Jennings meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Jennings Council to weigh new dangerous buildings ordinance, vacant property policy

No decisions were published from Jennings' recent committee meetings, which were held as agenda-only sessions with minutes not yet available. The City Council meets tonight (Aug. 24) to consider several substantive items, including a new ordinance on dangerous buildings and a commercial vacant property registration policy.

Recent committee meetings (agenda only)

Three committee meetings took place over the past two weeks, all with agendas but no published minutes or votes.

Aug. 10 – Municipal Affairs and Services Committee: The agenda covered updates on abatement issues on Gladys Avenue and the 5800 block of Helen Avenue, progress on improvements at Koeneman Park Lake, the status of the park sales tax, and updates on Marge Park and Fairview Stadium. No formal votes were listed.

Aug. 11 – Policy and Ordinance and Ways and Means joint meeting: The committees received updates on the St. Louis County Police Jennings Precinct and the Marge Park construction project. They also considered approval of a St. Louis County vector control renewal, a funding transfer from ward funds to special city event expenditures, and a discussion on vacant property registration. No votes were listed.

Aug. 18 – Policy and Ordinance Committee: The agenda contained one substantive item: approval of updates to the City of Jennings Title VI Policy. No vote was listed.

Aug. 18 – City Council: The council agenda included approval of the Post-Third Property Purchase of 6802 West Florissant Avenue, approval of the updated Title VI Policy, an ordinance approving lot consolidation at 6344, 6352, and 6356 Garesche Avenue, and a closed session for legal and personnel matters. No votes were listed.

Upcoming City Council meeting (Aug. 24)

The City Council meets tonight with several items on the agenda. The most consequential is a proposed ordinance establishing a new Chapter 40 on dangerous buildings. The council will also consider approval of a Commercial Vacant Property Registration Policy, a funding transfer from Ward Funds to the Recreation Department Community Programs, a special event permit for Erin Strong at 9050 West Florissant, and the re-appointment of Patricia Taylor to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The meeting includes a closed session for legal and personnel matters.

No dollar amounts or vote tallies were included in the agenda materials provided.

Coming up

• **City Council regular meeting** – Aug. 24, 2026, at Jennings City Hall. Agenda includes the dangerous buildings ordinance, vacant property registration policy, funding transfer, special event permit, and re-appointment. Closed session follows.

All items are proposals or agenda items; no decisions have been published as of this writing.

Jennings City Council reviews parking, fees, and street project funding

The Jennings City Council on June 22 considered two ordinances, a street project funding agreement, an audit contract, and a board appointment, according to its agenda. A separate joint committee meeting the same day took up an audit contract for the next fiscal year. Minutes have not yet been published, so no final votes are recorded.

Council agenda items

The meeting opened with departmental reports and public comments before moving to legal business. The council had before it an ordinance to amend Chapter 36, Article XIII, which covers prohibited parking, and an ordinance to amend Chapter 17 on permit fees.

Under new business, the council was asked to approve a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) supplement agreement for the Garesche Street Project. The council also had on its agenda approval of a statement of work with CLA for the 2023-2024 fiscal year audit, and reappointment of Matthew Kincade to the Board of Adjustment.

Joint committee meeting

The Policy and Ordinance and Ways and Means Committees held a special joint meeting on June 22 with a single agenda item: approval of a statement of work with CLA for the 2026-2027 fiscal year audit.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are scheduled for the next two weeks.