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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19721002 518. .___ .._.�..._.................. . _..... .. ... ... _ Regular Council Meeting, October 2, 1972.. . _....__ ., _... .. Mayor Christy presided. ';,Prayer was offered by Mayor Christy. Roll ?Councilmen present: Borgmeyer, Gordon, Hager, Nacy, Ortmeyer, �± Call j Riner, Scrivner, Seaman, Strong and Woodman. ;Councilmen absent: None. i( A quorum was declared present. �! Approvallj 519. Regular- Council Meeting, October 2 MINUTES of Police Board Meeting of September 29, 1972, 12:00 noon, at the Police Station. The following matters were discussed: Nine spaces at East end of Police Department Building for police vehicles. Eleven cars , specifications , approved by Police Board Committe . A grant with the LEA for training officers for the Police Department will be given in the amount of $4,000.00. City to pick up the remainder of the salary. Police Board Committee approved to : police go ahead on the request. Reported by Lt. Col. Patton. 'Department Chief Short had nothing to request at this time. Committee Mrs . Gary Woodward, President of the Police Wives Auxiliary, (Report. reported on their Crime Alert Program. They have 150 signers at this time, but are at a stand-still and would appreciate some 11 suggestions . Mr. Robert Burgess suggested a mock crime. Mr. Fred Seaman suggested a letter to present signers to contact relatives, friends or neighbors to participate, which would no doubt double the signers . Mrs . Woodward stated that they could always use money , as they are always short of money whenever they wanted to do any- I� thing, as they contribute to so many organizations such as Muscular Dystrophy, Fulton State Hospital, etc. Officer Charles Duemmel, Chairman of the Police Betterment Organization, had nothing to report or take up at this time. Chairman Seaman introduced Mr. Robert Burgess , Director of thel Missouri Division of Highway Safety, and Mr. Leland Curtwright. The following are excerpts from a talk by Mr. Burgess: "I would like to see an ASAP Program (Alcohol Safety Action Program) started in Jefferson City, and we would be willing to fund it, primarily a law enforcement traffic court and rehabilitation program, and I will detail that for you briefly, which means identifying patrols that would actually be out on the road looking for drunks before they get into their cars , or while they are in their cars , in other words , they are concentrating on the alcohol problem almost 100% of their time. I am going to propose to you, the Police Board, the Citizens of Jefferson City, that we are ready ; to fund an ASAP Program in Jefferson City. "I am concerned about the pay scale of the Police Officer in Jefferson City as compared to many cities of comparable size in they Sthto, and one thing really concerns me, which is the low starting salary, because I am afraid that many of the applicants that you let, and I know that you are not getting many, are looking for a ob not a profession. You can't put out an offer of $555 .00 a month to many people who will look at it as being something that will start them on the road for a career, it's got to be looked upon as a ,job, maybe a stepping stone to something else, and I think we have to get the salary scalles up if we are going to attract the people that we need in a Police Department. It is becoming a profession. "We have a lot of dedicated officers in Jefferson City. I think that Jefferson City is extremely fortunate because these guys are doing a tremendous job for the low salary that they are getting. I feel sure that talking to the Citizens of Jefferson City that they are proud of their Police Department. I know that. I am, and I feel that the money we spent in Jefferson City, every dollar that we have spent, we have obtained more than a dollar back in benefits for the Citizens of this Community. I hope that you continue and I ope that you can improve in the future. "The starting, average, salary throughout the State is $8,500 and you are way below that, for a Policeman. We won' t take part in ridiculously low salaries , if they won' t set a salary up to a point here an Officer can feed his family, we won't take part. If you have some Officers doing the same work, having the same responsibil- ity, I think that the price-wage Control Board would make an exception. I know that exceptions have been made when things like this have been brought to light." Questions by Mr. Seaman regarding the purchase of Police Vehicles: As a Highway Patrolman for seventeen years, doyou believe it would be better to buy a cheap car or do you think it would be better, as far as maintenance cost and resale value, to buy a better land higher grade of vehicle. Answer by Mr. Burgess : - The City would be better off to buy a ood, quality car, not the lightest, maybe not the heaviest either, fully equipped, so that it has a decent resale value, and I have one strong recommendation, that the mileage be limited, that you Fet a certain mileage so that you can trade the vehicle. At the resent time when people go into the Dealer they don' t want that ca 520. Regular Council Meeting, October 2, 1972. ! that the Police Department has been using because they haven't had ;) ,lgood experience in the past. After more discussion on Mr. Burgess ' traffic Safety Programs ,' the meeting was adjourned under the rules at 1: 10 P.M. E; Respectfully submitted, /s/ Fred Seaman, Chairman. ;'Councilman Seaman moved that the report be approved. Motion passed ! ;: Councilman Nacy, Chairman of the Public Utilities Committee, ' presented the following report: Public ! The Public Utilities Committee of the City Council recommends the Utilities.ifollowing: Committee 1. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light in the vicinity of the Report. 220 block of Cherokee Drive. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Richard R. Nacy, Jr. , Chairman. " Councilman Nacy moved that the report be approved. Motion passed. Report of Commission iA report of the activities of the Jefferson City Commission on on Environ-; Environmental Quality from June through August, 1972, was presented; mental ;kto the Council , which is on file in the office of the City Clerk. Quality. - - - - - - - - - - ( Bill No. 54, introduced by Councilmen Scrivner and Ortmeyer, entitled: Bill 54. ; "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, accepting and Plat of +Iappproving the Plat of River Bend Estates Subdivision, Section 2, a'. River ', Subdivision of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, as hereinafter Bend !; described." Estates " Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to Sec. 2. ;; members of the Council. ti - - - - - - - - - - ,Bill 11 , ' Bill No. 55, introduced by Councilmen Seaman and Borgmeyer, j Rezoning , entitled: ! portioni; "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, amend of Suniling and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, Missouri2il Valley ; as incorporated in Ordinance 5880, by rezoning certain specifically; Drive.+! described land." f k Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to � ! members of the Council . I Bill 56. : Bill No. 56, introduced by Councilmen Borgmeyer and Seaman, Rezoning !f entitled: Waverly "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, St.&adjacent � amending and modifying the Zoning Map the City of Jefferson, , �! to , Missouri, as incorporate in Ordinanc e 5880, by rezoning certain Jefferson ; specifically described land." Plaza. i. ": Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to : members of the Council. - - - - - - - - - Bill 57. : Bill No. 57, introduced by Councilmen Scrivner and Ortmeyer, Rezoning '' entitled: 2601 E. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, McCarty I amending and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, Street. Missouri, as incorporated in Ordinance 5880, by rezoning certain specifically described land." Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. Bill 58. Bill No. 58, introduced by Councilmen Seaman and Strong, entitled: Zoning "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson repealing Ordinance 5880, Ordinance.I the Zoning Ordinance; and also repealing Section 3 of Ordinance 7395, and enacting a new Ordinance relating to the same subject." li Read first and second time by title and ordered distributed to I members of the Council. " (� On motion of Councilman Scrivner, Bill No. 46 was called u from I the Informal Calendar. Motion passed. p Bill No. 46, introduced by Councilman Scrivner, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, vacating and discontinuing as a public thoroughfare an east-west alley between Elm and Dunklin Streets from the easterly right-of-way ine of Mulberry Street easterly 104 feet, reserving to the City an easeme t 521. Regular Council in the right-of-way vacated for sanitary sewer, surface water drainage, and public utility purposes , and authorizing and directing; the Mayor and Clerk of the City to execute all instruments required to confirm in the abutting property owners their right of reversion Bill 46. in the vacated area. " Vacating On motion of Councilman Scrivner, Bill No. 46 was read the third least-west time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the ialley following vote as Ordinance No. 8498: (!between Councilmen voting Aye: Borgmeyer, Gordon, Hager, Nacy, Ortmeyer, (Elm and Riner, Scrivner, Seaman, Strong and WoodmanjDunklin Councilmen voting Nay: None. Streets . Councilmen absent: - -None. - _ _ - - _ - - I 1; Bill No. 47, introduced by Councilman Hager, entitled: !Bill 47. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending ;Repealing Ordinance No. 8177, The Parking and Traffic Code, by repealing the !24-hour twenty mile per hour speed limit on Lafayette Street , between ;'speed limit Miller and Franklin Streets ." I on Councilman Hager moved that Bill No. 47 be stricken from the .Lafayette St. calendar. Motion passed. - - Councilman Nacy, Chairman of the Public Utilities Committee, (Resolution introduced the following Resolution: ii Resolution BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council, City of Jefferson, lights . Missouri, that the Missouri Power and Light Company make the �! following installation in accordance with recommendations presented �4 to the City Council by its Committee on Public Utilities, and adopted by said City Council on October 2, 1972. 1. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light in the vicinity of the 220 block of Cherokee Drive. Adopted: October 2, 1972 /s/ John G. Christy, President of the Council. I� Councilman Nacy moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion 1 passed. The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Scrivner: resolution .Publicity - WHEREAS, Jefferson City is the state capital and convention (Jefferson center of the State of Missouri; and City. WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned with the publicity Jefferson City receives throughout the State; and WHEREAS, certain political advertising has given Jefferson City very unfavorable publicity. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows : The City Council respectfully requests that all political candidates refrain from disparaging and derogatory remarks about the City of Jefferson. Adopted: October 2, 1972 /s/ John G. Christy, President of the Council. Councilman Scrivner moved that the Resolution be adopted. Councilmen Gordon and Seaman asked for a Roll Call vote. The Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Councilmen voting Aye: Gordon, Hager, Nacy, Ortmeyer, Riner, Scrivner and Seaman. Councilmen voting Nay: Borgmeyer, Strong and Woodman. Councilman Riner referred-the-matte; of-two-hour parking on i arking and Jefferson Street, from Dunklin Street south to the alley, to the Eraffic Parking and Traffic Commission. ommission. Councilman Borgmeyer referred the matter of a four-way stop arkin and Industrial Drie nd Jaycee Drive, or a reduction in the speed �firaffic limit on Industrial Drive, since school buses use that route, to Ppmmission. the Parking and Traffic Commission. 522. e ��,._.S�n���MQ1����g,Oc.��.b�r 2,. 19 Z2• - - Councilman Riner moved that the Council recommend to the Finance 5.5% Committee to give 5.5% across the board increase to all city Salary employees. increase Councilman Seaman and Scrivner asked for a Roll Call vote. t6' otion passed by the following vote: Finance Councilmen voting Aye: Gordon, Hager, Ortmeyer, Riner, Scrivner Committee .arid Seaman. Councilmen voting Nay: Borgmeyer, Strong and Woodman. Councilmen present but not voting: Nacy. Mayor Christy stated that the Finance Committee or Accounts, Claims and Personnel Committee, should make a study of the salary schedule before the next budget requests and that a ceiling will have to be made on various positions. A cost of living increase could then be considered for employees in the top bracket. Payroll Councilman Gordon reported that he had received a communication Deduction from Joe Trotter, U.C.F. , requesting payroll deduction from City U.C.F. employees. Councilman Strong stated that he had consulted with N.C.R. and they will program it at no charge to the City, and joined in the appeal with Councilman Gordon. Councilman Gordon then moved that the Council approve payroll deduction unless it was decided by the City Clerk that the plan is not feasible. Motion passed. Revenue ayor Christy reported that the City will receive approximately Sharing. $390,000.00 in the Federal Revenue Sharing Plan. A meeting of Department Heads will be held October 5th to discuss priorities since there is a strong restriction as to the use of the funds . r Adjournment. Councilman Riner moved that the Council adjourn, under the rules. Motion passed. J • . 1111 e ty