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REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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,
September 20, 2016.
Mayor Rose called the regular meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor
Kathy Rose, Aldermen Ron Super, Art Homer, Frank Biondo, Chet Pruett, Aaron Thatcher,
and Al Bowman.
Also present were City Administrator Greg Mills, Community Development Director Mike Duffy,
City Clerk Robin Kincaid, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, City Engineer Travis Hoover,
and Finance Director Donna Oliver. Also present was City Attorney Paul Campo.
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, and RSMo 610.021 (2) Leasing, Purchase or sale of
real estate, second by Alderman Pruett.
Yes: Homer, Pruett, Thatcher, Super, Bowman, and Biondo.
Motion carried 6-0.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Biondo moved at 6:52 p.m. to adjourn closed
CLOSED @ 6:52 P.M. session with action taken, second by Alderman Bowman.
Yes: Biondo, Bowman, Homer, Thatcher, Pruett, and Super.
Motion carried 6-0.
REGULAR SESSION Mayor Rose called the Regular Session Meeting to order at 7:00
p.M.
Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Art Homer, Frank Biondo, Al
Bowman, Chet Pruett, Aaron Thatcher, and Ron Super.
Also present were City Administrator Greg Mills, City Clerk Robin Kincaid, Community
Development Director Mike Duffy, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell, Fire Chief Gordon
Fowlston, City Engineer Travis Hoover, Police Captain Mike Costanzo, Finance Director Donna
Oliver, and Police Officer/SRO Matt Westrich. Also attending was City Attorney Paul Campo.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rose led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT None. Mayor Rose welcomed Boy Scouts Joey Weimer, Braeden
Buttron, David Weimer, and Jerry Buttron with Troop 314.
PRESENTATION Representative Kevin Corlew presented a resolution to Riverside
resident Denise Hamilton for outstanding work for our community.
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CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the consent agenda
as presented, second by Alderman Biondo.
Yes: Thatcher, Biondo, Super, Bowman, Pruett, and Homer.
Motion carried 6-0.
MINUTES OF 09-06-16 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the minutes of the
September 6, 2016 meeting, second by Alderman Biondo.
Yes: Thatcher, Biondo, Super, Bowman, Pruett, and Homer.
Motion carried 6-0.
COURT REPORT Alderman Thatcher moved to approve the August 2016 Court
Report, second by Alderman Biondo.
Yes: Thatcher, Biondo, Super, Bowman, Pruett, and Homer.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2016-064 Alderman Thatcher moved to approve Resolution 2016-064
Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds for fiscal year 2016-
2017, for weeks ending September 9th and September 16th in the
amount of$361,141.82, second by Alderman Biondo.
Yes: Thatcher, Biondo, Super, Bowman, Pruett, and Homer.
Motion carried 6-0.
REGULAR AGENDA
BILL NO. 2016-043 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2016-043.
New Hire Rhonda Smith Alderman Thatcher moved to accept first reading and place Bill
No. 2016-043 on second and final reading, second by Alderman
Bowman.
Yes: Thatcher, Bowman, Biondo, Homer, Pruett, and Super.
Motion carried 6-0.
Alderman Pruett moved to approve Bill 2016-043 and enact said
bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Biondo.
Yes: Pruett, Biondo, Homer, Super, Bowman, and Thatcher.
Motion carried 6-0.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR City Administrator Greg Mills stated that the Special Events Policy
was to be postponed until further discussions could be held with
the Parks Board and Tourism Commission.
The LAGERS annual meeting is October 19, 2016. The Board is
to approve the employer representative and Stacey Rasco is my
recommendation for that position. Alderman Thatcher moved to
approve HR Assistant Stacey Rasco as the Employer
Representative at the 2016 Annual Meeting for LAGERS, second
by Alderman Biondo.
Yes: Thatcher, Biondo, Homer, Super, Pruett, and Bowman.
Motion carried 6-0.
Mills announced that the compensation study RFQ interview will
be tomorrow morning and if it goes as expected a resolution will
be on the next meeting agenda.
Denise Hamilton was asked to come give a brief update on land
listed for sale.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Community Development Director Mike Duffy announced that
MACA— Missouri Animal Control Association informed us that
Shane Moore has been named as Animal Control Officer of the
Year 2016. This is voted on by the membership throughout
Missouri.
ENGINEERING City Engineer Travis Hoover stated that the reseeding bids were
opened last Wednesday, but there were no bids received. This
will be looked at next spring. About the 50th Street utility
underground work, we have not been able to get feedback from a
subcontractor, they are very busy. Alderman Homer asked to
discuss the issue further. The Mayor and Board shared various
views and determined a Saturday morning strategic planning
meeting will be scheduled with further discussions being heard at
that time.
FINANCE Nothing to report.
PUBLIC SAFETY Captain Mike Costanzo introduced Officer Matt Westrich and that
he would give a presentation explaining details of Rachel's
Challenge, a program being initiated into some of our Northland
schools in regards to bullying. It is a program to motivate, educate
and bring positive change to youth.
PUBLIC WORKS Public Works Director Tom Wooddell briefed the Board that three
surplus mowers were sold through Purple Wave Auction Service
for a total amount of$9,700.00. The dealership offered $2,000
each for a trade-in, so this option brought in an additional
$3,700.00.
LEVEE BOARD Alderman Super stated that the meeting is tomorrow and the flood
wall will be discussed.
MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Mayor Rose stated that September is always a busy month and is
proving to be this year as well. Congratulations to Shane with his
award for Missouri Animal Control Officer of the year. We are a
small town with a big impact. Last week I was sworn in as
President of the Missouri Municipal League, and believe that will
be a big deal for our community. We are proud of Officer Marr
and Lynck for their accomplishments as Best Narcotics Dog out of
20 other dogs. We have a lot of wonderful things happening in
Riverside.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman Biondo— Request was made to Public Works Director
Tom Wooddell to explore changing exterior lighting at the facility
to LED and possibly give us something in the 2017-2018 budget
to review. Wooddell responded that he would provide a project
cost for said request.
Alderman Thatcher— I attended the Northland Chamber DC Flydn
and gave a brief overview of meetings. One comment that stood
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out from our legislators was that the NRCC is one of the most
successful chambers that they are aware of and work with.
Overall it was a successful trip. I would like to report a random act
of kindness in my neighborhood. While traveling a great deal this
summer, my yard has not been kept up as I would like, but when I
got home last week my neighbor Kip Crawford was mowing my
yard. The people in Riverside are amazing.
Alderman Super—Thank you to Animal Control and Public Safety
for capturing a Pit Bull that was on the loose in our neighborhood.
Congratulations to Mayor Rose for her election as President of
MML, let's hope it brings good things to MML and Riverside.
Alderman Homer—Congratulations to Mayor Rose.
Alderman Pruett— I also wish to congratulate Mayor Rose.
Alderman Bowman —Congratulations to Mayor Rose.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Biondo moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:38 p.m.,
second by Alderman Bowman.
Yes: Biondo, Bowman, Thatcher, Super, Pruett, and Homer.
Motions carried 6-0.
Robin Kincaild, City Clerk
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