JENNINGS  Minutes oft the City Council Regular Meeting  Jennings City Hall April2 22, 2019-7:00 p.m.  Thet two thousand threel hundred ninety first meeting oft the Jennings City Council was held on  Monday, April 22, 2019at7p p.m. at. Jennings City Hall.  A. SWEARING IN  Deletral Hudson, City Clerk, started the Council meeting with the swearing in ofr newly electedre-elected officials: Yolanda Austin, Mayor, Miranda Jones, Ward One, Terry Wilson Ward' Two, Gary. Johnson, Ward' Three, Aja Owens, Ward Four. Ms. Hudson and the ofnewly elected/re-elected officials read the Oath of Elected Officials out loud. Each elected official  signed the Oath of Elected Officials that wasi read outl loud.  B. REGULARI MEETING 1. Call to Order  Mayor Austin called thei regular meeting fort the City of] Jennings to order at 7:05 p.m.  2.1 Pledge of4 Allegiance 3.Roll Call Councilmembers Present: Aja Owens Councilmembers. Absent: Francine Dugger Also, Present:  Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps,  Yolanda Austin, Mayor; Samuel (Sam). Alton, City Attorney; Deletra Hudson, City Clerk; Kareen McNeal, Deputy City Clerk, Michael Vilmer, Deputy Building Commissioner; Myra Randle, Economic Development Specialist; John Geasley Jr., Corrections Lt.; Stephanie Crayton, Accounts Receivable Clerk; Willie 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  On thei motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Wilson the Council voted all in favor ofal 15-minute recess, for refreshments, photos, and to approve the agenda. 5. Approval oft the minutes from the Regular Meeting of January 28, 2019 On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Jones the Council voted alli ini favor to approve the regular meeting minutes from the March 25, 2019 Council  meeting.  April 22, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 1of1 13    C. REQUEST: 1.  PRESENTATIONOFPETITIONERS. REMONSTRATZONS, COMPLAINTSAND  Employee Recognition- Corrections. Department  Lt.J John Geasley. Jr. recognized Sgt. Clarissa Walker forl her dedication and! hard work. He said shel has reallys stepped up sincel Lt. Eugene Neal has retired. He described some of the ways Sgt. Walker hass stepped up within the Corrections Department. Sgt. Walker expressed her gratitude.  Mayor Austin agreed Sgt. Walker has been working hard.  2.  Comments by the. Public:  Robert Cotton of 7119 Garesche, congratulated the newly and reelected officials. He: said hopefully the City cani move: forward and get somethings done without al lot of fighting. He said hel has noticed int the Council Chambers the "systems" has mold growing around the room. Mr. Cotton asked ifthe City was addressing thei mold. He also askedi ifCity employees have had any health issues from thei mold at City Hall. Jim Maixner said the City has had System Air come out. He said a spore test was done that camel back negative. He said the "mold" is from the dust andi moisture build up.. Jim said once the City can get thes system shut down for a while, he was toldt tos spray it down with bleach, and sprayi it with kilz after it dries, before painting the walls. Jims said the Public Works, and Recreation buildings have been done the same way. Susan Sneed of 8827A Scottdale. Ave, said shel has lived in. Jennings for over 35 years, and shei is proud tol be a charter member oft the) Jennings Kiwanis Club. Ms. Sneed said the Kiwanis Clubs are located all over the world withs several local chapters. She described the] Kiwanis Club mission. She detailed some of the Community outreach programs thel Kiwanis Clubi isi involved in within the. Jennings Community. Ms. Sneed said on Saturday. June 8, 2019 the Kiwanis Clubi is hosting its fourth annual Fishing Derby starting at 7:30 am at Koeneman Park. She saidi iti is an exciting time for everyone. Shes said last year there where around eight children fishing for the firstt time att thel Fishing Derby. Ms. Sneed said Kiwanis has partnered with the fire and police departments in ai friendly competition to allow the children toj pick as side and see whoi is the "fishiest". Shei invited thel Mayor toi ring thes starting bell on. June 8, 2019. Sam Alton, saidt there was ani issue with thei flyer for the Fishing Derby, because it says, "The Kiwanis Club ofJ Jennings, Missouri and the City of Jennings, Kids Fishing Derby Koeneman Park." Sam asked Ms. Sneedi ift thei flyer can be redone to be clear thatt the City of Jennings is not hosting or sponsoring the Fishing Derby. Sams said the current flyer makesi its sound asi ift the derbyi is a Citys sponsored event. He said the City! has beeni inc contact with the City'si insurance adjustor and would like Kiwanis to change the flyer and makei it clear that the derbyi isr not a Citys sponsored event. Ms. Sneeds said Kiwanis will remove the City ofJ Jennings name from the flyer andi it will just say Kiwanis. Mayor Austins said once the City gets an updated flyer with the City's name removedi thent the City cans start circulating the flyers for the Nancy Sparks of 7223 Sapphire, asked ifit was possible tol have postcards sent to every! home in the City about the easements. She said easements in Jennings have become a forest. She said she cani nol longer geti in and out ofher easement because thel high weeds on the neighboring easements. She described how thel high weeds are affecting her being ablet to get in and out ofl her easement. Ms. Sparks stated that shei is offering tol help cover the cost ofs sending postcards to every home. Mayor Austin said the Building Department will look tos see which properties should get aj postcard about easements, because every property does not have an easement. Shirley Hiob of 8805 Clifton, congratulated everyone who was newly andi re-elected, she said "we" should also remember tot thank the former Council members who are gone regardless of how long they served the City. Ms. Hiobs said ifs someone ask the Council a question the Council hast toj put on theirl listening ears and listen to the answer that is given. She described as situation where someone was asked a question and thej person was not listingt to the answer. Shes said when the Council asks a question tot the. Department Heads ifthey give you the answer and the Council ist to rude to listen toi iti is not right. She described a situation when a Councilmember didi not listen to an answer. Department Heads were giving. Shes said ift the Council wants the residents to ber respectful then the Council should bei respectful as well to residents and department heads and each other. She said ifthe Council could keep the enthusiasm that it had tonight it would be  derby.  wonderful.  April2 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 2of13    Teresa. Lowman of5513 Bel Ridge, said she was told 2 code enforcement officers where hired for each ward. Mayor Austin said that is not correct. Ms. Lowman said that she wouldl like to see more inspectors hired or have thec current inspectors trained properly ont the ordinances that are tol be followed when new tenants move into the community to get their occupancy permits. She said she thinks thei inspectors are slacking whent they are doingi inspections. She said she feels some. oft the inspectors have been with the Cityf fora a while and should know more of the ordinances. She said when she: speaks with Department Heads ori inspectors, sheg gets a different answer for the same question every time and that isas seriousi issue for her. She said she would like tos see the inspectors better trained, and when new inspectors are hired tol have them fullyt trained ont the ordinances. She said her issues are noti from this administration. She described: situations oflandlords fussing about having to do things tot their home. She said the City wants people tor move into. Jennings, then the landlords should have to maker repairs to their properties and passi inspections. She said the residents should feels safe moving into. Jennings. Ms. Lowman saida a lot of properties inspections are just being passed. She said she hopes that inspection and training situations can be resolved int the near future. Terry Buford of 2601 Kinamore. Drive, welcomed the newly elected councilmembers. She said people are "zooming" through thes stop signs at Kinamore and McLaran and not stopping. She described ani instance whens she was att the stops sign and someone "zoomed" around her. Ms. Buford said ift there were police officers at Kinamore and McLaran, they couldi issue about at thousand tickets Ms. Bufords said there was street work done atk Kinamore near Old Lucas and Hunt, but the street was not repaved. She said the street isv very bumpy and has al lot of potholes. She asked who was responsible for repaving the street. Ms. Buford said she called Public Works but did not get a return phone call.J Jim apologized for notr returning Ms. Buford's call. He said there! have beens some problems with the Public Works phone system.. Jim said the work onl Lucasa and Hunt is not finished. Hes said he would get Ms. Buford's phone number and follow up with her tomorrow. Ms. Bufords said that she wouldl liket to put 2600K Kinamore, 2608 Kinamore, and 8416 McLaran ont the list early for grass cutting. She said two oft the Debra Taylor of 9247 Cottonwood Dr., said she has livedi inJ Jennings for 14y years. Ms. Taylor said she does not have a problem with people being on section 8 but she does have ap problem when some breaches1 their contract. She saids shel has calledt the police last Saturdayl because her neighbor at 9251 won't pick up! her leaves. She said she knows Jennings does not have an ordinance. She saidi ifiti isint the neighbors contract to provide lawn care then the neighbor should be made tol honor her contract. Ms. Taylors said the police told her they couldr not do anything about the neighbor, but the neighbor also has a camera facing! her house. Shes said the neighbor threaten top put another camera on the side of Ms. Taylors house. Ms. Taylor said she does not do anything tol her neighbor. Shes said her and her husband have picked up five bags ofl leaves undert their bushes from her neighbors. Ms. Taylor said the neighbor also has a chaint that she has laid downt to dividet they yards, to say where the property linei is. She said shel knowst the property! has not beens surveyed to determine where the property line is. She said Cottonwood drivei isar nice neighborhood. Ms. Taylor said she is being harassed and the police said they are not able to do anythinga abouti it. She askedi ifs she should take things into her own hands and buya a gun and go tot the gun range. Mayor Austini interjected. Ms. Taylor continued to say she can become a legalg gun owner and defend her property. Mayor Austini interjected again and saids she spoke with Ms. Taylor earlier today and she told Ms. Taylor ani inspector would come over. Ms. Taylor agreed and said thei inspector came over but said she did not see anything. Mayor Austin continued to say that Ms. Brown, Building Department Administrative Assistant, has called the landlord for 9251 Cottonwood Drive. Ms." Taylora agreed with Mayor Austin's response, but said she wanted to come to the Council meeting and show her facel because iti isa as serious matter tol her. Mayor Austin said the Cityt takes the issue seriously as well and that she would follow up with Ms. Brown tomorrow. Ms. Taylor said therei is also a dogj jumping the fence. She said shel looks forward tol hearing the response, saying todayi is Monday and shei is goingt tos see! how longa a response takes. She: said she is not threatening anyone shei is just makingi itk known. Mayor Austin said she does not takei ita as at threat, because she spoke with Ms. Taylore earlier today andg gotr right ont top of her request. Ms. Taylor said she has also spoken with Sam said be careful about going onto someone's property. He said not to go on anyone else property witha ag gun. Ms. Taylor said she does not have a gun ands she does not go onto her neighbor's propertyat all. She said the police told her tol be the bigger person. Sam said Ms. Taylor was talking about and then mentioned: something abouta a gun. Ms. Taylor said she will notl be threatened. She said her neighbor is pointing a camera directly at! her house. Sam advised Ms. Taylor to call the police and let them! handle thei issue with1 the neighbor. Ms. Taylori interjected and said the police didn't do anything when she called, theyt told her to come tot the Council meeting andI let the Council know! her complaint. Sam said  because people are not stopping at the stop sign.  addresses: she provided are vacant and get waist high weeds everyy year.  Councilman Wilson.  April 22, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 3of13    the police are att the Council meeting tonight and they can hear Ms. Taylor's frustration now and hopefully the police will come out and respond. Ms. Taylor said the police did respond butt told her they couldr not do anythinga ands suggested she come to the Council meeting, whichi is why she isl here. Councilman! Epps askedi ifit would be considered harassment, ifs someone put cameras ont their home pointing at" "your" home. Sam said not necessarily people canl have cameras for security aroundt their home, buti ift therei is proof that a camera isp pointing ins someone'sk bedroom or window then the police can look att that. He said! he understands Ms. Taylor and believes what she is saying but' "we" have tol be careful when "we" aret talking about going ont to people's property and the use ofg guns. He saidi ift the police wantt tot take al look att the neighbors' cameras and the cameras are prying int to Ms. Taylors house then the police can! handlei it. Hes said people are allowed tol have cameras around their home tol be secure. Councilman Epps said tryingt to be secure and pointing a camera ats someone's home sounds like two different things and tol himi its sounds like harassment. Sam said hei is not sure ifit would meet the definition of harassment. Captain Cox added that Sgt. Perezi is familiar with the situation, but therei is nothing the police can do about people putting cameras ont their homes. He said if the camerai is pointing directly at Ms. Taylors home and that ist the onlyt thing that iti isf focused on and Ms. Taylor feels like there! has been ani invasion ofp privacy, whichi ish hard to prove, then police department can investigate. Captain Cox said hei iss sure Sgt. Perez can! have one of his officers talk to the neighbor so the situation can be resolved, but from al legal perspective there is nothing the police can do att this point. Councilman Allan Stichnote: Councilman Stichnote Congratulated the newly & reelected officials. He said on April 9, 2019 he attended they youth commission meeting, which! he will report onl later. He said on April 16, 2019 he attended the Senior Commission meeting andi it was veryi interesting. Councilman: Stichnote said on April 13, 2019t there was the ribbon cutting at Koeneman Park, there were al lot of people that showed up, andi it was great. Hes said everythingi is pretty welli in ordera and ready to rent out att the Park. He said the kids are enjoying the basketball court, and things are going smoothlya at Koeneman! Park. Het thanked. Jimi fort fixing the pothole on Corwin and Mary. Councilman Stichnote read the crime stats ands said Ward1 had thel lowest crime stats for Marchi followed by Ward: 2, Ward3a and Councilman Miranda Jones: Congratulated the elected officials on their wins, especially the Mayor. She saidt the energy from the Council is very refreshing, having new energy new faces andi newi ideas. She said she wanted toj payl homage to the former Council people who worked very! hard. Shet thanked Carol Epps and. Julia Roberts for theiry years ofs service. Shes said goingf forward shel hopest the Council can! keept the momentum ands serve the constituents and1 the community well. She said onet thing shel hearse especially from the new Council members is about serving and understanding She said that she spoke with Councilman: Stichnote and they were very concerned with the crime stats lastr month (in March), because' Ward: 1 was the highest. Shes said that was due to car thefts, from people warming upt their cars while unattended" wheni it was cold outside. She said "they" have noticed a lot more police officer activity. She said the police are tryingt tof find out whati is going on when things happen. She: saidt the increased police presence isa appreciated. She sees the police are reallyt trying. She thanked the police department fort taking the calls and keeping the Council informed about what is going on. She said there are al lot oft things that people cannot control but having the increased police presence has helped. She: said she has not noticed as many gun shots atr nighta as she did a month ago. Councilwoman. Jones said she attended the ribbon cuttinga at the basketball court (in Koeneman Park, on April 13, 2019), which was great but, she can seet thati iti isr not big enough. She said now that "you" see how many people are out playing and how hungryt the community ist tol have something positive, that justg gives the Council a signalt that. Jennings needs to continue to do moret things like, thel basketball court atk Koeneman Park. She said ifp people have something to dot then youf find that you don't have as many people doing the wrong things because right things to do. She congratulated the parks committee forr making that happen and said' "we" needs some more basketball courts. She said she noticed that someone put up al hoop atl Lions parka att the circle and she thought see they are giving us a signal that it Councilwoman, Jones also congratulated Krab Kingz she saidi it opened the same day April 13, 2019 at the same time as the ribbon cutting she said that she did not have time tor make itt tot the Krab Kingz that day but she went on April 19, 2019, Good Friday and! had ag great! lunch shes said she gota a chance tot talk to the owner and hei isr reallye excited tol be a part oft the community. She said the owner attended the March Council meetinga and was making comments about what was going on about the Council meeting  3.  Cownciimember's. Reports:  then Ward4 4. He said last month Ward3 3a and 41 had the lowest crime stats.  that the Councilmembers: are public servants.  ist time to gets something going over there to.  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 40 of13    and that he spoke with Councilman Terry Wilson, and the other people who! have been by to seel him. Shes said she expectedi it tol be al line out the door, but it wasn't. She said 'we" have tor make sure to keep Shes said Ward: 1 has a Facebook page whichi is] Jenningsmoward1 she said that she has 13 people that have looked at whichh hasi increasedi from 21 last month. She said shei isg goingt tol keeps sharing it and maybe doa a post ors something sot that people! knowt thati iti is out there. Ify youl knowa anyone or would like tok knowt thel like the page.: She said Ward1 1 willl be having a meeting soon to ensure they are hearing the Councilwoman Terry Wilson: Congratulated the newly/re-elected officials. He said the Cityi is well represented by the Council. He thanked the fire firefighters for always supporting whatt the City does. He said thet firefighters were out inr record number att the ribbon cutting on April 13, 2019.He acknowledged the police and recreation department as well. He said. Jimi isa also doing an amazing job! he can tell the difference already from the prior director of public works. Councilman Wilsons said. Jennings High School Graduation will bel May 24, 2019 at: 11 am att the St. Louis UniversityChaifetz Arena. He said Jennings High School has the best choir int the world under thel leadership Dello Thedford, and they will bep preforming att thel High School Graduation. He Acknowledged the Parks and Recreation Department for the EasterE Eggh hunt. Hes said that his children got! loads of candy. Hes said tor make sure to communicate neighbors about the event. We aret tryingt to strengthen our community by doing community events that ist the. Jennings that her remembers, and he hopes we can bring thath back because wea are a close knit community wej just have tos start coming out of the house and talking to our neighbors more and participating. He said Ward 2 alsol has al Facebook page Councimanwisonwar,. He said therei isal link ont the City'sWebsite under his photo on City Council Members. Councilman Wilson askedJ Jim whent thes sign on! Horda and Lucas and Hunt will bet turned on. Jim said itis coming we are waiting on St. Louis County tof finish their work. Councilman Wilson asked the residents to! be patient the signi is coming, and we need to communicate andi invite someone outi iny your neighborhood" thaty you Councilwoman. Francine. Dugger: Councilwoman Dugger was absent from the meeting; no Councilwoman Phyllis Anderson: Congratulated the newly/re-elected officials. She said she asked Henry. Johnson but ifMike could givel her al list oft the new constituents that have movedi into Jennings sinceJ June 2018. Mike said Henry. Johnson assigned! him with thet task ofg getting that done and will get with Margie Brownt tomorrow for the list. She said. Jim and shet talked around October about the street cleaning signs! but there was al hiccup, shea askedi if Ward3 3 street cleaning signs can be put out now prior to Wednesday and iftherei isal hiccup, they can revisit the issue and try and fixi it. She'ss said there was at third ward meeting on Saturday April 20, 2019a ands some of the concerns were the shooting activity on Osborn and' West Florissant she said she thinksi itr may be Country Club Hills buti ita always spills overi into. Jennings she askedi ift the police can patrolt the arear more. She said the big trucks sitting on the Buzz Westfall Parking Loti isn't thati illegal. Robert Cottons said the shopping center has to post the sign. Mayor Austina agreed the Cityi isv waiting on Target to post the signs saying that itisl legal to park. Mayor Austin asked Councilwoman. Anderson ifs she recalled from the March Council meeting she asked police tos start giving citations tot the people whol have their trucks parked on the lot, and1 the Cityi is waiting on signst to go upa and the Captain Coxi is already ready tot take care oft thei issue. She said the residents who live at2 2611 Kinamore have placed al basketball hoop att the vacant home 2608 Kinamore, she said they are trespassing anda askedi ifito could bel lookedi into that. She said she spoke with Sam about the derelict cars at 83350 Osborn shes said theya are parked int the driveway, but they are not running. Shes said to Ms. Terrya about the RV' "we" arel lookingi into that. We aret thinking something about the tires and the weight, and we are going to checki into that. She said she tried to acknowledge Stevel Pokorny, ownerof STSCar Care in February but he was not att the February meeting ands she was not att the March Meeting she said she askedi ifh he would giveJ Jennings residents al break when they tow the cars, ifiti is not their fault, ifitv was stolen, ori ift they were inac car accident, no the irresponsible part ify you leavey your car running and someone jumps ini it. Shes said he still gaver residents al break even after the resident was belligerent towards him. She said she visited STS on her breaka and ify you all can get a chance tot touri it,it isa awesome. She thanked Steve again for helping. Jennings residents out. She acknowledged  thel business supported: sot they can stayi in business ands stayi int the community.  resident's concerns.  don'tr normally see tot the Council meetings as well.  report was provided.  Councilwoman Owens, she said she hadi fun att the Easter Egg hunt.  Councilman Gary. Johnson:  Thanked the residents inJ Jennings for voting and believing in him. He congratulated Councilwoman Owens and1 the reelected officials. Hes said wheni ito comes tol his report) you can put your pens down and he willt talk to department heads out side oft the meeting he promised to never putt them on' "front" abouti issues as long as' "we" can communicate outside of here. He read literature he had from when he  April 22, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page! 5of13    was running fore election: sO everyone wouldk know! his platform and the things that he would do since this is his first report. Hes said he also wanted tol have neighborhood incentive's: such as best yard, best decorations, hes said he wanted tor make sure we acknowledge our residents and citizens who take care oft their property. He said he was not sure ifthere was 3rd Wardi information line or Facebook but he could create that. Councilwoman. Anderson: said therei isal Ward 3 Facebook page. Councilman Johnson saidt they wouldr makes surei iti is upt to date withi information about the ward meetings and the things they participate in. Hes said he will host engagement forums onr municipal issues tol keept the constituents updated onr municipal issues. Hes said the next 3rd Ward meeting is Saturday, May 18, 2019 at2 2 pm. He said he attended the senior meeting on April 16, 2019, the April 13, 2019 ribbon cutting. He said he met with St.. John Newman: seniors tos starta a multig generation garden program and neighborhood watch. He said he will also attend the upcoming Municipal Leagues Newly Elected Officials Training Conference. Councilwoman. Rodney Epps: Councilman Epps said his better half Carol Epps said thank youf for allowing her tos serve. He also congratulated Mayor and the other newly and reelected officials. He said he and Councilwoman Owens will work together tos see if they can gets somethings done int the 4th Ward. Het thanked Jimi fort the work he didi for him onJ Janet, and at Corpus Crispy. He said 63601 Laura there are people getting into the property at night. He said ift theya are gettingi into the property at night then they may! be squatting and doing something illegal also. He saidi itisk kind ofs scaryf for the residents ont the street. Hes said ift the police coulds send someone there. He said het thinks itr maybe someone who doesn't have anywhere tos stay and congregating there atr night. He said that he hopes councilman Johnson has Councilman Aja Owens: Councilwoman Owens said shei isl long winded sO she said shei is an MC and a poets she said the quote she wanted to open with ist to say' "Live your life like you care about legacy you willl leave! behind toi future generations" she said she came up with that quote andi itis something that she thinks about allt thet time wheny you think who'sr name you hold she thinks about her grandfather, shet thinks about the name, the work, and thel legacy she will leavel behind. She said there ares sor many people tot thank, she thanked her family, friends, and residents in. Jennings, the Council, and City Hall, she saids she askeda a lot of questions and anytime she askeda ac question she was given a prompt answer, along thej journey. She thanked Councilman Epps for all the previous work he and former Councilwoman Epps did. She said she has been a resident of Jennings for 30y years and she knows a lot has gone ona ands she would like tot take the opportunity tol help and get things back on and things like that. She acknowledged Mario Gardner who passed awayl last month (March) she said inJ January his older brother also passeda away! both were. Jennings Alumni. She: said she hopes that you keept him and his familyi iny your prayers! because Mario was all about the community and he was really excited to see things happeningi int the 4th ward because he was from the 4th ward as well. She said as far ast the abandoned homes, vacant lots, and things asi far ast the yards being! keep up better lit streets and sidewalks, better police visibility, corner stores accountability, andr more resources for homeowners especially the disabled and elderly homeowners. Shes said she wanted tor make sure they were working together toa address, she saidi ito came upi ins several peoples reportsi int terms of the shootings and she has heard al lot ofs shootings, even yesterday, she wants to work with the police and anybody and see what they can do about addressing the shootings int the neighborhoods. She thanked the police from some of the seniorsi int the Starr residents for comingt to check on them. She said sometimes you see different things going on and you complain abouti it, but we also have to make sure that we acknowledge when things are going good. She said whens she was campaigning isal lot of the vacant homes and things like have benign demolished and really taking care oft those properties she thanked the City of Jennings for addressing thati issue itisn making the neighborhood look better especially the homes that they were next toi iti iss starting tol look really good ands she thanked everyone who playeda a part in makingt that happened. She reiterated! her congratulations' to everyone who wase elected tot the Council and agreed with Councilman Wilson that the current Councili isv very diverse and said she hopes the Council can! build ab better. Jennings. Thanked everyone, Mayor Austin and the Council who came tot the Easter Egg Hunt.  time to do allt that hei ist tryingt to do.  She closed with a poem called Rock What) You Got. MONTHLYDEPARIMENTAL REPORTS  Ont the motion madel by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council voted alli ini favor to approve the monthly departmental reports.  E.  REPORISOFCOMMITTEES  Ways and Means Committee - Chairman R. Epps reported that there was noi meeting. Public Works Committee -Mayor Austin reported that there was no meeting.  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 6of13    Building Committee- Chairwoman Jones reported that there was noi meeting.  Parks Committee- Chairman Allan Stichnote reported that there was noi meeting, but there will Municipal League- Council representative Terry Wilson said thei next meeting for the Municipal League membership meeting will be Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 6:30, at the] Black Jack City: Hall, located at 12500 Old. Jamestown Road, Black. Jack, MO. 63033. He said the: meeting will bei fort thei newly elected officials oft the Municipal League and encouraged everyone to attend. He said thel Municipal League reported that therei is ai newly formed local government Caucus in Jefferson City. Now they have a caucus that actually talks abouti issues that affects local government andt theyl havei not] previously hadt that. He stated Deletra should have sent an email out tot the Council about the training that is coming up that Councilman Johnson mentioned. He saidt they give out information toi refresh things that you may not] know. Councilman Stichnote Planning Commission- Council representative Allan Stichnote, reported that there was no Policy Committee- Chairwoman Jones reported ont the meeting from April 16, 2019. She reviewed the committee members who were present, and absent. She said the Committee reviewed about five ordinances that arel listed on the agenda today under legal business. She said what the committee was trying to doi is support Mayor Austin in this new term is to go through chapter 2 which talks about how meetings are conducted and the committees tot try and clean up thel language tos start offthis new term on ther right foot. Shes said the committee looked att the order of1 business and the Mayor's report is currently at the end oft the agenda, but the committee wanted to1 move thel Mayor's report to after the Councilmembers: report. That way people are having the opportunity tol hear what thel Mayor has to sayi instead ofhavingt to wait tot the end of ther meetingi if thei meeting goesl long. The Mayor will still havei remarks at the end oft thei meeting ift there aret thing that that needt tol bei responded to. She said therel has been al lot ofmeetings when al holiday fall ont the 4th Monday they would bei moved tot the 3rd Monday and the School Board was doing some oft the same movements. She said the proposal ist the Meetings that fall on al Holiday would movet to the 4th Tuesday so they would always stay within that 4th, week. She said the committee also looked at all of the committees and1 has been looking for a few months on different Cities and! howt they worksi including Brentwood she said some oft the combinations ist that Ways and Means and Public Safety would be combined, along with Public Works and Building which would include solid waste and1 beautification being under) Public Works, and Parks added Recreation. Shes said Parks and Recreation Committee would also deal with some of the special commissions, she said the commissions would be own their own, but they would be accountable to the Committees that actually work with them in conjunction. for example, al lot of thet things that youth commission does falls in conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Committee sot the Youth Commission would be accountable to the Parks and Recreation Committee and they would work in conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Committee. Sam agreed ands said assuming that itj passes the Youth and Senior Commission would be reporting to thel Parks and Recreation Committee. She thanked the committee for their hard work they did within anl hours' time getting through the entire chapter. Shes said the Councils role isl legislators. Shes said ordinances andj policies is what they really want to concentrate on so they can help things run smother. She said they also talked about thel Use of City Hall. Shes said the Committee knows the Council Chambers are used for Ward Meetings, and Board Meetings, and Commissions andt things oft that nature, shes said ift there are other people that wanted to use City Hall, they wanted tol have an ordinance around how that works. She said the Committee has not gone over how that works but wanted to be clear that City Hall is for City] Halll business. She said therei is ther recreation Center and Gary Gore Center was there for other things and they wanted to On the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council voted alli int favor to approve the Use of City Hall Policy as presented by the Policy Committee. Solid) Waste Committee- Chairman Epps reported that there was no meeting, but this is the contract year and the committee was combined withj public works, and they would havet to see who is on the committee. Robert Cotton: made ani inaudible comment. Chairman Epps and Mayor  bea ar meeting on May 8, 2019 at 5:30j pm.  added that they have good food as well. Councilman Wilson agreed.  meeting.  be fairt to all parties so that City Hall stays for City Hall Business.  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 7of13    Austin responded they do not know yet because the committees are being reorganized.. And those  that are ont the committee willl let youl know when the meetingi is. Beautification Committee- It was reported that there was noi meeting.  Youth Commission- Councilman Stichnote reported that he attended the Youth Commission meeting on April 9, 2019 at 5:30p pm. He said there willl be auditions foray youth talent show on April 26, 2019 at the Recreation Center (from 6-8:30j pm). He said the Youth Commission will hold ai meeting after the auditions to decided who they want for the talent show. Hes said the talent show willl bel held on May 11, 2019 from 2-5 at Lions Park along with al Block Party. He said the Youth Commission isi ini need of two officers and looking fori members. Senior Commission -Meeting minutes were provided int the Councilj packets.  Approval of thel Monthly Departmental Reports  Ont the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman R. Epps the Council  voted alli in favor of approving the monthly departmental reports. F. LEGALI BUSINESS (Proposed Ordinances)  An ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, Repealing certain portions of chapter 1, section. 1-90 of the. Jennings Municipal Code Regarding a general penalty and enacting On the motion made by Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilman Wilson Bill 2563 was introduced an ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, Repealing certain portions of chapter 1, section 1-9 oft the. Jennings Municipal Code regarding a general penalty and enacting Councilwoman, Jones said when the Committees were trying to do the ordinance for the Landlord Registration Program and make a referral tot the penalty section they realized there were needed updates but the Policy Committee never had a chance to review the proposed ordinance andi this ist thet first time they are seeingi it as well she respectfully ift the proposed ordinance could be tabled to Committee so the Policy Committee can review it. She said thisi is stuff that needs tol be changed per Missouri's Constitution and the Supreme Court, but the committee would liket to make sure they! have a chance to digest, change and modify anything On the motion made by Councilwoman Jones and seconded by Councilman Epps bill! #: 2561 was tabled tot thel Policy Committee by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting. 2. An ordinance of the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending ordinance. no. 2439, rule 4, article I, City Council division 2, rules, section. 2-27- "Order of Business" of the code of ordinances) for the City of Jennings, State of Missouri dated April 24, 2017. Ont the motion made by Councilwoman Anderson and seconded by Councilman Wilson Bill 2564 was introduced an ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending ordinance no. 2439, rule 4, article II, City Council division 2, rules, section 2-27- "Order of Business" oft the code of Ont the motion madel by Councilwoman Anderson and seconded by Councilman Epps bill! #: 2564 became ordinance number 2503 by thet following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting.  provisions relating to same.  provisions relating to same.  that needs fit for the City ofJ Jennings.  ordinances for the City of Jennings, State of Missouri dated April 24, 2017.  April 22, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 80 of13    3. An ordinance of the City of Jennings, Missouri, repealing andi replacing certain portions of On the motion made by Councilwoman Anderson and: seconded by Councilwoman, Jones Bill 2565 wasi introduced: and ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, repealing and replacing certain portions of article I, division 2, section 2-38 oft the Jennings City Code. Ont the motion made by Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilman Wilson bill #: 2565 became ordinance number 2504 by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting int favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting. 4. An ordinance of the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending chapter 2, article I, division 1, On the motion made by Councilwoman Anderson and seconded by Councilwoman Jones Bill 2566 was introduced and ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending chapter 2, article On the motion made by Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilman Wilson bill #2566 became ordinance number 2505 byt the following roll call vote; Councilmembers' voting in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers: absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting. 5. An ordinance of the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending, repealing, combining and replacing certain portions of chapter 2, division. 3, section 2-39 through. 2-43 On the motion made by Councilwoman Anderson ands seconded by Councilman Epps Bill 2567 was introduced An ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending, repealing, combining andi replacing certain portions of chapter 2, division 3, section 2-39 through 2-43. Sam said thel billi is combining the Ways and Means Committee and the Public Safety Oni the motion made by Councilwoman Anderson bill #2 2567 became ordinance number 2506 by thei following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting int favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry' Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers 6. And ordinance of the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending, certain portions of chapter. 2, On the motion made! by Councilwoman Anderson ands seconded by Councilwoman, Jones Bill 2568 was introduced an ordinance ofthe City of. Jennings, Missouri, amending, certain portions Sams said the! billi is adding this committee shall also havet the jurisdiction for overseeing complaints ofi illegal discrimination with respect tot thel hiring practices of the City of Jennings. On ther motion made! by Councilwoman Anderson and seconded by Councilman Epps bill # 2568 became ordinance number 2507 by thet following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers: absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting. 7.A An ordinance of the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending, repealing, combining, and replacing certain portions of chapter 2, division 3, section. 2-42 and article V, divisions 2 and. 3 and chapter. 25, section 25-1 and 25-2 of the. Jennings Municipal Code.  article I, division 2, section. 2-38 of the Jennings City Code.  section 2-17of the. Jennings City Code.  II, division 1, section 2-17 of the. Jennings City Code.  Committee.  absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting. division. 3, section. 2-46 of the Jennings Municipal Code.  of chapter 2, division 3, section 2-46 of the Jennings Municipal Code.  Hes said it is adding a duty tot the policy committee.  April 22, 2019F Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 9of13    Ont ther motion madel by Councilwoman Anderson and seconded by Councilman Johnson Bill 2569 wasi introduced and ordinance oft the City of Jennings, Missouri, amending, repealing, combining, and replacing certain portions of chapter 2, division 3, section 2-42 and article V, divisions 2 and 32 and chapter 25, section 25-1 and 25-2 of the. Jennings Municipal Code. Sam saidt the bill is expanding the Parks and Recreation Committee and saying the Youth and Senior Citizens Commission will report to the Parks and Recreation Committee. On the motion made by Councilwoman, Anderson and seconded by Councilman Epps bill # 2569 became ordinance number 2508 by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting.  G. H. 1.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEWBUSINESS Election of President Pro Tem  Ont the motion made by Councilwoman Anderson and seconded by Councilwoman Owens the Council nominated Miranda. Jones to be President Pro-Tem. The Council voted against the nomination byt thet followingr roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi inf favor of the nomination were: Miranda. Jones, Phyllis Anderson, Aja Owens; Councilmembers voting against the nomination were: Allan Stichnote, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Yolanda Austin; Councilmembers: abstained from voting: Terry Wilson; Councilmembers absent: Francine On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council nominated Rodney Epps to be President Pro-Tem. The Council voted ini favor of the nomination by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi inf favor of the nomination were: Allan Stichnote, Terry Wilson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps; Councilmembers voting against the  Dugger.  nomination were: Miranda Jones, Phyllis Mayor Austin read the standing Committees:  2.  Announcement of the Mayor's. Standing Committees' Appointment  Ways and Means & Public! Safety Committee; Terry' Wilson (Chairman), Rodney Epps, Phyllis Public' Works & Building Committee; Rodney Epps (Chairman), Miranda Jones, Francine Dugger, Parks & Recreation Committee; Allan Stichnote (Chairman), Terry Wilson, Aja Owens, Gary Policy & Ordinance Committee; Miranda Jones Chairwoman), Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson,  Anderson, Miranda. Jones. Gary. Johnson. Johnson. Rodney Epps.  Council representative for Municipal League Terry Wilson.  3.  Approval of the appointments to the Senior Commission  On the motion made by Councilman Stichnote and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council  voted alli ini favor of the recommended Senior Commission appointments. Charletta. A. Williams term expires 2021 & Jane Brown term expires 2022. 4. Approval of the appointments to the Youth Commission  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 100 of13    On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and: seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council  voted alli inf favor of ther recommended Youth Commission appointments. Shanise Johnson term expires 2021 and Alice Wilson term expires 2022. Approval of appointment toi the Planning Commission  5.  Oni the motion made by Councilman Stichnote and seconded by Councilman Epps the council 6. Approval of the appointment of the Planning Commission Council Representative On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council voteda alli in favor of the recommended Planning Commission appointment for Councilman  voted alli in favor of the recommended Planning Commission appointment.  Johnson as the Council Representative for the Planning Commission. 7. Approval of the Special Event Permit- Health Fair  On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council Mayor Austin asked ifat traffic study had already been done. Sam said thet traffic study was on On the motion made by Councilman Stichnote and: seconded by Councilman Wilson the Council voted alli int favor of the placement ofa a stop sign atl Huiskamp and Solway. 9. Approval of the transfer of business ownership for Kings Customs Auto Repair On the motion made by Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilman Stichnote the Council voted alli int favor oft thet transfer of business ownership for Kings Customs Auto Repair.  voted alli in favor of approving the special event permit for a health fair. 8. Approval of the placement ofo a stops sign at Huiskamp and Solway  the! back oft the recommendation.  10. Approval of the monthly bills for payment voted alli int favor of approvingt the monthly bills for payment.  On the motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilwoman Jonest the Council  11. Motion for closed session, legal and personnel R5M0610:021-13  On ther motion made by Councilwoman Jones ands seconded by Councilman Johnson the Council votedi int favor closed session legal and personnel (RSMO 610:021-1,3)byt thet following roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger;  none opposed or abstained from voting  I  MAYORSREPORI  Mayor Austin thanked everyone that came out. She also thanked everyone who voted for her. She said "we" worked really! hard the last two years and shei ise excited aboutt the next 4 yearsi inj Jennings as' "we" continue tot focus on our future, with. Jennings! having safer streets and stronger community. She said it isag goods signt that the meeting wille end by nine o'clock. She: said letters willl be sent for those that have served fora al long time, but the City wanted to wait until the official results came ina and the swearingi in oft the newlye elected officials. She said she did attend the ribbon cutting ands she said when she was on the City Councilf for 8 years, she fought tos geta al basketball courti inc our City. She: said about 10 years ago the Council gave us al half of court. Shes said when the "we" had the ribbon cutting it filed her heart to knowt that now wel have at full court for the youth anda adults to play on. She said they have been playing ont the courta and she noticed that wer need something for the middles school andy younger children. She said she already spoken toJ Jim and they have ana areai inr mind by the playground area where we will be looking ath having another basketball court especially for they younger children. Shes saidt the Business Watch meeting willl be on Friday April 26, 2019: she said toi invite some of the business and churches to  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 11 of13    come out on Friday and Captain Cox orh his designee will bes sharing some trends, along with other guest speakers. She saids she has beens successfully attending the neighborhood watchr meetingsi int the senior buildings. She said theys goi into the. Jennings Place ont the 3rd Wednesdays at 2 o'clock and on the 3rd Thursday at 11 theys goi into Star Residences and Fairview at 12 o'clock and River Roads at 1 o'clock. She said al lot oft the seniors are not able to come out tot the neighborhood watcha and the monthly meetings sot the ideaf from the police department was tog goi into them about the crime trends and safety techniques, different things going on and things the Seniors are doing within our community. She said shel has hads some representatives like Ms.. Jane Brown or Lola Nash. She said this has been something that is really working, they are gettinga al lot ofi ideas from the seniors who didn't think they! hada a voice. Fore example, at Fairview they wanted tol have signs posted for no trespassing on the parkl lot the seniors gave the suggestion theyt tooki ith back and were able to place signs. She said al lot of people thinkt their voicei is not! heard! but wheny you come tot these meetings and bring upy your suggestions, we try tor react ont them. Mayor Austin encouraged neighbors to come to the Neighborhood Watch meetings oni the second" Thursdays oft the montha at6p pm, and Coffee with Cops atl Natalie's Cakes and More ont the first Thursdays oft the month at9a am. Shes said on Wednesday April 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm. she will be attendinga a police contract appreciation with a couple oft the Council members. She said with the contract we weres slated1 to go upt to! 5% increase but after speaking with the Chiefa and telling him Jennings couldr not afforda a! 5%i increase she got al letter saying there will only be a 3%i increase. She said theyt talked! back and forth we want to be able to! keept the police department they are doing a good job but until Jennings gets some more revenue in, wej just cannota afford! 5% she said she was very gladt to get the letter. She encouraged people to continue tol look att the City's website there isas spot on there for complaints and complement she asked1 the citizens tot fill us up with those because they can be tracked and monitor what has not been done. She recognized. Jim for his hard work. She said she hada resident come intol her non-profit that she and her husband have on West Florissanta and askedi how many people worki int the public works Mayor Austins said today itv was about 18a and the resident went to Natalie's and came back with about 240 cup cakes and a card. She said whenever she ask public workst to do anything they getr right on top ofitt they cleaned the alleyi in back of her house on! Hodimont where there! hadl been al lot of dumping and she wanted tol let the department knowt they are doinga a goodj job and the community appreciate them. She wanted to encourage the people to go out into the community andI lett them! know we are going to start our Summer Concerts in Koeneman Park with Honey Vox being the first concert, he said there will bet two ar month until August 23, 2019. She said there were new appointments and she recognized Lt. Geasley with the Corrections Department who had been serving asi interim Lt. since October, and. Jim has been serving asi interim director with public works since December and att thel last Council meeting, he was made thei full time Public Works Director. She said as she said ac couple years ago she wantedi to make sure the City had highly qualified people in place and now: she cans say thate every department head hasb been voted on under her administration and she knows we are going to be off to the right start wel have all new directors inp place and we have energized council people inp places she said shei iss sure that she isg goingt tos see al loto ofg greatt things coming out of each and every one oft the Councilmembers. And thanked the residents for coming out. Mayor Austin provided a five-minute break before going into the closed session, legal and CLOSEDSESSION, LEGALAND! PERSONNEL/RSM060:021-1,3)  personnel (RSMO610:021-1,3) Hire Prosecuting. Attorney  K.  On1 the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Johnson the Council votedi int favor of hiring Joshua Carvan as the Prosecuting Attorney by thet following roll call vote; Councilmembers' votingi in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger; On the motion madel by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council votedi int favor of hiring leshal Leeper for the position of Court Clerk with Junaita Sykes as the first alternate pending the successfully completion of pre-employment screenings by the following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting ini favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent:  none opposed or abstained from voting  Hire Court Clerk  Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting  Part Time Public Works Laborers  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 12of13    On the motion made by Councilman Epps and: seconded by Councilwoman Jones the Council votedi inf favor of hiring Darnell Jefferies, Deandrea Johnson, Leon. Jackson, Kwasi Stephenson, Randy Stokes, and. Jason Shaw as Part Time Public' Works Laborers by thet following roll call vote; Councilmembers' votingi int favor Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry' Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger;  none opposed or abstainedi from voting Promote to Foreman of Public Works  Ont ther motion made by Councilman Wilson and seconded by Councilman Epps the Council voted ini favor of promoting Vinson Rhone tol Public Works Foreman by thet following roll call vote; Councilmembers voting int favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers absent: Francine Dugger;  none opposed or abstained from voting  Adjournment  On the motion madel byt the Councilman Epps and seconded by Councilman Wilson the Council votedt to adjourn the closed session, legal and personnel (RSMO 610:021-1,3) at 9:21 pm on Monday April 22, 2019 byt the following roll call vote; Councilmembers votingi in favor: Allan Stichnote, Miranda. Jones, Terry Wilson, Phyllis Anderson, Gary. Johnson, Rodney Epps, Aja Owens; Councilmembers: absent:Francine Dugger; none opposed or abstained from voting  Attest:  Yadillactiw Mayor Yolanda Austin hpmpual Kareen McNeal, Deputy City Clerk  April 22, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes  Page 13of13