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HomeMy Public PortalAboutFINAL-COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT -MINUTES_26MARCH2014March 26, 2014 CBA Meeting Page 1 COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT (CBA) AGENDA Final Meeting Minutes Meeting On March 26, 2014 at 3:00 pm MSD Headquarters, 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 Signatory Attendees: CBTU, CPC, MCC, MCU, M-SLICE, MOKAN, NAACP, and NSBE (Attendance sheet attached) 1. Roll Call  Signatories present at the opening of the meeting were: CBTU, CPC, NAACP, NSBE, and M-SLICE. Arriving after the start of the meeting was: MCC, MCU AND MOKAN. 2. Approval of March 5, 2014 meeting minutes  Meeting minutes were approved with the elimination of the last six words of item 4, second bullet. Signatory Group motioned, seconded, and voted unanimously to approve minutes. 3. Public Comments – None. 4. (a) Compliance Monitoring Plan and (b) Scope of Services for a Third Party Monitoring Consultant RFP (Section IX) a) MSD staff presented the current organizational makeup of MSD’s Diversity Division, MSD’s current monitoring staffing plan along with job functions, duties and tools currently under development. Information presented included identification of enforceable diversity contract requirements included in MSD projects. MSD staff and signatories discussed the particulars of the documents. Notable items of discussion were: MSD stated that it includes the St. Louis Minority Business Council as an approved certifying agency because many of the MWBE’s who work with MSD have chosen to obtain their certifications through that agency; MSD described how its electronic plan room notifies all identified MWBE firms of potential prime or sub-contracting opportunities; In response to a question from the signatories, approximately 14 projects are receiving federal funding through the State SRF Program and are subject to those diversity requirements; MSD staff verified the process that invoice/lien waivers are matched to the involvement reports submitted on MSD projects. March 26, 2014 CBA Meeting Page 2 b) MSD submitted a draft scope of services for a third party monitor for discussion by the Signatories. In response to questions from the Signatories, MSD staff responded that it felt the services being proposed were appropriate considering the services being provided by MSD’s in- house monitoring staff and the level of effort MSD feels is needed based on previous experience with MSD’s projects. Staff committed to provide the Signatories with the staffing report performed by an outside consultant that confirmed MSD’s level of staffing for its monitoring program. The Signatories moved, seconded, and approved a motion to form a small sub- committee to review the proposed scope and provide comments and recommendations at the next CBA meeting. CBTU, MCU, MCC, MOKAN, NSBE and M-SLICE indicated they would serve on the sub- committee. 5. (Original Agenda Item 6) Low Interest Loan Program - MSD staff requested to take the next item out of order. Staff informed the signatories that there would be a presentation to MSD’s Stakeholder Committee on Thursday, April 7, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. at the District’s Headquarters to discuss participation in a Low Interest Loan Program. Staff intends to propose an ordinance to its Board of Trustees allowing MSD to participate in a Low Interest Loan Program. MSD requested the CBA Signatories presence as a prelude to discussing this item at the next CBA meeting on April 30th. 6. (Original Agenda Item 5) Job Training Program – There was discussion among the Signatory Group about who could possibly provide this service. A member of the Signatory Group noted that action needed to be taken on this item soon. MSD staff committed to distributing material on this topic prior to the April 30th meeting. 7. Meeting adjourned at 5:08 p.m.