Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting

UNOFFICIAL DRAFT Minutes of the Board of Aldermen Meeting February 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. City of Ballwin – 300 Park Dr STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS IN THIS “DRAFT” ARE NOT VERBATIM QUOTES. THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING ARE REPORTED IN SUMMARY. THIS IS AN “UNOFFICIAL DRAFT VERSION” OF THE MEETING MINUTES. DRAFT VERSIONS OF MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW, MODIFICATION, AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. THE MINUTES ARE PREPARED IN SUMMARY TO REFLECT THE OVERALL DISCUSSIONS, NOT VERBATIM QUOTES. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pogue at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Mayor Tim Pogue Alderman James Terbrock Alderman Michael Finley Alderman Kevin M. Roach Alderman Mark Stallmann Alderman Frank Fleming Alderman Jim Leahy Alderman Ross Bullington Alderman Raymond Kerlagon City Administrator Eric Hanson City Attorney Robert E. Jones The Pledge of Allegiance was given. MINUTES The Minutes of the January 22, 2018, Board of Aldermen meeting were submitted for approval. A motion was made by Alderman Stallmann and seconded by Alderman Leahy to approve the January 22, 2018, Board of Aldermen meeting minutes as presented. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. LEGISLATION BILL NO 3987 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZERO PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE OF ZERO (0%) PERCENT IN THE CITY OF BALLWIN FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2018 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018. A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Bullington for a first reading of Bill No. 3987, title only. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and Bill No. 3987 was read for the first time. Alderman Stallmann asked City Administrator Hanson how long the real estate tax rate has been set to zero. City Administrator Hanson stated that this year marks the 30th anniversary that the City continued to set the real estate tax rate to zero. City of Ballwin – Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes February 12, 2018 Page 1  Alderman Finley commended the stewardship of the City, through past alderman and staff, in order to be able to continue to set the real estate tax rate to zero. A motion was made by Alderman Stallmann and seconded by Alderman Bullington for a second reading of Bill No. 3987, title only. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and Bill No. 3987 was read for the second time. A roll call vote was taken for passage and approval of Bill No. 3987 with the following results: Ayes – Aldermen Stallmann, Bullington, Roach, Kerlagon, Leahy, Finley Nays -- None. Bill No. 3987 was approved and became Ordinance No. 18-01 CONSENT ITEM a. PARKS & RECREATION APPAREL PURCHASE FOR STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS A motion was made by Alderman Leahy and seconded by Alderman Kerlagon to accept the Consent Item as recommended by staff. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT City Administrator, Eric Hanson, stated that he, Director of Development / Assistant City Administrator Andy Hixson and Alderman Mark Stallmann would be attending Municipal Day sponsored by the Missouri Municipal League in Jefferson City the following day. They have meetings scheduled throughout the day with legislatures. Alderman Finley asked what the status was on Senate Bill 611. City Administrator Hanson stated that he and Mr. Hixson with Mr. Koenig and the Ballwin was below the cap that was presented in the Bill. He added that there was more of discussion on the USE tax on internet sales. City Administrator Hanson provided an update to the Board regarding streetlights that have not been repaired by Ameren. He stated a meeting is being scheduled with representatives from Ameren in an effort to try and get these issues resolved. STAFF REPORTS PUBLIC WORKS RADIO PURCHASE Superintendent of Streets, Jim Link, stated that the 2018 budget included the addition of 9 radios for the supervisor and paving needs. Four radios would be portable and the remaining five would be installed in vehicles that do not have radios. Alderman Roach asked how long the radios last for. Mr. Link did not have a definitive answer but stated that the batteries have a life 3-5 years before needing to be replaced. He believed the radios would last a long time. He stated his current radio he has had for three years. A motion was made by Alderman Stallmann and seconded by Alderman Roach to accept staff’s recommendation and award the radio contract to Motorola Solutions for purchase 9 radios. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. City of Ballwin – Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes February 12, 2018 Page 2 CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT City Attorney, Robert Jones, stated that he found some issues with Ballwin’s Nuisance and Dangerous Building Code. He would like to update and amend the code. A motion was made by Alderman Finley and seconded by Alderman Stallmann to have City Attorney Jones draft legislation amending Ballwin’s Nuisance and Dangerous Building code. A voice vote was taken with a unanimous affirmative result and the motion passed. ALERMANIC COMMENTS Alderman Kerlagon made a comment on the recent decline of the stock market. A motion was made by Alderman Stallmann and seconded by Alderman Finley to adjourn the Board of Aldermen Meeting. A roll call vote was taken with a unanimous result, and the meeting was adjourned at7:13 p.m. ______________________________ TIM POGUE, MAYOR ATTEST: ____________________________________ ERIC HANSON, CITY ADMINISTRATOR Updated: February 21, 2018 A Johnson City of Ballwin – Board of Aldermen Meeting Minutes February 12, 2018 Page 3