DATE: September 1, 2010
TO: MRPC Board of Commissioners
FROM: Russell Scheulen, Chairman
SUBJECT: Meeting Notice and Agenda
The Meramec Regional Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at its office located at 4 Industrial Drive, St. James. The meeting schedule is as follows:
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: Russell Scheulen, chairman
3. Consent Agenda
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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 August 12 and August 19
b. .. Local Review (As of this mailing, no local reviews have been received by MRPC).
c. .. Statewide Grant Applications
d. .. Contracts
• EDA Planning Grant
Permission is requested that the MRPC board approve changes in the funding amount and scope of work for the EDA Planning Grant, which was submitted in November 2009 and funded in August 2010. The grant amount was increased from $55,000 to $78,000. The scope of work was amended to included additional meetings of the CEDS Advisory and Succession Planning activities. The board approved the submission of the application in November 2009.• Bank of Crocker
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide lead risk assessment services for the Bank of Crocker for residence located in Lebanon, Mo.• FY 2011 Memorandum of Understanding by and between MCEC and MRPC’s HSOC
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into an agreement with MCEC on behalf of Region I Homeland Security Oversight Committee for lease of a cargo trailer to MRPC/HSOC for $1 plus actual expenses effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
4. Board and Committee Reports
a. External Relations Committee : Russell Scheulen, chairman
The External Relations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss bylaws change regarding hiring of the executive director, annual dinner planning, board appointment for Meramec Regional Community Foundation, state priorities for 2011 and legislative calendar for 2011.b. Operations Committee: Paul Smith, 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 August 31, 2010, state priorities and a continuation of procurement policy revisions.c. Planning Committee: T.R. Dudley chairman
The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to review state legislative priorities for the upcoming year. Tammy Snodgrass will continue her presentation from the August meeting on Hazardous Mitigation Plans and staff will report on the updated Regional Transportation Plan.d. Housing Advisory Board: Darrell Skiles, chairman
No report is expected.e. Transportation Advisory Committee: Donald Dodd, co-chairman
No report is expected.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. Chairman and Director’s Report
Russell Scheulen 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.)