2008-03-27 Special Meeting - IT Assessment

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The second part of the meeting was called to order by Mayor Adams at 6:45 p.m. and was to cover the Postponement of a decision on Mr. Glickert’s motion at Council meeting, March 24, 2008. This motion was “that proof of compliance with all storm water management regulations enforced by MSD, St. Louis County and Missouri Department of Natural Resources be submitted before the Council for review as soon as possible. Until review of the required permits and acknowledgement of compliance by the Council, all development construction and environmental modification of Ruth Park is delayed. It was anticipated that such delay would amount to no more than one month.” This motion was seconded by Mr. Wagner. In addition to Mayor Adams, the following members of the Council were present. Mr. Byron Price Ms. Lynn Ricci Mr. Robert Wagner Ms. Stefany Brot Mr. Michael Glickert Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. had an excused absence. Also present was Finance Director/Deputy City Manager Janet Watson and City Attorney John Mulligan. Ms. Watson briefly explained the permitting concerns and motion that arose at the March 24, 2008, Council meeting. She stated that the staff contacted Missouri Department of Nation Resources (MDNR), submitted the City’s plan and were immediately granted a permit. Ms. Watson said the MDNR focus is mainly on the construction process itself in order to avoid the risk of soil erosion, thus polluting River DesPeres. St. Louis County, Stephanie Leon of the Highway Planning Division said that the County had no permit requirements. In contacting Principal Engineer John Grimm from MSD, the City was informed that no permit was required. However a 2006 MSD Rule change did require the City to submit plans because more than one acre of land was being disturbed. Upon review of the plans the City submitted, Mr. Grimm anticipated recommending a pollution mitigation measure such as a rain garden. The City Manager provided two firms, Jacobs Engineering and Intuition and Logic, who do hydrological studies and their comments. If the Council should decide to require this study Jacobs Engineering was recommended due to the ability to cover the fees under the current contract and grant. The City met with Mr. Mulligan to review the City’s commitments regarding the five construction contracts and the primary concern would be breach of contract and any subsequent alleged damages due to lost time. Delaying the project would be of concern because of leaving the soil exposed for any longer than necessary increasing chance of erosion. In answer to Mr. Price’s question of what a hydrologic study would provide, the Director of Parks stated that the study would give a direct comparison between what the flow of water would occur without the driving range and what the flow of water would be with the driving range.