The Regular Meeting of the
Carthage City Council was held
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Fleming to approve the June 27th meeting
minutes. All present Aldermen answered “aye”.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Fleming to approve the July 5th, special-meeting
minutes. All present Aldermen answered “aye”.
Mark Harrison addressed the
Council requesting alley closure for a dance band on August 26th. The Council had granted permission for this
event to occur in June, but bad weather prevented it.
Motion was made by Alderman
Fleming, seconded by
Mayor Nightingale reported
that the expected $85,000 for the jurisdiction transfer from IDOT for a section
of highway 136, will be delayed until highway 336 can
be completed in that section. The funds are now expected in November.
Mayor Nightingale reported
that the City had received exemption from hiring another policeman for the COPS
in school grant. The City had been waiting for a response since November of
last year.
A requirement of the original
grant, received 4 years ago, required the City to hire a policeman for at least
one year following completion.
Mayor Nightingale reported
that Rod Clark has requested an official offer from the City for the library
building. He will take the offer to the library board meeting on the 17th.
After much discussion, motion
was made by Alderman Walker, seconded by Smith to have the Mayor attend the
next meeting and offer up to $2500.00 for the building. All five Aldermen voted
“yes”.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Fleming to approve the budgetary report for June. All five
Aldermen voted “yes”.
Attorney Glidden is working
with PSBA on the flood insurance ordinance.
Glidden reported that he had
filed the tax exemption documents for the Warren Johnson property purchased
last year.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by Fleming to approve Ordinance 2006-10 on the route
336-corridor plan. All five Aldermen voted “yes”.
Motion was made by Alderman
Smith, seconded by
Alderman Smith reported that
the Safety Committee is investigating the possibility of placing a “no parking”
sign on the south side of
Alderman Smith reported that
all the supplies are in for the dry fire hydrant project.
The back up generator from
Mendon has not arrived yet. Brian Vance will pick it up on his next trip to
that area. The $1500 will come out of the General Fund, Civil Defense
Department.
Alderman Neally reported that
the public property committee suggested holding the upgrade on the “exit” signs
in City Hall, pending the potential building change.
Motion was made by Alderman
Walker, seconded by
Alderman Fleming reported that
the water department is purchasing 40,000 gallons per day from
Motion was made by Alderman
Fleming, seconded by Neally to approve the purchase of a small saw for the
Street Department for $210.00. All five Aldermen voted “yes”.
Motion was made by Alderman
Fleming, seconded by
Discussion of unsightly
properties resulted in a recommendation to start citing violators. Alderman
Fleming will contact Codes Enforcer, Ron Schulz with this decision.
Brenda Pyatt reported that the
Highway Impact Grant is completed. It was a $50,000 grant, with a $12,500 match
from the City.
The senior housing project to
be located next to City hall has been awarded to Housewright Construction. The
final plans are being sent to HUD for approval now. Construction should start
sometime this fall.
The housing rehab grant has
been awarded to five families. Two families are pending, as the housing needs
exceeded the $34,000 limit. Should these families elect to participate, they
would need to take out a loan through the USDA for the excess expenses. Up to
four more families could be eligible for this program.
Motion
to adjourn at
Katherine Graham
City Clerk