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Ladue council approves zoning amendment, switches health and dental insurers and green-lights culvert contract
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Ladue City Council adopted a zoning amendment (Bill 2389), voted to change the city's medical and dental insurance to UnitedHealthcare effective July 1, 2025, and authorized contracts and engineering work for Clayton Road culvert replacement; council also discussed placing a Use Tax measure on a future ballot.
The Ladue City Council on May 19, 2025, approved several measures including a zoning text amendment, changes to the city's employee insurance providers and a contract for a culvert replacement project.
City Planner Andrea Sukanek presented a Zoning & Planning Commission recommendation to amend Ordinance 1175 so that properties rezoned from residential to G1 Commercial that border residential uses on more than one side would require a Special Use Permit when the property's use changes. Council Member William Brennan moved to adopt Bill No. 2389 (which also updates how application fees are referenced in the code); after a roll-call vote with five ayes and zero nays the council adopted the ordinance on second reading.
Nicholas Wigglesworth, Director of Finance, told the council that although Cigna proposed a 0% rate increase, UnitedHealthcare offered a roughly 10% cost reduction when bundled with dental coverage. Council Member Harold Burroughs moved to change the city's medical insurance from Cigna to UnitedHealthcare, with the change effective July 1, 2025; the motion passed unanimously. The council also voted to change dental coverage from Delta Dental to UnitedHealthcare, and to renew vision coverage with VSP.
On infrastructure, the council adopted Resolution 2025-14 authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with PCX Construction, LLC (doing business as Plattin Creek Excavating) for the Clayton Road at Glen Creek culvert replacement, and adopted Resolution 2025-15 to amend Work Order 2 with HR Green for stormwater engineering tasks related to that project. Both resolutions passed by unanimous vote.
Council Member Harold Burroughs moved to continue Resolution 2025-16 (a work order with Oates Associates for Clayton Road ADA Improvements Phase V); the motion to continue passed unanimously. The council also approved Resolution 2025-10 (a Horner & Shifrin work order under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program) and Resolution 2025-11 establishing a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.
Finance staff reported that the Finance Committee recommended placing a Use Tax measure on a future ballot to help offset potential revenue shortfalls if a grocery tax exemption passes and to address effects of the senior property tax freeze. The 2025 budget contains funding to place a Use Tax measure on the November ballot; council action on the question will be required by the August meeting.
Other routine business included acceptance and filing of department reports, approval of April financial reports and vouchers for payment, and unanimous approval of several appointments recommended by Mayor Nancy Spewak, including Kari Kramer to the Beautification, Open Space and Tree Advisory Committee and two student members to the Ladue Youth Council. The council met in closed session under RSMo 610.021(1) to discuss litigation and returned to open session before adjourning at 6:11 p.m.
