Liquor, Animals Spark Conversation in Florissant Council Work Session

spent a great deal of Wednesday’s public work session discussing animal permits and single-serve liquor and receiving training on their new iPads.

The Council met for a little more than 90 minutes and made headway in all three areas.

Ward 3 Councilman Joe Eagan brought to the attention of the council that while fill-up stations could not serve 32-ounce beers, a convenience store around the corner can sell beer of similar size to customers. He asked for councilors input regarding the matter and clarity from past discussions.

The news seemed to shock a number of veteran councilors.

“I’m confused right now,” Ward 8 Mark Schmidt said. He explained that he thought the previous bill passed included—not excluded—convenience stores.

Ward 1 Councilman Tim Lee and Mayor Tom Schneider agreed, but City Clerk Karen Goodwin indicated that it was not included with the previous ordinance but said she would double check.

Schmidt said that if convenience stores aren’t included in the ordinance that an amendment should be made to correct that ordinance.

Animal of a Town

Ward 6 Councilman Pat Stinnett said that he’s got concerns regarding the number of .

“I think we need to develop a criteria to have a documented approach,” he said.

Ward 8 Councilman Schmidt agreed that he would like to see more information, such as photos, disease and immunization information for the animal, and agreed that the current forms provide minimal information.

Mayor Schneider said that the administration has been working on a more detailed process and he hoped to have something presented to council in a couple of weeks.

Ward 5 Councilman Keith Schildroth said he would like to see a neighbor checklist regarding close-by neighbors thoughts on the prospect of an exotic animal living close to them. The mayor said he would prefer to see unanimous approval from all of the neighbors.

Council members said they would look forward to the administration’s new approach.

I Save with iPads

City Clerk Karen Goodwin trained all of the council members on their new iPads. Goodwin said that the iPads are intended for councilors to use to receive their agendas and documents for council meetings.

She also said that in the near future, they will move away from the paper agendas, which will save the city costs in paper production.