MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLe
HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015
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 6th day of January 2015, 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. Frances S. Ball gave the opening prayer and
the Mayor 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 Frances S. Ball seconded
by Eugene Crosby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the
regular meeting of December 16, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 860 BROOKSVILLE ROAD
There
came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 860
Brooksville Road owned by Roy Dickerson, and whereas said owner was given until
January 6, 2015, to clean the property, then upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod
duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board determined
that the property is clean and in compliance.
ORDER – UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 105 MEADOWLANE DRIVE
There
came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 105
Meadowlane Drive owned by Opal Sullivan, and whereas a hearing was set for
January 6 to determine if property is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion made
by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the
Board determined that said property is clean and in compliance.
ORDER –UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 105 LAKEVIEW DRIVE
There
came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 105
Lakeview Drive owned by Antonio and Nancy Naylor, and whereas a hearing was set
for January 6 to determine if property is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion
made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board adopted a resolution giving the owners until February 3 to
clean the said property. Copy of said resolution
is made Exhibit "A" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein
in full in words and figures.
ORDER – UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 114 NEARWAY DRIVE
There
came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 114 Nearway
Drive owned by Weodia L. James and whereas a hearing was set for January 6 to
determine if property is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion made by Judy H.
McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board
determined that said property is clean and in compliance.
ORDER –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 107 OAK LANE
There
came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 107 Oak Lane
owned by Scott Whitney, and whereas a hearing was set for January 6 to
determine if said property is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion made by Frances
S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board
adopted a resolution giving the owner until February 3 to clean said
property. Copy of said resolution is
made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in
full in words and figures.
ORDER –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 168 EILAND AVENUE
There
came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 168 Eiland
Avenue owned by R & D Properties, and whereas a hearing was set for January
6 to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion made by Frances
S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board
determined to remove the property from the unclean property list at this time.
ORDER –
DOCKET OF CLAIMS
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously
approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #13193-13399 for
$129,588.92 for December bills. Copy of said docket is made Exhibit "C"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – COMMITTEE
TO RATE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENGINEERING PROPOSALS
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously
approved, the Board appointed the Mayor, City Clerk and the City Engineer as a
committee to rate administrative and engineering proposals for the 2015 ARC
projects.
ORDER –ACKNOWLEDGE
COURT CLERK’S ATTENDANCE
Upon
motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board acknowledged the attendance of Sue Daniels at the Municipal
Court Clerks’ Summer Seminar. Copy of
said certificate of attendance is made Exhibit “D” to these minutes the same as
if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT
TO NEEL-SCHAFFER FOR LANDFILL
Upon
motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized payment of $31,050.00 to Neel-Schaffer for
professional services at the landfill. Copy of said payment is made Exhibit "E"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PIPELINE
SAFETY MEETING
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized L. M. Claiborne, Johnnie Roy Haynes, Vera
McCarty and Kayla Rogers to attend the Pipeline Safety Meeting in Kosciusko on
January 22 at no charge to the city. Copy
of said notice is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied
herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AIRPORT
2013 SLOPE STABILIZATION PROJECT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to sign the construction contract
supplemental agreement to accept the quote form H. E. Mosley for $6,372.00 on
fence repair for the Airport Runway Slope Stabilization Project. Copy of said agreement is made Exhibit "G"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – EMPLOYEE
WAGE INCREASE
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and
unanimously approved, the Board approved a three percent (3%) wage increase for
all full-time and part-time city employees excluding auxiliary and volunteer
personnel, effective immediately.
ORDER – PURCHASE
OFFICE TRAILER
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and
unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to purchase an office
trailer for use at the Winston Plywood Project site.
ORDER – EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by
Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board voted for a closed
determination as to whether to convene into executive session, and inasmuch as
determination was made, and upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by
Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board did convene into executive
session to discuss purchasing real property.
After
full discussion of the matter and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly
seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously carried, the Board did convene out
of executive session with no action taken.
ORDER – PROPERTY
ACQUISTION
Upon
motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to proceed to execute a contract for
property acquisition and property exchange.
ORDER – PROPERTY
ACQUISTION
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to pursue property acquisition for the
purpose of road construction.
ORDER – PROPERTY
ACQUISITION
Upon
motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to pursue property acquisition for the
purpose of economic development.
ORDER –
ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly
seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was adjourned
with no further business.
ATTEST:
BABS W.
FULTON WILLIAM A.
“WILL” HILL
CITY
CLERK MAYOR