MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall March 1, 2004
Council Chambers
7:00 p.m.
The Mayor led with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Alderman
Moreno, Alderman Marshall, Alderman Leahy, Alderman Golfin, Alderman Kramer,
Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn, Alderman Cross.
Gretchen
Wallace, Murphy & Wasinger, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, Economic
Development Director Shelton, Treasurer Reynders and Executive Secretary
Williams.
Absent:City Attorney Murphy and Zoning Administrator Wolf.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF MARCH 1, 2004
Motion was made by Alderman Golfin, second by Alderman
Robertson to approve and adopt the Agenda of the Regular Board of Aldermen
meeting of March 1, 2004. Roll
call: Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman
Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes;
Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 2004
Motion was made by Alderman
Robertson, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of February 2, 2004. Roll call:
Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman
Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
BIDS – None
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF
ANY PERSON PRESENT
Jim Fiete – 2201 Parkridge came
before the Board and stated that the two ranch style houses that were across
the street from him are now history.
One new brick home will replace the one that was recently demolished. He encouraged the Mayor to contact John
Geppert of the Planning and Zoning Commission to come up with something to
present to the Board, so that the Board may act and get the petitions necessary
to protect their Parkridge Association.
Kathryn Jepson – 2328 Annalee
came before the Board and stated that the residents are under the impression
that the Hanley Road TDD would pay for the Strassner extension and the
MetroLink bridge so they are at a loss of why more development is needed of the
Hanley Industrial Court. The people in
Hanley Industrial Court do not want to leave.
The process seems to be to condemn the land, force a court ordered price
in sale, issue some TIFs or tax abatement, demolish and develop. She would like to challenge the Board to do
the hard thing, which is to work to improve what is there, to promote the
businesses and to nurture the assets of the town, as it currently exists.
Bob Osterholt – 9380 Pine came
before the Board and stated that he has been a Brentwood resident since 1984
and board member of the Hanley Industrial Court Association since 1989. He has been employed at South Side Roofing
since 1981. His family built the
building at 290 Hanley Industrial Court and moved the company here in
1971. They have been in business since
1920. Although they own similar
property in West Port Plaza the decision to build in Brentwood was made for the
central location and more established community and business environment. His family also constructed the Hanley
service center multi-tenant building at 1250 Hanley Industrial Court in
1985. Over the past 30 years
employment at South Side Roofing has ranged from the lower 40 to well over a
100 per year depending on the cycle of the construction industry. He lives less than a mile and a half from
their office and has been able to enjoy both the business climate of Brentwood
and have many close personal relationships with other Brentwood residents in
the past 20 years. Living so close to
work has always been a great benefit for the whole family. While many changes have occurred in
Brentwood such as Brentwood Square and the Eager Road projects and the soon to
be completed MetroLink, he does not believe Brentwood will benefit from this
latest proposed redevelopment in the industrial court. Too many healthy, viable businesses with
literally hundreds of employees will be displaced merely for the sake of
redevelopment. He chose Brentwood as a
place to work and raise his family and hope it will provide the same
opportunity for his family. He, his
family and co-workers are firmly against redevelopment. They do not want to leave Brentwood.
Andrew Truss – 2825 Brazeau came
before the Board about the new restroom facility at Norm West Park. He asked when would the facility be
opened. He lives in the area and stated
that the restroom is needed by people using that park.
John Kraska – representing the
Hanley Industrial Court Association came before the Board and stated that he is
opposed to the RFP and the development plan for the Hanley Industrial
Court. It would remove approximately 19
buildings, over 40 businesses, well over 500 people and over $33 million a year
in income from that area. The benefit
of what the City is getting presently far exceeds anything you could possibly get
with the redevelopment. The Board should
think very seriously about what they are doing with the RFPs.
Bonnie Rasmussen – 8828 Pendleton
came before the Board and stated that one of the members of the Hanley
Industrial Court Association sent her a copy of the minutes of the last meeting. The City needs to look long and hard about
issuing RFPs because they so destabilize the community.
Presentation of Proposed Development – Hanley Industrial Court
Mayor Kelly stated that the
initial RFP the City issued was for one vacant lot and another building on
Hanley Road that they knew was going to be vacant for the purpose of putting a
new roadway through which is the Strassner extension to Hanley Road. This has
been a goal of the City and Hanley Industrial Court Association for a number of
years.
When they received proposals,
Costco came back with their own proposal separate from the Hanley Road proposal
for seven parcels of property. They
proposed to the City to build a Costco warehouse in that area. The City went through the analysis and process
of selecting a developer and chose Costco for the site they were looking at in
Hanley Industrial Court and chose MLP for the original RFP for Hanley
Road. Once Costco decided not to build
they wanted to look at still trying to make some of the other roadway
improvements on Strassner Road, which would not be funded with the MLP
project. That is the area of Strassner
from the bridge at the creek to where the new extension to Hanley Road will
end. MetroLink has said that they would
put a stop there. They have scheduled
it as a future stop in their original plans.
The stop will have to be funded by the City. On a long-term basis they thought that this would be an
opportunity to accelerate the building of that MetroLink stop. Another reason that they issued the RFP was
because of the frustration and inconvenience that some of those property owners
had gone through with the Costco plan.
From the City’s standpoint the approach was to issue another RFP and see
if there was something out there that would be able to facilitate purchasing
those properties, relocating those businesses and also helping to fund some of
those improvements to that roadway. The
City received two proposals from the Sansone Group and MLP, which was the
developer that was awarded redevelopment rights for Hanley Road. They received a letter today from Sansone
Group withdrawing from consideration for the project. The City is still evaluating those projects for feasibility.
Chris Ho – MLP came before the
Board and stated that their company was founded in 1990 to become a fully
integrated real estate company. Their
main focus and objective is real estate development but very importantly in
their company is they build their own projects as well. That entity owned by MLP is Pioneer
Construction. They develop, build and
manage their properties.
In 2002 they were ranked the 22nd
largest multi-family developer in the country with just under 1,200 starts,
which equates to $201 million in building construction and revenue. Their background and expertise comes from a
residential basis. The market dictated
that there were a lot of people who do not want to commute. People who want to be able to live, work and
play within the same area. That market
demand along with the aging demographics shows that people want housing options
where they do not have to have single family properties but as they become
empty nesters they would stay within the neighborhood they raised their
families. They would have all their
connections, businesses, family and friends all within that same
neighborhood. Those factors lead to
this new direction and new division within their company, which is a focus on
mixed use, urban infill projects.
They have been chosen preferred
developer for RPA 2. When the RFP came
out for RPA 3 and RPA 1, the old Costco site, they thought that the most
responsible thing to do was to take a step back and look at the entire urban
planning for the whole Hanley Industrial Court area and look at a solution
which would help with not only redevelopment, but the transition of the
redevelopment into this new project.
Mr. Ho went over the site plan,
which is available in the City Clerk’s office.
Within these mixed-use projects residential is a key component. It provides security for the
neighborhood. You avoid that typical
downtown situation where something gets abandoned at 5:00 p.m. The residential also brings in a built in
marketplace. The retail and restaurants
below the apartments have a component. You do not need to drive in to support
their facilities.
They would be introducing in RPA
3 a new European style square, a place for the public to gather. That is integrated with a new MetroLink
station if it can be worked out with the City and Metro. People would have the opportunity to get on
the MetroLink to go downtown, Clayton, or Galleria within a very short
ride.
The Main Street continues into
the Costco original RPA site. They are
proposing an entertainment center there, which is going to be anchored by an
18-screen movie theater supporting restaurants and entertainment type
retail. This entertainment center will
be able to transition with the existing Hanley Industrial Court but yet at the
same time there is an ability to break it apart into smaller pieces, so you do
not have just a big-boxed development.
Instead you will have an opportunity to continue the urban fabric and
urban diversity.
With the combination of
restaurants, retail, entertainment and residential they can generate the
revenue necessary for putting Strassner through and at the same time enhance
the City of Brentwood by bringing more head count into the City. Within RPA 1, which is the old Costco site
there is an 80,000 square foot theater, 40,000 of a restaurant entertainment
venue, an additional 42,400 of entertainment retail. There is also 32,000 square foot of restaurant out lots, an
additional 20,000 of small shop boutique retail and approximately 190
residential units, which is a mixture of condominiums and for rent
apartments. In RPA 3, approximately
20,000 square foot of retail, some shops off that new square with a very strong
residential basis, just under 300 new residential units with a mix of
condominiums and apartments, and a provision for a daycare facility.
Alderman Golfin asked if they
contemplate putting Strassner through without a TDD.
Mr. Ho stated that Strassner
would be with a TDD. It is part of
another financing mechanism.
Alderman Kramer asked Mr. Ho what
conversations have they had with potential landowners so far.
Mr. Ho stated that with RPA 2
they already have the option contract on one of the parcels and are in
negotiations with the second. Also in
RPA 1 they have spoken to a couple of landowners and the response has been positive. MLP values input from the neighborhood,
which helps them understand the market better and issues involved there.
Alderman Leahy asked what size
residential are they looking at and who are they marketing to bring in to fill
the buildings.
Mr. Ho stated that the market
they are going after is of the young urban professional. The average size of the apartments is about
950 square feet.
Alderman Leahy asked how many
different restaurants will be coming in the development and how long does a
restaurant stay viable in this type of complex.
Mr. Ho stated that because they
know that there is a certain built in marketplace the restaurants are fed by
the people that live in such close proximity.
The extra benefit that they have in Brentwood is that Hanley with its
accessibility and visibility from 40 and Hanley itself brings to it another
component that is providing greater demand for the restaurants. They were looking at four major restaurants
within RPA 2, one within RPA 3 and one next to the movie theater, and another
smaller one. They will not look at
anything shorter than a ten-year lease for the restaurants.
Alderman Wynn said his concern is
about evening traffic associated with the theater. The evening hours are when people usually attend movies.
Mr. Ho stated that there is no
doubt that there will be added traffic, but with their planning in conjunction
with working with the City and having a lot of different options in terms of
exiting the theater through Strassner, back to Brentwood, Strassner over to
Hanley, through Hanley Industrial Court and through the Promenade, gives them
the ability to disperse that traffic.
Alderman Wynn stated that most of
the businesses in Brentwood close around 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. The theater will be opened around midnight,
so people will be leaving and coming at a later hour than what they are used
to.
Alderman Marshall asked if there
would be traffic studies including the theater traffic with flow and hours.
Mr. Ho said yes. Within this mixed use project there is a
very complex formula on both shared parking and shared uses because certain
retail shops greatest demand is from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In residential the peek demands are at
different times. That would be all
integrated with a comprehensive traffic study.
Alderman Moreno asked if all the
interested movie companies are looking to do an 18- screen theater.
Mr. Ho said it was very
surprising to them, but their stats, size and numbers were almost identical and
came out to an 80,000 square foot theater.
Alderman Cross asked where is the
parking for the apartments and condominiums located.
Mr. Ho stated that the parking is
behind the facilities. They are
multi-story structured parking, which is connected through the retail and
apartments via bridges. If you live in
a third story apartment you would probably have a third story parking
space.
Mayor Kelly asked Richard Ward to
give the Board an update on their progress of evaluating the project.
Richard Ward with Development
Strategies came before the Board and said they have not finished their full
evaluation. There are some very
appealing aspects to the project. The
nature of the development and the way it is done as a so called new urbanized
development is really the way they did things prior to the second world war in
terms of stacking residential above retail, mixing office, putting higher
densities, creating a pedestrian environment, a place where people could walk
from one thing to the other as opposed to driving to everything. The biggest reservations they would have are
the loss of jobs involved in Hanley Industrial Court. They will submit a written report outlining the gains and
losses. The opportunity to get a full
connection of Strassner is a very important public gain.
Mayor Kelly stated that he has
asked the school district to appoint a member for this evaluation process to
represent the school district as they look at the numbers and feasibility. The City’s goal is to have a report back to
the Board of Aldermen within a month to six weeks. There are a number of vacancies in Hanley Industrial Court. One of the concerns for years has been the
lack of access, which has hurt some of the businesses. Another concern is that Hanley Industrial
Court has transformed from an industrial court to more of an office park. Most of the industrial users have moved
out. A major issue with any of these
projects would be the ability to not only make the property owners whole and
have them as part of this process but more importantly the relocation of
businesses and tenants that are in those buildings.
Alderman Golfin stated that the
City has two options whether Hanley Industrial Court will be developed or
whether Hanley Industrial Court needs some improvement to bring it up to
date. He asked Mr. Ward if he could give
some broad comments on what it would take to develop Hanley Industrial Court,
not industrially but as an office/retail center, which is what it has come to
be.
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS,
AND PASSAGE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
1st and 2nd
Readings
Bill No. 5226 – Lease Agreement
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Moreno to give Bill No. 5226 first and second
readings. Roll call: Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman
Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Gretchen Wallace with Murphy
& Wasinger gave Bill No. 5226, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI, WITH
RAYMOND A. DAVIS AND KAREN S. DAVIS D/B/A SOUTHERN SNO, OF 8817 POWELL AVENUE,
BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI 63144 FOR RENTING A PORTION OF LAND IN MEMORIAL PARK AND
PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and second readings.
A synopsis of Bill No. 5226 is
attached to the minutes.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt Bill No. 5226. Roll call:
Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman
Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5226 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 3929.
ACCOUNT AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman Marshall,
second by Alderman Leahy to approve the revised warrant list dated March 1st. All in favor none opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Mayor’s Report
Mayor Kelly reminded everyone of
the April 6th Municipal Election.
He encourages everyone to get out and vote.
Mayor Kelly announced that there
would be a blood drive on March 13th from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Room
104 at the Brentwood Recreation Center.
He encouraged everyone to support the blood drive.
Mayor Kelly stated that they have
had very good activity with the vacant Sports Authority site in the
Promenade. There are a number of
businesses looking at that site and are very close to signing a lease on the
Zany Brainy site.
Public Safety Committee
Alderman Robertson announced a
Public Safety Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 4:00
p.m. at the Brentwood Recreation Center.
Mayor Kelly requested the Public
Safety Committee look into the stop sign at High School Drive and
Bridgeport. The sign was put up to help
young students cross the street to the sidewalk to take them to McGrath
Elementary. He does not know if it is
still needed. The stop sign is really
on the wrong side in order to make it work properly.
Public Works Committee
Alderman Wynn stated that some of
the street signs are rusted and needs to be replaced.
Alderman Wynn stated that
residents needed to make arrangements to have their large items, such as a sofa
or refrigerator pick up. He has
noticed large items sitting at the curb for over a week.
Alderman Wynn stated that the
potholes are in the process of being filled all over the City.
Alderman Wynn stated a Public
Works Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10 at 12:00 noon.
City Engineer – No report
Parks – No report
Zoning Administrator – No report
Ways and Means Committee – No
report
Planning and Zoning – No report
City Attorney – No report
City Clerk/Administrator
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that the City’s trash program would start on April 5. There will be some literature going out this
week, along with follow-up notices prior to kickoff date. The City will be providing all the same
services that everybody receives now, but the recycling will be greatly
expanded. There will be very few things
that will not be accepted. The schedule
changes will be advertised.
Director of Economic Development – No report
Excise Commissioner
Temporary Liquor License – St. Mary Magdalen
Church Parish Picnic
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Robertson to approve the temporary liquor license
request for St. Mary Magdalen Church Parish School Picnic on May 21 and
22. Roll call: Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman
Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Library
Alderman Wynn stated that the
Library would be sponsoring a trivia night on Saturday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. at
Brentwood Community Center to raise money for the library.
Municipal League – No report
Waste Management Commission
Alderman Golfin announced a Waste
Management Commission meeting would be held on March 8th at 7:00
p.m.
Storm Water Management
Alderman Golfin announced a Storm
Water Management meeting would be held on March 22nd at 7:00 p.m.
Communication – No report
Insurance Committee – No report
Historical Society – No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Alderman Kramer asked if it is
possible to get a report from the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee.
Director of Economic Development
Shelton came before the Board and stated that the Comprehensive Plan Committee
has interviewed four planning consultants and will be interviewing two more.
NEW BUSINESS
Alderman Marshall stated that he
and Alderman Wynn had a resident call about being reimbursed for sewer
bills. Unfortunately this resident did
not realize the City has a sewer lateral program. He advised that if a resident has a sewer backup they should call
City Hall and be directed from there.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Moreno to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat
Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk
