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Columbia City Council Meeting, April 1, 2013 Report In last night's City Council Meeting
By Ed Waggener The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a request by Lindsey Wilson College to be the sponsoring agency for the issuance of $2 million in tax exempt energy reduction bonds. The request was presented by Christian Junkin of the law firm of Reuben & Harris on behalf of Lindsey Wilson College. The City will have no legal or moral obligation to pay any of the principal or interest, Mr. Junkin said. The only effect is that for the fiscal year, the city's limit of bond issuance would be reduced from $10 million to $8 million. Lindsey Wilson College Vice President for Finance Roger Drake said that with the bonds, the local campus will have the Siemens Corporation make energy reduction measures which will be self financing. Siemens has guaranteed that energy savings will offset principal and interest costs of the the work. Dr. Drake said that the work will make Lindsey Wilson an even better corporate citizen of the community, by setting an example for being ecologically responsible. The 6-0 vote to approve the bonds was made on a motion by Councillor June Parson, with a second by Councillor Craig Dean, with Councillors Linda Waggener, Robert Flowers, Charles Grimsley and Dr. Ron Rogers also voting to affirm. Gale Rogers, Sue Stivers reappointed to Planning & Zoning Commission The council voted 5-0, with one abstention, to approve Mayor Mark D. Harris' reappointment of Gale Rogers to the Columbia Planning & Zoning Commission for a two year term ending May 15, 2015, and voted 6-0 to approve the Mayor's re-appointment of Sue Stivers to a like term. The abstention on the vote on Gale Rogers was by her husband, Dr. Ron Rogers. City votes to approve a Sidewalk Handrail project On the recommendation of Mayor Harris, the Council voted 6-0 to accept a quote from Anthony Janes' FABCO company to build 150 feet of sidewalk handrails. The handrail will extend along front of City Hall on the right hand side going north. FABCO quoted a total price of $5,876 for the job. The Council unanimously voted for the project on a motion by Dr. Ron Rogers, seconded by Craig Dean, with all Councillors, including Robert Flowers agreeing that the city could afford it. The Mayor said that the City is also looking into a replacement for the flag standard in front of City Hall. When the peakedy green roof was added, it changed air currents he said, and there are now more tough tanglings of the flags. He said that he hopes to have a proposed remedy by next meeting. City looking for a few good men and women to serve on the Nuisance Board The mayor said that he is looking for citizens to serve on the Nuisance Board. He asked Councillors to be thinking of people who would make good members. The city reported on the progress of the LBN Parkway lighting The Mayor said that he has written to the Somerset office of the Kentucky Department of Highways to ascertain why the lighting around the KY 61/Louie B. Nunn Parkway has not yet been started. He said that he had received a letter from Tammy Wilson stating that while the project is coming, funds are not yet available. City Gas Superintendent says 1,000 feet of gas pipeline in for Junior Brown project City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook reported that 1,000 feet pipeline to supply natural gas to Junior Brown's Chicken Barns just over the Green County line near Summershade has been laid. Robert Flowers reports that Downtown Project should be restarted in days Councillor Robert Flowers, who is also chair of the Columbia/Adair County Utilities District, reported that negotiations with the bonding company representing Southern Backhoe are nearing completion. He said that he expects the deal to be wrapped up at a meeting at 4pmCT today, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, and that work should resume within days. "They will be given 120 days to complete the job," he said, "but we're expecting the work to be done in 90 days." Flowers also reminded the Council of the Kosair Charities Roadblocks on Friday, April 5, 2013. He said that Kosair is the biggest funding source for the autism clinic at Norton Hospital's Kosair Children's Hospital. Councillor Craig Dean lauds sidewalk work Councillor Craig Dean lauded the handrail project in front of City Hall, and also reminded the Council of the significant work being done by "Speaking Through Silence," the charity originating in Columbia. He asked Council members to participate in April Autism Awareness Month and to take part in the organization's activities. Councillor Linda Waggener reminds of Earth Day April 22, 2013 Councillor Linda Waggener reminded the Council of Earth Day, April 22, 2013, and also made a note that the Council Meeting Room Clock was one hour behind. Mayor Harris said that he would handle it. Council approves minutes of March 4, 2013 meeting The Council approved the minutes of March 4, 2013's regular meeting 6-0 on a motion by Councillor Dr. Ron Rogers, with a second by Councillor Linda Waggener. Report by Chief Jason Cross squarely faces issues of drugs, city's notoriety in the business. A report by Columbia Police Chief Jason Cross at last night's Columbia City Council meeting put the force squarely in the middle of public scrutiny and acknowledged, publicly, what students away in college and what travellers have been hearing over a wide area for a long time: Adair County may be the Crossroads of Drug Trafficking in this part of the Commonwealth. Chief Cross said that the eradication of the problem has been the main focus of his department and vowed that the eradication of the scourge will be continued so long as he is chief. In making the statement, Chief Cross was confronting criticism at the meeting about the size of the City Police force and benefits being given to them. He said that the force included 11 full time policemen including the School Resource Officer on the Campus of Adair County School District. Additionally, there is a full time Code Enforcement officer and 2 part time officers, he said. Chief Cross cited FBI statistics to justify the complement of officers. "They say, that for a community our size, we should have at least two more officers." He said that the department's aim is to have two officers on duty at all time. This story was posted on 2013-04-02 09:29:19
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