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CITY COUNCIL MEETING

August 9, 2010

5:15 P.M.

The city council met in adjourned session from the meeting of July 13, 2010 with the following present:  Mayor Jack E. Rowden; Councilmen Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, and Kim Harper.  Absent:  Councilman Bob Mason.

Others present were Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, City Inspector Tony Martin, Johnny Lopez, Kevin Powers, and Ruthie Winget.

Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided.

The minutes of the meetings of July 6, 2010 and July 13, 2010 were approved as mailed.

Each member of the governing body was provided a copy of Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard’s report for the month of July, showing 35 new cases brought before the court and $1,582.00 remitted to the city.

CITY INSPECTOR

City Inspector Tony Martin presented his monthly activities report.

Councilman Gary Baughman arrived at 5:22 p.m.

FINANCE

At 5:30 p.m., the city council met as a budget hearing body.  No one appeared in connection with the budget hearing.  Motion by Councilman Kim Harper, seconded by Councilman Gary Baughman, that the 2011 budget be approved as published.  Motion carried.  The budget calls for an increase of 1.9 mills.

LICENSES

Alfredo Don Juan’s application for a cereal malt beverage license at 608 S. Monroe was once again debated.  Johnny Lopez, who operates an alcohol and drug counseling service at 606 S. Monroe , voiced his opposition to a bar going back in next to him.  Mr. Lopez also served as spokesman for other property owners in the area opposed to the bar for various reasons.  While sympathetic to Mr. Lopez’s arguments, the city council was still struggling with the fairness issue of a church moving in to a building and the school constructing a building within a 300-foot radius of the bar property and in so doing, prohibiting the city from issuing a cereal malt beverage license according to current city codes.  No action was taken.

STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT

A proposal to add handrails to the south side of the handicapped access ramps at the dentist offices at 104 W. 6^th and 114 W. 6^th was considered.  No action was taken.

POWER SUPPLY

Sunflower Electric Supply Corporation has been providing network integration transmission services for the city.  Due to Sunflower joining the Southwest Power Pool, the city now needs to authorize Sunflower to act as agent for the city or the city needs to apply for membership to the Southwest Power Pool and work directly with the pool.  Motion by Kim Harper, seconded by Greg Gill, to authorize the mayor to execute an agreement for the city to retain Sunflower as its agent in obtaining network integration services from the Southwest Power Pool, subject to the city attorney’s approval of the contract.  Motion carried.

BIDS

Motion by Gill, seconded by Harper, to accept the bid of $28,378.00 from Midland GIS Solutions to develop a GIS map of the city’s water and sewer systems to protect the city’s ability to locate utility services in the event of a catastrophe, with the expenditure to come from the General Fund.  In favor of the motion:  Councilmen Gill and Harper.  Opposed:  Councilmen Baughman and Eshbaugh.  Mayor Rowden broke the tie with a “yes”  vote.  Motion carried.

BIDS

Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker reported on repeated problems with the automated controls at the south power plant.  Water pressure was very low last week due to the information being relayed to the computer.  Banker presented a bid of $31,164.52 from Experitec, Inc. to upgrade the system.    Motion by Baughman, seconded by Harper, to approve the expenditures from the electric, water, and sewer system reserve funds.  Motion carried.

WATER

Corrpo has determined the corrosion protection around water well #14 is not working.  A quote of $6,412.00 was presented to replace the ground bed.  The outside utilities supervisor was instructed to have the site surveyed to determine the extent of the problem.

Claims against the city were presented and audited.  Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that Appropriation Ordinances No. 1915 and 1916 be approved.  Motion carried.

Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to personnel matters.  Motion carried.  Mayor Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 6:45 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in open session at 6:55 p.m.

The meeting reconvened in open session at 6:53 p.m.

Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, to accept the resignation of Chris McDaniel as patrolman, effective August 12, 2010.  Motion carried.

Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the meeting be adjourned to Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.  Motion carried.

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