CITY OF CARROLLTON
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
MARCH 24, 2008
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG
MIKE GORDON
NANCY JO GROBMYER
DAVID WILHOITE
DEAN MILLER JR
ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH
PRESS: MADISON COURIER/SARA DENHART
NEWS DEMOCRAT/PHYLLIS CODLING @ 7:03 P.M.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: CHRISTEN BROCK
TEEN COUNCILMEMBERS: CHRISTEN STOOPS
KORY BROCIOUS
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
DEAN MILLER SR, RENTAL PROPERTY OWNER, SAID HE WAS IN ATTENDANCE ON BEHALF OF ALL THE RENTERS IN THE CITY OF CARROLLTON. MR. MILLER SAID IF COUNCIL PASSED THE AMENDMENT ON THE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE ADDING RENTAL PROPERTY, THEY WOULD IN EFFECT BE RAISING THE RENT FOR THE RENTERS.
DONNIE SMITH, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE RENTAL ASSOCIATION, TOLD COUNCIL THE ASSOCIATION HAD MET AND WENT OVER THE PROPOSED BUSINESS LICENSE AMENDMENT. THE ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EXEMPTION FOR SOMEONE WITH ONLY ONE RENTAL. MR. SMITH EXPLAINED THERE ARE OWNERS WHO HAVE INHERITED PROPERTY AND WISH TO KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY.
COUNCILMEMBER GORDON SAID IF THE PROPERTY IS BEING RENTED IT CONSTITUTES A BUSINESS.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 10, 2008
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
DISCUSSION: BUSINESS LICENSE AMENDMENT
MAYOR LOUDEN NOTED HE HAD ATTORNEY MARSH PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE WITH THE GRADUATED FEE SCHEDULE CHOSEN BY THE RENTAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE MAYOR CALLED FOR DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
DEBBIE ALLEN, RENTAL PROPERTY OWNER, ASKED IF THE ORDINANCE WOULD APPLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY BUT RENTED IT BACK TO THEIR SELVES?
ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH SAID HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW CONSIDERED THIS TO BE TWO ENTITIES AND THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A LICENSE.
COUNCILMAN MILLER ASKED WHERE THE MONEY FROM THE RENTAL BUSINESS LICENSE FEE WOULD BE USED.
MAYOR LOUDEN SAID THERE ARE SEVERAL BIG PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEW BUDGET AND THE MONEY WOULD HELP IN THESE AREAS. COUNCILMAN KRAIG SAID THE CITY COULD ONLY EXPECT APPROXIMATELY $10,000 IN REVENUE GENERATED FROM THIS AMENDMENT. (AFTER THE MEETING THE MAYOR SAID THE NUMBER WOULD BE ABOUT $25,000.)
FIRST READING: ORDINANCE #08-02: BUSINESS LICENSE AMENDMENT: ADD RENTAL PROPERTY
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WILHOITE AND DULY CARRIED TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE #08-02, ADDING RENTAL PROPERTY TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE.
MAYOR LOUDEN CALLED FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE VOTING ON THE MOTION.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MILLER TO TABLE THE MOTION FOR FIRST READING UNTIL HE HAD TIME TO STUDY THE PROPOSAL.
THE MOTION TO TABLE THE FIRST READING DIED FROM LACK OF A SECOND.
MAYOR LOUDEN CALLED FOR A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 08-02, BUSINESS LICENSE AMENDMENT, ADDING RENTAL PROPERTY.
AYES 4 NAYS 1 ( MILLER)
THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE #08-02, AMENDING THE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE, ADDING RENTAL PROPERTY, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED COUNCIL THE APRIL COMMUNITY CALENDAR WAS IN THEIR PACKETS.
TREE SCULPTURE BASE SPECS
MAYOR LOUDEN HANDED OUT SPECS ON THE TREE SCULPTURE BASE DRAWN BY BOB GEARING, ARKEMA ENGINEER. THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL DATE OF THE SCULPTURE IS APRIL 14TH. PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR, RON KNIGHT, WILL BE GOING TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY TO LOOK AT THE SCULPTURE AND DISCUSS BOLT PLACEMENT WITH THE ARTIST SO HE CAN HAVE THE BASE READY FOR INSTALLATION OF THE TREE.
CHAMPIONS FOR A DRUG FREE CARROLL COUNTY MEETING
A TOWN MEETING FOR CHAMPIONS AGAINST DRUGS IN CARROLL COUNTY WILL BE HELD AT THE CARROLLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT ON MARCH 31, 2008 FROM 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. AND WILL INCLUDE A PANEL OF COMMUNITY LEADERS.
POPULATION DATA ON CARROLL COUNTY UPDATE
MAYOR LOUDEN HANDED OUT AN UPDATE HE HAD RECEIVED ON POPULATION STATISTICS FOR CARROLL COUNTY.
PROPOSED BUDGET
MAYOR LOUDEN NOTED COUNCIL HAD RECEIVED THE REVISED COPY OF THE PROPOSED FY 08-09 BUDGET.
UTILITIES MEETING: TUESDAY - MARCH 25, 2008 – 12:00 P.M.
THIRD GRADERS TO VISIT CITY HALL
MAYOR LOUDEN NOTED THERE WILL BE 80-85 THIRD GRADERS VISITING CITY HALL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 AT 9:00 A.M.
ARKEMA DONATION
MAYOR LOUDEN THANKED COUNCILMAN GORDON FOR SPEAKING TO ANNIS BANKS, PLANT MANAGER OF ARKEMA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. COUNCILMAN GORDON ASKED FOR A $500 DONATION TO HELP PURCHASE MATERIALS TO BUILD COVERS FOR THE TRASH CONTAINERS AT POINT PARK.
COMMENTS
COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER THANKED COUNCILMAN GORDON AND COUNCILMAN WILHOITE FOR THEIR HELP IN GETTING 2 MORE STREETLIGHTS ON HIGHWAY 42.
COUNCILMAN WILHOITE ASKED ABOUT THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE CURRENT COMMITTEE'S TERMS HAVE ALL EXPIRED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JOHN WELCH.
ADJOURNMENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT THE HOUR OF 7:35 P.M.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
ATTEST:
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DWIGHT D. LOUDEN, MAYOR SUSIE MCGEE, ASST CITY CLERK