CITY OF FLORISSANT COUNCIL MINUTES. April 24, 2017

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1 1 CITY OF FLORISSANT COUNCIL MINUTES April 24, 2017 The Florissant City Council met in regular session at Florissant City Hall, 955 rue St. Francois on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. with Council President Pagano presiding. The Chair asked everyone in attendance to stand and join in the Pledge of Allegiance. On Roll Call the following Councilmembers were present: Schildroth, Henke, Pagano, Schmidt, Siam, Lee, Jones, Eagan and Caputa. Also present was Mayor Thomas P. Schneider, City Attorney John Hessel and City Clerk Karen Goodwin. A quorum being present the Chair stated that the Council Meeting was in session for the transaction of business. Councilman Schmidt moved to approve the Meeting Minutes and Executive Minutes of April 10, 2017, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried. The Chair stated the next item on the agenda is Old Business. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No An Ordinance to authorize a Special Use Permit to First Collinsville Bank to allow for a monument sign for the property located at New Halls Ferry Road be read for a second time for the purpose of discussion, seconded by Schmidt. Councilman Siam moved to suspend the rules to hear from the petitioner, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried. Kevin Stein, First Collinsville Bank, stated that Council s concern at the last meeting had been regarding the setback from the center of New Halls Ferry Road for the location of the sign. Their newly submitted drawings indicate the proposed location which will be 17 feet past the 40 foot setback and 7 foot from a new grassy area, they will install, at property line. The end result will be 56 ½ feet from the center of New Halls Ferry Rd.. Councilman Siam suggested several other options for the location of the sign. One suggestion was to put the sign on the left side of the property by expanding the grassy area and losing two parking spaces. Councilman Schmidt agreed that losing a few parking spaces on the left side would be the better option. Not only would the sign be set further back from the street, it would move it out of the sight line of the Cross Keys Shopping Center. Councilman Schmidt suggested postponing the bill

2 City Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page until the next meeting in order to give the petitioner time to revise the plans. Mr. Hessel stated that the petitioner would have to submit an amended site plan and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the next meeting. Councilman Siam moved to postpone Bill No to 5/9/2017, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried. Councilwoman Pagano moved that Bill No An Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $353,770 from the Capital Improvement Fund to Acct. No Debt Service and an appropriation of $338,310 from the Park Improvement Fund to Acct. No Debt Service to provide funding for the principal and interest payments for the special obligation bonds 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 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: Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes, Eagan yes and Caputa yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No Council as a Whole introduced Resolution No. 996 A Resolution of the Florissant City Council honoring Mark Schmidt for this twenty-one years of service as the Council Representative from Ward 8 and said Resolution was read for the first time. Councilman Schildroth moved that Resolution No. 996 be read for a second time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Resolution No. 996 was read for a second time. Councilwoman Pagano moved that Resolution No. 996 be read for a third time, seconded by Caputa. On roll call the Council voted: Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes, Eagan yes and Caputa yes. Having received the unanimous vote of all members present Resolution No. 996 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. Being no persons who wished to speak, on roll call the Council voted: Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes, Eagan yes and Caputa yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Resolution No. 996 to have been adopted. The City Clerk read the Resolution in its entirety. The City Clerk also read Resolutions from the State of Missouri and St. Louis County honoring Councilman Schmidt on his dedicated service to the residents of Florissant. The Clerk read the Resolutions in their entirety. Each Councilmember, John Hessel and the Mayor thanked Councilman

3 City Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page Schmidt for his service, parliamentary knowledge, friendship, and mentoring over the last twenty-one years. He will be missed by all. Councilman Schmidt stated that it has been on honor to serve the City of Florissant. He thanked the residents of Ward 8, Councilmembers, city employees, administration and City Clerk s Office for their help over the years. In conclusion, he especially thanked his wife Peggy and family for their support. He noted that the City was changing and he encouraged everyone to embrace the changes and challenges of the future. Mr. Schmidt gave a brief history of all of the changes that he has witnessed during his tenure. The Chair stated the next item on the agenda was Swearing in of Newly Elected Officials by Judge Boyle. Ward 2 Timothy Jones Ward 4 Jeffrey Caputa Ward 6 Gerard Henke Ward 8 Robert Parson, Jr. A break was taken to reseat the Councilmembers. The Chair stated that the next item on the agenda was Hearing from Citizens and asked any citizen who wished to speak to come forward. Rob Hoffman, 306 rue St. Louis, passed out several photos of his recently damaged property. He explained to the Council that he felt that it was the Councils responsibility to protect the residents and their property from drunk drivers and loud noise coming from Bunkers Tavern. Mr. Hoffman stated that the residents in the area repeatedly call the police but to no avail. He referenced the Dram Shop Law and the liability of a bar. Carl Morgan, 330 rue St. Louis and who lives near Bunkers, agreed with Mr. Hoffman. He stated that in the summer there are times when Bunkers customers are often times Harley motorcycle riders. Their bikes are extremely loud. He anticipates that this will continue all summer long and he asked that the police department enforce the noise ordinance. This is a residential neighborhood and the noise affects many people. John Engelmeyer, 1281 Graham Rd., thanked Mr. Parsons and Mr. Hammond for running for city office. He requested that a Charter Review Commission be established to review conflict of interest as well as the policy and procedures at council meetings. He felt that the current Charter, written in 1963, impedes the progress of the city. He thanked Keith Schildroth for his quick response to his questions regarding Graham Rd. and St. Ferdinand. He stated that Councilwoman Pagano failed to acknowledgement the residents attending the Work Session on April 17 th.

4 City Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page Robert Smith, 2823 Chapel View Dr., asked to see a schedule of upcoming street repairs ensured by the passage of Prop S. The Mayor responded that the street repair/maintenance schedule is in the current Florissant Focus. Councilwoman Pagano moved to suspend the rules to hear from the petitioner, seconded by Eagan. Motion carried. Councilman Eagan stated that they were starting significant road work tomorrow on Keeven Lane. The Chair stated that the next item on the agenda was Communications of which there none. The next item on the Agenda was Public Hearings. The City Clerk reported that Public Hearing # to be held this night on a request to authorize an amendment to B-5 Ordinance No to allow for an ice machine kiosk in the parking lot for the property located at 3524 Patterson Rd. 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 open and invited those who wished to be heard to come forward. Tim O Toole, authorized agent, appeared before the Council and explained that the ice machine would be located on the parking lot of the video store and pizza restaurant. In response to Mr. Caputa s question, the petitioner stated that the employees of Family Video will provide any maintenance on the machine, although the maintenance is self-contained. The machine will be hooked up to the existing water line and will be a 24 hour operation. At peak operation, the loudest the machine would be would be similar to an air conditioner. The machine will accept both cash and card and there will be security/alarms on the machine itself. There will be a skirt around the machine and anchored to withstand 170 mile an hour winds. There will be canned lights in the roof and sufficient parking. The Chair asked if there were any other citizens who would like to speak on said public hearing. Kevin O Donnell, 512 Rancho Lane, stated that he felt the entire machine should be protected by bollards. Mark Schmidt, 1065 St. Anthony, expressed his concerns that the video manager might not be able to manage the maintenance of the machine. Mr. O Toole responded that the company provides very quick response to any questions or problems that arise with the units, 24 hours. Being no other citizens who wished to speak, Councilman Caputa moved to close P.H. # , seconded by Siam. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was Board Appointments of which there were none. Councilman Eagan moved to approve the request to keep three hens for Laura Zito located at 1390 Tahoe Dr., seconded by Caputa. Motion carried.

5 City Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page Councilperson Pagano introduced Bill No An Ordinance to authorize amendment to B-5 Ordinance No to allow for an ice machine kiosk in the parking lot for the property located at 3524 Patterson Road and said Bill was read for the first time by title only. Councilman Lee introduced Bill No An Ordinance amending Chapter Wage Increase & Schedule by amending Subsection A Job Classification and Grade Level by changing the grade level for the court clerk from 8 to 9, and said Bill was read for the first time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be read for a second time for the purpose of discussion, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried. Councilman Lee moved to suspend the rules in order to hear from Judge Boyle, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried. Judge Boyle appeared before the Council and stated that the court is currently looking to fill the position of Court Clerk, since the current Court Clerk has moved up her retirement date. He thanked Ms. Davis for her hard work and devotion to the job. The current compensation is below market value for the largest municipal court in St. Louis Company. In order to attract and retain a qualified person for the job, the salary issue must be addressed. Judge Boyle would like the grade of the Court Clerk to increase from 8 to 9. Consequently, since there is now some urgency to fill the position, he is requesting three reading of the bill in order to inform the potential applicants of the salary for the position. On the motion 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 Schildroth. On roll call the Council voted: Schildroth yes, Henke yes, Pagano yes, Parson Yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes, Eagan no and Caputa no. Motion failed. Councilman Lee moved to postpone Bill No to 5/22/2017, seconded by Eagan. Motion carried. Councilperson Pagano introduced Bill No An Ordinance authorizing a transfer of $4,000 from Acct. No Ice/Snow Removal to Acct. No Street Markings to replace the 134 banners on N. Lindbergh and N. Hwy 67 with new banners and said Bill was read for the first time by title only. Councilperson Pagano moved to move the May 8, 2017 Council Meeting to Tuesday, May 9, 2017 due to a conflict with the Valley of Flowers Queen s Dinner, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried.

6 City Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page The next item on the Agenda was Council Announcements. Councilman Henke again reminded residents to spruce up their homes and neighborhoods in light of the upcoming Valley of Flowers Festival. The mail carriers are sponsoring a food drive on May 13 and he encouraged everyone to contribute. All food collected in the Florissant area would go to T.E.A.M. Councilman Jones encouraged all residents to volunteer/donate to T.E.A.M. He reminded residents to drive slowly on Howdershell Road because of the continued construction. He also reminded residents to slow down on Lindsay Lane. He welcomed new Councilman Robert Parson to the Council. Councilman Eagan announced that the Maryland Heights Police Association will have their golf tournament on June 5th at the Golf Club of Florissant. He welcomed new Councilman Robert Parson to the Council. Councilman Caputa welcomed new Councilman Robert Parson to the Council. He encouraged residents to join the Neighborhood Watch Program. He also encouraged residents to secure their firearms and not leave them in their vehicles. Councilman Schildroth also welcomed Councilman Robert Parson to the City Council. He stated that the MSD Project on Graham Road was about to begin and one lane will be closed. Subsequently, St. Louis County will begin a concrete replacement project on Washington Ave. from rue St. Pierre to Lindbergh. He also asked for residents to be patient during this time. He asked that residents don t blow their grass clippings into the street because they clogs up the sewer, causing standing water. Councilman Parson thanked Councilman Schmidt for his 21 years of service and his love of Florissant and its residents. He also thanked the residents of Ward 8 for electing him to the council position. He stated that it was a privilege and honor and he was grateful to serve. He will do his best for the residents of Florissant. Councilwoman Pagano congratulated Mr. Parson on his recent election and she stated that she was looking forward to working with him. She thanked Robinwood Elementary School for inviting her to their Spring Festival. She asked Mr. John Engelmeyer to stay after the meeting so she could talk to him.

7 City Council Meeting April 24, 2017 Page The next item on the Agenda was Mayor Announcements. The Mayor thanked Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Parson for running a clean and honorable campaign. He contacted Bi-State regarding security issues, especially regarding metro link, and offered them his support. The Document Shredding Event was held at St. Ferdinand Park last Saturday. They had a grand re-opening of the renovated Burger King at Halls Ferry and Lindbergh. The Golf Week Amateur Tour was held at the Florissant Golf Club, a very prestigious event. Florissant Rotary and Sacred heart teamed up for a trivia night last Saturday night for a T.E.A.M. food pantry. On Saturday, the Buddhist Meditation Temple on Lindsay Lane held a well-attended festival and to which he attended. The Mayor also met will Archbishop Carlson to discuss Catholic education. There will be a Florissant Garage Sale on April 29 at the Eagan Center ice rink. May 5, 6, and 7 will be the annual Valley of Flowers Festival with numerous events and the parade on May 7. Pitch, Hit and Run will be held on May 4 th at Koch Park. The next City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 7:30 pm. Councilman Parson moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Siam. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 p.m. Karen Goodwin, MMC/MRCC City Clerk The following Bills were signed by the Mayor: Bill No Ord. 8313