CITY OF CARROLLTON
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG
CHRISTEN BROCK
MIKE GORDON
NANCY JO GROBMYER
DAVID WILHOITE
ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK: SUSIE MCGEE
BUILDING INSPECTOR: JOHN WELCH
TEEN COUNCILMEMBER: HALEY FRANKLIN
PRESS: MADISON COURIER/SARA DENHART
NEWS DEMOCRAT/PHYLLIS CODLING
ABSENT:
COUNCIL: DEAN MILLER JR
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
GENE VANNARSDALL, 504 FOURTH STREET, VOICED HIS CONCERN ON THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE FOR HIS BUSINESS. CURRENTLY HIS PROPERTY IS ZONED I-2 AND THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD CHANGE IT TO R-3. MR. VANNARSDALL FEARS THE CHANGE WOULD AFFECT THE RE-SALE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, SHOULD HIS SON EVER WISH TO SELL.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING: SEPTEMBER 10TH AND SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17TH
COUNCILMAN WILHOITE ASKED FOR A CORRECTION ON THE SEPTEMBER 10TH MINUTES. HE CALLED ATTENTION TO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORT AND CLARIFIED THAT HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM BOB MAY ON THE BUILDING PERMIT CHARGE, BUT INSTEAD WAS USING THAT DISASTER AS AN EXAMPLE. HE ASKED THE SENTENCE BE REMOVED FROM THE MINUTES.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WILHOITE AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FOR SEPT. 10TH AND SEPT. 17TH WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED CHANGE.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
2ND READING: ORDINANCE #07-34 AMENDING CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 90.08 “ANIMAL WASTE” IN REGARDS TO HORSES
THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-34, AMENDING CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 90.08, “ANIMAL WASTE”, IN REGARDS TO HORSES, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-34.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
2ND READING: ORDINANCE #07-35 AMENDING SECTION 150: BUILDING PERMITS: TO NOT CHARGE FOR BUILDING PERMITS FOR HOMES HIT BY DISASTERS
THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-35, AMENDING SECTION 150, BUILDING PERMITS, TO NOT CHARGE FOR BUILDING PERMITS FOR HOMES HIT BY DISASTERS, WAS READ BY ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WILHOITE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-35.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
DISCUSSION: RENTAL PROPERTY
MAYOR LOUDEN CALLED ATTENTION TO A SAMPLE ORDINANCE ON RENTAL PROPERTY WHICH WAS SENT IN THE COUNCIL PACKETS. MAYOR LOUDEN FELT THERE SHOULD BE AN ORDINANCE TO HELP WITH SUB-STANDARD RENTAL HOUSING IN THE CITY.
MAYOR LOUDEN ASKED BUILDING INSPECTOR JOHN WELCH TO EXPAND ON THIS ISSUE.
MR. WELCH WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH HAVING A RENTAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE. HE HAS PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET RENTAL PROPERTY REPAIRED TO AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD.
ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH ASKED MR. WELCH HOW THE DETERMINATION WOULD BE MADE ON THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS.
MR. WELCH SAID THAT IS ALL DONE THRU SQUARE FOOTAGE.
MAYOR LOUDEN ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH MR. WELCH ON A RENTAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE.
COUNCILMAN GORDON AND COUNCILMAN CRAIG VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE WITH MR. WELCH AND WILL REPORT BACK WITHIN 30 DAYS TO COUNCIL.
MAYOR’S REPORTS
MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED COUNCIL THE POLICE CHIEF, MIKE WILLHOITE, HAD SET TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR OCTOBER 31, 2007 FROM 6-8 P.M.
MAYOR LOUDEN ALSO ADVISED COUNCIL BOTH THE SAUER PROPERTY AND OLIVER PROPERTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND BELONG TO THE CITY. THE CITY WILL BE LOOKING FOR GRANT MONEY TO REPAIR THE FACADE ON THE OLD FIRE HOUSE AND TO MAKE A WALK-THRU TO A PARKING LOT.
COMMENTS
MAYOR LOUDEN THANKED COUNCIL FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK ON REVISING THE ORDINANCES SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE.
ADJOURNMENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT THE HOUR OF 7:40 P.M.
AYES 5 NAYS 0
ATTEST:
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DWIGHT D. LOUDEN, MAYOR SUSIE MCGEE, ASST CITY CLERK