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July 28, 2015 — Meeting Minutes

These are the minutes of the City of Clayton Board of Aldermen meeting held July 28, 2015. The document records roll call and approval of prior minutes, two public hearings and resolutions to grant conditional use permits (one for a second unit at 10 E. Brentmoor Park and one for a restaurant at 8025 Bonhomme Avenue), discussion and a resolution authorizing up to $200,000 in capital funds for repairs to the Shaw Park Ice Rink and preparations for its reconstruction in 2018, and a motion to adjourn to a closed meeting under specified RSMo. sections. The minutes note unanimous or recorded voice votes on approvals, the Plan Commission’s prior recommendations, public comments, and the board’s 7–0 recorded vote to go into closed session.
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In response to Alderman Garnholz’s question, Ben Poremba stated that the menu will be contemporary Italian cuisine with a French influence and they will also serve breakfast and pastries. Mayor Sanger closed the public hearing. Alderman Garhnolz moved to approve Resolution No. 15-10, granting a conditional use permit for Parigi restaurant located at 8025 Bonhomme in the Clayton On the Park building. Alderman Winings seconded. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote. A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURES OF UP TO $200,000 TO MAKE REPAIRS TO SHAW PARK ICE RINK AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO BEGIN PREPARATION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RINK IN 2018

City Manager Owens reported that as the Board is aware, the Shaw Park Ice Rink and its equipment are at the end of their useful life. We ended this past season operating with only one working compressor. Our service contractor was able to get one of the two down compressors working again, but one of the compressors needs to be completely overhauled to get us through the next few seasons. We can operate with only two good compressors, so if the third one goes out I would not recommend completing an overhaul on the third one. We also experienced problems with the roof, slab and dasher boards last year, all of which will require work prior to the start of the season.

Parking will be available in the public parking garage to the east. Valet services will be located on Brentwood Boulevard.

20 parking spaces are required for this restaurant based on its size and number of seats. The Clayton on the Park building comes with rights to 260 parking spaces located in the adjacent 8011 Bonhomme Garage owned by the City. The current lease also provides the Clayton on the Park building 69 additional spaces during the evenings after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends. The garage has a capacity of 570 parking spaces that are unassigned and are not reserved for each user. As part of the rezoning of the property to Planned Unit Development in 2011, a shared parking study analyzed the parking demands of the development based on the occupancy of 209 residential units and a 5,000 square foot restaurant. The consultant found that the parking demand for the proposed use of Clayton on the Park would be met with the current number of spaces at the 8011 Bonhomme Garage. The consultant also noted that with the inclusion of the 69 additional parking spaces available on

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evenings and weekends, there was 20 to 40 percent excess parking capacity at different times of the day. Additionally, based on the City’s Bicycle Parking Regulations, the restaurant would be required to provide one bicycle rack; however, one has not been shown on the plans. The applicant has indicated that a revised site plan will be submitted depicting the location of the required bicycle rack. The Plan Commission considered this request at their July 6, 2015 meeting and voted to recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit to the Board of Aldermen. Recommendation is to conduct a public hearing and approve the resolution. Mark Rubin, The Koman Group, representative of Clayton On the Park, Ben Poremba, owner operator with Concepts in Food, and Susan Bauer was in attendance to address the Board. In response to the Board’s questions, Mr. Rubin stated that they will be doing some renovations. They will not have an outside “deck” area for dining, and they plan on opening in November. In response to Alderman Boulton’s question, Mr. Rubin stated that bike racks are available on the inside of the building, but will also be placing racks on the outside. In response to Alderman Garnholz’s question, Ben Poremba stated that the menu will be contemporary Italian cuisine with a French influence and they will also serve breakfast and pastries. Mayor Sanger closed the public hearing.

We can operate with only two good compressors, so if the third one goes out I would not recommend completing an overhaul on the third one. We also experienced problems with the roof, slab and dasher boards last year, all of which will require work prior to the start of the season. At the conclusion of the FY2015 Rink Season we compiled a list of those items that would need to be repaired or replaced in order to make the rink operational by November 2015. In summary, the city will need to allocate up to $200,000 in its capital fund to do the following work:

 Complete overhaul of one compressor to include installation of a new oil separator.  Purchase and installation of replacement dasher boards as needed. We estimate this to be up to 30 boards.  Repair slab on north end of ice rink.  Repair roof of existing buildings.  Additional small miscellaneous repairs.

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It is anticipated that this will allow the city to continue operating the rink through the FY 2018 season (March 2018). At that time existing revenue streams, dedicated to Parks and Stormwater needs, will be available to fund a new or refurbished Ice Rink. In the city’s recently completed community survey the residents were asked if they were supportive of investing an estimated $200,000 to make these repairs in order to maintain the rink for 2 – 3 years; 53% of those who answered were in favor of this option. At the July 13, 2015 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting the members discussed this option and voted 5 – 1 in favor of this allocation of funds. The Parks and Recreation Commission had further discussion on the options laid out in the survey for the long term plan for the rink. As you know, the citizens were asked if they were in favor of two other options, both of which would be paid for with special obligation bonds which would be paid back with the existing ½ cent parks and storm water sales tax. These options included:

C. Renovate the rink for an estimated cost of $3.5 million. D. Replace the rink with a multipurpose facility for an estimated cost of $6 million. In spite of the fact that the results of the survey showed a higher preference for Option C (63% supportive) than Option D (49% supportive), the Parks and Recreation Commission voted 5-1 in favor of Option D.

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