HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21-2005 Special SessionJeffersonville City Council Special Session
Meeting Memorandum- March 21, 2005 - Mayor's Conference Room
5:30 p.m.
Meeting called to order by:
City Council President Ron Grooms
Attendees:
Councilpersons Sellers, Grooms, Wilson, Grooms, Fetz, McCauley, and Zastawny. Also in attendance were
Mayor Waiz, City Attorney Les Merkley, Clerk-Treasurer Peggy Wilder, and Chief Deputy Suzy Bass.
Agenda Approval:
The motion was made by Councilperson Zastawny to approve the agenda, seconded by
Councilperson Sellers and passed 6-0.
Agenda Item 1. Drainage Permits
Joe Ham, Storm & Water Coordinator for the City, appeared before the Council
concerning fees that haven't been established in accordance with the Construction Site
Runoff Control Ordinance. There are currently no fees for this. He wants to implement
the following fees:
Perimeter/Outfall Protection Permit
Storm water/Quality Mgt Permit
Grading Permit
Residential / Commercial/Industrial
$35.00 $50.00
$35.00 $50.00
$35.00 $50.00
Councilperson McCauley suggested that the permits be billed as one permit instead of
three so it would be less confusing. Attorney Merkley said that he would work up an
ordinance to include the fees for Council consideration at the next meeting.
Action: None Taken
Agenda Item 2. Donations from the Council
Councilperson McCauley presented the Council with a list of donation requests from
different organizations. Some requests were already put into the budget and the rest were
lumped into Special Projects and Promotion of the City. After discussion, the motion
was made by Councilperson Sellers to approve $1,500.00 to Howard Steamboat Museum,
seconded by Councilperson McCauley and passed 6-1, with Councilperson Zastawny
voting no. The motion was made by Councilperson Fetz to approve $5,000.00 to the
Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana, seconded by Councilperson Wilson and passed 6-1,
with Councilperson Zastawny voting no. The motion was made by Councilperson
Perkins to approve $1,500.00 to Jeff-Clark Preservation, seconded by Councilperson
Wilson and passed 6-1, with Councilperson Zastawny voting no. The motion was made
by Councilperson Fetz to approve $2,500.00 to Louisville Orchestra for the Martin
Luther King Concert, seconded by Councilperson McCauley and passed 6-1, with
Councilperson Zastawny voting no. The motion was made by Councilperson McCauley
to approve $1,000.00 to 21 st Century Scholars seconded by Councilperson Fetz and
passed 6-1, with Councilperson Zastawny voting no. The motion was made by
Councilperson Sellers to approve $750.00 to the Taste of Jeff, seconded by
Councilperson Wilson and passed 7-0. Councilperson Zastawny stated that although he
may feel all of the organizations are worthwhile, he thinks the City needs to have a
procedure in place for donating money. He is also not sure if it is appropriate to donate
tax dollars to organizations. Councilperson McCauley concurred with Zastawny's
comment about tax dollars being paid to various organizations from the City.
Agenda Item 3. Edit Funds
Kathy Haller gave the Council an update on the funding for the Ken Ellis Building. She
said the building is 6,000 square feet and the cost will be $844,252.00. $500,000.00 will
come from the state, if approved, $213,119.61 will come from the insurance company
and the City of Jeffersonville will be responsible for $131,132.39. She is asking the
Council to pass a resolution to approve the submittal of the CFF application to the State
and authorizing the Mayor to sign and also to commit to paying $131,132.39 for the Ken
Ellis Building. The building will hopefully be ready to open by the first part of 2006.
Action' None Taken
Agenda Item 4. Sewer Master Plan
Councilperson Sellers told the Council that the Sewer Board met two full days last week
with Jorge Lanz on the sewer master plan. She was unable to attend the meetings. She
reported that they are meeting again in 30 days. Attorney Merkley said that the actual
amount of the Bond will be decided later. Bonds cannot be sold until a.resoluti0n.is
passed. They can be sold in up to three phases. Councilperson Grooms said that the firslt
step that needs to be done is the commitment from the Council to do something about the
plant.
Councilperson Grooms passed out four copies of the State Revolving Fund Loan Progrmn
for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. He was asked to pass out the information and share..
with the Council the availability of this program. He has also forwarded this packet to
Mrs. Haller. Attorney Merkley spoke with Ms. Renshaw from the State Revolving Fund
who is familiar with the City and with this program and she was not overly excited about
it. She said that there are many hoops to jump through for this type of funding. Attorney
Merkley said that Umbaugh will be running figures and seeing if this is a good option.
He said that Ice Miller said that about half of their clients go through the State Revolving
Fund.
Agenda Item 5. Health Insurance Applications
Chief Deputy Bass handed out new health insurance applications and asked all Council
members to fill them out and return to the Human Resources Director before the end of
the week. Councilperson Grooms informed all present that pharmacists receive $1.85
per prescription filled regardless of the employees co pay.
Agenda Item 6. New SCBA Packs Needed
Chief Miles and Asst Chief Decker appeared before the Council to plead for new SCBA
packs for the firefighters. The breathing apparatuses that are now being used are unsafe
and outdated. They have already received a grant and have purchased 8 new packs at
$3500.00 each. They are asking the Council to fund the purchasing of ten new packs.
Council President Grooms asked Chief Miles to give the presentation at the Council
Meeting following this special session.
Action' None taken
There being no other items of discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7'23 p.m.
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