The Crestwood Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on April 23, 2025, at 7:00 PM (though the source transcript indicates the meeting occurred on April 22, 2025, the user-specified date of April 23, 2025 is used per instruction). The meeting included a resolution honoring outgoing Alderman Tony Kennedy, certification of the April 2025 election results, swearing-in of newly elected aldermen, two public hearings on the Dierbergs Crestwood Crossing development, a lengthy consent agenda, and a removed item concerning stop signs on Pardee Spur Road at Cordoba Lane. New business included introduction of a privacy ordinance, board and commission assignments, and election of a Board President.
Okay, it's 7 p.m. I call this uh April 22nd, 2025 Board of Alderman meeting order. If you'd please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. City Clerk, can you please take roll? Alderman Zavist. Alderman Morrison. Expecting him. Excuse. Excuse. And Alderman Ballis. Here. Alderman now. Here. Alderman Hall. Here. Alderman Maybe? Here. Alderman Seven? Here. Alderman Kennedy. Seven are here. You have a quorum, Your Honor. Very good. Tonight on a presentations, communications, and appointments, we have a few items. The first of which is a resolution honoring outgoing Alderman Tony Kennedy. Alderman Kennedy has served Crestwood faithfully for three full terms as Alderman, and as such will be stepping down from that role. And it's kind of been a recent tradition that I would ask your fellow Ward 4 Alderman to please read this resolution. Resolution number 25-01, whereas Tony Kennedy was elected to the Board of Alderman in April 2016 and has serves served continuously since that time as Alderman from the fourth ward. And whereas Alderman Kennedy served honorably as president of the Board of Alderman from April 2018 until April 2019, and again from April 2024 until April 2025. And whereas Alderman Kennedy served honorably as acting mayor for the city of Crestwood from June twelfth, 2018 to November 27, 2018. And whereas during his nine years of service, he served the city faithfully and with distinction on various boards and commissions, including the Sign Commission, the Economic Development Commission, the Public Works Board, the Ways and Means Committee, and has served on the Planning and Zoning Commission since November 27th, 2018. And whereas Alderman Kennedy has been a committed and dedicated public servant, tirelessly advocating for the well-being of Crestwood citizens, demonstrating strong fiscal stewardship, being instrumental in the redevelopment of the former Crestwood Mall, advancing the citywide parks master plan, modernizing city codes, and shaping Crestwood's future through Prop A. And whereas the mayor and the Board of Aldermen will miss his counsel and assistance in administrating the affairs of the city. Adopted this 22nd day of April 2025. So this is a resolution. So we are now in discussion, uh so you can say whatever you like. Uh and Alderman maybe so this is a roast. We'll have everyone uh come up and the resolution uh understates, I think Alderman Kennedy's contributions uh to this city uh as a rookie alderman in 2016, he won a four-ray race where he obtained 40% of the vote uh winning in dominating fashion. In 2019, he ran unopposed, and then in 2022, he was re-elected with an 81% uh margin. Uh and I believe over that time period received more total votes for Alderman than anyone else in any ward running over that span. In your nine years of service, the city has gone from one that which was losing businesses and residents and running deficits to a city that is growing both in population and businesses in vibrancy and running surpluses. Uh a few years after Alderman Kennedy joined the board by 2018, the city's auditor referred to Crestwood as quote, a well-oiled machine. Like I think we're still that way. Uh every step of the way, Alderman Kennedy has worked to positively advance the city and has played an overwhelming role in our present success. Uh he's one to carefully consider every measure that comes before this board, both financially and any downstream consequences, good or bad. Always one to insist on the excellence that our citizens deserve and not to cut corners or settle for good enough. As a longtime representative of the planning and zoning, uh probably had the most thankless uh time period serving, uh having to work through countless hours and meetings working on the zoning code and the sign code revisions that have now ensured our developments are of high quality and congruent with surrounding uses, and then had the exciting opportunity to help steer through the redevelopment of Crestwood Mall, which has turned around the financial fortunes of the city. Obviously, served uh multiple terms as board president and was called upon to serve as acting mayor uh role, which he carried out with distinction. Not only is Alderman Kennedy helped move the city forward uh financially and with economic development, he also reversed our fortunes in the Crestwood Sunset Hills Golf Tournaments along with Chief Williams and others, and helped Crestwood uh turn our losing streak into a winning streak.