Committee asks staff to seek Great Rivers Greenway interest before renewing MoDOT lease
The committee reviewed a MoDOT lease renewal for a parcel used for parking and trail access; the draft added specified insurance amounts and broadened indemnification. The committee declined Great Rivers Greenway’s proposed mutual indemnification, voted to forward the agreement without that red line and asked staff to approach Great Rivers Greenway about assuming responsibility for the parcel.
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City attorney Erin (Speaker 14) explained that the new MoDOT lease includes explicit insurance limits and broader indemnification language. Erin said the petitioner (Great Rivers Greenway) had submitted a red‑line asking for mutual indemnification, which some aldermen opposed because it would require the city to indemnify the other party for claims tied to property condition.
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