CITY OF FLORISSANT COUNCIL MINUTES. May 23, 2016

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1 1 CITY OF FLORISSANT COUNCIL MINUTES May 23, 2016 The Florissant City Council met in regular session at Florissant City Hall at 955 rue St. Francois on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. with Council President Jackie Pagano presiding. The Chair asked everyone in attendance to stand and join in the Pledge of Allegiance. On Roll Call the following were present: Caputa, Schildroth, Henke, Pagano, Schmidt, Siam, Lee, Jones and Eagan. Also present was Mayor Thomas P. Schneider, City Attorney John Hessel and Deputy City Clerk Anita Moore. A quorum being present the Chair stated that the Council meeting was in session for the transaction of business. The next item on the agenda was a Performance by the Men of Harmony who sang the National Anthem and God Bless America. The Mayor presented the group with a certificate of appreciation. Councilman Jones moved to approve the Meeting and Executive Meeting Minutes of 5/9/16, seconded by Henke. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was a Legislative Report made by Tim Green, updating the Council and Mayor on the latest legislation from Jefferson City. The next item on the agenda was Hearing from Citizens of which there were none. The next item on the Agenda was Communications of which there were none. The next item on the Agenda was Public Hearings. The Chair declared Public Hearing # a Request to rezone for Auto Properties, LLC, the property located at 1350 N. Highway 67 from B-3, Extensive Commercial District to B-5, Planned Commercial District to allow for the construction

2 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page of a new self-storage, truck and trailer rental facility to be re-opened and invited those who wished to be heard to come forward. Mark Doerring, Doerring Engineering and Steve Langford, appeared before the Council and stated that at the last meeting samples of the exterior building materials had been requested. They distributed to the Council samples of the products to be used. Mr. Langford also stated that the corporate office of U-Haul had made a minor change to the site plan for safety reasons. He explained that they were concerned about the narrowness of the lot when trucks pull into and out of the site. As a result, they requested an additional 33 feet of pavement in the direction toward Lindbergh. Although this would reduce the amount of green space to 88 feet, a substantial amount of green space will remain. Mr. Langford distributed 12 copies of the revised plan to the Council. He noted that he had ed a PDF of the revised plans to Mr. Lum, who seemed to have no problems with it as long as MODOT agreed. The Chair asked if there were any citizens who would like to speak on said public hearing. Being no persons who wished to speak, Councilman Henke moved to close P.H. # , seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried. The City Clerk reported that Public Hearing # to be held this night on a Request to authorize a Special Use Permit to F.I.T. Kids Ministries, Inc. d/b/a F.I.T. Kids Camp to allow for an educational development center in a B-3 Zoning District for the property located at 2370 N Highway 67 had been advertised in substantially the same form as appears in the foregoing publication and by posting the property. The Chair declared the Public Hearing to be opened and invited those who wished to be heard to come forward. Steve Ray, petitioner, explained that the requested educational center has 40 families signed up to attend the camp, which is similar to Bible School. Sporting activities, character development and spiritual growth are all stressed at the camp. The children will be from ages Mr. Ray has been issued the necessary construction permit from the Public Works Department and he requested 3 readings of his bill since he was under time constraints.

3 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page Councilman Siam stated that on May 13 he saw an article on KMOV.com which stated that Mr. Ray s business was a day care operation and he asked him to explain n the situation. Mr. Ray stated that the problem revolved around a personal vendetta by one of the father s whose daughter attended his after school program. In response to Councilman Schmidt s questions, Mr. Ray explained that they would have both indoor and outdoor sports. Councilman Schmidt stressed that the outdoor playground area was not indicated on the plans. Mr. Ray explained that they would block off the back parking lot and use the large field for outdoor activities. He would be willing to keep the children indoors until the outdoor plans could be approved. Councilman Schmidt also asked the petitioner to explain his drop-off and pick-up procedure. Mr. Ray stated that the parents will be required to park and walk the child into the building. Councilman Lee asked how many parking spaces did the petitioner plan to block off for the play area and how would he do it? Mr. Ray stated that they would put up cones. Councilman Lee stated that he was uncomfortable with this plan and was very concerned about the children s safety. The Chair asked if there were any citizens who would like to speak on said public hearing. Being no persons who wished to speak, Councilman Siam moved to close P.H. # , seconded by Schmidt.. Motion carried. The Chair stated that the next item on the agenda was old business. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No Ordinance to issue an amendment to B-5 Ordinance No to allow for additions to the existing ground signs for the property located at New Halls Ferry Rd/ 3180 N. Hwy 67 be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No

4 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page Councilman Lee moved that Bill No Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $7000 from the General Revenue Fund to account no Building Maintenance and Supplies to reimburse the Golf course for MSD repairs to the creek be read for a second time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Siam moved that Bill No Ordinance amending Chapter 600 of the Florissant City Code relating to liquor licenses and licensees be read for a second time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Henke moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. Before the final vote all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Jones moved that Bill No Ordinance adopting a policy against sweatshop practices be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Jones moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Lee. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. Kevin O Donnell, 512 Rancho Lane, questioned the necessity of this Bill since there were already federal and state laws on the books against sweatshops. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes,

5 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Caputa moved that Bill No Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $12000 from the General Revenue Fund to account no Unemployment Claim Reserve for reimbursable unemployment benefits be read for a second time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Caput moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Jones moved that Bill No Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $35,000 from the Park Improvement Fund of the City of Florissant to account no Capital Additions for the purchase of the land at 575 St. Charles Street be read for a second time, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Eagan. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. Kevin O Donnell, 512 Rancho Lanes, questioned why the funds were taken out of the Park Improvement Fund and was this property to become a park. He disagreed with the bill. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Schildroth moved that Bill No Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $25,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund of the City of Florissant to account no Capital Additions for the purchase of the buildings at 575 St. Charles Street be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be

6 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page read for a third time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. Kevin O Donnell, 512 Rancho Lane, informed the Council and Mayor that there are no buildings on 575 St. Charles Street. The bill needed to be changed because the addresses of the property with the buildings attached is 70 and 88 Washington Street, not 575 St. Charles Street. He asked that the bill be withdrawn and reconsidered at the next meeting. Robert Smith, 2823 Chapel View Drive, asked why two separate accounts were being used for these bills and why was the City buying these properties. The Mayor responded that one of the properties was adjacent to an existing park and the city intended to use it as a Heritage Property. Also the city would like to keep the view of the historic Shrine intact. The other property is not park related. John Engelmeyer, 1281 Graham Rd. stated that there is confusion between Bills No and He agreed with Mr. O Donnell that there are no buildings on the site referenced and that the bill should be removed from the agenda and reconsidered. Councilman Henke moved to amend Bill No to delete address 575 St. Charles St and replace it with 70 and 88 Washington and the vacant strip of land on St. Charles Street, seconded by Lee. Motion on the amendment carried. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared amended Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Henke moved that Bill No Ordinance amending Chapter 600 for the Florissant City Code by adding the definition of brewpub and associated licensing fees be read for a second time, seconded by Siam. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for

7 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page a third time, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Caputa moved to accept the Mayor s reappointment of Val Romay, 959 Washington, to the Senior Commission as a member from Ward 6 for a term expiring on 4/12/2019, seconded by Henke. Motion carried. Council as a Whole introduced Resolution No. 990 a Resolution determining the intent of the City of Florissant, Missouri, to reimburse itself for certain capital expenditures and said Resolution was read for the first time. Councilman Henke moved that Resolution No. 990 be read for a second time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Resolution No. 990 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Resolution No. 990 be read for a third time, seconded by Schmidt. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Having received the unanimous vote of all members present Resolution No. 990 was read for the third and final time and placed upon its passage. heard. John Engelmeyer, 1281 Graham Rd., asked who was responsible for introducing the bill and questioned the opportunity for public input on a proposed bond issue to finance the new court building. Mr. Engelmeyer asked that this resolution be continued. Councilman Lee called for a point of order, seconded by Jones. Motion carried. Councilman Lee clarified that there was a resolution on the floor that was not an appropriation nor involved the buying of bonds. It was simply a resolution stating the city s intent to reimburse itself for any costs to come. Councilman Pagano explained that the original committee included herself and Councilmen Henke and Eagan. After discussion with the committee and the Mayor, it was decided that this was too big a project for a committee and should be brought

8 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page before the entire Council. She agreed with Councilman Lee on the Resolution before the Council tonight. Being no other persons who wished to be heard, on roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Resolution No. 990 to have been adopted. Councilman Henke introduced Bill No An Ordinance to rezone for Auto Properties, LLC, the property located at 1350 N Highway 67 from B-3, Extensive Commercial District to B-5 Planned Commercial District to allow for the construction of a new self-storage, truck and trailer rental facility and said Bill was read for the first time by title only. Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No An ordinance establishing the boundaries of the various wards of the City of Florissant and said Bill was read for the first time. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No be read for a second time, seconded by Eagan. Councilman Henke moved to amend to replace the existing March map, Exhibit A1, with the revised February map, seconded by Eagan. Councilman Schmidt explained that the Council had been presented with 4 different maps: the committee recommended the March map but also had no problem with the February 25 revised map. Councilman Schmidt felt that if the March 23 rd map was adopted, his ward would be disrupted. Ward 8 would jump across Halls Ferry Road, take in Paddock Estates and not accomplish what it was supposed to do. The February map moves fewer residents. Also, a new census will be held in 2020 and this process will be repeated again in another 5 years. Likewise, Councilman Henke explained that the alternate February map was unanimously passed by the redistricting committee originally. It was then reevaluated and the recommendation revised by the committee. Councilman Henke talked to Susan Geerling, the Chair of the Redistricting Commission, and she informed him that the Committee had no problem supporting the February map, which he was supporting tonight. The committee is working with 6 year old data from the last census. As Councilman Schmidt stated, redistricting will have to be completed again in 2020 and

9 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page he felt the plan with the least disruption to the wards and residents should be the one used. On the motion to amend, on roll call the Council voted: Caputa no, Schildroth no, Henke yes, Pagano no, Schmidt yes, Siam no, Lee no, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Motion to amend failed. With a motion on the floor for a second reading, motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Caputa. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa no, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Councilman Caputa moved to reconsider his vote for the third reading, seconded by Pagano. Motion carried. Caputa voted yes on the third reading. Having received the unanimous vote of all members present Bill No was read for the third and final time and placed upon its passage. Before the final vote all other interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard. Robert Smith, 2823 Chapel View Drive, asked for an explanation of result of Bill No Mr. Hessel explained that the March map, which was attached to the ordinance, was passed. Being no other persons who wished to be heard, on roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No An Ordinance to authorize a Special Use Permit to F.I.T. Kids Ministries, Inc., d/b/a F.I.T. Kids Camp to allow for an educational development center in a B-3 Zoning District for the property located at 2370 N Hwy 67 and said Bill was read for the first time by title only. Councilman Pagano introduced Bill No An Ordinance authorizing a Supplemental appropriation of $67,000 from the General Revenue Fund to Budget Acct. No Professional Services for legal services as well as various other professional services and said Bill was read for the first time by title only.

10 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No An ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $30,000 from the General Revenue Acct to Budget Acct. No to cover operating costs for the Police Department and said Bill was read for the first time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a second time, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Eagan. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Having received the unanimous vote of all members present Bill No was read for the third and final time and placed upon its passage. Before the final vote all other interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard. Being no other persons who wished to be heard, on roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No An ordinance amending the 2016 Budget by reducing the number of bureau of field operations (BFO) sergeant positions from seven (7) to six (6) and increasing the BFO Lieutenant positions from four (4) to five (5) and said Bill was read for the first time. Councilman Eagan moved that Bill No be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No was read for a second time. Councilman Eagan moved that Bill No be read for a third time, seconded by Caputa. On roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Having received the unanimous vote of all members present Bill No was read for the third and final time and placed upon its passage. Before the final vote all other interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard. Being no other persons who wished to be heard, on roll call the Council voted: Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No The next item on the Agenda was Council Announcements.

11 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page Councilman Pagano announced that on Wednesday, June 22, Wards 5,6,7,8,9 will hold their annual Meet and Greet Barbeque at Dunegant Park. In the event of rain, the event will be held at the JJE Ice Rink. Councilman Henke thanked the Council and members of the redistricting committee for coordinating to help the city move forward with the required redistricting. He thanked all the citizens for donating to the recent Letter Carriers Food Drive. Councilman Eagan thanked the Parks Department staff for their diligent efforts in maintaining the City s parks and keeping them in great shape. Councilman Schildroth thanked Susan Geerling for all her hard work as well as all the efforts of her Redistricting Committee in a job well done. Councilman Jones also thanked the Redistricting Committee. He reminded everyone to donate to the TEAM food pantry. He will keep the residents of his ward up to date on any work to be done by MSD. Councilman Lee also thanked Ms. Geerling and the redistricting committee for their diligence in completing a complicated task under time constraints. They looked into all aspects of the redistricting requirements and worked very hard to complete job. Councilman Caputa asked that if you have dogs that bark excessively, be a good neighbor and bring in your pet, especially at night. This month was veteran s month and he congratulated and thanked all veterans. The next item on the Agenda was Mayor Announcements. In reference to the Men of Harmony, they are all at least 60 years old and frequently perform in the Civic Center. There will be a public comment period in the near future regarding the Highway 270 Corridor. The state has decided to fund the project and will possibly add another east bound lane on 270. Residents have until June 1 to sign up their child for summer playground. After that, it will be opened to non-residents. He congratulated Economic Development Director, Bob Russell on receiving a public service award by NCI. At the first Wednesday Night Out, a plaque dedication ceremony will be held at St. Francois and St. Ferdinand Streets honoring the late James J Russell. On June 17, Paul Kohnen will be honored at 417 St. Francois. On June 10 there will be a father/daughter, mother/son dance at the Nature Lodge.

12 City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page The next City Council Meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Councilman Siam moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Jones. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:46 p.m. Anita Moore, Deputy City Clerk The following Bills were signed by the Mayor: Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord Bill No Ord. 8234