MINUTES
OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
BRENTWOOD CITY HALL JUNE
11, 2003
COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M.
Chairman Geppert called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the pledge of allegiance. Secretary Kramer called the roll with the
following members present: Lorraine Krewson, Terry Noles, John Nuernberger,
Ronald Watermon, Sheri Bilderback, John Geppert, Leroy Russo, Thomas Kramer,
Robert Goltermann, Jim Howe, Peter Leritz. Taundra Strawbridge and Jerry Wolf,
staff representatives, were also present.
Chairman Geppert said there are a couple of matters that
he would like consideration for amending our agenda tonight. Under old
business he would like to propose we insert Pioneer Bank to give a brief
presentation of some architectural revisions as item A. Second, at the
commissioner places tonight there is a proposed amendment to Chapter 25 of the
City Code. The Mayor would like to introduce to the commission members the
purpose and intent behind this proposed amendment. He would propose that we
make that item B under new business. All votes affirmative.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS (NONE):
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.
Minutes of May 14, 2003 were approved as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS:
Mr. Ron Johnson introduced himself as the Design Architect
of Arcturis representing Pioneer Bank, the petitioner. As a result of the
design process, the bank wanted to “tweak” the elevations so the finished
product will be more representative of a community bank. The entrance has
stayed on the north elevation that faces Pine Street. The bank felt it was
necessary to do something with the roof to make it more indicative of the Brentwood
area. They redesigned it to be a little more colonial looking and it addresses
the residential qualities of the community a bit more. The material will
remain the same. Chairman Geppert asked would the building square footage be
the same? Mr. Johnson replied yes. Chairman Geppert asked what is the height
of the building and changes you’re proposing? Mr. Johnson replied the
elevation of the brick is adjusted about a foot or so upwards from the initial
concept and they added the mansard roof above that which varies between 8’ and
12’ additional in height. Kramer asked could you give us an update on your construction
time line? Mr. Johnson replied the construction schedule is they are about 6
weeks from having complete construction drawings and it would be about a month
for the permit review process and then we will start construction after that.
So, they are roughly maybe 90-days out before we’re actually starting the
activity on the site. The target completion is the first quarter of next
year. Bockert asked have any of the modifications produced changes in the
building support systems or the HVAC and rooftop units or any changes including
relocation of units that would impact the screening of those units? Johnson
replied the way the mansard roof is set up would allow all the roof top
equipment and everything on the roof to be totally hidden. The Commission
members endorsed the proposed changes. The next step for the applicant will be
in front of the Board of Aldermen, Monday, June 16, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN
APPROVAL TO OPERATE A PRIVATE DAY CARE CENTER AT 1243 HANLEY INDUSTRIAL COURT
OFFERING DAY CARE TO CHILDREN OF THE EMPLOYEES OF CENTENE CORPORATION:
Mr. James Reh, Vice President Facilities Management of Centene
Corporation introduced himself as the representative for this project. Mr. Reh
said the first change was that they added potential landscaping ranging from
trees to ornamental shrubbery, which is basically on the green area on the
south side of the building surrounding the fenced area. Due to the proposed
street widening in this area, they can work with the building owner and the
City of Brentwood to finalize the planting to be conducted after the
construction is complete. Chairman Geppert said the applicant submitted a site
plan and the real discussion that came up in the site plan review meeting was
the sense that the green space on the south side of the building was a very
open non-landscape area but there were some concerns that this road size and
exact location could be subject to change based upon the application of Costco
which would bring in some as yet unknown changes to the road way. What the
commission asked the applicant to do was to look toward adding some landscaping
a little bit further away from the street around this fenced-in area and the
applicant has certainly responded to that. Russo asked if Mr. Reh had the
broken slate roof on the overhang on the south side of the building repaired?
Mr. Reh replied Southside Roofing is working on that as he speaks and he spoke
with Mr. John Postal the owner of the building and he assured him that it will
be taken care of. Chairman Geppert asked Mr. Bockert does the nature of the
landscape materials being utilized seem appropriate for the area? Bockert
replied he would reserve comments and may talk to Jerry directly. Because he
agrees there is a very strong correlation of not wanting to do anything that
might have to be torn out at a future date. Bilderback recommended approval
of this application as submitted to the Board of Aldermen with a side note
being an understanding that the building owner and applicant will work
administratively to fine-tune some of the landscaping issues based on the
roadway widening. Nuernberger seconded. Roll call: All votes affirmative.
The public hearing will be held on Monday, July 21, 2003.
PETITION FOR SUBDIVISION OF 2438 CECELIA AVENUE
INTO THREE RESIDENTIAL LOTS WHICH WILL FRONT ON CECELIA:
Mr. John Suelthaus introduced himself as the President of Kingbridge
Homes, the petitioner. He stated his office is located in Brentwood at 8412
Manchester Road. Russo requested samples of the brick and siding proposed
for use on this development and the applicant presented the samples. Watermon
stated he was the one that requested the application be sent to site plan
review. The reason he requested that is very simple - the neighborhood just
received notice of the application that day and he received notice just a few
days prior to that. He senses in his time on this board and from his
interaction with his fellow neighbors in the community that the issue of infill
housing is an issue that a lot of people are concerned about. The issue of new
construction and maintaining the distinctive character of the neighborhoods of Brentwood
is very important. His esthetic concern is the homes the applicant builds
would look great in a new subdivision in O’Fallon, MO, Chesterfield or Ballwin
but he doesn’t think they quite fit with the neighborhoods here in Brentwood.
Specifically, his concern is the most noticeable feature of the home to the
public is the large front entry garage and he’s guessing the garage is about 20
feet. He would like to move that the commission recommend approval of the
subdivision sending this to the Board of Aldermen with a message saying,
“please look at this and use this as an opportunity to further the conversation
with development community and the neighborhood to set forth standards that are
reasonable and that address everybody’s needs.” Bilderback seconded the
motion.
Discussion: Chairman Geppert said for those who
are watching tonight there has been a committee formed and appointed by the
Mayor for the purpose of studying the issue of infill housing. Mr. Watermon
asked Mr. Suelthaus would he be willing to engage in that conversation and
consider an alternative design for the homes? Mr. Suelthaus replied he would
not have a problem sitting down discussing any subject the citizens might
have. The reason they put their business in Brentwood is because they want to
build in Brentwood.
Roll call: All votes affirmative. The applicant
will be in front of the Board of Aldermen on Monday, June 16, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
REVIEW SIGNAGE PLAN FOR MERIDIAN
DEVELOPMENT (DCM PROJECT) AT THE SITE OF 8300 EAGER RD:
Mr. Richard Clawson introduced himself as an Associate
Architect of ACI-Boland, Inc., and the petitioner for Warren Sign. The package
they had sent to Mr. Wolf pretty much outlines most of the sub-committee
discussions. They were looking to focus on buildings 1,2 and 3, which are the
buildings that are currently under construction, and focusing on that signage
for those three buildings. Building 4, which is the office tower, will be a
separate application once that is deemed to be bought forward. Chairman Geppert
asked Jerry does the applicant have a copy of what you submitted to the
commission on your sign criteria? Jerry replied the criteria came from the
petitioner and that is the criteria distributed to the Commission. Chairman Geppert
asked are both of you in agreement that this is an accurate record of what came
out of discussion that night? They both agreed. Kramer asked would building 4
have signage, for which they will have to come back for a later date? Chairman
Geppert said that is correct. Kramer said the west elevation they have revised
below the tenant sign an area for the building to be addressed. We also had a
conversation about the North elevation and some other similar type of
numeration on Sport Mart or one of the other buildings. Mr. Clawson said
discussing that with Mr. Skop from DCM it is not something that he’s really
concerned about because we have enough signage that we’re asking for. It is
more important for the office uses, which would be on the West and South
entrances. Nuernberger said it was mentioned at the subcommittee meeting if
there were one tenant for the Building 2 and 3 there would be one sign, do you
know where that sign would be located on that? Mr. Clawson said there would be
a single tenant on that sign band. Kramer recommended approval of the Meridian
sign package. Russo seconded. Roll call: All votes affirmative. The
applicant will be in front of the Board of Aldermen on Monday, June 16, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS:
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
THE COSTCO WHOLESALE CLUB OPERATION, INCLUDING OPERATION OF A GASOLINE
FACILITY, AT THE REDEVELOPMENT SITE IN HANLEY INDUSTRIAL COURT. THIS PROPOSAL
ALSO INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO
OPERATE A GASOLINE STATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT RETAIL OPERATION:
Mr. Brian Whelan introduced himself as the Vice-President
of Northwest Atlantic representing Costco Wholesale. Costco is the largest
membership wholesale club in the world. They currently have 416 locations in
36 states and 7 countries. They entered the in Midwest 1998 and now have 30
locations in the Midwest - two of which are in the St. Louis Metropolitan area
- one in South County and another in St. Peters. The company is best known for
selling high price products at the lowest possible prices. The products range
from soft goods to hard goods and a broad array of food products. The
operation also has a fuel facility but they do not like referring to them as
gasoline station. Not to be coy, but the differentiation between our fuel
facility and a gasoline station is that our fuel facility is not open to the
public. It is only available to our members and we do not accept cash at these
facilities. Nor do they sell any products at these facilities other than
fuel. They are planning to relocate a portion of Hanley Industrial Court and
extend and improve Rose Avenue and Strassner Drive in conjunction with their
project. The project includes the acquisition of privately owned parcels as
well as the City of Brentwood Public Works facility. After the road relocation
and property acquisitions, the site will compromise approximately 14 acres.
Mr. Whelan introduced Mr. Ted Johnson, President of TJ
Design Strategies who is the architect for this project. He has been working
with Costco projects for about 11 years. To orient the commission to this site
plan North is to the top of the exhibit; on the South is Strassner Road and
north is one of the Hanley Industrial Court arms. They are relocating the
north/south portion of Hanley Industrial Court closer to Black Creek and then
proposing an additional connection to Rose Avenue. The access points to this
14 acres site would be Hanley Industrial Court, Hanley Road and Strassner.
They are proposing two structures on the site; the main warehouse, which is at
the northwest corner of the site. The main warehouse is approximately 140,000
square feet and the size of the main warehouse includes the entrance canopy as
a significant component. There is only one entrance and exit to this store for
their members and that occurs at this 45-degree building entrance angle. What
is incorporated in this entrance canopy is an enclosed cart storage area. They
do not store any carts on the interior of the building – just in this entry
area. The rectangular area on the south end is their tire center. There are
two parts. The half closest to the entrance canopy is the tire sale area and
the western half is the tire installation service bay area, which consists of
four overhead doors. The Costco employee will pull the members vehicle into
the service bay to install the tires. After the tires are installed, the
employee will take the car out and put it in the parking lot for the member to
retrieve. They only sell and install tires in this tire center. There are no
shocks or batteries or any other automotive services performed in the store.
The location of the component parts of the building is set
on the building. Where that 45-degree angle should be and is dictates where
their receiving docks are because of the internal layout of the store. The way
Costco operates is that all building functions hinge around the location of the
receiving and stocking points. Those are the two main areas they can’t change
once they determine where the entrance will be. The Southeastern corner is the
fuel facility and that consists of a canopy that is over three islands each
containing two pumps and four stations so they are initiating proposing a
12-pump fuel facility. Because this is a member only facility and they have a
different type of traffic circulation that they use for their fuel facility; it
is a one-way operation. With respect to ingress and egress to the site, they
have one access at the north end and one access point on the west end; and
another on the south. The parking field contains 735 parking stalls.
Landscape Plan
One of the landscaping plans shows a variety of plants.
They are proposing incorporating shade trees, evergreen trees and ornamentals
that are major tree areas massing at ground level. Within their berms they use
shrubs, ornamental grass and ground covers and what they would try to do is mix
the plant materials. All of their planting areas are irrigated. There is a
canopy over the fuel pumps. Within the staff report Jerry mentioned a small
controller enclosure which is located at the far east property line which
encroaches into the 10 foot setback area. The controller enclosure is a 10
foot rectangular shaped building with an enclosure attached to it. That
enclosure is a screened area which screens some of the absorbent that they have
to have available - should there be a gas spill the attendant must get
absorbent to put on the spill. The landscaping from Strassner has berms with a
variety of different plant materials to help screen the vehicles that will be
at the fuel facility. But the plantings are not intended to screen the
canopy. They would like the canopy and their signage visible from the roads
but they would provide plant material to screen those vehicles that are in the
area for that operation.
Elevation
The building will be a CMU (concrete masonry unit)
building. They have some EIFS by the front canopy, which they put there for
structural reasons. The entrance has overhead doors with glazed panels. In
the summer they have these open and in the winter they will be closed. They
introduced a number of architectural elements onto their building to basically
break up the mass of the building. The building is roughly 31 feet tall and it
is around 460 feet long. They tried to vary the roofline and parapet and other
elements to break up that mass. One of the topics they discussed with staff is
the visibility of our rooftop units specifically from the new apartments to the
west (The Villas). The very top floor of the closest units to their site has a
floor elevation of 486’ above sea level. The top of the building is 503’ with
the parapet higher than eye level of a person standing in a third floor unit of
The Villas. Anyone in The Villas looking toward Costco will not see any of the
roof-top units on the building. What they’ve done on the landscape plan is to
propose intensive evergreen screening in that area so they are blocking as much
of the loading facility from the apartment units as they can.
Materials
The major part of this building is constructed of concrete
masonry units. As they do by varying parapet heights and adding elements to
the building in order to break up the mass of the building, they also use color
changes within the CMU’s to perform the same function. The bottom is an accent
color that would be shown in darker red. The darker tan would be the main
building color. The lighter color is the top third of the building and the top
of the building is accent points at the top of pillars and some of the other
architectural features on the site. They use the EIFS panels for accent
because they use a lightweight structure and it’s very hard to support any type
of masonry unit over those overhead doors. On the fuel facility for the canopy
they use a stucco texture metal that is the fascia of the canopy to prevent
oil-canning. The columns will be the same masonry units as the main warehouse.
Mr. Watermon asked what is “oil canned”? Mr. Johnson
replied it occurs when you get movement and bending in a long flat metal
surface. Russo asked what type of parking bumper do you have? Johnson replied
we do not have bumpers and the reason why we do not have the bumper is because
the customer leaves very large carts or flat beds so we need our parking lots
fairly open and void of any vertical obstruction for those carts to run into. Bockert
asked do you have curbing on the project. Johnson replied all the landscape
islands would be concrete curb. Russo asked will the building and canopy have
HVAC screening? Johnson replied on the canopy there is no mechanical equipment
but on the building their perimeter parapet wall screens the mechanical units
from the perimeter of their building. But, what they were concerned with was,
did the parapet screen their HVAC units from that apartment complex? They have
determined by analysis of the appropriate elevations that the HVAC units have
been adequately screened. Chairman Geppert asked why does the tire center have
to be by the door? Johnson said the entry way and receiving represent the main
building elements. What is shown is the preferred location for the tire center
because their merchandising works best with this layout. There is an alternate
location, but it has to be attached to the front canopy because the main
entrance to the store and tire center is from the canopy. Where they ran into
a problem on the site plan is that they have an existing right-of-way (Withrow)
that they had to work with so their main entry driveway is an extension of that
road which feeds the shopping center. They felt it would be inappropriate to
put the main entry there and then force them to move around that tire center. Noles
asked is “Hanley Road” (on their drawing) an extension of Rose Avenue? Johnson
replied that is correct. Chairman Geppert said what is being proposed is as
you would come down Rose and cross the street technically in what becomes the
Promenade they would pull a road extension from Rose right there running along
the creek down to Strassner behind Sports Authority. Noles asked is the receiving
area at the west end the only entrance for the trucks coming in? Johnson
replied that is the main delivery loading dock for 90% of our trucks and we do
have bread trucks that deliver products to the facility in another location. Leritz
asked where is the park in relation to this site? Johnson replied across from
the hockey rink. Leritz said he is concerned about the sight line from the
existing houses to the south of there on the other side of the park. They are
higher up and he would like for the applicant to investigate what the sight
line and the view of site would be from those existing houses and if there is a
problem, can anything be done about it. Johnson said they would look at the
elevation. Watermon said he would like to see what type of sidewalk is planned
with the road improvements and what sort of sidewalks would be built in and
around the development. Nuernberger said the trail that connects our park
system which is a bike trail - if there was a way to incorporate that to get
through to the other side or closer to the Metro Link station - maybe a
sidewalk. Chairman Geppert said there have been conversations including the
people from Metro Link and our Parks and that conversation has been how to
incorporate bicycle and pedestrian connections from our neighborhoods over to
Metro Link. Nuernberger said there was possibly some
expansion of another one bay for gasoline service that they were proposing and
that will eliminate the entire landscape area. Why wouldn’t you think of
having the full amount bays from the very beginning as far as the size and why
would you want to expand later and change the look at the site? Johnson
replied the current design of all their fueling facilities with the exception
of those on the West Coast are all three island operation and they want us to
look at the potential of expanding them into four islands. The need for four
island fueling facility in the Mid West is not required at this time or
probably in the near future. Chairman Geppert said the code would normally
require 6 per 1,000 on the parking requirement so he assumes that we would be
looking at exception of doing the 5 per 1,000 that is allowed in our code.
Jerry said he thinks that is something we need to evaluate with the other
project by MLP that combines with the Costco project to make the total proposal
a mixed use. Chairman Geppert said if I saw your statistic accurately you’re
5.24 for a parking ratio. In all the conversations you’ve been promoting to
the community this is the kind of facility and business that generates less
trips but you obtain more out of someone’s wallet per trip. Since you obtain less
trips that implies that your parking requirement may be less then the typical
user of this facility of this size. Johnson replied that was correct and
additionally, their customer has a longer stay at the store. Chairman Geppert
asked if the 5.24 spaces per 1,000 square feet is what they need? Johnson
replied yes. Goltermann said he has a concern regarding the due diligence
process. When do we expect or how does all this work in the process of getting
an environmental report and soil report for that proposed area. Jerry replied
he never heard P&Z wanting that before but if you want it we can get it to
you when it comes in. Russo asked Jerry do we have an ordinance that says we
must have wheel stops on the parking lot? Jerry replied no. Nuernberger asked
are there areas marked in the plan indicating there would be storage for carts
on the parking lot? Johnson replied throughout the parking lots they have cart
corrals. Kramer said the bumpers that are adjacent to the spaces near the
building serve to prevent encroaching on the sidewalk. We feel that would be
something to take a look at. Johnson replied he will look at it and if need be
to avoid bumpers, would increase the sidewalk to 6 or 7 feet. We would prefer
not to put bumpers in our parking lot. They are a maintenance nightmare and
after the first snow fall if you have mandatory bumpers required you will have
every retailer at your next public hearing. Chairman Geppert said take a look
at the Promenade it’s an open field. Kramer asked if the gasoline price is
substantially lower then what we’re going to see elsewhere? Johnson replied it
varies by the market. In Chicago he filled up at a nearby Costco facility and
that premium grade is 8 cents to 10 cent less than Shell or Standard. Bockert
asked do you have during your business activities tent sales or activities that
are held outside the building and if so where would you have something like
that? Johnson replied in some markets we work with local car dealers and
sponsor an auto program for our members. At times they may have a vehicle from
a local Chevrolet dealer either at this location or outside our canopy. But,
generally what the operators have been doing with those display vehicles is
making room within the canopy so they are on display within the canopy. They
do not sell garden center products outdoors - all their merchandise is sold on
the inside. Basically, if they wish to sell things outside that means they
would have to put a cashier out there and more manpower and it is just not
economical for us and it is the same with the fuel facility. This is a
cashless operation. In order to activate the pump I would have to swipe my
Costco card. They will have a Costco employee out there, but only to answer
any questions and help direct traffic at busy times. Jerry said if you’re
talking about selling cars in some fashion or another you need to modify your
application to get that included as part of your conditional use permit.
Johnson said we do not sell the cars we merely just display it for that
dealership. If the member wants to purchase the car he or she then goes to the
dealer, uses his Costco number, and the dealer and member work out the
transaction at the dealer shop. Jerry said our code says if you’re going to
display vehicles then it requires a conditional use permit and as long as
you’re getting a CUP to sell fuel then we can add that item as well. Bockert
asked does that connector road specifically relate to your development and he
hopes in the development of that connector road that we can have a strong
appreciation for the esthetics of that roadway. That means it is going to take
more right of way probably then what was preliminarily shown in the report.
His concern is that the tree planting area width along that new road way is not
sufficient to allow for street trees. Obviously we have not had the
opportunity to talk about that yet but that would be a subject he would be
interested in and having everyone participate in. Is there enough room to do
what we may want to do with the alignment of that new road? Johnson said this
plan anticipates the acquisition of 10 foot right of away that would be
dedicated to the City. All the Costco landscaping occurs outside of that ROW.
Any road improvement that would be done here will not reduce what I’m proposing
as landscaping. Bockert asked what are the materials for the retaining walls?
Johnson replied probably keystone. Bockert asked did you mention there are two
other Costco facilities in the region South County and St. Peters? Johnson
replied yes. Bockert asked are those of similar design character that you
described here this evening? Johnson replied no, they have 416 building facade
design. The only prototype they start with is the building footprint. They
then try to tailor the appearance of the building to the neighborhood they’re
building in. St. Peters Costco is a split face block with substantial metal
awnings on two of the sides. Krewson asked how deep will you be burying the
fuel tanks and what are the materials they are made to prevent seepage into the
soil since it is across from the park? Johnson replied he is really not sure
how deep but they are double lined fiberglass tanks. They exceed all of the
State Fire Marshal requirements for tanks. They have double monitor systems on
all the lines and tanks. The application was sent to the site plan review
meeting scheduled for June 25th in the courtroom.
Mayor Kelly said as you are going through your discussion
with Costco he wanted planning and zoning to know what has transpired at the
Board of Aldermen level so far. The roadway improvements represent what we
would like to see done. But, the reason why some of them are not going to be
able to be done right now really comes down to cost. The Strassner road
improvements as part of the redevelopment agreement with Costco will actually
be a city project. We will have allocated to us 9½ million dollars in TDD
(Transportation Development District) funds in order to do our roadway
improvements. The reason we don’t know exactly what we can do yet and how much
of roadway improvements we can do in this area is because we’re still trying to
find out what it’s going to cost for extension from Hanley Ind. Ct. to Hanley
Road in building the overpass from Metro Link. It really comes to what we can
afford to do with the funds we have available. The main concern from the City
standpoint is getting that road through initially. This is our one shot at
getting it done because once Metro Link is placed we won’t be able to cross it
later.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE REVISED CODE OF
THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD:
Mayor Kelly said one reason this came to you very quickly
is that at the end of last week they met with a potential client for the
existing Essen site on Brentwood Blvd. The owners of that property have a
potential client who would like to renovate that building and move in there.
The zoning changes proposed would allow body massages under certain conditions
within the City. Right now our ordinance restricts that activity. The reason
for the restriction dates back to the days of the stereotypical massage parlor
of the ‘70’s. What we have as a City right now is a real opportunity for a
first class business to move in Brentwood into the Essen site and that would be
a Face and Body from the City of Clayton. They are proposing to move into the Essen
building and they are going to do about $600,000.00 in renovation to that
building and move their operation to Brentwood. They don’t want to proceed any
further with that if they don’t know if they could get a business license once
they have gone through that expense. We looked at Clayton ordinances and that
is where these changes come from (see attached ordinance). He knows it’s an
issue P&Z has talked about before. He was hoping you could make a
recommendation to the Board of Aldermen tonight. Or, if you would like to do
it at a separate meeting that’s OK too. He would like to have it before the
Board at the July meeting. Having the recommendation soon is imperative so we
can set the public hearing for that meeting. That way we can have it before
the Board for their approval so that we don’t lose this opportunity for this
business coming into the City of Brentwood. Noles asked would they be
relocating from Clayton or would this be an additional location? The Mayor
replied they would be relocating from Clayton. Kramer said one of the phrases,
“morally improper or illegal” is there anything to prohibit someone coming in
and skirting the issue a little bit? Mayor replied that is why you leave that
in there so you can make that judgment call and we would leave that up to the
Zoning Administrator. Chairman Geppert asked is there a willingness perhaps to
act on this tonight if everyone is comfortable with the language? We may well
be able make a motion and move on this if everyone is comfortable. Watermon
motioned that the commission recommend approval of the change in language to
the Board of Aldermen. Howe seconded. Roll call: All votes affirmative.
Mayor Kelly said he met yesterday with representatives
from Dierbergs and Golf Galaxy and they have signed a lease with Dierbergs to
build on their Promenade site, which is the last parcel of Dierbergs project.
This is the vacant lot next to Pets Mart. They will be building a 14,000 or
15,000 square foot building. Dierbergs will own the building and lease it and
they have signed the lease agreement and hope to have their application in by
the next P&Z meeting. They are on a tight schedule as well. They would
hope to break ground by September so that Dierbergs can turn it over to Golf
Galaxy in December so that they can be open for the golf season.
As the Mayor and representing the Board of Aldermen he
would like to thank everybody for their service on the Planning and Zoning. He
made a few reappointments last month. He knows your time is precious. But,
from the City standpoint and the Board of Aldermen he greatly appreciates your
service and you all do a fantastic job for the City and we would not have had a
lot of projects that we have now, or at least the quality of those projects
would not be as high, without the effort you all put in. Thank you.
ALDERMAN REPORT:
No report.
CITY PLANNER’S REPORT:
No report
SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
The majority of the commission members volunteered for the
subcommittee meeting June 25th at 7:00 p.m.
RATIONALE FOR THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN:
Jerry will prepare the rationale.
OTHER BUSINESS:
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR
2003-2004
Chairman Geppert said at our last meeting we had
nomination for officers. Mr. Kramer interjected that he wished to withdraw his
name from the nominations. Therefore, the following are the amended
nominations:
Chairman – John Geppert
Vice-Chairman – Sheri Bilderback
Secretary – John Nuernberger
He asked were there any nominations for the position of
Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Secretary. Noting none he closed nominations and
the commission voted by acclamation all “AYE” in favor of the nominees as
presented and amended.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Russo moved to adjourn. Howe seconded all; “AYE”
vote. The meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
John Geppert, Chairman Thomas
Kramer, Secretary
