City Council Meeting Minutes - 11/16/09
COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 7:00 P.M.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.
PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR GARY McCUTCHENS, APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH.
MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
ROLL CALL:
SANDY YORK PRESENT
ANGIE GOODMAN PRESENT
JAMES KIDD PRESENT
MARY MALONE PRESENT
MARK KOGER PRESENT
VAUGHN REID PRESENT
RICHARD HAHN PRESENT
MAYOR SMALL STATED HE WAS OPENING THE FLOOR FOR A BRIEF PUBLIC HEARING .
NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED
MAYOR SMALL SAID IN THE BOARD OF WORKS MEETING THIS MORNING, THE BOARD APPROVED STAR DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THEY HAVE DONE THIS FOR NEW CASTLE.
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
DISCUSSION: SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE ON HOW PICK UP COULD HELP THE ELDERLY. POSSIBLY A SMALLER TRASH TRUCK TO GO THROUGH ALLEYS SHOULD BE PURCHASED.
MAYOR SMALL SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE NEW METHOD WAS COMING ALONG VERY WELL AND THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT HOPE INITIATIVE VOLUNTEERS WERE GOING TO HELP. HE SAID THE STREET DEPARTMENT WAS BUSY PICKING UP LEAVES AND TRASH WITH THE SHORT STAFF THAT THEY NOW HAVE.RE-ORGANIZING ROUTES WAS RECOMMENDED.
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE PASSED AND ORDERED.
ROLL CALL VOTE; SEVEN VOTES AYE. TABLED
COUNCIL REPORTS:
COUNCILMAN KOGER ASKED MAYOR'S ASSISTANT JENNA DAVIS TO NOTIFY HIM WHEN A MEETING WITH THE ARCHITECT FOR THE 14TH AND BROAD PROJECT IS TO BE HELD. HE SAID HE HAD CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMAN KOGER ASKED ABOUT THE GATE AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND WHO PAID FOR IT.
MAYOR SMALL SAID THE UTILITIES PAID FOR THE SECURITY GATE. THE GATE IS ON UTILITY GROUND AND THE GAS TANKS BELONG TO THEM. HE SAID A PLAN HAS BEEN REVISED AND A LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY COULD DO A BETTER JOB AND PROVIDES THE LOCKS FOR THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT KIND OF PROGRAM THEY CAN COME UP WITH.
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER SAID THIS WAS TO RESOLVE THE THIEF PROBLEMS.
COUNCILMAN REID DISCUSSED THE 103 SOUTH PROJECT. HE ASKED THE COUNCIL IF ANY ONE HAD CONCERNS. HE SAID HE WAS ATTENDING A MEETING TOMORROW AND WOULD BRING UP THE CONCERNS.
SHE SAID HER CONCERN WAS THAT WE CAN'T PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS BUT WE CAN MAKE IT LOOK NICE. SHE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE HIGH WALLS AND THE FENCES AROUND THE YARDS FOR SAFETY.
COUNCILMAN HAHN ASKED ABOUT THE TOTES. WERE THEY ALL OUT NOW.
MAYOR SMALL SAID YES. WE MAY HAVE TO ORDER ABOUT 500 MORE OF THE LARGE ONES. IF A TOTE IS NEEDED, CALL THE STREET DEPARTMENT OR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. RE-CYCLING WAS DISCUSSED.
CITIZENS:
DALE COLE CAME TO THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR BELL RINGERS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT: MARSH, KROGER'S WALGREEN, RURAL KING AND WAL-MART.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.
COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND.