Kirkwood City Council Meeting Minutes 
Via Zoom
Thursday, November 5, 2020, 7:00 p.m.

Pursuant to notice of meeting duly given by the Mayor, the City Council convened on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Virtual meeting.  Present were Mayor Griffin, Council Members Duwe, Gibbons, Sears, Ward, Wurtz and Zimmer. Also in attendance were Chief Administrative Officer Russell Hawes, City Clerk Laurie Asche, Director of Public Services Bill Bensing, Planning and Development Services Director Jonathan Raiche, City Engineer Chris Krueger, Public Information Officer Freddy Doss, and City Attorney John Hessel.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney John Hessel stated for the record that under Section 610.015 of the Mo. Sunshine Law provides that members of the City Council who are not physically in the Council Chambers can participate and vote on all matters when an emergency exists and the nature of the emergency is stated in the minutes.

So, let the minutes reflect that the U.S., and the world, is in a state of emergency due to the Coronavirus—Covid 19. The Missouri Governor and the County Executive directed all citizens to limit meetings and gatherings to a few people to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus. Therefore, members of the City Council have elected to participate in this meeting electronically so that we are compliance with such Orders and for the public health and safety of each other and the general public.  

INTRODUCTIONS AND RECOGNITIONS 
						NONE
						
PRESENTATIONS
NONE

PUBLIC HEARINGS
NONE

PUBLIC COMMENTS
NONE

  CONSENT AGENDA
Motion was made by Council Member Ward and seconded by Council Member Duwe to approve the Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda was unanimously approved.

a)	Approval of the October 15, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes
b)	Approval of the October 22, 2020 Special Council Meeting Minutes

UNFINISHED BUSINESS	
NONE

NEW BUSINESS
Bill 10851, amending the Kirkwood Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, Article I. Section 18-7 “Bicycles, Roller Skates, Roller Blades, and Skateboards” was brought before the council. Motion was made by Council Member Duwe and seconded by Council Member Zimmer to accept the bill for first reading approval.

The bill received first reading approval and was held over.

Resolution 114-2020, a resolution accepting the parking permit fees for the Downtown Special Business District in accordance with Section 14-334(2) of the Kirkwood Municipal Code of Ordinances for 2021 was brought before the council. Motion was made by Council Member Ward and seconded by Council Member Wurtz to accept the Resolution as read:

		Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin				“Yes”	
Council Member Ward		“Yes”	
Council Member Wurtz		“Yes”
Council Member Gibbons		“Yes”
Council Member Sears		“Yes”
Council Member Duwe 		“Yes”
Council Member Zimmer		“Yes”

Resolution 115-2020, a resolution accepting the proposal of Elliot Equipment Co. (pursuant to Sourcewell Cooperative Contract) in the amount of $260,905.29 for the purchase of a 2021 Side Loader Refuse Truck for the Sanitation Department and authorizing and directing the Director of Procurement to issue a Purchase Order was brought before the council. Motion was made by Council Member Duwe and seconded by Council Member Gibbons to accept the Resolution as read:

Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin				“Yes”	
Council Member Ward		“Yes”	
Council Member Wurtz		“Yes”
Council Member Gibbons		“Yes”
Council Member Sears		“Yes”
Council Member Duwe 		“Yes”
Council Member Zimmer		“Yes”

Resolution 116-2020, a resolution accepting the bid of TraMar Contracting, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $58,975.20 (which includes a contingency of $7,000) for 2020 Acrylic Waterborne Pavement Markings and authorizing and directing the Mayor to enter into a contract was brought before the council. Motion was made by Council Member Gibbons and seconded by Council Member Zimmer to accept the Resolution as read:

Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin				“Yes”	
Council Member Ward		“Yes”	
Council Member Wurtz		“Yes”
Council Member Gibbons		“Yes”
Council Member Sears		“Yes”
Council Member Duwe 		“Yes”
Council Member Zimmer		“Yes”

Resolution 117-2020, a resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. (pursuant to Omnia Partners-Public Sector Purchasing Cooperative Contract) for Police Body Camera Equipment, Support, and Storage in the amount of $46,710 per year, for a total five-year cost of $233,550, with future payments pending budgetary approval was brought before the council. Motion was made by Council Member Ward and seconded by Council Member Gibbons to accept the Resolution as read:

Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin				“Yes”	
Council Member Ward		“Yes”	
Council Member Wurtz		“Yes”
Council Member Gibbons		“Yes”
Council Member Sears		“Yes”
Council Member Duwe 		“Yes”
Council Member Zimmer		“Yes”

Resolution 118-2020, a resolution approving the Preliminary Development Plan for a Mixed-Use Development in the B-2 Zoning District located on the properties known as 416-432 North Kirkwood Road and 105 East Washington Avenue subject to certain conditions was brought before the council. Motion was made by Council Member Ward and seconded by Council Member Sears to accept the Resolution as read.

Motion was made by Council Member Gibbons and seconded by Council Member Ward to amend Section 1, Condition #3 of the resolution by deleting “152 dwelling units” and inserting “112 dwelling units”.   A discussion took place. 

Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin                      “No”
Council Member Ward       “No”    
Council Member Wurtz      “No”
Council Member Gibbons  “Yes”
Council Member Sears      “No”
Council Member Duwe      “Yes”
Council Member Zimmer   “Yes”

Motion was made by Council Member Duwe and seconded by Council Member Wurtz seconded to amend Section 1 of the resolution by adding a new Condition #30 to read as follows, “The Applicant is to review and incorporate into the Final Development Plan the best practices from the Vision Zero and the Complete Streets transportation planning concepts at the direction of the City’s Public Services Department.”  A discussion took place.
		
Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin                      “Yes”
Council Member Ward       “Yes”  
Council Member Wurtz      “Yes”
Council Member Gibbons  “Yes”
Council Member Sears      “Yes”
Council Member Duwe       “Yes”
Council Member Zimmer    “Yes”

Motion was made by Council Member Duwe and seconded by Council Member Ward seconded to amend Section 1, Condition #14 by adding the following, “The Applicant shall consult with the owners of the Washington Avenue Condominiums with respect to the final selection of the height, color, and material of the fence on the Eastern property line.”   A discussion took place.

Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin                      “Yes”
Council Member Ward       “Yes”  
Council Member Wurtz      “Yes”

Council Member Gibbons  “Yes”
Council Member Sears      “Yes”
Council Member Duwe       “Yes”
Council Member Zimmer    “Yes”

Roll Call for approval of Resolution 118-2020 as amended:

Roll Call:

Mayor Griffin                      “Yes”
Council Member Ward       “Yes”  
Council Member Wurtz      “Yes”
Council Member Gibbons  “No”
Council Member Sears      “Yes”
Council Member Duwe       “Yes”
Council Member Zimmer    “No”

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
	Council Member Ward reported about a ten year old girl who earned $20,000 by selling face masks she had sewn. She spent all of her earnings supporting businesses in Downtown Kirkwood. Council Member Ward suggested naming a day after her to celebrate young people for their accomplishments. 
	
 CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
						NONE

        CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT
	Mr. Hawes had nothing to report. 

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
	Mr. Hessel had nothing to report.                                                   

         CITY CLERK REPORT
Ms. Asche read the reports of the October 21, 2020 and November 4, 2020  meetings of the Planning & Zoning Commission. The following action took place.

October 21, 2020
1.	After a presentation for a request for a Site Plan Review for a multi-family building at 144 West Adams Avenue, Commissioners Klippel and Washington were appointed to the Subcommittee.  The Subcommittee will meet via Zoom on October 28, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.  

November 4, 2020
1.	The Commission recommended approval of a request by Villa Di Maria Montessori School for a Site Plan Review at 1280 Simmons Avenue.  A public hearing will be scheduled. 

2.	After a presentation for a Special Use Permit amendment by Peppe’s Apt. 2 at 800 South Geyer Road, the Commission recommended approval.  A public hearing will be scheduled. 

3.	Planning and Development Services Director Jonathan Raiche presented the 3rd Quarter Update of the EnVision Kirkwood 2035 Comprehensive Plan.

Ms. Asche reported on the scheduled upcoming public hearings:

Items #1 and #2 from the November 4, 2020 Planning & Zoning Commission 
meeting will be scheduled for public hearings. 

ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.  The next regular council meeting is scheduled for November 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. 

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Laurie Asche, CMC/MRCC
City Clerk
Approved:  November 19, 2020