The Jefferson City Council met last night in regular session.

The Council approved the final adoption of a resolution to vacate and transfer property on Locust Street between blocks 14 and 15 to landowners at 207 and 301 Perry Street following a public hearing.

Other items the Council approved included appointing Nic Olrich to the City’s volunteer fire department, the third reading for a division of taxes in the Urban Renewal Area to allow for rebate agreements with Brairwood Estates, paying $133,623 to J&K Contracting for work done on the three water and sewer projects on the north end of the City, an agreement with Piper, Jaffery and Company to authorize selling and placing of bond projects for secondary market disclosure and the Plat of Survey for West Central Cooperative to sell land to the Greene County Development Corporation that is currently separating two lots of land that’s owned by that organization was also approved.  They also approved to appropriate future rebate agreements with Lincoln Ridge Estates.

A representative with Schneider and Associates presented the preliminary plat of Wild Rose Jefferson to the Council.  He said that Wild Rose is planning for two separate lots, one of the west and one on the east side of their property, for future development of other entities.  They are also running public utilities in front of their facility and they will own all the streets while the City owns the public utilities and some of the easements that it runs under.  The Council approved the preliminary plat following the presentation.

A public hearing is set for November 25th’s meeting to amend the City’s zoning code to add land use classification of the Planned Unit Development.

Trees Forever Committee Chair Lynn Menz gave a report to the Council.  He said in the spring, they planted 40 trees which included locations on the north end of Maple Street, around Bett and Bev’s restaurant from them dying from this past winter and trees that were vandalised in some of the parks.  This fall, they also planted 25 more trees to replace some of the other trees that will killed from last winter along Maple Street and on the southeast corner of the City Cemetery.

During the committee reports, Council member Lisa Jaskey gave an update about the housing committee meeting.  She said Region XII Council of Governments would like the City to commit to doing five housing projects in order to receive grant money through a program for first-time home buyers and those low-income individuals for home assistance.  Projects wouldn’t need to start until the 2016 fiscal year and the Council is considering the issue.  They are also working on updating a 1999 housing assessment report along with giving a tour of empty buildings in conjunction with Jefferson Matters: Main Street and Greene County Development Corporation.

It was also mentioned that two new committees met for the first time since the priority budget workshop with the code and law enforcement and the golf course committees discussing their initial projects to get started on soon.

To hear more about last night’s City Council meeting, tune into today’s Let’s Talk program with City Administrator Mike Palmer during the 9am, noon and 5pm hours on KGRA.