DATE: February 3, 2010

TO: MRPC Board of Commissioners

FROM: Laura Antolak, Chairman

SUBJECT: Meeting Notice and Agenda

The Meramec Regional Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at its office located at 4 Industrial Drive, St. James. The meeting schedule is as follows:

4:00 p.m.. ............................. (Large Conference Room) Transportation Advisory Committee

6:00 p.m. .................... (Small Conference Room) External Relations/Membership Committee

6:00 p.m. ................................ (Large Conference Room - East Side) Operations Committee

6:00 p.m. .................................. (Large Conference Room – West Side) Planning Committee

7:00 p.m. ................................................................................................................... Dinner

7:30 p.m. ......................................................................... (Large Conference Room) MRPC

Agenda

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Welcome: Laura Antolak, chairman

3. Consent Agenda
The consent agenda is intended to group several items of a routine nature upon which the commission agrees to accept a committee or staff recommendation. Listed below are the items on the consent agenda. A motion may be made to accept all the items listed, or if a commissioner wishes to consider any item(s) separately, then a motion would be in order to approve the consent agenda with the exception of the item(s) to be considered separately. Any item to be considered separately would then be taken up immediately after the consent agenda is adopted.

The following consent agenda items were presented for approval:

a. .. Minutes (January)

b. .. Local Review (As of this mailing, no local reviews have been received by MRPC).

c. .. Statewide Grant Applications (attached)

d. .. Contracts

• Chamois Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to technical assistance in the preparation of Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) application for the Chamois IDC.

• City of St. James
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide administration to the city of St. James for a Missouri Department of Economic Development Industrial Infrastructure Grant for Lighting on Industrial Drive in St. James, Mo.

• Osage County Ability Center
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide technical assistance in the preparation of a Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) application for the Osage County Ability Center.

• City of Cuba
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide technical assistance in the preparation of CDBG application for disaster funding for a water project for the city of Cuba.

• Village of Freeburg
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide technical assistance to computerize, index and cross-reference existing ordinances for the Village of Freeburg and to provide annual update service.

• MRPC/MRDC Joint Resolution
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman to sign an Annual RLF Certification by and between MRPC and MRDC for the period ending March 31, 2010.

4. Community Foundation of the Ozarks Presentation: Brian Fogle, executive vice president
Brian Fogle, executive vice president for Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO), has been invited to talk to our board about forming a Meramec Regional Foundation. CFO is a public foundation serving the Missouri Ozarks and is headquartered in Springfield, Mo.

5. Board and Committee Reports

a. External Relations Committee: Russell Scheulen, chairman
The External Relations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss 2010 state legislation, legislation to increase Ameren payments to schools impacted by the Ameren UE Nuclear Plant and web site capabilities.

b. Operations Committee: Gary Brown, chairman
The Operations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss minutes, MRPC/MRB financial statements and MRPC/MRDC-RLF and IRP program financials for the period ending January 31, 2010, personnel policy revision, discussion on idea of MRPC forming a regional community foundation and continue a review of its procurement policy for suggested changes.

c. Planning: Dennis Wilson, chairman
The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss a regional foundation. In addition, Connie Willman will update the committee on the progress of the new CEDS advisory committee.

d. Housing Advisory Board: Darrell Skiles, chairman
No report is expected.

e. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC): Russell Scheulen, TAC co-chairman
The TAC will meet at 4:30 p.m. Co-Chairman Russell Scheulen will report on that meeting.

f. Meramec Regional Emergency Planning Committee: Kraig Bone, at-large representative for emergency management.
Kraig Bone will report on MREPC activities.

g. Business Loans: Tom Klebba, at-large representative for banking
Tom Klebba will report on business loan activities.

h. Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation: Connie Willman, staff
No report is expected

i. Workforce Development: T.R. Dudley
T.R. Dudley will report on workforce development activities.

j. Succession Committee: Laura Antolak, chairman
No report is expected.

k. Chairman and Director’s Report:
Russell Scheulen and Richard Cavender will report on issues of interest.

7. Staff Handouts
A recommendation from board members at MRPC’s strategic advance was to eliminate staff reports for those who provide handouts. This would shorten the length of the meeting, avoid duplication and would provide more time to discuss pertinent issues.

The following staff members have prepared handout reports:

• Connie Willman—grants submitted and funded since the last meeting, application deadlines and funding availability.

• Tammy Snodgrass— solid waste activities, emergency planning and management, Homeland Security Oversight Committee activities, hazard mitigation and pending grant applications.

Informational Agenda