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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-08-28 MINUTES OF COUNCIL AUGUST 28, 2007 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on August 28, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Rick Elumbaugh presided over the meeting. Councilmember Krug gave the invocation. Upon roll call the following councilmembers answered present: Fred Krug, Doug Matthews, Matt McDonald, Trula Pectol, David Shetron, Stephen Smart and Paula Terrell. The City Clerk was also present. Councilmember R.L. Carpenter was absent as was the City Attorney Scott Stalker. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting and Councilmember Smart seconded. All voted for. Councilmember Matthews moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Terrell seconded and all voted for. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS None OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) RECOGNIZE THE BATESVILLE 8 YEAR OLD ALL STAR BASEBALL 2007 STATE AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONS Mayor Elumbaugh introduced the Coaches of the 8 year old All Star Baseball 2007 State and Regional Champions. The Coaches introduced each player and their position and Mayor Elumbaugh gave them each a copy of a proclamation declaring August 28, 2007 as 8 Year Old All Star Baseball Appreciation Day. B) CONSIDER PROPERTIES FOR CONDEMNATION Mayor Elumbaugh opened the public hear at 5:40 PM to consider condemnation on three separate properties. The properties are 1712 Lyon, 320 Baker and 2029 Neeley Streets. There being no one wishing to speak regarding any of the properties, the Mayor closed the public hearing at 5:50 PM. Councilmember Shetron introduced a resolution to condemn the property at 1712 Lyon Street. The City Clerk read the resolution and Councilmember Terrell moved to adopt the resolution. Councilmember Smart seconded and all voted for. The resolution was given #2007-8-3-R. Councilmember Smart introduced a resolution to condemn the property at 320 Baker Street. The City Clerk read the resolution and Councilmember Shetron moved to adopt the resolution. Councilmember McDonald seconded and all voted for. The resolution was given #2007-8-4-R. Councilmember Terrell introduced a resolution to condemn the property at 2029 Neeley Street. The City Clerk read the resolution. Councilmember Shetron moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember McDonald seconded. All voted for. The resolution was given #2007-8-5-R. C) MR. JIM ULMER WITH McGOODWIN, WILLIAMS AND YATES REGARDING THE FUNDING FOR THE WASTEWATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Jim Ulmer addressed the council with the proper process to apply for the Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund offered by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for financing for the impending Wastewater Plant improvements. The loan rate is 2.75%. Councilmember Smart moved to instruct the engineering firm to proceed with the application for the low interest funding. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR A UTILITY BILLING SOFTWARE PROGRAM Councilmember Shetron introduced an ordinance to waive competitive bidding for a utility billing software program. The City Clerk read the ordinance in full. Councilmember Matthew moved to suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Shetron seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Terrell moved to adopt the ordinance Councilmember Shetron seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2007- 8-2. Councilmember Terrell moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember McDonald seconded and all voted for. E) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #2005-1-4 TO CORRECT CITY WARD ASSIGNMENT Councilmember Smart introduced an ordinance that will correct the City ward assignment for newly annexed land accepted into the City by ordinance #2005-1-4. The City Clerk read the ordinance in full. Councilmember Terrell moved to suspend the rules and waive the second and third reading. Councilmember Matthews seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Shetron seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2007-8-3. F) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Smart moved to go into executive session. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session, Mayor Elumbaugh said he was accepting the resignation of Dispatch Supervisor Roger Williams who is retiring August 31St. The Mayor said he will be appointing an interim Dispatch Supervisor within the next couple of days. G) REVIEW CITY AND UTILITY FINANCIALS The council was given a copy of the City and Utility Financials for July, 2007. COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Elumbaugh said he opened the sealed bids for the Jet-Vac Sewer Cleaning Machine and the Water Treatment Plant improvements. The City received bids for 2 and 5 year financing for the Jet-Vac and 5 year and 10 year bond issues for the Water Treatment Plant improvements. Citizens Bank had the lowest bid at 3.78% for the 2 and 5 year for the Jet-Vac and also 3.78% for the 5 year on the plant improvements. Citizens Bank was also the lowest bid on the 10 year bond issue at 3.97%. Councilmember Smart moved to accept the low bid from Citizens Bank for the 5 year financing on the Jet-Vac and the 5 year financing for the Water Treatment Plant improvements. Councilmember McDonald seconded and all voted for. The City Clerk said she had a couple of issues she needed clarification on. First, the council had mentioned billing the Utilities Department for a portion of the City's administrative cost for managing the Utilities. Councilmember Krug moved to bill the Utilities for 50% of the administrative monthly cost to the Utilities Department and Councilmember Shetron seconded. All voted for. Secondly, she said she was instructed a few meetings back to pay the employees who have retired and returned to work for their unpaid sick. She said she needed to know at what rate of pay to process the sick pay. Councilmember McDonald moved to use their rate of pay at the time of retirement for their sick pay. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. LIAISON REPORTS Councilmember McDonald said the new Farmers Market should be open by mid next week with a Grand Opening planned for the first week in October. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Matthews told the council that the new A & E School sponsored by the Municipal Airport and UACCB has 14 student enrolled and was off to a good start. Dr. Matthews also commented on his recent trip to Colorado with the City Engineer Damon Johnson and Wastewater Plant Supervisor Eugene Townsley. Dr. Matthews said they visited 5 Wastewater Plants and the trip was very informative. Councilmember Smart said he had received a couple of calls regarding the City Parks. He said one was concerning trash at Fitzhugh Park and the other was unsafe playground equipment at Riverside Park. Mr. Smart was told that the unsafe playground equipment is in the process of being removed from the park. The Mayor said he was check in on the complaint regarding trash at Fitzhugh Park. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Matthews moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK