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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19740401 OLD COUNCIL 180. Regular -Council Meeting,-April....1, Mayor Christy presided. Prayer was offered by Mayor Christy. ilCouncilmen present: Barry, Borgmeyer, Gordon, Hager, McDowell , iRoll Nacy, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton, Wildhaber and :Call Woodman. i( Councilmen absent: None. A quorum was declared present. :Approval of d; The Minutes of the meeting of March 18th were approved as received. 'Minutes . IlCouncilman Hager, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that 'Finance ',he had received a request from the Cole County Dental and Eye Committee ; Clinic for an increase of $25 .00 per month from the City. Report :: Councilman Hager moved that the request be approved. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - :! Councilman Wildhaber, Chairman of the Street Committee, presented ; the following report: Street Committee Street Committee met April 1, 1974, in the office of the Report. iDepartment of Public Works . Recommended that City pay the cost of $650.00 for regrading ( the entrance to St. Joseph Cathedral. The need for regrading was because of street improvement. Recommended that City purchase Lots 326, 327, 328, on Hough Park Road, at a total price of $3,000.00. Purchased for additionall; ! right-of-way. Recommended that we are in favor of accepting alinement of a ! connecting arterial street from East 50 - Expressway, and also recommended that the project cost be referred to Finance Committee jt Recommended that Boonville Road curb and gutter improvement The placed on road im rovement list. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ken V. Wildhaber, Chairman. ! Councilman Wildhaber moved that the report be approved. Motion 1passed. ! Councilman Wildhaber moved that the appointment of Richard S. Miller, for the position of Technician 1, Department of Public Norks be approved . Motion assed. J � Councilman Wildhaber moved tFlat the bid of Case Equipment Company, Mexico, Missouri, on a backhoe for use of the Public Works apar . ment , be approved. Motion passed. !Public - - - - - - - - - - Utilities ' Councilman Nacy, Chairman of the Public Utilities Committee, :':Committee stated that he would have his report at the next Council Meeting. ;Report. - - - - - - - - - - A list of officers recommended for merit increases to the next pay step was received from the Police Personnel Board. (;Police The matter was referred to the Police-Department Committee. Committee - - - - - - - - - Councilman Barry, Chairman of the Insurance Committee, presented the following report: Ij I. City Insurance Committee, Reference: City Insurance Coveragesli ICity Council, as per Specifications 1: Jefferson City, Missouri. for Bids . iInsurance J,Committee lGentlemen: !I The Independent Insurance Agents Association of Jefferson City,':; Missouri, is enclosing the following bids as submitted to their t! " committee on City Insurance coverages . The individual bids by h agency are enclosed for study but for clarification at this time weir list the total premiums as submitted. � 1 . Home Insurance Company, R. B. Jones & Co. $ 389245.00 12 . Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company, Paul H Kolb, Inc. , Agent $ 549429.00 3 . Pennsylvania National Insurance Co. , Harold McDowell Ins . , Agent $ 68,756.00 4. Home Insurance Company, Naught, Naught & Jones Ins . Agency $ 380245.00 5 . Hartford Insurance Company, Nelson Vincent Ins . Agency $ 47l187.00 ii Regular,Council Meeting, April. -1, 19,74.,- These are the total bids as submitted through the Independent 1Insurance Agents Association of Jefferson City. After review and study of these bids our Committee recommends the coverage be written through the Home Insurance Company through one of its local repre- sentatives . We are glad to be of service to you and if we can be i� of any further assistance on this coverage, please feel free to � call upon us . it �J Very truly yours , City Insurance Committee Independent Insurance Agents of J.C. , Insurance il Isl Paul H. Kolb, Chairman, Committee.11 Harold McDowell Joe Noonan. REPORT OF INSURANCE COMMITTEE - March 28, 1974. lE The Insurance Committee met March 25 , 1974, at 7:30 p.m. to Hreview bids received for the City's insurance coverage and to .; determine what, if any, action to recommend that the City Council ': take with respect to the bids . Councilmen present were Woodman and�l ,! Barry, chairman. Also attending were the members of the Committee it I.: from the Jefferson-,City Independent Insurance,*.Agents Assocfation:,­ I; IlJoe Noonan, Harold McDowell and Paul Kolb. The bids were reviewed and there were two identical low bids as reflected by the attached list of bids . After a discussion with, , Mr. Roger L. Feaster of R. B. Jones Insurance, and Mr. Tom Naught , of Naught, Naught and Jones Agency, Inc. , (both of whom represent , the Home Insurance Company) , it is the Committee's recommendation that the contract be awarded to both agencies and that the Naught, Naught and Jones Agency, Inc. , will be the primary agent with I respect to the day to day administration of the policies . See the ! attached letter from R. B. Jones Insurance dated March 25, 1974 i ; indicating approval of this arrangement. II 1 The coverages provided under the proposed plan are as follows : { 111. Fire and extended coverage on all city buildings (except parking garage and contents valued at approximately ($2,600pO00.00� . 12 . Comprehensive General Liability coverage in amounts of It 11 $100,000 / $300t000 / $100,000 . 13 , Automobile liability coverage (bodily injury and property damage) in amounts of $100,000 / $300 000 / $100,000. i 14. Automobile physical damage including 250 deductible collision(i coverage on 38 vehicles valued at $103 ,642. 83. 115. Workmen's Compensation. 16 . Inland Marine (covers damage to equipment other than motor vehicles i.e. Sewer, T.V. , Halliburton, back hoe etc. ) all risk coverage on equipment valued at $137,974.72. The Committee makes the following specific recommendations : 1. The bid of $38,245.00 be accepted and the contract be awarded to the Home Insurance Company through its local agents , Naught � I Naught and Jones Agency, Inc. , and R. B. Jones Insurance. i2. That all existing policies be cancelled immediately. 3. That the $38,245.00 premium be paid in advance on an annual basis. , 4. That the fire insurance policy e for a three year tem... 15. That all city departments be Kereafter prohibited from purchasing insurance on an individual department basis . Respectfully submitted, James L. Barry. Councilman James L. Barry, Chairman, Insurance Committee, Jefferson City, Missouri. RE: Award of Package Insurance ' Program, Jefferson City, Mo. Dear Mr. Barry: This letter is our acknowledgement and confirmation of the telephone conversation that Mr. Tom Naught of Naught-Naught & Jones ' had with you on Friday, March 22, 1974. 11 Since there were two local agencies submitting a tie bid in the Home Insurance Company, we were to agree to be the Co-Agent of ,Record on your insurance program. I have met with Mr. Tom Naught and we have agreed to the following procedure which we feel would The in the best interest of the City of Jefferson. 1 #1. Naught-Naught & Jones will service the policy locally to jl include all invoicing, issuing all endorsements , and processirf any routine claims . #2. R. B. Jones and Naught-Naught & Jones will coordinate on any major claims and on any safety, loss control or engineering studies as required by the City. 182. ---.Regular. Council_Meeting,_April R. B. Jones and Naught-Naught & Jones will attend any Insurance Committee Meetings and will advise the Committee of any new coverage recommendations which might arise during j� the term of the program. It is our understanding that you intend on awarding this ,Insurance 11package program on a three year basis . I am sure that you will Committee 0 Ijagree that this is in the best interest of the insurance carrier f to the City of Jefferson. i We at R. B. Jones Insurance look forward to working with the ; City of Jefferson on their insurance program. Very truly yours , Isl Roger L. Feaster, Mgr. Councilman Barry moved that the report be approved. Motion passed The following report was presented to-the-Council: if As required by Ordinance 8413, the Jefferson City Commission j lion Environmental Quality submits the following report of the lactivities of the Commission during January, February and March; 11three meetings held during the first quarter, 1974. il In lieu of a regular meeting in January, Mr. Cook as Chairman ; appeared together with Mr. Dickie of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill 1! before the annual meeting of the Council of Clubs to discuss the responsibilities of the Environmental Quality Commission and concerns such as the problem created by the unnecessarily slow paceii of annexation, the continued delay in adopting the two-mile zoning ordinance, as well as the great need for a qualified city planner. Mr. Dickie discussed his. preliminary ideas for the development of Jefferson city's beautificaftoi:V­OlAn. In February, the Chairman reported that Mr. Dickie had been in:' iJefferson City working from the office of Regional Planning and I meeting with Mr. Rackers and others who will have input into the ;1overall planning. Mr. Scott Cantine has not had time to develop the ordinance to retulate offensive lighting and sound pollution, Abut expects to dove op a standard as to what is offensive and pp resent it to the Commission in the near future. Although there been complaints about the noise pollution from helicopters flying over Jefferson City and a contact made with Col. Crow, it has been decided not to make an official complaint to the Missouri National Guard at this time. A hearing was arranged for the Commission residents near Moreau Heights school regarding the driver-instruc- on Lion range, but the board of education decided to eliminate the !,Environmental site. Matters discussed with deep concern were: two-mile extra- ! Quality territorial zoning, environmental effects of the communities around Report. , Jefferson City, the need for a city planner and sensitive concern for quality construction in the Capitol West area. The following slate of officers were elected: Mrs. John Gibson, Chairman; Mr. Sam Cook, Vice-Chairman; Mrs . F. Joe DeLongff Secretary-Treasurer. A resolution was passed recognizing the excellent, energetic and intelligent service that Mr. Cook has rendered the Environmental Quality ommission and expressing great !l appreciation for his fine leadership through its inception and infancy. ii In March, the Commission met together with invited guests at a�i special presentation by Mr. George Dickie and Mr. Roger Seitz of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of their first "rough out" sketches for beautification of Jefferson City. Present in addition to regular members of the Commission, by special invitation of the 1! Chairman, were: Ted Herron, Housing Authority; Mark Sullivan, IDepartment of Conservation; Jim Thomas , Downtown Businessmen's Association; Joe Clark, Jefferson City Public Works ; Dennis Mobricell News-Tribune; Tom Benton, Lincoln University. Mr. Seitz'--opened thel meeting by explaining their presentation was an attempt at their 1i observations and thoughts regarding Jefferson City and they were i! eager for comparative thoughts and exchange of ideas . The first sketches presented were of component areas surround-!I ing the downtown area. Mr. Dickie highlighted the following: The If oi bluffs as an important component to the visual content; special attention given a lineal park system; a sense of entry to the city; jl development of a Lincoln University master plan; special attention ; be given Missouri Boulevard and Industrial Boulevard; protect' natural areas; develop nature trails ; historical buildings ; foot paths and bike paths in flat areas along streams in development park system; landscape entry park. 183. Regular Council Meeting, April 1, 1974. The downtown area was presented much more in detail indicating ,l ;fthe use of plantings as a way of highlighting building architecture .; Wand scenic vistas by trees being interspersed with open space. :Selection of trees would be made on the basis of scale and hardiness. Several different conceptions of the mall idea for the downtown area were suggested for consideration. One suggestion was the area .; ,between Jefferson Street and the Public Library. Two alternate plans were presented, one with limited access of vehicle traffic an& the other with two-way vehicle traffic through the downtown area. ;Ar. Seitz stated he felt Jefferson City was vehicle oriented and the success of the Mall might very well depend upon people having 'easy access . Plans were made to condense the worksheets together ;with condensed comment for further study. At the regular meeting of the Environmental Quality Commission;; ,;Mrs. Gibson announced that she had asked Mr. Cook to continue to ,represent the Environmental Quality Commission on all matters .pertaining to the City Beautification planning project and he had agreed to do so. It was reported that Mayor Christy recommended the re-appointment of Mrs . Gibson to the Environmental Quality Commission for five years which was confirmed by the Council February 18, 1974. The Chairman further stated she had been in ' touch with Mr. Herron of the Housing Authority who has agreed to ;;set a meeting with members of the Housing Authority Commission and :.members of the Environmental Quality Commission regarding the iidevelopment of Capitol West . I Respectfully submitted, /s/ Mrs . F. Joe DeLong, Secretary. The report was ordered filed. - - - - - - - - - - Public A request was received from the City of Russellville for any help Health . that the City of Jefferson could give in regard to dog control . ! Committee. The request was referred to the Public Health Committee. - - - - - - - - _ - An application for the position of Bus Driver was received from Bus 'William J . Vaught , 617 Ohio Street . Driver. Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the appointment- be approved. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - Resignation A letter of resignation was received from Allyne Vogt , Police Court . Clerk, effective March 31 , 1974. ';Councilman Hager moved that the resignation be accepted. Motion 1' ;!passed. - - - - - - - - - - c 'The following was received from Joseph P. Clark, Acting Building Commissioner: Mr. Raymond Caspari has requested a Building Permit to remodell a building now located at 803 West Main Street. Mr. Caspari plans ; Building'': to raise the roof of this building and remodel the interior for I: Permit. ;;apartments . The building will not be increased in size. i As this building lies on the fringe of the area designated as iCapitol West, the Building Permit must be approved by the City II ' Council. I respectfully request that you submit this request to !the City Council fora roval at the meeting ril 1 1974. Attached is a letter from the Housing Authority granting their , approval for a Building Permit. II Respectfully submitted, /s/ Joseph P. Clark, 1 Acting Building Commissioner. � I ; Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the request be approved. Motion (E !passed. i - - - - - - - - - it '!Councilman Wildhaber presented a possible contractual city planning Finance ;service between the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission and Committee"Jefferson City. o 11:Councilman Wildhaber moved that the matter be referred to the ilFinance Committee. Motion passed. Ii, i - - - - - - - - - - �f Bill 97.]Bill No. 97, introduced by Councilman Hager, entitled: it Amending ;;"An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending ParkingJOrdinance No. 8177, The Parking and Traffic Code of the City of !j and :Jefferson, by prohibiting parking 235 feet on the west side of i! Trafficitreenberry Road starting at a point 1,060 feet east of the east Ii Code. ;curb of Hough Park Road." 1IRead first and second time by title and ordered distributed to ;members of the Council. it - - - - - - - - - - �� 184. r.. .......�..�.�...�. ,...R�� ��..C.Q.�.tn��.1..J��.�.t.iacxg......Apr.�l.��..1-,-.._].9Z�_.._._�...._..�...._.�..�..�._.. Bill No. 98, introduced by Councilmen Borgmeyer and McDowell, entitled: ?, "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing the f Mayor and Clerk of the City to execute a contract with Trice Construction Company." j�Bill 98. Read first and second time by title and on motion of Councilman lContract Borgmeyer the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third ; with time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the Trice following vote as Ordinance No. 8638: 1Constru.Co. Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Gordon, Hager McDowell, Dix Nacy, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton, Wifdhaber and ! Road. Woodman. Councilmen voting Nay: None I Councilmen absent: Notre. Bill No. 99, introduced by Councilmen Borgmeyer and McDowell, ;Bill 99. entitled: Contract "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing the with Mayor and Clerk of the City to execute a contract with Trice ;'Trice Construction Company." ,Constr. Co. Read first and second time by title and on motion of Councilman ilSouthwest Borgmeyer the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third ! Blvd. time by title and placed on final ppassage and was passed by the � following vote as Ordinance No .8639: , Councilmen voting Aye: Barry, Borgmeyer, Gordon, Hager McDowell, Nacy, Ortmeyer, Whitecotton, Wiidhaber and Woodman. Councilmen voting Nay: None Councilmen absent: None. w w - w - r r « r r I� Mayor Christy lauded Councilman Nacy on the expiration of his term as being one of our outstanding Councilmen, and also that he had 'Councilman been happy to have Councilman Nacy as his Mayor Pro tem for the INacy past two years. I Councilman Nacy replied that it has been a wonderful experience in working with this Council and that Jefferson City has an excellent Council headed by one of the best Mayors in the area . .. ;I Councilman Barry moved that the public hearing on the rezoning of iPublic the Schenewerk property located along Highway 50 West Expressway belHearing. advertised two times for the first meeting in May. Motion passed. f� ~ Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the Council adjourn, under the Adjournment. rules. Motion passed.