CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
The
It
was held in the courtroom of the Western District Courthouse.
PRESENT: Mayor
Satori, and Alderpersons Jeffrey, Schrader, Stoppel, Freeland, Sumpter, and
ALSO PRESENT:
Kirby Murray, Bobby Thurman, Charlissa Cato, Kate Allen, James DeVito, Kathy Harrison, Jack Dozier, Sandy Bass, Kim Dickens, Sherry
Wilson, Don Matt, and Clerk Lee.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Satori led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA:
The motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES:
The minutes
were not ready.
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, AND AUTHORITY REPORTS AND VACANCIES:
Mayor
nominated Penny Carroll for Parks and Recreation Commission Position No. 3.
Alderman Schrader made the motion to approve Pat Matsukis
for position No. 7 on the Planning Commission.
Alderman Freeland seconded.
Alderman Jeffrey made the motion to postpone the approval
until the
Alderman Taylor made the motion to postpone all nomination
approvals until the
DEPARTMENT
HEAD COMMENTS:
There were
none.
CITY
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
Ms. Dickens
announced that she would be out of town from December 25 through the 29th,
2000. Staff has her phone number.
She gave an
update on the projects the City is working on.
The police
facility is out for bid. Bids are due by
The contractor
doing the main sewer line is waiting for materials to be delivered. Construction will start in January, 2001.
The
construction on Highway 23 North has started.
They will be adding additional detouring in January. The project may go until
The Planer
Hill sidewalk design work is completed, and is at the Arkansas State Highway
Department for approval. As soon as it
is approved it will go out to bid.
The Lake
Leatherwood Dam project is out for bids.
The Parks Commission is deciding whether to make a new road to the dam,
or whether to do the repairs from a barge in lake access.
The 911
re-addressing has been a real mess.
James Clark has been invaluable to Ms. Dickens in working with the new
company. The new council will make any
decisions that will need to be made.
Mayor Satori
said the new company had turned in a proposal and had renumbered every address
in town, even after they had been told to respect the historic addresses in
town.
Ms. Dickens
explained that she was asking for Ordinance No. 1858 to be read and passed at
this meeting. Some time ago, a home at
61 Peerless was damaged in a major way.
A sewer valve was jammed with a piece of clay pipe, and this home was
flooded in a major way. The City is
asking the Council to waive competitive bidding since there is no one in this
immediate area that is equipped to sanitize the house. A company has been found that is equipped to
do so. The ordinance has an emergency
clause, also, so that the job can be done as soon as possible.
The motion was made and seconded to place Ordinance No. 1858
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. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
The motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules, and
place Ordinance No. 1858 on its second 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.
The motion was made and seconded to further suspend the
rules and place Ordinance No. 1858 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.
The motion was made and seconded to read the emergency
clause. All
were in favor, 6/0/0.
Ms. Dickens
read the emergency clause.
The motion was made and seconded to approve. All were in favor, 6/0/0.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Consideration of Ordinance No. 1856,
Rezoning, Drennon Property, Highway 62 and
The motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and
place Ordinance No. 1856 on its second 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.
Discussion Regarding Legal Issues: Private Sewer Lines that haven’t been
repaired, Private parking lots, and Private parking on City Property:
Alderman Sumpter made the motion and Alderman Taylor
seconded to turn these legal items over to the City Attorney to follow up with
legal remedies. All were in favor,
6/0/0.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion of the Planer Hill Sidewalk
Easement Issues:
Both Sandy
Bass and Bobby Thurman were present to talk over their problems with giving
easements to the City. Theirs are the
easements that the City doesn’t have yet.
Sandy Bass is
concerned that she will be responsible for 350 feet of sidewalk in front of her
property.
Mr. Thurman’s
main concern was being able to get in and out of his property should he decide
to develop it.
The Council
decided that Mr. Thurman, Ms. Bass, Kirby Murray, Public Works Director, and
Sherry Wilson, City Attorney should sit down together and work out the kinks
since both people feel that the sidewalk will enhance their property.
COUNCIL
COMMENTS:
.The Council
members thanked each other and wished each other well.
MAYOR’S
COMMENTS:
Mayor Satori
thanked the Council. He said he
appreciated the hours and efforts put into the job for the last two years. He said they could be proud of their
achievements with regard to the waste water treatment plant, the Police
Department building, Lake Leatherwood Dam, and re-structuring the Finance
Department to name a few.
ADJOURNMENT:
The motion was made and seconded to adjourn. All were in favor, 6/0/0. The meeting was adjourned at
APPROVED:
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Beau
Zar Satori, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary
Ann Lee, City Clerk-Treasurer