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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19730205 10, Meeting,, February 5,_1973.._ . .... ---------- MayorChristy presided. jl Prayer was offered by Mayor Christy. ,,Councilmen present: Borgmeyer, Collier, Gordon, Hager, Nacy, {Roll Ortmeyer, Riner, Scrivner and Seaman. : Call Councilmen absent: Woodman, absent with leave. , A quorum was declared present. Approval jThe minutes of the meetings of January 15th and 17th were approved of a received. Minutes - - - - - - - - - - II'A public hearing was held on the rezoningg of Lots 29 30 31, 32, i,Public 1133, 34, 35, 360 37, 38, 39, 409 419 422 44, 45 , 461 47, 58 and ;Hearing 1159, on Brookdale Drive, from RS-2 to RD. There was no opposition. - - - - - - - - - - ;A public hearing was held on the rezoning of approximately 4.50 ;Public. ,acres on Old St. Louis Road and McCarty Street (Callaway County '.Hearing 'i!Equipment Co.) from RS-2 to C-4. Bill Wisch, 409 Riverview Drive, appeared in opposition to the ;. -rezoning, since the above company is detrimental to the area. I. - - - - - - - - - - JA public hearing was held to allow apartments in C-1, C-2, and C-3 ;:,Public 1as a conditional use. There was no-opposition. Hearing - - - - - - - - - IA public hearing was held to allow offices in R-A as a conditional Public use. There was no opposition. ';'Hearing I i,11 - - - - - - - - - - !,Councilman Scrivner stated that he will not be a candidate for !';Candidacy !re-election as Councilman in the First Ward. He expressed his 1";Councilman iappreciation to the people in his Ward for his having been elected 'Scrivner. as their Councilman for twelve consecutive terms , and to the lCouncil for their electing him as Mayor pro tem two differenttimes . 1' - - - - - - - - - - i Christy presented the following to the Council: i I Appointment lhave the honor to transmit herewith, for your consent and iMember approval , the following appointment to office: on Sam B. Cook, 3308 Country Club Drive, Jefferson City, on Missouri, vice reappointment as a member of the Commission on 'Environmental) Environmental Quality for a term of five years and until his ItQuality. successor is appointed and qualified. Respectfully submitted, Isl John G. Christy, Mayor. ICouncilman Nacy moved that the appointment be approved. Motion III Ipassed . I', Councilman Hager then moved that Councilman Seaman be appointed as the Council representative to the Commission on Environmental Quality. Motion passed, - - - - - - - - - - A request was received from the Juvenile Attention Center for the !.,"Juvenile $2,000.00 which was appropriated by the Council. 'Attention Councilman Hager moved that-the-request-be approved. Motion passed I Center. IIA request was received from the Woodland Cemetery Association that Woodland Ithe usual payment of $800.00 be increased to $1,000.00 ICemetery I jCouncilman Hager moved that the requ6st be approved. Motion passed ! Association. - - - - - - - - - - A request was received from Claude E. Short Chief of Police, that Phillip M. Putnam be appointed to the position of Probationary Appointment Patrolman, effective February 1. 1973. !Patrolman. Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the appointment be approved. Moti passed. iA request was received from the Housing Authority for concurrence from the Council in condemnation action on property located at Rousing 618 School Street. I Councilman Borgmeyer moved that the action be approved. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - _.._..__._.._..__...Regular_ Council..Meeting, February, 5., Co_un_c_dr_rian Hager, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented- 'the-"*' following reports : A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Tuesday, January 23rd, in the Mayor's office at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Hager and Councilmen Ortmeyer, Gordon, Nacy, Borgmeyer, Woodman, Seaman, Scrivner and Collier. Also present was a member of the press and Forrest Whaley, Chairman of the Mayor's Federal Revenue Sharing Study Committee. Mr. Whaley at the previous Council meeting had presented each member of the Council a copy of recommendations for Revenue Sharing allocation as passed by his committee. At this particular Finance Committee meeting each item was voted on, one at a time. Passed and agreed on by the Finance Committee were the follow-�)items that will cost about one-half of the City's share of $425,000 for 1972. Funding of the following was approved Assistance to help complete the new Public Library. Purchase of a new fire engine pumper. A special sewer line and inspection repair device. Development of a plan for regulating and improving growth of Finance Missouri Boulevard. Committee Installation of lights at city tennis courts . Report. Acquisition of right-of-way for extension of Route 179 to Country Club Drive and purchase of property and right-of-way for orderly development of Memorial Airport. After discussion of other items Mr. Whaley was asked by the ( Chairman if he would notify the Council of future meetings of his Committee, so that individual Councilmen may make suggestions or request if they so desire. Mr. Whaley agreed to do so. /s/ Harvey Hager, Chairman. The second part of the Finance Committee meeting came to order at 8: 30 P.M. to hear report of the Environmental Commission, Sam B., Cook, Chairman. Assisting Mr. Cook were the following members of his Committee. Present were Mrs . Sharon Beasley, Mrs . Allen Finance Becker and Mrs . Joe DeLong. Committee Mr. Cook informed the Council members that six firms were Report. solicited for a design of an official beautification plan for Jefferson City. Four responded, and after lengthy consideration of the firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Inc. , of Chicago$ Ill. , is recommended. Their fee of $23,000 was substantially lower than the other firms and the commission would like the beautification plan be spread over a period of twelve months to a two year period. According to Mr. Cook, the panel Chairman, the firm will be requested to help the City obtain funds to pay the cost of the plan itself as well as to help find sources of money to pay for implemen- Itation of the beautification projects it decides to recommend. The Commission named a few projects it would like for the firm to study, namely - - - 1. A tree planting program. 2. Improvements to the downtown and Missouri Boulevard business districts . 3. Development of open spaces and other small parks , not specifically intended for sports . 4. Beautification of the river front. 5. Placement of utility wires underground. 6. Regulation of commercial and public information sign boards. 7. Beautification of major access routes to the City. A motion was made and passed by the Finance Committee that the firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill be hired at the figure of 1 $23,000. The vote by roll call was 7 for - I present but not voting, and 2 members absent. Isl Harvey Hager, Chairman. Councilman Hager moved that the reports be approved. Motion passed, - - - - - - - - - - 12, _._. $L11ac C _�leetingFebruary-5,--_x9Z Councilman Hager, Chairman of the Public Health Committee,^�� -�l presented the following report: � A meeting of the Health Committee was held in the office of Mayor Christy, Thursday, January 18th, at 8:00 P.M. Present were Chairman Hager and Councilmen Nacy, Borgmeyer, Woodman and Scrivnerl Also present were Mayor Joh�h Christy, Dr. Nemer, Director of the City's Health and Inspection Department. Also in attendance were 0. T. Ely, City'Milk Inspector and Ervin P. Gadd, Director of Milk, '; Food and Drugs for the State of Missouri. Mr. Gadd is now Secreta ; of the new Milk Board, recently created with the passing of House Bill #1280. This means that the State will take over inspection ofli the milk suppliers and in the vicinity of Jefferson City. Mr. Ely 11Public will be the inspector and his budget needs will be paid out of the !'Health State Milk Board Funds . The City will continue to employ Mr. Ely 'Committee and he will be paid by the City, who in return will be reimbursed Report. by the Milk Board. The items listed for reimbursement are Inspector salary, car expenses, and mileage expenses, and the new charge for milk sampling, and any other expenses related to inspections . Si Mr. Gadd implied that the City must write a letter of intention'+ to participate in the State's Administrating the Grade A Milk Program for the Jefferson City milk dupply. Mr. Borgmeyer made a motion that the Health Committee make a recommendation to the Council that we participate in this program and the Mayor write a letter of intention. It was decided that the Budget, that is necessary for partici- pation in this program be drawn up at a later date. (Not later than June) . I, For the information of the Mayor and the City Clerk, the letter should be sent to - - - State Milk Board, Box 570, Jefferson City. , /s/ Harvey Hager, Chairman. I Councilman Hager moved that-the report be approved. Motion passed 3 - - - - - - - Councilman Scrivner presented the following to the Council: ±� Inasmuch as we were informed that the average annual salary of the Sanitarians who will administer the inspection program for the New + Milk Board will be about $10,000.00, I do not feel that our I�Salary Sanitarian should work for much less . Milk I realize that a budget cannot be made up at this time but a ;Sanitarian salary can be established. I, therefore, move that when a budget is made up that the Sanitarian's salary be set at $9,000.00 per j year. The salary to be in effect the first month of our participa-+, tion in the new MILK program. !I It is understood that this salary will be reimbursed to the f City by the Milk Board out of funds collected by the Board from the Milk Handlers and will not come from City or State taxes . Introduced by lst Ward Councilman /s/ Forrest Scrivner. Councilman Scrivner moved that the Milk Sanitarian's salary be set at $9,000.00 per year when the budget is made up, effective the first month of participation. Motion passed. Councilman Gordon, Chairman of the Accounts, Claims and Personnel Committee, presented the following report: Accounts, Claims and Meeting of Accounts and Claims Committee was called to order at Personnel 7:30 P.M. , January 18th, by Chairman Gordon. Present were Committee Councilmen Ortmeyer, Borgmeyer and Hager; also present was Public Report. Works Director Ed Rackers Chairman Gordon placed on first order of business the salaries of 3 Street Department workers - Fred Findlay, Orville Miller and Art Landers. Motion made by Hager that the salaries of these 3 men! be brought to the figure of $7,090; this would be in line with the i salary and steps of the men with 5 or more years of employment with the Street Department. Motion carried. f Councilman Gordon moved that the report be approved. Motion passed, - - - - - - - - - - 13. Regular, Council Meet The following report of the Planning and Zoning Commission was ;presented to the Council: Planning PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REPORT and Hough Park - Riverside Neighborhood Development Program A-12 Zoning Commission The Planning and Zoning Commission met in special session at Report. the Housing Authority office, #10 Jackson Street , on January 9,19734, At this meeting the Urban Renewal Plan including proposed zoning for the areas of Hough Park and Riverside Park, Project A-12 `1 was presented for consideration and recommendation to the City :Council. After review of the Plan for the Urban Renewal Areas , the . Commission found that the plan as submitted conforms to the general ;' ,.plan for the locality as a whole and it is recommended by the Commission that the Plan be approved. Respectfully submitted, Isl Bert Koester, Chairman, Councilman Riner moved that the report be filed. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - The following report of the Jefferson City Parking Authority was Parking presented to the Council: Authority. t. Report The Parking Authority met at 7:45 a.m. , January 18, 1973, win , the following members present: Messrs. Hammond, Schulte, Czarlir04! Haake, Rackers , Borgmeyer, Hamacher Hartley and Riley. 1 . The Authority recommends that the Public Works Department : proceed to draw-up specifications and advertise for bids for land- ; scaping on Lot No. 3 located at High and Monroe Streets with a :. ceiling of $3,000 maximum. The Authority furthered recommends that ,; the lighting system be installed as soon as possible and part of i1the specifications is the use of an ornamental brick wall entrance ;and special bids are to be secured on this particular Item, i12. The Authority recommends that the Public Utilities Committee ' consider the installation of additional dusk to dawn lighting on i'Lot No. 8 located at Jefferson and High Streets on the South side. ,,This type of lighting to be used until specifications have been 3repared for the permanent lighting system as well as landscaping. The Authority recommends securing bids for landscaoing of the :jsiate Theatre site entrance to the parking lot. 14. The recent report of the Traffic Safety Study was presented by ; the Director of Public Works and it is the decision of the Parking :lAuthority that it work in conjunction with members of the Parking ,: and Traffic Committee in carrying out specific recommendations . 'i There being no further business , the meeting adjourned on call ,, of the Chairman. Respectfully submitted, Isl Larry Haake, Chairman. I. I! Councilman sed Borgmeyer moved that the report be approved. Motion s . - - - - - - - - - - 11 City lCouncilman Borgmeyer requested that the City Attorney report on Attorney 1� the progress of the suit-involving-Clarence Knatcal. I - - - - - - - - : The following report of the Parking and Traffic Commission was ,, presented to the Council: Parking and !JThe Parking and Traffic Commission meeting was held January 24, Traffic !11973, 7:45 A.M. , at the Governor Hotel. All members present Commission ; except Jim Whaley and Ed Pope. Report The Commission took the following action: ;. 1) Denied the request for parking meters in the 300 block of Broadway. 2) Recommended the present parking restrictions be retained in il the 300 block of West McCarty and the 100 block of East Miller.1 3) Denied the request for right turns only off of Kansas and Virginia Streets onto Missouri Boulevard. 4) Denied the request for a no parking restriction on a portion of the 300 block of Locust Street. 5) Recommended parking be prohibited on the west side of Monroe Street extending 50 feet north of north curb of Woodlawn. 6) Recommended parking be prohibited on the south side of Woodlawn from Madison to Monroe. I! 14, -Regular-Council .Meeting,..February_..5.,.._19.73_.... .^..___ ._.....� .�. 7) Recommended parking be prohibited on the north side of Nebraska extending 70 feet west of Ohio Street. ! Recommended parking be prohibited in the 800 block of ii Ohio Street. 11I 9) Decided to hold a public hearing on the new Traffic Safety Parking Report in the next 30 days , and 10) Recommended eliminating all weight restrictions on City Traffic streets as this is in conflict with existing State Statutes. Commission ill) Recommended repealing the ordinance relating to stop signs at Report the Dix-Industrial, ECapitol-Madison, and E. Capitol-Monroe intersections due to installation of traffic signals. 12) Denied request that parking be prohibited next to 717 Locust Street. � 13) Recommended parking be prohibited on north side of Ellis Boulevard extending 625 feet east of centerline of Christy Boulevard. 114) Recommended approval of a single loading zone at 631 East High ' Street. Recommended the no-parking restriction be repealed on the `` east side of Clay Street from Main to Cliff Drive. Recommended parking be prohibited on north side of State Street extending 108 feet west of west curb of Jackson. i I17) Recommended Director of Public Works contact the State Highway`'! Department regarding allowing right turns on red signals . 18) Recommended the present Yield on Cherry Street before entering East Miller be changed to a Stop. 19) Recommended parking be prohibited on south side of Stadium extending 100 feet east of Southwest Boulevard. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Michael Riley, Chairman. Councilmen Hager and Riner moved that Item No. 15 be deleted from the report. Motion passed. Councilman Hager then moved that the report be approved, with the exception of Item No. 15. Motion passed. - - - - - - - - - - Bill 85. Bill No. 85, introduced by Councilman Seaman, entitled: Rezoning "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, amend- Old ing and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson,Missouri, St . Louis as incorporated in Ordinance 8508, by rezoning certain specifically ' Road. described land." Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council . ;; Bill No. 86, introduced by Councilman Seaman, entitled: -' Bill 86. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, ;Rezoning amending and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, JBrookdafe Missouri, as incorporated in Ordinance 8508, by rezoning certain : Drive. specifically described land," Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. Bill No. 87, introduced by Councilman Riner, entitled: : Bill 87. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, Rezoning amending and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, North of Missouri, as incorporated in Ordinance 8508, by rezoning certain Missouri specifically described land." !; River. Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. Bill No. 88, introduced by Councilman Seaman, entitled: Bill 88. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending ,!Amending Ordinance 8508, The Zoning Ordinance, by making certain corrective ;; Zoning Ord. changes ." : Corrective Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to 'iChanges. members of the Council. - - - - - - - - - - Bill No, 89, introduced by Councilman Borgmeyer, entitled: ;; Bill 89. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, ' Rezoning amending and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, 1620-22 Missouri, as incorporated in Ordinance 8508, by rezoning certain '; St.Mary's specifically described land." : Blvd. Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. { - - - - - - - - - - �! ! i 15. Regular.. Council._ -Meeting,.. February Bill 90. Bill No. go, introduced by Councilmen Borgmeyer and Woodman, �. Amending entitled: Building "An ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending Code. �Ordinance No. 8012, known as the Building Code Ordinance, by adding . a section establishing minimum insulation requirements for all new '' residential construction and all other new heated buildings." Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to imembers of the Council. - - - - - - - - - - Committee Councilman Nacyq Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported of the that he and Councilman Hager had met with members of the Housing Whole. Authority, School Board, and news media, in regard to the disposi- tion of property located at Jackson and Monroe Streets . The property is under the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority. A newil :: proposal has been submitted in lieu of Harland Bartholomew, b .which part of the property would be used by Simonsen and Freshman 11 .,High for recreational purposes, and part to be reserved for civic i :' purposes . Mr. Herron of the Housing Authority is to meet with the ; Committee of the Whole to explain the new proposal. - - - - - - - - - - i� Resolution ;'The following Resolution was introduced to the Council: Paving of WHEREAS, the roadway of West Main Street from Forest Hill to West ,'Route 179, in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is in need of Main : improvement, NOW THEREFORE, Street 1: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI THAT West Main Street, in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, from Forest Hill to Route 179,shall be graded and paved, including :: curb and gutters; 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 along the distancelimproved, in proportion to , the number of fronting or abutting feet, and shall be paid for by 1, special tax bills issued against the property fronting or abutting on any of said improvement with a maximum charge of $5.00 per front , foot, and the Council hereby declares the aforesaid paving from lForest Hill to Route 179 necessary to be done; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Engineer, be, and he is herebyr , instructed to prepare plans and specifications for said improvemert 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 i A , rinted in the City of Jefferson Missouri. February 7, 1973 hopted: February 5, 1973 Isl Margaret Christian /s/ John G. Christy City Clerk President of the Council. 11Councilman Gordon moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion i I li ipassed. Resolution : The following Resolution was introduced to the Council: Annexation WHEREAS on the 15th day of June, 1970, this Council adopted I a resolution WHEREAS, that the annexation of certain described glands in Callaway County, Missouri, is reasonable and necessary to , the proper development of said city and other matters ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the law firm of !Graham and Hawkins is employed at an hourly charge of Thirty-Five Il ;! Dollars plus expenses , with the assistance of the City Attorney, ;Ito pursue the class action declaratory judgment for the approval lof such annexation. ! Adopted: I John G. Christy, Mayor and iAttest: President of the Council. City Clerk 'ICouncilman Scrivner moved that the Resolution be referred to the '!Annexation Committee. - - - - - - - - - - 1b. u1ArCat,nci 7 Mee i nQ _yeh Councilman Ortmeyer presented the following petitions to the Council: January 29, 1973. I We, the undersigned, respectfully request that the City of j Jefferson's Contractors License Ordinance be enforced fairly and equally in regard to individuals, companies, general contractors, f� sub contractors or anyone doing construction work in the city. We firmly believe that this ordinance should be strictly enforced, as it is in surrounding communities . As a method of enforcement of the above Ordinance, we recommend Contractors that a contractor or owner be required to furnish proof that he License. holds a City Contractors License before he could be issued a Building Permit. }' f This in effect , would insure fair and equal treatment of those contractors who annually purchase a City Contractors License, as j required by law. �+ Signed by: Thirty-five (35) signatures. a ii Jerry Keene, Planning Director reported to the Council that Prost Renovating Builders would charge $1,030.0b to paint, carpet and provide tolice draperies for the office of the Police Court Clerk. icourt Councilman Borgmeyer objected and inquired if the matter had been `Clerk's advertised for bids. Mr. Keene replied that he only had the bid `Office. from Prost Builders. Councilman Ortmeyer asked that Mr. Keene get bids for the project. r r r r r • r • r r Disposition cE Councilman Seaman moved that three of the tables in the Council lfurniture in Chamber be reserved for the Street Department. Motion passed. Council - - - - - - r - - - Chamber Councilman Riner moved that the Council adjourn, under the rules. Motion passed. r r r r w w r r w • 1