BRB Update

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
Barry Road Bridge
Mayor Bos gave update on progress (or lack of it) on the Barry Road project. There are two parts, the Maintenance Agreement and the Cooperative Agreement.

Maintenance Agreement
In effect "allows" WL to snow plow Barry Road or any service road that would be beneficial to citizens of WL. Jerry did not mention, but I assume, the agreement includes KCMO being the responsible party for road & curb maintenance for the service road that will connect to Hillside.

Cooperative Agreement
There are two water main issues in the right of way, one in the right of way, and as Mayor Bos put it, one "somewhat" in the right of way. Proposal is to replace the two with one. Cost to the City could be as high as $80,000.
Five entrance monuments will be affected by construction, Eastside(1), Forest(2), Hillside(2). KCMO proposal is to offer $50,000, $10,000 for each. (the committee organizing fund raising for entrance monuments is projecting a cost of $50,000 each)
KCMO has no use for the current walking bridge parallel to the BRB.
The elevation of Barry Road will be lowered significantly in places, causing concrete retaining walls to be constructed, especially in the area west of the BRB. Plans call for plain concrete walls, however, for aesthetic purposes the walls can be textured. Current projections indicate a cost of $10,500 to texture between the Bridge west to Hillside. KCMO has offered to split the cost, WL portion=$5,250. Mayor Bos stated he hoped the four WL homeowners fronting this particular piece would be interested in contributing to the cost of the city's portion because they would be facing the walls every day.
There is no resolution over the issue of blasting restrictions in regard to rock removal.

There are no incentives in the contract for early completion of the project. Reason given is the lack of money. Mayor Bos confirmed KCMO had received money from the state when ownership was turned over to KCMO, this amount currently is in the neighborhood of $800,000.

In regards to construction delays, ATT currently points to KCPL as the culprit. Mayor Bos indicated a citizen "letter writing campaign" may be necessary to get the power poles moved in a timely fashion.

All in all a fairly grim outlook. Lots of fingers in the pie, Funkhouser, Ford, Johnson, KCMO Public Works, ATT, KCPL and others. If you have been monitoring the progress/lack of progress of Barry Road in the vicinity of Park Hill High/PineRidge Presbyterian you have to wonder if we are going to fare much better.