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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-13 MINUTES OF COUNCIL SEPTEMBER13, 2011 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on September 13, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Councilmember Hubbard 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 Deputy City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Henley seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Henley moved to approve the amended agenda. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THE CITY'S INITIATIVE FOR HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING Councilmember Insell introduced a resolution declaring the commitment of Batesville, Arkansas to the initiative for healthy eating and active living; and for other purposes. Mr. Castleberry read the resolution in full. Councilmember Insell moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Bryant seconded. The roll call was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2011-09-01 R. B) CONSIDER AND ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OWNED PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES Councilmember Bryant introduced an ordinance that would establish fees for the maintenance and operations of City owned parks and recreation facilities. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance in full. The Mayor asked Mr. Jeff Owens, Parks Director, to address the council in regards to establishing the fees. The ordinance has an application process that must be approved and money collected before any facility can be used. After some discussion, Councilmember Bryant moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Krug seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2011-09-01. The ordinance will take effect in 30 days. C) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO DISCHARGE FIREARMS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS FOR TRAINING PURPOSES Councilmember Shetron introduced an ordinance to allow law enforcement officers to discharge firearms within the City limits for training purposes. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance in full. Sheriff Steve Jeffery and Mr. Randy Reichardt were both present to answer any questions that the council might have. Both the Sheriff and Mr. Reichardt told the council that they had conducted testing with a sound meter while the sheriff's swat team was using their firearms. During this testing activity only a couple of people heard the gunfire. Councilmember Bryant moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Councilmember Shetron moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Bryant seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2011-09-02. The ordinance will take effect in 30 days. D) ENGINEER'S REPORT, CITY ENGINEER DAMON JOHNSON City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his engineer's report. Mr. Johnson said the contractors for Phase 1 of the Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion have reopened Chaney Drive. It had been closed in order cut the street to place the new large pipe for the gravity flow sewer. Mr. Johnson ask the council to approve the low bid on pipe material from H.D. Supply in the amount of$94,000 for the Hwy. 106/Dry Run water line replacement. Councilmember Bryant made a motion to accept the low bid. Councilmember Krug seconded. All voted for. Mr. Johnson also ask the council for guidance on the bid for uniforms. He told the council that only one company had submitted a bid for uniforms for all city employees. The cost would be $645 per week. Councilmember Insell moved to accept the bid from Hometown Mat and towel. Councilmember Bryant seconded. The vote was 7 for and 1 against (Councilmember Krug). Mr. Johnson gave a brief update on the other departments in the City and current projects. Mr. Johnson also told the council that he has started a facebook page for the Batesville Water Utilities. He feels like this would be a good way to keep the public informed of progress on any ongoing city construction projects and to notify the public of any street closings. E) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Bryant moved to go into executive session and Councilmember Henley seconded. All voted for. Upon returning from executive session. Councilmember Bryant moved to appoint Mr. Brad Webb to fill the unexpired term of Michael Fagan on the Planning Commission. Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. Mr. Webb's term will run until 6/10/2013. F) REVIEW OF AUGUST, 2011 PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the August, 2011 paid bills report for review. MAYOR COMMENTS The Council considered the following cemetery resolutions. Resolution #11-256-1 for Mrs. Lucille King, on behalf of Nauvell Walker in the amount of$800.00. Resolution #11-256-2 for Mrs. Lucille King, on behalf of Bill and IsaBell Ring in the amount of $400.00. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt them. Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. The Mayor informed the council that the City has been awarded a grant to extend the greenway trail from Row Lake through the Water department property to Riverside Park. The project has been approved to receive up to $43,887 in Federal funding. The Mayor told the council that the Parks department has started a walking program for seniors. Mr. Jeff Owens will be overseeing this program. Pedometers will be purchased and distributed to track their activity. The Mayor also told the council that the City has purchased suggestion boxes. These boxes will be rotated between different departments and city employees will be allowed to make suggestions on how to save the city money. LIAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Henley told the council that she wanted to commend the City on all the grants they have received. Councilmember Matthews said he would like to check into more grants for updating the playground equipment. ADJOURMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Matthews moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. BRENDA RILEY, DEPUTY CITY CLERK RICK LUMBUAGH, MAYOR