DATE: Feb. 6, 2008
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, February 14 at its office located at 4 Industrial Drive, St. James. The meeting schedule is as follows:
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
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 (January)
b... Local Review
..... As of this mailing, no local reviews have been received by MRPC.
c... Statewide Grant Applications
..... (copy attached)
.....
• City of Crocker
Permission is requested for MRPC’s chairman and/or executive director to enter into a contract to provide administration of a DNR Scrap Tire Materials grant for the city of Crocker.
• Progressive Ozark 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 Progressive Ozark Bank of Salem, Mo.
4......... County Commissioners Workshop: Bob Reed, chairman
...........
........... The County Commissioners Association of Missouri will be holding its annual mandatory training session on Feb. 6 – 8 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City for county commissioners. MRPC county board members will be given the opportunity to report on the session.
5......... Rural High Speed Internet Task Force Report: Richard Cavender, director
........... Richard Cavender was one of 25 individuals appointed by Governor Matt Blunt to serve on a Rural High Speed Internet Access Task Force to address the technological needs of Missouri’s rural communities. Mr. Cavender will report on the findings of that committee.
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 MRPC’s website, MRPC’s upcoming 40th anniversary and special board presenters.
b. Operations Committee: Jesse Jarvis, chairman
The Operations Committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss minutes, MRPC/MRB financial statements and MRPC/MRDC-RLF & IRP program financial statements for the period ended Jan. 31, 2008, and Principal Financial Group Stock.
c. Planning:John Petersen, chairman
The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and CEDS advisory committee. Tammy Snodgrass will report on activities of the environmental department.
Board action to approve the 2007 Revised CEDS.
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: Randy Verkamp, 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
Tammy Snodgrass will report on HSOC activities.
h. Meramec Regional Emergency Planning Committee: Kraig Bone, at-large representative for emergency management.
Kraig Bone will report on MREPC activities.
i. Business Loans: Tom Klebba, at-large representative for business loans
Mr. Klebba will report on business loan activities.
j. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC): Donald Dodd, at-large representative for transportation
The TAC will meet at 4 p.m. Donald Dodd will report on that 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
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.)
Press Releases: A listing of press releases distributed during the month of January is enclosed. Persons wishing to receive copies of the press releases need only to request them.
DNR Congratulatory Letter: Enclosed is a letter from DNR commending MRPC staff on a job well done on the Assessment and Geographical Information Systems Mapping of Permitted Wastewater Processing Facilities in the Meramec Region project.