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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12-17 Regular Meeting MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ALDERMEN RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:45 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, December 17, 2013. Mayor Rose called the regular closed session meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Ron Super, Art Homer, Mike Fuller, Seth DeRose, and Brad Cope. Alderman Aaron Thatcher was absent. Also present were City Administrator Greg Mills, City Clerk Robin Littrell, City Attorney Paul Campo, Community Development Assistant Sarah Wagner, Administration Director Meredith Hauck, Finance Director Donna Resz, City Engineer Travis Hoover, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston, and City Planner Jackie Carlson. MOTION TO ENTER INTO Alderman Homer moved that the meeting go into closed CLOSED 6:45 P.M. session pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Homer, Cope, DeRose, Fuller, and Super. Motion carried 5 -0. MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Homer moved to adjourn closed session CLOSED @ 6:51 P.M. with no action taken at 6:51 p.m., second by Alderman DeRose. Yes: Homer, DeRose, Fuller, Cope, and Super. Motion carried 5 -0. REGULAR SESSION Mayor Rose called the Regular Session Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Mike Fuller, Ron Super, Seth DeRose, Brad Cope, and Art Homer. Alderman Aaron Thatcher was absent. Also present were City Administrator Greg Mills, City Clerk Robin Littrell, City Attorney Paul Campo, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, Community Development Assistant Sarah Wagner, Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston, City Planner Jackie Carlson, Finance Director Donna Resz, City Engineer Travis Hoover, Administration Director Meredith Hauck, and Major Chris Skinrood. John Chaszar with Argosy was also in attendance. 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rose led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT None. CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Cope moved to approve the consent agenda, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, Fuller, Super, and DeRose. Motion carried 5 -0. MINUTES OF 12 - 03 - 13 Alderman Cope moved to approve the minutes of the December 3, 2013 meeting, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, Fuller, Super, and DeRose. Motion carried 5 -0. NOVEMBER 2013 Alderman Cope moved to approve the November 2013 Court Court Report Report, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, Fuller, Super, and DeRose. Motion carried 5 -0. RESOLUTION 2013 - 122 Alderman Cope moved to approve Resolution 2013 -122 Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds for fiscal year 2013- 2014, for weeks ending December 6 and December 15`" in the amount of $1,082,364.68, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, Fuller, Super, and DeRose. Motion carried 5 -0. REGULAR AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING © Mayor Rose opened the Public Hearing to consider vacating a 7:05 PM portion of Right -of -Way of Domain Street south of NW 43` Street and north of NW 41 Street, in the city of Riverside, Missouri. City Planner Jackie Carlson asked that a motion be made by the Board to continue this until January 21, 2014 to allow the Planning Commission to hold their meeting regarding this issue. Having no comments from the public, Mayor Rose closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Alderman Cope moved to continue the public hearing until January 21, 2014, second by Alderman Super. Yes: Cope, Super, Homer, DeRose, and Fuller. Motion carried 5 -0. PUBLIC HEARING @ Mayor Rose opened the Public Hearing to consider vacating a 7:06 PM portion of Right -of -Way generally located at 4438 NW Gateway, in the City of Riverside, Missouri. City Planner Jackie Carlson asked that a motion be made by the Board to continue this until January 21, 2014 to allow the Planning Commission to hold their meeting regarding this issue. Having no 2 comments from the public, Mayor Rose closed the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. Alderman Cope moved to continue the public hearing until January 21, 2014, second by Alderman DeRose. Yes: Cope, DeRose, Fuller, Homer, and Super. Motion carried 5 -0. RESOLUTION 2013 - 124 City Engineer Travis Hoover explained that this resolution will CO 8 Max Rieke Brothers close out the project with Max Rieke Brothers. Alderman Cope moved to approve Resolution 2013 -124 approving and ratifying Change Order 8 to the agreement with Max Rieke Brothers, Inc. for the Northwood Road Phase 2 Project, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, Fuller, Super, and DeRose. Motion carried 5 -0. RESOLUTION 2013 - 125 City Engineer Travis Hoover reported the need for other areas of CO 2 Seal - O - Matic Paving paving repairs at Merrimac and Apache requiring a change order to the Seal - 0 - Matic Street Maintenance Project. Alderman Homer moved to approve Resolution 2013 -125 approving and ratifying Change Order 2 to the agreement with Seal -O -Matic for the 2012 Street Maintenance Project, second by Alderman Cope. Yes: Homer, Cope, DeRose, Super, and Fuller. Motion carried 5 -0. RESOLUTION 2013 - 126 Public Works Director Tom Wooddell stated that this resolution is Purchase Road Salt - Pavlich memorializing how the city has purchased road salt for our winter storms for the past 17 years and wishes to continue, as it seems to be the most cost effective for our city. Alderman Cope moved to approve Resolution 2013 -126 approving the purchase of road salt from Pavlich, Incorporated for the City, second by Alderman Super. Yes: Cope, Super, Homer, Fuller, and DeRose. Motion carried 5 -0. BILL NO. 2013 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2013 -096. CO 3 Gunter Construction Co. City Engineer Hoover gave an overview of this ordinance for the Board regarding an extension of time. Alderman Cope moved to accept first reading and place Bill No. 2013 -096 on second and final reading, second by Alderman DeRose. Yes: Cope, DeRose, Super, Homer, and Fuller. Motion carried 5 -0. Alderman Cope moved to approve Bill 2013 -096 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, DeRose, Super, and Fuller. Motion carried 5 -0. 3 BILL NO. 2013 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2013 -097. Amend City Code Chapter 210 City Attorney Paul Campo explained the ordinance presented regarding excursion Gambling boats and that the City Prosecutor is supportive of this ordinance. John Chaszar with Argosy addressed the Board and gave his support of this ordinance. Alderman Cope moved to accept first reading and place Bill No. 2013 -097 on second and final reading, second by Alderman DeRose. Yes: Cope, DeRose, Homer, Fuller, and Super. Motion carried 5 -0. Alderman Cope moved to approve Bill 2013 -097 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman DeRose. Yes: Cope, DeRose, Homer, Super, and Fuller. Motion carried 5 -0. BILL NO. 2013 City Clerk Robin Littrell gave first reading of Bill No. 2013 -098. Amend Code 400.160 (G) City Attorney Paul Campo explained that a mistake in the legal profession is referred to a scrivener's error and in the codification of the code book the quorum for the Planning Commission was incorrect. This ordinance will correct the error. Alderman Cope moved to accept first reading and place Bill No. 2013 -098 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Homer. Yes: Cope, Homer, DeRose, Fuller, and Super. Motion carried 5 -0. Alderman Cope moved to approve Bill 2013 -098 and enact said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Super. Yes: Cope, Super, Fuller, DeRose, and Homer. Motion carried 5 -0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR City Administrator Greg Mills reminded the Board that filing for the April 2014 election began today. The Board gave a consensus that they wished to purchase a table for the NRCC Annual Banquet. The other item for discussion is the KCATA Services contract that is up for renewal on January 1s Mills introduced Dan O'Connor with KCATA . He showed a PowerPoint and reviewed the options for the 2014 contract. He reminded the Board, that costs are shared; Kansas City is charged the mileage for operation in their city limits and Riverside is charged for mileage of operation in our city limits. The board asked questions and discussed the changes that were suggested. Argosy is aware of the route change as of April. City Planner Jackie Carlson added that the budgeted funds that remain from this contract change would be utilized to upgrade some bus stop areas. Mills stated that the new contract would come to the Board at the January 7 meeting. ADMINISTRATION Nothing to report. 4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT City Planner Jackie Carlson reviewed the memo included in the packet and gave a brief overview of the Home Building Incentive Program. She also reminded the Board that this program will expire on December 31, 2013. ENGINEERING Nothing to report. FINANCE Nothing to report. PUBLIC SAFETY Nothing to report. PUBLIC WORKS Public Works Director Tom Wooddell reported that the City Hall Carpet Replacement Project is completed. The project came in on time and was under budget by about $1,100. LEVEE BOARD Alderman Super reported that the Corps of Engineers took ownership of the railroad crossing repair which means it will not be the Levee District responsibility. Kudos to Spencer Fane for their help with this issue and the Board supporting their help. MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Mayor Rose announced that this has been a terrific Tuesday. Today the NRCC monthly luncheon had the Northland Mayors speak about the good things that happened in their respective cities in 2013. She told of two instances where perspective business owners and residents told the Mayor they wish to locate in Riverside. Kudos to the Board and staff! We have a great 2014 ahead of us. BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman DeRose — I wish everyone a happy holiday. Alderman Cope — Echo — Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. Alderman Fuller — Happy Holidays. Alderman Super — Thank the staff for the organized and most productive meeting last Saturday. There is a lot to be said about organization and the sharing of information. Alderman Homer — I wish staff and everyone a Merry Christmas. Thank you for the senior's Christmas Lunch that Public Safety provided, I received many good comments from those that attended. MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Cope moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:54 p.m., , second by Alderman DeRose. • Cope, DeRose, Fuller, Homer, and Super. '•• Motions carried 5 -0. j // r ..1 Robin Littrell, • ity Clerk ° ° 5