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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19630218 Regular Meeting, February 18, 1963 IL iiMayor C. Forrest Whaley in the Chair. !: Prayer was offered by Mr. Cline. Prayer. . Present: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Debo, Kliegel, Riner, Roll Call. Robinson, Scrivner, and Willcoxon. 9 ,Absent: Jobe. 1 ! A quorum was declared present. I'On motion by Mr. Kliegel, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the minutes ; Minutes. !�submitted for the February 4, 1963, meeting with reference to the smatter concerning a study of the Assessor' s office, the minutes 13 ±were corrected to read, "The matter of studying the possibility of the city entering into a contract with the county for making I lithe assessment was referred to the Committee-of-the-Whole to ;;meet with the county assessor to study possibilities of the City' s entering into a contract with the County of Cole. iiOn motion submitted by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Robinson the minutes of the February 4, 1963, meeting as prepared and submitted SIby the Clerk and as corrected, were approved. 'On motion by Mr. Debo, seconded by Mr. Riner, the rules were Rule j;suspended with reference to appearances by persons in the gallery, Suspension. in order to permit two matters of necessity to come before the council. i; ',Mr. August F. Marsch, 315 W. DunklinwSt. , then spoke with Marsch Treference to a request for the city to pay for the installation Request. ''of a water cut-off adjacent to his property. IlFollowing discussion, Mr. Butzer presented a motion, seconded by ;Mr. Scrivner, that the claim be allowed. ;:Following further discussion, Mr. Debo offered a substitute motion :; seconded by Mr. Riner, that the matter be re-referred to the Committee on Streets, Alleys, and Sidewalks. The motion was adopted. ' Mr. John Rathouz spoke briefly with reference to the Garbage JC : contract between his firm and the city and a possible solution Sanitation. ., to existing problems now before the council. ;` Upon motion by Mr. Kliegel, duly seconded, the council approved the nutter of the City Attorney, the chairman of the Board of Health, and Mr. Rathouz, to meet at the office of the JC i , Sanitation Co. to discuss the matter, February 25, 1963. Mr. ' Kliegel requested other members of the council to submit ideas jjto him prior to the February 25 date. On motion by Mr. Scrivner, seconded by Mr. Riner, the following Special ' report submitted in writing by Bert W. Koester, secretary of Permit. 1the Planning and Zoning Commission, and read by the clerk was r; approved: a "In reference to the request of Mrs. Paul Studer for rezoning property at 522 Washington St . , owned by F. G. Burnett for the '? purpose of establishing a beauty shop to be managed by her at this " address. ,. The commission recommends to the City Council that a Special Permit : Abe granted to Mrs. Paul Studer by the City of Jefferson for this ';! beauty shop operation at the above address, and no rezoning is ,necessary." The following motion was offered by Mr. Robinson, seconded by -Rose Vall �!Mr. Scrivner: "I move that it is the sense of this Council that Construc- + Rose Valley Drive be constructed between Carol Street and Leslie tion. Boulevard by private contract and that Major Brothers be requested ' to dedicate the right of way for such construction to the City of :Jefferson, Mo. , and that the grade and construction plans and ;specification require the approved of the City Engineer. IlThe motion was unanimously adopted by voice vote. Ur J Regular Meeting, February 18, 1963 g is on Mr. Robinson t en ca led attention to the fact that Carol Street Carol St. from Hough Park Road westward is without benefit of Street Lights. On motion by Mr. Scrivner, seconded by Mr. Butzer, the matter was referred to the Committee on Water, Gas and Electric Lights for study. O' Brien With reference to the request submitted February 4, 1963, by Mr. Rezoning S. W. O' Brien for the rezoning of property at the intersection of Request. Ellis Boulevard and Tanner Bridge Road, the clerk informed the council that Mr. O' Brien by letter voluntarily withdrew the petition and requested that since no advertising was necessary that the deposit of $25.00 be refunded. Upon motion submitted by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue a warrent in the amount of $25.00 to cover the refund. Rezoning Mr. Robinson in discussing the Ordinance Book revision suggested Deposit. that each member of the council give serious thought to existing rule changes and to specifically consider raising the present deposit of $25.00 necessary for advertising purposes with a rezoning request, since the cost of advertising normally exceeds this amount. Parking and On motion by Mr. Scrivner0 seconded by Mr. Butzer, a matter of Traffic - restricting parking on the west side of the 300 block of Benton 300 Benton. Street was referred to the Parking and Traffic Commission for study. Tax On motion by Mr. Scrivner, seconded by Mr. Riner, a matter of Assessment. assessing property, accordingly, in instances where all city services normally in effect, be taken into consideration, was referred to the City Assessor. E ctric At the request of Mr. Willcoxon, the Committee on Water, Gas, Lights. and Electric Lights, was requested to consider the installation of the new vapor lights now being tested in various areas of the city. Electric On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, a matter of Lights. upgrading an existing street light at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Jackson Street was ordered referred to the Committee on Water, Gas and Electric Lights. Sonic Booms . Mr. Cline brought up a matter concerning damage apparently attributed to the results of sonic booms. Following .a discussion relative to the matter, the council adopted a motion offered by Mr. Cline, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, instructing the clerk to write the Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Public Information, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. , informing that office of the matter and requesting consideration . Parking and On motion submitted by Mr. Cline, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, Traffic-Paden a request entered by Mr. Ward Paden for no parking on one side of Request. an alley leading off Jefferson Street to his building was referred to the Parking and Traffic Commission for study. Parking and At the request of Mr. Butzer, a matter concerning parking in the Traffic- 300 block of West Main Street, North Side, for two-hour 300 W. Main. parking was ordered referred to the Parking and Traffic Commission. Electric At the request of Mr. Butzer, a matter concerning the installation Light of a street light on Industrial Avenue 400 feet west of Dix Road, Ind. Ave. south side, adjacent to property occupied by the Faith Lutheran Church, was ordered referred to the Committee on Water, Gas and Electric Lights. Re ular Meeting, February 18, 1963 On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Cline, a matter brought i Sewer Matter. 11up by Mr. Butzer concerning an obstruction in a sewer line leading ;fr6m the site of the former Rite-Way Poultry Plant to the Missouri .River, brought about by material entering the sewer from the :Highway Department' s testing laboratory, was ordered referred to tithe committee on Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks , with power to act. On motion by Mr. Butzer, seconded by Mr. Cline, a condition I! Rat Problem. !!concerning rats on Slate Lane in what appears to be a private ;;dumping area was ordered referred to the Board of Health for study. On motion by Mr. Debo, seconded by Mr. Riner the matters of IStop Sign- II istop signs at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Stadium i� Southwest & ,Drive, and Adams and Miller Streets was ordered referred to {' Stadium. il 1the Parking and Traffic Commission. The clerk called attention to j� . the fact that a letter is on file from Mrs. Anthony J. Blume con- !; !!cerning a request for a four-way stop sign at Stadium and Southwest. 'On motion by Mr. Debo, seconded by Mr. Riner, the clerk was !' Utility Pole ;,instructed to contact the light company or the telephone company on Wall St. ';regarding an existing utility pole on Wall Street adjacent to the Corwin News Agency that should be removed since it seems to �!be of no benefit and is obstructing traffic. "'On motion by Mr. Debo, seconded by Mr. -Scrivner, the matter of ! Street Light :;installing a street light at 317 Boonville Rd. , was ordered 1, 317 Boonvill ,,referred to the Committee on Water, Gas and Electric Lights. O Road. On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, the Street ` Painting g }Department was instructed to clean the Parking Facility and to ! Parking :,repaint parking lines and drive lanes. ;; Facility. IOn motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Cline, a request : Planning +:'submitted by Mr. P. S. Thomas for the consideration and approval & Zoning of the preliminary plat of Boss Subdivision was ordered referred Boss Subd. `to the Planning and Zoning Commission. 'On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, a request Planning & :submitted by P. S. Thomas for the consideration and approval of they Zoning ;preliminary plat of Holiday Park Estates was ordered referred to Holiday Park ; the Planning and Zoning Commission. Estates . �. on motion by Mr. Kliegel, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, a request , Planning & ;!submitted by Sheldon Gentry that the 15.7 acre tract of land IZoning !,located in West one-half of the Southwest quarter, Section 12, ,; Gentry. ;'Township 44, Range 12, Cole County, be rezoned from an A-2 {! }Single Family district to a District 11 multiple-dwelling ! district, was ordered referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission. ? On motion by Mr. Butzer, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, a request IParking & submitted by Paul D. Adams, executive secretary-treasurer of the :!:! Traffic- Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, for ., Adams Req- relief relative to parking conditions in front of the associations uest. ; building at 325 E. McCarty St. , was ordered referred to the ;! ! Parking and Traffic Commission. I ---------- }i :40n motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Robinson, a petition ; Parking ;containing approximately 600 names relative to Parking Meters ! Petition in 'ire Capital and parking on Capitol Avenue was received and filed. it i ; Regular Meeting, Februar 18 1963 Resolution On motion submitted by Mr. Robinson , seconded by Mr. Butzer, the FFA. following resolution introduced by Mr. Robinson , was adopted: "Whereas February 16 to 23, 1963, has been proclaimed a Future Farmers of America Week, Be it resolved that our heartiest congratulations and best wishes are hereby extended to the Future Farmers of America and wish for them continued progress and success." Resolution On motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Kliegel, the following Hairdressers. resolution introduced by Mr. Robinson, was adopted: "Whereas, the . Jefferson City Hairdressers donated the proceeds from" the recent Heart Fund Bowling Tournament to the Cole County Heart i, Association; and, Whereas, Mrs. Marie Wells has long been the director of the Cole `: County Heart Association;and, Whereas, Mrs. Wells and all those participating in the Heart Fund Week Campaign have rendered valuable and meritorious to the ;, people of this community and state. ? Now, therefore be it resolved that this council hereby conveys its commendations to Mrs . Wells and her helpers." 7337 ! The following Ordinance was introduced: Fire Dept . : 7337/ "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , authorizing and Mutual Aid directing the City of Jefferson to contract by Ordinance with the Agreement . ;. cities of Columbia, Fulton, Mexico, Moberly and Boonville, Mo. , for the operation and interchange of common service of the . respective fire departments of said cities in event of major conflageration or major disaster." Read first time at length, second time by title and on motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, the rules were suspended` and the ordinance was read the third time by title and placed ; before the body for final action, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Debo, Kliegel, Riner, Robinson, Scrivner and Willcoxon. 9 j Nays: None. 0 Absent: Jobe. 1 7339 The following Ordinance was introduced: Salaries. 7339/ "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , repealing Ordinances 7135, 7258 , 7293, 7310 , 7314, of said city relating to the salaries and compensation of City Elective and appointive offi- cials and employees and enacting a new ordinance pertaining to the same subject. The Ordinance was read the first time at length, and the second time by title, and at the request of Mr. Willcoxon, the ordinance was ordered held up. On motion by Mr. Butzer, seconded by Mr. Cline, the clerk was instructed to supply each member of the council with a copy of i this ordinance. 7340 The following Ordinance was introduced: Public Health, 7340/ "An Ordinance repealing Ord. No. 2701 (being sections Commissioner. 206-209 R.O. of the City of Jefferson, 1956) and Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Ord. No. 6177, (Being Sections 287-291 R.O. of the City of Jefferson Mo. , 1956) creating the office of city physician and relating to the qualifications, powers and duties of the office, and creating the office of Health officer, and relating to the appointment, qualifications, powers and duties of that office and enacting a new ordinance establishing the Department of Public Hellth, prescribing the personnel therein, and providing for their qualifications, appointment , duties, and Powers ." The Ordinance was read the first time at length, and the second time by title and on motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Butzer, the ordinance was ordered held up. 218 Regular Meeting, February 18, 1963 On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, the council Recess. voted to recess, subject to the call of the chair. Ifrwwwwrrw was