CITY OF FLORISSANT COUNCIL MINUTES. May 23, 2016

1 CITY OF FLORISSANT 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 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 #16-04-012 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

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 2 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 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 emailed 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. #16-04-012, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried. The City Clerk reported that Public Hearing #16-05-016 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 5-12. 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.

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 3 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 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. #16-05-016, seconded by Schmidt.. Motion carried. The Chair stated that the next item on the agenda was old business. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No. 9184 Ordinance to issue an amendment to B-5 Ordinance No. 6266 to allow for additions to the existing ground signs for the property located at 14070 New Halls Ferry Rd/ 3180 N. Hwy 67 be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No. 9184 was read for a second time. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No. 9184 be read for a third time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No. 9184 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. 9184 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8224.

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 4 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9185 Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $7000 from the General Revenue Fund to account no. 062901 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. 9185 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9185 be read for a third time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No. 9185 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. 9185 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8225. Councilman Siam moved that Bill No. 9186 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. 9186 was read for a second time. Councilman Henke moved that Bill No. 9186 be read for a third time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No. 9186 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. 9186 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8226. Councilman Jones moved that Bill No. 9187 Ordinance adopting a policy against sweatshop practices be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No. 9187 was read for a second time. Councilman Jones moved that Bill No. 9187 be read for a third time, seconded by Lee. Motion carried and Bill No. 9187 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,

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 5 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes and Eagan yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No. 9187 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8227. Councilman Caputa moved that Bill No. 9188 Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $12000 from the General Revenue Fund to account no. 4015 Unemployment Claim Reserve for reimbursable unemployment benefits be read for a second time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No. 9188 was read for a second time. Councilman Caput moved that Bill No. 9188 be read for a third time, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried and Bill No. 9188 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. 9188 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8228. Councilman Jones moved that Bill No. 9189 Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $35,000 from the Park Improvement Fund of the City of Florissant to account no. 09-5-09-61470 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. 9189 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9189 be read for a third time, seconded by Eagan. Motion carried and Bill No. 9189 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. 9189 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8229. Councilman Schildroth moved that Bill No. 9190 Ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $25,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund of the City of Florissant to account no. 03-5-03-61480 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. 9190 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9190 be

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 6 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 read for a third time, seconded by Jones. Motion carried and Bill No. 9190 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. 9190 and 9189. 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. 9190 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. 9190 be read for a third time, seconded by Henke. Motion carried and Bill No. 9190 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. 9190 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8230. Councilman Henke moved that Bill No. 9191 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. 9191 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9191 be read for

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 7 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 a third time, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried and Bill No. 9191 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. 9191 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8231. 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

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 8 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 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. 9183 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. 9192 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. 9192 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

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 9 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 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. 9192 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9192 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. 9192 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. 9192. 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. 9192 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8232. Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No. 9193 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. 9194 An Ordinance authorizing a Supplemental appropriation of $67,000 from the General Revenue Fund to Budget Acct. No. 4050 Professional Services for legal services as well as various other professional services and said Bill was read for the first time by title only.

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 10 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No. 9195 An ordinance authorizing an appropriation of $30,000 from the General Revenue Acct to Budget Acct. No. 4930010 to cover operating costs for the Police Department and said Bill was read for the first time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9195 be read for a second time, seconded by Schildroth. Motion carried and Bill No. 9195 was read for a second time. Councilman Lee moved that Bill No. 9195 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. 9195 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. 9195 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8233. Councilman Eagan introduced Bill No. 9196 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. 9196 be read for a second time, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried and Bill No. 9196 was read for a second time. Councilman Eagan moved that Bill No. 9196 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. 9196 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. 9196 to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No. 8234. The next item on the Agenda was Council Announcements.

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 11 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 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.

City Council Meeting May 23, 2016 Page 12 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 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. 9184 Ord. 8224 Bill No. 9185 Ord. 8225 Bill No. 9186 Ord. 8226 Bill No. 9187 Ord. 8227 Bill No. 9188 Ord. 8228 Bill No. 9189 Ord. 8229 Bill No. 9190 Ord. 8230 Bill No. 9191 Ord. 8231 Bill No. 9192 Ord. 8232 Bill No. 9195 Ord. 8233 Bill No. 9196 Ord. 8234