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Creve Coeur council approves ordinances and a series of resolutions in unanimous votes
Summary
Council passed multiple resolutions and one final-reading ordinance including a conditional permit for Jimmy John's, a 5-year body-camera lease, purchase of four hybrid patrol SUVs, sewer easements for Venable Park, stormwater and park contracts, and several infrastructure and grant actions.
At its meeting, the Creve Coeur City Council approved a series of ordinance and resolution items by unanimous votes. Highlights and outcomes:
- Jimmy John's (Final reading, Bill 6175): Council approved ordinances to reissue a conditional permit for a 1,200-square-foot limited-service restaurant at Creve Coeur Plaza (vote recorded as unanimous).
- Resolution 1812 (body-worn and in-car camera lease): Chief Jeff Hartman asked council to authorize a five-year lease with Utility Associates for 45 body-worn cameras and 17 in-car units. The initial-year fee was reported at $70,160 and the resolution passed unanimously.
- Resolution 1813 (patrol vehicles): Council authorized purchase of four Ford Utility hybrid patrol vehicles under the statewide contract for a total amount reported between $196,000 and $196,264.72; staff said the purchase was about $12,000 under budget.
- Resolution 1814 (Venable Park sewer easements): Council approved storm-sewer easements required by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District as part of Venable Park renovations.
- Resolution 1815 (Woodbridge Manor Road design): Council approved Amendment No. 2 (Trek Design Group) for final engineering design with a not-to-exceed design fee of $39,697 and estimated construction costs of around $300,000 (budgeted in FY 2026).
- Resolution 1816 (stormwater cost-share policy): Council adopted a revised stormwater management cost-share policy that removes pilot language, clarifies HOA definitions, streamlines committee review and sets spring application windows.
- Resolution 1817 (Olive Boulevard median renovations): Council approved a contract with TRC Outdoor for median landscaping and sod installation (not-to-exceed $52,777.77 reported) with irrigation retained; work was described as higher durability, lower maintenance.
- Resolution 1818 (Venable Park change order): Council approved Change Order No. 3 for $19,560 to add electrical work, address MSD requests and correct atypical sewer-pipe conditions, and authorized the city administrator to approve up to $40,000 in future change orders; staff said change orders to date total about $60,000 (≈2.6% increase) and could approach $100,000 (≈4.3% increase) with the additional allowance.
- Resolution 1819 (Municipal Park Grant application): Council authorized submission of a Municipal Park Grant application for up to $525,000 toward a concession-stand and pro-shop project; staff said the total project cost is estimated at $600,000 and the city match would be about 5% (~$75,000).
- Resolution 1820 (golf course irrigation electrical service): Council approved a $64,417 contract for new electrical service to the irrigation booster at the Lehigh golf course.
- Appointments and scheduling: Council reappointed members to the Board of Adjustment and voted to cancel the Sept. 8 meeting.
All items listed above passed by voice or roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting packet; no dissenting votes were recorded in the transcript.
