MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall November
15, 2004
Council Chambers 7:00
p.m.
The Mayor led with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Present: Mayor Kelly,
Alderwoman Jepsen, Alderman Marshall, Alderman Leahy, Alderman Golfin, Alderman
Kramer, Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn, Alderman Cross.
City Attorney
Murphy, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, Zoning Administrator Wolf, Director
of Economic Development Shelton and Executive Secretary Williams.
Absent: City Treasurer Reynders.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2004
Motion was made by Alderman
Robertson, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt the Agenda of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of November 15, 2004. All in favor none opposed.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1, 2004
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Robertson to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen meeting of November 1, 2004. All in favor none opposed.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1, 2004
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Special Board of Aldermen meeting of November 1, 2004. All in favor none opposed.
BIDS - None
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC
INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF ANY PERSON PRESENT
Bonnie Rasmussen – Pendleton and
Collier came before the Board and stated she attended the joint town meeting
with Clayton and Richmond Heights beginning to talk about a merger. The attendees had an opportunity to submit
any written questions they had. She
listened to them say that Clayton and Richmond Heights wanted to merge so that
they would have a population of about 16,000 people and would be as big as
Webster Groves. That left her feeling
like Brentwood was very much in the middle of it. She asked if they were going to include Brentwood in the
consolidation plan. They stated they
were not.
Public Hearing –
Conditional Use Permit – 2827 S. Brentwood Blvd.
Mayor Kelly announced the public
hearing for a conditional use permit for Bommarito Wines at 2827 S. Brentwood
Boulevard would now be heard.
Matt Wolfe – Bond & Wolfe
Architects came before the Board and stated that they are the architects for
Bommarito Wines. Mr. Wolfe stated that
the property is a blank site. They will
be cutting off access from that site from Brentwood Boulevard and bring in
access to the parking off Pendleton.
They are lowering the grade on the site slightly and building a
retaining wall on the west side with a six-foot high wood fence separating the
two properties. The six foot high
fence would be measured from the top of the retaining wall. It is a one-story structure with office and
a warehouse about 14 feet tall with an access ramp for delivery trucks with a
loading dock. They will do landscaping
along Brentwood Boulevard and plant landscaping specimen trees with 35 foot
spacing or tighter. On the Pendleton
side the landscaping will be denser.
They have site lights on each corner of the parking lot, so there will
be very little spillage over to the residential neighborhood on the west. The general appearance would be a concrete
block building with an 8x8 scoring in the block pattern on both Pendleton and
the Brentwood Boulevard side. They will
try to wrap it around on both sides where Schnucks is located and on the west,
if costs allow. If not it will be
stained to match the block that is facing Brentwood Boulevard.
Alderman Leahy stated that the
biggest concern he has is the backing up of trucks into the bay. They will eventually have to come in from
the Pendleton side. Has anyone figured
the distance in the dimensions in terms of the trucks entering the bay without
creating a major problem?
Mr. Wolfe stated that the curbs
are 25-foot radius off Pendleton.
Alderman Leahy stated so the
trucks would come down Collier and make a left turn onto West Pendleton and
then back up, instead of coming in from the Brentwood Boulevard side.
Mr. Wolfe stated currently this
business is located on the other side of Pendleton, so it is exactly the same
condition.
Alderman Leahy asked if there is
enough room on Pendleton to handle the semi-trucks backing up into the bay.
Mr. Wolfe stated that is correct.
Alderman Kramer stated some of
the residents came forward that live on the street and talked about the
timeframes that the trucks may be getting there. Section 4, (g) states truck deliveries prohibited between 10 p.m.
and 7 a.m. Does that allow a truck to
arrive, park on the street and wait until 7 a.m.?
Mr. Wolfe stated they would have
to park elsewhere.
Alderwoman Jepsen asked if the
HVAC has been relocated away from the neighbors’ houses.
Mr. Wolfe stated that their worry
was due to the efficiencies of the equipment.
They could not be that far away.
They have challenged their engineers and have relocated them to the
backside so they are facing Schnucks and there is also a wood fence around
them.
Tony Bommarito – Bommarito Wines
came before the Board and thanked the Mayor, Board and City staff for all their
help.
Mayor Kelly stated Mr.
Bommarito’s business has been located in Brentwood for a long time. He has been an asset to the community and is
making a big investment in buying the property and building a new building to
maintain his business in Brentwood.
Mayor Kelly announced the public
hearing closed at 7:25 p.m.
Alderman Leahy asked if the
change of address with the new building going in requires a change in the
liquor licensing.
Mayor Kelly stated they reapply
but it is usually a transfer.
Public Hearing – Amending Chapter 25
Mayor Kelly announced the public
hearing for amending Chapter 25 relating to a brick ordinance would now be
continued.
Alderman Kramer stated that Bill
No. 5250 speaks to contemplation that has been undertaken by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and previous discussions of the aldermanic Board and the most
recent addition of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting saw an
advancement from the Public Works Committee regarding the potential revision of
the existing Architectural Review Board which is ideally meant to approach the
topic envisioned by Bill No. 5250. They
discussed briefly and it has been referred to the Site Plan Review Committee on
November 24th. That will be
a conversation regarding a reformatting of the City of Brentwood existing
Architectural Review Board, which has advanced from the Public Works Committee
with a positive recommendation.
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND
PASSAGE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
1st and 2nd
Readings of Bill No. 5256
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Leahy to give Bill No. 5256 first and second readings. Roll call:
Alderwoman Jepsen, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman
Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Bill No. 5256 which is attached to the minutes.
Bill No. 5256 – Conditional Use Permit
City Attorney Murphy gave Bill
No. 5256, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AUTHORIZE WHOLESALE
SALES OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCT AT 2827 S. BRENTWOOD BLVD; ESTABLISHING THE CONDITIONS
OF SUCH USE; APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT; AND,
ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and second
readings.
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Robertson to approve and adopt Bill No. 5256. Roll call:
Alderwoman Jepsen, 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. 5256 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 3956.
Resolution No. 916 – City Vehicle Policy
City Administrator Seemayer
stated the Public Safety Committee discussed adding two positions to Category 4
of the City vehicle policy Assistant Police Chief and communication
supervisor/sergeant, a police personnel position.
Mayor Kelly stated that the
personnel in these two positions would have the ability to take a vehicle home
because they are on call 24 hours for emergency situations.
Alderman Golfin asked if that
would not mean the purchase of any new vehicles by the City.
Mayor Kelly stated they are going
to use surplus vehicles instead of selling them this year.
Alderman Robertson stated they
would not be hiring any new people, just promoting from within.
Mayor Kelly stated an evaluation
was done some time back and it was determined that the chain of command was
lacking in the police department. At
that time they had a police chief and three lieutenants. They did not have an assistant chief
position. That put the City in a bind
when the former chief resigned. From a
structure and a management standpoint the outside evaluation that was done
recommended having not only the communication officer but also an assistant police
chief.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Robertson to approve and adopt Resolution No.
916. Roll call: Alderwoman Jepsen, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman
Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Golfin to approve the warrant list dated
11/15/04. All in favor none opposed.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES AND
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Mayor’s Report
Merging of Cities
Mayor Kelly stated that the Mayor
of Clayton approached him about four years ago to see if Brentwood would be
interested in merging the cities. He
informed the Mayor at that time that it would not be in the best interest of
the City of Brentwood to merge with either Richmond Heights or Clayton. The main reason is Brentwood taxes are lower
than both of those cities, and services are better. He suggested and they have worked together on the cooperation
between the cities parks departments.
They have established mutual programming between Maplewood, Richmond
Heights and Brentwood. That allowed the
cities to offer more services to all of the residents. Maplewood has an outdoor pool. Richmond Heights has an indoor pool and
Brentwood has an ice rink. All those
things can be offered to the residents at residential rates.
Alderman Golfin stated they do
have cooperative agreements with fire and police protection, so Brentwood has
the advantages of merged cities, but still maintains independence and better
services such as free trash collection, etc.
Rock Hill
Mayor Kelly stated that he
attended a meeting of the St. Louis Municipal League and found out that Rock
Hill has approached Glendale about taking over their fire department by mid
December. He expressed to the Mayor of
Glendale that he was concerned about them merging their fire departments. Rock Hill would basically supply the pumper
and men and Glendale would house the equipment and the men. Rock Hill would no longer be giving
Brentwood mutual aid. Brentwood would
probably be the first responder to 2/3 of the City of Rock Hill given the
vicinity of that community. It will put
an added burden on Brentwood’s fire department with no benefit to Brentwood. If they are talking about a merger of that
type they need to talk to all the surrounding municipalities.
Holiday Open House
The Holiday Open House will be
held on December 20th at the Recreation Center at 5:30 p.m.
Furniture Stores
Mayor Kelly stated one of the
three furniture stores moving in the Brentwood Promenade would probably be
opened before Christmas. They have
almost finished the inside remodeling of the store. All they need to do is stock the shelves.
Industrial Park
Mayor Kelly stated he read an
article about a new industrial park being built by the airport and it may have
affect on Brentwood in the future. The
article touched on how that would impact other commercial areas throughout St.
Louis County because of its location, vicinity to the airport and close to
highways, etc. It could have an impact
on Brentwood’s industrial park.
Tree Lighting
Mayor Kelly stated Friday,
November 19th Brentwood will have a brief ceremony for the lighting
of the Christmas trees at Urban and Strassner to start the holiday season.
Coffee with the Mayor
Mayor Kelly announced Coffee with
the Mayor would be held on Friday, November 19th at 9:00 a.m. There will be no meeting held in December
because of the holidays. It will start
again on the last Friday in January.
Tentatively County Executive Charlie Dooley will attend the January
Coffee with the Mayor and answer any questions people may have.
Public Safety Committee
– No report
Public Works Committee
– No report
City Engineer – No
report
Parks – No report
Zoning Administrator
– No report
Ways and Means Committee
Meeting
A Ways and Means Committee
meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 17th at 10:00
a.m.
Planning and Zoning
– No report
City Attorney – No report
City Clerk/Administrator
Special Use Permit – Optimist Club
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that the Optimist Club was seeking permission to sell Christmas trees on
the Optimist lot located next to Gene–Del Printing starting the day after
Thanksgiving until they run out of trees.
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderman Leahy to approve the Special Use Permit for the Optimist
Club Christmas tree lot. All in favor
none opposed.
Director of Economic Development
Airing of Meeting
Director of Economic Development
Shelton came before the Board and stated that the November 15th meeting will
not air until a week from tonight when Kevin McCarthy returns.
Open House
On December 7th an
open house will be held in the Council Chambers from 4:30 p.m. until 8:00
p.m. It is part of the Great River
Greenway. This is a trail that will
connect from the river downtown to Deer Creek.
Comprehensive Plan Committee Meeting
The Comprehensive Plan Committee
will be meeting this Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
TDD Project
Director of Economic Development
Shelton stated that the Mayor had previously mentioned the Metro link bridge,
which was the biggest item for the Strassner Road TDD. Metro link will be running on top of that
bridge and east of there will be the MLP project. They will be putting a road that will connect Strassner Road from
Hanley Road to Brentwood Boulevard. It
will run underneath that bridge.
They have been working with St.
Louis County to put a dual left at Eager and I-170, which is part of the
Strassner Road TDD.
Another one of the Strassner Road
TDD projects is the trail system connecting Oaktree Park into Hanley Industrial
Court. The trail will go along Rosalie
and cross over the creek to Hanley Industrial Court.
There will be some improvements
to the intersection of Wrenwood and Brentwood Boulevard as part of the
Strassner Road TDD. It has been
designed and Zoning Administrator Wolf has the project out to bid.
Alderman Golfin asked when would
the construction start on the Wrenwood and Brentwood Boulevard
intersection.
Mayor Kelly stated they hope to
have it done by the end of the year.
Meridian Project
As part of the Meridian
Redevelopment project there will be a tunnel where Metro link will run
northbound and southbound. They will
fill under the bridge. The bridge will
not be redone until after the holidays.
Then there will be five lanes from Hanley Road to Brentwood Boulevard.
Manhasset Village
Alderman Golfin stated that Manhasset
Village is going down and will be redeveloped.
As part of the Richmond Heights plan McCutcheon Road will be rerouted
and run parallel to Eager Road. They
are concerned about that in Brentwood Forest because they would not want Eager
Road to be used for construction and heavy trucks. His original understanding was that McCutcheon Road would be
routed straight through and connect with Eager Road at right angles. The latest he has heard was that it will run
parallel to Eager Road. It means that
they would have no access from Eager to McCutcheon to Clayton.
Mayor Kelly stated he would check
into that.
Alderman Kramer stated the latest
word that they have as far as the timing goes is some time between the 1st
and January 30th. They vowed
to Brentwood Forest and the community that they would keep the route opened
during the process. As far as whether
McCutcheon Road is perpendicular to Eager Road or whether it runs parallel he
has not heard that. The most important
thing is that the route still will be opened and the deconstruction, extra
trucks are not due to start until after the 1st of the year.
Excise Commissioner
– No report
Library
Alderman Wynn stated that
Brentwood Public Library would present a talk with Peter Wollenberg, President
of the St. Louis Chapter of Architecture Historians, detailing the significance
of these homes. A brief walking tour of
nearby Lustron Homes will follow the presentation on Saturday, November 20th
at 2:00 p.m.
World’s fair Trivia will be held
on Tuesday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m.
Municipal League –
No report
Waste Management Commission
– No report
Storm Water Management
Funding
Alderman Golfin stated they have
made some improvements in the funding for storm water. In 2005 the funding will be increased by
400%. Hopefully they can continue to
improve on that until they reach the maximum needs for the storm water.
Grinder Pumps
Mayor Kelly stated that Public
Works is doing a great job with the installation of the grinder pumps. He received a call from a resident that had
one installed who gave a very nice complement to the Public Works crew and the
quality of the men that did the job and represent the City. They deserve a lot of credit. He stated that anyone having storm water
related problems needs to contact the City and MSD and try to resolve
them.
Communication – No
report
Insurance Committee
– No report
Historical Society
– No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Veteran’s Day
Mayor Kelly thanked everyone that
attended the Veteran’s Day ceremony last Thursday. It was well attended by the local veterans. He encouraged residents to come out next
year and show their support for those veterans.
Salvation Army Kettle
Alderman Wynn stated that Target
has dropped having a Salvation Army kettle in front of their stores. He suggested that if you want to donate go
someplace else and drop it in the kettle, so they do not lose that money.
Architectural Review Board
Alderwoman Jepsen stated that
there should be flexibility built into the architectural review procedures
otherwise there would be no point in raising a home and rebuilding a carbon
copy of it. The architectural styles
and the needs of the homes will change, so they are not locked in time.
Alderman Kramer stated the City
of Brentwood having the architectural review board in place already and then
reformatting it basically allows them to address the topic that Alderwoman
Jepsen brought up. The ability for a
builder to come to the architectural review board propose something that may be
a little bit different contributive to the neighborhood but still in keeping
with the architecture or the special characteristics of the neighborhood will
allow an interaction to take place, which currently does not. It is not too different from the Planning
and Zoning Commission process that address the commercial applicants that come
to the City. In that it allows
interaction and the conversation along the lines of would you consider doing
this, what about this and that, versus meet the code and you are on your
way. In the draft that you have seen,
it is possible there are some typographical items and proposed changes. The Planning and Zoning Commission received
the petition and they have agreed to look at it.
Alderman Golfin stated the
Planning and Zoning Commission is still not in a position to express their
opinion on it, so it is an in process situation.
Alderman Wynn stated the members
of the architectural review board are all going to be people with backgrounds
in architecture. He does not know that
he would be thrilled with three people who have the same ideas about
architecture, even though they may all be gifted on the board. They may have some ideas that the average
person wanting to buy a house does not see.
NEW BUSINESS
Food Program
The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of
the Brentwood area are participating in the scouting for food program. This past Saturday the Boy Scouts and Cub
Scouts delivered the bags for the can goods.
This is their 19th annual drive for can goods for the hungry. Their hope is to gather up to 2 million cans
again this year. The Brentwood Fire
Station is the local receiving point for Saturday, November 20th. The boys will come through after 9:00 a.m.
in the morning and collect the bags. He
encouraged all the residents to be very generous. If they miss your house, swing by the fire station between 10:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Ward 3 Meeting
The Ward 3 meeting will be
Tuesday, November 30th at 7:00 p.m. Residents are invited to come up
and meet with Aldermen Leahy and Robertson for an informal discussion on issues
and concerns that are important to the residents.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderman Leahy to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat
Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk