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Home My Public Portal About2016-07-051 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 5, 2016 CALL TO ORDER The Regular Council Meeting of July 5, 2016, was convened at 6:00 P.M. by Mayor Carrie Tergin. ROLL CALL The following Council Members were present for the roll call: Present: Branch, Costales, Graham, Henry, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, and Ward Absent: Hussey and Wiseman A quorum was declared present. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA A motion was made by Councilman Mihalevich to adopt the agenda as published, seconded by Councilman Prather, and approved unanimously. MISCELLANEOUS AGENDA ITEMS Proclamation: Mayor Tergin read and presented a proclamation honoring the 100th anniversary of the Council of Clubs to Ms. Vicky Myers and Ms. Gala Jaramillo. Both Ms. Myers and Ms. Jaramillo were present to accept the proclamation and made brief comments about the history of the Council of Clubs. Resolution RS2016-13 sponsored by (Mihalevich) Co-sponsors: (Graham, Henry, Hussey, Prather, and Ward): A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DR. DONALD M. CLAYCOMB UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE STATE T ECHNICAL COLLEGE OF MISSOURI. A motion was made by Councilman Mihalevich for adoption of RS2016 -13, seconded by 2 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 5, 2016 Councilman Graham, and approved unanimously by the following roll -call vote: Aye: Branch, Costales, Graham, Henry, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, and Ward Nay: None Dr. Claycomb was present to accept the resolution and made comments thanking the Mayor and Council for this honor. Mayor Tergin and Council Members congratulated Dr. Claycomb and wished him well upon his retirement. PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no public hearings scheduled at this time. APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR No appointments were brought before the Council. PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF, CONSULTANTS, AND INVITED GUESTS Cemetery Resources Board Annual Report: Ms. Nancy Thompson and Mr. David Grellner presented the 2015-2016 Annual Report of the Cemetery Resources Board. Following the report, Mayor Tergin thanked Ms. Thompson for volunteering her time and hard work to the City on this important Board. “Foot” Plaque Presentation: Mr. Glover Brown made a presentation regarding the June 17 ceremony held to dedicate the Lafayette Street and the Historic Foot District Memorial Plaque in the 600 block of Lafayette Street. Following his comments, he presented a Certificate to Mayor Tergin which stated that “The Friends of Lafayette Street and The Historic Foot District” surrendered possession of the memorial monument to the City of Jefferson. Following Mr. Brown’s comments and presentation, he thanked the Mayor, Council, and City staff who participated in making the dedication event a success. Mayor Tergin accepted the certificate and thanked Mr. Brown for this important landmark event. 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 5, 2016 ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF Mayor Tergin:  Mayor Tergin read a proclamation presented to Mr. Travis Tritt proclaiming July 2 as “Travis Tritt Day” in the City, concurrent with the date of his concert “Inside the Walls” of the MSP. Mayor Tergin thanked everyone who made that concert a great success and stated she hoped to see more events like it in the future.  Mayor Tergin announced that MoDOT had released a video on their Youtube channel earlier in the day entitled “Zipper Merge: Kids, Adults in Cardboard Cars and Taking Turns.” She explained how the video was a demonstration of the proper way to merge traffic during the bridge construction project. She stated she had participated in the video along with Councilman Henry and City Administrator Steve Crowell, as well as several other public figures from the community. She stated the video could be viewed on MoDOT’s Youtube channel.  Mayor Tergin reminded the public that August 2 is election day and the City’s half-cent sales tax extension issue will appear on that ballot.  Mayor Tergin recognized City Clerk Phyllis Powell for recently being named by the Missouri Secretary of State to the Missouri Local Records Board. Staff:  Planning & Protective Services Director Janice McMillan announced open houses would be held July 14 and July 19 at which proposed changes to the City’s Food Code will be presented and discussed. Information about the process would also be available on the City’s website.  Ms. McMillan also announced that there would also be an informational Open House meeting held on July 14 on the proposed update to the City’s Sign Code. Information about the proposed updates can also be found on the City’s website. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE UPDATE Lincoln University student / City Council liaison Jonathan Jackson made announcements about upcoming events at Lincoln University, inc luding the first football home game scheduled to play Langston on September 3. He thanked everyone for participating in the Salute to America parade which honored the 150th anniversary of Lincoln University. 4 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 5, 2016 PRESENTATIONS FROM THE GALLERY ON SPECIFIC BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS No presentations were made at this time. CONSENT AGENDA The following items were brought before the Council for approval by Consent: a. Minutes of City Council Meetings: June 14 and June 20, 2016 b. Accepting $25,000.00 Grant from Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority / Housing Authority for Blight Study Funding c. Accepting $8,000.00 Capital Region Medical Center Grant for the Sidewalk Management System d. Declaring Four City-Owned Buses as Surplus and Authorizing Disposal A motion was made by Councilwoman Ward to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, seconded by Councilman Costales, and approved unanimously. BILLS INTRODUCED 2016-17 sponsored by Councilman Henry, entitled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, PERTAINING TO SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL. 2016-18 sponsored by Councilman Graham, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER 35, THE ZONING CODE, PERTAINING TO CEMETERIES. 2016-19 sponsored by Councilman Henry, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PERTAINING TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ON MISSOURI BOULEVARD, JOB NO. J5S3005B. 5 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 5, 2016 Councilman Henry requested that the rules be suspended and Bill 2016-19 placed on final passage. There were no objections to the request for suspension of the rules. Bill 2016-19 was then read second and third times by title, placed on final passage, and passed by the following vote as Ordinance No. 15538: Aye: Branch, Costales, Graham, Henry, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, and Ward Nay: None BILLS PENDING 2016-16 sponsored by Councilman Branch, entitled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2015-2016 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, BY RECLASSIFYING THE ELECTRICIAN POSITION TO PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. Bill 2016-16 was read third time by title, placed on final passage , and passed by the following roll-call vote as Ordinance 15539: Aye: Branch, Costales, Graham, Henry, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, and Ward Nay: None INFORMAL CALENDAR There were no items on the Informal Calendar. RESOLUTIONS *RS2016-13 was taken up earlier in the meeting. 6 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 5, 2016 PRESENTATIONS FROM THE GALLERY ON OTHER TOPICS There were no presentations made at this time. COUNCIL AND STAFF RESPONSE TO PRESENTATIONS FROM THE GALLERY There were no responses made at this time. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business brought forward. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business brought forward at this time. APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES A motion was made by Councilman Branch to approve the June 20, 2016, Closed Session Minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilman Graham, and approved by the following roll-call vote: Aye: Branch, Costales, Graham, Henry, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, and Ward Nay: None ADJOURNMENT As no other business was brought forward, Councilman Mihalevich made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Graham, and approved unanimously at 6:59 P.M.