DATE:           January 3, 2007

TO:                 MRPC Board of Commissioners

FROM:           Bob Reed, Chairman

SUBJECT:    Meeting Notice and Agenda

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

5:30 p.m........................................... (Small Conference Room) Housing Advisory Board
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.............................................................. MRB

Agenda

  1. Pledge of Allegiance

  2. Welcome: Bob Reed, chairman

           Recognition of guests.

  1. Consent Agenda: Bob Reed, chairman

........... 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:

  1. Minutes (December)

  2. Contracts

    • Paige Eissinger, dba 2SMART CHIX  LLC
    • Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a technical assistance contract with Paige Eissinger to provide web page maintenance services for MRPC.
  1. Idea Exchange With Federal Legislators: Richard Cavender, director

We have set aside some time at the start of our meeting for an exchange of ideas between our board members and federal legislators representing the Meramec Region. All of our congressional leaders have been invited to participate. This will be an opportunity for you to discuss issues facing your community with your congressional leaders and/or their staff, so please make every effort to be here. From this discussion, we’ll finalize our legislative platform.

  1. Board and Committee Reports

  1. External Relations/Membership Committee: Laura Antolak, chairman

The External Relations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss 2007 Federal Priorities Process, review of MRB bylaws and update on health insurance consortium.

  1. Operations Committee: Jesse Jarvis, chairman

The Operations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss minutes, federal priorities, financials statements for the period ending Dec. 31, 2006, 2006/2007 budget revision and lease approvals.

Board action needed for budget and lease approval.

    1. Planning:John Petersen, chairman

    The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss upcoming board retreat, federal priorities, election of new vice chairman and loans program report.

    1. Grant Update: Kelly Sink-Blair, staff

    Kelly Sink-Blair will report on grants submitted and funded since the last meeting, application deadlines and funding availability.

    1. Housing Advisory Board: Ron Jost,  vice chairman

    The housing advisory board will meet at 5:30 p.m. for a board election and an update on utilization of housing assistance payments. Vice chairman Ron Jost will report on the meeting.

    1. Environmental Report: Tammy Snodgrass, staff
                
      Tammy Snodgrass will report on solid waste activities.
    2. Homeland Security Oversight Committee: Tammy Snodgrass

    No report is expected.

    1. Meramec Regional Emergency Planning Committee: Dawn Warren, committee chairman

    Dawn Warren will report on MREPC activities.

    1. Business Loans:  Tom Klebba, at-large representative for business loans

      Tom Klebba will report on loan activities.

    1. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC): Decky Finn, at-large representative for transportation or staff

    No report is expected.

    1. Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation: Connie Willman, staff

    No report is expected.

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

    2. Director’s Report: Richard Cavender, executive director  

    Richard Cavender will report on current activities.

            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. Press Releases: A listing of press releases distributed during the month of December is enclosed. Persons wishing to receive copies of the press releases need only to request them.

  3. EDA Planning Grant: Attached is a copy of the announcement that EDA has awarded MRPC $55,000 in planning funds.

  4. Missouri Public Water Council: The Missouri Public Water Council is hosting a workshop on Reducing and Controlling Inflow/Infiltration and Sanitary Sewer Overflows. This workshop will present approaches and technologies that have been very successful in Missouri and elsewhere in the United States. This workshop has been approved for 6 hours Wastewater renewal training through MoDNR. Enclosed is a brochure, which provides information about the workshop and includes a registration form.