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Regular Meeting, September 24, 1962
,Mayor C. Forrest Whaley in the Chair .
The regular second meeting in September was opened with prayer `' Prayer.
offered by Mr. Robinson .
,Present: Burkhalter, Butzer, Cline, Jobe, Kliegel, Riner, ;j Roll Call
Robinson, Scrivner, Watt and Willcoxon . 10
sAbsent: None. 0 ii
A quorum was declared present.
Upon motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Cline, the minutes of ,f Minutes .
the last previous meeting conducted Sept . 10, 1962, were approved ?j
�)as submitted by the clerk. !;
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!On motion by Mr. Cline, seconded by Mr. Kliegel, the following itemsijFindley-
j1contained in a written communication submitted by Harold C. Propst, ' Propst
1104 E. Miller St . , was referred to the Street Committee, with ' request.
power to act: " (1) Permission to open an alley in Wolff' s Subdivi-
Ision from Hart Street between McCarty and Miller to intersect with
:an alley from McCarty to Miller between Hart and Hamlin Streets ;
i(2) Council support on clearing this alley of debris, trash, a worn
.'out truck, two old run down sheds built on the city owned alley
;fright of way. Also to move a section of worn out fence back to the
"property line. This fence is presently three feet out in the alley. !
jOn motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, a bill in the ' P.S. Thomas
,!,amount of $9,047 .64, submitted to the Airport Commission by Mr. plAirport Bill.
l'P.S. Thomas for survey work at the Airport was ordered paid
j"immediately, since the work had been completed for sometime.
'Jon motion by Mr. Scrivner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, a written ':' Lincoln S
jrequest for the installation of a Street Light at the corner of " light
(Lincoln and Water Street and signed by nine residents was ordered request .
';referred to the Committee on Water, Gas, And Electric Lights .
.'On motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, a written ; Light Co.
,:request accompanied by a check in the amount of $25 .UU, submitted ! Zoning
; by the Missouri Power and Light Co. , for rezoning to permit the ; Request.
'iconstruction of a new unit substation on Lots 23U, 231 and 232
�!of Wulfert ' s Subdivision of Outlot No. 101 located at the corner
iof St . Paul Street and Columbus Street which is in an area
.;generally east of the Hough Park Golf Course and south of the Hough
:Perk Road, was ordered referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission .
:(The following bid was opened by the clerk and read for the purchase Motorcycle
,'!of a three-wheeled motorcycle for use by the Department of Police: i� Bid.
,jJoe Dietz, Garage, 504 Highway 40 West , Columbia, Mo- ------$1,554. 751.
' On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, the matter
;'was ordered awarded to the Dietz Garage.
,,The following bids were received for the purchase of two police cars�:, Police Car
!din trade for Cars No. 11 and 15 for the Department of Police: Bids .
l Smith Ford Sales-- -------$2, 172 .00 $2,028 . 74 (Car 11)
iRiley Chevrolet Co-------- 2,225.86 1,975.86 (Car 15) i
,'On motion by Mr. Riner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, the council !
',,awarded the first item to Riley Chevrolet . On motion by Mr .
!Willcoxon, seconded by Mr . Scrivner, the council awarded the
!!second item to Riley Chevrolet .
;!The following bids were received for certain specified electrical Electric
:!work to be contracted at the Street Department Building: :' Work at
';Stokes Electric Co- ------------------------$2b9.00 Street
1Howerton Electric Co. ---------------------- 375.0U
Departmen .
iiG & H Electric-----------------------------
281.00
ii0tt' s Electric Co. --------------------- 286.63
I; On motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Cline, the matter was
;; ordered awarded to the Stokes Electric Co.
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Desks for The following bids were received for desk equipment for use in the
Collector .office of the City Collector:
Joe G. Downs Co,- -------------$146 .98 $316 .0U $380 .UO
Standard Printing Co . -------- 147 . 30 362 .00
Samco Business Supplies------ 144 .88 369 . 34
Schriefer' s Office Machine
and Equipment Co. ----------- 125 . 70 307 .50
On motion by Mr . Butzer, seconded by Mi. . Cline, the purchase of the
three desks was awarded to the Scrriefer firm.
Typewriter The following bids were received for the purchase of two typewriters,
Purchase for use in the office of the City Clerk
City Clerk. Underwood Corp. ---------------$294.00 $319 . 20 = $613 .20
Joe G. Downs Co.-------------- 400 .50 427 .50 = 828 .UO
X .B.M------------------------- 414.UO 441.00 855 .00
On motion by Mr. Kliegel, seconded by Mr. Watt, the purchase of the
two items was awarded to the Underwood firm.
Street On motion by Mr . Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the following I
Committee . report submitted by Mr. Willcoxon , chairman of the Committee on r
Streets, Alleys and sidewalks, was approved:
'The committee recommends that the alley of the 50U block of rear
West High Street be widened where appropriate and oiled by the
Street Department .
Recommend that the Street Department repair the 100 block of South
Ridgeway Drive in sections where the slab has buckled.
."With reference to a pavement drop in the area of Hillsdale and
Oakview Drives, the committee recommends work to be done by the
Street Department ."
Water and On motion by Mr . Scrivener, seconded by Mr. Kliegel, the following
,Light report submitted by Mi . Watt , chairman of the committee on water
Committee.gas and electric lights , was approved.
"Move the street light at 1014 and 1200 St . Mary' s Boulevard to
locations across the street .
Install two (2) new 2,5UU luman lights in the 700 and 800 blocks of
Swift ' s Highway, in a location as recommended by the Missouri Power
& Light Co."
Fire Wardens .On motion by Mr . Burkhalter, seconded by Mr . Cline, a request
submitted by the Fire Chief and approved by the Board of Fire Wardens,
to request bids for an Emerson Resusitator and Inhalator, was
approved.
Parking and On motion by Mr . Cline, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon , the following
Traffic report submitted by Mr . Cline, chairman of the Parking and Traffic
Commission Commission, was approved:
Report . "Meeting held on September 12, 1962. Those in attendance were:
C.A. (Buck) Watt ; Forrest Scrivner; LeRoy Henry; Sgt . Duncan ;
Lieut . Patton; and Donald V. Cline.
The following recommendations and requests were made:
1. That the problem of an abrupt steep grade at the intersection
of Binder and Hillsdale be referred to the Street Committee for
corrective solution. However, it is recommended that a sign be
erected on Binder approaching Hillsdale from the North and from the
West indicating "Caution--Dip."
2. That the West curb of Armory Drive extending from St . Marys
Boulevard North for approximately 72 ft . be designated as a "No
Parking Zone ;" this will facilitate maneuverability (bus) while
loading and unloading school children at Southwest School.
3. That the requ$t for the establishment of cross walks between
Madison and Munroe and between Jefferson and Madison be denied.
4. That a stop sign be erected on Union Street before entering
Jackson Street. This will be a safety factor and facilitate the
handling of traffic to and from the Public School Stadium.
5 . That Section #2, paragraph A, subparagraphs (e) , (h) , and (i)
of Ordinance #7263 be revised to provide parallel parking as
recommended by the Commission and approved by the Council.
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That the request of the Downtown Business Men ' s Association to rgnt the
!Municipal Parking Garage on Friday nights from 6:00 till 9: 30 p.m. i;
;'for approximately $20 .00 be denied. It is the Commission' s
;!contention that this would set precidents relative to individual
;!groups wanting to rent these facilities, and, thus, it would be
,defeating the purpose of providing public parking per se. The
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liCommission appreciates the interest of the Downtown Business Men' s
;Association, and their endeavor to promote the use of this facility.
117 . The Commission has established that a regular monthly meeting
� is to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday at
7: 30 p .m. It is the Commission's contention that this will !i
expedite the handling of all matters referred by the Council.
It is recommended that all fiscal matters, especially the
accounting, billing, and collection of monies, relative to the
Municipal Parking Garage, be vested in the Collectors Office.
I1Heretofore the City Clerks Office and the Collectors Office have
Iiboth handled same, however, since the final accounting rest in the j
( Collectors Office, this would, in the opinion of the Commission, !
,!expedite matters . t
19 . It is further recommended that the Collector, and Parking and
Traffic Commission Chairman, be directed to draw up a rough draft
1detailed account form to be used by the attendats at the Municipal
,!Parking Garage, which will reflect a complete accounting of all i
`Imonies collected, tickets dispensed, and such other information
:!that- deemed appropriate and that this draft is to be presented II
;Ito the Commission at the next meeting.
'10. That the Council create by ordinance the position of Parking
!'Attendant Supervisor. That his duties, in addition to attending the;
lIGate at the Garage for an eight hour shift, shall be the immediate
iisupervision of full time and part time employees assigned to the
11:Municipal Parking Garage . He shall see that the Citys policies,
,relative to the operation of the Garage, are carried out and he
Pahall be directly answerable to the Mayor and the Chairman of the
!!Parking and Traffic Commission . The Commission recommends
Mr. James Hamacher for this position and that his salary shall
;'commensurate with his responsibility."
: On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Robinson, the Parking .' Parking Lot
;and Traffic Commission was requested to recommend a salary with I; Attendants
;'reference to Item 10 in the above report . :; Salaries .
On motion by Mr. Scrivner, seconded by Mr. Willcoxon, the city
`;attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance with
`reference to the salaries of the parking lot attendants placing
:this personnel under the graduated pay scale ordinance now in effect'.
',On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, the August 1Financial
;'Financial report prepared and read by the clerk showing a balance Report.
.of $566,364.60 on August 27 , 1962_y was_approved. #�
�At the request of Mr. Robinson , the City Engineer was requested to i' Rehagen
I�mmmake available a copy of a letter addressed to Mr . George Rehagen ! Parking
;with reference to his request to use an area between Elm Street -` Request.
'land the Expressway east of Clark Avenue for a parking lot, in re
,; letter submitted to the City Council May 7, 1962, and referred to
;'the Street Committee.
On motion of Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Kliegel, the matter of Street
'installing a street light on Miller Street between Lafayette and " Light .
''Cherry Streets and increasing the size of light wattage in a light I
`'.at the corner of Cherry and Miller Streets was ordered referred to
lithe committee on Water, Gas and Electric Lights.
;Mr. Robinson also requested the Parking and Traffic Commission to -, Parking and
make a study of Angle Parking in front of Thorpe J. Gordon School �Traffic-
4and Moreau Heights School. Angle Parking
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llis Drive & On motion by Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Burkhalter, Mr. Henry
Rosewood Gemeinhardt was granted permision to fill in a corner of city right
Fill. of way at the corner of Ellis Drive and Rosewood Drive at no expense
to the city, with reference to a request presented to the Council
on September 10 , 1962, and at the time ordered held up.
Sewer Dist . At the request of Mr. Robinson , the city engineer was requested to
airmount & have a report available for the City Council at its next meeting
oreau Area. with reference to a Sewer District in the Fairmount Boulevard area.
Street Mr. Scrivner complimented the Street Committee and the Street
epartment . Commissioner for the services rendered in the First Ward.
acation of On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Robinson, the following
roperty in petition submitted by Mr. Cline, was granted on a condition that
Sunset Place proper utility easements be obtained and taken care of properly:
ddition. We the undersigned, dutifully petition the City of Jefferson , Mo. ,
to vacate the property in Sunset Place Addition: a strip of land
about 450 feet in length, 60 feet wide at the north end of West
Circle Drive and joining Allen Drive: The reasons for this petition
are: I. This strip of ground will be maintained and cared for by
the undersigned adjacent property owners into a clean , attractive
plot, thereby relieving the city street department, which is
already overloaded with work, of extra upkeep. 2 . This strip of
ground will be cleared of all weeds , asthma bearing plants, poison
ivy, mosquitos , flies and other obnoxious infestations . 3. It will
be a safety factor for the numerous small children in this
neighborhood as the traffic will come to a dead end."
ollector' s Mr. Butzer withdrew an earlier motion with reference to the purchase
,Furniture.of equipment- for the office of the city collector and offered a new
motion, seconded by Mr. Cline, awarding the matter the bidder.
olding Tank. On motion by Mr. Butzer, seconded by Mr. Cline, a matter concerning
the construction of a 1,000 gallon holding tank to be pumped out
periodically, the site of a church now under construction near
Norris Drive where a sewer is not. available was ordered referred
to the health Board.
.andalism at Mr. Butter called attcntion to conditions at the site of the new
ew School high school with reference to instances of vandalism. The Chief
ite . of Police reported the matter has been called to the department ' s
attention .
Q. ica The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Robinson: "Whereas,
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1041) c 1 Study Mission to South America will be conducted
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ZAfrjerican Municipal Congress at
Punta Del Fist ,. g tniasion and Congress
can be of great value to the Ci rn
United States ; and,
Whereas, the Mayor of the Capitol City of our great state ehiould
among the delegates at the Congress and should represent our city
and state in the Study Mission for this would bring great prestige
as well as commerce and trade benefit to our city and state.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council , City of Jefferson,
Mo. , that the expenses of the Hon . C. Forrest Whaley, mayor of the
City of Jefferson, Mo. , be paid from the general revenue for the
round trip leaving Miami, Florida on October 14 and returning
November 7 , 1962.
The resolution was ruled out of order at this time by the mayor
and no formal action was taken .
The following ordinance was introduced:
ezoning lots 7287/ "An Ordinance of the City of Jefferson, Mo. , changing, amending,
n Lincoln and modifying the zoning map of the City of Jefferson , Mo. , as
Subdivision . incorporated into Ord. No, 5880 by rezoning certain specifically
described property from District "E" Local Commercial to a District
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"A-2" , Single Family residential District."
Read first time at length, second time by title and on motion by
Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the rules were suspended
and 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. 16
Nays: None 0
Absent: None. 0
At the request of Mr. Burkhalter, the following ordinance introduced 7288
September 10, and ordered held up, was called up for the third Retirement.
reading:
7288/ "An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 708 of the City of
Jefferson, Mo. , prescribing the age of retirement for all
employees of said city, excluding elective officials:
On motion by Mr. Willcoxon, seconded by Mr. Scrivner, the Ordinance
was 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
On motion duly made and seconded, the council voted to recess,
subject to the call of the chair.
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