In August 2006,
the City Council implemented the use of speaker cards.
Click here to view a PDF
that explains the use of speaker cards at City Council meetings.

Kirkwood City Hall – Council Chamber

139 S. Kirkwood Road

August 7, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.

I.                              MEETING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRIFFIN

II.                            ROLL CALL

III.                           PRESENTATIONS

IV.                           INTRODUCTIONS AND RECOGNITIONS 

V.                            PUBLIC HEARINGS

1.             A Request for a Special Use Permit for a Restaurant with Outdoor Seating at 140 Kirkwood Road.  The Petitioner is LaSalsa.

2.             A Request to Vacate Handy Street for a Retail Building known as Sunset Square at 1230 South Kirkwood Road.

3.             Fixing and Establishing Tax Rates for the City of Kirkwood and the Kirkwood Library

VI.                           PUBLIC COMMENTS – 3-MINUTE LIMIT PER PERSON

VII.                         APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

VIII.                        CONSENT AGENDA

The Consent Agenda is a meeting method that many City Councils use to help make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience.  The City Council voted to begin using the Consent Agenda method as of June 1, 1998.  All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Kirkwood City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the Council with no separate discussion.  If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council.  The expenditures listed in the consent agenda are items already approved in the current city budget.

a)             Approval of the July 3, 2008 City Council Meeting Minutes

b)            Resolution 60-2008, accepting the proposal of Personal Assistance Services (PAS) for an Employee Assistance Program ($5,400)

c)             Resolution 61-2008, authorizing and directing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Eagle Bank to provide investment transactions for the City

IX.                           OLD BUSINESS

1.             Bill 9903, appropriating funds for additional costs to replenish road salt ($52,000)

2.             Bill 9904, appropriating funds for the Zoning Administrator position ($60,597)

X.                            NEW BUSINESS

1.             Bill 9866, vacating two easements on 100 Pitman Place

2.             Bill 9905, amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances to establish an Audit Committee in compliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

3.             Bill 9906, amending provisions of the Zoning Code regarding off-street parking requirements in the B-2 Zoning District

4.             Resolution 59-2008, approving a site plan to construct a parking lot at 10551 Big Bend

5.             Resolution 62-2008, modifying a temporary construction easement to Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to a permanent easement at Fireman’s Park

XI.                           CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION (IF ANY)

XII.                         CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

XIII.                        CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORTS

XIV.                        CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS

XV.                         MEETING ADJOURNMENT

                                PLEASE NOTE:  The next regular meeting of the Kirkwood City Council will take place at 7:00 p.m. on AUGUST 21, 2008.

UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS

NONE SCHEDULED

CONTINUED ITEMS

NONE

TABLED ITEMS

Bill 9757, amending the Zoning Code regarding R-5 Zoning District and Definitions

PERSONS REQUIRING AN ACCOMMODATION TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 314-822-5802 AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.  THE CITY OF KIRKWOOD IS INTERESTED IN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR ALL PERSONS. UPON REQUEST, THE MINUTES FROM THIS MEETING CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE IN AN ALTERNATE FORMAT, SUCH AS AUDIO TAPE, BY CALLING 314-822-5802.