City Council - Regular Meeting

Ready to go. Ready, share. Ready, share. Okay, here we go. Regular meeting of Washington, Missouri City Council, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026, 700 p.m. Bear here. Grace Coulter here. Hydrri here. PMer here. Py here. Psel here. Solra, please rise 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.

All the council members answer if they have or have not read the minutes of this council meeting dated February 2nd, 2026. Fair. Yes. Hter. Yes. Hydridge. I yes yes make a motion to approve. Second motion by bear second by coulter to approve. All those in favor say I. I. Motion passes. Approval and adjustment of agenda including consent agenda. You have the collector's treasures report summary for October 2025. Monthly investment report for October 2025 and landfill record destruction request. Make a motion.

Second. Motion by Holtmire, second by Bearer. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Most passes. Priority items, mayor's presentations, appointments, and reappoints. Police department appointment.

Good evening again, council. Um, I'd like to introduce Kylie Gaye. Um, we sponsored her throughout the last semester of her academy. Um, and she recently graduated last week. Thursday, was it Wednesday? I was close. Last week, Wednesday, I I was there. Um, we're pleased to learn that she was actually the uh the honor graduate for the for academy class. So, great. Yeah. So, I think we got a good one. Um, so I'd like to recommend her for approval for full-time police officer. I'll make a motion. Second. Motion by PY, second by Hydridge to approve. All those in favor say I. I.

Welcome to Washington. Welcome aboard.

Citizens comments. If anyone in the audience would like to come up and make a comment about anything that is not on the agenda, now is your chance. Sir, can you come and uh speak into the mic your name and address, please? Yes.

My name is Dan Fischer. I live at uh 1706 Madison Avenue. Um, a few of us from the neighborhood are here to address the board about the dispensary going in on Caroline Drive. Um, as a neighborhood, this is not something we want. Obviously, we have young kids in the neighborhood. We don't need the added traffic. We don't need the type of people this is bringing to the area. Um, I don't know what we can do about it, but is there anything that we can do about it as a community, as a city? You know, when I was a kid, it was kind of the thing that we wanted to keep drugs out of the community and not legalize them and bring them in right to a neighborhood. That's that's what we have. I can address a little bit if you if just give some background for the rest of the council. Uh we did receive an email I think from somebody within your neighborhood. Uh I forgot the lady's name.

Shannon Shannon Robinson. Thank you. Uh and she had uh asked about the same thing. I know she had a phone call with with Aaron last week as well too in the office. Uh the property is zone C2. It's been zoned commercial for ever since go had a clinic up there. Correct.

Uh so it's been in that commercial zoning. I like I said how long? I mean it's been a long time since I've been here. It's always been zoned commercial. Uh they did request to go ahead and resubdivide the lot when the when the property sold. That went through some months back as far as just uh reszoning it, but I mean not reszoning it, sorry, platting it and squaring off and creating a new lot, which they meet everything. There's nothing the city can do necessarily about a subdivision as long as they meet their subdivision code. Um, and then as far as dispensaries, the city treated the first one that came when it became legal in Missouri. Uh, we treated them just like any other commercial use that's in our commercial zoning districts. It's retail. Uh,

yeah, retail. It's it's categorized under retail trade, not listed elsewhere in our use table, which is a permitted use in all commercial zones. So we conferred back then, this was before the first one came about uh with our attorney to find out u are we classifying this in the right spot and he said yes. So um if it's zone commercial, I don't think there's very much that the city can do to go ahead and and deny that. She had asked questions about could the city uh put uh a buffer or something around that type of use or make it required to be so many feet from a residentially zoned. I have not done any research on it. I haven't asked Aaron in a short time with the city yet to do any research on it. Uh I don't know if any other cities have done that. Most cities have have treated it the same way that we have. If it's zone commercial, they're allowed to go ahead and do it just like if a drugstore wanted to go in or a liquor store wanted to go in. Um it does not require special use. And so if um if uh this the council at a future date wanted to change those codes, they could. uh that would be something that would be come come from uh the planning and zoning commission first and then make a recommendation to this board. Um but at at this time we've not had any recommendation or even had any discussion. I will tell you that the one dispensary that we have had uh which is at 901.

That's correct. Yep. 901 East first. Um that we is right adjacent. As a matter of fact, there's a house right behind it and there's a whole block that's right behind it as well. I will say this, I don't know that we've had any uh any uh problems with I I think the traffic that's been over there visiting that dispensary as far as having a problem within the neighborhood. Uh nothing that I can remember of any other increased police reports, but I'd ask chief if he's got any memory of anything. No, I don't recall anything. So, I I all I can say is that's our experience. It's only been the one that's been in town for and I can understand the traffic not going through that neighborhood, but you literally have to drive through our neighborhood to get there. Um, drive up Madison Avenue. Yeah. Yeah.

You know, you're you're passing houses right across the street 40t away as a family with three small children. Then myself, some of the other neighbors that have small children in the area. Understand?

Um, traffic is already somewhat of an issue in that area. I'm sure you can attest that there's several accidents a year where Madison and 47 meet of people coming and getting off there. Uh there was one just a few weeks ago in the snow at Madison and Caroline. We, you know, the added traffic is a concern. They added foot traffic's a concern for us too. Um we weren't aware, you know, we all tried to do a little research. We don't have, you know, the background that you guys do, obviously. We were hoping that there was some kind of buffer zone for dispensaries and neighborhoods. Some states do have that. I'm not sure if Missouri is one of them. Um I know there's the thousand foot rule for schools, churches, um daycare centers, stuff like that. Unfortunately, it just barely misses a few of those. Um but you know, the closest house to this place is about 40t away.

And it's just our concern, you know, that this is popping up. Nobody knew about it. Um, and it's not something we want in our neighborhood. Understand? So, is there anything that we can do as a community, our the neighborhood to go forth and ask for buffer zones or

you could request such if if uh the like I said if the planning and zoning commission felt that it was something worth taking up or researching, uh that's not going to change the permit that was just granted though. I mean, you can't you can't go retroactively and ask them to go ahead and meet a new code that you adopted if they've submitted their building permit, which I understand they have. So, um, that's like I said, but for future ones, yes, that could that could be considered if the city wanted to go ahead and do that. You guys have anything to say?

Carrie Clinky, 1090 Caroline Drive. Um, I am literally two doors down from the GO clinic. Um, thankfully I don't have little kids that are going to be running around anymore. My kids are are grown. Um, but there are a lot of young kids right there in that corner. Um, I'm disappointed in the city of Washington for not having a better a better t kind of track of what's going in and what's happening in our city. Every entrance to our city is a storage unit or now a dispensary coming in from the north and right in the middle of town, the major intersection is now going to be a dispensary. What does that say about Washington? When I moved here 24 years ago, this is not why we chose to move back to Missouri to Jared's hometown. It was not for what I'm seeing Washington do. And frankly, it ticks me off. Is there anything that we can do about the additional traffic that's going to happen there? Because a dispensary is very different than a than a doctor's office, which is what was there for years. Is there anything that we can do for that? Are you asking about the intersection at Madison and and 47 or which what what traffic exactly are you

Caroline to Madison and Madison to 47 right there especially during school times which maybe the dispensary won't be there dur won't be open during morning school time

but cars coming in to go to Lords there is a lot of traffic there in the morning coming off Whoops coming off of Caroline and Madison and in the afternoons when the dispensary will be open and kids are coming. It's also right across from a bus stop. And I know we've we've done some research and we've seen some different things and one thing that we read said that it was as the as the crow flies and others information said that it was you had to go through how it would be walking. But Sage B, as the crow flies, is less than a thousand feet from where the dispensary will be. If I was paying the money to have my kids at Sage B, I would be unhappy to have something that close, even though it's across 47. The other issue that I have is that Caroline already has a lot of issue with first responders needing to be called to down to the apartment complex. We're having more and more homeless roam our street and the speeding. That's going to make all of that worse than what we already have. My teenagers have been cussed out on three different occasions by either homeless or people down the street from the apartments. Come on. Is this what Washington is becoming? Is this what you guys want for the city of Washington? It's disappointing at best. Anyone else like to address the council?

Okay. So, I wasn't up here when the first one came on. What we're saying is we treat this as retail. So, we wouldn't see this no different than

correct. If it's if it's zoned commercial, it's not any different than any other commercial business. If CVS wanted to open up a store up there, for example, it would have been the same thing. we would have issued a building permit and and that would have been it. I do know that when years ago there was some discussion about commercial impact at least to that intersection there at uh Madison and uh 47 when uh Diana Holding and opened built the um her business there at that location and there was a lot of concerns from the property owners that were along Madison Avenue going north on that same side. Well, and even on the other side as well, too. Um, I don't know how much I mean, I know we've had increased traffic, but we've had increased traffic everywhere throughout the city because we've grown and um so um we did take a look at Madison Avenue at the time and making some um at least getting access onto 47. I know that there was some discussion at some time about making that a right, right out only. um especially when we were having a lot of conversations about when Walmart was going through and they were looking at all of the traffic pattern that was around there. Um so that's but like I said that property up there I know that go probably didn't have as much traffic as uh maybe a normal retail uh operation would have but uh it's been zone commercial for that entire time. So

yeah, and I just want to say I mean I I sympathize with what you're saying and I understand that. I also think that as we sit here in council when Miss Clanky when you ask us is this what you really want it comes down to free enterprise. We don't own the land and we don't have the right to tell someone what they can or can't put in. All we have is a right is what's in the code. And if it's zoned commercial and has been zoned commercial for 30, 40, 50 years or whatever, it's been a while,

then I mean, I don't want to sit there, our hands are tied. I mean, they're abiding by all of our codes and therefore building their building with what they choose to do. So, does this enlighten us in a situation where as far as dispensaries go in a city that we need to make it a different approach and a different look? Unfortunately, in this situation, retroactively can't go back and make that change. Um, but going forward if we could

and I and we could always go ahead and take a look at it. Like I said, that's that's not the issue. But we did not experience, I guess, the concerns that were expressed with the first dispensary that was located up there facing 47 and the neighborhood that was right behind him. I mean, if you go out there, go over to that, there's a house right behind that dispensary.

And uh, there was some concerns voiced by those as well. I I'm not aware of. That's why I was looking at chief to see if he's got something that I don't that I'm not, you know, that I haven't heard. Uh but if there probably was some at that time after that, yeah, we could have taken a look at it and said, "Yeah, we want to go ahead and put some type of of um perimeter around it." So that you would have to have like same thing that you would have like I I mean I think one of the uses any adult type use like an adult store, stuff like that, we do have within the code a you got to be so many feet away from a residentially zoned area, stuff like that. Um, but I'm not aware of the only other buffer that I'm aware of is one that we recently passed of the short-term rentals in uh in and around downtown in the R2 zoning district where uh you cannot propose one if there's one located I think within 200 ft.

Yeah, it's 150 ft. 150. Thank you. So for me, we have got numerous issues here. One is, you know, the traffic in the neighborhood. Two, the intersection. And I guess my my opinion has been for a long time, MDOT would not approve that intersection nowadays. It's too close to the stoplight. They would not allow that then. So again, I don't travel there often, but the right in right out only made sense, but we never went forward with that or MDOT never made us go forward with that, right? So we didn't at that time. Um, so that intersection I think is another issue. Um if as you said the sage B is that close is that is that a question we can look into Aaron? Is that something that's

Yeah. So the the the the m the uh state of Missouri it uh I I forget who who said it but it is uh by walking distance. So it's not a direct me and I I did measure it for the dispensary company. They asked for a letter of zoning verification to make sure you know they were good with our our zoning for insurance or um whatever they use that letter for. Anywh who so I I I have measured to um stage B before and uh it is as I forgot who said it but um it is when you draw uh a line from the dispensary to stage B that is under 1,000 ft but um when you draw it uh a line like tracing you know if you were if you were going to actually walk there instead of just over property lines it is over 1,000 ft. And that's what the state of Missouri requires is 1,000 feet foot distance when uh from the closest walking path.

Okay. So there's a clarification. Not in your favor, but clarification. Um well, there was other information that said that it was Gotcha. But according to Aaron's research, it's it's that meets that criter. Yes. Right. So Darren, answer this. It on a normal commercial to residential, we don't have a 25 foot buffer. Well, in this case, the lot um I don't know. Can you pull up? I mean, I I don't know if it it would be helpful if you could pull up Look at the map. I think Goch, if I correct me if I'm wrong, Gosh's property has already been there adjacent to residential way before you had any buffering. So, it's not a special use permit where we're

and it's not even that. It had been there in place before you ever put a created a buffer uh distance, you know, like some type of screening between the two two uses. And as from what I understand, the dispensaries on the west side of that, which is further away from from the residential, at least along Commodore or Correct. Yep. Caroline. Caroline. I said the wrong one. Paula. Right. So that's that that doesn't come into play because you have and then the rest of it you just go down to highway. It goes all the way down to Highway 100 right away. Correct.

It goes to the south. It goes to the west. It goes all the way to Highway 100 right away. Um, and then you have on the north side you have uh the street. So, Caroline, right? And I guess the other point was if there's a a homeless or apartment issue, something like that, then that's a a non-emergency number 390 1050 and the police will take care of that. We've got I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, chief, that that's if there's an issue that we need to know about that proactively. Absolutely. all the time.

Well, if you see that, please call. Um, I mean, we don't, like I said, we're all growing. We can't be at every street. I'd like them to be on my street all day long, too, but doesn't happen. So, that's the case. But I guess I would just suggest Aaron if we continue to look into it, maybe it is something that dispensaries in the future or maybe broaden our adult criteria in the code book as far as buffer zones go. But again, like I said,

I still have to say that, you know, I mean, again, I understand your point, but we can't say that the four corners of the city of Washington can only be this, this, and this, and we should be ashamed of ourselves if we let someone bring a business into Washington. That's pretty harsh to say. I mean, and we may disagree on that, but no different than the guy who came to us and told us, "Don't ever let a car wash go in on that spot at Fifth Street and 100." Yeah, we have too many car washes in town. Well, that proved that wrong, and it's okay. You know, we we deal it's it's growing pains for all of us, that's all. So, again, I definitely sympathize with what you guys are doing. I know it went through here months and months ago, but uh again, I hate to say this, but our hands are tied as far as that goes at this time. What to look into at it in the future?

Yep. Absolutely. Thank you. Report of department heads 2026 2027 MODOT traffic safety grants. So this is our annual request for highway safety grants. Um we utilize these funds for overtime for traffic safety and then also um for some training conferences related to traffic safety. You need a motion. I'll make that motion. Motion by Holmar. Do I have a second? Second. Thanks, Mike. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I.

I. I. It passes. I'm gonna go ahead and send this over to you guys for you guys to sign and then just return it to me because I need um council member Briggs and council member um Solenrop to sign. Ordinances and resolutions and ordinance amending the 2025 2026 budget of the city of Washington Missouri.

Introduced by Hobar. Good evening, council. Tonight in your packet, I have a budget amendment to the 2526 budget for your consideration. Um, as you may remember, um, we had one employee who has been filling the role of two employees in the water department and um, that was on a trial basis. Well, as you know, our city is growing, which is good, which is a good thing. Um, and so there's a lot of new utility customers coming in. We probably get maybe one to two new people coming in every day filling out for you new utilities, things like that. Um, and then the new software. So, it's making it impossible for one person to complete this role. Now, um, so I'm asking you to consider if we could do this budget amendment for one employee um, and to break it out into uh, two employees like it has been in the past. And the budget amendment would be increased for this current year for $27,500.

Yeah, that's only half the year based in the budget for next year. Oh, okay. So, we already have this position out there. I just did not budget it as a fulltime as a separate position because we we were having it as a full-time as already a position that's was being filled. So that's why I didn't have it as a uh separate position on the budget for this year. So this will be just for about half the year. So I would appreciate your consideration. Thank you very much. Do you have any questions?

Thanks. Sure. Thanks. Okay. Any other discussion on this you guys? Second reading. An ordinance amending the 2025 20226 budget of the city of Washington, Missouri. Packy, yes. Hydrri, Immer, I. Coulter, yes. Bayer, yes. Pepsi, yes. By your vote, ordinance 7A passes. Be please. An ordinance authorizing and directing the execution of a public road rightway easement deed by and between the city of Washington, Missouri and Front and Jefferson Street LLC. Bear in respect bear.

This is for the uh front street improvement projects. Um Charles couldn't be here tonight, but I told him that it was okay. I could cover for it. It's just the last I think easement that he needed for that project. So um happy to try to answer any questions if you have them. It's a Jefferson and front. I think there was actually a little change down there in what they requested on that curb. We wouldn't have for

other discussion questions. Second reading. An ordinance authorizing and directing the execution of a public road wire of way easement deed by and between the city of Washington, Missouri in front and Jefferson Street LLC. PKY yes. Hydridge. Immer. Hi. Coulter. Yes. Bayer. Yes. Pepsi. Yes. By your vote, Ordinance 7B passes C, please. An ordinance authorizing and directing the city of Washington, Missouri to enter into a sales contract with Hansen's tree service and environmental resources for mulch grinding services. Hydrri introduced by Hydridge.

Good evening, council. Um, this is the contract to grind up our brush pile we spoke about at the last uh workshop. Uh, Hansen was the low bidder. Uh, they've worked with us for the last three years. They do a really good job and we've had really good success with them. And I think on the bottom there you can also see we uh got some quotes for rental equipment also. Sounds good. Discussion questions. Thanks Tony. Thanks Tony. Second reading. An ordinance authorizing and directing the city of Washington, Missouri to enter into a sales contract with Hansen's tree service and environmental resources for mulch grinding services. Pachy, yes. Hydridge, I. Meer, I.

Coulter, yes. Bayer, yes. Pepsi, yes. By your vote, ordinance 7 C passes. D, please. An ordinance authorizing and directing the city of Washington, Missouri to enter into a sales contract with Region Welding for the purchase of a 2026 18 ft equipment trailer. Hydrri introduced by Hydrrich.

Good evening, council. This is a trailer that we are going to mostly use to move our mini excavators, our skid steers, and our steel wheel roller. Um, currently we do have one in our inventory that is 25 plus years old. I believe Orville built it at the time. Uh it was all right for moving our smaller skid steers, but over the years our skid steers are bigger, mini excavator is bigger, and our roller is bigger. Uh the trailer has gone through some repairs with some welding issues. It's just completely undized. We do have another equipment trailer that is does handle all of our equipment, but a lot of times when the skid steer goes one way or the mini excavator goes another, we're stuck with only one trailer. So, this is going to be an upgrade. As far as the old trailer, it's a custommade, so I don't know how how resailing it is going to go, but we'll look at that. We'll check with some of the other departments. If someone has a use that can put a a pump on it or some lightweight stuff, they're more than welcome to. But at this point, it it's not going to work for skid steers and mini excavators and for our steel wheel roller anymore. And if you'll notice also, we uh Region Welding was not the low bid. They were about $200 higher than the next bid. But Region Welding has built our last two trailers. They do a fantastic job. great customer service and anytime we have a problem with a roll or any of our um trailers, they jump right on it for us. So, good company, always recommending them.

Questions, discussion. Thanks, Tony. Second reading. In ordinance authorized and directing the city of Washington, Missouri to enter into a sales contract with Region Welding for the purchase of a 2026 18 foot equipment trailer. Paty. Yes. Hydrri. Immer. I. Coulter. Yeah. Bayer. Yes. Pepsi. Yes. By your vote, Ordinance 7D passes. E, please. An ordinance approving a boundary adjustment for slit acres in the city of Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. Introduce.

Good evening, council. Uh, this is a boundary adjustment on the, uh, south side of town on Highway A here. Um, just cleaning up some lot lines. um consolidating um around 10 lots here and creating two new lots. Um the only thing of note is this building uh here on lot six does not meet current setback requirements, but you know if they wanted to expand or um well I they they could not expand or change that building. So um it's just uh non non-conforming. It's been that way for forever, but they're just cleaning up the lot lines here. So,

questions, discussions, guys. Okay. Thanks, sir. Uh, second reading. Sure. An ordinance approving a boundary adjustment for slit acres in the city of Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. Fatkkey, yes. Hydridge, I. Colm. Hi. Coulter, yes. Bayer, yes. Pepsi, yes. By your vote, ordinance 7E passes. F, please. An ordinance approving an amendment to the development plan for acquisition of an industrial track commonly known as Elmer C. Hyman Industrial Park providing for the sale of a track to Paty Properties LLC. Bear by.

Good evening, council members. Um, this is an ordinance that would uh allow the city to sell off the 2.8 8 acre lot uh which is just to the north of Sonica North America, their facility in the Hidman Industrial Park. Um Mr. PKY wants to purchase this property in order to um park additional vehicles onto the lot, which he currently owns, the other lot that's just north of this uh track. This track currently serves as a creek for storm water runoff for that part of the industrial park. Uh just to be clear in the purchase agreement uh we've put in there that if Mr. PKY wants to make any alterations to that lot uh he has to get approval from our city engineer.

So basically you have to meet our storm water codes but 353 and you'll see later in your packet uh there's a preliminary plot and a final plot to go ahead and create the lot. This lot or this property was never really intended to be for sale. Uh it was never really even marketed for sale and so it was never even created as a lot. But after Pad Mr. Padkkey approached 353 and wanted to purchase it for the possibility of a future uh like I said either parking or whatever else uh that's his lot as as Aaron said, but that is just to the east there uh is the lot that he's got. And so um like I said that this this ordinance approves the sale. Uh later on the ordinances will be are at least the preliminary plat for approval and then the ordinance for final plat approval to create the lot. But it's still subject to any of your storm water codes. That hasn't changed. Don't know that they'll be able to utilize all of that lot. If not, if not very much, we'll see. I don't know how much he's going to be able to. Hence the the cheap price. Yeah.

Questions, discussion. Second reading. An ordinance approving an amendment to the development plan for acquisition of an industrial track commonly known as the Elmer Cman Industrial Park providing for the sale of a track to Pachy Properties LLC. PY abstain. Hydrri Immeter. Yes. Fair. Yes. Capsel yes. By your vote ordinance 7F passes. G please. An ordinance authorizing the city of Washington, Missouri to enter into a first amendment to real property performance agreement and first amendment to personal property performance agreement with Precode Metals Washington LLC. Bear introduced by Bear.

Good evening again, council members. This ordinance simply authorizes the city to change the terms of the original real property and personal property performance agreements associated with the pre-ote metals uh chapter 100 performance agreements. Uh if you recall in 2023 the city council entered into uh issued industrial revenue bonds for the construction of the AZZ3 coat industrial facility. Um the our bond council noted that in the performance agreements there was a uh there was an error in the formula to calculate the additional uh pilot payments uh in those performance agreements. So what this ordinance simply does it just corrects that uh formula so we can calculate those uh just in case AZ preco weren't to uh were to not meet their 80 job requirement then this is simply uh changes the formula or corrects the formula so we can correctly calculate the additional pilot payments

the formula that Aeron's mentioned it's located on the second page or I'm sorry on the first page of exhibit A under paragraph B you see it down there that's for the uh real estate and then if you look on the personal property it's on the first page there also under paragraph B questions second reading an ordinance authorizing the city of Washington Missouri to enter into a first amendment to real property performance agreement and first amendment to personal property performance agreement with Precote Metals Washington LLC Yes. Hydrri. Immer. Hi. Coulter. Yes. Bear.

Yes. Pepsi. Yes. Your vote. Ordinance 7G passes. 8A. Please. Commission committee and board reports. Preliminary plat approval. Hydeman Industrial Park Plat 14. Good evening. Uh I mean I think that everything uh if you have any other questions about this uh feel free to ask. Yeah, this is just the the preliminary plot to go ahead and create the lot so that the sale can go through with pad key and we had to create the separate lot just because of the restrictions that we put on that park. I'll make a motion to stop. Second.

Motion by bear, second by hope to accept. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Opposed abstain. passes please. An ordinance approving the final plat of five minute mark plat 14 in the city of Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. Bear introduced by Bear. Further discussion, guys. Second reading. Sherry, an ordinance approving the final plat of Hyman Industrial Park, plat 14 in the city of Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. PKY abstain. I Holmeer I cter yes Mayer

yes yes by your vote and ordinance 8B passes see please preliminary plat approval stonebridge plat 7

good evening council um this is a uh reubdivision of a boundary adjustment you all approved in December um in uh December uh you all approved Stonebridge plat 6 which created this lot 15 uh 105R here. Um and that was for uh uh in in Stonebridge. Um they had a buyer who wanted two lots um but that deal has since fallen through. So they're just reverting it back to the original um configuration here that you see in plat 7. So um it's identical with the original um plat 4 I believe that was that was approved. Um, so they're just asking for a reversion of uh the the plat 4 of uh Stonebridge. Any questions?

I did have but you answered them. Thank you. Take a motion, guys. Motion by PY. Second. Second by bear. All those uh for this please say yes or I I I sorry guys. Motion passes. Makes one up. I know. Keeping hers please. An ordinance approving the final plat of Stonebridge Plat 7 in the city of Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. Any further discussion? No, it's got to be introduced. Thank you. Or packing. Yeah. Thank you. One of us. Further discussion. Second reading.

An ordinance approving the final plat of Stonebridge Plat 7 in the city of Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. Patky, yes. Hydridge, I. Colt Meer, I. Coulter, yes. Bayer, yes. Pepsi, yes. By vote, ordinance 8D passes. By your sixth vote, you went back to what you started with. Now we got plat seven. That was plat four, right? Please. Preliminary plat approval. Applewood Estates Plat 2.

Good evening, council. Um, this is a another re-ubdivision. Um, so off Apple Blossom Lane here off uh Clay Street. um the uh the condominium association here. They all got together and decided to uh dissolve their condominium association and just turn it into an an HOA. Um and uh subdivide all of their lots. Um these were formerly duplexes. This map here with the uh the the aerial is a little bit deceiving. Um the our our maps have them like that because the county uh splits up the lots uh for tax reasons. But these were former or I should say are currently duplexes. So both units are on one lot. So this is going from six units to 12 units um with each person getting their own lot. And um the reason you only see the preliminary plat on your agenda tonight is um I I have some uh R2 zoning changes that will make this process um much easier in the future. And so, uh, this preliminary plat and the final plat that you'll see at the next council meeting are conditional, uh, on the approval of those, uh, zoning changes to the R2, uh, district to make to make that a little easier. Um, let's see.

And correct me where I'm wrong, Eron, but didn't planning and zoning uh recommend approval of those code changes? Correct. Yes. And planning and zoning did uh recommend approval of those code changes unanimously. So, we'll we'll kind of get into that, but that's the only thing that um I would say is that Oh, no. Oh, I'm sorry. I pass drive. Okay. Okay. Water cross the water tower, right? All right. Thank you. Makes sense to make this as easy as we can because I think it just keeps coming up.

Well, yeah. And I think um Aaron, you know, did some more research on it. I mean, and we talked about this back when we tried to change, this was after the 2008 2009 recession and the banks didn't want to go ahead and have anything to do with refinancing, anything to do with the condo association. Uh, everybody then wanted to go ahead and have their own lots. Uh, at the time, planning and zoning and the council at that time uh did not want to consider lots less than 6,000 square feet. And that's what that's what poses typically another problem because then the uh they have to go before the board of adjustment to to seek a variance to go ahead and get it. Erin's got a way to go ahead. Basically, it's it's reducing that minimum lot size is going to be the main thing that's going to help you go ahead and expedite it.

If this plat were to be approved under our current approval process without these code changes, they would require a reasonzoning um and a variance to get this done. All right. So, it's a lot lot more bureaucracy. Um, and we'll we'll have I'll get you those details um for the next council meeting. So, thank you. Further discussion. That said, I'll make a motion to approve. Motion by mayor, second by Peps. All those in favor say I. I. I.

Motion passes. Um, for those of us who are concerned about what's going on in Jeff City, if any of you guys were reading the MML report, there are a flurry of new bills being introduced to address particular property tax reform. Uh, I was in Jeff City last week. I just got back today. Both times I got to well this time I only got to talk to Ben Brown but last week I got to talk to both Brown and John Simmons expressing our concern that one of the things not just property tax they were considering eliminating was the food portion of sales tax. It would cost the city $2.6 million. And I don't know if they were aware of that or not but both of them seemed very very receptive to that we can't have that. So if you guys are concerned about that, I ask you to read what MML has to say about these flurry of bills and basically the legislature and the governor. They want to reduce taxes and who doesn't? But it would be nice to know some alternatives. And this Friday, I don't know if you're going to talk about that there, but this Friday, go ahead.

Um, at the YMCA at 11ish or 11:30, 11 to 1 or something like that, something like that. There's going to be four or five of our reps there to answer questions. So, I ask you if you have time, please go do that. It's always interesting and they need to hear from us. 11:30 to 1. All I got city administrators report.

Uh the only thing I have to say is that the uh I know the sales tax renewal committee is working diligently. They've got a long uh spreadsheet of speaking engagements that we have over the next month and a half. Um and um um they did so today in front of Lion's Club. Uh but there's several others that we've got on the list here, whatever. So um they're deep in the thick of it. I encourage you, we will have uh two public ones, I can tell you because not all of these speaking engagements are uh the meetings are open to the public. They may be, you know, just different private groups that uh um uh the c the committee decided to go ahead and present to. But uh we will have uh the two presentations at our city council workshop on March the 2nd at 6:00. Um, and then we will also have one, uh, Doug has his coffee with the mayor, which is March 17th, and that's at 8 a.m., and that's over at the library, and that's also open to the public. So, if you have anybody out there that gives you any questions with regards to both of the tax issues, want some more information, I highly recommend that you go to one of those two uh, presentations, but and hopefully there'll be some other ones that they'll be able to do maybe with some other groups if they're part of those groups. What time was March 2nd going to be, Darren?

March 2nd is at 6:00. That's our That's our workshop. That's correct. So, and u we've gotten endorsements from some other groups as well, too, but they're just getting started. That's all I have. Council comments. I just want to apologize if I spoke up earlier and and assuming it's everyone. That's just my opinions as far as, you know, the neighborhood there. Um, I know you guys have probably gotten emails. The first I heard about it was tonight. Um,

but I think it's also I get I just want to reiterate the fact that I think there's a lot of free enterprise in this world that can tell you what you can and can't do on your property. And as I am sympathetic for it, again, I just didn't want to say too much and speak for anyone else. So, if I did, I apologize. Thank you. You weren't too. It's not an easy issue. No, exactly. I agree. I just Yeah. Again, didn't have a lot of time to think about it and I usually say too much, so I'm just apologize in advance. If nothing else, I just need a motion to adjurnn. So moved. Second.

Motion by PY, second by Hopeark to adjourn. All those in favor say I. I. Still out front. I'm not about saying something about