City Council

COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG February 14, 2019 The Board of Mayor and Council met in regular session. The following members were present: Mayor Lay, Council Member Moore, Council Member Fox, Council Member Williams and Council Member Sevier. With a quorum present the meeting was called to order. The meeting opened with Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Motion to approve the minutes of the January 24, 2019 Council Meeting was made by Council Member Williams, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. Fire Chief, Jay Moore, announced this past Tuesday is the first anniversary of the death of Firefighter Jason Dickey and his uniform has been placed on display in a cabined made by Mark Bailey. Fire Chief Moore asked the Council to consider passing a Resolution declaring February 12, as Jason Dickey Day in Lawrenceburg starting in 2023 every 5 years. Jerry Smith gave a report on Public Works Department and all the projects he has going. LUS Financials for December 2018 have been distributed and accepted. Mayor Lay announced that he wanted each Council Member to serve on the Lawrenceburg Utility Systems. In doing so, he thanked Robin Williams for serving the last four years and appointed Ronald Fox to the board for one year. Motion to approve the appointment was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 1251 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.1241 ENTITLED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. First Reading Motion to approve on first reading was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Williams. Motion passed unanimously. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1256 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO REGULATE AND PROHIBIT THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES ON LAWRENCEBURG STREETS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY, AND AMEND LAWRENCEBURG MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 15 MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAFFIC & PARKING, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 15. First Reading Motion to approve on first reading was made by Council Member Sevier, with a second by Council Member with a second by Council Member Moore. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 TO GO TOWARD THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN STUDY BY GRIGGS & MALONEY Motion to approve was made by Council Member Fox, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO PARTNER WITH ROTARY CLUB FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FACILITIES/GYMS AT ROTARY PARK Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Fox. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO ENTER INTO A GRANT CONTRACT WITH STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR A 100% GRANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILITY FEASIBILITY STUDY Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Fox. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TOM BREWER AS THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG’S CONSULTANT FOR THE MOBILITY PROVING GROUNDS PROJECT GRANT. Motion to approve was made by Council Member Williams, with a second by Council Member Moore. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO APPOINT PATTY HOLLMAN TO REPLACE KENNETH WHITLEY ON THE LAWRENCEBURG BEER BOARD Motion to approve was made by Council Member Fox, with a second by Council Member Williams. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ATTACHED LIST OF NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG DURING THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR Motion to approve was made by Council Member Fox, with a second by Council Member Moore. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO AUTHORIZE THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS FROM PROFESSIONAL ROOFERS FOR THE ROOF AT THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT Motion to approve was made by Council Member Williams, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO AUTHORIZE THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PROSPECTIVE POLICE OFFICERS TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG FOR CERTAIN COST INVOLVED WITH TRAINING SHOULD THEY LEAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THREE (3) YEARS Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO DECLARE CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS SURPLUS TO DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG PURCHASING POLICY Motion to approve was made by Council Member Sevier, with a second by Council Member Williams. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 ON THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A “SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SIDEWALK GRANT FEDERAL PROJECT NUMBER: SRTS/TAP-9308(8) PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 122245.00 Page 2 Motion to approve was made Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Williams. Motion passed unanimously. Before the introduction of the next resolution Attorney Betz asked to let the record show that Mayor Lay will not be voting due what could be considered a conflict of interest. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE POTENTIAL TERMS OF PILOT (PAYMENT-IN-LIEU-OF-TAX) AGREEMENT AND LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG AND BOOKER ASSETS TN, INC. AND DELEGATION TO AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO NEGOTIATE FINAL TERMS THEREOF. Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Fox. Motion passed with all Council Member voting aye. Mayor abstained. Council Member Moore made a motion change the meeting time from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. beginning with the February 28th Meeting. Council Member Sevier second the motion and motion passed with a unanimous vote. With no further business to come before the board motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Fox. Motion passed Meeting adjourned. Attest: __________________________________ City Administrator/Acting City Recorder Council Meeting Minutes February 14, 2019 Page 3