CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Mayor
Beau Satori called the
It
was held in the courtroom of the Western District Courthouse.
PRESENT: Mayor
Satori, and Alderpersons Jeffrey, Schrader, Stoppel, Freeland,
ALSO PRESENT:
James DeVito, Mary Jean Sell, Darrell Bunch, Bruce Levine, Lisa Liggett, Kelly
Simon, Pat Milam, Don Matt, Sherry Wilson, Kim Dickens and Clerk Mary Ann Lee.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Satori led in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA:
The motion was made and seconded to amend the agenda and
place Item #1 under Unfinished Business before the Approval of the Minutes. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Consideration of Ordinance No. 1857, an
Ordinance Establishing Maturity Schedule for Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds,
(all readings):
Alderman Stoppel made the motion and Alderman Sumpter
seconded to place Ordinance No. 1857 on its first reading in its entirety. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Mr. Shep
Russell read the ordinance in its entirety.
Alderman Stoppel made the motion and Alderman Jeffrey
seconded to approve the ordinance on its first reading. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion and Alderman Stoppel
seconded to suspend the rules and place Ordinance No. 1857 on its second
reading by title only. All were in favor,
6/0/0.
Mr. Russell
read the ordinance by title only.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion and Alderman Stoppel
seconded to approve. All were in
favor, 6/0/0.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion and Alderman Stoppel
seconded to further suspend the rules and place Ordinance No. 1857 on its third
reading by title only. All were in
favor, 6/0/0.
Mr. Russell
read the ordinance by title only.
Alderman Stoppel made the motion and Alderman Jeffrey
seconded to approve the final reading. All were in
favor, 6/0/0.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion and Alderman Stoppel
seconded the motion to ratify the emergency clause, which was read with the
body of the ordinance. All were in favor,
6/0/0.
APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES:
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE AND AUTHORITY REPORTS AND VACANCIES:
Alderman
Jeffrey said he did not feel it was right for the present Council to vote on
vacancies for the next year. He felt
that it should be left to the new Council to make these decisions.
Mayor Satori
had nominated Pat Matsukis for the Planning Commission.
Alderman Stoppel made the motion and Alderman Jeffrey
seconded to postpone voting on her nomination to the December 21st,
2000, meeting. The vote was 6/0/0.
Mayor Satori
said that Butch Berry had agreed to continue in his position on the Planning
Commission.
Alderman Stoppel
said that since Mr.
Mayor Satori
then nominated Bill Rubley for Position 6 of the Planning Commission.
Mayor Satori
had nominated Pat Milam for Position 6 of the Parks and Recreation Commission,
which will expire
The motion was made and seconded to approve. The vote was 6/0/0.
DEPARTMENT
HEAD COMMENTS:
There were no
comments.
CITY
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
There was no
report.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
Consideration of the 2001 Fuel Bids:
There were two
bids: one from the Exxon Station, and
one from Bunch’s Quick Check.
After discussing the bids, the motion was made and seconded
to approve the bid from Bunch’s Quick Check.
The
vote was
Consideration of Ordinance No. 1853,
Amending Chapter 106, Traffic and Vehicles,
(Third reading):
The motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules place
Ordinance No. 1853 on
Its third and final reading by title only. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Ms. Dickens
read the ordinance by title only.
The motion was made and seconded to approve. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Consideration of 2001 Transit
Decisions, (Fares, Routes, Hours, etc.):
Ms. Liggett
said that Trolley No. 6 was expired this year, and it will be used as back up.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion to purchase a new trolley
with the State’s putting in 80% of the price and the City paying 20%. Alderman Schrader seconded.
The vote on
the purchase of a new trolley was 6/0/0.
Alderman Taylor made the motion and Alderman Jeffrey
seconded to sell Trolley No. 1. The vote was 6/0/0. The money from the sale will help to pay the
approximately $55,000
the City will have to pay for its share for a
new trolley. Ms. Liggett hopes to sell
Trolley No. 1 for $40,000, which will then only take $15,000 more of the City’s
money to buy a $275,000 trolley.
NEW BUSINESS:
Consideration of the Transit 2001
Budget:
Alderman Freeland made the motion and Alderman Taylor
seconded to approve the 2001 Transit Budget.
Ms. Dickens
explained that the paperwork that the Council had received listed a deficit in
the Transit Department of $34,402. She
said that she and Diane Murphy, the Finance Director, would be meeting with Ms.
Liggett to see if the deficit could not be reduced. Alderman Freeland then
amended his motion to say that the amounts of money not exceed
$34,402.00. Alderman
Taylor seconded.
Ms. Liggett
answered questions from the Council about the budget.
The vote was
6/0/0, on the amendment. The vote on the
amended motion was 6/0/0.
Consideration of Ordinance No. 1856,
Re-Zoning Drennon Property on Highway 62 East and
The motion was made and seconded to place Ordinance No. 1856
on its first reading in its entirety.
All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Ms. Dickens
read the ordinance in its entirety.
The motion was made and seconded to approve.
The Council
discussed concessions made by the Drennon family such as the buffer zone of
trees on the edge of their lot next to the residences.
The vote on
the first reading was 6/0/0.
Consideration of Building and Personal
Property Insurance Bid:
David Stoppel made the motion and Becky Tayor seconded to
approve.
There was only
one bid this year. The Clerk sent out
memos to the Department Heads to advise her of any changes. Several items were added and changed. The ad went into the paper earlier so that
the insurance companies would have more time, as was suggested by Alderman
Schrader in 1999. The bid was from Bare
and Swett for $14,524.
After some
discussion, the vote was 5/0/1, with Alderman Schrader abstaining.
Consideration of Resolution No. 479,
The motion was made and seconded to read Resolution No. 479. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Ms. Dickens
read the resolution.
The motion was made and seconded to approve. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Consideration of Resolution 480,
Extension of Lease on Current Police Facility:
The motion was made and seconded to read Resolution No. 480. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
Mayor Satori
read the resolution.
The motion was made and seconded to approve. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
COUNCIL
COMMENTS:
Alderman
Sumpter said he had people constantly asking about the Police Station and when
it will be started and when it will be done, and he asked for monthly updates.
Ms. Dickens
said there was still some civil engineering that needed to be done and the
plans are almost finished. It will be
put out for bid between now and Christmas and the bids will be due sometime in
January.
Alderman
Schrader asked that the reports include Leatherwood projects, the dam, the
wastewater treatment plant and the highway construction at the north end of
town.
He asked,
also, if more signage could be at the bottom Flint St., to keep large trucks
and eighteen wheelers from getting lost and going into that area at the top of
Flint. The latest incident cost the
Preservation Society a good deal of money, and the neighbors were really upset
about the damage. It was decided to look
into the problem.
Alderman
Stoppel said he would report on the Hospital Commission meeting at the next
meeting.
MAYOR’S
COMMENTS:
There were
none.
ADJOURNMENT:
The motion was made and seconded to adjourn. All were in favor, 6/0/0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Beau
Zar Satori, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary
Ann Lee, City Clerk-Treasurer