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JEFFERSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION
Meeting Memorandum - Monday, February 26, 2007 - 5:30 P.M.
City Hall 3rd Floor Council Conference Room
Council President Keith Fetz called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M., and on call of the
roll those members present were: Councilpersons John Perkins, Ed Zastawny, Keith Fetz,
Connie Sellers, Barbara Wilson, Ron Grooms, and Phil McCauley. Also present were
Mayor Rob Waiz, Attorney Les Merkley, Clerk Treasurer Peggy Wilder, and Chief
Deputy Clerk Treasurer Suzy Bass.
Councilperson Grooms made the motion to delete item #4b Additional Tax Revenue and
add Chief Miles and Assistant Chief Decker regarding additional funding, second by
Councilperson Wilson and passed on a vote of7-0.
Sidewalks Renovations
Jorge Lanz, Jacobi, Tombs, & Lanz, appeared before the Council to concerning installing
sidewalks on Springdale, Allison Lane, and Hopkins. (attached) He said the City will
have to work with the County on the Allison Lane project because part ofthe sidewalk
will be in the County. Councilperson Zastawny asked if it was possible to put the
proposed sidewalk on Charlestown Pike on the opposite side of the street to connect the
subdivisions. Mr. Lanz will ~et a price on the change. The other proposed sidewalk
projects are Hopkins Lane, st St, and Springdale Dr. Councilperson Perkins said that he
would not approve removing the tree on sth St. Councilperson Grooms asked Mr. Lanz to
look into possible grants available for this project.
Additional Funding
Chief Miles and Assistant Chief Decker appeared before the Council with request for
additional money to pay for certain projects (attached). Chief Miles said that the Fire
Department is in need of a new radio system. They now share a frequency with
Clarksville and it could cause problems with runs. The cost would be $50,570.00
Assistant Chief Decker said that the department now has only 10-15 SOP's. They should
have approximately 100 SOPs. He presented a proposal for the SOPs to be written and
also for job descriptions for the different ranks. The total cost would be around
$6,100.00 for everything. He feels this is a very good price.
Mayor Waiz told the Board that he asked his Department Heads to get a 'Wish List'
together for him to present to the Council (attached). He asked the Council to please
consider these requests. The Council will look over the above requests and address it at
the next workshop.
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Beautification Committee
Peggy Duffy appeared before the Council with a proposal for park benches and trash cans
to put throughout the City. The proposal is for 24 benches and cans. They also plan to
do work at the 10th St exit. Councilperson Zastawny asked if these benches would
replace the old benches around the City now. Peggy said that it is not their intent to take
those benches out of service as of now. She also said that they would like to contract two
people to maintain all of the areas. They have trouble getting commitments from
volunteer groups. Clerk Treasurer Wilder said that they would have to be contract
personnel because there is not budget to put them in. Councilperson Perkins suggested
creating a new department and would like to explore this at budget time. The Council
also suggested maybe getting financing from Major Moves. The Council will take the
requests under advisement.
Sticker for City Vehicles
Council President Fetz said that he was asked about City vehicles having stickers
identifying them. Attorney Merkley will research the ordinance from years ago to see if
it needs amended. Mayor Waiz said that he would enforce the ordinance.
Cherry Hill Neighborhood
Councilperson Perkins said that he received a request for $2,500.00 from Special Projects
for the Cherry Hill Neighborhood Association. The motion was made by Councilperson
Grooms to approve $2,500.00 from special projects for the Cherry Hill Neighborhood
Association, second by Councilperson Zastawny and passed on a vote of7-0.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the motion was made by
Councilperson Perkins to adjourn at 7:00 P.M., seconded by Councilperson Wilson,
passing on a vote of7-0.
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