City Council

COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG April 14, 2022 The Board of Mayor and Council met in regular session. The following members were present: Mayor Lay, Council Member Sevier and Council Member Moore. Council Member Williams and Council Member Fox were absent. 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 March 24, 2022 Council Meeting was made by Council Member Moore with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. Michele Gantz, Main Street Director, informed the Council of a grant Main Street plans to apply for in the amount of $250,000.00 to replace the Gazebo. City Offices closed on April 15, in honor of Good Friday. LUS Financials for February, 2022 were accepted and Director, Vic Pusser informed the Council that we did not lose any transformers during last evening storm. We had a lot of power outages due to trees and poles snapping. ORDINANCE(S) ORDINANCE NO. 1332 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.1317 ENTITLED BUDGET OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE SAFETY DEPARTMENT. Second and Final Reading Motion to approve on second reading was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed. ORDINANCE NO. 1333 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.1317 ENTITLED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Second and Final Reading Motion to approve on second reading was made by Council Member Sevier, with a second by Council Member Moore. Motion passed. RESOLUTION(S) A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO ENTER INTO AN OPTION TO PURCHASE PROPERTY FOR THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CABINETS TO GO, DURA AUTOMOTIVE AND MITY LITE, INC. INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO ACCEPT A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) TO BE ADMINISTERED BY SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (SCTDD) FOR LIGHTING IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF LAWRENCEBURG Motion to approve was made by Council Member Sevier, 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 ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR THE SWEEPING OF STATE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF LAWRENCEBURG AND OTHER STREET AND/OR RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS. Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG DEPARTMENTS AND ENTITIES TO APPLY AND ACCEPT THE 2022 AAA TENNESSEE COMMUNITY GRANTS Motion to approve was made by Council Member Sevier, with a second by Council Member Moore. Motion passed unanimously A RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT A $100,000.00 GRANT FROM KUBOTA Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FROM TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR HOME GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ($500,000) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG TO HELP IN BRINGING THEIR HOMES UP TO CODE Motion to approve was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed unanimously. City Administrator, Chris Shaffer, informed the Council that we have the applications at the Municipal Building for those wishing to apply for the Home Grant which will bring their house up to code. With no further business to come before the board motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Moore, with a second by Council Member Sevier. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned. Attest: __________________________________ City Recorder