MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 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 18th day of February 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. 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 Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of February 4, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL ATTENDANCE AND
SMOKE FREE ORDINANCE PRESENTATION
Whereas members of the Mayor’s Youth Council presented the draft ordinance for a Smoke Free Community, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board voted to table the ordinance until the next meeting on March 4, 2014. Those present were Youth Council members Macy Donald, Jolie Hill, Dawson Mitchell, Ty Fulton, Denera Jernigan, Elizabeth Eaves, and sponsor Lori Black, and MS Tobacco Coalition representative, Leigh Lamkin.
ORDER – RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF SCENIC BYWAYS
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a Resolution of Support for the Mississippi Noxubee Hills Scenic Byway. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESCIND ORDER AND ADOPT NEW ORDER
ON ELIMINATING FOUR WAY STOPS
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board voted to rescind an order made on January 21, 2014, Minute Book 84, page 38, to eliminate all way stops at certain intersections, and upon the same order, the Board authorized the change of four-way stops to two-way stops at the following intersections: North Jones Avenue and East College Street, Hight Avenue and East College Street, and Pontotoc Street and Jackson Street.
ORDER –AMEND CONTRACT FOR THE NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board authorized an amendment to the contract with Sample, Hicks & Associates to $53,000.00 from $58,000.000 for administrative services on the Natron Project.
ORDER –NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays 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 $4,960.00, Southern Electric $162,432.00, Triplett Electric $128,422.00, and to Sample, Hicks & Associates $5,400.00. Copy of said request for cash and invoices are made Exhibit "B" 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 Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Vera McCarty, Kayla Rogers, and Felicia Mays to attend the E911 APCO MS Chapter Annual Conference in Biloxi on April 20-23, 2014, registration $450.00 each, meals, travel, and lodging requested, all reimbursable from Standards and Training. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –RECREATION WORKSHOP
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board approved the request for Todd McCullough and Jennifer Dunn to attend the MRPA Field Maintenance Workshop on March 5, in Oxford, registration of $30.00 each. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –MML BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved Will Hill’s attendance to the MML Board of Directors Meeting on February 26-27, 2014, at the Jackson Hilton, and meals and lodging. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – MML SUMMER CONFERENCE
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved for the Mayor, Aldermen, City Attorney, and City Clerk to attend the MML Summer Conference, June 22-26, 2014, in Biloxi, and registration, reservations, and advance travel allowance at the appropriate time. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "F" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF JIMMY SHARP FROM
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the resignation of Jimmy Sharp from the Historic Preservation Board. Copy of said resignation is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –DUI GRANT ORDER RESCINDED
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton seconded by duly Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board rescinded the order made on February 4, 2014, Minute Book 84, page 47, adopting a resolution for the DUI Grant.
ORDER – POLO BUILDING REPAIR
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to sign request for cash for the Polo air condition repair and make payments to King Constructors upon receipt of grant funds. Copy of said invoices and request for cash are made Exhibit "H" 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 Judy H. McLeod and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was adjourned with no further business.
ATTEST:
BABS W. FULTON WILLIAM A. “WILL” HILL
CITY CLERK MAYOR