Old Webster Business District Advisory Commission

Old Webster Special Business District Advisory Commission MEETING MINUTES DRAFT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 LOCATION: Zoom CALLED TO ORDER: 8:00 AM MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:18 AM NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 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: Eric Peterson – Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance and Administration, City of Webster Groves Fran Sudekum – Administrative Support Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the May minutes was made by Joe Rath, seconded by Gary Schoenberger, and unanimously approved. Event Updates • Old Webster Summer Night Street Dance – The event was very well attended and considering having to stop for approximately an hour and a half and shutting down early all due to thunderstorms it was a success. The food trucks worked out well. Unfortunately, there were no volunteers to help with the cleanup. • Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival – The lineup has been released and the permit issued. The main focus now is soliciting sponsors. The event takes place on September 18. City Update • Eurotrash, an interior design firm, is going into the former dry-cleaning business next to Dewey’s Pizza in Old Webster. • Betty’s Books, a comic bookstore, is going into part of the former Gymboree space in Old Orchard. • Lona’s Lil Eats in Old Orchard has withdrawn due to their personal issues. 1 of 2 • Code amendment changes in C and D Commercial Districts to allow multi-family as a permitted use as long as it meets a set of regulations and does not require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) will be before City Council on July 6th. • Patterson Performing Arts’ CUP using classroom space at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church will be at City Council. • Rolling Ridge’s “Willow in Webster” CUP to use some of their existing space for during the off season or in the evenings for events has been approved. They hope to start using the space late summer or early fall. • Play Daze is looking for a new space in the Zeta Dell business neighborhood, they are no longer at Webster Groves First Congregational Church. • Public hearings for the Douglas Hill CUP (a.k.a. N. Old Webster Proposed Redevelopment) continue to take place at the Plan Commission. The first meeting focused on the process and two hours of public comment. The next meeting will be a presentation by the developer, SG Collaborative as well as Staff’s review. • Proposition #1 will be on the August ballot. City Council approved code amendment changes in the A4 residential zone for two-family homes with restrictions. A referendum was brought forward to appeal the change, City Council voted not to overturn the changes, which resulted in a public vote. A No vote keeps the changes and a Yes votes overturns them. Information is available on the City website. • The budget for the District was approved as submitted; no changes. The overall City budget was approved. • The Public Works Department is moving to their facility and the Planning Department will move from their current location on the west side of City Hall to the vacated Public Works space on the east side of City Hall. Next Meeting Commission meetings will start to be in-person with either the July or August meeting; they will also have a hybrid option. Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 8:00 AM via Zoom. 2 of 2