CITY OF FORT THOMAS,

CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009

Mayor Mary Brown called the meeting of City Council to order at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Lisa Kelly, Jim Doepker, Jill Steller, Eric Haas, and Tom Lampe. Absent: Roger Peterman. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrative Officer Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, Fire Chief Mark Bailey, Police Chief Mike Daly, City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden, and Finance Director Fred Ewald.

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

Minutes

The minutes of the April 20, 2009 meeting were presented to council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mrs. Steller to approve the minutes as written. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Visitors and Communications

John Bailey from Boy Scout Troop 86 was present to update Council on his completed Eagle Scout Project. The project included installing 35 trail markers on the trails in Tower Park, repairing 3 sets of steps near the tennis courts and re-painting the sign board at shelter 2 where all of the trail information is located. John thanked Chris Rust and David Buerger for their help with the project and the Mayor and Council for allowing him the opportunity to do the project in the park. John also thanked the Fort Thomas Knothole District 22 Baseball Team for helping to clean up the trails. The Mayor thanked John for a wonderful addition to the park trails and for all his hard work.

Tom Caradonio of 42 Covert Run addressed Council. Mr. Caradonio reported to Council that the deer hunt is important to continue within the City of Fort Thomas. Recently on a family trip to Maine, Mr. Caradonio was diagnosed with Lymes Disease. He was the 18^th case reported in one year due to the rising population of deer on the island, which has become an epidemic. The Mayor thanked him for his input on the program.

Reports of Officers

Report from City Administrator: Don Martin: Don Martin presented a report to Council on the following:

Annual “Archery in Fort Thomas” Report: Don Martin briefly summarized his report on the deer hunt in Fort Thomas. A copy of the report is available in the City Clerk’s office.

New Business

Consideration of Proposal for Fire Department Improvements: The Fire Department currently has issues with limited space available for training and storage. CDS has submitted a proposal to create the necessary preliminary engineer/architectural documents and opinion for probable cost necessary for the grant application for acquiring stimulus funds for remodeling/improving fire departments. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mrs. Steller to approve the proposal from CDS Associates. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Consideration of the 2009 Street Resurfacing Program: On Thursday, April 30, 2009, bids were opened for the 2009 Street Resurfacing Program. The apparent lowest and best bid was from Eaton Asphalt in the amount of $133,934.39. Additionally, the city requested two alternate bids. Alternate #1 is to mill and resurface a 6’ wide strip on Cochran where the city buried utilities for the Midway Streetscape Program. Eaton’s bid for Alternate #1 is $12,960.00. Alternate #2 is to pave the parking lot below the General Services Garage in the vicinity of the water tower. Eaton’s bid for Alternate #2 is $17,198.08. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Mr. Doepker to award the contract for the 2009 Street Resurfacing Program to Eaton Asphalt in the amount of $164,092.73. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Consideration of Purchase of Bucket Truck: The City of Fort Thomas is party to an interlocal agreement with the cities of Taylor Mill and Edgewood to purchase and share use of a bucket truck. This agreement has worked will until recently. The use of the truck has increased with each city decorating more for the holidays and installing more banner poles. It was agreed by the city administrators or each city to sell the bucket truck to Fort Thomas for $4,000 which will result in a cost to the city of $2,666.66. The cities of Taylor Mill and Edgewood will likely purchase a new truck together. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve the purchase of the bucket truck and to amend the 2008/2009 budget to allow the purchase. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: none. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Report on Vouchers

The Finance Committee presented its Report of Disbursements and recommended the payment of warrants numbered 57893 through 57961 for the period of April 21 – May 4, 2009. 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, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders

Ordinance O-01-2009: Ordinance O-01-2009, the apportionment of assessments for Bonnie Lane was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mr. Lampe to approve Ordinance O-01-2009. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-02-2009: Ordinance O-02-2009, to approve funding for the Police Department Renovation was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve Ordinance O-02.2009. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-03-2009: Ordinance O-03-2009, an intent to proceed with the 2009 Street Resurfacing Project was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Mr. Doepker to approve Ordinance O-3-2009. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-04-2009: Ordinance O-04-2009, an intent to proceed with the Midway Streetscape Project was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve Ordinance O-04-2009. Upon call of the roll, the following voted “aye”: Ms. Kelly, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: None. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Ordinance O-05-2009: Ordinance O-05-2009, an ordinance amending the Pay and Classification plan by reclassifying the position of Main Street Coordinator from a part-time position to a full-time position and establishing a compensation range, 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-5-2009: A Resolution on global warming and climate change was presented to council for consideration. Mr. Haas indicated that there were certain parts of the Resolution that he would like to see amended. A motion was made by Mr. Haas and seconded by Mr. Lampe to approve Resolution R-5-2009 as amended.

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

APPROVED:

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Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk