PRESENT

MAYOR: DWIGHT D. LOUDEN

COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG

MIKE GORDON

NANCY JO GROBMYER

DAVID WILHOITE

DEAN MILLER JR @ 7:02 P.M.

ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH

ASSISTANT CITY CLERK: SUSIE MCGEE

BUILDING INSPECTOR: JOHN WELCH

TEEN COUNCILMEMBERS: CHRISTEN STOOPS

KORY BROCHIOUS

PRESS: MADISON COURIER/SARA DENHART

NEWS DEMOCRAT/PHYLLIS CODLING @ 7:15 P.M.

ABSENT: COUNCIL: CHRISTEN BROCK

CALL TO ORDER

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT THE HOUR OF 7:01 P.M. BY MAYOR LOUDEN. MAYOR LOUDEN OFFERED AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY 14, 2008

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

AYES 5 NAYS 0

REQUEST TO USE POINT PARK: AUGUST 22-23-24, 2008: POINT PARK RIVER RUN (FORMERLY RUMBLE ON THE RIVER)

AFTER DISCUSSION, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TABLE THIS REQUEST UNTIL THE FEBRUARY 11, 2008 COUNCIL MEETING.

DISCUSSION: PROPOSED RENTAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE

MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED COUNCIL HE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON A PARAGRAPH BY PARAGRAPH BASIS.

COUNCILMAN CRAIG ASKED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE SCHEDULED BEFORE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.

MAYOR LOUDEN SAID HE WAS IN AGREEMENT AND PLANNED A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN THE ORDINANCE IS READY.

ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH ADVISED HE HAD NOT FOUND AN EXEMPTION FOR HUD SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, AND WOULD BE ADDING IT TO THE FINAL ORDINANCE.

THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SEPARATE THE BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE RENTAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE. THE BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE BY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.

SEVERAL OTHER REQUESTED CHANGES WERE NOTED BY ATTORNEY MARSH. HE WILL HAVE THE PROPOSED UPDATED ORDINANCE READY FOR COUNCIL AT THE FEBRUARY 11, 2008 COUNCIL MEETING.

COMMENTS

COUNCILMAN GORDON AND COUNCILMAN WILHOITE ADVISED THEY HAD CHECKED THE LIGHT ON 42 EAST ON HIGHLAND AVENUE PER COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER’S REQUEST. THERE IS A NEED FOR ONE OR MAYBE TWO LIGHTS IN THE AREA AND THEY ARE CHECKING WITH KENTUCKY UTILITIES ON GETTING THEM INSTALLED.

ADJOURNMENT

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT THE HOUR OF 9:09 P.M.

AYES 5 NAYS 0

ATTEST:

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DWIGHT D. LOUDEN, MAYOR SUSIE MCGEE, ASST CITY CLERK

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