CITY OF CARROLLTON
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
JANUARY 11, 2010
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG
MIKE GORDON
NANCY JO GROBMYER
TAMMY McBURNEY
DEAN MILLER JR
ADAM RAKER
ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH
POLICE CHIEF: MICHAEL WILLHOITE
FIRE CHIEF: RANDY THARP
PUBLIC WORKS SUPER: RONNIE KNIGHT
BUILDING INSPECTOR: JOHN WELCH
UTILITIES MANAGER: BILL OSBORNE
CCCDC: JOAN MOORE
MAIN STREET DIRECTOR: SAM BURGESS
TEEN COUNCILMEMBER’S: TORY BICKERS
LEVI UNDERWOOD
PRESS: NEWS DEMOCRAT/KRISTIN SHERRARD
CALL TO ORDER
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 P.M. BY MAYOR LOUDEN.
AN INVOCATION WAS OFFERED BY MAYOR LOUDEN FOLLOWED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
GUESTS:
MAYOR LOUDEN NOTED THERE WERE NO GUESTS . AT THIS TIME HE RECOGNIZED THE 2010 TEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS: TORY BICKERS AND LEVI UNDERWOOD.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. GORDON AND SECONDED BY MR. RAKER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 12/14/09 AS READ.
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BOARD APPOINTMENTS:
PLANNING AND ZONING:
ED RAKER: TERM TO END 12/31/2011
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CRAIG AND SECONDED BY MR. GORDON AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE RE-APPOINTMENT AS PRESENTED.
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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS:
CHARLES FRENCH TERM TO END 12/31/2013
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CRAIG AND SECONDED BY MS. GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT AS PRESENTED.
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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD:
DON MOUGEY TERM TO END 12/31/2011
NANCY JO GROBMYER TERM TO END 12/31/2011
JIM RICHEY TERM TO END 12/31/2011
NORMA FIRESTONE TERM TO END 12/31/2011
LOIS ROBBINS TERM TO END 12/31/2011
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. McBURNEY AND SECONDED BY MR. RAKER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY:
NORMA FIRESTONE TERM TO END 12/31/2013
CECIL VANDIVER TERM TO END 12/31/2013
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. GORDON AND SECONDED BY MS. GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED.
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URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION:
NANCY JO GROBMYER TERM TO END 12/31/2012
CAROLYN GLAUBER TERM TO END 12/31/2012
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. McBURNEY AND SECONDED BY MR. MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED.
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PROPOSAL: RENEW RUMPKE’S GARBAGE FRANCHISE FOR ONE YEAR AT THE
SAME RATES
RUMPKE CONTACTED BECKY PYLES, CITY CLERK-TREASURER, AND PROPOSED A 12 MONTH RENEWAL TO RUN FROM JUNE 1, 2010 THROUGH MAY 31, 2011 AT THE
CURRENT RATES . THE LAST CONTRACT SIGNED HAD A PROVISION TO RENEW
THE FRANCHISE UPON MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CRAIG AND SECONDED BY MR. MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO RENEW THE GARBAGE FRANCHISE WITH RUMPKE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS AT THE CURRENT RATES.
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RESOLUTION #R10-01: AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH RUMPKE EXTENDING CURRENT CONTRACT FOR 12 MONTHS TO EXPIRE MAY 21, 2011.
RESOLUTION #R10-01 WAS READ BY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY, NICK MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CRAIG AND SECONDED BY MR. MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH RUMPKE EXTENDING THE CURRENT CONTRACT FOR 12 MONTHS AT THE CURRENT RATES.
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
TEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS TORY BICKERS AND LEVI UNDERWOOD PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING:
-BLOOD DRIVE BY RED CROSS AT CCHS ON WEDNESDAY
-INTERNET SAFETY PROGRAM ON FRIDAY
-THIRTEEN JUNIORS APPLIED FOR GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR, RON KNIGHT, REPORTED THEY WERE STILL
WORKING ON REMOVING AND STORING THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS. MR. KNIGHT NOTED THE CITY HAD PLENTY OF SALT AND ALL OF THE MACHINERY WAS WORKING FINE.
UTILITIES MANAGER, BILL OSBORNE, REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
-C.A.R.E. PROJECT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AND BIDS TO BE OPENED ON JANUARY 22ND AT 2:00 P.M.
-PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM ON JANUARY 22ND AT 8 P.M.
-CLOSING ON WORTHVILLE SEWER SYSTEM ON JANUARY 19TH
C.C.C.D.C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JOAN MOORE, INVITED COUNCIL TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CCCDC MEETING ON JANUARY 19TH AT NOON AT BUTLER PARK.
JOAN REPORTED THAT IN 2009 THERE WERE 26 GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR A TOTAL OF $3,404,000. THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS RECEIVED WAS FOR $2,622,000.
POLICE CHIEF, MIKE WILLHOITE REPORTED THE ANNUAL REPORT ESTIMATES YEAR 2009 WILL BE SIMILAR TO YEAR 2008.
CHIEF WILLHOITE REPORTED THAT THE PHARMACEUTICAL PROGRAM HAS RESULTED IN 30,000 PILLS AND 1.5 GALLONS OF LIQUIDS DESTROYED WITH A STREET VALUE OF OVER $14,000.
CHIEF WILLHOITE REPORTED THAT OF THE THREE OLD POLICE CRUISERS, ONE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LEAVING TWO “JUNK” CARS. COUNCIL AGREED TO DISPOSE OF THE CARS AT THE LOCAL JUNK YARD.
FIRE CHIEF, RANDY THARP REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
-911 ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
-DISPATCH CENTER GETTING NEW TELEPHONE SWITCH SYSTEM THROUGH A GRANT.
-WILL BE TAKING BIDS IN FEBRUARY ON NEW RECORDING SYSTEM TO BE PURCHASED THROUGH A GRANT.
-ALL EQUIPMENT IN DISPATCH WILL BE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD.
BUILDING INSPECTOR JOHN WELCH REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
-P&Z AND BOA WILL NEED REQUIRED TRAINING BY JULY.
-5 YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SET TO BE UPDATED
MAIN STREET DIRECTOR SAM BURGESS UPDATED COUNCIL ON THE FOLLOWING:
-WORKING ON ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR RENAISSANCE ON MAIN CERTIFICATION WHICH REQUIRES STATISTICAL INFORMATION: # OF JOBS CREATED, #OF NEW BUSINESSES, # OF PUBLIC DOLLARS SPENT, # OF PRIVATE DOLLARS INVESTED. THIS INFORMATION HELPS TO PROVE MONEY NEEDED THROUGH GRANTS. THE APPLICATION IS DUE FEBRUARY 15TH AND MUST HAVE A LETTER OF COMMITMENT FROM THE MAYOR OF CARROLLTON.
-SUBMITTED $12,000 GRANT APPLICATION FOR A MARKET STUDY FOR THE RENAISSANCE ON MAIN GRANT WITH WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY.
-MR. BURGESS REPORTED THE CITY NEEDS TO SEND OUT A REMINDER TO THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS/PROPERTY OWNERS TO CLEAN THEIR SIDEWALKS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
-MAYOR WILL BE ON VACATION AND OUT OF TOWN JANUARY 26TH UNTIL FEBRUARY 2ND.
-POLK STREET FUNDING HAD BEEN IN THE RECOVERY ACT FUNDING BUT HAS NOW BEEN MOVED BACK TO TE FUNDS.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: PROPERTY ACQUISITION / DISPOSITION
AT 7:30 P.M. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. MILLER AND SECONDED BY MR. CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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AT 8:11 P.M. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. MILLER AND SECONDED BY MR. CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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NO ACTION TAKEN.
APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAID/PAYABLE THROUGH 1/12/2010
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CRAIG AND SECONDED BY MR. GORDON AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE ACCOUNTS PAID AND PAYABLE THROUGH JANUARY 12, 2010.
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APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. RAKER AND SECONDED BY MS. McBURNEY AND DULY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.
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ADJOURNMENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. MILLER AND SECONDED BY MR. CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO ADJOURN THE BOARD O F COUNCIL AT THE HOUR OF 8:12 P.M.
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ATTEST:
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DWIGHT LOUDEN, MAYOR BECKY H. PYLES, CLERK-TREAS.