MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 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 1st day of April 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. Richard R. Caperton 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 March 18, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – PROCLAMATION OF SAFE DIGGING
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted “A Proclamation for Safe Digging Month”. Copy of said proclamation is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball 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 Irby Electrical Distributor $3,225.00. 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 – NATRON PROJECT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to allow Calvert-Spradling Engineers to proceed with site work upon the quotes being taken.
ORDER – AIRPORT PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby 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 $78,191.72 and to Kemp Associates LLC for $3,522.45. Copy of said invoices are made Exhibit “C” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY
There came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 818 South Church Street owned by Russell McCool to determine if the property is clean or unsafe for the community, and then upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board determined that said property is in compliance as presented by Code Enforcement Officer Jody Fulton.
ORDER – DOCKET OF CLAIMS
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #10321-10565 for $139,383.65 for March bills. Copy of said docket is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HIRE ROOKIE POLICE OFFICER
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board approved hiring John Tyler Yarbrough as a Rookie Police Officer at $13.00 per hour effective April 17, 2014.
ORDER –ACCEPT POLICE OFFICER RESIGNATION
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the resignation of James Scott Smith effective March 30, 2014. Copy of said letter of resignation is made Exhibit “E” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HIRE RESERVE POLICE OFFICER
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board authorized hiring James Scott Smith as a Reserve Police Officer at $9.00 per hour effective April 1, 2014.
ORDER – NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OF POLICE OFFICER
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the notice of employment for a police officer. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “F” 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 Toby Lee, Karl Black, and Donnie Graham to attend the Standardized Field Sobriety training in Winona on April 8-10 at no cost to the city. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –POLICE CONFERENCE
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board approved the request for Andy Taylor to attend the MACP Summer Conference, June 17-20, in Biloxi, $345 registration, meals, and lodging. 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 Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Louisville Fire Department to host a Child Passenger Safety class in Louisville on May 7-9, 2014.
ORDER –NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CDBG PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board set a public hearing for April 24 at 2:00 p.m. to provide citizens with information regarding progress of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facilities program to implement sewer improvements in a delineated area. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “I” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CDBG PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board set a public hearing for April 24 at 2:15 p.m. to provide citizens with information regarding progress of two Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development programs. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “I” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
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 Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board did convene into executive session to discuss a personnel matter in the Public Works Department.
After full discussion of the matter and upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board did convene out of executive session with no action taken.
ORDER – EXECUTIVE SESSION
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton 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 an economic development matter.
After full discussion of the matter and upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board did convene out of executive session with no action taken.
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