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Columbia City Council meeting Dec. 1, 2008 report In last night's City Council meeting:
By Ed Waggener Acting on a motion by Councillor Charles Grimsley, seconded by Councillor Craig Dean, the Council voted unanimously to table the Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority's request for $10,000, which was recommended by Mayor Bell. A like amount of money for the newly reorganized CACEDA was approved by the Adair Fiscal Court in it's November 2008 meeting, when that body voted 7-0 to approve CJE Ann Melton's recommendation to approve the money. Councillor Charles Grimsley said that he still had questions he'd like answered, and requested that CACEDA Executive Director/Recruiter Sue Stivers be present when the the Council approves the money. The Council voted to table a request for $10,000 for the Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority (formerly the Columbia Adair County Industrial Development Authority), at least until such time as CACEDA Executive Director Sue Stivers could be present to answer questions. Stivers was not present at the meeting because of a conflict with the Annual Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party at Lindsey Wilson. Mayor Bell had recommended the approval last night. The Adair County Fiscal Court unanimously approved, on CJE Ann Melton's recommendation, a $10,000 donation for CACEDA at its November 2008 regular meeting. Mayor expects bids to be advertised later in December Mayor Bell said that he expects to be able to advertise for bids on the addition to City Hall, with construction to start as early as March 2009. Mayor Bell said that the current economic situation should allow the city to get really good bids on the project. He requested, and received, unanimous Council approval to send a letter to the Rural Development Administration committing $341,630 from the city's contingency fund to go toward the project. "Renaissance Columbia" budget transfer table; Council wants more detailed report Acting on a motion by Councillor June Parson, seconded by Councillor Charles Grimsley, the Columbia City Council voted 6-0 to table a vote on the transfer of a donation to "Renaissance Columbia" to cover $20,000 of the organizations $30,089.73 direct loss on the group's Diamond Rio concert during the 2008 Downtown Days. The Diamond Rio concert had revenues of $15,376.00.The report did not itemize income and disbursements for the event, nor does it list the cost of City Employees' time, and other City Expenses used to promote and sell the concert tickets. City Hall was the headquarters for the sale of tickets for the concert. City employees worked to sell tickets and to promote Downtown Days. Mayor Bell had recommended the approval of the "Renaissance Columbia" Treasurer's Report, which was based on a $20,000 bail-out. But Councillor Parsons asked that "Renaissance Columbia" provide more detailed information before approving budget transfers involved. The Downtown Days Festival, with the Diamond Rio Concert factored out, showed revenues of $5,400 in donations and $8,667 in revenues, for a total of $14,067 in total revenues, against expenses of $7,870.35, with a healthy balance of $6,187.65. Not a part of announced agenda The "Renaissance Columbia" Treasurer's Report was part of Mayor Bell's Mayor's Announcement segment and was not part of the agenda sent to Councillors and media. "Renaissance Columbia" reappointments Though the approval for the budget transfers for "Renaissance Columbia" were not approved, Mayor Bell's recommendation to appoint a eleven-member board "Renaissance Columbia" board, also a part of the Mayor's announcement, was unanimously approved. "They work hard," Mayor Bell said. All the "Renaissance Columbia" board was appointed last night, without explanation as to why the the complete board would be appointed, for varying terms.. The Council did acquiesce unanimously to the nominations, which included City Clerk Carolyn Edwards, City Police Chief Mark Harris, City Events Planner Rhonda Loy, City Utilities Employee Jada Coomer, City Utilities Employee Ann Marie Nixon, Assistant City Clerk Sonja Roy, and A. Staton, Chastity Yarberry, Sherry Moore, and Gina Campbell, and Sharon Burton. Council approves letter of intent to support garbage to energy plant The Council approved Mayor Bell's request for authorization to sign a Letter of Intent to support a garbage to energy plant in Casey County to be developed by MXI, INC of Lebanon, KY.The Council was presented an MXI summary, which claimed these advantages:
Mayor Bell stressed that no city funds are risked in signing the Letter of Intent. The council was told that plants in Anchorage, AK, and in Brazil are already operational. The voice vote was unanimous. Council approves map update The Council unanimously approved a contract with Kris Lowry & Associates to update the City's Zoning Map at a cost of $7,995. Council approves $10,000 for telemetry unit The Council approved an expenditure of $10,000 for a telemetry unit for the Columbia Water Department. The unit would serve a site located behind Columbia IGA, Water Working Supervisor Dana Rogers said. The vote was unanimously. Council votes to accept quitclaims for sidewalk The Council voted unanimously, in three separate actions, to accept quit claim deeds from Well Walk Off the Square property owners Janella & Randy Brown, Sharon Burton, and Sue Rowe. The action will allow the city to proceed with repairs to the walk. Council approves Bluegrass Inspections fee schedule On Mayor Bell's recommendation, the Council unanimously approved, by voice vote, the appointment and fee schedule for Carley Fudge's Bluegrass Inspections. The schedule call for inspection fees of 7.5 cents per square foot for all structures except assembly buildings, which would be one cent higher. Fees are paid to Bluegrass. Minimum fees for plan review are $150, with a maximum plan review fee of $250. For construction inspections, fees are a minimum of $275 for residential and $475 for commercial structures. The fees are paid by check to Bluegrass Building Inspections. Fees can be doubled by Bluegrass Inspections if a job is started without obtaining the required permit for the job. Council approves rezoning to P-Public for nine parcels The Council approves rezoning of nine pieces of property for Lindsey Wilson College to P-Public. The largest parcel is located on Hanley Drive, where the new 21-acre athletic complex is being built. The complex will face the Louie B. Nunn Parkway, with impressive visibility there, but Other property involves changes from R-2 Low Density Residential to P-Public on Lindsey Wilson Street, Fairground Street, and Russell Road including:
The Council heard a first reading on the related City Zoning Map revisions. Mayor says city has received a grant of $12,000 for undergound electrical work on Square. Mayor Bell told the Council that the City has received a $12,000 grant for underground electrical work. The work will allow the installation of buried electrical lines for outlets to serve booths at events such as Downtown Columbia Days. Charles Grimsley says joint City-County Parks talks coming In the Council announcements segment of the meeting, Councillor Charles Grimsley announced that the City Parks and Recreation Board will start talks to create a joint board with the County. Grimsley is chairman of the Parks & Recreation Board. Councillor Craig Dean asked if the City Cemetery chain could be taken down now that the bypass is open. "Several people have asked me about it." Councillor June Parson, who is the City's representative on the City Cemetery Board, said that the matter will be presented at the May 2009 meeting of the board. Councillor Linda Waggener reminded the board of the success of Lindsey Wilson College's soccer teams in the National NAIA Soccer Tournaments.She also requested that the City start now to create a sidewalk system from the main Lindsey Wilson Campus to the new Athletic Complex on Hanley Drive. City hears report from Edgar Hancock of Pinewood CC Pinewood Country Club Board Member Edgar Hancock spoke in the Citizens Comments segment of the meeting, requesting help with costs of the upkeep of the city owned pond. No action was taken on the request. Other mattersThe Council heard very brief reports from the City Utilities Working Supervisors, Joe Hare for Gas, Dana Rogers for Water, and Bo Murphy for Sewer. SGT Jason Cross represented the Columbia Police Department at the meeting. Meeting lightly attended by public Besides city officials and employees and media representatives, the meeting was very lightly attended. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Roy Rademacher and Edgar Hancock. Adjournment The meeting adourned at 6:56pm, when Coucillor Joe Moore, said, "I move we go home." All of City Council Report for December 1, 2008 About your Columbia City Council:The Columbia City Council meets each first Monday at the City Council Meeting room, City Hall 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. The City Councillors are: June Parson, Linda Waggener, Craig Dean, Charles Grimsley, Joe A. Moore, and Edwin Taylor. The CIty Attorney is Marshall Loy. The Mayor is Pat Bell. The City Police Chief is Mark Harris. The City Clerk is Carolyn Edwards. The meetings are open to the public. This story was posted on 2008-12-02 07:09:49
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