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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-06-19 Regular Meeting MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ALDERMEN RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Tuesday, June 19, 2012 6:00 p.m. The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in regular session in the Board of Aldermen Chambers at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri, on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Mayor Rose called the workshop to order at 6:00 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Ron Super, Seth DeRose, Aaron Thatcher, Art Homer, Brad Cope, and Mike Fuller. Also present were City Administrator David Blackburn, City Attorney Nancy Thompson, City Clerk Robin Littrell, Community Development Director Mike Duffy, Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover, Public Safety Director Greg Mills, Finance Director ponna Resz, Community Development Assistant Sarah Wagner, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, Community Relations Director Meredith Hauck, Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston, and Operations Support Director Mike Shelton. BUDGET WORKSHOP Finance Director ponna Resz explained the few changes to the budget for final adoption during regular session this evening. Chief Mills reported on ambulance issues. Resz explained the budgeted amounts for the ambulance, the percentage for salaries, the Park Fund, and the Fund Balance review. The Board and Mayor voiced thoughts and concems followed then by a general approval, so the Finance Director may present the budget as discussed, during the regular session, for adoption. HORIZONS UPDATE Brent Miles and Brad Haymond from NorthPoint gave an update on all the projects in Horizons. Premium Waters and Mattox Road project schedules were discussed at length. Premium Waters project is ahead of schedule and the Mattox Road project is not moving as quickly. Options to get both schedules coordinated so completion is closer to the same time, were given by NorthPoint. The Board will give direction by motion during the regular meeting. MOTION FOR BREAK Alderman Thatcher moved to take a short break at 6:55 p.m. before regular session, second by Alderman Fuller. Yes: Thatcher, Fuller, Homer, Cope, DeRose, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. 1 REGULAR SESSION Mayor Rose called the Regular Session Meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Brad Cope, Mike fuller, Seth DeRose, Art Homer, Aaron Thatcher, and Ron Super. Also present were City Administrator David Blackburn, City Attorney Nancy Thompson, City Clerk Robin Littrell, Community Development Director Mike Duffy, Capital Projects Engineer Travis Hoover, Public Safety Director Greg Mills, Finance Director ponna Resz, Community Development Assistant Sarah Wagner, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, Community Relations Director Meredith Hauck, and Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rose led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT None. PROCLAMATION Mayor Rose read the proclamation recognizing Joseph L. Richey as a 2012 Presidential Scholar Recipient. SMART START PROGRAM Susan VanHooser, Jeannette Cowherd, and Principal Kerri Rowe, employees of Park Hill School District presented details of the Smart Start program and showed a short video of a parent whose child has participated in the program and shown great strides of improvement. They thanked the City of Riverside for helping support the Smart Start Program. They also gave a thank you gift to the City which reads, "Thank you for putting our youth first by investing in their future." CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the Consent Agenda, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. ' MINUTES oF o6-05-12 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the minutes of the June 5, 2012 meeting, second by Alderman Cope. ' Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. MINUTES OF 06-09-12 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the minutes of the June 9, 2012 meeting, second by Alderman Cope. ' Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. MINUTES OF Os-72-12 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the minutes of the June 12, 2012 meeting, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. 2 MAY COURT REPORT Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the May 2012 Court Report, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. RESOLUTION 2012-077 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2012-077, Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds for fiscal year 2011-2012, for weeks ending June 8` and June 15' in the amount of $393,194.23, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. , RESOLUTION 2012-078 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2012-078, ROW & UE Easement granting right of way and utility easements for Northwood Road Project, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. RESOLUTION 2012-079 Alderman Thatcher moved to ap�rove Resolution 2012-079, CO 3- vF Anderson - 41 st approving change order 3 for 41 Street Sanitary Sewer Project and final payment to VF Anderson Builders, LLC, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. RESOLUTION 2012-080 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2012-080, Final Pay - Embassy Lawn approving final pay to Embassy Lawn and Landscaping, Inc for the landscaping on Argosy Casino Parkway North Project, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-o. RESOLUTION 2012-os1 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2012-081, Contractor Access Agmnt. authorizing contractor access agreement with Magellan Pipeline, second by Alderman Cope. , Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Fuller, DeRose, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. REGULAR AGENDA , PUBLIC HEARING @ Mayor Rose opened the Public Hearing regarding the status of the ' 7:25 PM West Platte Road Redevelopment Plan, as amended, and of the projects thereunder, pursuant to Section 99.865 RSMo. Of the Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, ', Sections 99.800 to 99.865 RSMo., as amended. ' City Attorney Nancy Thompson remarked that the public hearing is required by State law every 5 years to review TIF plans. 3 Finance Director ponna Resz reviewed the redevelopment area involved in the TIF with before and after photos and discussed fuRher development being planned. Community Development Director Mike Duffy reviewed his meeting with Mike McKeen with Briarcliff. A letter from Briarcliff was passed out to each Board member. Having no comments from the public, Mayor Rose closed the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. RESOLUTION 2012-082 Finance Director Resz informed the Board she put the 2% salary 2012-2013 Annual Budget increase in the budget as directed by the Mayor and Board from the earlier workshop and asked if there were any further questians. Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2012-082, adopting the fiscal year 2012-2013 annual budget for the City, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, DeRose, Super, Homer, and Fuller. Motion carried 6-0. BIL� NO. 2012-033 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2012-033. Fuller — Community Dev. Alderman Thatcher moved to accept first reading and place Bill No. 2012-033 on second and finai reading, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Homer, DeRose, Fuller, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. Alderman Cope moved to approve Bill 2012-033 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Cope, Thatcher, Super, Fuller, Homer, and DeRose. Motion carried 6-0. James Fuller was present and introduced to the Board. BILL N0. 2012-034 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2012-034. Coop Agmnt. KCMO Alderman Thatcher moved to accept first reading and place Line Creek Trail Project Bill No. 2012-034 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, DeRose, Homer, and Fuller. No: Super Motion carried 5-1. Alderman Cope moved to approve Bill 2012-034 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Cope, Thatcher, Fuller, DeRose, and Homer. No: Super Motion carried 5-1. 4 � BILL NO. 2012-035 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2012-035. MOU Agreement with KCMO Alderman Cope moved to accept first reading and place Platte Co & Riverside Bill No. 2012-035 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Cope, Thatcher, Homer, Fuller, DeRose, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Bill 2012-035 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Homer, Super, Fuller, and DeRose. Motion carried 6-0. BILL N0. 2012-036 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2012-036. Agreement with Houston Lake Alderman Cope moved to accept first reading and place Fire Service Bill No. 2012-036 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Cope, Thatcher, Homer, Fuller, DeRose, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Bill 2012-036 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Homer, Super, Fuller, and DeRose. Motion carried 6-0. BILL NO. 2012-037 Attorney Michael McKinley with Spencer Fane gave a brief Fire Hydrants Relocate review about the need for this ordinance. or Remove City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2012-037. Alderman Cope moved to accept first reading and place Bill No. 2012-037 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Thatcher. Yes: Cope, Thatcher, Homer, Fuller, DeRose, and Super. Motion carried 6-0. Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Bill 2012-037 and enact ' said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Homer, Super, Fuller, and DeRose. Motion carried 6-0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR No Report. ' ADMINISTRATION City Administrator David Blackburn asked if the next meeting ', falling on July 3r might be moved to Monday, July 2" for those ' that may have plans for the 4` of July holiday. General ; consensus of the board was give to have the next regular meeting ' on Monday, July 2" The re-routing of Northwood Road has been changed to cut down ' on traffic that is driving through Houston Lake. ! We have encountered an oil spill in Horizons today. We will be getting an RFP out to rectify this issue soon. It is on the surface on the south side. We have come to a step in the road with the sewer and Attorney 5 Thompson has agreed to talk with the Kansas City attorneys because she reported that contractually they must provide service and we will work with them to protect our constituents. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A third option was offered by NorthPoint for consideration by the Board for the Mattox Road and Premium Waters issue on timelines and project completion. Following discussion, Alderman Thatcher moved to approve a change order to modify the pipe used for the project to ductile iron pipe on the Mattox Road Project, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Thatcher, Cope, Homer, DeRose, Super, and Fuller. Motion carried 6-0. ENGINEERING No Report. FINANCE No Report. PUBLIC SAFETY No Report. PUBLIC WORKS No Report. PARKS & RECREATION Community Relations Director Meredith Hauck informed the Board that the YMCA has discussed that they will implement a policy change at their pools to require all non-swimmers to wear life jackets when they are in the pool and they want our Board's feedback on this idea for our pool. It would mainly affect the daycares that come to our pool and there is a cost of approximately $13 per life jacket. Discussion of our zero entry and marking non-swimmers with a roped off area was held. Meredith will discuss further with the YMCA and bring update back to the Board. LEVEE BOARD No Report. ' MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Mayor Rose announced that the Northland Leadership 2013 applications are due now and is encouraging Seth to attend from ', the Board. Vintage Tech Recyclers is a new business that has just landed in ' our city and we are very excited about this coming to Riverside. ' They are a nation-wide electronics recycling company and this is their first presence in the Kansas City market. They will be a hub for Nebraska, lowa, Kansas, and Missouri area. They will also offer secure dumpster bins near the glass bins and possibly curbside recycling. They will have about 50 employees. We are receiving calls on the water and sewer increasing this last month and residents are concerned. We have got hit by both and ' there is not a lot we can do, but we are trying to do whatever is possible. We attended the Platte County Economic Development Council quarterly luncheon last week and Nathaniel was a presenter. 6 � Last Thursday evening I was honored to present Dr. Fisher the . Community Partner Award at the school board meeting. I just can't communicate enough my concern with all the road closures. We need constant reminders of these closures and it is going to be difficult to get to Riverside. Rick Turley, Premium Waters Plant Manager has resigned from the Park Hill School Board because he is moving out of the school district. The EPA is bringing a Clean Water Celebration Event to Renner Brenner Park, Wednesday, June 27"' at 11:30 a.m. We are like a pilot project for this region. I encourage any to attend possible and lunch will be served as well. This is a media event for the EPA. BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman DeRose — Alderman Fuller and I attended the Command College ceremony, it was a great honor for Officer Ballard and the Chief did a fantasticjob giving all the awards and the presentation. Alderman Cope — Several of us are flying to D.C. tomorrow, I am looking forward to it and hope it is a productive trip. � Alderman Fuller — Nothing to report. Alderman Super — In case no one has heard, an interesting announcement that Legends Shopping Center went into bankruptcy court last week and that we need to be doubly cautious with what we do with our developments. Alderman Thatcher — I am looking forward to the D.C. trip. On June 27� at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center, Seth and i will hold a home owners association meeting for the Gatewoods area, but everyone is welcome to attend. Alderman Homer — I would like to echo the remarks of Seth on the Command College ceremony and the Chief's presentations. I also had a call on the waterFall on Northwood Road and they wanted to � know if the City might consider offering some funds to run the waterFall. The Mayor commented that they pay HOA fees to help coverthose expenses. MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Thatcher moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 p.m., second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Thatcher, Homer, Super, DeRose, Fuller, and Cope. � • Motions carried 6-0. . , . .-. • _ � . *� ; , i � : - Robin Littrel , City Clerk . . . . a � �