M I N U T E S

WORK SESSION OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Call to Order: The Work Session of Mayor and Council of February 1, 2010 was called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at 6:00 p.m.

Present: Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilwomen Linda Lord, Maudie McCord and Brandee-Karen Williams.

Also present were City Manager John Parker, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Director of Public Works Mike Gippert, Colonel Tommy Orr, Director of Support Service Christine Terrell, Deputy Director of Recreation and Leisure Services Sharon Smith, Deputy Chief Matt Jackson, Management Analyst Angela Redding and City Attorney Joe Harris.

Agenda items: There was no discussion concerning agenda items.

Mr. Parker commented on the Waste Management Contract. He suggested the Council go ahead and extend the existing contract and this would give Council time to hold public hearings and make a decision and move forward. He stated by extending the contract, the City can still terminate the contract at any time with a 90 day notice. It was the consensus of Council to renew the contract to give them more time.

Mr. Parker discussed the meeting held on Saturday concerning plasma gasification and asked Council if they were ready to move forward. He explained the next step would be contacting companies and getting specific information from them, putting together an RFP and go out for bids. After evaluating and selecting a company, the City would then move forward. A majority of Council agreed to move forward.

Mr. Harris stated the Adult Entertainment Ordinance will be coming up for a vote soon. He stated it must be advertised at least 15 days prior to the public hearing so a date will need to be set soon.

Mr. Parker stated the City is in the process of doing a Master Plan for Parks and Recreation which will also include recreation property on Fort Gillem. H stated this plan is being prepared by Archway and should be completed by the end of the summer. A questionnaire was handed out to help prepare this Master Plan.

Adjournment: Ms. Lord made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Williams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.