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EMINENCE, KENTUCKY OCTOBER 9, 2006
The City Council of the City of Eminence, Kentucky met in a regular session on Monday, October 9, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Doug Bates and the following members present: Kevin Harris, Laura Whitney, Tom Ferguson, and Leeroy Winburn. Absent were Members Howard Roberts and Drane Stephens.
Mayor Bates called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
Subject: Minutes - The minutes of the previous regular session held on September 11, 2006 were reviewed. Member Ferguson asked for a clarification on the second paragraph (Page 508) of the September 11, 2006 minutes as to what business the Mayor was referring to. Previous month’s minutes amended (Page 508 – second paragraph) to read: Mayor Bates stated he feels it is better to have the potential for a future business at this location than to take the building back and that Mr. Paul does have a lot of money tied up in the building and that the work is slow going. Motion made by Member Harris and seconded by Member Whitney to approve the minutes as amended. All members present voted “Yea”.
Member Ferguson stated he still has questions on the other business buildings in town, especially the building on the corner of Penn and Broadway. Member Harris stated that he will do work on this building in the winter when his crews cannot work other places and if the council would just be patient this would be resolved. Member Ferguson stated it is hard to be patient after 2 ½ years. Member Harris stated he could find complaints on Mr. Ferguson’s building also if he wanted to.
Subject: Paramedic Letter – Council reviewed the proposed letter supporting paramedic services within and by the County. Motion made by Member Winburn and seconded by Member Ferguson to authorize Mayor Bates to send the letter supporting paramedic services within and by the County. All members present voted “Yea”.
Subject: West Owen Street – In the absence of project manager Kriss Lowry, Mayor Bates reported that the deal has been closed on selling the five tracts on West Owen Street to Bobby Wood Construction and the City purchased the house and lot from Ivory Henderson at 165 West Owen Street and also sold it to Bobby Wood Construction. The contractor should start building houses soon. We will need to tear down the house at 165 West Owen Street per our agreement with Mr. Wood.
Subject: Demolition Bids – Council reviewed the two bids received for demolition of the house at 165 West Owen Street. They were as follows:
Greg Wright, Irvine, KY - $4,580.00
Bond Brothers, Pleasureville, KY - $7,250.00
Motion made by Member Whitney to accept the bid from Greg Wright in the amount of $4,580.00 and to authorize Mayor Bates to sign the contract and any other necessary documents to proceed with getting this work done. Motion seconded by Member Winburn. All members present voted “Yea”.
Subject: Insurance Premium Tax Refund – City Clerk Sandra Doane reviewed another request for refund of insurance premium taxes and the lack of documentation for the refund. Ms. Doane reviewed a letter from the State Department of Insurance which states that the City can set the statute of limitations on how far back we will make refunds since the Kentucky statutes do not spell this out. Attorney Brammell stated that he agrees we should probably make a revision to our ordinance to spell out our documentation requirements and set a limitation on the time for requesting refunds. Council in agreement for Attorney Brammell to make these modifications to our current ordinance.
Subject: Ordinance Codification – City Clerk Sandra Doane reviewed a proposal from American Legal Publishing Corporation to update the City’s Code of Ordinances. The estimated cost is between $2,200-2,800. Our code has not been updated since October of 2004. Motion made by Member Winburn and seconded by Member Whitney to authorize the City Clerk to proceed with getting the code updated per this proposal. All members present voted “Yea”.
Subject: Jake Brake Ordinance – Attorney Brammell held the first reading of a proposed ordinance regulating the use of jake brakes within the City of Eminence.
Subject: Halloween Trick or Treating – Observance of trick or treating was discussed and the coordination between other activities being planned. Motion made by Member Whitney and seconded by Member Ferguson to observe Halloween on October 31st from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. All members present voted “Yea”.
Subject: Warrants – The warrants presented for payment were reviewed. Motion made by Member Winburn and seconded by Member Ferguson to approve the warrants for payment as presented. All members present voted “Yea”.
Subject: Christmas Dinner – The annual Christmas dinner was discussed. Grigsby-Stiltz, LLC have been contacted about providing the meal on December 5, 2006. They are located in the basement of Pleasureville City Hall. Motion made by Member Harris and seconded by Member Whitney to accept the proposal from Grigsby-Stiltz, LLC to provide the Christmas Dinner on December 5, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. All members present voted “Yea”.
Member Harris left at this time.
The meeting ended at 6:40 p.m. for lack of a quorum.
DOUGLAS M. BATES, MAYOR
CITY OF EMINENCE, KENTUCKY
ATTEST:
SANDRA A. DOANE, CITY CLERK
CITY OF EMINENCE, KENTUCKY
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