CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Dani Joy called the regular meeting of the Eureka Springs City Council to order at 6 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2009, in the jury room on the second floor of the Western District Carroll County Courthouse.
PRESENT: Mayor Dani D. Joy, Aldermen Beverly Blankenship, Patrick Brammer, Robert “Butch” Berry, James DeVito, Joyce Zeller, City Attorney Tim Weaver, Finance Director Yvonne Kline, Mayor’s Assistant Diane Wilkerson. Alderman Rob Wagner was absent.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
Mayor Joy led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA:
Mr. Brammer moved to approve the agenda. Mr. Berry seconded.
Ms. Blankenship asked to add the resolution regarding the city’s employee retirement plan as New Business Item #1.
On the motion to approve the amended agenda, all voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: July 13, 2009
Mr. DeVito moved to approve the minutes. Ms. Blankenship seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, AUTHORITY REPORTS AND VACANCIES:
Planning—Position 1- expires 7/1/11 – Nominee David Mitchell Ms. Blankenship moved to approve the nomination of David Mitchell to Position 1. Mr. DeVito seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
Position 2 - expires 1/1/11
Parks – Position #3 – expires 5/1/12 – Draxie Rogers re-nominated Mr. Brammer moved to approve the nomination of Draxie Rogers to Position 3. Mr. DeVito seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
Position #6 – expires 5/1/12 – Daniel Jackson re-nominated Mr. Brammer moved to approve the nomination of Daniel Jackson to Position 6. Mr. Berry seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
Parks - Land Bank – Parks Director Bruce Levine asked for comments or questions regarding the proposal for a city land bank he presented July 13. Mr. DeVito and Ms. Blankenship expressed their support for the project. Ms. Blankenship said the Council had not yet gotten to the funding request during the mid-year budget considerations.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Comments from two citizens opposing the installation of the parking meters in the city lots around the Western District Carroll County Courthouse were heard.
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OLD BUSINESS:
1.
Discussion of Leatherwood Bridge proposed
annexation
Mr. Weaver said he had met with the Carroll County Quorum Court and the
members had
asked him to prepare
an ordinance authorizing the expenditure of up to $500 to have the legal
description written of the bridge on Highway 62 west and surrounding property
so it could be sold to the City.
It was the consensus of the Council
for Mr. Weaver to go ahead with the preparation of the ordinance.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Discussion
of Resolution 559 regarding updating language in the city’s employee
retirement
program according to IRS and Valic requirements.
Ms. Kline presented the resolution and a brief explanation of the changes. She said it will not affect the benefits to employees in the plan.
Mr. Brammer moved to read and adopt Resolution 559. Mr. DeVito seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. DeVito moved to adjourn at 6:32 p.m. Mr. Berry seconded. All voted aye. Motion passed 5/0/0
This is the signature page for the minutes of the regular Eureka Springs City Council meeting of Monday, Aug. 27, 2009.
APPROVED:
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Mayor Dani D. Joy
ATTEST:
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City Clerk-Treasurer Mary Jean Sell CMC
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