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Every effort is made to ensure that the Agendas and Minutes provided on this and subsequent pages is timely and correct; however, users should keep in mind that this information is provided only as a public convenience. In any case where legal reliance on information is required, the official records of the City of Ballwin should be consulted. The Board of Aldermen meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Ballwin Government Center, 1 Government Ctr. Schedule and place subject to change. Meetings are open to the public. All citizens are urged to attend. Board of Aldermen MeetingMeeting AgendaBOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING 300 Park Drive – Donald “Red” Loehr Police & Court Center This is a condensed summary of the action items which will be considered at tonight’s Board Meeting. It has been prepared to give you a greater understanding of the issues which will be discussed. If you have comments, questions, or concerns, please call (636) 227-8580. If you would like to know more about the programs or services which we provide, please dial our 24-Hour Information Line (636) 207-2300, or visit us on the web at www.ballwin.mo.us. CITIZEN COMMENT Please limit your comments to 3 minutes as an individual and 5 minutes representing a group. Please avoid repeating comments others have already made. Thank you for your cooperation.
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The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pogue at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call PRESENT ABSENT
Mayor Tim Pogue Alderman Jim Leahy The Pledge of Allegiance was given. MINUTESThe Minutes of the February 27, 2017 Finance & Administration meeting minutes were submitted for approval. A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Fleming to amend the February 27, 2017 Finance & Administration meeting minutes to include that Alderman Finley was late to the meeting due to out of town business travel. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Kerlagon to approve the February 27, 2017 Finance & Administration meeting minutes as Amended. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. The Minutes of the February 27, 2017 Closed Session meeting minutes were submitted for approval. A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Bullington to approve the February 27, 2017 Closed Session meeting minutes as submitted. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. The Minutes of the February 27, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting minutes were submitted for approval. A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Bullington to approve the February 27, 2017Board of Aldermen meeting minutes as submitted. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed.
NEW BUSINESSCONSENT ITEMSBudgeted items which are low bid and do not exceed expenditure estimates and/or
A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Terbrock to accept the Consent Items. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. MAYOR’S REPORTMayor Pogue congratulated Officer Mike Hitchcock of the Ballwin Police Department for winning the Rose Award at Selvidge Middle School. Mayor Pogue stated it’s quite an accomplishment and it really shows the effort he has put forth at the school and the community support for the Ballwin officers. There will be an Open House meeting for the Ramsey Lane/Fishpot Creek Bridge on March 21st from 4pm to 7pm at the Pointe. MSD will be holding a meeting at the Pointe on April 11th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to discuss their storm water services that MSD will be working on since the passing of Proposition S last April. There will be a Ballwin Days Committee Meeting on March 23rd at the Pointe at 7:00 p.m. Also on March 23rd there will be a Municipal League meeting held at Webster Groves Recreational Center at 6:30 p.m. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORTThe Groundbreaking Ceremony for Officer Flamion’s home will be held on Tuesday, March 21st at 10 a.m. The property is located up the street on Holloway. City Administrator Hanson stated staff should expect a large crowd. Staff is working on the next issue of Ballwin Life which will come out just before Ballwin Days in early June. City Administrator Hanson added that if there is anything the Board wishes to have included in the magazine, staff is always looking for ideas. City Administrator Hanson followed up on the Street Tree Program that was discussed a couple meetings ago and brought up by a resident. There would be multiple changes in the City’s nuisance code along with subdivision ordinance so it is consistent throughout the City. Alderman Fleming stated he has been receiving a lot of emails about street trees and thinks the program needs a little more tweaking. He added, based on responses he has received, people seem to like tree lined streets. Mayor Pogue stated he has been receiving the opposite response from residents, that they want the trees pushed away from the streets and sidewalks, mainly from ward four. A motion was made by Alderman Kerlagon and seconded by Alderman Bullington to draft legislation for amending ordinances for street trees. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed.
STAFF REPORTSPurchasing Policy Staff went over recommendations made by the Finance and Administration Committee for amendments to the purchasing policy thresholds for department managers, City Administrator and advertising. Alderman Finley asked that the following expenditure list be included in the minutes.
2016ExpendituresBetween $1,000and $5,000
Finance Officer Denise Keller provided revisions to the purchasing policy, which comprises Sections 2-4.1 through 2-4.9 of the City’s Code of Ordinances. There was a discussion between the Board members about changes to the purchasing policy for budgeted items. The following motions were recorded: A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Fleming to draft legislation for amending the purchasing threshold for Department Heads to $3,000 for budgeted items. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Fleming to draft legislation for amending the purchasing threshold for the City Administrator to $10,000 for budgeted items. A voice vote was taken with three affirmative votes and four negative votes and the motion failed. A motion was made by Alderman Bullington and seconded by Alderman Stallmann to draft legislation for amending the purchasing threshold for the City Administrator to $15,000 for budgeted items. A voice vote was taken with two negative votes and five affirmative votes and the motion passed. No motion was made to amend the advertising threshold since current advertising language in the ordinance provides that requests for bids shall be advertised in any local newspaper of general circulation and/or relevant trade publication. Mayor Pogue asked that staff begin surveying bidders to find out how they heard about the RFP. A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Fleming to draft legislation for amending Sec. 2-4.2 to include purchases under $15,000 and provide documentation in the Board packet in the last paragraph; Sec. 2-4.5; Sec. 2-4.7 of the Ballwin Code of Ordinances. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. Sewer Lateral Program Director of Economic Development and Assistant City Administrator Andy Hixson provided the Board with an overview of the Finance and Administration Committee’s recommendation:
Alderman Roach asked if the City could legally charge a user fee. City Attorney Jones stated that the City could as long as it was within the cost incurred to the City for processing the application. Alderman Fleming stated based off Mr. Hixson’s report that it would cover about 45% of incurred administrative costs. Mr. Hixson also added that by collecting the $150 user fee it would offset the costs to supply an additional five spaces for sewer lateral repairs. A motion was made by Alderman Stallmann and seconded by Alderman Bullington to draft legislation for the sewer lateral repair program based on recommendation one and two provided by staff. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. Escrows Mr. Hixson provided a summary of the escrow process and based on the Finance and Administration Committee presented the following recommendation:
A motion was made by Alderman Terbrock and seconded by Alderman Bullington to draft legislation for amending escrow changes. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. ALDERMANIC COMMENTSAlderman Bullington Congratulated Officer Hitchcock, the SRO at Selvidge Middle School. Working in schools, Alderman Bullington understands completely how important the SROs are in making that connection with youth. He stated it’s great that Rockwood recognizes that and provided the Rose award. He stated he would also like to thank Ballwin Public Works for their quick response for one of the subdivisions in Ward 4. Alderman Finley Commented how timely it was the MSD meeting is scheduled for April 11th. He stated he had been thinking of calling a Public Health and Safety Committee meeting to discuss matters related to the sewer districts; more specifically, how it pertains to the two creeks that go through Ballwin. He said he has noticed some problems in his ward in regards to the infrastructure within the creek and what can be done. He also stated he wanted to take a look at the liquor license application and possibly make additions to have new applicants consider and to have these businesses bring forth their policies on certain things related to the selling of liquor. He would also like to discuss the opportunity for citizen involvement with policing. He stated he will get in touch with Mayor Pogue and City Administrator Hanson \ about planning this meeting in the future. A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Kerlagon to adjourn the Board of Aldermen Meeting. A roll call vote was taken with a unanimous result, and the meeting was adjourned
Tim Pogue, Mayor ATTEST: Eric Hanson, City Administrator
A Johnson Approved: March 27, 2017 |
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