CITY OF FORT THOMAS,

CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Mayor Mary H. Brown called the meeting of council to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Kelly, Jill Steller, Eric Haas, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe. Absent: Jim Doepker. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrator Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, Fire Chief Mark Bailey, Police Lieutenant Ken Fecher, Finance Director Fred Ewald and City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden.

Mayor Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Minutes

The minutes of the February 7, 2011 meeting were presented to council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Peterman to approve the minutes as written. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Reports of Officers

Fire Department Report for January: Chief Mark Bailey: Chief Bailey presented his monthly report for January to council. Chief Bailey noted that the fire department recently received a grant from FEMA for new radios that will extend county-wide in the amount of $295,350. Mayor Brown congratulated the fire department on the acquisition of the grant. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mrs. Steller to receive and file the fire department’s monthly report. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Police Department Report: Lieutenant Ken Fecher: Lt. Fecher presented the police department’s monthly report for January to council. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Ms. Kelly to receive and file the police department’s monthly report. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Report from City Administrator: Don Martin presented a report to council. The report included the following:

Deer Census: Vision Air Research has indicated that Fort Thomas is next on their list for conducting the deer census. It is anticipated that the census will occur the week of February 21. To date, the city has 21 deer reported culled under the program.

V.A. Homes: Mayor Brown has executed the contracts with BHE Environmental and CDS Associates, Inc. Both are coordinating their efforts and moving forward.

New Business

I.A.F.F. Memorandum of Understanding: The Kentucky Labor Department has made changes in the way that the cities pay Fire Union Employees. The method of payment was previously one lump sum to every fire employee. Since the Department of Labor mandate, the city must now pay each benefit at an hourly rate. This will not change the amount the employee receives, just the method of payment.

A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Ms. Kelly to approve the I.A.F.F. Memorandum of Understanding. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Finance Committee Report on Disbursements: The Finance Committee presented its Report of Disbursements and recommended the payment of warrants numbered 61836 through 61927 for the period of February 5 - 22, 2011. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Ms. Kelly to concur in the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye” – Ms. Kelly, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders

Ordinance O-03-2011: A street apportionment ordinance for the 2010 Street Resurfacing Program was presented to council for consideration. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Ms. Kelly to approve ordinance O-03-2011. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-04-2011: An ordinance for property located at 2221 Memorial Parkway changing the zoning from Residential Three (R-3) to General Commercial (GC) was presented to council for a first reading. This ordinance will be laid over to the next regular meeting of council for consideration.

Municipal Order MO-04-2011: A municipal order re-appointing Dan Fehler as a member of the Planning Commission was presented to council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Peterman to approve Municipal Order MO-04-2011. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Municipal Order MO-05-2011: A municipal order re-appointing Bob Heil as a member of the planning commission was presented to council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Peterman to approve MO-05-2011. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

With no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned.

APPROVED:

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Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk