City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening everybody and welcome to the city of Alvette council meeting for April 14th, 2026. Can we please have roll call? Mayor Clark here. Chairman Prom here. Council member Solomonov here. Council member Pashan Helman here. Council member Lewis here.

Okay. So, we got some communications we're going to go through. Um, I'd like to read a statement from myself and the council. Um, one of the most beautiful things about the city of Alvette is our diverse community. Both the city of Alvette and the police coun and the city council and the police department understand that recent news and events may have caused concern for members of our community. and we want to speak directly to assure you that everyone in Alvette is val is valued and welcome. The Alvet Police Department remains focused on keeping our neighborhood safe, responding to emergencies and supporting every resident, business, and visitor. Our mission is local public safety and constitutional policing. Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility and any actions in our area related to immigrations are conduct are conducted by federal agencies under their own legal authority. The Alvette Police Department wants residents to know the Alvette Police Department does not conduct immigration raids. We do not stop, question or detain anyone solely on determining immigration status. We do not profile or make assumptions based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or language. The Alveta Police Department fully complies with all applicable state and federal laws, including Missouri laws regarding lawful cooperation with federal agency. Please, it is important to note lawful cooperation does not turn our officers into immigration enforcement agents. Lawful cooperation does not include civil immigration status checks or actions beyond our legal authority.

Inclusivity and community remain central goals to the city to the city council. We honor and uphold what sets Alvette apart from other communities. Our diverse community, residents from all walks of life, and one of the greatest, one of the largest international populations in the county. Our commitment to honoring this community is reflected in our police department's approach to community policing. Our officers are committed to walking and biking through neighborhoods, attending community events, and being accessible to all residents. We hope you feel their positive presence and see their detect their dedication to keeping everyone safe. We are proud to serve our city and believe is stronger because of our diversity, our diverse community. Your safety, your rights, and your sense of belonging are our priority. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mayor Sydney Clark or police officer uh police chief uh Elizabeth Andresi. Sincerely, the city council and the police chief Elizabeth Andreski. Yes, I think that's worth collecting the food. Let me put that puppy to rest. All right, I have a proclamation here. And folks, this is a long proclamation. So, I'm going to tell you now, I'm going to give you the abbreviated abbreviated version of this proclamation. Um, declaring International Dark Sky Week in Alvette. Whereas aesthetic beauty and wonder of natural night sky is shared as a shared heritage of all humankind. And whereas the experience of standing under

starry night sky inspires feelings of wonder awe and encourages a growing interest in science and in nature particularly among young people. And whereas the city of Alvette Stacy Park was certified as Missouri's first and the world's fourth urban night sky place in 2021 in recognition of its achievements to protect the urban night sky and resor and restore national native habitats. Therefore, it will be resolved that I, Sydney Clark, mayor of the city of Alvette, on behalf of the entire Alvette city council, do hereby proclaim April 13th, 20 April 13 through April 20th, 2026 as International Dark Sky Week. Thank you. moving forward.

Go ahead. It's my pleasure to um welcome and recognize uh three of the members of the parks commission who are here tonight in honor of that proclamation. Sue Rich who is the current chairperson of the commission, Bill Hansen in the red, and Jim Persons in the blue. Thank you very much for coming. as well as Beverly Tucker Knight, the uh Department of Parks and Recre. Okay. Are there any other communications to share?

Yes. Uh we have several communications emails that were sent into our communications email. I'm going to read those. Uh the first one here is from Susan Kolhagen uh to the city council. I support proposed bill 3060, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the city of Alvette being chapter 400 zoning regulations of title 4 land use of the municipal code for proposed standards to govern data centers. I am grateful that PCDC is being proactive on this issue and hope that the city council will approve this bill. I am very much in favor of requiring special permitting for any future data center in our city since I have read that data centers typically use massive amounts of water and electricity and send out methane and other pollutants into the air and into the water they use. The benefits as far as jobs seem to be very short-term during the construction and they are often said to be very nosy and noisy and unattractive. Citizens have been opposing them being built in their communities all over the country for health and financial concerns. Therefore, I would be in favor of having strict codes as well as transparency to the residents if any data center would want to locate an ELET. Thank you for serving our community. Sincerely, Susan Colehagen. Next one is also from Susan Cohagen. Uh to the ELT city council members, I am an Alvette resident and want to support bill 3059, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the city of Alvette being part of chapter 400 zoning regulations and chapter 425 community design. Both chapters being part of title 4 land use of the Alvette municipal code for proposed standards governing residential rooftop solar panels. I am grateful that the city of Alvette is considering this proposal to encourage and streamline the process for residents wanting to install rooftop solar panels. Avette PCDC administrative staff is approved is allowed to approve the panel installation without the resident going through the process of getting approval from the commission. that will be a better use of the residents and the commission's time and resources and allows for solar panel projects to more easily move along. Therefore, I urge the council to vote in

favor of bill 3059. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for serving our city. Sincerely, Susan Colehagen. The next one is from Meg Hefner. I am Meg Hefner, 715 North Price Road, Alvette, where I have lived with my family since 1990. To increase the sustainability of our 119year-old house, we installed geothermal HVAC in 2012 and solar panels on the garage roof in 2013. We are committed to the community and want to see it get even better. To that end, I have a number of comments about the proposed changes to solar panel ordinances. First of all, I object to the language of the introduction of the proposal. I do not consider 20 of 55 projects having to get formal PCDC approval to be only that sentence could also have been written as more than a third of the permits issued have required formal commission action. That high percentage tells me the regulations are too tight, especially considering each had presumably already been bid out by a reputable solar installation company. Second, regarding acceptable material finishes, this clause is completely irrelevant as it refers to roofing materials and colors. I will note that the three times we have replaced our roof over the 36 years we have lived in Alvette. We have never had to get specific approval for materials or colors. Third, under rooftop solar panels, add the following condition. I do not believe any of these need to be spelled out, particularly given current technology and what is possible for installing rooftop solar panels. All these conditions will be specified in any solar installation contract. No need to duplicate. In addition, if technology changes in the future, these specifications might require all installations to seek var variances, specifically installed parallel to the existing roof plane. Would it really be a problem if the technology allowed for something to be not quite parallel which provided more efficient solar collection? Do we want to limit ourselves to this? What is the purpose of this clause? Roof plane not exceeding an angle slope of 45°. Again, this is a limit of current technology. Do you really want to have to go back and change this if technology changes? And

are there any roofs that enter an that are at an angle greater than 45°? Does this actually need to be spelled out? If not, leave it out. Consist of comparable color to that of the existing rooftop covering. This is absurd and an insult to the homeowner. No one has to get approval for roof tile colors. How is this different? Has anyone seen the odd colored solar panel? Has anyone ever seen odd color solar panels? Again, unnecessary, so leave it out. Limits the potential of any direct glare to an adjacent property. Okay, this one is fine. Although I cannot imagine it is ever an issue. But where on the adjacent property in a window on a hillside does this really need to be specified? Grouped and centered within the roof plane which in which being mounted? I really really object to this provision. The optimum placement of solar panels depends on the slope and direction of the roof surface face and the direction the roof surfaces face the surrounding trees or other shade producers and such determined by the installation company's expertise and evaluation of the property. If we want to encourage sustainability, we should be encouraging panels wherever it is feasible to put them. Let the solar installation companies figure that out. I love seeing roofs with a variety of panels all over the place. We want creative, clever solutions. We were fortunate that our garage roof faces south and is large. If we had wanted to put panels on the hipped roof of our house, we would have needed a more creative solution. Perhaps in the future, panels could follow the contours of a roof. This clause might not actually allow that. Do again do not limit what can be done being by being so very specific. Finally, I would like to comment on the ordinances in general. So many ordinances are very very specific and unnecessarily duplicate things that would already be covered by reputable contractors and many most were in decades ago. Community standards have changed. Technology has changed. Yet ordinances are so specific that far too many projects have to go before PCDC for approval or variances. ordinances will better serve the community if it's and citizens if written in general format with only necessary specifics included. This would allow for changes in community standards and technology

without having to rewrite regulations or get variances for as many projects. Thank you very much for your consideration of my comments. Me Hefner. The next one is from Stephanie Todd. City Council. Below our comments to bill 3059, the draft ordinance on solar panels based on the intent of ordinance of the ordinance to develop regulations to streamline the review and approval of residential rooftop panels. My comments are as follows. Draft number one, draft ordinance states consist of a comparable color to that of existing rooftop covering. Issue black or dark and dark blue are the natural colors of the materials and process used. There may be other colors available in the future, but panels will have up to 50% less efficiency due to pigment being added. As other colors potentially become available, will PCDC require m require the panels to match the roof color as stated in the ordinance? If PCDC dictates other colors than black or dark blue, efficiency will be reduced, most likely making installation unfeasible. Suggestion, delete color review or require plan panels to be dark black or dark blue. Draft ordinance states limits the potential of any direct glare to an adjacent property issue. How is glare defined and measured? What locations on adjacent properties will glare be measured? Calculating actual reflected glare and intensity would be cost prohibitive and even if it was determined somehow to be undesirable, the glare would only last for a few minutes on certain days of the year. Suggestion remove glare requirement. Number three, draft ordinance states grouped and centered within the roof plane in which being mounted issue. What if the shade there are shade issues with mature tree or a neighboring building solar panel design is based on a lot of calculations. If solar panels have to be grouped and centered even if this puts them in the shade, it will make solar panels unfeasible in this situation. Suggestion remove centering requirements could add the requirement of a three-foot 3-ft perimeter buffer around the panels if that is the intent of

centering. Number four, solar panels are being added to the code of ordinances under residential accessory structures where items like patios, sheds, detached garages, and so forth are located. Issue solar panels are not an accessory structure. They are infrastructure similar to furnaces, piping, and air conditionings or air conditioners or roofing materials. Their purpose is totally functional, not aesthetic, and the design is the result of detailed calculations. Making designs based on aesthetics will refuse reduce effectiveness. Is there an ordinance on the color of air conditioners? suggestion, add solar panels to infrastructure or roofing materials section. Thank you for your consideration, Stephanie Todd. And then we have this one from Raphael Tommenson. I would like to provide a comment about the Ovette solar panels ordinance. Please pass along my statement to the members of the city council. I would like to speak for the ordinance overall, but against certain parts of the ordinance. I believe that we should be encouraging solar installations and parts of this ordinance help encourage solar panels, namely section one adding language permitting the installation of solar panels. However, I part oppose parts of section two, namely I object to those these two lines of the ordinance consist of comparable color to that of the existing rooftop covering and grouped and centered within the roof plane in which being mounted. My objection overall is that adding these lines causes unnecessary regulation that needlessly discourages adoption of solar panels by increasing the cost of installation. I believe that these costs are non-trivial. For the consistent color, there are two issues. First, it is unclear how consistent the color must be, which sounds benign, but will ultimately lead to a lot of costly haggling. Most importantly, many colored solar solar panels are less efficient at energy production. This reduces the benefit of the panels leading to fewer installations. Similarly, matching the color of solar panels can be more expensive. Again, reducing installations. Offsetting this is a question of nuisance to one's neighbor. But here, I don't believe that very many, if any, solar installations are actually eyes. In fact, I think that the

standard solar panels look good and unobtrusive with any roof color. For the grouped and centered provision, I have the same issues and one more. It may be that on some roofs being centered is not the optimal location for solar. It may get less sun than a position on one side or other of the roof. In fact, I will I will note that I have also seen non-centered solar panels on roofs like this, and I do not believe that it causes any eyesore for the neighbors. In short, these two lines of the code increase the cost and decrease the benefits of solar, discouraging solar adoption even even as they are proposed as solutions for problems that do not exist. I thank you for your consideration of this matter, Raphaelson. And that is all I have.

Quite a bit. Um, we'll go on to our city manager report at this time.

All right. Good evening. Okay. Good evening. Um, couple of things this evening. So, uh, as this is the first meeting of the month, we always give an update on olive crossing. So, uh, some of you were able to attend the ribbon cutting on Friday for brass tap. Um, I think it was, uh, by all accounts well attended. Um, they've been open for about a month now and I think, uh, it is becoming a, um, popular restaurant here in Olivet. Uh we expect Paris Baguette to open towards the end of the month or the beginning of May. Um and then Tropical Smoothie and Verizon are both working on their tenant spaces and we would expect them hopefully to be open uh if not at the end of spring at the beginning of the summer. So lot three is moving along um nicely. uh lot five. Uh this is uh the potential uh restaurant, two restaurants. Um when I saw the developer at the ribbon cutting on Friday, he insists that uh the lease is all but finalized for the signatures. So um hopefully we will be able to announce uh what the restaurant will be uh proposed for lot five. Uh lot six is the hotel. So it has gone through the uh PCDC process. Uh and Borito uh is taking the dirt. Um as um you may know there is a large um pile of dirt on the lot that needs to be removed

before the construction of the hotel can begin. Um and the developer has come to an agreement with Bomarto who is doing a project up at uh University of Missouri St. Louis campus and so they will be taking um taking the dirt off of that site. So you should be seeing activity up there and then of course lot one and lot four lots one and two and lot four are complete. Um next week starts the annual uh bulk collection for trash. So that is Monday April 20th through Friday April 24th. These are typically items that don't fit in your regular curbside trash container, so you can put them out at the curb. Um, and Republic Services will come by and pick them up. Um, if you want more specific details about things that they will pick up, I would encourage everybody to scan the QR code. U, one item of note, they will not take appliances. So, if you do have an appliance that you need to dispose of, you can call them directly and make arrangements with them. But um they're not taking appliances in this bulk collection. Uh the park restrooms and water fountains open tomorrow. Uh so we invite everybody to enjoy uh the parks um in the spring. The splash pads will reopen Memorial Day weekend. So um hopefully we will have nice weather for Memorial Day in those splash pads. Um and then of course uh Five Oaks we are taking camp Five Oaks registration um for kids ages 5 to 12. Camp starts June 8th. Um we would encourage everybody to register for one week or all eight weeks. And then party in the park is Friday, May 8th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 p.m. at

Stacy Park. Uh we're having a live band Kill and Company. Uh, we are having Pure Chill with their twisted slush slushies. If you came to Holy, they were also at Holi with their um their slushies. So, they're coming back. Um, the bubble bus is also coming. So, we have uh ice cream from Domo and then Sweet Reads will also be there. Um, the council is invited to come to the park uh May 8th. I understand um they have a table uh for the council to do arts and crafts. So, it's a great opportunity for um for everyone to have a good time, interact with kids. And then uh we'd like to congratulate the Police Department. They have been designated uh a Missouri Blue Shield uh department. Uh this is a new recognition through Governor Kho's uh initiative and it recognizes Missouri cities that demonstrate their commitment to enhancing public safety and then investing in and supporting law enforcement and building partnerships between law enforcement and our community. So we congratulate the police department on that. And then of course one of the things that we are building partnerships with um between not only the police department but also the fire department is the St. Louis County uh animal adoption center which is just north at Bower and Warren. And so they are having um an adoption event heroes for Hounds on May 9th up at Five Oaks from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. So it is in collaboration with the Friends of St. Louis County. Um this is the new foundation specific for St. Louis County's um uh pet shelters. So um we

would encourage everybody to come out if you happen to be looking to add to your family. Um and then the first 15 adoptions have been covered. So there have been some sponsorships um to cover those adoptions. And if you'd like to get an advanced peak, you can follow the QR code to see the uh adoptable animals. And of course, I always encourage everybody to sign up for the Olivet weekly, which is our weekly newsletter that goes comes out on Monday. It has all kinds of information about things going on in the city. And then here is your uh upcoming meeting schedule. And with that, I can answer any questions the council may have. Do we have any questions from the council?

Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. So, now we're going to go into our city council reports and I'll start with council member Solomov. Uh, no report for me this evening.

Okay. Council member Pishan Elman. I attended the EDC meeting, economic development commission meeting uh last night and um you may recall from a previous update that they have been staff has been sending out surveys to businesses to get a sense of uh feedback. What's going well? What ways can the city improve? And we've had 21 businesses return the surveys which is about 6%. Um, and the commissioners as well as council members have been asked to do some in-person reaching out to businesses with some postcards um to encourage businesses that we may have contacts with to uh offer their feedback. Um, and then the business awards were decided last night, but I'm not sure how publicly It's public.

It's public. Yes. Okay.

So, the business of the year is Aldi. The restaurant of the year is Great Heart. And the Commissioner's Choice Award is Plant Haven. So, I'm guessing those businesses have been or will be notified soon. And um and so that's exciting. It's uh they'll they'll be recognized as at an upcoming uh chamber of commerce meeting um lunchon with the ELT creeps Chamber of Commerce. And I think that about covers it for EDC. Just a quick announcement that is somewhat relevant to what we'll be discussing later, but Cool Cities STL, which is a collaborative effort among cities in the St. Louis region to work on and advance sustainability initiatives. They are having their next popup on Wednesday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m. and that's at the Webster City Hall. So invite anybody who is interested to attend that and it's on specifically helping residential customers access solar through community solar through Amron and then also a group buy program through the Missouri Botanical Garden. Thank you. Okay. So, uh, Council Member Lewis,

uh, just a shout out to the, uh, two things. Brass Tap opening on Friday, was able to attend. It was very exciting to see a lot of community there and talk to the owners and they seem very excited to be a part of all of that. And, uh, said business has been very good even for a soft opening. So, that was very, very exciting. Uh, did attend a PCDC meeting on April 2nd. Uh, one of the things covered is still trying to align the goals of PCDC with the council goals to make sure that we're uh, actioning on the same things moving forward. So, that work is still underway uh, with surveys and bringing it forward and we're having uh, spirited discussions just on like housing um, keep, you know, how do we maintain housing? How do we maintain the look and feel of all of that? So, just uh, ongoing conversations that potentially could through PCDC make their way back to city council. But um just ongoing you know thoughts from different members trying to determine how do we uh maintain but also advance progress.

Okay. Uh Mayor Pro Tim while uh I have not attended any meetings. I will be attending tomorrow night the parks meeting. Good share that next time.

I did attend the uh the opening for brass tap as well. It was uh very festive atmosphere. Um, I think it's really going to be one of the favorite places for a lot of people in the area to visit. So, I'm wishing them nothing but the best. So, we're going to go on to item number five, hearing from citizens. Uh, this is the portion of the agenda where anyone present in person or virtually may address the city council regarding any topic, including those later in the agenda. Each speaker, Thank you. Um, each speaker is allowed up to three minutes to address the mayor and city council. We will take speakers in person first, allowing one and only one, excuse me, followed by anyone online. If you are in person, please complete the speaker card and give it to the clerk. If you have already given your card to the clerk, we will take you in order in which the cards were submitted. If you are online and wish to speak, please use the raise your hand feature and you will be added to the speaker list. For all speakers, we ask that you state your name and address for the record prior to delivering your remarks. So, I have Laura Ragdale. Good evening. So, I'm coming uh in front of the council tonight just to ask for some help. Um I spoke in front of the council before about the same issue. I've had conversations with um Mr. Treyos about it as well. Um and it has to do with derelic vehicles. Um, according to Olivet's municipal code

section 215.2660 2660 article 17. It says um discarded or derelct machine, apparatus, equipment or vehicle which has been dismantled or is which is in such a state of disrepair that it cannot be currently used for the purpose for which it was designed and shall further include any vehicle which cannot be driven under its own power and any vehicle which is not currently licensed for operation on streets and highways. provided however that any vehicle with a current or valid historic license plate shall not be deemed discarded or derelic a derelic vehicle. So diagonal across from me when we moved in 5 and 1/2 years ago they have two vehicles that have not moved in five and a half years. They have not been licensed in five and a half years. They have at one point six vehicles and not one of them has a current license plate. They think that putting a cover over the cars is fixing the problem. Those cars can't move. They never can move. I I don't It's a according to the code, it is a derelic vehicle and I understand that it's not really a building code issue. But it's still a municipal code and we need to be following our codes. And if you don't want to follow that one, then how about section 215.670 for outside storage prohibited. outside storage of any property except as specifically authorized by a special use permit of any discarded or derelike machine, apparatus, equipment

or vehicle is prohibited. These vehicles do not have current plates, have not moved. Um, so it would fall under that. And it says in there that those have to be um they can't be in open storage under 222.03. 030 open storage of inoperable vehicles is prohibited. I shouldn't have to look at them. And I've looked at them for 5 and a half years. I've asked for help. I've asked for our HOA. Our HOAs find them. They don't pay the fine. And I get told from the HOA president, "Well, we'll get it when they move." Great. How does that help me? It doesn't. I get to look at it every day. It's the first thing I see when I walk out my door. I took a picture tonight. The covers hanging off. They've propped tires there now to hold the covers on. Like they're just adding more junk to the driveway. It's not It's the worst looking house in the entire neighborhood. And it's just not acceptable. and I need help because I've been asking for over two years.

So, just to um let the council know and um Mr. Rexdale, the house has been cited, the property owner has been cited and it is uh before the municipal judge

and that's when they put the that's when they put the covers on it and and I get that that's their that's their fix because then you can't see that they're not licensed, but that's not a fix. That's a band-aid. that I mean it's we have cited them and I think they are still working their way through um the process with the municipal judge and but once it goes to court like it is in some ways out of staff's hand it takes two years to go to court it's in court now is what I can tell you can is there any way that I can find out when a court date is sure we can get that back to you okay because I would like to know that Thank you.

Is there anyone else in the audience who would like to speak? Is there anyone online who would like to speak? Do we see anyone? Okay. So, we'll go on to item number six, which is bill 3059. Can we please have that read?

Bill 3059, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the city of Alvette being part of chapter 400 zoning regulations and chapter 425 community design. Both chapters being part of the LA title for land use of the of the Alabet municipal code for proposed standards governing residential rooftop solar panels. Do we have any questions from the council? Go ahead. Oh, go ahead.

I'm sorry, Mr. Treyos. I'm finding Mr. Trayos's memo. He he eased up there so easy and quiet like waiting for

you said mayor sorry good evening mayor members of the council my name is Carlos Treble I'm the director of planning and community development for the city of here uh asking the council to consider action on uh bill 3059 which addresses uh uh administrative review for rooftop solar panels. Uh just a couple of points because this bill has been read twice uh twice. Um and there and it's a waiting for council to uh a motion. But this was a direct directive from the council on November 4th from your work session. Uh specifically the council discussed the comprehensive plan goals and priorities and the guidance of the council uh was to consider regulations that are more supportive of solar panels. The following uh Thursday, it was taken to the commission on November 6 to commence discussion about the uh the council and its goals regarding the comprehensive plan, including the discussion regarding um to consider regulations that are more supportive of solar panels. uh commission discussed this uh throughout their December meetings and their uh and then in January 15th uh staff provided them a drafted uh bill that you see before you tonight regarding those regulations. The whole intent was to remove the the process of residents having to go to the plan commission uh for a permit. Uh so what we did similar to what we do with the assessor structures is we provided guidance for staff to administratively approve and authorize these permits without having to submit these to the commission whatsoever. Uh in there we use the same conditions that the commission had been using for the past 13 years uh in there which was regarding uh placement grouping parallel and uh and glaring in there. So this process all occurred in the public format with discussions on November 16th at the commission,

November 6th, 20th and the two December meetings at the commission. Uh on January 15th, the commission had it as a formal agenda item and of course we had our public hearing on March 10th. All PCDC meetings uh provided an opportunity for public comment uh both at the beginning of the meeting and during the actual item discussion. Again, the specific goals of the drafting of this ordinance were directed from the council is to consider regulations that are more supportive of solar panels. Uh the intent of this bill is to streamline the permitting process for the installation by codifying the 2013 standards that were adopted or kind of informally adopted by the commission for the review process and to authorize administrative review and approval based on those standards. Guard rails do do remain in place. This bill is written for our my staff to have that ability to make those reviews, but in case when there are exceptions, it's not intended to prohibit. It's intended to provide a process for public comment and that is through the city's architectural review board, which is your planning and community design commission. Um, I overheard the the comments and I was seen them prior also. Uh, and there and there's a lot of good comments uh in there. Ordinances aren't perfect. um we'd like to say that they are but they they should be constantly changing given the environment times uh application and changes in interpretation uh in there. So no perfect no ordinance is truly perfect and it all depends on the context and there I urge the council to consider the adoption uh with the intent that this ordinance can be amended and changed uh at any request of the council or over time. If I there are any questions specific to the ordinance, I'll be glad to answer those. I think we've gone through them in the hearings in the past two meetings. Uh in there, that's all I have. Thank you, mayor.

Thank you. Any questions from the council? I I did have a few a few questions for you. So, yes, sir. I mean, taking into consideration what we heard tonight and some of the citizen communication. Um yeah, first would be the centering of the panels on the roof. I think uh there's a good point about shade potentially covering part of the roof. Um so I don't I don't feel personally very strongly about that specific one and I was just curious if there's a specific reason why we wanted them to be centered on the roof. Is it more of an aesthetic thing or something else?

No, it's it's a good question and it it goes back into interpretation and who's viewing the ordinance and such. We have a professional inspection staff and there the centering centering comes from the international building code uh that in the roof they have to have a perimeter around there to allow for fire officials to kind of walk around uh the perimeter of that. I understand the context taken out of context that you have to center it if you know we have some I think one of the longest uh ranch houses with an A-frame roof is the southeast corner of Grand Forcy. I mean that's a really long house uh in there but you know I I understand in there and there is the opportunity to break them but the centering is really the intent that we have the ability to walk around that roof uh for the purposes of safety.

So there has to be say a three or four foot correct edge on every but if the panels are off center but still leave that three or four foot edge on the side would that be acceptable? Correct. Yes. So that is okay. And I do understand I mean the the the the language used probably could have could be tweaked or or changed and I don't think we should just adopted and just stop at that point. I think we should continue to evaluate that. Uh and there could have been a better way to word that. We're open to that. Okay. Okay. On the on the color of the roofs too or color of the panels,

I think any any black or navy panels, you know, the standard colors as they are today. um they're going to be the most efficient. I don't know what roof that wouldn't match with potentially and that is even something that we need to call out if they are the standard color.

It it again it goes back to the standards that the commission has had since 2013 and we use the term comparable and that's a common term that's used throughout our land use code and and the municipal code. The intent of that is again yes black and the dark navy blues are the primary but when we get the color the prints that are submitted uh sometimes those colors are just you know depending if it's on paper or it's a PDF can come slightly off the intent is it should be a dark color uh the concern of calling them out uh I I would have concern for my staff that then it'd be used as a as a means to narrow to get too narrowed down in there The intent in this is to make sure an alumni from the University of Tennessee doesn't put orange with a big T in in the middle. That is okay, but I as a staff member wouldn't want to issue that permit unless

someone like the plan commission authorized that. So, the goal is not to permit to prohibit somebody wanting to put different colors uh in there and not to get too narrowed down to say black and blue only because again that's all always within the eye of the beholder. I have another question about the color. Do they even make these other colors or there you can. Yes. Okay. Okay. So, that's one. That's just my naivee. But the other question is is it part of it so that it will complement the rooftop? It's like if I have gray shingles, should mine be more of a gray tone or

No, it it is something I mean again that the term complement compatible or comparable. Okay. and they're all within the same realm of these. And again, you know, my concern is isn't necessarily the specifics of the wording that can always change or that can be changed uh in there, but it's there there are some deviations uh in there. I think the intent is still to use that same type of principle where if your roof is, you know, you have white asphalt shingles and you're putting black solar panels because they're the most effective uh or dark navy blue blue type that that is comparable. It's

so so Mr. Trey Hook, one of the qu first of all, I've got great faith in PCDC and I know they do their homework and everything, but um these letters they say that it it's it's more of a cost if we tell them what colors. Is there a higher cost for the darker colors that that people are No, the intent of the cost was I and I again it's in the context of what that discussion was. No, those are the darker colors are the standard colors. It's the alternative colors that are probably going to have more cost than what we've heard are less effective uh in there. The intent is not to to increase the cost and matter of fact is to expedite the process and not have to pay the the commission cost, right?

Uh in the review, perfect. Thank you. Go ahead, Mr. Trillo. Obviously, I got to listen in in PCDC and fully in support of the goal of this, which is to make it easier. And if I'm correct, two two questions, I guess. One is my understanding is it's not that drastic things have changed in what we're doing. We're just formalizing it to allow staff to move faster through this process and not have to bring everything. That was the the guidance we got from the council.

Exactly. So I just I think that's important that everyone understand that the goal is to allow staff to make these decisions to move forward without having to bring it to PCDC every time. But we didn't drastically if correct me if wrong drastically change what the language was of approval of comments anyway. That was always the case. Right. Okay. Um, and second I there is an interesting the color I agree with because if somebody comes up with a, you know, crazy color and the Tennessee one's an good example. You want to you're not saying it's a no, but you want to bring it to PCDC for approval at that point. It's almost like a special use or something. But the comment on the roof was interesting in that is that true that somebody can put any color roof they want right now without any, you know, approval or anything like that. Is that accurate?

Correct. I mean, we had a 32 St. Alfred was going to do some of the uh terracotta clay tile type of systems and then we see the traditional asphalt roof beams. We have one property that has solar panel or solar roof panels I guess or solar shingles I guess is it's what it's called in there. So, there are a variety of those. It it is interesting that we don't control roofs but we would control solar panels which maybe you know I'm not saying that's good or bad but

and and I think one of the comments was you know whether that is a is an accessory structure or that is part of the functioning of the building but it goes down to to a choice uh in there you are going to have an air condition additioning unit or or so but the roof the solar panels again the process that's been laid brought here was to ensure that there were not obstacles to their placement. Yeah,

I do think to um the earlier comment, the grouping comment could probably be rewarded just because we're not saying it only has to be centered. There could be reasons it could be as long as the code for the 3T or 4T is still maintained. So, I think that's something worth changing. Another question that I had um and I am full I will say there's two parts of this um ordinance that's before us. And the first is to amend chapter 425 to permit tempered glass associated with rooftop solar panels. Yay. Great. Let's do it. I'd vote yay on that right now. Um then the second is the the more detailed parts relating to um the rooftop solar panels under accessory dwelling not accessory dwelling accessory structures and with the question of comparable color that terminology although it is standard in the um in article six um or 11, sorry, no 16. What is it? Whatever the article is, those Roman numerals are throwing me off. Um if you had a green roof, someone could come with a green solar panel and say it's comparable in color. My sense is that the intent of this is to say that any any of the standard colors, the the black and the dark blue, that those should be accepted easily. So my leaning would be to change the language to say that it would consist of standard colors within the range of black and dark blue. um allowing hopefully some flexibility, but also being clear that what what

we're really trying to do with the color is to say that administrative approval of a pink solar panel, a purple solar panel, a green solar panel, that administrative staff does not feel comfortable approving those, that those would need to go to PCDC. And if though if if if I'm understanding that intent correctly, then I think we just say more clearly what the intent is. Um, and then the other piece with regard to the grouping and centering, I think an in my mind a way to make that language a little bit more um workable is grouped and placed in order to maximize efficiency and maximize installation safety or something about safety. Um, so that it doesn't have to be centered, but that they are grouped. We don't want one panel here, one panel there. What you know that whatever roof plane they're being installed on, they need to be grouped and any reputable solar installer will group them. If they're not grouped, then that is a big um red flag, I would think. But if it's if it we want to be able to allow for a maximization of efficiency and also adherence to um codes, which I'm sure there are in, you know, installing codes that require a certain amount of um clearance around the perimeter as well. Um Mr. Treyo, does the building code call out specifically the perimeter, the required perimeter?

So, um, my suggestion for for your language, um, because I can foresee a a application where maximum efficiency and safety are not their intention. Um, is perhaps we specifically say it needs to have that three-foot perimeter. Um so if if staff is given the opportunity to approve these things which is the intent um staff isn't isn't guessing right what the safety standard is would if the council chooses to go that direction include the maximize efficiency but then also make the safety standard consistent with the building code

I think also include the grouping because I agree it doesn't need to be centered but we would want it group I I agree. We are trying to avoid like four four four. Oh, sure. I was a pattern. But yeah. Yeah.

And I think some of it goes down to again the direction and the intent of the the ordinance and that is to provide staff some flexibility of being able to expedite these or going through the review process in there. when we get to some of that wording and it's all within these three or four individual words is again maximum efficiency we rely on on the provider to you know and that that discussion with the resident that the provider is providing our resident the maximum efficiency I don't know the specifics in the code dictating what it what that is and that's what the inspectors kind of follow through so yes if you tell I mean this is the max the maximum the most efficient and maximum use for that that location. We're going to go by what you've identified uh is we don't have that expertise. Not again and I don't want to disc you know discredit our inspectors. We know how the installation works, what the process works, but to make the determination that that is the maximum efficiency, I think it you put it I'm a little concerned of having that that that responsibility.

Yeah. Would you be more comfortable then with saying to the suggestion? I think I think we're all generally saying the same thing is like whatever the building code is 3 feet or 4 feet or correct if we reference like it must keep a grouping of the 3T or whatever the standard is in this code in this building code or something to to the extent I think the the the goal of this was to make sure that they were grouped uh and they're kind of centered within that plane. We you do you do have an opportunity in a long ranch house where they for whatever reason could have them at the two opposite ends and I think that is reasonable and I think I'm comfortable with my staff making that decision and whether that you know

you know shouldn't be the exception but if there's a different way to to word it that they're not scattered uh throughout the plane or through different planes. I think the word centered is throwing people off because centered you jump right to okay that's the middle of the roof. Yes. Right. I think that's the challenge and I totally understand that and it it's just you know that you know looking at some that compatible grouping um and uh there was a a third one there sorry uh and there and it is it is based on the interpreter of that ordinance at that time

there. What if it's just grouped within the roof plane in which it's being mounted? keeping safety portion. I think Miss Carr has been listening to listening to

technology is not being nice to me today. Um, Miss Carr has been listening to the conversation and I think she has drafted some um language uh that maybe the council could consider um so that you could amend the ordinance this evening and then uh pass it if you would like. So turn it over to Miss Carr. So first of all on the grouping and centering um this was um one thought that I had. Um, the panels shall be grouped um within the plane and located for maximum efficiency as determined by the owner or the provider as long as a sufficient perimeter is maintained in accordance with building and safety codes. And then with respect to

Good. Oh, okay. I thought you I know I nailed it. And then with respect to the colors, um um this is just an option that I had. Um permissible colors um um shall include those within the range of black and dark blue and dark blue provided that other colors may be permissible um subject to um approval by the PCDC. Can we maybe instead of by just PCDC, can we say by staff or well well staff if it has a problem is going to take it to PCDC, but there might be something where they're like that's a dark green and that's fine. You know, I don't want to have to come PCDC. If Mr. Treyos's staff is okay with it, I trust them. Yep.

Okay.

I'd be curious, Carlos, to hear your thoughts. The language sounds good to me. Um from a planning perspective, I'd be curious to hear. Yeah. There you go. Uh, no, I'd be I think by by identifying the black and the blue in there kind of narrows it down. And there a majority and you saw pictures in there outside of maybe one I can think of which was a really kind of a a turquoise which still falls in the blue hue. I haven't seen anything that is that's beyond that. So I I I think it's you know it it goes back to the direction of council. It beats what we have in place right now and helps us expedite it. So I support it.

Yeah. And I feel I feel more comfortable with this language and I think all that being said and with given the discussion and the comments as well just with the awareness that if we find that it's not working, we'll come back and we'll adjust it. Um because the intent is to make it easier for folks to to install solar and also to make sure that the solar that's being installed is being done in a competent and um uh being done by a professional. Exactly. Totally agree. We can always modify this if it's not the right thing.

Yeah. And for the record, if we do need to modify this ordinance again, what does that look like? Just for anyone listening, going back to this, what would the process look like if we needed to modify it a second time? So, you're assuming that you pass it this evening, time passes, and we need to make a change. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. So, it goes it goes all the way back to the process, right? So, um you know, Carlos would make a recommendation to council. We're seeing problems with solar panels. Here they are. Council, would you like to uh make these changes? Council will say yes and would direct Carlos to um draft something. He would take it to PCDC. PCDC would chew on it as long as they need to. And then once PCDC has uh voted to make a recommendation, then it comes to the council. You have a public hearing, you have a first reading, you have a second reading, and then you all vote.

Okay. I just want to make sure that there's confidence that it can't be changed again. It's not a oneanddone type of situation, right? So, we didn't specifically address every single comment, but it doesn't mean that we can't in the future. It's and there are multiple venues I think too in that process. One is staff noting to the commission this is our 15th one of this color or or so. The other is is the the commission saying this is the 15th time that this has come before us. The the encourage staff to do that. And then there is the resident approaching whether the commission or the council and they're saying that they're

okay. So, um, if if the council is okay with the language that Miss Carr provided, and assuming she hasn't changed anything, y so procedurally, um, please correct me if I'm wrong, um, someone needs to make a motion to amend the bill uh, before you, and you could say, you know, make a motion to amend the bill to include the text provided by, you know, Miss Carr. you will have to take a vote on that and assuming um that that amendment uh well regardless whether the amendment passes or not then you will need a second motion to approve the bill as amended.

I'll make a motion to approve the bill um to amend the bill uh with the language provided by Miss Carr specifically around grouping and colors. Second. Council member Lewis, yes. Council member Pashan Helman, yes. Council member Solomonov, yes. Chairman Promile, yes. Mayor Clark, yes. The motion to amend has passed.

And now I would like to make a motion to approve the newly amended ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the city of Alvette being chapter 400 zoning regulations and chapter 425 community design. Both chapters being ti part of title four land use of the ET municipal code for proposed standards governing residential rooftop solar panels. We have a second. Second to p council, please. Council member Lewis, yes. Council member Sean Halman, yes. Council member Solomonov, yes. Chairman Prom, yes. Mayor Clark, yes. Motion is passed. Bill 3059 becomes ordinance 2831. Good compromise. Thank you. Thank you, council. Thank you.

Thank you, mayor. Okay. If it's all right with the council, I would like to skip over the vehicle surplus surplus and go straight to the application for a liquor license and then we'll loop back around to the vehicle. We also have the resolution. Okay. We did the resolution. No, that's a different I think. Oh, I don't know. I thought that was dark sky. Oh, go ahead, please. Mr. Fo, you have the floor.

Thank you. Thank you, mayor. Thank you, council. I have uh Andrew Dow here. Uh he is in the process of negotiating of uh taking over the Olivet lands at 9520 Olive Boulevard and uh in doing so uh it's required to that there is a restaurant bar in the facility. Uh liquor license are not transferable. So he's made an application uh to place it under the company he oversees, Ulane Entertainment LLC. Uh as part of the liquor license process, we evaluate both there's a evaluation by the police chief regarding a background history uh that has came out positive. You have a uh a police chief and uh memo in there and then our staff took a look at back taxes and things of that. Everything is up to date and and caught up and uh therefore we would recommend the council uh consider the authoriz authorization of the liquor license. I also look like to introduce Mr. Dow who's here if there's any questions.

Yes, please come forward. Well, Mr. Mayor, council, how you guys doing? We're well.

Uh, just to introduce myself, uh, Andrew Dow, grew up in Leoo, uh, went to Conway Leoo Middle, uh, Country Day. Um, lived in all of that for some time. My daughter went to Old Bonum. Um, now there she's a freshman at Leoo High School. Uh, we're actually heading to the Blues game in a minute here, so I appreciate it, Mr. mayor uh for moving this up on the agenda. Um yeah, I'm just really excited to be taking part in this uh endeavor and um the city of Valvette's been nothing but helpful and uh I really look forward to continuing that relationship. Um I personally don't drink so I think it's funny that a liquor license is what I'm applying for. Um but as we all know, business doesn't hurt when you have some liquor sales. Um are there any questions for me?

I'm just curious. Are hours of operation changing? Anything change? Is this as simple as you just need to listen? I am going to It's just business as usual. Um, is there a possibility on the weekends of extending the hours another hour? Um, possibly. Um, I would talk to you guys before I made any of those changes though. Okay, thank you. Good enough. Yeah, we're not going we're not looking to become a three o'clock late night hangout in the city of Alvette. That just doesn't seem to to fit. Okay. Well, if there's no other questions, I'll entertain a motion.

Like to make a motion to authorize the city clerk to issue a liquor license for the remaining 2026 calendar year to stay to stay in your lane entertainment LLC doing business as Olivet lanes addressed at 9520 Olive Boulevard. Second. Okay. Can we please bold council? Council member Lewis, yes. Council member Pashan Helman, yes. Council member Solomon, yes. Chairman Prom, yes. Mayor Clark. Yes. Motion has passed. Thank you, council. I really appreciate it. When will you take uh ownership? On the 1st of May. Oh, awesome. Yeah. Um be exciting.

And Miss Yakley, I would like to um add another five uh adoptions to be taken care of for the element lanes to pay for five more adoptions for your your dog drive. Thank you. That's very generous. I will let the appropriate people know. So, yeah, just send me an email and I will fund that. Thank you very Um, each What's that? Oh, Jesus. The half a dog. The back half. Thank you guys very much. Thank you. You're welcome, sir. Now, we're going to go back to the uh item number eight, request to I think we need to go to item number seven, the resolution for the heartline campaign.

Okay. So, let's go to resolution. You did say that. You did say it. Uh, a resolution to support the uh, Lights Out uh, Heartland campaign. Item number seven. You have the microphone.

Good evening, Mayor Council. Beverly Tucker Knight, parks and recreation director. This evening, we have before you a resolution that would support the program called Lights Out Heartland. And it is um it's a a curious collection of of organizations that got together a few years ago to address an issue that impacts our region. It impacts a lot of parts of the United States, but our region specifically because we sit on something called the Mississippi Flyway. So don't want to bore you, but I do want to kind of give a little understanding of what exactly this means. So, Lights Out H Heartland started as a collaboration between dark sky, international dark sky and the Ottabon Society. And as you all know, Stacy Park is certified by the International Dark Sky Association as um an urban night sky location, night urban night sky place, which is a pretty big deal for us. We, as you heard earlier this evening, we were the first in the United States and the fourth in the world. So, it's a pretty special designation. We know that our residents really value um protecting dark skies, but more importantly protecting human lives and and the environment of of uh animals and birds in our community. So, um Oh, I have a I have a clicker.

Thank you.

This is great. I don't have to say next slide as long as I turn it on correctly. Okay, here we go. So the first thing very briefly um we sit on the Mississippi flyway. There are four primary flyways that go between North and South America. And this is where all migratory birds fly. The Mississippi flyway is the biggest of these and carries the most birds. And as you can see, it has a little hourglass shape and it concentrates down right over St. Louis. And Olivet sits right in the middle of that. And to give some perspective, there's over 325 species that utilize this flyway. Millions of birds will fly on it every night during migration. 40% of all the water fowl in the United States go through this flyway. That's a phenomenal number. Um, it's the largest in North America. It goes from Canada all the way down to the Gulf. And peak migration is right now, it's April and May for spring migration, all those birds going north. And then September and October, all those birds returning down south again. Now, the reason we say traditionally is because migration is shifting now. As things get warmer, birds are starting to fly earlier, which is, you know, not necessarily a great thing for them. Um, Oops. It's okay. That's okay. Don't worry. Perfect. And I'll just I'll just Oh, oh, so that people can see it online. That's important. Yeah, there we go. All right. Okay, I'll just get quick quick quickly back. Here we go. Um, and uh, you know, this is important. It's important because it comes right through our

region. So, we have we our behaviors and the way we live in Missouri have a direct impact on all of these birds. And why are they coming on the Mississippi? Simply because the river is right there. It's a great thing for them to see. There are no mountains and also there's lots of food and shelter along the way. It's a really, really grueling journey for them. And having ample food and shelter during the daytime when they come down out of the sky is really important. And despite all the changes that have happened to the Mississippi over the decades of of um human occupation, it still is a great place for birds. And yeah, there we go. Sorry. And what's really interesting, a lot I did not know this until I was an adult, is that birds that migrate migrate at night. The only birds that migrate during the daytime, sometimes you'll see some geese and then large birds like hawks. every other bird is flying at night and they do that to avoid avoid those hawks. Um, but also it's cooler because they get a lot of muscle fatigue. It's really hard on them and they use the stars and the moon and the earth's magnetic field to migrate. So that's the stars and the moon component is where dark sky gets involved. And it's really fascinating. You can follow this live. The um birdcast.org or is a subsidiary of the Cornell um uh lab of Oranthology. They have live trackings. They start as soon as the sun goes down during migration. You actually see the birds. You can see how many birds are flying at a specific time. And they also have forecast models. So I loaded this up today. So tonight there will be 137 million birds flying on this flyway. So that really helps put in perspective the number of birds we're talking about here. And even though we have incredible song bird die off happening right now, we still have a lot of birds. And why is Lights Out Heartland so important? And that is

because of the light pollutions that that's happening. So here's a little model that shows you from the 50s to now light pollution increasing in the United States. Here is directly along the Highway 70 corridor between Kansas City and St. Louis. You can see just in a short period of time how fast lights are expanding. And St. Louis is ranked as the fifth most dangerous city for these migratory birds. More birds die in St. Louis every year on migration than any other than you know except four other cities. So that's not a great ranking for us to have. Not something to be proud of. This is the model that came out to uh this year. This is our light intensity. So you can see that St. region perfectly outlied by lights. And this is why when you look up at night, you don't see the Milk Milky Way or very many stars at all. Um, this is a stunning video that really kind of illustrates for you what we're talking about here. So, this is the September 11th memorial that happens um in September during peak migration. These lights that replicate the Twin Towers go up in the sky four miles and they're seen for for a minimum of 60 miles. So every one of those little specks you see in there is a bird that is trapped in the light. So what was happening is the birds are flying. They get disoriented by that light because remember they're navigating by light. They get disoriented and trapped and they circle in those lights until they become exhausted and they fall to the ground and they die. So thousands of birds were dying whenever they turned on the memorial lights. So what they do now is Ottabbon volunteers stand at the base of the lights. They count into the beams and when they reach a thousand birds,

they turn off the lights for about 15 to 20 minutes to allow the birds to get re, you know, re-calibrated and fly away and then they count for the next group coming through. So, it's this is, you know, an incredible illustration of what we're talking about. So, when the birds are flying through the St. Louis region, you can imagine how disoriented they get around here. There was a a big news report um I I don't think it was I think it was last year or two years ago. A thousand birds hit one size um skyscraper in Chicago and they were all or um all warblers all of the same species and they all died in one night. And that is just an incredible thing that we can have an instant impact on. So how can we make lights friendlier to birds? So there's a few things we can do. We can use shielded fixtures. These are all things that we talked about when we passed the um the urban night sky uh practice for Stacy. This is what we do in our parks. This is how we designed the new community center. We did all of these things. We use warm colors. They help people, too. Uh lower intensity lights. That's why our pickleball players sometimes aren't happy with the lights in the gym, but it's healthier for them. Um motion sensor lights are phenomenal. You can get the security benefits without a constant light by using motion sensors. And then it also saves you money too. And then closing your blinds and curtains at night. That can really cut down on how much light is coming outside of your home. And then actionable steps we can take. We can have lights out programs where we really say, "Hey, let's all get together. Let's turn out our lights. Let's help save songirds or um water fowl. It's really important. Um avoiding uplighting. So when we built the community center, a lot of people wondered why we don't have lights that light up the outside of the community center. And this is why. We really want to have these good lighting principles because not only do they help birds during migration, they help us be good neighbors so that we're not polluting the neighbors in the homes

around us. Um, using uh dark sky approved fixtures, which we do. And then limit external lighting. So, turning off your decorative landscaping lights or your outside lights during migration after 10:00 at night. You really don't need them. You don't necessarily need them for security. A lot of people are curious about that. So, I have a couple quick slides here to show you. So shielding your lights. You can see on the left that's a fire station that put in really bright lights. Then they shielded them and you notice the difference. They're still getting all the light they need, but now the light is not going up. It's not going up into the sky. So that really makes a significant difference. Really small step, but makes a big impact. And then this is an illustration we use a lot. So there is a person in that doorway, but the light is so bright that it's blinding you. So you are not safe even though you think that you have a really bright light. So by shielding the light now you can see the person. It's the exact same one. So again motion sensors having properly designed lights is really safe. So when we ask people to turn off their lights we're not making them necessarily less safe. We're just making it you know better for the birds to be able to fly. Um we are not alone. There are lots and lots of agencies that have embraced lights out hardland. This is a list of some of the local ones we have. Um, and it's a we're, you know, we're not leading the pack. We're in the middle of the pack. Um, and, uh, so this evening I asked for the motion to approve resolution um, 2026 and I forgot the number 65, pardon me, 265. So, this is for um, uh, lights out H Heartland. And I am happy to answer any questions. I know it is a it's a lot of information. We went over it pretty quickly, but I'm happy to answer any questions I can.

Do we have any questions from the council? Go ahead. Is this something that you would plan to um like talk with maybe the schools to do some education with the students or have one of your staff do some outreach with the students? We we absolutely plan to do some social media promotions. Over the last few years during peak migration, we've put up social media posts. We started doing it when we were certified um with Stacy Park and it partnering with the schools is a great idea. Right now we don't currently have an avenue to do that but we you know we could figure one out. And then reaching out I know we've done the social media but reaching out to our businesses. And what about our own buildings?

Well the parks and wreck buildings we follow all of these guidelines. Um I am I cannot speak for city hall. The resolution does ask that the city follow those guidelines. We do have some lights on this building. So, I think that is a discussion that the senior staff could absolutely have. Okay, great. Thank you. Any other questions? I'll entertain a motion to approve. Make a motion to approve resolution 2026-265, a resolution in support of the Lights Out H Heartland campaign. Seconded. Okay. Can pull the council. Council member Lewis, yes. Council member Pashan Halman, yes. Council member Solomonov, yes.

Chairman Prom, yes. Mayor Clark, yes. Motion has passed. Thank you very much. Okay, so now we're going on to item number eight, request to declare a 2015 vehicle surplus.

Good evening, uh, mayor and council. We have in front of us today a request to um surplus a 2015 Impala that has uh uh served its uh served its purpose well for the city of Alvette. Uh running in about 55,650 mi. Um it's was displaced by the purchase of another police vehicle that moved back into the planning department. And you can go take a look at her right outside before she goes to auction if if you'd like, but more than happy to answer any questions. Do we have any questions from the council? Okay, I'll entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve the surplus of asset 01428 2015 Chevrolet Impala with approximately 55,650 mi. Do I have a second? A second. Okay. Can I please pull council? Council member Lewis. Yes. Council member Pashan Alman. Yes. Council member Scholammanov. Yes. Chairman Prom? Yes. Mayor Clark? Yes. The motion is passed. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Uh, now this is part two from hearing from citizens. Are there any citizens in the room who'd like to speak? Do we have any online? Okay. Anyone looking?

Okay. So, we're going on item number eight, review and acceptance of minutes. Were there any corrections to the minutes that anyone saw? I'd like to entertain a motion to approve. I'll make a motion to approve the council minutes from March 24th, 2026 and the work session minutes from March 24th, 2026 as well. Second. Okay. Can we please pull the council? Council member Lewis, yes. Council member Pashan Halman, yes. Council member Solomonov, yes. Chairman Prom, yes. Mayor Clark, yes. Motion has passed. Okay. Item number 12, city attorney's report. Uh, no report this evening.

Okay. Item number 13, we will have an executive close session. I would like to motion to close the session for personnel matters. I'll make a motion to move to uh executive close session pursuant to the revised statutes of the state of Missouri to discuss personnel matters pursuant to section 610.0213. Second. You please pull the council. Council member Lewis. Yes. Council member Pashan Helman. Yes. Council member Solomonov. Yes. Chairman Prom. Yes. Mayor Clark. Yes.

Uh we uh did not make any major decisions at this time. The uh session is over. I will entertain a motion to I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Do I have a second? Second. So be it.