MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
City Hall August 21, 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, Alderwoman Krewson,
Alderman Kramer, Alderman Robertson, Alderman Wynn, Alderman Cross.
City
Attorney Albrecht, City Clerk/Administrator Seemayer, Director of Planning and
Development/Asst. City Administrator Denton, City Treasurer Reynders and Executive
Secretary Williams.
ABSENT: None.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF AUGUST 21, 2006
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Marshall to amend the Agenda of the Regular Board
of Aldermen Meeting of August 21, 2006 by removing Bill No. 5342 from the
agenda and adding a temporary liquor license request for Café Brasil under item
#7 Excise Commissioner. Roll call: Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderwoman Krewson, 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 JULY 17, 2006
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of July 17, 2006 as presented. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes;
Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
PROCLAMATIONS
Michael Rabenberg and Old Newsboys Day
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderman Leahy to approve the proclamations for Michael Rabenberg and
the Old Newsboys Day. All in favor none
opposed.
Mrs. Sally Delgado
Alderman Wynn read a proclamation
for Mrs. Delgado’s family into record.
Mayor Kelly stated that Mrs.
Delgado died in a tragic automobile accident earlier this summer, at the same
time losing her three grandchildren that were in the car with her. Even though the family does not live in the
St. Louis area any longer, a number of her friends and the community,
specifically the Serrano family, have scheduled a memorial dedication which
will be held on September 15th, 2006 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The Brentwood neighbors are invited to Mel
and Alice Serrano’s home for an open house with the Delgado family to share in
the memories of Sally Delgado, a long time Brentwood High School teacher and
friend of our community. Following the
open house, the City of Brentwood would like to invite all those who knew Mrs.
Delgado to attend a tree planting dedication in her memory at 6:00 p.m. on the
front grounds of Brentwood High School.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderman Wynn to accept the proclamation for Mrs. Delgado’s
family. Roll call: Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall,
yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes;
Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF
ANY PERSON PRESENT – None
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND PASSAGE OF BILLS AND
RESOLUTIONS
1st and 2nd Readings of Bills
Motion was made by Alderwoman Clements, second by Alderman
Leahy to give Bills No. 5341, 5343, 5344, 5345, 5346 and 5347 first and second
readings. All in favor none
opposed.
Bill No. 5341 – Fire
Hydrant
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill No. 5341, AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) ADDITIONAL FIRE HYDRANT IN THE CITY
OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI, its first and second readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis of Bill No. 5341 as a Bill
that authorizes the Missouri American Water Company to install an additional
fire hydrant in the Hanley Station Development. This hydrant was ordered by the City’s Fire Marshal. There is no cost to the City for this
hydrant.
Motion was made by Alderwoman Krewson, second by
Alderwoman Clements to approve and adopt Bill No. 5341. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes;
Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill No. 5341 duly passed and
signed same into approval thereof. Said
Bill was given Ordinance No. 4035.
Bill No. 5343 – Personal Financial Statement
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5343, AN ORDINANCE READOPTING
ORDINANCE NO. 3153, SECTION 2-471 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE REVISED CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD FOR 1987; PROVIDING FOR THE CURRENT
MAINTENANCE OF THIS CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first
and second readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis of Bill No. 5343 as a Bill that
readopts the City’s Ethics & Personal Financial Statement as required by
State law. All elected officials and the City Clerk/Administrator are required
to file annually a financial disclosure statement with the Missouri Ethics
Commission.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderwoman Krewson to approve and adopt Bill No. 5343. Roll call: Alderwoman Clements, yes;
Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman
Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5343 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4037.
Public Hearing – Setting of 2006 Property Tax Rate
Mayor Kelly announced a public
hearing for the setting of the 2006 property tax rate would now be heard at
7:15 p.m.
City Administrator Seemayer
explained that the property tax rate is set for the current fiscal year. The City receives the real estate and
personal property information from the State of Missouri sometime in early to
mid July. The forms are then
calculated, the required public hearing is set and held, and the information is
turned in to St. Louis County by September 1st. St. Louis County then starts billing the
homeowners or mortgage companies for the taxes on or about October 1st.
The City’s property tax rate that
was proposed before the Ways and Means Committee covers four separate funds
which include the general fund, library fund, police and firemen’s pension fund
and debt service fund. That is further
broken down into a residential and a commercial rate. The total tax rate proposed for 2006 for residential is $ .595
per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation and the commercial rate is $ .771
per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation. Those rates are not set at their maximum. The City has the ability to set the
residential rate at $1.10 for the general fund but does not. On the debt service fund, the City waives
all but $.5 of that. The City is
allowed to assess the commercial rate at a maximum of $1.09, and it is set at
$.771. The total amount waived is just
over $575,000 annually. The total
amount that is generated by what is set is $1,847,919. A little over half of that is for the police
and firemen’s pension fund, the library fund, the debt service fund and some
goes to the general fund from the commercial tax rate only.
Alderman Leahy asked if the rate
being proposed this year is higher or the same as last year.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated the rate is $.5 higher and it is due to the debt service rate.
Mayor Kelly asked if there were
any comments from the audience. Hearing
none, Mayor Kelly announced the public hearing closed at 7:20 p.m.
Bill No. 5344 – Setting of
2006 Property Tax Rate
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5344, AN ORDINANCE TO CONFIRM, RATIFY AND APPROVE THE RATE OF TAX TO BE
ASSESSED AND COLLECTED FOR EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OF ASSESSED
VALUATION FOR THE YEAR 2006 FOR: (A) GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; (B) TO PAY
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AS THE SAME MATURES ON INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF
BRENTWOOD EVIDENCED BY BONDS; (C) TO PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY; AND (D) TO PROVIDE THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD’S
POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT FUND; 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
Marshall, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt Bill No. 5344. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes;
Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5344 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4038.
Bill No. 5345 – Conditional Use Permit/Drive-Thru Kiosk and ATM
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5345, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO KEN BOEGEMAN, BAYWOOD REALTY AND CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
WHICH PERMITS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE USE OF CERTAIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY
FOR OPERATION OF A DRIVE-THRU KIOSK AND ATM; PROVIDING THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH
USAGE; AND PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first and second
readings.
Alderman Kramer read
a synopsis of Bill No. 5345 as a Bill that would approve a drive- thru
coffee kiosk and ATM for 8918-8996 Manchester Road. The site plan was reviewed and approved by the Planning &
Zoning Commission.
Public Hearing – Conditional Use
Permit
Mayor Kelly announced a public hearing for a Conditional Use Permit at
8918-8996 Manchester Road would now be heard at 7:30 p.m.
Ken Boegeman – Baywood Realty and Construction Corp. came before the
Board and stated that they are proposing to construct an island in their
parking lot toward the eastern side, so that they do not block visibility of
the east facing stores in the west building.
The kiosk will serve food and beverages with a drive up window on both
sides. There will also be an ATM in the
island, which will take up one parking space and altogether two parking spaces
at the end. The kiosk will be in the
back section and the ATM in the front section.
It will serve people for both services from both sides.
Alderman Cross asked if the hours of operation has been determined.
Mr. Boegeman stated the people that are interested in leasing the kiosk
want to serve coffee and food items to people on their way to work in the
mornings. Their biggest business is
going to be from 6:00 to 8:30 a.m. They
will adjust their hours to see where the demand is. The nature of the business may change in the future to
accommodate the demand in the area.
Alderman Cross asked what bank would be operating the ATM.
Mr. Boegeman stated that Bank of America has been interested in it from
the very beginning.
Alderman Robertson stated the hours of operation should be the same as
any other establishment that has a similar business in the city.
Mayor Kelly expressed concern about not limiting the hours of
operation. He stated that if you do not
have some type of limitation on the hours of operation, the applicant might
decide to start selling packaged liquor at night. If the hours of operation are set, if the business has a
legitimate reason for wanting different hours of operation, they could come
back to the Board for approval.
Alderman Leahy stated in response to the hours he is not recalling that
they established hours of operation for the Daily Perc and it is a competitive
business to the coffee kiosk.
Mayor Kelly stated he believes the Daily Perc has hours of operation in
their conditional use permit.
Alderman Leahy stated this is a competitive business as is the
establishment in Rock Hill that places their advertisements all over the
windows of the building, which looks a little junky. A nice menu board that is visible from the north and the south
side traffic would be so much nicer than to flag it all over the windows.
Mr. Boegeman stated that their standard form lease states that no signage
can go up without their authorization.
He agrees with Alderman Leahy that it has to be clean and organized. The
signboards were covered in the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and they
agreed to abide by the sign code.
Mayor Kelly stated it is the City’s responsibility to say what signs are
used.
Alderman Marshall asked if there is anyway they could stipulate in the
conditional use permit that it is not transferable if the business should sell
and somebody else moves in.
Mayor Kelly stated in a situation like this he does not believe Mr.
Boegeman would want to make an investment and build that type of operation
knowing that if he sold the property he could not transfer the right to run the
business.
Alderman Marshall stated he is concerned about conditional use permits
and businesses that change tenants and the new tenant comes in and completely
negates what the previous owner has originally agreed upon.
Mayor Kelly stated it is a different situation because the building is
being specifically designed for drive up use and without the conditional use it
is worthless.
Alderman Kramer asked for the specific location of the menu board.
Mr. Boegeman stated if you are coming around the back of the building and
you are facing north toward Manchester Road you could have a menu board at the
corner of the building. It would work
in just the reverse when you come in from the other side of the kiosk. There will be a window on the east side of
the building and you would be pointing north on the east side toward Manchester
and pointing south on the west side toward the back of the property.
Alderman Leahy asked if the sign code allows window advertisement on the
kiosk.
Asst. City Administrator Denton stated yes.
Alderman Leahy stated thus if they comply with the current codes they
could continually have some type of window coverage to work with. Are they looking to suggest that menu boards
are the only allowed sign other than a building name on the building? His recommendation would be to use the menu
boards.
Alderman Wynn asked if the ATM machine and the kiosk is one beside the
other.
Mr. Boegeman stated that there are two parking spaces, one behind the
other. The kiosk will be in the
southern most one and the front one will be on an island. There will be two ATMs one on one side and
one on the other side.
Alderwoman Clements asked what are the hours of operation for
Starbucks.
City Administrator Seemayer responded that he believes it is from 6:00
a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Alderwoman Clements asked Mr. Boegeman if he will come back and request a
sign for Manchester Road that is going to advertise the coffee kiosk and the
ATM or is the ATM machine going to have its own sign.
Mr. Boegeman stated they would have to come in and talk about what can be
done for signs. They will need some
signs for the two tenants, the ATM people and the coffee kiosk.
Mayor Kelly asked if there were any comments from the audience. Hearing none, Mayor Kelly announced the
public hearing closed at 7:39 p.m.
Motion was made
by Alderman Kramer, second by Alderman Leahy to amend and adopt Bill No. 5345
by adding to Section 2 items f) which will read that the applicant will need to
come back to the Board to establish hours of operation under the conditional
use permit; and g) which will read that the final sign package is to be
determined by the Board when established.
Roll call: Alderwoman Clements,
yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderwoman Krewson, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill No. 5345 duly passed and signed same
into approval thereof. Said Bill was
given Ordinance No. 4039.
Bill No. 5346 – Site Development
Plan
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill No.
5346,AN ORDINANCE GRANTING APPROVAL OF A SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN FOR A NEW BUILDING AT PROPERTY NUMBERED 8722 SUBURBAN TRACKS WHICH PERMITS
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 25, SECTIONS 126 AND 260 OF THE BRENTWOOD CITY
CODE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE; PROVIDING THE CONDITIONS TO SUCH
DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, its first
and second readings.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis of
Bill No. 5346 as a Bill that approves an Equipment Storage Building for 8722
Suburban Tracks by MTTA Development, Inc.
The site plan was reviewed and approved by the Planning and Development
Commission.
Alderman Cross asked if the residents
in the neighborhood were notified of the site development plan.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
stated that notification was mailed to property owners within 300 feet. However the area is largely industrial
properties and Brentwood Park.
Alderman Cross expressed her concern
with the site because the only way in and out of the property is to go through
the neighborhood on Pendleton or Brazeau.
The residents on Pendleton and Brazeau should be notified to have an
opportunity to express any concerns to the Board.
Mayor Kelly stated that under the
current codes the City does not have any reason to deny an application based on
residents concerns.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
stated she does not believe there are any limitations on the actual hours of
operation. It is not a conditional use
permit, which would grant you the legislative authority to control the business
hours. There was a comment from the
Planning and Zoning Commission, which was added to the bill that states the
north garage door shall be closed by 9:00 p.m. to prevent any noise from
disturbing surrounding residents.
During the site plan review committee there was some discussion
regarding potential hours of operation and noise impact on the area. It was pointed out by the petitioner that
Brentwood Plastics operates next door which at times operates 24 hours a day
and there have been no concerns by any residents from that business and that
also includes vehicle traffic. Chapter
14 sets limitations on vehicle weight, etc. and the petitioner has been
provided with those.
Alderman Marshall stated that he
believes they have a verbal agreement with Brentwood Plastics to utilize some
of the parking spaces down there. Would
that be continued?
Mr. Truss stated that the agreement
with the parking spaces would continue.
They are going to move sixteen spaces that are on the south side, which
is on the side they would like to build on, to the north side.
Mayor Kelly stated the applicant
needs to understand that if residents become upset by the amount of commercial
vehicles going down that street the City has the right to implement the code
that they have enforced in other areas to cut down on commercial traffic.
Alderman Leahy stated he walked the
streets of Brazeau, both the north and south sides to notify neighbors of the
site development plan. He received a
total of two phone calls, one from a resident in that area and one from a
resident elsewhere in the city of Brentwood.
Nobody had concerns about what was being proposed or what would be going
in. He attended the site plan review
meeting in which they addressed the hours of operation and diesel equipment
going in and out the neighborhood. The
applicant had agreed and still agrees to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. If you put a restriction on those two streets
you could be adversely affecting Brentwood Plastics.
Mayor Kelly stated it is his
understanding that Brentwood Plastics has a cross access agreement to use Mary
Avenue as their entrance.
Alderman Cross stated that if she
were living on those public streets she would not appreciate that kind of
traffic and those hours. She would much
rather see something be worked out to use Mary Avenue.
Alderman Leahy asked if MTTA is
opposed to making another approach to the West Paving Company to see if they
could possibly arrange some type of accessible use.
Mr. Truss responded no, because
West Paving Company could revoke that at any time and at that point they would
be before the Board again dealing with the same situation.
Alderman Cross stated she would appreciate
it if MTTA would go back and work something out with the West Paving where it
is a signed lease. That way the
residential streets would not be used.
Mr. Truss stated he does not
think the residents will notice the moving of the heavy equipment.
Alderwoman Krewson asked how many
times a day would the vehicles be going up and down those streets.
Mr. Truss stated the three
vehicles leave everyday. One of them is
usually a dump truck and the other two are one-ton trucks, which are
small. They return between 4:30 to 5:00
p.m. with the dump truck. It is a
five-man operation and has been for 22 years.
He does not see that changing.
He feels going in and out a residential area will not be an issue. He lives on that street, so if it becomes an
issue he will have to deal with some of the complaints as well.
Alderman Cross stated under the
new construction guidelines for infill housing at the end of every day they are
required to clean the street.
Mayor Kelly stated it is a
residential area as opposed to a commercial area. There are all types of regulations within the commercial
district.
Alderman Cross stated they would
be using a residential area to go in and out of their business.
Mayor Kelly stated his actual
hours of operation are within the commercial district.
Alderman Marshall stated this has
come up before where they did not agree with an applicant that met all the
criteria and they were forced to allow the applicant to move forward. This situation might not be the best solution
for him but the applicant has done everything they can to meet the
requirements. He believes they have to
move forward on the issue.
Mayor Kelly stated they are
following the law, which cannot be changed midstream.
Motion was made by Alderman Leahy,
second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt Bill No. 5346. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes;
Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, no.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5346 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4040.
Bill No. 5347 – Parking of Vehicles on Private Property
City Attorney Albrecht gave Bill
No. 5347, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 14-292.1 (1) AND (2) TO
SAID CHAPTER; AS IT RELATES TO THE PARKING OF VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY USED
FOR RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF
THIS CODE; PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE REPEAL OF ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, its first and second reading.
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Bill No. 5347 as a Bill that would prohibit parking on private property used
for retail or commercial purposes without the consent of the property owner.
Any person who parks on private property used for retail or commercial purposes
without the owners consent for more than three consecutive hours shall be
subject to a fine of $250.00.
Mayor Kelly explained that the
retailers in the Eager Road area are concerned about MetroLink opening on
Saturday and the garage will not be completed until May of 2007. They are concerned about people parking on
their lots and leaving their cars during the day to ride the Metrolink. Bill No. 5347 will allow retailers to post
signs to help monitor the parking.
Alderman Wynn asked about the
enforcement of the ordinance if approved.
Mayor Kelly stated that the
retailers would have to help monitor the parking lot with added security and
then call Brentwood police to have the tickets issued.
Alderman Wynn stated that he was
concerned about the amount of time the police could spend on the parking issue.
Mayor Kelly responded that they
are hoping the signs will deter most people from parking there.
Alderman Kramer asked where is
Metro directing traffic to be parked until the garage is completed.
Mayor Kelly responded that there
are approximately 200 spaces on the surface lot just to the east of the
MetroLink garage, behind the old Purina Mills building. There is also an entrance to get to the
MetroLink stop from the Dierbergs side as well. The ordinance is not just for the Eager Road area it could be enforced
citywide.
Alderman Robertson asked if
private property owners have the ability to tow cars and how was the $250.00
fine determined.
Mayor Kelly responded that he
believes business owners have the right to tow vehicles on private property if
they post a sign stating that. If the
fine is set at ten dollars people will park there because it is cheaper than
driving downtown. Mayor Kelly suggested
that once the Metro garage is open they reevaluate the parking next July to see
if it is something they want to continue.
Alderman Robertson stated that he
does not like the fact that it will be applied to the entire city permanently
and that they are creating a huge fine for somebody who might have an
unfortunate problem with their car.
Alderman Wynn stated he hopes it
will be worked out in a fair and equitable manner for everybody because it will
be difficult to determine who is parked there for three consecutive hours.
Alderman Marshall stated the fine
should be kept at the $250.00. He does
not think it will change if the fine is lower.
People will take the chance and park there anyway.
Alderman Leahy asked how would
the complaint be registered with the police.
Would the owner of the parking lot have to document that or will they
have to call the police to come out and start the three-hour time limit.
Mayor Kelly stated that the
owners would have to mark the tires or observe people parking their cars and
walking over to MetroLink, document that they are there longer than three hours
and request that the ticket be issued by the police. If there is a mistake made it can be worked out just like any
other ticket.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt Bill No. 5347. Roll call:
Alderwoman Clements, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, no; Alderman
Wynn, no; Alderman Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5347 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 4036.
Resolution No. 936 – Declaring a Public Emergency
Alderman Kramer read a synopsis
of Resolution No. 936, which authorizes the City to seek financial assistance
through FEMA for the storms and related expenses that occurred on July 19th,
2006.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
came before the Board and stated that there was a federal declaration declaring
an emergency for the storms that occurred on July 19th. FEMA is providing local government
assistance under their public assistance grant program. This grant program provides a 75% federal,
15% state and 10% local match. That
means those certain eligible expenses; specifically debris removal and
emergency protective measures, the cost that the City incurred are eligible for
reimbursement. This program will
reimburse 90% of the City’s cost. As of
today, the City’s total expenses that they will be seeking reimbursement for
including the 10% local match are $67,221.
The total for emergency protective measures is $14,443. Combined the City has a little over $81,000
in expenses related to that storm.
Mayor Kelly stated in order to be
reimbursed a state of emergency has to be declared. He stated that he attended a municipal league executive board
planning session today and the reimbursement was one of the topics of
discussion. FEMA stated that it was a
very small disaster compared to what they are used to giving reimbursements
for, but because it was declared a state of emergency people are able to submit
for reimbursement.
Mayor Kelly stated the public
works, fire, police and parks departments did an outstanding job. He thanked the school district for opening
McGrath Elementary School as a cooling center.
It was a consorted effort by all of the staff including Asst. City
Administrator Denton.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Marshall to approve Resolution No. 936. All in favor none opposed.
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman
Robertson, second by Alderwoman Clements to adopt the warrant list dated
8/21/06 as presented. All in favor none
opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Executive Session
Mayor Kelly announced an
Executive Session/Personnel and Real Estate matters would be held following the
regular meeting.
Project
Mayor Kelly stated the utility
lines are finally moved and out of the way on Litzsinger at Cecelia. He requested that the Public Works Committee
look at getting the project started.
MLP
Mayor Kelly stated the MLP Development
condominiums sales are going very well. The hotel footing and foundation plans
have been approved and they will start pouring the foundations. Houlihans Restaurant has all their
approvals.
MetroLink
Mayor Kelly announced that
MetroLink’s ribbon cutting and presentation would be held on Saturday, August
26th.
City of Rock Hill
Mayor Kelly stated that the City
has received the April payment from the City of Rock Hill which is about half
of what they owe. He requested the
Public Safety Committee discuss if or what type of action should be taken on
the issue.
Breckenridge Bridge
Mayor Kelly stated the City of
Webster Groves approved contributing $44,000 as their portion towards the
rebuilding of the Breckenridge Bridge.
He requested the Ways and Means Committee look at the issue and decide
how to proceed.
Public Safety Committee
– No report
Public Works Committee
– No report
City Engineer – No
report
Mayor Kelly requested that “City
Engineer” report on the agenda be changed to “Director of Planning and
Development”.
Ways and Means Committee
– No report
City Attorney – No
report
City Clerk/Administrator
– No report
Director of Economic
Development
Mayor Kelly requested that the report from the “Director
of Economic Development” be removed from the agenda.
Excise Commissioner
OB Clark’s and Café Brasil Temporary Liquor License Request
Alderman Cross stated that two
applications are before the Board for a temporary liquor license request. OB Clark’s is requesting a temporary liquor
license for the sale of beer and wine and Café Brasil is requesting a temporary
liquor license for the sale of beer, wine and a specialty drink. Both are for Friday, September 15th
and Saturday, September 16th at Brentwood Days.
Alderman Wynn asked if they are
adding more in number.
City Administrator Seemayer
stated that it was the same. They have
had for the last two years the Goff-Moll Post, OB Clark’s and Café Brasil.
Motion was made by Alderman
Cross, second by Alderwoman Clements to approve the temporary liquor licenses
for OB Clark’s and Café Brasil. Roll
call: Alderwoman Clements, yes;
Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderwoman Krewson, yes; Alderman
Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Library – No report
Municipal League
MML Conference
Mayor Kelly reminded everyone
that the 72nd MML Conference would be held in St. Louis this year in
October.
Communications
– No further report
Insurance Committee
– No report
Historical Society
– No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Update on Trail and Bridge Project
Alderman Marshall asked for an
update on the trail and bridge project.
Asst. City Administrator Denton
gave an update on the Rosalie/Eulalie trail regarding the installation of the
bridge. Ameren UE will be dropping the
power lines on Thursday and that is the date the bridge is expected to arrive
and be installed.
Comprehensive Plan
Alderman Kramer asked about the
status of the Comprehensive Plan public meeting.
Mayor Kelly stated that a presentation of the
Comprehensive Plan will be given at the September meeting and a public open
house will be held at the Recreation Center.
After that it will come back to the Board to be adopted at the end of
the October or November meeting. If the
Board would like to have a meeting with the members of the Comprehensive Plan
Steering Committee to go over the plan and answer any specific questions that
can be scheduled.
Eager Road Project
Mayor Kelly stated that they are
waiting for one more item from St. Louis County to be approved for the Eager
Road project. The owners of the
property have agreed to grant the City the easement at no cost. Target has to sign off on those improvements. Target has verbally said they do not have a
problem with it. He would hope they
could get that project out to bid and get started by the first of the
year.
NEW BUSINESS
Ward 3 Meeting
Alderman Leahy announced a Ward 3
meeting would be held Tuesday, August 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
National Night Out Against Crime
Alderman Leahy stated August 1st
was the National Night Out Against Crime organizational program that was
sponsored by the Brentwood Police Department at McGrath School. There is a very nice photo and article in
the Pulse on page 28. The article
highlighted a number of businesses that participated in helping make the
community program work. The National
Night Out Against Crime Committee is very grateful for the businesses and the
residents’ support and participation.
NIMS
Mayor Kelly mentioned a NIMS
meeting would be held next Tuesday and Thursday night, which is a course that
is required by the Federal Government in order to receive some types of
financial aid in disaster situations.
It is a requirement of elected officials to take the course, as well as
city administrators. He suggested that
if the Board is available they should consider taking the course.
Recess
The meeting was recessed at 9:02
p.m. for an executive session/personnel and real estate matters.
Executive Session
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Wynn to reconvene the meeting at 9:10 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderman Wynn to enter into executive session on personnel
and real estate matters. All in favor
none opposed.
A real estate matter was
discussed.
After discussion of a personnel
matter, motion was made by Alderman Marshall, second by Alderman Wynn to
terminate the employment of Dan Freeman.
Roll call: Alderwoman Clements,
yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderwoman Krewson, yes;
Alderman Kramer, yes; Alderman Robertson, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
Motion was made by Alderwoman
Clements, second by Alderwoman Krewson to hire a consultant to do a human
resource study in the police department.
All in favor none opposed.
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Marshall to return to open session at 9:46 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman
Leahy, second by Alderman Marshall to adjourn the meeting at 9:47 p.m. All in favor none opposed.
Pat Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk