City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening, and welcome to the July 1, 2026 City Council meeting. Please rise, and we will say the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Shear.

Present.

Councilmember Luther.

Here.

Councilmember Norris. Here. Councilmember Patel is absent. Councilmember Thornburg.

Here.

Councilmember Sattel.

Here.

Councilmember Weshe.

Here.

Councilmember Bezada.

Here. Thank you. We have seven out of eight council members present. Next item on the agenda is agenda approval. Do we have a motion? So moved. Second. Motion's made by Council Member Luther, seconded by Council Member Bezzata for the approval of tonight's agenda. And we do have a light on.

No, I'm sorry. Beg your pardon.

OK. All right. Are there any changes?

You tabling it now.

Council Member Mazzotta.

I make a motion to postpone bill number 6550 to August 5th council meeting for second reading. Motion is made.

Is there a second?

Second.

Motion is made by Council Member Mazzotta, seconded by Council Member Luther to postpone bill number 6550 to August the 5th. All in favor of the amendment, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. Any others? okay all in favor of the amended uh agenda for this evening say aye aye any opposed i hear none the agenda is set for this evening next item public comments i don't see any cards thank you next item approval the minutes from june the 17th 2026 some some move to approve second motions made by council member luther seconded by council member bezada to approve the minutes from june 17 2026. Are there any changes? Council Member Norris.

Friendly amendment 269. I should have called you, Bridget. I'm sorry. It was the fireman's barbecue, not the farmer's.

Second.

Friendly amendment on line number 269, changing farmers to firemen's. Okay, all in favor of the amendment? Say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. The amendment passes. Any other changes? I see none. All in favor of the amended minutes for June 17, 2026, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. The minutes for June 17, as amended, 2026 are approved. Next item on the agenda, we're moving on to recess for public hearing. First, we're going to have a proclamation for parks and recreation. Councilmember Luther.

Thank you, Mayor. Do you want to come down here or do it up here? You can go down there. Okay. Are you going to join me? are an integral part of communities throughout this country, including the city of Richmond, and whereas Parks and Recreation promote time spent in nature, which positively impacts mental health by increasing cognitive performance and well-being and alleviating illnesses such as depression, attention deficit disorders, and Alzheimer's, and whereas Parks and Recreation encourages physical activities by providing and many other activities designed to promote active lifestyles. And whereas park and recreation programming and education activities representatives has designated july as parks and recreation month and whereas the city of bridgeton is known for its commitment to exceptional parks recreation programs and community

the County Mayor of the City of Richland do hereby proclaim that July is recognized as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Richland and has passed the first day of July of 2026.

Congratulations.

Council Member Luther, I ask for some more voice in the Parks and Recreation Month.

I didn't want to be in the picture.

Next item on the agenda, council members, before you're on the dais, is some appointments for board and commission members. I've got Mr. Bob Menninger for the street commission, along with James Kirsting for the street commission, and then Mr. Michael Pope for the senior citizens commission. The first two are from Ward, let's see, Bob Nunninger's from Ward 3, Mr. Kirstein's from Ward 4, and Mr. Pope is from Ward 3. Do I have a motion to approve all three? So moved. Second. Motion's made by Council Member Luther, seconded by Council Member Sattel for the approval of the appointments before you. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. Congratulations. If any of you are here, I don't see any, but... Thank you. Next item on the agenda. We do have a public hearing and it's 26-PZ-09. Mr. Gratens.

Thank you. This is, as the mayor stated, this is application 26-PZ-09. This application is a request to rezone approximately 17.4 acres. The properties include 13130 Missouri Bottom Road, the rear portion, and 13134 and 13156 Missouri Bottom Road. The current zoning is R1, single family dwelling district. And the proposed zoning is M1, manufacturing district limited. This went to the Planning Commission at their June 8 meeting for a public hearing. And the Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 12 to 0. It's got a couple of maps and then some slides that provide a little bit of a summary. This is a map showing the three parcels highlighted in yellow. On the south there, that's 13130. Then the one in the middle, 13134. And the one to the northwest, 13156. These are located just to the south of Missouri Route 370, Missouri Bottom Road on the east, and then that's Pruitt Farm Road on the south. These parcels currently are used for agricultural purposes. AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY A MIX OF MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL TO THE MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL TO THE MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THE RIDDER GREENHOUSE THERE THE RIDDER GREENHOUSE THERE THE RIDDER GREENHOUSE THERE LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST ALSO. LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST ALSO. LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST ALSO. MODOT RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE NORTH MODOT RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE NORTH MODOT RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST AND THEN TO THE AND TO THE EAST AND THEN TO THE AND TO THE EAST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH OF THAT SOUTHERN MOST SOU This map shows the current zoning. So as stated, these properties currently zoned R1. The front portion of 13130 is zoned M1 because if you look a little bit to the left, LOWER PART OF THE MAP THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY M1 RUNNING ALONG PRUITT FARM ROAD AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY M1 ZONING TO THE WEST AND THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE R1 TO THE FURTHER TO THE WEST AND THEN TO THE NORTH THERE'S SOME A RURAL ZONING over to the east southeast is some b2 zoning co-partisan m1 this may look familiar to some of you recently that parcel right there in the middle 13140 that was recently rezoned by city council from r1 to m1 this is the same property owner as that as that parcel as well AS STATED, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. THE FRONT APPROXIMATE FIVE ACRES IS ALREADY ZONE M1. THE APPLICANT HAS STATED IN THEIR APPLICATION MATERIAL THEIR INTENT IS TO PURSUE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A CLEAN FILL SITE AT SOME POINT WITH EVENTUALLY SOME DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD FIT THE M1 USES. PLAN SHOWS THIS AREA AS DESIGNATED AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOGISTICS AND UTILITY IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. SO THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE CONVERSATIVE PLAN. So the M1 district allows for a mix of industrial and manufacturing uses. So the proposed district would be consistent and compatible with the surrounding zoning in this area. As stated, the applicant intends to pursue a special use permit. We would address any issues with the special use permit once they were to apply for that. Any future industrial or manufacturing development further down the road, that would require further review procedures such as traffic and stormwater and other development activity at that time. But at this point in time, we're simply discussing the proposal to rezone from R1 to M1. I do have, this is a screenshot from the site plan that was prepared by the applicant's civil engineer, showing those two, the area to be rezoned. And then just a couple pictures. As stated, it is currently used for agricultural purposes. This is looking north from Pruitt Farm Road. It's kind of a large area, so it's hard to capture it in good pictures. This is from 370, looking back towards the west. That's the northern parcel, the northern triangle there. And then looking back towards the south from 370. Those are from Google Street View. I did not take those pictures while driving. That's all my slides. Are there any questions for me?

Council, any questions? Council Member Norris?

Mr. Grayton. We rezone as needed. You know we see. I mean, can't we do this? Why are we waiting? That's an R1 still is existing out there in that or we just waiting to rezone as the people purchase it.

Yes, that's what has been occurring is the property owners have been initiating the rezoning requests. The one to the west, of course, and then this property owner when he purchased this, similar to some of the parcels to the north of 370 that were rezoned that was at the request of the property owners, yes.

Is there a reason why we can't just rezone it all, M1?

Cities can rezone property going through the process. I think typically in a situation like this, we would wait for the property owners to pursue it when they see fit.

Okay, just ask them. It's cheaper.

Any further questions from Mr. Great?

I got a question.

Council members hotel.

Yes, thank you, Mayor. Is it true? Is it residential agriculture? They're tax free and yet when they go to M1 then they start paying real estate taxes on it.

So the M1 will not change the taxes because the St. Louis County Assessor's Office will base it on land use. So if they continue using it for agricultural purposes, it will stay at the same property tax rate.

Until they change use.

If they change use, then it could be reassessed. Thanks.

Any further questions?

Thank you. Thanks.

Is the applicant in the audience? Would you like to come forward?

Greg Furlaugy, 1749 Chandler Way, St. Charles, Missouri. I second everything that Zach said. And pretty much, we're just looking for rezoning. And it would end up being a fill site for a minute. And then later on, we'll develop. Or somebody will. It won't be me. That's it. If you have any questions.

Council, any questions of Mr. Ferling?

I see none. Thank you.

Is there anybody in the audience that would like to come forward and speak in favor of this?

I see none.

Anybody in the audience like to come forward and speak in opposition of this rezoning? I see none. If we don't have any further questions, this public hearing will come to an end. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is perfection of bills. First is bill number 6548, Councilmember Sattel.

Yes. Thank you. An ordinance, move for second reading of Bill 6548. Second.

Motion's made by Councilmember Sattel, seconded by Councilmember Wessie for second reading of Bill number 6548. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed?

Please continue. An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bridgestone, Missouri, amending ordinance 16-47 under Chapter 142, Pension Commission, Section 142, 0.010, establishment composition of the city code. Move that bill number 6548 become ordinance number 26 dash. 30. 30. Second. Second.

Second. Motions made by Councilmember Sattel, seconded by Councilmember Wessie, that bill number 6548 become ordinance 26-30. Discussion? I see none. The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Luther? Aye. Councilmember Norris? Aye. Councilmember Patel? I'm sorry, she's absent. Councilmember Thornburg?

Aye.

Councilmember Sattell?

Aye.

Councilmember Weshe?

Aye.

Councilmember Rosada? Aye. Councilmember Shearer?

Aye. By a vote of seven to zero, bill number 6548 becomes ordinance 26-30. Thank you. So bill number 6550 is postponed to August the 5th. Next is perfection or second reading of bill number 6553. Council Member Luther?

Thank you, Mayor. Move for second reading of bill number 6553. Second.

Motion's made by Council Member Luther, seconded by Council Member Bezzata for second reading of bill number 6553. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. Please continue.

Thank you, Mayor. An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bridgeton, Missouri, authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto with Ravenberg Inc. for operable wall replacement at the recreation center in an amount of $115,167. Move that bill number 6553 become ordinance number 26-31. Second.

Motions made by Council Member Luther, seconded by Council Member Vizzotta, that bill number 6553 becomes ordinance 26-31. Discussion? I see no lights. Oops, I have one. Council Member Norris?

When would this get started? Would Mr. Kane know that?

Go ahead, Mr. Kane.

We have about a three-week window in November for the work to be done.

Okay, thank you.

Any further questions?

Council members to tell. That three week window of will it be definitely completed before the tax season starts that is also in those rooms. I know I helped win taxes in that in the rec center with those movable walls are at.

Yeah, the window that we chose was we chose that because there was no conflicts.

Thank you. Any further questions? I see none. The clerk will call the roll.

Council Member Norris. Aye. Council Member Thornburg.

Aye.

Council Member Sattel.

Aye.

Council Member Weshe.

Aye.

Council Member Rosada. Aye. Council Member Shearer. Aye. Council Member Luther. Aye.

By a vote of seven to zero, bill number 6553 becomes ordinance 26-31. Next item, consideration of new bills. First is bill number 6554. Council Member Norris.

Thank you, sir. Move for first reading of bill number 6554.

Second. Motion's made by Council Member Norris, seconded by Council Member Shearer for first reading of bill number 6554. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. Please continue.

An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bridgeton, Missouri, readopting sections of 105.500 through 105.540 of the City of Bridgeton, code of ordinances relating to conflicts of interest and financial disclosures. Move to table.

Second. Second. Motion is made by Council Member Norris, seconded by Council Member Sattel, that Bill 6554 be tabled. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Bill number 6554 is tabled. Next item is first reading of Bill number 6555. Council Member Bezzato.

Motion for first reading of bill number 6555.

Second.

Motion's made by Councilmember Bezzato, seconded by Councilmember Luther for first reading of bill number 6555. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. Please continue.

In ordinance of the City Council of the City of Bridgeton, Missouri, application 26PZ09, request for rezoning approximately 17.38 acres of land located at 13130, 13134, and 13156 Missouri Bottom Road from R1 single-family dwelling districts to M1 manufacturing district. Motion to table bill number 6555.

Second. Motion's made by Council Member Bezzato, seconded by Council Member Luther to table Bill Number 6555. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. Bill Number 6555 is tabled. Next item, Attorney's Report. I have nothing, Mayor, thank you. Thank you. Council Communications, I'll start with Council Member Shearer.

Thank you. I don't have much. I'm excited about this parade. It'll be my first one being in it versus watching grandchildren and stuff. I did want to give a shout out to Miss Vicki in the audience here. I attended the I was late, but I did attend the volunteer meeting on 623. There's a lot of work and a lot of folks and a lot of behind the scenes stuff that people don't get recognized. Names are never going to be on a sheet that make this happen. I just want to recognize all the people that are not going to be seen. And that's all I had.

Thank you. Council Member Norris.

Thank you, Mayor. I attended the police ceremony to install. We have a new police officer Tanner Litchfield. He started June 28th. the busiest time of the year with our parade and fireworks. Good luck to him. I'm sure he got the short straw. So I wish him good luck. And I attended the ward one and two meeting. Good job to all. And also I attended the parade float. I represented the Kiwanis. And I did like the meeting, the person-to-person information. Katie Tuck, Matt Jacoby chaired this and it was a great job and I do appreciate that. I thought that was a great idea. And I just want to thank the police department, the parks department, the street department in advance because I know this is a very crazy week and add the extreme heat preparing for this event. Of course, I'm very partial, very sentimental with this. The parade is a tradition, and so I'm so happy we are able to continue this. And with that, I just wanna happy 250 years of Fourth of Julys. Have fun, stay cool, be safe, and God bless the United States of America.

Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to say thank you for everybody coming out and hope everybody has a safe and wonderful 4th of July. I look forward to seeing you guys at the parade and fireworks after that.

That's all I got.

Thank you. Council Member Luther.

Thank you, Mayor. I echo a thanks to everyone here and watching. And I do want to acknowledge Parks and Recreation Month and the proclamation that I had the pleasure of reading, and also acknowledge the staff that make our parks what they are, and the volunteers. I know not everyone's here, but they're with us in spirit. whether you go to the parks and participate in the parks or whether you drive by them with a smile watching them in use they're a wonderful addition to making our city a great place to live so thanks to everything that you do they're wonderful they do increase the quality of life here in our city i did want to mention following up on that the 4th of july that a lot of festivities and we did get a nice mention in the st louis post dispatch last week so we were listed with a number of events both our parade and the fireworks so Let's hope for cool, cool breeze. No rain, cool breeze, right? Maybe some clouds in the morning. Maybe to keep the heat exhaustion away. And then I did want to mention there is a COVE meeting that Code Ordinance Violation Enforcement that I'm chairing this year that's a subcommittee of our council and our next meeting was scheduled for August 5th at 6 p.m. I may push that back a couple of weeks but regardless I'll let everybody know it will be in August I do want to ask about agenda items and I'm looking at staff police and Public Works if there are items that you would like us to address please send them to us And we'll put them on the agenda. Something that I would like to bring up that we talked about with Councilmember, former Councilmember Hood when he was chair with Chief Masadi is, for lack of a better word, motorized bicycles. Is that the word? Or motorized vehicles that are not cars?

Maybe is that the way to describe them?

That I personally have seen a proliferation of them, especially at night, zipping down the street. When I'm out walking my dog, I'm not going to hit anything, I don't think. But I have noticed the side-by-sides, the golf carts, the electrified bikes, I guess. Some with children, some with helmets, some on the sidewalk, some with adults. So maybe that is something that we can take up and put on the agenda since it was brought to us a few years ago. And I would like to also bring up discussion about city signage, wayfinding signage, and also anchor signage, I'm calling that, and would like to be involved or offering to be involved in anything to move that forward. That's it for me.

Thank you. Council Member Thornburg.

Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to shine a light on a couple of our police officers for some volunteer work that they've done. And a couple of our officers, they volunteer for Camp Fury, which is a Girl Scout camp for high school-aged females that have an interest in policing or firefighting. And this is a week-long overnight camp held at Camp Fiddle Creek in Fenton. So each morning, the girls are bussed into St. Louis County Municipal Police and Fire Academy. and all instructors are female also, and they're all police officers, firefighters, or first responders. And I would like to mention that three of our officers have volunteered to help with this program over the years, and they are Tammy Swope, Stephanie Bova, and Tina Talbert. And like I said, at various times, all of them have helped out with the camp. And some of the activities at camp include Police obstacle courses, building search, processing crime scenes, vehicle extractions, firearms, fingerprints, handcuffing, CPR. And I think maybe the highlight of the week is they repel off of a five story building. So that's just a few of the activities that they're all involved in during the week. And our officers and other police officers and firefighters that are there are truly mentors and role models for these young women. So a big thank you. to all the volunteers that make this a very successful and inspiring camp for the campers. Also, this is a device-free week, and none of the campers seem to be bothered by not having their phones with them for a week. So I just wanted to mention that, and Chief, I wanted to just shine a light on those three officers. I think it's well-deserved. All right, and I have a couple other things. I received an email, probably a lot of other people too, but this was from Pattonville High School, and it's from Assistant Principal John, what is John's last name? Assistant Principal John Fitzgerald, I believe. And he sends out that they have some, They have three yellows which are extending learning opportunities and these placements functions as high school credit. And internships are offered through the high school for. From three different companies and the kids get credit for them, sorry. And one of the companies that is offering an internship is Leonardo DRS, and they're a leading defense contractor offering students exposure to marketing in a fast-paced, innovative environment. So if any of us have kids or grandkids in the Pattonville School District that may be interested in marketing, they have some internships available. Another company is Zoltek, and they're up there near Pattonville High School. and they're an advanced manufacturing company where students can gain hands-on marketing experience within a cutting edge industry. So that's a great opportunity for some of these kids. Like I said, they're gonna get high school credit and exposure to maybe a future opportunity. And a third opportunity they have are students interested in real estate with SMPL Realty Company. And previous participants in this program have had outstanding experiences, and some have gone on to get their realtor license. So if you have students that may be interested in any of these things, this is a great opportunity out there. And so you'd contact Assistant Principal John Fitzgerald at the high school. And lastly, I hope to see everyone at the parade and at BMX for the fireworks and have a safe and happy 4th of July. Thank you.

Is that all? Thank you. Great job. Council Member Sattel?

Yes, thank you, Mayor. A few things. Some of these are compliments. Some of them aren't. I do want to compliment, I think it was the mayor that approved a friend of mine, Timmy Sanders, to clean up the big man shops over on Lindbergh. uh they've been you know getting some work done over there trimming the bushes cleaning all the trash they had a skid loader cleaning it up uh it's the best i've seen in 20 years i walked it just the other day and uh so that's coming along right there uh i know we still have to deal with them in court and some other issues but it's nice to make it a little a little more presentable to our citizens and the people that walk around there by the steak and shake in the limburg area Speaking Limburg area, I mean are we at our meeting? We had the award one two meeting the other night. People are complaining about what certain places look like and which which ones look nice. The ones that were cutting with our city tax dollars look fantastic, but I also compared. Take a look at 70 in Limburg right now. It's like the desert. It looks terrible weeds growing two to three feet tall right there at that intersection. Hopefully we can get that done maybe by 4th of July. Had an issue there today. I'm glad that you know Kathy Luther brought up about the scooters. I had some kids going down Fifi Road, three small kids on an electric scooter, as dark. I had my wife just taking pictures of it. She called Officer Stone and sent him the pictures of it. So hopefully we can do something. He even mentioned maybe we need to update ordinances to follow through on that. So it's a safety thing. I didn't really worry about somebody driving underage, but it was more like three kids in a long scooter, all it takes and boom, and you got three kids with broken necks or something like that. I just didn't want to see that at all. So I pass it on to my wife. We both saw at the same time. And then hopefully we'll all have our prayers. Becky Patel's not in the best health right now. She's went through some hospital things. So keep her prayers on. I think she'll be fine for the next meeting. But she wasn't able to attend tonight because of some health issues. So thank you. That's all.

Council Member Weschke. Thank you, Mayor. Like always, thanks everybody for coming out tonight. People that are watching online, hello, like and subscribe. Thanks for watching. Last Wednesday, we held a combined council, our Ward 1 and Ward 2 meeting. It was very well attended. Personally, I enjoy having the two wards meet together. because it not only increases attendance, but it also makes it easier for representatives from different departments in the city to attend. And I'd also like to thank all my other fellow council members for attending because everybody was there. While this isn't directly related to Bridgeton News, I did want to mention how much I've enjoyed watching worldwide coverage for the World Cup. It's easy to focus on the challenges and divisions that we see every day across the United States, but it's refreshing to see visitors from around the world. sharing how much they're enjoying their time here in America. They've talked about our hospitality, the incredible variety of food we have, little things like free refills, free public restrooms, and how much the Americans have embraced traditions and incitement from fans around the world have brought with them. Social media can always feel like a constant stream of negativity, so I think it's fitting that as we approach the celebration of our 250th birthday, we're seeing so many positive stories about our country. A quote that's been making the rounds recently says, if you want to learn to hate America, watch the news. If you want to learn to love America, drive across it. And I think that's worth remembering because we have a lot here. Are we perfect? No. Do we have problems that we need to solve? Absolutely. But we have a lot to be proud of, and personally, I'm grateful to be part of this country and the community. I'm looking forward to celebrating with everybody on Saturday. Hopefully the weather cooperates, and maybe if we're lucky, Mother Nature will remember that 110 degrees is not a desirable personality trait. And with that, back to you, Mayor. Thank you.

All right, staff. Mr. Kane, Parks and Rec Director.

all right uh independence day this saturday everybody's excited uh the whole community uh the parks department police public works administration everybody pitches in um we're lucky to have such great support from the community for the for the great event just want to mention a couple of sponsors uh st louis chrysler dodge jeep ram is letting us use a couple other jeeps for the parade marshall which is former chief mark massadi The Pattonville royalty so we appreciate their help and then the gold sponsors Leonardo DRS and Republic services as well There is a chance of some rain a small chance so Satisfies the app if you want to download it on your phone. We'll have updates there. You just look up Bridgeton Parks Department Special events and we've also got a link on our website so you can just go to the parks web page and Independence Day Page there and you'll have updates there as well I'll lastly have the time capsule here with some special special items in it so in 25 years we're gonna we're gonna unearth this thing and what we have in there we've got a lot of good suggestions from from our residents so we've got some Trending toys, some squishies in there, 250th anniversary shirts, some giveaways, the koozies and the keychains. We've got some of the activity guide, the banner, some of those things, a World Cup trinket, and some different things just specific to 2026, and we'll see how crazy they look in 25 years. And everybody, I think, has their information on the parade. So if there's any other questions, feel free to reach out in the next couple days. Also, the concert in the park coming up Sunday, July 12th at 6 p.m. That'll be the breakdowns. It's a Tom Petty cover band. And that's all I have.

Council, any questions of Mr. Kane?

I see none.

Thank you. Chief, Bryce Lovell.

Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple things. For those who don't know, Lieutenant Kevin Linhart and Lieutenant Martin both retired effective this last Saturday, so we wish them well on their next chapter. But as Councilmember Norris mentioned, we did bring in Tanner Litchfield. He graduated the Academy last week. He started with his shift on Sunday. He's looking forward to standing out there on the 4th of July. And then we also had three cadets that started the st. Louis County Police Academy on Monday morning So they are expected to graduate in December. So we look forward to having them as well.

It's all I have today Thank you Council any questions of chief level I See none. Thank you Mr. Gunn Park, you know, right Public Works director.

No nothing new to report tonight.

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Nothing? Nothing. Okay. Mr. Bokow, city administrator. Nothing to report, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you. All right, it's down to the mayor's report. Of course, I want to echo prayers for Councilmember Patel. I do want to recognize that we have a candidate for State Senate District 14 in the House, Mr. John Bowman. I'm sure he'll stick around after the council meeting and talk with you if you'd like. Have any questions? Good to see you, sir. Thank you. I do want to read an email here I received from Mrs. Gallagher, Kathy Gallagher. It's a compliment for myself and also the city. Dear Mayor Hine, I just want to tell you how much I enjoy reading the banner. I love your letters. They are very inclusive and interesting. The banner itself contains much information that is important for the residents of Bridgeton to know and understand. I look forward to each one. Thanks again, Kathy Gallagher. Thank you staff for working on the banner and contributing what you do. I know the residents appreciate that. I also want to let you know that I received a compliment about one of our businesses here in Bridgeton. And I was in St. Charles last Tuesday at a Mexican restaurant and I saw a classmate of mine from high school walk by. I went out to say hi to him. and his wife just had to give me a great compliment about Arch Pickleball in Badminton. She of course plays pickleball there and they had had a tournament there a couple weeks prior to last week and she was so complimentary about it so I think that's a great testament to the city of Bridgeton and how Mr. Pan and his wife are doing with the facility. I also received a phone call from a St. Anne resident regarding Nikki Wilson. She is our aquatics director. She gave a great compliment about how she manages the outdoor pool facility. And there's probably other people that go up there in the mornings along with this lady, so they probably echo that compliment also. If you didn't see it, my Mayor Monday video I did over at Berry Hill Golf Course. Probably should have done one prior to now. But keep in mind, Berry Hill is open on July 4th. That's probably one of the busiest days of the year for them. And that's the reason we don't get to use the golf carts from the golf course is because they're in use all day long. So the course looked great. Doug gave a great interview, explained a lot about his background and about the golf course there and the fees. I attended the planning session for the Municipal League of Metropolitan St. Louis last week, of which I'm a board member. Legislative update was given by Executive Director Pat Kelly. There were a record 3,110 bills introduced this past legislative session. Guess how many were agreed on and passed? Only 100. A couple of big ones, Senate Bill 916, which states that contractors covered under municipal insurance policies as additional insured do not qualify for sovereign immunity. Senate Bill 888 provides for juvenile scoring fix, meaning that juveniles will now have to go before a judge for determination of what needs to be done to correct their juvenile behavior. Keep in mind that these bills that were passed this last session won't go in effect until January 1st. Another one, of course, is adding Amendment 5 to the August ballot proposing elimination of state income tax and sales tax changes. Keep in mind that 65% of our state budget revenue is currently generated through the collection of state income tax. Some of these changes could include collecting sales tax on attorney's fees, physician services, and even real estate sales. Last Thursday, I attended the Missouri Municipal League Finance and Taxation Committee meeting in Columbia, Missouri. Again, I'm a board of that body. The MML currently has four committees besides finance and taxation. Others include economic development and human resources, which Mr. Bookout is a member of. And then there's municipal administration and intergovernmental relations and environment. and also energy and sustainable development. I'm telling you about these because I'd like to see another one or two council members get involved in MML and become a committee member. St. Louis County has Proposition U on the August ballot. This isn't additional sales tax, this is a use tax that the county currently does not collect. The city of Bridgeton, we have a 1% use tax that we collect, and that's on goods purchased by Missouri residents from out-of-state vendors. If this ballot issue passes, the county use tax rate is 2.53, same as the sales tax rate. If this passes, this will mean an additional $500,000 to $1 million to the city of Bridgeton, depending on how much is collected. I'm for it. I'm not stating that the city is taking a position on it, but it certainly would be nice. City of Bridgeton, 4th of July, 250-year commemorative. T-shirts are on display on both sides of the room. You'll see, again, new sizes are $12. Adult sizes, small through extra large, are $15. XXX, XXX, and 4X are $18 each. I still have a few openings on boards and commissions, historical, I still need four people. The IDA, that's the Industrial Development Authority, I need three. I have one on park board. I have one for personnel and one for streets. We're getting them filled up, so thanks for your help. Everybody have a happy and safe Fourth of July and the entire weekend. I have nothing else unless council has any questions of me. If not, I'll entertain a motion for adjournment.

So moved. Second.

Motion's made by Council Member Luther, seconded by Council Member Bezzato for adjournment. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I hear none. We're adjourned. Thank you.