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93 Feb 18 ' CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 1993 7 :00 P.M. - 7:20 P.M. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY HALL - #1 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE The City Council of the City of •Jac::sonville. Arkansas met in R Session :_ 9 „_ Regular on I- `- �L,r�_t,9. 1' ";! 18, 1993, at the regular meeting place of the Council. Alderman Marshall Smith delivered the invocation after which ( °i:;; Tommy Swaim led the standing audien- ce in the "Pledge of Allegiance' to the flsa. ROLL CALL: Aldermen: Knight, Smith, Lewis, Sansing, Ray, Williamson, and Keaton answered ROLL CALL. Alderman Twitty arrived at approxi mately 7:10 p.m. Aldermen Wilson and Fletcher arrived at approx- imately 7:11 p.m. PRESENT, ten (10), ABSENT, (0). Mayor Tommy Swaim also answered ROLL CALL and declared a quorum. Others present for the .... ;_n i,_._Lima City Attorney Robert ._ -i_t't y Clerk G .. . Deputy City Susan - Goings, Mayoral rnl rl;. Michael Beeman, City D._ itj r _sar - � f,,..,i.r;, -. Engineer Duane Reel, Public Works Coordinator Skip Spears, Ass;'!.. Fire Chief Bill Baldridge, Asst. Police Chief Larry Hibbs, and d R,- .- k _. and Parks :,_.._r_-- .._:._,n Director �_�..- _.,r E..nr "��:e=_lie Ua.vis. Parks r; .._.._.r_. i Bob Stroud, Intern 't e SO Betty Anderson, r t.:.on Chairman ... t:. S't. auo, ...,1__:.rn from ti._,_ ,_. Hrr_I - I ors, ot.I -r city employees, interested citizens and members of the press:. PRESENTATION OF MINUTES: Mayor Swaim presented the minutes: of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 4, 19.3 for study and action at the next Regular City Council Meeting. APPROVAL AND /OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES: Alderman Smith moved, seconded by Alderman Lewis that the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 21, 1995 be APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. CONSENT AGENDA: a. FIRE DEPARTMENT Regular Monthly Report /January b. POLICE DEPARTMENT Regular Monthly Report/January c. r:DBi_; Regular Monthly Report/January d. MUNICIPAL COURT Regular Monthly Report /Januar y, FIRE DEPARTMENT: JANUARY 1997 Alderman Knight moved, seconded by Alderman Lewis that the Regu- lar Monthly Report of the Jacksonville Fire Department for JA- NUARY, 1993 be APPROVED. Said report reflects an estimated fire loss for the month of January of $15,675.00. ROLL CALL: Alder- men: Knight, Smith, Lewis, Sensing, Ray, Wilson, Fletcher, Williamson, Keaton and Twitty voted AYE. MOTION CARRIED. 1 2.4 CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 1993 7:00 P.M. - 7 :20 P.M. POLICE DEPARTMENT: JANUARY 1993 Alderman Knight moved, seconded by Alderman Lewis that the Regu- lar Monthly Report of the Jacksonville Police Department be APPROVED. Said report revealed the following for January: COMPUTER :LECTIONS $49,703.67, MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS $1,887.19, FiPORT COPIES $378.30 FOR A TOTAL of $51,969.16 COL - LECTED for the month of January. ROLL CALL: Aldermen: Knight, Smith, Lewis, Sansing, Ray, Wilson, Fletcher, Williamson, Keaton and Twitty voted AYE. MOTION CARRIED. CDBG: JANUARY 1993 Alderman Knight moved, seconded by Alderman Lewis that the RegLl- r Report Department be APPROVED. Said la Monthly F ort of the CDBG De artm P A Y p p report reflects the following for January: HUD Reports 4, Meetings 4, Mortgages filed 4, Write -ups 2, Interim Inspec- tions 10, Rehab applicant letters 6, Rehab applications re- ceived 1, Rehab close -outs 2, Public Works Interim Inspections 7. MOTION CARRIED. Mayer Swaim related that COLA" (4111 be submitting ±or Council approval a monthly report of the activities and projects headed by that department adding that he would like to see a brief sum mary of the progress of each project. MUNICIPAL COURT: Probation Officer Mike Mahone Alderman Knight moved, seconded by Alderman Lewis that the month- ' ly report for January 1993 from Probation Officer Mike Mahone be APPROVED. Said report reflects cases month ending December 1992, 125. Cases added in Month of January 1993, 11, Probations com- pleted, Month ending January 31, 1993, 9, for TOTAL CASES AS OF JANUARY 31, 1993, 127. Number of Juveniles on Probation 0. ROLL CALL: Aldermen: Knight, Smith, Lewis, Sansing, Ray, Wilson, Fletcher, Williamson, Keaton and Twitty voted AYE. NAY 0. MOTION CARRIED. WATER DEPARTMENT: SEWER DEPARTMENT: FIRE DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT: Request to accept Bid for Weapons. Alderman Knight moved, seconded by Alderman Smith to ACCEPT the low bid of $20,314.72 from R & R Uniforms Company. MOTION CAR- RIED. �� ,m° CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 1993 I 7:O0 P,M" - 7:20 P.M. STREET DEPARTMENT: a. Request to Accept Bid/Generators for Mosquito Control. Mayor Sw=im related that this is a budgeted item adding that he was disappointed that more bids were not received. Alderman Smith moved, seconded by Alderman Lewis to ACCEPT the low bid of $11,927.55 from Vectec Inc, MOTION CARRIED. b" Request to Accept Bid/Tractor for Beautification Dept" Public Works Coordinator Skip Spears related that in the past the • Beautification Department has had to depend on the tractors belonging to the Parks and Recreation Department during the heavy mowing season or the use o+ small mowers not intended for indus- trial use Parks and Recreation Director Annabelle Davis related that in order to fill the mowing schedule in that department during the heavy season it becomes difficult to loan the tractors. I Alderman Ray moved, seconded by Alderman Knight to ACCEPT the low bid of $22 froM Cabot Outdoors. MOTION CARRIED. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT: Annual Report Mayor Swaim related that the Annual Report from Parks and Recrea- tion has been received and reviewed by Council" There were no questions from the Council. SANITATION PLANNING COMMISSION: GENERAL: Request to purchase RECORDING EQUIPMENT FOR MUNICIPA| COURT. . Mayor Swaim related that the recording equipment in the court is no longer working adding that presently the court is using a hand held recorder. Alderman Smith moved, seconded by Alderman Wilson to ACCEPT the low bid of $3,907°04 from Dictaphone to be funded from the EQUIP- MENT FUND. MOTION CARRIED. 3 ''-.:`-' .` -- ' '`� � `�.��`��/�� • ' ',� /� /.. ��'.. .. • |�(» /�`« CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 1993 7:00 P.M. - 7:20 P.M. I APPOINTMENTS: Board of Adjustment/Mr. B.J. Boroughs Mayor Swaim related that Mr, John @ashok has completed the two allowable terms on the Board of Adjustment adding that he has performed a fine job. He further related the desire to appoint Mr. B"J" Boroughs for a three year term to expire in 1996. Alderman Knight moved, seconded by Alderman Wilson to appoint Mr. B.J. Boroughs to a three year term with the Board of Adjustment to expire 2/5/1996. MOTION CARRIED. DEVIATION IN AGENDA: Mayor Swaim asked Asst. Fire Chief Bill Baldridge to address the CO t• . iil in regard to the CPR classes to be offered by the Fire Dei 'tment. Asst. Chief Baldridge related that the Fire Department needs sponsors in order to offer these classes to the public free of charge. He expressed the need to offset the cost of books being used with the class. He related that the gym has been donated for use during the program. He encouraged participation by Council and anyone else wishing to attend, adding that in order i to sign up for the class you would need to contact the Fire Department. He related that two to three hours would be neces- sary to complete the class adding that paramedics from Central Arkansas will be teaching the course from different stations in order to take the class through on a timely basis. Mayor Swaim informed anyone wanting to make a donation to the program to contact Fire Chief Rick Ezell" Asst. Chief Baldridge related that any donations to exceed the $60(}.0() needed to offset the cost of materials will be donated to the American Heart Association" ANNOUNCEMENTS: "OPEN FORUM" Mayor Swaim related that directly frllowing the City Council • Meeting an "OPEN FORUM" is would be held by the Parks & Recrea- tion Department in regard to the new Community Center, 1 4 lan CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 1993 7:00 F.M. - 7:20 P.M. ADJOURNMENT: Alderman Wilson moved, seconded by Alderman Fletcher to Adjourn at approximately 7:20 p.m. MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully, r � 2 , pA Lu a M. 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