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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019-12-12 minutes MINUTES JEFFERSON CITY PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE Council Chambers John G. Christy Municipal Building 320 East McCarty Street December 12, 2019 Committee Members Present: Attendance Ron Fitzwater 7 of 7 Ken Hussey 5 of 7 Laura Ward 6 of 7 Committee Members Absent: David Kemna 6 of 7 Mark Schreiber 6 of 7 Staff Present: Matt Morasch, Director of Public Works Britt Smith, Operations Division Director David Bange, City Engineer Eric Seaman, Wastewater Division Director Ron Craft, Airport Manager Jayme Abbott, Neighborhood Services Manager Dave Helmick, Housing/Property Inspector Ryan Moehlman, City Counselor Steve Crowell, City Administrator Brenda Wunderlich, Administrative Supervisor Chairman Hussey called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. A quorum was present at this time. The following guests were present: Richard Kampeter, 1309 Evergreen Lane; Paulette Kriter, 7600 Twin Lake Drive; Shawn Schulte, 1805 Seven Hills Road; Bob Drainer, 6117 Route B; Terry Rackers, 605 S. Eagle Trace; Michael and Jane Lester, 316 Hickory Street; Mary Schantz, 1928 Hayselton Drive; Matt Hollard, 68 Larand Drive; John Glenn, 1701 W. Main Street; Danny Vaught, 912 Adams Street; and Emily Cole with News Tribune. 1. Introductions Introductions were made at this time. 2. Approval of the August 8, 2019 Committee meeting minutes Councilwoman Ward moved and Councilman Fitzwater seconded to approve the November 14, 2019 minutes, motion carried. 3. New Business 1. Development Agreement for work at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport (Requestor: Richard Kampeter) (Britt Smith) Mr. Smith explained staff is recommending the City pursue negotiations with RHK Airport Properties for a development agreement for design and construction of an airport terminal and hangar building at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport. He introduced Mr. Kampeter to the Committee. Minutes/Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee December 12, 2019 2 Mr. Kampeter stated they had been looking to add a 100’ x 100’ hangar, however there is no property available at the airport. He stated the combined hangar would include the hangar and a new terminal building with a restaurant, shared conference room and an office for the Airport Manager. The office rent for the City would be subsidized by the hangar lease. Councilwoman Ward moved and Councilman Fitzwater seconded to support the project, motion passed. 2. Waiver of Ground Lease and Other Fees Due to Airport Flooding (Britt Smith) – Requestor: Abbott Aviation Mr. Smith explained stated as a result of Abbott Aviation’s request at the last Committee meeting staff calculated a two month reduction in ground lease at the airport to be approximately $12,000.00. Mr. Moehlman stated he struggled to find why the City would give money away considering the hangars were still using City property. There was discussion among Committee members and staff regarding the flooding being an act of God and farm leases and parking leases being different than hangar leases. No action was taken on this item. 3. Street Division Fleet Status (Britt Smith) Mr. Smith explained staff wanted to make the Committee aware of potential impacts to the Street Division response to snow/ice events during the upcoming snow season. He gave a power point presentation showing the age and rusting of the vehicles. There was discussion among Committee members and staff regarding the age and condition of the vehicles, vehicles being used year round not just during snow season, the F550 fleet doing residential streets and dump trucks doing main route snow removal, the cost to replace the ten vehicles that are beyond their expected life being $70,000.00 each. 4. Wastewater User Rate Study (Eric Seaman) Mr. Seaman explained staff has selected Rafetilis Financial Consultants, Inc. for the sewer rate study. A contract is being negotiated at this time and staff will bring to the Council in 2020. Funding will come from the Sewer Utility Fund. 5. Missouri River Bank Stabilization Update (Eric Seaman) Mr. Seaman explained bids will be obtained the week of December 16, 2019 for this project and the Missouri River should be low enough to install the bank protection in January, 2020. Staff will request the requisite readings to award at the January 6, 2020 Council meeting. The time frame for the project from a barge will be 2-3 weeks or off land will be 4-6 weeks to complete. 6. Norris Drive SEMA Grant (David Bange) Mr. Bange stated staff is requesting Committee support of the submission of an application for grant funding for the replacement of the existing stormwater system adjacent to 512 Norris Drive. The basement of the home at 512 flooded as a result of heavy rainfall and because of the flooding and condition of the pipes the City submitted a Notice of Interest in the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to SEMA. The City received word that it was eligible to submit a grant application which would provide 75 percent of the cost if approved. The grant agreement will be on a future Council agenda for approval. Minutes/Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee December 12, 2019 3 7. Lien Release Agreement (Ryan Moehlman) Mr. Moehlman explained tax liens have become an obstacle for people who want to buy neglected properties to rehabilitate. The lien release agreement would allow temporary release of lien for three years with the provision the owner keep current on taxes and not have any nuisances. There was discussion among Committee members and staff regarding the agreement being objective, needing something regarding flipping property, including the ability to not release the entire lien, and the agreements going to the Council on an individual basis. 3. Citizen Opportunity to address Council/Staff on Stormwater and Other Public Works Issues • Request for the City to install a sidewalk for a the small section of Southwest Boulevard (Requestor: Mike Woolley) Mr. Morasch explained Mr. Woolley was unable to attend the meeting this morning. He explained both Mr. Woolley and his wife are in wheelchairs and use the Handiwheels bus. At their present residence at 1109 Southwest Boulevard, the bus is unable to turn around in their lot so they must run their wheelchairs down to the lower lot in order to be transported. The cost for a sidewalk at this location would be approximately $16,000.00. Mr. Moehlman has stated there is an ordinance which would have the property owner build a sidewalk. There was discussion among Committee members and staff regarding staff contacting the property owner to build a sidewalk, staff accommodating the Woolley’s, backing up buses not safe, and there being no other sidewalks in this area. • Rental Inspection Program Request (Requestor: Mike Lester) Mr. Lester explained the residents in the Hickory Street Park area have been meeting with City staff regarding safety concerns and chronic nuisance violations in the neighborhood. He would like the Council to take action to improve the City’s rental housing regulatory framework. There was discussion among Committee members, staff and those present regarding families living in unsafe housing, landlords needing to be held accountable, certification of rental properties, rental inspections in other Cities such as Columbia and Blue Springs, tenants afraid to report due to eviction, approximately four new staff needed for inspections of the current 7,500 rental units, and bills in session currently to protect tenants. Ms. Abbott stated staff will do a presentation of the nuisance software and invite Blue Springs to give a presentation on their program at the next Committee meeting. Councilman Hussey requested to have someone from the Community Action Team to give a presentation at the next Committee meeting. • Paving of Alleyway in the 1700 block of West Main Street (Requestor: John Glenn) Mr.Glenn requested the alley to be paved next to his house. There was discussion among Committee members, staff and Mr. Glenn regarding alley paving is a low priority and very labor intensive, usually pave alleys if doing overlay in the areas, patching the alley, and increased traffic through the alley. Minutes/Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee December 12, 2019 4 Mr. Morasch stated staff will send the patch crew to look at the alley and do patching as needed. 6. Adjourn Councilman Hussey moved and Councilwoman Ward seconded to adjourn the meeting at 9:31 a.m., motion carried.