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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19740715 223. Regular Council Meeting, July 15, 1974. IIMayor Christy presided. I� Prayer was offered by Mayor Christy. Roll ; Councilmen present : Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Hager, McDowell, Ii Call Ortmeyer, Whitecotton, Wildhaber and Woodman. Councilmen absent: Gordon. A quorum was declared present. Appproval of Minutes . The minutes of the meeting of July 1st were approved as received. - - - - - - - - - - Opening The following bid was received for television surveillance camera of and equipment for use of the Police Department: Bids . Electronic Business Equipment , Inc . $ 39489.00 , Councilman Hager moved that the bid be accepted. Motion passed. Opening The following bids were received for rock excavation on East of McCarty Street : Bids . Twehous Excavating Company, Inc . $ 49,000.00 Jeff-Cole Quarries , Inc. 28,987.00 Sterling Excavation & Erection, Inc. 70,000.00 11 ' Councilman Wildhaber moved that the bids be referred to the Street . Committee, with power to act . Motion passed. - - �A letter of resignation was received from Michael R. Wager, Police Resignation' Department, effective August 1, 1974. ' Councilman Whitecotton moved that the resignation be accepted. ;; Motion passed. i .1A communication was received from Ed Rackers , Director of Public t' Trucks- ;Works , informing the Council that he had been informed by Riley Public ,; Chevrolet that the factory has cancelled the order for the trucks Works . 'ithat were bid in February of this year. They have indicated they " could guarantee the 1975 model prices would not exceed 6% above the 1174 prices if we reorder now. This will amount to approximately a ;1 $400 increase. i It is his feeling that we should rebid the vehicles for 1975 ;] models as soon as they are available. Delivery might not be made .Iduring the current fiscal year, and if this is the case, it would .1be necessary to carry over the appropriation into the new fiscal " year. i The recommendation of the Director of Public Works was acceutal6 _ _ - _ _ _ - - - - i'A request was received from the Board of Directors of the Jefferson�j Annexation`,iCity Country Club to extend annexation to the west to include the " Jefferson City Country Club: - - - - - +i i1 Public � A communication was received from Graham and Hawkins , requesting a j Utilities meeting of the Public Utilities Committee so that further consider- `' Committee`,iation might be given relative to the acquisition by the City of the,` ; Capital City Water Company. i The communication was referred to the Public Utilities f '! Committee. i Resignation:, _ _ _ _ _ John R.11A letter of resignation was received from John R. Hahn, as a member ] Hahn. liof the Jefferson City-Parking-Authority. 1 AppointmentlMayor Christy presented the following to the Council: Parking I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your consent and Authority. , approval, the following appointment to office: , i James G. Thomas , 115 Westmore Drive, vice, John R. Hahn, resigned, as a member of the Parking Authority, until his 11successor is appointed and qualified. I Respectfully submitted, /s/ John G. Christy, Mayor. i `; Councilman Woodman moved that the appointment be approved. Motion �I passed. Ii Planning,iA request was received from Empire Gas Transports , Inc. , to rezone & Zoning property located along Route "C" from RS-2 to M-2. Comm. ! The request was referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission. ;; - - - - 1 ?IA petition was received, requesting that "No Parking" on the north Parking Iside of Union be changed from "No Parking at any Time" to "No & Traffic ;IParking 7:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. , Monday through Friday. 1` Commission.'; The petition was referred to the Parking and Traffic ,i Commis s ion. - - - - - - - - - - I 224, ______ Regular Council Meeting,_ Ju1y__15., 19„74. jA petition was received from residents and property owners living �i�rParking on Moreland Avenue, in opposition to any Council action to change and ,.the present condition of parking on their street. Traffic j The petition was referred to-the-Parking and Traffic Commiss3an.,i Comm. - - - ! A petition was received from residents living on Johnson and Grant Street Streets , requesting corrective action in regard to flooding and ,Committee jsewerage backup in homes . { The petition was referred to-the-Street Committee. liThe following report of the Fire Committee was presented to the Council: !; The Council ' s Fire Committee met at 7: 30 P.M. , Tuesday, July 9,' 111974. The meeting was held at City Hall. Present for this meetings; ;;were Councilmen Barry, Ortmeyer, McDowell, Hager and Gordon. Also ;;present: Fire Chief V. Willmeno & Captain Gene Austeel. Mr. Forrest Capps was interviewed for the architectural design ; of the new Main Fire Station to be located at McCarty and Adams St . jMr. Capps stated that his fee would be 6�% of the total cost of the ,,building. Councilman Ortmeyer moved that Seth Evans and Associates be Fire ` offered the job at 6Y% of the contractor's bid price. `Committee Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Ortmeyer, McDowell and Hager. 'Report. C It was also brought out that Seth Evans and Associates had jagreed (verbally) to rebid the job at no cost to the City if the original bids were over-estimate. !` !. Councilman Hager moved to adjourn. Respectfully submitted, Darrel Gordon, Chairman. fj Councilman Barry moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. - Councilman Hager, Chairman of the Annexation Committee, presented the following report : The Council' s Annexation Committee met Monday, July 8th, at �I7: 30 P.M. , in the Council Chamber. Present were Councilwoman , McDowell and Councilmen Mager, Woodman and harry. Also present i! were Mr. Joe DeLong of the Greater Jefferson City Committee and J,Annexation legionAl he C. of C. Annexation Committee, Mr. Robert Simonds , City and `;Committee Manner, Mr. Thomas Graham, lawyer, and Mr. Ed Rackers , iReport. IlCity Engineer. Chairman Hager opened the meeting, explaining the purpose was ;; to consider long overdue annexation of land bordering our western i 'sand southwestern boundaries . ;j Mr. DeLong suggested that this proposed property be annexed as! 11isoon as possible and the legal machinery be set in motion, because '{ ,' the time required for the necessary steps For such annexation is �i len g th . ` !� Mr. Rackers displayed the maps of the land in question and due to its natural terrain, he said establishing the sewer system would be of little inconvenience. He said the district was already j served by a water district and other utilities and city convenienceq would be a minimum problem. He also stated this would comprise about 1300 to 1500 acres , and description and population would be stated in the resolution to be acted upon by the City Council. Mr. Robert Simonds also spoke in favor of the annexation and it pointed out the future proposed plans such as a planned new shop- ing center, new condominiums , apartments and a natural increase in �1 hous ing. Councilman Woodman made the motion that Mr. Rackers draw up a Resolution describing the land to be annexed, so that it will be ready to be submitted to the City Council at its regular meeting Monday, July 15th, so it can be acted on, at that time. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 9: 10. !± Respectfully submitted, Harvey Hager, Chairman. i ; Councilman Hager moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. j The following report of the Committee of the Whole was presented to the Council: The Committee of the Whole met July 10 , 1974. Present were Council Members and Mr. Ed Rackers , Robert Hyder, Ted Herron, Roger Verslueis Mr. James Hartley, Mr. Mike Riley and Mr. Jim Thomas . i i 225. .Regular _Council_ Mee,ting,.. July-15, 19.74, 7 D cuaaion was held as to installing a roof on the present Farking Garage to prevent further damage from the elements , or to add ;another deck which would provide an additional eighty-odd parking ,spaces . The cost of roofing the Garage would cost approximately $ 149,000. The cost of an additional floor would amount of $254,0001' Committee;! approximately, without adding an elevator. Additional revenue of the would of course be provided from the rental of the spaces on the !° Whole ;knew floor. Report. 1I A motion was made by Mr. Borgmeyer to accept Plan B. which ,would add a new floor to the present structure. Seconded by Whitecotton. Roll Call vote: Councilmen voting Yes : Brandt, Whitecotton, Borgmeyer, Hager, ;' McDowell, Woodman and Gordon. 1� Councilmen voting No: Barry,Wildhaber and Ortmeyer, ! ( Motion carried. ! Respectfully submitted - /s/ Darrel Gordon, Chairman. j _ _ _ - - - - - - - i ,lThe following report was received from the Parking and Traffic j Commission: ItThe Parking and Traffic Commission meeting was held at 8:00 A.M. , Parking� Tuesday, July 2, 1974, with all members present except Councilman ;; and iHager with an excused absence. Also present were: John Cooper, Traffic ! Division of Planning and Construction, and Father Buchanan of St, i CommissioniPeter s Parish. Report. 1i Mr. Cooper explained that due to renovation of the west end ofji jlthe Capitol Building and drive, it would be necessary to close the 'i , hairpin drive on the south side of the Capitol. Various alterna- �tives were discussed to handle the traffic flow in this area. I' After a lengthy discussion the Parking and Traffic Commission i� recommended on a 90 day trial basis , that 2-way traffic be permitted; . on the north side of the Capitol Building, that Broadway Street be I i!Idesignated one-way southbound from Main to High, and that the !; 1 necessary on-street parking be prohibited to facilitate the flow of `j �Itraffic. This recommendation is subject to state concurrence and , will be implemented July 15th if approved. The Commission also recommended parking be prohibited on the !' south side of Moreland for a distance of 325 feet starting at a !' point 470 feet from the east curb of Moreau Drive. All other matters before the Commission were carried over to the next meeting. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Mike Riley, Chairman. Councilman Hager moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. n s I j The Planning and Zoning Commission the following report: If Planning) and UThe Jefferson City Planning & Zoning Commission regular meeting was ;; Zoning ( held on Thursday, July 11, 1974, in the Board Room of the Chamber Commission' of Commerce, to consider the following rezoning requests : Report. 11. A request from Michael Riley in behalf of his client Gene Schenewerk to hold for 30 days his scheduled request (see below) at the July 11, 1974 meeting was approved. Item will be considered at the August Planning and Zoning Meeting. The Commission will request that a representative from the Missouri State Highway Department attend this meeting and outline the Highway Department's plans for this area. ( Council Bill # 6 as amended referred to the Planning & Zoning Commission by action of the City Council for review and action This Bill changes from the original request from Michael Rileyl! in behalf of his client Gene Schenewerk from 11C-2 General �! Commercial" to "C-1 Neighborhood Commercial" . This property I is located on Hwy. 50 West in the rear of Schellridge and east of the Schellridge turnoff. i2. The Commission held for study a request from Empire Gas (Mr. Ralph Wilson) to rezone 20.59 acres in the southern part of �� the city between New and Old Route C from RS-2 to M-2 . Request will be again considered at the next Commission meetin '! �3, The Commission disapproved a request from Major Brothers for a variance in lot widths and areas for Holiday Hills Estates . Ir It was the feeling of the Commission that the variance request should be presented to the Board of Adjustments , i' 226. The Commission approved the preliminary plat of the remaining property of Frank Landwehr adjacent to Landwehr Hills Subdivi sion in the eastern section of the City. " 5. The Commission approved the final plat of Landwehr Hills Subdivision, Section 5. Ij Sincerely, Isl Bert Koester, Chairman. ;Councilman Barry moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. I - - - - - - - - - - ' Councilman Wildhaber asked unanimous consent to introduce Bill No. �; 27. There being no objection, Bill No. 27 was introduced by ��Bill 27. ;' Councilman Wildhaber, entitled: Rate !, "An Ordinance providing for the levy of City Taxes and establishing ;! of !:! the rate of taxation for the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for the Taxation, year 1974,rr !Read first and second time by title and on motion of Councilman ;;Wildhaber, the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third : 'l, time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the ; following vote as Ordinance No. 8662: ',' Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Hager, McDowell, Ortme y er, Whitecotton, Wildhaber and Woodma6. lCouncilmen voting Nay: None I ilCouncilmen absent: Gordon. It - - - - - - - - - - �( Councilman Woodman asked unanimous consent to introduce Bill No. 28J! IlThere being no objection Bill No. 28 was introduced by Councilman ;;Bill 28. !! Woodman. ilContract 11 "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending !Garbage {! Ordinance No. 8608 relating to the collection, removal , transports-!,Disposal. ;'Ition and disposal of garbage and trash from premises within the h i; City by adding thereto an assignment of the contract therein H; contained to DAS Dispose-All Service, Inc. , a Missouri corporation, ' 11and authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Clerl,, to execute said assignment ." :, Read first and second time by title and on motion of Councilman " Woodman , the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third J ' time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote an Ordinance No. 8663: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant , Hager, McDowell , Ortmeyer,Whitecotton, Wildhaber and Woodman'; Councilmen voting Nay: None ,. Councilmen absent: Gordon. hBill No. 26, introduced by Councilmen Wildhaber and Ortmeyer, ,. Bill 26 . 'lentitled: ' Amending An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, iZoning amending and modifying the zoning map of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, as incorporated in Ordinance 8508, by rezoning certain specifically described land." On motion of Councilman Wildhaber, Bill No. 26 was read the third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote as Ordinance No, 8664: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Hager, McDowell, Ortmeyer,Whitecotton, Wildhaber and Woodman". Councilmen voting Nay: None. Councilmen absent: Gordon. - - - - - - - - - - Bill 16 . Councilman Wildhaber moved that Bill No. 16, requiring traffic on :: Amending Algoa Road to stop before entering Tomahawk Drive, be dropped from i'iParking and the Informal Calendar. Motion passed. " Traffic Code. Councilman Hager introduced the following Resolution: I A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, TO ANNEX AN UNINCORPORATED AREA HEREIN DESCRIBED CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT ii I CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE AN ACTION IN THE NAME OF THE CITY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI, PRAYING FOR A JUDGMENT AUTHORIZING SUCH AN ANNEXATION; AND DECLARING THE INTENT TO EFFECT AND CONSUMMATE SUCH ANNEXATION AS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, iI BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: II Zf . i 227. That the City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, a I mun>! ipal corporation, finds and declares that the annexation of the �f following unincorporated area of land, adjacent and contiguous to t a present corporate limits Of the City, and more particularly desc ibed as follows, to-wit : Beginning at the northeast corner of Fractional Section 41 Township 44 North, Range 12 West; thence southerly along the east line of said Fractional Section 4 to the southeast corner thereof; thence westerly along the Resolution southerly line of said Fractional Section 4 to the cen- f Annexation terline of the west half of the northeast quarter of I Section 9 ; thence southerly along the centerline of the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 9 to the quarter section line; thence easterly along the quarter section line Of Sections 9, 10 and 11 to the center of. Section 11; thence southerly along the quarter section line of Sections 11 and 14 to the southerly line of Section 14; thence westerly along the southerly line 1 of Section 14 to the quarter quarter section line in the west half of Section 14 ; thence northerly along the quarter quarter section lines of Sections 14 and 11 to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 11; thence westerly along the quarter quarter section lines of Sections 11, 10 , 9 and 8 to the quarter section line at the center of Section 81 thence northerly along the quarter section line of Section 8 to the north line of Section 8; thence easterly along the north line of Sections 8 and 9 to a point on the centerline of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Fractional Section 4 ; thence north- erly along the centerline of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said Fractional Section 4 to the quarter quaarter section line in the southwost quarter thereof; thence easterly along the quarter quarter suc- tion line to the center of the southwest quarter of said Fractional Section 41 thence northerly along the quarter quarter section line to the north line of the southwest quarter of said Fractional Section 4 ; thence easterly along the quarter section line of Fractional Section 4 to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said Fractional Section 41 thence north along the quarter quarter section line to the north line of said Fractional Section 4; thence easterly along he northerly line of said Fractional Section 4 to the point of beginning, all in Township 44 North, Range 12 est, Cole County, Missouri. is reasonable and necessary to the pproper development of said City, and that the City is able and will be able to furnish the normal —municipal services of said City to the above described area within a reasonable time after the annexation thereof shall become effective. zx. I That the City Attorney be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in the name of the City, to file an action in the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri, praying a declaratory judgment authorizing such annexation as provided by law. xzz. That upon the entry of the final ,judgment in such declaratory judgment action, authorizing such annexation, such annexation shall be finally effected and consummated with all dispatch, as provided by law. Adopted July 15, 1974 /s/ John G. Christy, Mayor and President of the Council. ATTEST: /s/ Margaret Christian, City Clerk 228. The Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Brant, Hager, McDowell, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton, Wildhaber and Woodman Councilmen voting Nay: None Councilmen absent: Gordon. Councilman Hager introduced the following Resolution: WHEREAS, on the 15th day of July, 1974, this Council adopted a � Resolution declaring that the annexation of certain described lands in Cole County, Missouri, west and south of the present city limits of Jeffeson City is reasonable and necessary to the proper develop- Resolution - ment of said City and that the City is able and will be able to Employment furnish the normal municipal services of said City to the therein Graham & described area within a reasonable time after annexation; and, Hawkins - WHEREAS, it is necessary that a suit be filed in the Circuit Annexation. Court of Cole County, Missouri, asking for authority to annex said lands in Cole County, Missouri; and WHEREAS, the law firm of Graham and Hawkins of Jefferson City, Missouri, has handled other annexation matters successfully for the City of Jefferson; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, that the law firm of Graham and Hawkins of Jefferson.City, Missouri, be employed by the City of Jefferson, Missouri, along with the City Attorney, to draft the necessary pleadings and other legal documents to annex the area west and south of Jefferson City as proposed in the aforementioned Resolution of the 15th of July, 1974, and proceed to take all legal steps to annex said territory. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the law firm of Graham and Hawkins be compensated for their legal services at the rate of Thirty-Five Dollars per hour, plus any and all necessary expenses. Adopted: July 15, 1974 /s/ John G. Christy, Mayor and President of the Council. Attest - /s/ Margaret Christian, City Clerk. Councilman Hager moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion passed. Councilman Hager moved that the-Council adjourn, under the rules . Adjournment Motion passed.