MINUTES OF A CALLED EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF MAY 2014
A called emergency meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Louisville was held at eight forty-five o’clock a.m. on the 5th day of May 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; Frances S. Ball, Eugene Crosby, Judy H. McLeod, Richard R. Caperton, Aldermen; Babs W. Fulton, City Clerk, and C. Taylor Tucker, City Attorney.
The meeting was duly opened and called to order by Mayor Hill. Frances S. Ball gave the opening prayer, and the Mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was held to authorize the Mayor to proceed with emergency action due to the tornado on April 28, 2014. A copy of the call sheet and meeting announcement is made Exhibit "A" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to engage Broaddus and Associates for special professional services called “Project Manager” to expedite the administration of emergency management. Four proposals were received for project manager from the following: Broaddus and Associates, True North Emergency Management, Thompson Engineering and Yates Construction. Copy of said agreement with Broaddus and Associates is made Exhibit “B” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION TO ALLOW USE OF CITY PROPERTY
FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a local government resolution and temporary position consent to allow use of certain city property located on Railroad Avenue to the used for debris storage. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “C” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESOLUTION DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution declaring a state of emergency and allowing the Mayor to act in the best interest of the city in whatever capacity needed to proceed with disaster recovery, to allow the use of city property as needed, to make emergency personnel hires, and contract labor and enter into agreements as necessary. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “D” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER- INITIATE MASTER PLAN FOR NEW LANDFILL CELL
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized Kenny Morris to initiate the master plan to construct and open a new landfill cell at the Louisville-Winston County Landfill; to hire additional personnel and make emergency purchases as needed for disaster recovery. Copy of said landfill requests are made Exhibit “E” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – SET LANDFILL FEES
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the landfill fees to be set at $18.00 per ton for Class I or MSW debris at the landfill and charge $8.00 per ton for Class II or Vegetative Debris effective immediately.
ORDER – ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby 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