11-11-2025 BOA Minutes November 11, 2025 Page 1 of 14 THE CITY OF CLAYTON

Board of Aldermen In-Person and virtual Meeting November 11, 2025 7:00 p.m. MINUTES

Mayor McAndrew called the meeting to order and requested a roll call. The following individuals were in attendance:

In person: Susan Buse, Becky Patel, Gary Feder, Rick Hummell, Kami Waldman, and Mayor Bridget McAndrew. Staff: City Manager Gipson, City Attorney O’Keefe, City Clerk Frazier, and Assistant City Manager Burr. Absent: Jeff Yorg

OPEN FORUM

Mayor McAndrew announced that this is the opportunity for the Board of Aldermen to listen to comments from citizens concerning any matter of the city's business or any matter over which the Board of Aldermen has control. Anyone wishing to address any aspect of a matter that is the subject of a public hearing scheduled for the same meeting shall confine any comments on that subject to the public hearing and not address that subject during an open forum. Each person addressing the Board of Aldermen must complete and submit to the city clerk a speaker card containing the speaker's name, residential address and the subject upon which the speaker desires to speak. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to address the Board of Aldermen during an open forum. None

A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 405 ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR RETAIL SMOKING ESTABLISHMENTS

Mayor McAndrew opened the public hearing and requested proof of publication.

Each speaker is limited to three minutes to address the Board of Aldermen during an open forum. None

A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 405 ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR RETAIL SMOKING ESTABLISHMENTS

Mayor McAndrew opened the public hearing and requested proof of publication. City Manager Gipson reported that the community has expressed a desire to increase the oversight and regulation of the sale and marketing of tobacco, non-tobacco nicotine products, alternative nicotine products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, vapor products, hemp-derived intoxicants, and supporting paraphernalia to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents, businesses, and property owners in the City. The quantity and variety of products under these categories have been increasing in availability with specific marketing campaigns focused on young people. In response, staff have proposed regulations that reinforce recommendations, best practices, and requirements of the Food and Drug Administration to allow for additional local enforcement. The proposed regulations create a definition for a retail smoking establishment, which is a business primarily engaged in the sale of the products listed above. This definition allows for specific protection to be placed on this use outside of more general retail use. Staff propose limiting the permitted locations for retail smoking establishments to the C-2 and HDC zoning districts, with

Alderman Buse introduced Bill No. 7105, approving an amendment to Chapter 405, Establishing Regulations for Retail Smoking Establishments to be read for the second time by title only. Alderman Patel seconded. City Attorney O’Keefe reads Bill No. 7105, second reading, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 405 of the Clayton City Code to Establish Zoning Regulations for Retail Smoking Establishments. The motion passed on a roll call vote: Alderman Buse – Aye; Alderman Patel – Aye; Alderman Feder – Aye; Alderman Hummell – Aye; Alderman – Waldman – Aye; and Mayor McAndrew – Aye. The bill, having received majority approval, was adopted, and became Ordinance No. 6965 of the City of Clayton. PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE - AMENDING CHAPTER 425 SIGN REGULATIONS TO REVISE THE PERMITTED SIZE OF BLADE SIGNS AND ALLOW ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF GROUND SIGNS

Mayor McAndrew opened the public hearing and requested proof of publication.

11-11-2025 BOA Minutes November 11, 2025 Page 3 of 14 City Manager Gipson reported that this is a public hearing to consider amending Chapter 425 Sign Regulations of the City’s Land Use Regulations to revise regulations governing ground and blade signs. The Plan Commission-Architectural Review Board and the Board of Aldermen are in the process of implementing key results from the Clayton Tomorrow 2040 Comprehensive Plan. One key result is an evaluation of various review processes to identify opportunities to streamline procedures and better address community concerns. Proposed revisions seek to revise elements of the sign code in conjunction with this key result. Anna Krane, Director of Planning, addressed the Board to answer questions. Mayor McAndrew closed the public hearing. Alderman Buse introduced Bill No. 7106, approving an amendment to Chapter 425 Sign Regulations to revise the permitted size of blade signs and allow administrative review of ground signs to be read for the first time by title only. Alderman Patel seconded. City Attorney O’Keefe reads Bill No. 7106, first reading, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 425 Sign Regulations to Revise the Permitted Size of Blade Signs and Allow Administrative Review of Ground Signs by title only. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote. Motion made by Alderman Buse that the Board give unanimous consent to consideration for adoption of Bill No. 7106 on the day of its introduction. Alderman Patel seconded. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote.