City of Mount Washington
Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting
November 10, 2003
City Hall Annex Building, 186 Branham Way
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with the following Council members present: Sam Beichler, Joetta Calhoun, Lloyd Dooley, Sid Griffin, Ralph Lutes, and Larry Porter.
Also present were City Clerk Christi Franklin, City Treasurer Peggy Brinkman, Utility Superintendent Ronnie Fick, City Engineer Dave Derrick and City Attorney Rodney Burress.
Larry Porter gave the invocation and led the pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes
Larry Porter made a motion to accept the minutes of the October 13, 2003 meeting to include the proposed change to the previously approved minutes. Sid Griffin seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote. Lloyd Dooley made a motion to accept the minutes of the October 27, 2003 meeting as written. Ralph Lutes seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Budget Re-allocation
Christi Franklin presented a proposed budget reallocation in the Parks and Recreation budget. Sid Griffin made a motion to re-allocate $1500 in the Parks and Recreation budget from General Maintenance to Capital. Joetta Calhoun seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Guests to Address the Council
Tom Givhan addressed the Council regarding a letter he sent Mayor Sullivan stating he would help fund the DARE and G.R.E.A.T. programs if the City extended the water and sewer lines to the proposed Bogard Woods development and allow him to have 12 water and sewer taps to the Pleasant Grove lift station at a cost of $3,000 each ($1,500 water and $1,500 sewer), which would be paid in advance. He said the money received from the water and sewer tap on fees would help fund these programs. He asked the Council to make a motion to extend the water and sewer lines to the proposed Bogard Woods development to the Pleasant Grove lift station. Mayor Sullivan read the letter received by Mr. Givhan and stated that it is illegal to transfer funds from the Water and Sewer Company to the City. Discussion followed. Joetta Calhoun made a motion to reconsider Mr. Givhan’s request to extend the sewer lines to the proposed Bogard Woods development to the Pleasant Grove lift station. Lloyd Dooley seconded the motion. Due to a tie vote, Mayor Sullivan voted and the motion failed by a vote of 4 to 3 as follows:
Yes No
Joetta Calhoun Sam Beichler
Lloyd Dooley Sid Griffin
Ralph Lutes Larry Porter
Mayor Sullivan
Betty Forelicher reminded the Council that the water tap on fee is $2,000 not $1,500 for those properties outside the City limits. She requested that the additional $500 for properties outside the City limits be set aside for improvements to the water lines in those areas as previously approved by the City Council approximately three years ago. She has never heard any mention of this in the financial reports. Peggy Brinkman stated that those funds are deposited in the escrow account. Discussion followed. Christi Franklin will review the minutes and report back to the Council at the next meeting.
Report from the Council
Joetta Calhoun asked which police officer will be teaching the DARE program. Mayor Sullivan stated that Rodney Hockenbury will teach the program and Jim Carter will complete the necessary training to act as a backup to teach the program. She reported that she received two phone calls regarding the wrecker services on the City’s call list regarding the method of allocating runs, whether or not they are required to be within the City limits and some wrecker services may exist in name only and the money goes to other companies. Larry Porter addressed the concerns he has heard from the wrecker companies and stated that he asked each of the wrecker services to submit in writing how they felt this should be handled. He distributed copies of the written suggestions to the Council. Jerry Smith addressed the Council with concerns about how this is handled. Sergeant Rodney Hockenbury discussed the current requirements and suggested the option of using Astro Communications to handle the rotation and asked if he could work with each of these companies and mediate to come to an amicable solution. Gary Lawson and Tim Hardin stated that they haven’t had any problems with how this is handled, but Mr. Lawson stated that he has used Astro Communications in the past and has had problems with them. Discussion followed. It was suggested by the Council that after this is resolved, a policy should be written to avoid any issues in the future. Christi Franklin will look for an ordinance or discussion in the minutes, possibly before 1993, indicating the current policy in writing and will report her findings at the next Council meeting. Sid Griffin made a motion to table this issue until the next council meeting. Joetta Calhoun seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Sam Beichler reported that the new entrance to Landis Lane was opened today with only minor items to be completed. The project should be complete in two to three weeks. He also stated that Marco Die Supply received an award from Business First as one of the 50th fastest growing businesses in the Louisville area. They are listed at number 47.
Sam Beichler made a motion to enter into executive session at 7:41pm for the purpose of litigation. Larry Porter seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Lloyd Dooley made a motion to reconvene at 8:24pm. Larry Porter seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Rodney Burress stated that no action was taken as a result of executive session.
Adjourn
There being no further business before the Council, Joetta Calhoun made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:25pm. Ralph Lutes seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.