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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-08-19 MINUTES OF COUNCIL AUGUST 10, 1999 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on August 10, at 5:30 P.M. at the Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting. Upon roll call, all the council answered present except Councilmember Bone. Also present were the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmember Ford moved to approve the minutes from the last meeting and Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. A motion was made and seconded to approve the prepared agenda as amended. All voted for. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-2 TO C-2 — CITY OF BATESVILLE — LOCKKEEPERS HOUSE Mayor Biard read an ordinance that would re-zone certain property from R-2 residential to C-2 commercial. The property is owned by the City of Batesville and is at Riverside Park where the Iockkeeper's house is located. A motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on the second reading. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The Mayor read the ordinance for the second reading. A motion was made and seconded to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on the third reading. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The Mayor read the ordinance for the final reading. A motion was made and seconded to adopt the ordinance. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #99-8-1. A motion was made and seconded to adopt the emergency clause. All voted for. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS — PART I The council was given a copy of the first draft agreement with the City of Batesville and Danny Dozier for the lease of the lockkeepers house at Riverside Park. Mr. Dozier and his attorney Bob Stroud addressed several areas of the lease. Mr. Stroud said he would make the recommended corrections and present the final draft of the lease to the Mayor. Councilmember Carpenter moved that the Mayor sign the lease after the recommended changes have been made. Councilmember Cargill seconded and all voted for. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM C-2 COMMERCIAL TO C-3 COMMERCIAL — CARL BIGGERS Mayor Biard read an ordinance that would re-zone certain property presently owned by Carl Biggers from C-2 commercial to C-3 commercial. The property is located on Highway 69. The council discussed the fact that when the Batesville Guard paper printed the agenda for tonight's meeting, the ordinance to re-zone the property was not mentioned. Mr. Pectol and Mr. Gaither said there was opposition at the planning commission meeting when the neighbors thought that North Arkansas Human Services was having the property re-zoned. Councilmember Mitchum moved to table the ordinance. Councilmember Cargill seconded and all voted for. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-2 TO C-2 — BILL WOLFORD Mayor Biard read an ordinance that would re-zone certain property presently owned by Bill Wolford from R-2 residential to C-2 commercial. The property is located on East Harrison Street. A motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on the second reading. The roll call was 7 and 0 against. The Mayor read the ordinance for the second reading. A motion was made and seconded to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on the final reading. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The Mayor read the ordinance for the final reading and a motion was made and seconded to adopt the ordinance. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #99-8-2. A motion was made and seconded to adopt the emergency clause. All voted for. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 1999 FIRE PREVENTION CODE Mayor Biard read an ordinance that would adopt the 1999 Edition of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. A motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on the second reading. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The Mayor read the ordinance for the second reading. A motion was made and seconded to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on the third reading. The roll call count was 7 for 0 against. The Mayor read the ordinance for the final reading and a motion was made and seconded to adopt the ordinance. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #99-8-3. EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made and seconded to go into executive session to consider an appointment to the planning commission. All voted for. Upon returning from execution session, Councilmember Insell moved to appoint Mrs. Miriam Lee and Mr. Mark Skelton to the planning commission. At the last meeting, the council adopted an ordinance to increase the planning commission from 5 to 7 members. Mrs. Lee's term will be a 4 year term from 6/10/99 through 6/10/03. Mr. Skelton's term will be a 5 year term from 6/10/99 through 6/10/04. Thereafter, the appointments will both be 5 year terms. Councilmember Gaither seconded the motion and all voted for. APPOINTMENT OF NEW ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF Mayor Biard announced the appointment of Mr. James Boothby as the new Assistant Fire Chief. Mr. Boothby will replace Mr. Keith Stroud who passed away this past June. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT'S PART 2 Mayor Biard said lawsuit has been filed against the City of Batesville and several other cities regarding the sidewalks in the City not being in compliance with the American's With Disabilities Act. The Mayor said the City Attorney and an Attorney with the Arkansas Municipal League are working on the suit. The Mayor said the city is looking at a 5 year plan to improve the sidewalks. The Mayor also said he will keep the council up to date with the lawsuit. The mayor said an Interlocal meeting has been scheduled for August 30th at 3:00 P.M. at the Municipal Courtroom. The mayor said that we currently have four councilmembers on the liaison for the interlocal committee but the agreement only requires two member from the council. The Mayor asked for Councilmen Cargill and Insell to serve on the committee. 1998 AUDIT REPORT The council was given a copy of the 1998 audit report for the City of Batesville and Airport Commission. CEMETERY RESOLUTION The council considered a cemetery resolution for Dale and Ann Runsick, Certificate #99-222-1, for $200.00. A motion was made and seconded to approve the resolution. All voted for. APPROVE BILLS After a review of the bills, Councilmember Insell moved that they be paid. Councilmember Gaither seconded and all voted for. LIAISON REPORTS Councilmember Insell said he attended last nights Quorum Court meeting as a liaison to the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Insell said Sheriff Webb asked the court and was given approval to hire of two deputies to fill recent vacancies. There being no further business, Councilmember Mitchum moved to adjourn. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. JOE M. BIARD, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK