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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-02-17MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI February 1'~, 1976 A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside, Missouri, was held in the City of Riverside, Missouri, on February 17, 1976, at 7:30 p.m. and upon a roll call, Aldermen Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, and Swetnam were present, Vulgamott Absent; Mayor Czamanske absent first portion of meeting and Swetnam being Mayor Pro Tem. and calling said meet- ing to order. The minutes of February 3, 1976 were read and approved as corrected. Jerry Wells, 101 N.W. 64th Terrace, Gladstone, Missouri presented ~ppiication f r M & G_ Auto Sales, in the location at 2506 West Platte Road y i~~`" Se~~). He stated that he cleaned up automobiles far (Formerl dealers and occasionally he sold a car. He agreed that at the most he would not haveirore than 15 vehicles on the lot at one time and they will be displayed in an orderly manner. He plans to repaint the building all white and will contact the Commerce Officer with regard to the sign. Mr. Wells said he was trying to close the leasing of the place with Mrs. Green in California and if this can be done, he will go ahead and pay the license and start business in Riverside. The Board approved same subject to the payment of the fee for $105.00, for a full year. William E. Barth, 9350 East 69th Street, Raytown, Missouri, presented application for William Pipe Line Company to cover uncovered pipes in Line Creek at the location of the Old Phillips "66" service station, he wanted permission to haul approximately 28 loads of dirt and rip~rap for this work. This matter was discussed and upon motion by West that William Pipe Line Co. be permitted to haul dirt and rip-rap over the streets in Riverside to cover the protruding pipe in Line Creek and will not change the Creek channel atld also agree to pay to the City the engineer's fee for inspection and subject to the execution of the bond application, seconded by Best, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; Mr. Barth is also to contact Gillette to see if they can remove the tree in the area which would improve the channel of the Creek. Mayor Czamanske present this portion of meeting. The applications for business:~license for T. L. Shepherd Construction Company, Inc. and Moore Concret, Inc. at 4254 Riverside Road, were presented to the Board. This location is in the new Brown Building and to date the Board has not been advised that the engineer has received the proper drawings and plat for the building and that the_,buslding is connected to the private or public sewer s~l~bf which are required before businesses can occupy the building and start business. These matters were tabled until the first meeting in March. Katz of Kati Body shop presented his application for license for his business behind Bill's Service. Bi~Tl Hedgecock had paid for the license, but the business is to be in Katz Body Shop's name. The board approved same. r Minutes of Reg. Meeting Page 2, February Y'~, 1976 Ma zamansk troducediP e Burn~;~ ttorney, ho liife at,,.--~ Rivermo t Ap rtmer;~s, t the $oard~. BurXfs wa present to atte d ~he mee ing as a per~bn int rested in t e City a perhaps e may eiint~estec~ in ing fo~a posit' on the Boa~d-: Don Witt advised that with regard to the Flood Ares, a map would be forth coming and a meeting will he had when it is received. The matter of Missouri Cities Water Company repairing High Drive, Tom Zimmerman is to inspect the patch work and report to the board. Don Witt presented the Housing Code. This matter was discussed. Scudder moved that Bill 76c3 being bill providing for creating a housing code for the City of Rivers'rle, Missouri; providing minimum health and safety standards for dwelling houses including specifically buildings and mobile homes; providing for hearings; providing for injunctive relief; providing for the destruction and demolition of dwelling units found to be in violation of this ordinance; providing for the creation of a lien on said demolition and providing criminal penalties for the violation of this bill;. seconded by Grogan, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent, said bill was accordingly read. West moved that Bill No. 76-3 be placed on its second reading, seconded by Scudder, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan and Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; said bill was accord- ingly read. Grogan moved that Bill No. 76-3 be placed on its third reading and upon passage of same become Ordinance No. 76-3, seconded by West, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, and Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; said bill was accordingly read, attached hereto and made a part hereof, approved by Mayor Czamanske and became Ord. No. 7 6-3 Grogan moved that Bill No. 76-4 being bill amending Ordinance No. 73-40 and Ordinance 2.2 of the Administrative Code and amending Ordinance 73-29 and Ordinance 2.12 of the Administrative Code and separating Sections 2.2 and 2.12 of the Administrative Code of the City of Riverside, Missouri, be placed on its first reading, seconded by West, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan and Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; said bill was accordingly read. West moved that Bill No. 76-4 be placed on its second reading, seconded by Scudder, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan and Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; said bill was accordingly read. Swetnam moved that Bill No. 76-4 be placed on its third reading and upon passage of same become Ord. No. 76-4, seconded by West, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, Hest, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent, sa~.d'bill was accordingly read attached hereto and made a part hereof, approved by Mayor Czamanske and became Ordinance No. 76-4. Minutes of Regular Meeting Page 3, February 1~, 1976 West moved that the salaries of the appointive positions be as follows: City Clerk - $600.00 per month; Municipal Court Clerk - $110 per month; Secretary to Council - $95.00 per month, seconded by Best, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, Grogan, West, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent. Don Witt reported that Riverside Townhouses has been catching up on the sewer payments they were behind on and he had received a letter from its attorney requesting that the City dismiss the law suit. Mr. Witt advised that the City did not intend to take a judgment and also that they will not dismiss the suit. Don Witt reported with regard to Helen Brenner's suit that her attorney requested permission for this property to be hooked into public sewers on or before May 1, 1976; and the Board was in agreement with this. Mr. Witt advised that he has the Fire Prevention Code ready and will give the Board copies to read and study. This will be taken under advisement for two weeks. Mr. Witt brought up the matter of the Engineer's fees withYegard to Federal Funding on the Sewer Project within the City and the Board and Mayor were in agreement that should the project not be completed or not go through, then the engineer's fee would be based on an hourly rate. Don Witt is working with the Sign Ordinance and Zoning Change. He also advised that Eller Sign Company Yas not contacted him for several weeks. Mr. Witt advised that the attorney for Rieneke and Renner regarding the sewer districts 11 and 13 had contacted him. Mr. Witt brought out that the editorial article regarding the State Highway Department repairing West Platte Road was in error and this should be corrected. Mayor Czaman§ke advised that he would see if he could find out where the erroneous information originated and would write the Highway Department. Mayor Czamanske requested that the director of the Department of Public Safety report quarterly to the Public Safety Committee a summary of the usage of the Computer and Geary Hohimer agreed to do this. The Board was in accord that the Director:-of Public Safety should attend all regular meetings of the Board and other meetings if requested to do so. Swetnam moved that Mr. Biggs' salary be increased $20.00 per month, from $210 to $230 per month;_=effective January 1,1976, seconded by West, the roll was called and votes were as follow s: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; Bill Latta, Mayor of Parkville and Manager of Turf Farms, was present and requested the Board to close off certain streets in the area of his farm inorder to avoid vandalism which has been occurring in that area. 2'his ;matter was discussed and would be tabled until Attorney Don Witt had a chance to study the situation . Regular Meeting of Board Page 4, Feb. 1~, 1976 Geary Hohimer brought up the subject that some time ago the Board agreed to pay for the uniforms the volunteer firemen had purchased and to date he has a list of three persons who presented their list - $33.78; $61.79 and $311.18; - 2'he Board approved of reimbursement of same.U ~ ITV With regard to~:the,changing of the Fire Rating for the City`s it was decided to put this off until the Middle of March* Geary Hohimer thought that certain things had to be changed with regard to the housing of the fire truck, such as moving all fire hazard materials and storing this elsewhere. The matter of obtaining more storage space was to be investi ated. Geary Hohimer advised that the was able to obtain a jeep; g~srr~t.4r for the City through the Conservation department and that he saw the jeep and it was in good condition and brought it back with him. This matter was discussed,a~ ~es°-°f tY~-~Publ i c -S _ _ s e-i ~~,_-Ll. ~ ~~ the upkeep of the jeep. This matter is to be~referred to the Committee . Geary Hohimer requested that Frank Gannon become Public Safety Officer as he has gone through. al{{--~1 the training ne~~(e/Js~s~ar~y and passed. West moved tha~~ranl~'Gannon'beaa~ed as~'"Public Safety Officer u®ca,-~aca at no pay, seconded by Scudder, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent. Bi11 fTedgecock reported that the building on his property was not the Gas Service:Company's, it belonged to the Corp of Engineers and they are making certain tests in Line Creek. It was thought the buiYling would be there f~ a while. The Board agreed it would be in order to pay the regular salaried Public Safety Officers, when off duty and called to report to a fire, their hourly rate of pay with a minimun of $5.00 per call and that the volunteer receive $5.00 per call. Grogan moved that Bill No. 76-5 being bill providing for the appropriation of money out of the general fund of the City of Riverside, Missouri, for the payment of certain indebtedness as listed therein be placed on its first reading, seconded by Best, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; said bill was accordingly read. Swetnam moved that Bill No. 76-5 be placed on its second reading, second- ed by Grogan, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, Sro~an, West, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent; said bill was accordingly read. Best moved that Bill No. 76-5 be placed on its third reading, seconded by Scudder, the roll was called and votes were as follows: Best, Scudder, West, Grogan, Swetnam voted aye; Vulgamott absent, said bill was accordingly read, attached hereto and made a part hereof and approved by Mayor Czamanske and became Ordinance No. 76-5. It was announced that the City could use approximately 15 volunteer Public Safety Officers. There being no further business, upon motion made, seconded and passed, meeting adjourned. --. _. .>