[0:03] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [GAVEL] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Want to call the September 24th, 2026 O’Fallon City Council workshop to order. Roll call, Katie. [KATIE CRABTREE] Mayor Hennessy. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Wexler. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Wilcox. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] He’s excused. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Boyer. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Present.
[0:42] [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Yates. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Mark him in attendance when he arrives. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council Member Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council Member Link. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Taylor. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Spencer. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council Member Cook.
[0:54] [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Present. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Present. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Alright, folks, you have agenda in front of you. What’s the pleasure? [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Motion to approve. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Is that Taylor? [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Yes. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Taylor.
[1:09] Do I have a second? [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Cook. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilwoman Cook. Questions or comments? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes. Anything on the Council agenda? Items that you want to talk about. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Mayor, I’ve got one. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Mr.
[1:23] Link [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Yes. It’s a new business, bill. Number 7891. It’s a bill regarding the, um, Highway N shared use path. Uh, basically, uh, east of Highway K, connecting into Cottleville. Um, I’m just trying to understand a little bit of the history behind that path and kind of how that section got prioritized or approved.
[1:48] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Tom, would that be you or Wade? [WADE MONTGOMERY] Yeah. Mayor and Council members. Um, City's presented over the years. The paths and options for O’Fallon. Um, it seems to be the Highway N Seems to be one of the priorities, along with the Highway K path. So those are the initiatives we’ve taken on.
[2:08] We apply for grant funding, and sometimes successful, sometimes not. So in this particular case, we were successful at obtaining grant funding. So it’s kind of the final piece. Um, well, one more piece of the whole kind of great way.
[2:26] Uh, GRG, the trail system through there that we’re currently working on, uh, through the sports park and then the other system that we just completed, the twin, uh, Twin Islands, uh, path down there, the Busch connector. So long term initiative to complete that path all the way out to Cottleville.
[2:41] And then that goes on up into Saint Peters and Saint Charles. So it’s a wonderful path. And we’re kind of that little bit missing link that we’re working on to complete. So. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Yep, I understand. And then I guess kind of the area I’m more interested in.
[2:54] And I know the lot west of where we’re building that path is not yet developed. So the path will help us connect into Cottleville. But we have a small commercial mall there. I think it’s the O’Fallon Crossing shopping center.
[3:13] Um, do any of the funds help us extend that path west towards that shopping center? Um, I know there’s kind of two parcels there. So from where it exits, I think on Golden Orchard Drive going west, the HOA there has a small path, but that loops around back into the subdivision. Uh, we have to go over a creek, and then we have the vacant lot.
[3:35] So what’s the plan to kind of connect back to O’Fallon? [WADE MONTGOMERY] Yeah, that’s kind of the last link we actually applied for that section and weren’t approved before. So, uh, this section through here is, is kind of that last link. This is phase one, I guess. And then getting over that creek and getting out to Highway K will be that phase two.
[3:49] [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Okay. And then the last one I have in regards to that is basically who’s paying for it. Uh, I saw you know, we obviously have federal funding. Um, the county’s paying a small portion. Uh, it was unclear how much Cottleville was contributing.
[4:11] So do we have any more details on an exact amount? [WADE MONTGOMERY] I don’t believe we know it at this point. I think that’s still being worked out. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Okay.
[4:25] I guess the one thing I would consider then is maybe we put in language there to limit what our city’s contribution is, because ultimately we’re going to be the ones at risk, then, if the contract gets, you know, more than the original anticipated costs. So we have our federal amount. We have what the county’s kicking in.
[4:43] We’re going to have some notional amount from Cottleville, but I think it would be wise to put a ceiling on the limit or to limit how much O’Fallon is going to contribute to that. So that’s the last remark I had on that.
[4:52] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Okay. Anything else on the agenda? [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Thank you. Mayor. On Bill 7889. I’d like to see if there’s a way that I can continue to work with Council and with Mr.
[5:16] O’Keefe and see if we can make some better changes to to make this a more realistic thing for us. So I think my intention is to table this tonight. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Well, you can table it. And since you are the sponsor of the bill, you can just have it laid over. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Just on your own. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] On your own. Authority. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] You have the authority.
[5:36] [KEVIN O'KEEFE] I thought I heard you say that. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] You being you being the sponsor and Miss Taylor being the sponsor. One of you can lay it over and there’s no vote. If you table it, there’s a vote from the council.
[5:51] So if you just want to say, I want to lay this over to work with staff and Mr. O’Keefe to come up with better language or whatever it is you want, that’s your prerogative to do so. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] I want to do that.
[6:10] Will you tell me when I do that? At the meeting? Or will I do that now? [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Well, you'll do it when it comes up. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Okay. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] When the bill comes up, you just say, Mr. Mayor, I want to lay this over to keep working with staff and Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] It then goes on the next agenda.
[6:23] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] And it goes on the next agenda. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] And you can do that up to three times. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Oh, okay. Thank you. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Okay. Anybody else? Okay.
[6:36] Next is the 2026 third quarter strategic plan update. Mr. Drabelle. [TOM DRABLELLE] Uh, good evening, Mayor. Good evening, City Council. Thank you. I’m here for my quarterly update on our strategic plan. As usual, I’ll go through with the changes. Feel free to ask any questions of myself or any of our staff here.
[6:52] Or if you have follow up questions about any of the items, don’t hesitate to reach out to me tomorrow and we’ll get you the answers. Um, starting with goal one, our Process Improvements review and update all development applications, building permits and inspections fees. Planning has essentially completed a draft of this.
[7:08] It’s being reviewed by administration right now that will come to you in the near future. At a workshop for further discussion. Expand the O’Fallon Police Department’s driving school program.
[7:26] They are essentially ready to do this as soon as the conditions at the CASTLE project allow them to move in right there, so they’re set and ready to go on that. Street light utility fee. This was presented to you as part of Wade’s presentation a few weeks ago regarding potential funding opportunities.
[7:40] We will have more discussion on this as we move forward into 2027, because it really be something to look forward to into 2028. So we’ll have more discussion with you specifically on this item coming in the near future. Uh, transparency and citizen relations. Uh, post appropriate police policies and data on the city website. This is largely complete. They have finished the automated automated license plate reading page.
[8:02] They’ve also completed the Drone as First Responders page. They’re still working on the forward facing side of the CAD page that they need. That’s the last piece of the three for that. So that should be done. Uh, in early 2027. Develop the ability to broadcast live programming. Communications has completed this.
[8:19] And they did it for the first time with the parade this year. So if any of you didn’t get to it, you guys were all there. But for those who didn’t get to attend, you got to watch it on TV live. Uh, technology refreshed online permitting portal.
[8:33] This is admittedly taking staff a little bit longer than we would have liked, mainly because of our vendor, but we are very close, and we expect to have this done by the end of the year. The design is complete. It’s just a matter of kind of getting the vendor in us to get everything finalized. So we should have it complete by the end of the year.
[8:47] Recreation software improvements. We’re working specifically right now on our ADA improvements, in order to be in line with the federal guidelines that go into effect next year. AI opportunities. We are currently in a test phase of Microsoft Copilot.
[9:05] There are approximately 25 staff members that are using it right now for various things. Trying to work it out, and we’re actually developing our permanent policy that will go into our handbook and our revisions at the end of the year.
[9:16] Employee retention and relations. Virtual reality training for police. That is complete. We have implemented. We are using it right now. Modernize the city’s volunteer engagement. Uh, Hunter came to you guys, I believe, about a month ago and presented you guys the new volunteer portal that’s live and being used right now. Health incentive programs.
[9:36] We continue to work with UHC on ongoing improvements on our health incentives. We’re essentially complete for 2027. Well, that’s an ongoing to be just become an ongoing effort that will continue to do with them as we move forward in future years. CALEA Re-accreditation. I’m pleased to say that we are re-accredited for 2027.
[9:54] So, congratulations to the Police Department. That will again become an annual thing going forward. Goal three upgraded city facilities and infrastructure. The first part of the City Hall renovations is complete. The theater is not, um, we do expect to have plans submitted for the theater by the end of the month.
[10:14] Um, not that’s not wood, but I’m knocking anyway. And, um, still hope to have a completed in time for the end of the year, so we’ll have more information on that in the next week or two. Um, meeting room technology. Recreation staff worked with IT to kind of look at what we were doing at both O’Day and Krekel.
[10:31] Kind of figured out where we stand today is probably the best we have right now for the funding that we have available. So we’re going to look at this as a larger scale CIP project in the in future years, to see if we can just get a complete upgrade of all the technology right there.
[10:44] In the meantime, what we have works. We just like to see it improved upon in the future as we go forward. Water and system upgrades. The water meter replacement program. That is actually out for RFP right now. We expect the RFP to come back in November. Uh, pre oxidation process.
[11:04] The design is complete, construction funding is pending the 2027 budget approval. Neighborhood street funding. Wade presented on this um, a couple of weeks ago went through the 2026-27 programs. We're set for 27 as far as the budget, pending the budget approval.
[11:24] Um, as you as you heard him say, we will need to look for additional funding opportunities for 2028, 2020 and especially into 29 and 30 if we’re going to continue at this level of increase. Arterial maintenance plan. This is complete for 27 as well. O’Fallon Road is going to be our primary focus next year for arterial maintenance. Those of you who have driven it, or staff. Probably about five years ago.
[11:46] Did a great job with PDR to get that road to the, as much, extend the life of that road as much as possible. But it’s getting to the point now where the PDR is not what it needs to be, and we need to go much more in depth repairs.
[12:01] So that’ll be, uh, pending the budget for 27. Path maintenance program. Again, our evaluations are complete for 27, and $200,000. Will again be requested in the 27 budget for that. Veterans Memorial Walk update. Uh, initial research on that. It’s continuing.
[12:21] Still trying to find a good way to incorporate Space Force into the existing design that we have without ruining the aesthetic of the current design. When you have something that’s created in an arc with water feature around it doesn’t allow a lot of flexibility for change without completely changing it. So we’re trying to find that delicate balance right there.
[12:37] In the meantime, the funding that was originally allocated for 26 is going to roll over into 27. So we can continue on that project and hopefully get an answer for it pretty soon. Goal four, our vibrant community goals, affordable single family developments. As we talked about before, this is put on hold pending in the multifamily housing studies that we’re working on right now.
[12:57] As that evolves, if the Council wishes us for us to continue to start working on this piece again, that is certainly something that we can do on the, for the time being, it’s essentially on hold until we move forward with some of these studies on the multifamily side of things. Concessions for recreation.
[13:12] We did have the concessions trailer in place this summer. It was very effective, worked really well at Jammin. We’re going to we used it at the parking lot, the paid parking lot for Heritage and Freedom Fest, and it will become our kind of office for Celebration of Lights this fall, so we’re
[13:28] very excited to have it. It’s probably exceeded our expectations, so thank you for that. Um, youth sports, sports additions. We continue that ongoing effort. We had a very successful first year of baseball and softball with the New Horizons League this summer.
[13:49] Um, we’re working right now with MLS go to bring a junior soccer program here through in partnership with them, kind of expanding the offerings that we have. We’re also working with NFL flag football to see if we can have that for spring. So those are some ongoing efforts. So it’s just going, that’s just going to become an ongoing effort going forward.
[14:03] As far as priorities go. Oh, USTA is the other one we’re trying to work with to enhance our tennis programming too. So um, event parking. Staff is continuing to evaluate each event, trying to find improvements in parking. Again, kind of an ongoing effort. Now going forward.
[14:19] And we are developing the survey, um, about our events with the idea of using that in 2027. Uh, goal five, the last one I have, update I have, is chapter 220 updates. A draft of the ordinance showing the proposed revisions has been completed.
[14:36] We are currently working with the city attorney to revise and nail that down. And as soon as that is ready, we’ll be bringing it to you for more discussion and approval. And that is our third quarter update. If you have any questions, happy to take them. Otherwise, I’ll be back in January. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Mr. Palmer.
[14:50] [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Uh, one quick question on the police website where we talk about ALPRs, and I know I missed a couple of meetings, but is that where my understanding is we were going to put a question section up there so people could submit questions, and then we were going to use that as a basis
[15:05] for a future workshop. Is that is that accurate that we were going to do that? And if so, did we do that? [TOM DRABLELLE] It’s not a submission question. We I think we did create a FAQ section. Is that correct? Or I’ll ask the chief.
[15:19] [CHIEF FRANK MININNI] Yes, so There was that FAQ question that was a forward facing page. There was no two way communication on it, but it did list out what we were doing, how we were using the cameras, and kind of defined our scope. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Okay.
[15:32] Is there an option to for people to submit questions in case there was something we missed? Because I think at some point we want to workshop this to get everybody on the. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Yeah, I was going to create a a online survey for that, but I was going to run it by the city staff before doing any of that.
[15:46] And I’ve been just still all over that. Uh, I’ve been meaning to do that and I have not done it yet. So, um, I’ve got it ready. I’m gonna send it to Mr. Snowden and see what, uh, what his thoughts are before bringing on the questions. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Fair enough. I just wanted to.
[16:04] I just wanted to ask because I. I have a few residents that I agreed to get back to on what we’re going to do or not do, so. [TOM DRABLELLE] And as a reminder, there are various places throughout our all of our websites, including the police page that says how
[16:17] to contact city staff and everything like that, and various email addresses out there, everybody’s public so that they can contact us through that. So if anyone does have anything they want to submit, there’s numerous options to contact the chief, contact myself, Mr. Snowden, anybody with questions or of course all of you guys as well.
[16:35] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Amanda. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Um, can you give me more of an update on the theater? What’s going on here, Mr. Drabelle? I mean, did this renovation started? [TOM DRABLELLE] Um, yes. Not nearly to the level that any of us would like right now.
[16:55] Um, to give you the short version of what’s happened is we have gone kind of around in a huge circle on this, um, over the summer, essentially. Um, the price of the theater ballooned.
[17:16] Then we were able to work with the, uh, architects to find a way, and our own building department to find a way to bring the price back to where it was affordable again. And with that, that involved a lot of changes to the architectural side of things. Um, and we’re waiting on those final drawings from the architect to be submitted to building, and that’s supposed to be done by the end of the month. That’s the very short version.
[17:30] I’ll be more than happy to give you more details, but hopefully. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Do we think they’re going to have a Christmas show? I don’t know right now and I don't. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] You know, Mr. Drabelle you promised me.
[17:42] [TOM DRABLELLE] I did, and and I will stand up there and I will sing Christmas carols all night myself. But no, no, I know I did, and it’s it’s killing me. Trust me. Every, every day I’m pounding on someone’s door asking for an update. But it’s it’s been it’s been quite the headache. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] I mean, I just feel bad because, you know, [TOM DRABLELLE] I know.
[17:57] [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] We could have had the summer show. [TOM DRABLELLE] I know. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] We had that little girl in here crying, so. [TOM DRABLELLE] I owe that little girl um an apology. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Mr. Boyer. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] End of the month being September. [TOM DRABLELLE] Yeah. Yes, sir.
[18:10] [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Next Wednesday? [TOM DRABLELLE] Yeah. That’s that’s the date they gave us is they would have it submitted to building by the end of the month. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] All right. Awesome. That’s good. Yeah. To get a winter show, we’ll have to be done mid mid-October. I don’t think that’s going to happen.
[18:24] [TOM DRABLELLE] I’m. I’m afraid you are correct. But I’m. Maybe we’re we’re certainly going to look at alternative options, too. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Maybe if you threaten to sing they may move quick. [TOM DRABLELLE] That would do the trick. But we also could look at alternative options. And that’s something we’re going to talk about.
[18:39] [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Very good. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Anybody else. Thank you, Mr. Drabelle. [TOM DRABLELLE] Certainly. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any other items from consideration? Seeing none, I’d like to have a motion go to closed session 610 0211. Legal action. Causes of action.
[19:01] Litigation involving public governmental body and any confidential privileged communication between a public, public, governmental body or its representative and its attorneys. 610 0212 leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate. 610 0213 hiring, firing, discipline, and promotion of employees and 610 02112 sealed bids, related documents until the bids are opened and sealed, proposals and documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until a contract is
[19:25] executed or all proposals are rejected. Do I have such a motion? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] So moved Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Second Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela, second by Wexler. Roll call. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council Member Link. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Yes. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Yates. [COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT YATES] Yes.
[19:40] [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Wexler. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Yes. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Yes. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Boyer. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Yes. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Taylor. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Yes. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council Member Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Yes. [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member. Cook. [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Yes.
[19:53] [KATIE CRABTREE] Council member Spencer. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Yes. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] All right. We’ll be in the community room ten minutes. [GAVEL] [MUSIC]
[0:00] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [GAVEL] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Want to call to order the September 24th, 2026 O’Fallon City Council meeting to order roll call, Bess. [BESS BACHER] Mayor Hennessy. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Wexler. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Wilcox. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] He’s excused. [BESS BACHER] Council member Boyer.
[0:39] [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Yates. [COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT YATES] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Link. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Spencer. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Taylor. [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Cook.
[0:50] [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Present. [BESS BACHER] Council member Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Present. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] If everyone would please stand for the invocation by police Chaplain Antonio Edwards, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cook. [CHAPLAIN ANTONIO EDWARDS] Let us pray.
[1:07] Father God, we thank you for this opportunity and time that we come before you. We ask you for your divine wisdom and knowledge and God. We ask you to bless our Mayor. We ask you, bless the Council, and we just thank you for who you are and what you are. And we ask you to bless our city. Bless those coming and going.
[1:22] In Jesus name we pray. Thank God. Amen. [ALL] Amen. 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.
[1:47] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Folks, you have an agenda in front of you? What’s the pleasure? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Motion to approve, Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Second, Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Koskela. Second by Councilman Wexler. Questions or comments? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes.
[2:02] Presiding officers report. At our last meeting, we aired a short video highlighting the upcoming 9-11 ceremony Today, our great communications department released a 47 minute program titled 25 Years Later. O’Fallon remembers 9-11 with extended interviews and local remembrance coverage.
[2:24] If you want to watch that, you can go to O’Fallon TV on YouTube now to view the full video. So if you can do that, that would be great. And I know our communications folks, has done a great job on that. Next is consideration of my Mayoral appointments to the Veterans Commission. I’m not going to read all their names.
[2:45] So do I have a motion for that? [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Cook. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Second, Wexler [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Cook. Second by Councilman Wexler. Questions? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes.
[3:00] Next, I would like a motion to ratify my appointment of Ryan Kimmel to serve on the Board of Adjustment as an alternate member from Ward one, filling the remainder of an unexpired term until April of 2030. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler, second? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Boyer. Questions? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes.
[3:15] Next, I’d like to have a motion to consider my appointment of Carrie Simpson to serve on the Cultural Arts Commission as a commission member, Ward one, filling the remainder of unexpired term until April of 2029. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer.
[3:33] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Boyer. Questions or Comments? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes. Next, I have a motion to ratify my appointment of Vicki Paskert to serve on the Cultural Arts Commission as a commission member. Ward five, filling the remainder of unexpired term until April of 2028.
[3:52] [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Palmer, second by Councilman Boyer. Questions or comments? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes.
[4:07] Next, I have a motion to ratify my appointment of Chris Hunt of a member at large to a commission member, Ward one, on the Historic Preservation Commission. With the term expire of 2029. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler, second? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Boyer. Questions? All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes.
[4:24] Next, I’d like to have a motion to ratify my appointments of Council members Wilcox, Boyer, Link, Taylor and Palmer to serve as representatives to the Multifamily Housing Study Special Committee. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Motion, Link. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Link second? [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT YATES] Yates.
[4:42] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Is that Mr. Palmer to hit it? Mr. Palmer, questions or comments? [LAUGHTER] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes. Next is citizens comments. Our first speaker is Denise Whitney to speak on the 9-11 that I just read about.
[5:06] [DENISE WHITNEY] I might not be able to speak speak at it, because it was the most magnificent event I have been to in my whole life.
[5:24] Because everybody you speak with knows exactly where they were there that day, and some of us are old enough, many of us, that we know where we were when President Kennedy died as well. And I shared that memory recently with people, and we’re all doing the same thing. We were little kids in front of the TV, watching our parents cry. So what the city did, and I know it was a collaborative effort.
[5:41] I know it wasn’t any one person that put it on, but it was something to really be proud of. So I was proud to be an O'Fallon, Missouri resident, so thank you for that collaborative effort. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you Denise. And we do need to start recycling bins at our parks. But throw that under the bus. But, but I was.
[5:59] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] All right. Our next speaker is Mr. Dienoff. [ARNIE DIENOFF] Good evening, Mr. Mayor. Members of the City Council. My name is Arnie C AC Dienoff, City Public Advocate. First on my agenda is reconsideration of Bill number 7879.
[6:27] I see that staff has come up with a drafted dot one version, but I, however, haven’t heard any dialogue, any debate of City Council members about this issue. There hasn’t been a committee, a whole meeting. There hasn’t been a special City Council meeting or any other special meeting of the City Council to consider and discuss this.
[6:46] I don’t know if some of you have been discussing it over email amongst each other, but I would think that the community should be involved. Some of the issues are safety, a commitment from the owners that they won’t sell to allow section eight housing or apartments, and it will continue to always be a senior overlay district.
[7:05] There needs to be those commitments and assurances. Traffic safety, as you see, that the traffic report was added on. And I believe in my heart that this is not the right location for this facility. I think that there’s other suitable parcels throughout our city that can accommodate senior housing.
[7:29] I’m opposed of the state incentives and state finances, decreasing of interest rates and handing out corporate welfare to the owners and applicants. And I will be a staunch opposition at the state board, finance, Housing Authority and loan Authority at the state level. Um, let’s see here. There’s a couple other issues here. They had a housing stock and apartment report.
[7:52] I don’t know if I agree with all those statements, but there needs to be debate and consideration. Moving on. A resolution for purchase of truck cameras. Why do we need six truck cameras or six cameras in our city trucks? There’s really no explanation in the staff memo. Just so you want to spend the money.
[8:11] An agreement with REJIS in the amount of $100,000 for, um, for SCADA platforms? I thought we were getting away from REJIS. I thought our police department didn’t deal with REJIS.
[8:30] And we went with MULES, the Missouri Highway Patrol database, and I thought we were trying to get away from spending or having a relationship with REJIS in the central West End. And finally, I want to talk about the city of Columbia and the City of Clayton, open forum and public hearings.
[8:48] Um, the city, I would ask the City Council for bill number 7879, which I believe is going to be tabled, that you look at the protocols and policies of the city of Columbia that allows participation in every angle of the City Council meetings and the City of Clayton, I had the opportunity to address them a few nights ago, where Mr. O’Keefe is the city attorney. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] You have 10 seconds. [ARNIE DIENOFF] They have great transparency.
[9:02] They allow you to, uh, to talk on any bill to pull consent measures, to talk about resolutions, and at all public hearings. And I ask that you look at their policy because we need to be the forefront of the nation, not the least and the last in the nation of public involvement.
[9:18] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Your time's up, sir. [ARNIE DIENOFF] Thank you. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you. And our last speaker is Dan Barnard.
[9:31] [DAN BARNARD] Uh, good evening again, Dan Barnard. Uh, 2800 West Clay Valley Drive, Saint Charles, Missouri. Um, about ten days ago, I sent all of you an email with some material that I had gathered that I felt would be helpful to you to understand what we’re doing.
[9:54] Um, with the Village of Hillman Farms, I’m advocating for it, of course, because I’m the developer in that email. Um, I asked for any feedback, questions, comments, phone calls, meetings, whatever I could do to, um, help further the information that was presented. Uh, there were four documents that I sent.
[10:15] One was an informal traffic study that showed that there’s less than one half of 1% increase in traffic due to this development. Um, the second report was on the housing stock in O’Fallon. 40,000 the housing units in O’Fallon. This project represents less than one tenth of 1% of the entire housing stock in the city.
[10:45] I also sent you a, um, report about seven, eight, nine pages on how the low income housing tax credit program works, and it’s a very successful program. One of the reasons for it is that it ties the developer financially to the project for at least 15 years and keeps rents controlled for 30. Um, we have to pass inspections.
[11:09] If we fail those inspections, the $13 million or so that would fund this project is personally guaranteed by me. So I am not going to want to write a check for $13 million because we didn’t pass the physical inspections.
[11:31] We undergo these inspections a lot by MHTC and all of our other projects, and we, uh, get satisfactory to outstanding, uh, uh, grades for all of them. Uh, the other the fourth report that I sent you was a public search on Phoenix Real Estate Services that shows that there aren’t any negative comments about the way that we keep up property in all of our eight projects that we have in
[11:54] the area. And I think everybody knows that, um, the demand for this kind of housing is just really outstanding. It’s, it’s it’s off the charts. Um, if the city and if the city doesn’t approve this project, the money and the 42 units will go to another community and it be outside of Saint Charles County
[12:20] this year, there aren’t any other applications for senior housing in Saint Charles County. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] You have 15 seconds. [DAN BARNARD] Uh, we’re willing to work with the city any way we can to, uh, make the CUP work for you all. Thank you. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you, sir. Brings us to ward reports. Ward two.
[12:44] [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Uh, thank you, Mayor. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] I don’t actually have anything tonight. Thank you. [COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT YATES] Mr. Yates. Uh, real quick, um, I had the opportunity to go to the Missouri Municipal League, do some training. Uh, about a week and a half ago, there was a speaker named John O’Leary.
[13:00] You guys may have heard of him. Had a movie about him. Man on fire. Uh, South Saint Louis, extraordinary speaker. Very just if you ever get the chance to read his books, watch the movie. Uh, listen to him speak. Just a very extraordinary guy. He has no fingers. He can play the piano better than me.
[13:25] He signs his name better than me. It’s just an amazing guy. Other than that, Blues season starts next week. Go Blues. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Okay. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] I think that’s Soul on Fire. Yeah, but yeah, I completely agree. Awesome guy. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Ward three. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Nothing for me tonight, Mayor.
[13:43] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Mr. Link? [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Uh, just a couple things. Uh, just want to give a thanks to, um, Commissioner Dotson from our Historical Preservation Commission. Uh, he took me around the city showing us some of our historical sites.
[13:57] Um, I was really excited to see what we have in Ward three. I think it’s a little bit lesser known, but as we’re, uh, uncovering some of this land to the west, um, I think there’s a historical burial site we came across. And then there was another site there, uh, that had the remains of a cellar.
[14:11] Uh, so it’s really cool to see some of that history. Um, that’s all I had on that one. And then I just want to wish my son Will a happy birthday. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you. Ward four. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Nothing for me. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Miss Taylor.
[14:24] [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Yeah, so I'm gonna, go off of what, uh, Councilmember Yates was talking about where a handful of us went to the Missouri Municipal League annual conference last week, and, uh, once again, I came back with plenty notes and ideas.
[14:48] And we attended sessions covering everything from, it was, development and, um, moratoriums to, uh, data centers and code enforcement. So it’s definitely a place that I hope more council will attend next time. And while I was there, our, me and Council member Boyer received our what is it? The Municipal Governance Institute certification.
[15:12] Um, I know some like Council member Yates and all is working on that. So I definitely encourage people to look into, other Council members of looking to that. And also, I was voted while out there. I was voted on to the Missouri Municipal League state board. So that’s something I’m pretty excited about.
[15:29] You know, just it gives me other opportunity to learn and collaborate with and with, uh, different municipalities across the state. And just a chance to bring the knowledge and ideas I learned from that back to O’Fallon. So it’s truly an honor to represent our City on the state board, and I can’t wait to get to work on that. So thanks.
[15:51] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Okay. Ward five. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] I’ll pass. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Miss, Miss Cook. [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Thank you and congratulations, Amanda, on your appointment and on your certificates. You and Council Member Boyer. Um, I just have one thing.
[16:10] Um, I sit on the Veterans Commission, and they are having a Rock n Roll Bingo on October 17th at the VFW hall here in O’Fallon. Uh, doors open at six. Games start at seven. It’s $25 at the door. And it goes to a great cause.
[16:26] They are, um, taking the money to purchase a service dog for one of the local veterans. So if anybody wants to get out and play some bingo, that’s October 17th at the VFW Hall, and that’s all I have. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you. Last but not least, Ward one. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Thank you. Mayor. Um, just one small thing.
[16:44] Um, last week, there was a small house fire on my street, and I just want to give a huge shout out to the first responders that got there. They were top notch, super quick. Um, so many of them you couldn’t count. But, uh, it was awesome to see everybody just in action and, um, got it all taken care of.
[16:58] Squared away everyone’s fine. So I just want to give a shout out to those guys. That’s all I got. Thanks. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thanks. City Administrator's Report, Mr. Snowden. [MICHAEL SNOWDEN] Thank you. Mayor. I’d like to take. A moment to highlight the 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony that took place recently.
[17:15] Approximately 300 residents and first responders came together at the Justice Center to remember and honor those who lost their lives on that fateful day 25 years ago. Following the ceremony, about 150 residents participated in a one mile Remembrance Walk, continuing the commemoration together as a community.
[17:34] The Patriot Blood Drive took place immediately following the walk, with 20 individuals donating blood that will go on to help save over 60 lives. It’s a fitting way to honor the spirit of service and sacrifice demonstrated by so many. On September 11th.
[17:49] Finally, the Support our Troops supply drive took place in the weeks leading up to the remembrance events and culminated on September 12th with Citizens United in Service. Volunteers gathered to package the donated supplies, which will be sent to 76 individual service members stationed overseas. So I’d like to thank everyone who attended, donated, volunteered or otherwise helped make these events a meaningful opportunity for our community to remember, serve, and honor together.
[18:09] And lastly, I’d like to wish a happy upcoming birthday to both council members Koskela and Link. And that’s all I have tonight. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you sir. Well, you guys share a birthday to you. Share same shirts and everything else. So. [LAUGHTER] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] All right.
[18:27] Brings us to Old Business. Bill 7879 is on the table. Do I have a motion to remove it? [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Cook. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Cook. Do I have a second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. Second by Councilman Wexler, all in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes.
[18:45] Do we have dot one version on this? [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Yes. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Do I have a motion to accept the dot one version on Bill 7879? [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Cook. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Cook, second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler. Questions or comments? Mr. Palmer.
[19:02] [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] We’re going to vote on this now. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] On the motion on the motion to accept the dot one. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Yeah. I’m sorry. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] All in favor to accept the dot one? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] One more time. [COUNCIL] Aye.
[19:15] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] There we go. All in favor, that motion passes. Motion for second reading and final pass, motion by second reading on Bill 7879. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Spencer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Spencer do I have a second? [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Taylor [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion Councilwoman Taylor. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye.
[19:38] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Opposed? Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Bill Number 7879.1, as amended. Second reading and consideration for adoption. An ordinance granting a conditional use permit to the owners of Phoenix Real Estate Services, LLC to allow a senior living community in a C2 general business district under certain conditions on a certain tract of land located at 1311
[19:59] Governor’s Road and Court within the City of O’Fallon, Missouri. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion for final passage. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Spencer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Spencer. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER AMANDA TAYLOR] Taylor. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilwoman Taylor. Questions or comments? Mr. Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] So obviously I.
[20:15] Was the driver on reconsidering the previous failure and the tabling. It has been a super difficult decision for me. I have gone back and forth ever since the meeting two weeks ago.
[20:31] I fully recognized the need in the community, also take into account the broader benefit of the community opportunity costs and previous appeals. All those lean to one side or the other. Uh, so I just, I personally struggled with this. I consulted with many on both sides of the, of the issue. Um, and not going to say I’m right or wrong, with my vote, but I will be. voting with what I think is best.
[20:54] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Anybody, anything else? Miss Cook. [COUNCIL MEMBER DEBBIE COOK] Thank you. Mayor. Um, I just want to say, Mr. Barnard, I think your product is is nice. I’ve gone over and looked at your Queensbrooke. Um, they’re very nice looking.
[21:08] Um, in this particular case, I don’t think this is a correct spot for this, um, development. Um, it’s our commercial piece of property. Um, it’s it’s really close to to Bryan. It’s on Mexico. It really needs, our comprehensive plan shows this as being, uh, retail and commercial.
[21:29] And the fact that it’s it’s tax incentivized, you know, they there’s not very much real estate tax that comes off of it, um, off of your property that you have over Queensbrooke, I looked it up. You paid $10,000 in real estate tax out of that. Saint Peters got $1,200.
[21:45] Um, so I just would like to see that piece of property use for more commercial, something that will be tax generating for the City. But I do think you have a great product. I would love to see you stay in O’Fallon. If we could find another location for you. I just don’t think this spot is the best, so.
[21:58] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Anybody else? Well, I’ll just give my $0.02 worth. I support this, you know, if you look at all the other senior housing developments out there, the waiting list that’s out there for them folks, and we want to keep our seniors here in the City of O’Fallon.
[22:19] So though I don’t get to vote, I am supporting, I do support this project. I mean, when it came last time, I believe it was a ten nothing vote from this council to approve. Huh? Oh I’m sorry, eight nothing. Uh, it was an eight to nothing vote from this council to support this project.
[22:41] Now it’s a little bit smaller than what was proposed before. So again, uh, I’m going to support this. And so there’s no other questions or comments. Cast your vote.
[22:54] [BESS BACHER] Voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] 123456. Six no, three yes. Motion fails.
[23:14] Brings us to Bill 7884. Mr. Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Thank you. Mayor. Uh, I make a motion that we adopt the dot one version of Bill 7884 and amend the bill, striking section four and inserting in lieu of it the new section four to read.
[23:32] The ordinance shall be in full force, in effect from March 1st, 2027, after its passage and approval by this Council. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] So you’re making a motion to amend 7884 to accept the dot one version. Is that what you’re saying? [KEVIN O'KEEFE] By the text. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] By the text. Is that? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Yes, sir.
[23:49] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela, do I have a second? [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Second, Link. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Link. Questions or comments on the dot one version? Mr. Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Um, kind of a question as still a relatively new guy.
[24:04] Um, I’m assuming if we, if we wanted to make other adjustments. Not in this case, because I agree with what’s going on there.
[24:15] But I was kind of surprised to see some of the things that are approved to be in that area that I don’t really know that we would want to be in that kind of a zoning. Um, is that something that I would just work with staff to try and draw up additional changes subsequent to this one? Again, has nothing to do with this specific change. But as I read it through, I was kind of surprised. And I think there’s opportunity for improvement.
[24:31] Okay. Thank you. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Okay. Before we have any other discussion, any other discussions on the dot one amendment to amend the to the dot one version via the text. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Motion passes. Motion by a second reading. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela.
[24:50] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. Second. [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Palmer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Palmer. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe? [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Bill number 7884.1, as amended.
[25:06] Second reading and consideration for adoption, an ordinance amending certain provisions of Title Four Land Use, Chapter 400 related to regulations pertaining to development activities within the City of O’Fallon, Missouri. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion for final passage. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN PALMER] Palmer. [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Link. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Mr. Palmer. Questions or comments? Cast your vote. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed.
[25:27] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. 7884.1 passes becomes ordinance number. [BESS BACHER] 7340 [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] 7340. Thank you, Bess. Brings us to Bill 7885, motion for second reading. [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Boyer. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler.
[25:46] All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Bill Number 7885. Second reading and consideration for adoption. An ordinance providing for the levying of a property tax for the City of O’Fallon, Missouri, for the year 2026. For the purposes of general revenue and debt service. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion for final passage.
[26:06] [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Boyer. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler. Questions or comments? Cast your vote. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. 7885 passes, becomes ordinance number. [BESS BACHER] 7341. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] 7341. Thank you.
[26:27] Bess Brings us to bill 7886. Motion for second reading. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. second? [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Link. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Link. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Bill number 7886.
[26:41] Second reading and consideration for adoption. An ordinance providing for the approval and acceptance of the dedication of streets and certain storm sewers, excluding detention for maintenance by the City of O’Fallon for the Villages of Post Farms Plat Three. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion for final passage. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Link.
[26:58] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Link. Questions or comments? Seeing none, cast your vote. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. 7886 passes and becomes ordinance number. [BESS BACHER] 7342. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] 7342. Thank you. Bess. Brings us to Bill 7887. Motion for second reading? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer.
[27:21] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Boyer. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Bill Number 7887.
[27:37] Second reading and consideration for adoption, An ordinance approving a cooperation and reimbursement agreement between Great Rivers Greenway and the City of O’Fallon for the City to be reimbursed a portion of the construction costs for the Great Rivers Greenway, Twin Island Rail, Trailhead project in an amount not to exceed $275,000. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion for final passage? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Boyer. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler.
[27:54] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler. Questions or comments? Cast your vote. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. 7887 passes, becomes ordinance number. [BESS BACHER] 7343. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] 7343. Thank you, Bess. Brings us to Bill 7888 motion for second reading? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler.
[28:14] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Koskela. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe? [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Bill number 7888.
[28:29] Second reading and consideration for adoption, an ordinance authorizing the City of O’Fallon to enter into a building code enforcement services mutual aid agreement for emergency disaster response with Saint Charles County and area participating municipalities. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you. Motion for final passage? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Koskela. Questions or comments? Cast your vote.
[28:47] [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. 7888 passes becomes ordinance number. [BESS BACHER] 7344. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] 7344. Thank you, Bess. Brings us to Bill 7889 Miss Spencer? [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I’d like to lay this over, please.
[29:02] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] All right. I have a motion by the sponsor to lay this bill over to the October 10th meeting. Questions or comments on the Committee and Commission reports? Seeing none, they'll be stand as read. Questions or comments on the consent calendar? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Motion to approve, Koskela. [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Second, Wexler.
[29:27] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Questions or comments? Cast your vote. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. Consent Calendar has been approved. Brings us to Bill 7891. Motion for first reading by title only. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG LINK] Link.
[29:52] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Link. Councilman Koskela, please present the bill. [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Thank you, Mayor Bill, number 7891, an ordinance approving a Transportation Alternatives Program agreement. Tap for 900.
[30:14] Parentheses 666 between Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the City of O’Fallon to reimburse a portion of the construction costs for the Highway N Shared Use Path Project in an amount not to exceed $997,379. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Thank you. Questions or comments on resolution 924 2026 B? Seeing none, a motion and second to introduce? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer.
[30:35] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilmember Boyer. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Resolution 924 2026 B, a resolution authorizing a change order with TGB, Incorporated, providing for the Well Station numbers three and four, chemical feed improvements project in an amount not to exceed $25,182.43.
[30:56] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion and second to approve? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilman Wexler Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BOYER] Boyer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Boyer. Cast your vote, please. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. Resolution B has been approved.
[31:11] Questions or comments on Resolution C? Seeing none, do I have a motion and second to introduce? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe.
[31:26] [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Resolution 924 2026 C, a resolution authorizing an agreement with Armor Equipment providing for nine vehicle cameras in an amount not to exceed $45,176.49. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion to approve? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Koskela. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER OLIVER WEXLER] Wexler. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Councilman Wexler. Cast your vote.
[31:49] [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. Resolution C has been approved. Questions or comments on Resolution D. Seeing none. Motion and second to introduce. [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Spencer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Who is that? Motion by Councilwoman Spencer.
[32:09] Do I have a second? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Koskela. All in favor? [COUNCIL] Aye [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Any opposed? Mr. O’Keefe. [KEVIN O'KEEFE] Resolution 924 2026 D, a resolution authorizing an agreement with REJIS providing for services related to remediation and security and security enhancements for the to the City’s operational technology and SCADA platforms.
[32:30] [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion and second to approve? [COUNCIL MEMBER CORI SPENCER] Spencer. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Motion by Councilwoman Spencer. Second? [COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE KOSKELA] Koskela. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Second by Mr. Koskela. Cast your vote. [BESS BACHER] The voting is closed. [MAYOR BILL HENNESSY] Nine yes, zero no. Resolution D has been approved. No further business, we are adjourned at 8:03. [GAVEL] [MUSIC]