Board of Aldermen Vote Through Ordinances With No Objections

The dais at the may have a new look at the next Board of Aldermen meeting with the upcoming election, but Thursday's meeting still had the familiar faces—and familiar results.

For potentially the last time with four aldermanic spots up for grabs at the April 5 General Election, the current members of the St. Peters governing body met at the Justice Center. The members made the meeting count, passing nine new ordinances on the night, upping the total to 50 for the year. As Mayor Len Pagano joked at the end of the meeting, the City of St. Peters has passed more new business in three months than that state of Missouri will probably do all year long.

The board actually had 10 items up for vote at the meeting, but one item was pushed back until April. The other nine items went up for votes and all passed with a resounding 8-0 vote.

Among the highlights of the voting process, the board agreed to end a lease agreement with Central County Fire and Rescue for a building in Old Town St. Peters. The plan now is to tear down the storage facility and use the space for more parking.

The board also approved an agreement with Ameren Missouri to remove a pole as part of the Mexico Road Widening Project. In order to widen Mexico Road from McGavoc to Cross Trail Lane and complete the connection of Dubrey Drive to Mexico Road, a power line must be relocated. Ameren will split the cost with the city as long as the utilities are placed underground, which the board agreed to do.

One item not on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting was the discussion of “urban” chickens. the board debated the merits of allowing controlled ownership of chickens within city limit. The board considered voting on the ordinance Thursday, but couldn’t because the discussion needs to go in front of the Planning and Zoning Commission first.

For now, the chicken discussion will take place at the April 6 Planning and Zoning meeting and the Board will vote on the issue at the April 28 meeting.

In the work session, Alderman Gus Elliott, Ward 3 said he had done some polling that showed a majority of his residents supported the chickens. Other Aldermen weren’t convinced by Elliott’s poll since it wasn’t limited to St. Peters residents and it left out a variety of provisions—like cost of permits—that board had debated.

• Before the meeting, the mayor issued three proclamations. The first recognized March as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The other two proclamations were in celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day.
• The Board recognized the Francis Howell Central High School hockey team.  The  from St. Charles County to reach the Mid-States Club Hockey Association’s Challenge Cup championship game and Howell Central then stunned everyone at the Scottrade Center with a 7-3 win over top-seeded CBC.
• The board also recognized the Howell Central Cheerleaders for winning the Blue Angel award the Mid States Hockey game.

1. "Bill No. 11-42: Bill authorizing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri to execute an agreement with Budrovich Excavating, Inc. for construction of the West Sunny Hill Blvd. Extension Phase II Embankment in Place Project."

11-42: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5559

2. "Bill No. 11-43: Bill authorizing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri to enter into a Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Agreement relating to the Mexico Road – Salt Lick Road Intersection Improvement Project (Federal Project No. CMAQ 5640(612))."

11-43: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5560

3. "Bill No. 11-44: Bill authorizing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to execute an agreement with Ameren Missouri for utility pole removal and underground relocation for the Mexico Road Widening Project."

11-44: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5561

4. "Bill No. 11-45: Bill authorizing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to execute a Contract Change Order with Millstone Bangert Inc. for the Salt River Road Project."

11-45: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5562

5. "Bill No. 11-46: Bill amending or repealing certain sections and enacting new sections of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters, Title IV: Land Use dealing with the establishment of Zoning and Regulating Land  Use in the City limits of the City of St. Peters, Missouri and providing for the establishment of regulations for land subdivision in the limits of the City of St. Peters, Missouri."

11-46: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5563

6. "Bill No. 11-47: Bill approving a Record Plat within the City of St. Peters, Missouri, for the purpose of recording in St. Charles County, Missouri (Resubdivision of Lot 2 of Woodstone Place)."

11-47: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5564

7. "Bill No. 11-48: Bill accepting for maintenance the dedication of certain water distribution lines in and connected with the Resubdivision of Lot 2C of I-70 Trade Center."

11-48: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5565

8. "Bill No. 11-49: Bill directing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to execute a certain termination of lease agreement with Central County Fire and Rescue."

11-49: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5566

9. "Bill No. 11-50: Bill directing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to give notice of termination of a certain lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC."

11-50: Moved to April.

10. "Bill No. 11-51: Bill authorizing the City Administrator of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, to execute a Contract Amendment No. 3 with Pickett Ray & Silver for additional survey and design for the West Sunny Hill Boulevard Extension – Phase 2."

11-51: Passes 8-0. Ordinance No. 5567