MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH 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 4th day of March 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 Frances S. Ball seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of February 18, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – TABLE SMOKE FREE ORDINANCE
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board voted to table action on the Smoke Free Ordinance
ORDER – AIRPORT PROJECT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby 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 $94,187.45 ($104,652.72 less 10% retainage) and to Kemp Associates LLC for $3,974.30. Copy of said invoices are made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –UNCLEAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 818 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date of April 1 to determine if certain property located at 818 South Church Street, owned by Russell McCool, is unclean or unsafe. Copy of said notice to the owner is made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –PETITION FOR VARIANCE FOR 271 LEWIS ROAD
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the application for a variance on 271 Lewis Road, on certain property owned by Shamika Lewis and Brittany Lewis, to locate a manufactured home, and upon the same order, the Board directed the clerk to give public notice of a hearing to be held on April 21 at 6:00, at the Zoning Board meeting. Copy of said petition is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod 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 Irby Electric for $28,437.31. Copy of said request for cash and invoices are 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 Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #10081-10320 for $138,332.40 for February 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 – RESIGNATION
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the resignation of Constance Crosby effective March 5, 2014, as a Police Officer. Copy of said resignation is made Exhibit "F" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – MACE SPRING CONFERENCE
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Jody Fulton to attend the MACE Spring Conference on March 21, in Greenwood, registration is $25.00 Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “G” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – FIRE CHIEF’S CONFERENCE
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Fire Chief Johnny Roy Haynes to attend the Mississippi Firefighters’ Association Summer Conference on May 29-June 1, 2014, in Gulfport. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "H" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – FIRE TRAINING
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Detrick Sanders to attend the MAPFSE training in Hattiesburg on April 16-17, 2014, registration $55.00 plus meals and lodging. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “I” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PIPELINE SAFETY SEMINAR
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized L. M. Claiborne, Andy Taylor, Johnny Haynes, Vera McCarty, and Kayla Rogers to attend the Pipeline Safety Seminar on March 13, 2014, at no cost at the Attala County Coliseum. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "J" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – POLICE TRAINING
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Ed Hunt to attend the MS Command College for law enforcement training, on July 27-August 1, at Oxford, registration $350.00 plus meals and lodging. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "K" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –POLICE LEASE ON CARS
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby the Board authorized the Police Chief L. M. Claiborne to proceed with the lease purchase of four 2014 Dodge Charger Police cars at state contract price plus add-ons of $28,039.00. Copy of said quote is made Exhibit "L" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – STREET DEPARTMENT TRUCK
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Public Works Director Kenny Morris to proceed with the purchase of a 2014 Dodge Ram truck for the Street Department at $23,049.00 at state contract price. Copy of said quote is made Exhibit "M" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – LEASE AGREEMENT
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to sign a lease purchase agreement with Bancorp South Bank for three years at the interest rate of 2.11 % for the total amount of $46,492.34 annually for the four police cars. Alternate quotes were received from Renasant Bank, the Citizen’s Bank, and Hancock Bank. Copy of said finance quotes are made Exhibit “N” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RECREATION LEASE OF MOWERS
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Recreation Director Todd McCullough to proceed with the lease of two eXmark mowers for a total of $17,323.46 and the lease rate of 0.02817 for 36 months with General Electric Capital Corporation. Copy of said quote is made Exhibit “O” 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