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Home My WebLink About2011-11-15 Regular Meeting MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ALDERMEN RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Tuesday, November 15, 2011 5:30 p.m. The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met for a regular session in the Board of Aldermen Chambers at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri, on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Mayor Rose called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Brad Cope, Mike Fuller, Aaron Thatcher, Bernie Bruns, Ron Super, and David Hurt. Also present were City Administrator David Blackburn, City Attorney Nancy Thompson, Community Development Director Mike Duffy, City Clerk Robin Littrell, Finance Director Donna Resz, Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover, Community Relations Director Meredith Hauck. MOTION TO ENTER INTO Alderman Bruns moved that the meeting go into closed CLOSED @ 5:39 P.M. session pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation, RSMo 610.021 (2) Leasing, Purchase or sale of real estate, RSMo610.021 (3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting a particular employee, when personal information about the employee is discussed, and RSMo. 610.021(13) Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees, second by Alderman Fuller. Yes: Bruns, Fuller, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Fuller moved closed session be adjourned at CLOSED @ 7:12 P.M. 7:12 p.m. with no action taken, second by Alderman Bruns. Yes: Fuller, Bruns, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. REGULAR SESSION Mayor Pro Tem Dave Hurt called the Regular Session Meeting to order at 7:13 p.m. 1 Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose (arrived at 7:22 p.m.), Aldermen Aaron Thatcher, Brad Cope, Mike Fuller, David Hurt, Bernie Bruns, and Ron Super. Also present were City Administrator David Blackburn, City Attorney Nancy Thompson, Community Development Director Mike Duffy, City Clerk Robin Littrell, Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover, Finance Director ponna Resz, Public Safety Director Chief Milis, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, and Community Relations Director Meredith Hauck. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Hurt led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT None. CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Fuller moved to approve the Consent Agenda, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Fuller, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, Super, and Bruns. Motion carried 6-0. MINUTES OF 11-01-11 Alderman Fuller moved to approve the minutes of the November 01, 2011, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Fuller, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, Super, and Bruns. Motion carried 6-0. OCTOBER COURT REPORT Alderman Fuller moved to approve the October 2011 Court Report, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Fuller, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, Super, and Bruns. Motion carried 6-0. Resolution 2071-096 Alderman Fuller moved to approve Resolution 2011-096, Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds out of the City Treasury for weeks ending November 4� and November 11�', second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Fuller, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, Super, and Bruns. Motion carried 6-0. Resolution 2071-097 Alderman Fuller moved to approve Resolution 2011-097, Property Purchase from IDA approving purchase of property from the Industrial Development Authority of Riverside, Missouri, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Fuller, Thatcher, Hurt, Cope, Super, and Bruns. Motion carried 6-0. 2 REGULAR AGENDA Resolution 2011-098 Community Relations Director Hauck and Chief Mills presented Wellness Program - Cerner details of the program, reviewed the process Cerner would follow, and explained the costs and incentive possibilities. The Board was given time to ask questions. Alderman Bruns moved to approve Resolution 2011-098 approving a master services agreement for wellness services with Health Exchange, Inc., second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Bruns, Thatcher, Fuller, Cope, Super, and Hurt. Motion carried 6-0. Resolution 2011-099 Community Development Diredor Duffy explained the easements Easements on 41" Street included in this resolution. Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2011-099 accepting the easements in connection with the 41 Street Project, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Super, Bruns, Hurt, and Fuller. Motion carried 6-0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR No Report. ADMINISTRATION Community Relations Director Hauck presented by power point, two options for Board consideration. Following Board discussion, direction was given to Hauck to go with option 2 that would have events each month throughout the summer rather than only one large event. Board would like to keep the "block party" feel for these events if possible. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Community Development Director Duffy discussed signage for Argosy Casino Parkway and showed options presented to this point that have been modeled after our clock tower. Following discussion by Board, their preferences were shared and Duffy will review further, the possibility of "Casino Paricway" in the same font. Duffy discussed the need for an engineer on the Mattox Road project to give design review, construction observation, etc. We would like to be able to bring back a scope of services at the next regular meeting. Following Board discussion, they advised to empower staff for the selection of engineer for the Mattox Road conceptual design. ENGINEERING Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover announced the long awaited road opening on Northwood Road, from Merrimac and south. Hoover answered questions of the Board regarding the remainder of Northwood Road. Jonathan Hofflander with Olsson 3 and Associates shared a memo, information, and options on the Horizons Sanitary Sewer Project. Following review and lengthy discussion, questions were answered by Olsson and Hoover and it was reiterated that timing is critical on this project for Horizons. Alderman Thatcher made the motion to proceed with Option 3 as recommended by Olsson and Associates, second by Alderman Bruns. Yes: Thatcher, Bruns, Hurt, Cope, and Fuller. No: Super Motion carried 5-1. FINANCE No Report. PUBLIC SAFETY Chief Mills announced the radio system approved in 2009 was turned on at 7:30 a.m. today. The difference is like going from a scratched LP record to digit sound and it is very clear and working well. PUBLIC WORKS Public Works Director Tom Wooddell reported that the overhead door project for the Fire Department is completed. The park is still closed and we are trying to get the grass to get established. The next facility upgrade will be interior paint in Public Safety, we will be getting bids in the near future. PARKS 8 RECREATION No Report. LEVEE BOARD REPORT Community Development Director Duffy announced that the Corp of Engineers has selected a contractor for the Lower Line Creek repairs that will begin in April 2012. There will be staging for the project in areas of the park. Community Relations Director Hauck stated she is working on a project to add an icon to the city website for better trails information and notifications. City Administrator Blackburn added that Briarcliff had made a presentation to the Levee Board explaining their procedures in the Horizons area near the levee. MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Nothing to report this evening. BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman Super — Kudos to Public Works tonight. They are using COMMENTS the street sweeper to keep the leaves out of the sewers so they are not clogging them up. They have been very proactive. Alderman Hurt — Nothing to report. Alderman Thatcher — The radio project, being 3.3 million dollars, a project that size to go so smoothly says something about due diligence and kudos to those involved. That is impressive. Chief Mills reported that Captain Skinrood was the guy that made it all work. 4 Alderman Cope —Echoed comments previously made. Alderman Bruns — Nothing to report. Alderman Fuller — Nothing to report. City Administrator Blackburn asked for approval from the Board for Robin to go to training in California for approximately $1,300. The Board gave general consensus. ADJOURN @ 9:06 P.M. Alderman Thatcher moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:06 p.m., second by Alderman Hurt. Yes: Thatcher, Hurt Bruns, Super, Fuller, and Cope. Motion carried 6-0. � � � ` ° ' Robin Littrel , City Clerk 5