Joint City-County Planning Task Force

Joint City-County Planning Task Force Meeting Notes December 4, 2014 – 10:00 a.m. 4th Floor Conference Room-Busch Municipal Building 840 Boonville Ave. Meeting #27 Task Force Members present: Greg Burris, Springfield City Manager Chris Coulter, Acting Greene County Administrator Tim Smith, Deputy City Manager Collin Quigley, Springfield Assistant City Manager Cindy Stein, Greene County Auditor Mary Mannix Decker, Springfield Finance Director Dan Patterson, Greene County Prosecutor Paul Williams, Springfield Chief of Police Joclynn Brown, Interim Budget Director The meeting began at 10:00 a.m. with a welcome from Greg Burris, Springfield City Manager. Mr. Burris asked the members to review the notes from the November 19, 2014 meeting, and asked for a motion of approval. Mary Mannix Decker, Springfield Finance Director, made a motion to approve the notes. Cindy Stein, Greene County Auditor, seconded the motion and the notes were approved. In regard to the handouts, Mr. Burris first noted the Venn diagram and its draft contents, and then the original charge of the Joint City-County Task Force members. He next referenced the drafts of the Executive Summary and the Report. With the initial discussion, Tim Smith, Deputy City Manager, asked the members to submit all modifications and additional information to him as soon as possible, but no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, December 5. After discussing the first few pages of the Executive Summary, the members determined that the first three pages should become the Overview and then transition into the Summary on page four. The Report would then become the Appendix. Mr. Burris led the page-by-page discussion of the Executive Summary. The discussion focused on updating information, clarification of some of the topics, and correcting minor typos. Again, Mr. Smith asked the members to return their comments and information as soon as possible. The presentation to the City Council and County Commission will be Tuesday, December 9, 2014. In closing, Commissioner Harold Bengsch thanked the Task Force for all their hard work in accomplishing this report. He stated that other counties across the state were now paying attention to the cooperative efforts between Greene County and the City of Springfield. He stressed that their work was collaboration at its best. With no additional discussion, the meeting dismissed at approximately 11:55 p.m. **Notes approved December 11, 2014 by majority of Task Force Members using electronic/online meeting.   m:\data\wp51\storm2\vbrandon\joint  city-­‐county  planning  task  force  072613\mtg.  #27\joint  planning  task  force,  mtg.  #27  120414.doc