M I N U T E S

 

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR & COUNCIL OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:                 The regular meeting of Mayor and Council of September 19, 2005 was called to order by Mayor Charles Hall at 7:00 p.m.

 

Invocation:                     The invocation was given by Mayor Hall followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

 

Present:                         Mayor Charles Hall, Mayor Pro-tem H. H. Estes, Councilmen David Halcome, Wesley Lord, Donald Judson and Councilwoman Debbie Youmans.

 

                                      Also present were City Manager William Werner, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Fire Chief Eddie Buckholts, Captain Matt Jackson and City Attorney Jack Hancock.

 

Approval of minutes:      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of August 30th, the Special Meeting of September 1st, the Special Meeting of September 6th and the Regular Meeting of September 6th, seconded by Mr. Lord.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans asked since she was not present at a meeting, should she vote on the minutes.

 

                                      Mr. Hancock stated unless you have listened to the tape or some other method of verifying what took place, then it would be difficult to approve.

 

                                      Mr. Estes withdrew his motion.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of August 30, 2005, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of September 1, 2005, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of September 6, 2005, seconded by Mr. Lord.

 

                                      Ms. Youmans requested a roll call vote:

 

Ms. Youmans-                abstain because she was not present at the meeting    

Mr. Halcome -                yes

Mr. Estes -                     yes

Mr. Judson -                  abstain because he was not present at the meeting

Mr. Lord -                       yes

 

The motion carried.

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes

of the regular meeting of Mayor and Council of 

September 6, 2005, seconded by Mr. Lord.

 

Mr. Hancock referenced the appointment of Steve

Brumlow in the Sept. 6th minutes explaining a motion and second was never made.  It was his recommendation in order to avoid any questions regarding his authority to serve, either amend the agenda and place it back on the agenda or hold another meeting.     

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to suspend the rules to add an item, seconded by Mr. Judson. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to appoint Ms. Agnes Martin and Mr. Steve Brumlow to serve on the Architectural Design Review Board for a three year term, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of Mayor and Council of September 6th, seconded by Mr. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Recognition of               Chief Eddie Buckholts introduced the graduates

CERT:                            of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and presented each with a certificate.

 

Ordinance -                   Request was made to consider an Ordinance by

Donation to                   the City Council of the City of Forest Park

Salvation Army:             authorizing the donation of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to the Salvation Army for Hurricane Katrina Survivors; to authorize the funds to be paid from various accounts; and for other purposes.    

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Lord.

 

Mr. Lord requested a roll call vote.

 

Ms. Youmans -                          yes

Mr. Halcome -                           yes

Mr. Estes -                                yes

Mr. Judson -                             yes

Mr. Lord -                                 yes, and he thanked Councilman Judson for bringing it to their attention.      

The motion carried.

 

 

Ordinance to                  Request was made to consider an Ordinance by  

Donate to Red Cross:     Councilwoman Debbie Youmans of the City of Forest Park authorizing the donation of one thousand ($1,000) dollars to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Survivors; to authorize the funds to be paid from Ward 2 Projects; Line Item 100-20-1110-52-3908; and for other purposes.                            

Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Judson.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Ordinance to donate      Request was made to consider an Ordinance by

To Forest Park                the City of Forest Park authorizing the donation

High School                   of ($500) five hundred dollars to the Forest Park

Orchestra:                      High School Band to aid in the sponsorship of a high school band competition; to authorize the funds to be paid from Line Item 100-20-1110-52-1104; and for other purposes.

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Resolution to change     Request was made to consider a Resolution

Polling place:                 pursuant to City Charter Section 2-2-5 to change the City of Forest Park’s polling place from 745 Forest Parkway, City Hall, to the Forest Park Recreational Center located at 803 Forest Parkway; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.   

 

Mayor Hall stated this change is based on approval of the Department of Justice. 

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Mr. Halcome.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Ordinance – contract    Request was made to consider an Ordinance by

with EDAW, Inc.            the City Council of the City of Forest Park authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with EDAW, Inc. to provide professional planning services for the Farmers Market Transportation Improvement Study and Master Plan project in an amount not to exceed three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000); to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

   

                                     Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Lord.

 

                                     Mr. Estes called for the question. Voting was unanimous.

 

                                     Voting for the Ordinance was unanimous.

 

Comment Period by      Mr. Robert Street spoke about city vehicles and

Public:                           the use of satellite tracking systems, placing the budget on the internet and scheduling public meetings.

 

                                     Mr. Lunsford asked Mayor Hall to sponsor legislation to move the public comment period back to after approval of the minutes.

 

                                     Mr. Frank Brandon introduced himself and informed the audience he was a candidate for Council, Ward 2.

 

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

 

                                     The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.