DATE: February 28, 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, March 8 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
Agenda
1......... Pledge of Allegiance
2......... Welcome: Bob Reed, chairman
Recognition of guests.
3......... 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:
a... Minutes (February)
b... Contracts
• Crawford County Foundation
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter a contract to provide technical assistance in the preparation of Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) application for the Crawford County Foundation.
• St. James Caring Center
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter a contract to provide technical assistance in the preparation of Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) application for the St. James Caring Center.
• Maries County Bank
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide SBA 7(a) loan packaging services for D.I. Excavating and Landscaping services for the Maries County Bank.
4 Presentation: Jan Vaughn, director for Central Ozarks Private Industry Council
Jan Vaughn, director for Central Ozarks Private Industry Council, which is headquartered in Rolla, will give a presentation on the employment and training services that it offers.
5. Presentation: MRPC and Transportation Advisory Committee: Planning From Local Level—Bonnie Prigge, assistant director
MRPC established its Transportation Advisory Committee in 1994 to advise it on transportation needs. As the MRPC board has changed over the years, staff will review the purpose of TAC, its relationship with MRPC and the Missouri Department of Transportation and its role in transportation planning.
6. Board and Committee Reports
a. External Relations/Membership Committee: Laura Antolak, chairman
The External Relations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss board retreat, Homeland Security, board vacancy and hear a presentation on the programs available through the Phelps County Public Housing Agency.
b. Operations Committee: Jesse Jarvis, chairman
The Operations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss minutes, financials statements for the period ending Feb. 28, 2007, update on insurance agent of record selection; proposed personnel policy change and vacation and/or sick leave pooling.
c. Planning:John Petersen, chairman
The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss strategic advance and grant-writing services. Tammy Snodgrass will give an update on environmental programs.
d. Grant Update: staff
Staff will report on grants submitted and funded since the last meeting, application deadlines and funding availability.
e. 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.
f. Environmental Report: Tammy Snodgrass, staff
Tammy Snodgrass will report on solid waste activities.
g. Homeland Security Oversight Committee: Tammy Snodgrass
Tammy Snodgrass will report on HSOC activities.
h. Meramec Regional Emergency Planning Committee: Dawn Warren, committee chairman
Dawn Warren will report on MREPC activities.
i. Business Loans: Tom Klebba, at-large representative for business loans
Tom Klebba will report on loan activities.
j. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC): Decky Finn, at-large representative for transportation or staff
No report is expected.
j. Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation: Connie Willman, staff
No report is expected. The next meeting is at 11:30 a.m. on March 13 at MRPC.
k. Workforce Development: T.R. Dudley will report on workforce development activities.
l. Director’s Report: Richard Cavender, executive director
Richard Cavender will report on current activities.
Informational Agenda