City of Des Peres

The agenda includes a work session presentation regarding traffic calming, the authorization of contracts for inventorying trees and pavement marking services, and the engagement of special counsel for redevelopment projects. Furthermore, the board will acknowledge receipt of the annual comprehensive financial report, review commission meeting minutes, and introduce ordinances for a lot consolidation plat and a conditional use permit for a bank. Additionally, the agenda covers citizen advisory appointments.

The committee reviewed the 2025 financial performance, noting that revenues across all funds reached $28.5 million and expenditures were under budget due to deferred capital projects. The Director of Finance explained the treatment of multi-year software subscriptions as financing transactions under GASB 96. Detailed financial updates were provided for the General, Park, and Capital funds, including explanations for budget variances in roof repairs and minimum wage impacts on part-time salaries. Furthermore, the committee received an update on April sales tax receipts and project statuses, specifically regarding the Sugar Creek Bridge bids, the successful transition of fire and police dispatching services, and the upcoming open house for the new Public Safety Building.

The agenda includes public hearings for conditional use permits for restaurant operations at two locations. The consent agenda covers multiple items such as contract authorizations for forestry, asphalt resurfacing, street and slab replacements, purchase of fitness equipment, on-call building inspection services, and easement agreements. Other business includes the recognition of Eagle Scouts, reports from the Board of Adjustment and the Parks and Recreation Commission, legislation regarding conditional use permit transfers and fee schedule amendments, and a report on the expiration of a zoning moratorium and election results.

The meeting includes public hearings for conditional use permits for restaurants, followed by a consent agenda covering various municipal contracts including forestry, street paving, slab replacements, fitness equipment purchases, and on-call building inspection services. The board will also address personnel classification changes, easement agreements, and mayoral proclamations. Legislative items focus on final readings for restaurant conditional use permits and a first reading for an ordinance adopting a new fee schedule for the Board of Adjustment. The agenda concludes with reports on a zoning moratorium and election results, with the potential for an executive session.

The agenda includes a staff presentation on the fiscal year budget performance, the authorization of various city contracts including a video recording system for public safety, office furniture installation at City Hall, street microsurfacing, fuel tank repairs, and the issuance of a liquor license. Additionally, the Board will discuss 2026-2027 aldermanic assignments, a proclamation for National Public Works Week, the final passage of an ordinance for a conditional use permit, and the first reading of an ordinance regarding collective bargaining for public safety personnel.