CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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Mayor Beau Z. Satori
called the
PRESENT:
Mayor Satori, David
Stoppel, Bryan Sumpter, Kathy Harrison, Jack Dozier,
Kelly Simon, and
James DeVito
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Satori led in
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Ms. Dickens said the bond ordinance for the Lake Leatherwood Dam project is not quite ready. It will need to go through three readings and then be held for the
30 day waiting period
before it can go out for bids. The
ordinance was written for a 30 year pay off.
Ms. Dickens and Ms. Murphy said the money was there to pay it off in 10
years. That would save the City $300,000
in interest on the loan. The attorneys are
writing the ordinance for a 10 year pay off.
She said it would be on the agenda for the
The motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as
amended. The
vote was 6/0/0.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
The motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of
the
The motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of
the
COMMISSION, COMMITTEE: AND AUTHORITY REPORTS AND VACANCIES:
No nominations.
DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS:
There were none.
CITY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Discussion regarding Ordinance No. 1882, Loading
Zones, (Second Reading):
The motion was made and seconded to suspend the
rules and place Ordinance No. 1882 on its second reading by title only. The
vote on the motion was 5/1/0, with Alderman Simon voting no.
Ms. Dickens read the
ordinance by title only.
The motion was made and seconded to approve. The vote was
5/1/0, with Alderman Simon voting no.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion regarding Armstrong Street, (Stoppel &
Harrison):
The motion was made and seconded to have an ordinance
drafted to turn Armstrong Street to go
up hill. As it is now, it causes traffic to back up on
Planer Hill, and the Chief of Police had voiced his concerns.
Discussion regarding City Cell Phones, (Simon & Dozier):
Alderman Simon presented the Council with a Cell Phone Proposal that had two options. One option was to replace a lot of the cell phones with pagers, and the other was to change the plans of all of the phones to one that will supply 150 minutes per phone per month for $20, and use the phones only for emergencies and to get instructions to call in from a regular phone.
This was discussed,
but no action was taken. It will be
brought up again at the September 17th, 2001 Council Meeting. In the meantime, Ms. Dickens will get some
more input from the departments.
Discussion regarding the nomination process for commission
appointments, (Dozier & DeVito):
Mayor Satori made it
clear that he felt that the way the Council treated Linda Hager’s nomination
was the reason that nobody wanted to go through what she had, to work on the
CAPC in the positions that were still open.
Alderman DeVito said
that with the two positions open, it is a strain to the rest of the
commissioners, and the positions need to be filled as soon as possible.
The Mayor then
challenged the Council to a “showdown”.
He passed a list to each member of the council, naming the people he had
nominated in the last three and one half years.
He also passed a list of the names he had been given by Alderman
Simon. There were five people on that
list. He said some of the people were
not restaurant people and some were not acceptable to him. He said that nobody had suggested any names
recently.
Alderman Sumpter said
he voted his conscience. It was not
directed at any one person. He said his
votes were the direct result of the information he received and he had as much
right to his opinion about a nominee as the Mayor had to his. He said he was elected to represent the
people of Eureka Springs, and to do what his conscience dictated in any given
situation, and that was what he has done.
Alderman Simon said
he has voted according to the dictates of his own conscience and to information
he has received. It is not anyone else’s
decision to make.
Alderman DeVito said
that time is being spent disagreeing that could be spent coming up with
candidates. This problem is as much the
Mayor’s responsibility as it is the Council’s.
Alderman Sumpter said
the meeting was going nowhere and asked to go on with business.
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
Alderman Sumpter asked how Bill Rubley was doing at the Transit Department, and also how was Don Underwood doing? Mayor Satori said they were doing well.
MAYOR’S COMMENTS:
The Mayor reported that
quite a lot of damage has been done to the Civil War Cave behind the Eagle’s
Nest. It is the oldest structure in the
City and is a historical cave. The
Mayor, The Reonigks, and Lynn Carrington have put up $300 for a reward to catch the vandals. He asked that this be put on the agenda for
the September 17th, 2001 Council Meeting.
The motion was made and seconded to go into executive
session about a personnel matter. All were in favor, 6/0/0. The session began at 8 p.m. The session adjourned at 8:25 p.m. No action
was taken.
Mayor Satori nominated two
additional people for the Transit Committee.
They were Steve Miller and Bill Freeland. The motion was made and seconded to
approve. The vote to approve was 6/0/0.
The motion was made and seconded to adjourn. All were in
favor, 6/0/0. The meeting was adjourned
at 8:30 p.m.
This is the signature
sheet for the September 4th, 2001 City Council Minutes.
APPROVED:
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Mayor Beau Z. Satori
ATTEST:
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Mary Ann Lee, City
Clerk-Treasurer