M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
Call to Order: The
regular meeting of Mayor and Council of
Invocation: The invocation was given by Councilman Lord
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
Present: Present were Mayor Charles Hall, Councilmen
David Halcome, Wesley Lord, Donald Judson and Councilwoman Debbie Youmans.
Also
present were City Manager William Werner, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg,
Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson and City Attorney Jack
Hancock.
Approval of minutes: Mr. Lord made a motion to approve the
minutes of the regular meeting of
Ms.
Youmans asked that the minutes reflect on page 1, Mr. Judson asked if he was
not present at a meeting, should he vote on the minutes.
Voting
for the motion and amendment was unanimous.
Recess: Mayor
Hall recessed the meeting to hold a public hearing.
Public Hearing: Mayor Hall opened the Public Hearing to receive
comments on the request to rezone a 2.763 acre parcel located on
Mayor
Hall asked if there was anyone present to speak in favor of this rezoning
request. Mr. Jerry Evans, petitioner of
the property, was present to answer any questions.
Mayor
Hall asked if there was anyone present to speak in opposition to this
request. No one was present.
Mayor
Hall closed the public hearing and reconvened the meeting.
Request to rezone Request was made to rezone a 2.763
acre of land
from C-1 to L-I: C-1 General Commercial to L-I Light Industrial.
Mr.
Lord made a motion to approve the rezoning, seconded by Mr. Judson. Voting for
the motion was unanimous.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution
Final Plat Approval: requesting authorization for the City
Manager to sign a Final Plat as approval of the City Council of Forest Park for
the subdivision of a commercial development.
Mr.
Halcome made a motion to approve the Resolution requesting authorization for
the City Manager to sign a Final Plat as approval of the City Council of Forest
Park for the subdivision of a commercial development, seconded by Mr.
Lord. Voting for the motion was
unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance to
amend the Code of Ordinances, specifically Title 2, Chapter 1, Article A,
Section 2-1-1 “Time and date of meetings” by deleting section 2-1-1 (a) in its
entirety and to enact a new Title 2, Chapter 1 Meetings of Governing Body,
Section 2-1-1, Time and Date of Meetings; to establish a new meeting schedule
for the City Council; and to amend Section 2-1-3 “Agenda” by adding thereto
Subsection (b); to repeal conflicting laws, ordinances; to provide severability; to provide an effective date;
and for other purposes.
Mr.
Judson stated he opposed this Ordinance because it could restrict candidates
who have jobs from running for office since this Ordinance adds another meeting
to be held at
Mr.
Lord made a motion to table the Ordinance until a work session could be held to
discuss this along with other rules of council, seconded by Ms. Youmans.
Ms.
Youmans requested a roll call vote:
Ms.
Youmans - yes
Mr.
Halcome - yes
Mr.
Judson - no
Mr.
Lord - yes
The
motion carried.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution to
Public Comment establish rules of Procedures for the Public
Period: Comment
Period During the City of
Mr.
Lord made a motion to table this Ordinance until a work session could be held
to discuss all rules of council.
Mr.
Judson stated he felt they should go ahead with this Resolution since this is
what the public asked for.
Ms.
Youmans seconded the motion with the amendment that Council specify
a specific time to have the Work Session and it be tabled until the next
agenda. Mr. Lord accepted the amendment.
Voting
for the motion and amendment were Ms. Youmans, Mr. Judson and Mr. Lord. Voting
against the motion was Mr. Halcome. The
motion carried.
Comment Period: Mr. Roy Lunsford spoke in reference to the Resolution
concerning the public comment period and the ordinance to change the meeting
dates.
Mr.
Zonnie Jones spoke concerning trucks on his street,
speed limits and asked the time be moved up.
It was pointed out that the sign says
Mr.
Lord asked that the City Manager look into updating the microphone system in
the Council Chambers because the citizens were unable to hear them.
Ms.
Youmans welcomed Mr. Judson back from the hospital and thanked everyone for
coming.
Adjournment: Mr. Lord made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr.
Halcome. Voting for the motion was
unanimous.
The
meeting adjourned at