City Council

Agenda Regular Scheduled City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chambers Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 6 pm Call to Order and Welcome: Mayor Bill Eaton Prayer: Pastor Wayne Drain Fellowship of Christians Approval of Minutes: Minutes July 17, 2014, Special Called July 25th and Special Called August 5, 2014. Mayor’s Report: Financial Report: Jerrold McKaughan, Finance Director Department Report: Tracey Cline-Pew, Human Resources Committee Reports: Finance Committee: Chairman Alderman Randy Horton, Alderman Martin Irwin, Alderman Mark Tripp and Alderman Spencer Roberts. (Recommended to Council on 08/12/14) 1. Appropriation: Department: Street Fund Expenditure: 02-202-5479 Minor Drainage improvements $ 14,770.00 (14th street culvert, D & R Railroad). 2. Appropriation: Department: Street Fund Expenditure: 02-202-5412 Street Lighting R & M $ 9,070.79 (Pass through insurance reimbursement). 3. Appropriation: Department: Community Development $ 483.00 Expenditure: 01-105-5215 (Pass through returned tuition fee) 4. Appropriation: Department: Capital Fund Expenditure: 04-111-5510 Building R & M $ 2, 910.00 (Parking lot striping Police Department) 1  5. Appropriation: Department: Street Sales Tax Improvement Fund $ 167,713.69 Expenditure: 02-205-5438 East H & Parker (Pass Through for construction on East H and Parker from City Corporation). 6. Appropriation: Department: Capital Expenditure: 04-209-5831 Hickey Park $ 5,255.00 (Backstop project at Hickey Park. Funds to be taken out of the one cent sales tax monies from “Parks Other”) 7. Appropriation: Department: Capital R & M Expenditure: 04-109-5510 Building R & M $ 20,000.00 (to replace the roof on the Concession / Rest Room building at Pleasant View Park. This building is 15 years old and has had six or seven repairs made on the roof. It is a shingle roof and we would like to replace it with a metal roof). 8. Appropriation: Department: Street Sales Tax Improvement Fund Expenditure: 02-205-5489 UPRR & Phoenix $ 358,347.63 (Error on the rollover budget last year). 9. Line Item Transfer: City Attorney From: 01-112-5112 Part-Time Salaries $ 5,426.93 To: 01-112-5111 Salaries $ 5,426.93 (Salary adjustments) Personnel Committee: Alderman Steuber, Alderman Richard Harris, Alderwoman Freddie Harris. Unfinished (Old) Business: None New Business: 1. Consideration of a Resolution to Accept the Lowest Bid from Hard Rock construction Co., for the Backstop Project on Fields # 1 and # 6 at Hickey park— Mack Hollis. 2 2. Consideration of a Resolution Requiring the Removal or Razing of an unoccupied Dilapidated Structure located at 1722/1724 South Arkansas Avenue—Bill Clark Code Enforcement, Trey Smith City Attorney. 3. Consideration of a Resolution to Accept a bid to remove a dilapidated house located at 5010 West Main and Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Sign Agreement to the Removal of the Dilapidated House— Trey Smith City Attorney. 4. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Ordinance NO. 496, Dated April 16, 1959, to Correct the Legal Description of the Dedication of Certain Streets and Easement in the City of Russellville—City Attorney Trey Smith. 5. Discussion of Appointment to fill a Vacancy on City Council- Mayor Eaton. 6. Discussion of a Request by Department Heads to Ban Street Solicitation throughout the City—Department Heads. 7. Revisit Street plan in the Downtown Area—Alderman Richard Harris. Meetings: 1. Agenda Preparation and Finance Committee Meeting, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. 2. Finance Committee Meeting, Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 5:30 City Hall. 3. City Council Meeting, Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. 3