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City Council Meeting Minutes
OFFICIAL MINUTES
THE NEW MINUTES ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL at the NEXT COUNCIL meeting.
FEBRUARY 1, 2005
The Jackson, Tennessee City Council met for their regular monthly meeting on February 1, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in the George A. Smith Meeting Room at City Hall with Mayor Charles Farmer and Council members John Bannister; Charles “Pepper” Bray; Ernest Brooks, II; Harvey Buchanan; David Cisco; Johnny Lee Dodd; Maurice Hays; Gerry Neese; and Charles Rahm present. Also present was Toni Ross, recorder of the minutes.
Council member Neese gave the invocation and led the audience in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
The minutes of the January 4, 2005 meeting were approved and signed.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
On the motion of Council member Cisco, seconded by Council member Neese, unanimous approval was given to a Resolution to adopt a plan of service, an Ordinance to annex and an Ordinance to zone an area referred to as “Maytag” comprising 32.3 acres more or less, located at 2500 Dr. F. E. Wright Drive . The proposed zoning scheme for the area is I-2 (Light Industrial) District.
SECOND READINGS:
On the motion of Council member Rahm, seconded by Council member Bannister, unanimous approval was given to an Ordinance to Close and Abandon an unnamed alley located between Whitehall, Tomlin, East Deaderick and Lexington Streets.
On the motion of Council member Bray, seconded by Council member Brooks, unanimous approval was given to an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2003-015 Closing and Abandoning a portion of an alley between Church and Cumberland Streets.
NEW BUSINESS:
Kyle Spurgeon and Tom Hanson presented an update on behalf of the citizen’s group proposing a multi-field baseball/softball complex and requested to be placed on the March 1, 2005 City Council agenda.
On the motion of Council member Cisco, seconded by Council member Neese, unanimous approval was given to a contract with Double Tree Hotel for the NAIA banquet for $13.50 per person.
On the motion of Council member Rahm, seconded by Council member Cisco, unanimous approval was given to a contract in the amount of $7,500 with Sun Printing for the NAIA brochure printing.
On the motion of Council member Buchanan, seconded by Council member Rahm, unanimous approval was given to Change Order #1 for $24,479.49 with Brady Horne for Civic Center HVAC renovations. (original contract - $483,000.00; change order #1; $24,479.49; revised contract - $507,479.49)
On the motion of Council member Neese, seconded by Council member Bray, unanimous approval was given to Change Order #1 for $ 112,400.66 with Ford Construction Company for the Summar Drive Improvement Project, with all costs to be reimbursed by JMCGH. (original contract - $ 795,078.36; change order #1 - $ 112,400.66; revised contract - $ 907,479.02)
On the motion of Council member Rahm, seconded by Council member Cisco, unanimous approval was given to the following budget amendments:
General Fund |
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Current |
Amendment |
Amended |
Expenditures: |
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Budget |
Request |
Budget |
110-41312-211 |
Postage |
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2000 |
2000 |
110-41312-245 |
Telephone Costs |
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2000 |
2000 |
110-41312-255 |
IS/Computer Services |
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480 |
480 |
110-41312-260 |
Repair/Maintenance Properties |
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69,181 |
69,181 |
110-41312-310 |
Office Supp/Administration |
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5000 |
5000 |
110-41312-281 |
Uniform Relocation Asst. |
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372,750 |
372,750 |
110-41312-282 |
Comparable Housing |
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945,000 |
945,000 |
110-41312-290 |
Contractual Services |
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192,000 |
192,000 |
110-41312-291 |
Appraisals |
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88,500 |
88,500 |
110-41312-292 |
Closing/Legal Fees |
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88,000 |
88,000 |
110-41312-321 |
Demolition Costs |
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500,000 |
500,000 |
110-41312-900 |
Land Acquisition |
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3,479,900 |
3,479,900 |
110-42147-900 |
COPS 2004: Tech Grant |
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2,077,903 |
2,077,903 |
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Funding: |
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110-33460 |
Mitigation Grant Revenue |
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4,328,274 |
4,328,274 |
110-37900 |
From Fund Balance |
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1,416,537 |
1,416,537 |
110-33147 |
COPS 2004: Tech Grant |
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2,077,903 |
2,077,903 |
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Capital Outlay Fund |
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Expenditures: |
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315-41900-900 |
Mitigation/Anderson Creek |
500,000 |
-500,000 |
0 |
Funding: |
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315-37900 |
From Fund Balance |
4,045,431 |
-500,000 |
3,545,431 |
The General Fund budget would increase by $1,416,537. The Capital Outlay Fund would decrease by $500,000.
On the motion of Council member Brooks, seconded by Council member Bray, unanimous approval was given to the payment of invoices over $10,000.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
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CHARLES H. FARMER, MAYOR
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