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Home My Public Portal About19751006 374. . _.___ Re. ula�_CQLtncil...Me ting,_1lctaherW6, 1.9.75. , Mayor Hyder presided. Prayer was offered by Mayor Hyder. Councilmen present: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon Hager, Manes, } Roll McDowell, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton and Wildhaber. Call Councilmen absent: None. A quorum was declared present. Approval The Minutes of the meeting of September 15th were approved as of Minutes received. A Public Hearing was held on repealing Section 7-B (2)a of Ordinance 8508, which reads as follows : "(2) The number of permitted dwelling units for multiple Public dwellings may be increased in the following instances : a Hearing (a) By 20 per cent if architectural plans for the project are reviewed by a city-appointed consulting architect and his recommendations followed with the �I cost of such review paid for by the applicant ." . There was no opposition. , - - - - - - - - - - }} Public A Public Hearing was held on the request to rezone five (5) acres Hearing of land, known as the John Ihler Farm, from RS-1 Single Family to C-2 Commercial. There was no objection. Planning A request was received from-Dr. -and-Mrs . Leon Taylor and Herbert C. 1 and Walz, to rezone property located at 1100, 1102 and 1104 West Main Zoning Street, from RA to RS District. Commission The request was referred to-the-Planning and Zoning Commission. (I Councilman Wildhaber, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented i the following report: The Finance Committee met September 30th, 7: 00 P.M. , in the Council Chambers . A request by Chief Patton to purchase two speed guns for the Police Department at the lowest bid price of $3,250.00 - $2,000.00 to be paid by State Division of Highway Safety and the balance of !� Finance $1,250.00 to be paid out of the Police budget. Request approved. Committee Getting bids - CMI , Incorporated. 11 Report. . A request of supplementary appropriation for Capital Improve- ment of $135,000.00, to purchase property for the extension of Stadium Drive, was approved. A request from Transit Authority for a su plementary appropria tion from Heavy Equipment Fund was approved - ,942.00. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ken Wildhaber, Chairman. : Councilman Wildhaber moved that the report be approved by roll-call , vote. Motion passed. ! Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Manes , McDowell, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton and i Wildhaber. }, Councilmen voting Nay_ -None. - - - - - - ;, Councilman Whitecotton, Chairman of the Street Committee, presented, the following report: { Street "Following receipt of a petition from residents in the area of Committee Garfield and Hayes Streets, requesting repair on certain road that Report. +; they state is unofficially known as Garfield Street, Mr. Pope and I ' visited that area and determined that, due to the condition of the very narrow roadway referred to as Garfield Street, the patching of ]holes in the road, followed by a seal coat, was the only feasible I ; repair at this time. i This action was suggested at a brief meeting of the Street ', Committee prior to the September 30th meeting of the Finance ;Committee, and was approved by a quorum of Mr. Barry, Mr. Wildhaber ,, and myself. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas E. Whitecotton, Chairman. '! Councilman Whitecotton moved that the report be filed. Motion 1 1 passed. - - - - - - - - - - j mom 375. ql r_Counc_i Mteting,_October 6,_j:..975. Councilwoman McDowell, Chairperson of the Public Utilities Committee, presented the following report: The Public Utilities Committee met at 7:45 P.M. , October 6th, ;! 1975, with all members present. Motion made and passed to refer the following to the Missouri Power and Light Company: ';Public The request of shield on street lamp at 710 rear West ;,Utilities McCarty Street. :;Committee The request of street lamp at the end of 1000 block of ,Report. Washington Street. A street lamp on Sue Drive, between Kaylyn Drive and the turn in Sue at the 600 block. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Carolyn McDowell , Chairone. ' Councilwoman McDowell moved that the report be filed. Motion Jpassed. - ^ The following report of the Parking and Traffic Commission was ' presented to the Council : The Parking and Traffic Commission met October 2, 1975, 7:45 A.M. , with all members present except Mr. Rael Amos . :Parking The Commission denied the following requests : and 1) Two hour parking space in front of 815 West Main. ;Traffic 2 Removal of parking on the north side of West High adjacent to _'Commission the Highway 54 Ramp. Report. 3) A 15 minute loading zone at 100 Lafayette. The Commission made the following recommendations: � 1) That the 4-way Stop at the Monroe-Dunklin intersection be made permanent. ! 2) That the parking be prohibited on the north side of Dunklin from Madison to Monroe on a permanent basis . 3) That two-hour parking limit be imposed in the 400, 500 and 600 blocks of East high Street except the south side of the 400 block which is currently metered. 4) That two-hour parking meters be installed on the west side of the 400 block of Jefferson Street . 5) That parkin; be limited to two hours can the south side of the 400 block of East Capitol and on the west side of the north half of the 200 block of Jackson Street. I6) That the parking be removed on the north side of the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Missouri Boulevard as the time exception has expired for this two block area, as provided in Ordinance 8492 , The Commission held over for further study: 1) The traffic flow problems at several street intersections in the Washington Park area. 2 The request for a loading zone at 817 East High Street . 3� The traffic problem at the intersection of West High and West Main Streets . 4) The request for "No Parking" in the 1100 block West McCarty. 5 Traffic congestion in the Sun Valley Drive-Southwest Boulevard intersection. The Commission also decided to hold regular monthly meetings on the ' Thursday morning following the first Council meeting of the month. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Bill Dill, Chairman. Councilman Gordon moved that Item No. 2, which was denied by the Commission, be referred back to the Commission. Motion passed. Councilwoman McDowell requested that the Commission take immediate action on the traffic congestion at the Sun Valley Drive- Southwest Boulevard intersection. Councilman Hager moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. Councilman Borgmeyer referred the matter of painting a yellow curb Parking on each side of driveway at 1808 Southwest Boulevard to the Parking and and Traffic Commission, since owner of property cannot get in or Traffic out of his driveway because of customer parking for offices on each Commisei side of his home. Councilman Whitecotton referred the matter of parking not being Parking and regulated on the east side of the 100 block of Jackson Street to Traffic the Parking and Traffic Commission. Commission. 376, Councilman Barry, Chairman of the Insurance Committee, presented f� the following report : ! The meeting of the Insurance Committee was held on September 19, 1975. Those present were: Councilmen Borgmeyer, Barry, City is Attorney Dalton, Tom Naught and Roger Feaster. The Committee approved the payment of additional premium as set forth in the schedule prepared by Naught, Naught & Jones Agency, Inc. , which is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes by reference. It was reported by Mr. Naught and Mr. Feaster that there was the possibility of a savings to the city in the approximate amount I of $12000.00 if a re-classification could be provided for approxi- Insurance mately 50% of the employees of the Public Works Department. At the Committee present time all Public Work employees are rated as construction Report . workers and if the city is successful, the classification for those employees would be changed to municipal workers which carries a lower premium due to the lower risk involved. The difference in premium rates would be $1.41 for municipal worker classification, as compared to the present $3.17 for construction worker classifi- cation. It was reported that the Workmen's Compensation Bureau would require a letter from the supervisor of the employees in question stating the number of employees involved and type of work I performed, etc. , in order to apply for the lower classification. Motion was passed to direct Ed Rackers to write the letter and to contact Tom Naught regarding any questions in preparing the Ietter. � It was further reported to the committee that the Home �! Insurance Company has now agreed to absorb the loss which they had previously requested the city to pay. The loss in question was an approximate amount of $8,000 due to a rating error on the part of !j the company. There being no further business , the meeting adjourned. I Respectfully submitted, /s/ James L. Barry, Chairman. CITY OF JEFFERSON - Experience Increase Over 1974. 1974 1975 Difference Bodily Injury 4410 . 5067. 657. Property Damage 2164. 2255. 90. Uninsured Motorists 505. 505. Comprehensive 1560. 2249, 689, Collision 2942 . 2702. -240. {I Additional Premium $ 1,197,00 1' I� Workmen's Compensation - Audit 2,629.00 This Additional is due because of payroll increases and Workmen's Compensation Bureau increases. Councilman Barry moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. Airport ;Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the Minutes of the meeting of the Commission . Airport Commission of September 23rd be approved. Motion passed. Report.', _ .. _ _ - - - _ - - Bill No. 57, introduced by Councilman Wildhaber, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, approving the Bill 57. purchase of certain property on Russell Street, appropriating funds Appropriation from the Capital Improvements Fund for the purchase of said property Russell' and related relocation costs, and appropriating funds from the Street" Capital Improvements Fund for future purchases on Russell Street." Purchases. Read first and second time by title and on motion of Council- man Wildhaber the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote as Ordinance No. 8766: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Manes , McDowell, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton and I Wildhaber. E Councilmen voting Nay: None. i Councilmen absent: None. - - - - - - - - - - i j i! Now 377. .-19�_�____��.__ jBill No. 55, introduced by Councilman Borgmeyer, entitled: t°An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing and directing the Mayor and the City Clerk of said City to execute, in !!Bill 55 behalf of the City, a written agreement with William E. Asel, d/b/a';Agreement Industrial Aviation Company relating to a fixed base operation by ;Wm.E.Asel William E. Asel at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport." ;;d/b/a Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to�llndustrial members of the Council. !!Aviation. - - - - - - - - - - Bill No. 56, introduced by Councilman Gordon, entitled: {!Bill 56. "An Ordinance levying and assessing a special tax bill against the ',;Special lots or tracts of land fronting and abutting on the roadway of I'Tax Bills . South Circle and Lavinia Street in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, ;Lavinia and for the improvement of said roadway." :South Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed ':Circle. to members of the Council. - - - - - - - - - - Bill No. 58, introduced by Councilman Barry, entitled: '+Bill 58. "An Ordinance of the City f Jefferson Missouri amending ;Amending Ordinance No. 8177, The Parking and Traffic Code�of the City of !',Parking Jefferson, Missouri, by amending Section 6.030 relating to intoxi- '' and cated driving and adding a new section relating to driving a motor ;;Traffic vehicle with excessive blood alcohol content and providing ;!Code. penalties ." I Read first and second time by title and on motion of .j Councilman Barry, the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed ! by the following vote as Ordinance No. 8767: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, i Manes, McDowell, Ortmeyer and Whitecotton. Councilmen voting Nay: None a Councilmen absent: Wildhaber, absent with leave. ; - - - - - - - - - - Bill No. 51, introduced by Councilmen Borgmeyer and McDowell, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amendin Ordinance No. 8177, The Parking and Traffic Code of the City of Jefferson, by prohibiting parking on the south side of Thompson I'lBill 51 . Street from Southwest Boulevard to a point 25 feet from Southwest jlAmending Boulevard. " !Parking On motion of Councilman Borgmeyer, Bill No. 51 was read the j and third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by ;Traffic the following vote as Ordinance No. 8768: ;;Code. Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, ji Manes , McDowell, Ortmeyer and Whitecotton. 'i Councilmen voting Nay: None Councilmen absent: Wildhaber, absent with leave. !1 - - - - - - - - - - a� Bill No. 52, introduced by Councilman Hager, entitled: :?Bill 52. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending ;;Amending Ordinance No. 8177, The Parking and Traffic Code of the City of 'iParking Jefferson, by prohibiting parking on the east side of the 1000 ii and block of Oak Street." 'iTraffic On motion of Councilman Hager, Bill No. 52 was read the third J,Code. time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote as Ordinance No. 8769: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Manes, McDowell, Ortmeyer and Whitecotton. fj Councilmen voting Nay: None Councilmen absent: Wildhaber, absent with leave. j! Bill No. 54, ,introduced by Councilman Borgmeyer, entitled: R; Bill 54. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, vacating and dis- !: Vacating continuing as a public street all of Brookside Drive as recorded in ' Brookside the Spring Valley Addition, reserving to the City an easement in '' Drive. the right of way vacated for sanitary sewer, surface water drain- age, and public utility purposes , and authorizing and directing the! Mayor and Clerk of the City to execute all instruments required to 3 confirm in the abutting property owners their right of reversion inlj the vacated area." On motion of Councilman Borgmeyer, Bill No. 54 was read the third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote as Ordinance No. 8770: f 378. ( Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Manes , McDowell, Ortmeyer and Whitecotton. Councilmen voting Nay: None ! Councilmen absent: Wildhaber, absent with leave. Resignation ,'A letter of resignation was received from Douglas A. Distler, Douglas 11Patrolman, Jefferson City Police Department, effective A.Distler. 10ctober 31st. The resignation was accepted, with regret. - - - - - - - - - - Resolutiod The following Resolution was introduced by Councilwoman McDowell: Street ! Lights j BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council, City of Jefferson, '! Missouri, that the Missouri Power and Light Company make the '! following installations in accordance with recommendations ,; presented to the City Council by its Committee on Public Utilities 'sand adopted by said City Council on October 6, 1975: Ill. Install a shield on light in alley at 710 R.West McCarty to shade McCarty Street side. i112. Install street light on Sue Drive between Kaylyn Drive and the l turn in Sue at the 600 block. 13. Install street light at the end of 1000 block of Washington Street. ( Adopted: October 6, 1975 /s/ Robert L. Hyder, President of the Council. 1 Councilwoman McDowell moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - Street ! Councilman Gordon stated that during the recent heavy rainstorm Committee raw sewage backed up in basements on Crest and Meier, surface ( water flooded basements on Marilyn, and soil slid in the backyard of homes on Geneva. After some discussion, Mayor Hyder suggested that the ' situations be corrected by forming an improvement district. �} The matter was referred to the Street Committee to study the problems and recommend a solution. Parking - - - - - - - - - - and ;, Councilwoman McDowell referred the re7uest for a safety street Traffic.11ight at Southwest School on St. Mary a Boulevard to the Parking Commissionaland Traffic Commission. - - - - - llCouncilman Hager moved that the-Council adjourn, under the rules. Adournment.j Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - j I