MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall October 17, 2005
Council Chambers
7:00 p.m.
The Mayor led with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Kelly,
Alderwoman Jepsen, Alderman Marshall, Alderman Leahy, Alderman Golfin, Alderman
Kramer, Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn, Alderman Cross.
City Attorney
Albrecht and City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer.
Absent: Director of Public Works/City
Engineer Payken, Executive Secretary Williams and City Treasurer Reynders.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2005
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt the Agenda of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of October 17, 2005. 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 OCTOBER 3, 2005
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Cross to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of October 3, 2005 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.
BIDS – None
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC
INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF ANY PERSON PRESENT – NONE
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND
PASSAGE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Resolution No. 918 – BTV-10
Programming
Motion was made by Alderman Cross,
second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt Resolution No. 918.
Alderman Golfin stated Resolution No.
918 is a resolution that he has previously stated he would not support because
it is not necessary. The resolution
constitutes an administrative action, rather than a legislative action. As an administrative action, the Board is
overstepping, in his opinion, to enter into administrative action that should
be taken otherwise, if necessary.
Alderman Wynn stated he opposes the
resolution, but it is not in any way a reflection on Mr. McCarthy. He has supported him since he was hired and
still does. He does a great job.
Alderman Leahy stated he would like
to echo the sentiments of Aldermen Golfin and Wynn. He would not sponsor the resolution. Procedurally, they are getting themselves into an area that the
City should not go in. He approves of
the job Mr. McCarthy is doing and has been doing for the City. He opposes the resolution from the City’s
side, not from an employee standpoint.
Mayor Kelly stated the resolution was
done at the request of the employee in question. The difference is that certain employee matters are done
administratively. Under the City’s
guidelines, employee matters should be taken to executive session, discussed
there and if action is to be taken, it should be taken care of by the
supervisor that handles that employee.
In this instance, it was not handled administratively. Allegations were made public about the
employee at the Board of Aldermen meeting.
It was the employee’s feeling that because those allegations were made
public, he wanted the City, by this resolution, to state that they found the
allegations to be false.
Alderman Kramer stated he was not
able to be at the last Board of Aldermen meeting, so he was not part of the
discussion. There were a couple of
items he wanted to propose for the resolution.
Those items were only appropriate to be discussed with the attorney in
executive session. Therefore it is more
appropriate for him to abstain from the voting.
Alderman Golfin stated that Mr.
McCarthy has done an outstanding job in communications. This Board is not critical in any
sense. He has looked at the matter
extensively and he feels that his job evaluations, which were provided, reflect
the fact that Mr. McCarthy has acted appropriately and has been doing an
outstanding job with BTV-10 and communications.
Roll call on Resolution No. 918: Alderwoman Jepsen, no; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, no; Alderman Golfin, no; Alderman Kramer, abstain;
Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, no; Alderman Cross, yes. There were three “yes” votes and four “no” votes. Resolution No. 918 failed.
Resolution No. 925 – Provide
for General Municipal Election
Motion was made by Alderman Leahy,
second by Alderman Cross to approve Resolution No. 925. 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
Alderwoman Jepsen asked about the
dictaphone maintenance charge on the warrant list.
City Administrator Seemayer stated
the charge is for the police department dispatch center. All calls are recorded that come into the
dispatcher.
Motion was made by Alderman Marshall,
second by Alderman Golfin to accept the warrant list as submitted. All in favor none opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Mayor’s
Report
MML
Meeting
Mayor Kelly stated the Municipal
League would hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, October 27th at
7:30 p.m. There will be a presentation
on the legislative committee’s report.
It will outline what legislative issues the Municipal League will be
looking at this year.
MoDOT
MoDOT will be holding a meeting at
the St. Louis Science Center on October 27th at 7:00 p.m. They will be outlining any new updates on
the I-64 project. One of the more
exciting things is that MoDOT changed their policy and they will be doing their
first large project on a design build basis.
They hope that this will accelerate the project by putting it out to bid
and having one contractor or one team to go after. It gives them more flexibility in the construction process.
Town
Hall Meeting
State Representative Scott Muschany
will be holding a Town Hall meeting at the Brentwood Recreation Center on
October 27th.
Veteran’s
Day
The Veteran’s Day Observance will be
held on Friday, November 11th at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of Brentwood City Hall.
Red
Light Camera System
Mayor Kelly stated he would like the
Board to discuss and think about making a decision on the Red Light Camera
System. He was in contact with St.
Louis City and they had their first reading of a bill to adopt the system last
Friday. They will be having their
second reading next week. Florissant
had their first reading and they will be moving forward with the program. A letter will be sent to him from the head
of the Department of Revenue that states that the ticket would not be a moving
violation. The ticket is a municipal ticket,
like a parking ticket. It is a ticket
against the vehicle, which means no points would be taken off your
license. It is new technology but if
it will help to make the streets safer and improve traffic, it will be a great
benefit to the City.
Alderman Golfin asked if they would
put a camera at every stoplight.
Mayor Kelly said they would probably
put one at the main intersections, where there are many traffic issues.
Alderman Robertson stated it has been
discussed in the Public Safety Committee meeting and they did not make a
recommendation. They were waiting to
see what happens with Arnold, the first adopter of the system. He is adamantly opposed to any kind of
camera set up on any public street or thoroughfare for any reason that is
supposed to promote safety. For the
most part, he thinks cities are doing it entirely for revenue. It is anti-American and unconstitutional and
an invasion of privacy.
Alderman Marshall asked if the Red
Light Camera System would come before the Ways and Means Committee for
discussion as far as the revenues.
Mayor Kelly stated it could go to the
Ways and Means Committee.
Public
Safety Committee – No report
Public
Works Committee – No further report
City
Engineer – No report
Ways
and Means Committee – No report
City
Attorney – No report
City
Clerk/Administrator
Special
Use Permit
City Administrator Seemayer stated
that Metro Electric Supply is requesting a Special Use Permit to hold a turkey
shoot at their facility on Thursday, November 3rd from 4:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. It is a customer
appreciation event. They do not raise
any money from it. Staff reviewed it
and everything is in order.
Motion was made by Alderman Kramer,
second by Alderman Robertson to approve the Special Use Permit for Metro
Electric Supply. 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.
Director
of Economic Development – No report
Excise
Commissioner
Temporary
Liquor License – St. Mary Magdalen – School Auction
Alderman Cross stated that St. Mary
Magdalen is having an auction on Saturday, November 12th and they have applied
for a temporary liquor license to serve beer and wine.
Motion was made by Alderman Cross,
second by Alderman Leahy to grant the temporary liquor license to St. Mary
Magdalen for a school auction to be held on November 12th. 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 – No
report
Municipal
League – No report
Waste
Management Commission – No report
Communication – No
report
Insurance
Committee – No report
Historical
Society – No report
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
Trail
and Bridge Project
Mayor Kelly stated in regards to the
trail and bridge project they had an issue with one property owner and the
corner of his property. They need about
400 square feet. His house is on White
Avenue but his property line goes across the creek. That issue has been resolved and they will move forward with a
boundary adjustment. K & S
Associates which was giving the City an easement to put the trail on their
property has decided that they would rather the City own the property. They are concerned about liability, so they
are selling it to the City for $10.00.
As soon as the land issues are resolved they will order the bridge and
proceed with the project.
Eager
I-170 Project
Mayor Kelly stated they sent a letter
after the last executive session to the representatives of DDR and they have
until next Friday to respond.
MML
Mayor Kelly stated Alderwoman Jepsen
had brought up a resolution regarding eminent domain. He distributed the MML policy towards eminent domain and economic
development and an article by Richard Ward with Development Strategies, which
deals with the history of eminent domain.
He also copied the Board on information regarding the evolution and use
of TIF.
Ward
3 Meeting
Ward 3 meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman Cross,
second by Alderman Leahy to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat Kelly, Mayor
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk