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The public-works director described the scope: a citywide survey to identify target areas for detailed analysis, evaluation of public buildings and parks and an approach to prioritize projects on a “worst-first” basis. The director said staff have collected areas of interest from residents and businesses and that the consultant and a subconsultant (named during the presentation) will gather field data.
During the presentation the director referenced modern scanning technology (the transcript used the term “bridal,” which staff clarified in Q&A as a reference to high-resolution topographic/scan technology such as LIDAR) and said the selected firm offers that capability. The director said the scope and extent (for example, whether every sidewalk will be individually surveyed) are still being negotiated and clarified in the agreement.
Council approved the resolution by roll call. The director and the consultant will produce a prioritized plan and return with recommendations for implementation and potential costs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Maplewood 9-9-2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Maplewood approved a professional-services agreement with a consultant to perform an ADA transition plan citywide; public-works staff described a citywide survey and the consultant’s use of modern topographic/scan technology in a worst-first prioritization approach.","taxTitle","Maplewood, St. Louis County, Missouri","taxId",72616,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5986715,"Council reviews preliminary 2025 tax-rate ordinance as reassessment and senior-tax-freeze uncertainties remain",137,1899000,2036000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81&start=1899&end=2036","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81/thumbnail_1899000.jpg","/articles/5986715/Maplewood/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Council-reviews-preliminary-2025-tax-rate-ordinance-as-reassessment-and-senior-tax-freeze-uncertainties-remain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986715-91fc528dd198e05da6971baa4c0bdedb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173058&Signature=C1H6--WMoVxI0OgTAs5qT8TzA4-NqSQtyVYlPNLWTLQgeemvxRbNdqxCoQE5V5CEdhRpxsjselAmO~alZPBkZjetngznYDFbaKO9SwWL8FEATZ0D91T2YOOpX9kNw4XDqSN-CG1ZYHFKtjayfI1yVh4sS5-HIQxBDF8z5WUgT~SbUyUuy13Lam-DG10C~oGO8v-X6LB1iXncHQ-FPNRACSVpoO-p6pOSJ6p~fPsBwsZibw6MjXMq8-BzJqdkcGBTC8Tcvcy~PBrl5FuvJvGOa1fhFJRaklTN9HVv8~mZRir-5SpCDxUKXXVc-W3lFUQvDQ7JS~-6f3r89zYLDC90ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City finance staff reminded the council that the tax-rate ordinance presented for first and second reading contains preliminary numbers because 2025 is a reassessment year and many valuations were protested to the county board of equalization.
Finance staff said final assessed valuations typically arrive from the county around Sept. 15; until those final numbers are in, the city cannot set its final tax rate. The staff indicated it expects assessed valuation to decline as a result of protests but did not provide final numbers at the meeting.
During discussion staff explained the local legal framework for tax-rate adjustments: under the Hancock Amendment the city’s tax rate changes are constrained, and annual increases in the city tax rate are limited by the consumer-price-index adjustment the Missouri State Tax Commission publishes plus new construction. Council members asked about a proposed county-level senior tax-freeze program; finance staff said officials remain uncertain how that program will affect tax revenues and that staff and county officials are still seeking guidance.
The council approved the measure to move to the third and final reading at a future meeting; staff flagged the need to replace preliminary assessed valuations with final numbers from the county board of equalization before final adoption.","Finance staff presented preliminary tax-rate numbers for 2025 and told council the figures may change after county reassessment results and protests are final; the council advanced the ordinance to a subsequent reading.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5986720,"Council advances zoning change to redefine group homes and make them permitted in residential districts",243,1672000,1915000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81&start=1672&end=1915","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81/thumbnail_1672000.jpg","/articles/5986720/Maplewood/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Council-advances-zoning-change-to-redefine-group-homes-and-make-them-permitted-in-residential-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986720-527a7e7955b20d51967b4d7a6c3b9f88/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173058&Signature=bDo7aldkA0YxbCX5rhhWoCVyx9eGZMGc0z-mFKMf7kBXVNL6u~lqPRiMjSfrKrAqHfl2yV3KOlQXixoHwWaXtJyKo-FKkflejRgdog8HTvsicfrkxFrRvEdwA0zs46nb-TlTc-oM3BFO4V3uDPr3HW3SvTY3bkBWbyqLP0-CjPeCCVtjo~pgS-u7wkX2vgXbh~RWt9xlhbhl8PVQ5gfWdTeB5kE~LwGgOQlLZxr8DqSBl0L1s0L1YsAOulg~nYDBCMnBhMcTaV5rHw4trFkkNPIrxol6X3dcxeu04Jy09ATUH1WL648JLpdf56jedmygx5DAWpsj4nn0pJm8f46D3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council advanced an amendment to the Maplewood Zoning Code concerning “group homes.” The ordinance would revise definitions in Chapter 56 and permit group homes as an allowed use in several residential districts rather than as a conditional use.
Council discussion noted that the state statutory language cited in planning materials (referred to in the meeting as “chapter 89”) defines group homes in a way that limits them to care for persons with mental or physical disabilities and would not include halfway houses. Council members and staff emphasized that the proposed local definition aligns with state definitions used in their planning memo and that the change would remove the conditional-use hearing requirement for qualifying group homes.
The bill passed first and second readings at the meeting; the item will come back for a third and final reading at the council’s next meeting.
Staff and planning-and-zoning representatives were present to answer council questions; councilmember remarks showed the item was intended to clarify the city’s land-use categories and reduce the permitting burden for certain group-home uses, not to change state law or to alter licensing required by other agencies.
","The City Council advanced an amendment to the zoning code that redefines group homes and would make them permitted uses in several residential districts; the council approved first and second readings and the measure will return for a third and final reading.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5986723,"Sustainability commission outlines plan, solar-lighting pilot and ‘leave the leaves’ outreach",300,388000,688000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81&start=388&end=688","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81/thumbnail_388000.jpg","/articles/5986723/Maplewood/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Sustainability-commission-outlines-plan-solar-lighting-pilot-and-leave-the-leaves-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986723-21b4ba2ef1d440598653259802b0e993/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173058&Signature=UfP6hdgdpZgpQq7Qlh7KVd3mY85oi6F13JsHH~5o5FrZC2FVL7fxOSLPvWErL1kK7rDqzh1x8d6ies4Z~gG97KMfFGYl7LDLllPzSLT0F-W4yoZL2PSNiSNs5o0ZQclX56YSzMEi3Zg79qSsxy0D5Xl-fRVo7a4ROYOyyD7MmNSkyjSZ4HbJxou~DH4AJN8wnAEeHQb1NTB~Y5DE1IeIWfONnNTL5EKl-QGlXSF6whQWBkJ9HU7CXHe5FaS9ZJuCCt0d9T7AuIcol88yB2Q~EfZlbhKQdo6dGXXmNYEXTBWSlBWIJyQ93MCqrmXukb--v8SwFazL833YdXEtu85AyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Heidi Shane, representing the Maplewood Sustainability Commission, briefed the City Council on the commission’s work, including a near-final Maplewood Sustainability Plan and several community programs and pilots.
Shane said the commission is finalizing a roadmap and is checking the plan against state and federal requirements before formally presenting it to the council. The commission has promoted No Mow April and plans to consider a complementary “leave the leaves” outreach sign program, including a low-cost sign residents could buy and reuse; the commission discussed seeking sponsors to underwrite signage costs.
On residential solar lighting, Shane said the commission partnered with Washington University, whose students mapped darker areas across Maplewood and helped identify candidate locations for solar lighting. Commission members and students verified site data in the field, and the commission plans to narrow candidate sites by ward for council consideration if funding is available.
Shane also described preliminary discussion of a “pocket forest” approach to reduce heat-island effects by planting trees and mowing less in selected public areas; she characterized that idea as exploratory at this stage. The commission discussed pervious-paver alternatives, “ribbon driveway” options and possible integration of green-space guidance into the city’s comprehensive-plan process.
Council members responded positively and encouraged the commission to bring grant or loan program information that could reduce costs for residents; one council member specifically referenced the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s rainscaping program as an example.
No formal council action was taken; the presentation was informational and the commission was invited to return with refined proposals and any funding requests.","The Maplewood Sustainability Commission updated the council on its near-final sustainability plan, community programs including No Mow April and a proposed ‘leave the leaves’ sign initiative, and a residential solar lighting pilot developed with Washington University students.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5986727,"Residents petition for speed bumps on Laclede Station Road as council adds road to commercial-vehicle ban",1003,141000,1144000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81&start=141&end=1144","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5763960-f2d1227b200e253fff1461290dc3aa81/thumbnail_141000.jpg","/articles/5986727/Maplewood/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Residents-petition-for-speed-bumps-on-Laclede-Station-Road-as-council-adds-road-to-commercial-vehicle-ban","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5986727-3ddfc15e5e3c9d9675b452bd64688c25/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173058&Signature=ZhqRJk1~eYnEN3beTD8A7lxTgopQ4l0spsF2yZzFSn-x2aD~7l1qn91TRETVT4qW~5tIMwhqBDnGW-Jsf17hypsIJvWxs6IA0lAHMEo5Sb4kfH04XNGV9r8f3A1wbSvDH8itzmIG5~HVAtPMhQTKjVTacWeI2T1AmcMUioCMrSzMsmRQQStMtTaeIxG0JNwrQNFcM5O26fq35uOAPnavO1VViiX5VtAkX6-W6XH147LWlnsah2GHBwPDpIq3DAnFRMVue62dDzc6HcBKVA9TjUCtLs0WA983qwN4iZaU7ZOsqVn4WD~HlZeY37sC3CFiV-syublA-lvp9pU2u5EDYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charles Callaway, a Maplewood resident, told the City Council during the first public-comment period that speeding, heavy truck traffic and parked cars have made Laclede Station Road unsafe for residents and children.
The council, at the same meeting, approved final-reading legislation adding Laclede Station Road (and Roseland Terrace) to the city code list of streets closed to commercial vehicles, an action council members said responded to resident concerns.
Callaway said neighbors circulated a petition requesting speed bumps and asked the council to consider lowering the speed limit to 15 miles per hour and reassessing a no-parking rule that he said encourages cut-through traffic. He also reported occasional 18-wheelers using the street despite signage prohibiting them and said school-bus stops on the road create particular safety risks when vehicles do not stop.
Mayor Greenberg and council members noted Callaway’s comments during discussion of the ordinance adding Laclede Station Road to the city’s commercial-vehicle restriction list. The motion for final reading was approved by roll call; the ordinance was recorded as Ordinance 60-83.
The council did not adopt a specific speed-bump installation or a new local speed limit at the meeting. Mayor Greenberg told Callaway the public-works director had already been contacted and staff would “get the process started,” indicating the petition had been passed to city staff for follow-up.
What happens next: the ordinance restricting commercial vehicles on Laclede Station Road is now in force as Ordinance 60-83. Any physical traffic-calming measures Callaway requested (speed bumps or a 15 mph limit) will require separate action by city staff or council after the public-works department evaluates the petition and budget implications.
","A resident petitioned the Maplewood City Council for speed bumps and a 15 mph limit on Laclede Station Road; the council approved an ordinance adding Laclede Station Road to the list of streets closed to commercial vehicles.","actionData","errors"]

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