INTRODUCTORY
The City Council of the City
of Columbia, Missouri, met for a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., on Monday,
October 21, 1996, in the Council Chamber of the City of Columbia, Missouri. The
roll was taken with the following results: Council Members HARLINE,
HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, and KRUSE were present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular
meeting of October 7, 1996, were approved unanimously by voice vote on a
motion made by Ms. Coble and a second by Mr. Kruse.
APPROVAL AND ADJUSTMENT OF AGENDA INCLUDING
CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Hindman noted that
B329-96 would be added to New Business for introduction.
Upon her request, Mr. Campbell
made the motion to allow Mrs. Crockett to abstain from voting on B311-96
and B315-96. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kruse and approved unanimously
by voice vote.
The agenda, as amended, including
the Consent Agenda, was approved unanimously by voice vote on a motion made
by Mr. Campbell and a second by Mr. Harline.
SPECIAL ITEMS
None.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. PAT WEYAND
- SMITHTON VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD
Ms. Weyand said that she
was a board member of the Smithton Neighborhood Association. Approximately
three dozen people stood in support of the neighborhood and in support of
what Ms. Coble was trying to get done regarding landlords and the actions
of their tenants. She described an incident which occurred in early
September where bullets had gone through an elderly resident's window. She
said the woman had luckily not been killed in her bed. She said people
would not testify against the culprits so charges had been dropped. She
said there were similar things happening in other areas of their neighborhood
and some of the residents felt that they were being held hostage in their
own homes. She thanked Mr. Kruse for the screening ordinance and said
it was too bad it couldn't be grandfathered to include everything, not just
new construction. She said they had severe problems with rental properties
in their area.
Ms. Coble said that they
were waiting on a report from the staff to apprise them of what was available
to them to deal with issues of repeat criminal activity that takes place
in rental housing and has an affect on the neighborhood. She said they
needed to make sure that the entire City becomes committed to making all
of Columbia a healthy place to live. She said Columbia had just been
ranked the fourth healthiest place to live and they needed to make sure that
applied to all neighborhoods. She said they weren't talking solely
about "crack houses", but about all manner of problems that deal with crime
and the devaluing of our neighborhoods. She said she didn't have the
expectation that one ordinance would deal with the problems they are experiencing. She
said it probably would take several years of approaches to deal with the
issues they face in certain parts of the City and to make sure that they
address all of the issues. She said one avenue might be to look at
what additional ordinances could be done and perhaps look at additional community
policing options. She said Smithton Valley, North Central, and the
Frederick Douglass Neighborhood Associations should be commended for the
development of crime watches and different types of community and neighborhood
based efforts.
Mr. Campbell commented that
he was very pleased to see the neighborhoods become more active all over
the City. He said it was a very healthy thing and encouraged everyone
to pursue it because of its importance.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
B261-96A AMENDING
CH. 29 RE: REZONING NOTIFICATION FOR TENANTS.
The bill was read by the
Clerk.
Mayor Hindman made the motion
that B261-96A be further amended per the amendment sheet. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Janku.
Mayor Hindman explained that
this amendment called for a large sign with a box for notices to be put inside
so that people could take one.
Mr. Campbell said he thought
this amendment was an improvement over what had been done.
The motion made by Mayor
Hindman, seconded by Mr. Janku, was approved unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Hindman opened the
public hearing.
Steve Wendling, 3703 Watts
Drive, said he thought the amendment was an improvement over what had been
discussed previously, but still didn't think it was the answer. He
said he felt that tenants were already getting ample notification from the
newspaper. Mr. Wendling said he thought the larger sign was a good
idea and that it should be implemented for all rezonings. He said tenants
didn't have a vested interest in the property, but they did have a lease
which generally defines the terms and conditions of the amount of time they
will stay there. He said at that time they could move or extend their
lease. He said in the case of a mobile home court there could be a
double lease situation where people are renting a space which was also being
rented. He asked in that instance if the lease holder of the mobile
home court would be notified or the owner of the mobile home on the lot or
the tenant of the mobile home. Mayor Hindman said as he read it they
would only send notices to the address. Mr. Wendling asked that if
the ordinance were to be implemented that it be done on a trial basis to
see if it was going to work.
Keith Overton, 1000 Clayton
Street, said he was in support of the status quo, except in situations of
large apartment complexes. Mayor Hindman noted that the amendment did
not call for notifying people within 185 feet. He said they would be
notifying the tenants on the property to be rezoned.
John Clark, 2000 Allen Lane,
said the notion that tenants have no vested interest in the property was
a bunch of nonsense. He suggested that they go beyond the sign and
just notifying people that live in the house. He said that he would
notify the people in the neighborhood not by name but just by address.
Jan Pritchard, 3505 Rock
Quarry Road, said of the rental properties in their neighborhood there were
many absentee landlords. She said she thought they needed to reconsider
notifying neighboring tenants as well. She said an absentee landlord
wouldn't be aware of the neighborhood ramifications of rezoning in the area. She
said by notifying neighboring tenants as well they may be protecting some
of the rights of absentee landlords because their tenants are the one's living
in the area and the landlord who receives the notice may or may not be particularly
interested in it. She said the tenants may be able to represent his
interests, as residents of the neighborhood, better than the landlord could
in some cases. She said she was in favor of as broad a notification
as possible. She said she thought tenants did have an interest, not
only when they are in the position of losing a home, but also when talking
about neighborhood interests.
Mr. Janku pointed out that
we notify neighborhood associations of rezonings which he said could include
both tenants and landowners. Ms. Pritchard said if they had a good
record of who is living in what house from year to year they would have it,
but most of the associations only have listings of owners. She wasn't
sure neighborhood associations were the best vehicle to reach the tenants. She
thought the landlord was probably better.
Mayor Hindman closed the
public hearing.
Mayor Hindman said he agreed
that all people should be treated alike as much as possible yet there were
distinctions that had to be drawn depending upon practicality situations. He
said reaching the tenants created a significant risk to the applicant. He
felt that improving the signs and putting up the boxes would peak enough
curiosity that people would pick up the notices to find out what was going
on in their neighborhood.
Mr. Campbell said he remained
firmly committed to the idea that they should get maximum information to
the maximum number of people regardless of economic status or any other qualifications. He
commented that the "take one" boxes are often empty and unless the staff
goes back often to fill them up, we wouldn't have adequate information provided
that way. He said they had passed an amendment last time and was confused
with this amendment as to what they were actually voting on.
Mr. Boeckmann explained that
the amendment sheet voted on earlier this evening superseded the last one
basically.
Mr. Harline asked about the
effective date. Mr. Boeckmann explained that it would go into effect,
if passed, July 1, 1997. When thinking about the placement of a sign
with a box where people would walk up and take out a notice about the proposed
rezoning, he said places like Ash and Stadium where there was a recent rezoning
would be a difficult place to walk to pick up a notice. He said people
would be crossing a busy street with no sidewalk in places. He said
he could imagine places where it would be more difficult to walk to.
Mrs. Crockett said she was
holding out for the rights of the property owner. She said she was
in agreement with the larger signs and the "take one" boxes.
B261-96A, as amended, was
read with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE,
HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO
ONE. Bill declared enacted, reading as follows:
B287-96 AUTHORIZING
FORCE ACCOUNT LABOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BEAR CREEK
TRAIL,
PHASE 1; AND CALLING FOR BIDS FOR A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE FOR
THE
PROJECT.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mayor Hindman read the following
statement:
B317-96 AUTHORIZING
PAYMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL WATER MAIN COSTS FOR AN 8- INCH
WATER
MAIN TO SERVE BEDFORD WALK, PLAT 6.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mr. Beck noted that this
ordinance was in accordance with City policy for paying for the extra diameter
of water lines over and above what is needed by the subdividers.
Mayor Hindman opened the
public hearing.
There being no comments,
Mayor Hindman closed the public hearing.
B317-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
R146-96 AUTHORIZING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND USE OF HOME
FUNDS
IN FY97 AND FY98.
The resolution was read by
the Clerk.
Mr. Beck said since the Council
had talked about this earlier Mr. Hancock had been in touch with HUD and
they had suggested that we have this additional public hearing as a part
of the overall process. He reminded the Council what they had discussed
committing to was the use of 1997 and 1998 HOME money. He said
the staff felt they were ready for the public hearing and added that it would
be followed by some additional actions on the part of the staff.
Mayor Hindman opened the
public hearing.
Craig VanMatre, an attorney
with offices at 1103 E. Broadway, offered to answer any questions. He
said they felt this was a good program and a good expenditure of money. He
complimented Mr. Hancock on a substantial amount of complex and intensive
time spent on it.
Mayor Hindman closed the
public hearing.
The vote on R146-96 was recorded
as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT,
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared
adopted, reading as follows:
OLD BUSINESS
B295-96 AMENDING
CH. 15 RE: WARRANT COSTS.
The bill was read by the
Clerk.
Mr. Beck said at the last
meeting the Council had asked for additional information that would tie the
proposed change to cost. He said some of the concern for not going
with a higher number was to try to assure they would be able to collect the
amount from those that may have problems paying a fine in the first place. He
said this was sort of a compromise between what could possibly be a $50 approach
versus a lesser amount. He said they wanted to keep the amount affordable.
B295-96 was read with the
vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE,
JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
B307-96 APPROVING
RIGHT OF USE PERMIT FOR ROYAL HERITAGE DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mr. Beck noted that this
request was in accordance with policy and standards set up by the Council.
B307-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
B308-96 AMENDING
CH. 14 OF THE CITY CODE RE: PARKING ON BERRYWOOD DRIVE.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mr. Beck commented that the
Council had discussed this earlier and would take parking off the south side
between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except on Sundays. He said the property
owners were aware of the request.
B308-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
B309-96 AUTHORIZING
AN AGREEMENT WITH SHAFER, KLINE & WARREN FOR DESIGN
OF
THE
BEAR CREEK TRAIL PHASE 2 PROJECT.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
As indicated earlier, Mr.
Beck said they had a plan they were following relating to the Bear Creek
Trail. He said this would get them started on Phase II which would
be between Creasy Springs Road and Cosmo Park.
Mr. Janku pointed out that
the trail extends from Creasy Springs into Cosmo Park. He asked where
in the park it would terminate. Mr. Green said the plan was to hook
it up with the current Bear Creek Nature Trail. Mr. Janku said at times
when he has been in the park, like on Saturdays when soccer is heavy and
at other times of the year when it is full, that it was hard for pedestrian
access because there was no real pedestrian path from the south side of the
park into that area. He said you have to use the roadway with a lot
of traffic on it. He asked if there was some way, within the park itself,
to construct some sort of pedestrian path that would extend from the sidewalk
along the Business Loop, the bicycle path, into the park to tie into the
Bear Creek Nature Trail. He said there were funds set aside this year
for certain improvements in Cosmo Park and asked if that was something they
might consider. Without taking a close look at it, Mr. Green said he
wouldn't want to commit. He said there were athletic fields on both
sides and the problem would be whether or not they wanted to encroach onto
those fields. He added that the money budgeted this particular year
was budgeted to redo the parking lot and roadway up to the new shelter house. Mr.
Janku said he had looked at the proximity of the fields and thought it would
be possible to fit a narrow walkway in between the parking area and the fields. He
said the funding issue would have to be faced later. Mr. Beck suggested
that they take a look at it during the next budget year and in the meantime
get an estimated cost. He said by the time Phase II was built we should
be in a position to know what could be done inside the park.
Mayor Hindman said the idea
of having access to the trail was a good one.
B309-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
B318-96 AMENDING
CH. 19 OF THE CITY CODE RE: PERSONNEL POLICIES, PROCEDURES,
ETC.,
FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mr. Beck explained that this
would increase the number of hours of work allowable for temporary employees. He
said we, like other employers in the City, have a problem with trying to
get employees trained and into a position. He said right now we were
limited as to how many hours they could work as a temporary employee. This
ordinance would increase the hours, but he said if we were to go to a number
of hours that would require the City to make some adjustments in our retirement
plan budget wise as a result of this, it would require special approval by
the City Manager. He said it would allow departments to go up to 1,450
hours on their own, but to go beyond that would require approval by the City
Manager.
Mrs. Crockett asked if the
City had many part time employees that are hired on a consistent basis that
would work 1,200 or 1,300 hours in a year. Mr. Beck said we have a
number of employees that would work over their limitation now. He said
the biggest problem areas were those that require some training. Mrs.
Crockett saw this as both a good and bad thing. She said the City would
get employees at a lesser expense, but wouldn't be providing them with benefits. Mr.
Beck said the City was trying to do more of that. She said it bothered
her that these people were being kept from receiving health insurance benefits.
Mr. Campbell agreed with
Mrs. Crockett. He said as they look toward revising operations, they
should look very hard at the staffing patterns. Mr. Beck said during
the budget they followed personnel guidelines of adding "X" number of permanent
employee positions to the City government. He said in the area of solid
waste they had added a lot of programs that were proving to be very successful
and had, therefore, become permanent programs in that division. Mr.
Beck said he felt the City should set an example of trying to pay salaries
so that people weren't on food stamps and receiving other state benefits. He
said there were just some positions that lend themselves to temporary employees
more so than others. He said after they become permanent operations
in City government we should look toward staffing permanent people.
B318-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
B319-96 FINAL
PLAT OF ROSECLIFF GARDENS, PLAT 2.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mr. Beck noted that the proposed
plat met all of the subdivision requirements.
Mary Ann Williamson, 1504
Garden Drive, explained that her property was south of the lots in question. She
explained that on October 1 she met with Attorney David Rogers and the owners
and developers of this 1.7 acre tract on the east side of Garden Drive. She
said the owners were requesting replatting of this property from four lots
with an "eyebrow" for access to five lots with access directly on Garden
Drive. She said they were proposing to add a horseshoe drive for each
lot to eliminate the need for vehicles to pull directly on and off of Garden
Drive. She said the people she had met with had assured her of several
things -- that the horseshoe drive on each of the five lots would eliminate
the need to back out directly on the hill on Garden Drive thus being less
hazardous to traffic on the street, that her main concern of increased water
coming across her property into the creek would be addressed with the sloping
of the first three lots so drainage will be to the street and to the very
back part of the lot which slopes to the creek. She was told that would
minimize the flow of water across her property. The lots would have
retaining walls on the south side of each property to divert water as well. They
told her every effort would be made to maintain as many trees, foliage, etc.,
in an effort to retain the soil and water runoff. She was told that
Lot No. 5, the closest to her property, would not be developed due to the
rocky nature of the terrain and the steep slope. She said she had accepted
what Mr. Rogers and owners had told her in good faith. By way of her
written statement, she said she was accepting the replatting of the lots
without any further discussion. Ms. Williamson thanked the Council
and members of the City staff for allowing her to be a part of the hearings.
Regarding the stormwater
impact, Mr. Janku asked if it would be necessary to examine the land. He
understood they were basically self-imposing the land disturbance protection. Mr.
Patterson said he had not seen the agreement and he thought they would want
to make sure that it conforms with what they submitted.
Mr. Harline asked if they
would have to make Ms. Williamson's statement a condition of the plat in
order for the City to have any enforcement capabilities. Mr. Boeckmann
said he didn't know that they could make it a condition and said he hadn't
reviewed it. He said if the ordinance was passed it would be a private
matter between the individuals.
Fred Overton, the developer,
explained that there was a notation placed on the plat that was agreeable
with everyone.
B319-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
B320-96 VACATING
EXCESS RIGHT OF WAY FOR PART OF GARDEN DRIVE.
The bill was given second
reading by the Clerk.
Mr. Beck explained that this
was being done in conjunction with the last plat that was approved. He
said it was ready for Council approval.
B320-96 was given third reading
with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN,
COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Bill
declared enacted, reading as follows:
CONSENT AGENDA
The following bills were
given second reading and the resolutions were read by the Clerk.
B302-96 ACCEPTING
CONVEYANCES FOR UTILITY PURPOSES.
B303-96 AUTHORIZING
AMENDMENT #10 TO THE SVERDRUP CONTRACT AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS.
B304-96 ASSESSING
SPECIAL TAXES FOR ABATEMENT OF WEED NUISANCES.
B305-96 AUTHORIZING
A BUILDING PERMIT TO BE ISSUED FOR A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.
B306-96 APPROVING
A SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING ROOF REPAIR ON
NORTH
TERMINAL COMPLEX AT THE AIRPORT AFTER REMOVAL OF WEATHER RADAR
DOME;
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
B310-96 AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 14968 RENAMING PARK DEVILLE DRIVE TO BROADFIELD
DRIVE.
B311-96 APPROVING
FINAL PLAT OF LOVEALL SUBDIVISION.
B312-96 APPROVING
FINAL PLAT OF BROADWAY FARMS, PLAT 14A.
B313-96 APPROVING
FINAL PLAT OF BETHEL MANOR, PLAT 3.
B314-96 APPROVING
FINAL PLAT OF BEDFORD WALK, PLAT 5.
B315-96 VACATING
EASEMENTS IN LOT 195 OF BROADWAY FARMS, PLAT 13.
B316-96 VACATING
A UTILITY EASEMENT IN LOT 16 OF MILES MANOR, BLOCK 1.
R147-96 AUTHORIZING
SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO THE MASTER SITE LEASE WITH THE FAA.
R148-96 AUTHORIZING
A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE RESTAURANT AT THE AIRPORT.
R149-96 AUTHORIZING
AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR
THE
HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
The bills were given third
reading and the resolutions read with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING
YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT (except on B311 and B315),
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. ABSTAINING: CROCKETT
(B311-96 and B315-96). Bills declared enacted and resolutions declared
adopted, reading as follows:
NEW BUSINESS
R150-96 AUTHORIZING
AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION FOR AN
URBAN
TREE INVENTORY GRANT.
The resolution was read by
the Clerk.
Mr. Beck explained that this
would provide for a detailed tree survey in selected areas of the City. He
said the City's share of the cost would be $4,020 out of a total cost of
$10,050.
The vote on R150-96 was recorded
as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT,
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared
adopted, reading as follows:
R151-96 AUTHORIZING
A LANDSCAPING AGREEMENT FOR GARTH AND BUSINESS LOOP.
The resolution was read by
the Clerk.
Mr. Beck said this would
authorize a three year agreement.
Mayor Hindman noted that
he didn't see any space for sidewalks. He thought in the long run a
sidewalk system would be desirable there. He asked if this would interfere
with the possibility of getting that done. Mr. Watkins explained that
the watering and plantings had not yet been installed. He said the
water was scheduled to be put in this fall, once the Council approves the
agreement, and the State Highway Department will put down mulch where the
landscaping will go, so he said some accommodations could be made. Mr.
Janku said unfortunately they should have addressed the sidewalk issue at
the time they made the agreement with the Highway Department for the turning
lanes because that would have been the time to get the right of way and to
put them in. Mr. Kruse said whenever we do have sidewalks, and he thought
we should, it may be there will be places where they will have to walk through
a parking lot.
Mrs. Crockett noted that
the agreement was for three years. She asked if the businesses wanted
out of it after that time who would maintain it. Mr. Beck said they
needed to try to have it renewed. He said it would probably be the
City's. Mr. Watkins said it would be the City. He said three
years was the agreement length for our Adopt a Spot with the state using
their right of way. Mrs. Crockett asked who was responsible for plantings
that go bad. Mr. Watkins said the City would be planting it this spring
and Ellis Fischel's staff would be maintaining it for the next three years. Mrs.
Crockett asked about the cost. Mr. Watkins said the expected budget,
including the water, was about $6,000. Mrs. Crockett asked if she understood
that the City would have to take it over at the end of the three years. Mr.
Watkins said we only have a three year agreement because that was as long
as the state would sign the agreement for. He said that was their standard
Adopt a Spot agreement.
Mr. Janku said he thought
they should plan with the expectation that it would be successful. He
said it was a model for future agreements and he was hopeful landowners would
realize the benefits and be willing to continue their participation. Mrs.
Crockett said she thought it was a good idea, but hated to see a lot of money
go into it and at the end of the three years have it all go down the drain.
The vote on R151-96 was recorded
as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT,
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared
adopted, reading as follows:
R152-96 AUTHORIZING
AN AGREEMENT WITH JEFFREY E. SMITH DEVELOPMENT CO. TO
BUILD
HOUSING UNITS FOR THE ELDERLY.
The resolution was read by
the Clerk.
Mr. Beck explained that this
related to the $75,000 they had talked about before relating to the duplexes
for the elderly.
The vote on R152-96 was recorded
as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT,
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared
adopted, reading as follows:
R153-96 AUTHORIZING
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY RE: WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
STUDY.
The resolution was read by
the Clerk.
Mr. Beck explained that this
would provide for the University reimbursing the City in the amount of about
$29,000 for a joint study that had been made at the landfill.
Mayor Hindman asked if the
study had been completed. Mr. Patterson said the final report had not
been completed. He said he thought there was one more count to be finalized. He
said it was to coincide with the calendar year.
The vote on R153-96 was recorded
as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT,
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared
adopted, reading as follows:
R154-96 AUTHORIZING
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY RE: STORM WATER UTILITY
CHARGES.
The resolution was read by
the Clerk.
Mr. Beck explained that this
was a follow up from the time the City established the storm water utility. He
said the University has a substantial land area involved, some on which they
have built a lot of stormwater piping and channeling. He said some
of their property lies outside of the main campus area so Mr. Patterson and
his staff have been working with University staff with what could mutually
be agreed to as a fair charge because of their unusual situation on parts
of the campus. He said they had come up with what they felt to be a
fair charging method.
The vote on R154-96 was recorded
as follows: VOTING YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT,
CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING NO: NO ONE. Resolution declared
adopted, reading as follows:
Mayor Hindman made the motion
that the Council meet in closed session on Tuesday, October 22, 1996, at
5:30 p.m., to discuss personnel matters, litigation, and real estate. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Harline with the vote recorded as follows: VOTING
YES: HARLINE, HINDMAN, COBLE, JANKU, CROCKETT, CAMPBELL, KRUSE. VOTING
NO: NO ONE. Motion passed.
The following bills were
introduced by the Mayor, unless otherwise indicated, and all were given first
reading:
B321-96 ACCEPTING
CONVEYANCES FOR WATER MAIN PURPOSES; AND AUTHORIZING
PAYMENT
OF DIFFERENTIAL COSTS FOR AN 8-INCH MAIN.
B322-96 APPROVING
WORK ON TRUNK SEWER MC-6 (HERITAGE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION
80-ACRE
POINT SEWER).
B323-96 APPROVING
WORK ON THE GREEN VALLEY DRIVE BRIDGE REHABILITATION
PROJECT.
B324-96 VACATING
TWO ROAD EASEMENTS IN GEORGETOWN SUBDIVISION, PLAT 1.
B325-96 GRANTING
VARIANCE RE: SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION ON LOTS 21, 22, 23 AND 24 OF
OAKWOOD
HILLS, BLOCK 7.
B326-96 RENAMING
TWO UNBUILT STREET RIGHTS OF WAY, BOTH NAMED MEADOWVALE
COURT,
TO CAROL DRIVE AND KELLY LANE.
B327-96 ESTABLISHING
PERMANENT ZONING ON RECENTLY ANNEXED PROPERTY WITHIN
CAPRI
ESTATES.
B328-96 APPROVING
THE FINAL PLAT OF GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, PLAT 1.
B329-96 ACCEPTING
CONVEYANCE OF THE FORMER ARMORY PROPERTY AT 701 E. ASH
STREET.
REPORTS AND PETITIONS
(A) 1996
UPDATE TO THE LAND USE PLAN
Mr. Beck said after some
discussions the staff was desirous of some direction in regard to the Land
Use Plan. Mr. Hancock said the staff was prepared to proceed per the
resolution unless the Council wanted something different.
Mr. Campbell said there were
several things he thought they may want to discuss. He asked if they
should discuss it further at a work session or pre-Council dinner. It
was decided it would be discussed further at a work session.
(B) SCENIC
ROADS
Mr. Janku made the motion
that the issue be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their
input. The motion was seconded by Mr. Harline and approved unanimously
by voice vote.
(C) LAND
PRESERVATION ACT ISSUES - THE HAMLET
Mr. Campbell commented that the staff
had been doing a lot of excellent hard work and that he had received several
compliments about them. He said this issue had been discussed on a
couple of occasions by the Council. He said there were two staff recommendations
in the report, one of which had already been taken care of.
Mr. Campbell made the motion that staff
be directed to proceed to meet with the Columbia Home Builders Association
and other interested parties to prepare the necessary revisions as needed. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Janku and approved unanimously by voice vote.
(D) PORTLAND
CEMENT CONCRETE STREET MOVEMENT
Mr. Beck said there was a
feeling that there were more concrete streets being poured recently. He
said complaints have been received from time to time and Mr. Patterson had
been trying to address them as they arise. He said this was to establish
Council policy as to how they would react to different complaints or problems
that come to the City staff so that property owners would be treated the
same throughout the City.
Mr. Kruse said his perception
was that there were some major disagreements about who is responsible and
what the remedies ought to be. He said he would like these people to
have some input before they vote on anything. Mr. Patterson said the
one person he thought that was most actively involved in this had been advised
that this was being brought to the Council. He was told that if it
was approved by the Council the staff would be able to proceed with the remedies. Mr.
Kruse asked if he had responded. Mr. Patterson said he hadn't heard
back from him, but he had talked to him personally and felt this was in line
with what he was willing to accept as a remedy. Mr. Kruse said if Mr.
Patterson was comfortable with it, he was also.
Ms. Coble made the motion
that they approve the street movement repair policy as presented. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Kruse and approved unanimously by voice vote.
(E) BROADWAY
CROSSINGS II - LETTER OF CREDIT
Mr. Beck said it had been
suggested that the Letter of Credit be extended to October 31, 1996. He
asked Mr. Patterson about any assurances. Mr. Patterson said he had
no assurances that it would be completed by then. Mr. Boeckmann said
Mr. Van Matre had called him this afternoon and had said he would prefer
November 15.
Craig Van Matre, an attorney
with offices at 1103 E. Broadway, spoke on behalf of the developer of the
Broadway Crossings Shopping Center. He passed out copies of a letter
from Richardson & Bass, the contractor on the improvements. He
said for a variety of reasons the developer and contractor have not been
able to get this project finished. He said he had asked them to prepare
this letter explaining what was left to be done. He said the concrete
dirt work was done and the old standards were still operative, but the new
poles and lights are up. He explained that the State Highway Department
has jurisdiction; however, and the new lights couldn't be switched on without
them coming out and approving everything. He said they weren't willing
to do so until they are sure that it wasn't going to rain. He said
it may be awhile before they are willing to come out and consent to the switch
over. He said once the switch over occurs they can take down the old
poles, take out the concrete, and put the new islands in.
Mayor Hindman made the motion
that the extension be granted to November 15, 1996. The motion was
seconded by Campbell and approved unanimously by voice vote.
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Upon receiving the majority
vote of the Council, the following individuals were appointed to the following
Boards and Commission:
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Davis, J. Christopher, 4504 Ria Street, Ward
2 - term to expire 5/1/97
PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD
Jenks, Ronald R., 5501 Carrick Ct., Ward 5 -
term to expire 9/30/99
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY COMMISSION
Armistead, Kathleen E., 2513 Spruce Dr., Ward
2 - term to expire 10/31/99
Klasner, James R., 107 E. Alhambra, Ward 5 -
term to expire 10/31/99
COMMENTS OF COUNCIL, STAFF AND PUBLIC
Ms. Coble said a horticulturist
from Eugene, Oregon, had apprised her of what they had done in their neighborhoods
where they have older trees and had found it too expensive to underground
their power lines. She said they had recently adopted a policy of no
topping of the trees. She said they had apparently been successful
with doing selected clearing of branches from in and around the power lines. She
said this was an area that experiences high winds and major storms like we
have.
Ms. Coble made the motion
that the staff report back on what has been accomplished in Eugene, Oregon,
and how it may or may not be feasible for the City of Columbia. The
motion was seconded by Mayor Hindman and approved unanimously by voice vote.
Mr. Janku said previously
he had asked for a report on some sort of award he had heard about where
you get awarded for meeting certain standards relating to electric utilities. He
said he thought Springfield had received this green power award. He
said it had to do with the pruning of trees.
Mr. Janku thanked the Water
and Light Department for their speedy response to his request for additional
street lighting on Garth near the narrow bridge over Bear Creek. He
said it had made the area a lot safer.
Mr. Janku said a constituent
had asked him whether or not the City could institute what private utilities
call budget billing. He asked the staff to look into what would need
to be done.
Mr. Janku said he had received
a call regarding concrete being dumped in residential subdivisions while
undergoing construction. He asked if that was presently against City
ordinances. He was talking about large amounts of concrete being dumped
on undeveloped lots. He asked the staff to check into it.
Mr. Kruse explained that
he had been working with the Chamber task force on the sign ordinance. He
said they would have their second meeting next Friday.
Mr. Kruse made the motion
that the staff be authorized to work with the task force as necessary. The
motion was seconded by Ms. Coble and approved unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Hindman asked that
the parking situation be checked into where envelopes were being left on
windshields. He was concerned about the wording on the chart inside
the envelope. He thought the system needed to be made a little more
user friendly.
Jan Prichard, 3505 Rock Quarry
Road, thanked the Council for their efforts regarding the scenic road ordinance. She
said the Planning Department had done an excellent, very flexible, skeleton
they all could work with. She suggested the possibility of not even
having "driveways", making it more limited access than having driveways. She
said developments along scenic roads possibly should have some kind of access
road or cul-de-sac or something of that nature. She said there were
a number of driveways along Rock Quarry now and she wasn't sure that they
wanted a lot more of them. She didn't think there needed to be a lot
of signs along the road.
Norman Lenhardt, 1118 St.
Christopher, talked about the flood control situation. He said everyone
was being very short-sighted about flood control. He said the fact
that a few houses are not being flooded didn't mean there wasn't a problem
out there. He said as we continue to grow in Columbia we are placing
considerably more pressure on the downstream areas which affects the downstream
landlords. He said most people don't have any concept about how much
the additional housing and concrete affects the flood control. Mr.
Lenhardt said if you take a 1,000 square foot home and everything involved
with it, it adds 6,000 square feet of hard surface. He said that seven
houses would create an additional acre of nearly 100% runoff. Not only
was it creating more runoff, but it was sometimes three and four times as
fast. He said if we didn't look a little farther than our own next
door neighbor or 100 feet downstream, we weren't doing a proper job.
Mayor Hindman suggested that
Mr. Lenhardt pick up a copy of Columbia's Storm Water Plan. Mr. Janku
understood there would be a basin report coming forward soon. He said
basically it would incorporate a lot of suggestions, i.e., that storm water
be managed within the natural areas and that there be open space available
so that water can be retained.
The meeting adjourned at
9:25 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Launa
H. Daniel
City
Clerk
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