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Crestwood Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting – June 25, 2025

Board of Aldermen & Boards — Wednesday, June 25, 2025

BodyCrestwood, Missouri

SessionBoard of Aldermen & Boards

DateWednesday, June 25, 2025

StatusFILED

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0:52

All right, seven o'clock.

0:53

I'll call this uh June 24, 2025 board of all remitting order.

0:57

If you'd please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:59

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

1:03

Okay.

1:03

And to the Republic for which it stands.

1:06

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

1:12

Mr.

1:12

Faust, can you please take roll?

1:15

Yes, sir.

1:18

Alderman Zavis?

1:19

Here.

1:20

Alderin Morrison?

1:21

Here.

1:21

Alderman Bellis.

1:22

Here.

1:23

Alder personnel?

1:24

Here.

1:25

Alderman Hall.

1:27

Excused.

1:30

Alderman, maybe?

1:31

Here.

1:31

Alderman Seven.

1:33

Here.

1:34

Alder Woman Jadula.

1:38

Sir, you have a quorum.

1:39

Very good.

1:40

Thank you.

1:40

Under presentations, communications, and appointments.

1:43

Uh, we did have schedule an oath of office for a police officer, but due to scheduling conflicts, that's been postponed.

1:49

So we'll move right into the Q1 financial review.

1:52

Uh Mr.

1:54

Simpson will uh give us an update.

1:56

Thank you, Mayor.

1:57

This is a review of the first quarter of 2025.

2:01

We'll begin with just a review of the general fund budget for the year.

2:05

We had budgeted revenues of $15.18 million, budgeted expenditures at $15.23 million dollars for an expected deficit of $47,224, which would bring our accumulated fund balance at the beginning of the year, standing at $8.23 million.

2:23

It would decline to $8.18 million.

2:27

For the first quarter, we had revenues of $3.98 million, expenditures at $3.79 for a surplus of the quarter of $191,846.

2:38

In the table below, you can see that we are $26% of the way through the budget in terms of revenues, $25% of the way on expenditures.

2:48

So we are tracking in line with expectations on the general fund.

2:53

Comparing the first quarter of this year to the same quarter last year, revenues are $327,000 higher.

3:00

Expenditures are just over a million dollars higher than the same period last year.

3:11

And grants have increased by $326,000 compared to the first quarter last year.

3:22

Salary increases are in play, and the significant expense is the Whitecliffe Park Bridge as well as property acquisitions on Sanders Drive, where we saw $951,000 increase over the first quarter of last year.

3:44

You can see we had sales taxes at $1.51 million, property taxes at $1.15, utility taxes, $430,000, licenses, licenses and permits, charges for services, intergovernmental revenues, fines and forfeitures.

4:02

Grants you can see are up at $33,000 or $330,000 because of that one-time grant revenue again for the White Cliff Park Bridge, and then other revenues falling in at the end there.

4:24

The lighter color again represents the first quarter of 2025.

4:28

The red color represents the first quarter of 2024.

4:30

So you can see that sales taxes are slightly trailing where they were at at this period last year.

4:40

So those two kind of balanced out.

5:00

We had budgeted revenues of 2.23 million, budgeted expenditures at 2.48 for a deficit of $244,000, bringing our fund balance at the beginning of the year, which stood at $1.07 million down to $832,000.

5:14

The first quarter we had revenues at $359,000, expenditures of $213,000 for a surplus of $145,000.

5:23

You can see that puts us at 16% of the way through the year on revenues, and just 9% of the way through the year on expenditures.

5:31

On the revenue side, the reason why we are, you know, if we're a quarter of the year through the year, why are we not a quarter of the way through the budget like we were on general fund?

5:39

That's because in the capital improvement fund, the large revenue source are going to be grant reimbursements that are going to be received after projects are completed.

5:47

So sales taxes are going to be received regularly throughout the year, but those one time large revenue sources through grants are going to be received more periodically.

5:57

On the expenditure side, the middle of the year tends to be our heavier expense side.

6:02

So we're going to see the bulk of expenditures in the second and third quarters.

6:07

Comparing the first quarter this year to last year, you can see revenues are basically in alignment with where they were in the first quarter of 2024, just a $13,000 increase.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Traffic Calming█████████████████████████████████████████████45%

Public Safety█████████████████17%

Procedural██████████████14%

Budget Equity Analysis█████████9%

Public Engagement████████8%

Zoning Regulation███3%

Parks and Recreation███3%

Disability Rights█1%

Summary of Proceedings

Crestwood Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting – June 25, 2025

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen met at the Crestwood Government Center, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood, Missouri. The agenda and draft minutes date this meeting June 24, 2025, while the supplied meeting timestamp is June 25, 2025; this summary uses the supplied date. The board conducted a Q1 financial review, two public hearings, a consent agenda, a divided discussion of a Liggett Avenue traffic-calming resolution, and reports. The scheduled oath of office for Police Officer Travis Huddleston was postponed because of scheduling conflicts. Spelling also varies in the record: 'Menley' on the agenda versus 'Minley' in the transcript, and 'Gravois Creek' versus 'Gravel Creek'/'Greatwood Creek.'

Consent Calendar

The consent agenda included approval of the May 27, 2025 regular meeting minutes; 2025 Board appointments; Resolution 2025-30 adopting the Crestwood 2025–2030 Hazard Mitigation Plan; the Liggett at Grovena Report (April 2025); an ordinance concerning certain ordinance violations of the City of Crestwood; an ordinance authorizing a change order for additional archaeological work related to the Gravois Creek Bank Restoration Project at Pardee Road (transcript reads 'Party Road'), with a total sum not to exceed $16,000; an ordinance approving updated Public Works fee schedules; a CBDG picnic-table memo; and a playground-consultant proposal.
The Liggett at Grovena item was removed from the consent agenda for separate discussion.

Public Comments & Testimony

Residential-fence public hearing: No members of the public offered comment.
Conditional-use-permit (CUP) public hearing: The applicant, Stevie Minley/'Menley', testified and identified the business address as 10019 Watson Road. The applicant stipulated to the city planner's conclusions in the Planning and Zoning Commission staff report. No opposing public testimony appears in the available transcript.
Liggett Avenue traffic calming: Aldermen stated that public testimony reflected 'a range of opinions' and referenced one resident email about speed humps. The transcript excerpt does not include direct quotes from residents on this item.

Discussion Items

Q1 Financial Review: The City Administrator explained that almost every quarterly expense figure in 2025 will be higher than in 2024 because the capital improvement fund budget this year is about twice as high as it was previously.
Residential fence text amendment: The city planner said the proposal would allow a resident who is replacing only a limited section of a residential fence to be grandfathered in and install a similar chain-link fence for that small section, rather than having that one section be powder-coated. The board had no substantive questions; the ordinance received first and second readings.
Conditional-use permit: The applicant sought a CUP to operate a massage establishment at 10019 Watson Road in the 'C-1' Local Business District. An alderman reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval for the massage parlor.
Liggett Avenue traffic-calming resolution: An alderman moved to divide the main motion so that the six parts of Section 1 were considered separately. The board discussed and voted on the parts one at a time. Discussion addressed two speed humps, painted crosswalks, and a flashing signal. One alderman said a flashing light should be red rather than yellow because a flashing yellow followed by a stop sign sends conflicting messages; another asked that the signal not flash constantly unless the button is pressed. An amendment to remove the flashing signal failed, receiving only two yeses. One alderman stated a 'hard no' to a concrete or asphalt center, but could support a grass center. Speed data referenced included 582 vehicles traveling under 20 miles per hour, which is under the speed limit, before the installation; the transcript leaves the exact before/after context unclear. Aldermen noted the road curves between the speed hump and Briarton, the imprecision of spacing the devices, and cut-through traffic using Liggett two to three times a day from Webster Groves and Kirkwood. The final package approved was two speed humps, painted crosswalks, and a flashing signal.
Reports: An alderman reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission had also begun discussing sign-code amendments and referred that work to the city attorney. City staff and aldermen discussed the City Hall project's replanting, Crestwood Park work, and the decision to use funds to replace the small 'five-and-under' playground at Spellman Park because it is in serious disrepair. Sanders Drive was discussed with no action regarding what happens when houses are removed and the area becomes part of the park. An alderman also reported attending a Charter Review Commission meeting and asked about the review timeline, and another gave a personal health update thanking city staff.

Key Outcomes

Passed the ordinance amending Section 26-22 regarding residential fences on second reading by a 7–0 roll-call vote.
Approved CUP-1-25 for Massage by Stevie at 10019 Watson Road.
Approved the Liggett Avenue traffic-calming resolution, including two speed humps, painted crosswalks, and a flashing signal, after an amendment to remove the flashing signal failed (2 yeses).
Postponed the oath of office for Police Officer Travis Huddleston.
No unfinished or new business was considered; the regular meeting was followed by a closed session as announced on the agenda.

Meeting Transcript

All right, seven o'clock. I'll call this uh June 24, 2025 board of all remitting order. If you'd please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Okay. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Faust, can you please take roll? Yes, sir. Alderman Zavis? Here. Alderin Morrison? Here. Alderman Bellis. Here. Alder personnel? Here. Alderman Hall. Excused. Alderman, maybe? Here. Alderman Seven. Here. Alder Woman Jadula. Sir, you have a quorum. Very good. Thank you. Under presentations, communications, and appointments. Uh, we did have schedule an oath of office for a police officer, but due to scheduling conflicts, that's been postponed. So we'll move right into the Q1 financial review. Uh Mr. Simpson will uh give us an update. Thank you, Mayor. This is a review of the first quarter of 2025. We'll begin with just a review of the general fund budget for the year. We had budgeted revenues of $15.18 million, budgeted expenditures at $15.23 million dollars for an expected deficit of $47,224, which would bring our accumulated fund balance at the beginning of the year, standing at $8.23 million. It would decline to $8.18 million. For the first quarter, we had revenues of $3.98 million, expenditures at $3.79 for a surplus of the quarter of $191,846. In the table below, you can see that we are $26% of the way through the budget in terms of revenues, $25% of the way on expenditures. So we are tracking in line with expectations on the general fund. Comparing the first quarter of this year to the same quarter last year, revenues are $327,000 higher. Expenditures are just over a million dollars higher than the same period last year. And grants have increased by $326,000 compared to the first quarter last year. Salary increases are in play, and the significant expense is the Whitecliffe Park Bridge as well as property acquisitions on Sanders Drive, where we saw $951,000 increase over the first quarter of last year. You can see we had sales taxes at $1.51 million, property taxes at $1.15, utility taxes, $430,000, licenses, licenses and permits, charges for services, intergovernmental revenues, fines and forfeitures. Grants you can see are up at $33,000 or $330,000 because of that one-time grant revenue again for the White Cliff Park Bridge, and then other revenues falling in at the end there. The lighter color again represents the first quarter of 2025. The red color represents the first quarter of 2024. So you can see that sales taxes are slightly trailing where they were at at this period last year.

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