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FLORISSANT CITY COUNCIL: Short Agenda
Lack Of Public Hearing
By Carol Arnett
The Florissant City Council held a short council meeting Monday night. But the bad weather outside was not the reason for the short meeting; a short agenda and postponement of a public hearing was the reason. The council postponed a public hearing regarding a request to amend the zoning code to add signage regulations to restrict Short Term Loan Establishments.
The postponement was due to the fact that City Attorney John Hessel was unable to attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict. Hessel was due to speak to the council about the proposed change. The council also passed some bills that were on the agenda for second readings.
They passed two bills regarding restaurants. The first was a bill that will authorize a special use permit for Cajun Crab, a restaurant at 630 N. Highway 67, in the Florissant Meadows Shopping Center.
The second bill regarding a restaurant approved a transfer of a special use permit from Twinkle Enterprises to Dan Asewe for the operation of the Subway restaurant at 62 Grandview Plaza Shopping Center.
The council also passed two bills about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The first approves the action plan for the grant and the second appropriates the funds from the grant.
The council also passed a bill that moves money in city accounts to pay for additional street signage and another bill that adds and deletes certain job classifications.
The council also held a first reading on the bill that will approve the budget for fiscal year 2020. The city’s fiscal year runs from Dec. 1 to Nov. 30. Mayor Tim Lowery had submitted a $37 million budget. The council also held a first reading on a bill authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with City Attorney John Hessel’s law firm for his services.
The council voted to cancel the second meeting in December that was scheduled for Dec. 23, due to the Christmas holiday. The council had canceled this meeting for the last several years.
