunity to get some of that
Christmas shopping done. Twenty percent of all proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Community
Club.
Lake Lotawana Community Club
Join Us
As we come to the end of the year, now is a great time
to come to the Community Club, meet new friends and
reconnect with people you already know. The cost for
membership is $30.00 a year and the monthly luncheons
are $8.00 each. If you are interesting in coming to the
next luncheon to find out what it is all about, you can
make a reservation by calling Helen Keith at (816) 4345879.
Yoga
The Yoga group meets at 9:45 on Mondays and
Fridays at the clubhouse with the exception of the first
Monday of the month. If you are interested in joining
the group, just show up and bring your Yoga mat. The
cost is $5.00 per session.
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON DATE
Because of the holidays, the Christmas Luncheon will
be held on Tuesday, December 15th. This should give
you plenty of time to find a gift for the Chinese gift
exchange. Please bring a gift with a value of around
$10.00. It can be purchased or homemade. We had a lot
of fun doing this last year so come and join the fun.
Bessie’s House
Contributing to Bessie’s House is ongoing. Sherlyn
Vaupell sent out a list of needed items a few months
back. If you have any gently used clothing items such as
coats, sweaters, shoes, or boots for the winter, your
donation would be greatly appreciated. You can bring
these items to the clubhouse at anytime.
COLORADO VACATION
H Block residents Cathy and Jim Lemken enjoyed a
Colorado vacation, which included a visit to the
Manitou Cliff Dwellings in October, 2014.
Memorial Rose Garden
If you would like to make a contribution,
please send to:
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18 L Street
Lake Lotawana, MO 64086
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November 12, 2014
LAKE LOTAWANA BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION
A Division of the Lake Lotawana Parks & Recreation, Inc.
A History of the LLBC, 1992 - 2014: Chapter 3
by Pat Beer
Since 1992, I am 22 years older and tend to be for2001 --------- 2004
getful so we will backtrack to 1992 to give credit to the
We continued maintenance on the islands with volunfirst Board of Directors, a very hard working group that teers. The mulching, weeding and trimming was about
set the pace for our future.
all we could do and soon we would hire a maintenance
Pat Beer - Diane Black - Karen Bammon
company to care for them.
Mary VanBeceleare - Brenda Ferrell - Marge Hinkle
After many requests for a solution to finding your
Liz Larson - Carol Roberts - Carol Stewart
way around the lake for guests, delivery people and
Debbie Thomson Wagner - Donna Zobrist
emergencies, we researched, ordered and installed the
1998 -------- 2000
directional stone markers.
After four years under the guidance and labor of
2004 --------- 2008
Barbara Robison, the entrance landscaping was finThe LLBC recognized the need for a gathering place
ished. Janice Panus collected rock along the highways so children could run and play. Most yards were not
for Gate 3 and Barbara and I borrowed Don Avis’s trail- conducive to swings or play equipment and the streets
er and drove into the Barber quarry for the rock at Gate were a dangerous place. Childhood obesity and diabetes
6. We spent the whole day rolling boulders into the trail- were on the rise because of a lack of exercise. Voila!
er and delivered them to Gate 6. I then went home Our next project was born. In the beginning we enviexhausted and next day Barbara had them all placed, sioned a natural play area with mounds for climbing,
soil all spread and ready for planting. During these pipes for tunnels and swings. Soon we found out that
years we also landscaped City Hall with the help of an safety rules. Liability insurance and permits would not
Eagle Scout project and planted the entrance to the cover those structures. So we had to follow national
Association office. Other projects included designing playground regulations and raise a lot more money.
and ordering the City flag, and lighting the gates and
Land for the park/playground was first on our agenda.
replacing the inserts in the gate posts. This was another Of course, once again we went to the Association for
project of Barbara Robison, who due to her artistic tal- help. They offered the area and planning began.
ent made the molds, poured, painted and installed them.
Embarq, the electric service for the lake at that time,
Brenda Ferrell was the brainchild during these years had a policy of community service and cleared the land
raising the $$$$ to pay for everything we did. Under her and trimmed the trees. They brought all their big
never ending work, we held many dinners, auctions, machines and at least 20 people who worked all day one
lobster and poinsettia sales. She had a talent for getting Saturday. We made it a party with breakfast goodies
everybody excited and helping.
and lunch for them and when they left, the land was
pristine. We surveyed (volunteer Dean Martin) and
started the path and design to eventually become what is
today. Donations came pouring in after the Association
picnic. We bought a teeter totter for a prop to advertise
Lake Lotawana’s Trusted Real Estate Specialist
and had a drawing and contest asking children what
they would like in their park. We sold lunch complete
with Jack Schwindler’s (donated) smoked ribs, burgers,
hot dogs, beans and potato salad to add to the funds.
With volunteers again, we cut and mulched the path
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ies except the web climber, which was at the time too
expensive. We would do that later as it was the second
choice of the children’s survey.
In 2007 we had the dedication and opening in May
with a ribbon cutting and hot dog lunch. 2008 saw the
web climber arrive and 2013 the paths were covered in
concrete. The Beautification Commission will still take
care of the park as evidenced by the new rubber mulch
under the swings. The Association covers the insurance
and “owns” the Park and will mulch if needed. The City
mows and the trash collector donates the dumpster.
The LLBC also donates to the Rose Garden annually
and mows around the tennis courts. We also donated to
the tennis courts when they replaced the screening and
will continue giving what we can to other needs. We
also take care of the islands, flag poles, gate posts bulletin boards, with a budget of around $12,000 to
$20,000 yearly. You can see we couldn’t do this without
all the volunteers and donations. We receive no tax dollars or other funding. Donations are tax deductible if
made out to LLP&R/LLBC and sent to LLBC c/o
Barbara Treese, Treasurer, 70 T Street, Lake Lotawana.
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November 12, 2014
Prepare Far Ahead for Long-term Care Costs
And the average cost of
an assisted living facility,
which provides a level of
care that is not as extensive as that offered by a
nursing home, is $42,000
per year, according to the
same Genworth study. All
long-term care costs have
risen steadily over the
past several years, with
no indication that they
will level off.
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of long-term care expenses, which means you will
November is LongTerm Care Awareness
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room in a nursing home
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year, according to the
2014 Cost of Care Survey
produced by Genworth, a
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have to take responsibility. Of course, if you are
fortunate, you may go
through life without ever
needing to enter a nursing
home or an assisted living facility, or even needing help from a home
health-care aide. But
given the costs involved,
can you afford to jeopardize your financial independence — or, even
worse, impose a potential
burden on your grown
children?
To
prevent
these
events, you will need to
create a strategy to pay
for
long-term
care
expenses — even if you
never
incur
them.
Basically, you have two
options: You could selfinsure or you could
“transfer the risk” to an
insurer.
If you were going to
self-insure, you would
need to set aside a considerable sum of money, as
indicated by the costs
mentioned above. And
you would likely need to
invest a reasonably high
percentage of this money
in
growth-oriented
investments. If you chose
this self-insurance route,
but you never really
needed a significant
amount of long-term
care, you could simply
use the bulk of the money
for your normal living
expenses during retirement and earmark the
remainder for your estate.
However, if you did need
many years of nursing
home care, you could end
up going through all your
money.
As an alternative, you
could transfer the risk of
paying for long-term care
to an insurance company.
Many plans are available
these days, so, to find the
choice that is appropriate
for your needs, you will
want to consult with a
professional
financial
advisor. Here’s a word of
caution, though: The premiums for this type of
protection rise pretty
rapidly as you get older,
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None of us can know
with certainty what the
future holds for us.
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remain in good shape,
both mentally and physically, with the ability to
take care of yourself. But,
as you’ve heard, it’s best
to “hope for the best, but
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City of Lake Lotawana
Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes Work Session/Special Meeting October 7, 2014
Unapproved Minutes A full recording of the meeting is on the City’s website: lakelotawana.org
1) At 6:30 pm Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order.
2)
City Clerk Rhonda Littrell called roll
Mayor David Welsh - Present
Alderwoman Rita Aholt – Present
Alderman Larry Byrne – Absent
Alderman Scott Miles – Present
Alderman Chris Jackson – Present
Alderman David Tillema – Present
Alderman Charles Falkenberg – Present
There was a quorum present.
3) The sewer repair is on the agenda at Alderman
Jackson’s request to finish up the discussion regarding
the L Block repair. The line item for sewer line repair is
way over budget. The line will have to be monitored
closely to be sure that it does not start to leak. The recommendation is to wait until next year’s budget and it
will be a high priority. If a problem occurred prior to a
contract being approved to repair sewer lines in 2015, it
would have to be done on an emergency basis. A quick
temporary patch could be done in a desperate situation.
Aholt – “J&N did not fulfill their contract in 2013.
They should be called before the Board to give an
explanation as to why they didn’t complete the work to
standard.” Welsh – “If you all want to do an investigation of J&N for 2013, you need to form a committee and
set in motion whatever you want to set into motion. I
need a vote from the Board to approve of not using
J&N.” Falkenberg suggested rather than not using
J&N, the Board gets the bids for next year out now. A
motion to have staff produce a scope for contractor for
2015’s sewer repair and consultation with on-call engineer for Board review was made by Alderman
Falkenberg and was seconded by Jackson. Discussion
was held as to whether or not the Board wanted to limit
the engineer’s time. The decision was that the motion
would stand as is. The motion passed with the following votes: Aye – Miles, Jackson, Tillema, Falkenberg,
Aholt; Nay – None; Absent - Byrne
4)
Joe Ubalde with Bukaty Companies gave a
brief overview of the company and the services they
offer. He gave an explanation of the two plans the City
currently has--the base plan and buy up plan. The difference between the buy up plan and base plan is paid
via a pre-tax deduction on the paycheck of those
employees who have elected to take the buy up plan.
Ubalde briefly explained the ACA plans he presented to
the Board from United Healthcare, Blue Cross/Blue
Shield and Coventry. If the City was to leave the nonACA plan and move to an ACA plan, ACA plans are the
only plans the City would be able to consider from that
point on. There would not be the option to move back
to a better plan. He also presented three ACA plans
from Humana to the Board and briefly explained the
benefits of those plans. Discussion was held as to what
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of the employees contributing to the healthcare plan,
paying more for the dependent’s coverage and going to
an ACA plan. The Board gave Ubalde the direction to
see what kind of benefits package the City could offer
with a 10% cost increase. The Board will need to make
a decision soon for budgeting purposes.
5)
The budget is currently balanced but it will
have to be adjusted at some point due to the pending
healthcare plan decision.
6)
Welsh stated that if the Board did not want to
vote on the first reading of the bill changing building
permit fees because they felt it was too premature, it
could be delayed. Falkenberg did not feel that all of the
proposed changes for all of the miscellaneous charges
were included in the ordinance. He knew something
was missing because decks were not included. Welsh
stated that the first reading for the bill would be delayed
until the next meeting in two weeks.
7)
The City had budgeted $35,000 for road repairs
and has not done anything beyond putting hot patch
down this summer. The money is still in the budget but
with the cooler weather, it is not the time to lay asphalt.
There is also money in the budget for a new vehicle for
public works. Cornett wanted to know if the board
wanted to reallocate that $35,000 and apply it toward a
vehicle. The staff had established a priority list for the
roads but the Board had questions about it so no action
was taken on it. Jackson recommended that the City
take the money for this year and look into putting a
flashing yellow light up at Gate 2 because that is a dangerous intersection especially at night. It was also recommended to “ear mark” the $35,000 for road repairs in
2015.
8)
In this year’s budget there is $15,000 in the
Streets and Roads for a truck. What the Public Works
department is really wanting is a new snow plow truck
which costs $40,000 to $45,000. The $15,000 could be
“ear marked” for the vehicle and then money could be
put into the 2015 budget to make up the cost of what it
would take to get a surplus vehicle. What the City
needs to do is account for the cash carry over on the revenue side which has never been done but the City could
do that.
9)
Jackson wanted to know where the idea for the
Board of Aldermen Code of Conduct came from.
Tillema - “The idea had been discussed in Board of
Aldermen meetings for awhile. What we have submitted is a very generic code on basic conduct in and out of
meeting sessions. This is an idea that everybody should
follow and there is not penalty except for personal
pride.” Aholt – “I guess I feel like that it’s along the
lines of the patriot act. I feel like that we need to create
a safe place where critics can voice concern without
being made to feel like they are not complying with
what the rest of the people think. I think that different
people have different values. Different people have different opinions and I think that those should be respected. When I think of a code of ethics is an outline of
what you might aspire to. When I think of a code of
conduct, I think of consequences and specific things
that you’re not to do. Let’s just talk real here. The City
went from Howard’s dictatorial style to Dave’s style
where he is supposed to be supervising someone but
instead of doing that, he is empowered through her misbehavior. Yet you just ignore it, nobody calls him out on
it. You go along with it. I don’t go along with it. I call
it out and I document it and then you come up with a
code of conduct. I’m doing exactly what I am supposed
to do. If someone breaks City law, that’s my job to
supervise the executive branch, is my job. I legislate, I
supervise the legislative branch and I bleed out to the
public when in fact the right thing isn’t happening. That
is all that I have to say about this for now. The same
people who threatened to take my seat are the very same
people who ignore what is going on and just sit there.
Oh, it’s alright if we go over budget $40,000, it’s alright
if we hire two employees without Board knowledge or
approval, it’s alright for these things to happen; nobody
is going to call anybody on it. Well I do, I choose to do
that because it is my responsibility. I am going to continue to do that so put that in there too. Just because I
call them out doesn’t mean that I am abusing them, it
doesn’t mean I am attacking them. It means that I am
stating a fact. This is what happened. At least Howard
had the balls to say this is what I am going to do. He
didn’t hide behind somebody else’s skirt.” Welsh – “So
you think that it is okay to criticize me in an open meeting like this?” Aholt – “Sure I do. If you are breaking
the law. If you are allowing the law to be broken, I think
that it is appropriate. It is an appropriate situation.”
Welsh – “What law am I breaking?” Aholt – “The first
two that you broke when Jill was hardly in office was
you broke the City’s law that said she could hire
employees. Which she hired two of, the first time she
was given a warning, the second time she was allowed
to do it and hired the building inspector that we are now
stuck with. The Board did nothing. Then she spent the
City’s money to fix the door without approval. I have
got a litany of things in my emails that I continue to document of things where she has broken the law or gone
outside of her job description.” She hired the building
inspector and we found out that she hired the building
inspector on Facebook when she gave a party for her.”
City Attorney – “If you want to have a conversation
about an individual’s personnel performance, I suggest
that we immediately go into closed session. Otherwise,
I don’t think that we should continue having a conversation about an individual’s performance on open
record.” Tillema – “Remember that this is a code of
conduct. We are not talking about procedure here. We
are talking about how to handle people. Be respectful
of others time, be brief. Limit comments to issues and
avoid personal attacks. These are what we are talking
about.” Aholt – “You say you can’t eat. Scott has gone
without eating; we are here until 9:00 or 10:00 when he
has only eaten lunch. He might eat a granola bar or
something. That’s nuts you are trying to control, it’s
micromanaging at its best. Micromanage my personal
freedoms. I won’t vote and I think that it is silly.”
Falkenberg – “All of us have the freedom to say things.
It is how you say it. When you start to make accusations like that, it’s the fact that you have to build a consensus so if one person thinks that something is wrong.
You could certainly have the opinion but until you work
with others that you can convince them that you have
more than three people that agree, and then you are one
person that is saying things that literally now becomes
personal.” Aholt – “It’s not an accusation, Chuck, it is
in ordinance. She is limited by how much she can
spend. Her job description was in ordinances. She
broke the ordinance that is a fact, not an accusation.”
Falkenberg – “Rita, you overlook the most important
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November 12, 2014
City of Lake Lotawana
Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes Work Session/Special Meeting October 7, 2014
Unapproved Minutes (continued from page 8)
A full recording of the meeting is on the City’s website: lakelotawana.org
thing on a Board of six. Nothing will happen unless you
get four people to agree that there is a problem. What
you are saying is one person’s opinion.” Aholt – “It is
not an opinion, it is a fact Chuck. Did Jill not hire two
people without Board knowledge?” Welsh – I’m sorry
but I have got to interrupt, this cannot go any further. If
we are going to go on this attack, we have to go into
closed session. I don’t want another word on this topic
if that is what we are going to do.” Aholt – “Well then
don’t claim accusations when I am stating fact.”
Tillema – “The question is do we move on and vote on
this? Legal mentioned one change on here. The original said ‘a resolution adopting a code of conduct for the
Board of Aldermen’. The Mayor was not in the original
so this was strictly for the Board of Aldermen.” Aholt –
“This is what you presented to me and it says Mayor.”
Christine – “I made an error. When the information was
presented to me, I was to put it into a resolution form.
When I did the caption, I automatically typed ‘Mayor
and Board’ but everything in here is all Board issues so
it is my error that it is in there. I would suggest that you
leave that out of the caption.” Jackson – “I look at this,
while I might agree with everything in it. I personally
feel that as an unpaid elected person, my code of conduct isn’t in a piece of paper. It’s in whether I am elected the next time. I think that a code of conduct should
apply to the employees. Where there are measurable
things and there are guidelines where they can be held
accountable when they violate them. To me this is idle,
pomp-stance; it doesn’t hold any water so I don’t know
why we would want it on the books when it has no value
other than what you said is personal. You can’t instill
your personal or a couple people’s beliefs on others. It’s
never worked as much as we would like it to work, it’s
never worked. I don’t see that this is actually accomplishing anything other than just adding more things to
the books.” Falkenberg – It is not a law, it is a resolution. It is a statement.” Jackson – “So according to
what you just said, there is no value in it.” Falkenberg
– “The value is probably in how you look at conducting
your day to day business as an elected member of the
Board of Aldermen. I would rather do it in a nice and
becoming way in trying to gain consensus rather than
having the throwing of a fit.” Aholt – “I’m not throwing a fit. I am pointing out that you are not following
the oath that you took to accept the responsibility, the
obligation to follow State law, the Constitution, and
local law. They broke local laws.” Miles – “If we were
to take her allegations to a court of law, it is not a fact
yet. It is not a fact until proven guilty in this country if
I remember correctly. At this point all it is is an allegation. You are not the judge.” Aholt – “I am. I am supposed to supervise the executive branch. That’s my
responsibility.” Miles – “If I remember correctly, you
have made allegations that they have broken laws. You
are not the judge for that. It is your job, our job as an
entity to supervise the executive branch but when you
make an allegation that they have broken law and state
that it is a fact. It is not a fact until they are proven
guilty of breaking the law. That is what this country is
all about. Innocent until proven guilty.” Tillema – “I
think everyone has expressed an opinion and I don’t
think that it is going to change. I would like to suggest
that we go into special session and propose it as submitted.”
10) A motion to adopt Bill 14-32 as Resolution 1409 a resolution adopting a code of conduct for the Board
of Aldermen for the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri
was made by Alderman Falkenberg and seconded by
Alderman Tillema. Jackson – “I would express why I
would not have a code of conduct that just governs the
Board of Aldermen because we don’t have a code of
conduct for our employees of the City. If we are not
going to be comprehensive and inclusive of all, it is
selective and punitive.” Welsh – “I disagree, you are
starting at the top by saying we are going to put a code
of conduct for the employees but before we do that we
are going to do it for ourselves first to set an example.
That is why you do it.” Tillema – “You are one of the
leaders of the community.” Aholt – “If you don’t pay
any attention to oath that you took, why do you want to
have a code of conduct?” Falkenberg – “That is an
opinion, I think that if you ask any of us, we do take this
very seriously on what we do and when we make our
votes. In your question you are accusing us of not and
we do. I have done this for almost seven years and I
take it seriously.” Miles – “If there are no teeth here, I
am not sure what true value it is going to add but I definitely don’t think that it hurts anything by doing it.”
Aholt – “Does it help anything by doing it?” Welsh –
“It sets a standard and also means something to the
employees. It tells the staff that the Board is serious
about setting some guidelines for itself.” Tillema called
for the question. Resolution 14-09 was adopted with the
following votes: Aye – Miles, Tillema, Falkenberg; Nay
– Jackson, Aholt; Absent - Byrne
11) The CID had submitted a proposed budget to
the City. Any comments that the Board of Aldermen has
regarding the CID proposed budget have to be submitted to the CID by November 1, 2014. The Board needs
to submit the comments to the City Clerk by October
24, 2014 in order for to be submitted to the CID by the
deadline of November 1, 2014.
12) At the next meeting the Board will go into
closed session to do the annual evaluation of the City
Administrator. Welsh had a set of forms which were
handed out to the Board to be filled out to discuss the
results of the completed forms in closed session at that
meeting.
13) A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by
Alderman Falkenberg and seconded by Alderman
Tillema. The motion passed with the following votes:
Aye – Tillema, Falkenberg, Aholt, Miles, Jackson; Nay
– None; Absent – Byrne. The meeting adjourned at 9:35 pm.
Minutes submitted by: City Clerk Rhonda Littrell
Minutes approved by: Mayor David Welsh
City of Lake Lotawana
Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes SPECIAL MEETING
October 17, 2014 Unapproved Minutes
A full recording of the meeting is on the City’s website: lakelotawana.org
1) At 8:05 am Mayor Welsh called the meeting to
order.
2)
City Clerk Rhonda Littrell called roll
Mayor David Welsh - Present
Alderwoman Rita Aholt – Present
Alderman Larry Byrne – Present
Alderman Scott Miles – Present
Alderman Chris Jackson – Late arrival
Alderman David Tillema – Present
Alderman Charles Falkenberg – Present
There was a quorum present. Jackson joined the
meeting at 8:15 am.
3)
The meeting was called in order to discuss the
future plans of replacing the City Administrator. A letter of resignation had been submitted by the current City
Administrator. According to the contract there is a 30
day notice which is standard procedure. The Mayor is
working with the City Administrator to be sure that all
of the projects which are in progress is summarized in
such a way that during the period of time between City
Administrators as few things as possible fall through the
cracks. Since some projects will need more expertise
than others, the City will need to use consultants that the
City already has on board. A motion to proceed with
the job search for the job title of City Administrator of
Lake Lotawana, Missouri was made by Alderman
Falkenberg and seconded by Alderman Tillema. Aholt
– “I think that we ought to talk about the process. The
process is about when we are going to do it too. I am
surprised that we waited this long. My expectation was
that, normally people are let go and not asked to fulfill
their contract. From the way that the first one went, I
would recommend that we consider something different
in order to get a better result. Would we want to consider a City Manager? I am suggesting that this is not
an emergency and we have time to consider other
options.” If Board wanted to change the system, it
would require a change to the code via an ordinance
which is a lengthy process. Falkenberg pointed out that
the City already has a job description for the City
Administrator which is the position the City is hiring
for. It is already defined and if the Board wants a
change, that is for another meeting and another time.
Aholt questioned why it was an emergency and someone permanent had to be found right now. Due to the
incredible work load, it has been proven that the City
needs a City Administrator. That is why the City needs
to move forward and fill the position that has been
vacated. The proposal is to advertise for the position.
Jackson – “I would agree with Rita that maybe this last
one maybe didn’t go well but I don’t know that you
abandon it after one trial. I think that we have learned
a lot and I think that the next one we would handle much
differently. Jill came in with no set parameters and
there was confusion from day one. The next one is
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR
by Paula Koch
Glancing across the
gallery at the piece
“Forever”, you see a single wall composed of
what appear to be tiles.
But when you get closer,
you find that this installation is made up entirely of
romance novels that the
artist, John Salvest of
Jonesboro, Arkansas, procured from yard sales,
antique shops, and junk
stores. He named it
“Forever” as that word is
in the title of many books
of this genre. This piece is
just one of the many surprises in Crystal Bridges
Museum of American
Art’s new temporary
exhibit entitled State of
the Art: Discovering
American Art Now. As
with many of the works,
there is a digital wall label
that interactively engages
the viewer.
Autumn is a perfect
time for a road trip to the
museum, located in
Bentonville, Arkansas.
And this exhibit is not to
be missed. Two galleries
are filled with the works
with an additional large
installation outside as
well as one in downtown
Bentonville.
Last year, museum
curatorial staff traveled
across our country, logging over 100,000 miles
and visiting nearly 1,000
artists. Their mission was
to find artists whose work
had not yet received
national
recognition.
Selected artists range in
age from 24 to 87 years
old. There is nearly an
equal division of male and
female. And also an even
geographical representation of the continental
U.S.
With 102 artists represented, the many mediums used are amazing and
inspirational. From film
to drywall, marble to
yarn, cut paper to colored
pencil, lottery tickets to
smoke, glass to fabric,
pearl corsage pins to photography, acrylics, oils,
and more, the creativity
shown by current day
American artists is mind
expanding. Several of the
works are made up of
found objects. And the
themes are as diverse as
the mediums used to create these unique pieces.
Questions at the forefront of one’s mind are:
how did they come up
with the concept with the
next question being, how
did they execute it? Two
Kansas City artists are
represented.
Calder
Kamin’s “Impact Proof”
makes not only an artistic
statement but provides a
practical application as
well.“Window impacts
are one of the main causes
of death among migratory
birds. When affixed to
large windows, Kamin’s
colorful decals serve to
alert birds to the presence
of an obstruction in their
path, so they don’t view
the window as empty
space and fly into it,”
notes the website.
In addition to the exhib-
This installation is made up entirely of romance
novels that the artist, John Salvest of
Jonesboro, Arkansas, procured from yard sales,
antique shops, and junk stores. He named it
“Forever” as that word is in the title of many
books of this genre.
it reflecting the state of
the American contemporary art scene, state-ofthe-art tools are available
to glean additional information on the pieces and
the artists. The interactive
State of the Art kiosk
gives the viewer the
opportunity to learn more
about each artist, watch
recorded interviews, and
search for artists from a
particular locale. Other
tools include a free app
for Android or Apple
devices with numbered
stops, a high-resolution
image, curator’s remarks,
and audio or video clips
featuring the artists in
their
studios.
Complimentary
audio
guides include stops in
Crystal Bridges’ permanent collection as well as
highlights of the State of
the Art exhibition.
This exhibit is one you
will not soon forget.
Hours at Crystal Bridges
are Monday and Thursday
from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Wednesday and Friday
Sausalito artist Isabella Kirkland's "Emergent" shows us the world of recently discovered species. Each creature in this mesmerizing work has been identified by
scientists in only the past two decades.
from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;
closed on Tuesdays. The
museum is located at 600
Museum
Way
in
Bentonville. The world
class architecture by
Moshie Safdie as well as
the many trails on the
museum grounds are yet
one more reason you will
find this to be a magical
spot.
State of the Art:
Discovering American Art
Now
runs
through
January 19.
www.crystalbridges.org
Calder Kamin’s “Impact Proof” makes not only
an artistic statement but provides a practical
application as well. “Window impacts are one
of the main causes of death among migratory
birds. When affixed to large windows, Kamin’s
colorful decals serve to alert birds to the presence of an obstruction in their path.”
"Ghost of a Dream" by Adam Eckstrom and
Lauren Was of Brooklyn, NY.
Really--lottery tickets? Amazing!
State of the Art:
Discovering American Art
runs through January 19, 2015.
Gina Phillips, New Orleans, presents "Fort Dirt Hole" largely an
autobiographical, mixed media piece using a long arm quilting machine.
Lotawana News Page 11
November 12, 2014
THE BUSINESS
BEAT
HUNT ELECTRIC
by Paula Koch
Tim Hunt of Hunt
Electric brings 24 years of
experience to the job. In
May of this year, he started his own business.
Licensed and insured, he
is the go-to electrician for
Lotawana homeowners at
both their lake and city
homes. His master electrician license required “five
years of schooling and
passing the master’s test,”
Tim explains. This year
he teamed up with builder
Mark Frashier to do all his
electrical work.
Mark says, “Tim has
joined with us to supply
professional and personal
electrical wiring for our
new and remodeled lake
homes. He is a valued
member of our team and
is also a great person. We
are excited the connection
has been made and look
forward to making this
lake better and safer for
the future.”
Part of the “safer” portion is Tim’s work on
dock wiring. “I have been
doing a lot of docks--two
last week and one this
week,” says Tim. Proper
dock wiring is a top concern of most Lake residents particularly after the
fatalities at Lake of the
Ozarks due to faulty
wiring.
Tim does service calls
for installations already in
place--both residential
and commercial--and new
construction. “I have
worked on everything in
24 years, from 12 volts to
13,200 volts,” he notes.
In addition to the appropriate certifications and
experience, agility is a big
part of the jobs here at the
Lake. From standing atop
roofs to leaning over
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bonus in getting the job
done. When asked about
his biggest challenge, Tim
said, “Being in attics in
the summertime when it is
120 degrees there is the
hardest thing.”
He likes what he does
and it is obvious. “I like
being an electrician. I also
like working in different
homes and seeing everything new that is coming
around. I enjoy it here at
the Lake. It’s two minutes
from the house.” The bulk
of his business comes
from referrals. “You do a
good job and then they
tell somebody else and it
just snowballs,” says Tim.
From full house wiring
to repair, landscape lighting to dock and lift
wiring, Tim Hunt can do it
all. You can reach him at
816-830-4110.
Tim and his wife Becca
live on five acres close to
the Lake. Both children
went to Mason. Corbin is
now a sophomore at LSN
and Wil is a 7th grader at
Campbell. In his spare
time, Tim enjoys coaching baseball and fishing.
Tim Hunt of Hunt Electric brings 24 years of experience to the job. From
full house wiring to repair, landscape lighting to dock and lift wiring,
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November 12, 2014
Lake Lotawana Homes Tour 2014 Thank You
By Barbara H. Treese, Homes Tour 2014 Chairman
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the people that went out of their way to help make this Homes
Tour so fantastic, fun and successful. Because without
so many people pitching in, it would never have been
possible. The craziest part of the whole tour was that
we ran out of tickets at about 1:30 pm on the day of the
tour and had to scramble to print off more tickets and
in the meantime make 1 ticket suddenly good for 5!
While the final numbers are not in, I can give a preliminary report on numbers. It looks like we raised
$11,292. Wow! This is just amazing! And since this
is the major biennial fundraiser for the Lake Lotawana
Community Club, it is a very important project for our
club.
The number one thank you is to all of the
Homeowners who so generously allowed us to showcase their homes, for without you there would be no
tour. The variety of the homes this year was extraordinary, from ultramodern to a complete remodel of one
of the original homes built on the lake. From big to
small, they were all so different and this is just one of
the many things that makes living at Lotawana so
charming.
Big thank yous go to:
The sponsors (most of them repeat offenders!) for
being so willing to advertise with us; Jack Schwindler
for allowing us once again to use the Marina Grog’s
docks, bathrooms and provide tons of free coffee, hot
chocolate, and other drinks; Barb Cooley with the
Lotawana News for always being so generous in publicizing the tour; Natalie Byard-Gibson for her dedicated work with online ticket sales, all of the publicity,
the pictures of the houses and being one of my go-to
people; Elizabeth Hawkins for getting us set up on
Facebook and keeping it updated, plus tons of labels
and all of our nametags and being my other go-to person; she and Natalie were just fantastic to me but then
everyone that I asked for help always said yes! Linda
Frashier for all of the write-ups for the tickets, getting
the blue signs written up for each of the gates, and
coming to my rescue in times of need which, of course,
were poor timing for her; Doug Graham for being
Thank you for a delightful and delicious pre-tour
for the volunteers at the S Block home of Cindy
Drake and Daniel Bruning.
Mary Ring and Mary Leigh Krull and friends
enjoy a pontoon ride to homes on tour.
brave enough to coordinate the pontoons yet again,
which is a crazy hard job, and Roger Roberts for donating six signs for each of the pontoons; Lanny Maness
for the most amazing job of getting banners and laminated signs donated, and saving us basically hundreds
of dollars; Greg Rudder for putting up all of the banners and signs singlehandedly the day of the tour and
we gave him plenty of extra ones to put up all over the
place! I just kept asking him if that was too many signs
and he said he would get it done, not to worry. Love
him! Lorraine Owens for doing an amazing job with
the sponsors yet again; and Rita Goppert for such a
fantastic and organized job handling all of the ticket
sales. A huge thank you to Mark and Susan Newman,
Nancy Myers, and Jack Schwindler for coming to my
rescue and printing off more tickets when we ran out
before the tour was over! The Homes Tour House
Captains also each did an amazing job and many of
them were also on my Homes Tour Committee:
Belinda Olson, Cathy Chapman, Joni Carlson, Ginger
Graham, Jerry Metcalfe, and Katy Maness. My Homes
Tour Committee really stepped up and helped in whatever way was needed: Belinda Olson, Cathy Chapman,
Diane Bray, Elizabeth Hawkins, Ginger Graham,
Lorraine Owens, Natalie Byard-Gibson, Sandra
Thompson, and Wendy Kendrick. And last but certainly not least, a huge thank you to the pontoon drivers and helpers who help to make our Homes Tour a
fun and unique experience by donating their boats as
well as their time: Dick Stuart, Jeff Clemow, Jeff and
Diane Harriman, Lanny Maness, Bob Kendrick,
Dennis Hahn, Curt Guilfoil, Gary Beauchamp, Don
Moore, Terry Haug, Ed Treese, David Tillema, Fred
Rice, John Acuff, Perry and Sandi Anderson, Roger
Roberts, Angie Fitts, Glen Abrams, Jerry Drew, Tom
Russell, Steve Winburn and Neal McElroy.
But the biggest thank you of all must go to Sherlyn
Vaupell (with an assist by Lorraine Owens) who put
together the most amazing and comprehensive notebook, completely categorized and notated of her
Homes Tour in 2012, that almost always answered any
of my questions and helped me to schedule and plan
out the tour. Only, she was way calmer than I ever
was! I also must thank my husband, Ed Treese, who
put up with me and helped me all along the way.
A beautiful day on Lake Lotawana for the Homes
Tour and the C Scow Fall Regatta!
Ladies on tour having fun!
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH HAWKINS
Lotawana News Page 13
November 12, 2014
City of Lake Lotawana
OBITUARY
Sharon Sue Hulsey, age 72, passed away October 26,
2014 from cancer. Funeral services were held on
October 30th at Langsford Funeral Home, burial at
Floral Hills East Cemetery. Visitation was held from 13 p.m. Oct 30th at Langsford Funeral Home and family
was home following burial services until 9 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Mrs. Hulsey was born May 30, 1942, in Kansas City,
MO. Sharon was retired from AT&T. She lived at Lake
Lotawana for 53 years and loved lake activities. She
was an avid bicyclist and was active in the RACE FOR
THE CURE. Sharon especially enjoyed her grandchildren’s activites.
Survivors include husband Don of 53 years. Loving
mother to her sons, Shawn Hulsey (Cori), Todd Hulsey
(Michele), Troy Hulsey (Kristie). Proud grandma to
eight grandchildren, Shelby, Jordan, Logan, Alexandra,
Madison, Garrett, Chase and Cale.
Lake Lotawana
Parks and Recreation
by Cathy McFadden
The newest addition to the Lake Lotawana Parks and
Recreation is the Robison Memorial Recreation
Endowment. Founded in memory of Peet Robison, the
mission of the endowment is to support youth educational and recreational programs at Lake Lotawana.
Annual income from the endowment has gone to the
benefit of the Lotawana Ski Club, and Youth sailing
programs. The tennis courts and the swim program also
receive a portion of its annual distributable income to
pay for their insurance.
The Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation is made up
of volunteers that enjoy helping their community. They
do this by participating in the various organizations
under"the umbrella." Program fees help defray our costs
but financial support is always appreciated.
Donations to Lake Lotawana Parks and Recreation
can be made to:
LLPR- Robison Memorial Recreation Endowment
Eddie Robison, 13 B St.
LLPR-Lotawana Ski Club
Ken Holferty, 93 C St.
LLPR-Swim Program
Jennifer Wickstrom, 208 L St.
LLPR-Lotawana Beautification Commission
Jackie Gammill, 18 L St.
LLPR- Lotawana Garden Club
Jerry Metcalfe, 152 M St.
LLPR- Lotawana Tennis Courts
Larry Byrne 1 X Tr
LLPR- Lotawana Day
Dayton Runkle, 30 H St.
JACOMO CHORALE
November 16
The Jacomo Chorale will present "Sacred Music," a
concert of sacred music on November 16, at 4 PM at
First Presbyterian Church, 407 Walnut St., Leavenworth, KS, under the direction of Dr. Helena
Vasconcellos.
Guest musicians, Bountiful String Quartet, will
accompany the Chorale for Schubert's Mass in G. The
Chorale will also present music by local composer Dana
Mengel. Free will offering.
Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes SPECIAL MEETING
October 17, 2014
Unapproved Minutes (continued from page 9)
A full recording of the meeting is on the City’s website: lakelotawana.org
this as repetitive, then we may need to look at something.” Miles – “I manage things as I look for trends
and one data point doesn’t make a trend. We have one
data point on what didn’t go as we wish it would have.”
Aholt – “We are having a discussion about whether or
not we want to do this. I have a legitimate concern and
a right to propose that maybe this is not the form of government that we want. You have the right to disagree
and that is fine.” Welsh – “That is what is on the table
at the moment that Rita doesn’t agree with proceeding
with the City Administrator form that we currently have
in place. That point has been made, can we move on to
any other points before we take a vote?” Aholt – “You
need help so maybe we want to hire someone in the
interim, a consultant.” Miles – “We can move forward
with posting. My opinion is thing that is on the table
today is to get the process started. Realistically this person isn’t going to be in place until the end of January at
the earliest. February one is probably is realistic.”
Welsh – “Based on my experience over five and a half
years of being an elected official, this City desperately
needs someone running the ship on a day to day basis
whether it is a City Administrator or City Manager.”
The motion passed with the following votes: Aye –
Aholt, Byrne, Miles, Jackson, Tillema, Falkenberg; Nay
– None.
The job description and the ordinance which created
the position will be posted on the website. The applicants will send their resumes to the City Clerk. The proposed people for the committee would be the Mayor
since according to the City Code, the Mayor nominates
a person for the City Administrator job, and he would
chair the committee. The Mayor recommended that the
committee should consist of three aldermen. The
Mayor is going to also nominate two citizens who have
professional experience in the field. If another person is
needed to be added to the committee to prevent a tie
vote, then another person could be added to the committee. The goal of the meeting was to get the ad posted and to start getting resumes. The decision as to what
Board members are going to be on the committee will
be made at a different time. The contract will change
but the job description will not change unless the Board
passes a new ordinance to change it.
4)
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by
Alderman Falkenberg and seconded by Alderman
Jackson. The motion passed with the following votes:
Aye – Byrne, Miles, Jackson, Tillema, Falkenberg,
Aholt; Nay - None. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 am.
Minutes submitted by: City Clerk Rhonda Littrell
Minutes approved by: Mayor David Welsh
Lake Lotawana Police Department Report October 16 -30, 2014
Report Date
Location
Offense Description
10/16/2014 18:56 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
7 Highway / Langsford Road
10/17/2014 9:52
S ST
BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE
10/17/2014 19:08 ABDUCTION CHILD
S 7 HWY
10/18/2014 14:55 POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
Mo 7 Hwy / Us 50 Hwy
10/19/2014 17:13 BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE
S ST
10/21/2014 23:56 EXCEED POSTED SPEED LIMIT/ALL OTHER Nbnd 7 Hwy / South Of Gate 6
10/22/2014 11:59 PROPERTY DAMAGE
TLA ST
10/22/2014 12:02 ALARM CALL
Z ST
10/22/2014 16:02 BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE
A ST
10/22/2014 16:23 CHECK THE WELLBEING OF PERSON(S)
R ST
10/24/2014 20:23 CIT CALL
SA ST
10/30/2014 9:55
C ST
BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE
10/30/2014 20:50 TOWED VEHICLE
Ebnd 50 Hwy / West Of 7 Hwy
Fall Classic kicks off LS Symphony concert season
Symphony announces date change for Spring Classic to March 6
The Lee’s Summit Symphony kicked off its 12th season with the Fall Classic Concert, held Oct. 18 at the
Lee’s Summit High School performing arts center. The
concert was preceded by an informational presentation by
Dr. Les Brothers. Symphony conductor is Russell E.
Berlin, Jr.
During late October, Lee’s Summit Symphony officials
announced a change in the 2014-15 season. The Spring
Classic, previously scheduled for March 7, has been
moved to March 6 due to a scheduling conflict.
Additional Symphony performances for 2014-15
include Holiday Magic at 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 13, the Spring
Classic at 7:30 p.m. March 6 and the Family Pops
Spectacular at 7 p.m. May 9, all at Lee's Summit High
School.
Tickets are available for purchase at both Lee's Summit
Hy-Vee stores and online at www.lssymphony.org.
To encourage young music fans, all fourth- and fifthgraders are admitted free to the Fall Classic, Holiday
Magic, Spring Classic and Family Pops Spectacular with
one paid adult admission, one student per adult. Free ticket vouchers for fourth- and fifth-graders may be obtained
at the door on each concert date.
A special addition to the season this year is Rhapsody
in Red, a benefit for the Lee's Summit Symphony scheduled for 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 7 at Longview Mansion. This
benefit will include heavy hors d' oeuvres, silent and live
auctions, musical performances by Symphony musicians
and much more. Watch for more information coming
soon.
Lotawana News Page 14
November 12, 2014
Lake Lotawana History: From the Archives - November
70 YEARS AGO
LAKE LOTAWANA NEWS
November, 1944
Country Club Plans Approved for Remodeling Building at Dam Entrance for
Club House
At the October meeting of the Lake Lotawana Country Club the plans for the club
house, as drawn by Mr. Hunt, were approved and the go-ahead sign was given.
The plans call for additions in the future. The house to be finished now consists of
a large living room, game room, buffet bar and facilities, powder room, cloak room,
etc., and a 30 X 16 porch. The exterior is to be asbestos shingles with blue black roof.
The club site, 360 feet long on the road side, is one of the most beautiful on the lake,
commanding a view of the two arms of the lake. It was a gift to the club from Mrs.
Milton Thompson. The money for the building was raised by the ladies through entertainments and their year book. We are happy to say it will be free from any encumbrances...
50 YEARS AGO
LAKE LOTAWANA NEWS
November, 1964
Winds Whip MYC Class C Regatta
Nick Coates Places Third in Regatta which includes Capsizing of Several Crews
Missouri Yacht Club’s 7th annual Class C Fall Invitational Regatta held Sept. 25,
26 and 27 turned into a battle between Inland Champion Jerry Huse from Lake
Okoboji, Ia and Blue Chip Champions Tom and Gordie Bowers of Lake Minnetonka,
Minn.
The tune-up race was cancelled because a southwest wind threatened to blow the
water right out of Lake Lotawana. The wind was still blowing a steady 25 mph with
gusts to 40 when the first race started Saturday morning. Only 19 of the 25 boats registered made it to the starting line.
This race turned out to be a battle of survival with one leader after another losing
position through equipment breakdowns or capsizing. Of the 19 starters, only 9 finished, and of these 7 had been upside down at least once--several of them twice...
40 YEARS AGO
Lotawana EXPRESS
November 13, 1974
Prairie Township Rescue Unit
By Scottie Farber
According to the National Rifle Association, hunting accidents involving firearms
claim almost 3,000 annually and roughly one-third of those are self-inflicted.
Experienced hunters may shake their heads in dismay and conclude that the victims
were greenhorns. Not so. Approximately 35 percent had less than three years hunting
experience; nearly three-fourths had hunted for three years or more.
Were they drunk then? No more than one percent were reported under the influence
of alcohol or drugs.
Kids? On the average, roughly 45 percent were in their teens, the majority 21 or
older. Eighty percent had hunting licenses...
Lotawana EXPRESS
November 27, 1974
Gaslight Lane
By Veva
At long last there is going to be fire equipment on our side of the lake. Residents
have been concerned about the hill at the dam, which in bad weather and with stalled
automobiles could delay the arrival of fire equipment. Firemen have cleared, leveled
and staked land in X block to erect a building...
LANDMARK South
Body Shop
FULL SERVICE AVAILABLE
AT SAME LOCATION
7820 E 171st Street, Belton, MO
20 YEARS AGO
Lotawana Express News
November 9, 1994
Lotawana Beautification Commission
The “wheels or progress” are turning at Lake Lotawana. The Commission is now
well into the planning stages for our first beautification of Lotawana “green space”.
We’ve been looking at various areas around the lake that have never been developed
into the attractive common mini parks or landscaped areas they were originally
intended to be. This inaugural project will be the development of the small triangle
of property inside Gate 1 across from the Community Club and next to the Marina.
This area will be dedicated as our “Pathway to Progress.” Our plans are to add trees,
shrubs, ground cover and colorful flowers with a brick pathway leading to a plaque
commemorating the formation of the Beautification Commission...
Lotawana Express News
November 23, 1994
Mayor’s Column
The Police Department is operating the radar gun on all lake roads at the present
time. This office has received numerous complaints about speeders since the new
roads have been laid down. Please watch your speed. Those who exceed the limit will
be ticketed.
I know the new road surface presents an open invitation to use it for a playground.
Extreme caution must be used. Small children must have adult supervision and older
youngsters should be advised to use caution. Face it, folks, it is a roadway and not a
playground. Please act accordingly and prevent a death or severe injury...
10 YEARS AGO
Lotawana News
November 10, 2004
Happy Significant October 28th Birthday to Mayor Van Hook!
Back in 1974, Mayor Art Van Hook patented a shutter system to prevent high speed
camera rewrite. The following article is reprinted from the August 2, 1974 Livermore
News, a publication of Livermore Laboratories.
Beer Cans Prevent High Speed Camera Rewrite
A fast shutter system capable of closing a large aperture provides a new method of
preventing rewrite (in effect, double exposure) on high speed drum and synchronous
turbine-type cameras. The shutter system was developed by Art Van Hook (8156) and
Gene Neau (8416) for the study of exploding foil phenomena. A patent for the device
has been assigned by the AFC...
Lotawana News
November 24, 2004
Lake Lights
By Paula Koch
Jack Booth journeys to France to revisit places etched in his memory from
WWII service
Some people travel for leisure. Some for business. Jack Booth journeyed to France
to revisit places etched in his memory from WWII service and then to England to visit
friends. Jack’s son John works for the University of Texas in the Astronomy
Department, which built a large unusual telescope at their observatory. John was to
present a paper on it in Glasgow, Scotland. He accompanied Jack on the first leg of
the trip--to Normandy...
Lake Lotawana Community
United Methodist Church at Gate 1
PLAN TO ATTEND
Annual Auction and Dinner
Saturday, November 22
Dinner and Silent Auction from 5 - 6:30 pm
Live Auction begins at 6:30 pm
A donation to benefit youth activities will
be accepted for the dinner.
(at 71 and 58 Hwys)
Brad Wood, Body Shop Manager
816-331-4300
[email protected]
Gift Certificates, Themed Baskets, Homemade baked goods,
Original artworks, Kids Auction area and much more!
This is a fun family activity and all are welcome.
Lotawana News Page 15
November 12, 2014
Mason Elementary School
1st Quarter On-a-Roll Awards
DEDICATION OF TOTEM POLE
AT CHILDREN’S PARK
Saturday, November 15, 2 p.m.
Back: Julia Dousmanis, Olyvia Houchen, Vince Hertzog, Skylar Boone,
William Meeks
Middle: Elijah Reiss, Jack Seitz, William Feltrop, Josie Fields, Jonah
Mecham, David Bazzle
Front Row: Addison Jorn, Hailey Strohl, Addison Williams, Ruby
McKellips, Asma Azam, Cassidy Montgomery, Zander Peck
Not Pictured: Lexie Adamczyk, Jacob Hansen
You are invited to be part of
Lake Lotawana history as we
dedicate and name our new totem
pole created, carved, and donated
by Roger Dutton.
Festivities will start at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, November 15th, at the
Lotawana Children’s Park, inside
Gate 2 across from City Hall.
Mayor Dave Welsh will preside
over the dedication and the
winner of the "Name the Totem
Pole" contest will be announced.
Refreshments will be provided
and served by the Lake Lotawana
Beautification Commission.
Come join the fun, rain or shine!
And she hunts...
THANK YOU!!!! For making the Lake Lotawana Cancer Run/Walk a huge success.
We hope with our efforts, your support and the continued support from our community we may make a difference in someone’s life. Just knowing that someday just one
person or many will not have to go through what we did makes this all worth it.
It has been 5 years since we lost our mom and over the past 5 years we have raised
$42,518 for cancer right here in the Kansas City area. Without the support of all of
you, local businesses, family and friends, this would not be possible.
As always, a special thank you to our Sponsors! And all of you who donated to the
raffle, which was amazing this year!
Graysen Chamblin, avid Lotawana outdoor lover, made her hunting debut
in Sumner, Mo. Took a shot at her first ever waterfowl (a Coot!) and
brought it home to share! She spent a weekend in Sumner with Mom and
Dad for the 60th annual Wild Goosefest, Oct. 24-26, which kicks off the fall
hunting season. Stay tuned. Youth Deer is in a few weeks; she is already
scouting the “biggin”!
Raffle donations: Kymberli Cutler, Bonnie Champion, Blue Springs Harley
Davidson, 54th Street, Ross Miller Cleaners, Oasis Tan, Candy Chorice, Tiffany
Greens Golf, Hy-Vee, KC Comets, Mirror Image, Captains Sports Lounge, Sam’s
Garage, Golden Paw’s Pet Grooming, Vivilore Restaurant, Farm to Market, Mindy
Hamilton, The Roosts, Russo’s, Pork n’Pit, Canoe Clue, T-Bones, Korner Shoppe,
Twin Peaks, Stuey’s, Summit Grill, Marina Grog & Galley, Qkenquist Printables,
Jeannie Leven & Ramone LaRue!
THANK YOU!
THE BOMAR, COX, STOBART, BENNETT, DAVIS
AND LEVEN FAMILIES!!!
WE MISS YOU MOM!
Lotawana News Page 16
November 12, 2014
Mason Staff and Students Cheer on the Royals!
On October 22, staff and students at Mason Elementary School cheered on the Royals. Sixth graders helped the entire staff and student body to create
a giant KC on the playground, followed by staff vs. 6th grade softball game. Video of the "Let’s go Royals" chant went viral and was seen on many local
news stations and sent to the team.
LEE’S SUMMIT YOUTH FOOTBALLERS DOMINATE IN POP WARNER
Lee’s Summit’s Football Future Looking Brighter
by Craig Davis
October 31, 2014
The Lee’s Summit Pop Pop Warner Association sent six teams to play in the Heart
of America Pop Warner Association championship games, known as the Truman
Bowl. Two of the six teams won their championships on October 25th. The remaining four will play on Saturday, November 1st at William Chrisman High School in
Independence. A football team plays a seven to nine game schedule, and at the end
of the regular season, usually during the last week in October, a team prepares for
league playoffs.
The Heart of America Pop Warner Association is the largest Pop Warner league in
Missouri. It serves the youth of Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri. It is
comprised of Associations from Blue Springs, Fort Osage, Independence, Kearney,
Lee’s Summit, Liberty, North Kansas City, and Park Hill. The championship games
this year are comprised of ten individual games between the best teams from each age
group from five to twelve within the Heart of America Association. Lee’s Summit’s
teams competed in the 5, 6, 7, 10 (Division 2 and 3), and 11 year old championship
games. The fact that six of the ten championship games included Lee’s Summit teams
speaks to the quality of our participants.
The winners of the Truman Bowl will qualify to play in the Regional Tournament
that will culminate in Chicago. If the team wins at Regionals, they qualify to play in
the 2014 Pop Warner Super Bowl that will take place from Saturday, December 6th
through Saturday, December 13th at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in
Orlando, Florida.
Nationally, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer and dance programs for participants in 42 states and
several countries around the world. Consisting of approximately 325,000 young people ranging from ages five to sixteen years old, Pop Warner is the largest youth football, cheer and dance program in the world. Pop Warner, founded in 1929, continues
to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheerleading and dance organization
that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate.
Pop Warner's commitment to academics is what separates the Pop Warner from other
youth sports programs around the world. All participants must maintain a 2.0/70% or
the equivalent grade point average to participate. Each year, the most academically
accomplished Pop Warner kids compete for Academic All-American status. The Pop
Warner All-American Program requires a minimum 96% grade point average to apply.
These teams are special, they have what it takes to make this happen. Not only are
they great athletes on the field, they are great athletes off the field. Of the Lee’s
Summit players eligible to compete for Little Scholars status, 25% qualify with GPA’s
in excess of 96%.
Lake Lotawana’s Connection
Lake Lotawana has a long tradition with Pop Warner Football. My introduction to
In the Truman Bowl, the Lee’s Summit teams swept all six of the championship games. The picture shows the last team to play, the Pee Wee
Division (11-year-old division), receiving their trophy. Congratulations all!
this program began with the late John Lorance seven years ago when he organized
Mason Estes, Bridger Scott and my oldest son, Carter Davis, to follow in his footsteps
to one day go to Florida to play in the Pop Warner National Championship. In 2002
John took a Pop Warner Team all the way to Florida to get 3rd in the nation for their
division. He told the boys this story and they were in. John Lorance lived in
V block and passed away earlier this year from cancer, so it’s kind of special that the
kids are having a good year.
Well, that was kindergarten for the boys and now they have grown and developed
into a fine football team. They represent the Peewee division in the above picture.
Since kindergarten they have recruited additional players from the Lotawana area
such as Dayne Davis, Matt Gardner and Trevon Kretzer. Last year, they won state and
lost their sub-regional game to a team from Omaha. They were one game away from
a trip to Chicago for Regional Championships and two games away from a National
Championship trip. Over the last year, the team grown from 16 to 24 players. We
believe this year is the year for Florida!
Lotawana News Page 17
November 12, 2014
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The Aholt family, Jim,
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cans year round as passive
income for the Lake
Lotawana Ski Club. Cans
should be secured in plastic bags and placed on
second tier along the left
side of the beige garage
across the street from Y-7.
(There is a sign by the
garage.) They also take
bulkier pieces like window frames, tire rims and
gutters etc. They average
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Mark Frashier 816 215-3327
Lotawana News Page 18
November 12, 2014
Lake Lotawana
Optimist Club
Lake Lotawana
Optimist Club
Student of the Month - October
Student of the Month - September
Kara Robinson, Grade 2
Myah Frashier, Grade 3
Myah is pictured with her teacher, Mrs. Prideaux; Optimist Club President
Stu May; parents, Mark and Sarah Frasher; and brother, Tye.
Kara is pictured with her grandparents; parents Rann and Terri; Optimist
Club President Stu May; teacher, Mrs. Driskell; sister, Hannah; and
brother, Zach.
Mason staff chose Myah Frashier as the September student of the month for
many reasons. “Myah is the most determined kiddo I know. If she sets her mind
to it, I know she will achieve it. Her future will be full of wonderful accomplishments and success because she will make it happen,” wrote her 3rd grade
teacher, Mrs. Prideaux. Other staff members described Myah as responsible,
having a positive attitude, kind, polite, creative, a strong leader, and wonderful
role model. Mrs. Schiavi said, “Myah is extremely kind and respectful to not
only adults but other students. She is helpful in every way. Her work is top notch
because she always tries her personal best and uses her amazing creativity! I
love having her in class!” Congratulations Myah!
Kara Robinson was chosen as October Student of the Month because of her
amazing ability to always have a smile on her face, get her work done without
question, follow directions and have a charismatic and positive attitude. She is a
wonderful role model for everyone around her. She is continuously helping students who struggle and is always a dependable and responsible student in class.
Her teacher, Mrs. Driskell, can always count on her to come in and get straight
to work. She knows exactly when to be silly and when to be a hard working
student. The stars are the limit for Kara because she can do anything she puts her
mind to. With her caring heart and her cheerful spirit, she can light up a room and
bring a smile to everyone's face. Congratulations Kara!
MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1st QUARTER AWARDS
Raise the ROOF
Character Counts - September
“RESPECT”
Back: Cali Seigmeier, Kaylie Lookhart
Middle: Brooke Crotts, Ben Guthrie, Gracelyn Crow Back: Clarice Kent, Haley Wright, Connor Martin
Front: Sarah Sterling, Annabell and Charlee Pollard Front: Ryan Burch, Gabby Shockey, Willem Haas
Character Counts - October
“RESPONSIBILITY”
Back: Sydney Gilliland, Darhma Fox
Middle: Will Bisbee, Selah Wheeler
Front: Carlie Thompson, Mihaley Marker
Lotawana News Page 19
November 12, 2014
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