CITY OF EUREKA
SPRINGS
COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
9:00 A. M.
AGENDA
CALLTO ORDER
ROLL CALL, ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM
PLED GE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Regular
meeting November 12, 1997 Special Council Meeting November 18, 1997
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Ordinance No. 1770.
amending the sidewalk ordinance, (first reading, to be postponed and handled by
the Planning Dept.)
2. Award of the Gas
Bid.
3. Solid Waste Issues,
(next step December 9, Council Meeting, to be discussed December 2, 1997)
4. Auditorium Dept.,
Hall of Fame
MAYORS COMMENTS:
ADMINISTRATWE ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
DEPARTMENT HEADS COMMENTS:
COMMISSION, COMMIflEE, AND AUTHORITY
REPORTS:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lake Leatherwood Annexation, Order has been signed and we
are waiting the
30 days as required by law.
McCleiland Engineering, Sewer, Sidewalks, Parks, Grant Work
in Progress
ADJOURNMENT
CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997, 9 a.m.
The City
Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Barbara A. O’Harris at 9 a.m. on
Tuesday, November 25, 1997, in the Jury Room of the Western District Court
House.
PRESENT:
Mayor
Barbara A. O’Harris, Alderwomen Seratt and Watson, and Aldermen
Christman,
Jeffrey and Freeland.
ALSO
PRESENT:
Nikki
Salazar, Julie Mosby, Kathy Harrison, Jay Miner, Don Matt, Don Young, and Clerk
Lee.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Mr. Young
led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA:
The
motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as it was. All were in
favor, 5/0/0.
APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES:
Minutes from Wednesday, November
12th Council Meeting. On page 4, Alderman Freeland made a correction that the
ambulance had a price of $18,000 on it
and not $1800. The motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as amended.
All were
in favor, 5/0/0.
CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997, 9 a.m.
The minutes for November l8th’s
Special Meeting will be ready for the next Council Meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Ordinance #1770, amending the
sidewalk ordinance, (first reading, to be
postponed and handled by the
Planning Department):
Alderwoman Watson made the motion to
postpone to the January 13th meeting to be discussed at the Agenda-setting
Meeting on January 6th. All were in favor, 5/0/0.
2. Gas Bid, K-Way Texaco:
Mr. Young explained that the City
received two bids. One was from K-way Texaco for 4 cents discount on the pump
price plus waiving the federal tax. At the time of the bid, the pump price was
$1 .129 so this would bring the price down to 90.5 cents per gallon. The
Country Market submitted a bid for 2 per cent discount per gallon plus waiving
the federal tax. When they submitted their bid their pump price was $1.159. The
actual price at the pump for the City would be 95.182 cents per gallon. He said
that obviously the pump prices will fluctuate over the year.
The gas that is supplied is regular.
The diesel fuel will have to be bought from Bunch’s. The Transit Department has
their own diesel pump, but Public Works doesn’t have its own pump. There is a
lot of liability involved with the City storing gasoline.
Alderwoman Watson made the motion to
award the gas bid to K-Way. Alderman Jeffrey seconded. By roll call, the vote
was 5/0/0.
3. Solid Wastes Issues:
Alderwoman Seratt made the motion to
postpone until December 9th and
Alderwoman Watson seconded. By roll
call, all were in favor, 5/0/0.
The Mayor mentioned a hand-out about
how many claims had been paid since 12-15-92. Total claims were $23,888.28, and
of that, a lightening strike caused $9,500. That is not a lot of claims in five
years. The $9500 was when the communications for the Fire Department got hit by
lightening.
4. Auditorium Dept.:
Word has it that the Arkansas Hall
of Fame will go to Pine Bluff. It is not official as yet.
One of the main concerns, the Mayor
said, was that from the money they would give us, we would be using some to
work on the building. Pine Bluff has their building completely finished and all
of the money would be used to enhance it.
Some of the interviewers didn’t seem
to think that it was important to have tourism involved in the Hall of Fame.
Rather than getting discouraged
about this, the Auditorium Committee met with Don Young and the Mayor and they
are all excited because they want the City to do the renovations on their own.
They will be coming to the Council with ideas, etc. They are looking for a
Marketing Person to be the Director of the Auditorium Department. This person
will be contacting all of Carroll County and letting them know that the
Auditorium will be available for use. This person will travel and promote
Eureka Springs, and will be in charge of contacting all of the festivals in
town. They will be working with them and the Chamber of Commerce and CAPC. The
Auditorium Committee is working now to come up with a job description so that
it can go to the paper.
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Mayor O’Harris said
that for right now they are going to look for some used movie equipment. They
would like to show old movies to show on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The
ones that get the best crowds are generally childrens’ programs. They wilt be
looking for Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse and the old cartoons. Anytime that the
Auditorium is not taken up with something else, they would like to show old
movies. Alderwoman Watson said that the good thing that happened was that this
project put the Auditorium on a direction. She said that she felt good about
how hard everyone worked to get the chance and she said that she believes it
will work. She said that Pine Bluff has the money, the people and the clout.
The three members working on the Auditorium Committee are Carrol Heath, Georgia
Rubley, and Gail Larimer. They will be working closely with Don Young. They
will be forming a non-profit volunteer committee to raise funds for the
Auditorium renovation.
MAYOR’S COMMENTS:
Mayor O’Harris
announced that Kim Dickens, City Planner, will be working out of Public Works.
November 19th was her effective date of hire. That was the date that she gave
the Council her resignation.
Tom Johnson
apologized. He has been working on the new hospital in Berryvilte. Mayor
OHarris asked Kim Dickens, City Planner, to give a report on his progress since
she had just talked to him the day before.
Kim said Mr. Johnson
said the plan for the Old Police Building would be out for bid sometime in the
next two weeks, and then it will take two and a halt, possibly three months to
complete the building. She said the plans for the building are really a great
layout. She said it could possibly be ready in February.
Alderman Jeffrey made
the motion to nominate Joyce Zeller for Ward #3 Position #2 on the Council.
Alderman Christman seconded. Aldermen Freeland said it should have some to time
for discussion. Alderman Jeffrey if the Council wants to discuss, fine. He
said, also, that should the Council want to vote at that time, the Council
could.
The motion was made
and seconded to postpone a vote to the December 9th Council Meeting with
discussion at the December 2nd Agenda-setting meeting.
The question was
raised about how many meetings would be held in December. The Mayor named the
dates, December 2nd for an Agenda Meeting, December 9th for a Council Meeting,
and December 16th would ordinarily be another Agenda-meeting. She said it might
be necessary to have a short meeting following the agenda meeting.
The Mayor commented
on the nice gathering at the Mosby’s for the Boys and
Girls Club. It was
nice and several of us attended.
She said that
Saturday was the ground breaking for the Ridgeway
Retirement Center and
it also was a nice gathering.
Alderman Freeland
asked about budget and was told the Council wilt get a copy next week. He said
the City should be getting their copies of the Legislative Audit. Mayor
O’Harris said that the State seems to be very pleased with us. She heard in
Little Rock that our city is way ahead of a lot of Arkansas cities, and we
should be very proud of Eureka Springs, which, of course, we are.
Alderman Jeffrey
mentioned the Volunteer City Award. He said that he can’t believe that any of
the cities mentioned could have more volunteers than Eureka Springs. He asked
that we place special emphasis on it for 1998.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1997, 9 a.m.
Mayor O’Harris said that all of our people were turning in
their time —separately. She said in 1998 we will turn all of the names and
hours in together and we will win!
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
Lake Leatherwood’s thirty day time period will be up
December 3rd. Then
Mr. Miner has some paperwork to finish up and an ordinance
will be drafted
to accept the property into the City.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion to adjourn and Alderwoman
Seratt seconded it. All were in favor,5/0/O, and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:27 a.m.
APPROVED:
BARBARA A. O’HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST: