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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2015-08-05 minutesMinutes of Meeting Jefferson City Council Committee on Administration Wednesday, August 5, 2015 City Hall - 320 E. McCarty Street Large Conference Room ATTENDEES. Committee members present: Jim Branch, Laura Ward, Glen Costales, Mark Schreiber, and Ken Hussey. Staff present : Drew Hilpert, Gail Strope, Britt Smith, Bill Lockwood, and Janice McMillan. Others present : Mayor Carrie Tergin, Madeleine Leroux, Ron Medin, Cindy Layton, and Stephanie Bell. Meeting came to order at 8:00 a.m. Councilman Hussey made a motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by Councilwo man Ward. The motion passed 5-0. Fountain of Hope. Presented by Drew Hilpert. Mr. Hilpert explained that the Arts Foundation desired to construct a Fountain to be called the “Fountain of Hope” in the ally next to Saffees. That staff position on the request was neutral because costs to maintain such a fountain have not been determined. Ron Medin discussed the benefits of the project and expressed concern that the draft lease put too much responsibility on the Foundation. Cindy Layton discussed the benefits of the Fountain project. Stephanie Bell expressed the position of the Downtown Association. Britt Smith expressed what he believed could be the types of maintenance required for such a Fountain. After questions and discussion, the discussion concluded with direction that the Fountain design would continue and that Staff and Mr. Medin would work on a maintenance agreement. Show Me Pace ordinance. Presented by Drew Hilpert. Mr. Hilpert explained that the bill would allow Show Me P ACE to operate within the City as an authorized PACE board and would allow future PACE boards to operate within the City limits. After discussion and questions by the Council, Councilman Hussey made a motion to move the bill onto the Council for further consideration, which was seconded by Councilman Costales. The motion passed 5-0. Administrative Search Warrant ordinance. Presented by Drew Hilpert. Mr. Hilpert explained that the bill would allow municipal search warrants to be used for building code and nuisance code violations. After discussion and questions by the Council, Councilman Hussey made a motion to move the bill onto the Council for further consideration, which was seconded by Councilman Schreiber. The motion passed 5- 0. Junked Motor Vehicles ordinance. Presented by Drew Hilpert. Mr. Hilpert explained that the bill would apply nuisance procedures to junked boats and trailers. After discussion and questions by the Council, Councilman Costales made a motion to move the bill onto the Council for further consideration, which was seconded by Councilwoman Ward. The motion passed 5-0. Purchase of Tobacco by minors ordinance. Presented by Drew Hilpert. Mr. Hilpert explained that the bill would prohibit minors from purchasing any tobacco products and not just cigarettes. After discussion and questions Mr. Hilpert advised he would bring the bill back to the Committee after researching whether “tobacco products” was defined and make a recommendation whether e-cigarettes should be included. Appointments Review Presented by Gail Strope. The committee reviewed the recommendations by Mayor Tergin. After Discussion Councilman Hussey made a motion to move the bill onto the Council which was seconded by Councilman Costales. The motion passed 5-0. The approved members were as follows: Volunteer Full terms served Board or Commission Recommended appointment New term expires Term Full/Partial Deirdre Hirner 0 Cultural Arts Sarah Smith Mar 2017 PARTIAL Jeff Ahlers** 3 Transp & Traffic Enjoli Dixon June 2018 FULL Gregory Boyer* 2 Animal Shelter Gregory Boyer Sept 2018 FULL Jim Crago* 2 Animal Shelter Jim Crago Sept 2018 FULL Gregory Popp* 2 Animal Shelter Gregory Popp Sept 2018 FULL Daniel Hancock/ ALTERNATE N/A Board Adjustment Brad Schaefer Sept 2016 FULL Katy Lacy/ ALTERNATE N/A Board Adjustment Katy Lacy Sept 2016 FULL Robert Gammon/ ALTERNATE N/A Board Adjustment Robert Gammon Sept 2016 FULL James Gooch 1 Electrical Board James Gooch Sept 2018 FULL Richard Green 1 Electrical Board Richard Green Sept 2018 FULL Sam Thomas 1 Electrical Board Sam Thomas Sept 2018 FULL Public Comments Mayor Tergin noted that all the applicants for citizen bodies could now be viewed as part of the packet. Councilman Costales made a motion to adjourn which seconded by Councilman Hussey. The motion passed 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.