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Board approves appointment, amends financial-services agreement and greenlights festival sanctioning; several items tabled
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved a park-board appointment, amended and approved a financial-services agreement to require monthly financial reports, and approved festival sanctioning while tabling other procurement items.
The Board of Aldermen took several formal actions and votes on administrative matters and event support.
Appointment: The board voted to appoint Doug Spitler to the park board. Alderman Cleave moved to approve the appointment and Alderman Stewart seconded; the motion carried with the voice vote recorded as "Aye."
Resolution 2025-01 (financial services agreement): The board considered a financial-services contract and voted to amend it to require monthly financial reports to the mayor and the board of aldermen. Alderman Cleave moved to approve the resolution; Alderman Stewart seconded. Alderman Kelly moved to amend the contract to add the monthly financial-report requirement; Alderman Cleave seconded the amendment. The amendment passed by voice vote, and the board then approved Resolution 2025-01 with the amended contract.
Resolution 2025-02 (land acquisition services): Alderman McCully asked to table Resolution 2025-02 because the Public Works Commissioner was not present to answer questions. The board voted to table Resolution 2025-02 until the Feb. 4 meeting.
Festival sanctioning: The tourism commission recommended the city use the St. Louis Barbecue Society as the sanctioning organization for a planned Route 66 barbecue-and-bluegrass festival in June. The board approved entering an agreement with that sanctioning organization, subject to attorney review and board approval of any contract terms.
Historic plaques and Centennial signage: The tourism commission reported it received a $15,000 sponsorship toward an interactive sign on the St. Louis County side of the project. The board also approved moving forward with two vendors for the plaque project (porcelain plaques and freestanding plaques) as recommended by the historical society and tourism commission; staff will return with final costs and hold-harmless agreements before installation.
Payments and finance items: The board approved routine debt-service and project payments listed on the agenda: - UMB certificate of participation Series 2023 (wastewater facility) payment: $301,512.50 — motion and voice approval recorded. - UMB PMA Series 2012 bond payment (refunding/renovation-related): $112,053.96 — motion and voice approval recorded. - KJ Unersoll, Request No. 5 — Highway N Phase 4 project: $80,981.66 — motion and voice approval recorded; board asked for project status update at next meeting.
Other administrative action: The board voted 6–0 in favor of entering closed session under RSMo §610.021(1) and subsection 12 (personnel and contract/negotiation matters); the clerk called the roll and recorded six "yes" votes.
What this means: The appointments, amended finance agreement and festival sanctioning give staff direction to complete contracts and to provide additional reporting to the board. Several items remain pending (tabled resolutions, outstanding engineering reviews, and payments needing project closeout information).
