City of Mount Washington
Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting
June 23, 2003
City Hall Annex Building, 186 Branham Way
Mayor Frank Sullivan called the meeting 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
Sid Griffin made a motion to accept the minutes of the June 9, 2003 public hearing as written. Joetta Calhoun seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote. Sid Griffin made a motion to accept the minutes of the June 9, 2003 meeting as written. Lloyd Dooley seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Peggy Brinkman gave the Treasurer’s Report for May 2003. Joetta Calhoun made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Sid Griffin seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Resolution
The Council reviewed a resolution authorizing the submission of the recreational trails grant project application. Sam Beichler made a motion to pass this resolution. Larry Porter seconded the motion. Motion passed by a vote of 5 to 1 as follows:
Yes Abstain
Sam Beichler Joetta Calhoun
Lloyd Dooley
Sid Griffin
Ralph Lutes
Larry Porter
Ordinances
The Council held second reading of an ordinance annexing the Marvin and Joan Hall property on Greenbriar Road consisting of 34.04 acres. Sid Griffin made a motion to table this issue until the next meeting. Larry Porter seconded the motion. Due to a tie vote, Mayor Sullivan voted. Motion failed by a vote of 4 to 3 as follows:
Yes No
Sid Griffin Sam Beichler
Ralph Lutes Joetta Calhoun
Larry Porter Lloyd Dooley
Frank Sullivan
Sam Beichler made a motion to pass the ordinance annexing the Marvin and Joan Hall property. Larry Porter seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
The Council held second reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Mt. Washington annual budget for the fiscal year 2003/2004. Larry Porter made a motion pass the ordinance adopting the City budget for the fiscal year 2003/2004. Sid Griffin seconded the motion. Motion passed by a 5 to 1 vote as follows:
Yes No
Sam Beichler Joetta Calhoun
Lloyd Dooley
Sid Griffin
Ralph Lutes
Larry Porter
The Council held second reading of an ordinance adopting the Mt. Washington Water and Sewer Company annual budget for the fiscal year 2003/2004. Joetta Calhoun made a motion to pass the ordinance adopting the Water and Sewer Company budget for the fiscal year 2003/2004. Sid Griffin seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Joetta Calhoun introduced and the Council held first reading of an ordinance adopting or rejecting the recommendation of the Bullitt County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission for docket number 2003Z – 25 to rezone the Frank Cornell property from B-2 to R-3 located at 12506 Highway 44 East consisting of 13.785 acres. Charles Stinson representing Frank Cornell made a presentation to the Council regarding the proposed use of this property. Discussion followed.
Sam Beichler introduced and the Council held first reading of an ordinance adopting or rejecting the recommendation of the Bullitt County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission for docket number 2003Z – 26 to rezone the KLS Management property from R-1 to R-3 located in the Woodlake subdivision on Highway 44 East consisting of 16.12 acres. Kenny Stout representing KLS Management made a presentation to the Council regarding the proposed use of this property. Discussion followed.
Ralph Lutes introduced the Council held first reading of an ordinance adopting a supplement to the Code of Ordinances.
Sid Griffin introduced and the Council held first reading of an ordinance relating to the elimination of water and sewer recovery fees from the City of Mt. Washington. Kenny Stout addressed the Council regarding this issue and stated his opposition to this ordinance. Discussion followed.
Mayor Sullivan stated that the Council received a draft ordinance relating to liquor by the drink in restaurants and first reading of this ordinance will occur at the July 14th meeting.
Guests to Address the Council
Tom Givhan addressed the Council regarding an ordinance he previously submitted to the City for review. He withdrew an ordinance he prepared for a water line and will prepare an ordinance relating to the water and sewer line. He also discussed the status of the other documents that were previously submitted to the City. He asked the Council to remove from the table the issues regarding the Bogard Woods development that were tabled at the last meeting.
Report from the Council
Sid Griffin said that the property previously annexed into the City has been contiguous to the City.
Joetta Calhoun asked again if the City can find another way to read the ordinances so that it does not need to be read in its entirety. Rodney Burress discussed the alternatives. She also asked, as a member of the City Council, what information can any member of the Council be precluded from having regarding any City business. Rodney Burress responded none that he is aware of. In addition, she discussed employing a commercial real estate broker to help sell the property in the business park. Joetta Calhoun made a motion to have the Council encourage the Mayor to hire a competent commercial real estate broker to assist the City in selling property in the business park. Motion failed for lack of a second. Joetta Calhoun made a motion to assemble a work group to compile a checklist for the developers indicating the City’s building requirements. Lloyd Dooley seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Executive Session
Sid Griffin made a motion to enter into executive session at 8:16pm for the purpose of pending litigation. Sam Beichler seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Larry Porter made a motion to reconvene at 8:36pm. Lloyd Dooley seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Rodney Burress reported that no action was taken as a result of the executive session.
Sid Griffin made a motion to deny Kenny Stout’s previous request to accept the one foot strip, 50 feet in length into the City’s road system. Sam Beichler seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
Adjourn
There being no further business before the Council, Sid Griffin made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:43pm. Sam Beichler seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously by a roll call vote.