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RECORD OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI August 12, 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ The City Council convened in a Special Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of Public Safety Facility/Fire Station #4, 3201 Boschertown Road, St. Charles, Missouri with President of the Council Dave Beckering, presiding, The Honorable Mayor Sally A. Faith and the Members of the Council present as follows: Tom Besselman, Laurie Feldman, John Hanneke, Bridget Ohmes, Mary Ann Ohms, Jerry Reese and Ron Stivison. Absent: Rod Herrmann and Mary West. City Clerk Laura L. Whitehead was present and performed the duties of that office. File #48108 The meeting was opened with the Invocation, those present standing in a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. PUBLIC COMMENT Noel Steinmann, 400 So. Second Street, St. Charles, Missouri, voiced concerns relative to traffic control on Second Street and spoke in favor of multi-way stop signs located at Second Street & Jackson and Second Street & Pike. Jacinta Weaver, 405 So. Second Street, St. Charles, Missouri, voiced concerns relative to traffic control on Second Street and spoke in favor of multi-way stop signs located at Second Street & Jackson and Second Street & Pike. Bob Millstone, P.O. Box 16070, representing The Millstone Company, voiced concerns relative to the new FEMA flood map seclusion option under consideration by the City Council. Christopher DeGuentz, 695 Trade Center Blvd., representing Fischer & Frichtel, voiced concerns relative to the FEMA flood insurance rate maps. Mr. DeGuentz distributed a copy of a letter from the City of St. Charles, Missouri to Dale Schmultzler, SEMA, referencing Preliminary DFIRM City of St. Charles, Missouri, dated May 16, 2011; along with a FEMA Levee Analysis and Mapping Procedures for Non-accredited Levees Report dated July 2013. BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION The following Council Bills were introduced: Bill 11381 An Ordinance Authorizing a Utility Agreement by and between Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren - Missouri and the City of St. Charles for the Undergrounding of the Overhead Utility Lines Owned by Ameren for the Fifth Street Gateway Improvement Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $683,962.13 (Sponsors: Ron Stivison, Bridget Ohmes, Mary Ann Ohms, John Hanneke and Rod Herrmann) Councilmember Jerry Reese requested his name be added as sponsor to Council Bill 11381.  RECORD OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI August 12, 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ Bill 11382 An Ordinance Authorizing a Utility Agreement by and between Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren - Missouri and the City of St. Charles for the Undergrounding of the Overhead Utility Lines Owned by Ameren for the Fifth Street Gateway Improvement Project Alternate C in an Amount Not to Exceed $348,754.64 (Sponsors: Ron Stivison, Bridget Ohmes, Mary Ann Ohms, John Hanneke and Rod Herrmann) Councilmember Jerry Reese requested his name be added as sponsor to Council Bill 11382. Bill 11383 An Ordinance Authorizing a Utility Agreement by and between Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Missouri and the City of St. Charles for the Undergrounding of the Overhead Utility Lines Owned by AT&T for the Fifth Street Gateway Improvement Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $270,440.02 (Sponsors: Ron Stivison, Bridget Ohmes, Mary Ann Ohms, John Hanneke and Rod Herrmann) Councilmember Jerry Reese requested his name be added as sponsor to Council Bill 11383. Bill 11384 An Ordinance Authorizing a Utility Agreement by and between Charter Entertainment I, LLC and the City of St. Charles for the Undergrounding of the Overhead Utility Lines Owned by Charter for the Fifth Street Gateway Improvement Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $225,784.01 (Sponsors: Ron Stivison, Bridget Ohmes, Mary Ann Ohms, John Hanneke and Rod Herrmann) Councilmember Jerry Reese requested his name be added as sponsor to Council Bill 11384. A motion was made by JERRY REESE to convene into closed session relative to legal actions, causes of action, or litigation (RSMo 610.021.1). RON STIVISON seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: “Aye”: Besselman, Feldman, Hanneke, Ohmes, Ohms, Reese, Stivison and Beckering. “Nay”: None. Absent: Herrmann and West. Motion passed. The open portion of the Special Council Meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. The closed portion of the Special Council Meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m. ______________________________ Date Approved ______________________________ _________________________________ City Clerk Dave Beckering, Presiding Officer