MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY 2014
A regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Louisville was held at five-thirty o’clock p.m. on the 7th day of January 2014, at the City Hall, the aforesaid being the time and place for the meeting with the following officers present: William A. “Will” Hill, Mayor; Eugene Crosby, Mayor Pro Tem; Frances S. Ball, Richard R. (Dickie) Caperton, Judy H. McLeod, and Gwenita Mays, Aldermen; Babs W. Fulton, City Clerk; and C. Taylor Tucker, City Attorney.
The meeting was duly opened and called to order by Mayor Will Hill. The Mayor gave the opening prayer and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The following business was transacted at the meeting:
ORDER – APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of December 3, 2013, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – PROCLAMATION OF PURPLE HEART COMMUNITY
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a proclamation designating the City of Louisville as a Purple Heart Community. Copy of said proclamation is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AIRPORT PROJECT
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payments upon receipt of FAA funds for the Airport AIP Project 3280043013-2013 for the terminal building project to Davidson Hauling for $84,240.26 ($93,600.28 less retainage) and to Kemp Associates LLC for $4,065.21. Copy of said invoices are made Exhibit “B” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to sign the request for cash and CDBG requisition form for the Natron project and upon the same order authorized payments to be made upon receipt of funds to Calvert Spradling Engineers for $70,200.00, Southern Electric $140,386.50, Irby Electrical Distributor $276,780.69, and to Howard Industries, Inc. for $183,351.00. Copy of said request for cash and invoices are made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT TO BUTLER SNOW FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
FOR THE HOTEL TAX
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $599.50 to Butler Snow for professional services on Mississippi House Bill 1595 and Department of Justice approval on the motel/hotel tax in 2013. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –PAYMENT TO NEEL SHAFFER FOR LANDFILL
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment of $5,300.00 to Neel Shaffer for semi-annual groundwater testing at the Landfill. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT TO J. C. CHEEK FROM G. O. BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment of $13,859.50 to J. C. Cheek Contractors Inc. for traffic striping to be paid from the G. O. Bond Construction Fund, 350-600-700. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "F" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – DOCKET OF CLAIMS
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #9560-9780 for $116,154.67 for December bills. Copy of said docket is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESOLUTION ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 323 VANCE STREET
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution adjudicating cleaning costs of $470.78 as a lien on certain property located at 323 Vance Street, parcel 151283304 0104100, owned by Lillie Welch, authorized the City Clerk to file said lien in Circuit Clerk’s Office. Copy of said resolution and statement of costs is made Exhibit "H" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –UNCLEAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 407 AIRPORT DRIVE
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date of February 4 and authorized a notice of said hearing to determine if certain property located at 407 Airport Drive, parcel 151252104 0200700, owned by Odessa and Percy Ransom is unclean or unsafe for the community. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “I” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – E911 TRAINING
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Vera McCarty and Kayla Rogers to attend the E911 training at MSU on January 28-29. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "J" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – DARE TRAINING
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged Tonya McWhirter attending DARE Officer Training in Bessimer, Alabama, on Janaury 6-16, with all expenses paid. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “K” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – NOTICE FOR FIREMAN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized a notice of employment for a full time fireman. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "L" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HIRE FULLTIME FIREMAN
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved hiring Chester Darnell Dawkins as a full time fireman at $14.40 per hour effective January 9, 2013.
ORDER –VOLUNTEER FIREMAN
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton then Gwenita Mays recused herself and exited the room, and the majority of the Board approved hiring Charles Mays Jr. as a volunteer fireman.
ORDER – VOLUNTEER FIREMAN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved hiring Billy Moore as a volunteer fireman.
ORDER – HIRE FULL TIME CEMETERY EMPLOYEE
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved hiring Kevin Humphries at $10.00 effective January 9, 2014, as a full time employee of the Cemetery Department.
ORDER – NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY ON KENNEDY STREET
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board declared as surplus certain land located on Kennedy Street, parcel 151283403 0100300, owned by the city and no longer needed by the municipality, and upon the same order authorized the notice to sell said property. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “M” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESOLUTION FOR HOME INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing Golden Triangle Planning and Development to prepare and submit Home Investment Partnerships Program grant application and upon the same order, set hearing for Thursday, January 23 at 1:00 at City Hall and authorized the public notice of said hearing. Copy of said resolution and notice is made Exhibit “N” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT TO WARING OIL
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $8,101.40 monthly invoices to Waring Oil. Copy of said invoices is made Exhibit “O” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT TO M & N COMPUTERS
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $179.98 to M & N Computers for E911 supplies. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “P” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CEDA
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution in support of CEDA, or “Citizens for Economic Development Act.” Copy of said is made Exhibit “Q” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –CEMETERY FENCES
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Jody Fulton to remove remaining cemetery fences in Memorial Gardens as needed.
ORDER – ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was adjourned with no further business.
ATTEST:
BABS W. FULTON WILLIAM A. “WILL” HILL
CITY CLERK MAYOR