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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19751117 394. Mayor Pro tem Barry presided. ii Prayer was offered by Mayor Pro tem Barry. Councilmen present: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager, Manes Roll McDowell, Whitecotton and Wildhaber. Call Councilmen absent: Ortmeyer. A quorum was declared present. Approval of The Minutes of the meeting of November 3rd were approved as Minutes. received. - - - - - - - - - - The following bids were received for the annual audit , covering the !: period November 1, 1974, through October 31, 1975: Opening Foster & Patterson Estimated $ 4,900.00 of Williams-Keepers-Oliver-Payne & Rackers 4,890.00 Bids . P. Roger Hickey $ 4,400.00 to 5:400.00 Elmer L. Evers $ 5,000.00 to 5,800.00 After some study of the bids , Councilman Brant moved that the bid be awarded to Williams-Keepers-Oliver-Payne & Rackers . Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - Elvester Williams , representing the Community Center Association, Community appeared before the Council requesting continuance of the $10.00 Center per month, which the City has been paying for a number of years to Association help defray expenses . Ile explained that the Community Center operates a nursery school , they charge on an escalated scale, as to what the parents can pay. 1i Councilman Hager moved that the request be granted and that it be paid out of the Mayor's Contingency Fund, Motion passed. Rezoning - - - - - - - - - - North Side Harold Patrick, 1023 Boonville Road, appeared in opposition to the Boonville rezoning of 6.68 acres on the north side of Boonville Road. Road. - - - - - - - - - - A request was received from David Goller, E. G. Linhardt , and I M. C. Rippeto, to rezone property located on the north side of Planning Boonville Road near Cole Junction (6.68 acres) from RS-2 to RA and Zoning Residential. The request was referred to the Planning anti Zoning Commission. Commission. - - - - - - - - - - Planning Plats of the Otke Subdivision, Section 1 , were submitted to the and Zoning Council for approval . The plats were referred to the Planning and Commission. Zoning Commission. - - - - - - - - - - Mayor Hyder submitted the following to the Council for approval: Appointments Environmental I ask the concurrence of the City Council in the appointment Quality of Mark Sullivan to be a member of the Environmental Quality Commission. Commission to fill an existing vacancy, for a term of three years . I also request the reappointment of Betty Jo DeLong to the Environmental Quality Commission) for a second term, her term having expired November 1, 1975. The appointment is to be for an ;i additional term of three years . Respectfully submitted, Isl Robert L. Hyder, Mayor. Councilwoman McDowell moved that the appointments be approved. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - Accounts , Mayor Pro tem Barry, Chairman of the Accounts , Claims and Personnel;,! Claims & Committee, requested that the various Heads of Departments submit Personnel,' their revised salary scales to the City Clerk' s Office before the next Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - - Mayor Pro tem Barry, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, presented the following report: Meeting of the Committee of the Whole Council was held on , Monday, November 10, 1975, in the Council Chambers , at 7:00 p.m. All Councilmen were present except Mr. Manes who was absent with leave. First order of business was a review of the proposed rules and;; regulations of the Jefferson City Police Personnel Board. After a , review of the proposed rules by Col. E. I . Hockaday, Chairman of the Police Personnel Board, and Police Chief Patton, a motion was 395. ' made by Hager and seconded by Wildhaber to amend the proposed ruled' _ and regulations by adding that all new applicants be within the ages of 21 to 35 years ; however, the Police Personnel Board would have the authority to waive the age requirement . The motion passed. , Motion was made by Wildhaber and seconded by Whitecotton to recom- mend to the City Council that the proposed rules and regulations ask, amended be approved. The motion passed. Next order of business to come before the Committee of the Whole was a meeting with the Housing Authority Board of Commission- ; e rs to review the Hough Park and Riverside area street plans , in " Committee ,, view of the termination by HUD of the Neighborhood Development of the Program, of which the streets in these areas were a part . After ; Whole Herron reviewed the situation with the Committee, and after his "Report explanation, a motion was made by Borgmeyer and seconded by McDowell to adhere to the $5.00 per-front-foot policy in the Hough Park and ! Riverside areas with respect to improvements of those streets . The, emotion passed. Next order of business to come before the Committee was the matter of filling the positions of Building Commissioner and possi-J bly the City Planner. Motion was made by Borgmeyer, seconded by Brandt to combine the positions of Building Commissioner and City ii Planner. The motion passed. Motion was made by Brandt and seconded by Wildhaber to make the new position of Building Commis- i; sioner - Planner a separate Department and put the Inspection Staff! under the new Department and remove that Inspection Staff from f` their present position under the Public Works Department. Motion !1 passed. Motion was made by Borgmeyer, and seconded by Wildhaber !i to set the salary for the new combined position at $16 ,500 annuailyl plus a car allowance of $75 .00 per month. Motion passed. Next, motion by Hager and seconded by Borgmeyer that the new , , position at the aforementioned salary be first offered to a person in Jefferson City, Missouri, to commence January 1, 1976. J There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, /s/ James L. 13arry, Chairman. Mayor Pro tem Barry moved that the report be tiled. Motion passed.j Councilman Gordon, Chairman of the Fire Department Comuiiitt-ee, presented the following report: I+ Meeting of the Tire Board was held at Fire Station #1 Monday, ��-ire November 10th, at noon. Chairman Gordon, Miss McDowell, Mr. �epartment Ortmeyer, Mr. Seth Evans and the Fire Chief present. ;Committee Motion to approve the rating of Deputy Chief at an annual "Report. salary of $11,717 out of money already appro rioted, unanimous . Motion to approve furniture request of 1 ,000. , pending action; of Committee on furniture (see attached list) . Talk on progress of new Fire Station by Mr. Evans . Instruct Fire Chief to contact Mr. Cureton of Housing Authority on a positive date for vacating the property on Bolivar Street. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Darrel Gordon, Chairman. Furniture for Fire Stations: No. 1 Station, 3 office chairs $ 375.00 6 dinette chairs from i Mo. State Prison 125.00 Approx. No. 2 Station, 3 chairs 300.00 No. 3 Station, 2 chairs 200.00. Councilman Gordon moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. _ i Councilman Whitecotton, Chairman of the Police Department Committee, presented the following report: The Police Department Committee met at Police Headquarters at 7:00 o'clock Wednesday, November 12, 1975. Present were members McDowell, Wildhaber, and Whitecotton. Members Brant and Gordon II had previously been excused. The application of Robert Cundiff of Jefferson City for a + Taxi Cab Operators ' Permit was approved. A second application was held for consideration after further{ investigation. 396. ._.Re$.u14r—_QQunc11-_Me.et t ng.�&ovmmbex_s11,__X.9_7.5, The request of Captain Omar E. Higgins for a portion of his !accumulated sick leave be granted as leave time with pay prior to I� his retirement on December 31, 1975, was denied. Chief Patton was authorized to obtain bids on ten Police I patrol cars using the same specifications for replacement vehicles as was previously used in 1974. The vehicles to be disposed of IS have been in service for approximately 50,000 miles each. Following a discussion on the use, age and general condition of the fleet of four solo motor cycles and three motor tri-cycles , I� Chief Patton was authorized to contact Dealers and possibly Factory Representatives to determine the possibility of disposing of two , solos and the three tricycles and the acquisition of two new solos I! and one Cushman tricycle. The Committee approves and recommends to the members of the Council that to promote the efficiency, uniformity, improved commun�{ ications , closer supervision, and the general departmental welfare, ;! that the Police Department Ordinance be amended to include the ' following additional rank in the Department: Police Two Lieutenants for a total of four. Department Two Sergeants for a total of eight . i Committee Three Corporals for a total of six. Report. And that the Ordinance be further amended to include the normal , retirement date be at the end of the month in which the employee attains the age of sixty (60) years ; except that an employee, upon written request, with the written approval of the Chief of Police, .. filed in advance of the retirement date, may, upon approval of the i ,Mayor and the City Council, be retained for successive periods of I ! one year until age sixty-five (65) , when retirement shall be �E compulsory. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas E. Whitecotton,Chairman. ;l • Councilman Whitecotton moved that the report be filed. Motion �) . passed. !! i- - Councilwoman McDowell, Chairone of the Public Utilities Committee, ?� ' presented the following report : II Public Utilities, The Public Utilities Committee met November 17, 1975 , 7:45, Committee,with all members present . Report . Motion made and carried to refer to the Missouri Power and Light Company the matter regarding street lights in Timber Hills i : Subdivision, especially along Eastland Drive. Motion made and carried to assume the cost of street lamp located at 717 Ohio Street. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Carolyn McDowell, Chairman. . Councilwoman McDowell moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. I - - - - - - - - - - Public ';Mayor Pro tem Barry reminded the Council that the Housing Authority Hearings- ; is having public hearings on street work for Hough Park and Housing Riverside Drive in the Dulle Tower Building on December 3rd and Authority. � December 4th, at 7: 30 P.M. - - - - - - - - - - The following report of the Parking and Traffic Commission was 1presented to the Council: i ! The Parking and Traffic Commission met November 6 , 1975, 7: 30 A.M. , :!with all members present except Mr. Whitecotton and Ed Pope. Miss ;:McDowell was also in attendance. The Commission made the following recommendations: ' 1) Recommended the Kansas-Myrtle intersection be channelized I! with Yield Signs before entering Myrtle. ! 2) Recommended stop sign on drive north of the Ice Arena before entering Kansas Street. i3) Recommended a special loading zone at 817 East High from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. , with a 15 minute parking limit. 14) Denied request for "No Parking" in the 1100 block of West McCarty. 15) Recommended parking be prohibited on west side of Southwest Boulevard, extending 114 feet north of north curb of Sun Valley Drive. ifi i j 397. Council...M.ecting, ............ ------ i6) Denied request for "No Parking" on north side of West High Street east of the Route 54-63 ramp. 117) Denied request for "No Parking" on Monroe Street at the Methodist Church. Recommended ordinance be passed requiring traffic on the north Capitol Drive to stop before entering Broadway Street . Recommended the 200 block of Broadway be made one-way south-bound on permanent basis . Parking 110) Recommended head-in angle parking on east side of 200 block and of Broadway. 'Traffic H11 Denied request for 4-way stop at Clark and Dunklin. Commission !::12))12� Recommended parking be prohibited on west side of Waverly Report. Street from Missouri Boulevard to St. Mary's Boulevard. !i,13) Denied request for painting curb yellow at 1808 Southwest Boulevard. j14) Chairman appointed special sub-committee to meet with school officials to further discuss the question of the school cross-walk on St. Mary' s Boulevard at Southwest School. 1! 15) Recommended parking be prohibited at all street-alley inter- sections for a distance of 15 feet on each side of the alley. Respectfully submitted , Isl Bill Dill, Chairman. Councilman Gordon moved that Item No. 6 be referred to the IlPolice Department. Motion passed. Councilman Borgmeyer questioned Item No. 13. Ed Rackers , ii. Director of Public Works , explained that it was the feeling of the it' Commission that painting yellow lines on each side of a private It1driveway would probably get out of hand. tj Councilman Hager moved that the report, with the exception of ijtem No. 6, be filed. Motion passed. 1i :.Airport - - - - - - - - - - iiCouncilman Whitecotton moved that the October 28th report of the Commission ;;Airport Commission be filed . Motion passed. Report . - - - - - - - - - - (! Councilman Whitecotton, Chairman of the Street Committee, presented 1, the following report : !lThe Street Committee met in the Council Chambers at 7:00 P .M. , oNovember. 7th, 1975. Present were members Borgmeyer, Gordon Wildhaber and Whitecotton. Mr. Rac)(cra was also present . In ; response to a letter from Charles Brown Representing the P.T .A. 9 Street l Aelair School, the Committee approved the construction of a path Committee l foot bridge over Grays Creek and connecting Eastern Air and ' Report . nand : Leonard Drives to be used by students attending Belair School . On motion of Mr. Wildhaber, seconded by Mr. Gordon, the Committee approved the expenditure of an estimated $4,300.00 in a ! heater-planing process by contract to correct an asphalt slippage li' or creeping process causing a bumpy or rough condition at certain ! intersections as follows : East Dunklin at Madison; East Dunklin at Jefferson; East Capitol at Jefferson; Broadway at McCarty; Walnut at West McCarty; Clay and West McCarty; West Main and Dix Road; Industrial and Dix Road ; Missouri Boulevard and Dix Road. On motion of Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Wildhaber, the Committee approved the completion of the construction project at the Algoa Road - Tomahawk Drive intersection as planned, including the placing of stop and yield signs , to be followed, after some traffic experience, by a Police Department study to determine any ii necessary correction in the traffic pattern by the relocation of I the stop and yield signs . On the adoption of a motion by Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Wildhaber, the Public Works Department will attempt to locate ihe i City right of way east from the dead end of Chicago Road, with the possibility of redirecting drainage from Chicago Road over City property down hill to the drainage ditch, thus eliminating that portion of the long complained of drainage problem over the 11property of Dr. E. E. Burgess, D.V.M. There being no further business the Committee adjourned at 7:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Isl Thomas E. Whitecotton, Chairman. Councilman Whitecotton moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - 398. ��__��__Regular Counci.l_.Meeti.ng,.._.Nov�mbex 11.,197__ �_. The following report of the Parking Authority was presented to the 1' it Council: ;! The Parking Authority met at 7: 30 A.M. , Friday, November 14, 1975, with Ortmeyer and Borgmeyer out of the City. 1 . On a motion by Czarlinsky, seconded by Thomas , the time limit was recommended to be changed from two hour to one-half hour on the east side of the 200 block of Jefferson Street from the ;j alley to Capitol Avenue, and on the south side of half of the 100 block of Capitol Avenue. 3 Parking . The Department of Revenue had requested this change for Authority , the short term parker who must do business with the Department Report. Currently state employees are feeding the meters in this area. ! 2. On a motion by Czarlinsky, seconded by Hammond, the Authority f� would let bids for repair work on the other garage levels �{ within the next two weeks . Work would start in the spring. 3. On a motion by Thomas , seconded by Czarlinsky, the Authority 3 would purchase lot 6 and 24 from the Housing Authority at a �( cost of $49,000.00. The purchase would be final in December, !j 1975. is 4. Nathan Neely was approved as part-time help to replace d Donna Troutman. is 5. Rate increases were discussed again with nothing definite to li report. However, the Authority instructed James Hartley to check with other cities comparable in size to Jefferson City ! and compare rates charged in parking garages. 6. Attached to this report are graphs comparing income and the number of cars using the City Parking Garage over the past 11 years . I� /s/ Robert C. Schulte, Chairman. I; Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the report be filed. Motion passed.!** Councilman Borgmeyer submitted the following bids for Cushman , Scooters for the Parking Authority: (� Yale Industrial Trucks , Springfield , Mo. $2 ,985 (expires 11/22);; Cushman Motor Mart, Inc. , Kansas City, Mo.3 ,544 Fox Vehicles , St. Louis , Mo. 3 ,464 Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the low bid be accepted. Motion passed. Councilman Wildhaber questioned the City Attorney as to the legality of the Police Department auctioning two solos and three II tricycles , with the purchaser making out the check to the Police {i : Department to buy one of the Cushman Scooters , to take advantage of , , the low price. The City Attorney advised him that the money would 1 ,have to a returned to the General Revenue Fund. After much discussion, Councilman Whitecotton moved that the Council authorize the Chief of Police to advertise the five vehicles for sale, the . bids to be opened at the next Council Meeting. Motion passed. Councilman Wildhaber moved that the Chief of Police contact :Yale Industrial Truck Company of Springfield, Missouri, to see if they would hold the bid for another thirty (30) days. He was . advised by the City Attorney that the City would have to advertise i ; for bids. Bill 72. Bill No. 72, introduced by Councilman Gordon, entitled: Accepting "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, accepting and j Plat of ` approving the plat of Herman John Subdivision, Section 3, a subdi- i Herman John ; vision of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, as hereinafter described" Subdivision,.; Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to Section 3. 1members of the Council . Bill 3.Aill introduced b Councilman Wildhaber,7 No. 73, i y i r, entitled: Special 3 "An Ordinance levying and assessing a special tax bill against the Tax ' lots or tracts of land fronting and abutting on the roadway of Bills '; Buchanan Street from Hough Street to Riverside Drive in the City of Buchanan Jefferson, Missouri, for the improvement of said roadway." i Street .: Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to 1-members of the Council. 3� f — — — — — — — — - — — — j« +! 3 3�99. pgd r 4n c 5. Bill No. 70, introduced by Councilman Barry, entitled: "An ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, amending and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, as enacted in ordinance No 8508 1 by rezoning certain specifically described Iland on Route 1�9, from RS-2 to C-2 Commercial." till 70. Bill No. 70 was read the third time by title and placed on Amending final passage and was passed by the following vote as honing Ordinance No. 8783: ;Map. Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, McDowell, Whitecotton and Wildhaber. Councilmen voting Nay: Gordon, Hager and Manes . Councilmen absent: Ortmeyer- - - - - - - Bill No. 71, introduced by Councilman Borgmeyer, entitled: ibill 71. "An ordinance levying and assessing a special tax bill against the !bpecial lots or tracts of land fronting and abutting on the roadway of Tax Stadium Boulevard and Edgewood Drive in the City of Jefferson, tilis - Missouri, for the improvement of said roadway." Stadium On motion of Councilman Borgmeyer, Bill No. 71 was read the 1; and third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by Edgewood. P the following vote as ordinance No. 8784: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Gordon, Hager,, Manes , McDowell, Whitecotton and Wildhaber. Councilmen voting Nay: None Is Councilmen absent: Ortmeyer. - - - - - - - - - - Councilwoman McDowell introduced the following Resolution: esolution treet BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council, City of Jefferson, eights . Missouri, that the Missouri Power and Light Company bill the City of Jefferson for a street light located at 717 Ohio Street , in accordance with recommendations presented to the City Council by 1i its Committee on Public Utilities , and adopted by said City Council !' on November 17, 1975 Adopted - November 17; 1975 Isl Robert L. Hyder, President of the Council. Councilwoman McDowell moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion passed. The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Gordon: RESOLUTION FOR PAVING WHERE-AS, the roadways described as follows : Hough Park Area Notre Dame Street - from end of pavement south to dead end Columbus Street - from St. Paul south to dead end Resolution California Street - from Ellis to St. Paul H for St. Paul Street from California to Mississippi ;iPaving Riverside Park Area Edwards Street from Riverside to Park Water Street - from Riverside to Polk Short Street - from Riverside to Water McKinley Street - from Hough south to dead end Pierce Street - from Hough south to dead end Buchanan Street - from Hough south to dead end No. Lincoln Street - from Hough north to dead end Johnson Street - from Edwards south to creek Grant Street - from McCarty to Park Lake Street - from Grant to creek Bluff Street - from McCarty north to Quarry Polk Street - from Riverside to Water Renn Street - from Riverside to Short, in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, are in need of improvement NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY 6F JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , THAT the aforementioned roadways, in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, shall be graded and paved, including curb and gutters ; I and that all of the above described work is necessary to be done. That the cost of said improvement , including street intersections and drainage facilities shall be charged against the lots and tracts of land, fronting or abutting on the street so improved L 400, Regular CQuncj..L_Meeting.-No3z mher 17. 1975- along the distance improved, in proportion to the number of fronting or abutting feet, and shall be paid for by special tax bills issued against the property fronting or abutting on any of said improve- ment with a maximum charge of $5.00 per front foot, and the Council hereby declares the aforesaid paving necessary to be done; and I RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Engineer, be, and he is ` hereby instructed, to prepare plans and specifications for same improvement, and an estimate of the cost thereof, and file the same in the office of the City Clerk. RESOLVED that when the said plans and specifications and estimates of the costs of said work or improvement shall have been filed with the City Clerk, that the said City Clerk shall then cause this resolution to be published for seven consecutive insertions in the Post Tribune, a daily newspaper published and printed in the City of Jefferson, Missouri. fAttested November 19, 1975 Adopted November 17, 1975 /s/ Margaret Christian /s/ Robert L. Hyder City Clerk President of the Council Councilman Gordon moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion passed. r - - Street (Mayor Pro tem Barry presented a request from R. L. Bolen, 810 CommitteelMonroe Street, to resurface an alley between Monroe and Madison iStreets . f The request was referred to the Street Committee. Director; r of PublicMayor Pro tem Barry referred aplumbing bill from Mike Howell to Works. �Ithe Director of Public Works. lCouncilman Hager moved that the Council adjourn to go into Adjournment. r�Executive Session. Motion passed. }£i {1 1 401. Executive Session. November 1, 17�1975,�_ The Council reconvened for executive session with Mayor Pro tem Barry presiding. All members were present, with the exception of Councilman Ortmeyer. jl E Mayor Pro tem Barry stated that the meeting was being held to offer the position of City Planner and Building Commissioner to Thomas H. Benton at an i annual salary of $16, 500 plus a $75. 00 per month car allowance as recommends by the Committee of the Whole. I Councilman Hager moved that the recommendation be approved. Motion passed Mr. Benton was then given an opportunity to speak. 1 He first stated that he would accept the position under the above terms, but requested an additional $500. 00 per year since he would be taking a cut in ' salary plus fringe benefits. He said that he thought that he was justified in asking for an increase in salary because of his experience and knowledge of the ,- City. Councilman Whitecotton moved that the position be accepted as offered or offer ' it to another applicant. Motion passed. Councilman Brant moved that after a six month probationary period the Council would listen to a request for additional salary. Motion passed. (� Mayor Pro tem Barry moved that the Council terminate its contract with the l Mid-Missouri regional Council, effective December 31, 1975. Motion passed, i, �i The following was received from Mayor Hyder; "Upon condition that this Council terminate its contract with the Mid-Missouri Regional Council for planning services, I request their concurrence in my ` 1 appointment of Thomas Benton to serve as City Planner for Jefferson City and 3; as Building Commissioner for the City to succeed Paul Pope, Acting Building Commissioner. Mr. Pope is to be retained as Building Inspector in the event the Council grants its concurrence. l Renpectfully submitted, '1 /s/ Robert L. llyder, Mayor Councilman Brant moved that the appointments be approved. Motion passed. Councilman Hager moved that the Council adjourn, under the rules. Motion passed.