MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015
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 3rd day of February 2015, 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 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 Richard R. Caperton seconded
by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of
the regular meeting of January 20, 2015, and the public hearing of January 20,
2015, and minutes of the special called meeting held on the 26th of
January, 2015, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER-
AIRPORT HANGAR LEASE RATES
Upon motion made by Frances
S. Ball seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board approved
the airport hangar lease rate schedule as presented by Mike Forster, President
of the Airport Board. Copy of said
schedule is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in
full in words and figures.
ORDER – UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 105 LAKEVIEW DRIVE
There
came on for consideration the matter of property located at 105 Lakeview Drive,
owned by Antonio and Nancy Naylor whereby a resolution giving thirty (30) days
to clean the said property has expired, then upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod
duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board determined
that said property is clean and in compliance with safety codes.
ORDER – UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 303 BAREMORE STREET
There
came on for consideration the matter of property located at 303 Baremore
Street, owned by Louise D. Holmes, which had been determined to be unclean and
unsafe for the community, and whereas the city had proceeded to clean said
property, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H.
McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution attaching a
lien to the property taxes in the amount of $1,122.10, for collection as
allowed by law. Copy of said resolution
is made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein
in full in words and figures.
ORDER –UNCLEAN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 116 EILAND AVENUE
There
came on for consideration the matter of property located at 116 Eiland Avenue,
owned by Dorothy Renee Leach, which had been determined to be unclean and
unsafe for the community, and whereas the city had proceeded to clean said
property, then upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and
unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution attaching a lien to the
property taxes in the amount of $337.50, for collection as allowed by law. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit
"C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words
and figures.
ORDER – ADOPT
STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously
approved, the Board adopted an updated Statewide Mutual Aid Contract (SMAC)
allowing for emergency responses with other government entities. Copy of said agreement is made Exhibit "D"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT
TO CENTURY CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE
WINSTON PLYWOOD PLANT PROJECT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the payment of $127,542.49 to Century
Construction for work at the Winston Plywood Plant Project. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "E"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –ACCEPT
BID FOR THE WINSTON PLYWOOD PROJECT
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board accepted the low bid for Augered Pressured Grouted Piles
from WAR Construction for $655,994.00, and a unit price of $37.50 per linear
foot, and authorized the Mayor to issue the Notice to Proceed for the
project. Copy of said bids and notice is
made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in
words and figures.
ORDER – AUTHORIZE
PAYMENT TO BROADDUS ASSOCIATES
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and
unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $118,668.52 to
Broaddus Associates for professional services for the city and plywood
projects. 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 NEEL SCHAFFER FOR LANDFILL
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and
unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $12,147.50 to Neel
Schaffer Engineering for professional services at the landfill. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “H” to
these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –
DOCKET OF CLAIMS
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously
approved, the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #13400-13654 for $108,576.21
for January bills. Copy of said docket is made Exhibit "I" to these
minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –
ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF E911 DISPATCHER
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board accepted the resignation of Tracy Grabher as an E911
Dispatcher.
Copy
of said resignation is made Exhibit "J" to these minutes the same as
if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – NOTICE
OF EMPLOYMENT OF E911 DISPATCHER
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the notice of employment of an E911 Dispatcher. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “K” to
these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – HIRE
FIREFIGHTER
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board accepted the recommendation of Chief Johnnie Roy Haynes to hire
Richard “Jeff” Franks as a Firefighter at $14.83 effective February 8, 2015.
ORDER – FIREFIGHTER
TRAINING
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized Detrick Sanders to attend the Fire Academy class
on Fire and Life Safety III on February 10-11, at a cost of $41.00. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “L” to
these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – NOTICE
FOR PETITION FOR VARIANCE
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board acknowledged the petition to grant a variance at 143 Eiland
Avenue, by the owner, Annie Bell Hibbler Cockrell, and upon the same motion
directed the clerk to give notice of a hearing set for Monday, March 2, at 6:00
before the Zoning Board. Copy of said
notice is made Exhibit “M” 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 Friday, February 6, at 4:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
BABS W.
FULTON WILLIAM A.
“WILL” HILL
CITY
CLERK MAYOR