Linda Church, 13 McNulty, thanked the council for their hard work regarding rental properties.

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1 1 CITY OF FLORISSANT COUNCIL MINUTES September 27, 2016 The Florissant City Council met in regular session at Florissant City Hall, 955 rue St. Francois on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. with Councilwoman Pagano presiding. The Chair asked everyone in attendance to stand and join Boy Scout Troop No.749 in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. On Roll Call the following Councilmembers were present: Schmidt, Siam, Lee, Jones, Eagan, Caputa, Schildroth, Henke and Pagano. Also present was Mayor Thomas P. Schneider, Acting City Attorney Curt Calloway 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 Henke moved to approve the Executive and Meeting Minutes of 9/6/16 and the Work Session Minutes of 8/29/16 and 9/15/16, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried. 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. Beth Bozicevic, 1650 Saddlespur, stated her opposition to the procedural, legal and discriminatory aspects of the Crime Free Bill No Kris Korte, 105 Clark, asked if St. Louis County Police, who use pit bulls on their drug task force, would be allowed to use these dogs in Florissant. She stated her opposition to the city s pit bull ban ordinance. Josh Polsky, 748 Loekes, discussed bite statistics in relation to pit bull dogs and other dogs. Mr. Polsky stated that the statistics from the city s Health Department bear out that Florissant s ban is not working. Linda Church, 13 McNulty, thanked the council for their hard work regarding rental properties. Katie Cardenas Salas, 2475 Stoney End Ct., stated her opposition to Florissant s ban on pit bull dogs. She informed the Council that the Bully Alliance raised $ to help Hazelwood Officer Tudor who was injured in the line of duty. Sheila Stiles, Coles Ave., stated that she was surprised that tax payer money was used to euthanize pit bull dogs. The number of dogs euthanized by St. Louis Co., between 2011 to 2015, after

2 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page being transferred from Florissant was 164 dogs. The cost to St. Louis Co. tax payers was $6, in order to support Florissant breed ban ordinance. She asked the City Council and Mayor to repeal the ban. Mandy Ryan, 1254 Maple Lane, stated that the referendum to repeal the pit bull ordinance was not off the table. Since a referendum is costly, the alliance will wait until after the elections to see the outcome. The City of Florissant s recent phone survey, which cost $9,700, showed that out of 300 registered voters no conclusive results were found. Also, she stated that the questions on the survey were leading and biased. Consequently, their organization conducted their own survey of 550 voters, asking only one question: Do you want the breed ban legislation to remain? % wanted the breed ban repealed. Mary Parisi, 69 Club Grounds North, is a volunteer at the Animal Protection Association of Mo and other organizations. She has never had any problem with pit bulls while helping with them while volunteering. She fosters many dogs, but is not allowed to foster pit bull dogs because of Florissant s Ordinance against them. Mike Cardenas, 2475 Stoney End Ct., discussed Fox News coverage on Florissant s pit bull legislation. The report referenced by Fox, showed the Mayor stating that a young child had been attacked by a pit bull when in fact, the dog was shown on the report to be an English Bull Dog Mix. The Alliance contacted the owner of the dog and discovered it was an English Bull Dog and it had been euthanized. Mr. Cardenas asked the Mayor to retract his statement that the dog was a pit bull. He strongly encouraged the administration to withdraw the pit bull legislation. John Engelmeyer, 1281 Graham Rd., stated that he had requested a copy of the Budget Message from the Mayor prior to the meeting and it was not available. Mr. Engelmeyer stated that he could not understand why $15,000 was appropriated in Bill No for postage. There were no supporting documents. Also, in regard to Bill No. 9226, he stated that the form for the Residential Real Estate License was an invasion of his privacy and much of the information was not needed. In conclusion, he asked for clarification for the budget item in which the $10,000 was requested for the pit bull survey. In particular what account the money for the survey came from and who authorized it. Benjamin Bozicevic, 1650 Saddlespur, stated his opposition to the Crime Free Ordinance proposed. He lauded the City s attempt to make the City safer, but he did not think the Crime Free Bill was the way to achieve it. If the City receives over $200,000 in CDBG funds from HUD, the City must comply with fair housing laws. He recommended that the City withdraw the implementation of the crime fee ordinance. Sam Stragand, 1027 Vandeventer, attorney with the Equal Housing Opportunity Council, asked that the representatives with the EHOC be able to speak to the administration and Council regarding the proposed Crime Free legislation that was on the agenda this evening. Martina Johnson, Olive Blvd., Government Affairs for St. Louis Realtors, thanked the Council for meeting with her and the EHOC organization to discuss the proposed crime free legislation for Florissant. Ms. Johnson asked that the letter she submitted to the Council and was submitting this evening be made part of the minutes. She stated that both organizations will be back to see if their

3 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page recommendations were implemented. They are willing to work with the council and administration at any time to make the language in the bill more amenable to landlords and renters alike. The Chair stated that the next item on the agenda was Communications of which there were none. The next item on the Agenda was the 2017 Budget Message from the Mayor. City of Florissant, Missouri 2017 Budget Message Honorable Members of the City Council and Citizens of the City of Florissant: As Mayor of the City of Florissant, it is my responsibility to submit a proposed budget for the upcoming 2017 fiscal year. The proposed budget of just over $36 million is submitted in compliance with Section 6.6 of the City Charter and Section of the Missouri Revised Statutes. The 2017 proposed budget provides a complete financial plan for the general, capital improvement, park improvement, street, sewer lateral, property revitalization, and court building funds. This budget contains a blueprint to continue to operate the City in a professional manner and with the same high level of programs and services that our residents expect. One of my goals with this proposed budget, as with my past budget proposals, is to anticipate expenditures for the next fiscal year so as to reduce the need for supplemental appropriations, recognizing it is unlikely to eliminate all of them completely. As always, preparing the annual budget has been a difficult process. Revenue budgeted for the general fund is down $346,000 over that budgeted in Sales tax revenue in the general fund is $300,000 above the 2016 budget; the capital improvement sales tax is $150,000 above the 2016 budget and the park improvement sales tax is budgeted to increase by $100,000. A healthy reserve is crucial to maintaining a consistent level of services and programs over time. Reserves provide the cushion necessary to bridge the ebbs and flows in the City s revenue streams from one year to the next. The general fund is projected to have a reserve balance of $6.7 million going into the 2017 fiscal year. In July 2014 a new pay plan was adopted by the City Council which gave all full-time employees a new pay schedule which provides for a 2% merit pay step increase. The 2017 proposed budget reflects the new compensation plan. No increase is proposed for part-time employees. The City pays 100% of employee health care premiums and 25% for dependent premiums. Through careful and professional negotiations which included input from our HR Director, Finance Director and this Mayor with the assistance of our Employee Benefit Consultants we are pleased to report that Medical premiums will increase by only 3%.

4 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page The economic situation has improved for retail sales but overall continues to present challenges. Sales tax in the general fund, our single most important revenue source, is budgeted to increase $300,000. However, this is offset by a $200,000 decrease in projected utility tax receipts and significant declines elsewhere. As Mayor, I continue to encourage industrial development, manufacturing, warehousing, retail, and commercial developments in Florissant and the greater North County area in an effort to provide jobs for our current and future residents. We have had a robust Economic Development success which continued in Economic development continues to be strong and very active. Companies of all sizes that include National brands and Developers are proving that they believe in the future of Florissant. Some of the businesses and companies are: CVS opened a second store. The Florissant Meadows Shopping Center store is open 24 hrs. Grandview Shopping Center has been sold to a California Developer who I met with recently to hear about their aggressive plans to enhance the Center and attract new tenants. Starbuck s opened a new location on Lindbergh near Halls Ferry. Urgent Care is building a state of the art medical facility on Lindbergh at St. Jean. Irma Jeans Family Restaurant & Sports Bar will open in the former Deaver s location. U-Haul will build a large climate controlled storage facility on Lindbergh at Jefferson. Jewel Banquet Center will open in the former Yac s restaurant after extensive remodeling. Popeye s Chicken is building a new restaurant next to Culver s. Dunkin Donut will build a new restaurant on Lindbergh near Manresa Drive. Former Bob Evans building is under Contract to a national company. Signature Sandwich will open this fall in the Train Depot building There are other exciting projects that are in the Due Diligence and Planning Phase that we are working on with the Developers to bring to fruition. Our Economic Development success continues to deliver attractive stores and restaurants. Since January 2016 September New Commercial businesses & 15 Residential Businesses have opened. 156

5 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page I believe the proposed budget presents a reasonable and conservative framework for continued high levels of services given the issues facing the City, both now and in the future. Highlights of the proposed budget include the following: A. Continue funding for the salary plan for full-time personnel that the City Council passed in July B. The proposed budget reflects an aggressive effort promised with the passage of Propositions A&R to address issues with and or to maintain the city s housing and commercial building stock. Toward this goal the proposed budget includes the addition of two new full-time positions, an additional police officer to replace an existing officer who will be assigned to code enforcement. A code enforcement position will be filled and the civil Engineer I position will be eliminated. I am also proposing to transfer one Assistant Court Clerk position to Public Works where the position will be reclassified as a Permit Inspection Clerk to further assist with code violation issues. A part time clerk that was borrowed will be returned to the Court. New parttime positions directed towards this goal include one permit inspection clerk and two code enforcement inspector positions. C. Other personnel changes include the conversion of the Assistant Clubhouse Manager from year round part time to full time to ensure continued progress with increasing the revenue of the golf course. D. A part-time volunteer coordinator position is also being proposed to help manage and coordinate the services and activities of various churches and organizations that offer their services to single family residents of Florissant who are independent but need an occasional helping hand. E. The hours for part-time positions continue to be monitored so that no part-time position will be regularly scheduled to work more than 29 hours per week. F. The proposed budget addresses a number of equipment needs and building improvements for the public works, parks and police departments including $154,500 for computers and related software and equipment, $654,000 for vehicles and related equipment, $91,700 for mowers, and $82,800 for building improvements. G. $903,000 has been allocated to pay the debt service on the 2011 Certificates of Participation bond issue. $228,000 is budgeted in the capital improvement fund and $675,000 is budgeted in the park improvement fund. H. $555,000 has been budgeted to pay for street lights and related maintenance. This includes $35,000 to clean and paint 145 decorative street lights on North Hwy 67 and rue St. Francois. I. $935,000 has been allocated for insurance coverage s other than medical insurance. This includes $418,500 for general liability and property insurance and $500,000 for workers compensation insurance.

6 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page J. The City will take on the full presentation of the St. Louis Family Theater Series as a result of a change of priorities of the Junior League and a renewed commitment by Florissant to continue this important and wholesome family entertainment series for the youth and parents of our community. Florissant will have more control and it is anticipated that ticket sales and grant revenue will exceed the cost of the series. The additional $85,180 in the budget will be offset by projected ticket sales of $60,000, by a $15,000 Regional Arts Commissions Grant, a $12,800 Missouri Arts Council Grant and a $4,200 American Eagle Credit Union Grant. We will evaluate the program upon the completion of the next series. The proposed budget requires the use of just over $2.2 million from general fund reserves. It is projected that the general fund will still have a reserve balance of $4.5 million after the use of the reserve funds which is 18% of the proposed budget and above our policy of targeting a reserve balance of at least 10%. At this point it appears that the turn-back or the amount of revenue received in excess of the amount budgeted and budgeted expenditures not spent for the 2016 fiscal year should be around $1,000,000. The use of reserve funds is a necessary and prudent use of resources at this time. The proposed budget is a balanced budget. I wish to thank all of the Department Heads for their diligence and hard work in assisting the administration in the preparation of the proposed budget. I also wish to express my appreciation for the suggestions and encouragement of members of the City Council during the preparation of this budget proposal. I commend all of the employees of the City of Florissant for their hard work and dedication to the residents of our City. It will by my pleasure to discuss the proposed budget with the Florissant City Council and to continue to work together for the progress of our beautiful city. Respectfully Submitted, Thomas P. Schneider Mayor The next item on the Agenda was Public Hearings. The Chair declared Public Hearing # to be held this night on a request to rezone for Lyons Properties, LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts the property located at 8115 N. Lindbergh from B-3 Extensive Commercial District to B-5 Planned Commercial District to allow for the construction of a new building 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. Thomas Reay, 855 Southwell, expressed his concern about issues that need to be addressed: the overall height of the fence line, the lights, the trash, the noise, sewer system and the traffic as seen from the perspective of the surrounding residents. He has compiled a petition from the impacted residents. He displayed pictures of his property.

7 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page Josh Polsky, 748 Loekes, asked why the relatively new Dunkin Donuts, which had operated further down Lindbergh, had closed after a short time in business. He thought this should be looked into before people s lives and property were dramatically changed to build another one. Mayor Schneider explained that the first Dunkin Donuts was a different developer. Gene Reay, owner of 851 Southwell, stated that he had met with the Dunkin Donuts developer and had seen the concept plans. The ordering speakers for the Dunkin Donuts drive-thru would be 34 foot from Tom Reay s bedroom walls and the cars less than 15 feet. He would like to meet with the Commission and administration to discuss and resolve the matter. Being no other persons who wished to speak, Councilman Eagan moved to postpone P.H. # to 10/24/16 in order to obtain and review the plans, seconded by Caputa. Motion carried. The Chair declared Public Hearing # to be held this night on a public hearing concerning the Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Plan for the Florissant Community Development Block Grant Program. The Chair declared the Public Hearing to be open and invited those who wished to be heard to come forward. The Chair asked if there were any citizens who would like to speak on said public hearing. Tineen Hinton, Citizens Participation Committee member, presented the Proposed Use of CDBG Funds. The CPC met on September 1, 2016 and unanimously approved the 2017 CDBG Annual Plan. PROPOSED USE OF CDBG FUNDS 2017 Estimated Financial Summary FY2017 CDBG Program Community Development Block Grant Resources Entitlement Amount Estimate $223, Total FY Anticipated Funding $223, Proposed Uses of CDBG Funds Housing Programs Home Improvement Program $128, Home Improvement Program Mechanical $ 40, C.O.P.S. $ 0.00

8 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page Public Services Mortgage, Rental & Utility Assistance $ 10, Grant Administration Administration $ 44, Total $ 223, The Draft of the Annual Plan will be available on the City s website or at the Community Development Office for review and will be open for a 30 day Public Comment period which will end at 5pm on Thursday, October 27 th. Ms. Hinton encouraged people to review the plan and submit any comments to the Community Development Office. Councilman Eagan thanked Ms. Hinton and the CPC Committee for their hard work on the Budget. Being no other persons who wished to speak, Councilman Lee moved to close P.H. # , seconded by Jones. Motion carried. The Chair stated that the next item on the agenda was old business. Councilman Schmidt moved that Bill No An ordinance to amend the Zoning Code for clarification of a Special Use for Educational Development Centers in a B-3 Zoning District be postponed to 10/10/2016 in order to obtain more clarification, seconded by Henke. Motion carried. Councilman Jones moved that Bill No An ordinance amending Section Removal of unlawful signs in the public right-of-way or city property, by deleting it in its entirely and replacing it 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 Eagan. 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. John Engelmeyer, 1281 Graham Rd., asked the Council to inform the residents of the purpose of this bill. Councilman Pagano explained that a sign in the city s right-of-way can now be removed without notice. Before the final vote all other interested persons were given another opportunity to be heard. Seeing none, on roll call the Council voted: Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes, Eagan yes, Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke, yes and Pagano yes. Whereupon the Chair declared Bill No to have passed and said Bill became Ordinance No

9 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page Councilman Henke moved to appoint Steve Siebe, 990 St. Francois, to the Landmark Historic District Commission as a member from Ward 6 for a term expiring on 9/27/2017, seconded by Eagan. Motion carried. Councilman Henke moved to appoint Steve Gettemeier, 1290 St. Antoine, to the Board of Adjustment as an alternate member from Ward 6 for a term expiring on 9/27/2021, seconded by Lee. Motion carried. Councilman Schmidt moved to approve a Full Package Liquor License for Hare Krishna, LLC d/b/a Magic Mart for the property located at New Halls Ferry Road, seconded by Siam. On roll call the Council voted: Schmidt yes, Siam yes, Lee yes, Jones yes, Eagan yes, Caputa yes, Schildroth yes, Henke yes and Pagano yes. The request for a liquor license was approved. Councilwoman Pagano introduced Bill No An ordinance appropriating the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for the 2016 Fiscal Year for the City of Florissant 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 Jones. Motion carried. Councilman Lee asked Carol O Mara, Director of Community Development, to explain whether the CDBG funds were for FY 2016 or Ms. O Mara explained that the Council had already approved the 2016 CDBG budget, but she was only now just receiving those funds. As a result, an appropriation was needed for the 2016 funds. The presentation given by the CPC for the upcoming 2017 Budget. Jamestown New Horizons and C.O.P.S. will be funded for 2016 and not for Councilman Lee moved that Bill No be postponed to 10/10/2016, seconded by Pagano. Motion carried. Councilwoman Pagano introduced Bill No An ordinance authorizing a Transfer of $15,000 from Acct. No Insurance, Fire & Liability to Acct. No Postage and Printing to cover an anticipated shortfall in postage for the balance of the fiscal year and said Bill was read for the first time by title only. Councilman Eagan moved that Bill No be read for a second time, seconded by Lee. Motion failed. Council as a Whole introduced Bill No An Ordinance amending Title VI, Section 605, by deleting Article XVII Residential Rental Real Estate in its entirety and replace it and providing for additional regulations and said Bill was read for the first time by title only. The next item on the Agenda was Council Announcements.

10 City Council Meeting September 27, 2016 Page Councilman Henke stated that Old Town Partners will be hosting the last Wednesday Night Out at Hendels. Councilman Caputa congratulated the Suicide Prevention Team in their recent successful event at St. Ferdinand Park. He encouraged fire arm owners to be responsible gun owners. He also stated that he did not appreciate the disrespect shown at the meeting to the veterans. Councilman Schildroth gave his condolences to the Kelly family on the loss of Constance Kelly, mother of the late Judge Tim Kelly. Councilman Eagan thanked all those who attended the recent Police Officer Association Golf Tournament. He stated that he would like to attend any Ward 3 Night Out parties that were being planned by the residents. Councilman Jones encouraged all residents to contribute/donate to TEAM. He reminded everyone that Estes and Cortez will be closed for approximately a month. The next item on the Agenda was Mayor Announcements. Mayor Schneider stated that Florissant was a very patriotic community. The Florissant VFW hosted a 9/11 ceremony on September 11 which was well attended by police, fire fighters, civic organizations and Councilmembers. Also, the 11/13 Veterans Days Parade route will be different this year, starting at Bangert Park and ending at the VFW Post. Old Town Partners will be hosting the last Wednesday Night Out at Hendels. The Fall Festival will be held on October 9 th on St. Francois Street. Bob Kuban will be performing this year. The D.A.R.E. 5-8 th graders will participate in the Halloween Dance and Costume Party at JFK on 10/21. On Halloween, the Eagan Center will be open for an indoor trick-or-treat night. Funds are being raised by the Save the Shrine Campaign which will go towards much needed repairs to the Shrine. The Shrine is one of the oldest Catholic Churches in the United States. The next City Council Meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 10th, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Councilman Schildroth moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Siam. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m. Karen Goodwin, City Clerk The following Bills were signed by the Mayor: Bill No Ord. 8263

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