Saint Ann aldermen approve multiple purchases, contracts and routine items; roll calls record outcomes

The Board of Aldermen of the City of Saint Ann on April 7 approved several ordinances, contracts and routine agenda items, by roll call where recorded and by voice where noted.

Highlights of board action included: - Approval of Bill No. 3490, authorizing the city administrator to purchase a golf-course beverage cart from M and M Golf LLC. The board voted in favor and the clerk announced Bill No. 3490 becomes Ordinance No. 3395. - Approval of Bill No. 3491, authorizing the city administrator to enter an agreement for bridge painting; the board amended the ordinance to substitute TNT Professional Painting for an originally listed vendor and approved the amended ordinance. The first quoted price was about $84,580; the board amended the item to a lower option stated as about $65,000 and adopted the second-reading ordinance. The clerk announced Bill No. 3491 becomes Ordinance No. 3396. - Approval of Bill No. 3492, authorizing the city administrator to enter into an agreement with FDF Plumbing for valve replacement on a valve connected to the American Water meter. The board approved the measure; the clerk announced Bill No. 3492 becomes Ordinance No. 3397. - Approval of Bill No. 3493, authorizing the city administrator to enter into an agreement with Surecut Lawn Care LLC to extend mowing and related services (parks and right-of-way strips, including International Plaza). The board approved and the clerk announced Bill No. 3493 becomes Ordinance No. 3398. - Approval of Bill No. 3494, establishing compensation for certain offices commencing after the April 8, 2025 election. The board approved and the clerk announced Bill No. 3494 becomes Ordinance No. 3390 (as read aloud at the meeting). - Approval of Bill No. 3495, authorizing purchase of a used Chevy Tahoe from the Northeast Fire District to replace a vehicle lost to flooding; the chief said replacement purchases over $3,000 require board approval even when paid from drug forfeiture funds. The clerk announced Bill No. 3495 becomes an ordinance (number read aloud at the meeting).

Other approvals and administrative items: - Liquor license for Segroso’s, 11146 Old Saint Charles Rock Road: approved by the board at this meeting. - Annual car-wash fundraiser to help residents pay utility bills (event scheduled for Saturday, May 17): board approved the event and confirmed funds collected would be used to pay utility bills the following Monday. - Monthly reports and warrant list: approved. - Tax waiver to permit a resident (address cited as 3925 on transcript) to apply for the sewer-lateral program despite an unpaid 2024 tax bill; the board voted to waive the tax requirement with the understanding the resident will pay the tax later.

Where roll call votes were recorded, the clerk read each member’s vote; the transcript contains roll calls for the major ordinance votes with individual “Aye” responses reported by name. For several items the board used voice votes and the chair declared passage. The transcript does not list final ordinance codification numbers for every bill consistently; the article reports ordinance numbers as announced during the meeting.

Contract and price details discussed at the meeting: the bridge painting item included competing quotes — a higher option in the low-to-mid $84,000 range and a lower option the board selected (reported in the meeting as approximately $65,000). For the golf-course beverage cart and other purchases, the meeting recorded vendor names but did not provide purchase-contract line-item budgets in full during the public session.

The board discussed that the bridge painting work is partially funded through a clubhouse grant, and that the FDF Plumbing valve replacement is to allow American Water to replace a failing water meter valve. Several items noted the city’s difficulty in securing timely contractors and the value of working with vendors that have provided satisfactory service in prior years.

No formal appeals, postponements, or tabling actions for these items were recorded in the transcript for this meeting; each listed item was approved as presented or as amended.