MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall
June 20, 2005
Council Chambers
7:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Kelly, Alderwoman Jepsen, Alderman Marshall,
Alderman Leahy, Alderman Golfin, Alderman Kramer,
Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn,
Alderman Cross.
City Attorney
Albrecht, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, Director of Public Works/City
Engineer Payken, 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 JUNE 20, 2005
Motion was made Alderman Kramer,
second by Alderman Leahy to amend the Agenda of the Regular Board of Aldermen
Meeting of June 20, 2005 by removing Item D., 1., “Appeal of ARB Decisions” and
adding Item E., 1., to amend Ordinance No. 3943 regarding “construction
guidelines” by removing the “sunset clause”.
Alderman Kramer stated the Public Works Committee recommended at the June
10th meeting removal of the “sunset clause” placed on Ordinance No.
3943. City Administrator Seemayer has
acknowledged while this is possible they would additionally have some paperwork
at the next meeting. The “sunset
clause” deadline is June 30th.
Mayor Kelly stated the reason for
the removal of the “Appeal of ARB Decision” from the agenda is the two
applicants have met with the ARB and they have resolved their issues.
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.
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Robertson to approve the Agenda of the Regular Board
of Aldermen meeting of June 20, 2005 as amended. 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.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF MAY 16, 2005
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Robertson to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of May 16, 2005. All in favor none opposed.
BIDS – None
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF
PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF ANY PERSON PRESENT
Joan Beeman – 8500 Rosalie Avenue
came before the Board and asked who is responsible for maintaining the
easements in Brentwood.
Mayor Kelly stated if it is an
easement behind the resident’s house, usually it is a utility easement, and the
property owner is responsibility for maintaining that easement.
Barb Hughes – 2001 Urban came
before the Board and thanked the Public Works and Park Departments for the park
agreement with Richmond Heights and Maplewood.
Maplewood now has a dog park by the new Metro Link station off
Manchester and Hanley Roads. The grand
opening celebration will be held in July.
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND
PASSAGE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Bill No. 5260 – Canvassers and Solicitors
Bill No. 5260 will remain on
hold.
1st and 2nd
Readings of Bills No. 5284 and 5285
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Leahy to give Bills No. 5284 and 5285 first and
second readings. All in favor none
opposed.
Bill No. 5284 – Resubdivision of 2323 St.
Clair
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5284, AN ORDINANCE OF CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT
RESUBDIVIDING LOT 12 AND 13 OF PARKRIDGE SUBDIVISION ALSO KNOWN AS PROPERTY
NUMBERED 2323 ST CLAIR AVENUE, ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS TO THAT PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF THE RESUBDIVISION AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE, its first and second readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Bill No. 5284 into record, which is attached to the minutes.
Motion was made by Alderman Leahy,
second by Alderman Cross to approve and adopt Bill No. 5284. 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. 5284 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 3981.
Bill No. 5285 – Resubdivision of 2520 Annalee
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5285, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT WHICH
RESUBDIVIDES PART OF LOT 8, BLOCK 6 OF WARREN PLACE SUBDIVISION INTO TWO LOTS
AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and second
readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Bill No. 5285 into record, which is attached to the minutes.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Robertson to approve and adopt Bill No. 5285. 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. 5285 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 3982.
Mayor Kelly stated that the two
subdivisions re-enforces the attitude that people want to live in
Brentwood. Both of the subdivisions are
with current property owners who are building new homes on their lots so they
could stay in the City of Brentwood.
Alderwoman Jepsen asked if the
existing homes on either one of the properties are going to be torn down.
Mayor Kelly stated he is aware
that the home on Annalee will be torn down but is not sure about the St. Clair
property.
Alderwoman Jepsen stated that
neighbors are being taken by surprise.
They leave in the morning and leave their windows open. When they return home, the homes have been
destroyed and the dust and debris have blown into their homes. In the Public Works Committee meeting, they
talked about notifying the immediate neighbors when the demolition was going to
take place so people could close their windows the day of the demolition.
Resolution No. 922 – ARB
Alderman Cross stated they made
an amendment to Resolution No. 920 at the Public Works Committee meeting last
Thursday. They added a sixth “whereas”
and “Exhibit B”. It is a growing pain
that they are finding in the ARB legislation.
The original legislation required sealed drawings to come before the
ARB. They wanted to change that so the
applicant could come forward with just schematic drawings and not invest in a
set of sealed drawings before their approval and Resolution No. 922 takes care
of that. Their Committee is hoping to
use Resolution No. 922 as a catchall for the things that they are finding out
that need to be changed. At some point
they will have the Public Works Committee, along with the ARB and the new
zoning administrator discuss the needed changes and then do that one time
before the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt Resolution No. 922. 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.
Removal of the
“Sunset Clause” on Construction Regulations
Alderman Wynn asked if they have
had any problems with the regulations.
Mayor Kelly stated they have had
problems with people’s interpretation of their enforcement but not with the
actual guidelines.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Kramer to remove the “Sunset Clause” from Ordinance
No. 3943, the construction guidelines ordinance. 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.
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Golfin to approve the warrant list dated
6/20/05.
Alderwoman Jepsen asked if the
$12,661.00 for ERB Equipment being charged against storm water/parks is for a
utility vehicle. She asked why that was
not taken out of the parks budget.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that is one fund, which is for storm water and park usage. Within that fund there are certain accounts
for storm water expenses and certain accounts for park expenses. That is actually charged to the capital
improvement account but it comes out of Fund 50 Storm Water/Park Fund.
Alderwoman Jepsen asked if the City
received a grant for the lighting. If
the City pays for the lighting will the grant reimburse the City?
City Administrator Seemayer
stated the City received a grant for $154,000.
The City makes the payment to the contractor then they submit for the reimbursement
through the municipal grant district.
Alderwoman Jepsen stated the
warrant list shows interest payment for the C.O.P. police station. She asked if the City is also making
payments towards the principal.
City
Administrator Seemayer stated the general obligation bonds and certificate of
participation are semi-annual payments.
One payment is interest only and the other payment, six months later, is
interest and principle.
Alderman Golfin stated relative
to that storm water/sewer park charge, while it is not on the warrant list, how
are they charging the lateral sewer charges.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that is a totally separate fund.
It would appear on that warrant list as a lateral sewer fund if they had
an item over $2,000.
Alderman Leahy asked for an
explanation as to what were the repairs at 6579 Parkridge Avenue.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that was for the sleary seal that was done on the entire section of
Parkridge Avenue. It was
misinterpreted.
Alderman Leahy asked for a copy
of the material safety data sheets on the chemicals they are using on the
mosquito spraying and any related information the City may have on health
hazards to both humans and family pets.
Roll call to accept the warrant
list as submitted: All in favor none
opposed.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES AND
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Mayor’s Report
Mayor Kelly announced an
Executive Session/Legal and Personnel Matters would be held following the
meeting.
Committee Appointments
Mayor Kelly recommended Ellen
Walthers be appointed to the Library Board to replace Suzanne Matthews who has
resigned.
Mayor Kelly also recommended
Bryan Kaemmerer to serve as the new Public Defender.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Wynn to approve the appointment of Ellen Walthers and
Bryan Kaemmerer to the positions stated above.
All in favor none opposed.
Going out of Business Sale
Mayor Kelly stated there were
signs up over the weekend that Organized Living was having a going out of
business sale. The City received notice
on Friday that they had filed for bankruptcy.
It is their indication that people are already interested in that
site.
Alderman Leahy stated Organized
Living had people on the corners with signs.
By ordinance that is allowed because they are not posting signs as much
as they have a person hand holding the signs.
Mayor Kelly stated they were
doing both and for those types of signs he does not know if there is an
ordinance against them.
Director of Public Works/City
Engineer Payken stated it is his understanding that all premises signs are not
allowed by the sign code whether they are held in someone’s hand or posted on a
sign in the ground, etc.
Alderman Leahy asked that the
City advise Organized Living of that arrangement and see if they will work to
coordinate with the ordinance.
Director of Public Works/City
Engineer Payken stated he will pass the information on to the manager of
Organized Living but he is not sure how cooperative they will be lacking any
other kind of enforcement efforts.
Mayor Kelly stated Ultimate
Electronics is doing the same thing, so the City should have those signs picked
up as well.
Jerry Wolf - Retirement
Mayor Kelly stated Jerry Wolf is
in attendance this evening and it will most likely be his last Board of
Aldermen meeting. Mayor Kelly asked Mr.
Wolf to come forward and accept a plaque from the City in recognition of his 11
years of service to the community of Brentwood. Mr. Wolf will be officially retired at the end of June.
Mr. Wolf stated it has been a
distinct pleasure. His job has been
about 97% enjoyable and you cannot ask for anymore than that out of a job.
Public Safety Committee – No report
Public Works Committee
Alderman Cross stated a Public
Works Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, June 23rd at 2:00
p.m. in the Conference Room.
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
– No report
Director of Economic Development
Comprehensive Plan
Director of Economic Development
Shelton came before the Board and stated the committee for the Comprehensive
Plan met this past Wednesday. A packet
was distributed to the Board, a status report from the consultant, and some of
the other consultants work product was in there as well. One of the reasons the committee wanted to
hand the information out is the consultant is going to be in the City Hall
Conference Room each Wednesday between now and July 13th from 4:00
to 6:00 p.m. He would like the Board
members to attend because it will be a great opportunity for interaction with
the consultant.
Alderman Kramer asked Mr. Shelton
to remind the Board and the residents about the timeline and when they might
expect a finished product.
Mr. Shelton stated they hope to
have a draft plan and an open house to go over that at the end of the
summer. They would probably have a
draft document in August and an open house in September. They are also planning
to have resident focus groups at the end of August and September as well to
give feedback on the draft plan. They
want to get that input from the focus groups and then bring it back to the
steering committee and they will have a document to take to the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the Board.
Development
Mr. Shelton stated Organized
Living is going out of business but the Brentwood store is the #4 store in the
country, which speaks to the quality of the stores in Brentwood and of the
development projects.
Mr. Shelton stated that they have
been working with DCM Management. Metro
had filed condemnation on DCM, the developer of the Meridian, to take the
property to build a parking garage, which would take it off the tax roles for
the schools and the City. They have
gotten involved and now they meet once a week with the developer and Metro and
are making great progress to have a garage that meets the need of the
developer, the City and Metro Link. One
of the great things is it will have bus turnaround space in it and it will be
shared use parking, so when the office parking spaces are not being used Metro
Link customers will have an additional 800 spaces.
Mayor Kelly stated one of the
ways they got them to come to the table was they initially offered a three way
agreement working with the developer and Metro that the City would actually
finance the garage in order to make it appealing to everyone. It made sense to the City because the City
needed some things in that garage like the bus turnaround, which they were not
going to do. It would not have cost the
City anything. The City would have
just been the bearer of the bonds. The
City will probably not have to play any part in that financing. Metro has said that they can move forward
and pay for it with their own means and DCM is going to move forward as well.
Alderman Robertson asked what
would be the height of the garage and how many spaces will it have. Will they be bringing it before the Board,
the Planning and Zoning Commission and the ARB?
Mr. Shelton stated they would
have to come to the Board of Aldermen for approval. The concept site plan approval has been through the Planning and
Zoning Commission so it will be a question of whether it is a significant
change.
Mayor Kelly stated they would
have to go to the Planning and Zoning Commission for final approval. The garage will have 1200 plus spaces. To get an idea of what it would look like,
picture the Clayton garage, which is about the same footprint and height with
1200 spaces.
Mayor Kelly stated that the
Purina building would be coming down.
They have to do that in order to have enough parking for BJC to move
into their offices hopefully by November.
Once the garage is complete they will have 444 spaces available for
Phase I BJC parking. At that point it
will free up the other space to start the construction of the office
building.
Excise Commissioner
Goff Moll Legion Post – Temporary Liquor License
Excise Commissioner Clements
stated the Goff Moll Legion Post has asked for a two-day permit to sell beer at
Brentwood Days on September 16 and 17.
All is in order.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Robertson to approve the temporary liquor license for
Goff Moll Legion Post for Brentwood Days.
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.
Liquor License Renewals
Excise Commissioner Clements
stated the annual renewals for the liquor licenses are before the Board for
approval.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Cross to approve the liquor license renewals as
presented. 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.
Library
Alderman Wynn stated the Library
Board would not be meeting in July and August.
They take those months off. Comparing last year to this year, they were up 20% in the amount
of usage in the library. It just
continues to grow and they are doing a fine job.
Alderman Leahy stated they
received notification from St. Louis County Library that the City of Brentwood,
Rock Hill and a couple of other municipalities no longer extend the courtesy of
holding library materials from the county library system. You have to go in and pick up an item
yourself and pull it or you have to pay an additional $50.00 fee.
Alderman Wynn suggested Alderman
Leahy talk to John Furlong about the fee.
Municipal League –
No report
Waste Management Commission
Alderman Golfin stated a meeting
would be held on Thursday, August 18th at 7:00 p.m. at City
Hall. They hope to have some information
on their recycling progress. Bob
Shelton has been working on a grant request so they can publicize and educate
people about recycling and hopefully get some better procedures in place for
condominiums and apartments.
Alderwoman Jepsen stated she and
Mr. Shelton attended a forum put on by the Municipal League on recycling at
Creve Couer City Hall. Everyone has
done a good job on the recycling in Brentwood. It struck her as they listened
to people ask question how far ahead of many municipalities Brentwood is in the
recycling efforts. It was a good
feeling. There were many people who
sounded like they were just getting started.
There were also some questions that were highlighted on all the hard
work that Brentwood now picks up its own trash and there were people expressing
a lot of interest in how that was done too.
Communication – No further report
Insurance Committee
– No report
Historical Society
– No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Alderman Marshall asked Mr.
Shelton for a status report on the path and the bridge.
Mr. Shelton stated they spoke to
the consultant late last week and they wanted to get the bridge ordered. They have asked for more updated materials
on the bridge decking to alleviate any noise that may go out into the
neighborhoods. He is having difficulty
pulling that information together. As
soon as he can get that information together and give them a price for those
materials they will be able to order the bridge. The bridge will take 12 to 14 weeks to come back.
Mr. Shelton stated that the
consultant has submitted the right of way request to both Target and the owners
of the shopping center, which is Developers Diversified. They have been working
through the Sansone Group who represents them.
Once they have all the final drawings from St. Louis County, they will
move forward.
NEW BUSINESS
Ward 3 Meeting
Alderman Leahy stated a Ward 3
meeting would be held on Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
Cancellation of Meeting
Mayor Kelly stated he would like
the Board to consider canceling the July Board of Aldermen meeting, being
prepared to schedule a special meeting if one is needed. He knows that three of the aldermen will not
be in town for that meeting and potentially he could be out of town that week
as well.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Robertson to cancel the July 18th Board
of Aldermen meeting with the ability to schedule a special meeting if
needed. 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.
Recess
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Leahy to recess the meeting at 7:55 p.m. for an
executive session legal and personnel matter.
All in favor none opposed.
Executive Session
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Marshall to enter into executive session on legal and
personnel matters at 8:10 p.m. All in
favor none opposed.
Present for the executive session
were Mayor Kelly, all aldermen, City Attorney Albrecht, Special Counsel Jerry
Murphy and Chris Seemayer.
After discussion, motion was made
by Alderman Marshall, second by Alderman Robertson to send Resolution No. 921
to the next Board of Aldermen meeting with amendments made in executive
session. All in favor none opposed.
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Leahy to return to open session at 9:12 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Kramer to adjourn the meeting at 9:14 p.m. All in
favor none opposed.
Pat
Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk