DATE: March 31, 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, April 8, 2010, at its office located at 4 Industrial Drive, St. James. The meeting schedule is as follows:
3:00 p.m. ........................................................................................... Succession Committee
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
Immediately following the MRPC meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. ............................ MRB
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 (March)
b. .. Local Review (As of this mailing, no local reviews have been received by MRPC).
c. .. Statewide Grant Applications (attached)
d. .. Contracts
• Washington County Commission
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide asbestos inspection consulting services for the Washington County elevator project.• Mid America Bank and Trust Company
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide SBA 7(a) loan application assistance to the Mid America Bank and Trust Company.• MRPC/MRDC Contract Renewal for Professional Services
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to sign a contract renewal for professional services between the Meramec Regional Planning Commission and the Meramec Regional Development Corporation for the purposes of providing administrative support for the Small Business Administration’s 504 loan program. Contracts will renewed for the period of July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Because of a time constraint, permission was given by MRPC’s executive committee for the executive director to sign and submit a grant amendment for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services contract for lead abatement. The amendment extends the contract period to December 31, 2010. Costs are not to exceed $5,000. Full board approval of this action is requested.
• City of Bourbon
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 PROMACo Industrial Infrastructure grant application for the city of Bourbon.• Rolla Public Schools
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract with the Rolla Public Schools to develop a P-20 committee for South Central Missouri.• South Central Ozark Council of Governments (SCOCOG)
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract with SCOCOG to assist in the formation of a P-20 committee for South Central Missouri.
4. Board and Committee Reports
a. External Relations Committee: Russell Scheulen, chairman
The External Relations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss MRPC Bylaws amendment, slate of officers for MRPC and MRB and Community Foundation of the Ozarks contracts and foundation board formation.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 March 31, 2010, pension plan resolution, salary survey discussion and procurement policy revision.c. Planning: Dennis Wilson, chairman
The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P-20 Grant, Earth Day Activities and Census 2010.d. Housing Advisory Board: Darrell Skiles, chairman
No report is expected.e. Transportation Advisory Committee: Donald Dodd, co-chairman
The TAC will meet at 4 p.m. Donald Dodd 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
Connie Willman will report on the MCEC meeting, which was held on March 30.i. Workforce Development: T.R. Dudley
T.R. Dudley will report on workforce development activities.j. Succession Committee: Laura Antolak, chairman
A draft of the retreat report will be shared with the board. The committee plans to meet prior to the MRPC meeting.k. Chairman and Director’s Report
Laura Antolak and Richard Cavender will report on issues of interest.
5. 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
1. Blue Sheet: The most current weekly management staff working memo is available for persons wishing to receive a copy. You may contact a staff member, and it will be provided. (If you’ve never seen the document, you should probably ask for one.)
2. Rep. Belinda Harris Letter: Attached is a copy of the letter from Rep. Belinda Harris in response to MRPC’s resolution in opposition to SB 680, the Spill Bill.
3. Dawn Warren, director of MERC: Attached is a copy of the letter from Dawn Warren, director of Missouri Emergency Response Commission, in response to MRPC and MREPC’s resolution of opposition to SB 680, the Spill Bill.
4. Resignation of MoDOT Director: Attached is a copy of the letter from the chairman of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission informing MRPC that Pete Rahn, director of MoDOT, has announced his resignation effective April 23, 2010.
5. Sen. Claire McCaskill Letter: Attached is a copy of the letter from Sen. Claire McCaskill in response to MRPC’s letter regarding the Off-System Bridges program and transportation reauthorization legislation.