Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Board Minutes Sept 16, 2014


MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYORAND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 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 16th day of September 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.  Eugene Crosby 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 Judy H. McLeod seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of September 2 and the recessed meeting of September 9, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.

ORDER – PAYMENT TO WATKINS, WARD AND STAFFORD, PLLC

Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment to Watkins, Ward and Stafford, PLLC for $19,500 for the 2012-2013 single audit of the city financial statements.  Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – RESIGNATION OF POLICE OFFICER

Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the resignation of Police Officer Justin Moore effective September 27, 2014.  Copy of said resignation letter is 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 Rashonda Dotson to attend the Mississippi 911 Fall Seminar in Tunica on October 12-15, 2014, with registration of $495.00 each, plus travel allowance.  Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – AT HOME MAGAZINE

Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the purchase of $387.00 for the At Home Magazine for economic and tourism purposes. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – READVERTISE SURPLUS PROPERTY

Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the re-advertisement of two surplus vehicles which were not bid on previously, both 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, fixed asset number 4373 and 4379.  Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER –SET HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 109 HEMLOCK STREET

Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if certain property located at 109 Hemlock and owned by Laurence Hathorn, is clean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said letter is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures. 

ORDER – SET HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 609 SOUTH COLUMBUS AVENUE

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if certain property located at 609 South Columbus and owned by Tommy J. Dooley,  is clean or unsafe for the community. Copy of said letter is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – SET HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 116 EILAND AVENUE

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if certain property located at 116 Eiland Avenue and owned by Dorothy Renee Leach,  is clean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said letter is made Exhibit “H” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures. 

ORDER – SET HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 1061 BROOKSVILLE ROAD

Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if certain property located at 1061 Brooksville Road and owned by Thomas Edward Coleman Etux, is clean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said letter is made Exhibit "I" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – SET HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 114 SOUTH CHURCH AVENUE

Upon motion made by duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if certain property located at 114 South Church Avenue, owned by Perry’s Department Store,  is clean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said letter is made Exhibit "J" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – PAYMENT TO CROWDER ENGINEERING & SURVEYING, INC.
FOR LANDFILL PROJECT

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment to Crowder Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for $6,278.00 for professional surveying services at the 2014 landfill expansion, to be paid from the Landfill fund.  Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “K” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – AMENDMENT TO BROADDUS & ASSOCIATES CONTRACT

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board adopted an amendment to the Master Services Agreement with Broaddus and Associates for disaster project management and administration.  Copy of said agreement is made Exhibit “L” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – RECESS MEETING

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was recessed until Tuesday, September 23, at 5:30. 


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BABS W. FULTON                                                               WILLIAM A. “WILL” HILL
CITY CLERK                                                                         MAYOR