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Home My WebLink About2009-01-13.. MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF ALDERMEN RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:00 p.m. The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in special session in the Boazd of Aldermen Chambers at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri. Mayor Rose called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Pam Darata, Mike Fuller, Bernie Bruns, Mazk Salyer, Ron Super, and Dave Hurt. Also present were David Blackburn, City Administrator, Jane Henry, Executive Administration Assistant, Public Safety Chief Gregory Mills, Meredith Hauck, Communications and External Affairs Coordinator, Jce Bednar, Armstrong Teasdale Attorney, John McClelland, City Attorney, Mike Duffy, Community Development Director and Donna Resz, Finance Director. Capital Improvement Projects Finance Director Donna Resz began her presentation with a revenue update. Gaming revenue for Argosy is up 5% for the year even though the Kansas City market as a whole is down. C1~rrent fiscal year collections for the Ciry aze $4,761,012. Interest rates are at a low, however, and interest revenue projections have been reduced. Resz added that she recommends not forecasting growth for gaming and lease revenue, hence, leaving them as they are at this time. She is projecting a 1% growth in sales, use and utility tax revenue. No growth in overall revenue is expected. She is projecting a slight downturn in FY 2009-2010, with revenue in FY 2013-2014 very close to this year's projections. Resz told the boazd that, if they liked all the projects in the capital improvements plan, the City's fund balance would be close to $30,000 in FY 2013-2014. She then went through the plan projects. Total expenditures for capital improvement projects for public facilities through the 2013- 2014 fiscal yeaz would be $4,700,000, $200,000 more than the previous plan. Park projects would be reduced in the requested plan by $2,600,000 from the previous request, primarily due to removing soccer fields in the Horizons Development. Resz added the 2013- 2014 yeaz to the infrastructure maintenance schedule causing a $1,500,000 increase from previous projections of $10,500,000 to $12,000,000. Major equipment requests included some new projects, i.e., outside warning siren upgrades, document imaging for plat maps and plans, and a public safety radio system. Those projects would increase the previous CIP plan $1,204,000 by the end of FY 2010-2011. In the Horizons Development, grading and seeding remain to be completed for Horizons Parkway I. Hwy. 9 and Horizons Parkway Phase 2 and Irrigation aze projected as under the amount previously planned by $765,000. EasdWest Connections are forecast to be $517,000 over projections due to utility improvements and relocations. The lift station is costing more than expected by $1,645,000. The total projected expenditures for Horizons Development are $25,632,000, an increase $1,377,000. Net cost to the City for community development projects is projected to be $1,000,000 higher than earlier projections of $16,646,000, primarily for irrigation along Argosy Pazkway West and anticipated projects identified by the Master Plan. Anew project is planned for Streets and Bridges, i.e, City Street Master Plan, resulting in the removal of Annual Street and Bridge Projects for 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 from the CIP. The proposed City Street Master Plan would be along-term comprehensive plan, which would lay out a street grid for the City that would provide a guide for identifying and scheduling construction and would assist with future development and prioritizing. Resz said it would be an overall City strategy that would help guide the future. Resz went on to point out that Vivion Road East -AA Intersection Project and Vivion Road East -Road Improvements have been delayed a year while L-385 Construction and I-635 Interchange projects are complete. Northwood Road Phase II Project has been delayed 2 years. The total requested plan for Streets and Bridges is $18,115,000 or $3,585,000 less than the previous plan. After money from other funding sources aze considered, i.e., Platte County Road District funds, MODOT, TIF reimbursement, developer contributions and MARC funding, the requested plan is $5,585,000 less than previously projected. Alderman Super asked if the City was taking over a federal highway when improving Vivion Road East. City Engineer Sabin Yanez replied that the City was not. Mayor Rose added the project will improve safety and the entry to the City; a lot of people aze impacted. Mike Duffy interjected that the improvements will relieve traffic created by cars turning north on AA Highway. He added that being involved in the process gives the City more leverage. Alderman Fuller said that he noticed that Kansas City had extended a TIF timetable and he asked if that would be possible for Riverside. City Attorney John McClelland said that the TIF in Horizons is beyond adding new projects to extend it. Fuller then asked if the City had any streets designated as boulevards. Duffy said not at this time but that the City is increasing landscaping along our streets anyway. Fuller responded that he felt boulevazds would encourage participation by businesses to landscape. Alderman Hurt asked if the entire City needs water line improvements. Duffy responded that improvements aze needed at Gower to 50`", up Gateway, Woodland and several other areas but not all. Fuller asked if Missouri American is going to use the recent rate increase to improve the City's water lines. Attorney Jce Bednaz said the increase will be used to pay for the improvements they have already made. Duffy added that initially anyway, Missouri American . - .. . seems like they want to work with the City. Rose commented that the Park Board really wants ball fields in the Horizons plan and she would like to see them put back in the plan. Fuller agreed and Resz said she would add them. Resz finished her presentation saying that taking her revenue assumptions into consideration and the Board adopts the CIP as presented, the City's fund balance in 2014 would be between $29,000,000 and $30;000,000. Stimulus Package Jce Bednar, attorney with Armstrong Teasdale, gave a brief review of Review and Strategy the stimulus package proposed by the federal government. Bednaz said the federal government will probably not offer individual municipal projects; they might focus on Medicaid and highway projects. Bednaz added that Northwood Road-Phase II, Vivion Road East and the Upper Line Creek Trail Connector are already in the MARC process and added that it is important to be in the process. Alderman Fuller asked Bednar about the Levee Project. Bednar answered that the Corps is picking up a lot of the cost. Fuller wants the Levee District to stand on its own without financial support from the City. Bednar finished by saying that it is a good environment for infrastructure projects. Mayor's Discussion Mayor Rose told the Boazd that she is hosting a Mayor's Caucus on Friday, January 16, 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Chambers. The caucus will focus on solid waste management. Aldennen Comments Alderman Hurt asked about the status of transit funding. Rose responded it will be in the stimulus package. Adjournment Alderman Fuller made a motion to adjourn and Alderman Bruns seconded. The vote was: Yes; Aldermen Super, Salyer, Darata, Bruns, and Fuller. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned. J e Henry Executive Administration A istant