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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-08-24 MINUTES OF COUNCIL AUGUST 24, 2010 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on August 24, 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, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Douglas Matthews, Matt McDonald, Richard O'Neal and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmember Insell moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Henley seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember O'Neal seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS A) SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OF ALLEN STREET Councilmember Shetron moved to waive the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count is 8 for and 0 against. Mr. Stalker read the ordinance by title only. The Mayor opened the floor for discussion. There being none, the Mayor said the ordinance will be place on the next meeting's agenda for the third and final reading. B) SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT APPENDIX G OF THE STATE FIRE CODE REGARDING SWIMMING POOLS Councilmember Bryant moved to waive the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count is 8 for and 0 against. Mr. Stalker read the ordinance by title only. The Mayor opened the floor for discussion. There being none, the Mayor said the ordinance will be place on the next meeting's agenda for the third and final reading. NEW BUSINESS A) DISCUSS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO FOWL INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND DOG RESTRAINTS AND PENS Animal Control officer Jeff Pender addressed the council with the proposed amendments to the animal control ordinance. Mr. Pender said the committee met and made several changes to the proposal. After an explanation of the changes, the Mayor opened the floor for discussion. Several members of the audience addressed the council with concerns about the limitation of fowl and the tethering of dogs. After a lengthy discussion, the Mayor closed the floor for discussion. Mr. Stalker said he should have an ordinance reading for review at the next meeting. B) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO QUITCLAIM CERTAIN PROPERTY TO VITAL LINK Councilmember Insell introduced a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute a quitclaim deed to property belonging to the city to Vital Link, Inc. Mr. Stalker read the resolution in full. Mayor Elumbaugh explained that several years ago, Vital Link gave the city a portion of their property to make a drainage ditch. The Mayor said the property in question is not used or will not be used by the city and lies next to the Vital Link property. Vital Link is expanding their shop and needs the property for a driveway to their shop. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember O'Neal seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2010-8-2-R. C) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND TOURISM FOR A 50/50 MATCHING GRANT Councilmember McDonald introduced a resolution authorizing the Mayor to submit an application for a 50/50 matching grant to the Department of Parks and Tourism. Mr. Stalker read the resolution in full. The Mayor said the grant is to add playground equipment to the park in West Batesville that was started by Habitat for Humanity. Councilmember Insell moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember McDonald seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2010- 8-3-R. D) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his engineer's report. Mr. Johnson said the tunnel project was preceding about 5 to 6 feet per day and lacks about 150 for completion. The smoke testing is continuing and he is hopeful that the dry weather conditions will continue so the testing can be completed. He said he and the water treatment supervisor are working on a 5 to 10 year plan for the treatment plant in order to stay compliant with state and federal laws. Mr. Johnson commended the street department for the preparation work they did for the walking track at Fitzhugh Pa rk. E) REVIEW JULY 2010 FINANCIALS The council was given a copy of the July 2010 financials for review. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh asked for out of state travel approval for Marty Thompson and Johnny Coles to attend their annual stoplight training. The travel will be December 7-9 in Decatur, AL and will cost approximately$1,550.00. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the out of state travel and Councilmember Bryant seconded. All voted for. Mrs. Johnston informed the council of four fixed asset disposals. 1984 Case Tractor, unit #714, sold on Gov Deals for$1,317.00. Vermeer Chipper, unit 222 sold on Gov Deals for $5,000.00. Cemetery Department traded in 1999 John Deere Tractor, unit 313 and a 2003 John Deere Mower, unit 333 and purchased a 2010 X728 Mower. Mrs. Johnston asked the Council to consider increasing the fixed asset amount from $1,000 to $2,500. She said according to the city auditors, that is a common amount for cities to use. Councilmember Insell so moved and Councilmember Bryant seconded. All voted for. The Mayor said he has conflicts with both scheduled council meeting in September. After a discussion of alternative dates, Councilmember Bryant moved to change the September dates to the 7t" and 21St. Councilmember Matthews seconded and all voted for. The Mayor said he would like to appoint a committee to oversee the advertising and hiring of a new fire chief. Those appointed were Councilmembers Shetron, O'Neal and Matthews. Mayor Elumbaugh thanked the council for chipping in and purchasing the hamburgers and hotdogs for the upcoming employee wide swim party at the Mickey Mouse pool. LIAISON REPORTS None COUNCIL COMMENTS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Krug moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember O'Neal seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M.JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK