MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall July 17, 2006
Council Chambers 7:00
p.m.
The Mayor led with the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Kelly,
Alderwoman Clements, Alderman Marshall, Alderman Leahy, Alderman Kramer,
Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn and Alderman Cross.
City
Attorney Albrecht, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, Director of Economic
Development/Asst. City Administrator Denton, Executive Secretary Williams and
Excise Commissioner Clements.
ABSENT: Alderwoman Krewson
and City Treasurer Reynders.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF JULY 17, 2006
Motion was made by Alderman
Robertson, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt the Agenda of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of July 17, 2006 as amended by adding an item
#2 Metro Sign to “D”. Roll call: Alderwoman Clements, 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 JUNE 19, 2006
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt the Minutes of the Regular
Board of Aldermen Meeting of June 19, 2006 as presented. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
PROCLAMATION – ERIC NUERNBERGER
A proclamation was presented to
Eric Nuernberger for his accomplishments as a Boy Scout and for receiving his
Eagle Scout Award.
BIDS - None
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF
ANY PERSON PRESENT
Coy Heldermon - 8758 White Avenue
came before the Board to express his dissatisfaction with the way the fencing
between the new Starbucks Coffee and the residential area was handled by the
City. He stated that he was never told
about any changes to the site plan from the City’s perspective, which would
have been reasonable. In coming to
mutual decisions, a meeting between the City and the two property owners would
have settled the matter much quicker and with less anxiety than has occurred
with this particular situation. He
encouraged the City to make it a policy to inform the residents when those
types of changes occur.
In response to Mr. Heldermon’s
comments, Mayor Kelly stated that typically the City requires that fences be
placed on the property line or as close to the property line as possible
because of issues with maintenance of the property behind and between it and
they want the green space that is required by the development to be on the
development side of the fence.
Normally the City does a good job of notifying people in that process.
Presentation by MSD
Charles Karam – Vice Chairman of
the board for MSD came before the Board and gave a brief history of MSD and
stated that the projects they are working on are due to an agreement they made
with the State of Missouri and the EPA in order to meet the requirements. Most of their infrastructure projects they
are working on have to do with the sanitary sewer and trying to separate the
combined sewers. He encouraged people
to contact MSD if they need assistance.
Rich Unverferth with MSD came
before the Board and distributed a list of projects in Brentwood that are
currently underway in fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008. At least three of the projects are combined
sewer overflows. He stressed to
residents that if they have problems to contact MSD’s customer service
line. He encouraged residents to attend
the regional meetings MSD will be holding in the fall where they will have an
opportunity to meet with representatives from MSD.
Alderman Kramer stated that
Brentwood Forest had an issue with combined sewer overflows for quite some
time. He asked which one of the
upcoming infrastructure projects would be affecting that result.
Mr. Unverferth stated the primary
project for that is Middlesex and York Drive.
The first year listed is for the design. The consultants are working
with the homeowners to remove the illegal connections. The other combined sewer overflow project is
the McKnight project. That will be a
big project and it will take some time to get that project going.
Alderman Kramer asked if there is
a deadline for the EPA mandate.
Mr. Unverferth stated in 2004
they identified a list of 51 combined sewer overflow projects. They chose them and said that they would get
rid of them and the EPA accepted them to be completed by 2010.
Alderman Cross asked if July 1st
of 2006 began the fiscal year.
Mr. Unverferth stated they start
their fiscal year in 2007.
Alderman Cross asked if the
Parkside storm water and combined sewer project would start next July.
Mr. Unverferth responded
yes.
Alderman Marshall thanked MSD for
working with the residents on the Eulalie project. They have received phone calls about the project on the lower
half of Helen, which has been torn up for quite some time. He asked if they have reached an agreement.
Mr. Unverferth stated that he
does not know. If they need additional
funds beyond the original appropriation on a job, they would have to go back to
their board, which is a two-month process.
They cannot authorize the contract for the work until they know they
have the money appropriated. He stated
that he would check into it.
Alderman Cross asked Mr.
Unverferth if they anticipate that towards the end of this year they might
start having meetings with the residents in that area to show the design, etc.
Mr. Unverferth stated that if it
is scheduled for construction it will probably be sooner than later, probably
this fall.
Alderman Leahy asked when is the
new sanitary plant in South County going on line.
Mr. Unverferth stated that is under
mandate to be up and running by the end of this year.
Metro Sign
Mayor Kelly explained why the
agenda was amended to include the Metro sign request. He stated that Metro had applied to the City for some changes to
the signage with respect to the MetroLink station. Metro typically does not apply for sign permits because they are
a higher authority. They came before
the Planning and Zoning Commission and one of the concerns that they had was
the fact they did not want a pole sign.
They did not have a problem with the enlarged wall-mounted sign on the
garage. The Commission had some
concerns about the height and the fact that Metro was putting in an actual pole
sign. When it went to site plan review
they were against the pole sign. It
went back to the Planning and Zoning Commission and no one showed up from
Metro. No action was taken at that
meeting in regards to the sign. The
reality of it is Metro has to abide by the City’s sign code. They cannot put up a sign without the City’s
permission. Since no action was taken
at the Planning and Zoning level, the 70-day period has elapsed, which is why
it is before the Board tonight. Metro
is asking for the Board’s approval on the sign package. MetroLink could open any day and they would
like the sign to be ordered and built.
Chris Rimsky – Deputy Project
Director for the Cross County MetroLink Project came before the Board and
stated that they are getting very close to opening the extension. MetroLink
will be in Brentwood in the next couple of weeks. They are already running trains for testing. He has been involved with the Eager Road
Associates in the design and construction of the Metro/Meridian garage. The garage is behind Best Buy and Sports
Authority on Eager Road, which will hold approximately 1300 to 1400 cars. Mr. Rimsky distributed the artist rendition
of what the sign would look like in reference to the other signs in that
location. They have lowered the height
of the sign three to four feet to 35 feet in height.
Alderman Kramer asked if there
would be a sign on Hanley Road or just on Eager Road.
Mr. Rimsky stated at this point
the large sign is planned for Eager Road.
It is not currently in the plan to put one on Hanley Road. They are looking to open the garage some time
in April or May of next year.
Alderman Marshall asked where
would the MetroLink station platform be located.
Mr. Rimsky stated if you were
traveling eastbound on Eager Road you would make a right after the Dierbergs
sign and take the internal road that goes around the Best Buy and Sports
Authority complex. The platform is on
the arterial road just to the south of Eager Road.
Alderman Leahy asked what other
options are there for signage visibility, other than a pole sign.
Mr. Rimsky stated they are trying
to stick with their basic design.
MetroLink has some signature elements and they try to keep their
stations on the same system. Their
proposal is to try to keep it somewhat like what they have at their other
parking lots.
Mayor Kelly stated they want to
have the visibility of the location of the garage from Highway 40.
Alderman Leahy stated his problem
is that there is a business on Manchester Road that will be making the same
request. If they allow Metro to put up
a pole sign would they be establishing a precedent?
Mayor Kelly stated that the area
in question is in the Planned Development District, which gives them the
flexibility to approve that type of sign.
John Geppert – Chairman of the
Planning and Zoning Commission came before the Board and stated one of the
things that happened in the Planning and Zoning Commission process was they
went through the normal first meeting and then to subcommittee. Some questions were raised and Metro never
showed up to answer them. One of the
questions were why do they really need to have a pole sign to try to attract
people from Highway 40. He asked if
they were going to be a destination location. They also asked if MoDOT would
offer highway signage indicating the parking and ride exit here. Metro never came back and communicated with
an answer until tonight.
In addressing the comment that
was made that Metro never showed up, Mr. Rimsky stated that not showing up was
not their intent. Their intent was that
it was more of a formality. They were under
the impression that the City of Brentwood had approved the basic design in the
past, so it was just for an information type of thing. As far as why the pole
sign is needed; they have signage at all their stations and lots. It is part of their signage package
directing people how to get into their parking lots.
Alderman Leahy asked if Metro is
talking about putting an exit sign for the Hanley Road exit stating the Metro
stop.
Mr. Rimsky stated he has not seen
the sign yet. He assumes that they will
do that at some point, but he is not sure about that.
Mayor Kelly stated the Hanley
Road exit is going to be completely changed with the design of the Highway 40
project and those signs will say MetroLink next exit. To think that a business does not need a sign in front of its
place of operation does not make sense.
Alderman Leahy stated he is not
arguing that point. He is asking what
other signage are they looking at in the total area.
Mr. Rimsky stated he would expect
to see the “M” logo and an arrow.
Alderman Kramer asked if they
have undertaken the potential elevation changes that are scheduled for Highway
40 in terms of the site line with the sign for Highway 40.
Mr. Rimsky stated it is his
understanding that they are going to lower the highway at that location and the
tunnel that goes underneath 64/40 accommodates that. He would assume with the lower elevation that the signs as shown
there would be adequate when they lower the highway as well.
Alderman Kramer stated it is
different because it is more of a landmark for public transportation. The question is if the Board thinks it is
obtrusive. He asked about the signage
for the Clayton garage.
Mr. Rimsky stated there is a
pylon sign at that location. He is not
sure of the exact location compared to the Forest Park Parkway garage.
Alderman Cross asked if there is
a reason why no one showed up at the last Planning and Zoning Commission
meeting to try to work it out.
Mr. Rimsky stated the information
was given to him that it would be rejected unanimously. At that point, they took a step back and
looked at a couple of different options about what they could and could not
do. Mr. Rimsky apologized if they
offended anyone by not showing up.
Alderman Wynn asked if the Board
votes to turn down the sign, what other plans are in place for the sign.
Mr. Rimsky stated they will have
to go back to the drawing board and there may not be a sign in place when they
open the MetroLink station in the near future.
The reason he is here tonight and under such short notice to everyone is
they are still trying to get it done by the time MetroLink opens.
Alderman Cross asked if Metro
goes back to the drawing board would they bring their new plans back to the
Commission.
Mr. Rimsky stated there are a
couple of things they could do like condemnation, putting it on the other side
of the road, putting it on their own property, moving it down the street, etc.
and some of it may or may not involve approval at that level. The Clayton garage is not their garage. They are leasing the bottom floor. That may have affected what they did or did
not do with the signs.
Mayor Kelly stated the one thing
to keep in mind if you are asking what the alternatives are is it would be very
difficult to put any type of monument sign on a roadway where you have at least
three large pylon signs. The other
thing is that they want the visibility from Highway 40. It is something that is very important. From the community standpoint, they want the
garage to be an asset to the community and they want MetroLink to be
successful. The reality is they need to
have signage in order to do that just like any other business.
Alderwoman Clements asked if the
sign would be illuminated.
Mr. Rimsky responded yes.
Alderman Kramer stated they do
not usually find themselves in a position of approving something like this,
although he understands the need for it.
Is there any other specific item that needs to be in the motion in terms
of the other dimensions and materials on the sign?
Mr. Rimsky distributed copies of
the dimensions of the sign.
Alderman Marshall asked if the
signage is approved tonight does it affect any other signage like Brentwood
Boulevard, Manchester Road or other districts.
Mayor Kelly stated no.
Alderman Wynn stated he was on
the Board when they approved the revised sign ordinance. You do not know what the future holds when
you write legislation because nobody wanted any more pylons. You have different needs as time goes by.
Alderman Cross asked about the
zoning at the Shoe Stop on Brentwood Boulevard.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated it is the Planned Development District but it is not a planned
development project.
Alderman Cross stated the City is
having problems with that pole sign in telling them that they cannot have a
pole sign, so if they are in the “PD” district and the Board approves the Metro
sign what is that saying.
Mayor Kelly stated it is not a
planned development where they came to the City with a proposal to landscape,
etc. To give the Planning and Zoning
Commission the ability to negotiate and work with a signage package is part of
a planned development. That is an old
existing pole sign from 1965.
Alderman Cross stated but when
the business changed occupants the sign should have come down.
Mayor Kelly stated yes, it could
have been required to come down. That
may have been an oversight with transition of staffing in the planning
department.
Alderman Cross stated she is very
disappointed that Metro did not come back to the Planning and Zoning Commission
and try to work with them. She thinks
the Commission has an excellent group of people and they work very hard to try
to work things out so that everybody is happy.
She asked Mr. Rimsky if it is possible to go back to the Commission and
not have a sign for the first couple of weeks MetroLink is open.
Mr. Rimsky stated he has not
thought that far in advance.
Alderman Kramer stated the draft
in front of them should be revised to reflect the new height, which is 35 feet.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Marshall to approve the sign for Metro. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, no;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross,
no.
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND
PASSAGE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
First and Second Readings of Bills
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Cross to give Bills No. 5338, 5339 and 5340 first
and second readings. All in favor none
opposed.
Bill No. 5338 – Through Streets
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5338, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI BY DELETING A PARAGRAPH IN SECTION 14-1030,
SCHEDULE DD, THROUGH STREETS; 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.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Bill No. 5338, as a Bill that would permanently place a stop sign at the
intersection of High School Drive and Bridgeport. The stop sign that is
currently in place operates only during school hours. The Public Safety
Committee is recommending passage of this Bill.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Cross to approve and adopt Bill No. 5338. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Kramer, no; Alderman Robertson, no; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross,
yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5338 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4032.
Bill No. 5339 – Concession Stand Lease Agreement
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5339, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI, WITH HONORIO AND ROMMEL ROMERO D/B/A ROMERO’S FINE FOODS,
8732 WHITE AVENUE, BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI 63144 FOR RENTING THE CONCESSION STAND
AT BRENTWOOD PARK; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and second readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Bill No. 5339 as a Bill that would authorize the Mayor to enter into a
contract with Romero’s Fine Foods to lease the concession stand at Brentwood
Park. The lease would terminate at the end of 2006. The tenant would pay 31% of
gross profits to the City as rent. The Ways & Means Committee reviewed this
proposal and is recommending its passage.
Alderman Leahy asked about dates and hours of the operation. In defining the events in the park like the
music, the high school activities, and St. Mary Magdalen activities would those
be considered normal operating hours for the lease?
City Administrator Seemayer responded that they would.
Alderman Leahy stated the
exceptions note that Brentwood Days is the only special festival. When they lease out the ballpark for ball
tournaments, he believes they bring their own concessions. Would that be a possibility for considering
an exemption day?
City Administrator Seemayer
stated anything would be a possibility.
They just specified at this time that Brentwood Days would be the only
event.
Alderman Marshall stated several
of them have children that are playing games at Brentwood Park on a regular basis. One of the biggest questions is why there
are no concessions in the concession stand.
One of the things they have discussed in committee was there was no beer
being sold there. Just selling candy
and sodas, etc. is not profitable enough to get somebody in there.
Alderman Leahy asked if there
would be any required remodeling at the current concession stand building.
Rommel Romero representing
Romero’s Fine Foods came before the Board and stated that he viewed the
property and it needs minor updates like painting, etc.
Motion was made by Alderman
Robertson, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt Bill No. 5339. 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. 5339 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4033.
Bill No. 5340 – Resubdivision of Lots 2 & 3
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5340, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE
RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 2 AND 3 OF THE MERIDIAN AT BRENTWOOD, A REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT, AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and
second readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis of Bill No. 5340 as a Bill that would
authorize the subdivision of two existing lots as part of the Meridian
Development into three lots. The new lots would be comprised of two parking
garages and an out parcel to be considered for future development. The Planning
& Zoning Commission has approved this subdivision.
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt Bill No. 5340. 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. 5340 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4034.
Resolution No.
935 – Extending Sunset Clause
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Resolution No. 935, which would extend the sunset clause for exempting
certain items from the ARB review until June 30th, 2007.
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt Resolution No. 935. All in favor none opposed.
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve the warrant list dated
7/17/06. All in favor none opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Mayor’s Report
Mayor Kelly stated that he met
with representatives of the St. Louis County Highway Department before they
started the restriping of Brentwood Boulevard.
They agreed that the restriping was primarily out of necessity to try to
move traffic during the Highway 40 project and that they would agree that once
the Highway 40 traffic was completed, they would restripe Brentwood Boulevard
back to five lanes. Mayor Kelly
requested a letter stating that agreement be entered into the record.
Ribbon Cuttings
Mayor Kelly announced that
Starbucks Coffee ribbon cutting would be held on Thursday, July 27th
at 6:00 p.m. The public is welcome.
Mayor Kelly announced Grainger’s
ribbon cutting is on Wednesday, July 26th at 10:00 a.m. with a small
open house afterwards.
Easement
Mayor Kelly stated that DDR
agreed to donate the land for the Eager Road improvements. Everything is in place. They just need to get the paperwork back. He asked the Board’s approval to sign the
agreement.
Motion was made by Alderwoman Clements,
second by Alderman Leahy to proceed with the signing of the paperwork with
DDR. All in favor none opposed.
Breckenridge Bridge
Mayor Kelly stated the final
numbers are in for the Breckenridge Bridge.
The Association is requesting the cities of Brentwood and Webster Groves
contribute $55,000 each to help rebuild the bridge. They initially stated that the City of Brentwood would be willing
to contribute $20,000 to $25,000 for the bridge improvement. He asked that the Ways and Means Committee
look into it.
Alderman Marshall stated one of
the problems he has with it is that the City attempted to work with Webster
Groves several years ago to replace the bridge and they did not want anything
to do with it.
Mayor Kelly stated the
Breckenridge Industrial Association is trying to improve the bridge. The only benefit to the city of Brentwood in
doing the project is removing the center pier of that bridge which causes some
of the flooding on Manchester Road.
Yorkwoods
Mayor Kelly stated the City
received notification from MoDOT that they will be tearing down one house in
Yorkwoods the first week in September and they will be sending out notices to
the neighbors the week before.
City of Rock Hill
Mayor Kelly stated the City has
been having problems receiving payment from the City of Rock Hill regarding
dispatching. Rock Hill owes the City
about $85,000, which is money they had to spend in hiring additional
employees. The agreement was that if
Rock Hill were to pull out or cause problems with the dispatch, the City would
have to let go of those three additional dispatchers hired to fill the shifts
to assist Rock Hill. City Administrator
Seemayer has tried to contact the City of Rock Hill and there has been no
reply.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated they are in breach of contract.
Since it is a public safety issue they will not just stop service, but a
decision needs to be made on how to proceed.
MLP
Mayor Kelly stated MLP has given
the City permission to announce the name of the hotel that will be going into
the MLP project, which is a Marriott Spring Hill Suites. The plans have been brought into City Hall
for the construction of the new hotel.
The sales of the condominiums are going well. Houlihans plans are in the planning office and they will be under
construction with the building of their restaurant as well.
Planning Dept.
Mayor Kelly stated that through
the work of City Administrator Seemayer and Asst. City Administrator Denton,
they would be doing some restructuring of the planning department. Jennifer Denton will be the Director of
Planning and Development/Asst. City Administrator. They will be soliciting for a new position within the housing department,
which will be a building official.
Public Safety Committee
– No report
Public Works Committee
– No report
City Engineer – No
report
Ways and Means Committee
– No report
City Attorney – No
report
City Clerk/Administrator
– No report
Director of Economic
Development – No report
Excise Commissioner
Liquor License Request/Romero’s Fine Foods
Excise Commissioner Clements came
before the Board and stated an application is before the Board from Romero’s
Fine Foods to sell beer and wine at the concession stand at Brentwood Park,
which includes Sunday sales. Their
application is in order.
Alderman Wynn stated that he
would like to see them keep beer out of the park. It makes it more of a family thing.
Alderman Leahy stated that the
residents of Ward 3 in that area have asked him not to approve the liquor
license.
Alderwoman Clements stated that
when this topic came up before she voted for the possibility of the concession
stand but she had made herself clear then that she was not in favor of alcohol
being served there. It opens up a big
problem. Also she does not know how the
vendor is going to police it and check ID’s with the teenagers who may look
older. She is not for it.
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Robertson to grant the liquor license to Romero’s
Find Foods for the concession stand at Brentwood Park. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, no; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, no;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, no; Alderman Cross,
yes.
Library – No report
Municipal League
Conference
The Missouri Municipal League
Conference will be held in Downtown St. Louis in October.
Communication – No
further report
Insurance Committee –
No report
Historical Society
– No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Update
Alderman Marshall asked for an
update on the trail and bridge project.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
stated last week they received the abutment and soil testing plans for the
bridge. The City has to review them and
sign off on them and then construction will begin.
Comprehensive Plan
Mayor Kelly stated the Planning
and Zoning Commission has made the recommendation to forward the Comprehensive
Plan to the Board.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
stated it is left up to the Board on how to proceed from this point. Representatives from Woolpert and the
Steering Committee could be present in August to answer any questions. If the Board wanted to allow some time for
public comment on the plan, one more open house could be held.
Mayor Kelly suggested talking
about it at the next meeting and will try to schedule an open house sometime in
September or October.
Alderman Kramer thanked Chairman
Geppert and the other members of the Steering Committee and the Planning and
Zoning Commission for their work on the Comprehensive Plan.
Chairman Geppert stated when they
did the original Comprehensive Plan in 1991 a subcommittee of the Board of
Aldermen was formed to meet with a subcommittee of the group that put it
together. He stated that if the Board
would like to do that again he would be willing to volunteer and he is sure
members of the Steering Committee would make themselves available as well.
Traffic Signal
Alderman Cross asked for an
update on the northbound left turn arrow at White and Pine. She had asked Mrs. Denton to find out if
they could get a green yield sign there as well, instead of having to wait for
the arrow.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
gave a brief description of the signal that is currently there. She stated that currently if you are heading
northbound on Brentwood Boulevard, the left turns at Pine and White are
protected lefts. Meaning you could only
go left on an arrow, not on a green light.
She has not heard back from them yet.
Ward 3 Meeting
Alderman Leahy announced a Ward 3
meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
National Night Out Against Crime
The Brentwood National Night Out
Against Crime will be held on August 1st at McGrath School from 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. The public is invited to come
out and join the Brentwood Police Department and the National Night Out Against
Crime Committee.
NEW BUSINESS - None
Recess
A recessed was called at 8:40
p.m. for an Executive Session/Personnel and Real Estate Matters.
Executive Session
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Robertson to enter into Executive Session on real
estate and personnel matters. All in
favor none opposed.
Discussion was held on a real
estate matter. No action was taken.
Alderwoman Clements excused
herself from the discussion of the personnel matter.
In addition to the rest of the
Board, the following staff/others attended: Chief Knight, Asst. Chief
Disbennett, Lt. Ferber, City Attorney Albrecht, Labor Attorney Chris Hesse and
City Administrator Seemayer.
After discussion on a personnel matter,
motion was made by Alderman Marshall, second by Alderman Leahy to terminate the
employment of Nancy Tisius. Roll
call: Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman
Leahy, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes;
Alderman Cross, yes.
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Wynn to return to open session at 10:15 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Kramer to adjourn the meeting at 10:16 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk