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Home My Public Portal About19630107 Regular Meeting, Januar 7, 1963 Mayor C. Forrest Whaley in the Chair. resent; Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, !Roll Call Robinson , Scrivner, Watt and Willcoxon . 10 yi ;Absent; None. 0 quorum was declared present. he regular first of the month meeting was opened with prayer Prayer. offered by Mr. Cline. Un motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Riner, the minutes ( Minutes. f the last meeting, December 17, 1962, prepared and submitted by he clerk, were approved. � t the opening of the session, the mayor announced that the Visitors. allery included a group of Boy Scouts, along with their leaders, kepresenting Boy Scout Troop No. Two, Presbyterian Church, were ' resent to witness formalities as part of their citizen' s program. motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Butzer, a matter jJaxi Cab i oncerning state employees operating transportation services to "Request. embers of the General Assembly from the local railroad station, rought to the attention by Mr. Virgil Wells, who said he epresented three local operating companies, was ordered referred o the Police Board for study and recommendation . r. F. Joe DeLong, along with Mr. Elmer Goldammer and Mr. K. R. {Annexation. agood, owners of the property and operator of Westgate Bowling nes, with Mr. DeLong as spokesman, appeared before the council ith a request that the property occupied by the bowling company nd the adjacent area be annexed to the city. 1� n motion by Mr. Watt, seconded by Mr. Butzer, the City Attorney as instructed to proceed with the preparation of the necessary irresolution setting out the legal land description for annexation 1# ,of this area into the City Limits . ollowing an appearance by Mr. John Rathous, operator of the Garbage C. Sanitation Service, who complained about other people 00perators . i king certain collections despite an ordinance that provides or an exclusive franchise, the council adopted a motion offered y Mr. Scrivner, seconded by Mr. Watt , calling for a thorough nvestigation into the matter by the City Attorney and the De- 1� artment of Police to determine if these matters are creating uisances and that charges be filed if a public nuisance is in evidence, in violation of Ordinance No. 6657. . Willcoxon then offered a motion, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, ? uthorizing the chief of police to employ extra aid if necessary o stud the matter. 8 voice vote the motion d. ` Y Y io fails motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, a letter submitted= Von Hoffmann y the Von Hoffmann Press, Inc . , thanking the mayor and council : Fire Thanks . 1 or its action with reference to fire protection outside the limits j f the city was ordered received and filed. ; !On motion by Mr. Cline, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, a request ; Livingston submitted by Mr. Robert H. Livingston, calling for the council request for to authorize the vacation of Max Lane, was ordered denied. ; vacating Max !i --------- '. Lane. 'ion motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, a letter jCapital Cit submitted to the mayor by the Capital City Water Company, setting lWater Co. Bout a lengthy improvement program, including fluoridation, and lImproveme !a time schedule, was ordered received and filed. I Regular Meeting, January 7 , 1963 Driveway i'On motion by Mr. Cline, seconded by Mr. Butzer, a matter submitted i Standards6by the City Engineer concerning a recommendation that the ' suggested ordinance, establishing standards for driveways and curb returns, be referred to the Street Committee and the City Attorney, for its study and recommendations , said recommendations to be reported back to the Council within thirty days, was referred to -the Street Committee . Street On motion by Mr. Willcoxon , seconded by Mr. Robinson , a matter Cutting. 1:concerning recommendations for a change in Ordinance No. 7121 ;;pertaining to Street Cutting, was ordered referred to the Street .Committee, the City Engineer, and the City Attorney and to report ; back to the council. r Inspectors iOn motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, reports { Annual ' submitted by the Building Inspector and the Milk Inspector, Report. were ordered received and filed and that copies of each be ; prepared and submitted to each member of the council. i� Engineer' s On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon , the following Appoiritments ., appointments by the Mayor, as recommended by the City Engineer : in compliance with Ordinance No. 7266, providing for the !# appointment of three Survey Rodmen, were approved: Harold Harmon Wentzelman, 324 W. High St . ; Donald Jim Ferguson, Schott Road Robert Edward Rackers, 501 Broadway St . Veto of The Mayor then proceded to read a veto message in reference to Public Work s, Ordinance No. 7325. Director Ordinance.: Mr. Riner then proceeded to call for another vote to over-ride , the Mayor' s veto on the following Ordinance: q Ordinance No. 7325. Ordinance "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , creating the office No. 7325 . ; of Director of Public Works, prescribing the method of appointment the term of office, qualifications, and duties of the Director ,' of Public Works and Fixing the Compensation for said office." The Ordinance was passed over the veto by the following, vote: ;; Ayes: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Kliegel, Riner, i Robinson and Watt . 7 { ; Nays: Jobe, Scrivner and Willcoxon . 3 Absent: None. 0 ' Mr . Robinson then spoke on behalf of the ordinance and called for the necessary action to proceed with implementing the ordinance. Street On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Robinson , the followings{ Committee Street Committee report , prepared by Mr. Willcoxon, and read by r Report. 1, the clerk was approved: P "Street Committee Report " To: Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: (1) The drainage matter at 1701 Monroe Street, which was referred 'I to the Street Committee and the City Engineer for study, was resolved as follows: ' Inasmuch as Monroe Street is unimproved from Russell Street to : Tanner Bridge Road, it is concluded that the only method of solving the drainage problem is to make street improvements to `- Monroe Street between Russell Street and Tanner Bridge Road. If ; the street is to be improved, it must be done under the tax bill condition which will require the necessary engineering, advertising; etc. The Street Committee therefore recommends that Mr. Enloe do some minor maintenance work, such as ditching and removing debris near tihe creek section, recognizing that this is not a permanent solution and will not necessarily solve the drainage problem within that area. { '4 Regular Meeting, January 7 1963 il(2) The matter of the combined dtreet condition and parking facilit es along Atchison Street between Chestnut and Clark Ave . was studies, which :'brought about the following recommendation: :'Inasmuch as the present property owners facing Atchison Street can :make curb cuts into their properties for off-street parking ;;facilities , it is recommended that this Committee support the !!recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Committee. 'I(3) The matter referred to this Committee by Mr. Butzer of curbs Vithin the City be handled by the Street Department it was ';:determined that the Street Department cannot take over this j 1�particular maintenance since by State Statute it would be the �� responsibility of the property owner to maintain their own curbs . ii Respectfully submitted j Montie Willcoxon /s/ On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Butzer, a report submitted lBuilding and !!by Mr. Riner, recommending that a low bid submitted by the Leonard ! Grounds ;Fajen Plumbing and Heating Co. , for remodeling existing steam IReport on dpiping system in the city hall building was approved. +! Heating. 1,'0n motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, the accounts ` Accounts & ;and claims for the month of December were ordered paid in ; Claims. jaccordance with committee recommendations, along with bill for ;.uniforms for the parking garage attendents, with a provision that ;:!the city be reimbursed for the amount of the bills by the :!attendents . 1 '.On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the City ;, Missouri Engineer was authorized to contact the Missouri Pacific Railroad ;; Pacific .'concerning a matter of taking up a track next to the bluff Railroad !,that is not being used and to investigate the possibility of Track. negotiating with the railroad for the installation of a roadway '!in this area to assist traffic at the intersection of Jefferson And Capital Avenue. Mr. Riner issued a request to meet with this ,group when the matter is discussed. ,On motion by Mr. Willcoxon , seconded by Mr. Robinson , the City City Scales. .Attorney was authorized to proceed with preparing a lease with the ;Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and to pay it $60.00 annually for ';the site where the City Scales is now located. At the request of Mr. Cline, the council gave authorization for : Missouri "Mr. Cline and the Police Department to assist and contribute its ' Safety (part at a coming meeting of the Missouri Safety Council. :. Council. ;s 'ion motion by Mr. Burkhalter, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the '; Resolution following resolution was adopted by voice vote: tlCapital jRESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION 3 OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL !; View '11OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI APPROVING THE UNDERTAKING OF Amendment . ;SURVEYS AND PLANS FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, AND THE FILING , OF AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ADVANCE OF FUNDS �! WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, 1'on the 21st day of May, 1962, adopted a resolution approving the ;undertaking of surveys and plans for an urban renewal project, and ;;the filing of an application for a Federal advance of funds; and, WHEREAS, since the adoption of said resolution, the President of the United States, by an executive order, has required that all r'resolutions of local governing bodies and local public agencies ;specifically include a recognition of the existing requirement of the law that, im the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal ;,projects, there be no discrimination because of race, color, creed, .jor national origin. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE `':CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI: s That Section 3 of the above-described resolution adopted ;,! May 21, 1962 be, and the same is hereby amended, so that said :iSection 3 shall read as follows: Regular Meeting, January 7 1963 !! 3. That it is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with ; Federal financial assistance under Title I, including those iprohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed, or jnational origin, and these relating to the relocation of site ioccupants, to the provision of local grants-in-aid, and to the f; requirement that as a condition to the execution of a contract for la loan or capital grant for an urban renewal project the locality �I present to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator a Workable (; Program, as set forth in Section 101 (c) of Title Is for utilizing lappropriate public and private resources to eliminate and prevent j) ! the development or spread of slums and urban blight; and ; that it is the sense of this body (a) that a feasible method for ! the relocation of families displaved from the urban renewal area, in conformity with Title Is can be prepared, and, (b) that the 11local grants-in-aid can and will be provided in an amount which wil 1i be not less than one-fourth of the Net Project Cost of the Project 1: and which, together with the Federal capital grant, will be (; generally equal to the difference between Gross Project Cost and ' the proceeds or value of project land sold, leased, or retained ;' for use in accordance with the urban renewal plan. `f Adopted: Jan. 7, 1963 ii C. F. Whaley /s/ C.F. WHALEY dATTEST: President of the Council �j Harold B. Baker, Jr. /s/ HAROLD B. BAKER, Jr. City Clerk Stephan { On motion by Mr. Cline, seconded by Mr. Robinson, the following �1 Resolution. resolution introduced by Mr. Cline, was adopted unanimously: "WHEREAS, Miss Karen Stephan, 90 West Circle Drive, City of Jefferson, Missouri, has served with honor and distinction as a Life Guard at the Memorial Park it Swimming Pool, this City; and, " WHEREAS, Alert Chinking, keen devotion to duty and prompt I) action on tier part was directly responsible for saving the life of Larry Hoffman following an j accident at the pool on July 10, 1962; and, j 11WHEREAS, The American Red Cross, in recognition of her II services, has issued its highest award to Miss " Stephan in presenting a Certificate of Merit j signed by its National Chairman and by the i �I President of the United States; and, ; ,. WHEREAS, the City Council, official governing body of the } l City ofJefferson, Missouri, is equally proud of �. the achievements and honors conferred on Miss Stephan. ,SNOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council ,join �1 others in recognizing the courage displayed by Miss ' Stephan in a time of stress and encourages its entire I citizenry to offer congratulations and best wishes I for this outstanding and meritorous service. .! BE IT Further RESOLVED that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the official minutes of the meeting of this ! �! council and that a copy be submitted to Miss Stephan." i 7328 ;, The following Ordinance introduced-December 17, 1962, and ordered Fire held up at the request of Mr. Robinson, following the second Protect- reading, was called up for the third reading by Mr. Burkhalter, to i be placed before the body for final action: 7328/ "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , relating to Fire Protection in an area outside of the City Limits of the City.'.! Regular Meeting, January 7 , 1962 roll call voted the Ordinance was passed as follows: yes: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, Robinson, Scrivner, Watt and Willcoxon . 10 ays: None. 0 bsent: None. The following Ordinance was introduced: 7329 7329/ "An Ordinance to appropriate money for the month of jAppropriation December, 1962." 1Read first time at length, second time by title and on motion by d . Robinson, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, the rules were suspended nd the Ordinance was read the third time and placed before the body for final action and was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, Robinson, Scrivner, Watt and Willcoxon. 10 Nays: None. 0 Absent: None. 0 The following Ordinance was introduced: 117330 7330/ "An Ordinance to appropriate money for the month of IjAppropriatio January, 1963." ! �Read first time at length, second time by title and on motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, the rules were suspended II and the Ordinance was read the third time by title and placed j before the body for final action and was passed by the following vote. 11 Ayes: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, Robinson, Scrivner, Watt and Willcoxon. 10 f�Nays: None. 0 sent: None. 0 1' "The following Ordinance was introduced: ; 7331 7331/ "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , changing, j; Rezoning. ,,amending and modifying the zoning map of the City of Jefferson, Mo. ,{ !as incorporated into Ordinance No. 5880 by rezoning certain 'ispecifically described property from its present District "A-1" 'hand "A-2" Single Family Residential Classification to a District ti "C" Multiple Family Dwelling Classification ." Read first time at length, second time by title and on motion by !� !Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the rules were suspended {land the Ordinance was read the third time by title and placed before the body for final action and was passed by the following i1vote: i $Ayes: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, Robinson, Scrivner, Watt and Willcoxon. 10 f Nays: None. 0 � Absent: None. rr-_r 0 On motion by Mr. Riner, and duly seconded, the council voted 'to recess subject to the call of the chair. ..rr wrrw.rr t' t JJi ij �i