CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Mayor Satori called
the
PRESENT:
Mayor Satori, and
Aldermen DeVito, Simon, Dozier, Harrison, Money. and Sumpter.
ALSO PRESENT: Mary
Jean Sell, L. J. Smole, Dan Bennett, Kim Dickens, Sherry Wilson, Bill Ames, and
Clerk Lee.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Satori led in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA:
Alderman Sumpter made
the motion to approve the agenda.
Alderman Simon seconded. All were
in favor, 5/0/0.
APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES:
Alderman Sumpter made
the motion to approve the minutes of
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, AND AUTHORITY REPORTS AND VACANCIES:
Mayor Satori
nominated Christy Fournier to Position 4 of the Parks Commission.
Mayor Satori
nominated Connie Schrader to Position 5 of the HDC.
ADMINISTRATVE
ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
Ms. Dickens announced
that the City of Eureka Springs won the Ambulance bid.
The company that won
the Lake Leatherwood Dam bid plans to do
test sites along the dam. They want to
be sure they can do what they said they could do for what they bid.
The Planer Hill
sidewalk project is still waiting for the letter of concurrence from the State
Highway Department to the high bidder.
The Caudel hearing is
to be held in April. Both attorneys have
called for dismissal.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion regarding change of hours of operation for Transit:
L.J. Smole had a
handout of her recommendations for
change due to poor evening ridership, and people looking for rides earlier in
the morning.
Her recommendation
was to change the hours for the remainder of March, April, November and
December, 2002, to be
Alderman Simon made
the motion to go with her recommendations.
Alderman Money seconded.
Alderman Sumpter said
he thought we should go with March & April, but leave November and December
alone until we know the change is necessary.
Alderman Simon
withdrew his motion and Alderman Money withdrew her second.
Alderman Simon made
the motion to change March and April to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9-6, and
leave November and December 9 to
Alderman Sumpter
seconded. All were in favor, 5/0/0.
Discussion regarding Ordinance No. 1887, an ordinance amending Chapter 114, Zoning, pertaining to parking lots:
This ordinance amends the zoning in C-3, and Industrial zoning.
Alderman Sumpter made
the motion to place Ordinance No. 1887 on its first reading. Alderman Simon seconded. All were in favor, 5/0/0.
Ms. Dickens read the
ordinance in its entirety.
Alderman Sumpter made
the motion to approve. Alderman Simon
seconded. All were in favor, 5/0/0.
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
Alderman Money
congratulated Kim for being named the City’s Best Employee by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Alderman Simon
thanked Kim. He then said he thought the
council should have a little more notice about some things. He said he would like to investigate what it
would take to change the law and make the historic district smaller like it was
before.
Ms. Dickens said a
commission improperly changed the Historic District to include only the
loop. The current boundaries are the
legal boundaries.
Mary Jean Sell said
it had been made smaller. An error took
one boundary across the river, and it had to be defined over again.
MAYOR’S COMMENTS:
Mayor Satori said
State Parks and Tourism has given the City a $15,000 grant. It will be a matching grant for the parking
facility proposal and Auditorium restoration project.
The Building
Inspector is finding holes in our code book.
The Mayor is having him make notes on what he is finding. Mayor Satori said possibly mid-year the City
might be able to hire a code enforcement person.
Mary Jean Sell asked
if there is a way of dropping a commissioner if he doesn’t attend the
meetings. Ms. Wilson said it would
depend on which commission it is and how the rules are written.
Alderman Sumpter made
the motion to adjourn. Alderman Simon
seconded. All were in favor, 5/0/0. The meeting was adjourned at
This is the signature
sheet for the
APPROVED:
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Mayor Beau Z. Satori
ATTEST:
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Mary Ann Lee, City
Clerk-Treasurer