MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
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City Hall
May 19, 2003
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Council Chambers 7:00
p.m.
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The Mayor led with the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Present: Alderman
Boyd, Alderman Marshall, Alderman Leahy, Alderman Golfin, Alderwoman
Mehler, Alderman Wynn, Alderman Cross.
City Attorney Murphy, Zoning Administrator
Wolf, Treasurer Reynders, Executive Secretary
Williams.
Absent:Alderman Robertson, City Administrator Seemayer and Economic Development Director Shelton.
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CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA OF THE REGULAR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF MAY 19, 2003
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Wynn to approve and adopt the Agenda of the Regular
Board of Aldermen Meeting of May 19, 2003.
Roll call: Alderman Boyd, yes;
Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman
Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING OF MAY 5, 2003
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt the Minutes of the
Regular Board of Aldermen Meeting of May 5, 2003. Roll call: Alderman Boyd,
yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes;
Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
PROCLAMATION –
YOUTH ART MONTH
Mayor Kelly said they have been
working, with the help of the art teachers at the schools, for a number of
years with the art gallery in City Hall.
They expanded that this year and started to decorate some of the hallways
and have representations from both of the grade schools, middle school, high
school and preschool. It has been a
great addition to City Hall. The City
has gotten a lot of compliments and questions from people as to where the art
comes from. They appreciate the efforts
of the teachers who come up and change the artwork periodically.
Mayor Kelly asked the teachers to
come forward and introduce the children.
The Mayor read the proclamation
and presented it to each student.
Mayor Kelly also thanked everyone
for participating in the Beautify Brentwood Paint Fest.
Lois Rufer, Art Teacher at
McGrath Elementary School stated that the frames in City Hall were donated by
Art Mart. The owner of Art Mart is
always participating and donating things.
PROCLAMATION – MARGARET
BUSH
Mayor Kelly said a proclamation
is before the Board for Margaret Bush, a first grade teacher at St. Mary
Magdalen School who is retiring after 26 years of teaching.
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderman Marshall to approve the proclamations for Youth Art Month
and for Margaret Bush. All in favor
none opposed.
HEARING OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST UPON REQUEST OF
ANY PERSON PRESENT
Mark Ditch – Fisher, Ditch and
Associates came before the Board and said he is representing the Truss
Brothers Construction or MTTA with Brentwood Plastics. He asked if there is an updated bill.
Alderman Leahy said the bill that
was placed on hold went from A through H.
The revised bill that was received from City Attorney Murphy went from A
through J with attachments to it.
Mayor Kelly said he did not
receive that.
Mr. Ditch asked if the items that
were discussed at the Planning and Zoning Commission level are attached as they
were on the original bill.
Alderman Leahy said in the
revised bill, A through H did not change from the initial bill. In the revised bill, Section I states that,
“the Petitioner be required to deposit funds in an escrow account with the City
or post a bond, in the amount of $25,000, to assure the construction by the Petitioner
of the detention areas shown on the Preliminary Subdivision Plat, said
detention areas to be excavated and constructed in accordance with the
requirements of Chapter 25 of the City Code within ninety (90) days of the
approval of the Final Plat by the Board of Aldermen.” Section J, asks that “all of the conditions of approval set forth
above in this Section 2, with the exception of subparagraphs (d) and (g), be
shown on the Final Plat as restrictions.”
Mr. Ditch said they have not seen
those changes and they would like to see what is involved.
Alderman Golfin said he would
like to see the revised bill. How is
Bill No. 5168 identified as revised?
City Attorney Murphy said there
should be a reference to a revision in the bill title. He will get copies to the Board.
Alderman Golfin said one thing
that has been confusing him on the bill is that he does not find a purpose for
the subdivision of the property. Does
the petitioner now have a purpose for that?
Mr. Ditch said just to transfer
ownership.
Alderman Golfin asked who would
the new owners be and what will they want to do with the property.
Andy Truss – 2825 Brazeau
came before the Board and said he is one of the members of MTTA. They have stated from day one that they
intend to move Truss Brothers Construction down there. With ownership you must own the real estate
first. They have hired an attorney to
try to get the ownership of the real estate and then they will come back to the
Board with their intended plan.
INTRODUCTIONS, READINGS, AND PASSAGE OF BILLS AND
RESOLUTIONS
Mayor Kelly said with respect to
the Brentwood Plastics property, it would be in the best interest of the City
to ensure that the agreement that was approved by the City is enforced before
the lot is subdivided. When the owner did an expansion on his building he took
part of what is now to be subdivided and sold to use as abatement for the
construction of his new building being built in a floodplain. It has been a while since they did the
expansion of their building and they have yet to conform to what they had
agreed to in order to build that building.
He would like the City to issue the owner a 30 day notice to complete
that part of their construction project and if not then the City would take
action with respect to not conforming to their construction plans.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Wynn to contact Brentwood Plastics and issue the
owner a 30-day notice to comply with the site plan approval. Roll call:
Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
Alderman Golfin asked if this
motion would require them to conform to previous requirements by the Board and
does it address Bill No. 5168 in any way.
Mayor Kelly said it would require
them to conform to previous requirements but it does not address Bill No. 5168.
1st and 2nd
Readings of Bills No. 5184 and 5185
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Marshall to give Bill No. 5184 and 5185 first and
second readings. Roll call: Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes;
Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman
Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Bill No. 5184 – Sale of City Property
Mayor Kelly said at the last
meeting a bill was before the Board and was approved for the sale of the house
next door to City Hall. When it came
time for the closing, the woman that was going to buy the property decided that
she didn’t want to move to Brentwood and wanted to stay in University
City. The City has another buyer that
is paying the same price and that is reflected in Bill No. 5184.
City Attorney Murphy gave Bill
No. 5184, AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3885 AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU
THEREOF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI FOR THE SALE OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8751
EULALIE TO RICHARD WATT, 9788 TWIN VISTA, CRESTWOOD, MISSOURI 63126, its first
and second readings.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Marshall to approve and adopt Bill No. 5184. Roll call:
Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5184 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 3887.
Bill No. 5185 – Amendment to Base Lease and Lease/Purchase Agreement
City Attorney Murphy gave Bill
No. 5185, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO BASE LEASE AND A FIRST
AMENDMENT TO LEASE/PURCHASE AGREEMENT, WHICH AMEND THAT CERTAIN BASE LEASE AND
THAT CERTAIN LEASE/PURCHASE AGREEMENT, RESPECTIVELY, BOTH DATED AS OF APRIL 1,
2003; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF SUCH AMENDMENTS, its first and second readings.
Mayor Kelly said when the COPs
were taken out for City Hall; the collateral on the COP bonds was City Hall
property. The Eulalie property was
mistakenly included as collateral. The
amendments in Bill No. 5185 take the Eulalie property out of it so it could be
sold.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Leahy to approve and adopt Bill No. 5185. Roll call:
Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
The Mayor thereupon declared Bill
No. 5185 duly passed and signed same into approval thereof. Said Bill was given Ordinance No. 3888.
RESOLUTION NO. 892 –
Notice of Privacy Practices
Mayor Kelly said Resolution No.
892 is regarding releasing medical records with respect to the ambulance
services. There are new regulations
with respect to information.
RESOLUTION NO. 893
– Hanley Road Corridor Study
Mayor Kelly said they have been
working on the Hanley Road Corridor Study with Richmond Heights, Maplewood, St.
Louis County Highway and a number of the businesses along that corridor to do a
corridor study. This resolution will
approve up to $15,000 contribution towards that corridor study. Maplewood, St. Louis County Highway,
Richmond Heights, DCM Management, Dierbergs, Sunnen Park and Pace Properties
are contributing funds for this study.
It is a great opportunity and shows that you can get people together
with a common need. This is the first
time that St. Louis County Highway has joined in and participated in a joint
venture study.
Alderman Leahy asked if the
$15,000 is in the budget.
Mayor Kelly said they are taking
it out of TDD funds that they have available.
Approval of Resolutions No. 892 and 893
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderman Golfin to approve and adopt Resolution No. 892 and 893. Roll call:
Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes;
Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman
Cross, yes.
ACCOUNTS AGAINST THE CITY
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Wynn to approve the warrant list dated May 19th. All in favor, none opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Mayor’s Report
Committee Appointments
Mayor Kelly said a list of
committee appointments are before the Board.
Alderman Leahy pointed out that
his name was added to the Waste Management Commission as a reappointment.
Motion was made by Alderman
Golfin, second by Alderman Marshall to approve the committee appointment list
as amended. Roll call: Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes;
Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman
Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Comprehensive Plan
Mayor Kelly said the first
Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee meeting would be held this Wednesday
evening at City Hall. They are hoping
to get a lot of public input over the next year or so and develop a solid
Comprehensive Plan.
West Community Credit Union
A meeting to address the West
Community Credit Union parking lot will be held on Thursday evening at 7:00
p.m. at City Hall.
Executive Session
Mayor Kelly said there is an
executive session scheduled after the regular meeting this evening.
Public Safety Committee
– No report
Public Works Committee
– No report
City Engineer – No
report
Parks – No report
Zoning Administrator
– No report
Ways and Means Committee
– No report
Planning and Zoning
– No report
City Attorney – No report
City Clerk/Administrator – No report
Director of Economic Development – No report
Excise Commissioner – No report
Library – No report
Municipal League –
No report
Waste Management Commisson
– No report
Stormwater Management
– No report
Communication – No
report
Facilities Committee
Mayor Kelly said the Facilities
Committee has been removed from the committee appointment list. Those types of projects like the fire
department expansion would be handled under the Public Works Committee.
Insurance Committee
– No report
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS – None
Recess
The meeting was recessed at 7:40
p.m. for an Executive Session Legal Matter.
Executive Session
Motion was made by Alderman
Marshall, second by Alderman Leahy to enter into executive session on a legal
matter at 7:45 p.m. Roll call: Alderman
Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman
Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
After discussion on a legal
matter, motion was made by Alderman Wynn, second by Alderman Golfin to return
to open session at 8:59 p.m. Roll
call: Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman
Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler,
yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Alderman Wynn,
second by Alderman Golfin to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Roll call:
Alderman Boyd, yes; Alderman Marshall, yes; Alderman Leahy, yes; Alderman
Golfin, yes; Alderwoman Mehler, yes; Alderman Wynn, yes; Alderman Cross, yes.
Pat Kelly, Mayor
Attest:
Chris Seemayer, City Clerk