REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING, TUESDAY, JULY 06, 2010 AT 9:00 A.M.
Meeting
called to order by Council President Palmer.
Present: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Absent: None.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Parks & Recreation Director Mark Naylor and followed by the Pledge to
the Flag.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas
duly seconded by Councilwoman Henson and unanimously passed by the Council to
confirm the agenda for this meeting with an amendment to: remove C-7; move C-8
to R-1a.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas
duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to
approve the minutes dated June 15, 2010.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14799 ORDER CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF
QUINN
CARLISLE TO THE MERIDIAN PLANNING COMMISSION
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14800 ORDER CONFIRMING
THE RE-APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR
OF DEBRA
BREWER TO THE MERIDIAN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
And, Councilwoman
Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and
adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14801 ORDER CONFIRMING
THE RE-APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR
OF TOM
CARMICHAEL TO THE MERIDIAN TREE ADVISORY BOARD
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14802 ORDER CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF
DONIA EVANS
TO THE MERIDIAN TREE COMMISSION
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas
duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to
approve the following proclamation to be issued by the Mayor:
July 2010 –
“National Minority Mental Health Month”
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14803 ORDER ACCEPTING DONATION FROM THE UNITED
STATES
SECRET
SERVICE OF FOUR (4) LAP TOP COMPUTERS FOR THE
MERIDIAN
POLICE DEPARTMENT
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14804 ORDER DECLARING EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE
SURPLUS AND
NO LONGER
NEEDED BY THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND
AUTHORIZING
THE SALE OF SAID SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND
VEHICLE
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14805 ORDER DECLARING ITEMS SURPLUS AND NO
LONGER NEEDED
BY THE CITY
OF MERIDIAN AND AUTHORIZING SAID SURPLUS
ITEMS TO BE
DESTROYED
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5677 CITY
OF MERIDIAN RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO WORK WITH THE
LAUDERDALE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING
CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY FOR THE LOCATION OF A SHORT-TERM
EVACUATION
CENTER
And,
Councilwoman Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Next on the agenda was the proposed
order directing temporary placement of 15 MPH speed limit signs on Chandler
Street and St. Luke Street. Motion was
made by Councilman Thomas duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry to approve the
proposed order. Discussion was held at
this time. Council President Palmer
stated that this was in order to protect the children living in the Sowashee
Complex. Mr. Ronald Turner, Executive
Director of the Meridian Housing Authority, appeared and requested that the
Council not take action at this time.
They are concerned about the safety of the residents who living in
Housing Authority complexes. There will
be resident meetings held during the month of July at all housing
complexes. After the final resident
meeting, he will bring recommendations back to the City Council for possible
action. After discussion, Council
President Palmer called for a vote. Said
motion to place temporary 15 MPH speed limit signs on Chandler Street and St.
Luke Street failed due to the lack of a majority vote in favor. Voting yea: Palmer. Voting nay: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Smith.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14806 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND
SUBMISSION OF
STIPEND/GRANT
APPLICATION TO THE HOME FIRE SPRINKLER
COALITION
And,
Councilwoman Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14807 ORDER AMENDING ORDER NO. 14780 ENTITLED
“ORDER
AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO CELLULAR SOUTH
TO PLACE A
150’ MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER
ON PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 2812 9TH STREET” IN ORDER TO ALLOW
A 180’
MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER
And,
Councilman Smith seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14808 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
CONTRACT FOR THE
SALE AND PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY WITH WASTE PRO USA, INC.
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14809 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF EASEMENT WITH
WASTE PRO
USA, INC.
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14810 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF TASK ORDER #4
BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN AND CAROLLO ENGINEERS
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14811 ORDER AUTHORIZING MAYOR CHERI M. BARRY TO
SIGN CERTAIN
CERTIFICATION
DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE MERIDIAN
HOUSING
AUTHORITY ISSUING BONDS
And,
Councilman Thomas seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Motion was made by Councilwoman
Henson duly seconded by Councilman Smith and unanimously passed by the Council
to approve the claims docket dated July 01, 2010 in the amount of
$3,074,068.77.
President Palmer advised of the
notification of legal advertisement for the following: a) request for proposals
for solid waste contract; b) water bill outsourcing.
Sharon Pratt with the Meridian
Symphony Association, Inc. appeared at this time and made a presentation
regarding the upcoming season of the Meridian Symphony. She stated that they had submitted a request
for a contribution and hoped the Council would make a contribution for their
program.
President Palmer called on Mayor
Barry for her report. She thanked the
City Council for celebrating the 4th of July at Bonita Lakes. She thanked public work, community
development, police, fire, Anthony Clayton, and homeland security for their
efforts to make this celebration a success.
She stated that her office has been working with DEQ to reach an
agreement regarding the failure at the wastewater treatment plant. Her staff is working hard on the FY 2011
budget and that all departments will be taking cuts. The opening of the Marty Stuart Sparkle &
Twang odyssey will be held this Thursday at the MSU Riley Center.
President Palmer called for citizen
comments. No one appeared.
President Palmer called for Council
comments. Various comments were made.
There being no further business to
come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned. Sine die.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam
McInnis, Clerk of Council