MINUTES OF A REGULAR
MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF
COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT THOMAS, CAMPBELL
COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 7, 2005.
Mayor Mary H. Brown called the Regular Meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. and asked
the Clerk to call the roll. The following Councilmembers
were present: Barbara Runge, Jim Doepker, Karen Lied, Eric Haas, Tom
Lampe. Absent: Roger Peterman. Also attending were: City Administrative Officer Jeff Earlywine, City Clerk Dottie Ivie,
City Treasurer Fred Ewald, Assistant to the CAO Jay Treft, Police Chief Mike Daly
and Fire Chief Mark Bailey. City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden was absent from this meeting. The Mayor
then led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
Minutes from the last Regular Meeting were in Council packets for their review
and any corrections that might be suggested or necessary. It was moved
(Lied) and seconded (Doepker) that they be accepted
as presented; upon voice vote, it was unanimous Aye; motion carried.
Mayor Brown then
made a change in the agenda to have the next item be the swearing-in and
appointment of two new police officer recruits. She read Executive Order
EO-10-2005, Appointing Brian J. Waldorf, and Executive Order EO-11-2005,
Appointing Michael C. Dietz, as Police Officer Recruits. After
administration of the Oaths of Office, which will be notarized by the Police
Clerk, she and Chief Daly presented each with a framed copy of their appointing
order and a badge. She welcomed both Brian J. Waldorf and Michael C.
Dietz to the City family and asked each to introduce the guests they had in the
audience. After introductions and photographs, Chief Daly congratulated them
for their achievement from a very long testing process, beginning with the
highest number of candidates for the written test that we have ever had (there
were 100 who took the written test). The two officers are enrolled in the
Police Academy
in Richmond, Kentucky, which will begin in less than two
weeks and they will be attending this training for approximately 14
weeks.
A letter was presented informing the City that it is the recipient of $140,00 in Renaissance Program Façade Grant money, submitted on
behalf of eight (8) applicants within the area defined for submissions.
Mayor Brown asked Jay Treft to pass along her
appreciation for the staff work and dedication that went into preparing the
grant and getting it properly submitted for consideration. Treft will inform the recipients individually. This grant
for 150 K will leverage an additional 150K into the community in the form of
property owner matches.
The Clerk read a written report
from the Public Works Committee on Holiday Lane Reconstruction work and after
some discussion, it was approved, with a motion (Runge),
second (Lied) and unanimous Aye Roll Call vote. (Some City funds will be
involved in the completion of the project.) All Aye votes were recorded; motion
carried.
The Planning
Commission submitted a recommendation and a Finding of Facts regarding a
proposed text amendment to the Official Zoning Ordinance (Section 13, B)
regarding the ability of an applicant to present cause for adjustments in off-street
parking requirements. After some discussion, both Mr. Doepker
and Mr. Haas agreed that it is important to get this into the Zoning Ordinance
as soon as possible, and it was moved (Runge) and
seconded (Lampe) to approve this issue and place 1st Reading of an
Ordinance on the agenda this evening; upon voice vote, all voted Aye; motion
carried.
Under Old Business, Mr. Earlywine presented
information regarding the bids received for a Lighting Plan for the Tower Park Ballfield; they were opened on November 3, and a worksheet
was distributed to each Councilmember with bid amounts and
specifications. According to Mr. Earlywine,
there is not enough in this FY Budget to underwrite the entire project and it
may be necessary to spread this cost over two years. Even though there
was $150,000 included for Park improvements, the recent tennis court
resurfacing project bid came in at $65,000, which leaves only $40,000 for the
lights. After discussion, he recommended that Council receive the bids
and defer any action on them until the next Council meeting. This would
allow time for more evaluation and a clearer decision about which type of
lights would best suit the City’s use at that site. There was a motion
(Lampe), and a second (Runge) to receive the bids as
recommended and defer the awarding of the bid until the next Regular Council
meeting. Upon voice vote, all voted Aye; motion carried.
Next, a plan was presented for a development at the end of Hawthorne Avenue, (Hawthorne Acres Subdivision)
with all public improvements in and completed, with necessary
inspections. The City now needs to accept this plan, sign it, and present
it for recording. Mr. Earlywine noted that the
plan is completed with two exceptions, first, the addition of trees (need to be
two per building lot) and second, street lights; both of these would come
later. It was moved (Runge) and seconded
(Lampe) that the final plat be approved and the Mayor authorized to sign the
plat, with the two noted exceptions indicated therein. Upon Roll Call
vote, all voted Aye; motion carried.
Mr. Earlywine reported that the City is very pleased
with the completion of the street resurfacing work this past week. Also,
the pier wall projects are all underway. He said that, for the record, he
wanted to compliment the General Services staff who pitched in and assisted the
utility company personnel with their work to accomplish the ultimate goal of
better serving our customers. Their cooperative attitude and hard work
are very much appreciated, he continued.
The Finance Committee presented
their Report on Vouchers, with the recommendation that bills be processed for
payment. So moved (Doepker), seconded (Lied)
and upon Roll Call vote, all Councilmembers voted to
concur in their recommendation.
Next, several
Ordinances were presented by the Clerk: Ordinance O-26-2005, Amending 922
Service Fee Maximum Amount (range of $.55 to $3.30), was adopted upon motion (Doepker), second (Lied) and unanimous Aye Roll Call
vote. Ordinance O-27-2005, Amending Interlocal
Agreement/ 911 Service Fee (to $3.00/line/mo.) was read and adopted upon motion
(Lied), second (Doepker) and unanimous Aye Roll Call
vote.
Ordinance O-28-2005,
Intent to Proceed with the Holiday Lane Project, and Ordinance O-29-2005,
Amending the Official Zoning Ordinance, Off-Street Parking Requirements, were
both given 1st Readings
and will be laid over for a second review and vote by Council. Mayor
Brown said she would like to take this opportunity to extend our sympathy to
Councilmember Roger Peterman on the recent death of his father. There
being 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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Dorothy A. Ivie,
City Clerk