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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on February 17, 2004.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MINUTES
February 17
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee met, February 17, 2004 at 5:15 p.m. at 900 West Monroe, Jonesboro, Arkansas. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Tim McCall, Chris Moore, Judy Furr, Harold Perrin, Jim Hargis and John Street. Others in attendance: Mayor Brodell, City Clerk Donna Jackson, and Keith Inman Jonesboro Sun. Chairman Moore called the meeting to order.
MINUTES - January 20, 2004
Councilman McCall moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to approve the minutes from January 20, 2004 committee meeting. All voted aye.
SUBCOMMITTEES
Councilman Street moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin naming Councilman Chris Moore as the overall chair of the Public Safety Committee. All voted aye.
Councilman Street moved, seconded by Councilwoman Furr naming Councilman Tim McCall as the subcommittee chair of the Ambulance committee. All voted aye.
The decision was made to have the same subcommittee chairs as last year with the exception of the addition of the Ambulance Subcommittee who would be chaired by Councilman McCall. All agreed.
HUMANE SOCIETY
Chairman Moore read a letter from City Planner Glenn Batten regarding the sanitary sewer easement that runs along the south line of Max Dacus’ property on Commerce Drive. The letter explained it was not necessary to get approval from Mr. Dacus to place a sanitary sewer line in the easement. Dr. Richard Wang of the Humane Society proposed a land for sewer type of arrangement where the Humane Society would offer the City a building site free of charge at its East Highland property for construction of a new animal Control facility and the City would secure sewer access to the property and make that sewer access available to the Humane Society at no charge. Mayor Brodell responded saying he was not sure what the new administration will do, and explained he only had ten months left to serve. Chairman Moore explained the committee was asked to help find a solution to the easement problem and no decision was reached regarding the land for sewer proposal.
TRAFFIC RESOLUTION & PROCEDURE
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilwoman Furr to recommend a traffic resolution to the full council, placing six STOP signs at various locations and a ONE-WAY sign at Kersey Cove for Valley View School. All voted aye.
Councilwoman Furr moved, seconded by Councilman Perrin to send all traffic sign requests to the MAPC for review prior to being sent to the Public Safety Committee for recommendation to the full council. City Clerk Donna Jackson was asked to inform Officer Kelly Baggett of the change. All voted aye.
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Councilman Perrin provided a summary of the bid proposals for the new Cad System. He explained there were four bidders, with Relativity Inc being the recommended service. He asked committee members to review the information and come prepared to make a recommendation to the Finance Committee who would make a recommendation to the full council. Mr. Bob Andrews was asked to get with the City Attorney and draw up a city/county contract so it could be reviewed by the Advisory Committee prior to being provided to the members of the Public Safety Committee.
INSPECTIONS - 2004 JEEP LIBERTY - TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Mr. Glenn Batten requested approval for a line item transfer in his budget for a 2004 Jeep Liberty. He explained five bids were asked for with only two bidders responding. He stated the bid price from Cavenaugh Chrysler was $18,651.00 and they had budgeted in the Capital funds $18,000.00. Mr. Batten proposed transferring $225.00 from tool boxes that were requested for 3 new trucks that were not approved, and the rest from a plan file that was purchased for less funds than originally thought. Mr. Batten reported the Finance Committee had taken procession of the old jeep vehicle. Mayor Brodell stated he was unaware of the situation. Councilman Street moved, seconded by Councilman Hargis authorizing the transfer of funds. All voted aye.
FIRE DEPARTMENT - INFORMATIONAL REPORT
Assistant Fire Chief, Butch Herring reported to committee members the following information:
A. FEMA grant in the category of fire operations and firefighter safety with the city’s share being $67,905.00.
B. Decision to have a bid application for a combination Brush Truck and Skid Unit.
He explained is would be cheaper to combine the two into one bid.
C. Filling of a vacancy in the Fire Department.
D. Set a power point presentation about two-way radio infrastructure for February 26th, from 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. in the training room of the Police Department.
E. Reported a burn ordinance had been forwarded to the City Attorney for review.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - CANINE REPLACEMENT
Councilwoman Furr provided a request by Assistant Chief Rusty Grigsby regarding the replacement of R.C., a drug-sniffing dog that had been donated by the Rotary Club, but had recently died of pneumonia. She explained these were European dogs that were now available in the Little Rock and stressed that time was a factor if a replacement was going to be provided. She explained the community has donated a total of $980.00 with promises of more funds available. She explained the dog and its trainer would have to be trained at the same time with the cost for the dog and training being a maximum of $8,500.00. Councilwoman Furr moved, seconded by Councilman Street to recommend to the Finance Committee appropriation of $8,500.00 (maximum) for the purchase of a new canine and the training, which would include training for the dog’s handler. All voted aye.
ANIMAL CONTROL
Councilman Hargis reported Vector Mosquito Control had verbally agreed to provide the same level of service for the same price, and Mayor Brodell would be obtaining this in writing from VDCI. He also reported on an application for a $4,000.00 grant which would be used for a study regarding animal control. He explained the grant had no matching funds and he would provide more information at a later date.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilman McCall moved, seconded by Councilwoman Furr for adjournment. All voted aye.