JACKSON TO DROP COMMERCIAL TRASH PICKUP

JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Aldermen's decision to take the city out of the commercial garbage pickup business won't affect residential service, Mayor Paul Sander said at Monday's meeting.

"Residential pickup will remain as it is," Sander said. "I believe we are the only city in this area of the world that still offers free residential pickup, and this decision to get out of commercial pickup will allow us to continue to offer that."

Sander said the city would have to raise the cost of the service for its 270 customers to break even on the cost of the pickups. He said that was not feasible.

"The city is not in the garbage business to make a living, but to take a loss, or so it has been recently," he said. "Basically we are not geared for commercial business."

City Administrator Steve Wilson said all of the customers will be notified of the Jan. 1, 1997, service cutoff. They will be provided with a list of companies in the area that will negotiate to continue that service after the city has dropped it.

Sander said he has received some verbal assurances from these haulers that they will provide some kind of credit for, or possibly even purchase, Dumpsters the city required their commercial customers to buy from the city.

Sanders said the city would save up to $60,000 immediately by dropping the commercial pickup. He said over time the city will see more savings from a reduction in manhours and machinery use.

Wilson said the city would be willing to extend the Jan. 1 cutoff if necessary.

In other city business:

-- Aldermen are plowing straight ahead with their plans for the improvements of Independence, Olive and Forest roads. They approved a low bid of $159,498.03 from Lappe Cement Finishing Inc. for Phase A of that project.

They also approved a bid of $84,307.60 for Phase B.

Sander said he would like to see the improvements completed by the "time the snow flies." Wilson commented that might be an unrealistic schedule.

-- Aldermen approved an increase of $18,946.38 to ASA Asphalt Inc. for the 1996 asphalt street improvement contract. The increase, which put the total cost at $87,640.53, included patchwork at the intersection of West Main and Farmington, a 5 percent contractual overrun and the paving of Lee Avenue.

-- The city came to an agreement with Paul and Eileen Meier to lease 4,000 feet of land for an easement.

The city will lay underground electrical lines and sewer lines for the Grandview Acres subdivision project.

JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN AGENDA

Oct. 21, 1996

Call to order

Financial Affairs

Action Items

Power and Light Committee

A. Approved an amendatory agreement with Southwestern Power Administration relative to extending term of existing contract and increasing the amount of reserved transmission capacity.

Street Committee

A. Authorized the barricading of streets for annual Veteran's Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 1996, at 5 p.m.

B. Approved change order No. 1 in the amount of $18,946.38 and authorized total payment of $87,640.63 to ASA Asphalt Inc. under the 1996 asphalt street improvement contract.

C. Set a public hearing for Monday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the rezoning of a portion of property along North High Street from R-2 (single-family residential) to C-2 (general commercial) as submitted by Mr. John Crites.

D. Set a public hearing for Monday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the rezoning of a portion of property located along Old Cape Road East, owned by Craftsman Independent Union Health, Welfare and Hospitalization Fund from I-1 (light industrial) to C-2 (general commercial) as submitted by Robert Harrison.

E. Set a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 18, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the request for a special-use permit for a temporary mobile office unit to be located on property owned by Craftsman Independent Union Health, Welfare and Hospitalization Fund on Old Cape Road East as submitted by Mr. Robert Harrison.

F. Deferred to the Nov. 4 meeting an ordinance vacating an alley extending from West Washington Street in a southerly direction for a distance of 133 feet as requested by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Nash and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bollinger.

G. Approved the rezoning of Lots 100 through 105 as shown on the preliminary plat of Rosewood Estates Third Subdivision form R-1 (single-family residential) and R-2 (single-family residential) to C-2 (general commercial) as submitted by Mr. Gerald Stoverink.

H. Denied a motion instructing city attorney to prepare ordinance approving a special-use permit request for a home occupation at 710 Highland Drive as submitted by Mr. Wayne Godwin.

Information items

A. Reports by mayor

B. Reports by council members

C. Reports by city engineer

D. Reports by city attorney

E. Reports by city administrator

F. Discussion of future agenda items.

Executive Session

Motion to have executive session. Litigation, personnel and purchase of property. Authority is Section 610.025.3 and 610.025.1, Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended.