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Florissant City Council:
Two Public Hearings Postponed;
More Information Sought on Adult Care Center
By Carol Arnett
The Florissant City Council postponed two scheduled public hearings at its meeting last week and passed several bills regarding budget matters.
In the first hearing, the council discussed a request by Juanita Gullet to amend a special use permit to Grace & Mercy Adult Program to allow for the addition of an adult day care to the banquet / event center at 11 Patterson Plaza Shopping Center.
Before the hearing, two residents spoke about a shooting incident at the event center. They said they would not be in favor of any adult day care until the banquet center fixed problems.
City Attorney John Hessel said that he and the mayor were aware of the shooting at the center. He reminded the council that a special use permit should be assisting the welfare of the community.
“This permit is not assisting the welfare of the community,” Hessel said. He advised that the council gather more information about the banquet and event center and take care of that first. He further advised that they continue the hearing.
The second hearing was about a request by the Knights of Columbus Duchesne Council #2951 for a digital sign face change at 50 rue St. Francois. The meeting was postponed when no one from the council was there to speak on the matter.
The council removed bills for that would approve both requests from the agenda.
In other matters, the council:
- Approved a request for a special use permit from AJB’s BBQ to J & L Enterprises, doing business as Just 1 Taste Catering for the property at 18 Patterson Plaza Shopping Center. The council also passed a bill authorizing the transfer.
- Passed a resolution supporting Missouri Proposition D on the November ballot. The proposition would increase the state gas tax by ten centers a gallon.
- Passed two ordinances that authorize insurance money to be spent to replace two totaled police vehicles.
- Passed a bill that will prohibit donation boxes in the city. “We have problems with these,” Councilman Jeff Caputa said. “People put trash in them.” The bill will give the box’s owners 30 days to remove them from the city.
Councilman Tim Jones said that the city has three donation facilities, the Salvation Army, Goodwill and St. Vincent DePaul. Councilman Andrew Harris noted that Marygrove takes donations also.
The council gave first readings of several bills that will transfer money from one city account to another.
