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City Council annexes Green Hills Subdivision In last night's meeting:
By Ed Waggener It was a session meant to be rushed to get those who wanted to go to the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party, but it took longer than usual to take care of December's brief agenda than usually happens. In the session, the Council voted to approve a second reading of Ordinance No. 110.31 annexing 64 acres in Green Hills subdivision. Appended to the annexation ordinance were copies of letters requesting annexation from a majority of the residents. The letters were certified by City Clerk Carolyn Edwards. Council approves application for cardio-exercise equipment grant; Mayor shares request made to Wal-Mart to give old store to city for senior center The city also voted to approve a grant application for $20,000 in cardio-exercise equipment which will be used in a new Senior Citizens Center, when one is built.The grant, requested of the "Get Healthy Kentucky" unit of state government, would be matched with $8,000 from the city. Mayor Bell said that a similar grant application will be made by Adair County. "We're doing this jointly," he said, "Ann is making an application just like this one." Mayor Bell said that he has written a letter to Wal-Mart requesting they donate the old building on Jamestown Street for the center. "You know," he said, "the Wal-Mart people told us when they were working on the new Super Wal-Mart that Columbia was the best town they had worked with," he said, "and I just thought this would be a nice gesture on their part." He added that if Wal-Mart were to make the bequest, he would want them to have naming rights. "It would be good PR on their part to give the building to us," he said, and added that would assure that the old site would not become blighted. "We can keep the activity there at a high level." Board tables request for additional funding for Chamber secretary On a motion by Councillor Edwin Taylor, seconded by Councillor Joe Moore, the council voted unanimously to table the request from the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce for an additional stipend of $5,000 to cover the cost of the secretary. The Chamber requested the funds because the Columbia-Adair County Industrial Authority ceased activity in October 2007, and that entity had been paying a portion of the cost of the secretary. Councillor June Parson noted that, from the financial material sent by the Chamber, it did not appear they were in immediate danger of a shortage of funds, even though the Chamber's share of the secretarial cost had risen. Councillor Taylor's motion called for the Council to wait until the Chamber could show that it had to have the funds before reconsidering the matter. An amendment to the motion by Councillor Charles Grimsley called for the Chamber to provide the Council with projections on its finances. Councillor Linda Waggener asked Mayor Bell what was planned for the Columbia-Adair County Industrial Authority and the funds and assets it had accumulated. (CACIDA had approximately $175,000 cash on hand in August, 2007.) Mayor Bell answered, "We'll re-focus after the first of the year. The city and county will jointly conduct the effort," and added, "There's been around $1 million invested, and we have very little to show for it." He continued, "Now we'll look inward. There's an interesting fact I learned this week. Do you know how many people are employed, here, just in the downtown area?" He answered his own question, "Over 200 people. That's 200 jobs. If we were to land a business in the Commerce Park with that many jobs we'd be bragging like the dickens." The city now gives the Chamber $10,000. Adair County voted to grant the request for an additional $5,000, raising the county contribution to $15,000. Mayor Bell noted, "The Chamber is really effective. We just saw that Saturday," he said, alluding to the highly successful Christmas in Columbia celebration. And, he noted, "We must be doing some things right here. Adair County has the lowest unemployment in the Lake Cumberland ADD." See related ColumbiaMagazine.com story, "Adair jobless rate Oct. 2007 best in LCADD" Two appointments approved In two separate actions, the council unanimously approved the re-appointments of two members of the Ethics Board. Travis Paul Scott and Debbie Jessie were both approved for new three-year terms. Mayor thinks letters to gasoline distributors may have helped Mayor Pat Bell shared a letter he had written to the gas distributors who supply Columbia, inquiring about the differential paid by customers in Columbia. "I've noticed prices have seemed to stabilize since then," he said, "but I don't know if we can attribute the change to the letter." The Mayor's letter included a survey which showed on November 7, 2007, that Columbia was died with Greensburg for the highest gas price in an area which also included Campbellsville, Burkesville, Albany Glasgow, Edmonton, Liberty, and Russell County, with the lowest price 20 cents per gallon less than local customers pay. The letter noted that the prices affect the City directly, because of the $8,500 per month fuel purchases for its fleet of 37 vehicles, which include the following:
Beck noted that Mayor Bell had cited Glasgow and Campbellsville as having two of the lowest prices in the area, and said, "Wal-Mart and Kroger are two big box retailers that operate in Campbellsville and have a history of sellling fuel at little or no margin. With significantly more merchandise in their stores they have the means to operate on smaller margins. Our industry attributes the declining number of traditional outlets in part to the pricing strategy of the big box retailers." Councillor Edwin Taylor took issue with the letter, however. "It looks to me like it's just PR. They talk about big-box retailers being the reason for the difference. Edmonton has lower gasoline prices than Columbia does most of the time. Can anybody tell me where the Wal-Mart or Kroger is over there?" City gets good financial report John Taylor, representing Henderman, representing the city's auditors, Henderman, Jessee & Company PLLC, certified public accountants, reviewed the City's Financial Statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. Taylor's overall assessment was that it was "A pretty good audit." Councillor Edwin Taylor asked about a comment saying there was a material weakness. The notation now appears on most small government units. A new accounting rule requires the city employees who have control over the elements of the financial statement to be capable of producing an audit such as Henderman, Jessee does. CPA John Taylor said that this notation is required, but that only large governmental units, such as Louisville and Lexington, have employees with the accounting skills to produce an audit report. Kentucky State Champion 11-year-old softball team recognized Mayor Pat Bell and the council recognized the Adair County Little League 11 year old girls softball team from bringing the State Championship to Adair County. Present for the ceremony were Coaches Scottie Nuckolls and Billy Matthews, and team members Emily Peck, Aliza Martin, Darienne Hall, and Caitlyn Nuckolls. Also honored but not present were Natalie bertram, Kassidi Taylor, Cassidy Pickens, Ashley Gooden, Madison McCloud, and Katie Keltner. The team defeated Russell County 9-5 to win the State Title at Russell Springs in June. "We're awfully proud of you," Mayor Bell said. "You and your coaches do a great job bringing honor to Columbia and Adair County." Adjourn at 6:41pmCTAt 6:41pmCT by the official City Council Meeting Room Clock, with a word from Mayor Bell, "It's time for you, Joe," Councillor Joe Moore performed his traditional role closing the meeting. "I move we adjourn," he said this time. Good attendanceMayor Bell, all Councillors, Charles Grimsley, Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Edwin Taylor, Joe Moore, and June Parson; City Clerk Carolyn Edwards, City Attorney Marshall Loy, City Police Chief Mark Harris, Columbia Utilities General Manager Jim Williams and CUC Chairman Robert Flowers, Citizen Sam Rademacher, members of the media, and representatives of the 11-year old State Champion Fast-Pitch Softball team were present at the well-attended meeting. End of Council Meeting report About Your City of Columbia, KY City Government Regular monthly meetings of the Columbia City Council are held each first Monday in City Hall, Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY 42728 Mayor Patrick R. Bell. Council Members Charles Grimsley, Craig Dean, Edwin Taylor, June Parsons, Joe Moore, Linda Waggener. City Attorney Marshall Loy. City Court Clerk Carolyn Edwards. City Police Chief Mark Harris. City Utilities Commission Director Jim Williams. City Works Director Donnie Rowe. City Sanitation Director Kenneth Dulin. This story was posted on 2007-12-04 07:43:55
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