MINUTES, TOWN OF MOUNTAIN CITY, CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING, TUESDAY, JANUARY 08,
2008
CALL TO ORDER 6:30 PM
ROLL CALL
Mayor Kevin
Parsons
Vice Mayor Lawrence
Keeble
Alderman Bob
Morrison
Alderman David
Timbs
Alderman Willis
Walker
INVOCATION
Mr. Billy Poe Jones, Pastor
First Freewill Baptist Church began the meeting with
prayer.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Mr. Earl Davis – US Army Veteran / Johnson County
Honor Guard Member lead everyone present in the Pledge of Allegiance
to the American Flag.
PRESENTATIONS
At the time Mayor Parsons presented the OK Beauty Shop
with a certificate for the best Christmas decorated business in 2007
and Mr. Durward Steagall with a certificate for the best Christmas
decorated home in 2007.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS
Ms. Debra Miller addressed the board requesting a
water line extension from the sewer plant to Ms. Miller’s residence
on Lumpkin Branch
Road. At this time Ms. Miller
informed the board that she would incur all the expenses involved in
this line extension.
After much discussion Mayor Parsons made a motion to allow
this line extension after all permits have been obtained with
Alderman Walker seconding the motion. Alderman Morrison also asked
Collection Superintendent Jerry Horne to give Ms. Miller some
figures or an
estimated cost, Mr. Horne agreed to work with Ms.
Miller any way that he could. Roll call vote was unanimous with the
following vote: Mayor Parsons, Yes; Vice Mayor Keeble, Yes; Alderman
Morrison, Yes; Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman Walker, Yes. Motion carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar to be
approved with one motion unless a member of council requests
separate action on a specific
item.
1.
Approval of minutes:
December 04,
2007 meeting.
2. Second
and final reading of the following budget amendment
ordinances:
#1114
$1,500.00
42100-332
Striping Police Cars
Pass thru funds
#1116
$19,107.00 41510-340
Police Dept. Bldg.
Pass
thru
3. First
Reading of Ordinance
#1120
$1,000.00
41100-329
Miscellaneous
Water /
Sewer
At this time Alderman Morrison made a motion to
approve the above consent calendar as presented with Alderman Timbs
seconding the motion.
Roll call vote was unanimous with the following vote: Mayor
Parsons, Yes; Vice Mayor Keeble, Yes; Alderman Morrison, Yes;
Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman Walker, Yes. Motion
carried.
ITEMS FROM CITY RECORDER - City Recorder
Terry G. Reece
Recorder Reece presented the board with an option for
Mr. Greg Proffitt to place a small portable storage building for his
small vending service on the property owned by the Town of Mountain
City beside the Old Shouns School on Hwy 421. After some discussion
Alderman Morrison made a motion to allow this lease pending there
are no legal issues and with the City Recorder working out the
rental fee. At this
time Recorder Reece stated the lease would be $100.00 per
month. At this time
Mayor Parsons seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously
carried by the following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Parsons, Keeble, Morrison,
Timbs, Walker
NOES: 0 COUNCIL
MEMBERS
ABSENT: 0 COUNSIL
MEMBERS
Recorder Reece presented the board with the
information that the town did not receive the LPRF Grant for the
Parks and asked if they wanted him to reapply. After some discussion the
board agreed to not re-apply.
Recorder Reece stated that we have sent out the paper
work on the pre-treatment for N N Ball & Roller and have
received three of the four required
surveys.
Recorder Reece then asked the board about leasing the
43 Acre Potter Farm owned by the Town of Mountain City this
year. Mayor Parsons
suggested the town not lease this property and sow and grow this
property with straw for the town’s personal use and cut on cost in
that area. Vice Mayor
Keeble stated that he felt the town did not need to get into the
farming business and made a motion to lease this property with
Alderman Morrison seconding the motion. Roll call vote was as
follows: Mayor Parsons, No; Vice Mayor Keeble, Yes; Alderman
Morrison, Yes; Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman Walker, No. Motion carried with a 3 to 2
vote. At this time
Recorder Reece asked the board if he could offer a five year option
for this lease. The
board agreed to this lease option.
Recorder Reece asked the board to really look over the
new benefits offered by TCRS for the police officers. We would look at this
benefit at the 08/09 budget
meetings.
ITEMS FROM CITY ATTORNEY - City Attorney
George Wright
City Attorney Wright had nothing at this
time.
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Approve
engineer agreement between Town of Mountain City and
Sizemore-Frederick, Inc. on the $500,000.00 CDBG grant. Motion was made by Alderman
Morrison to approve this agreement with Alderman Walker seconding
the motion. Motion
carried with all five members signifying approval by the raising of
their right hand.
2.
First
Reading of Ordinance
#1117
$118,467.70 41922-254 THDA Funds
Pass thru funds
Motion was made by Alderman Morrison with Alderman
Walker seconding the motion.
Motion carried with all five members signifying approval by
the raising of their right hand.
3.
First
Reading of Ordinance
#1118
$500.00
41510-790 Grant
to FD Pass thru
funds
Motion was made by Alderman Walker with Alderman
Morrison seconding the motion.
Roll call vote was unanimous with the following vote: Mayor
Parsons, Yes; Vice Mayor Keeble, Yes; Alderman Morrison, Yes;
Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman Walker,
Yes.
4.
First
Reading of Ordinance
#1119
$1,803.00
42100-332 TML
Paid
Pass thru funds
Motion was made by Alderman Timbs with Alderman
Morrison seconding the motion.
Roll call vote was unanimous with the following vote: Mayor
Parsons, Yes; Vice Mayor Keeble, Yes; Alderman Morrison, Yes;
Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman Walker,
Yes.
- Discuss / consider for sale: WWTP surplus
equipment:
(A) Old Sludge
Press
After some discussion the board entertained taking the
press to Johnson
City and selling it as
salvage.
(B) 1995 Ford Truck with
spreader
At this time Collection Superintendent Jerry Horne
informed the board this truck was in better condition than the truck
he uses to move his backhoe.
After more discussion the board asked for more information to
be brought to next months meeting.
- Discussion of repairs to Ford Ranger truck as tabled
from last month.
After some discussion Alderman Morrison informed the
board that the un-official decision of the committee was to sell the
above truck. City
Recorder Reece asked the board if they would give him permission to
buy a replacement truck on state contract. At this time Vice Mayor
Keeble made a motion to sell the truck and for Recorder Reece to
purchase a replacement on state contract with Alderman Morrison
seconding the motion.
Roll call vote was as follows: Mayor Parsons, No; Vice Mayor
Keeble, Yes; Alderman Morrison, Yes; Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman
Walker, Yes. Motion
carried.
- Discussion of relocation of Police Department radio
repeater to same location as Water Department repeater. After much discussion the
board asked for this item to be tabled until next months
meeting.
- Discussion of town’s water cut off policy relative
to non-payment by customers.
After much discussion Mayor Parsons made a motion to set
the following new cut off policy in interim until the town
received information from Pat Hardy with MTAS: If customer is 14
(fourteen) days delinquent they will receive a letter giving them
5 (five) business days to pay the bill in full, if bill remains
unpaid and water is turned off there will be a $50.00 re-connect
fee, and leaving the policy up to the City Recorder’s discretion
with Alderman Timbs seconding the motion. During discussion Vice
Mayor Keeble stated the he did not support a new policy, he felt
there was nothing wrong with previous policy. Roll call vote was as
follows: Mayor Parsons, Yes; Vice Mayor Keeble, No; Alderman
Morrison, No; Alderman Timbs, Yes; Alderman Walker, Yes. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Johnson County E911 Committee Report –
Alderman Bob Morrison
Alderman Morrison asked the board to look at the
budget he had supplied them from E911.
Mountain City Planning Commission
Report – Alderman Willis Walker
Board approved new regulations for sub division and
forwarded them on to the Board of Mayor and Alderman for
approval.
Public Work Director Bob
Eller
Mayor Parsons asked Director Eller for a monthly
report in the future
Still working on the completion of the Police
Department
Put dividers up at City
Hall
Working on the new equipment at the Ralph
Stout Park playground along with
moving and adding entrances into the
playground
Collection & Distribution Superintendent Jerry
Horne
Informed the board his employee Doug Phipps has had a
light stroke on the job and is out of
work
Went to Elizabethton to meet with TDOT on the water
line relocation project on Hwy 421 and received the promise of about
$21,000.00 to help with this project. This work has been done
today and completed.
Have had a couple of main line water breaks down Hwy
421
Working on the lost meter
list
Help public works pick up garbage a couple of times
this month
Wastewater Collection Superintendent Danny
Sims
Having some electronic problems with the one press,
still working on it
Having some hydraulic problems with the other press,
still working on it
We have had to set a new curb for the BFI
truck
Mayor Parsons asked the board for permission to have a
feasibility study down on graveling a new entrance to sewer plant
from Industrial
Drive. The board agreed to allow
the feasibility study.
Water Superintendent Doug Cornett
(Plants)
Spoke with Roger Brewer with TAUD and he suggested
tearing down the abandoned steal above ground water tank at
Silverlake for salvage
Fire Chief Gary
Stout
Have received all turn out
gear
Police Chief Jerry
Proffitt
Average extra cost of the officers driving cars home
is around $335.00 a month.
Vice Mayor Keeble asked Chief Proffitt to only give the out
of town officers cost at February 2008 meeting. Mayor Parsons asked Chief
Proffitt for a more detailed monthly report next
month
Alderman Bob
Morrison
Asked everyone to look at the new office at the Police
Department, Public Works Department done very good
job
Alderman Morrison read the memorial for Ms. Evelyn
Walsh that past away January
2008
Thanked all employees for their hard work during the
holiday’s
Alderman David
Timbs
Thanked all employees for their hard work during the
holiday’s
Alderman Willis
Walker
Thanked all employees for their hard work during the
holiday’s
Requested the board look into handicap parking on
Main
Street and better handicap accessibility
to the sidewalks
Vice Mayor Lawrence
Keeble
Informed the board that we need to be ready for the
state to come in and enforce accountability for water
loss
Mayor Kevin
Parsons
EPA guidelines are going to become more
stringent
January 15th – Origination meeting to set
up events for the year within the Town of Mountain City city
limits
Mayor Parsons asked for the permission of the board to
do a feasibility study on putting a putt-putt golf course at the
Ralph
Stout Park. The board gave him their
permission for the feasibility study.
At this time Recorder Reece stated that Park &
Recreation Director Flo Bellamy was not at this meeting due to her
sister being in the hospital
again.
Recorder Reece asked the board if they had any
questions about last years audit supplied to them. The entire board stated the
audit looked good.
ADJOURNMENT
There being nothing further to discussion Alderman
Morrison made a motion to adjourn with Mayor Parsons seconding the
motion. Meeting
adjourned at 8:30p.m.
