MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2013
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 5th day of November 2013, 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. Eugene Crosby 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 Judy H. McLeod seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of October 1, 2013, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of invoices for the Natron Wood Products projects as recommended by Woody Sample as follows: Sample, Hicks, & Associates for $18,400.00 CDBG funds; Calvert-Spradling Engineers, Inc. for $4,200.00 CDBG funds; and to Southern Electric for $145,890.00 from CDBG funds and local funds. The local funds will be reimbursed by TVA ARC grant funds. Copy of said invoices and request for payment are made Exhibit "A" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment to Davidson Hauling for $74,855.40 and to Kemp Associates LLC for $4,497.45 upon receipt of FAA funds for grant AIP 3280043013-2013 Terminal Building project. Copy of said invoices and request for payment are made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AIRPORT SLOPE STABILIZATION PROJECT
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment to H. E. Mosley for $33,089.75 and payment to Kemp Associates LLC for $3,446.25 upon receipt of MDOT grant funds for the Multi-Modal Grant Remedial Runway Slope Stabilization project. Copy of said invoices and request for payment are made Exhibit "C" 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 payment to the Clarion Ledger newspaper for $1,329.20 for a notice for consultants/engineers, payment to be reimbursed by the Louisville Winston Airport Board. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – DOCKET OF CLAIMS
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #9074-9309 for $152,936.72 for October bills. Copy of said docket is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – G. O. BOND FUND
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of $26,973.13 to First Security Bank for the General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund interest payment and paying agent fees. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – G. O. BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND
PAYMENT TO APAC
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of $828.04 to APAC Mississippi, Inc., for cold mix for street paving and improvements to be paid from the General Obligation Bond Construction Fund. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “G” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – G. O. BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND
PAYMENT TO J. C. CHEEK CONTRACTORS INC.
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of $1,828.00 to J. C. Cheek Contractors Inc. for traffic striping to be paid from the General Obligation Bond Construction Fund. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “H” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL LIABILITY PLAN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized annual payment to MS Municipal Liability Plan for $44,275.00 for 2013-2014 budget year. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "I" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – POLO BUILDING REPAIR
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the recommendation of Calvert Spradling Engineers to award a contract to King Constructors for $17,895.00 for the replacement and roof repair on the Polo Building. Alternate quote was received from Lowrey Welding for $18,240.00. Copy of said quotes is made Exhibit “J” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the recommendation of Calvert Spradling Engineers to award a contract to Century Heating and Cooling Inc. for $8,750.00 for air conditioning system at the Polo Building. Alternate quotes were received from Hollis Brothers Electric $10,200.00 and Kevin Hindman for $9,500.00. Copy of said quotes is made Exhibit “K” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – E911 TRAINING
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board approved the training request for E911 employees, Vera McCarty, Kayla Rogers and Felicia Mays to attend the Emergency Medical Dispatch Course in Louisville on November 13-15, at a cost of $350.00 each. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "L" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RECREATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved hiring Jennifer Q. Dunn as a full time employee in the Recreation Department at $10.00 per hour effective November 21, 2013.
ORDER – METROCAST
There came on for consideration the matter of Cable Television Franchise Agreement Renewal with MetroCast, and whereas a public hearing is required in the process, then upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date for Tuesday, December 3, at 10:00 a.m. and upon the same order authorized the notice for publication of the hearing. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "M" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – ACKNOWLEDGE INSURANCE CHECK
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the receipt of $1,511.80 from Glatfelter Claims for a wreck of police car #L-4 2009 Dodge Charger. Copy of said check is made Exhibit “N” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball 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