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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-24 Special Meeting MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF ALDERMEN RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:00 p.m. The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in special session in the Board of Aldermen Chambers at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri, on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Mayor Rose called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Ron Super, Brad Cope, Seth DeRose, Art Homer, Mike Fuller, and Aaron Thatcher. Also present were City Administrator David Blackburn, City Attorney Nancy Thompson, City Clerk Robin Littrell, Community Development Director Mike Duffy, Finance Director ponna Resz, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, Public Safety Director Greg Mills, Fire Chief Gordy Fowlston, Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover, Community Relations Director Meredith Hauck, and Police Captain Chris Skinrood. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rose led the Pledge of Allegiance. Resolution 2012-052 City Attorney Nancy Thompson explained the need for this Hold Harmless Agreement resolution and the attached agreement. Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2012-052 to execute and deliver the hold harmless and indemnity agreement between Riverside Horizons, LLC and the City of Riverside and the Industrial Development Authority, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, DeRose, Super, Fuller, and Homer. Motion carried 6-0. POLICE ACADEMY Chief Mills reported to the Board and Mayor that a Riverside dispatcher has been selected to fill one of the police officer openings and will be going to the academy for the next six months. Chief Mills requested a motion be made, that upon graduation from the academy this employee has her salary changed to that of a police officer at $37,650. Alderman Cope moved that upon completion of the Police Academy, said employee will have her salary changed to that of a Police Officer in the amount of $37,650, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Cope, Thatcher, Homer, Super, Fuller, and DeRose. Motion carried 6-0. 1 QTLY FINANCIAL UPDATE Finance Director ponna Resz handed each Board member a packet with graphs to show quarterly financial analysis updates and walked them through each graph. QTLY CAPITAL PROJECTS Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover introduced engineers that were present to discuss projects. Darren Hennen of Olsson and Associates reviewed the closeout report for the 48�" Street project. Sabin Yanez of Cook, Flatt & Strobel discussed the Argosy Parkway North project and we should have an aerial easement for consideration by the board at the next meeting. Sabin also briefly reviewed the Quiet Zone project that is now completed. Public Safety Director Mills reviewed the City Radio Tower project for the Board and noted that it was running well and came in under budget. Hoover discussed the Horizons Lift Station project and explained that we are waiting for Kansas City to approve final acceptance and we are negotiating the warranty. Matt Eblen of Shafer, Kline & Warren reviewed the progress of the Northwood Road project. There have been delays due to utility company delays and we are now combining phase 2 and phase 3 in attempts to get this project back on track and done by Labor Day. The intersection of Northwood and 52n Streets will be completely closed during this phase of work. Eblen also discussed the Line Creek Bridge project and that will begin in July after the All Star Game. Bids for this project came in very good. NorthPoint was not able to attend tonighYs meeting, they will present infrastructure and Mattox Road at the next meeting. Hoover updated the board on the Upper Line Creek Trail project. Aaron Bresette with HDR explained that bidding for the Line Creek Trail is on track for July. The Board gave general consensus approval to move forward with the Line Creek Trail Project for the 2012-2013 budget year. The levee district has requested gates for this project and they should be within budget and we hope for good bids. Discussion of the Route 9 Trail being put in the CIP and request to seek STP funding was presented to the Board. The Board gave general consensus to make application for funding for this trail. Tom Kimes with HDR gave update on levee issues and brief overview to help the newly elected aldermen. Hoover then covered the Infrastructure Maintenance Program and asked the Board to revisit the annex parking lot improvement. Following discussion the Board does not want this to be a parking lot, but would like Hoover to look at other options for improving this area. He is also to bring back current numbers for a partnership agreement with Eaton Chemical to repair an alley and right-of- way on Bailey Court. The Interurban Bridge Bank Stabilization was discussed with the Board. Public Works Director Tom Wooddell walked the Board through the Public Facility Improvements portion of the quarterly update. Finance Director Resz then shared a brief update on the Capital Improvement budget quarterly update and a brief overview of the upcoming budget process. 2 MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Super moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 p.m., second by Alderman DeRose. Yes: Super, DeRose, Thatcher, Fuller, and Cope. Motion carried 6-0. n � e C ," . , � . . � . �''�� • , , � Robin Littrell, City Clerk , , 3