REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006 AT 5:00 P.M.
Meeting called to order
by Council President Thomas.
Present: Thomas, Henson, Perry, Palmer, Harris.
Absent: None.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Parks &
Recreation Director Mark Naylor and followed by the Pledge to the Flag.
Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by
Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to confirm the agenda
order for this meeting with an amendment to: add an executive session regarding
economic development.
President Thomas advised of the notification of legal
advertisement for the following: a) security system for Union Station.
Mr. John Cutwright with Corollo Engineers appeared to
give an update on the I & I study.
He made a power point presentation regarding this study. They have come up with temporary flow
monitoring results, made a ranking of sewer collection basins for test and have
made an industrial area field evaluation.
They play to inspect four basins, perform gas testing of sewer lines,
identify thin/ faulty sewer lines, propose two lift stations, set up a
numbering system, make a hydraulic model and monitor the
Mrs. Sylvia Autry, Superintendent of Meridian Public
Schools, and Mr. Fred Wile, President of the Board of Trustees, appeared to
make a presentation on the FY 2007 budget for the Meridian Public Schools. Mr. Wile stated that the school’s budget
process has been finished and the property papers have been delivered to the
City Clerk’s office. Their ad valorem
request for operations is the same amount as this current fiscal year which may
lead to a reduction of milage because of re-appraisals. The debt service amount will be less this
coming year than the current year which could result in a reduction in
milage. They are anticipating a two mil
reduction in the ad valorem taxes required for the Meridian Public
schools. They are still in the process
of developing a high school re-design project.
The steering committee has been meeting and they have set up five task
forces to make recommendations for the school system. These task forces will submit their
recommendation to the steering committee which in turn will combine these
recommendations into one recommendation to present to the school board. Mrs. Autry discussed various programs they
want to implement such as small learning communities. This is a process where the
communities/businesses will provide internships for students to study and work
in their chosen career field.
President Thomas called on Mayor Smith for his report. He reported that there are about 1,000 trees
that need to be taken care of in the storm related hazardous tree removal
project. These trees must be on city
right of way or so close to the right of way that they will pose a danger to
the general public. He went over the
procedure for payment of water bills during the move from City Hall. He read a letter that was sent to CAO Ken
Storms regarding the assistance four police officers provided to a family
traveling through
Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by
Councilman Palmer and unanimously passed by the council to approve the minutes
dated July 5, 2006.
Councilman Harris offered and moved the adoption and
passage of the following Ordinance:
ORDIN. #4285 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY’S ZONING
ORDINANCE
NO. 3966 SO AS TO RECLASSIFY
CERTAIN LANDS IN THE CITY
OF
OF
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE
CITY OF
and, Councilwoman Perry
seconded the motion, whereupon said Ordinance was discussed, passed and adopted
by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved the adoption and
passage of the following Order:
ORDER #13807 ORDER ACCEPTING THE BID OF DELTA TREE
SERVICE,
AMOUNT OF $21,025.00
and, Councilman Harris
seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by
the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Henson offered and moved the adoption and
passage of the following Order:
ORDER #13808 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ENGINEERING PLUS AND
THE CITY OF
RESERVOIR AND
and, Councilman Palmer
seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by
the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Harris offered and moved the adoption and
passage of the following Order:
ORDER #13809 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CHANGE
ORDER
NO. 2 BETWEEN GREENWORKS
RECYCLING AND THE CITY
OF
and, Councilman Palmer
seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by
the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
President Thomas asked the council member if it would be
okay with them to move the citizens hearing up to this point and council
members agreed to this. Appearing before
the council was Pastor Lamorris Richardson.
He made comments regarding his church’s application for a rezoning on
An executive session was requested regarding economic
development and pending litigation.
Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by Councilwoman
Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to close the meeting to determine
whether to declare an executive session.
Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by Councilman
Harris and unanimously passed by the Council to declare an executive session in
order to discuss economic development and pending litigation. The Council then went into executive session. Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson duly
seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to go out
of executive session.
President Thomas called the regular meeting back to
order. No action was taken regarding the
executive session.
Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by
Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to approve the claims
docket dated July 13, 2006 in the amount of $2,127,425.09 with an amendment to
add Purchase Order No. 607302 in the amount of $16,500.00 and Purchase Order
No. 607303 in the amount of $376,400.00
Councilwoman Henson offered and moved the adoption and
passage of the following Order:
ORDER #13810 ORDER AUTHORIZING CONTRIBUTION IN AN
AMOUNT
UP TO $5,000.00 TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT
CORPORATION (MCDIC)
and, Councilman Palmer
seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by
the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved the adoption and
passage of the following Order:
ORDER #13811 ORDER ADDING AS AN OVERLAY THE NAME “NELL
GRISSOM
DRIVE” TO
and, Councilwoman
Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and
adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
President Thomas called for citizen comments. No one appeared.
President Thomas called for council comments. Councilman Palmer stated that the city
council has a procedure to follow and they do not know everything that is going
on. Councilwoman Henson stated that the
council members were invited to attend a supper sponsored by the Home Builders
Association on Highway 45 South that night after the meeting. Councilwoman Perry congratulated the 10 year
olds and 14 year olds for winning their state tournaments. Councilman Thomas stated that five groups of
ball teams had called him about donations.
He advised him that the council did not have any money allocated for
ball teams. he congratulated Mac Barnes
on being inducted into the Coaches Hall of Fame.
There being no further business to come before the
Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned. Sine die.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam
McInnis, Clerk of Council