SEPTEMBER MEETING 9/10/07
ROLL CALL: PRESENT: MAYOR CURTIS LANE, ALDERMEN JOHN BARRY, FRANK BELL, NICK EDWARDS, PERRY LANE, CHERYL SMITH, AND JERRY SMITH..
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. PRAYER BY MAYOR LANE.
MINUTES OF THREE AUGUST MEETINGS WERE READ AND APPROVED AFTER SOME DISCUSSION TO CLARIFY THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A LETTER WOULD BE MAILED ASKING CITIZENS TO CALL THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH ANY CALLS FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE. CHIEF RYAN SAID THAT THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WOULD BE BETTER ABLE TO DISPATCH GRAND JUNCTION OFFICERS BECAUSE OF BETTER RADIO SIGNALS.
BILLS PAYABLE WERE READ AND APPROVED ON A MOTION MADE BY BARRY AND SECONDED BY BELL.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS: ALL ROUTINE.
MAYOR LANE ANNOUNCED A STATE GRANT AWARDED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,500.
ALDERMEN REPORTS:
EDWARDS LISTED PROPERTIES THAT NEEDED ATTENTION. THE MAYOR ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE LIST AND SAID HE WOULD CONTACT THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
CHERYL SMITH ANNOUNCED THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE WILL BE OCT. 6. SHE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
BELL WILL MEET WITH PARK VOLUNTEERS TO GET STARTED ON SPREADING MULCH.
JERRY SMITH: FIRE DEPT. AUXILIARY PLANS TO SELL HOUSE NUMBERS. FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED TO 13 CALLS LAST MONTH.
MOTION BY P. LANE TO PASS THE CURFEW ORDINANCE ON THE THIRD AND FINAL READING. SECONDED BY JERRY SMITH. ROLL CALL VOTE. ALL VOTED AYE. MOTION PASSED.
MOTION BY P. LANE TO PASS PIT BULL ORDINANCE ON THE THIRD AND FINAL READING. SECONDED BY BELL. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY ON A ROLL CALL VOTE.
BIDS WERE OPENED ON SURPLUS CITY PROPERTY, AS FOLLOWS:
1992 WHITE 4-DOOR CHEVROLET CORSICA
LARRY WATKINS 100.00
RAY EARNEST 77.50
1987 4-DOOR PONTIAC STATION WAGON
LARRY WATKINS 151.00
RAY EARNEST 250.50
1995 BLACK 4-DOOR FORD CROWN VIC POLICE VEHICLE
LARRY WATKINS 301.00
RAY EARNEST 185.00
CORTEZ SMITH 500.00
1995 WHITE 4-DOOR FORD CROWN VIC POLICE VEHICLE
LARRY WATKINS 151.00
RAY EARNEST 65.00
1967 PUMPER WITH A DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE, 1500 GPM PUMP
LARRY WATKINS 351.00
1992 DODGE D350 1-TON SERVICE TRUCK WITH WORK BED
LARRY WATKINS 475.00
RAY EARNEST 300.50
1973 GMC WORK TRUCK WITH DUMP BED
LARRY WATKINS 801.00
RAY EARNEST 800.00
TORO LAWN MOWER
LARRY WATKINS 50.00
RAY EARNEST 90.50
HERMAN HAYES 110.00
TANKS ON A SKID
CECIL WILSON 158.00
2 FUEL TANKS
LARRY WATKINS 50.00
RAY EARNEST 71.00
RED TRUCK FRAMES
RAY EARNEST 55.50
IT WAS DECIDED BY COMMON CONSENT TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE’S BIDS:
CECIL WILSON: TANKS
RAY EARNEST: FUEL TANKS AND TRUCK FRAMES
LARRY WATKINS: GMC DUMP TRUCK, DODGE TRUCK, FIRE TRUCK
HERMAN HAYES: LAWN MOWER
ALL BIDS ON THE POLICE VEHICLES WILL BE REJECTED AS TOO LOW AND INSTEAD THE CARS WILL BE SENT TO BOLIVAR TO BE AUCTIONED.
MAYOR LANE SAID THERE HAD BEEN A REQUEST FROM MARCIA WILLIAMS WITH HEADSTART THAT THEY BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A CAR SHOW AT THE CITY PARK TO RAISE FUNDS.
MOTION BY PERRY LANE TO TABLE UNTIL OCTOBER MEETING. SECOND BY CHERYL SMITH. ALL VOTED AYE ON A VOICE VOTE AND SO ORDERED. MAYOR LANE WILL TALK TO CITY ATTORNEY BEFORE THEN.
CITIZEN CONCERNS:
STEVE YOUNG ASKED ABOUT AN UNOPENED CITY STREET THAT HE HAS BEEN MAINTAINING NEXT TO HIS PROPERTY. HE WANTS TO EXPAND HIS HOUSE THERE. MAYOR LANE SAID THE BOARD WOULD TABLE THE ISSUE UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
MAYOR LANE EXPLAINED SOME EXPANDED AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITES FOR THE ALDERMEN:
PERRY LANE WILL WORK WITH DEPT. HEADS ON BUDGET, JERRY SMITH WILL KEEP AN EYE ON CITY BUILDINGS, FRANK BELL WILL KEEP BUSY ON THE PARK, JOHN BARRY WILL INSTITUTE A YARD OF THE QUARTER PROGRAM , NICK EDWARDS WILL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND CHERYL SMITH WILL WORK ON THE TENNESSEE LITTER CAMPAIGN AND THE NEWSLETTER.
MAYOR RECORDER