Monday, February 16, 2015

Board Minutes- Jan 20, 2015




                               MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR

AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 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 20th day of January 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.  The Mayor gave the opening prayer and 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 Richard R. Caperton and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of January 6, 2015, as they now appear in the Minute Book.

ORDER – PETITION TO GRANT A VARIANCE AT 401 PONTOTOC STREET

There came on for consideration the matter of a Petition to Grant a Variance of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a daycare at certain property located at 401 Pontotoc Street, owned by Billy Joe White and Lee O. Mays, trustees of Faith Tabernacle Church of Christ (Holiness) U. S. A. and Genesis Learning Center, LLC, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board voted to accept the recommendation of the Zoning Board to reject the request by the petitioners.  Copy of said Zoning Board minutes and determination is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – PETITION TO REZONE AT 508 NORTH COLUMBUS AVENUE

There came on for consideration the Petition to Rezone from Residential R-2 to Residential R-3, certain property located at 508 North Columbus Avenue, owned by Henry M. “Cully” Hudspeth, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the petition, referred it to the Zoning Board for a hearing on Monday, February 16 at 6:00 p.m., and authorized the notice for said hearing.  Copy of said petition is made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER –ANNUAL AIRPORT PAYMENT

Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the payment of $7,500.00 to the Louisville Winston Airport Board for the annual support of the airport.  Copy of said request is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – APPOINTMENT TO AIRPORT BOARD

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board appointed Joey Partridge to a five year term ending on February 1, 2020,  on the Louisville-Winston County Airport Board.  

ORDER – PAYMENT TO PRYOR AND MORROW FOR
WINSTON PLYWOOD PROJECT

Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved payment of $78,348.00 to Pryor and Morrow Architects and Engineers P.A. for professional services on the plywood construction project. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.




ORDER – ADMINISTRATIVE PROPOSALS

Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the administrative proposal from Sample, Hicks and Associates for 2015 Appalachian Regional Commission grant projects. There were no other proposals received.  Copy of said proposal is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER –ENGINEERING PROPOSALS

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the engineering proposal from Calvert-Spradling Engineers for 2015 Appalachian Regional Commission grant projects. There were no other proposals received. Copy of said proposal is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures. 

ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 576 EAST MAIN STREET

There came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 576 East Main Street, owned by Elmer Hindman, and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing for Tuesday, February 17, at the regular board meeting to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe for the community.   Copy of said notice to owners is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 158 EILAND AVENUE

There came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 158 Eiland Avenue, owned by Rosie Burnside, and upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing for Tuesday, February 17, at the regular board meeting to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “H” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures. 

ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 158 RICHARDSON ROAD

There came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 158 Richardson Road owned by Burr Warner, and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing for Tuesday, February 17, at the regular board meeting to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "I" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 143 RICHARDSON ROAD

There came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 143 Richardson Road owned by Benjamin Tucker, and upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing for Tuesday, February 17, at the regular board meeting to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe for the community. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "J" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY AT 137 RICHARDSON ROAD

There came on for consideration the matter of certain property located at 137 Richardson Road, owned by East MS Forest Products, and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing for Tuesday, February 17, at the regular board meeting to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe for the community.  Copy of said notice is made Exhibit “K” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – ANIMAL CONTROL REPORT

Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the annual Animal Control report made by Jody Fulton. Copy of said report is made Exhibit “L” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.




ORDER – RESOLUTION HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN

There came on for consideration the matter of adopting a resolution on the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and whereas a public hearing was held at January 20, at 5:00 p.m., then upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted the Resolution to Adopt the “MEMA District 4 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan”.  Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “M” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.

ORDER – REVISED LEASE WITH WINSTON PLYWOOD

Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to revise the lease with Winston Plywood and Veneer.   Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “N” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures

ORDER – OFFICIAL FLOWER OF CITY

There came on for consideration the matter of a request by the family of Tyler Tucker to adopt the sunflower as the official flower of the City of Louisville, then upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the sunflower as the official flower of the City of Louisville.   Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “O” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures. 

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