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CITY OF WEBSTER GROVES November 7, 2023 The City Council met this date in a regular session, in the City Council Chambers, which was available to the public in person, and virtually, at 7:36 p.m. Present at Roll Call: Mayor Laura Arnold Councilmember Pam Bliss Councilmember David Franklin Councilmember Emerson Smith Councilmember Karen D. Alexander Councilmember Sarah Richardson Councilmember Emily Hixson Shepherd A quorum was present. Also present: Dr. Marie Peoples, City Manager Neil Bruntrager, City Attorney Ms. Katie Nakazono, City Clerk PUBLIC HEARING Designation of the Structure and Surrounding Property as a City Designated Historic Structure Located at: 15 Marvin Court Mayor Arnold opened the public hearing. Mara Perry, Director of Planning and Development, presented a PowerPoint presentation. (Exhibit A). Ms. Perry addressed questions from the Council. Reverend David Denoon, 857 Tuxedo Blvd., spoke on behalf of the applicant, and made personal comments as well. Dave Buck, 124 S. Elm, made a statement. (Exhibit B) The City Attorney entered the following into the record: 1. The admission of the presentation and report presented to the Historic Preservation Commission on October 10, 2023, prepared by Director Mara Perry. 2. The Introduction and admission of the documentation presented this evening, November 7, 2023, the PowerPoint including the list of property and ownership documents provided to the council (See Exhibit A). 3. Comments by all speakers. 4. The ordinances of the City of Webster Groves. Mayor Arnold closed the public hearing. Bill #9237 - First & Second Reading Councilmember Hixson Shepherd introduced Bill #9237 - AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 15 MARVIN COURT AS A CITY-DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARK IN THE CITY AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO, and at the Councilmember's request, the Bill was read twice, first and second times by title only, and placed on the agenda for future consideration of the Council. November 7, 2023 REMARKS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS Dave Buck, 124 S. Elm (Exhibit C). NEW BUSINESS- MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER No New Business. NEW BUSINESS Flood Buvout Discussion Building Commissioner Travis Ham reviewed a PowerPoint. (Exhibit D). A motion made by Councilmember Hixson Shepard, seconded by Councilmember Richardson, to approve 838 E. Pacific and 1051 Kuhlman for the flood buyout. Both property owners have flood insurance and both properties are still owned by the same homeowner at the time of the flood. An amendment to the motion was made by Councilmember Bliss, and seconded by Councilmember Alexander, to add 834 N. Forest to the list for the flood buyout because the homeowner is interested in the buyout. Mayor Arnold called for a vote on the amendment to add 834 North Forest to the motion on the table, that includes the other two properties (838 E. Pacific and 1051 Kuhlman). Mayor Arnold called for the vote on the proposed amendment. MEMBERS VOTING: AYES: BLISS, RICHARDSON NOES: ARNOLD, FRANKLIN, SMITH, ALEXANDER, HIXSON SHEPHERD Mayor Arnold stated that the proposed amendment failed. Mayor Arnold called for the vote on the original motion above related to 838 E. Pacific and 1051 Kuhlman. MEMBERS VOTING: AYES: BLISS, RICHARDSON NOES: FRANKLIN, SMITH, ALEXANDER, HIXSON SHEPARD, ARNOLD Mayor Arnold stated that the motion failed. Charter Review Advisory Board Recommendations/Discussion Council addressed the proposed items to be forwarded to the voters listed in (Exhibit E). There was council consensus to move these items forward. Council requested the City Attorney draft a Bill addressing these items at a later date. In addition, Mayor Arnold stated at the next meeting we will discuss the possibility of putting together a group to determine what a hybrid voting system would look like. She stated she will have information in the backup for the next meeting. 2 Exhibit A City Council November 7, 2023  15 Marvin Court Local Historic Nomination City of Webster Groves Historic Designation (Not a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.) Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Section 52.190 Criteria for a. Its character, interest, or value as a part of the Consideration of Nomination: development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the community, county, state or country; The HPC shall, upon such investigation as it deems b. Its overall setting and harmony as a collection of buildings, structures, objects where the overall collection necessary, make a forms a unit; determination as to whether a nominated property, structure, c. Its potential to be returned to an accurate historic site, area or district meets one appearance regardless of alterations or insensitive treatment that can be demonstrated to be reversible; or more of the following criteria, based on the criteria for d. Its location as a site of a significant local, county, state or evaluation for the national national event; register of historic places: e. Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development of the community, county, state or country; Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Section 52.190 Criteria for f. Its embodiment of distinguished characteristics of an Consideration of Nomination: architectural type valuable for the study of a period type, method of construction, or use of indigenous materials; The HPC shall, upon such investigation as it deems g. Its identification as the work of a master builder, designer, architect or landscape architect whose individual work necessary, make a has influenced the development of the community, determination as to whether a county, state or country; nominated property, structure, site, area or district meets one h. Its embodiment of elements of design, detailing, materials or craftsmanship that render it architecturally significant; or more of the following criteria, based on the criteria for i. Its embodiment of design elements that make it evaluation for the national structurally or architecturally innovative; register of historic places: j. Its unique location or singular physical characteristic that make it an established or familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community or City; Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Section 52.190 Criteria for k. Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a Consideration of Nomination: utilitarian structure, including, but not limited to farmhouses, gas stations or other commercial structures, The HPC shall, upon such with a high level of integrity of architectural significance; investigation as it deems l. Its suitability for preservation or restoration; and necessary, make a determination as to whether a m. Its potential to yield information important to history and nominated property, structure, prehistory. site, area or district meets one or more of the following criteria, based on the criteria for Any structure, property or area that meets one or more of the evaluation for the national above criteria shall also have sufficient integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship to make it worthy of register of historic places: preservation and restoration. Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Documentation on the history of the property: a. 1955 Aerial Photograph – with current property lot lines r. St. Louis Post Dispatch Article August 9, 1963 layer turned on s. Plan Commission Minutes April 13, 1964 b. 1955 Aerial Photograph t. Plan Commission Minutes May 11, 1964 c. Plan Commission Minutes – February 21, 1955 u. The Webster Advertiser Public Notice June 4, 1964 d. City Council Minutes – April 7, 1955 v. City Council Minutes June 16, 1964 e. Ordinance 5858 approving the Bennie Gordon Subdivision w. City Council Minutes July 7, 1964 Plat April 21, 1955 x. City Council Minutes August 4, 1964 f. Bennie Gordon Subdivision Plat Recorded May 10, 1955 y. City Council Minutes August 18, 1964 g. The News-Times Legal Notice Board of Adjustment Ad for z. City Council Minutes September 15, 1964 Docket 458 Lot 13 of Bennie Gordon Subdivision July 13, aa. City Council Minutes October 6, 1964 1955 bb. The Webster Advertiser Article July 16, 1964 h. Board of Adjustment Minutes July 18, 1955 cc. The Webster Advertiser Article August 20, 1964 i. Building Permit for Marvin Court March 8, 1956 dd. Ordinance 6348 approving the rezoning of the property j. St. Louis Argus Article April 13, 1956 surrounding 15 Marvin Court formerly the Bennie Gordon k. St. Louis Argus Ad April 13, 1956 Subdivision and properties to the north of it October 6, l. St. Louis Argus Article April 27, 1956 1964 m. St. Louis Argus Ad May 11, 1956 ee. Listing of residents displaced by rezoning approved via n. St. Louis Argus Ad May 25, 1956 ordinance 6348 (provided by Pastor Dave Denoon) o. St. Louis Argus Ad July 20, 1956 ff. Court case record Bonds v. City of Webster Groves, 432 p. Sales Contract to Melvin and Thyra Bonds for Lot 13 in the S.W.2d 777 (1968) Bennie Gordon Subdivision Display Home (15 Marvin Court) dated July 24, 1956 q. St. Louis Argus Article August 19, 1960 Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Aerial Photographs today and 1955: Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Benny (Bennie) Gordon applied for a subdivision plat for a new 13 lot subdivision Review and approved by the Plan Commission in February 1955. Approved by the City Council April 1955 Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Benny (Bennie) Gordon applied for a subdivision plat for a new 13 lot subdivision Review and approved by the Plan Commission in February 1955. Approved by the City Council April 1955 Plat recorded with St. Louis County May 1955 Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: July 1955 application for building permit not accepted for Lot 13 (15 Marvin Court) on determination of “front yard”. BOA approved to allow the building permit for the orientation of the home to move forward. March 8, 1956 – building permit turned in for new house. Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Melvin and Thyra Bonds put a contract on the display house July 1956. Additional information shows purchase date of January 1957. Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Benny Gordon Realty company with an office located at 808 N. Elm Avenue. Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority program for “urban renewal” had plans to raze 80 homes for a 106 acre project to include a new industrial area. Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority applied to rezone all the remainder of the subdivision that had not been built along with a large number of properties to Industrial. Listed as 50 parcels of land approximately 13 acres. Plan Commission April 1964/ May 1964 City Council June 1964 through October 1964 Local Historic Nomination 15 Marvin Court History of the Property: Court Case Bonds vs. City of Webster Groves ended with a denial of a Motion for Rehearing or to Transfer to Supreme Court on October 23, 1968. Application to transfer was denied on December 9, 1968.  Exhibit B Nakazono, Katie From: Dave Buck <dave@buckstl.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 6:52 AM To: Perry, Mara; Rev. David Denoon; Hilary Perkins (hehptpl@sbcglobal.net); Laura W. Arnold; Pam Bliss; Alexander, Karen; Richardson, Sarah; Emily Hixson Shepherd; David Franklin; Emerson Smith; Peoples, Marie; Peterson, Eric; njbatty@aol.com; Nakazono, Katie; Starkey, Jenny; Davis, Scott; Rehg, Todd; Curtis, Dale; Perks, Greg; Ellis, Brett; Bainter, Gary Cc: Parks, Rosa; leehair@sbcglobal.net; Dave Turner; tcturner2002@yahoo.com; cynthiathe1@att.net; Jerome; Kita Quinn; Ed Johnson; croftrj@sbcglobal.net; Kevin Brackens; Gabrielle Kennedy; Kelvin Cunningham; Amy Cunningham; estellesings4U@gmail.com; Michelle Sargent; Peggy McCree; N.Webster Neighborhood; Angela Brooks; gemmaconners@sbcglobal.net; laurapalmerx24 @yaqhoo.com; Sandy Wiley Skinner; Shane Williamson; scott.tina@wgmail.org; Jennifer Davis; kirksey.dwight@wgmail.org; Shenita Mayes; Malissa Beecham Judge; Ida Early - Gmail; Gerald Early; Bishop-Elect Deon K. Johnson ; Valori Sherer; wendybruner@peaceuccstl.org; efz@wgpc.org; jbryles@websterhillsumc.org; Dolanimi Okuyemi; Michael Nchimbi; Mtipe Koggani; Eric Hayes; Stephanie Leonard; carol.johnson@att.net; revab2@yahoo.com; fbcwg@sbcglobal.net; wgbc@wgbaptist.com; Gerry Welch; Kathy Hart; Toni Hunt; Jeanne Kirkton; Sebastian Bellomo; Bill Newhouse; Jaime Mowers; Kevin Murphy; Melissa Wilkinson; websterjournal@gmail.com; Arnold Stricker; Mark Langston; Ree Hamlin; Rebecca Now Subject: Dave Buck's "Public Hearing" Comments at Webster Groves City Council Meeting, 11/7/23 on 15 Marvin Court Becoming a City-Designated Historic Site Caution: This is an External Message ‐ Please be cautious when opening links or attachments “I was in high school in Wichita, KS, when all of this was happening in the 1960’s but now, as a 23‐year resident of Webster Groves and blessed with many dear Black friends, here’s what I like about this new proposed ordinance: FIRST, and contrary to the popular expressions, it says to me that Webster’s dark racist history regarding this site DOES NOT have to repeat itself and that the past IS NOT prologue. Call it helping, in a very symbolic way, to right a past wrong, be er late than never. SECOND, it represents a needed example of restora ve jus ce that did not exist back in the 1960’s. It helps restore honor to the life and work of Bennie Gordon and his dream of the Marvin Court Subdivision and, importantly, it helps restore the loss of dignity that Webster’s Black community has suffered over many years. As such, it brings the nega ve 1 darkness of the past into the posi ve light of the present and perhaps is a beacon of hope for future progress. THREE, a er watching the Channel 4 news story, I met an amazing women, Gayle Jones, when the next morning I drove over just to see the home first‐hand, parked on Marvin Court and a white, bearded, old fart total stranger knocked on her front door. Gayle had every reason not open the door and ask me to leave but, instead, she came out on her front porch, welcomed me, and we had a really nice conversa on about the 15 Marvin Court opportunity. In short, Gayle will gain an important historic designa on of her home and I will gain an important new friend. Finally, as I shared with my wife a er I returned home, here was a Black woman and a White man, mee ng as for the first me as complete strangers but having a respec ul and dignified conversa on and depar ng as friends. As such, maybe our mee ng was also a beacon of hope of be er things to come in Webster Groves. Thank YOU!” 2 Exhibit C Nakazono, Katie From: Dave Buck <dave@buckstl.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:14 AM To: Davis, Scott; Annie T; Laura W. Arnold; Pam Bliss; Alexander, Karen; Richardson, Sarah; Emily Hixson Shepherd; David Franklin; Emerson Smith; Peoples, Marie; Peterson, Eric; njbatty@aol.com; Nakazono, Katie; Starkey, Jenny; Perry, Mara; Rehg, Todd; Curtis, Dale; Perks, Greg; Ellis, Brett; Bainter, Gary; Gerry Welch; Kathy Hart; Toni Hunt; Jeanne Kirkton; Sebastian Bellomo; Bill Newhouse; bkmacahoon@charter.net; mgbrad@aol.com; john ahearnstudio.com; Pmurphystl; Janice Seele; j.donaldson@webster-arts.org; heather@webster-arts.org; Jahna Kahrhoff; Davis Allen; Kuhn Construction Co., Inc.; jnjae5@gmail.com; sanders@hpdcambridge.com; sanfordvicki@gmail.com; hollyapsmith@gmail.com; mwheavey@aol.com; craylee@aol.com; andrewyee.stl@gmail.com; jdcastag@gmail.com; keora70@hotmail.com; knm0730@gmail.com; kruegerrice@gmail.com; lynnbozzay7@gmail.com; pjniehaus@aol.com; plove@grlawstl.com; tmcneely99@gmail.com; Scott Kerr; mary@greendoorartgallery.com; Yucandu Art Studio; webstergroves@pinotspalette.com; Andrew Throm; Jocelyn Reiss; Jo Doll; Christine Keller; Kita Quinn; scheer.tara@wgmail.org; Grace Lee; Alexander Kahn; Allen Todd; John Simpson; spencer.evyn@wgmail.org; broshears.dan@wgmail.org; Jerry Collins; Matt Irvin; Julie LeFevre; Miki McKee Koelsch Cc: Jaime Mowers; Kevin Murphy; Melissa Wilkinson; websterjournal@gmail.com; Arnold Stricker; Mark Langston; Ree Hamlin; Rebecca Now Subject: Dave Buck's "Remarks from the Community & Visitors" at Webster Groves City Council Meeting, 11/7/23 Caution: This is an External Message ‐ Please be cautious when opening links or attachments (Please note that I delivered my remarks last night “off the cuff” without a script so the following is my memory of what I said and likely not a word for word recoun ng) “I am calling an audible. I was going to talk about how we can be er make and keep peace in Webster Groves, given all of the wars, hate and division in the world and our na on. But, given City Council’s discussion in your Work Session earlier this evening, I am switching from peace to “Respec ul Resident Unrest”. I NEED to respond, as a 23‐year resident, arts advocate and former swimmer and parent of four previous high school swimmers and members of the summer Webster Waves swim team, on TWO cri cal issues: FIRST, I generally agree with and support the new, proposed Naming Policy for Webster’s City Parks, presented in your Work Session by 1 Director of Parks & Recrea on, Sco Davis, and the Chair of the Parks & Recrea on Commission, Ben Eckler. BUT WITH ONE HUGE EXCEPTION!!! I personally totally DISAGREE with that in the case of naming a park for an elected City official, there must be a wai ng or “cooling off” period of 4 YEARS before such a naming proposal can even be considered and implemented, if approved. Please excuse my bluntness, but WHY WAIT????? WAIT FOR WHAT????? Specifically, why wait to name and christen the “Gerry Welch Sculpture Garden”????? Here’s WHY NOT TO WAIT: ‐ By Ben Eckler’s admission, this en re Park Naming issue would have not even come up had it not been for the Webster Groves Arts Commission’s recommenda on to Parks & Recrea on to name the Sculpture Garden for Gerry Welch. ‐ As most everyone in Webster Groves knows, Gerry was 1) the longest serving Mayor at 24 years in Webster Groves history; 2) Gerry was our City’s leading advocate, ambassador, advancer and champion of the arts, which will be her las ng legacy, among many other achievements; and 3) Gerry herself was the primary driver of the Sculpture Garden and in securing its funding. Stated differently, the Sculpture Garden would have never happened without Gerry’s leadership and passion for this big, new public art idea. ‐ Gerry has now been out of office going on two years. She is alive and well and living with her husband, Pat, on Gray Ave. As the wise old saying goes, “Timing is EVERYTHING!!!!”. WHY in the world wait for two more years or even four more years, if considera on of Gerry’s name must start at the beginning, per this new Naming Policy??? 2 SECOND, in your Work Session review of the community’s responses to the City’s “Des na on WG” survey, there was absolutely no men on or discussion of a possible indoor pool enclosure over the 8‐lane compe on & lap pool and diving well for year‐round use at a current es mated addi onal cost of $3.5 million. Again, please excuse my bluntness, but has City Council summarily already dismissed this poten al opportunity as part of a possible $22.1 million no tax increase bond issue on the April, 2024, ballot??? Here is WHY this is very concerning to many in our community: ‐ Out of a total Webster popula on of 23,000, there were only 630 responses to the community survey, or a response rate of 2.7%, which is sta s cally a non‐significant or reliable sample. To me, an addi onal concern was that only 1% of these respondents were people age 18 and under, conceptually one of the largest user groups of our City’s Parks and Recrea on, par cularly the pool, park playgrounds and the skate park. ‐ Unless I totally missed seeing it, it was very interes ng and an obvious omission that our community was not even given the chance to rate and rank the indoor pool enclosure among other op ons in the survey. It was le off of the list of ranked op ons presented last night to Council. ‐ The #1 ranking vote ge er in the community survey was the “Aqua c Center renova on”, followed by the “Skate Park renova on” at #2. What wasn’t shared were the total votes each item received. Thus, I ask, “Was this a difference of 1, 2, 3 or 5 votes?” My own bet is that it was hundreds of votes difference! WHY? Because the Aqua c Center is the crown jewel and probably the most heavily used & desired asset by en re 3  families in our City’s en re Parks & Recrea on system, very analogous to how the Moss Field Sports Complex renova on is the crown jewel in the en re Prop S $45 million no tax increase bond issue from the Webster Groves School District that passed last year and currently under construc on. ‐ According to other aqua c centers in St. Louis County with indoor pools, such as The Lodge at Des Peres, their indoor pool gets consistently high year‐round usage from a wide variety of different uses, including lap swim, swim lessons, swim par es, etc., etc., etc. In fact, should Webster’s pool be enclosed year‐round, The Lodge says that their indoor pool is highly used in the summer months as many residents do not like the heat or to be out in the sun. ‐ A er several years of struggles, and under previous Coach Dan Broshears and current Coach Evyn Spencer, both Webster Groves High School Boy’s & Girl’s Swim & Dive Teams are regional powerhouses. In fact, the Boy’s team is compe ng in the State Championships meet this weekend! An indoor pool at the Aqua c Center would provide our high school teams with finally a place to prac ce at home and to hold their home meets, not to men on the possible usage of other school or club teams, including a possible year‐round Webster Waves club team. ‐ Finally, I have heard City Council leadership acknowledge that our community would likely support an indoor pool enclosure as part of a $22.1 million no tax increase bond issue, but the financial issue then becomes how to pay for the es mated annual $200,000 ‐ $250,000 in opera ng costs – either by reducing the City’s General Fund or raising resident taxes, which there may not be much appe te for. To me, in my simplis c mind, given that there are 4  9,500 households in Webster Groves, an addi onal “recrea on fee” of $2.61 / month would cover it. Given Webster’s mean household income is $98,000, do you think our residents can afford it and pay it willingly??? In closing, two final points: ‐ City Hall encouraged our community to “Dream Big”. As such, Des na on WG is currently inves ga ng and assessing a wide range of different op ons. To me, what City Hall needs to do for the good of our community is to FOCUS, ie., do only a few fundamental things but do them EXTRAORDINARILY WELL!!! In short, less is more!!!! And the community is speaking loud and strong that the PRIMARY FOCUS should be on making the Aqua c Center a shining innova on once again, even at the expense of other worthy Parks & Recrea on projects. Stated differently, FIRST THINGS FIRST and that means to get our Aqua c Center right as our #1 priority! ‐ Thirty years ago, Webster’s Aqua c Center was an innova on in St. Louis County. Now, 30 years later, as part of renova ng the Aqua c Center, our City has the golden opportunity to innovate once again with the addi on of an indoor pool enclosure to help promote great community usage of the Aqua c Center year‐round for the next 30 years!!! Thank YOU!!! 5  11/6/2023 Exhibit D Flood Property Buyouts Dr. Marie Peoples, City Manager Travis Ham, Building Commissioner 1 Discussing 4 properties (in blue) that are substantially damaged. Repetitive loss properties in red. 2 1  11/6/2023 838 E Pacific 1051 Kuhlman Lane 834 N Forest 839 N Forest Notes Interested in Buyout Yes Yes Yes ? Year Built 1954 1940 1962 1974 Year Purchased 10/23/2017 5/5/2012 8/30/2012 9/20/2023* This home was for sale & and was recently purchased Was the Property in a Flood Plain When Purchased? Yes Yes Yes Yes Did the Owner Have Flood Insurance at the Time of the Yes Yes No* NA *No loan on the property, flood Event? insurance not required. Have the Flood Plain Maps Changed Since Purchase? No No No No Estimated Appraisal Value $303,940.00 $242,480.00 $321,867.00 $50,000.00 Appraisal Value estimated to be $273.000. County shows sale price of $50,000 which would be the max buyout amount allowed by FEMA. FEMA's Portion (75%) $227,955.00 $181,860.00 $241,400.25 $37,500.00 City's Portion (25%) $75,985.00 $60,620.00 $80,466.75 $12,500.00 City's Estimated Demolition Cost $18,600.00 $18,600.00 $18,600.25 $18,600.00 City's Total for Buyout & Demolition $94,585.00 $79,220.00 $99,067.00 $31,100.00 City's Estimated Grand Total $303,972.00 Substantially Damaged Homes 3 1051 Kuhlman Corner lot on Kuhlman Ln between Edgegrove Dr and Marshall Ave. 4 2  11/6/2023 1051 Kuhlman 5 3 lots (red) adjoining 2 repetitive loss lots (purple) 834, 839 N Forest 838 E Pacific 6 3  11/6/2023 N Forest Avenue Properties 834 N Forest 839 N Forest 7 858 E Pacific 8 4  11/6/2023 1. If the city moves forward with the buyouts, it sets a precedent. Is the City financially positioned to fund buyouts with each future flood event? 2. If we moved forward with these buyouts, how would the city tax revenue be impacted? a) Considering the likelihood of future flooding events, if the city moved forward with future flood related buyouts, what is the long-term impact on city revenue? 3. Did the homeowners receive other flood related funds (insurance, FEMA, etc.)? 4. Did the homeowners have flood insurance at the time of the event? 5. Was the home in the floodplain at the time of purchase? 6. Has the floodplain map changed since the homes were purchased? 7. Considering the land can never be redeveloped and must remain undeveloped green space, should the impact to the available housing stock be a concern? Questions Received For Discussion 9 5 Exhibit E TO: City Councilmembers FROM: Laura Arnold, Mayor DATE: October 26, 2023 RE: CRAB Report Review: Items for November 7th The items listed below will be discussed in the regular meeting on November 7th. Please read them before arriving so that we may review each. We will need to discuss the item and decide if we would like the City Attorney to draft language for a ballot proposal. We would vote on whether to send the item to the voters for consideration at a later date. November 7 Items that bring us into compliance with state law, common practice and available data. • 2.12 Publication of information (p. 15) • 5.18 Replace insane asylums, delete poor houses (p. 24) • 5.6 Audits (p. 22) • 7.6 Classification of Employees (p. 26) • 7.12 Expanded nondiscrimination classes (p. 29) • 10.3 Police and Fire Retirement Fund (p. 19) • 13.4 Preparation of Ballots (p. 32) • 14.9 Ballot language conforms with county/state law (p. 35)