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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 18, 1991
A Council Meeting of February 18, 1991, was called to order at 7: 15
P.M. with Mayor Louise Gardner presiding.
The following Council Members were present:
Present: Feldman, Haake, Scheulen, Veile, Vincent, and
Woodman.
Absent: Gordon, Halsey, Mason and Owens.
Councilman Feldman moved the Council go into Executive Session to
discuss Personnel as provided for in RSMo. 610.025 (3) , and to
waive the requirements of Sec. 2-69 (c) of the City Code.
Councilman Haake seconded the motion and it was approved by the
following roll call vote:
Aye: Feldman, Haake, Scheulen, Voile, Vincent, and Woodman.
Nay: None.
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A Regular Council Meeting of February 18, 1991, was called to order
at 7:45 P.M. with Mayor Louise Gardner presiding.
Prayer was offered by Councilman Marvin Feldman.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Administrator Dave
Johnston.
The following Council Members were present:
Present: Feldman, Haake, Schoulan, Voile, Vincent, and
Woodman.
Absent: Gordon, Halsey, Mason, and Owens.
A quorum was declared present.
PUBLIC HEARING:
The first item on the Agenda was a public hearing to amend Chapter
34 Transportation, of the Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri,
as it pertains to taxicab rates (Bill 90-150) . John Landwehr,
Attorney at Law, spoke to the Council on behalf of Jefferson City
Taxi Company. Mr. Landwehr distributed to the Council copies of
information that outlining the rising costs of overhead for the
company. Mr. Landwehr reviewed this information for the Council I�
stating the company had not had an increase in rates for !'
approximately ten years.
Councilman Haake questioned if there were any taxis available after
midnight and was informed by Mr. Tom Landwehr, owner of Jefferson
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City Taxi Company, that there were usually two taxis available
after midnight.
Councilman Feldman stated he had been contacted by some individuals
who were on a fixed income and yet did not qualify for handiwheels is
service. Councilman Feldman questioned if the company had a policy
that would allow individuals to purchase blocks of time at a
discount, e.g. , bus pass, etc. Mr. Landwehr stated that the
company did not have program of that type at this time, however, he
would be glad to investigate the possibility of such a program.
Ms. Jana Thomas, 10 Jackson, Dulle Towers, Jefferson City, spoke in
opposition to the rate increase. Ms. Thomas stated that a number
of mental health consumers are forced to use taxi service to get to
places where the buses do not run and when they are unavailable,
such as weekends. Ms. Thomas stated that with the increase in
costs, more consumers would be forced to walk, many of them on busy
streets that do not have sidewalks.
Ms. Debbie Greer, Mental Health Consumer, 901K Southwest Boulevard,
Jefferson City, spoke in opposition to the bill . Ms. Greer stated
many of the consumers are given $4 . 61 as a weekly allowance for
transportation. Ms. Greer stated that any monies spent over this
amount must come from the food allowance. Ms. Greer stated that
she has encountered long waiting periods for service, and on some
occasions the driver did not have change and therefore, was given
more money than the fare required. Ms. Greer stated that many of
the consumers are going to be forced to walk on busy streets with
no sidewalks and unsafe shoulders if the rates are increased.
As there was no one else present to speak either for or against the
rate increase, the public hearing concluded at approximately 8:05
p.m.
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The next public hearing was to discuss proposed amendments to
zoning ordinance for definition of Substance Abuse Treatment
Facility and appropriate zoning district classifications (Senate
Bill 728) (Bill 90-152) . There was no one present to speak either
` for or against the proposed amendments. The public hearing was
concluded at approximately 8:06 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA:
The Consent Agenda consisted of the following items:
a) Council Minutes of 2/4/91
b) Monthly Financial Statement - December
c) Approval of following bid:
1221 - Oil and Grease, DOT; Public Works
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1226 - Backhoe/Loader Tractor with Extendahoe; Public
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d) Rejection of following bid:
31Y=7 1219 - Yard Waste Composting Project, PCE
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1 t.tr:'1 i Maintenance
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Councilman Scheulen questioned why two local vendors had been
rejected for bid 1221 and it was being given to an outside vendor.
Purchasing Agent James Hartley, stated that the local vendors could 1'1
..,, not provide all of the products requested and they were not able to
guarantee a fixed price for one year. Councilman Scheulen .......;„,:."-t-
questioned what types of products the local vendors had not been
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able to supply.
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Marty Brose, Director of Transportation, stated that there were a
number of machines and engines that required special grades of oil
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and the local vendors had not been able to supply these items.
Councilman Scheulen questioned if the portion of the bid that the
vendors had not been able to supply wan the larger portion of the
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bid or a smaller portion. Mr. Brose stated that it was about 51 of
the bid. Councilman Scheulen stated ho thought maybe the bid
should have been broken down and bid separately.
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Councilman Make questioned if the company being recommended ior
---1 the bid award could renegotiate their prices after a few months and
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was informed in the negative. Their bid wan for the period of one
year.
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Councilman Haake moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Councilman
Vincent seconded the motion. A voice vote proved inconclusive and
Mayor Gardner requested a roll call vote. The motion was defeated
by the following vote:
Aye: Haake and Vincent.
- , Nay: Feldman, Scheulen, Voile and WonAman.
Councilman Feldman stated that the Council had repeatedly expressed
their desire to give preference to local bidders. Councilman
' . Feldman stated that in the future if staff want to award bids to
companies other than local vendors, they must provide the Council
with very good reasons for doing so.
f. , Councilman Scheulen stated that he was not so concerned about
• . giving preference to local vendors, but in this case, he did not
believe they had been given equal treatment. Councilman Scheulen
stated he would like to see bid 1221 broken down and rebid.
Councilman Scheulen moved approval of the Consent Agenda with the
exception of Bid #1221. Councilman Veile seconded the motion and
'., it was approved. ,
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' : ',; MINUTES/REPORTS RECEIVED AND PILED: `j'
, .*f Mayor Gardner announced the following minutes/reports had been ;^
Yu received and were on file in the office of the City Clerk.
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Police Personnel Board 12/6/90; Police Personnel Board 1/10/91; ,-
'ailAtsv Parks & Recreation Commission 1/14/91; Transportation Commission 3a%,'
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1/15/91; Parks & Recreation Long Range Planning Committee 1/23/91; 4 }.
4aA Personnel Board 1/25/91; Solid Waste Committee 1/30/91; {�3
, ,.. Parks & Recreation Commission Recreation Activities Committee ....,`
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�� ; 2/4/91; Parks & Recreation Commission Park Properties Committee
;ti,, 2/6/91; Traffic Safety Commission 2/7/91; Liquor Control Board
,-kt¢ 2/8/91; Cable Quality Commission 2/11/91 ''s''`
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4 ''..Y. Central Safety Co mmittee Annual Report; Proposal for p rovidin g b us
a ,';:° service to North Jefferson City; Departmental Monthly Reports
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ANNOUNCEMENTS BY RAYOR: '{
p Mayor Gardner announced her intent to make the following
�t. ,_:': appointments to boards.: and commissions: t_ t'.
j Y> Cable Quality Commission - Bob Hyder, Term to expire 6/93 ;
Y1, ==' Randall Hughes, Term to expire 6/92
' Library Board - Dr. L. Jason McLoney, Term to expire 6/92 `;
f _:- Plumbing Board - Jerry Kramp (Reappointment) , Alfred Schmitz r. F
(Reappointment) , Pat Schulte (Reappointment) ; Ron Boyce
` (Reappointment) , Terms to expire 12/91 ''
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r ` Electrical Board - Bob Stokes (Reappointment) , Term to expire f
12/93
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Animal Rescue - Annette Clark (Reappointment) , Steve Meredith
(Reappointment) ; Terms to expire 1/94
Equal Employment Opportunity Committee - Jacqueline Horton
(Reappointment) , Hal Rohrer (Reappointment) ; Terms to expire
12/92 ; .
Historic Preservation Commission - John Chavis , _.
(Reappointment) , Term to expire 12/93 ;
Police Personnel Board - Colleen Ossman (Reappointment) , Reg •
Woods (Reappointment) Terms to expire 1/94
U.B.B. Jefferson City Commissioning Committee - John Miller,
Mary Ann Reuter, Charles McGeorge, John Huls, James Strong,
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Melody Green, Representative Carl Vogel (State Legislature) ,
Marty Asel (Chamber/CVB) , Current U.S. Navy Representative
Property Improvement Recognition Award Committee - Audrey
Howser, Jerold G. Scarlett, AIA; Larry Brickey; Terms to
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expire 12/91 y
Councilman Woodman moved approval of the Appointments. Councilman
Vincent seconded the motion. Councilman Voile questioned if these -r<;
were new appointments or appointments that had been tabled. Mayor is
Gardner stated some of these were new appointments and some had
been submitted to the Council at the last meeting.
Councilman Voile stated that the process was to have all
appointments reviewed by the Appointments Review Committee and as
these were new appointments, they should be forwarded to the
Committee.
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Mayor Gardner stated that the motion could be resubmitted and that
while some of the appointments were now, most of the names had been
submitted at the last meeting. z`
Councilman Voile requested an opinion from City Counselor Allen
Garner an to whether or not these appointments: needed to coo to the -``?,
Appointments Review Committee. q'#
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City Counselor Allen Garner stated the appointments had been listed
under Announcements and the procedure had boon to place them under
Announcements and referred to the Committee before action was
taken. Mr. Garner stated this was a mixed list of new
appointments, substitute appointments and the ones the Council had
tabled at the last meeting. Mr. Garner stated that an ordinance
established the procedure for appointments and it would he up to
the Council to change the procedure.
Councilman Voile requested Mr. Garner's opinion on whether or not
the appointments would be considered all new appointments since the
Council tabled the appointments at the last meeting. Mr. Garner
responded in the negative stating that it would be considered a
mixed group.
Councilman Voile stated he still felt the motion was out of order
as these appointments had not been approved by the Appointments
Review Committee. Councilman Veile questioned if a two thirds vote
was required to bring the appointments that had been tabled at the
last meeting before the Council . Mr. Garner reviewed the minutes
of the last meeting and Robert's Rules of Order for the Council as
it pertains to motions to postpone and motions to table.
After further discussion on the percentage of vote required to
discuss an item that has been tabled, Councilman Veile moved for a
five minute recess to allow the City Counselor time to review
Robert's Rules of Order on the two thirds requirement. Councilman
Feldman seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and then Mayor
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Gardner requested a roll call vote. Councilman Veils questioned
whether a motion for recess is automatically granted. Councilman
Feldman left the Council Chambers at this time.
Mayor Gardner requosted the City Clerk conduct a roll call stating
that if there was not a quorum present in Council Chambers she
would adjourn the meeting.
The following Council Members were present:
Present: Haake, Scheulen, Veils, Vincent, and Woodman.
Absent: Feldman, Gordon, Halsey, Mason and Owens.
Mayor Gardner announced there was no longer a quorum and the
meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:20 p.m.
ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE 8E88ION
Councilman Vincent moved approval of the City Administrator's
recommendation for a one percent (1%) meritorious increase for
Director of Planning and Code Enforcement Tim Benton. Councilman
Woodman seconded the motion and it was approved by the following
roll call vote:
Aye: Feldman, Haaka, Scheulen, Veils, Vincent and Woodman.
Nay: None.
Absent: Gordon, Halsey, Mason, and Owens.
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