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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-18 MINUTES OF COUNCIL JUNE 18, 2019 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on June 18, at 5:30 pm at the Municipal Building. Mayor Rick Elumbaugh presided over the meeting. Utility Office Manager Nick Baxter gave the invocation. Upon roll call, the following Councilmembers answered present; Tommy Bryant, Scott Fredricks, Julie Hinkle, Paige Hubbard, Fred Krug, Doug Matthews and Chris Poole. Also present were the City Clerk Denise Johnston and City Attorney Tim Meitzen. Councilmember Fredricks moved to approve the minutes from the previous two meetings. Councilmember Hinkle seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Hinkle moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT Police Chief Alan Cockrill address the council with his Monthly Report. Chief Cockrill gave the council statics for May, 2019 and said they are starting on the next round of street light monitoring. He also said they had begun their park patrol and have officers at the parks from 4 pm to 10 pm each night. B) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his monthly report. He said they are almost ready to go out for bids on the Contract Section III. They are changing media filters at the Water Treatment Plant. This is done every 5 to 7 years. The Street Department is working on their normal projects such as roads, drainage, patching pot holes, etc. He said the stoplight at 20th and Harrison was out last week but has been corrected. We are still waiting on the one arm sanitation truck, however, the satiation department has been placing yellow tags on cans that need to make some kind of an adjustment to their cans before the one arm truck arrives. Mr. Johnson said some people have misrepresented the meaning of the tags. He said the tags are only for guidance to help the citizens know how their cans need to be places. C) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR AN OUTDOOR RECREATIONS MATCHING GRANT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND TOURISM Councilmember Matthews introduced a resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for an outdoor recreation matching grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Councilmember Hubbard moved to read the resolution by title only. Councilmember Poole seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the resolution by title only. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Fredricks seconded. The electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2019-06-01-R. D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PRIVATE CLUB PERMIT Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance for the approval of an application for a private club permit. Mr. H. T. Moore, Attorney for the applicant, addressed the council to answer any questions. Mr. Moore said Mr. Burim "Bruno" Azemi with Tavolo Italian Ristorante is requesting the permit for his business. Mr. Moore said Mr. Azemi also has a restaurant in Paragould where Mr. Moore resides and stated that Mr. Azemi and his restaurant were an asset to the City of Paragould. He also reminded the council that Mr. Azemi has to get approval from the city council before he is able to make an application to the State for final approval. Councilmember Hinkle moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and the electronic roll count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2019-06-01. Mr. Meitzen read the emergency clause. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. E) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP TO ALLOW MULTIPLE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES ON A SINGLE SPECIFIC LOT. Councilmember Poole introduced an ordinance to amend the Batesville Zoning Districts Map to allow multiple single-family houses on a single specific lot. Code Enforcement Officer Chad McClure addressed the council regarding the ordinance. Mr. McClure said Mr. Joey Markowski, who was also present, is asking for the rezoning to allow him to build 8 small, 429 sq. ft., individual houses on the specific lot. Mr. McClure said after a public hearing and a few changes, the Planning Commission approve the request. Mr. Markowski said instead of building an apartment building, which the lot was already approved for, he wanted to give renters the option of a small house with their own green space instead of an apartment. After some discussion, Councilmember Fredricks moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and the electronic roll count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Poole seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2019-06-02. Mr. Meitzen read the emergency clause. Councilmember Fredricks moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. F) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF BATESVILLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DRAINAGE MANUAL Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance to adopt the City of Batesville Stormwater Management and Drainage Manual. Councilmember Hinkle moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and the electronic roll count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2019-06-03. Mr. Meitzen read the emergency clause. Councilmember Hinkle moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. G) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF BATESVILLE STREET MASTER PLAN SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance to adopt the City of Batesville Street Master Plan. Again Mr. Johnson said the street master plan has been in the works for a long time and is needed primarily for new construction and repairing existing streets. Councilmember Matthews moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Matthews moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2019-06-04. Mr. Meitzen read the emergency clause. Councilmember Hubbard moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. H) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF BATESVILLE STREETS AND DRAINAGE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance to adopt the City of Batesville Streets and Drainage Technical Specifications. Councilmember Matthews moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Matthews moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Fredricks moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2019-06-05. Mr. Meitzen read the emergency clause. Councilmember Hubbard moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. 1) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 981 AND THE BATESVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.08, SECTIONS 9.08.01 Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance to amend ordinance #981 regarding the excavation of streets and sidewalks inside the city limits of Batesville. Mr. Johnson said the amendment sets out specific guidelines on obtaining a permit to excavate any sidewalk or street and specifications on the repairs of the excavation. Councilmember Matthews moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Fredricks moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Fredricks moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Hinkle seconded and the electronic roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2019-06-06. J) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Matthews moved to go into executive sessions to consider the promotion, demotion, hiring or firing of one or more city employees. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Fredricks moved to appoint Mr. Pete Musgrave to fill the unexpired term of Ronda Bryant on the Batesville City Council. Councilmember Matthews seconded and all voted for. Mr. Musgrave's term will expire 12/31/2020. Councilmember Fredricks moved to appoint Mr. Landon Reeves to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Reeves will replace Ms. Carma Osborn and his term will expire 6/10/2024. MAYOR COMMENTS City Clerk Denise Johnston asked the council to consider increasing the City and Utilities recorded fixed asset amount from $2,500. To $5,000. The amount has not been increased since 2010 and the request for $5,000.00 is a more reasonable amount. Councilmember Matthews moved to increase the fixed asset amount. Councilmember Krug seconded and all voted for. Mayor Elumbaugh said he wants our community to know that he and others in the community have met with the CEO's of PECO and Georges (formally OMP) regarding the odors coming from both plants. The Mayor said both plants make a huge impact in our community with their large number of employees, however, the quality of life for our citizens has to be considered. He said the meeting was productive and both CEO's pledged to invest in their wastewater systems to help with the offensive odors. The Mayor did however say these changes will not take place overnight and asked the citizens to be patient with the process. LIAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Matthews said he attended a breakout session at the Municipal League regarding the upcoming 2020 Census. He mentioned the importance of the census count and all the steps that lead up to the count. City Clerk Johnston said she also attended the meeting and her office as well as Code Enforcement have already started the process. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Matthews moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Fredricks seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK