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Minutes for the City Council meeting on September 16, 1985
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 16, 1985
The Jonesboro City Council met at 7:30 p.m. on September 16, 1985. Present were Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney, and Aldermen Park, Stricklin, Hinson, Evans, Shelton, Hannah, Strauser, Sanderson, Culpepper, Mays, and Nix. Aldermen Bridger was absent.
The minutes of September 3, 1985, were approved as mailed on motion by Mr. Stricklin, seconded by Mr. Mays. All voted aye.
The following bid was up for review:
85:28 - Street Dept. - 4-door sedan for Public Works Director - Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Stricklin to accept the low bid meeting specifications from Tom Kirk for $9,121.22. All voted aye.
Mr. Culpepper offered the following ordinance: (Annexation - Upper Duckswater-off Woodsprings Rd. Dr. J. Schrantz)
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 4: ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL (R-1); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Mr. Hannah questioned the use of security gates at the entrance of the subdivision for emergency vehicles. Dr. Schrantz responded by citing 3 methods of obtaining entry (1) button-used by property owners (2) telephone-resident of subdivision calls and opens gate (3) red button-pushed from outside indicating an intruder or someone other than a resident is within the area.
Mr. Sanderson questioned the placing of an ordinance on second reading without the plat and evaluation sheet of city officials concerning the property. Mr. Tomlinson, Building Inspector, agreed to provide the evaluation sheet on the first reading of future ordinances.
Mr. Stricklin moved, seconded by Mr. Park to suspend the rules and place on second reading. Aldermen Park, Stricklin, Hinson, Evans, Shelton, Culpepper, and Mays voted aye. Aldermen Hannah, Strauser, and Sanderson voted nay. Mr. Nix abstained. The vote was 7-3-1. A preliminary approval was given the ordinance and it was placed on second reading. However, Mr. Nix questioned the passage of the vote, citing the requirement of two-thirds of the elected body voting in the affirmative. The ordinance remained on first reading and the Mayor asked the City Clerk to contact Attorney Steve Reasoner regarding the matter.
Mr. Hannah offered the following ordinance: (Sale of 22 acres in City Industrial Park to Kenney Manufacturing Co.)
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PROPERTY IN JONESBORO INDUSTRIAL PARK TO G. DICKSON KENNEY.
Attorney Tommy Womack corrected an error that he quoted at the September 3, 1985 Council Meeting concerning the price of the property. The amount of the expenditure by Kenney Manufacturing Co. for the 22 acres in the City Industrial Park is $132,000.00.
Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Hinson to suspend the rules and place on second reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the second time. Mr. Nix moved, seconded by Mr. Hannah to suspend the rules and place on third reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the third time. Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Dr. Strauser to adopt the ordinance. All voted aye. The ordinance was given the number 1945.
Mr. Evans offered the following ordinance: (Traffic Control Stop Sign at Paradise & Willow and 25 mph speed limit on Pine)
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Mr. Evans moved, seconded by Mr. Park to suspend the rules and place on second reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the second time. Mr. Hannah read from the September 3, 1985, minutes stating that Mr. Shelton asked the City Attorney to include a 25 mph speed limit on Pine Street in the ordinance. Mr. Shelton moved, seconded by Mr. Hannah to amend the traffic ordinance to include a 25 mph speed limit on Pine. All voted aye. Mr. Evans moved, seconded by Mr. Mays to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on third reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the third time. Mr. Park moved, seconded by Mr. Shelton to adopt the ordinance as amended. All voted aye. The ordinance was given the number 1946.
Mr. Evans offered the following ordinance: (Modifying Sec. 23-1 et seq. Taxicab Service)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO INCLUDE A PENALTY PROVISION FOR VIOLATION OF SAME, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Evans to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on second reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the second time. Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Shelton to suspend the rules and place on third reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the third time. Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Park to adopt the ordinance. All voted aye. The ordinance was given the number 1947.
The Mayor read a letter from Dr. Larry Creek concerning the rental with the option to buy city-owned property at the corner of Kitchen and E. Matthews. The minutes of February 1, 1971, stated the property was purchased for the amount of $20,000.00. Dr Creek wishes to enhance the corner with landscaping and paving for use as a parking lot adjacent to his business. Mr. Stricklin suggested and the Mayor concurred, to have an appraiser determine the value of the city-owned property on the corner of Kitchen and E. Matthews, and offer to sell the property to Dr. Creek. If he does not wish to purchase the property, allow him to lease the property and maintain it at his own expense.
City Attorney, Jim Burton read a consent order with the State Dept. of Pollution, Control and Ecology to close the municipal landfill. Discussion followed concerning sections of the proposed order by P. C. & E. Mr. Sanderson, Chairman of the Sanitation Committee, stated the city must cooperate with P. C. & E. to resolve any problems with the closing of the landfill. Mr. Nix agreed the landfill should be closed but questioned the inclusion of two sections in the final agreement and stated there was no evidence of any buries waste in the landfill posing a threat to water supplies. Mayor Stallings concurred stating he objects to the section involving unsound environment practices at the landfill but stated Mrs. Garnett has legal authority to impose civil penalties even if the aldermen do not approve the order. The Mayor sited the sections regarding hazardous substances and penalties needing negotiating. Mr. Sanderson was supportive of the Mayor negotiating with the state agency in an attempt to have the two sections deleted from a final document. Mr. Park thus moved, seconded by Mr. Evans to authorize Mayor Stallings to speak with Dr. Phyliss Garnett of the P. C. & E. regarding the following deletions from the document: (1) under Findings of Fact, #2, delete the last sentence regarding hazardous substances and paragraph #3 concerning disposal of said substances (2) under order, #7, delete a-d regarding penalties. All voted aye.
Mr. Evans suggested the Mayor appoint a committee consisting of Mr. Stricklin, Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Burton, Chief Rorex, Capt. Smith, Mrs. Pat Parsons, and Mr. Hannah to study revision of the ordinance concerning weeds and grass and enforcement of said ordinance.
Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Sanderson to waive the Jonesboro Purchasing Procedure (formal bidding procedure) for the city of Jonesboro to purchase 648 gallons of antifreeze for city vehicles in gallon containers. All voted aye.
Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Nix to have Mayor Stallings contact Craighead County Judge Roy Bearden in writing and ask him to poll members of the Quorum Court to determine if justices are considering a county-wide sales tax referendum and to authorize Mr. Hannah as Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Mayor to meet with Mr. Bearden and Justice Melvin V. Womack, Chairmen of the court’s Finance and Administration Services Committee to discuss a county-wide or city-wide state tax. All voted aye.
Larry Fugate of the Jonesboro Sun addressed the council regarding compliance with the state Freedom of Information Act stating that under the provisions of the law, notification in advance is required of all committee meetings, ad hoc, or special committee meetings. He further stated notification was not necessary for regularly scheduled meetings such as council meetings or Finance Committee meetings. Mr. Hannah asked what individuals should be contacted and notified of such meetings at the Jonesboro Sun office. Mr. Fugate responded by saying Mike Overall, John Troutt, Jr. or himself.
With no further business, the meeting adjourned.