The regular meeting of the
Carthage City Council was held
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Fleming to approve the meeting minutes of
Mayor Nightingale reported on
the Sept 22nd meeting with property owners on
Mayor Nightingale requested
the appointment of Judy Cramer on the Kibbee Museum Board; to fill Virginia
Allison’s vacated position. Motion was made by Alderman Walker, seconded by
Fleming. All six Aldermen voted “yes”.
Attorney Glidden has documents
to file on ordinance violations for Bruce Woodside, John Streator and David
Klossing’s properties. A warrant for Kurt Neff’s arrest is being issued, for
failure to appear in court twice.
Bud Wear will take the new
dump truck back to
Mayor Nightingale reported
that the landfill project had been started. The perforated pipe broke as the
drilling company was nearing completion of the task. They will insert another
pipe along side the current one at their expense. Additionally Rees
Construction is beginning the digging work this week.
The Council discussed
Halloween Trick or Treat and set it for October 31st from
Alderman Smith reported that
the company representative for the tornado siren is investigating warranty
coverage for damage that occurred during the last storm.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Duffy to approve ordinance 2006-7 authorizing a contract
between the City and Warren Johnson for the purchase of 105 acres of land
adjacent to the landfill. All six Aldermen voted “yes”.
Mayor Nightingale and
Treasurer Lunt solicited four bids from local financial institutions. Marine
Trust Bank & Trust Co. was the lowest bidder of a 10 year loan @ 4.7% for
the necessary $284,000.00. Annual payments will be $36,250.32. There will be no
penalty for early payment of the loan.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Duffy to approve the loan terms as stated. All six Aldermen
voted “yes”.
Brenda Pyatt reported that the
WIRC is going to have an informational meeting at City Hall on Thursday, Sept
29th regarding the potential home renovation grants for low-income
residents. Applications for this grant
need to be submitted by the end of October.
There will be a special
meeting of the Council on October 18th to discuss TIF
districts.
Motion was made by Alderman
Fleming, seconded by Bentzinger to accept the one bid for the
Alderman Fleming informed the
Council of a request from Robert Fecht for the Cub Scouts to utilize the lot
adjacent to City Hall, October 13th from
Motion was made by Alderman
Fleming, seconded by Smith to approve a work order change for $5895.64 in the
WL Miller overlay project. All six Aldermen voted “yes”.
Motion was made by Alderman
Fleming, seconded by Smith to retain 5% of the final payment to WL Miller, and
pay the $103,703.52 from the Motor Fuel Fund for the completed Adams, Madison
and Walnut Streets projects. All six Aldermen voted “yes”.
The Boy Scouts will stripe the
new roads and the parking stripes on the
Mayor Nightingale reported
that in 1992 some underground tanks were removed behind the library. There was
no ground testing done at that time. The EPA still has them in their records.
A Company has contacted Mayor
Nightingale with a proposal to manage this project. Because of some insurance
the City has, the maximum cost would be $10,000.00 for this project.
There is no money budgeted
this year. Mayor Nightingale suggested Patrick Engineering might also be able
to manage this project. This is something to be investigated at some later
date.
Alderman Fleming reported the
progress of the
Motion was made by Alderman
Smith at
Executive Session adjourned at
Motion was made by Alderman
Smith, seconded by Fleming to allow Police Chief Waddell to manage personnel
issues as discussed. All six Aldermen voted “yes”.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Duffy to adjourn at
Katherine Graham
City Clerk