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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19680506 218 Council Meeting, May 6, 1968 _.. ... _... . ._ ._. Mayor Christy presided. Prayer was offered by Mayor Christy. Prayer. Councilmen present: Borgmeyer, Haake, Hawes , Hiesberger, Kliegel, Roll Call. Riner, Sdrivner, Stone, Walther and Wildhaber. Council absent: None. A quorum was declared present. The minutes of the meeting of April 16, 1968, were approved as Approval received. of Minutes. Robert Livingston asked the Council for permission to construct a sidewalk at Williams and Dix Road on the Dix Road side at his own expense. On motion of Councilman Riner, the request was referred to the Permission Director of Public Works, with power to act. for sidewalk A letter of resignation was received from Charles Colter, Police Resignation Officer, effective May 1, 1968. Charles Councilman Scrivner moved that the resignation be accepted. Colter. The motion passed. A communication was received from Brooks Nicklas, requesting One hour parking meters or one hour parking along the 400 Block of Jefferson parking on Street. Jefferson St The request was referred to the Parking & Traffic Commission. The annual request for payment of $800 .00 was received from Woodland Woodland Cemetery Association. Cemetery Councilman Haake moved that the payment be approved. Association. The motion passed. A request to rezone part of Outlot 29 from Highway Commercial "F" Planning & to "A-2" single-family residence was received from Nentwig Invest- Zoning ment Company. Commission. The request was referred to the Planning & Zoning Commission. A request was received from Mrs . Anton Hiesberger requesting the Public updating and properly spacing of the old incadescent lights on Utilities St. Mary' s Blvd. from St. Mary' s Hospital to Beck Street. Committee. The request was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. Lt. Duncan of the Jefferson City Police Department requested that School the Council approve the payment of $300.00 for the annual picnic Safety and placques for the School Safety Patrol, since the Police Patrol. Department no longer has a benefit fund. Councilman Scrivner moved that the amount be allowed from the Mayor' s Contingent Fund. The motion passed. The following report of the Public. Utilities Committee was pre- Public sented by Councilman Haake: Utilities May 6, 1968 Committee Mayor Christy: Report. Your Utilities Committee recommends the following street light installations and payment of existing lights in annexed areas, if 219 Regular Council Meeting, May 6, 1968 they meet with the Missouri Power and Light Master Plan. 1. Replace the existing light at the corner of Lee Street and Lee Lane, with 6800 lumen mercury vapor light. 2. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light on North Circle Drive between Lavinia and Hayselton-East Circle. 3. Replace the existing lights in the 900 and 1000 blocks of Poplar Street with 6800 lumen mercury vapor lights. 4. Replace the existing light at the emergency entrance of St. Mary' s Hospital with 6800 lumen mercury vapor light. 5. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light at the intersection of the front of St. Mary' s Hospital entrance on W. Elm Street with 6800 lumen mercury vapor light. 6. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light at the 400 block Christopher place and East Miller Street. 7 . Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light on light pole between 2505-2509 Orchard Lane. 8. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light in the 1700 block of St. Mary' s Blvd. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Larry Haake, Chairman Public Utilities Committee Councilman Haake moved that the report be approved. The motion passed. Bill No. 4. Bill No. 4 , introduced by Councilmen Stone, Hiesberger, Scrivner, Amending Riner, Kliegel, Borgmeyer and Walther, entitled: Traffic Code "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending Ordinance relative to No. of the City, known as the Parking and Traffic Code of Motor vehicle the City, by repealing section 12 . 110 of Article XII thereof, relating License to issuance of duplicate motor vehicle license stickers and enacting Stickers. a new Section 12. 110 of Article X11 of Ordinance No. , relating to the same subject. " Read first time by title and referred to the Ways and Means Committee for hearings. Bill No. 5. Bill No. 5, introduced by Councilmen Stone, Hiesberger, Scrivner, Relating to Riner, Kliegel, Borgmeyer and Walther, entitled: license tax "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending Ordinance on cigarettes. No. 7469 of the City by repealing Section 3 thereof, establishing the occupation license tax for wholesale dealers and jobbers of cigarettes , and enacting a new provision relating to the same subject ." Read first time by title and referred to the Ways and Means Committee for hearings. Bill No. 6. Bill No. 6, introduced by Councilmen Stone, Hiesberger, Scrivner, Gross recei- Riner, Kliegel, Borgmeyer and Walther, entitled: pts tax - "An Ordinance levying a tax on the gross receipts of persons, firms Telephone or corporations engaged in the business of selling to the public, Service, telephone service, for the privilege of conducting such business in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, and using and occupying the streets and public ways of said City with distribution facilities, and repealing Ordinance No. 7117 of the City relating to the same subject." 220 -.- Regular Council Meeting, May 6, 1968 Read first time by title and referred to the Ways and Means Committee for hearings . Bill. No. 7, introduced by Councilmen Stone, Hiesberger, Scrivner, Bill No. 7. Riner, Kliegel, Borgmeyer and Walther, entitled: Gross "An Ordinance levying a tax on the gross receipts of persons, receipts firms or corporations engaged in the business of selling to the tax - nature public, natural gas, manufactured gas and/or electricity for the gas & privilege of conducting such business in the City of Jefferson, elect- Missouri, and using and occupying the streets and public ways of ricity. said City with distribution facilities, and repealing Ordinance No. 7116 of the City, relating to the same subject ." Read first time by title and referred to the Ways and Means Committee for hearing. Bill No. 8, introduced by Councilmen Stone, Hiesberger, Scrivner, Bill No. 8. Riner, Kliegel, Borgmeyer and Walther, entitled: Gross "An Ordinance levying a tax on the gross receipts of persons, firms receipts or corporations engaged in the business of selling water to the tax for public for the privilege of conducting such business in the City water of Jefferson, Missouri, and using and occupying the streets and charge. public ways of said City with distribution facilities, and repealing Ordinance No. 7110 of the City relating to the same subject. Read first time by title and referred to the Ways and Means Committee for hearings. Bill No. 9, introduced by Councilman Haake, entitled: Bill No. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, approving the 9. By-Laws of the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission," Approvin Read first time at length and ordered distributed to members of the By-Laws the Council, of the Mid- ---------- Mo. Regional Planning Commission. Bill No. 10, introduced by Councilman Kliegel, entitled: Bill No, 10. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, prescribing and Relating to fixing rates and charges for the use of public sewers and the collection sewerage system of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, requiring pay- of sewer ment of such rates and charges , repealing Ordinance No, 7760, charge in and containing a savings clause." Areas "A" & Read first time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. Bill No, 11, introduced by Councilman Hawes, entitled: Bill No. 11. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, adopting the Adopting the Parking and Traffic Code of the City for the purpose of regulating Parking & the parking and operation of motor vehicles in the City, " Traffic Read first time by title and ordered distributed to members of Code, the Council. Bill No. 12, introduced by Councilmen Kliegel and Borgmeyer, Bill No. 12. entitled: Rezoning of "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, changing, amend- land on ing and modifying the Zoning Map of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , Southwest as incorporated into Ordinance No. 5880, by rezoning certain Blvd. specifically described land from District "A-1" Single Family Residence Classification to District "D" Multiple Dwelling Classification." Read first time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. 221. Council Meeting,_ May 6, Bill No. 13. Bill No. 13, introduced by Councilmen Kliegel and Borgmeyer, Amending entitled: Zoning "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, amending Ordinance Ord. for No. 5880 of the City by adding Subparagraph (. 17) to Section 1102 motion of said Ordinance authorizing the use of land in District "F" picture Highway Commercial Classification for motion picture theaters ." theaters. Read first time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. Bill No. Bill No. 14, introduced-by-Councilman Wildhaber, entitled: 14. "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing and Interchange directing the City to contract by Ordinance with the City of New of Fire ser- Bloomfield, Missouri for the operation and interchange of common vice. service of the respective fire department of said Cities in case of major conflagration or major disaster. " Read first time by title and ordered distributed to members of the Council. Bill No. 15. Bill No. 15, introduced by Councilmen Hawes and Hiesberger, entitled: Authorizing "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, authorizing and a quit-claim directing the Mayor and the Clerk to execute a quit-claim deed deed to Wm. conveying to William R. Tweedie and Adelaide Tweedie, husband and R. Tweedie wife, and Lillian T. Bruere and all interest the City of & Adelaide Jefferson, may have in part of Outlot No. 78, in the City of Jefferson Tweedie and Missouri." Lillian T. Read first and second time by title and on motion of Councilman Bruere. Hawes, the rules were suspended and the Bill was read the third time by title and placed on final passage and was passed by the following vote as Ordinance No. 8016. Councilmen voting Aye: Borgmeyer, Haake, Hawes, Hiesberger, Kliegel, Riner, Scrivner, Stone, Walther and Wildhaber. Councilmen voting Nay: None. Councilmen absent: None, Fire The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Hiesberger: Committee. WHEREAS, it has pleased Almighty God, Our Father, to summon to His immortal legions, young men of the City of Jefferson and Cole County, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Jefferson City, Missouri, at its meeting of May 6, 1968, does mourn the passing of these dedicated young defenders of our nation' s freedom and, as a tribute to their memories , directs that the flags of the City of Jefferson be posted on the poles lining the downtown area of the Capital City and any other areas the Mayor so designates, each Saturday from dawn to dusk until that date on which the war in Vietnam reaches an honorable conclusion. Mayor, Jefferson City City Clerk The resolution was referred to the Fire Committee, on motion of Councilman Hiesberger. The motion passed. Resolution - The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Haake: Street RESOLUTION Lights. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council, City of Jefferson, Missouri, that the Missouri Power & Light Company make the following installations in accordance with recommendations presented to the City Council by its Committee on Public Utilities and adopted by said City Council on May 6, 1968. 2 22` __. _.. .._. _.. . ... _ .... .. Regular. Council Meeting, May 6, 1968 1. Replace the existing light at the corner of Lee Street and Lee Lane with 6800 lumen mercury vapor light. 2. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light on North Circle Drive between Lavinia and Hayselton-East Circle. 3. Replace the existing lights in the 900 and 1000 blocks of Poplar Street with 6800 lumen mercury vapor lights . 4. Replace the existing light at the emergency entrance of St. Mary' s Hospital with 6800 lumen mercury vapor light. 5. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light at the intersection of the front of St. Mary' s Hospital entrance on W. Elm Street with 6800 lumen mercury vapor light. 6. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light at the 400 block Christopher place and East Miller Street. 7. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light on light pole between 2505-2509 Orchard Lane. 8. Install 6800 lumen mercury vapor light in the 1700 block of St. Mary' s Blvd. Adopted: May 6, 1968 /s/ John G. Christy President of the Council. Councilman Haake moved the adoption of the resolution. The motion passed. Mayor Christy submitted the name of Paul Pope for appointment as Housing Housing Inspector, to be effective May 1, 1968. Inspector. Councilman Hawes moved that the appointment be approved. The motion passed. Councilman Scrivner moved that the Police Department be commended Police in the splendid work that they have done in regard to the recent Departm trouble with Lincoln University Students. The motion passed. Councilman Wildhaber referred the matter of sewage problems on East Director Elm and East Miller to the Director of Public Works. of Mr. Harold 'Thrash, 1605 E. Elm spoke in regard to the serious sew- Public Works age problem in his area whenever there is a heavy rain storm and demanded that something be done. Councilman Stone moved that Local 662 be officially recognized as Local No. the bargaining agent for the Street, Sewer and Transit Departments . 662. The motion passed. Councilman Borgmeyer referred the matter of "Yield" and "Stop" signs Parking & in the Westwood Subdivision and the elimination of parking on one Traffic side of Williams Street, west of Dix Road to the Parking & Traffic Commiss Commission. ----------- Councilman Kliegel moved that Councilman Haake continue to be the Planning Council Member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. & The motion passed. Zoning ---------- Commission. Councilman Hiesberger moved that the City Council instruct the Transit Transit Authority to explore the possibility of the City' s part- Authority. icipation in Federal Grants made available to cities in the United States under the current Mass Transportation Act and currently being utilized by other cities in Missouri including Columbia and Springfield, and that the Transit Authority make a written report to the Council by the second Council meeting in June as to the status of such a study. The motion passed. f. Reg Council Counc _1 _Meeting.,.. Ma 2�3_Y 6, _1.966_ Planning & ' Councilman Hiesberger moved that the council refer to the Planning oning and Zoning Commission of the City, the question of reviewing the Commission. City' s Zoning Ordinance with respect to the allowance of signing on right-of-way that does not pertain to businesses immediately lo- cated on the property on which the sign is located. The motion passed. Inter- Councilman Hiesberger moved that the Council instruct International national Telemeter Corporation, CATV franchisee , to report to the Council by Te eter its next meeting the status of its negotiations with the Capital Corporation. : City Telephone Company (United Utilities) on the use of communications space on poles in the City. Implementation of operations - monthly. The motion passed. Parking & Councilman Hiesberger moved that the Council instruct the Parking Traffic and Traffic Commission make recommendations concerning the Commission. possibility of eliminating four parking spaces in the middle of the 100 and 200 blocks of East High Street on both sides for the purpose of establishing loading zones for business services in those blocks and restricting all unloading and loading to those zones. This is to say that all double parking for any purpose would thereby be forbidden. The motion was withdrawn since the matter had already been referred to the Parking and Traffic Commission. Street Councilman Kliegel referred a request of Mr. Delbert Edwards, 209 Comrnitt Dunford,for a guard rail on Christy Street to the Street Committee. �' ee. Public Councilman Kliegel referred the matter of a street light at 420 Utilities Aurora to the Public Utilities Committee. Committee. ----------- Adjournment. Councilman Riner moved that the Council adjourn, under the rules. The motion passed. r: