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Minutes for the City Council meeting on June 5, 1978
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 5, 1978
The Jonesboro City Council met in regular session, Monday, June 5, 1978, at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Court Room. Present: Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk, and the following named aldermen: Park, Sanderson, Hinson, Shelton, Minx, Hannah, Haigler, Stricklin, Province and Shepard. Absent: Bridger and Smith.
On motion by Mr. Park, seconded by Mr. Hinson, and unanimous vote of council, the minutes of May 15, 1978, were approved as mailed.
After discussion on the matter of closing Stone Street, Mr. Hannah moved that the petition be denied, seconded by Mr. Park. Voting aye: Park, Sanderson, Hinson, Shelton, Minx, Hannah, Haigler and Shepard. Voting nay: Stricklin and Province. Motion passed.
On recommendation of the Parks Commission, Mr. Minx moved that Mansell Lusk be hired as Parks and Recreation Director, effective July 1. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hinson and received unanimous vote of council.
Mayor advised council that Dr. Jack Jones, City Veterinarian, would make presentation of his recommendations for improvements to the dog pound at the June 19th meeting.
The following bids were opened for chemicals:
Cythion Baytex
Helena Chemical Co. 13.35 26.90
Holiman Equipment 12.58 No bid
The following bids were opened on aerial applications:
Craighead Flying Service $1,800.00 per application
Farmers Flying Service 1,608.45
Mr. Minx moved that the low bid be accepted for the chemicals and that Dr. Olsen investigate the number of planes and time element involved concerning the low bid of aerial applications, and that the bid be accepted which would be most feasible. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hannah and all council voted aye.
Mr. Park moved that permission be granted for placing mobile homes at the following locations: 721 East Washington, 118 N. Fisher and 1811 Henry.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hinson with the only dissenting vote being cast by Mr. Minx.
On request form Mr. Sanderson, the City engineer was instructed to estimate the cost of repairs to the hospital parking lot, clean up the southeast corner of the lot for use of enlarging the parking lot, repairing broken tombstones in the City Cemetery, and making a right hand turn from Matthews on to Carson, making this intersection two lane.
Mr. Minx moved that June 19, 1978, at 4:00 p.m. be set as a Public Hearing date for placing a sanitary landfill adjacent to the existing landfill, motion was seconded by Mr. Hannah with all council voted aye.
On motion by Mr. Stricklin and recommendation of the Police Committee, the low bid on radar equipment was not accepted but the bid from Kustom Signals. The motion was seconded by Mr. Shelton with all council voting aye.
Mr. Hinson offered the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
There being no further business to come before council, the meeting adjourned.