2026-11-02 - City Council

00:00We're going to do a prayer and then

00:01we'll do the floor to the lead house.

00:03So, counciloman,

00:05>> let us pray. God of all, we gather

00:08tonight as public servants, neighbors,

00:10and community members, mindful of the

00:12responsibility entrusted to us. We ask

00:15for your guidance, wisdom, and patience

00:18as we conduct our city's business. Grant

00:21us the clarity to promote the common

00:22good, unity, and serve all residents. As

00:25we approach Veterans Day, we pause with

00:28grateful hearts to recognize the women

00:30and men who served and have served our

00:32country. Thank you for their courage,

00:34selflessness, and willingness to protect

00:36our freedom and preserve our peace. We

00:39especially ask your blessing on our

00:41local veterans and their families.

00:42Comfort those who carry the wounds of

00:44war, visible and invisible, and let them

00:47feel your love and the community's

00:48respect and gratitude. Help us to lead

00:51with the same spirit of service so we

00:52may build a stronger, safer, and more

00:55compassionate community. It is in your

00:57name we pray. Amen.

00:58>> Amen.

01:01To the flag of the United States of

01:04America and to the republic for which it

01:06stands, one nation under God,

01:09indivisible, with liberty and justice

01:11for all.

01:16>> [clears throat]

01:18>> Thank you very much for being here. We

01:20will go ahead and call the meeting to

01:21order and we will do a roll call.

01:25>> Here

01:30>> right here,

01:31>> Joe

01:31>> here.

01:32>> Camper

01:32>> present.

01:33>> Lester

01:34>> here.

01:34>> Michael

01:35>> here.

01:35>> Young present. You have a court.

01:38>> All right. Item three, adoption of the

01:40agenda. So move. [clears throat]

01:43>> We've got a motion and a second. All in

01:45favor?

01:46>> I.

01:47>> Any opposed?

01:50>> All right. Item four, miscellaneous

01:52agenda items. We have none. Item five,

01:56opportunity for public comment. We do

01:59not have anybody signed up. Was there

02:01anyone intending to

02:04>> I

02:06didn't know where to sign up.

02:08>> Okay. if you'd come to the microphone. I

02:10think I think the microphone's on.

02:12They'll get the clock started. You've

02:14got four minutes. And if you could just

02:16identify yourself and thanks for being

02:18here.

02:18>> Yeah, thank you. Uh my name is Stephanie

02:20Martin and I'm a resident of Jefferson

02:23City, a fairly new one. Um I got a job

02:26here in 2021 and just arrived not having

02:31ever been here before and quickly

02:33learned that I love it. I love it here.

02:36Um, I live not too far from downtown and

02:39I love being able to walk to the library

02:42and take my book to a coffee shop and

02:44pick up gifts at K's Hallmark and um,

02:48take a stroll through the governor's

02:50garden around the cap. So, um, don't get

02:53me wrong when I say I'm here tonight to

02:55tell you about my least favorite thing

02:57about Jeb City, which is West Maine from

03:02Missouri Boulevard to the capital. It

03:05smells like sewage all the time. Um it's

03:10worse in the summer, but it's every day

03:13um year round that it smells terrible.

03:16And um I've often wondered what's up

03:18with that because um you can go all the

03:21way up the stairs, the south

03:25south stairs of the west side of the cap

03:28and it smells like seaweed all the way

03:30up there.

03:31Um,

03:33so today I was walking by and I have a

03:36visual here. Um, if I could pass these

03:39out. I only made 10. I miscounted. So I,

03:44uh, apologize for that. Perhaps you

03:46could share with your neighbor.

03:49>> Anyway, this is what I saw today. And um

03:54it was a little upsetting um to me that

03:58there was something coming out of this

04:01pipe

04:03uh that comes down from the capital

04:05building

04:06and um

04:12uh and I just wonder if there's anything

04:14that can be done but about that. I

04:16looked at the property records. It's

04:18there's the place that's on West Maine

04:20is belongs to the city up of course it

04:24belongs to the uh the state and

04:28um [laughter]

04:29among other things and I might be the

04:31hundth person to come triping around

04:34waving this plan but this is greening

04:38America's capitals for Jeff Jefferson

04:40city and there was a lot of work done in

04:412011 to look at that area and ways to

04:45mitigate flooding

04:47um improve water quality, make it an

04:50attractive uh place, um a public space

04:55um and there's a lot of tourism that

04:56happens down there and those, you know,

04:58so I'm just mentioning all of those

04:59things. If you wanted to look at this,

05:01this is what is on the card that's on

05:03the front of those photos. There's a

05:05link to this report that you can find

05:08for yourself. Um, so I just want to

05:15ask and encourage you to consider having

05:18somebody look at this issue on that just

05:21little short stretch of Maine. Um, that

05:24it could be fixed somehow. I don't know.

05:27I'm not a plumber. I'm not a, you know,

05:29wastewater person, so I don't know

05:30what's going on there, but I would love

05:32to know if there was something that we

05:34could that could be done about it.

05:37Thank you.

05:38>> Okay. Well, thank you. You've given

05:40pictures to the appropriate people, so

05:42>> Oh, very good. Thank you so much.

05:44>> We will follow up.

05:46>> Thanks.

05:49>> All right. Seeing no one else, we'll

05:51move on to item six, which is public

05:54hearings. We do not have any tonight.

05:57Item seven, appointments by the mayor.

05:59We do not have any. Which takes us to

06:01item eight, presentations from the staff

06:05consultants and invited guests. And we

06:06do have a proclamation

06:08to present to the Central Missouri

06:11Lumberjacks, empowering youth through

06:13cycling. And I believe we have

06:16someone here to speak on behalf of the

06:18group. It's great to see all you

06:21gentlemen and ladies here with us

06:22tonight in your red outfits and parents.

06:26So, if you could just identify yourself

06:29and thanks for being here and welcome

06:30here.

06:31>> Yeah. Good evening everyone. My name is

06:32Stony Kramer. I am the head coach of the

06:34Central Missouri Lumberjacks. our local

06:36Nika team. So Nika stands for the

06:39National Intercolastic Cycling

06:40Association is a nonprofit organization

06:42providing a safe and fun alternative to

06:44traditional sports through mountain

06:46biking. [snorts] It's available for

06:47student athletes in 6th through the 12th

06:50grade. So this season there were five

06:52races across the state. One of those

06:54races were was here at Binder Park where

06:57we brought in 500 student athletes and

06:59their families into the community for

07:01the for a fun weekend at in Dip City.

07:04Um, but Nike is more than racing. Uh,

07:07through our team trail core program, our

07:10students athletes gave back to the

07:11community by helping JC Parks and Rec uh

07:13maintain the trails at Bender Park. So,

07:16the kids got the trails ready for the uh

07:19for our race. They spent over 130

07:21volunteer hours uh weeding, locking,

07:24clearing branches off the trail, getting

07:26everything ready for them. So, I've been

07:29told that we are one of the best kept

07:30secrets in Jeff City for kids. That's

07:33not my intention. I I want everybody to

07:35know about it. So, if any of you know

07:37any 6th through 12th graders who are

07:39interested in getting in mountain

07:40biking, um now to Redail Bike Shop, talk

07:44to Nick. We have flyers for you. Um

07:48thank you. Um well, thank you very much

07:51for being here. I know you're always

07:53generous to invite me to come out there.

07:54Last year, I was able to get out there.

07:56This year, I had had a conflict, but I

07:58think Councilman Allers went out and sub

08:01for me. So, we appreciate the connection

08:03to the city and the opportunity to be a

08:06part of the event. I know some people

08:08that are engaged in it. I think they're

08:09sitting in the audience and always

08:11appreciate appreciate what they do.

08:15Comments from council.

08:20Council,

08:22>> I want to say thank you for coming. Um,

08:24my husband and I have been involved in

08:26cycling, not as much now, but we have

08:28been for quite a few years. And I just

08:30think it's a great opportunity for our

08:31youth to do something different, a

08:34different type of sport and a sport that

08:35gets them outdoors into nature. I also

08:38am uh really excited about the work that

08:41you do out of vendor and art the races

08:45there. I think in 2025 [clears throat]

08:47there's estimated about a $80,000

08:50uh economic benefit. And for for a a

08:54lady, I am also really excited that you

08:58have have women have young girls and

09:00teens in the sport and minorities

09:03because many of us aren't necessarily

09:06raised to do different things when

09:08you're a minority and so I really

09:10appreciate that too and just appreciate

09:12y'all being here tonight. Thank you.

09:13Thank you,

09:16>> Councilman.

09:18>> Yeah, thank you. It was a uh I'm glad I

09:20got to go out. I took my grandson with

09:22me to that in the morning and I know

09:24Celeste is sitting back there in the

09:26back and she uh Keely really latched on

09:29to her the times when I needed to say a

09:31few words and thank everybody for coming

09:33out uh coming into the park as soon as

09:35you came down Henwick and all that a

09:38massive wall of tents. I thought a whole

09:40I I did not realize thousands of people

09:43would be there. It was um very good to

09:46see uh got to talk to a lot of the kids

09:49and some of the parents and all that

09:50there. Also the organizers um that Beth

09:54and the some of the race starters. It it

09:56was fun. They made that day an absolute

09:58blast. The uh kids top-notch kids and I

10:02know you all have who's the who's the

10:04big cyclist that he'd been winning

10:06around the United States. What he races

10:09he's out in front that day for in the

10:11high school league.

10:11>> Um White Frisbee back here. Yes. Um

10:14[laughter]

10:15he's no nonsense. He comes he comes

10:17through there. He he's aiming to win.

10:19That that's what I got. He's aiming to

10:20win. He's head down and away he goes.

10:22And of course come around the first bend

10:24and hear right in front of the back. So

10:26uh awesome event. I look forward to

10:28coming out there again next year and

10:31maybe the mayor will be gone again.

10:34[laughter]

10:36But it it was it was a it was a great

10:38time and I know my grandson loved it a

10:40lot. Awesome.

10:41>> So thank you.

10:45Councilwoman Young,

10:47>> I just want to add on, they've said it

10:48in just about everything, but I think

10:50it's a great um thing that you're doing

10:53here, not only getting our youth fit,

10:55but giving them a reason to come

10:56outside. Um, you know, that's one of the

10:59biggest complaint we had is that kids

11:00just don't come outside anymore. And

11:02this is a wonderful event. I've been

11:04down to your store a couple of times.

11:06I'm going to get a bike eventually. So,

11:08[laughter]

11:09thank you.

11:12All right. Well, I will read the

11:13proclamation and then we'll bring

11:15whoever you'd like up front and we'll

11:17get a picture real quick.

11:19Proclamation says, "Whereas the Central

11:21Missouri Lumberjack empower youth to

11:23become the best version of themselves

11:26both on and off the bike by fostering

11:28personal growth, confidence, and a

11:30strong sense of community. And whereas

11:33cycling provides young people with

11:35opportunities to get outdoors, explore

11:38nature, and develop a greater

11:40appreciation for the environment and the

11:42world around them. And whereas

11:44participation in cycling helps youth

11:46develop physical strength, resilience,

11:49perseverance, discipline, and character

11:52that can benefit them throughout their

11:54lives.

11:55And whereas the central Missouri

11:57lumberjacks believe that more kids on

12:00bikes can create positive change for

12:02encouraging health, active lifestyles

12:04and building stronger connections among

12:06young people. And whereas the central

12:09Missouri lumberjacks help youth get off

12:11of streets, get active, and connect with

12:14one another and with nature, creating

12:17opportunity for friendship, personal

12:19development, and a healthier community.

12:22Now therefore, I, Ron Fitzwwater, mayor

12:24of Jefferson City, Missouri, do hereby

12:27recognize and commend the Central

12:30Missouri Lumberjacks for their

12:31commitment to empowering youth through

12:33cycling, promoting healthy and active

12:36lifestyles, building strength and

12:38character, and connecting young people

12:39with one another and the outdoors, and

12:42encourage all residents to support

12:44opportunities that help our youth get

12:46involved, explore nature, and become the

12:49best versions of themselves. And thank

12:52you for for all you do.

12:54>> Thank you.

12:55>> I will come around front and you can

12:57invite as many as you'd like to come up

12:59and get in the picture and council will

13:00get behind us.

13:02>> Everyone with a jersey on, come on up.

13:34All right. This is what we're going to

13:35do. I'm gonna take I'm gonna take

13:37[laughter]

13:43everybody

13:46you guys

13:59kind of in my own

14:04>> I have to read

14:06I'm looking

14:12for a group. That's pretty cool.

14:14[laughter]

14:19>> One, two, and three.

14:33>> [applause]

14:47>> here.

14:47>> Here you go, coach.

14:54Thanks again for being here. Go.

15:08That does sound good.

15:19I

15:26>> saw that red shirt over there. You

15:27didn't want to get the

15:29poor. [laughter]

15:31>> I want to fit in, right?

15:36>> All right.

15:38Thanks again. [snorts] That was a nice

15:39crowd.

15:42>> Item nine, announcements.

15:45Administration Committee. Councilman

15:47Powers.

15:48>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh there is no meeting

15:50this month, but I know we will send out

15:52um I think you have a couple

15:53appointments that we're going to send

15:55out by email for people to look out with

15:57their backgrounds and all that for

15:58approval and then pick that up at the

16:00next city council meeting and the next

16:02one will be in December and I know we'll

16:05have a uh a couple items on that agenda.

16:09>> All right, finance council Michael.

16:12>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. uh November 18th

16:15extendedly scheduled for now at 400 p.m.

16:17across the hall.

16:19>> Public safety safety council.

16:22>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Right now, we do

16:24not have one scheduled. Um if we need

16:26one, we will we will schedule at that

16:28time.

16:29>> Public works and planning council.

16:32>> Thank you. Uh November 12th, 7:30 here

16:35in council chambers.

16:38>> All right. Under other [cough]

16:40announcements, I just had one. I got a

16:43received a flyer from Operation Bugle

16:45Boy. They have an event. It's coming up

16:48this week. It's called Wave Them if you

16:50have them. It's obviously leading up to

16:54Veterans Day and is on Thursday,

16:57November 5th. I think there is also an

17:00activity on November 9th. I do not have

17:02or November 6, the next day on Friday. I

17:05do not have information, but this is

17:07going to be a motorcade from Candlewood

17:10Suites on Amazon Drive in Western

17:13Jefferson City to the Knights of

17:15Columbus Hall in St. Martins's.

17:18And obviously the wave, if you have

17:20them, is an American flag. What they'd

17:22like to have is kind of the the route

17:26lined. They're talking about they're

17:28going to get organized between 3:45 and

17:314:30.

17:33The motorcade will depart from

17:35Candlewood Suites at approximately

17:38410 to 4:15. Flag waiverss should be in

17:41place along the route and I'll I'll give

17:44you that route.

17:47Motorcade will start at Candlewood

17:48Suites on Amazon as I indicated. They'll

17:51make a left on Truman and then go down

17:54to South Country Club Drive. make a a

17:57right there on

18:01and then go to business 50 and just

18:04continue on through Apache Flats and

18:08turn right on Highway T and St.

18:09Martins's left into the St. Martins

18:12Knights of Columbus. I'm sure that you

18:14can find additional information on their

18:18website or I've got some information up

18:20here if anybody needs additional

18:22information. We do [clears throat] a lot

18:24in this community to celebrate our

18:26veterans. Operation Bugle Boy is an

18:29incredible organization. So, if you want

18:32to participate in that, the information

18:34is up here and and I I will leave that.

18:37Any other announcements?

18:43All right. We will go then to

18:48item 10, consented agenda. There are

18:51three items on that agenda. Motion to

18:54approve.

18:57[clears throat]

18:57>> All right, we got a motion and a second.

18:59All in favor?

19:00>> I opposed.

19:03>> All right, item 11A [laughter]

19:05bills introduce [clears throat]

19:072026-046.

19:10An ordinance of the city of Jefferson,

19:12Missouri, amending the 2026 2027 budget

19:15of the city of Jefferson, Missouri by

19:17adding budget figures for bud 47 CI

19:21sales tax I27-37.

19:24>> I'm going to have Miss Conry speak to

19:26that, but just recognize there is a

19:29request to suspend the rules at some

19:31point. So, Miss Conry.

19:33>> Yeah. So during the beginning phases of

19:35the FY27 budget process, sales tax I had

19:38not been approved by a vote of the

19:40people. Therefore, um the budget figures

19:42for sales tax I were not included in the

19:45documents provided to city council. U

19:47modifications were not made to the

19:49budget of sales tax I prior to the

19:50adoption of the city council. Therefore,

19:53a budget amendment must now be approved

19:55in order to add budget amounts um for

19:58both revenues and expenses and sales tax

20:00I fund. And so this is just the

20:02[clears throat] half year, the beginning

20:04half year of that. Um, and as stated in

20:08the premeating that staff request to

20:09suspend the rules as soon as possible so

20:11that there's no delay with the new

20:13budget year and with auditors

20:15>> and most would not have seen that before

20:18because it was 5 years ago when we had

20:20to do it the last time and it'll be 10

20:23years with the extension on tax this

20:25time. So,

20:29>> Councilman Leel,

20:30>> thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to play

20:32place this in front of council for a

20:33vote and like to suspend the rules.

20:36>> There's been a request to suspend the

20:38rules. Is there any opposition to that?

20:43Seeing none, we will have the clerk read

20:45the bill again and then if there are any

20:47questions, we can take them at that

20:48time. An ordinance of the city of

20:51Jefferson, Missouri, amending the 2026

20:532027 budget of the city of Jefferson,

20:55Missouri by adding budget figures for

20:57fund 47ci, sales tax I27-37.

21:03>> All right, you have 2026-046

21:07in front of you. Are there any

21:08questions?

21:11>> All right, we will do a roll call vote.

21:13>> Hi.

21:14>> Allen.

21:14>> Hi.

21:15>> Douly.

21:16>> Hi.

21:16>> Hol.

21:17>> Hi.

21:17>> Hazelton. Hi

21:19>> Joe.

21:20>> Hi

21:20>> Camper.

21:21>> Hi

21:21>> Lester.

21:22>> I

21:23>> Michael.

21:23>> Hi

21:24>> Young.

21:24>> I

21:25>> Hill passes.

21:28[clears throat]

21:28>> Right. Item B

21:312026-047.

21:34>> An ordinance of the city of Jefferson,

21:36Missouri, establishing election dates in

21:38the city of Jefferson, Missouri for the

21:402027 general municipal election.

21:43>> Mr. Nicholas.

21:45>> Thank you your honor. So uh this year we

21:49uh as every year we have to notify

21:51everyone that we have elections coming

21:53up and and when those dates will be. Uh

21:55you can see on the summary in the

21:58ordinance uh those positions that are

22:01open. Um

22:03and uh

22:07we have fixed the problem of uh

22:11the

22:13opening and closing dates going on

22:16holidays. They were kind of creeping

22:17towards that, but the legislature

22:19stepped in and fixed that. So, uh

22:21Tennessee will open on uh December 5th

22:25or 15th, I'm sorry,

22:27and close on January the 5th. All

22:33right. So, you will see that bill again

22:36at the next meeting. Item 2026-048,

22:41>> an ordinance of the city of Jefferson,

22:43Missouri, changing, amending, and

22:44modifying the zoning map of the zoning

22:46code of the city of Jefferson by

22:48reszoning 1.24 acres located at 3344

22:52West Trimman Boulevard from CO Office

22:54Commercial to RA2 Highdensity

22:57Residential.

22:59>> Thank you, Mr. Mr. Mayor, uh, as the

23:01clerk stated, uh, before you for first

23:03reading is bill 202648.

23:06It's for the property located at 3344

23:10West Trimman Boulevard. It is a resoning

23:13request from a co commercial to an RA

23:16multifamily.

23:19The property in question, um, you'll see

23:21right here, um, it's outlined in the

23:24teal color on your screen and it should

23:26be also in your packet. um currently uh

23:30zoned by commercial and um adjacent to

23:33other residential uh multifamily zone

23:36properties. The request comes from the

23:39applicant with the hope that uh they'd

23:41be able to build multifamily housing at

23:44this location in the future. Um the

23:47[laughter]

23:48um bill went to the October 8th planning

23:51and zoning commission. It passed on a

23:53vote of six to zero and we'll have a

23:56scheduled public hearing at the uh

23:58November 16th city council meeting. Be

24:01happy to answer any

24:03at this time.

24:07All right, saying that. Thanks.

24:10Item 12, bills pending. We have none for

24:12tonight. Item 13, there's nothing on the

24:15informal calendar, which takes us to

24:17item 14, resolutions. Resolution

24:212026-40,

24:24>> a resolution authorizing the Jefferson

24:26City Fire Department to accept the

24:28FY2025 Federal Emergency Management

24:31Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

24:35>> Chief Scoffield.

24:37>> Yes, thank you. This is uh a resolution

24:39that would allow us to accept formally

24:41accept the this year's uh FEMA

24:44assistance to firefighters grant

24:45program. Just as a little bit of a

24:48background, these are always very highly

24:50competitive. We we have been successful

24:53most years but not always. A lot goes

24:55into the uh the application successful

24:57application and then also the

24:59administration of this grant. So I want

25:00to make sure that I recognize the folks

25:03in our department that that are taking

25:05on that responsibility. Division Chief

25:07Ryan Lock, uh Captain Scott Kim, and our

25:11previous uh city our previous

25:13administrative assistant Denise Baitman.

25:15So, uh, they they put in a really good

25:17application, were successful, and, uh, a

25:19lot of the things that we do just

25:21wouldn't be possible without grant

25:22funding. So, I just want to recognize

25:24them for their efforts and ask for your

25:27support in accepting.

25:31>> Councilwoman,

25:33>> thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to ask

25:34that this um be moved uh for council's

25:37consideration.

25:38>> Second.

25:40We

25:40>> got a motion and a second to bring it

25:42before council. All in favor?

25:45>> I.

25:46>> Any opposed?

25:48>> All right. You have 2026-40

25:52in front of you. Seeing no other

25:54questions, we will do a roll call.

25:57>> Allan,

25:57>> hi.

25:58>> Douly.

25:59>> Hi.

25:59>> Hol.

26:00>> I

26:01>> Huzzleton.

26:01>> Hi.

26:02>> Joe.

26:03>> Hi.

26:03>> Camper.

26:04>> Hi.

26:04>> Lester.

26:05>> Hi.

26:06>> Michael.

26:06>> Hi.

26:07>> Young.

26:07>> Hi.

26:08>> Hollers.

26:08>> Hi.

26:09>> Resolution is adopted.

26:12All right. Item B, resolution 2026-41.

26:18>> A resolution authorizing the Jefferson

26:19City Fire Department to accept the

26:21Phillips 66 grant.

26:24>> Chief Scoffield.

26:26>> Yes. Thank you. And again, this one

26:28doesn't actually even have a match. Uh

26:29this is a a pure 100% grant uh to the

26:33city and it would provide for the

26:35purchase and replacement of our water

26:38our water rescue equipment to include a

26:40boat, a trailer and a motor as well as

26:43some dry suits and other rescue

26:44equipment. So we're very excited to uh

26:47accept this grant as well and I would

26:49ask for your support.

26:53>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to ask

26:54that this be moved forward to the

26:55council for consideration. Second.

26:59>> There's been a request to move this

27:01issue forward.

27:03>> All in favor?

27:04>> I.

27:05>> Any oppos? [clears throat]

27:07>> All right. You have resolution 2026-41

27:11in front of you for a roll call vote.

27:14>> Dulie,

27:16>> I

27:16>> Hol.

27:18>> I

27:18>> Hamilton.

27:19>> Hi.

27:20>> Joe.

27:20>> Hi.

27:21>> Camper.

27:22>> Hi.

27:22>> Lester.

27:23>> Hi.

27:24>> Michael.

27:24>> Hi.

27:25>> Young.

27:25>> Hi.

27:26>> Hollers. I

27:27>> Ellen.

27:28>> I resolution is adopted. All

27:31>> right. Item C, resolution 2026-42.

27:36>> A resolution of the city of Jefferson,

27:38Missouri, approving a special exception

27:40use permit for property addressed as

27:421720 London Way.

27:45>> Mr. H.

27:47>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, as the clerk

27:49stated, uh, resolution uh,

27:51[clears throat] 2026-042,

27:54it's for a special exception use

27:57permitted for industrial use containing

27:59outdoor storage at 1720 London Way. Um,

28:03the the resolutions being introduced

28:05tonight. Um, this will have a public

28:08hearing at the November 16th uh, council

28:11meeting where uh, the applicant will

28:14have um, representation to answer

28:17questions. Uh, in addition to what I'm

28:19going to present tonight, the property

28:22um is on the screen and it's also going

28:24to be in your packets is outlined in the

28:26the teal color. Um, it is approximately

28:30um 17,

28:33let's call it 18 acres of industrial

28:36zoned property. Uh, it's to the west of

28:40London Way and to the north of Cington

28:42Gardens. Uh the property north of it is

28:45also industrialzoned property. Um this

28:49site was the site of an environmental or

28:53I'm sorry an economic development

28:54project in late 1990s. Um the original

28:58plan for it which the site work was

29:00completed for was for 111,000

29:04square foot remanufacturing distribution

29:06center in London way was paid for using

29:10city county chamber commerce

29:12[clears throat] project um along with

29:14state grant to help further this uh

29:17industrial area. Um the project was

29:19cancelled after the grading and the

29:21initial uh infrastructure went in. So,

29:25up to where we're at now, um the new um

29:29applicant uh that's before you for this

29:31resolution is IE. Um they're proposing

29:34uh 46,800T

29:38industrial shop building with an

29:40attached office storage space, 62 space

29:43parking area. Um those both are

29:46permitted under the current zoning. Um

29:48so really are not what we're we're

29:51looking at as far as the resolution as

29:53those are permitted uses for the

29:55property. Um what makes this come before

29:57council and PNZ is the fact that they

30:00are asking for an outdoor storage area

30:02which is in the let's call it light

30:06tannanish orange color there in the

30:09middle of your screen um or in your your

30:13packet there. Um this would be an open

30:15air layown area. It would not be

30:16buildings. Um it's going to be used for

30:19uh material like steel um things like

30:22that that would be stored on the site. A

30:24couple things to notice about their

30:27plan. Uh they do have a 50-ft wide

30:30natural buffer to the south, a 30 foot

30:35um along London Way, and then an

30:38additional 100 and I want to say it's

30:41185 ft from the nearest residential

30:44property to the layown area where they

30:46would be storing product. Um, as far as

30:49the

30:52actual uh PNZ meeting, uh, it was passed

30:55at the October 8th meeting and a vote of

30:586 to zero. Um, and

31:02be happy to answer any questions at this

31:04time. U, there are some other

31:06information in your packets as well as

31:09correspondence that will be

31:10[clears throat] received. Um, should all

31:12be in your packets um, for this

31:15resolution.

31:18Councilman Ellers,

31:20>> thank you. Mr. Helm, there's a round uh

31:23roundabout dead end uh up on that

31:27corner. U is that also an uh uh a way

31:32that they may access their site at some

31:34time down the road?

31:36>> And so that that was discussed in the um

31:39PNZ meeting. Um it is something that

31:41they've looked at if there would be

31:43further expansion with the um hillside

31:48and the slope that it is um for what

31:51they're doing. It's it's not really

31:52necessary at this time. Um again the the

31:55applicant will be here at the next

31:56meeting but during the P&Z they

31:58estimated

31:59one to three trucks a day would be

32:02maximum that they would have visit the

32:03site. Um so to have a dual interest, you

32:07know, going through that back there, um

32:09the site work for what they're doing

32:11currently wouldn't be necessary, but it

32:13is something they have considered.

32:20>> Can I further up? U so it is a pretty

32:23flat line and all that. Is there

32:25somewhere I guess maybe further into the

32:27development of this area like water

32:29retention for any kind of runoff? Is

32:32that usually figured into those plans,

32:34Dave, or Mr.

32:36>> Um, and so yes, that's figured into the

32:39plans. And then also, if you look at

32:41what's on the screen now, this is some

32:44of the infrastructure that was

32:45previously put in as part of the

32:48project. The blue is going to be your

32:50storm water and green is going to be

32:52sewer. Um, so a lot of that

32:53infrastructure was already put in as

32:55part of the previous industrial park

32:58that was going to go in there. Uh but

32:59yes, this would require us to look at

33:02the storm water um calculations,

33:04everything um you know for this site.

33:10>> Thank you.

33:16>> So just for clarification, if we're

33:19considering this the next meeting, this

33:21is just simply anformational resolution.

33:23No action is required. Is that correct?

33:26>> No action tonight. Yes. We have to do

33:28the public hearing.

33:29>> Well, then I will leave it right where

33:30it is and we proceed.

33:33>> Counciloman,

33:35>> I just want to say that I've actually

33:36been out to the site with the company

33:39and I've been to the company to see what

33:41they're what they what they do. So, um

33:45uh it it is an extremely, like you said,

33:47a very flat flat site. Uh it's pretty

33:51[clears throat] not as pad ready, I

33:52think, as you're going to get um for a

33:55site. And um I just find it really

33:59interesting that it was developed for

34:01industrial. There's industrial around

34:03it. Obviously um housing units too and

34:08you know 30 some years later we we

34:11finally got economic development on it.

34:13So um

34:15that that part of the of it is uh

34:18encouraging. Thank you.

34:23>> All right. Seeing no other comments, you

34:27will see this again at the next meeting.

34:29Item B, resolution

34:3126-43,

34:34>> a resolution authorizing the mayor and

34:36city clerk to execute a lean release

34:38agreement with Habitat for Humanity.

34:42>> Mr.

34:44>> Yes, thank you, mayor. Um, as the clerk

34:47stated, um, the resolution 202643,

34:51um, is a request from Habitat for

34:54Humanity to release the city leans, um,

34:58for the property located at 112 East

35:00Ashley. Uh, this property was a

35:03dangerous building that was destroyed by

35:04a catastrophic fire. Um and then the

35:07city um previously went through the

35:10dangerous building process and had to do

35:13a demolition of the property due to an

35:16action by the owner. Since then, the

35:18owner is is now deceased and the

35:21property has gone to county uh tax sale

35:24and has not sold at the county. Um, so

35:27the uh the applicant, which in this case

35:29is Habitat for Humanity, has reached out

35:32um looking to buy it from the county to

35:35put a a single family home on the

35:37property. Um, and so they were referred

35:39to us to request our leans to be

35:41released as part of this process. Um,

35:45included in your packet is a the uh

35:48redevelopment agreement um that we use

35:52um historically when it it comes to

35:54these tax releases. Uh it requires them

35:57to build a single family home on the

36:00property within 3 years. If they don't,

36:03all the tax leans that were held are

36:06reinstated on the property and are

36:08responsibility of the new owner. Um, so

36:11we're not just writing them off. We're

36:12basically putting them um on hold until

36:16they um fulfill their part of the

36:18redevelopment agreement. Um, this

36:21property here,

36:23uh, the total amount um of tax leans on

36:27this property, and this does not include

36:28the taxes and those items that would

36:30still have to be paid to the county.

36:31This is just our tax leans, is $40,6426.

36:37This was a a a hazardous material

36:41demolition and a wet demo, meaning that

36:43all material had to be treated as

36:45special waste, which is why the cost was

36:47so high. Also, it was one that there was

36:49no insurance proceeds um from the owner

36:53um that were available for us to recoup

36:55our costs. We did work with the previous

36:58city attorney, uh Mr. Homeman attempting

37:02to um serve and file uh suit against the

37:06uh um the estate and the previous owner.

37:11Um and there was no resources there and

37:14was considered judgment proof. Um and so

37:17we're at this point be happy to answer

37:20any questions.

37:25>> Councilman, any Councilman Holt?

37:30with with regard to the term of these

37:33agreements, is is construction to be

37:35completed within that three years or is

37:36it to have just began within that

37:38three-year period?

37:40>> So, they are to fulfill the requirements

37:43of it, which would be to have it

37:45completed. Um it does state in there at

37:47that time if uh they could come in, they

37:50could request an extension um like we do

37:52with the other redevelopment agreements

37:54we have. Um if there's some unforeseen

37:57circumstances

37:59um you know that is an option that they

38:02could approach and and ask for an

38:04extension. Uh but the the goal of the

38:07redevelopment agreement is to have the

38:09house up and running and return to the

38:10tax base within those three years.

38:17Councilman

38:18>> Allard

38:20$40,000.

38:23>> Well, that that's just a tax lean. What

38:25was the city's cost into that? Do you

38:27know? I didn't.

38:29>> So, I know you said you had it treated,

38:30but was do you know what our cost at

38:34that time was?

38:35>> So, that demolition u the $40,000

38:39actually

38:41my tablet doesn't want to work. um also

38:45includes the lawnmowing, uh the cleaning

38:47up of trash. The city happened to board

38:50up the building while it was a dangerous

38:52building prior to uh the hearing process

38:55where we were able to move forward with

38:57the um actual demolition. So later on in

39:00your your packet as you go back, there's

39:02a special tax bills um office of city

39:05clerk that breaks down every single tax

39:08lean and bill that's on the property.

39:10So, the demolition in this case, um the

39:14city's portion was $23,448.

39:18Um the rest of it was everything from

39:21boardups. Um we were able to do partial

39:24asbestous on on part of it, but not all

39:26of it because of the conditions. Um and

39:29then you'll see a lot of um lawnmowings

39:33and cleaning up trash and those things.

39:35So these are the the items that it you

39:38know over the years the city had to

39:39maintain the property um while it sits

39:42at the county. So the demolition was

39:45about 24,000 and then the rest is what

39:47it's cost the city to maintain a

39:49dangerous and abandoned building over

39:50those years.

39:54>> Can I follow up

39:59>> out in theory? I mean, couldn't people

40:03decide not to pay their tax and say,

40:05"I'm going to just donate it to a

40:07nonprofit to get out of I mean, what

40:11would keep people from doing that over

40:12and over?"

40:15What would, to be frank, I guess, is

40:19this body right here. Um, you know, as

40:22far as the ordinance goes, there really

40:25isn't anything that would prevent that.

40:28Um the ordinance um clearly states that

40:30the council has the ability to remove

40:33the tax leans if it's in the benefit of

40:36the good of the city. So

40:40we have done these over the last 10 and

40:43a half years that I've worked here. Um

40:45we've done some for CMCA, we've done

40:48some for private developers. Um, we've

40:50done some where it was exactly that

40:52where the person donated it to the uh,

40:57you know, the person that came forward

40:59to the the the council. Um, you know,

41:02one of the things that we look at before

41:04we even bring it forward to public works

41:06and planning is they have to have a

41:08plan. We ask them, you know, what's your

41:10experience with doing redevelopments,

41:12your time frame, your finances, do you

41:15have the ability to do this? which is

41:17why most of the time it's either

41:19nonprofits like CMCA or or Habitat

41:22coming forward with these types of

41:23things. But to answer your question, I

41:25know that was drawn out. Really, the

41:27only thing that prevents somebody from

41:29doing that would be public works and

41:31planning in in the council.

41:36>> Council, thank you, Mr. Mayor. just

41:39[clears throat] a comment maybe concern

41:41too. Certainly support both of those uh

41:44nonprofits that you mentioned there, but

41:48I know we don't put a very large amount

41:50in our um

41:56take down of of of buildings. I think

42:00it's around 100,000 if I remember

42:02correctly or maybe just shortly less

42:03than that for

42:04>> sir. The abatement fund is 25,000. That

42:07would be what you see for the mowing and

42:08the trash. And then the demolition for

42:10dangerous buildings is 50,000 is what we

42:14get a year.

42:16So, if we keep

42:18if this body does that or does it going

42:20forward, if we keep um signing off on on

42:24relieving that tax,

42:28um it it just is going to continue to

42:30limit our ability to to potentially take

42:33down buildings that need to be taken

42:35down at our cost. Um,

42:39again, we've got several out there,

42:41several on the list that we could do and

42:43not enough resources to do it. Um, so

42:46that that's my comment or concern,

42:50you know, and one thing I'll I'll add on

42:52that in in talking with the county

42:54collector and um working very closely

42:57with him on these items, which we are

43:01blessed to have somebody that's willing

43:02to work with us on these and and and

43:04work with us on our tax lans. Um once it

43:07gets past that post third offering, the

43:10county collector can take an offer and

43:13bypass the city's process as well under

43:16state statute. So these pro these

43:19properties would be six years minimum

43:22behind on taxes. Um at that point he's

43:25able to take an offer. So it really is a

43:28a complicated process. U these are

43:31properties that did not sell at the tax

43:33sale which happens every August um

43:35statewide under the state statute. U

43:38this year we had 12 properties inside

43:40the city limits. All of them sold except

43:43for I want to say four. Um this being

43:46two of them. Uh well this being one and

43:49then the next resolution we talk about

43:50is is another one. Um, but it is it is a

43:55complex process under the state statute

43:57on on what happens once we get seven

44:00years past due on taxes.

44:05>> Just just a followup, mayor. Thank you.

44:06So So you're saying of those 12, right?

44:10Two of them were these,

44:12six of them sold

44:15and and the taxes were

44:19erased. So, so if they're sold at tax

44:22sale, they paid whatever leans are

44:24there.

44:25>> So, the ones that didn't sell are

44:27normally ones that we did demolitions on

44:30that the value of the lot is not worth

44:33the $40,000.

44:35Um, you know, so usually those are the

44:37ones that you see, you know, eight

44:39offerings, 12 offerings, um, because

44:41nobody's going to pay those leans on

44:43them. Uh the other ones were ones that

44:45it it was just MAC taxes. It was $3,000.

44:48It was $4,000 and and they they did

44:51those.

44:52>> Understood. Thank you,

44:55>> Councilman Camp.

44:58>> Yeah. So, just one comment. I say

45:01like Mr. Helming said, the only ones

45:03that are doing this are the ones that

45:05we're spending that our leans are 20,

45:0730, 40,000.

45:09But so whatever we do, we need to if we

45:13approve to wave the leans, we need to

45:16make it public that anybody can come do

45:19this, you know, if we're going to do it.

45:21Cuz right now, I don't think anybody

45:23knows. That's why nobody's taking these

45:25up. The nonforprofits know this because

45:27we've done it for them in the past. Um,

45:29so if we're going to do it, doesn't

45:31matter which way. But I'm just saying we

45:33need to make it known. So a developer

45:35gets it, they start paying taxes on a

45:38day one. Non forprofit gets it. They

45:40don't pay until the building is done.

45:41There's no taxes paid. Um so I think if

45:44a developer wants to come in and take

45:46and go through the same process that

45:48nonprofit does, we approve it and we're

45:51making money on day one. Um but I don't

45:53think anybody knows that they can do

45:55that. That's why they're scared. That's

45:56why it sits there. Um, but if we're

45:58going to go forward and try to get these

46:00buildings moved, I think we need to do

46:03some public work for something just to

46:04say, "Hey guys, you know, anybody come

46:06look at this. The city probably will

46:08wave your, you know, your leans." So,

46:10it's pretty well free lot. And and

46:12that's one thing that we have been

46:14working with um the last two years with

46:17the county collector um is when people

46:20ask him um they do refer them to us um

46:24whether it's a nonprofit or a developer

46:27um you know this year after taxel which

46:29was in August um we've had four

46:32different people reach out to us um in

46:34addition to Habitat um you know so we

46:37are attempting to work with the county

46:38to to get that out there but yeah I mean

46:40anything we can do to educate It's just

46:42that state statute is very complex for

46:46tax sales. And so prior to that sixth

46:48offering, it's it's a deal.

46:53[snorts]

46:54>> Other comments

46:57going on.

46:59>> Well, obviously I think most of us

47:01support um affordable housing like

47:05Habitat for Humanity. It's important for

47:07our community to have that type of

47:09housing. Um,

47:12I do think that we should make it more

47:17public about ones that we have available

47:19that we might would consider waving the

47:22leans on. Um, and I wonder if there's a

47:25way for us to

47:27see if I know we give the we say um, you

47:31know, if you pay all of it, you can have

47:33this at at the tax sale, but I wonder

47:36for our demolition, is there any way we

47:39can look to see if this lot we think we

47:41could just recover our demolition costs

47:43because that would help what you're

47:45saying, council LL is uh, we have very

47:49little in our budget, like $50,000 or

47:52something almost minuscule.

47:54for us to demo these homes. So,

47:59I don't know if that's even doable, but

48:01it might be worth looking to say, well,

48:03that demo cost, is there a way that

48:05someone would split that with us so that

48:07we at least recover a little bit of that

48:09demo cost and not wave the whole thing.

48:11So, that's a possibility to look at. You

48:14may know the answer that right off, but

48:16as a council woman, I probably don't.

48:18So, um anyway, that's a suggestion. And

48:22the one thing that does make that

48:23complicated is up until the sixth

48:25offering, the third no sale, um it is up

48:30to the county. The county collects the

48:32full amount. Um so it would require this

48:35same process. Um this body or public

48:37works and planning um you know basically

48:41amending or stating this is what is

48:44required. um the county is going to

48:46collect 100% of what's owed leanwise um

48:51for the city up until after that sixth

48:53cell and that's by the state statute. So

48:56um up until the sixth cell um it's

48:59really complicated because if we would

49:01do that we can't control who it goes to

49:03and then there's a whole time period

49:05that the previous owner can reclaim it

49:07so that if we release the leans before

49:09that then it could go back to the

49:11previous owner. Um, so really those

49:13things, we wouldn't want to touch those

49:15leans pre6 sale because we don't want an

49:19owner to be able to say, "Hey,

49:22>> that last

49:22>> right and then we get rid of the leans

49:24and then all of a sudden they just go

49:25and pay one year of back taxes and they

49:27re get ownership of it." It's it's super

49:30complicated.

49:32>> If I can follow up real quick, I'm not

49:34talking about all of that. talking about

49:36once it goes through the whole process

49:38and we're we could we could wave the

49:42wave the um fees that we have on it, the

49:44lean that we have on it. And I think it

49:47would be worth us proactively looking at

49:49it versus us waiting for you know people

49:52to come to us at least initially like

49:54how many do we have that are in that? It

49:55sounds like there's maybe six but anyway

49:57it's worth looking at. I think

50:00>> comes from camper.

50:03>> Do you know how much not the um lean but

50:06how much tax is on this one by chance?

50:11>> I believe it's 3,800 is the total in

50:14taxes and late fees. Is there an option

50:19after the six sale that the the city

50:21takes it over waves are only and we take

50:24it over. We put it out RFP and try to

50:26get $5,000 for a lot. So the city could

50:28purchase um properties at the courthouse

50:31steps um the same as any citizen um in

50:34the state of Missouri. So um you could

50:37go up there after the six cell and make

50:39an offer and if the the county collector

50:41accepts it um then we would be the

50:44owners of the property. Um and that's

50:45the same as for any citizen in the state

50:47of Missouri. So

50:48>> we're already the owners.

50:50>> Well, I mean we're not the owners. We're

50:51spending our money on it, right?

50:53>> Same thing. We just own it.

50:54>> What about if we become the owners?

50:56>> That's what I'm saying.

51:00Right. What do you point that way for

51:02our city attorney?

51:04>> At what point would the county at what

51:07point are you asking with the county own

51:10it? Like when could when could the city

51:12just go and say, "Hey, I'll give you a

51:14dollar

51:15>> and then we're going to be managing it.

51:16I mean, we're taking we're spending our

51:18money on it anyways. Then we at least

51:19own it. We put RFP on it and maybe sell

51:21it for 3,000 or even a thousand. That's

51:23more than we'd get if we give a lean

51:25away. I mean, we at least Somebody will

51:27buy that lot for $1,000.

51:29>> So when you're saying sixth sale, you

51:30mean third sale, don't you?

51:32>> Six offering, third sale.

51:33>> Okay.

51:34>> So after the third sale, county clerk

51:39sell it for whatever he can get for it.

51:42Um they have given it to us on occasion

51:45and uh lately they've allowed us to

51:49purchase some of those pretty cheap. Um,

51:53so yeah, we could acquire it or somebody

51:54else could acquire it. So the whole

51:57process of auctions and uh redemption,

52:01which is the process of somebody buying

52:03it back, that goes out of the door after

52:05the third sale attempt. So these are

52:09what we refer to as third sale

52:10properties,

52:12>> which is six years of past due minimum.

52:18>> All right. Any other comments?

52:21Councilman hold. [snorts]

52:23>> So with regard to these third sale

52:25properties once they become available,

52:27obviously the city can get a credit for

52:29its lean. Whatever is sell the county's

52:30lean is still outstanding. We have to

52:32work with the county collector for

52:34>> it's not on the third sale

52:38the [snorts] county could sell it to Joe

52:42for a dollar.

52:43>> Okay.

52:43>> We would just be out

52:45>> whatever our lane was. Will they be

52:48sorry

52:48>> is there a method or a possibility of

52:51just once those sales have been

52:53completed because obviously they're all

52:54on a set date we know what properties

52:56are going to be left over

52:59sending that information out to the

53:00public so that way individuals who are

53:02interested in potentially developing the

53:03property whether that's private

53:05nonprofit what have you can then submit

53:08their request as to what they would be

53:10willing to pay towards that lean and

53:12then the city council can review that to

53:15determine who might get that property

53:17subject to that payment.

53:21>> No, that wouldn't work.

53:22>> Yeah.

53:22>> So, the third sale, okay, if if we send

53:25it out, so let's say they have a $20,000

53:27lean and we send out to the to the

53:30general public and say, "Hey, we will

53:32write off $10,000 of this if you buy

53:35it." Well, they can go directly to the

53:37clerk and buy it for a dollar. So, so

53:40we'd have to buy first.

53:42>> No, they could buy it directly. They can

53:44also buy it from the clerk,

53:45>> right?

53:46the the county collector in this

53:48[clears throat] case, the benefit that

53:50we get out of this post third cell is we

53:54get a redevelopment agreement.

53:56>> Um, if they go directly to the county

53:59clerk or I'm sorry, cl county collector

54:02and they purchase it from them, the city

54:04has no stake in what goes there, how

54:07soon or who buys it. Um, so working with

54:11the the county collector and doing these

54:14redevelopment agreements and

54:17us waving our leans then allows us to

54:19know who's going to build there and it's

54:21not going back to somebody that's going

54:23to allow it to just become a nuisance

54:25property. [laughter]

54:30>> Council, thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'm not

54:32sure the difference between this one the

54:34next one, but due to the discussion on

54:37my paper, I would like to make the

54:39recommendation that we send it back to

54:41planning and zoning for a little more

54:42work.

54:54>> We've got to get it before council

54:56first.

54:58Right now, it's just a resolution.

55:02Are you making the recommendation we

55:04bring this before council for a

55:06decision?

55:07>> That's if we can get it back to public

55:10works.

55:11>> And and just as a note, these have been

55:14to public works and planning twice

55:16already. Um and voted forward to council

55:19for review. Um but at your leisure, what

55:25you would like to do with them?

55:33Mr. Legal Council, what is the process

55:36to

55:38refer those back to a committee?

55:42>> I'll get to you in a second there.

55:44>> I think that the process I think that

55:47the process would be to bring it off the

55:50table for discussion and then file make

55:53a motion to table it.

55:59Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I I'm in support

56:03of this move only because I would rather

56:06see a promise of a revenue generating uh

56:12structure going on that property versus

56:14$40,000 that we hope we probably will

56:18not recover out of this. To me, one has

56:22more promise than hope. That's my take

56:26on it.

56:30Councilman Campy.

56:33>> Okay. Um,

56:36so

56:38do we do we want to send it back or do

56:41we want to send or have staff look at

56:44for future ones? I mean, if we send this

56:47back, um, we're we're asking that at

56:52that point, we're saying we don't want

56:53to work with Habitat. Maybe

56:57I don't know. Or we are we are we just

56:59trying to get the theory behind this in

57:00the for the future.

57:02>> That would be my intention. It's nothing

57:04against anybody's

57:05>> particularly uh our two um non

57:10forprofits, but

57:13at some point,

57:15you know, if if we were to figure out a

57:17way to get [clears throat] some some

57:19some of the

57:22lean amounts paid, that could be more

57:25money that could put the to buildings to

57:28be torn down than just $75,000.

57:32So,

57:34we just keep writing that off. And I

57:38know we have other properties. We know

57:41we do.

57:41>> And and the one thing to keep in mind on

57:43this specific property, we're not

57:45talking about the next one. This one is

57:47it is a post third offering which means

57:49it's over six years past due and the

57:51county collector tomorrow could accept

57:54$1 and leave the city out of this and we

57:57would get nothing and no redevelopment

57:59agreement per state statute. So just

58:02keep that in mind on this this one

58:05specifically because it is post third

58:08the county collector can do that at his

58:10leisure except whatever he wants. He

58:13does not have to involve the city under

58:15state statute.

58:16Now the next one is completely different

58:18but under this one it is a post third

58:22which means he can take whatever he

58:23wants for it.

58:27Councilman Camper.

58:29>> Yeah. So, I think I would like to bring

58:32resolution

58:36make sure 2026-43

58:39to the table

58:41and then ask staff to work on future

58:45recommendations for

58:47um post third offerings.

58:52>> That makes sense. I will second that

58:55>> on this one

58:58>> just for the fact of if like you said

59:01the clerk could take this tomorrow for a

59:03dollar and then we don't have an

59:06agreement the person can sit on it for

59:0720 years

59:10>> and and I have started working on that

59:11because that was the directive that I

59:13took out of the public works and

59:14planning meetings. So um we are

59:16currently looking at that but it's of

59:19course not going to affect these two

59:20that are before us tonight.

59:24Mr. Legal Council, should that be two

59:27motions?

59:29>> So, the first motion is just to get in

59:31front of council.

59:32>> Yeah, I'll just do the first motion

59:33since he said we already motioned and

59:35passed for that.

59:37>> And I will second that.

59:39>> All right. We have a motion and a second

59:41to bring resolution 2026-43

59:45in front of council.

59:48>> All in favor? I.

59:50>> Any opposed?

59:53All right. You now have the resolution

59:55in front of you. How would you like to

59:57proceed?

1:00:02>> Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to

1:00:05uh since we're doing two things here, do

1:00:08you want to make a motion to pass and

1:00:10then we have to come back around and

1:00:12make the motion to do a process for the

1:00:14future?

1:00:15>> Oh, no. You don't want to make

1:00:18>> You don't want to make a motion to pass.

1:00:19You just want to make a motion to lay it

1:00:21on the table and then you can add

1:00:23whatever instructions you want to that

1:00:28>> take care of this lay on the table.

1:00:30>> I thought that's what my motion was.

1:00:31>> That's what his motion.

1:00:33>> Lay it on the table.

1:00:34>> It's in front of council now that you

1:00:36just voted on was to bring it out in

1:00:37front of council.

1:00:39>> Yeah.

1:00:39>> Now put it back on the table

1:00:42>> with instructions.

1:00:43>> Okay.

1:00:44>> If you don't you don't want it approved.

1:00:46>> If you don't want it approved. Okay.

1:00:47Councilwoman Job, you have not spoken on

1:00:50this issue.

1:00:51>> Well, in my understanding, we're trying

1:00:53to do two separate things because I

1:00:55think from what it sounds like, we would

1:00:57like to vote on the resolution, but then

1:00:59also add instruction for future

1:01:03transactions,

1:01:05>> not related to this one specifically.

1:01:11>> No. So, so my motion was just to lay

1:01:14this one on the table. I took the second

1:01:16part off because Mr. said, "We've

1:01:17already done that." So, they're already

1:01:19working on that.

1:01:20>> Okay.

1:01:20>> So, all I've done was laid it onto the

1:01:22table for vote for for consideration and

1:01:25then I thought it was open for comment

1:01:26and then we'll vote. That's how I

1:01:27thought the process were.

1:01:29>> I'll send one up.

1:01:31>> Is that the way you understood?

1:01:33>> Okay.

1:01:34>> So, I do have another comment on this as

1:01:37well, though. I mean, it's pretty well

1:01:38been hashed out, but it sounds like

1:01:39Habitat

1:01:41already has some sort of a vision for

1:01:43this property. And being in the

1:01:45affordable housing crisis that we're in,

1:01:47I don't want to in any way jeopardize

1:01:49our uh relationship with them. So, I'm

1:01:53definitely in favor of this.

1:01:57>> Any Councilman Hamilton?

1:01:59>> I was just going to proceed with my

1:02:01motion to approve that.

1:02:05already starting on the table to

1:02:09approve.

1:02:13>> All right. You have resolution 2026-43

1:02:19in front of you for a roll call of

1:02:22>> Holt

1:02:23>> I.

1:02:24>> Hazelton. I

1:02:25>> Joe.

1:02:26>> I

1:02:26>> Cam Peter.

1:02:27>> I

1:02:27>> Lester.

1:02:28>> I

1:02:29>> Lel.

1:02:29>> Hi

1:02:30>> Young.

1:02:30>> I

1:02:31>> ers

1:02:31>> I

1:02:32>> Allan

1:02:32>> I

1:02:33>> Dulie

1:02:34>> I

1:02:34>> resolution is adopted.

1:02:39>> All right. Item E resolution 2026-44.

1:02:44>> A resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:02:46city clerk to execute a lean lease

1:02:48agreement with Habitat for Humanity.

1:02:54Mr. Hick, welcome back.

1:02:56>> Me again.

1:02:58>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, as the clerk said,

1:03:01uh, the city was approached by Habitat

1:03:03Humanity about a lean release agreement

1:03:06with 104 East Franklin

1:03:09is the resolution before you. Um, I'll I

1:03:13won't go over a lot of the state statute

1:03:14stuff that we just discussed, but this

1:03:16one is completely different than what we

1:03:19just got done talking about. So, um I

1:03:21will spend a second talking about it. Um

1:03:25this property was a dangerous building.

1:03:27It was also a fire burn, a severe fire

1:03:29burn. The leans that the city currently

1:03:32has against it for everything from

1:03:34boardups to demolition to lawnmowing is

1:03:37$15,50066

1:03:40plus any interest and penalties since uh

1:03:43when we pulled these numbers. Uh this

1:03:46property is not post third sale offering

1:03:50which means that it went to tax sale uh

1:03:54but it is not gone for the third year in

1:03:56a row. The owner of the property uh who

1:04:00lives in the state of California reached

1:04:02out to Habitat for Humanity and donated

1:04:05it to Habitat

1:04:07um prior to it going to third cell at um

1:04:11the county. Um, so this one is different

1:04:14than what uh we previously dealt with

1:04:19this property. Um, the owners um to keep

1:04:23it from going to tax sale donated it to

1:04:25Habitat. Habitat accepted and had their

1:04:28attorney look at it and accepted um with

1:04:31all our lean on it. Um so currently the

1:04:35owner of the property after donation

1:04:36would be Habitat for Humanity. Um which

1:04:39is kind of backwards of how this process

1:04:42normally would work on a third party not

1:04:44involving the county sale. Uh previously

1:04:47what has happened um in these

1:04:50third-party donation or cells is they

1:04:53contact us prior to the property

1:04:56changing hands. I would take it to

1:04:58public works and planning and then to

1:05:00this body for approval. Uh these would

1:05:03be the situations where um there is no

1:05:06option for them just to go to the county

1:05:08and buy it over the county uh you know

1:05:10collector for a dollar. Um our leans are

1:05:13intact and full um on this property

1:05:18um and uh they're requesting that they

1:05:21be released um in the amount of 15,000

1:05:24and some change. Um they are responsible

1:05:27for paying all the back taxes to the

1:05:29county as well. Um which on this

1:05:31property I believe was around $4,000 uh

1:05:34with late fees and everything. And again

1:05:36because this is not a post third

1:05:38offering

1:05:40um it was only uh four years behind on

1:05:43taxes. So it was after the first

1:05:44offering um the county uh collector over

1:05:49the counter sales is not part of this.

1:05:52Um so it is a different situation. Um

1:05:55but the request is the same. They would

1:05:58like us to rec release these leans um

1:06:02with us um having a redevelopment

1:06:04agreement for a single family home on

1:06:06the property. And I would be happy to

1:06:08answer any questions,

1:06:11>> questions

1:06:20that Mr. Helman said. Yeah, they've

1:06:24gotten themselves into a heck of a

1:06:25position here because they now own

1:06:28property that has a lean on it and it's

1:06:30a tax lean, which means they could build

1:06:33a new house on it and then somebody

1:06:34could come in and pay the taxes and take

1:06:37that property right out from them to

1:06:39somebody else.

1:06:42That's why they normally do it the other

1:06:44way.

1:06:48Other comments

1:06:57council's hand and councilman camper

1:07:00>> I think I was getting back to my

1:07:01original thing on the last house what

1:07:06>> what position do we have to stop people

1:07:08from doing that if he lives out in

1:07:10California like

1:07:12you know obviously donated I'm scott

1:07:14free there he had is there any

1:07:16accountability toward whomever that is.

1:07:21Once [sighs]

1:07:23if

1:07:24again this is a different situation

1:07:26because it's kind of backwards of how it

1:07:28normally would happen. Um the previous

1:07:31ones of these we've done um where it was

1:07:33a third party transfer not involving the

1:07:35county. Um you know is exactly what we

1:07:38talked about during the first

1:07:40resolution. you know, the person said,

1:07:42"You know what? I'm willing to pay

1:07:43$10,000 for the slot." And then the

1:07:46county gets their 3,000 and we get the

1:07:48remaining balance. Um the previous

1:07:51property owner gets nothing. Um you

1:07:54know, the the one that comes to mind, we

1:07:56did an eight house, I'm sorry, eight

1:07:58property um one of these years back. Um

1:08:03and that's what happened. They actually

1:08:04paid money for it because the structures

1:08:06were still standing. The county got

1:08:08their money. We got part of our money.

1:08:10we just release the difference so that

1:08:12it got it in a developer's hand um to

1:08:15maintain. Um but once it's donated and

1:08:20all the title work has been closed on

1:08:22this, there really is no recourse to the

1:08:25previous owner because the current owner

1:08:27is Habitat for Humanity who inherited

1:08:30all of their bad debt or leans on this

1:08:34property. And it I don't know,

1:08:37does that sound right?

1:08:40Yeah, that's what I was trying to say

1:08:42kind of earlier is is Habitat now owns a

1:08:45piece of property that has a lean on it

1:08:50and uh that being a tax lean, anybody

1:08:55can come in and just pay that amount

1:08:56that's owed and take that property right

1:08:59right from them. I mean, they've I think

1:09:02that's one of the reasons they're coming

1:09:03to the council is because they have

1:09:05gotten themselves legally into a really

1:09:07bad position.

1:09:11>> Councilman Camper.

1:09:13>> Um, so I'll make my statement again. Um,

1:09:15if we're going to do this, we need to

1:09:18make it public that anybody can buy a

1:09:21property on the first round because

1:09:24that's kind of what this would be like,

1:09:25[snorts] the first offering. And we

1:09:27would we would wave their tax leans as

1:09:29well. then I guarantee you every

1:09:31property would sell the first first um

1:09:34sale. So, we kind of got to watch what

1:09:36we're doing here. Um or else we're going

1:09:39to wave leans for every property cuz

1:09:41they will sell at the first sale if

1:09:44everybody knows they're getting property

1:09:46for just whatever the taxes are. And on

1:09:48this one, it was a donation. So, it was

1:09:51not a sale at the county. This was I

1:09:53think is an effort by the previous owner

1:09:56to prevent it from selling at the

1:09:58county. Um but I

1:10:00>> but it's the same concept. I mean they

1:10:02the first cell they could do the same

1:10:03thing.

1:10:04>> First cell under state statute they're

1:10:05required to pay all back taxes and

1:10:07leans. So until that third goes um we do

1:10:11not

1:10:13tax sale historically we do not remove

1:10:16our leans before the third offering

1:10:18unless it's a donation and it's a third

1:10:20party to third party.

1:10:21>> Okay. Everybody I a developer can go and

1:10:24say, "Hey, will you donate this property

1:10:25to me and then I'll take care of you

1:10:28don't have to pay any of your leans

1:10:30>> if because the city's going to let go of

1:10:31them."

1:10:32>> As long as the council voted that that

1:10:34was the best interest of the city, then

1:10:35yes, absolutely. That is the way the the

1:10:38ordinance reads.

1:10:40>> Thank you.

1:10:44>> Other comments.

1:10:50Well, it sounds like we're trying to

1:10:53help somebody out of a pickle.

1:10:56It absolutely sounds like. Did they

1:10:58know? I mean, were they aware of this

1:11:01when they accepted the donation?

1:11:04>> Um,

1:11:05Mr. Crane asked me to talk to their

1:11:07attorney. I did, and she indicated they

1:11:10did not do a title search. Well, they

1:11:12accepted the property. And and since

1:11:15then in communications I've had with the

1:11:17um the requesttor um they did reach it

1:11:21back out to the donator and ask him to

1:11:24take the property back and he said

1:11:26absolutely not unless the city removes

1:11:28their leans. [laughter]

1:11:30So

1:11:32>> imagine that.

1:11:34>> So So now Habitat now owes those leans

1:11:38owes that tax money.

1:11:40>> They're now responsible for paying that

1:11:43Other comments,

1:11:47[clears throat]

1:11:51Councilman Camp, I was no comment. I was

1:11:54just going to put it back on. See if I

1:11:57can put resolution 2026-44

1:12:01on the table.

1:12:02>> Second.

1:12:03>> All right. There's a request to bring

1:12:05resolution 2026-44

1:12:08in front of council.

1:12:10There's been a second.

1:12:13All in favor?

1:12:14>> I.

1:12:15>> Any opposed?

1:12:16>> I.

1:12:18>> All right.

1:12:22You have resolution 2026-44

1:12:25in front of you. Any other comments on

1:12:28this resolution?

1:12:31We'll do a roll call vote.

1:12:34>> Hazelton.

1:12:35>> No.

1:12:36>> Job.

1:12:37>> I.

1:12:38>> Camper.

1:12:38>> No.

1:12:39>> Lester.

1:12:40>> I. Michael,

1:12:42>> no.

1:12:43>> Young,

1:12:43>> hi.

1:12:44>> Allers,

1:12:45>> no.

1:12:46>> Allan,

1:12:47>> no.

1:12:48>> Julie,

1:12:49>> no.

1:12:52>> No.

1:12:55>> Seven nos, three eyes. Resolution

1:12:58failed.

1:13:02>> All right. Item F, resolution 2026-45.

1:13:07A resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:13:09city clerk to execute an amendment to

1:13:11the design build agreement and general

1:13:13conditions between owner and design

1:13:15builder with Macau Gordon.

1:13:20>> Mr. Holtzer, are you presenting on this

1:13:23one or crane?

1:13:25>> He can.

1:13:26>> Okay.

1:13:26>> Tag him if he needs to.

1:13:28>> All right.

1:13:28>> Thank you, mayor. This this agreement

1:13:30will uh continue with the construction

1:13:34of the downtown hotel, conference

1:13:36center, and parking garage with Gordon.

1:13:40It's going to add construction of the

1:13:41parking garage component of the project

1:13:43to the scope, which is also going to

1:13:45have early site work activities for the

1:13:48whole site and construction of the

1:13:51parking garage. It will also

1:13:53uh provide the

1:13:56um closing of the parking revenue bonds

1:14:01uh once those are sold. So, we'll be

1:14:04reviewing those and issuing a notice to

1:14:06proceed on November 17th if the sale of

1:14:09those bonds goes good. And then the um

1:14:14notice to proceed with the remaining

1:14:16portions of the project will be

1:14:17contingent upon closing and the

1:14:19remainder on financing at a later date.

1:14:23Happy to answer

1:14:25questions.

1:14:31>> All right, Councilman.

1:14:34>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I would like to

1:14:35lay resolution 2026-45 before the

1:14:39council. Second.

1:14:41>> All right. We've got a request to bring

1:14:43resolution 2026-45

1:14:47from the council.

1:14:49All in favor?

1:14:50>> I.

1:14:51>> Any opposed?

1:14:53>> All right. You now have resolution

1:14:552026-45

1:14:57in front of you. Are there any other

1:14:59comments or questions?

1:15:03Seeing none, we will [clears throat] do

1:15:04a roll call vote.

1:15:06>> Job.

1:15:08>> Hi.

1:15:09>> Camper. Hi

1:15:10>> Lester.

1:15:11>> I

1:15:11>> Michael.

1:15:12>> Hi

1:15:12>> Young.

1:15:13>> I

1:15:13>> Hollers.

1:15:14>> I

1:15:15>> Allan.

1:15:15>> I

1:15:16>> Douly.

1:15:16>> I

1:15:17>> Hol.

1:15:18>> I

1:15:18>> Hazelton.

1:15:19>> I

1:15:20>> resolution is adopted.

1:15:22All

1:15:22>> right. Item 15. Approval of the close

1:15:25session minutes.

1:15:28>> Second.

1:15:30>> To do a roll call vote.

1:15:34>> Ter.

1:15:34>> I.

1:15:35>> Lester.

1:15:36>> I.

1:15:36>> Michael.

1:15:37>> I.

1:15:37>> Ke. Allers.

1:15:39>> Hi.

1:15:40>> Allen.

1:15:40>> Hi.

1:15:41>> Wheelie.

1:15:41>> Hi.

1:15:42>> Hol.

1:15:42>> Hi.

1:15:43>> Hazelton.

1:15:44>> Hi.

1:15:45>> Joe.

1:15:46>> Hi.

1:15:46>> Motion passes.

1:15:49>> 16. New new business. I did have one

1:15:52request to counel the December 7th

1:15:56meeting.

1:15:59Comments or thoughts?

1:16:02Is there anybody? Councilman can't

1:16:05>> you just cancel it completely or just

1:16:07moving it? just canceling it unless we'd

1:16:09absolutely need it.

1:16:11>> Need a motion.

1:16:12>> Is there any objection yet? A motion

1:16:15would keep it.

1:16:16>> I'll make a motion.

1:16:17>> Second.

1:16:18>> All right, we've got a motion and a

1:16:20second. All in favor?

1:16:22>> I.

1:16:23>> Any opposed

1:16:26with the understanding if something were

1:16:28to come up, we may have to reschedu. As

1:16:30of now, it will be cancelled.

1:16:34Item 17, unfinished business is we do

1:16:38not have any. Item 18, recess close.

1:16:42We'll ask the clerk to read the

1:16:44statement.

1:16:45>> The chair will entertain a motion to

1:16:47recess the public session of pursuant to

1:16:49section 61021, provide statutes of

1:16:52Missouri, go into close session to

1:16:53discuss the following. Attorney client

1:16:56privilege subsection one, real estate

1:16:59subsection two, and negotiated contract

1:17:01subsection 12. Is there a motion? So I

1:17:04move that we recess and go into closing.

1:17:08>> Second.

1:17:09>> We got a motion and a second. We'll need

1:17:12a roll call vote on that as well.

1:17:14>> Lester.

1:17:15>> Hi.

1:17:16>> Michael.

1:17:16>> Hi.

1:17:17>> Young.

1:17:17>> Hi

1:17:23>> all.

1:17:24I

1:17:37>> All right, we'll meet across the hall.

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## Sources

- Packet: https://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/2026-11-02%20packet.pdf

- Agenda PDF: https://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/2026-11-02%20agenda%20(1).pdf

- Council agendas and minutes: https://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/meetings_and_agendas/council_agendas_and_minutes.php

- City YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cojits