JENNINGS  Minutes oft the City Council Regular Meeting  Jennings City Hall June 24,2 2019- -7:00 p.m.  Thet two thousand three hundred: ninety third meeting oft the. Jennings City Council was held onl Monday,  June 24, 2019a at 7p.m. at. Jennings Cityl Hall. A. PUBLICHEARING B. REGULARMEETING 1. Call to Order  Mayor Austin called the regular meeting for the City of. Jennings to order at 7:00 p.m. She asked fora moment ofs silence for Michael Langsdorf, the North County Cooperative Officer, who was shot and  killed on Sunday, June 23, 2019i int the City of Wellston.  2.1 Pledge of Allegiance 3.1 Roll Call Councilmembers) Present: Rodney Epps, Aja Owens Councilmembers. Absent: none  Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Francine. Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson,  Also, Present: Yolanda Austin, Mayor; Samuel (Sam) Alton, City Attorney; Deletral Hudson, City Clerk; Kareen] McNeal, Deputy City Clerk, Henry. Johnson, Director of Housing and] Economic Development; John Geasley. Jr., Corrections Lt.; Williel Brandon Jr., Recreation Director, James (Jim) Maixner, Public Works Director of Streets and Parks; Captain. Juan Cox, St. Louis County Police Department.  4.Approval of the Agenda favor of approving the agenda.  On thei motion: madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council voted allin 5. Approval of the regular meeting minutes from the May 28, 2019 Council meeting. Ont thei motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council voted alli in favort to approve the regular meeting minutes from thel May 28, 2019 Council meeting. PRESENTATIONOFI PETITIONERS, REMONSTRATIONS, COMPLAINTSAND  C. REQUEST: 1.  Comments by the Public:  Terry Buford of 2601 Kinamore. Drive, stated 2608 Kinamore has been vacant for about 10 years. She saidt thel lawn) has been mowed one time at 26081 Kinamore andi needst tol bei mowed again. Ms. Buford said shel has received conflicting information about whether 26081 Kinamore has been sold ori ifthe propertyi is Ms. Buford said at 2600 Kinamore, the grass needs tol be cut, and aj pit bulll keeps getting out. She said that she has called, animal control, thej police department, and the building department, and the pit bull  owned byt the City. She asked for an update ont thes status of 2608 Kinamore.  still gets out.  June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 1of12  PreparedbyKareenL McNeal    Ms. Buford: said at 27001 Kinamore thei residents only mowed the fronty yard, but the side and back lawns need tol ber mowed. She said shel has left several messages with the building department, but nobody calls Ms. Buford askedi for an update on thei trucks parking on the Target lot. Mayor Austin replied the Cityl had to wait untilt the owner] put thei no parking signs up. Shes said the signs are up andt the last time she went through the Target parkingl lot she onlys saw one truck and the officers know they should be enforcing the Victoria Lee of6368 Lalite Avenue, asked aboutt the City getting speed bumps put onl Lalite. She described the speedingi issue on Lalite. Ms. Lee said shei is continually hearing gun shots and she doesn't know who to call anymore. She said Officer McCrary told her to continue to report issues to the police department. Captain Cox said the police have been doing some foot patrol at the Star Residence particularly on the parking lots. He said that thej police would doa ai radars study and try to curb some oft the speeding onl Lalite. Councilman Epps askedi ifitv was possiblet toj puts speed! bumps on some ofthes streets. Mayor Austin said the Cityi ist trying to capture whats streets need the speed! bumps. Councilman Epps reiteratedi that it is possible, 2. Clarence. Britten of2219. Switzer, stated on Switzer from. Jennings Station Roadt to Clifton there isa hill with ai two way stop sign going north and south, but the east and west boundt traffic speeds over the hill. Hes said thel house ont the corner finally cut the grass. Hes saidt that] he does not appreciate Henry. Johnson calling the police onl himf for coming to City Hallt to filea a complaint. He said his safety comes before anything. He said thei firel hydrant onl his street ist blocked1 by thet tall grass and weeds. He said what ist the use of cutting the grass ify you are not going tot the get the weeds from Mr. Britten said the street Switzer ist torn up; hel has had to replace his tires fourt times. He asked wheret the tax dollars are going to.] Mr. Britten askedi ifana audit can be done tol let residents know what their tax dollars are going for.] Hes said the elected officials work for the citizens; the citizens don't work fort the elected officials. Mayor Austin said the City's budgeti is online. Mr. Brittens said that! he can understand: iti is online but asked why printed copies could not bej provided at the Council meetings. Hes saidt there are things being built on1 the southe end of Jennings andi inl River Roads, but Mr. Britten said people arel hearing al lot ofg guns shots, he asked wheni is enough going to be enough. Jimi replied that Switzer is scheduledi tol bei repaved from Jennings Station Roadt to Clifton. Jim said! he will request at traffics study tos see about a stop sign being put up. He said the City is taking care ofa lot of properties, but due tot the rain they areb being maintained on and off. Mr. Britten said that he understands that but asked aboutt the] people that own the property and saidi ifthey: are not going to take care oft thej property then selli itt to someone who will.. Jim said that is something that canl be looked into, buti it depends on where the owner is with their taxes. Mr.] Britten said thel loopholei isi if they payt theirt taxes, they don'th havet to do anything elset tol keep the property up.. Jim explained the owner is paying for the grasst tol be cut through their real estate taxes. Councilman Epps askedi ifthe property Mr.] Britten and. Jim weret talking about was at 8601 Clifton. Jim said it was. He said Public Works did go to mow the lawn at 8601 Clifton wheni it was brought tol his attention but unfortunately ity was not int thel MyGov system att thet time, andl Public Works had to wait the seven days. He said the seven days was up Thursday andl Public Works was able to get the property mowed onl Friday. Councilman Epps and. Jim discussedi the legal process for Public Works tol be ablei tor mow privately owned properties. Mr. Britten expressed his concern withj properties repeatedly goingt through the legal process. Councilman Epps askedi ifb blighted and condemned; properties are delinquent ont taxes, ist therei is any way the City canl bypass going through court and mow them and charge the owner. Sam saidi ift the property is ane emergency it can bypass some oft the legal process. He said the code defines what ane emergency is and wheni itl happens. Sam said there is still the timeline thati isi in the code wheni iti isap private property and wel have to1 notify them and givet the owner an opportunity to fixi it. Councilman Epps askedi ifthe City could legally make and ordinance where ifiti is private property andt they are delinquent ont thei taxes that the City can cuti ita automatically. The Council continued to discuss thel legal process fori issues at vacant properties. Councilman Johnson said the Cityi isi making efforts on some oft those properties, there. have been two auctions, the resident askedi if he could get al list of vacant properties that are City owned. He encouraged residents tol keep checking the City's website: for an update on whent the auctions area goingt tol happen. Mayor Austin said residents can also contact. Myra Randlei int the Building Department to get information regarding City ownedj properties. Councilwoman Owens asked what are the ways that residents cani find out when the auctions are going on. Mayor Austin said residents can check the newspaper, the. Jennings newsletter, the City's website, thel bulletin board, and their Councilmembers are also aware and can get the word out. Councilwoman. Dugger statedt that full council did notl knowt the fullj process, there  back.  ordinance bys givinga a citation tot thet truckers.  and the City might place speed bumps on the streets.  around the wholel house.  nothing where people live.  He askedi ifity wouldt take an elected official getting hurt tos see change.  June: 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 2of12  PreparedbyKareenL McNeal    wasi no ordinance brought tos say that. Jennings was going to do an auction. Shes said the auctionj just started. She said not all of us know wheret the money is going and who is collecting the money. She said not all ofus! have seen a contract onl how an auction works. Mayor. Austin advised thei residents that ninety-nine percent oft the Council was aware of the auction and thei information. Councilwoman Dugger rebutted that all oft the Council should have been aware ofthe auction information. Rosiland Sykes of 8854. May Ave, askedi ifresidents can get information: from the Schooll Board Members about what time residents are allowed tou use the track at] Jennings High School. Councilmember Wilson (a School Board Member) stateds signs with opening and closing hours were posted on both entrances, as well as the. Jennings School District website. Ms. Sykes saids she has noj problem with thej police, shel lovest them dearly everyt time she calls, they haver responded. Shes said. Jennings needs more police presence. She said May and Shannon are terrible. Shes said Shannon & Mayi is like a speedway. Shes saidi ifaj police officer sits at the Shannon andI May and] Hord andl Mayt they would be ablet toj pay their salary from the amount of citations that would be written. Shes said people are speeding down. Jennings Station Road. She said gangs are being formedi in the community. She described what shet thought tol beag gang on Shannon. She described Captain Cox said he agrees with having more ofap police presence. He said he wishes] hel had fifty more officers, but he doesn't. He described several: issues wherel businesses and residents have asked for additional police presence. Hes said there are only so1 many police officers int the community ata time.] Hes said thej police do al lot ofe extra patrols. Hes said Officer McCrary is taking notes at the neighborhood watch meetings. Hes said officers get on the concerns thei next day, but hel has tot take resources from one] place andj put them int the next place. Captain Cox said therei isar rule ify you are not att thes station for official police business then officers are tob bei int their car atab business, church, park, or patrolling neighborhoods. Hes said the Cityl has al lot of differenti issues, such as violent crimes.] Hes said violent crimest take] precedent, but traffic enforcement isi important. Hes said the police are still answering callsi for domestic violence, shots fired and: much more. Captain Cox said officers will make ane effort tol bei more visible, but he does not have any additional officers. Yolonda Fountain. Henderson of 8822 Sumter, asked for at traffic study at Middle Rivers and Cozens, and Lynwood and] Mary. She described accidents about to occur when usingt thel back entrance oft the. Junior High School. She said thati is whys she asked for stop signs att those locations. Shes said the first thing, you see coming offt thel highwayi is graffiti she askedi ift the graffiti couldb be removed from Lilian. She saidt thei island on. Jennings Station] Road leading to White Castle is awful, she said thei island on] Lucas and Hunt is also awful. She saids she was pleased tos say andi might want tol honort the officers. She described ai robbery inj progress that officers were ablet to stop. She acknowledged. Jim for coming out after the last council meeting tol look at thel holei int the street she reportedi inl May. She asked when the "plate"i int thes street can bel lifted. She said they are starting to hear al loto ofs sonic booms and they aret nots surei ifthey are fireworks or gun shots. She askedi ifthe shots fired wouldi register where thel booms are coming from. Captain Cox said the shots spotter is supposedt tob be! pretty sophisticated: ands should recognized the difference between gun shots and fireworks. She said' Thursdayi ist thel last day ofs summer school. She asked everyone tol ber mindful of the students out and about. She said they are calleds speed humps now, ifthe City would liket to investigate. Shes saidt that shes sent information to Councilman Wilson. She said at 2451 Shannon she is asking againi ifthel housel has an occupancy permit, there are al lot of people staying in thel house. She said] Koenman Park has al lot ofpeople in the park after hours. Shes suggested Councilman Stichnote address the people beingi int thej park after it closes. Councilman Wilson said the building on Lilian with the graffiti isi in! Pine Lawn, andl he would contact Mayor Epps of Pine Lawnt to address Lynne Porte of8 8346 Osborn Dr, stated thej property at 8344 Osborn Drive for 3-4 years] people have been! livingt there without and occupancy permit. She found out more than what was allowed was livingi int thei residence, the gutteri is torn up and was never: fixed, the black SUVi iss sitting on flats and was never repaired thel backyard has notl been cut. Thel building department was informed. Ms. Cassy told Ms. Porte they would notl know anything unlesst thei neighbors wouldi inform them ofthe infractions. She calledt to check ont thes status and was told ai notice would be put ont the door and if anyone was caught there they would be arrested. Shes saidt they need to give noticei int the evening because the residents work during the day. She said that she checked again ont the status and was told by Mike and Cassy not to worry the owner has come clean she asked whatt that means. She said nothing has been done. She calledt the police tol have thel black SUVt towed andi thanked the police for towingi it. She saidi it seems tol heri instead off following the. Jennings rules or ordinances something else is going on andi its should bei investigated. Shes said sheg got thei impression from Cassy that the The street corner: from] Kinamore Drive and the outer road andl Lucas and] Hunt has ridges in the road that would bel hard on any vehicle; why would theyl leave the road like that for monthsi isal big  events whent thes suspected gang members rang her doorbell.  the graffiti.  house wasi not! habitable.  June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 3of12  PreparedbykareenL MeNeal    question. She saidt they triedt to repairi it, but it stilll has ridges. She saidi ifit was any other placei in Ms. Portes said thej property at 2721 Kinamore Drivei isa anyone living there, the yard should be against Jennings ordinance. Shes said thet treel limb on the corner of Osborn andl Kinamore needs tol be cut. She said thet treel limb is hanging over the yield sign andi it can't bes seen from the corner sot that they can get out safely onl Kinamore. Mayor Austin askedi ifthe end ofl Kinamore was the one the City was working on ors someone else.. Jims stated St. Louis County is working on the intersection at] Kinamore. Jim described the projects." Thei resident stated that they should have fixed it correctly the first time and asked aboutt the "dip" in the street.. Jim statedt the dipi in the street was calledi int to American Water Company three times.] He saidt that he will get on them about repairing thel holei int the street. Mayor Austin said that we willl have al letter from the City Attorney sent to American' Water Company sincel hel has already spokent tot them threet times. Jim said theyl have fixed the water leak, now he can callt tol have them repair thes street on Old] Lucas and Hunt, he said the projected date toi finisht the  North County that would bei fixed correctly the: first time.  repair he was told was Labor Day. Councilmember's. Reports:  3.  Councilman. Allan Stichnote: Councilman Stichnote statedl he attended Baucom' si ribbon cutting yesterday (June 23, 2019).] He encouraged everyone tos stopi int to visit. Hes said they did a greatj job rehabbing the building. Hea asked Captain Cox ift the curfew could be enforced with all the kids running the streets ati night. Captain Cox said thej police can dot that, but tol bel honest there really has not been any problems with thej juveniles. Capt. Cox saidi ifiti is destruction of property or rummaging through cars that isusually drug addicts orl kids, but therei reallyl has not been ai rash oft that this summer. Hes said Sgt. Bagley statedt they! have not! been having: any issues with thej juveniles and described ençounters with juveniles. Capt. Cox said with thej juveniles iftherei isI no one at homet they wouldl have tol bring them to the station and sit with thej juvenile until some over 18 comes to get thej juvenile. Capt. Cox said they are downi int thej park wheret theyl heard juveniles werel hanging out and drinking and theyl have mades some arrest. Councilman Stichnote saidt that on. June 21, 20191 he did: attend thel business watch meeting. On June gth he attended thei fishing derby andi it was al lot ofi fun. He said Councilwoman Jones got chased by af fish, andt there was a goodt turnout. He said thel last concert int the park got canceled due tot thei rain, he saidt the next one is. June 28h. Hes said the Cityl had a house auction onl May 1st and 441 homes were auctioned off, which! broughti in $233,048.00. He said this week hei is going to write four checks for the Councilwoman. Miranda. Jones: Councilwoman Joness said she was looking at] Lucas andl Hunt and Hord where the construction ist being done ont the corner. She said shel knows iti is a County project, but she would like tos see as a Cityi ifv we can geta at timeline of wheret they are with the construction projects. She said especially the sidewalks are al hazard because there are al lot of people who come tot that bus stop. She said that wei need tor make themi more: responsible to us because iti is our community. She saidi its started on Jennings Station! Road andl has been going on fora very longt time. She: said they can builda a wholel high risei int two weeks and over! herei itt takest them nine yearst top pave a street, she said wer need to stay on top ofCounty! becausei iti is ridiculous. She said shel knows the weather has been crazy, but she remembers last year we were saying that it was going tol be smooth as glass and it isi not.. Jims said the whole project is slatedt tol bec completed byI Labor day. Hes saidt they are doing from West] Florissant tot the intersection. Jim said he would call and get a timeline. Councilwoman. Jones said that she has seen them doi it andi redoi it several times andi its seems tol be a waste of our tax dollars. Jim said with a lot oft the. ADA accommodations theyl have tor redoi it becausei it changes everys year. Councilwoman Jones said the part one crimei is downi from 25t to 221 buti itisn mostly larceny. She askedi ifthere was aj particular area ofthe crime. She saidi iti is aboutt thes same ina all ofthe Wards except 4th Ward. Cpt. Cox typically from buzz west fall, shop lifing, burglary, andi in vacant! houses, stealing copper. Councilwoman Jones said she does not know what we can do about Buzz Westfall because: iti is a deterrent for businesses because larcenyi is sol high. There was overlapping discussion. Cpt.Cox' 's response wasi inaudible. Councilwoman Joness said that shel has seen thel bike patrols, and that says a lota about the community, she said with the hillsi in. Jennings thel bike patrol officers will bei in great shape ifthey are nota alreadyi ins shape. She thanked. Jimi for his departments efforts with the grass cutting she said shel knows the weather is ani issue and shel hates whenl her grass cannot get cut because oft the weather. She said1 the Ist Ward Councilmembers. are getting the reports read and what theyl havei noticed is al lot oft thej properties are not getting tol Public Works. She saidt they want toi fix that issue of properties being puti into the system and not making itt tol Public Works. She said thei fishing derby was awesome. Shes said she did not get chased byaf fish, it was ana awfully large catfisht that her son! pulled out andi it was squirmy, and fish are not her forte. She said Councilman Stichnote ands she are planning to get together for their Wardi meeting. She said Councilwomen. Anderson and Owens are excited aboutt thel North County Cleanup, but shei is also excited tos support them int that. She saidt thosel large booms aref fireworks and they are shaking thel house. She said the. Jennings Summer graduation is coming up at 10 am on. June 26th at Gary Gore. She said Henry. Johnsonl has been talking about the landlordi registration fora while, and wel keep saying how we can'ti find thel landlords, she said that shet thinks that wer need tol bring that back and have the conversation  scholarshipi fund fori four seniors from the. American Legion) Post.  June: 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 4of12  Preparedbyl KareenL. McNeal    and figure out how to get al hold oft thel landlords. She thati is where you start knowing who owns property iny your community. Shes saidt that she was humbled tol be honored att the Urban) League Salutet to Women inl Leadership on. June 15th. Whats shet thought was soi impressive was there were three women from Jennings that got the award out oft the entirei metropolitan area. She said that speaks to our community and our area and our commitment tot the community and she wasl honoredt tol be amongst the women who were honored in our community. She said that thisi iss something for all the women in. Jennings and she thanked Councilman Terry Wilson: Councilman Wilson thanked Councilwoman Owens for the wonderful card, hes said he appreciates the calls and emails hei received from thej passing ofhis grandmother. Het thanked Jim: for getting ont the corner house by thel Urban] League, on. Jennings Station Road. He saidt the home was ane eyesore and saidi itl has been vacant for a whilei iti is already starting to grow back. He: asked. Jimi to stay ont top oft the growth att that house. He saidt that he also attended the Baucom'si ribbon cutting ceremony. He said Mr. Baucom informedi us thati it is also an event space. He said that Mr. Baucom did not want ust to calli itai funeral home, hes saidi iti is called a Celebration ofLife Center. Councilman Wilson encouraged everyone tos stopi in view the facility and meet Mr. Baucom. He acknowledges Ms. Lola for attending. Hes said that is goodt tos see someone investing iny your community. Councilman Wilsons said Mr. Baucom could have gone anywhere but he decided to come toJ Jennings. Hes said int terms ofthe complaints that affecti maintenance ofr notj just the City of Jennings but also St. Louis County, we definitely need tol hold St. Louis County accountable. He said St. Louis County holds a Council: meeting every Tuesday, at4 41 South Central in Clayton at 6:30 pm, Jennings is 1st District. He said they also broadcast it on YouTube. But het thinks itis good for them tol hear from Jennings. He said they don'tt treat usl how wes should bet treated. Hes said that we aret the 1st district, which was formerly held by Councilwoman Hazell Erby, she vacated the seat and there willl be an election in August, toi filll her seat. Hes said the Council does work for the community, but the council also needs the communities helpi in solvingi issues. He: said communicate with the councilj people. He said their phones are public, and saidt to use thej phone numbers, the website. Councilman Wilson said tor uset the website, thet tax dollars are paying for the website anda a lot ofthei information is ont the City's website. Gwwcibpoliemingson. He said therei isa a section ont the website: for complaints and he encouraged residents to use the website to get information and file complaints. He saidf filing the complaint on the website provides aj paper trail. He said that wei need to get our community involved andi not just when there isap problem. Hes said the Youth Commission had av wonderful block party, but yous see the same faces every time. He encouraged everyone to get ont thej phone and invite someonet tot the events. He said that is wherei it starts, int terms of the crime andt thei trash, when wel become neighbors again. Hes said that hel has business cards for anyone whoi is not ablet tog go ont the website, sot that they are able tos still get in contact with him. He said they will bel havinga a 2nd Ward meeting once he and Councilwoman Dugger get together andi figure that out. Sam said that iti isi important tol know the democratic personi nominated to take former Councilwoman Erby's seat] has her endorsement, and thet townl hall with prosecuting attorney' Wesley Bell that datei is tol be Councilwoman Francine Dugger: Councilwoman Dugger discussed the Urban League fence, Shes said she appreciates Inspector Bruce's follow up. She askedi ift there is an updated status on the completion of thej privacy portion of the Urban League fence, becauset they have not been responding tol her. Henry Johnson' si response was inaudible. Councilwoman Dugger asked Sam to send a legall letter tot thel Urban League aboutt the fence. Sam saidt that he would dot that as soon asl he got the details. Councilwoman Dugger asked! Mr.. Johnson to follow up with Sam. She saidt that 2nd Wardi isi not all together, but iti is not doing as bada as some oft the other wardsi in terms ofg grass, and abandoned homes. She said there are no favors beingi put on what Public Works isa ablei to do, but she wantedi to commend them for the work that they are doing because she saidt that there are still problems at Greenbrook and. Jennings Station Road. Jims said that she also brought up thel house at Shannon and. Jennings Station] Road. Councilwoman Dugger saidt thosei neighbors don't like that, she askedt the City to follow up because thel lady is cited, goes to court, and pays and continues tob be ani issue. Shes saidt thanked everyone that did whatever they did for the derby. Shec described the 4, years of Jennings beingi involved int the fishing derby. She said that she saw a community effortt this year. Shet thankedt the entire community and said that they had a wonderful time. She describedi thel Fishingl Derby, and thee efforts oft thel Mayor, thel Recreation staff, she saidt the Derby has grown and this year was thel largest thanks tos you. She saidt the Derby is a signature thing that the Kiwanis Club does each year. They have a sense of pride int their community and cans see the possibilities ofworkingi int their community. She said we grab them whatever way we can, and everyone is doing something, she saidt that shei is not saying] Kiwanis is going to doi ita all. She said att thel Derby thej police andi fire departments competed against each other, and almost 200f fishy were caught. She awarded the traveling trophy (and bragging rights for the year) tot the fire department. She described the competition between thej police and thei fire department att thel Fishing Derby. Photos were taken oft thel Kiwanis volunteers along with the winners of thel Fishing Derby competition, the fire department, and the police department. Shei reiteratedi thank yout to everyone whol helped even ifit was just by praying for thel Derby. Councilman Stichnote asked what was thel biggest fish caught. She also thanked Public Works and said they did ana amazingj job. Shes saids she thinks the largest fish was about 20i inches and the smallest was  everyone for allowing her tor represent the. Jennings community for that award.  determined.  around 2: and1 halfi inches. PreparedbykareenL  June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  McNeal  Page5of12    Councilwoman. Phyllis Anderson: Councilwoman Anderson said shel has some exciting news as well. Shes said that one1 night she was looking at Councilwoman Owens Facebook page ands saw she was all over Columbia meeting everyone. She saids she thought how we can dot that here in St. Louis. She said whens shes saw Councilwoman Owens att thei fishing derby, they discussed al North County Clean Up. She said Councilwoman Owens puti it onj paper first, and they spoke tol Deletral Hudson, City Clerk, and she was excited. Shes saidt theys spoke with thel Mayor whog gave. her endorsement and she was excited and advised them to go to thel beautification committee. She said the committee was excited abouti it. Councilwoman, Anderson: said that we are going toi form ai north county development clean up" Together We Stand" Jennings initiative, she saidi it will launch on October 5th from 10:301 to 1:30. Shes said details oft the event will be discussed att thei next committee: meeting on' Thursday, June 27, 2019a at 6:00 pm at City! Hall. She saidt the event will end at] Koeneman. Park with al BBQ. Shes said the event isi not justt to clean up, but tos gett together as ac community and learn strategies from each other, to come together asa community. Shes said they need twoj people from each Wardi inj Jennings and each city inl North County to comet tot thei meetings tos see whati is going on. Shet thanked the Council for being on board with this. She asked] Henry. Johnsont tot thankl Kevin' Tate for handling a situation for one oft the 3rd Ward constituents. She asked Capt. Coxi ifa stops sign study can be done: for east bound onl McLaran and' Xograph. She said there willr not! bea a3 3rd Wardi meeting in July or August becauset the Councilmembers willl be out int the Councilman Gary Johnson: Councilman Johnson, said the 3rd Wardi is well represented at the Council meeting and thanked everyone for coming. Hes said thel Historical Society is looking for new members and thei membershipi is $12. Hes said wel have decidedi to giveai few dollars offt toj people who come tot the next meeting. Hes saidt they are goingt toa add all the churches and1 businesses: ini for free. He said thei next meeting is September 10, 2019: at 6p pm att thel Recreation Center (8720. Jennings Station Road). Hes said on July 20th he and Officer McCrary willl bej joined byt the St.] Louis Violence Prevention Commission! he said they are going to do a neighborhood canvas on violence prevention and gun violence, and the. July 27th Health, Wealth and Community event. He: said on. July 20th they will meet atl Fairview elementary at 10 am. Hes saidJ July 20th will alsol bet the 3rd Ward Cleanup day. July 27th at Sievers' Park from 2 pm to 6p pm that willl bet the Health, Wealth, and Community Day for the 3rd Ward, there will be free yoga, Zumba, fooda and other resources. Hes said therei is an opportunity to1 make $251 for your opinion by attendinga a workshop. He said the Community Coalition workshop willl happen. July 27th at Gary Gore from 10 am to 12:30, and upon completion they will give you: a $25.00 gift Card. Hes said that you will also have the opportunity to win as scholarship to thei neighborhood! leadership academy whichi is put on by Missouri extension.. Hes saidt therei isa al Healthy community food markett that happens at 351 Chambers Road on. June 29t, July 27t, August 315, September 28, and October 26th from 9 ami to 1 pm. at Zion' Travelers Missionary Baptist Churchi inl Riverview. Hes said there was a Ward meeting on June 22, 20191 that went well. He said therei ist the City's website, the marquee outside, thel bulletin board, thei receptionist Ms. Thomas, and the Councilmembers. Hes said there is are at] least five different ways we can find out information inside of. Jennings. He said to makei ital habit of call one oft the resources and staying abreast ofwhati is going oni in. Jennings. Councilwoman Anderson addedi not to forget that they will get shirts done fort thel North County Community Cleanup on October 5, 2019 she said thatt they can contact her for additional information. Councilman Johnson provided his phone number 314-637-9704. Councilman. Rodney Epps: Councilman Epps said to call City Halli for any information. He said Jim knows thei issue is grass. Het thanked Jim for going to 8601 Clifton and doing something. He said therei is another problem onl Minnie and. Jennings Station Road and when you aret trying to come through the intersection: you are not ablet tos see the oncoming cars due tot the bushes being overgrown. He said itis dangerous and the City needs tot take care oft that. Hes said on Janet there isa ai nuisance house. Councilman Epps said he would give Capt. Cox or Henry. Johnson the address after the council meeting. He said the gate on Beulahi ist the City's. He said the gater needs tol bel locked, we need toj put a chain oni it.] Hes said people are driving up and down the street all times oft the day and' White Castle bags arel being thrown out ont the street. Hes said hel knows that it was said a chain was previously on the gate and someone! hiti it and drove through it.) He saidi ifthey did that then they were] probably drunki int the first place. He said you know people are going to White Castles 241 hours a day and! Beulahi is catching hell with thet traffic and the trash.] He said he would1 liket tos see, and! hei is asking the City tol lock the gate again on Beulah. He said Ms. Sykes left but she was talking about gangs forming, hes saidt those are our kids. Hes said the council and the police department that don't start atl home. He said wei need to dos something abouti it. He said even the speeding. He said that hel hates tot target anybody but ifyout take thel Illinois license plates ande expired tempt tags, they are the worst driving people int the area. He said itis like that all over the City but when they arei int thei inner Cityt theyl livel here.. Hes said sometimes we want the government andj police toi fix stufft that we don'te eveni report. Hes said youl know when thei neighborhood: kids are ont the front alli night what they are doing whilet their momma is gone to work. He said then nobody calls anybody andt then theys say there'ss some shooting. Hes said there isg going tol be some shooting! because youl know what they are doing. He saids stop havinga a blind eye and deaf ear to stuff and call. Hes said you come inl here and you are frustrated because youl hear gun shots; Ms. Leei is catching heck because shei is catching St. Louis City and St. Louis County part. Hes said but thej peoplei int thei inner City, youl know who they are, they live here andy you don'to call but then you come tot the council meetings and are mad att the police andt the council forr not fixing something that wet used toi fix as neighbors. He said call; ifiti is fireworks and it'sin  community.  June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 6of12  PreparedbyKareenL McNeal    your neighborhood then call. He saids sol let's] participate. Hes saidl het thinks what happens al lot oft timesi is citizens comet tot the council meeting andj jump all over the Council and forget the Council lives here to. Hes said the same stuffy youa are dealing with we are dealing with, but the difference: is that we got involved, not only by running for office but by calling. He said he will callt thej police. He said blaming the Council is not going to change anything because first ofall wei need your helpt to fix the issues. He Councilwoman. Aja Owens: Councilwoman Owens said shei really empathizes with everyone and wants everyone tol know their concerns aret the Councils concerns. She said itt takes a community effort, and the Council to workt together to get things done. Councilwoman Owens stated the Serenity Prayer, "Lord, grant met thes serenityt to accept thet things] I cannot change. The courage to changet thet things that I can. Andi the wisdom tol know the difference." She thanked the City staffi for sending condolences for the passing ofr my cousin, Calvin Owens. She would liket tos send continued prayers for allt the City members who alsol lost al loved one. She would liket to acknowledge the 4th Ward constituents that came out to the Council meeting. Shes saids she participatedi in the Senior) Bingo onl May 30th att the Civic Center. She also participated int the Senior Picnic: at Sievers Park that was well attended onl May 31st. Shet thanked the City Clerk ande everyone in the Cityt that! helpedl her get everything she needed to go to thel Missouri Municipal League' Training Conference she saidi it was wonderful: and she won an awardi for1 the best participation. The event was organized by the. Jennings Alive and' Well Ambassadors. One oft the Seniors, Lynda Swayze celebrated! her birthday ont that day. Special thanks tol Mayor Austin and Councilwoman Dugger for attending as well. Also, specialt thankst tot thei many volunteers that came out ands supported, Alpha Psi Kappal Fraternity, Inc. and Psi Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. and many more. Participated int the 48th Annual Missouri Municipal League Training Conference in Columbia, MO on. June 6-7. Met some wonderful elected officials and won an award: for being thei most engagedi in a social media challenge. She said shej participatedi ini the Annual Fishing Derby sponsored by thel Kiwanis' Club on. June 8th. It was great getting out tos support Councilwoman Duggers' most anticipated event ofthey year. Shes saidi it was awesome and amazing tos see everyone from the community come together tos support thel Derby. She said she visited St.. John's Senior: facility with 3rd Ward Councilwoman. Anderson on. June 10th. She acknowledged several residents' birthdays. It was great meeting seniors int the 3rd, ward. She met with several residents throughout the 4th Wardi regardingi issues ranging from squatters, high grass, speeding, shootings, domestic situations andt the need for more police visibility. She provided popsicles tor residents throughout the 4th Ward on a few hot days this month. Congratulated The St.] Louis New Black Panther Party for purchasing al housei int the 4th Ward through the city's auction tos serve ast their headquarters on June 10th. On. June 8th, met with] Mr. Turner: int the 4th' Wardt to discuss doing block units inl his area. On June 15th, she and Councilman Epps along with Alive and Well Communities were geared up to doa Street Clean Up. Unfortunately, due tot the weather we cancelledi it. There were still some volunteers interested inc cleaning, SO we did press forward to clean up and down West Florissant and. Jennings Station Road. Special thanks to Councilman Epps, Alive and' Well Communities, Councilwoman, Anderson, The Public Works] Department (especially Jim andl Harold) and allt the volunteers that sacrificed their time on that day. Stopped by and talkedt toa developer doing renovations to a church near McLaran and Clifton. Hej plans tol have the project finished inaf few weeks. Conducted ana activity with Seniors at Fairview Village andy youth from the community called, "Letters and Selfies" on. June 16th. Itv was an opportunity to usel both generations' communication styles to engage andi interact with one another. It was an awesome experience. Therei is ana abandoned property at 8601 Clifton that neighbors have been complaining about. Withina a week, ity wast taken care of. Residents ares still concerned: about the up-keep, Iplan to continue following up tot try to avoidi itg getting more out of] hand. Special thanks tot the Mayor, thel Building] Department and! Public Works for addressing this property with urgency. Met with Carrie Sanders, owner of Strategic Homel Health Care at 5200: Helen Avenue. She has been asking for the City toi fix thej pavement surrounding her business. Itis very dangerous and an eyesore. Shel has been speaking with) Mr.. Johnson about getting thats situation addressed expeditiously. She would] like to give al birthday shout outt tol Ms. Maggiel Boyd and] Lillian] Hill, both turned 87. She would like tot thank Ms. Glenda for inviting me tol her church fundraiser for thel homeless on. June 22nd. She hada a great time fellowshipping withl her congregation and meeting her pastor. She even performed my, "Rock What You Got," poem. Shei is praying fora a speedy recovery for Relda, a senior from Star Residences. Shel has just undergone surgery. On. June 23ri, Shev went out to support] Baucom Celebration, Cremation and] Events Grand She would like tot thank Officer McCrary and Officer Perez: for taking care ofs some concerns andi issues throughout the 4th' Ward. The seniors definitely appreciate their stronger visibility and are truly looking forward to the Senior Prom. Shei is going to continue looking into ways to address derelict properties. She isg going to continue supporting businesses throughout the 4th Ward She was happy to see overall crime at thel lowest int the 4th Ward for 2 months ina a row. She wouldl like to acknowledge: a 4th Ward Senior, Shirley Shelton, for allt thats she does tol keept the streets clean around Corpus Christi, Jennings Station Roada and Switzer. Seniors at] Fairview Village are constantly complaining that they need more security and therel have been many cases of people trespassing ont thej property and int thel building. She would like tot thank thel Firel Department for coming and installing 21 new fire detectors ini my home. They are good for 10 years. Iwantt to encourage everyone int the City of Jennings to take advantage of that opportunity  said geti involved and do what you do to support the City.  Opening. It was ani immaculate experience.  to get newi fire detectors ati no cost. Spreadt the word. June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page7of12  PreparedbyKareenl MecNeal    Mayor's Report:  Mayor. Austin thanked everyone fort the cards, phone calls, text messages, and emails int thej passing of! her 90-year-oldi mother. Shes said shej justi returned yesterday from Flint, MI. Shet thanked the department heads, she saids sometimes people come in and say what] has notl been done but there are records of what has been done and she wanted tol lett the department heads know that wet thank you for the work that you do. She saidt that she was talking tol hers sister, she said her sister told her that their department heads do not attend their meetings. Mayor Austins said our department headst take the time after work to attend the meetings sot they cand capture the concerns that wel have. She said ont the secondI Monday of every month shei meets with the department heads tos see what has been done and what stilli needst tol be done. She said she truly appreciates them: for allt the work theyl have done, even though al lot ofti times they get torn down or beat up. Sher recognized Councilwoman Jones for being honored with the Urban) League of Metropolitan St. Louiss salute to women. She said that iti is good Councilwoman Jones is representing the City of. Jennings, and that shei is one oft the Schooll Board and Councilmembers. She said again wel havea a goodr representation throughout the City and County about what you are doing. Mayor Austin said she wanted tot talk about thel bike patrol, they did start a few weeks ago and they started: int thel Buzz Westfall area and went around tot the Walgreens, and all the other stores. Shes saids she went a couple of days later and some oft the workers said they were gladt tos seet the bike patrol officers out and comingi into the stores and talkingt tot them and thej people that were evenj just walkingi int thej parking lot. She said shei is glad Capt. Cox came up with thati ideal for the City and for the residents of our City. Shea acknowledged some oft the students from. Jennings College Preparatory Academy for doing a cleanup in our area. She acknowledgedi the 4th Ward and said she appreciates the councilmembers who are doing Mayor Austin also acknowledged Serenal Mohammad for meeting with her and Councilman Johnson on some projects that can help clean up around our City. She said that she wanted tot thank Serena and stated that would continue the conversation. She said thel Business Watch meeting was last Friday. June 21, 2019. She said that she was out oft town, but she wanted to thank the City Clerk for stepping in and there was about 25 different businesses there. There were two speakers Theodore Gutierrez who ist the small business specialist fromi the St.) Louis Small Business Development Center, whichi isl located inl Ferguson, and! Marco Tipton whoi ist the community development specialist with. Ameren energy efficient. He gave suggestions tot thel business for energy efficiency. She said she also met with] Marco about the lights int the Cityt they are tryingt to change the voltage of thel lights. She said they are only doingi it as lights go out. Shes saidi ify youl know ofl lights inj your area or on your street that are outi it will bei replaced with al higher Mayor Austin thanked thel Finance Director Brenda Williams. She said that wel havel been dealing with outdated equipment thatl has beeni int thel Finance department for many, many, years. Shes said thel Finance Director along with the new Accounts Receivable Clerk, Ms. Stephanie Crayton presented to thel Mayor, the Ways andl Means Committee and the Council to vote on a new point ofs sales (cash register). She said we are now takingi itt to another level where we will be ablet tot take credit and debit cardsi int the building department, recreation department, andi finance department. Shes said cash payments will still need to come tot thei finance department. She said thei information from thel building and recreation departments willi feedi intot the finance department so att the end oft the day she willl havea a niçe register of activity. Mayor Austin said. July 1sty willl bet the kickofff for that She said that she attended] Baucom's s Celebration of Life Cremation Memorial &1 Event planning services grand opening. She said that hei is looking ata different type ofc centeri instead ofs saying again, you arej just coming toaf funeral home. She said hel hada birthday party there. June 14, 2019 andy you would nott thinkt that you were inaf funeral home. She describedi the event's decorations. She encouraged everyone tot take a1 moment and visit Mr. Baucom and Mayor Austin saids she attended thel Fishing Derby. Shes said shel hada a good time she said she got up early at7 7:30i in thei morning ands stayed out there a couple ofhours. She said the children and the parents where having a very goodt time. Shet the Youth Commission had a great crowd at the community block] party which was inl Lion'sl Park. She al lot of people here today say. Jennings isn't doing anything with our tax dollars. Shes said that shei isl hoping thatt they will leave witha a different view after the last hour and halfo of hearing what wea are doing. She said the council members arel having things they are going to dot things and they aret tryingt top put it out there asi much ast they can. Shes said that wei need yout tol help spread the word oft the many goodt things that arel happening tor move our city forward. She said int the 3rd Ward there isal lot oft talk with thel block units, shei is alsol hearingi more talk about block parties. She saidi ify you wouldl liket to do al block partyt then see our City Clerk and fill out the application and do al block] party and  smallj pockets which equal greatt things.  voltage, sob be sure tot turn that information in.  see what hel has done witht thel building.  bring some oft the residents together.  June 24, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 8of12  PreparedbyKareenL McNeal    Mayor Austins saidt thats she also got information at 8601 Clifton, and thet taxes havel been paid up until 2018t thati is anotherr reason; you say thati itl has been empty allt these years, but somebody is paying the taxes. Shes said wej justl looked att the computer and theya arel keeping iti up asi far as payingt taxes, but we are tryingt tol holdt them accountable for cutting the grass. Shes said that when wei first spoke about it, she thought thati it was being saidt thatt they have not paidt taxes iny years and the Citys should owni thel house. She reiterated the City is working oni it. She encouraged everyone to visit the City's website for information. Shes saidt the Cityi is also getting on top oft the dogs. Shes said the dogs we actually have registered was maybe 8or 9, but shel knows wel have many more dogs than that. She said wei need your helpa as residents, ify you sees some with a dog callt the Finance. Department because Stephaniei is sending letters out tot the dogo owners. Mayor Austin stated Mike Vilmer; Deputy Building Commissioner willl be retiring. July 12th after twenty plus years of dedicated service tot the City. Shes said Corey] Reedl has replaced Mr. Vilmer ast thel Deputy Building Commissioner. She said there was at total of 581 houses sold int thei month ofMay for ai total of $273,948.66, which isg goes into the general fund. She said the money  has been collected fromi thej people whol have purchased homes. MOMTIYDEPA/NENTA. REPORTS inf favor to approve the monthly departmental reports. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES  Ont the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Jones the Council voted all  E.  Ways and Means & Public. Safety Committee: Chairman Wilson reviewed the committee meeting from June 3, 2019.1 Hei reviewed1 the committee's discussion for approving a loan from the general revenue fund tot the sewer lateral fund.) He reviewed the committee's discussion and approval oft the emergency sewer lateral repairs. He also reviewed the committee's discussion about thej pending sewer lateral repairs. Chairman Wilson reviewed the committeei meeting from. June 24, 2019. Hei reviewed the committee's discussion and: recommendation of approval of thet towing contract and linen contract. He reviewed the committee's discussion aboutt thej janitorial cleaning service, which willl be discussed furtheri in closed On1 the motion madel by Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilwoman Anderson the Council voted alli ini favort toa approve al loan ofs $60,0001 from the general revenue fund to the sewer lateral fund. Councilman Epps askedi ifthes sewer lateral is reopened, where people can apply for funds again. Chairman Wilson statedt the committee was waiting on the Councils approval oft the loan for the sewer lateral program. Hes said now that the loan has been approved the program can start taking applications again. He: said the committee also discussed capping what is paid out at about $5,000.00. Sam said the ordinance to capping the sewer lateral payouti is drafted and canl be voted on att the. July Council meeting. Sam reviewed the emergency contingencies that are drafted in the ordinance: for the sewer. lateral program. Chairman Wilson reviewed the committee's discussion oft the sewer lateral assessed fee. Public Works & Building Committee: Chairman Epps reviewed the committee's: meeting from June 11, 2019.1 He reviewed the committee's discussion about the solid waste contract. He also reviewedi the committee's discussion about North County Community Cleanup. He said the committee voted alli in Parks & Recreation Committee- Chairman Stichnote reviewed thel Parks &1 Recreation Committee meeting from. July 13,2019. Hei reviewed1 the committee's discussion about the sod around thel lake side pavilion. He also reviewedt the committee's discussion about the removal oft the trees at Sievers' Park. Chairman Stichnote also reviewed the committee's discussion: aboutt thel RFP: for Sievers' Park improvements. Hei reviewed the committee's discussion about the Kaboom playground grant. Municipal League- Council representative' Terry Wilson reported noi meeting Planning Commission- Councilman Johnson, reported noi meeting.  session.  favor of committee: member. Jones tol bet the committees Vice Chairwoman.  Policy Committee- Chairwoman Jones reviewed thel Policy Committee: meeting from. June 24, 2019. She reviewed the committee discussion and: recommendation: for the revised Holiday Policy. Ont the motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded' by Councilman Wilson the Council voted all Chairwoman Jones reviewed the committee's discussion and recommendation for the revised City  ini favor of approving thei revised Holiday Policy as presented.  Vehicle Policy. PreparedbyKareenL" McNeal  June 24, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 9of12    Ont the motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilwoman Anderson the Council Chairwoman. Jones reviewed the committee's discussion andi recommendation for the revised Dress Code. Aftera a discussion amongst the Council a motion was madet to amendt the City's Dress Code policy to include the prohibition of prohibiting flipf flops and slidei in shoes and all shoes must bes secure with a strap to yourf foot. Councilwoman Dugger discussed different types ofs shoest that should be allowed with out a strap. Itv was decided the motion would bet to revise the City's Dress Code policy by adding no: flip Ont thei motion madel by Councilwoman, Jones and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council voted alli in Chairwoman. Jones askedi ift thel Policy and Ordinance committee report could be moved after thel Parks  voted alli ini favor of approving the revised City Vehicle Policy as presented.  flops ors slides.  favor of approvingt the revised) Dress Codel Policy adding no flip flops or slides. and Recreation Committee: report going forward on the agenda. Youth Commission- Meeting minutes were provided int the Council packets. Senior Commission -Meeting minutes were provided: in the Council packets.  F. G. H. 1.  LEGAL. BUSINESS (Proposed Ordinances) UNFINISHEDEILSINESS NEW BUSINESS Approval of the towing contract  Councilman Wilson: made ai motion to approvet the towing contract, which was seconded by Councilman Stichnote. Councilman Johnson asked about the City only receivingt two bids for thet towing contract. Deletra Hudson reviewed thel RFPj process. She described the advertisement the City sent out to get bids. Ont the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council votedi in favor ofa approving thet towing contract with STS byt the following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting inf favor:. Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones," Terry Wilson, Francine Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Rodeny Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers opposed: Gary. Johnson; none were absent or abstained. Councilwoman Dugger said therel has been a question about] how the Cityi is getting the information out to companies for bids. She said her concern isi iti isi incumbent upona a company to find out ifthe Cityis doing an) RFP. She expressed her concerns with the way information is currently sent out for RFP's. Councilman Wilson saidi ifiti is online any business can go and get thei information. He saidt the Cityi is advertising online at the City's website. He said it is not the City's responsibility to contact companies and say hey come get our business. Councilwoman Dugger said that shei isi not talking about anyone in particular shei isj just saying overall the Cityi is getting thei information for thel RFP'sto companies. Councilman Wilson asked what else the City should be doing to get the information to companies. Councilman Epps saidt there arel legal guidelines and the City Clerk makes sure that the City follows the legal guidelines. Mayor Austin said the City Clerk also announce RFPs tot the councilmembers. Councilman Wilson said that het thinks the Cityi is doing more than most municipalities int terms of getting the word out. Councilwoman Owens askedi ifthei information was onl Facebook. Councilman Wilson said itis on! Facebook, the City's website, the St. Louis American: newspaper, and the Bulletin board at City Hall, and the Chamber of Commerce. Sam said that hel believes there isar monitory limit tot the contract fori minority participation. Sam said that het thinks thet towing contract and lien contract are outside oft the dollar limiti requiring minority contracts. Councilwoman Dugger said the St.] Louis American is not the only newspaper to advertise in. She said what the Council/City may notl know is marketing. She said you have tot think about print as opposed to online or word of mouth. She said that shei retired from doing this and that today people have been! hit witha about 20,000 pieces of advertisement that no one paid attention to unless they were looking for it. Mayor Austins said the Cityl hears Councilwoman: Dugger's comments and concerns and shet thinks the City is already doing everything we are supposed to get the information  out. 2.  Approval oft the linen contract  Ont thei motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Jones the Council voted all  ini favor ofa approving the linen contract with Alscol Linen.  3.  Special Event Permit People United for Christ Church  Ont thei motion made by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council voted alli inf favor of approving the Special Event Permit for People United for Christ Church.  June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 10of12  PreparedbyKareenL: McNeal    4.  Special Event Permit Metropolitan MB Church  Ont thei motion made by Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilwoman Jones the Council voted alli in  favor of approving the Special Event] Permit for Metropolitan MB Church.  5.  Special Event Permit Gary. Johnson  Ont ther motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council voted alli in  favor of approving the Special Event Permit for Gary Johnson. Approval of the monthly bills forp payment  6.  Ont the motion: made Councilman Wilson ands seconded by Councilwoman. Anderson the Council votedi in favor or approving thei monthly bills for payment by thei following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson Rodeny Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmember abstained: Francine Dugger; none opposed or were: absent from voting. Ont thei motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Johnson the Council votedi in favor closeds session legal andj personnel (RSMO610.021-1,31 by thei following roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Francine Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Gary) Johnson, Rodneyl Epps, Aja Owens; none were absent, opposed or abstained from  7.  Motion for closeds session, legal and personnel RS.MO610:021-13  voting. L.  MAYOR'S CLOSING REMARKS  Mayor Austin thankedt those who stayed tot the end oft the meeting and encouraged them toi invite someone tot the next meeting. Mayor Austinp provided ai three-minute break before going into the closeds session,  legal andj personnel (RSMO 610:021-1,3)  K.  CLOSEDSESSION, LEGALANDI PERSONNEL RS.M0610:021-1,3  Hire Part Time Bus Driver  Ont the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Jones the Council votedi inf favor ofb hiringl Donald Logan as a Part Timel Bus Driver pending the successfully completion ofp pre-employment screenings with" Terril Newsome as the first alternate byt the following roll call vote; Councilmembers' votingi ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Francine Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; none On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Stichnote the Council votedi ini favor ofhiring) Darius Crawford as aj part time umpire pending thes successfully completion of pre-employment screenings by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting inf favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Francine Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; none were absent, opposed or abstained from voting. Ont the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Stichnote the Council votedi ini favor ofhiring Rolando Merriweather as aj partt time umpire pending the successfully completion of pre-employment. screenings by thei following roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi inf favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Francine Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; none were absent, opposed Ont the motion: madeb by Councilwoman Jones and seconded1 by Councilman Wilson the Council votedi ini favor to accept the resignation letter from Judge. John Duepner Jr. effective. July 1, 2019 by the following roll call vote; Councilmember votingi in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers opposed: Francine On thei motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Wilson the Council votedi inj favor ofa appointing Felicial Ezell-Gillespie as aj provisional judge starting July 1,2019 by the following roll call vote; Councilmember voting in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones,  were absent, opposed or abstained from voting.  Hire Part Time Umpire  ora abstained: from voting.  Accepting Resignation Letter from. Judge. John Duepner. Jr.  Dugger, Phyllis Anderson; none were absent or abstained from voting.  Appointing provisional. Judge  June 24, 20191 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  11 of12 Page  McNeal  PreparedbyKareenL    Terry Wilson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers opposed: Francine On the motion madel by the Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Wilson the Council voted to adjourn the closed session, legal andj personnel (RSMO 610:021-1,3)at) 10:06 pm on Monday, June 24,20191 by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Francine Dugger, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; none were absent, opposed or abstained from voting  Dugger, Phyllis Anderson; none were absent or abstained from voting.  Adjournment  ATTEST:  fpmangeal  Myor Yolanda Austin  Kareen  ymdduk:  McNeal, Deputy City Clerk  June 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 12 of12  byk KareenL. McNeal