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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19800331 special,.,'` Special Council Meeting, March 31 , 1980 (West School) jM4f`a:yor ffartsfie.id presided: I Prayer offered by Mayor Hartsfield. ,Councilmen present : Borgmeyer, Brant, Crader, Gordon, Hequembourg, Kiiegel, Prenger, Rackers and Whitecotton. Councilmen absent : Robinson, absent with leave. A quorum was declared present. 1The meeting was held in the West School Gymnasium and there were some thirty-odd people there, in addition to the Council and City Department Directors. Mayor Hartsfield stated there had been a question raised - regarding Tithe sale of liquor license - about the definition of "square block" "Square las used in the liquor law. The City Attorney is out of town so the Block" smatter was being held in abeyance until the regular Council meeting Definition ;!next Monday. aThere was inquiry about traffic control at the corner of West Main Traffic 2iStreet and Dix Road - could an electric signal be installed - or West Main that could be done to alleviate the congestion which seemed to occur and fat peak hours. Mr. Mike Bates explained the situation and stated Dix Road there had been several counts made in the past but no recent ones. Mayor Hartsfield suggested another count be taken, before June 1st , while the school was still open , and also get estimates on the cost iof signal light , and present such figures to the Committee and Council . 1 The matter of parking in the uptown area was then brought up and Parking Councilman Prenger explained the plan of the Parking and Traffic Lots Authority to experiment, for aperiod of sixty days, with the over- Downtown ,selling of one of the uptown lots. IMr. Roy IIogg, who resides at 1803 Ella Street , stated he had trouble with drainage over since the street had been cut through and ho Ella !would Like curbing along the 100 foot which he owns, which would Street hells the drainage. The matter was turned over to Mike Bates. Drainage 8111 No, 151 , i.n t roducod-by Coiene.1tfiin-Hi entitled : "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri , repealing Section hill 151 5-23 of the Code or thts City of ,Jefferson , 1078, and enacta.ng a now Liquor Section 5-23, relating to the hours of opening and closing of liquor Licensed licensed promises, and enacting a now Section , to he known as Premises-- Section 5-35 , relating to 1 smiled permits to soil nonintoxicating beer:" hours Road first and second time by title and since there was no objection the Bill war road the third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote, an Ordinance No. 9405: ? ,4 Councilmen voting Aye: Borgmeyer, Brunt , Grader, Gordon, Ioquembourg, Kliegel. , Prenger, f' Rackors and Whitecotton . Councilmen voting Nay : None. Councilmen absent : Robinson, absent with leave. ;! hill No. 152, introduced by Councilman Brant , entitled: f "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri , amending the Code I` if the City of Jefferson, 1978, by amending Ordinance No. 9357, the +; Bill 152 alary Ordinance, by adding the title and the salary of the Comptroller Comptroller. " ! Salary There was some discussion about the title of the new employee, I' if it should be Comptroller, Accountant , or something else. The Mayor suggested it could be changed and amended at the next meeting,' !before final passage. i' Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council . i; i The matter of Annexation was then discussed - which was the better ;; part from which to annex, the sewer connections, etc. Councilman ;; Annexation 1 rader suggested the Mayor go ahead and appoint a Committee, as previously discussed, from names presented by the Councilmen in their Wards, and also include Mike Bates, Tom Benton and Dick reston to serve with the Committee. '; i li i(1 I Special Council Meeting, March 31, 1980 (West School) • Annexation The matter of opposition to House Bill No. 1110, regarding annexa- tion, was discussed, and how to get word to the legislators about our feelings. Councilman Backers made the motion that the Council authorize the Mayor to draft a letter, on behalf of the Council, opposing the legislation as it is now worded. Motion seconded by Councilman Hequembourg and passed. Bus Councilman Crader presented a petition from residents of Brookdale, Service Crestwood, Eastwood, Midway and Woodridge Streets, requesting bus Petition service through their neighborhood. The petition was referred to the Department of Public Works. Adjournment There being no further business, meeting adjourned. • • � t { { I �ff { t I ( j 1 i I i { { 1 { ! 1 '