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MINUTES OF COUNCIL MARCH 11, 2003 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on March 11, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting. Councilmember Watkins gave the invocation. Upon roll call the following Councilmembers answered present: Jim Cargill, R.L. Carpenter, Robert Ford, Gerald Gaither, Jim Mitchum, Jerry Pectol, Paula Terrell and Jim Watkins. Also present were the City Clerk Denise Johnston. City Attorney Scott Stalker was absent. Councilmember Ford moved to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Councilmember Cargill seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Ford moved to approve the prepared agenda as amended. Councilmember Gaither seconded and all voted for. UTILITY MANAGER -BUILDING ACROSS UTILITY LINES Utility Manager Larry Tharnish said that occasionally there is a problem with a new construction being built across utility lines and easement encroachments. Mayor Biard passed out a recent memo he had given to the code enforcement office requiring "anyone applying for a building permit shall submit proof that any structure is not to be build across a utility line and additionally there is not an encroachment across a utility easement." Code Enforcement Office Chad McClure said that they currently review all commercial construction with the utility department to make sure this does not happen and he thought it was a good idea to also do this with all construction. Mayor Biard said that they had met with the utilities attorney and he said that a motion from the council to make the memo policy would be sufficient. Councilmember Watkins moved to make the memo standard policy within the code enforcement procedures and Councilmember Ford seconded. All voted for. CHANGE LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN MARCH Mayor Biard said that there are potential new sub-leasers for the Lockhouse Restaurant. However, in order to meet with the attorneys involved, the next council meeting needs to be changed from Tuesday,