CITY OF CARROLLTON
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
JUNE 8, 2009
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL: MIKE GORDON
NANCY JO GROBMYER
TAMMY McBURNEY
DEAN MILLER JR @ 7:06 P.M.
ADAM RAKER
ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH
CLERK/TREASURER: BECKY H. PYLES
FIRE CHIEF: RANDY THARP
PUBLIC WORKS SUPER: TROY HARELL FOR RONNIE KNIGHT
BUILDING INSPECTOR: JOHN WELCH
CODE OFFICIAL: ARTHUR ZOOK
UTILITIES MANAGER: BILL OSBORNE
CCCDC: JOAN MOORE
MAIN STREET DIRECTOR: SAM BURGESS
PRESS: NEWS DEMOCRAT/SHARON GRAVES
ABSENT: COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG
PUBLIC WORKS SUPER: RONNIE KNIGHT
TEEN COUNCILMEMBERS: ANGELA R. WOODS
WILLIAM C. YAGER
CALL TO ORDER
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 P.M. BY MAYOR LOUDEN. MAYOR LOUDEN OFFERED AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
NEW OWNERS OF GRAHAM DUNN FUNERAL HOME, BRYAN NEW AND MARK GARNET, INTRODUCED THEMSELVES TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THERE IS ONE MORE OWNER, MIKE McDONALD WHO COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING: MAY 11, 2009
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
2ND READING: ORDINANCE #09-09 AMENDING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: SECTION III: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: TELEPHONE POLICY – CELL PHONES
THE 2ND READING OF ORDINANCE #09-09, AMENDING EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, SECTION III, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, TELEPHONE POLICY – CELL PHONES, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN RAKER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McBURNEY AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
1ST READING: ORDINANCE #09-10 AMENDING WATER RATES BY 5%
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RAKER AND DULY CARRIED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE #09-10.
COUNCILMAN MILLER ASKED UTILITIES MANAGER, BILL OSBORNE, IF THE COUNCIL WILL EVER SEE A YEAR WITHOUT AN INCREASE?
BILL OSBORNE SAID THE CARROLLTON UTILITIES NEEDS MORE WATER CUSTOMERS WHERE THEY CAN BREAK EVEN BUT AT THIS TIME THE UTILITIES IS CONFINED TO A CERTAIN AREA WITH NO GROWTH AND THE COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE.
1ST READING: ORDINANCE #09-11 AMENDING SEWER RATES
TABLED
THE UTILITIES HAVE A $3.5 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT COMING UP FOR BID SO THEY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THIS PROJECT IS BID.
RESOLUTION #R09-04: AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO ENTER CONTRACT FOR
FY 2009-10 MUNICIPAL STREET AID FUNDS
RESOLUTION #R09-04, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR FY 2009-10 MUNICIPAL STREET AID FUNDS, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McBURNEY AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION #R09-04 AS READ.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
PUBLIC WORKS
TROY HARELL, IN ATTENDANCE FOR RONNIE KNIGHT, ADVISED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:
* DOING STORM DRAIN REPAIRS @ 5TH AND TAYLOR STREET
* 300-400 BLOCK OF TAYLOR NEEDS SOME REPAIRS AND NEW PIPE
COUNCILWOMAN McBURNEY ASKED ABOUT GRADING ALLEY AT 6TH AND POLK STREET. MR. HARELL SAID THE COUNTY’S GRADER IS CURRENTLY BROKEN.
MS. Mc BURNEY ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE CONCRETE BARRIER PLACED IN THE ALLEY BY THE CITY BETWEEN 7TH AND 6TH AND POLK AND HAWKINS, AND IF IT WOULD BE A FIRE HAZARD?
COUNCILMAN GORDON SAID THE ALLEY WAS CLOSED BY PETITION AND SHOULD ONLY BE RE-OPENED BY PETITION.
FIRE CHIEF, RANDY THARP, NOTED THAT USUALLY MOST ALLEYS ARE TOO NARROW FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS SO THEY CARRY ENOUGH HOSE TO REACH FROM THE STREETS.
COUNCILWOMAN McBURNEY HAD ALSO RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A HOLE IN THE YARD AT 610 POLK BY ALLEY AND WAS TOLD THE CITY DID IT?
MAYOR LOUDEN WILL CONTACT RON KNIGHT TO SEE IF THE CITY DID IT.
SHE ALSO NOTICED THE RIGHT-A-WAY BEHIND THE OLD BRITE LITE PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE MOWED.
COUNCILWOMAN McBURNEY ADVISED THERE IS A HOLE IN THE STREET BY ADVANCE AUTO?
AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE HOLE IS FROM A CUT THAT A CONTRACTOR MADE IN THE STREET TO ATTACH TO THE STORM DRAIN.
UTILITIES
BILL OSBORNE, UTILITIES MANAGER, ADVISED COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:
* EDA GRANT FOR 3.5 MILLION SEWER PROJECT TO BE BID SOON
* GAS PRICES DOWN, MAY BE POSSIBLE TO HEDGE GAS PURCHASE
* DOING WATER WORK AROUND CARROLL COUNTY MIDDLE
SCHOOL
CCCDC
JOAN MOORE, CCCDC DIRECTOR, GAVE THE FOLLOWING UPDATES:
* 1ST PHASE OF PARK-TO-PARK RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANT WAS
AWARDED FOR $65,500 WITH MATCHING FUNDS FROM: CITY $5,000, COUNTY $42,000 AND CCCDC $2,400) AND WILL CONNECT LOCK RD, COUNTY PARK WITH SOFT TRAIL TO GBSP, AND KAYAK/CANOE TRAIL TO POINT PARK.
* 2ND PHASE COULD BE A RIVERWALK – WILL WORK ON MASTER
PLAN THIS FALL
* WORKING ON EARLY HEAD START GRANT APPLICATION DUE
JULY 9TH
* YOUNG LEADERS FINISHED THIS MAY – NEW GROUP OF
SOPHOMORES WILL START THIS FALL.
* COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS SUGGESTED TO BE STARTED
FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE FUNDS.
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
POLICE CHIEF, MIKE WILLHOITE, ADVISED COUNCIL AS OF
* FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH – NEW OFFICERS, JUSTIN DOLL AND MICHAEL JUMP WILL GRADUATE FROM 18 WEEKS OF TRAINING.
COUNCILMAN GORDON ASKED FOR MORE PATROLS AT POINT PARK TO CURB VANDALISM.
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
FIRE CHIEF, RANDY THARP, ADVISED COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING:
* HOLDING WHAS CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN ROAD BLOCKS
* FRIDAY, JUNE 26, GOLF SCRAMBLE FOR WHAS @ WHEATLEY GOLF
COURSE
BUILDING INSPECTOR:
BUILDING INSPECTOR, JOHN WELCH, INFORMED COUNCIL SEVERAL PROPERTIES HAVE OWNERS IN ABSENCE AND ASKED FOR ABATEMENT OF WEEDS. HE WOULD LIKE TO GET CONTRACTORS TO BID DOING ALL OF THEM.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO ABATE WEEDS OF 6 LOTS WITH COST NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 .
AYES 5 NAYS 0
CLERK-TREASURER
CLERK-TREASURER, BECKY PYLES, HANDED OUT FY09-10 BUDGET BOOKS.
MAIN STREET
SAM BURGESS , MAIN STREET DIRECTOR, SAID RIVER SWEEP IS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 20TH FROM 9:00 A.M. – 11.30 A.M.
MR. BURGESS ADVISED THE JUNE 5TH 1ST FRIDAY WAS A SUCCESS.
MAYOR’S REPORTS:
MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED COUNCIL P.E.A.K. HAS A NEW ACCOUNTANT, GLEN EDWARDS OF SHELBYVILLE. HE IS DOING WORK P.E.A.K. WAS OUTSOURCING TO MUNICIPAL GAS AUTHORITY OF GEORGIA.
MAYOR LOUDEN UPDATED COUNCIL ON THE FOLLOWING:
* SIDEWALK PROJECT ALMOST DONE AS PER PLAN
* POLK STREET PROJECT STILL TO BE DONE
* HEALTH INSURANCE – NEW RATES AS OF 8/01/09
ANTHEM & NORTON’S HOSPITAL CONTRACT NOT IN EFFECT 7/01/09
APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAID/PAYABLE THRU 6/09/09
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE ACCOUNTS PAID/PAYABLE THRU 6/09/09.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
COMMENTS
COUNCILMAN MILLER ASKED IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS WHICH ARE PITTED. THE WORST ARE AT THE CORNER OF 11TH STREET AND HIGHLAND AVENUE.
HE WAS TOLD THE SIDEWALKS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY.
ADJOURNMENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN McBURNEY AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT THE HOUR OF 8:01 P.M.
ATTEST:
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DWIGHT D. LOUDEN, MAYOR BECKY H. PYLES, CLERK-TREAS.