MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 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 November 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 Judy H. McLeod seconded by Frances
S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular
meeting of October 21, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – UNCLEAN
PROPERTY AT 109 HEMLOCK STREET
There
came on for consideration the matter of property located at 109 Hemlock Street
owned by Laurence Hathorn, parcel 151283403 0801101, and upon motion made by Judy
H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board determined
that said property is clean and in compliance.
ORDER –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 114 SOUTH CHURCH STREET
There
came on for consideration the matter of property located at 114 South Church
Avenue, owned by Perry’s Department Store, parcel 151283402 0801500, and upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously
approved, the Board determined that said property is clean and in compliance.
ORDER –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 303 BAREMORE STREET
There
came on for consideration the matter of property located at 303 Baremore
Street, owned by Louise D. Holmes, parcel 141220402 0200100, then upon motion
made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board set a hearing for December 2, 2014, to determine if said
property is clean or unsafe for the community.
Copy of said notice to the owner is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes
the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 162 EILAND AVENUE
There
came on for consideration the matter of unclean property located at 162 Eiland
Avenue, owned by Cedric Wooten, parcel number 141220302 0101900,then upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board set a hearing for December 2, 2014, to determine if said
property is clean or unsafe for the community.
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 –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 501 SOUTH JOHNSON
There
came on for consideration the matter of unclean property located at 501 South
Johnson, owned by Clara Miller Coleman, parcel 151283404 0200700, and upon
motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board set a hearing for December 2, 2014, to determine if said
property is clean or unsafe for the community.
Copy of said notice to the owner is made Exhibit “C” to these minutes
the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –
UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 860 BROOKSVILLE ROAD
There
came on for consideration the matter of unclean property located at 860
Brooksville Road, parcel 151262301 0400500, and upon motion made by Frances S.
Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and
unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing for December 2, 2014, to
determine if said property is clean or unsafe for the community. Copy of said notice to the owner 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 Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and
unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims # 12553-12767
for $108,860.95 for October 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 – PAYMENT
TO MS MUNICIPAL LIABILITY COMPANY
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized payment to Mississippi Municipal Liability
Company for $47,172.00 for annual payment.
Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "F" to these minutes the
same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –PAYMENT
TO GOLDEN TRIANGLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and
unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment to Golden Triangle Planning
and Development for $62,500.00 for the final payment on the E-911 GIS project. Copy
of said invoice is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if
recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT
TO GOLDEN TRIANGLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized payment to Golden Triangle Planning and
Development for $1,000.00 for annual support.
Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "H" to these minutes the
same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT
TO NEEL SCHAFFER FOR LANDFILL
Upon
motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and
unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $42,671.96 to Neel
Schaffer for landfill services. Copy of
said invoice is made Exhibit "I" to these minutes the same as if
recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –TABLE
PAYMENT TO BROADDUS AND ASSOCIATES
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board tabled the payment to Broaddus and Associates. .
ORDER – EXTEND
DEADLINE FOR DEMOLITION ON PLYWOOD PLANT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the deadline to be extended on the bids for
demolition of the plywood plant.
ORDER – ACCEPT
BID FOR DEPOSITORY
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board accepted the bid of .15% apy from Bancorp South for
depository for two years through December 2016.
Copy of said proposal is made Exhibit “J” to these minutes the same as
if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – SURPLUS
PROPERTY
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly
seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board declared as
surplus and authorized the notice to sell the 2003 Ford Crown Victoria, fixed
asset number 1-4137, which was wrecked.
Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "K" to these minutes the
same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PURGE
BAD CHECKS AND LOST CHECKS
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized bad checks and lost checks to be purged from the
bank reconciliation. Copy of said list is made Exhibit “L” to these minutes the
same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – POLICE
TRAINING
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and
unanimously approved, the Board authorized
Greg Clark, Donnie Graham, Ronnie Graham, and Ed Hunt, and Vernon Eichelberger
to attend the Police training: DOJ “Officer Involved Shooting”, December 16 in
Ridgeland, at no cost for registration. Copy
of said class announcement is made
Exhibit “M” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words
and figures.
ORDER – TRANSLOAD
FACILITY PROJECT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to sign the request for cash, and CDBG
requisition form for $148,917.45, and ARC request for $49,639.15, and upon the
same order to make payments totaling $198,556.60 for the Transload Facility
Project to Calvert Spradling Engineers for $10,775.00, Continental Rials
$176,781.60, and to Sample and Associates for $11,000.00. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “N” to
these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – EXTENSION
FOR LOUISVILLE RAILCAR PROJECT
Upon
motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to make a request to MDA to extend the
deadline for the Louisville Railcar Repair CDBG Grant until September
2015. Copy of said letter is made Exhibit “O” 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 Frances S. Ball duly seconded
by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously carried, the Board did convene into
executive session to discuss land acquisition.
After
full discussion of the matter and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly
seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously carried, the Board did convene out of
executive session with no action taken.
ORDER – PROPERTY
ACQUISITION
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to pursue appraisal, financing and
purchase of certain land for Parks & Recreation development.
ORDER –
ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly
seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was adjourned
with no further business.
ATTEST:
BABS W.
FULTON WILLIAM A.
“WILL” HILL
CITY
CLERK MAYOR