MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall February 6, 2006
Council Chambers 7:00 p.m.
The Mayor led with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Kelly,
Alderwoman Clements (after swearing in), Alderman Marshall, Alderman Leahy,
Alderman Kramer, Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn and Alderman Cross.
City Attorney
Albrecht, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, City Treasurer Reynders, Executive
Secretary Williams and Excise Commissioner Clements.
ABSENT: Alderman Golfin and Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Payken.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF FEBRUARY 6, 2006
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt the Agenda of the Regular
Board of Aldermen Meeting of February 6, 2006.
Roll call: 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 19, 2005
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of December 19, 2005 as amended. All in favor none opposed.
Correction: Page 13 should be corrected to read,
“Alderman Kramer asked if the amount is approximately $290,000 at a maximum
over a five-year period”.
SWEARING-IN OF ALDERWOMAN WARD I
Mayor Kelly stated that he was
happy to be appointing Barbara Clements as Alderwoman for Ward I. She has previously served on the Board for
12 years as Alderwoman. Barb Clements
has filed for the April 4th election and is running unopposed. She will fill the vacancy in Ward I.
Barbara Clements came before the
Board and was sworn in by Mayor Kelly as Alderwoman Ward I.
PROCLAMATION – Daniel
Begus
Alderman Leahy read a Proclamation for Eagle Scout Daniel
Begus into record. The Proclamation is
attached to the hard copy minutes.
Mayor Kelly stated that he appreciates
everything Daniel and the Boy Scouts have done for the community.
PROCLAMATION –
Anthony Harper, Jeff Manestar and Jerry Moreno
Mayor Kelly stated that he was
happy to be presenting three proclamations to Brentwood residents Anthony
Harper, Jeff Manestar and Jerry Moreno for their dedication and contribution to
the Brentwood Junior Football League.
It is a great program. These
gentlemen go out of their way to make sure the kids get to the games, keep the
cost affordable so that every kid has the opportunity to play and take care of
the equipment, etc. The community
appreciates all that they have done.
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Cross to approve and adopt the proclamations for
Daniel Begus, Anthony Harper, Jeff Manestar and Jerry Moreno. All in favor none opposed.
The proclamations are attached to
the hard copy minutes.
PRESENTATION TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Mayor Kelly stated the
Comprehensive Plan was forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission in
December. He recognized the residents
and business owners in the community who served on the Comprehensive Plan
Steering Committee for almost an 18-month period putting together a very good
document. Mayor Kelly presented plaques
to Mark Kurtz, Ron Watermon, Bob Osterholt, Bonnie Rasmussen, Len Eschbach,
David Plufka, Kathy O’Neill, John Geppert, Don Biemdiek, Bob Shelton and Art
Oppenhiem. He stated they appreciate
all the time and effort the members have dedicated to help keep Brentwood moving
forward in the right direction.
Economic Development Director/Asst. City Administrator
Mayor Kelly introduced the new
Economic Development Director/Asst. City Administrator Jennifer Denton. Mrs. Denton is currently the Director of
Planning and Development for the City of Ferguson. Prior to working for Ferguson, she worked in the St. Louis County
Planning Department for about seven years.
She has also worked for the City of Washington Missouri as a City
Planner. Mrs. Denton has a Master of
Arts Degree and Business Management from Webster University, as well as a
Bachelor’s of Science in Community and Regional Planning from Southwest
Missouri State.
Jennifer Denton came before the
Board and stated she is very excited to be a part of everything that is going
on in Brentwood.
BIDS - #13
Middlesex Surplus Real Estate
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that in 1974 the City acquired a small parcel of land 20 feet wide by 96
feet long. It is not accessible by any
street and is in the back yards of some properties on Middlesex and Cricket
Lane. At the request of one of the
property owners who abuts it, the City placed it out to bid as surplus property
to the affected residents. They
received one bid last Friday from Bill Coulter for $1,000. It is the residents’ intention to split the
land amongst a couple of the property owners but he is the only one that will
be purchasing the property from the City.
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF
PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF ANY PERSON PRESENT – None
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND PASSAGE OF BILLS AND
RESOLUTIONS
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderwoman Clements to place Bill No. 5312 and 5313 on
hold. All in favor none opposed.
1st and 2nd
Readings of Bills
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Leahy to give Bills No. 5309, 5310, 5311, 5314 and
5315 first and second readings. All in
favor none opposed.
The synopsis of all bills will be
read and attached to the hard copy minutes.
Bill No. 5309 – No Parking Except by Resident Permit
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5309, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI BY DELETING TWO PARAGRAPHS IN SECTION 14-1037
SCHEDULE KK, AND ONE PARAGRAPH IN SECTION 14-1038 SCHEDULE LL, RELATING TO NO
PARKING EXCEPT BY RESIDENT PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF
THIS CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, its first and second readings.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt Bill No. 5309. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross,
yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5309 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said bill was given Ordinance No. 4004.
Bill No. 5310 – Parking a Vehicle
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5310, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI BY DELETING SECTION 14-276 (3) b, AND ENACTING
IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION 14-276 (3) b, RELATING TO PARKING A VEHICLE;
PROVIDING FOR THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF THIS CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES, its first and second readings.
Alderwoman Clements stated
Section 14-276 (3) b, in the Code Book has in parenthesis Sections 14-1015
through 14-1030 listed. Does this bill
delete those sections?
Executive Secretary Williams
responded it does not.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Robertson to approve and adopt Bill No. 5310. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5310 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4005.
Bill No. 5311 – Impoundment of Vehicles
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5311, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH TO SECTION 14-61,
RELATING TO IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF
THIS CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, its first and second readings.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt Bill No. 5311. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5311 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4006.
Bill No. 5314 – Plat for Subdivision
Mayor Kelly stated as part of the
Hanley Station project they are subdividing the lots for tax purposes and internal
regulations.
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill No.
5314, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION OF THE “HANLEY STATION”
PROPERTY INTO NINE (9) LOTS; WAIVING CERTAIN MINIMUM LOT SIZES AND AREAS FOR
SAID PLAT; AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and
second readings.
Motion was made by Alderman Leahy,
second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt Bill No. 5314. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill No.
5314 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given
Ordinance No. 4007.
Bill No. 5315 –
Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill No.
5315, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AND THE HANLEY STATION
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, its first and second readings.
Motion was made by Alderman Leahy,
second by Alderman Kramer to approve and adopt Bill No. 5315. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross,
yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill No.
5315 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4008.
Resolution No. 929 – City Vehicle Policy
City Administrator Seemayer
stated the amendment of the City Vehicle Policy was brought to the attention of
the Ways and Means Committee and was discussed to move the Parks Maintenance
Supervisor’s position from Category Two to Category Four.
Alderwoman Clements stated in
Category Four there is a Communication Supervisor/Sergeant position
listed. She is under the impression
that there is no longer that position.
Should it be removed?
City Administrator Seemayer
stated he will check with the Chief of Police, but he believes the position is
there but they have changed personnel.
Alderman Leahy asked if the
Director of Parks and Recreation position listed in Category Three should be
removed, since the responsibilities of that position is presently being
delegated to three different personnel.
Will that position be filled?
Mayor Kelly stated he would
recommend leaving the position in the City Vehicle Policy. It may be filled some time in the
future. If it is in the policy then
you have it as a benefit or a negotiating tool when it comes to acquiring new
employees.
Alderman Leahy stated in Category
Two they establish that no City personnel would exist in this category.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that is correct.
Motion was made by Alderman Cross, second by Alderman Marshall to
approve and adopt Resolution No. 929.
All in favor none opposed.
Alderman Leahy stated he has
spoken to City Administrator Seemayer about collecting some data on the usage
of the City’s automobiles and mileage.
At present they have no good way of determining how much of all of it is
being used for business versus personal use and the cost. In the future the data may help them make
better-informed decisions.
Resolution No. 930 – Wage Scales for New Employees
Mayor Kelly stated Resolution No.
930 is establishing the policy that when new employees are hired they start at
the bottom of the wage scale unless that employee or position is taken to the
Ways and Means Committee for approval.
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt Resolution No.
930. All in favor none opposed.
Resolution No. 931 – Big Bend Intersection
Mayor Kelly stated in looking at
the expansion of Highway 64/40, one of the major interchange improvements to
the expansion of Highway 64/40 was going to be a single point interchange at
Big Bend. In the negotiations Richmond
Heights has had with MoDOT, one of the concerns was the fact that they were
going to be building the single point interchange at Big Bend and then leaving
the Bellevue ramp open as well, which is just an eastbound exit and westbound
entrance ramp to Highway 64/40. In
January of this year, because Richmond Heights was threatening to sue MoDOT,
which would have delayed the project, MoDOT agreed to do nothing to the
Bellevue and Big Bend ramps. This meant
that they would not take the homes that were required for that single point
interchange at Big Bend. Richmond
Heights agreed because that meant that they were saving about 20 homes along
Highway 64/40 just west of Big Bend. At
that point a number of the mayors along the corridor and the County Executive
became very concerned that MoDOT was not going to be making the improvement to
the Big Bend interchange. That is a
critical improvement to the Highway 40 expansion. They hope the resolution passes as a joint resolution of the
municipalities along the corridor. The
resolution states that they are demanding that MoDOT install the single point
interchange at Big Bend and reevaluate once the project starts to see if there
is a need for the Bellevue ramp. From a
safety standpoint the Bellevue ramp is important. The initial analysis by MoDOT going back four years showed that
it was not needed.
Alderman Leahy asked if they pass
the resolution do they put MoDOT back in confrontation with the City of Richmond
Heights.
Mayor Kelly stated if the City
passes the resolution, which Richmond Heights is in agreement with, it is his
understanding that they will no longer use their threat of suing and delaying
the project.
Alderman Kramer stated that he
and the Mayor had the opportunity to speak about the mysterious missing fourth
lane in each direction from Sarah to Brentwood Boulevard and visa versa. The conversations that he has had revealed
that they have a study that talks about underutilization of pavement between
those two points as their reasoning for not going forward with that fourth lane
in each direction. He asked the Mayor
if the topic came up in the meetings with County Executive Dooley.
Mayor Kelly stated that has been
discussed since day one when the Highway 64/40 construction was planned. It is his understanding that they did not
think that they could bite off that expansion through the corridor. To be
perfectly honest Brentwood would be one of the places where it would be very
difficult to do that. If they added
that lane along Brentwood’s corridor with what they are doing already with the
ramps, it would probably mean that they would lose Eager Road. Parts of the corridor are remaining with the
three lanes they currently have today, but the big improvement comes from the
interchange improvements. This is the
plan that was approved through the Environmental Impact Study. This is why MoDOT didn’t want Richmond
Heights to sue them because if they go back now and reopen the EIS, it opens it
not only for whatever specific use you are looking for, but it opens it for the
entire project.
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt Resolution No.
931. Roll call: Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, 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 Robertson to adopt the warrant list dated 2/6/06. All in favor none opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Wynn to enter the following reports into the
record: Ways and Means Committee,
Public Works Committee and BTV-10. All
in favor none opposed.
Mayor’s Report
Commission Appointment
Mayor Kelly recommended the Board
remove Robert Goltermann from the Planning and Zoning Commission. He has not been meeting the attendance
required by Code. He recommended the
Board replace Robert Goltermann with David Plufka. Mr. Plufka is a member of the Comprehensive Plan Steering
Committee and would like to remain involved in the community of Brentwood.
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderwoman Clements to remove Robert Goltermann from the
Planning and Zoning Commission and appoint David Plufka to the Planning and
Zoning Commission. All in favor none
opposed.
Public Safety Committee –
No report
Public Works Committee –
No further report
City Engineer – No report
Ways and Means Committee –
No further report
City Attorney – No report
City Clerk/Administrator –
No report
Director of Economic
Development – No report
Excise Commissioner -Temporary Liquor License
Request
St. Mary
Magdalen Parish
Excise Commissioner Clements came
before the Board and stated St. Mary Magdalen Parish is requesting a temporary
liquor license to sell beer and wine at their fish fry from March 3rd
through April 14th.
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Cross to approve the temporary liquor license for St.
Mary Magdalen Parish. Roll call: Alderwoman Clements, Alderman Marshall, yes;
Alderman Leahy, 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 further
report
Insurance Committee – No
report
Historical Society – No
report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Temple Building
Mayor Kelly stated the Historical
Society would be moving to one of the rooms in the Brentwood Recreation
Center. BTV-10 will be moving to the
building presently occupied by the Historical Society. They plan on going out for bids for the
temple building to sell the property.
NEW BUSINESS
Starbucks
Alderman Kramer asked for an update on the Brentwood Starbucks.
Mayor Kelly stated MSD is requiring that Starbucks put a grease
interceptor on the outside of the building because under the codes for the
Health Department, they are required to have a three well sink for sanitation,
even though they are not preparing any food on site. The owners would like to put a grease trap on the inside of the
building because that would cost them about $500.00. The grease interceptor that MSD is requiring them to put on the
outside of the building is about a $6,000.00 expense. Unfortunately for the owner they have resolved it and they are
not happy with MSD’s decision. The
construction should begin within a month.
Manchester Road
Alderman Kramer asked for an update
on the CID.
Alderman Leahy stated they do not
have the first 50% of the property owners on Manchester Road in agreement with
them to move the CID proposal forward.
That is still being worked on to try to convince the owners to come on
board with that program.
Welcome Back
Alderwoman Clements thanked the
Mayor, the Board and everybody for welcoming her back.
Ward 3 Meeting
Alderman Leahy announced a Ward 3
meeting would be held on Tuesday, February 28th at 7:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Wynn to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat
Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk