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