CITY OF FORT THOMAS, CAMPBELL

COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007

Mayor Mary Brown called the meeting of City Council to order at 8:00 P.M. on January 16, 2007. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Barb Runge, Barbara Thompson Levine, Eric Haas, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe. Councilmembers absent were: Jim Doepker. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrative Officer Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, Jann Seidenfaden, City Attorney, Finance Director Fred Ewald, Police Chief Mike Daly, and Fire Chief Mark Bailey.

Mayor Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Minutes

The Minutes of the January 2, 2007 Council Meeting were presented to Council for consideration. Mr. Lampe made a motion to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Visitors and Communications

Laurel Studer of 37 Bluegrass Avenue was present and addressed Council. The residents on Bluegrass are concerned with speeding on their street. Mrs. Studer read a letter from Dave Valentine of 30 Bluegrass Avenue. Mr. Valentine indicated in his letter that he was in favor of installing speed bumps on the street.

The Police Department performed a Stealth Stat Survey that surveyed 245 vehicles on Bluegrass Avenue from 12/6/2006 to 12/8/2006. The fastest speed observed was 27 mph. The result of the survey does not support the suggestion that vehicles are speeding on a regular basis and therefore does not constitute installing speed bumps on the street.

Carla Grimm of 25 Bluegrass stated that 25 mph on a narrow street like Bluegrass is much too fast. She is concerned with the safety of the children on the street.

Nancy Sullivan of 41 Bluegrass stated the street is too narrow for vehicles to be going 25 mph. She would like to see speed bumps installed.

Fred Ewald suggested checking with the City Engineer for suggestions and have staff report the findings at a later meeting.

A motion was made by Mrs. Runge to refer this matter to City staff for further study. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Reports of Officers

Fire Department Monthly Report for December: Chief Mark Bailey reported that in the month of December the Fire Department totaled 126 responses. Of the 126 responses, 85 were EMS responses. Fire incident responses totaled 39 and we provided 8 mutual aid responses to neighboring communities, while receiving 5 during the month. The Fire Department conducted 6 fire inspections and issued 5 burn permits during the month of December.

Mrs. Runge made a motion to receive and file the monthly report from the Fire Department. The motion was seconded by Barbara Thompson Levine. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Police Department Monthly Report for December: Chief Mike Daly reported that in the month of December the officers wrote 39 speeding charges, 36 charges for non-traffic offenses, and 70 traffic charges. The officers issued 309 written warnings and totaled 18 court appearances. There were 35 drug related charges placed against 22 adults. Of these individuals, 3 were Ft. Thomas residents. Traffic stops led to 32 of the 35 drug charges.

Tom Lampe thanked the Police Department for their assistance with parking for the funeral of Daniel Horan. Mr. Lampe noted that the funeral was large and parking would have been an issue without police assistance.

Mrs. Runge made a motion to receive and file the monthly report from the Police Department. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lampe. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

New Business

Review of City Building Façade Design

Mr. Jim Warner with CDS Associates was present to review the proposed façade improvements to the City Building. The concept has tentative approval from the Design Review Board. The primary design of the building will be refaced with an exterior insulation finish system (EIFS). This material has a 20-year guarantee but has been shown to hold up much longer than 20 years without patching. It was the consensus of Council to refer this matter to city staff and wait to get a final price on the Police Department Renovations. Once we have that price, the city can look into possible financing options.

Finance Committee Vouchers

The Finance Committee presented its report on Vouchers and recommended the payment of disbursements for the period of January 3, 2007 thru January 15, 2007. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe to concur in the recommendation of the Finance Committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye” – Mrs. Runge, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no” – none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders

Ordinance O-1-2007, an ordinance establishing the date and time for City Council meetings was presented for a second reading. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman to approve Ordinance O-1-2007. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Runge. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye” – Mrs. Runge, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no” – none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Ordinance O-2-2007, an ordinance replacing a previously adopted ordinance pertaining to outdoor dining was presented for a first reading and will be laid over to the February 5, 2007 meeting for consideration.

Ordinance O-3-2007, an ordinance replacing a previously adopted ordinance pertaining to open burning was presented for a first reading and will be laid over to the February 5, 2007 meeting for consideration.

Ordinance O-4-2007, an ordinance amending the personnel and procedures manual regarding the vehicle policy was presented for a first reading and will be laid over to the February 5, 2007 meeting for consideration.

Resolution R-1-2007, a resolution pertaining to construction of a storage/concession building at Pendery Park was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge to approve Resolution R-1-2007. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted “aye” – Mrs. Runge, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no” – none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Resolution R-2-2007, a resolution authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with Sanitation District No. 1 for storm sewer work to be performed on Bonnie Lane was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge to approve Resolution R-2-2007. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Levine. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted “aye” - Mrs. Runge, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no” – none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Resolution R-3-2007, a resolution pertaining to the Medical Claims Assistance agreement with the City of Ft. Thomas was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge to approve Resolution R-3-2007. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. Upon roll call vote, the following members voted “aye” - Mrs. Runge, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no” – none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Municipal Order MO-1-2007, an order to re-appoint Ken Warden as a member of the Renaissance Board was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge to approve Municipal Order MO-1-2007. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Municipal Order MO-2-2007, an order to surplus a 1997 Crown Victoria from the Police Department was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe to approve Municipal Order MO-2-2007. The motion was seconded by Mr. Peterman. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Municipal Order MO-3-2007, an order appointing Marcus Roth to the Renaissance Board was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Levine to approve Municipal Order MO-3-2007. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lampe. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

APPROVED:

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Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk