City of Mount Washington

Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting

January 10, 2005

City Hall Annex Building, 186 Branham Way

Mayor Sullivan called the meeting to order at 6:30pm with the following Council members present:  Lloyd Dooley, Ralph Lutes, Joetta Calhoun, Ed Hilbert, Sid Griffin and Larry Porter. 

Also present were City Clerk Christi Franklin, City Treasurer Peggy Brinkman, Utility Superintendent Ronnie Fick, City Attorney Rodney Burress and City Engineer Dave Derrick.

Rodney Burress read the following ordinances for consideration by the Council:

• Annexing 1.3728 acres, more or less, known as the CNR, Inc. property known as lots 21 and 22 Section 3 in the English Mills Subdivision, first reading and introduced by Lloyd Dooley.
• Adopt or reject the recommendation of the Bullitt County Joint Planning Commission to re-zone 4.54 acres, more or less, known as the William and Brenda Dawson and Polo Properties, LLC property and is a portion of the property located at 12663 Highway 44E from Agricultural and R-1 to R-3 (Docket No. 2004Z-65), first reading and introduced by Larry Porter.
• Adopt or reject the recommendation of the Bullitt County Joint Planning Commission to re-zone 5.46 acres, more or less, known as the William and Brenda Dawson and Polo Properties, LLC property and is a portion of the property located at 12663 Highway 44E from Agricultural and R-1 to B-1 (Docket No. 2004Z-66), first reading and introduced by Larry Porter.
• Adopt or reject the recommendation of the Bullitt County Joint Planning Commission to re-zone 2.2 acres, more or less, known as the Louis S. Sonne and Susan O’Connell, et al property located on N 31E By-Pass abutting the east property line of 683 N. 31E By-Pass (Wayne Homes) from R-1 to B-1 (Docket No. 2004Z-67), first reading and introduced by Larry Porter.
• Annexing 8.0 acres, more or less, known as the John and Judy Lentz property located at 261 Gentry Lane, first reading and introduced by Ralph Lutes.

The meeting recessed at 6:42pm.

Mayor Sullivan resumed the meeting at 7:00pm. 

Ralph Lutes gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Tim McNally from Waste Management discussed the trash service during the recent snow and ice storms and answered questions from the Council.

Minutes

Christi Franklin read the minutes of the December 13, 2004 Council meeting.  Sid Griffin made a motion to accept the minutes of the December 13, 2004 meeting as written.  Ralph Lutes seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.  Ms. Franklin read the minutes of the December 17, 2004 special meeting.  Joetta Calhoun made a motion to accept the minutes of the December 17, 2004 meeting as written.  Lloyd Dooley seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.  Ms. Franklin also read the minutes of the December 29, 2004 inauguration.  Sid Griffin made a motion to accept the minutes of the December 29, 2004 inauguration as written.  Larry Porter seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.

Treasurer’s Report

Peggy Brinkman gave the Treasurer’s Report for November 2004.  Discussion followed.  Larry Porter made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report for November 2004.  Sid Griffin seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.

Police Report

Chief Hockenbury presented the December 2004 Police Report. 

Ordinances

Happy Cahoe discussed the reasons CNR, Inc. is requesting annexation and answered questions from the Council. 

Eric Farris, representing Polo Properties, presented the proposed use of the William and Brenda Dawson and Polo Properties, LLC property regarding the request for rezoning (Docket No.’s 2004Z-65 and 2004Z-66) and he and Glen Lapointe from Polo Properties, LLC answered questions from the Council.  Rodney Burress discussed the need for the relocation of E Sanders Lane to be a binding element.  Mr. Farris will contact Mr. Burress to discuss the details.

John Wooldridge discussed the proposed use of the Louis S. Sonne and Susan O’Connell property regarding the request for rezoning (Docket No. 2004Z-67) and he and Patrick Dominick answered questions from the Council.  

Regarding the John and Judy Lentz annexation of 8.0 acres, more or less, Richard Miles of Dogwood Homes discussed the proposed use of the property and answered questions from the Council.  Joetta Calhoun discussed the need to have some type of long term plan for the City and asked Mayor Sullivan to appoint a committee to review these issues.  Mayor Sullivan appointed Ms. Calhoun as chairman of a long term planning committee and asked her to choose a few Council members to sit on the committee with her.

Interlocal Agreement

The Council discussed the Interlocal Agreement for insurance premium tax revenue sharing from Judge/Executive Kenny Rigdon.  Sid Griffin made a motion to enter into an Interlocal Agreement to provide for revenue sharing for insurance premium taxes for a period of five (5) years with the specific wording to be negotiated.  Larry Porter seconded the motion.  Discussion followed.  Motion failed by a vote of 2 to 4 as follows:

Yes                              No

Sid Griffin                     Joetta Calhoun

Larry Porter                 Lloyd Dooley

                                    Ed Hilbert

                                    Ralph Lutes

Mark Stout addressed the Council regarding the Interlocal Agreement and encouraged the Council to take the initiative to work with the County and enter into some type of agreement with the County at some point.  Discussion followed.  Joetta Calhoun made a motion to enter into an Interlocal Agreement to provide for revenue sharing for insurance premium taxes for a period of ten (10) years, which must be ratified by the City Council every two (2) years.  Discussion followed.  Ms. Calhoun retracted her motion. 

Utility Administrative Policies and Procedures

The Council discussed the Utility Administrative Policies and Procedures presented by City Clerk Christi Franklin.  Discussion followed.  Larry Porter made a motion to table this policy.  Ed Hilbert seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote. 

Guests to Address the Council

Mitchell Smith of Smith’s Laminating addressed the Council regarding his building in the Business Park and the lawsuit filed by the City.  He discussed his case and asked the Council to consider dropping the case.  Rodney Burress advised the Council against discussing this in open session.  Sid Griffin said he is not in favor of dropping the lawsuit.

Jeff Robinson representing residents on Cabin Lane, Wildwood Trails and Plainview Court addressed the Council regarding obtaining water service on these roads.  Ronnie Fick discussed the quote that was given to those residents and said he can give a more accurate quote if additional information is given to him.  Mr. Fick also said the cost would be reduced if they would wait until the residential development on E Sanders Lane had their water lines installed.  Mr. Robinson said he will gather the additional information to obtain a more accurate quote for the City.  Discussion followed. 

Executive Session

Ralph Lutes made a motion to enter into executive session for the purpose of litigation at 8:45pm.  Larry Porter seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.

Reconvene

Ed Hilbert made a motion to reconvene at 9:06pm.  Sid Griffin 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.

Interlocal Agreement

The Council discussed the Interlocal Agreement again.  Larry Porter made a motion to table the Interlocal Agreement until the January 24^th meeting.  Sid Griffin seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote. 

Report from Council

Sid Griffin addressed parking on the streets in his neighborhood and said he is receiving complaints.  Chief Hockenbury said he will make it an area of higher concentration.  Mr. Griffin also addressed junk on a property on Dogwood.  Ronnie Fick will have the Code Enforcement Officer cite them.  Mr. Griffin welcomed Ed Hilbert and wished him good luck.

Larry Porter thanked Ronnie Fick and his crew and the police department for their work in the recent snow and ice storms.  He would also like the Council to authorize Chief Hockenbury and Mayor Sullivan to meet with the City Treasurer and purchase a new or used four wheel drive vehicle for the police department.  Discussion followed.

Joetta Calhoun asked the status of the 201 study.  Dave Derrick said the City is working on problems with infiltration and the next step is to do the 201 study.  He also said the Grant lift station  construction progress has been slow due to the weather.  Ms. Calhoun also said she received a call from someone to work with her on flowers and/or trees at the Senior Citizens center. 

Lloyd Dooley had a list of street lights that he will obtain addresses and submit for repair.

Rodney Burress welcomed Ed Hilbert to the Council.

Adjourn

Sid Griffin made a motion to adjourn at 9:20pm.  Larry Porter seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.