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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-08-10 MINUTES OF COUNCIL AUGUST 10,2010 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on August 10, 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, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Douglas Matthews, Matt McDonald, and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmember Richard O'Neal was absent. Councilmember Insell moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Bryant moved to approve the prepared agenda as amended. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS Mr. Greg Mohlke with the Moving Batesville Forward Recreation Task Force addressed the council. Mr. Mohlke said they were waiting for the results of this "historic event" and he thanked the Mayor and Council for their support. He said they would know the results soon and the will of the people will be heard. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MR. ED MABRY Mr. Ed Mabry addressed the council with an update on Economic Development. Mr. Mabry said they were working on infrastructure planning including roads and broad band throughout the county. He said those who would like to apply for the new DHS Call Center could submit a resume to him at the Chamber of Commerce building and he would forward it to the proper department in Little Rock. B) CONSIDER A TAX BACK RESOLUTION FOR NORTH ARKANSAS FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Councilmember Shetron questioned Mr. Mabry on the proposed Tax Back Resolution for North Arkansas Furniture. Mr. Shetron said he didn't like the fact that the resolution was not for a specific project but was open ended. Mr. Mabry said it was simply a standard tax back resolution form provided by the State and the State would monitor the business to make sure they were in compliance with the tax back rules. Councilmember Matthews moved to remove the resolution from the table. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember McDonald moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2010- 8-1-R. C) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION Code Enforcement Officer Chad McClure addressed the council. Mr. McClure showed the council the proposed rezone on a map and said the planning commission held a public hearing and there was no opposition to the request. Councilmember Bryant introduced the ordinance. Councilmember Shetron moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. City Attorney Stalker read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Shetron moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2010-8-1. D) PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CLOSING A PORTION OF ALLEN STREET Mayor Elumbaugh opened the floor for a public hearing at 5:55 PM to consider the closing of a portion of Allen Street. There being no discussion from the audience, the public hearing was closed at 5:56 PM. E) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OF ALLEN STREET Councilmember McDonald introduced an ordinance to close a portion of Allen Street. Councilmember Insell moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Shetron seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mayor Elumbaugh said the ordinance will be placed on the next meeting's agenda for the second reading. F) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT APPENDIX G OF THE STATE FIRE CODE REGARDING SWIMMING POOLS Councilmember Bryant introduced an ordinance that would adopt Appendix G of the State Fire Code regarding safety barriers around swimming pools, spas and hot tubs. Councilmember Bryant moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. City Attorney Stalker read the ordinance by title only. After a discussion, Mayor Elumbaugh said the ordinance will be placed on the next meeting's agenda for the second reading. G) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE The council discussed a proposed ordinance to amend the current animal control ordinance. The amendment would prohibit fowl inside the city limits, bans American Pit Bull, Staffordshire Bull and American Staffordshire Terriers and any dog with a mix of the banned breed. The ordinance also prohibits dogs being chained, cabled or roped as a type of restraint and addresses minimum pen requirements. The Mayor opened the floor for comments from the audience. After a discussion, Councilmember Shetron moved to table the ordinance and Councilmember Bryant seconded. Six voted for one (Krug) voted against. Mayor Elumbaugh asked the council to form a committee to help with the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Insell, Shetron and Henley volunteered for the committee. H) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his engineer's report 1) REVIEW OF PAID BILLS REPORT FOR JULY, 2010 The council was given a copy of the paid bills report for July, 2010. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh asked for the council approval to allow Cemetery/ Landscape Supervisor Jonathan Abbott to drive a city vehicle home daily. The Mayor said Johnny is called out during storms and often on weekends for funerals. Councilmember McDonald moved to allow the request and Councilmember Insell seconded. All voted for. LIAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Krug asked the Mayor to place no parking signs from the bottom of the Golden Overpass to Charles Street in both directions. He said there are large tractor trailers that sometimes park there and at times only one vehicle can pass at a time. The Mayor said he would take the Street Supervisor to the location to assess the situation. 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