Commission Minutes

OFFICIAL MINUTES
JUNE 23, 2011, 31st DAY OF
THE APRIL ADJOURNED TERM

The County Commission met in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room at 8:49 am with Ron
Houseman, Jim Strafuss and Danny Strahan present. The following proceedings were had and
made a matter of record:

AGENDA REQUESTS REVIEW

The Commission reviewed the agenda requests with Nikki.

OED POSITION & EEZ

Tim Connell addressed the Commission as the IDA chairperson for the EEZ. He wanted the
county’s permission to move forward with the process of the Enhanced Enterprise Zone as there
was a great need. The map had been drawn and initial meetings had taken place.

Jeff Seifried from the Springfield Chamber addressed the Commission. A formalized board with
a Commissioner appointed board member would determine which companies could take
advantage of the EEZ. State approval would be needed. An application would show the need
for an EEZ and indicate distressed areas.

Tim Connell will keep the Commission informed. Three quarters of the county and all of Hwy
65 would make up the EEZ area. It would include the Airport, the Racetrack area, the Mountain
and the Industrial Park on the North side of Branson. The City of Branson would not be in the
EEZ.

Commissioner Strafuss moved to direct the IDA board to move forward with the process of
forming an EEZ. Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion for discussion.

Mr. Seifried explained how an EEZ would work. The EEZ would not determine what people
could do with their property. Multiple zones could be designated, but could not be added to.
This would be an overlay and would not affect a CID.

The motion passed by vote: Houseman (aye), Strahan (aye) and Strafuss (aye).

The Office of Economic Development position discussion was postponed.

STAFF DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Public Administrator Carol Davis addressed the Commission. She requested an additional
position for a full-time office staff. She gave supporting documentation to the Commission.
 911 ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

The 911 Advisory Board addressed the Commission. Chairman Kent Vanderpool applauded the
“In God We Trust” lettering on the Commission’s Hearing Room wall.

Mr. Vanderpool had not attended the meetings working toward a research committee which
would look into funding. The Commission had received Sean Barnwell’s email offering services
from the Advisory Committee. The Board members were there to let the Commission know
about the budget, the decline in revenue, and to be at the Commission’s disposal on how they
wished to pursue the problem. Commissioner Strafuss stated they would ask a consultant to
assess where the County was financially and give recommendations to reduce expenses.

The Commission would take the consultant’s ideas and put them into the format of a meeting
between the Commission and the Board to resolve the issue. Legal Counsel was looking at a
funding agreement. New intergovernmental agreements with Branson were needed.

Chris Berndt said the ten call takers were a big expense but were necessary. Commissioner
Houseman asked the Board to consider what questions needed to be asked and what issues
needed looked at by the consultant. The Board stated that they would be willing to help in a
work session.

RECESS
10:00 AM

RECONVENED
10:15 AM

STAFF DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE – ROAD & BRIDGE

Randy Haes addressed the Commission about the following:

• ROAD UPDATE

Twelve roads were still closed due to flooding, and ten were in the Bull Shoals lake area. Of the
remaining two, one was Sycamore Church Road.

There were no petitions found for the Roark Special Road District. Road & Bridge would need
to wait to find if they were responsible for the road.

Buchanan Road had a drainage issue. When reconstructed in 2001 – 2002 it was changed to a
three lane road and realigned. A 24” culvert was to have been put in but was not. The
Commission agreed to have this corrected according to the original plan.

The Protem-Cedar Creek Road was looked at by an engineer. His recommendation and the
estimated costs were given to the Commission. Debris and alignment needed to be addressed,
and it needed mediation through FEMA as they would fund replacement of the original bridge.
Commissioner Strafuss moved to have Great River contact FEMA regarding mitigation for the
upgrade. The Commission asked them to move forward as discussed.

Shady Springs Road near Protem had a low water crossing in the same situation and needed
repair. The Commission instructed Mr. Haes to pursue a solution in line with that of the Protem-
Cedar Creek Road.

The main crossing at Bull Creek near the proposed Kassel Rock CID needed to be repaired with
rock and concrete. The Commission said to wait until the future of the CID had been
determined.

There were several areas closed during the last flood event which could be fixed by filling.

Commissioner Strafuss stated the Reoccurring Loss Grant was money that Taney County could
get for damages we suffered because of reoccurring floods. A discussion ensued on the
consideration of bringing in a flood specialist to work with Bob Atchley.

Mr. Haes stated that work at Savage needed to be finished.

Regarding Ingenthron Road, property lines were an issue, and the first steps were to get the right
of way and driveway cleared.

• DIRT AGREEMENT

Commissioner Strafuss moved to approve the fill dirt agreement between Bob Rich and Taney
County. Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion for discussion. The motion passed by vote:
Houseman (aye), Strahan (aye) and Strafuss (aye).
 • GENERAL DISCUSSION

The Transfer Station needed to have added two garage door openings, one for commercial use
and one for resident use, for safety reasons. Door designs had been submitted to DNR. The
third door option, hydraulic doors, was rejected as the operation manual had not been submitted.
The discussion was reposted to another day.

Mr. Haes suggested that a safety meeting for all of Road and Bridge was needed. The
Commission directed Randy to schedule a meeting and use someone for a training speaker.

Randy had all road signs for GPS mapping except for 911 name and numbered signs. Randy
would like them mapped as well.

The hot tank at Mount Branson needed to be repaired. Discussion ensued. The Commission
directed Randy to ask an engineering company to research the needed improvements.

There was a radiator issue with Sterling Trucks and a Mercedes engine. All the dump trucks
radiators had been replaced except for one.

EXECUTIVE SESSION – PERSONNEL PER SECTION 610.021 (3)

Commissioner Strafuss moved to go into Executive Session pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (3).
Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion. The motion passed by roll call vote: Houseman
(aye), Strafuss (aye) and Strahan (aye).

EXECUTIVE SESSION
11:36 AM

See Executive Session minutes for actions if any.

Commissioner Strafuss moved to go out of Executive Session. Commissioner Strahan seconded
the motion. The motion passed by roll call vote: Houseman (aye), Strafuss (aye) and Strahan
(aye).

OUT OF EXECUTIVE
1:37 PM

EXECUTIVE SESSION – LITIGATION, REAL ESTATE, PERSONNEL AND
CONTRACTS PER SECTION 610.021 (1) (2) (3) (12)

Commissioner Strafuss moved to go into Executive Session pursuant to RSMo 610.021 (1), (2),
(3) & (12). Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion. The motion passed by roll call vote:
Houseman (aye), Strafuss (aye) and Strahan (aye).
 EXECUTIVE SESSION
1:39 PM

See Executive Session minutes for actions if any.

Commissioner Strafuss moved to go out of Executive Session. Commissioner Strahan seconded
the motion. The motion passed by roll call vote: Houseman (aye), Strafuss (aye) and Strahan
(aye).

OUT OF EXECUTIVE
3:40 PM

Minutes were taken and typed by Lyn Wieneke, Deputy Clerk.