The time between the first reading and the second reading will allow staff the opportunity to conduct two public information meetings, which are currently scheduled for Thursday July 23 at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, August 27 at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at Clayton City Hall. At these meetings, the Fire Department staff and Building staff will give a brief presentation regarding the proposed changes and will be available to answer questions. A number of other communication tools are in the process of development in order to effectively notify and engage the public of the proposed changes to the City of Clayton’s adopted codes. Recommendation is to approve the ordinance for the first reading only. In response to the Board’s questions, Susan Istenes explained that this ordinance is specific to the building maintenance code (i.e. tall grass, building/property upkeep, etc.) and approval consideration follows the same track as the first reading approvals of the 2015 IBC codes at the June 23 meeting. Alderman Garnholz introduced Bill No. 6509, an ordinance to consider adopting the 2015 International Building, Property Maintenance Codes with amendments for the first time by title only. Alderman Winings seconded. City Attorney O’Keefe reads Bill No. 6509, An Ordinance Adopting the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code and Certain Modifications Thereto, Establishing Penalties For The Violation Thereof, and Amending Section 500.040 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clayton Relating Thereto for the first time by title only. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.

City Attorney O’Keefe reads Bill No. 6509, An Ordinance Adopting the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code and Certain Modifications Thereto, Establishing Penalties For The Violation Thereof, and Amending Section 500.040 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Clayton Relating Thereto for the first time by title only. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote. A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER READOPTING PROCEDURE TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

City Manager Owens reported that in 1991, the Missouri General Assembly adopted the ethics/personal financial disclosure law, which affects municipalities with an annual operating budget in excess of $1 million. The ethics legislation allowed political subdivisions to establish their own method of disclosing potential conflicts of interest and substantial interests. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 105.485 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, on August 13, 1991, the City adopted by ordinance its own simplified personal financial disclosure requirements. According to Section 105.485.4, RSMo., the Missouri Ethics Commission requires each affected municipality to readopt the personal financial disclosure ordinance in an open meeting biennially by September 15th. Recommendation is to approve the resolution readopting the City of Clayton’s procedure to disclose potential conflicts of interest and substantial interests for certain municipal officials.

The property owner proposes to replace the existing V-shaped monument sign located near the intersection of Hanley Road and Davis Drive (west side of the sidewalk) with a two sided, 18-square-foot ground sign atop a six- foot tall stone wall base oriented perpendicular to Hanley Road . The sign panel is black aluminum and will contain the name of the church in white, internally illuminated, cut-out letters. A mulched landscape bed is proposed in the area around the sign that includes Boxwood and Variegated Iris plantings. Section 425.060 of the Sign Regulations addresses ground signs as follows:

A ground sign not to exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area depicting the name of the building or names of not more than five (5) major tenants, each of which occupies a significant portion of the building, may be erected in lieu of any permitted wall sign, provided the ground sign is designed as a compatible and integral part of a landscaped area or plaza and the size, location, design and construction materials are approved by the Architectural Review Board. Historically, signs have been measured by calculating the area around the lettering/graphics (if individually affixed to a building, wall, etc.) or by calculating the size of a sign box surrounding the lettering/graphics. Because this is a corner property, up to twenty-five (25) square feet of signage is allowed per street frontage. The size of the proposed ground sign (eighteen (18) square feet per side) is below the permitted size for ground signs.

Because this is a corner property, up to twenty-five (25) square feet of signage is allowed per street frontage. The size of the proposed ground sign (eighteen (18) square feet per side) is below the permitted size for ground signs. It is proportional to the building and constructed of high quality materials. The proposed stone wall base incorporates architectural elements from the building. A landscaped area is proposed as required. The sign described above, along with a free-standing three-foot stone wall of the same design (proposed for the east side of the sidewalk on private property) were presented to the Architectural Review Board on April 6, 2015. The Architectural Review Board approved the project as requested minus the free-standing three-foot stone wall by a vote of 5 to 2. Pursuant to Section No. 400.230 “Appeals”, an aggrieved party may, within 15 days of the decision for which redress is sought, file with the Board of Aldermen a written request for reconsideration and appeal of any decision of the Architectural Review Board. The written request must set forth in a concise manner the decision being appealed and all grounds known to the appellant as to wherein and why the decision is allegedly in error. On April 20, 2015, the City received a letter dated April 20, 2015, from Robert Kuehn, Jennifer Jeffrey, Katherine Bauer, Edward Rader and Stewart Goldstein. Of those five property owners, only two own property