City Council - Special Meeting

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The University City Council approved a picnic liquor license for the Flowering Artist and Mural Festival and then moved into a closed session to discuss the hiring of a particular employee.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
University City, MO
Meeting Date
May 13, 2026

Transcript

8 sections (from 38 segments)

0:46 – 1:29Speaker 1

So, Lorita, are we missing any are we supposed to miss anybody? We're not, are we? No, we are expecting everyone to be here. Okay. Just for a little light entertainment, I got to drive down Persing Avenue and it was not bumpy or crappy. Wait, did did the pavement actually get laid? Because the last time I drove on it, it was just like the first layer. Yeah. Well, they're putting they're putting on additional layers, but they put on more than one layer. I mean,

1:28 – 1:52Speaker 1

very exciting. Fabulous. Very neat. A resident sent me a video this morning from her house. Oh, really? Yep. Okay. We're missing Christina and we're missing John. John, I just talked to John about 10 minutes ago. We're

1:49 – 2:50Speaker 1

live. Hang on, Charles. Everybody, I think we're live, but we've got a few minutes, a few seconds to go here. Okay, we got six out of seven. Oh, there's point. All right. Okay. Since we are live, I'm going to go ahead and start the public uh part of the meeting. I'd like to call the May 13, 2026 meeting of the university city council to order. Madame clerk, would you please call the role?

2:48 – 3:07Speaker 1

Council member Dancy, present. Council member McMahon, present. Council member Brener, present. Council member Fuller, present. Council member Smotherson, here. Mayor Crow,

3:04 – 3:40Speaker 1

here. Thank you very much. Uh before you, you have the agenda with two items on it. One of uh is are there any changes to the uh agenda? Uh hearing none. Is there a motion to approve the agenda as presented? Motion made by council member Fuller, seconded by council member Briner. Is there discussion hearing? None. All those in favor of approving the agenda, please signify by saying I. I.

3:37 – 4:18Speaker 1

Opposed. The eyes have it. You have before you consent agenda item which is a picnic liquor license for the flowering artist and mural festival. Uh is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? Motion made by council member Briner, seconded by council member Fuller. Uh if there's no it's on the consent agenda. So if there's no discuss, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. I

4:13 – 4:58Speaker 1

opposed. The eyes have it. Thank you very much. I'm trying to do my agenda from my phone here. Excuse me. Um we are in the public portion of the meeting. I would now like I would now welcome a motion to go into close session according to Missouri Reise statute section 1610.021. hiring of a particular employee by a governmental body. Is there such a motion to go into executive session? Motion made by council member Fuller, seconded by council member Dancy. Is there discussion? Hearing none. Madame clerk, would you please call the role? Council member McMahon, I. Council member Briner, I. Council member Fuller, I.

4:57 – 5:16Speaker 1

Council member Smotherson, I. Council member Dancy, I. Mayor Crow, I to the members of the public, thank you for joining us this evening. We will now go into close session. You have a different link to move into. Uh we will see you in just a couple of minutes.

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