CITY OF FORT THOMAS,

CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008

Mayor Mary Brown called the meeting of City Council to order at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. December 1, 2008. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Jill Steller, Jim Doepker, Barbara Levine, Eric Haas, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrative Officer Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, Finance Director Fred Ewald, Police Chief Mike Daly and Fire Chief Mark Bailey and City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden.

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

Minutes

The minutes of the November 17, 2008 meeting were presented to council for consideration. Mr. Lampe noted several changes that needed to reflect in the minutes. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mr. Peterman to approve the minutes as amended. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Visitors and Communications

Tommy Bailey addressed Council regarding his Eagle Scout project which involved upgrades to the Landmark Tree Trail located in Tower Park. Tommy thanked the Fort Thomas Tree Commission, Mark Bailey, John Homer, Doug Baker, Chris Rust, Jay Treft, and the General Services Department for all of their help on the project. The Mayor commended Tommy on the project and thanked the other volunteers that were involved.

Reports of Boards, Committees, and Commissions

Don Martin presented a report from the Public Safety Committee who met prior to the Council meeting. The Public Safety Committee met to discuss changes in the Fire Department Union Contract. All of the changes presented were approved by the Committee.

Reports of Officers

Chief Daly noted that Mike Bischoff, former Fort Thomas Police Officer and Chief has been nominated to receive the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Kentucky Law Enforcement. Mayor Brown and Council commend him on this achievement.

City Administrator's Report: Don Martin presented a report to council on the following:

CERS Rate Meeting: The CERS Board met on November 20^th to establish the contribution rates for CERS. Currently, the city’s required contribution rates are 13.5% for non-hazardous employees and 29.5% for hazardous employees. The rates fro FY 2009/2010 will be 17.37% and 35.61% respectively. By applying these to our current rates of pay the city will incur an additional $271,735 towards employee retirement benefits in the next fiscal year.

West Southgate Park: New fencing will be installed around West Southgate Park. Mr. Charlie Riggs has agreed to pay for the price of the material. We thank Mr. Riggs for his generosity to the city!

Road Scholars Graduation: This program consists of courses offered by the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and the Kentucky Department of Education. There are five members of our General Services Department that will be graduating. Graduating from the Road Scholar program will be: Shawn Thompson, Tim Bertram and Jo Short. Graduating from the Road Master Program will be Ron Dill and Tim Mattingly. The graduation will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 in Louisville, KY.

New Business

Asbestos Removal: Don Martin presented information on the consideration of a proposal from BHE Environmental. This proposal will include asbestos abatement specifications for removal or encapsulation of asbestos in conjunction with the Police Department renovation project. The city previously contracted with BHE to identify any potentially hazardous materials in the city building. Some asbestos containing material was discovered. The price quoted by BHE for this work is $3,920. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Doepker to contract with BHE to complete the asbestos removal process relating to the Police Department Renovations. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”- Mrs. Steller, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”- none. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders

Ordinance O-27-2008: A summary prepared by Jann Seidenfaden of the Cable Franchise Ordinance was presented to Council for a second reading. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mrs. Steller to approve Ordinance O-27-2008. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”- Mrs. Steller, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”- none. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-28-2008: An Ordinance amending Section 12 of the Personnel Pay and Classification Plan pertaining to Holidays was presented to council for a second reading. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mrs. Levine to approve Ordinance O-28-2008. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”- Mrs. Steller, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”- none. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-29-2008: An ordinance amending Section 12 of the Personnel Pay and Classification Plan in regard to the selection of health insurance plan, declination of insurance, and selection of vision insurance was presented to Council for a first reading. This ordinance will be laid over to the next regular meeting of Council for consideration.

Ordinance O-30-2008: An ordinance amending Article XV, Section 15.5B of the Official Zoning Ordinance pertaining to signage was presented to Council for a first reading. This ordinance will be laid over to the next regular meeting of Council for consideration.

Resolution R-5-2008: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Work Agreement between the city and Local #1928 effective through June 30, 2001 was presented to council. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve Resolution R-5-2008. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”- Mrs. Steller, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”- none. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Resolution R-6-2008: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Humana to provide health, dental, vision and life insurance for all full time employees was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Mr. Doepker to approve Resolution R-6-2008. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”- Mrs. Steller, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”- none. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Mayor Brown noted that the Holiday Walk is this coming Sunday and she hopes to see everyone there.

With no further business to come before council, a motion was made by Mr. Haas and seconded by Mrs. Levine to adjourn the council meeting at 8:45 p.m.

APPROVED:

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Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk