Old Webster Business District Advisory Commission

Old Webster Special Business District Advisory Commission MEETING MINUTES APPROVED MEETING DATE: Tuesday March 23, 2021 LOCATION: City Hall CALLED TO ORDER: 8:00 AM MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:35 AM NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 NAME PRESENT ABSENT Ron Clipp, Chair X Joe Rath X Mark Hinkle X Tim Delanty X Micki Hansel X Gary Schoenberger X Margaret Stevens X Bill Newhouse X Stacie Swederska X David Franklin, Council Liaison X Mara Perry, City Liaison X Also, in attendance: Fran Sudekum – Administrative Support Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the February minutes was made by Joe Rath, seconded by Gary Schoenberger, and unanimously approved. Budget Commission Members reviewed and discussed an updated draft 2022 budget sheet (see Appendix A). Compared to 2021’s budget, the 2022 draft reflects: • An increase of $220 in the Disposal Category to reflect an increase in costs going forward. • A decrease of $200 in the Street Lights Category to reflect a decrease in costs. • An amount of $4,330 to replace 4 broken trash cans would come out of the Operational Equipment Category which would leave enough funds to cover such things as replacing a bench. Note: Once replaced, the old broken trash cans could possibly be repaired by the Public Works Department and could then be used as back up or put in secondary locations. • Items broken down separately that come out of the Advertising Category remains unchanged from last year except to bump up the Jazz Fest designation by an increase of $1,500. • Operating Transfer Out Category was bumped up to reflect a cost-of-living increase. • NOTE: The three landscaping projects approved by the Commission last month would not require funding from the District budget as the Public Works Department will cover the concrete work required, new trees will be funded by the City Tree Fund, and perennials will come from splitting existing perennials in other areas. 1. Replant the existing landscaping island between Straub’s and Robust. 1 of 4  2. Create a new landscaping bed in the area in front of the parking lot next to Dewey’s Pizza; 3. Create a planting bed, move tree wells, and plant new trees in the sidewalk area in front of Straub’s MOTION: Joe Rath made a motion to approve the budget as posted. Tim Delanty seconded the motion, and it was unanimously approved. Rooftop Lighting Mara Perry is working with Stribe Electric to determine flat cost/s amount to use going forward for the installation and maintenance costs of the Rooftop Lighting Project and should have updated information at next month’s meeting. The Rockwood Senior Living Parking Update When the Police Department researched the on-street parking ordinance for The Rockwood’s block in order to change it from two hours to three hours, it was discovered there is actually no parking time restriction ordinance in place on that one block. Since all the signs on the decorative poles do show parking time restrictions; it was assumed parking restrictions were on al blocks. It was decided to take the signs off the decorative poles on just that particular block. Mara will confirm the ordinance is for the entire block and not just the four spaces directly in front of The Rockwood. 2023 Budget Item Some of the Decorative Old Webster parking signs need to be replaced and the decorative signs on the stoplights need to be replaced with larger signs; costs should therefore be put in the 2023 District budget. City Update • Le Macaron in Old Webster hopes to open sometime in April. • DD Mau in Old Webster has their permits and are working on their interior work. • Union Bagel in Crossroads has all of their permits for construction. • WingStop is going in at Yorkshire Plaza. • A new sushi restaurant is going in at Yorkshire Place. • Lona’s Lil Eats in Old Orchard is on hold. They had wanted to do a drive-thru as part of their construction and had applied for a Conditional Use Permit. St. Louis County owns Big Bend and is requiring them to do a traffic study (the cost of which would be borne by Lona’s) and has placed some additional restrictions on the project. • Total Access Urgent Care at Laclede Station Road and Big Bend currently has building permits under review. • Fire Station #2 has all their permits and have started their first phase. They have demolished the two homes on either side and will start phased construction; the living quarters will be completed first. • The addition at Hixson Middle School is progressing. They will do a full storm section as part of the project. • The Webster Groves School District is also doing projects at their various schools for safety and security and ADA accessibility. • Plan Commission has finished work on some residential code amendment changes that will move forward to City Council for public hearings. 2 of 4 • Plan Commission will open hearings up on code amendment changes to the multi-family codes in C and D Commercial Districts as an allowed use without having to go thru the CUP process as long as they meet a serious of development restrictions. Once the public hearings are concluded at the Plan Commission it will move forward to City Council for public hearings. Information will be sent out to Commission members. • Prop #1 Use Tax information is available on the City’s website; two videos have been added. • City Council will start working on their budget; hearings will be in June; new budget year starts on July1. • N. Old Webster Proposed Redevelopment information is being updated on the City’s website. The next step will be public hearings at the Plan Commission. Next Meeting Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 8:00 AM via Zoom. 3 of 4 4 of 4