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Minutes from the City Council meeting on March 5, 2001
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - MARCH 5, 2001
The Jonesboro City Council met Monday, March 5, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Mayor Hubert Brodell, City Clerk Donna Jackson, City Attorney Phillip Crego, and 10 council members. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. Councilmen Perrin and Roddy were unable to attend.
Councilman Young moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to approve the minutes of February 20, 2001, as provided. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore.
The Parks Department recognized six of the first place City Stars Basketball Teams and their Coordinator, Mr. Clyde Dumas. Each received a standing ovation by members of the Jonesboro City Council.
Councilman Tate offered the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2718 (AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE AND ABANDON PORTIONS OF GORDON AND WORD STREETS); AND DECLARING AND EMERGENCY
Councilman Tate moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to read the ordinance by title only. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. Councilman Tate moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to suspend the rules and place on second reading. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. Councilman Tate moved, seconded by Councilman McCall to further suspend the rules and place on third and final reading. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. Councilman Young moved, seconded by Councilman Rorex for the adoption of the ordinance. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. Councilman Young moved, seconded by Councilman Moore for adoption of the emergency clause. A roll call vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members voting aye were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. The ordinance was assigned ordinance number 3274.
The following bids were reviewed:
2001:07 - Two: Ton Crew Cab Pickup Trucks - Parks Department
Councilman Crockett moved, seconded by Councilman Province to accept the recommendation of the Parks Committee with low bid meeting bid specifications from Landers, located in Benton, Arkansas for $46,000.00. Chairman of the Parks Committee, Brian Rega explained the $46,000.00 figure was $2,000 under the budgeted amount. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore.
2001:10 - Two Story Concession Stand at Joe Mac Campbell Park
Councilman Young moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to accept the recommendations of the Parks and Grants Committees to accept the low bid meeting bid specifications from KMC General Contractors, Inc., located in Jonesboro, Arkansas for $259,562.00. Chairman of the Parks Committee, Brian Rega explained a grant would be paying $119,000 of the $259,562.00. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore.
Councilman Young moved, seconded by Councilman Copeland to reappoint Mr. Ken Beadles to the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission with an expiration date of September 20, 2003. Mr. Bill Gott was on the agenda for reappointment, but had been reappointed earlier (February 7, 2000) with an expiration date of February 7, 2003. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore.
Under new business, Mayor Brodell introduced a resolution saying that Jonesboro and one other city in Arkansas were being considered by an un-named industry. Mayor Brodell explained that Mr. Henry Jones, President of the Chamber of Commerce, had requested the resolution be adopted to enable him to show the City Council's willingness to approve up to $225,000,000 in bonds if the un-named industry came to Jonesboro. Councilman Kelton moved, seconded by Councilman Tate for the adoption of the resolution. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore. The resolution was assigned number 2001:08.
Councilman Tate moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to split the bid on Bid No. 2001:10 - Concrete Labor for the Street Department, between Barber Concrete and Brand Custom Hauling. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore.
Councilman Young announced a Finance Committee meeting for 6:00 p.m. on March 19, 2001, at the Huntington Building.
Councilman Rega moved, seconded by Councilman Kelton, based on the recommendation of the Parks Committee, to approve a five year lease agreement between the Southwest Church of Christ and the City of Jonesboro for the Optimist Park. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Young, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland and Moore.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.