City Council - Regular Meeting

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Welcome to the December 8th, 252 meeting of the Florescent City Council. Please stand and join us for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance 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.

City clerk, please call the role. Caputo, are you here? It is Sheldro here. O'Donnell here. Pagano here. Parson here. Sam Harris here. Manganelli here. Egan here. The next item on the agenda is the approval of minutes. Are there any corrections or additions to the meeting minutes and executive meeting minutes of November 24th, 2025? Hearing none. Councilman Caputo moves to approve the minutes. Seconded by Councilman Schilddroth. Any discussion? All in favor?

Any opposed? The meeting minutes are approved. The next item on the agenda is hearing from citizens. This is a time to speak to the council on any issue not necessarily on the agenda for three minutes. This is not a question and answer period. If you would like to speak to a council member or the mayor, please stay until after the meeting is over. If you are here to speak on a public hearing, please wait and speak when the public hearing is announced. Do we have any speaker cards? We have no speaker cards this evening.

Okay. The next item on the agenda is communications, of which there are none. The next item on the agenda is public hearings. Public hearing number 2511 039 was postponed from the November 24th, 2025 meeting to this evening. Uh is the petitioner present for this public hearing? This is uh Wingstop. Okay. Um I'm assuming that we would would like to move to Okay. Okay. Councilman Egan moves to proposeone to the January 12th,

2026 meeting, seconded by Councilman Caputo. All in favor? Any opposed? The uh the public hearing is postponed. The next item on the agenda is old business. The first item is bills for second reading. Bill number 10147. Councilwoman Pagano moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Sheloff. Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance authorizing a permanent closure of vehicle vehicular access to Lin Meadows Lane at its intersection with Washington Street.

Councilwoman Pagano moves for a third reading. Seconded by Councilman Caputo. All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance authorizing a permanent closure of vehicular traffic access to Lin Meadows Lane at its intersection with Washington Street. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Seeing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shelroth, yes. Odano, yes. Pano, Parson, Sam, Harris, yes. Manganelli, yes. Egan,

yes. Bill number 10147 passes and becomes ordinance number 9141. Bill number 10148. Councilwoman Pagano moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Shelroth. Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance authorizing street closure and right-of-way modification for Northmore Drive and Lin Meadows. Councilwoman Pagano moves for a third reading. Seconded by Councilwoman Parson. All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance authorizing a street closure and right-of-way modification for Northmore Drive at Lin Meadows.

Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none. Clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Sheldro, yes. O'Donnell, yes. Pagano, yes. Parson Harris. Yes. Megan, yes. Egan, yes.

Bill number 10148 passes and becomes ordinance number 9142. Bill number 10149. Councilman Caputo moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Egan. Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance authorizing an amendment to table 7A, speed limits on certain streets to allow for a change in the posted speed limit on Patterson Road from New Hollis Road to to North Highway 67.

Councilman Caputo moves for a third reading, seconded by Councilman Egan. All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance authorizing an amendment to table 7A speed limits on certain streets to allow for a change in the posted speed limit on Patterson Road from New Holl Road to North Highway 67. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Seeing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shield, yes. Oddo, yes. Pagano, Parson, Sam. Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan, yes. Bill number 10149 passes and becomes ordinance number 9143.

Bill number 10151. Councilman S moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell. Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance to authorize a special use permit to Blum LLC DBA CNC Fish and Chicken Grill to allow for a restaurant in B3 Extensive Business District located at 1141 North Highway 67. Councilman O'Donnell moves for a third reading, seconded by Councilman Capuda. All in favor?

Any opposed? Ordinance to authorize a special use permit to Blum LLC DBA CNC fish and chicken grill to allow for a restaurant in a B3 extensive business district located at 1141 North Highway 67. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none. Clerk, please call the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shieldroth, yes. Oddonnell, yes. Pagano, Carson, Sam. Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan,

yes. Bill number 10151 passes and becomes ordinance number 9144. Bill number 10152. Councilman Egan moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Manganelli. Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance to authorize a special use permit to JNI Halding DVA Bowl and Towing Services to allow for overflow parking for towed vehicles in M2 Industrial District located at five industrial drive. Councilman Egan moves for a third reading. Second by Councilman Capuda. All in favor?

Any opposed? Ordinance to authorize a special use permit to JNI Hauling DVI DBAN tolling services to allow for an overflow parking for towed vehicles in the M2 Industrial District located at 5 Industrial Drive. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shield, yes. O'Donnell, yes. Pagano, yes. Parsons. Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan,

yes. Bill number 10152 passes and becomes ordinance number 9145. Bill number 10153. Councilman Sia moves for a second reading. Second by Councilman O'Donnell. Any discussion? All in favor? Any uh opposed? Ordinance to amend B5 ordinance number 8891 to correct address addresses for platted parcel 14250 New House Road. Councilman Sia moves for a third reading, seconded by Councilman Caputo. All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance is to amend B5 ordinance number 8891 to correct addresses for plotted parcel 12450 News Road.

Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Seeing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Sheldro, yes. Oddonnell, yes. Pagano, Parson, Sam. Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan, yes. Bill number 10153 passes and becomes ordinance number 9146. Bill number 10154. Councilman O'Donnell moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilwoman Parson. Any discussion? All in favor?

Any opposed? An ordinance authorizing the appropriation of not to exceed $400,000 for the purpose of defeasing a portion of the city's outstanding general obligation bonds, paying certain costs of such defeasence, and authorizing certain other actions in connection therewith. Counciloman Manganelli moves for a third reading, seconded by Councilman Schelroth. All in favor? Any opposed? an ordinance authorizing appropriation of not to exceed $400,000 for the purpose of defeasing a portion of the city's outstanding general obligation bonds, paying certain cost of such defeasence, and authorizing certain other actions and connections therewith.

Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shieldthro, yes. Oddonnell, yes. Pagano, Parsons. Harris, yes. Yes. Meganelli. Yes. Egan. Yes. Bill number 10154 passes and becomes ordinance number 9147. Bill number 10155. Councilman Parson moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Egan. Any discussion? All in favor?

Any opposed? Ordinance repealing ordinance number 8937 establishing a new compensation plan for seasonal employees for the city of Florison and containing an effect effective date clause. Councilwoman Pagano moves for a third reading. Seconded by Councilman Cyan. All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance repealing ordinance number 8937 establishing a new compensation plan for seasonal employees of the city of Florison and containing an effective date clause. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Sheldro, yes. O'Donnell, yes. Pagano, yes. Parsons, Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes.

Egan, yes. Bill number 10155 passes and becomes ordinance number 9148. Bill number 10156. Councilman Manganelli moves for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Shilddroth. Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Ordinance appealing ordinance number 9017 as amended establishing a new compensation plan for part-time employees of the city of Florison and containing an effective date clause. Councilman Shieldroth moves for a third reading seconded by Councilman Egan. All in favor? Any opposed? An

ordinance repealing ordinance number 9017 as amended establishing a new compensation plan for part-time employees of the city of Florison and containing an effective date clause. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none. Clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shelro, yes. Budano, yes. Pagano, yes. Parsons, Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan,

yes. Bill number 10156 passes and becomes ordinance number 9150. The next item on the agenda is new business. The first item under new business is board appointments. Councilwoman Pagano. Yes. I would like to appoint Russell Gammire to the planning and zoning commission. Seconded by Councilman Capuda. All in favor? I. Any opposed?

The appointment is made. Any more council appointments this evening? Mayor, thank you. Councilman uh Harris, uh I will move to approve a request for a full liquor by the drink license for Louis Italian Ice located at 1616 Shackleford Road. Okay, we have some lights here. Councilman Shrath, I'd like to suspend the rules to have petitioner come up, please.

Okay. Um the um there's a um there's a motion to suspend the rules and a second. Um all in favor? Any opposed? Okay. Um is the petitioner here? I don't believe he is here actually. So the petitioner is not here this evening. Is there any representation here for the petitioner? Anybody here for Jared McBride, Senior? Louise Italian Ice. Okay. Um,

Paul Paul had a motion. I'm not going to jump his motion, but if Okay. Uh, I'm okay with postponing or tableing it till Okay. Councilman Egan again moves to uh moves to postpone postpone to January to a certain date of January 12th. Okay. Uh seconded by Councilman Manganelli. All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. The uh the request hearing has been postponed to January 12th. Okay. That's all I have. Thank you. Turn some lights off here.

Okay. Councilman O'Donnell moves to accept the application to transfer special use permit number 8963 from Florisonent Auto Sales Incorporated doing business as ANF Auto House to allow for pre-owned car sales located at 1180 North Highway 67. Seconded by Councilman Egan again. Councilman O'Donnell. Mr. President, I'd like to um move to suspend the rules and call the petitioner forward. Okay. Uh O'Donnell moves to suspend, seconded by Councilman Egan. All in favor? I.

Any opposed? Okay. The rules have suspended. Uh would the petitioners please come forward for the uh order house? Thank you. Welcome. Uh would you please introduce yourself, your name, your city, each of you uh into the microphone, and then we have questions. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Welcome. Uh Councilman O'Donnell. Thank you, Mr. President. Welcome, gentlemen. So, my understanding is that so you're taking over um an exist or previous business actually.

Correct. And uh so can you kind of tell us a little bit about what you'll be doing there? And so obviously auto sales is pretty straightforward, but um any kind of indication of what type of automobiles or can you kind of elaborate? Well, just used cars. Just kind of used cars and uh auto sales in general. Okay. Um and do you have hours of operation that you're proposing? 10 to 6 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. And is that in line with what you're uh with what previously I'm sorry I don't know what the other one I'm not sure what the other one was but that's uh our operating hours.

Um and uh and ultimately we're going to talk and maybe I should wait for the service part on this. Um so I I know that in the back you have a garage door and four bays in the back back there. So you're structurally going to use the same everything. So we're doing ANF auto house and then ANF auto works. So auto works is more for repairs and uh cosmetically for cars and auto house is just So that'll be the other position. Um okay. Uh I don't have any further questions. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, Councilman O'Donnell. I have some other um questions here. Councilman Capuda. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, what is your your cars that you're going to try to resale? Your pre-owned vehicles. Uh, what what kind of vehicles are you target are you're selling? Uh, we're high-end vehicles, luxury models, midsize, a little bit of everything or uh we're kind of a little bit of everything. Correct. Uh, years uh depending on, you know, 2016 and up. Uh, recons are going to be done within auto works. So in the same plaza, you know, reconditioning and all just to be satisfied to the customer.

So you're back um you're just going to do the work on your the vehicles that you're trying to sell and other customers cars, too. And other So anybody can come up and if they need their vehicle worked on, you can work on it also. Correct. Okay. That's all I have. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Sheldra. Thank you, Mr. Beano. It's the old Travers right there by the gas station. You were asking me that's where it is. It's the old Travers vacant lot right next to the gas station at the end of Jefferson. That's where it's at. Location, right? How many um space do you have for your your cars spaces? How many cars we can fit?

Right. Um we're aiming to fit like 30 cars on there. Okay. We're we're very depending on the markets and all, but starting off will be like around 30 cars. Okay. Thank you. I wish you luck. No problem. Thank you, sir. Councilwoman Pagano, yes. Hi. Do you have another lot somewhere? We currently do. We have the We have a lot in Winsville. It's called Skyline Auto Group. And then today we actually won the top five business rated in St. Charles community, which is really good. Congratulations. Thank you so much. So, question. Are you doing a Are you doing financing? You're not being a buy here, pay here. You're being

It's not going to be buy here, pay here. It's going to be financing through lenders. Okay. All right. Perfect. Thank you. Okay. Uh do I have any more questions or comments from the city council? I see none. Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you for answering questions. Uh thank you. Okay. Um, seeing there there's no more discussion. All in favor?

Any opposed? Motion carried and the application is accepted. Councilman O'Donnell moves to accept the application to transfer special use permit number 8962 from Premier Auto Service and Body Incorporated doing business as ANF Auto Works to allow for an automotive service garage located at 1180 North Highway 67. Seconded by Councilman Shield. Any discussion? And we do. Councilman O'Donnell. Thank you, Mr. Mr. President. Um, gentlemen, I'm so sorry. I should have told you just I had a couple other questions and I jumped the gun a little bit before. So, if we could just

suspend the rules again. So, Councilman O'Donname Moose to suspend the rules. I would like to make a motion. Second by Councilman Sch'll draw all in favor. Okay. Any opposed? The rules are suspended. Would you come back forward, please? Thank you. Sorry, guys. Introductions again. I think we're good. Okay, we're good on introductions. Councilman O'Donnell. So in regards to the service garage, um so uh in terms of structure, the bays that are existing, going to use them just the way they are, not planning on changing anything back there. Uh no, I mean everything is already ready uh serviced and ready to go.

Seems pretty straightforward. And I know there's a privacy fence back there, but um and I just wanted to ask you about noise. I I don't know that there's going to be a whole lot of noise, but um would you be uh open or be sensitive to neighbors that had some kind of concern if there was any kind of problem? Well, um so we're going to open and close before, you know, day uh dark time comes. So 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. would be our operating hours, and we're not going to be working outside. So there's not going to be much noise going on for us. So that'll be your garage hours, 10 to 6. Yes. Okay. And and what days of the week? How many days a week? Monday through Friday and then Saturday as the weekend. Sunday were closed.

Okay. And that was the same for the car sales. I don't know if we said that or not. Okay, great. Um I think um the other question was about um that you were going to take Mr. Kabuto asked about cars you're going to do. Not just cars you sell or that you're selling, but anybody could come in there to have their vehicle worked on. Yes, that's what I understand. Okay, great. Well, that's all the questions I have. I wish you the best, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Uh, Councilman Sheldoff also has a question, gentlemen. We have one one more at least. Thank you. Are you going to do any painting of any vehicles? Okay. And you're going to

body work too or body work. Correct. Uh, the body shop is uh already set up and everything. Okay. So, repairs, paint, and body and tires. Okay. Are you going to store your tires, the ones you're selling inside when you're closed? Inside closed? Yes. Okay. And you're going to We're going to store them in the back of dispose of the old ones periodically for recycle. Yes. Okay. All right. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you. Any more questions? Are there any more? It's the last one going to come up here. Oh, Councilman Meganelli. Okay. We have another one right here. Councilman. Welcome guys. Thank you.

So I just want to ask some questions about the body shop. So you have all the downdraft paper boosts already installed, all the filtration, so all the smells from all the chemicals will not get into the neighbor. No. Yeah. Certainly no. Everything's already set up for, you know, convenient for everybody around us. All right. Thank you. I believe that is uh the conclusion of discussion. We do have a uh uh We do have a motion and a second. Um you're good. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. We do have a motion and a second on the floor. Um all in favor? Any opposed?

Motion carried and the application is accepted. The next item uh on the agenda is bills for first reading. Um, this bill number 10150, Councilman Kuda. Uh, we need to remove this one. Okay. Councilman Egan moves to remove this. Uh, seconded by Councilman Shildd. All in favor?

Any opposed? Bill number 10150 is removed. Councilman Caputo, did I pass you over on something? Okay, thank you. It's stuck. This is not working. There it goes. Okay.

Okay. Um, let's see. Next one is bill number 10157. An ordinance of the city of Florescent, Missouri, authorizing and directing the submission of a ballot proposition to the qualified voters of the city of Florescent, Missouri to consider an amendment to article six of the charter of the city of Florison to provide that certain budgeting and purchasing procedures are established by ordinance. Okay. Bill number 10158,

an ordinance of the city of Florescent, Missouri, authorizing and directing the submission of a ballot proposition to the qualified voters of the city of Florisonent, Missouri to consider an amendment to article nine of the charter of the city of Florisonent to provide that procedures governing public improvements are established by ordinance bill number 10159, an ordinance authorizing transfer of special use permit number 8963 from Florison Auto Sales Incorporated, DBA Auto house. Nope. Committed to allow for pre-owned car sales located 1180 North Highway 67. Councilman Egan is moving for a second reading. Seconded by Councilman Capuda. Is there any discussion? All in favor?

Any opposed? An ordinance authorizing transfer of special use permit number 8963 from Force and Auto Sales Incorporated to ENF Auto House to allow for pre-owned car sales located at 1180 North Avenue 67. Third, Councilman Egan moves for a third reading. Second by Councilman O'Donnell. Roll call vote, please. Yes. Shroth, yes. Oddonnell, yes. Vagano, yes. Parson. Yes. Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan, yes.

An ordinance authorizing transfer special use permit number 8963 from Flora Auto Sales Incorporated to ANF Auto House to allow for pre-owned car sales located at 1180 North Highway 67. Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none. Clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shroth, yes. O'Donnell, yes. Parson Harris. Yes. Meganelli. Yes. Egan. Yes.

Okay. Let me just make sure I have this correct. Five. I think we are on. Okay. Um, bill number 10159 passes and becomes ordinance number 9152. 5. 50. Sorry. 9150. Okay. Bill number 10160,

an ordinance to authorize a transfer of special use permit number 8962 for Premier Auto from Premier Auto Service and Body Incorporated DBA to ANF Auto Works to allow for an automotive service garage located 1180 North Highway 67. Councilman O'Donnell moves for a second reading. Second by Councilman Caputoa. Is there any discussion? All in favor? Any against? Ordinance to authorize the transfer of special use permit number 8962 from Premier Auto Service and Body Incorporated to ANF Autoworks to allow for an automotive service garage located 1180 North Highway 67.

Councilman O'Donnell moves for a third reading, seconded by Council Councilwoman Parson. Roll call vote, please. Caputo. Roth, yes. O'Donnell, yes. Pagano, Parson, Harris, yes. Meganelli, yes. Egan, yes. An ordinance to authorize a transfer of special use permit number 8962 from Premier Auto Service and Body Incorporated to ANF Autoworks to allow for an automotive service garage located 1180 North Highway 67. Let's see. final present.

Before the final vote is taken, is there anyone in the audience that would like to speak on this bill? Hearing none, clerk, please pull the council for the final vote. Caputo, yes. Shield, yes. Odonaldo, yes. Pagano, yes. Parson, Harris, yes. Manganelli, yes. Egan, yes. Bill number 10160 passes and becomes ordinance number 9151. The next item on the agenda is council announcements. Councilman Megan La.

Thank you, Mr. President. Um, as every time the share, I just want to wish the uh residents uh a very happy holidays and merry Christmas. And uh just recently I just want to add that I have a uh proud uh father moment here. My oldest daughter was opening a business and she was looking at locations uh central corridor of the city um Tower Grove and decided to move her business here into Florison and we'll be open early next year. So I um she looked at all the options and for us it was the best fit for her. So I thought that I'm proud of her decision. Thank you,

Councilman Egan. Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of Kelly and I, I'd like to wish all the citizens as well as our staff a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Councilman Caputo. Thank you, Mr. President. Yes. So, also I would like to um wish everybody in the city of Florison a happy birthday, especially the citizens of Ward 4, merry Christmas, happy new year, and also to all the um armed forces people, the service members that are deployed throughout the um throughout the world. Like to wish everyone a happy new year and a merry Christmas. Thank you. It's good,

Councilman Shield. Thank you, Mr. President. I also would like to wish uh all the residents of the city of Florescent a merry Christmas and happy new year. I would like to thank all everybody who came by the team food pantry event on Saturday at Banganger Park sponsored by the uh city in the the uh Florison Chamber. We had a really good turnout. A lot of people came and donated goods and I'd like to thank the mayor and Mr. Caputoa and Mr. Maganelli for helping out. It was I always u enjoy doing something like that when I can uh for the team food pantry. And I would like to wish my uh wife a happy anniversary Wednesday or is our anniversary uh 43 years. Happy anniversary mayor.

Thank you. Councilwoman Pagano. Yes. just like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. That's wonderful. Merry Christmas to everyone. Now, a message from our mayor. So, I just wish everybody a merry Christmas, happy new year, happy holidays. Um, certainly to everybody in the city of Florence and our community, all of my uh employees. We got great staff here and just very proud of everything they do every day for the city moving it forward. And certainly we had a busy 2025 and looking even forward to a busier 2026. So just appreciate everybody and merry Christmas. Thank you, mayor.

The next regular meeting for the city council will be on Monday, January 12th, 2026. Councilman Maganelli moves to adjourn the regular meeting. Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell. All in favor? Any opposed? The meeting is adjourned.