MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAY 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 6th 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; 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 April 15, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION ON VARIANCE
FOR 271 LEWIS ROAD
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the recommendation from the Zoning Board to approve a variance for a manufactured home to remain at 271 Lewis Road, owned by Shameka Lewis and Brittany Lewis. Copy of said rezoning petition is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AIRPORT PROJECT
Upon motion made by Frances S. Board 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 $44,833.28 and to Kemp Associates LLC for $2,021.20. Copy of said invoices are made Exhibit “B” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –CDBG RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CODE
OF STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution establishing a code of standards of conduct for officers and employees of the City of Louisville. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 200 BEAL AVENUE
There came on for consideration the matter of a hearing which was set to determine if certain property located at 200 Beal Avenue, owned by M & M Investments, LLC, is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board voted to close the case of unclean property due to the fact the property was demolished by the recent tornado.
ORDER –SEMI-ANNUAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PAYMENT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the transfer of funds from Accounts Payable to the General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund and upon the same order authorized the payment to First Security Bank for $171,958.13 for the semi-annual payment of $171,643.13 principal amount, plus $315.00 for interest, paying agent fee, and postage.
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 Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #10566-10781 for $130,100.14 for April 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 – RETIREMENT OF POLICE OFFICER
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the retirement of Police Officer Gerald Hayes effective April 16, 2015. Copy of said retirement letter is made Exhibit "F" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –COURT CLERK TRAINING
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved the request for Sue Daniels to attend the Mississippi Municipal Court Clerks’ Summer Conference in Gulfport on June 22-24, 2014, free registration, request for room, mileage, and meal allowance. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “G” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HIRE RECREATION EMPLOYEE
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved hiring summer recreation employee, Matthew Talbert, at $8.00 per hour effective immediately.
ORDER – REQUEST A LEASE WITH LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD
FOR THE LANDFILL
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to request and sign a lease with Louisville Municipal School District for the use of certain properties near the landfill to be used for emergency purposes. Copy of said lease is made Exhibit “H” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HIRE TEMPORARY LANDFILL EMPLOYEES
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to hire solid waste and landfill operators and to make emergency personnel hires on a temporary basis due to the tornado on April 28.
ORDER – ADOPT UPDATED INTERNATIONAL BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL CODE
AND ADOPT ORDINANCE 368
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the recommendation to update the city’s building and electrical code enforcement guidelines and upon the same order adopted Ordinance 368 Amending Section 1 of Ordinance 342, to update to 2012 International Building Codes and 2008 International Electrical Codes. Copy of said ordinance is made Exhibit “I” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –MORATORIUM ON VARIANCES FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod, and unanimously approved, the Board set a moratorium on variances of manufactured homes within the city effective immediately for one year.
ORDER – RECESS
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was recessed until Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
ATTEST:
BABS W. FULTON WILLIAM A. “WILL” HILL
CITY CLERK MAYOR