HomeMy Public PortalAbout19770321 46.
Regular Council Meeting, March 21, 1977.
,,Mayor Hyder presided.
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'Prayer was offered by Mayor Hyder,
iCouncilmen present: Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Manes ,
McDowell , Whitecotton and Wildhaber.
';Councilmen absent: Robinson, absent with leave.
A quorum was declared present.
!;The Minutes of the meeting of March 7th were approved as received.
Boy
;;Charles Hartman, Scout Leader, introduced the members of Troop 5 Scout
!to the Council. Troop 5.
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'The following bid was received for one automobile for use of the
'Police Department: Opening
Capitol City Ford, Inc. $ 39575 .00 of
;Councilman Hager moved that the bid be awarded to Capitol City Bids.
"Ford, Inc. Motion passed.
IfThe only Insurance Bid received was submitted by Naught-Naught Opening
iInsurance Company for the package insurance program, of
Councilman Hager said that several agents had contacted him Bids .
;;about not having enough time to submit bids . He wondered if the
j'opening of the bids could be delayed a week. Insurance
! Mayor Hyder said that the Council was obligated to open the Committee.
1 bid and he had been advised by an insurance agent that the City
obtain a binder.
I After considerable discussion, Councilman Hager moved that the
;,bid be opened and referred to the Insurance Committee for
irecommendations to the Council. Motion passed.
Naught-Naught Insurance Company re resenting Hartford
Insurance Company - 130,555.00
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,The following were submitted by the Chief of Police for Council Appointments
';;approval: Police
James L. Otto and Chester P. Brown,Ill , as Probationary Dept.
:;Police Officers , and Nathalia J . Marcum as Clerk/Typist, to be
;;effective March 21, 1977.
Councilman Whitecotton moved that the appointments be approved,
'Motion passed.
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jThe voting precincts , assubmitted by the Chief of Police, were Voting
!;approved, on motion of Councilman Borgmeyer. Precincts
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,!Since the list of Judges for the GeneralElection, to be held Judges of
;,April 5, 1977, were not complete, Councilman Borgmeyer moved that Election,
ithe City Clerk approve the names as they are submitted. Motion
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IA request to rezone land for Larry V. Brickey and Louis H. Vetter, Planning and
#located south of McCarty Street and east of Vetters Lane, was Zoning
iireferred to the Planning and Zoning Commission. ,Commission.
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!Mayor Hyder appointed Councilmen Wildhaber, Gordon, Borgmeyer, 'Canvassing
,Brant and Hager to canvass the vote of the Primary Election. Committee.
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' Councilman Whitecotton stated that Mr. Frank Landwehr was satisfied
;;with the plat of the Lahr Subdivision, since it had been explained Landwehr
into him that it is a preliminary plat and the final plat will have
connector streets as requested of him.
(Councilman Gordon, Chairman of the Fire Committee, presented the Fire
;following report: Committee
Report.
`The Council's Fire Committee met at 2: 30 P.M. , Wednesday, March 16,
11977, at the New Fire Station No. 1. Present for this meeeing were:
i�Councilwoman McDowell, Councilman Wildhaber and Councilman Gordon.
ilRepresentatives from Curtis Manes and Architects Alliance.
A discussion was held concerning the painting of apparatus
:froom. The original bid of $3,167.00 by Copeland Painting Co. , was
;;considered and it was decided to seek new bids .
Unanimous approval was given by the Committee to use Street
illDepartment equipment to seed lawn.
j Unanimous approval was given to accept the New Fire Station
Iisubject to the approval by architect after punch list is completed
11by contractor,
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Unanimous approval was given to refer to Finance Committee,
with the possibility of coming out of Heavy Equipment Fund, the
;purchase of one new pick-up for use by Health Department, and in
.return the Health Department to transfer one 4-wheel drive Blazer
to the Fire Department. !
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Darrel Gordon, Chairman,
:;Councilman Gordon moved that the report be filed. Motion passed, 11
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Bide - ; Councilman Gordon explained that Chief Willmeno had obtained three
Painting;ibids for painting the interior of the New Fire Station.
Fire ;! Mayor Hyder said by Statute anything over $500.00 had to be
Station. ; advertised. Councilman Gordon moved that the City Clerk advertise
;!for bids to be opened at the next meeting and that the unopened i
;bids be returned to the bidders , Motion passed. j
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HealthiiCouncilman Hager, Chairman of the Health Committee, moved that the
Committeellcouncil approve the expenditure of $149.00 for three sanitarians toil
1;attend a Conference in Columbia, Motion passed,
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,`Councilman Whitecotton, Chairman of the Street Committee, presented;
,the following report; t
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The Street Committee met at the City Hall at 6 P.M. , Monday,
March 14th, 1977, with members Borgmeyer, Wildhaber and Whitecotton
Erector, Also present were Mr. Mike Bates, Acting Public Works
Director, and Mr, Larry Bates , Street Commissioner,
I The Committee then drove to the Turkey Creek Bridge in Callawa '�
lCounty where Callaway County Judge Earl Antweiler was met for the
purpose of viewing the Old Bridge and the proposed location of the �!
new bridge over Turkey Creek. Following a discussion, Mr. Borgmeyer]
moved that the City participate in the cost of the new bridge, as
;!determined subsequent to information on the lowest bid to be
submitted to the Callaway County Court. The motion seconded by
Mr. Wildhaber carried,
The Committee then went to Renns Addition to check on a
llcomplaint made by James D. Amos , 1510 Hough Street, that he had
1Ibeen charged for 100 feet of curb, guttering, etc. , where it should!
1Ihave been only 90 feet . It was determined that the charge for the 11
''extra 10 feet was consistent with a previous determination that
scorner lot owners of abutting property in this area would be
;}charged only for one side, that being the longer of the two sides 1
iof the propperty, and to include curb and guttering previously
installed by HUD. Mr. Amos, by measurement, has 100 feet of
Street ! abutting property. Mr. Borgmeyer moved that no change be made in k
Committee the previous decision relating to curb and guttering charges in i
Report. 1that area. The motion seconded by Mr. Wildhaber carried. f
i The Committee then returned to the Council Chamber where it
' was met by Mayor Hyder and Councilman Gordon.
On motion of Mr. Wildhaber, seconded by Mr. Borgmeyer, the
{' Committee approved the suggestion submitted by Mr, Mike Bates in
This communication of March 14th to the Street Committee, which
;;included a program of Street Overlay, Heater Planning, Slurry
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Sealing and the extension of Eastland Drive and Stadium West of the
i�Outer Belt Roadway, with funding through Revenue Sharing,
�i On motion of Mr. Borgmeyer, seconded by Mr, Wildhaber, Mr.
' Bates was authorized to interview and recommend a consultant for
the Indian Hills Sewer District, Russell Street and St. Louis Road
F.A. U. Program projects . i
f On motion of Mr. Borgmeyer, seconded by Mr. Wildhaber, the
( employment of Robert L. Steinmetz as Traffic Signal Electrician,
with related work, at a salary not to exceed $5,00 per hour, was
)(approved as of April 4th, 1977. I4
On motion of Mr. Wildhaber, seconded by Mr. Gordon, the
;Committee recommends that the Mayor extend the employment of
pWilliam Linnenbrink of the Sewer Department for one year following �f
his 65th birthday, also authorized the employment of a man to fill f
�ian existing vacancy in the Sewer Department.
� Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas E. Whitecotton,
li Chairman.
,Councilman Whitecotton added that the Street Committee had approved
Icement training school in Rolla for two men.
Councilman Whitecotton moved that the report be filed.
'Motion passed, I
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...� ._...e..-..._..._........._.........._w....._.w.._.... ... ......_..-rhe fo llowing report of the Parking and TrafficComm ss on wasented to the Council: '
The Parking and Traffic Commission meeting was held March 10, 1977, ,;
at the Police Department, with all members present except James E.
Whaley, with an excused absence.
The Commission made the following recommendations :
1) That a STOP sign be installed on Edgewood at Southwest Blvd.
! 2 That a STOP sign be installed on Edgewood at Stadium Blvd.
3) That a STOP sign be installed on Old Gibler Road at W.
Schellridge Road,
4) That the south side of the 300 block of East McCarty be made
2 hour parking. The Commission also recommended that the pos- +
sibility of installing parking meters in the 200 and 300 blocks;
of East McCarty, be investigated. 'Parking
F5) That parking be removed on the north side of Oberman Place and
from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. , Monday through Friday. ;Traffic
� 6) That parking be removed along the south side of West Main ' Commission
Street west of the west curb of Bolivar Street for a distance Report.
of 75 feet.
� 7) That 2 hour parking be removed on the north side of the 700
block of West McCarty between Bolivar and Clay Streets.
8) Denied the request to remove parking on Broadway between
Fillmore and Atchison, but recommended that a centerline be
painted and also possibly parking stalls. If this proves to
be unsatisfactory, consideration will be given to removing +
' parking.
9) That Larry Bates, Richard Duncan and Mike Bates study the
traffic congestion problem on Southwest Boulevard, in the
commercial areas, with the possibility of lane markings being
considered.
10) Mr. Jim Hartley, Parking Authority, appeared before the
Commission to request help in enforcing the ordinance relating';
to parking on sidewalks in the 300 block of Capitol Avenue and 800
block of Jefferson. Motion was made that the Police Depart-
ment notify the business places in these areas they would be
1 given 30 days to make other parking arrangements and at the
end of this time the ordinance would be enforced.
The Commission denied the following requests:
� 1 For a Stop Sign at the corner of Monroe southbound at Woodlawn,
02 Installation of "Radar Control" signs at various locations
throughout the City.
The Commission held over the following for further study: j
! 1) Request to increase the speed limit from 30 MPH to 40 MPH on
Jefferson Street from Stadium to Ellis Boulevard, and on
Missouri Boulevard from Dad 's Derby to Kentucky Fried Chicken.!
2) Sight distance problem at intersection of Jefferson and
t Ashley Streets due to cars parking to corner.
3 Request to permit parking in front of 1830 Greenberry Road.
� 4� Request for "No Parking" on one side of 100 block of McKinley,,,;
200 block North Taylor, and 1200 block East Water Street . !
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Bill Dill,
+ Chairman.
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Councilman Hager moved that Item No. 6 be held out and sent back toy;
the Commission, and Item No. 4 be amended by striking "East" in 11
lines one and three and inserting "West". Motion passed. �!
Councilman Hager then moved that the report, as amended, be
filed. Motion passed.
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The, following report of the Planning and Zoning Commission was
presented to the Council:
The Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission met on March 9,
1977, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, with the following G
members present: Chairman Dominique; Members Fred Bode, Darrel
Gordon, Gale Hackman, Bert Koester, Obie Munzell, Tony Weber and
Mike Bates, Acting Director of Public Works . Members absent were
Richard Caplinger, Phil DeLong, and Fred Rost . Also present was
Thomas H. Benton, Director of Planning, and Councilwoman Carolyn
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McDowell.
' The following items of business were transacted:
1. The application from Ed and Norman Hasselman to rezone a
160 foot by 200 foot parcel of land on the north side of the
1300 block of East High Street from RS-4 (single family) to
RA multiple dwelling) was unanimously approved with the 1
mot on made by Mr. Gordon and a second by Mr. Bode. i
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12. The application from Larry Keating and Clifford Scheperle,
to rezone Lot No. 9, 10 and 11 of Wolff's Subdivision,
Block No. 2, from RD (du lex) to M-2 (Industrial) , was
unanimously approved. The motion to approve this request
' was made by Mrs . Munzell and a second by Mr. Weber, f
3. The application from Sara Stephan and Murray Webster to
rezone certain property along Sherrick Drive was denied
by the following vote: i
Members voting Aye: Gordon and Hackman
Planningji Members voting Nay: Dominique, Bode, Koester,
and !s Munzell, Weber and Bates , i
Zoning ;4. The preliminary plat for a thirty-five (35) lot Subdivision
Commission:! of Joe Lahr's was unanimously approved with the motion made
Report. ;, by Obie Munzell and a second by Fred Bode. i
;;There being no further business , the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Fred Rost , Jr. , Secretary.
;'Councilman Gordon moved that the report be filed. Motion passed.
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`"The following Minutes of the Board of Adjustment were presented `+
.! to the Council:
Jhe regular monthly meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held at
` the office of Planning and Code Enforcement , 911 East Miller Street !
'ion Tuesday , March 8, 1977. The following members were present:
;Chairman Holliway; Members Bodine, Busch and Capps .
The following business was transacted:
aN1. The conditional use permit request by Mrs . Janice Lehman to
;I operate a Day Care Center from her home at 308 Haaf Street,
was approved subject to a maximum of ten (10) children to be j
cared for in her home. The motion was made by Mr. Bodine l
jwith a second by Mr . Busch.
'' 2. The conditional use permit request of Mrs . Gloria Johnson, i+
707 Maple Street, to operate a Day Care Center from her home
was approved. The motion was made—by Mr. Busch and seconded
by Mr. Bodine.
1� 3. The conditional use permit to operate a Day Care Center at
600 Ellis Boulevard by Mrs . Mar a ret Nowlin, was approved
subject to a maximum of thirty Z30)� children to be cared for
and the back yard must be fenced. The motion for approval
was made by Mr. Bodine and a second by Mr. Busch.
114. The home occupational use permit requested by Mrs . Thomas
Sinnott , to sell needlework items from her residence at f
iE 712 Washington Street , was approved with a motion by Mr. 4
Bodine and seconded by Mr. Ca�'ps .
� 5. The request of Mrs . Sara Stephan, for a conditional use permit ;
Board I to construct tri-plexes and/or four-plexes on Sherrick Drive, ,
of II was refused as the lots are not one-half (k) acre lots .
Adjustment;+ 6, The request of the Missouri Association of Osteopathic
Minutes. Physicians and Surgeons , for a conditional use permit to
construct an office building on part of Outlot No. 87, which
is at the dead end of Randy Lane, was approved. However,
the Board encouraged the Association to construct their main
j� entrance off Monroe Street. The motion to approve this
! request was made by Mr. Bodine and a second y Mr. Capps .
7. The request of Mr. Ed Hasselman for a variance in the back
yard set-back requirements on property located at 1309 East
High Street, was approved. A motion was made by Mr. Busch
and seconded by Mr. Bodine.
lIt was announced that the Mayor appointed and the Council confirmed
jTim Frevert , 1826 Greenberry Road, as a member to fill the remain-
ing portion of Tom Beetem's term on the Board.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas H. Benton
Director of Planning and
Code Enforcement.
i Councilman Hager moved-that the report-be filed. Motion passed.
Bill 122�;Bill No. 122, introduced by Councilman Gordon, entitled:
Amending; "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri., changing, amendir�!
Zoning 'land modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, by amending
Map. {'Ordinance 8508, by rezoning property located at 2003 Southridge iI
;Drive, from RS-2 Residential to C-1 Neighborhood Commercial."
'# Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to l!
"members of the Council.- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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{'Bill No, 123, introduced by Councilman Gordon, entitled: :Bill 123.
11"An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, Amending
, amending and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, by zoning
:!amending Ordinance 8508, by rezoning a lot in tract C of Southwood Map.
j!Hills Addition, from RS-2 Residential to RA Multiple Dwelling."
Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed
;; to members of the Council.
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; Bi1l No. 120, introduced by Councilman Whitecotton, entitled: Bill 120.
"An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing the Contract -
i;Mayor and the Clerk of the City of Jefferson to execute a contract Arthur R.
, with Arthur R. Jablonsky and Associates , relating to the design and Jablonsky.
construction of a new Police Station Facility on McCarty Street and
;Monroe Street."
Councilman Whitecotton moved that Bill No. 120 be placed on
(! the Informal Calendar, since David Brydon, President of the Cole
j{ County Historical Society, and Councilman Robinson wanted to be
, present before the Bill was placed on final passage. Motion passed,
A communication was read from the Cole County Historical
IlSociety, requesting that the architect incorporate the old jail
' into the new building.
(+ It was requested that the City Clerk notify Arthur R.
l, Jablonsky to be present at the next Council Meeting.
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1Bill No. 121, introduced by Councilman Borgmeyer, entitled: Bill 121.
"An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing and Lease -
l� directing the Mayor of the City and the City Clerk of said City to Airport -
� execute, on behalf of the City, a lease on certain property at the Richard and
Jefferson City Memorial Airport leased to Richard P. Tremain and Ruby
' Ruby Tremain. ' Tremain.
ii Bill No. 121 was read the third time by title and placed on
urinal passage and was passed by the following vote as Ordinance
! No. 8954:
jjCouncilmen voting Aye: Borgmeyer, Brant , Gordon, Hager, Manes ,
1, McDowell , Whitecotton and Wildhaber.
,' Councilmen voting Nay: None.
,l Councilmen absent : Robinson,-absent with leave.
, Mayor Hyder requested authority to procure land (approximately
11forty-three acres) located northeast of Lincoln University property,
It Mr. Hill, to exchange for property owned by the University for Land -
�lthe extension of runways . Airport.
i; Councilman Hager moved that the Mayor be granted authority to
ien�er negotiation. Motion passed.
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j�Mayor Hyder reported that he had received acommunication from . National
Col. Finney of the National Guard relating that the City would Guard.
!, receive a letter within the next two weeks which would reaffirm
. the Guard's intention to build a facility near the Airport, if the
City would provide adequate flood protection.
i Engineers have selected a site northwest of the original
( National Guard site, which would besmaller in area to be elevated.
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!!Mayor Hyder appointed Councilman Whitecotton as the third member :Insurance
iof the Insurance Committee, replacing Councilman Barry, deceased. Committee
Mayor Hyder referred the matter of collision insurance to the . Insurance
Insurance Committee, since it is expiring. Committee
! Councilman Gordon referred a request for street lights on Sterling Utilities
IjPrice Road to the Public Utilities Committee. :.Committee
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; Councilman Whitecotton referred the request of Dispose-All Service,
to perform street cleaning chores and purchase City equipment, to Street
the Street Commissioner, as to the cost-to the City . Commissioner.
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�IA traffic problem at Redwood Drive and Boonville Road was referred Public
' to the Public Works Department by Councilman Gordon. Works
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iCouncilwoman McDowell brought up the problem City Employees are
, having with Blue Cross not paying hospital and doctor bills when
, claims are presented. The problem is arising due to the fact that
I� two payments were not made in November when the insurance program
started. She suggested that the City advance the money, so as not Hospitaliza-
Ito be delinquent and give the employees two or three months to pay, tion.
Mayor Hyder said that he would meet with Blue Cross Officials
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The following report was presented by the Committee to Canvass the
Primary Election returns;
We, your Special Committee appointed to canvass the vote of the
City Primaq Election for City Officials , conducted March 8, 1977,
wish to report as follows;
Candidate Votes/Ballots Percentage
Cast
City Collector
Lon Lee Stone 2062 82.2
Canvassing Harold W. Rost 196 7.8
Committee Edward R. Brandel 46 1.8
Report. David N. Bronson 202 8.0
Councilman, Second Ward
Thomas J. Riley 110 22.5
Thomas E. Whitecotton 378 77.4
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Ken V. Wildhaber /s/ Harvey H. Hager
Darrel Gordon Vincent F. Borgmeyer
Thomas R. Brant
Councilman Wildhaber moved that the report be filed.
Councilman Hager moved that the Council adjourn, under the rules.
Adjournment Motion passed.
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