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Florissant council approves multiple liquor and special-use transfers, authorizes road design contract and adopts budget amendments
Summary
At its June 23 meeting, the Florissant City Council approved several liquor and special‑use permit transfers, rejected two special‑use requests, postponed a gas‑station ordinance, authorized a road‑design agreement and adopted fiscal-year budget amendments; a resident urged creation of an animal shelter during public comment.
Florissant’s City Council met June 23 and approved a package of transfers and code changes while adopting amendments to the city’s fiscal budget.
Council representative Joe Egan opened the session, saying the meeting would review actions taken at the June 23 council meeting. During the public-comment period a resident identified as Miss Wasser urged the council to establish an animal shelter and strengthen animal-control services in the City of Florissant.
On old-business items the council approved an exterior color change for the Jimmy John’s at Washington and Lindbergh and rejected a special-use permit request to open a cocktail lounge at Floating Corners (the former Shade restaurant). An ordinance that would have allowed a gas station and convenience mart at Lindbergh and Lafayette was postponed to the next meeting to resolve site‑plan issues.
In new-business the council appointed Sandra Meyer (Ward 2) to the Environmental Quality Commission and approved several transfers of existing special‑use permits and liquor licenses. The council approved transfer of Jerry’s Lounge to new owners Melissa and Dan Dillon and granted that establishment a full liquor‑by‑the‑drink license with Sunday sales. A transfer for Western Tire & Auto at 8123 North Lindbergh was also approved. The council approved a liquor request associated with the Rocket Lounge (applicant Robin Griffin) and approved a transfer requested by Erica Ballard to move a permit from Everything Fitness LLC to Hall of Gaines for space at the Milampee Garden Shopping Center.
The council rejected a special‑use permit request from Vivek Patel for a proposed hotel at 55 Dunn Road. A bill concerning Jerry’s Lounge was read for the first time; an ordinance related to the Western Auto Tire Store was also read for first reading.
Council members authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with Trek (TREKK) Design to create plans for the Patterson Road and Highway 67 project, and they amended the city’s alcoholic beverage code (section 600.4) by adding a new subsection B governing liquor‑by‑the‑drink licenses. The council approved Bill 1087, authorizing the City of Florissant to take over street‑lighting costs in Parkside Estates Subdivision (previously covered by the subdivision homeowners association), and adopted annual budget amendments to address several line‑item differences in the fiscal budget.
The meeting concluded with Joe Egan extending congratulations to Old Town Donuts for being voted “best donut in America,” naming D’Kee Tooke and Big Tom Friedhoff and thanking attendees.
Votes at a glance: the council approved the Jimmy John’s color change; postponed the Lindbergh/Lafayette gas‑station ordinance; rejected the Floating Corners cocktail‑lounge permit and Vivek Patel’s hotel permit at 55 Dunn Road; approved transfers for Jerry’s Lounge (to Melissa and Dan Dillon), Western Tire & Auto (Joe Demshire), Everything Fitness LLC (to Hall of Gaines), and several liquor‑license requests; authorized the Trek (TREKK) Design agreement; amended section 600.4 of the alcoholic‑beverage code; approved Bill 1087 regarding Parkside Estates street lights; and adopted budget amendments. Specific mover/second names and vote tallies were not recorded in the available transcript.
The council adjourned at the conclusion of the agenda.
