As I See It

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

High Rollers

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
January 3rd

Another meeting that seemed to be in slow motion, it is good it is a once a month affair, for the most part.

Mayor's Comments
Jerry mentioned he thought everyone "was up to speed" on Barry Road. The Platte County portion will close at some point in the spring for final touches with the goal of opening up for good by April.

The Mayor was asked about the EAGC email to "supporters" (see "exciting news" post below). Jerry didn't have much to say other than it was intended to demonstrate to the "$50,000" donor(s) that the project was still viable. When asked about the "further quotes" being obtained, he mentioned the current bids did not meet the goal of a finished monument, thus having to seek additional bids. Apparently they are not requesting bids through the RFP process, rationale being the poor response to the previous RFP. The City Attorney (Scott sitting in for John) remained silent...interesting.

The entire process seems to be in quicksand, every move causes the project to sink a little deeper. Later in the discussion of Financials, Jerry pointed out $26,000 has been spent by the EAGC/City already, with another round of bids not turning up a feasible solution.

Benefactors? Let's say they are holding back a bit. Despite an email from the EAGC reminding potential donors of the opportunity to make a donation at the end of the year (and get a tax write off) the response was underwhelming to say the least. How much did they get in contributions in December?

Zero.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

FYI, Filing for WL Office

You still have time to file for Mayor, Alderman, Judge...deadline the 17th of January.

http://www.stoneco-mo.us/Images/Election%20Calendar%202012.pdf

JAN/BOA/PM

TGIT. 7PM. :>)

Monday, January 2, 2012

"We have exciting new progress to report"

Thus starts an email recently sent by EAG Communications Leader Kristy Lawrence to "Entrance Project Supporters".

"The Entrance Project RFP was published for four different construction categories of the monuments for Eastside at City Hall, Forest and Hillside, with bids due on November 28. The response was favorable, and the Infrastructure Committee met on Monday, December 12, to evaluate the bids received. While there are still a number of questions regarding details of the work and some further quotes to obtain, the Committee is confident that the project is viable and will prepare a recommendation for the City to review.

Once the recommendation is complete, an EAG meeting will be scheduled to view the results. The target goal is to present the proposal to the BOA early in 2012 to seek City approval.

We look forward to the New Year with a fresh image of our city, and hope that you share in the excitement!"

I'm not sure you could say the response to the RFP was "favorable" in that 19 bid packets were picked up but really only one bid received could even be termed close to complete...and then it did not include signage or landscape. How can the EAG can seek "further quotes" unless they are intending on opening the bid process again? Guess we will have to wait till the next BOA tomorrow night.