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Home My WebLink About2021-03-16 Regular Meeting Minutes MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ALDERMEN RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Tuesday, March 16, 2021 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, March 16, 2021. Mayor Rose called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m. Those in attendance were, Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Sal LoPorto. Jill Hammond, Al Bowman, Nathan Cretsinger, and Aaron Thatcher by Zoom. Aldermen Dawn Cockrell was absent. Also present were City Administrator Brian Koral, City Clerk Robin Kincaid, and Community Development Director Mike Duffy. City Attorney Paul Campo, HR Manager Amy Strough and Police Chief Chris Skinrood were in attendance by Zoom. MOTION TO ENTER INTO Alderman Bowman moved to enter into closed session pursuant CLOSED @ 6:37 P.M. to RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation. and RSMo 610.021 (2) Leasing, Purchase or sale of real estate, second by Alderman LoPorto. Yes: Bowman, LoPorto, Thatcher, Hammond, and Cretsinger. Motion carried 5-0. MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Bowman moved at 6:56 p.m. to adjourn closed CLOSED @ 6:56 P.M. session with no action taken, second by Alderman Hammond. Yes: Bowman, Hammond, Cretsinger, Thatcher, and LoPorto. Motion carried 5-0. REGULAR SESSION Mayor Rose called the Regular Session Meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Those in attendance were, Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Nathan Cretsinger, Sal LoPorto, Jill Hammond, and Al Bowman. Aldermen Aaron Thatcher and Dawn Cockrell were absent. Also present were City Administrator Brian Koral, Community Development Director Mike Duffy, and City Clerk Robin Kincaid, City Engineer Travis Hoover, Police Chief Chris Skinrood, Finance Director Nate Blum, HR Manager Amy Strough, and Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rose led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 1 CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Hammond moved to approve the consent agenda as presented, second by Alderman Cretsinger. Yes: Hammond, Cretsinger, Bowman, and LoPorto. Motion carried 4-0. MINUTES OF 03-02-21 Alderman Hammond moved to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2021 regular meeting, second by Alderman Cretsinger. Yes: Hammond, Cretsinger, Bowman, and LoPorto. Motion carried 4-0. MINUTES OF 03-09-21 Alderman Hammond moved to approve the minutes of the March 9, 2021 regular meeting, second by Alderman Cretsinger. Yes: Hammond, Cretsinger, Bowman, and LoPorto. Motion carried 4-0. COURT REPORT Alderman Hammond moved to approve the Court Report for February 2021, second by Alderman Cretsinger. Yes: Hammond, Cretsinger, Bowman, and LoPorto. Motion carried 4-0. RESOLUTION 2021-026 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-026 Perm Drainage Easement accepting a permanent drainage easement for the City of Riverside, second by Alderman Cretsinger. Yes: Hammond, Cretsinger, Bowman, and LoPorto. Motion carried 4-0. REGULAR AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Rose opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. to consider Preliminary Plat a Preliminary Plat for land generally described as a tract of land south and west of 3950 NW Van de Populier, in the City of Riverside, Missouri. Mayor Rose requested a motion from the Board to continue the Public Hearing to April 5, 2021. Alderman Bowman moved to continue the public hearing to April 5, 2021, second by Alderman LoPorto. Yes: Bowman, LoPorto, Hammond, and Cretsinger. Motion carried 4-0. RESOLUTION 2021-025 Alderman Cretsinger moved to approve Resolution 2021-025 Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds for fiscal year 2020-2021 weeks ending March 5th and March 12th in the amount of $191,425.61, second by Alderman LoPorto. Yes: Cretsinger, LoPorto and Mayor Rose. No: None. Abstain: Bowman and Hammond. Motion carried 3-0-2. 2 RESOLUTION 2021-027 Finance Director Nate Blum explained to the Board that this RSM Engagement Letter is for auditing services for the fiscal year 2021 and cost is in line with previous year expense from this firm. Alderman LoPorto moved to approve Resolution 2021-027 approving an engagement letter with RSM US LLP for external auditing services, second by Alderman Cretsinger. Yes: LoPorto, Cretsinger, Hammond, and Bowman. Motion carried 4-0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR City Administrator Brian Koral reviewed COVID-19 update for Platte County and our own staff. Vaccination plan was reviewed. There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, March 1811 in the Jeff Taylor Training Room. We are happy to have the Easter Egg Hunt this year at Renner Brenner Park, all will be required to wear masks; but it will be in person and excited for that event. A reminder as well, that the first meeting in April falls on election day, so the meeting will be on Monday, April 5th in accordance with our codes. Finally, we have an "Upstream from Ordinary" story that came to me through email from the Mayor regarding a phone call she had received. It was a man from the Misty Woods area, just outside of the City of Riverside, commenting on the professionalism and help he received from our City Engineer Travis Hoover. Mayor Rose asked what the next steps were for our residents needing to receive the Covid Vaccine and for the information to be pushed to our social media outlets. Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston added that there was going to be a mass vaccination at the NorthPoint facility in Horizons on March 26th and their goal is to give 2,500 vaccinations that day. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Nothing to report. ENGINEERING Nothing to report. FINANCE Finance Director Nate Blum reported on February 2021 Financial status through PowerPoint slides, noting that there will be a need to amend the budget line for Legal Expenses that are currently at about 125% of budget. The Board asked to be kept updated on this line item. FIRE Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston reviewed the monthly report in the packet. He discussed the fire that occurred to a house on Merrimac and thanked the Police and Dispatchers for their assistance on both calls to this location. POLICE Police Chief Chris Skinrood reported that activity around Argosy has picked up but the other calls are down, which we are happy to report, yet surprised, especially this time of year. I did want to note that the Police are always happy to assist the Fire Department when needed. In regards to the traffic concerns at Horizons for the mass vaccination site, the National Guard along with 3 appropriate signage, has that under control and we are comfortable with their plan. PUBLIC WORKS Nothing to report. LEVEE BOARD City Engineer Hoover stated that the monthly meeting is tomorrow. MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Mayor Rose read a thank you note received by RIC for their award from PCEDC for their Platte County Community Development Award Recipient for 2021. They have been in Riverside Horizons for nine years and are so happy to be a part of Riverside. The Northland Chamber is going to begin hosting events again. Our Riverside Chamber is looking to begin moving forward with events as well. I received wonderful comments about the knowledge that Noel Challis Bennion brings to the table for the Northland Regional Chamber Parks Division. Flyers are ready for the Public Safety Sales Tax information and need to be handed out before the election. BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman Bowman — Nothing to report. Alderman Cretsinger— Nothing to report. Alderman LoPorto — Nothing to report. Alderman Hammond — Nothing to report. MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Hammond moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 p.m., second by Alderman Bowman. Yes: Hammond, Bowman, Cretsinger, and LoPorto. Motion carried 4-0. i Robin Kincaid, City Clerk 4