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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19790115 491. ._.._..._.__ _._..____.._...__..____._....negp1.ar_.Counc.il Meeting, JBnuary.15, 1979. _............. Mayor Hyder presided. la Prayer was offered by Mayor Hyder. Councilmen present: Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Hartsfield, i McDowell Rackers Robinson, Whitecotton and Wildhaber. Councilmen absent: None, A quorum was declared present . ; The Minutes of the meeting of January 3rd were approved as received. ;; The following bids were received for furniture for the new Police Facility: Check Office Equipment, Inc, $ 3, 766.85 (portion of request) Samco 30, 991 .81 Bryan's Office Supply 31,031,40 Opening Cal-Type, Inc, 40, 165.21 of bids . f Councilman Robinson moved that the bids be referred to the Police and the architect to determine the best bid. Motion (passed. - - The following bids were received for three (3) Communication 1'Opening Consoles for the Police Department: of Kustom Signals , Inc. , $ 50,228.00 Bida , Motorola, Inc. 590662,00 Com Center Corp. 53,950.00 Councilman Whitecotton moved that the bids be referred to the Police Committee. Motion passed, - - - - - - - �- - - The following bids were received for one truck for use of the `,Opening Health Department: '' of Riley Chevrolet , Inc. $ 6, 708.78 Bids . Capitol City Ford, Inc , 61699,00 Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the bids be referred to the Public Works Director for study, and that he report back to the Council, Motion passed, Mr. Bates , Director of Public Worka , recommended that the bid be awarded to Capitol City Ford, Inc:. Councilman Hager then moved that the bid be awarded to Capitol City Ford, Inc. Motion passed. - The following bid was received for a Plan File Cabinet for the :'Opening Planning Department: !' of Wavco $ 2,457.00 ;.Bids. Mr. Benton, Director of Planning, recommended that the bid be !i rejected, since he dial not have enough budgeted, !. Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the bid be rejected. Motion it passed. - - - - - - - - - - , A Public Hearin; was held on the rezoning of Empire Subdivision ;!Public from M-1 and M-2 (Industrial) , to RA (Multiple Dwelling) . "Hearing. There was no opposition, - - The City Treasurer presented the following-report to the Council: dTreasurer's 1. (see attached) Report. The report was ordered filed. - - - - - - - - - - „ An application for employment was received from Terry E. Richards 'Application for position of mechanic at the Central Garage. for Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the appointment be approved. :'Employment. Motion passed. ? A Preliminary Plat of Ridgeview Estates, with the necessary check, 'Planning & was presented to the Council. Zoning The Plat was referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission. 'Commission. - - Councilman Hager, Chairman of the Fire Department Committee, stated ;: that the Fire Chief had received a second check from Marie Ellis, in the amount of $50.00, for removal of ice from her roof, Councilman Hager suggested that the money be put in a fund for ,1 the training program for the Fire Department, Mayor Hyder was i opposed to the City accepting money for services to keep someone -Fire from getting hurt. After some discussion, it was decided that j.Committee Councilman Whitecotton would return the checks to Ms , Ellis . !Aeport. - - - - - - - - - - 1 t (PAGE NO. 1) REPORT OF CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON MISSOURI For the mouth of December , 193, At the close of business DgceM§pr, 31 , 197 And Deposits in transit as of , January 4 , 19 79 REVENUE FUND Balance $ 430= 734.21 on Hand Received of City Collector: 1. Taxes & Licenses ---124,7 4.85 2. Other Income 3. Sales Tax 4. C.D. (C.T.Bank)due 11/29/78 213.80Q.QO 5. 6. Total $ Less Paid Out �Q ,,,, ,,, Trafr. to Capital Improvement Fund—,,1„ 46162.1.. ..,._..__. $ 4201069.95 IN'T'EREST AND SINKING FUND a ante on Hand 27 054.66 _ Received of City Collector ......_. C.D. (C.T. Bank) due 11/29/78 Total $ 582 038. 74 Less paid Out C.D.No. 670 (C.T.Bank)due 1.2/13/79 ..534, 500-0R 47,382- 24 t ER'S RETIREMENT CUND � Balance on Hand $ 21,,235. 61 Rcceivc:d of City Collector Sal ea Tux , Total $ ` Leas Paid Out � � .... $ 27-1,009.44 HEAVY EQUIP MENT FUND "Balance on Hand 10,246:22 (Minus) Received of City Collector Sales `Pax ,7,, 72.97 Total $ 2 .373.95 (Minus) Less Paid Out $ 2.373.95 (Minus) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND a once on Hana 160,552 79 Received of City Collector Sales Tax 78.7.. 9.73 Trafr.from General Revenue Fund 1650461.21__...._... Total $ 404g 7433 73______.__ Leas Paid Out ., 3 44.2,.3 $_ gi 301, 14- - AL OF THE ABOVE FUNDS ADMINISTERED THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL $ 583,396. 32 OTHER FUNDS CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 I � Amh (PAGE NO. 2) 9 CITY TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF December , 1978 LIBRARY FUND -'w Balance on Hand $ 180 641.74 Received .of City Collector Total $.20000 987.07 Less Paid Out (Operational) 20, I3ZA24 ..�........,. $ 180,849. 13 PARK FUND Nance on Hand $ 16 541.66 Received of City Collector 20-j478.02 Total $ 37 019.68 Leas Paid Out $ 3.7.019. 68 AIRPORT FUND Balance on Hand $ 280.995.22�.._. Received of City Collector 29 Total $ Leas Paid Out UST Bill-$200,000 due 6/7/79 l9Q 932.E $ L04 3 1. 90 PARKING GARAGE FUND Balance on and $ 33 0 8fi Received of City Collector " '� UST Bill due 12728/78 _25gOOQ.Q - Total $ 66 100.91 Less Paid Out UST Bill-$25,000 due 5/7/79 UST Bill-$25,000 due 6/28/79 23-A50_99 $ 15,407.06„ Trsfr. to Parking Lot Fund 58.25 PARKING LOTS FUND Balance on ffand $ 11,384.09 Received of City Collector _ 13-602.93 Trafr. from Parking Garage Fund 58,2 UST Bill due 12/28/79 250000,00- - Total $ 50.045.27 Less Paid Out 6,995.9Z ----_._. UST Bill-$25,000 due 6/28/79 —_ 3,8 0,2 19,198. 31 TOTAL OF OTIiER FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS , OTHER THAN THE CITY COUNCIL ------ $_ 356.826.08 TOTAL BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PAGE 1, FUNDS -ADMINISTERED BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 583,396. 32 A&AND TOTAL OF AI.,L CITY FUNDS ----------------- $ 940,222.40 City Treasurer. 492. Regular Council Meeting, January 15, 1979. 1ICouncilman Hager, Chairman of the Health Committee, requested a 1,1decision from the Council as to the location of the Animal Shelter. `!He had received a communication from McDowell Realty in regard to the sale of a piece of property, 3. 28 acres , located in the vicinity of Ellis Porter Park, for $33,000.00, as a possible ;location for the Animal Shelter. Mayor Hyder informed Councilman Hager that one appraisal had , already been received on the Rackers Property and the other two Healthi'should be received by the next Council. Meeting, then the Council Committee.;could determine if they should purchase the property. Councilman Brant requested that Councilmen Hager and Rackers ,check both pieces of property for comparison as to whether it has .merit. Councilman Robinson stated that the Council will need to have several public hearings since residents in the area will resent ::having an Animal Shelter in a residential area, Police Councilman Whitecotton, Chairman of the Police Committee, met at Committee.'7:00 p.m. , and requested that the Council refer the bids for �. Report, furniture for the Police Facility to the Police Committee so they could meet with the Architect for discussion. They also approved . Payment No. 5 for the Facility, in the amount of $67,041.00, t i Councilman Whitecotton moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. ^ Councilman Gordon, Chairman of the Street Committee, presented the :f following report: Street !The Street Committee met prior to the Council meeting, with all Committee;Imembers present except Councilman Brant, who was excused. Also Report. ,'present were Tom Benton and Mike Bates . The Committee approved the use of budgeted funds in the Planning Department and the Public Works Department for attendance to a Management Program sponsored by the American Public Works Association - Total expenditure not to exceed $400.00. Councilman Gordon moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. Councilman Wildhaber, Chairman of the Finance: Committee, stated :.that the City Clerk had presented him a bill from the County Clerk, ' in the amount of $11,957. 20, for the advance payment for the Finance ;Primary Election to be held February 6th. Since $5,000.00 had beenil Committee' budgeted, an additional appropriation was requested. Report. , Councilman Wildhaber moved that an additional appropriation of :1$7,000.00 be approved for payment of the bill, and that the County I �iC1erk break down the items in Item No. 2 (printing of ballots) for '!the General Election, and make an adjustment if necessary, `Motion passed. ; The following report of the Board of~Adjustment was resented to the Council: p p The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held in , the Council Chambers of the City Hall Building 240 East High !( Street, on Tuesday, January 9, 1979, at 8: 15 a.m. The following members were present : Harold Busch, Tim Frevert, Gideon Houser and !; ,Gordon Persinger. Mr. Rick Morris was unable to attend this 'meeting. Also present were Thomas H. Benton, Director of Planning, ! ! Kevin Roods , Planner, and Carletta Wilbers , Secretary. jI Mr. Tim Frevert acted as temporary Chairman for this meeting i+and as the first item of business, the Board approved the Minutes `.(of the December 12, 1978, Board meeting, on a motion by Mr. Busch 'land a second by Mr. Houser. The following items of business were then considered: ! 1. The request of Mr. Hal F. Juckette, for a conditional use ± permit to increase the number of beds at the Jefferson City Manor !;Nursing Home from the present sixty (60) beds to one hundred (100) !`beds, at their property located at 1720 Vieth Drive, was then ,considered. Mr. Hal Juckette was sworn in and presented the Board with a !! site plan showing the existing building and the proposed expansion i! = of the Nursing Home and the areas available for parking for the Home. if Mr. Benton informed the Board the only comments his office had;' '; received from adjoining property owners were related to the dust ! ; 493. _�_.,.w._...._ _._:..._...._.......... .......Regular .Council. Meeting, _January 15 , 1979. _.__ _..._._.�._..... �, _w ..............._._,_,.._......_..... areas have never been properly paved. Mr. Benton also stated his office is now requiring a signed and notarized letter be filed with, his office on all property which require parking lots and landscap ing. Such a letter was signed by Mr. James L. J uckette, consenting to landscaping and paving of all parking lots prior to the !; occupancy of the new addition if approved, Mr. Hal Juckette ; concurred with this and stated they would pave all driveways and parking lots and landscape the property as required by City Ordinance prior to occupancy of the new addition. After general discussion by the Board, Mr. Persinger moved to approve the re q nest as-:submitted, subject to the paving of all iC driveways and parking lots and landscaping of the parking lots according to City specifications. This motion was seconded by ,I Mr. Houser and all members voted affirmatively. The motion passed II unanimously. ;!Board of 2. The next item of business was the request from Mr. Richard ;'Adjustment McCullough, for a rear yard variance to construct a 501X100' !Report. addition to the present building at Capital Supply Co. , located at 418 West Elm Street. This addition would be built up to the . rear j property line. Mr. Richard McCullough was sworn in and gave brief testimony 1 regarding his request. Mrs . Charles Updegraff, 411 rear West Miller Street and Mr. Ed � Schwaller, owner of a duplex at 504 Mulberry Street, were sworn in and stated they had no objection to this request. However, Mrs, Updegraff was interested in the direction the trucks would enter the alley and Mr. McCullough stated the trucks would back into the alley from Walnut Street. Mr. Houser then informed the Board he could not in good conscience vote to approve more than a fifteen (15 ') foot variance, which would allow construction to within five (5 ) feet of the rear;! property line, , After discussion, Mr. Frevert asked for a motion on this request. Mr. Houser moved to allow a fifteen foot variance which i) would permit construction to within five (5 ') feet of the rear property line. This motion was seconded by Mr. Persinger. Mr. McCullough was informed by the Board, four affirmative ;f votes are needed to approve a request and as one member was absent, he could request the Board table this item until the next meeting. It was his desire to table the matter until a full Board could consider his request. Mr. Persinger then moved this request be tableduntil the It February meeting. This motion was seconded by Mr. Busch. All I` members voted affirmative and the motion passed unanimously, It was noted that Mr. David Brydon, the attorney for the Girl Scout Council, had submitted a letter to the Department of Planning) requesting an indefinite continuance for their request to construct a building on property located on Greenberry Road. The matter will, be continued until further word is received from the Girl Scout Council or their attorney. 4 There being no further business at this time, Mr. Frevert moved the meeting adjourn. This motion was seconded by Mr. Busch + with all members voting in the affirmative. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas H. Benton Director of Planning. Councilman Borgmeyer questioned Item No. 1, since he had received numerous complaints in regard to the parking area. Mr. Benton, Director of Planning, stated that the Nursing Home would have to have State approval and his Department would not issue a certifi- cate of occupancy until the parking lot has been paved. The report was then ordered filed. r The following report of the Parking and Traffic Commission was presented to the Council: The Parking and Traffic Commission met January 4, 1979, 7:30 A.M. , at the Jefferson City Police Station with all members present except Councilman Whitecotton with an excused absence. The Commission took the following action: _ 1) The Commission discussed the timing for the signal system in I� the downtown and South Side area, in particular the setting of 9:00 P.M. for the system to go onto flash. After some discussion j it was recommended to establish 6:00 P.M. as the time when the 494. Regular. Council, Meet in&, January 15, 1979. . ;! signals would normally go to flash except on Wednesday evenings and l' that the Public Works would look into the possibility of a program- , mer which would allow the system to be more flexible for weekends V and evenings . 1i `.12) The Commission discussed the installation of signals on Kansasl .' Street and were informed that the pedestrian crossing at Ohio Street 'would be relocated to the Kansas Street-Missouri Boulevard inter- section at such time as the Missouri Boulevard project was completed. 3) A request was received from the Niekamps regarding parking in ! the 100 block of Jackson Street and was held over until the next Parking meeting. and 4) The request to remove parking on the north side of Swifts It Traffic Highway west of Myrtle was held over. Commission 5) Consideration of a petition to remove parking in the 200 block;z Report. of Dix Road was held over. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Bill Dill, Chairman. The report was ordered filed. - - - - - - - - - - Bill 115. Bill No. 115 , introduced by Councilmen McDowell and Borgmeyer, Amending entitled: Zoning "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, amend'- Map. ing and modifying the Zoning, Map of the City of Jefferson, by I , amending Chapter 36 of the Code of the City of Jefferson, by rezoning part of Empire Subdivision which lies within the City p Limits, from M-1 and M-2 (Industrial) , to RA (Multiple Dwelling) ." l Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed toil members of the Council. - - - - - - - - - - ' Councilman Hartsfield requested that his name be withdrawn as a : sponsor of Bill No. 83. There was no objection. E Bill No. 83, introduced by Councilmen Borgmeyer, McDowell, Whitecotton, Rackers and Wildhaber, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, levying a tax on the gross recei is of persons , ;Firms or corporations engaged in the' business of selling natural gas , manufactured gas , electricity, or both gas and electricity, or furnishing telephone service,telecorn- munications services or community antenna telephone systems , to the; public for the privilege of conducting such business in the Cityy of Jefferson, Missouri, and using find occupying the otre•;ets and public , ways of said City with distribution facilities, and repealing it Ordinances Nos . 8034 8035 and 8036 , Paragraph 19 of Ordinance No. $356 , and Sections 11-68 through 16"72, inclusive, of the Jefferson . Bill 83, City Code, 1978, and enacting in lieu thereof new Sections 16-68 Levying . through 16-78 inclusive." a tax on Bill. No. 83 was read the third time by title and placed on Gross final passage and failed to press by the following vote: Receipts. Councilmen voting Aye: Borgmeyer, Rackers and Whitecotton. Councilmen voting Nay : Brant, Gordon, Hager, McDowell, Robinson and Wildhaber. Councilmen present but not voting: Hartsfield. Councilmen absent : None. - - Bill 114.:: Bill No. 114, introduced by Councilman Borgmeyer, entitled: Agreement; "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing and with " directing the Mayor and Clerk of the City to execute a written it Johnson, agreement with Johnson, Brickell, Mulcahy and Associates, Inc. , Brickell,tirelating to the Central Business District Study." Mulcahy & Bill No. 114 was read the third time b title and laced on Associates. , final passage and was passed by the following p g vote as 4rdinance No. 9221: ,: Councilmen voting Aye: Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Hartsfield, McDowell, Rackers , Robinson, Whitecotton and Wildhaber. ': Councilmen voting Nay: None. ' Councilmen absent: None. - - - - - - - - - - Park , Mayor Hyder requested concurrence of the Council in the appointment;; Board : of Don Perdue as a member of the Park Board to replace C. Forrest Member. ; Whaley. a, Councilman Hager moved that the appointment be approved. i Motion passed. !! - - - - - - - - - - E E j E� 495. Regular Council Meeting,.. Mayor Hyder informed the Council that he had met with the Transpor-il tation Committee-, consisting of Federal, State and City representaw1 tives, to discuss the problems the State Highway Commission is preparing to update the entire traffic study for the City, and at that meeting there was considerable discussion about the necessity of the determination of where additional crossings will be on the Missouri River, for future development of Jefferson City. Has consent of Highway Department Personnel to present to the Council. Alternate crossing would be some one and one-half miles east of mitol: downstream, which would require belt highway costing some - ,000000. Consensus of experts that new bridge should be built Traffic immediately adjacent to present bridge, probably on downriver side, .; Study which would entail reconstruction of the south approach; which Report . would remedy some undesirable situations on the south side. The City needs to know where bridge is to be located so priority could be given to belt highways . !; Funding is available at the national level, to be allocated atr the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation for emergency bridge construction. Most at the meeting felt it was an emergency situation on the south approach and on bridge itself. He suggested;; that the Council urge the Highway Commission to proceed with fundit* and immediate planning of bridge. pI Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the Council adopt a Resolution = approving and requesting immediate construction of a bridge {: parallel to present bridge, as an emergency measure. Motion passed unanimously. #; Councilman Borgmeyer stated that he had circulated a draft copy of lAccounts, a Resolution that the Accounts , Claims and Personnel Committee JJClaims & will have before them at their meeting Thursday night, 7:30 p.m. , ;Personnel to Councilmen not on the Committee. If they or the City Attorney 111Committee. have any comments , please notify or attend meeting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Chris Graham, City Attorney, reported that there has been consider- i able controversy in regard to the recent increase in water rates. The a pplication was filed last April, he was instructed by the Coune 7. to intervene in the case, which he did. In December a stipulation was worked out by the Water Company and the Public Counsel who actively intervened. lie thought the stipulation was ;? reasons le, since the Water Company had requested a 40% increase and the ultimate stipulation was 19%, based on the fact that the Water Company had not had an increase since November, 1974. The i Public Counsel did an excellent Job representing the public ;'Water interest in this case. Does not wish to be put in the position JRate that he was responsible for the rate increase. He suggested three !; Increase. possibilities for future utility increases: 4j (1) Continue as in the past with the Public Counsel 's Office to intervene for the City. ! (2) Active intervention at which he would request that ,. outside Counsel be hired, with Auditors and staff to assist him. I (3) Not intervene. } He requested some direction from the Council as to procedure. After considerable discussion, Councilman Borgmeyer stated !' that the Council should go on record as opposing rate increases fol� public utilities. ! Councilman Robinson moved that the City Attorney review each request for rate increase as it is filed, talk to Consumers l Council and come back to the Council with recommendations as to !� ! whether they should intervene or actively intervene at such time £ i the Council will decide the steps to be taken. Motion passed. The Council adjourned to go into Executive Session. 1JAdjournment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I! t� i a! i ;a