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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2016-06-01 minutesMinutes of Meeting Jefferson City Council Committee on Administration Wednesday, June 1, 2016 City Hall - 320 E. McCarty Street Large Conference Room ATTENDEES. Committee members present: Jim Branch, Glen Costales, Rick Mihalevich, Erin Wiseman Staff present: Drew Hilpert, Gail Strope, Steve Crowell, Margie Mueller Meeting came to order at 7:33 a.m. Councilman Costales made a motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by Councilman Mihalevich. The motion passed 4-0. Smoking 21 bill. The Committee heard a presentation from several members of the Smoking 21 group regarding changing the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21. Amending the Grant Application Process. Presented by Drew W. Hilpert. Mr. Hilpert explained that staff would like to amend the Grant Application and approval process to allow the City Administrator to approve all grant applications under $25,000 and the power to accept those grant funds. After discussion and questions, committee members recommended that staff draft amendments to policies and code to allow the City Administrator to approve all applications for grants which do not require more than a $5,000 city match. Citizen Committee . Presented by Councilman Jim Branch. Councilman Branch discussed his desire to review the City’s citizen boards. After questions and discussion, the Committee members requested that staff bring them a review of all the City’s Citizen Boards and Commissions including their charge, authority, and reporting requirements, for review. Staff advised they would bring that back in a few months. Appointments Review. Presented by Gail Strope. The committee reviewed the recommendations by Mayor Tergin. After discussion and questions, Councilperson Wiseman made a motion to move the bill onto the Council which was seconded by Councilman Mihalevich. The motion passed 4-0. The positions approved were as followed: Volunteer Full terms served Board or Commission Recommended appointment New term expires Term Full/Partial Chet Hartley 0 Airport Advisory Trey Propes Mar 2020 FULL Lara Underwood 0 Cultural Arts Heidi Lucas Mar 2019 FULL Gara Loskill 0 Cultural Arts Hold Mar 2018 PARTIAL Taryn Prewitt 0 Cultural Arts Katy Lacy Mar 2019 FULL Erin Wiseman/ N/A Planning & Zoning Hold May 2017 FULL ALTERNATE Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Dan Westhues May 2019 FULL Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Diane Gillespie May 2019 FULL Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Beth Utrecht May 2019 FULL Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Larry Vincent May 2019 FULL Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Bernie Fechtel May 2019 FULL Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Hank Vogt May 2019 FULL Jefferson City Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Bob Gilbert May 2019 FULL Smoking 21 bill (continued). The Committee further discussed the Smoking 21 bill including whether it was best suited for initiative petition. After further discussion and questions Councilman Mihalevich made a motion to send this matter to the Public Safety Committee for further discussion. The motion was seconded by Councilman Costales. The motion passed 4-0. New Business. Drew Hilpert advised the Committee regarding the liability insurance coverage and that it would be on the next Council agenda on the consent agenda. There being no further business, after discussion and questions, Councilman Costales made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Councilman Mihalevich. The motion passed 4-0.