Missouri LICA News. Volume 73, Number 3 Missouri Land Improvement Contractors Association Spring, 2014

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1 Missouri LICA News Volume 73, Number 3 Missouri Land Improvement Contractors Association Spring, MLICA Winter Convention EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Larry LaFollette Cairman Cris Brauer President Mont Gilbert Vice-President (pictured from left) Melvin Beckemeyer, Virginia Beckemeyer and Mona Bledsoe explore te Curcill Museum. (pictured from left) Laney Cole, Cris Brauer, and Kenley Lance (standing) anxiously await Kasey Cole s selection of a door prize winner. Tom Lawlor Secretary/Treasurer DISTRICT OFFICERS Dennis Brinton District #1 President Pil Wilson District #2 President Bob Cretzmeyer District #3 President Members get caugt up over lunc, as te exibitors start to set up on Friday. Norm and Coreta Rozendaal get a cuckle from one of teir answers to te Not So Newlywed Game questions. Elwin Yoder District #4 President Greg Muenks District #5 President AUXILIARY OFFICERS Sally Bauer President Ronda Scnitker Vice-President Rebecca McDaniel Secretary/Treasurer Larry LaFollette (left) congratulates Cris Brauer on is membersip award. MLICA Auxiliary Scolarsip winner Russell Greenlaw (center) poses wit is fater, Russell; moter, Kim; and son, Beau.

2 Page Winter Convention (from page 1) Tank You! We d like to offer our sincere tanks! to all te Associate members wo elped make te 2014 Winter Convention suc a tremendous success. Remember... you can sow your appreciation for our Associates support trougout te year by sopping tem first! Advanced Drainage Systems Agri Drain Corp Altorfer, Inc. Bobcat of St. Louis - Columbia Dennis Oil Company Fabick CAT Foley Equipment Fratco Jack's Municipal Sales & Service Great Lakes Inter-Drain HeavyQuip Hickenbottom, Inc. J.D. Kutter Insurance Associates Laser Specialists, Inc. MFA Oil Company Mike Keit Insurance, Inc. Missouri One Call System Murpy Tractor & Equipment Port Industries, Inc. Precision Intakes LTD Prins Insurance Prinsco, Inc. Purple Wave Auction RoadBuilders Macinery Sceib Drainage Products Springfield Plastics, Inc. Lin Reed Sales SunSource Tri-State Construction Equipment Co. United Fire Group Winter-Dent & Company A Very Special Tank You! We also want to make sure we tank Bruce Mosier, wit Prins Insurance, wo served as our emcee for te Not So Newlywed Game on Saturday nigt. He entertained te crowd wit some great jokes, kept te game movingt and even provided some wonderful prizes to all te couples, including a Kindle Fire to te winning couple, Carlie and Bet Boyer. Tank you, Bruce, Prins Insurance, and United Fire Group! Te Missouri LICA News is a quarterly publication of te Missouri Land Improvement Contractors Association. Your comments are welcome. MLICA 1101 West Hig Street Jefferson City, MO P: Em: MLICA@aol.com

3 Page Winter Convention (from page 2) (Pictured front row, left to rigt) Joan Muenks stands in for Ronda Scnitker as te Auxiliary Vice President; Miranda Benedict stands in for Rebecca McDaniel as te Auxiliary Secretary/Treasurer; Sally Bauer, Auxiliary President (Back row, left to rigt) Mont Gilbert, MLICA Vice President; Tom Lawlor, MLICA Secretary/Treasurer; Cris Brauer, MLICA President State Officers At te 2014 Winter Convention, members elected Tom Lawlor as te new Secretary/Treasurer for MLICA and Rebecca McDaniel as Auxiliary Secretary/Treasurer. Cris Brauer as moved up to te position of MLICA President and Mont Gilbert as moved up to te position of MLICA Vice President. For te Auxiliary, Sally Bauer is now President and Ronda Scnitker is Vice President. We are looking forward to a great year under teir leadersip! If you ave questions or suggestions, please contact one of tese officers.

4 Page 4 Member News Ricard Fordyce Named Director of te Missouri Department of Agriculture On February 6, te Missouri Senate confirmed Gov. Jay Nixon s appointment of Ricard Fordyce as Director of te Missouri Department of Agriculture. Ricard is a fourt-generation farmer from nortwest Missouri and a Missouri LICA member. Fordyce grows soybeans and corn and raises beef cattle in Betany. He as been Cairman of Missouri's Soil and Water Districts Commission since 2008 and is a former President of te Harrison County Farm Bureau, Fordyce will succeed former Agriculture Director Jon Hagler, wom Nixon abruptly replaced in October. Wile we are very pleased for Ricard and look forward to all e will acieve at te Department of Ag, is presence on te Soil and Water Commission will be greatly missed. As of te time tis newsletter goes to print, Governor Nixon as not replaced Ricard on te Soil and Water Commission.

5 Page 5 Member News (from page 4) Welcome Aboard, New Members! We welcome tese new members and look forward to working wit tem in te years to come. CONTRACTORS (Continued) CONTRACTORS Dean Breig, Sandra Dean Breig Excavating 5467 Higway H St. Mary, MO P: MLICA District: 6 Missouri County: Ste. Genevieve Work Categories: Excavating/Grading Derek Davis; Lyndsey Derek Davis L.L.C Poplar Ave. Nelson, MO P: Cell: Em: dedavis96@gmail.com MLICA District: 3 Missouri County: Saline Work Categories: Drainage/Irrigation, Erosion Control, Eartmoving/Land Clearing, Excavating/Grading, Land Leveling, Landscaping, Open Ditc Work, On Site Waste Management, Ponds/Dams, Septic Systems, Site Prep/Development, Sewer/Water/ Underground Utilities, Terraces/Waterways, Water Management Equipment: Backoe, Crawler/Loader, Dirt Pan, Dozer, Excavator, Loader, Trencer Bunc Greenwade; Nora G&H Rances, LLC 5028 N. Greenwade Willard, MO P: Fx: MLICA District: 4 Missouri County: Greene Rob Liles; Susan Liles Construction LLC Hwy 59 Craig, MO MLICA District: 1 Missouri County: Holt Work Categories: Drainage/Irrigation, Eartmoving/ Land Clearing, Erosion Control, Excavating/Grading, Land Leveling, Open Ditc Work, Terraces/ Waterways, Water Management Equipment: Backoe, Dozer, Excavator, Trencer Welcome New Members >p6

6 Page 6 Member News (from page 4) Welcome New Members (from page 5) CONTRACTORS (Continued) Bryan McDaniel; Rebecca McDaniel Excavating 4932 N. Farm Road 205 Strafford, MO Cell: Fx: Em: bryan@mcdanielexcavating.com MLICA District: 4 Missouri County: Greene Pil Morris; Cindy Morris Farms Higway 159 Oregon, MO P: Cell: Em: pmorris@unitedwb.coop MLICA District: 1 Missouri County: Holt Work Categories: Drainage/Irrigation, Eartmoving/ Land Clearing, Erosion Control, Excavating/Grading, Land Leveling, Open Ditc Work, Terraces/ Waterways, Water Management Equipment: Backoe, Dozer, Excavator, Trencer Wit Deepest Sympaty We offer our deepest sympaty to tese families during teir time of sorrow. Fanny Peter, a former Auxiliary member from Skidmore, MO, passed away on January 28, Cris Brauer s uncle, Kelly Klein, passed away on February 1, Norman Keller, a former LICA member from District #1, passed away February 6, ASSOCIATES MFA Inc. MLICA Contact: Davin Harms 201 Ray Young Drive Columbia, MO P: Cell: Fx: Em: darms@mfa-inc.com Directory Canges Dave Dittmer, wit Dittmer Ditcing, as a new cell pone number of

7 Page 7 Heads Up... Blanket Overweigt Permit Many years ago, MLICA was instrumental in establising a blanket overwidt permit. Many of our members ave taken advantage of tis permit, but ave wanted to ave a blanket overweigt permit, as well. Most recently, te MLICA Governmental Relations Committee as been working wit te Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to determine te feasibility of a blanket overweigt permit. At our Winter Convention, members met wit Debbie Bradsaw and Scott Marion from MoDOT to discuss wy LICA members want te permit and wat concerns MoDOT as. As a result of tis meeting, MoDOT is launcing a pilot program for a blanket overweigt permit. As te pilot program proceeds and we get closer to a formal permit, we will keep our members informed. If you ave questions or concerns, you can contact te MLICA office ( ) or te MLICA Governmental Relations Committee Co-Cairs, Jeff Lance and Tom Lawlor. One Call Legislation In order to comply wit te federal Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Act (PHMSA), Missouri s Underground Damage Prevention law (One Call Legislation) needed some canges. Over te last several years, te MLICA Legislative Committee as met several times wit a stakeolders group, as well as a House Sub-Committee, to address tose canges. On February 13, Representative Scatz filed HB 1867 wic is a result of tose meetings. As tis newsletter goes to print, no earings ave been sceduled. Wile te MLICA Legislative Committee will be monitoring tis proposal s progress, we encourage you to follow it, as well. You can access te bill troug te Members Only page on our web site ( If you need your password, please contact te MLICA office ( ). If you ave questions or concerns about te bill, please contact te MLICA office or te MLICA Legislative Committee Co-Cairs, Gerald Bauer and Elwin Yoder. United Fire Group s state LICA insurance program is designed for dirt-moving contractors and includes: coverages tailored to your business needs, safety group dividends, preferred pricing, and professional loss control services. Let United Fire Group protect you and your business. For more information, please contact your local United Fire Group agent, PRINS Insurance, Inc. at ; or Bruce Mosier at bmosier@prinsins.com.

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9 Page Drainage Worksop Te sevent annual Drainage Worksop was eld February in Columbia, MO. Te sold-out crowd of contractors and landowners took advantage of te opportunity to learn about te latest researc results for subsurface drainage and irrigation in Missouri from Dr. Kelly Nelson of te University of Missouri s Greenley Researc Center in Novelty, MO. Marty Comstock, Missouri NRCS Ag Engineer, explains ow to use te Prinsco slide rule. In addition, attendees learned te tecnical specifications, planning considerations, and web sites and design tools involved in grid tile design, presented by Marty Comstock, Missouri NRCS Ag Engineer, and Brandon Viers, Missouri NRCS Civil Engineer. Attendees put tat knowledge to work on a variety of ands-on class problems relating to design. We were also fortunate enoug to ave a web seminar put on by Matt Helmers, an Associate Professor and Ag Engineer wit Iowa State University on researc relating to nitrogen treatment for drainage systems. To close out te Workop, Dick Purcell, NRCS State Engineer, moderated a panel discussion, giving attendees te cance to ave teir questions answered and get a first-and perspective from a seasoned drainage contractor, Buddy Hostetter, and an industry representative, Kevin Simp of Port Industries, in addition to our earlier listed speakers. Dr. Kelly Nelson (olding te over-sized slide rule at te rigt) and Brandon Viers (standing at te left) elp attendees wit some of te Worksop s ands-on problems. Kevin Simp, wit Port Industries (olding te micropone), Buddy Hostetter (left), wit Hostetter Construction, and Dick Purcell (rigt), NRCS State Engineer, field questions from participants during te Worksop s Industry/Contractor/University Panel Discussion.

10 Page 10 MLICA General Membersip Meeting Minutes Draft Hilton Garden Inn - Columbia, MO January 25, 2014 CALL TO ORDER Te meeting was called to order by President Larry LaFollette at 1:05pm. WELCOME/INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS President Larry LaFollette welcomed LICA Region IV Vice President Steve Anderson, LICA President Steve Miller and all te Missouri members to te January 25, 2014 General Membersip Meeting. ROLL CALL District #1 5 District #4 5 District #2 3 District #5 3 District #3 3 District #6 0 Cairman of te Board: Jim Bledsoe - present President: Larry LaFollette - present Vice President: Cris Brauer - present Secretary/Treasurer: Mont Gilbert - present Auxiliary President: Mona Bledsoe - absent Associates Cairman: vacant Executive Director: Deb Dickens - present MINUTES APPROVAL A motion was made by Dave Dittmer and seconded by Jack Gingeric to approve te minutes of te July 27, 2013 Membersip Meeting as printed. Te motion carried. NATIONAL REPORT - STEVE ANDERSON, RVP Steve reported tat e ad attended several of Missouri LICA s events over te past six monts, including te golf tournament, fis fry, and Damage Prevention Summit, all of wic were great successes. LICA is not only growing in Missouri, but nationally, as well. He encouraged te membersip to use its Membersip Meeting Minutes >p11

11 Page 11 Membersip Meeting Minutes (from page 10) NATIONAL REPORT (Continued) benefits and described a new one, te OSHA portal, wic will be coming to te National LICA website soon. Steve reminded members tat LICA as te best benefit package of any trade association and tat our members sould use tem. Steve also reported tat is term as Region IV Vice President will end at te National LICA Winter Convention in Marc. He said e as plans to run as National President, but encouraged Missouri LICA members to consider running for is replacement as Region IV Vice President. At te National LICA Convention in Las Vegas tis Marc, members will vote on a proposed by-laws cange relating to te amount of reserve funds LICA now as and te formula for determining tat figure. Te new by-laws cange would cap te reserve funds at $200,000 wic will allow for te continuation of te CEO s membersip development efforts, as well as protect te Association wit one year s operating capitol in reserve. A motion was made by Carlie Boyer and seconded by Ken Balkenbusc to approve te by-laws cange. Te motion carried. PRESIDENT REPORT President Larry LaFollette reported tat, since te Missouri LICA Summer Meeting, e as attended te National LICA Summer Meeting, Missouri LICA Fall Board Meetings, and several Districts membersip meetings and Cristmas parties. TREASURER/SECRETARY REPORT Mont Gilbert reviewed te financial statements for FY and te membersip report. A motion was made by Tom Lawlor and seconded by Elwin Yoder to accept te Secretary/Treasurer s report. Te motion carried. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT Te Executive Director tanked te committee cairs and members for teir efforts and asked members to be sure to sign te card for Nelson and Judy Wilson s 50t Wedding Anniversary. COMMITTEE REPORTS Budget/By-Laws - Cairman Mont Gilbert presented te proposed budget. A motion was made by Jeff Lance and seconded by Tom Lawlor to approve te budget. Te motion carried. Convention/Education - Co-Cairs Ken Balkenbusc and Jake Gingeric reported tat te 2014 Winter Convention seemed to be a success and reminded members to complete teir evaluation reports in order to make planning te 2015 Convention just as successful. Jake Gingeric reported tat te 2014 Summer Meeting will be eld on July 26 in conjunction wit a Trap Soot. He said tat, during te Trap Soot, te committee migt also scedule a tour of te winery at Roceport and/or a trip to te casino. Field Day - Jim Bledsoe, Cair, reported tat e would like a Co-Cair for te committee. Bruce Freerksen agreed to serve in tat capacity. At tis point, tere are no field days planned, but te committee will look into possibilities for te future. Golf - Carlie Boyer reported tat te 2013 Golf Tournament was a great success and tat te committee as already eard from several Associate and Contractor members wo are interested in attending in Te 2014 Golf Tournament as been set for Friday, September 19 at te Hail Ridge Golf Course in Boonville, MO. Government Relations - Co-Cairs Jeff Lance and Tom Lawlor reported tat tey ave attended every meeting of te Soil and Water Program s Commission tis year. Vice President Cris Brauer asked te membersip to give a round of applause to Cris and Tom for representing LICA at tese meetings. Jeff also reported tat Ricard Fordyce, a Missouri LICA member and previous Cairman of te DNR Soil and Water Commission was appointed by te Governor of Missouri to be te Director of Agriculture. His presence on te Soil and Water Commission will be missed, but Jeff expects a new Commissioner to be named soon. Jeff is currently serving on two sub-committees for te Soil and Water Program as te Commission makes plans for te Program s future. One sub-committee is tasked to review county staffing levels and funding for tose staff members and te second sub-committee is reviewing all te practices currently approved by te Commission. At tis time, te Commission and Program are doing well. Te renewal for te sales tax will automatically be placed on te ballot in 2016, Membersip Meeting Minutes >p12

12 Page 12 Membersip Meeting Minutes (from page 11) COMMITTEE REPORTS (Continued) Government Relations (Continued) so members are encouraged to start talking about te importance of tis renewal, as well as to begin raising funds to pay for te campaign to approve te measure. Te Committee as also been working wit te Missouri Department of Transportation to establis a blanket overweigt permit. Following a work session wit MoDOT during tis Convention, MoDOT as agreed to establis a pilot program for a blanket overweigt permit. It is possible tat te blanket permit will cover a 100-mile radius. MoDOT will also be determining a pricing structure for tis permit. Ladies - Mona Bledsoe was absent. No report was given. Legislative - Co-Cairs Gerald Bauer and Elwin Yoder reported tat te Committee as been working on te possibility of proposed canges to Missouri s Underground Damage Prevention Act (One Call). After attending an early-december House Sub-Committee meeting and voicing our members concerns relating to tree aspects of te proposed legislation, te Cairs reported tat te newly released draft of te legislation no longer includes any of te issues of concern to our membersip. Te Committee will continue to monitor tis issue as te Session continues. Te Committee also discussed te condition of Missouri s roads and a possible gas tax increase. Te Committee asked te membersip to consider endorsing a sales tax increase of 1%, if te funds are used for road maintenance. Tis proposal is also favored by te Missouri Farm Bureau. Because no legislation as currently been proposed, te issue was tabled. Membersip - Co-Cairs Larry LaFollette and Cris Brauer reported tat tey ave establised a goal of 200 contractor members by September 30, Jerry Biuso, National LICA CEO, will be in Missouri from February 3-8 to meet wit 11 United Fire agencies across Missouri in order to elp build a sales Membersip Meeting Minutes >p13

13 Page 13 Membersip Meeting Minutes (from page 12) force for Missouri LICA membersip and te insurance program. Cris encouraged members wo ad prospects in mind to go see tem and ask tem to join. Members were reminded tat tey can find applications and a benefit list on our web site or tey can call te Missouri LICA office to ave some mailed. Contractors were also encouraged to promote LICA membersip at teir local county NRCS meetings. A motion was made by Jake Gingeric and seconded by Roger Levings to accept te committee reports. Te motion carried. OLD BUSINESS A Damage Prevention Summit - Te 2013 Damage Prevention Summit was te biggest yet, wit over 1,100 contractors in attendance. Missouri LICA as received good name recognition from tis and plans to continue its participation. B Golf Tournament - See te Golf Committee report above. NEW BUSINESS A Membersip Drive Goals and Dates - See te Membersip Committee report above. B Spring Board Meeting - Marc 15, 2014 was set as te date for te Spring Board Meeting. Te Vice President will contact Bobcat in Columbia to see if teir meeting facility is available. C Summer Meeting - See Convention/ Education Committee report above. D Golf Tournament - See Golf Committee report above. E Fall Board Meeting - October 25, 2014 was set as te date for te Fall Board Meeting. Te Vice President will contact Bobcat in Columbia to see if teir meeting facility is available. F District Meeting Dates - District #1 will ost a meeting at Jim & Mona Bledsoe s ome in Savanna, MO on April 26; District #5 will ost a membersip meeting on April 8, location to be determined; no report was provided from Districts #2 or #3. Te Executive Director reported tat District #3 did not elect any new officers for Te Executive and Membersip Committees will address tis issue. G National LICA Delegates - Cris Brauer will be te only Missouri LICA contractor attending te National LICA meeting in Las Vegas, NV, so tree Delegate proxies were signed for im to carry to te meeting. H. ADMC Membersip - After discussion concerning Missouri LICA s membersip in te Agriculture Drainage Management Coalition, a motion was made by Jeff Lance and seconded by Tom Lawlor to table te discussion until te Marc Board Meeting wen te budget could be reviewed. Te motion carried. I. Election of 2014 State Officers - A motion was made by Gerald Bauer and seconded by Jeff Lance to elect Tom Lawlor as Secretary/Treasurer and ave te remaining officers advance teir positions. Te motion carried. Te meeting adjourned at 2:45pm. Respectfully Submitted, Debbie Dickens Executive Director Make Plans to Attend! Marc 15 Board and Committee Meetings Bobcat of St. Louis - Columbia Columbia, MO April 8 April 26 July 26 Sept. 19 MLICA District #5 Meeting Location to be determined MLICA District #1 Meeting Jim & Mona Bledsoe s Home Savanna, MO MLICA Trap Soot and Summer Meeting River Hills Sporting Clays Boonville, MO MLICA Golf Tournament Hail Ridge Golf Course Boonville, MO

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