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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCommunity Benefits Meeting - 08-29-2014 - MinutesOctober 29, 2014 CBA Meeting Page 1 COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT (CBA) Final Meeting Minutes Meeting On October 29, 2014 at 3:00 pm MSD Headquarters, 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 Signatory Attendees: CBTU, NAACP, MCU and MSD (Attendance sheet attached) 1. Roll Call  Signatories present at the opening of the meeting were: CBTU, NAACP, MCU and MSD. (No Quorum) 2. Agenda Item 8, CBA schedule discussion for future CBA meetings” was moved forward on the Agenda for discussion to address the topic of not being able to conduct business when a quorum is not present. MSD (Brian Hoelscher) proposed to re-confirm participation of CBA members. NAACP (Adolphus Pruitt) stated that a signatory’s failure to participate regularly would indicate default on the part of the organization in question, one of the signatories, CPC, no longer exist. NAACP referenced in the CBA XI.A./Page 10 “Default. Failure by any party to perform or comply with any term or provision of this CBA, if not cured, shall constitute a default under this CBA.” MSD took action to communicate with signatories on the importance of future attendance to achieve a quorum by email no later than January. MSD also took actions to review CBA Agreement and rules and to approach existing signatories about future participation or separation from the CBA Agreement by next CBA meeting. MSD (Brian Hoelscher) proposed that future CBA meetings be held quarterly starting with the end of February, 2015 and will consist of 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm for CBA Committee Meeting followed by CBA Oversight Committee meeting held at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. 3. Meeting Minutes from August 27, 2014 to be presented at next regular scheduled CBA meeting in February, 2015. 4. Public Comments – None 5. Education and Internship Programs (Section VII) MSD provided information on previously proposed programs to include, DEC Education Outreach Activities (Education Opportunity), St Louis Internship Program (HS Internship Opportunity), SIUE Environmental Resource Training Certification Program (Scholarship Opportunity). No actions were taken. MCU (Susan Sneed) stated that the October 29, 2014 CBA Meeting Page 2 programs being considered should be inclusive of the North County areas. CBTU (Lew Moye) asked if MSD has had any discussions about Ferguson. MSD (Vicki Taylor) elaborated on MSD’s internal training programs and their newly established relationship with St. Louis Community College. NAACP (Adolphus Pruitt) inquired about the request to reach out to St. Louis Public Schools Community Education Programs. MSD (Shonnah Paredes) informed the group that the SLPS Community Education is now operated under the “Full Service Schools” Program consisting of 10 schools which are all operated independently of each other and as of the time of the meeting, she had not heard back from any of the schools listed. NAACP (Adolphus Pruitt) offered to assist with getting in touch the SLPS Superintendent to establish contact. Claude Brown (MSD Consultant) offered to facilitate a meeting between MSD and SLPS. This Agenda item will move forward to the next scheduled CBA meeting. 6. Independent Third Party Monitoring Consultant (Section IX) MSD (Shonnah Paredes) gave a status on the selection of an Independent 3rd Party Monitoring Consultant. NAACP (Adolphus Pruitt) requested that the successful consultant do a presentation of their scope of services to the CBA Steering Committee at its next meeting. 7. Job Training Program (Section IV) MSD (Shonnah Paredes) gave a status on the selection of The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) to establish a Job Training Program. NAACP (Adolphus Pruitt) requested that SLATE give the CBA Steering Committee a presentation about the training program at its next meeting. 8. Prism Software Update MSD (Shonnah Paredes) gave a status update on the progress of the Prism Software implementation which indicated that MSD plans to go live into production with the software as of the second week of November according to the revised project schedule. It was explained that there is still some level of testing, validation as well as report customization development required before the system is fully operational and ready to roll out to contractors. Shonnah anticipates being ready to roll out to vendors within the next 60-90 days. 9. Meeting adjourned at approximately 4:44 p.m.