CITY OF FORT THOMAS,

CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010

Mayor Mary Brown called the meeting of council to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2010. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Kelly, Jim Doepker, Jill Steller, Eric Haas, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrator Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, Chief Mark Bailey, Chief Mike Daly, Finance Director Fred Ewald, and City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden.

Mayor Mary Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Visitors and Communications

Will Modrall of 97 Donnelly Drive addressed Council. Will is a member of Boy Scout Troop 70 in Fort Thomas. He is working on attaining the designation of Eagle Scout. Will’s proposed project will be to build a picnic shelter located at West Southgate Park. Will is also proposing to change the name of the park to “Riggs Memorial Park”. The project is anticipated to be completed in the coming months and will be at no cost to the city. Mayor Brown thanked Will for his contribution to the community and noted that the city has benefited from so many Eagle Scout Projects that likely would not have been completed without the scouts. Mayor Brown commended the scout program and all of their hard work that they provide in the community. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Peterman to re-name West Southgate Park to Riggs Memorial Park. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Lampe to approve Will Modrall’s proposed Eagle Scout project of building a picnic shelter in the park. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Clerk Melissa Kelly read a letter from Flo and Dan Grey, 4^th at the Fort, Inc. The letter thanked the city staff, Mayor and council for all of their help getting the amphitheater project completed. The 4^th at the Fort Event “A Festival for all Ages” will be held on Saturday, July 3^rd starting at 12 noon. The event will close with fireworks at 10:00 p.m. Parade awards will be announced at 12:30 and the dedication of the new amphitheater will be held at 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. The letter also indicated that Flo Grey will be making a full report on the event in June with more information on the total number of booths, etc. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mrs. Steller to receive and file the letter from the 4^th at the Fort Committee, Inc. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Melanie Ethridge of 37 W. Southgate was present. Mrs. Ethridge thanked the police department for ticketing people on West Southgate over the past couple of weeks. She asked if the city had an idea of when the final report would be back from the engineer. Don Martin noted that he is hesitant to put a specific time frame on when we will receive it but said he would give it at least a few weeks. Mrs. Ethridge asked why speed humps are used as a last resort. Mr. Martin said that they can create parking problems, and potential damage to cars. This would be a liability to the city. He also noted that studies have shown that people actually speed up in-between the humps to try to make up lost time. Mrs. Ethridge also indicated that the residents of W. Southgate had wondered why Mayfield had gotten speed humps when there was likely not as high of traffic volume as on W. Southgate. Mr. Martin noted that the survey will show the volume of cars on the street.

Reports of Boards, Committees and Commissions

Report from Recreation Committee of Council: The Recreation Committee met prior to the council meeting to discuss the park shelter study and phasing schedule provided by CDS Associates. It was the consensus of the board that they should approve CDS and Human Nature to prepare bid documents for Phase I of Tower Park and included Phase II as an alternate. The committee will meet in the near future to discuss this and provide a final recommendation to the full council. Highland Hills Park will be considered at a later date.

Reports of Officers

General Services Annual Report: Ron Dill presented his 2009 Annual Report to Council. Mr. Dill thanked Julie Rice for all of her hard work on the annual report. Mr. Dill reviewed the report with council. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Peterman to receive and file the General Services Annual Report. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Jill Steller thanked Mr. Dill for the department’s hard work on the snow removal last year.

Award from Sanitation District No. 1: Ron Dill presented Mayor Brown with an award from Sanitation District No. 1. The city was being recognized as the winner of the SD1’s 2010 Green City Award for our active participation in the rain barrel program. The residents of Fort Thomas purchased more Raintainers than any of the other co-permitted cities that are within SD1’s storm water service area.

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

Annual Archery Report: Don Martin reviewed his annual archery report for 2009/2010. A copy of the report will be posted on the internet for residents review. Mr. Doepker asked if council should look at comparing 2 and 3 acre lots and maybe incorporating 2 acre lots into the program. Mr. Peterman noted that the Public Safety Committee should look at the program and report back to council before the next archery season begins. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Peterman to receive and file the Annual Archery Report. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

New Business

Consideration of an Easement Agreement to Duke Energy: As a part of the Midway Streetscape Project, Duke Energy was contracted to move several facilities away from the South Fort Thomas right-of-way. This grant of easement covers the utilities in the right-of-way serving 69 Greene Street. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve the Easement Agreement with Duke Energy. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Surplus Vehicle Bids: On Thursday, April 29, 2010, sealed bids were opened for three vehicles recently declared surplus property. The results of this sealed bid process were as follows:

· 1997 Ford Crown Victoria: Shane Hughes, $225.00

· 2003 Ford Crown Victoria: Bay Ridge Motors, $1,319.00

· 2005 Ford Crown Victoria: Grace Quality Used Cars, $2,858.00

There were no irregularities related to the bidding procedure. A motion was made by Mr. Haas and seconded by Mr. Peterman to award the cars to the highest bidders. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, 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 60043 through 60115 for the period of April 15 – May 3, 2010. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Mr. Doepker to concur in the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye” –Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, 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-06-2010, intent to proceed with the 2010 Street Program 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-07-2010, appointing Kris Barton as a member of the Tree Commission was presented to council. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mr. Lampe to approve Municipal Order MO-07-2010. 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