CITY OF CARROLLTON
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
APRIL 23, 2007
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG
CHRISTEN BROCK
NANCY JO GROBMYER
DEAN MILLER JR
ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH
CLERK/TREASURER: BECKY H. PYLES
UTILITIES MANAGER: BILL OSBORNE
MAIN STREET DIRECTOR: SAM BURGESS
PRESS: MADISON COURIER/SARA DENHART
NEWS DEMOCRAT/PHYLLIS CODLING
ABSENT: COUNCILMAN: MIKE GORDON
COUNCILMAN: DAVID WILHOITE
TEEN COUNCILMEMBERS: HAYLEY FRANKLIN
BRADY BICKERS
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.
READING OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING ON APRIL 2, 2007, SPECIAL MEETING ON APRIL 9, 2007 AND REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 9, 2007
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
BID OPENING(S): FY 2007-2008 DGA, ROCK, SAND
MAYOR LOUDEN OPENED ONE BID FOR DGA, ROCK, AND SAND, RECEIVED FROM NUGENT SAND.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE BID FOR DGA, ROCK, AND SAND FROM NUGENT SAND FOR FY 2007-2008.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
BID OPENING(S): FY 2007-2008 BITUMINOUS BASE, BINDER, SURFACE
MAYOR LOUDEN OPENED ONE BID FOR BITUMINOUS BASE, BINDER, AND SURFACE, RECEIVED FROM OHIO VALLEY ASPHALT.
JOHN SCHURING, REPRESENTATIVE FOR OVA, ADVISED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THE PRICES FOR OIL HAS RISEN. LAST YEAR'S PRICES WENT UP MORE THAN THE COMPANY HAD ESTIMATED.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE BID FOR BITUMINOUS BASE, BINDER AND SURFACE FROM OHIO VALLEY ASPHALT FOR FY 2007-2008.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
2ND READING: ORDINANCE # 07-17: LIMITING TIME PERIOD FOR FILING FOR INSURANCE LICENSE TAX REFUNDS
THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-17, LIMITING THE TIME PERIOD FOR FILING FOR INSURANCE LICENSE TAX REFUNDS, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-17.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
2ND READING: ORDINANCE # 07-18: ESTABLISHING SALARY SCALE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008.
THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-18, ESTABLISHING SALARY SCALE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-18.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
1ST READING: ORDINANCE # 07-19: AMENDED FY 06-07 CITY BUDGET
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-19, AMENDING FY 06-07 CITY BUDGET.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-19, AMENDING THE FY 06-07 CITY BUDGET WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
SECOND READING - MAY 14, 2007
1ST READING: ORDINANCE # 07-20: AMENDED FY 06-07 UTILITIES BUDGET
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-20, AMENDING FY 06-07 UTILITIES BUDGET.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-20, AMENDING THE FY 06-07 UTILITIES BUDGET WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
SECOND READING - MAY 14, 2007
MAYOR'S BUDGET MESSAGE: FY 2007-2008
MAYOR LOUDEN PRESENTED THE FY 2007-2008 MAYOR'S BUDGET MESSAGE. THE MAYOR CALLED TO ATTENTION SEVERAL CHANGES MADE TO THE CODE BOOK, ALONG WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT POINT PARK. MAYOR LOUDEN NOTED THAT COUNCIL HAD APPROPRIATED 4% FOR SALARY INCREASES AND THE CITY WAS IN GOOD FINANCIAL STABILITY.
1ST READING: ORDINANCE # 07-21: FY 07-08 CITY BUDGET
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-21.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-21, CITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
SECOND READING - MAY 14, 2007
UTILITIES FY 07-08 BUDGET MESSAGE
BILL OSBORNE, UTILITIES MANAGER, PRESENTED THE FY 2007-2008 UTILITIES BUDGET MESSAGE. MR. OSBORNE STATED GAS PRICES WENT DOWN IN FY 06-07 AND CAPITAL GAS EXPENSE IS UP WITH THE EXPANSION OF DOW CORNING.
DURING THE NEW FY 07-08, MR. OSBORNE EXPECTS A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THE GAS SALES REVENUE. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF THE NEW WASTEWATER SEWER PLANT OPERATION. THE UTILITIES WILL BUILD A STORAGE WAREHOUSE ON THIRD STREET FOR $80,000.
1ST READING: ORDINANCE # 07-22: FY 07-08 UTILITIES BUDGET
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-22, FY 2007-2008 UTILITIES BUDGET.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE # 07-22, FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 UTILITIES BUDGET, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
SECOND READING - MAY 14, 2007
RESOLUTION # 07-10: AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO SIGN AMENDED P.E.A.K. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THE ORIGINAL P.E.A.K. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HENDERSON WAS A TRUST AGREEMENT. SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE FIRST INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, P.E.A.K., INC WAS ORGANIZED. WE NEED TO DO AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO ALLOW SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF KENTUCKY. THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT HAS INCLUDED ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WITH CERTAIN RIGHTS. THE AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WAS ADVISED PER BOND COUNSEL.
RESOLUTION # 07-10, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AMENDED P.E.A.K INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION # 07-10, AS READ.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
PURCHASE: "OLD ICE HOUSE" AT 601 FIFTH STREET
MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED THE COUNCIL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 601 FIFTH STREET. THE MAYOR EXPLAINED THE CITY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FOR $1000 UNDER SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION MEANS THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN COME BACK FOR A YEAR AND GIVE THE CITY THE $1000 PLUS 10% AND PAY ALL BACK TAXES OWED ON THE PROPERTY. AFTER THE ONE YEAR PERIOD, THE CITY IS PLANNING TO TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING AND CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY.
DISCUSSION: ORDINANCE # 92-28: ANIMAL CONTROL
MAYOR LOUDEN PASSED OUT ORDINANCE # 92-28, ANIMAL CONTROL, AND ADVISED COUNCIL THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE WAS NOT IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCE BOOK. APPARENTLY IT WAS OVERLOOKED DURING CODIFICATION.
DISCUSSION: UTILITIES COMMISSION
MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED COUNCIL SINCE THE SEWER IS ACTUALLY MORE REGIONAL AND NOT JUST WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, HE WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER COMMISSIONER FROM OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS.
AFTER DISCUSSION, ATTORNEY MARSH SAID HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THAT POSSIBILITY. ATTORNEY MARSH WILL ALSO TALK TO THE UTILITIES ATTORNEY, ED JAMES, ON THIS MATTER.
ADJOURNMENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT 7:50 P.M.
AYES 4 NAYS 0
ATTEST:
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DWIGHT LOUDEN, MAYOR BECKY H. PYLES, CLERK-TREAS.