07.21.1998 Town Council Minutesm
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1998
CITY HALL -109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
IHQSEPRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN, RLPH BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE, LARRY
TRACEY, JANET PHILLIPS, AND CHARLES NISWANGER.
CALLJ'O ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER,
RICHARD BASS -WITH HOPE LUMBER COMPANY -G[ AN71" FOR STREET.
WATER/ SEWER LINE: HOPE LUMBER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE
RISK OF GRANT AS FAR AS EMPLOYEES ARE CONCERNED, AND HAVE TO
PAY BACK.
RALPH BOYER SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY NOT BACK THE GRANT AND
TAKE THAT MONEY AND DO WHAT WE CAN WITH IT ON CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT.
JIM DUNMIRE SAID THE E.D.C. CAN GUARENTEE THE GRANT OR PUT THE
MONEY TOWARD THE WATER, SEWER, AND STREET.
IF THE CITY OR E.D.C. GUARENTEES THIS, IT IS AN INTEREST FREE LOAN,
NOT HAVING TO BE PAID BACK FOR THREE YEARS. THIS WOULD
CONSTRUCT A 8" WATER LINE, 12" SEWER LINE AND A 4 LANE CONCRETE
STREET AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $241,000.00
HOPE WILL DO ALL OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY WILL
TAKE ALL COSTUAL RISK.
1. HOPE IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY FOR STUDENTS SINCE 60 OF
THEIR TRUCKS WILL BE IN AND OUT OF THERE DAILY, PASSING BY THE
HIGH SCHOOL.
2. WANTS DON DOZIER'S PROPERTY CLEANED UP BEFORE THEY COMMIT
TO THIS. 2.2 MIL. FACILITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE MATTER, AND GIVE HIM ANSWERS
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
GEN�I'L�, EEK ES A I S - FINAL PLAT: TIM MORRIS REPORTED THAT
ALL THE WORK HE REQUESTED TO BE DONE IS BEING DONE. TIM
RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY SIGN AND RECORD THE FINAL PLAT,
MOTION MADE BY JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO
SIGN AND RECORD THE FINAL PLAT, MOTION CARRIED.
DAVID WHITZIT WITH HUIE CONSTRUCTION WANTS TO SUBTRACT THE
$25,000 FEE FOR PARKS AND THE TAP FEES FROM WHAT THEY OWE THE
CITY, INSTEAD OF WRITING A CHECK,
THE CITY IS LEAVING ALL OF THIS OPEN SINCE DAVID WHITZIT OFFERED
TO BUILD A BALL FIELD INSTEAD OF PAYING THE CITY THE $25,000.00.
CONSJDER,ATION AND AC"t'lON UPON ROAD PROJEC'I'S TO BE CONSIDERED
IN 1999.BONDTROGRAM: MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND
SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING CO`tNTY
ROADS; 48, 4, 27, 78, 80,122, 3, 79, 74, 49, 5 AND 73 TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE
1999 BOND PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED
DISCUSSION ON WATER s'rA'j'US FOR CITY:THE CITY IS STILL IN GOOD
SHAPE ON WATER AND EXPECTS NO RESTRICTIONS.
DIS!CUS%(LN AND MCAMON QN,j[:El ll� LLAR AMOUNTFOR PA IF
NOT 5% OF ACERAGE: MOTION MADE BY LARRY TRACEY AND
SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO SET AN AMOUNT OF $12,500 PER ACRE
FOR 5% OF DEVELOPMENT IN LEIU OF DONATING LAND IN ALL NEW SUB-
DIVISIONS.
APP OINTMENTOF BUDGETCOMMIT"I'EEFOR 1998-1999: LARRY TRACEY,
JIM DUNMIRE, AND JANET PHILLIPS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE BUDGET
COMMI 1'E
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