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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 MEETING

Meeting Agenda

City of Ballwin - Board of Aldermen Meeting Agendas & Minutes

BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
August 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. 

300 Park Drive – Donald “Red” Loehr Police & Court Center 
www.ballwin.mo.us

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
If you wish to address the Board during this meeting, please fill out the “Citizen Comments: To Address the Board of Aldermen” form and place it in the tray on the table at the front of the Board Room before the meeting begins.

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.

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Approval of Minutes: August 14, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting
5. Presentation:
6. Citizen Comments:
7. Public Hearing:
8. Pending Issues:
New Business:
9. Legislation: None Next Ordinance # 17-22
a. Bill No. 3971 Lot Split at 255 Reinke Road
10. Consent Items: None
11. Mayor’s Report
12. City Administrators Report
a. Employee Compensation / Proposition P Discussion
13. Staff Reports:
14. City Attorney’s Report
15. Closed Session
16. Aldermanic Comments
17. Information Only
18. Adjourn

 

NOTE: Due to ongoing City business, all meeting agendas should be considered tentative. Additional issues may be introduced during the course of the meeting. 
CLOSED SESSION: Pursuant to Section 610.022 RSMo., The Board of Aldermen could, at any time during the meeting, vote to close the public meeting and move to closed session to discuss matters relating to litigation, legal actions, and/or communications from the City Attorney, as provided under Section 610.021(1) RSMo., and/or personnel matters under Section 610.021(13) RSMo., and/or employee matters under Section 610.021(3) RSMo., and/or real estate matters under Section 610.021(2) or other matters as permitted by Chapter 610.

 

Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pogue at 7:03 p.m.

Roll Call

PRESENT                                                        ABSENT

Mayor Tim Pogue
Alderman James Terbrock
Alderman Michael Finley
Alderman Kevin Roach
Alderman Mark Stallmann
Alderman Frank Fleming
                                                              Alderman Jim Leahy
Alderman Ross Bullington
Alderman Raymond Kerlagon
City Administrator Eric Hanson
Acting City Attorney Kent Heinz

The Pledge of Allegiance was given.

MINUTES

The Minutes of the August 14, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting minutes were submitted for approval. 
 
Alderman Roach asked to amend the minutes to include his question during the TIF public hearing: “Alderman Roach asked Finance Officer Denise Keller what the total EATs revenue was and she said it was $11,476,000.00.”

A motion was made by Alderman Roach and seconded by Alderman Fleming to include Alderman Roach’s comment in the TIF Public Hearing Section of the minutes to state, “Alderman Roach asked Finance Officer Denise Keller what the total EATs revenue was and she said it was $11,476,000.00.”

A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Terbrock to approve the amended August 14, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting minutes as presented.  A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. 

CITIZEN COMMENTS

Tom Mullen – provided photos for the Board to view that supported his opposition for the lot split at 255 Reinke Road and building on the property. 

NEW BUSINESS

LEGISLATION

BILL NO. 3971 Lot Split at 255 Reinke Rd

A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Bullington for a first reading of
Bill No. 3971.  A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and Bill No. 3971 was read for the first time

Jennifer Balsley from McBride Homes was present to address questions the Board may have.

Jim Schmitt and Matt Strate from St. Johns Cemetery were also present to answer any questions the Board had.

A discussion took place about the testing of the site to make sure every effort was made to ensure there were not graves buried on the property that was involved in the lot split.

A motion was made by Alderman Terbrock and seconded by Alderman Bullington for a second reading of Bill No. 3971.  A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and Bill No. 3971 was read a second time.

A roll call vote was taken for passage and approval of Bill No. 3971 with the following results: 
Ayes – Aldermen Terbrock, Fleming, Roach, Bullington, Stallmann, Finley;
Nays -- None. 
Bill No. 3971was approved and became Ordinance No. 17-22

MAYOR’S REPORT

Mayor Pogue stated there were vacancies on the Board of Adjustment that he would like to see filled and asked that Board members be on the lookout for constituents who may be interested in filling those positions.

Mayor Pogue announced there would be a closed session to discuss personnel matters as provided under Section 610.021(13) RSMo.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Proposition P – City Administrator Hanson provided an overview of how the police department was looking to utilize proposition P funds.  The main focus was on providing a better structure for compensating tenured officers, improving the current retirement program within LAGERS, and updating outdated equipment and facilities. There was also a discussion over final implementation of the employee retirement health insurance program discussed in February.

Employee Compensation – Finance Officer Denise Keller provided a comprehensive compensation evaluation of the salary comparison chart and salary adjustments for City staff. Staff was recommending a 3% pay increase for 2018.

Updates on Bridges over Fishpot Creek - All issues have been resolved as it pertains to easements for the Ries and Ramsey bridge projects. The projects should be bid out in the winter and will be bid together. Ideally, the first bridge should begin construction in the spring and should take about 4 months.

ALDERMANIC COMMENTS

Mayor Pogue announced pursuant to state statute 610.021 (13) RSMo he would like go into closed session to discuss personnel issues.

A motion was made by Alderman Terbrock and seconded by Alderman Kerlagon to adjourn the open session meeting.  A roll call vote was taken with a unanimous result, and the open session meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

A motion was made by Alderman Terbrock and seconded by Alderman Kerlagon to reconvene in Open Session.  A voice vote was taken with a unanimous result, and the open session meeting reconvened at 10:15 p.m.

A motion was made by Alderman Fleming and seconded by Alderman Terbrock to adjourn the Board of Aldermen Meeting.  A voice vote was taken with a unanimous result, and the meeting was adjourned
 at 10:15 p.m.

Tim Pogue, Mayor 

ATTEST:

Eric Hanson,  City Administrator

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Approved 9/11/2017