Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-11 MINUTES OF COUNCIL OCTOBER 11, 2011 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on October 11, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Councilmember Matthews 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. The City Clerk was also present. City Attorney Castleberry was absent. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Henley moved to approve the prepared agenda as amended. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) FIRE DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY REPORT, FIRE CHIEF BRENT GLEGHORN Fire Chief Brent Gleghorn addressed the council with his 3rd Quarter department report. Chief Gleghorn went over the report with the council and pointed out that the year-to-date runs as of September 30th was 340 compared to the total runs of 336 in 2010. B) LEVY OF 2011 REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES The council considered the levying of the 2011 real and personal property taxes. The proposed millage rate was unchanged from 2010 of 5 mills for City General and .4 mills for Firemen's Pension. Councilmember Bryant moved to approve the proposed millage rates and Councilmember Matthews seconded. All voted for. C) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPLY FOR A GIF COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT GRANT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW CONCESSION STAND AT NORTH COMPLEX Councilmember Insell introduced a resolution authorizing the Mayor to submit an application request to the Arkansas Rural Development commission for a GIF Community Enhancement Grant. The grant will be approximately $22,000 for the purpose of helping with the cost of constructing a new concession stand at the North Complex. Ms. Johnston read the resolution in full and Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the resolution. Councilmember Henley seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2011-10-01-R. D) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE 2011 INTERSTATE REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2011 SPECIAL ELECTION Mr. Mark Lamberth addressed the council to encourage their support for the 2011 Interstate Rehabilitation Program which will be voted on by the people at a special election on November 8, 2011. Mr. Lamberth explained the benefits of the program and how vital our state highways are for the economic development from business, industry and tourism. He also stressed the fact that the program will not require any new taxes or any increase in existing taxes but will be funded by future federal revenue and the existing 4¢ state diesel tax. Councilmember Bryant introduced the resolution and Ms. Johnston read it in full. Councilmember Matthews moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Bryant seconded. The roll call vote was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2011-10- 02-R. E) CONSIDER TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF OUTDATED RECORDS AND MATERIALS FOR THE CITY AND UTILITY DEPARTMENTS Ms. Johnston explained to the council that they had recently cleaned out their storage space to make room for current documents and permanent files and in the process had several boxes of outdated material that needed to be disposed of. The laws of the State of Arkansas require that the material to be destroyed must be documented and approved by an affidavit signed by the employee who is doing the disposal and a councilmember. The two proposed resolutions give the council's approval and acceptance of the affidavits. Councilmember Matthews introduced the resolutions and Ms. Johnston read them in full. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve and Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolutions were given #2011-10-03- R for City records and 2001-10-04-R for utility records. F) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE BANNING THE USE OF AIR COMPRESSION BRAKES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF BATESVILLE Mayor Elumbaugh said he would like to postpone the consideration of the proposed ordinance banning the use of air compression (Jake Brakes) until further information is gathered. G) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his engineer's report. Mr. Johnson brought the council up to date on the construction at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and other departments throughout the City. H) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Bryant moved to go into executive session. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session, Councilmember Bryant moved to appoint Dr. Scott Roulier to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. Dr. Roulier will replace Mr. Brad Webb who moved out of the City limits. His term will expire June 10, 2013. 1) REVIEW OF THE SEPTEMBER 2011 PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the September 2011 paid bills report for review. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh said the City recently opened bids for two new residential rear load sanitation trucks and one new front load commercial sanitation truck. The City received one bid for the two residential trucks. The bid from Truck Centers of Arkansas was for $124,003.00 per truck. Two bids were received for the commercial truck. Truck Centers of Arkansas, $212,042.00 and Truck Component Services, $214,047.15. After a review of the bids Mayor Elumbaugh said Sanitation Supervisor Marty Thompson asked to reject the low bit and accept the high bid. He said the low bid was for a 2011 or 2012 model and any repairs would have to be done out of town. The high bid was for a 2013 model and repairs could be done locally. Councilmember Shetron moved to accept the bid for the residential trucks and the high bid on the commercial truck. Councilmember Matthews seconded and all voted for. LIAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL COMMENTS None ADJOURNMENT There be 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