DATE: May 2, 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, May 10 at its office located at 4 Industrial Drive, St. James. The meeting schedule is as follows:
4:00 p.m......................................................... Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
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 follows MRPC meeting........................................................................ MRB
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 (April)
b... Contracts
..... • Phelps/Maries County Health Department
..... Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a technical assistance contract with the Phelps/Maries County Health Department to conduct a tabletop pandemic flu exercise for the Health Department and other emergency response personnel in Region I.
..... • Meta Fire and Rescue
..... Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a technical assistance contract for the preparation of a Fire Act Grant narrative, which is due May 4, 2007.
..... • DeAnna Logsden-Griffin/Lakeview
..... Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a technical assistance contract with DeAnna Logsden-Griffin/Lakeview for the preparation of an EDA or Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) Revolving Loan Fund loan application.
c. Meramec Regional Development Corporation Board Appointments
Nominations to the Meramec Regional Development Corporation (MRDC) board, which oversees Small Business Administration and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loans, are made by the presiding commissioner of the affected county.
• Dent County
Darrell Skiles, presiding commissioner, nominated Dennis Purcell to a term on MRDC’s board.
If no objections are received from MRPC’s board, Chairman Reed will appoint Mr. Purcell to the MRDC board.
d. Transportation Advisory Committee Appointments
Nominations to the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) are made by the presiding commissioner of the affected county.
• Pulaski County
Bill Ransdall, presiding commissioner, nominated Chris Heard as the primary member and Norman Herren as the alternate to the TAC.
If no objections are received from MRPC’s board, Chairman Reed will appoint Mr. Heard as the primary and Mr. Herren as the alternate to the TAC.
4. Election of Officers & Appointment of At-Large Board Members
The External Relations Committee will recommend a slate of officers for MRPC and will recommend appointments for certain at-large positions. Nominations will also be taken from the floor. Those elected and appointed at this meeting will take office in June.
5. Board and Committee Reports
a. External Relations/Membership Committee: Laura Antolak, chairman
The External Relations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. New committee members will be introduced. Items of business include a final review of slate of officers and board appointments to present to the board; review of board policies to present to the board; and discuss meeting agenda distribution.
b. Operations Committee: Jesse Jarvis, chairman
The Operations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss minutes, financials statements for the period ending April 30, 2007, and draft budget for MRPC/MRB, MRPC/MRDC-RLF and IRP for fiscal year 2007-2008.
c. Planning:John Petersen, chairman
The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss strategic advance, Revolving Loan Fund, Meramec Region Transportation Plan and upcoming events.
d. Grant Update: Amy McMillen, staff
Amy McMillen will report on grants submitted and funded since the last meeting, application deadlines and funding availability.
e. Housing Advisory Board: Ron Jost, vice chairman
No report is expected.
f. Environmental Report: Tammy Snodgrass, staff
Tammy Snodgrass will report on solid waste activities.
g. Homeland Security Oversight Committee: Tammy Snodgrass, staff
The HSOC met on April 19. Tammy Snodgrass will report on that meeting.
h. Meramec Regional Emergency Planning Committee: Kraig Bone, at-large representative for emergency management.
Kraig Bone will report on the April 23 MREPC meeting.
i. Business Loans: Tom Klebba, at-large representative for business loans
Tom Klebba will report on loan activities.
j. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC): Donald Dodd, at-large representative for transportation
Donald Dodd will report on the 4 p.m. TAC meeting.
k. Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation: Connie Willman, staff
No report is expected.
l. Workforce Development: T.R. Dudley
T.R. Dudley will report on workforce development activities.
m. Director’s Report: Richard Cavender, executive director
Richard Cavender will report on current activities.
Informational Agenda