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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-05-22 MINUTES OF COUNCIL MAY 22, 2012 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on May 22, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Councilmember Insell gave the invocation. Upon roll call, the following council answered present; Tommy Bryant, Margarett Henley, Paige Hubbard, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Douglas Matthews, and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk Denise Johnston and the City Attorney Lindsey Castleberry. Councilmember Chris Poole was absent. Councilmember Matthews moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Matthews moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Henley seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS A) THIRD AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATESVILLE ZONING CODES REGARDING MOBILE HOME PARKS Councilmember Matthews moved to read the third and final reading of an ordinance to amend the zoning code regarding mobile home parks by title only. Councilmember Shetron seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance by title only. There being no discussion, Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance. Councilmember Shetron seconded and the roll call count was 6 for and 1 (Krug) against. The ordinance was given #2012-05-01. NEW BUSINESS A) RECOGNIZE MS. KRISTI CANARD FOR RECEIVING THE DANIEL CAYCE AWARD Mayor Elumbaugh recognized Ms. Kristi Canard for receiving the University Of Arkansas Bill Clinton School Of Public Service Daniel Cayce Award. Ms. Canard raised $7,000.00 for childhood cancer research. B) YELCOT REPRESENTATIVE WITH A REQUEST TO PURCHASE A PORTION OF LAND FROM THE CITY Mr. Shawn Lane with Yelcot addressed the council requesting to purchase of 50 X 50 portion of land from the city located on the extreme North West corner of the new property purchased for the soccer fields. Mr. Lane said his company is running approximately 150 miles of fiber optics across the state of Arkansas. He said the lines need regeneration points and one is needed in Batesville. A building will be constructed on the property and a fence will be erected to City's liking. Yelcot has signed an Offer and Acceptance of$6,000.00 plus all closing costs. Mayor Elumbaugh said the location would not interfere with any of the proposed plans for the property and will be next to a parking lot. Councilmember Henley said she would like to wait in making a decision until the public has a chance to express their opinions. Councilmember Bryant moved to give the Mayor authority to sign the Offer and Acceptance after approval from the City Attorney and Architects for the soccer fields. Councilmember Krug seconded and all voted for except for Councilmember Henley. C) MR. CORD DAVIDSON WITH A REQUEST FOR FUNDS TO PAY FOR HIS RECERTIFICATION FOR THE DARE PROGRAM Mr. Cord Davidson, Sergeant with the Independence County Sheriff's Department addressed the council. Mr. Davidson said he is assigned as a School Resource Officer for the Batesville School District. He said he was trained and started the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program in 2005. Recently the DARE curriculum has completely changed and he will need to be recertified to teach the material. In the past, Federal monies were used for training and materials but those funds have dried up. He said the county said they did not have any extra funds to spend on the training. Councilmember Krug asked if the school district paid anything for the program. Mr. Davidson said they paid for the program materials but not for the training. The training will be in Atlanta, GA in July and airline and hotel costs will be approximately $1,200.00. Councilmember Bryant said our recently passed alcohol tax is generating approximately $3,000.00 per month and is to be used for public safety. He moved to pay for the training out of the alcohol tax revenues. Councilmember Matthews seconded and all voted for. D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with a request to waive competitive bidding on emergency repair work at the Water Treatment Plant. Mr. Johnson said he hired a company to give an assessment of the electrical and controls of the Water Treatment Plant. He said he knew there were problems but didn't know to what extent. With a safety rating from 0 to 4 with 4 being severe, the plant had several 4 ratings. He said 6 projects need to be done now for the safety of our employees. Mr. Johnson said he would like to hire Multi-Craft Contractors for the job which will cost approximately $250,000.00. He said he would not trust just anyone to do the repairs. Councilmember Bryant introduced the ordinance to waive competitive bidding and to hire Multi-Craft Contractors to do the repair work. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance in full. Councilmember Matthews moved to suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Insell 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 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2012-05-02. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the emergency clause and Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. E) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his Engineer's Report. Mr. Johnson gave the council an update on all the city departments. He said the City Street Department will be closing Myer's Street between the Sheriff's department and 20th Street on May 31St to make repairs to the road. He said it is a large project which involves draining Row Lake. F) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO RE-ZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF BATESVILLE Councilmember Bryant introduced an ordinance to re-zone certain property located on East Harrison Street from R-1 to C-1. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance in full. Councilmember Bryant moved to suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Matthews seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2012-05-03 G) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Matthews moved to go into executive session. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session, Councilmember Hubbard moved to re- appoint Ms. Patti Cash to the Housing Authority. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. Ms. Cash's term will expire 5/27/2017. H) REVIEW APRIL, 2012 PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the April 2012 paid bill report. MAYOR COMMENTS The Mayor informed the council of a fixed asset disposal. The Fire Department scraped for parts a 1988 Ford C 8000 Fire Truck, Unit 606. LIAISON REPORTS Councilmember Matthews gave the council a brief update on the proposed project at the Airport. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Bryant said he met the new Economic Development Coordinator, Mr. Larry Jones and was very impressed with his vision for Batesville. He encouraged all the council to go introduce themselves to Mr. Jones. Also, Mr. Bryant complimented Parks Director Jeff Owens and Landscape Supervisor Johnny Abbott and their crews for the great job they are doing in beautifying our parks. Mr. Bryant said he has had several people tell him that the parks look better than they ever have. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Bryant moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Hubbard seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK