MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 19TH DAY OF MAY 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 19th day of May 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 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 Frances S. Ball seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of May 5, 2015, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – AIRPORT PAYMENTS
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment of $15,614.00 for invoice 171502 to Clearwater Consultants Inc. for the 2015 MDOT Multi-Modal Hangar Project.
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment of $612.50 to Kemp Associates LLC for Runway Slope Stabilization and Obstruction Removal, AIP 28-0043-2014 Project.
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized a reimbursement of $1,750.00 to the Winston County Airport Board for the payment to Lumberjack Tree Services for the Runway Slope Stabilization and Obstruction Removal, AIP 28-0043-2014 Project.
Copies of said invoices is made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – CEMETERY PROJECT PAYMENTS
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payments for the Cemetery Memorial Project to Dixie Wholesale for $51.50; Davidson/Mississippi Granite for $7,000.00; Lowe’s for $67.96; The Pack Rat for $191.14; and to Tim Horton’s Crosswalk Ministries for $300.00. Copies of said invoices are made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –CONSOLIDATED CAP PROJECT: ROADS
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized a payment to Calvert Spradling Engineers for $24,301.25 for professional services on the Street and Road survey for the Consolidated Cap Project PW 104, and pay from Insurance Proceeds. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – CONSOLIDATED CAP PROJECT: EQUIPMENT
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to proceed with the purchase of equipment upon approval from FEMA for the Consolidated Cap Project PW 104, and to pay from Insurance Proceeds. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "D" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – BIDS FOR SUPPLIES
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the list of Bids for Supplies for 2015-2016. Copies of said list and bids are made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the request for training in the Fire Department. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESOLUTION ON MML VOTING DELEGATE
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board voted for Will Hill to be the delegate and Eugene Crosby to be the alternate for the Mississippi Municipal League Conference 2nd Vice-President election. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Mayor to set up an account with Express Personnel Services of Starkville and to initiate use of the services for part time labor. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “H” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – TABLE ACTION ON BUILDING INSPECTOR POSITION
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board tabled action on the continued services of the Building Inspector.
ORDER – PLYWOOD PROJECT CHANGE ORDER
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Project Manager W. G. Yates Company to approve a change order of $65,044.20 to allow Century Construction pricing of additional conduits on the Winston Plywood Project-Foundation Package. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “I” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY ON 105 TERRY LANE
There came on for consideration the matter of a hearing on unclean property located at 105 Terry Lane, owned by Phyllis Peden, and whereas the owner was present, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution giving the owner thirty (30) days to clean said property and to bring it into compliance. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “J” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR PERMISSION
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Louisville Fire Department to help install free smoke alarms along with the Red Cross. Copy of said is made Exhibit “K” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays 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