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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETINf", OF
BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
OCTO£3ER G4, 1994
A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Riverside, Missouri was held in the City Hali in
Riverside, Missa~.iri an October 24, 1994 at 7:~Q~ p. m. Those
present were Aldermen Wedua, Teters, Aust, Marshall and Rule
were present Owen, absent. Mayor Betty Burch called said
meeting to order.
It was decided to dispense with the reading of the
minutes of October 4, and October 18, 1994 for the present
time.
Representatives of Missour^i Highway Depar^tment, Kansas
City Power^ & Light Ca., WRS, Riverside Chamber of Commerce,
and Garrey Construction Ca., along with Jahn Brawn and Ed
Young. (A list of all in attendance attached hereto).
The Mayor^ opened the meeting saying the City is trying
to make long range planning to improve the City. Hamer
Williams has dare same tentative plans and is here to listen
tc~ the ideas and suggestions. It was thought this would have
to be done in phases because of the cast and that an aver-all
plan should be made.
Alderman Rule said he would like to see it start at the
east city limits and continue through the City. On Northwest
Platte Raad and NW Gateway, would like to have the utility
lines underground and Northwest Rlatte per^haps make it from
four lanes to three lanes and spr^uce up the Junctions, aside
from curbing and overlaying the streets.
Nor^man Beeman with Missour^i Highway Department spoke
and said that improvements an any streets in the City of
Riverside, were rat on the agenda far the next fifteen years
and that if the City wants to improve them, the State would
contribute c:5X. If the City would make all improvements and
take over the streets, the most the State would contribute is
25X and the streets would be the City's.
John Brown thought it would rat be a good idea for the
City to dc. the improvements if they received na mare
contribution than the B5X.
Mayan Burch asked if the State would have a traffic
count made an the two above mentioned streets and Mr. Beeman
said he could arrange far that.
Scott Gr^affleman of Kansas City Power fF Light Company
spoke and said that the cast of putting all lines underground
on the two streets wa~_rld cast the City approximately four
million dollars. A lot of the cast would be far securing
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the rights of way.
Norman Beeman asked if the City didn't like the lacks of
the poles alr_,ng the streets, if sa, then per^haps they could
move them back. from the streets, behind the businesses.
Scott Graffleman said that if the pales were moved, the
poles for the str^eet lights would have to be installed and
this would cost the City something like X100 per pole per
year.
The City would have to contact the cable vision and
telephone people.
Horner Williams said everyone thought it would lack
better to have the lines underground, but if this cannot be
done, perhaps see of they can be moved behind the businesses.
Maybe the new businesses coming in would have to make all
utilities underground.
John Brown said that he is to develop the 70 acres south
of Na. 9 Highway far Trillium.
Mr. Gar^ney spak.e regar^ding his plan to work with Mr.
Young to develop His pr^aperty east of Green's trailer park.
He had same pr^apased drawings showing what he planned to do.
Mr. Young said he would like to purchase the trailer
park. and then would donate apprr_,ximately SQL acres to the City
if they would build a new city hall and community building
ar~d leave the police and fire departments at the present
place.
Amos Cox and Bi11 Hright spoke an behalf of the Chamber
of Commerce and said they definitely would like to the city
have a plan perhaps make the area north of No. 9 Highway
more attractive than south of Na. 9 Highway.
Norman Beeman suggested that the City send in their plan
to the Highway Department dust as soar as passible.
Horner Williams said he would get back to the City with
same more meaningful plans.
Mayor Burch thanked all the people far being here and
far their ideas.
A rer_ess was called. Meeting reconvened and those
present were Aldermen Wedua, Teters, Aust, Marshall, and
RL~le; Owen, absent. Mayor^ Burch presided aver the remainder
of the meeting.
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Alderman Rule moved that the meeting go into closed
section under Missouri Statute 61 @.~~'1 (1> to discuss
actions and litigation and privileged attorney/client
c..~mmunications, seconded by Alderman Marshall.
Alder^rnan Marshall moved that the City go out of
executive session and into regular session, seconded by
Alderman Wed~_~a, the vote was Alderman Wed~_ia, Aust, Teters,
marshall and Rule, yes, Owen absent.
There being no fur^ther b~_isiness to come before the
Board, upon motion duly made, seconded and passed, meeting
adjourned at 1@: @@ p. m. ^^~~~)~~~~~~ ~ ~~