HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-19 Regular Meeting Minutes MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
5:30 p.m.
The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in regular session in the
Aldermen Chambers at 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri, on Tuesday, December
19, 2023.
Mayor Rose called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Those in attendance were, Mayor Kathy
Rose, Aldermen Jill Beck, Dawn Cockrell, Nathan Cretsinger (joined by Zoom at 5:45 pm),
Jason Draut, Rob Milner, and Steve Palma.
Also present were City Administrator Brian Koral, City Clerk Robin Kincaid, HR Manager Amy
Strough, Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston, Assistant Fire Chief Jason Snarr, Community
Development Director Mike Duffy, and City Attorney Paul Campo.
MOTION TO ENTER INTO Alderman Milner moved to enter closed session pursuant to
CLOSED @ 5:36 P.M. RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation, 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 Cockrell.
Yes: Milner, Cockrell, Draut, Palma, and Beck.
Motion carried 5-0.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Beck moved at 6:40 p.m. to adjourn closed session
CLOSED @ 6:40 P.M. with action taken, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Beck, Draut, Cockrell, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
REGULAR SESSION Mayor Pro Tem Jill Beck called the Regular Session Meeting to
order at 7:02 p.m. She also announced that Bill 2023-082 and
Bill 2023-083 were to be pulled from the agenda for this evening.
Those in attendance were Mayor Pro Tem Jill Beck, Mayor Kathy Rose (joined meeting at
7:20 pm), Aldermen Dawn Cockrell, Jason Draut, and Steve Palma.
Alderman Nathan Cretsinger and Alderman Rob Milner were absent for Open Session.
Also present were City Administrator Brian Koral, City Clerk Robin Kincaid, Public Works
Director Tom Wooddell, Police Chief Chris Skinrood, Community Development Director Mike
Duffy, Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston, HR Manager Amy Strough, City Engineer Travis Hoover,
Capital Projects /Parks Manager Noel Challis Bennion, Finance Director Erika Benitez, City
Planner Sarah Wagner, Firefighter Adam Ellis, Assistant Fire Chief Jason Snarr, Captain Jeff
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Hendrix, Lieutenant Deven Johnson, Firefighters Dan Myer and Kelly Gates, City Attorney Paul
Campo, and Special Counsel Joe Bednar.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tern Jill Beck led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT None.
AUDIT REPORT Dustin Opatz, Manager for BerganKDV presented the June 30,
2023 final audit report to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
PowerPoint slides for the Independent Auditor's Report,
Government Audit Standards Report and Single Audit, and charts
showing fund balances of revenues and expenditures were
shared. Opatz answered questions from the Board.
CONSENT AGENDA Alderman Cockrell moved to approve the consent agenda as
presented, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
MINUTES OF 12-05-2023 Alderman Cockrell moved to approve the minutes of the
December 05, 2023, meeting, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
COURT REPORT Alderman Cockrell moved to approve the court report for the
month of November 2023, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
RESOLUTION 2023-168 Alderman Cockrell moved to approve Resolution 2023-168
Bill Pay authorizing the expenditure of funds for fiscal year 2023-2024 for
weeks ending December 8th and December 15th in the amount of
$1,384,862.55, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
RESOLUTION 2023-169 Alderman Cockrell moved to approve Resolution 2023-169
Trail Easement accepting a trail easement from Riverside Townhouses, Inc.,
second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
RESOLUTION 2023-170 Alderman Cockrell moved to approve Resolution 2023-170
Patek &Associates Agreement approving and authorizing an agreement by and between the City
of Riverside, Missouri and Patek and Associates, LLC, regarding
consulting and lobbying services, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
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RESOLUTION 2023-171 Alderman Cockrell moved to approve Resolution 2023-171
Amend WSKF, Inc Agreement approving an amendment to the agreement with WSKF, Inc. for
architectural services resulting in a revised agreement amount of
$310,636.00 for such purposes, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
RESOLUTION 2023-172 Alderman Cockrell moved to approve Resolution 2023-172
Crossland CO 18 approving change order eighteen to the agreement with Crossland
Construction Company, Inc. for additions & renovations Riverside
Public Safety resulting in a revised contract amount of
$4,962,581.46 for such purposes, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Cockrell, Palma, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
REGULAR AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Pro Tern Beck opened the public hearing at 7:09 p.m.
Rezoning Property-LiveNation to consider rezoning for property generally located south of NW
39th Street, west of NW Horizons Parkway, north of Interstate 635
and e4ast of the Riverside Quindaro-Bend Levee, in the City of
Riverside, Missouri.
City Planner Sarah Wagner explained that this is a request for
rezoning approximately 170 acres on the west side of Horizons.
To rezone from industrial to an entertainment district for an
amphitheater. Mayor Pro Tem Beck asked if there were any
further questions or comments and hearing none, closed the
public hearing at 7:11 p.m.
BILL NO. 2023-074 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-074.
Rezoning Property-LiveNation Alderman Cockrell moved to accept first reading and place Bill
2023-074 and final reading, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Cockrell, Draut, Palma, and Beck.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-074.
Alderman Draut moved to approve Bill 2023-074 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Draut, Palma, Cockrell, and Beck.
Motion carried 4-0.
PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Pro Tem Beck opened the public hearing at 7:13 p.m.
Prelim & Final Dev. Plan to consider a preliminary development plan for property generally
located south of NW 39th Street, west of NW Horizons Parkway,
north of Interstate 635 and east of the Riverside Quindaro-Bend
Levee, in the City of Riverside, Missouri.
City Planner Sarah Wagner explained that this request is for a
preliminary and final development plan for LiveNation
amphitheater project that has been worked on for quite some time.
This was unanimously approved by the Planning & Zoning
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Commission at their meeting last week. Consultant Gretchen Blain
from Generator Studios gave an overview of the project and
showed pictures of the proposed project. Mayor Kathy Rose
asked if there were any further questions or comments and
hearing none, closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.
BILL NO. 2023-075 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-075.
Prelim. & Final Dev. Plan Alderman Draut moved to accept first reading and place Bill
2023-075 and final reading, second by Alderman Cockrell.
Yes: Draut, Cockrell, Beck, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-075.
Alderman Beck moved to approve Bill 2023-075 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Beck, Palma, Draut, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 4-0.
PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Kathy Rose opened the public hearing at 7:27 p.m.
Rezoning Property- Gunter to consider rezoning for property generally located south of
Missouri Highway 9, west of NW Horizons Parkway, north of the
BNSF Railroad, and east of 5654 NW River Park Drive, in the City
of Riverside, Missouri.
City Planner Sarah Wagner stated that this request is for rezoning
property for Gunter Construction. This is approximately fourteen
acres, and they are requesting a change from GP-I, General
Planned Industrial to PD, Planned Development for industrial
development and they will be required to make the buildings very
similar to the current development in the area. Mayor Kathy Rose
asked if there were any further questions or comments and
hearing none, closed the public hearing at 7:28 p.m.
BILL NO. 2023-076 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-076.
Rezoning Property-Gunter Alderman Cockrell moved to accept first reading and place Bill
2023-076 and final reading, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Cockrell, Draut, Beck, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-076.
Alderman Palma moved to approve Bill 2023-076 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Beck.
Yes: Palma, Beck, Cockrell, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Kathy Rose opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m.
Rezoning Property- Gunter to consider a preliminary development plan for property generally
located south of Missouri Highway 9, west of NW Horizons
Parkway, north of the BNSF Railroad, and east of 5654 NW River
Park Drive, in the City of Riverside, Missouri.
City Planner Sarah Wagner stated that this request is for property
Gunter Construction will develop. This is approximately fourteen
acres, and they are proposing three buildings on the property, the
first just over 118,000 square feet and future phases for the other
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two. The building will be similar and consistent to those that are in
the Horizons area.
Mayor Kathy Rose asked if there were any further questions or
comments and hearing none, closed the public hearing at 7:33
p.m.
BILL NO. 2023-077 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-077.
Prelim & Final Dev. Plan Alderman Palma moved to accept first reading and place Bill
2023-077 and final reading, second by Alderman Beck.
Yes: Palma, Beck, Draut, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-077.
Alderman Draut moved to approve Bill 2023-077 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Cockrell.
Yes: Draut, Cockrell, Palma, and Beck.
Motion carried 4-0.
BILL NO. 2023-078 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-078.
FOP 2023 Side Letter Police Chief Chris Skinrood stated that this is a modification to the
original contract negotiations. There were no questions from the
Board.
Alderman Beck moved to accept first reading and place Bill 2023-
078 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Beck, Draut, Cockrell, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-078.
Alderman Palma moved to approve Bill 2023-078 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Cockrell.
Yes: Palma, Cockrell, Beck, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
BILL NO. 2023-079 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-079.
KCATA Agreement City Administrator Brian Koral reported that this is a three-month
extension to the agreement in place for the IRIS service and this
will continue with the same rates through March 2024.
Alderman Draut moved to accept first reading and place Bill 2023-
079 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Cockrell.
Yes: Draut, Cockrell, Palma, and Beck.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-079.
Alderman Cockrell moved to approve Bill 2023-079 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Cockrell, Draut, Beck, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
BILL NO. 2023-080 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-080.
Revised Employee Handbook City Administrator Brian Koral explained that this project was
discussed, and changes reviewed during the work session at the
last meeting. Thank you to HR Manager Amy Strough and the
leadership team for their work on this project.
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Alderman Palma moved to accept first reading and place Bill
2023-080 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Beck.
Yes: Palma, Beck, Draut, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-080.
Alderman Draut moved to approve Bill 2023-080 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Cockrell.
Yes: Draut, Cockrell, Beck, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
BILL NO. 2023-081 City Clerk Robin Kincaid gave first reading of Bill No. 2023-081.
Public Works Hire - Kia Alderman Cockrell moved to accept first reading and place Bill
2023-081 on second and final reading, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Cockrell, Draut, Beck, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
City Clerk Kincaid gave second reading of Bill No. 2023-081.
Alderman Beck moved to approve Bill 2023-081 and enact
said bill as ordinance, second by Alderman Palma.
Yes: Beck, Palma, Draut, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 4-0.
Mayor Rose noted again that Bill No. 2023-082 and Bill No. 2023-
083 are pulled from the agenda this evening.
RESOLUTION 2023-173 City Administrator Koral and Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston showed
Fire Ladder Truck Purchase slides explaining the Public Safety Sales Tax and priorities for the
use of the tax dollars. Modernizing the fire trucks that are currently
in use and the truck ordered and the approval of the price
increase for the ladder truck that is coming after the first of the
year.
Alderman Palma moved to approve Resolution 2023-173
authorizing the purchase of a Fire Rescue Aerial Platform
(Ladder) Truck, second by Alderman Beck.
Yes: Palma, Beck, Cockrell, and Draut.
Motion carried 4-0.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR City Administrator Brian Koral stated that we are having the last
meeting of a really great year for Riverside and looking forward to
a wonderful 2024. He then shared an Upstream from Ordinary
Story, an email received from Michelle Ford with the YMCA,
thanking the City for the Community Center partnership and
complimenting the great things that Lori, Amy, and Janiece are
doing for the programs there that help the Riverside residents.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Nothing to report.
ENGINEERING City Engineer Travis Hoover explained that with the recent
purchase of the Karen Boulevard property demolition is needed.
We will go out to bid for that work in the next few weeks and bring
that to you for consideration. Travis then announced the 2024
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Asphalt Overlay Project going out to bid soon and he showed a
slide of the focus area for said project. Capital Projects/Parks
Manager Noel Challis Bennion then introduced the Homestead
Park Improvements Proposal that was selected by the Park
Board. They met and reviewed all feedback received from a
Reaching Riverside event held in the Homestead area.
PowerPoint slides were shared showing details of the equipment
and the budget. Bennion explained the receipt of a $40,000 Scrap
Tire Grant for the playground surface and the request to increase
the project funds by that amount for the total available funds, for a
contingency availability. Approval of this quote may come before
the Board at the next meeting.
FINANCE Finance Director Erika Benitez shared a PowerPoint presentation
showing that we are at 41.7% through the fiscal year and right on
pace with the budget. Benitez explained some Revenue,
Expenditure, and Investment Fund details.
FIRE Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston thanked the Board of Aldermen again
for their approval of the resolution approving the Ladder Truck
purchase. He reported that Santa Claus was a success along with
the Santa Tracker. There were 500-600 following the app at any
given time. There were many people outside of the Riverside that
were parked along the route to see Santa as well. The
Department is already looking at ideas to add to the event for next
year. Fowlston then reviewed the monthly report numbers for
November 2023.
POLICE Police Chief Chris Skinrood reviewed the November reports and
noted that crashes had increased along with citations, all other
numbers are comparable to last month.
PUBLIC WORKS Nothing to report.
LEVEE BOARD City Engineer Travis Hoover reported that the annual levee
inspection and our levee is far better than any other in the area, it
is well taken care of. We are very busy with reviews for many
projects the Levee Board is involved in. Hoover then answered
questions.
MAYOR'S DISCUSSION Mayor Kathy Rose stated that she has asked staff to review the
City's Blight Program and bring a proposal to the Board for an
improved process in a timelier manner. We are going to be looking
at Tourism Grants, working with the new Riverside Chamber
Director, and a possible grant for the Carved event. Today was my
last Christmas event as Chair of the Northland Chamber, my term
will be over at the end of the year. It was a very exciting time to
serve the 1,500 membership for them. I am really proud what the
NRCC has done for Northland. It has been a great experience for
me and for the City. The Service Luncheon was a wonderful
opportunity for us to appreciate and value our employees. Thanks
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to Amy and Brian for putting that together to create a welcoming
culture for our staff. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to
everyone.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN Alderman Beck— Nothing to report. Merry Christmas to everyone.
Alderman Palma — There is no more important job than our Police
and Fire Departments. It is great to see you here in our audience
this evening. Thank you, and remember, you are ambassadors, so
when you are out in the community, you are interacting with the
public and what you do and how you handle yourselves matters,
so thank you for the good reputation, and keep up the good work.
Thank you.
Alderman Cockrell — Nothing to report. Merry Christmas!
Alderman Draut— I was able to attend the Riverside Awards
Ceremony and it was awesome to see those that have worked
here for 20, 10, and 5 years. We must be doing things right here.
It was great to hear how they love working for Riverside. I also
wanted to mention the City Christmas Party at Argosy that was
wonderful, and my kids had a blast! One request I have, a minor
change, to put Santa first before face painting, so the Santa
pictures come prior to face paint. Also, asking for thoughts and
prayers for Alderman Milner with some concerns for a member of
his family.
MOTION TO RECONVENE Alderman Draut moved to reconvene closed session pursuant to
CLOSED SESSION 8:12PM RSMo 610.021 (1) Legal Action and litigation, 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 at 8:12 p.m., second by Alderman
Cockrell.
Yes: Draut, Cockrell, Beck, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Beck moved at 9:09 p.m. to adjourn closed session
CLOSED @ 9:09 P.M. with no action taken, second by Alderman Draut.
Yes: Beck, Draut, Palma, and Cockrell.
Motion carried 4-0.
MOTION TO ADJOURN Alderman Beck moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m.,
second by Alderman Cockrell.,
Yes: Beck, Cockrell, Draut, and Palma.
Motion carried 4-0.
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Robin.Kincai , City Clerk