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REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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,
July 20, 2021.
Mayor Rose called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Those in attendance were, Mayor Kathy
Rose, Aldermen Jill Hammond, Mike Fuller, Dawn Cockrell, Nathan Cretsinger, Robert Milner,
and Sal LoPorto.
Also present were City Administrator Brian Koral, City Clerk Robin Kincaid, Community
Development Director Mike Duffy, HR Manager Amy Strough, and Police Chief Chris Skinrood.
Also present were City Attorney Paul Campo, Special Counsel Joe Bednar and Special Counsel
David Martin with Gilmore & Bell.
MOTION TO ENTER INTO Alderman Fuller moved to enter into closed session
CLOSED @ 6:00 P.M. pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation, and
RSMo 610.021 (2) Leasing, Purchase, or sale of real estate,
RSMo 610.021(3) Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting a
particular employee, when personal information about the
employee is discussed, and RSMo 610.021 (13) Individually
identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records
pertaining to employee or applicant for employment, second by
Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Fuller, LoPorto, Milner, Hammond Cretsinger, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 6-0.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Cockrell moved at 6:59 p.m. to adjourn closed
CLOSED @ 6:59 P.M. AND session with action taken and to reconvene after open session,
RECONVENE AFTER OPEN second by Alderman Hammond.
Yes: Cockrell, Hammond, Cretsinger, Fuller, LoPorto, and Milner.
Motion carried 6-0.
REGULAR SESSION Mayor Kathy Rose called the Regular Session Meeting to order at
7:05 p.m.
Those in attendance were Mayor Kathy Rose, Aldermen Mike Fuller, Dawn Cockrell, Nathan
Cretsinger, Jill Hammond, Sal LoPorto, and Rob Milner.
Also present were City Administrator Brian Koral, Community Development Director Mike Duffy,
Finance Director Nate Blum, City Clerk Robin Kincaid, Public Works Director Tom Wooddell,
City Engineer Travis Hoover, Police Chief Chris Skinrood, Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston, and
Human Resources Manager Amy Strough. Also present was City Attorney Paul Campo.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rose led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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PUBLIC COMMENT None.
CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Hammond moved to approve the consent agenda as
presented, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
MINUTES OF 07-06-21 Alderman Hammond moved to approve the minutes of the July 6,
2021, meeting, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
COURT REPORT Alderman Hammond moved to approve the court report for the
month of June 2021, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-086 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-086
Reappoint Kaspar to P&Z reappointing Steven Kaspar to the Planning and Zoning
Commission, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-087 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-087
Reappoint King to P&Z reappointing Stephen King to the Planning and Zoning
Commission, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-088 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-088
PW International Truck authorizing the purchase of a 2022 International Model HV507
4X2 Truck cab and chassis for the Public Works Department
through Diamond International in Kansas City, Missouri off the
MACPP Government bid for cooperative fleet pricing in an amount
not to exceed $80,340.00, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto.. Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-089 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-089
Equipment for PW Truck authorizing the purchase of new equipment through American
Equipment Co. in Kansas City, Kansas to install on the 2022
International Truck purchased for Public Works in an amount not
to exceed $110,000.00, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-090 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-090
Bush Hog Mower for PW authorizing the purchase of a Bush Hog TDC-1500 Tri Deck
Mower through St. Joseph Tractor, St. Joseph, Missouri for the
Public Works Department in an amount not to exceed $19,447.30,
second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-091 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-091
Purchase Ford Ranger for CD authorizing the purchase of a 2021 Ford Ranger Truck for the
Community Development Department through Shawnee Mission
Ford off the MARC government bid for cooperative fleet pricing in
an amount not to exceed $33,017.00, second by Alderman
LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-092 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-092
Card Services UMB Bank approving a commercial card agreement with UMB Bank, National
Association, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto. Cockrell, Cretsinger, and Fuller.
Motion carried 6-0.
REGULAR AGENDA
BILL NO. 2021-029 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2021-029.
ROW Use Agreement -Verizon Community Development Director Mike Duffy explained the
purpose of this bill for right-of-way use for Verizon.
Alderman LoPorto moved to place Bill 2021-029 on second and
final reading, second by Alderman Milner.
Yes: LoPorto, Milner, Cockrell, Fuller, Cretsinger, and Hammond.
Motion carried 6-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2021-029.
Alderman Cretsinger moved to approve Bill 2021-029 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Hammond.
Yes: Cretsinger, Hammond, Fuller, Milner, LoPorto, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 6-0.
RESOLUTION 2021-085 Alderman Hammond moved to approve Resolution 2021-085
Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds for fiscal year 2020-
2021 and 2021-2022, for weeks ending July 911 and July 16" in the
amount of $532,075.04, second by Alderman LoPorto.
Yes: Hammond, LoPorto, Fuller. Cockrell. Cretsinger, and Milner.
Motion carried 6-0.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR City Administrator Brian Koral announced that the FPAL golf
tournament went well and was an enjoyable day. He also stated
that IT Manager Jason Ketter is in the process of upgrading the
sound and video equipment for the chamber area, some is
installed and should be noticeable this evening. He then reviewed
a PowerPoint presentation of the tentative Public Safety
renovation project, and it should go out for bid late summer to
early fall 2021. He then shared an Upstream from Ordinary Story
giving kudos to the Fire Department for their diligence in training
dedication to prepare for emergency situations. This came
through an email from a resident and alderman from Ward 3,
Nathan Cretsinger.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Community Development Director Mike Duffy discussed a 20-acre
lot for sale and informed the Board that an RFP went in the paper
for interest in the property and will be open for 30 days.
ENGINEERING Nothing to report.
FINANCE Finance Director Nate Blum reviewed by PowerPoint presentation
of the final FY2021 updated financials.
FIRE Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston reviewed the Fire Department
monthly report and he addressed hydrant issues in Indian Hills.
He also reported that the Forceable Entry Door is in place for
training purposes for the SWAT team and Fire Department.
POLICE Police Chief Chris Skinrood discussed the Police activity for June
2021, and he mentioned that there was evidence found after a call
to a business recently that may provide the department some
good leads. This week we have a class of 10 kids attending class
for the Jr. Police Academy, two of them are children of employees.
There was a report of a suspicious person, when our department
went to check, and that person was caught with evidence.
PUBLIC WORKS Nothing to report.
LEVEE BOARD City Engineer Travis Hoover announced that there is a meeting
tomorrow at noon.
MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Mayor Kathy Rose wanted to thank the staff at the community
center for a great job for their open house a couple weeks ago, it
was a good event! FPAL tournament yesterday and when I first
arrived, the course owner commented that there is no other
tournament held there that is as ran and organized as the
Riverside FPAL one. Everyone did a great job with wonderful
effort to make it a great tournament. Argosy presented a check
for $7,500, which is greatly appreciated. There were 31 teams
that participated and over half of them were businesses from
Riverside. We will be able to help many children because of those
efforts and I really appreciate that.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman Fuller— Nothing to report.
Alderman Hammond — Nothing to report.
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Alderman Cretsinger— Thank you to Travis for taking care of the
ADA pad placement and is there an update on that sidewalk I was
inquiring about? Mike Duffy reported that staff continues to
investigate that issue.
Alderman LoPorto — Nothing to report.
Alderman Milner— Nothing to report.
Alderman Cockrell — Nothing to report.
MOTION TO RETURN TO Alderman LoPorto moved to return to closed session pursuant
CLOSED @ 7:44 P.M. to RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation. and RSMo
610.021 (2) Leasing, Purchase, or sale of real estate, RSMo
610.021(3) Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting a particular
employee, when personal information about the employee is
discussed. and RSMo 610.021 (13) Individually identifiable
personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to
employee or applicant for employment, second by Alderman
Cretsinger.
Yes: LoPorto. Cretsinger. Cockrell, Fuller, Hammond, and Milner.
Motion carried 6-0.
Alderman Milner left the meeting at 8:19 p.m.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman LoPorto moved at 9:06 p.m. to adjourn closed
CLOSED @ 9:06 P.M. session with action taken, second by Alderman Cockrell.
Yes: LoPorto, Cockrell, Cretsinger, Hammond, and Fuller.
Motion carried 5-0.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Cockrell moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:06 p.m.,
second by Alderman Cretsinger.
Yes: Cockrell, Cretsinger, Fuller, Hammond, and LoPorto.
Motions, carried 5-0.
Robin Kincaid. ity Clerk
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