MINUTES OF A MEETING OF
THE CLARKSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL
HELD ON JANUARY 29, 2008

A meeting of the Clarksville Town Council was called to order on January 29, 2008, at 7:30 P.M. in the meeting room of the Clarksville Municipal Center Administration Building by Council President Paul Kraft, who chaired the meeting.

Council members present:   Paul Kraft, Vicki Appleby, Greg Isgrigg, Raymond Richert, Donald Tetley, Bob Popp and David Fisher.  Council members absent:  None.   Also present at the meeting: Fire Chief Robert Hansford, Captain Dale Able, Street Commissioner Donald Hansford, Town Engineer Tom Clevidence, Dorothea Leuthart representing the Wastewater Billing Office, Mike Otto representing the Town’s wastewater treatment facility management firm, Redevelopment Director Rick Dickman, Planning Consultant Sharon Wilson, Parks Superintendent Brian Kaluzny, Building Inspector Bob Polston, Administrative Assistant Patricia Fraser, Town Attorney Chris Sturgeon, Clerk-Treasurer Gary Hall and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Anita Elliott.

Recognition…  Council Member Donald Tetley presented Thomas E. Selmer, Sr. a plaque in recognition of serving thirteen years on the Redevelopment Commission.  Also recognized were Ray and Lynn Lewis for ten years of service in the Sister City Association.

Approval of Minutes…  A motion was made by Council Member Fisher to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the council held on December 25, 2007 and the minutes of the regular meeting of the council held on January 2, 2008.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Isgrigg and carried by unanimous vote.

Request for Fill Permit…  Tabled.

Approval for Additional Street Lights in the Hunter Trace Condominiums Project…  Administrative Assistant Patricia Fraser presented a letter from Hunter Trace Homeowners Association stating that the association will incur the cost of equipment and installation of two additional street lights in the Hunter Trace Condominiums project.  Council Member Richert made a motion to approve the request for the two additional street lights.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Fisher and carried by unanimous vote.

Approval of Resolution 2008-R-01 Declaring the River Falls Mall Area an Economic Revitalization Area…  Attorney Keith Pulliam of Lorch & Naville came before the council representing General Growth Properties in connection with the request for the River Falls Mall area to be declared an economic revitalization area.  Following the presentation of Resolution 2008-R-01 declaring the River Falls Mall Area an Economic Revitalization area, it was determined that a window of ten years be included in the resolution from the date of adoption. A motion was made by Council Member Tetley to approve Resolution 2008-R-01 with the limit of 10 years and taking it to the Economic Development Commission and the Redevelopment Commission for approval.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Richert and carried by unanimous vote.

Update on Stormwater Master Plan…  Mr. Steve Hall of Fuller Mossbarger Scott and May Engineering and Mr. Jorge Lanz of Jacobi, Toombs and Lanz Engineering came before the council with current updated information on the stormwater master plan project, reporting that most of the survey and field assessments have been completed in the areas that were included in the master plan.  The council was also informed that a report is to be drafted by the end of February to identify the solutions and propose an action plan to determine implementation.

Approval of Contracts with Attorneys Rebecca Lockard and Christopher Sturgeon…  Following the presentation of a proposed contract between the Town of Clarksville and Rebecca Lockard for professional attorney services during 2008 dealing with Planning/Zoning, Stormwater, Wastewater, Technical Review Committee and minor litigations in the amount of $125.00 per hour and a proposed contract between the Town of Clarksville Christopher Sturgeon for all other legal services for the Town in calendar year 2008 in the amount of $125.00 per hour, a motion was made by Council Member Richert to accept the attorney contracts for 2008.  The motion was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg and carried by unanimous vote.

Approval of Ordinance 2008-SW-01…  Following the presentation of Ordinance 2008-SW-01 amending ordinance 2004-SW-03 fixing a schedule of rates and charges to be collected by the Town of Clarksville from users and owners of property served by the Stormwater utility, Attorney Lockard recommended that the council continue with the same amounts for rates and charges but to amend Section 3(a) of ordinance 2004-SW-03 to read for the period from January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2010.  A motion was made by Council Member Isgrigg that the proposed ordinance be introduced for adoption.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Richert.  A motion was made by Council Member Isgrigg that the proposed ordinance 2008-SW-01 be considered for adoption on its first reading at this meeting.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Fisher and carried by unanimous vote.  A motion was made by Council Member Isgrigg that Ordinance 2008-SW-01 be adopted.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Fisher and carried by unanimous vote.

Miscellaneous Business…  Wastewater billing officer manager Dorothea Leuthart reported that the GIS computer system in her office had crashed last Friday but that it was currently up and running and bills should go out no later that this Friday.

Planning consultant Sharon Wilson reported that a check in the amount of $80,000.00 was received and deposited into the non-reverting fund that was established for developers along the Broadway Corridor. 

Meeting Recessed at 8:01 P.M.…  Council Member Fisher notified the council that a recess was needed to conduct a joint work session that was scheduled with the Redevelopment Commission.   A motion was made by Council Member Fisher to recess this meeting, the motion was seconded by Council Member Isgrigg  and recessed at 8:01 P.M.

(Clerk-Treasurer’s Note:  The joint work session between the Clarksville Town Council and the Clarksville Redevelopment Commission began at 8:10 P.M. and recessed at 8:40 P.M. and the regular meeting of January 29, 2008 then reconvened at 8:41 P.M.).

MINUTES OF THE RECONVENED MEETING
 OF THE CLARKSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL
 HELD ON JANUARY 29, 2008

January 29, 2008 Council Meeting Reconvened at 8:41 P.M. – Approval of Appraisal of Property…  After reconvening the council meeting following the joint work session with the Redevelopment Commission where the possibility of doing a study proposal for potential sale of public property located at 2000 Broadway was discussed, a motion was made by Council Member Fisher to approve the appraisal process of the Municipal Center and the Eastern Boulevard location and to also include the Fire Station in the appraisal process. The motion was seconded by Council Member Appleby.  Council Member Popp disagreed stating he felt it should only include the Municipal Center property and the Eastern Boulevard location.  Following further discussion Council Member Fisher amended his motion to exclude the appraisal of the Fire Station.  Council Member Popp seconded the amended motion.  The motion was passed by a majority vote, with Council Members Fisher, Isgrigg, Appleby and Richert voting in favor of the motion to approve the appraisal process with Council Members Popp, Tetley and Kraft opposing. 

Approval of Claims…  Accounts payable registers presented for approval consisted of Town pre-approved claims issued 1/3/08 through 1/28/08 in the amount of $260,434.09, Town and Wastewater utility gross payroll issued 1/18/08 in the amount of $261,633.52, Town current claims numbered from zero through 86 in the amount of $89,957.67, Wastewater utility pre-approved claims issued 1/10/08 through 1/28/08 in the amount of $18,017.15 and Wastewater utility current claims numbered one through 19 in the amount of $254,752.99.  A motion was made by Council Member Isgrigg to approve the accounts payable registers presented.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Richert and carried by unanimous vote.

Adjournment…   There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, on a motion made by Council Member Richert, seconded by Council Member Popp and carried by unanimous vote the January 29, 2008 meeting of the Clarksville Town Council was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.

Approved March 11, 2008
Clarksville Town Council