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RIVERSIDE PARK BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
September 2, 2009
6:00 p.m.
The Riverside Park Board held their regularly scheduled meeting at Riverside City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road,
Riverside Missouri 64150, on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Those in attendance were: Julie Rule, Deborah Leader,
Norma Parrot, Jim Frakes, Terri Dwyer, Alderman Mike Fuller, Mayor Kathy Rose, Mike Duffy, Director of Community
Development, and Sarah Wagner, Community Development.
Approval of Jim Frakes made a motion to approve the minutes of August 5, 2009.
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August 5, Ron Carlson seconded and the motion passes.
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Mike Duffy updated the Park Board on the progress of Valerie McCaw, the consultant hired by
Public Works the City to conduct an analysis on the Public Works Department. He explained that the draft
Consultantthat was given to the Park Board will be discussed with the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday
Updatenight. Valerie McCaw will be at that meeting to answer any questions. The Public Work
evaluation document does not spell out how some of the parks maintenance issues should be
handled. It does suggest that the operation and maintenance of the parks be separate from
Public Works, but how that will be divided will be left up to the new Director of Public Works.
The analysis does identify some areas of friction, lists some of the goals for the department,
and what needs to be done as far as staffing as the City continues to develop.
RennerMike Duffy gave the Park Board an update on Renner Brenner Park. He explained again the
Brenner Park two options for the playground. The first option was to leave the plan the same and move the
Updateplayground to the area on top of the hill that has been excavated and install it to a slab of
concrete and eventually construct a new shelter house. The other plan that was discussed at
the last meeting was to move the existing skate park further down Vivion Road and use the
concrete slab from the skate park to install the new playground equipment. On the same slab
of concrete a new shelter house will be installed and a small fence will be put around the
playground.
The Park Board discussed these options in length.
Jim Frakes moved to install the playground equipment on the top of the hill where it was
originally planned to be and to keep the skate park in its existing location.
Ron Carlson seconded.
The vote was:
Yes: Jim Frakes, Ron Carlson, Terri Dwyre, Norma Parrot, Deborah Leader, and Alderman
Mike Fuller.
No: Julie Rule and Mayor Kathy Rose.
The motion passes.
Adjournment The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent.