MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall January 5, 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 Kramer, Alderman Robertson,
Alderman Wynn, Alderman Cross.
City Attorney
Murphy, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, Zoning Administrator Wolf, Economic
Development Director Shelton, Treasurer Reynders.
Absent:Alderman Golfin and Executive Secretary Williams.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF JANUARY 5, 2004
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn, second by Alderman
Leahy to approve and adopt the Agenda of the Regular Board of Aldermen meeting
of January 5, 2004. Roll call: Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, 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 DECEMBER 1, 2003
Motion was made by Alderman
Robertson, second by Alderman Cross to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen meeting of December 1, 2003. Roll call:
Alderman Moreno, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson,
yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
DRAWING OF NAMES FOR THE BALLOT
Mayor Kelly stated that Alderman
Leahy and Terry Stoverink Noles appeared at the City Clerk’s office when filing
opened on December 16th to file for Alderman Ward 3. He stated that the names have to be drawn to
determine the order in which they will appear on the ballot.
Someone in the audience drew
Andrew G. Leahy’s name, therefore his name will appear first on the ballot for
Ward 3 and then Terry Stoverink Noles name will be second.
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF
PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF ANY PERSON PRESENT
Otto Lickenbrock – 2302 St. Clair
came before the Board and stated that he made a short list of the pros and cons
of having the grinder pumps installed.
The pumps will stop the water backup from coming into the sewers and
then into your basements. The City will
absorb all cost for the pumps if MSD does not pay for them. The City has budgeted $50,000 in the 2004
storm water budget. The negative is
depending on where your lateral is in your yard, the yard will be trashed when
they install it. They have to get heavy
equipment in there to help to dig down below the lateral several feet, and then
break into the lateral and install the 24-inch diameter x 50-inch high
fiberglass canister. In the canister is
the pump, motor and everything it takes to operate the system, which is an
electric sewer. If there is a power
failure the sewers will fail. Who is
going to take any interest in buying a house that has an electric sewer. The money would be better invested in
solving the problem.
Michael Rabenberg – Troop 361
came before the Board and said he is a senior patrol leader. They are studying the communications merit
badge and appearing at the Board meeting is one of their requirements.
Ann Yancey – 9023 Madge came
before the Board and said she is concerned about Bill No. 5214, which deals
with the restraint of dogs. There are
other ways of taking care of that.
Alderman Marshall stated that in
speaking with Chief Knight and Judge Hill they determined that the problem the
bill was designed to address could be taken care of under the current
ordinance.
Kathryn Jepsen - 2328 Annalee came before the Board and
stated Vox Populi had a meeting tonight with Mayor Kelly and Mr. Shelton
concerning the Manchester Road corridor.
There were comments at a meeting that there was a different plan for
Manchester Road, which has not surfaced.
She asked that the Board stay in touch with their constituents.
Karen Smith - 8930 Harrison came
before the Board and stated that she is responding to some statements that were
made at the last meeting regarding the ½ cent sales tax for both storm water
and parks and the fact that the largest percentage of those taxes are going
towards parks. The statement that was
made was the City has an obligation to its parks. She asked what is the obligation to the sewers and storm water
for the residents in Brentwood. The
Storm Water Task Force feels very strongly that the City has this obligation to
the voters that passed that tax. Why
are the sewers the ones to be sacrificed?
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS,
AND PASSAGE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Bill No. 5214 – Restraint of Dogs
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Kramer to remove Bill No. 5214 from the
agenda. All in favor none opposed.
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Robertson to approve the warrant list dated
January 5th. All in favor
none opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Elected Officials Meeting
Mayor Kelly reminded everyone
that there is an elected officials meeting this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at
Warson Woods City Hall. There will be
an update of the Manchester Road TDD and the ballot issue that is going to be
before the voters of Ward 3.
Holiday Open House
Mayor Kelly thanked the Parks
Department for the great job they did with the holiday open house in
December.
Public Safety Committee
– No report
Public Works Committee
Lights on Strassner
Alderman Wynn thanked the Public
Works Department for the lights they had put up on Strassner. He received many good comments on that.
Grinder Pumps
Mayor Kelly stated that they met
with MSD last month to talk about the grinder pump system and
installation. It looks very favorable
that they will be able to move forward with that. He understands the concerns the residents have with the
installation. There are new
subdivisions being built with those types of systems in the St. Louis area
where the sewer lines are higher than the houses that are being built. It is important that everyone understands
that this is a temporary fix until they get to the main sewer problem. This is not going to take MSD off the hook
from separating the sanitary and the storm water sewer lines in the
future. Until they get to that point,
the pumps will eliminate the backups in people’s homes. MSD is going to look at the entire area
where the problems are and will start a reevaluation process.
City Engineer – No
report
Parks – No report
Zoning Administrator
– No report
Ways and Means Committee
– No report
Planning and Zoning
– No report
City Clerk/Administrator
– No report
Director of Economic
Development
Hanley Road Study
Economic Development Director
Shelton stated that an open house would be held on Thursday, January 22nd
at The Heights from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to present the preliminary
recommendations for the Hanley Road Study.
The Hanley Road Study involves the Cities of Brentwood, Maplewood,
Richmond Heights, as well as St. Louis County Highway. All are welcome to attend.
Excise Commissioner – No report
Library – No report
Municipal League –
No report
Waste Management Commission
– No report
Storm Water Management
– No report
Communication – No
report
Insurance Committee
– No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
TDD
Alderman Leahy had a question
regarding the TDD that is going before the voters in April. He asked if he was correct in saying that
the Boards of each of the cities that are involved have voted to institute
establishing the district. The vote
that is coming in April is for the request from the residents to authorize the
district to establish the tax.
Mayor Kelly stated that is
correct, the vote will approve the district.
Alderman Leahy asked what happens
if the voters turn down the tax.
Mayor Kelly stated that the
district would serve no purpose.
Alderman Leahy asked what happens
if the executive committee wishes to bring the tax back to the voters.
Mayor Kelly stated that the
entire process would have to start over again, including setting up the
district, etc.
Trash
Alderman Kramer asked for an
update on the trash.
Mayor Kelly stated that he met
with the mayor of Rock Hill and they will be meeting tomorrow to resolve the
issue. They were planning to sign
another contract with a trash hauler.
They have concerns about the number of pickups per week that Brentwood
is offering.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that the City is staring on or around March 1st. The trucks have been ordered and they are
due in about the third week of February.
Mayor Kelly stated that they have
applied for a grant that would purchase a recycle truck for the City.
NEW BUSINESS – None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman
Moreno, second by Alderman Marshall to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat
Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk