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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-12 MINUTES OF COUNCIL FEBRUARY 12, 2013 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on February 12, at 5:00 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Mr. Johnny Abbott gave the invocation. Upon roll call, the following council answered present; Tommy Bryant, Margarett Henley, Paige Hubbard, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Douglas Matthews, Chris Poole, and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Henley moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT Chief Deputy Alan Cockrill addressed the council with the Sheriff's Department monthly report. Chief Cockrill informed the council that the three new metro cars were in and almost ready to put into service. The camera systems and lights have been installed and the striping completed. He said as soon as the radio's were installed they would be ready to use. The Chief also said they have in custody, three individuals that they suspected to be the ones who broke into City Yard last night. B) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE ARKANSAS SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM GRANT Ms. Crystal Johnson, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce addressed the council regarding the proposed resolution. Ms. Johnson said because of a tight time schedule, the committee regarding the Safe Routes to School Program decided to change the scope of the work to be around Central Magnet School. She said the committee is still working on applying for grants for other school areas. Councilmember Insell introduced the resolution and Mr. Castleberry read it in full. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt and Councilmember Bryant seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2013-02-01-R. C) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO EXTEND THE HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1211 E. BOSWELL Code Enforcement Officer Chad McClure addressed the council regarding the reclassification of the property located at 1211 E. Boswell. The property is currently zoned C-1 and for the past several years has been a real estate office. The owners of the property, John and Linda Bennett have requested the re-zone to allow the property to be in the Historic District. Mr. McClure said the re-zone will be conducive to the City's maps and a public hearing was conducted with no objections. Councilmember Krug introduced the resolution and Mr. Castleberry read it in full. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Bryant seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2013-02-02-R. D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING DISTRICTS MAP Councilmember Matthews introduced an ordinance to amend the Batesville Zoning Districts Map to re-zone the property located at 1211 E. Boswell Street from C-1 Commercial to HR Historic Residential. Councilmember Matthews moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Matthew then moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Bryant seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2013-02- 01. E) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Matthews moved to go into executive session to consider a Parks and Recreation Commission. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session, Councilmember Krug moved to re- appoint Mr. Greg Mohlke to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Councilmember Matthews seconded and all voted for. Mr. Mohlke's term will expire 01/10/2018. F) PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the January, 2013 paid bills report for review. G) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson gave the council a brief update on the construction activities going on throughout the City. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh informed the council of a bid opening this morning for the lease of 3 dump trucks, 2 for utility construction and 1 for city streets. The City received only one bid from Tri State Truck Center. The total bid per truck was $127,368.00 less $15,000.00 for equity from the trade-in vehicle. Councilmember Bryant moved to accept the bid and Councilmember Krug seconded. All voted for. The Mayor said he has had several phone calls regarding the lack of stop signs in the Eagle Mountain Subdivision. The Mayor recommended stop signs be placed at the following intersections; Eagle Mtn. Blvd with stop on Aberdeen, Aberdeen with stop on Aberdeen Circle, Aberdeen with stop on Cruz Court and Aberdeen with stop on Woodlands. Councilmember Bryant moved to place the stop signs per the Mayor's recommendation. Councilmember Krug seconded and all voted for. Mayor Elumbaugh said the other stop sign issue is at the intersection of lower College Street and South State. Currently the stop sign is on College Street. After a discussion, the council agreed that the through street should be College. Councilmember Shetron moved to remove the stop sign from College and place it on South State, making College the through street. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. The Mayor congratulated the Batesville School district for hosting a regional archery tournament the past weekend. There were 23 schools represented with 702 entries. The event brought in between 2,500 to 3,000 people to Batesville. He also thanked FutureFuel Chemical Company for allowing the tournament to be held in the old White Rogers building which is owned by FutureFuel. The Mayor asked for out of state travel approval for the clerk's office and one employee from utility billing to attend training in Boston, MA for the City's accounting and billing program, INCODE. Councilmember Bryant moved to approve the out of state travel and Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. The Mayor reported several fixed asset disposals all from the Parks and Recreation Department; 2 John Deere Mowers were sold for scrap for $321.20., Unit 448 2012 John Deere was traded in for a new 2013 John Deere, Unit#427, 1991 S10 Pickup was sold for scrap for $368.00, and a 1975 Jacobsen Greens Mower was sold for scrap for$178.20. LIAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL REPORTS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Matthews moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK