STATE OF
CITY OF
The City Council of the City of Rainbow City, Alabama, met in a regular session at City Hall at 6:30 p.m., and upon roll call by the City Clerk, Barbara T. Wester, the following members answered present:
Terry John Calhoun, Mayor
Council members:
Cora Kelly
Bobby McCartney
Lloyd Matthews
Bryan Stone, absent
Kris Cornutt, absent
The same constituting a quorum of the City Council, the following business was transacted.
1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Calhoun.
2. Invocation was given by Mayor Calhoun.
3. Mayor Calhoun led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
4. Mayor Calhoun presented the minutes of February 26, 2007 for review and asked if there were any corrections, additions, or deletions. There being none, Lloyd Matthews moved and Bobby McCartney seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
5. Mayor Calhoun stated that the clerk opened bids for the fencing of the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex at 6:00 p.m. Two (2) bids were received. Siberton Fence Company had a bid of $135,084.00, and Gadsden Fence Company had a bid of $166,642.00. Bobby McCartney moved and Cora Kelly seconded the motion to award the bid to the low bidder, Siberton Fence Company. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
6. Mayor Calhoun stated that he received in the mail today, the paperwork for him to sign to get the grant from the Department of Land and Water Conservation. The amount of the grant is $50,000.00, and will be applied to the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex.
7. Mayor Calhoun stated that the Trans Am (Police Department) was put on govdeals.com and sold for $3800.00. Chief Ragan requested that the budget be amended to apply $113.00 monthly to the payment of $825.00 for the rest of the year, totaling $791.00, to the purchase of the SUV’s for the Detective Department. The rest of the money, $3,009.00 will be used for video cameras for the police cars. Cora Kelly moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to grant this request. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
8. Mayor Calhoun asked the council to give him the authority to sign a lease/purchase agreement with the Ford Motor Credit Company for the purchase of two (2) Hyundai Santa Fe SUV’s for the Detective Department. Bobby McCartney moved and Cora Kelly seconded the motion for the mayor to sign the contract. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
9. Mayor Calhoun asked the council to appoint Kevin Conklin as the City’s NIMS Coordinator. (National Incident Management System). Mayor Calhoun stated that if anything happens in a city, (disaster of any sort) a coordinator has to be in place for the City to receive a grant. The coordinator has to keep up the paperwork pertaining to the disaster. Cora Kelly moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to appoint Kevin as the City’s coordinator. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
10. Mayor Calhoun asked the council to accept the resignation of Carolyn Beecham from the Board of Adjustment and to appoint J. R. Martin to serve in her place. Bobby McCartney moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to accept Carolyn’s resignation and appoint Mr. Martin. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
11. Mayor Calhoun asked that the minutes show that the monthly departmental reports were presented.
12. Mayor Calhoun presented the following items from the library as surplus:
Server—serial #10597, Pentium II, 266 MHz, Windows NT, keyboard (keys stick), and speakers. Hard drives removed, monitor and mouse not included. Server—serial #11103. Windows server 32000, Pentium III, 600 MHz, keyboard (keys Stick), and speakers. Hard drives removed, monitor and mouse not included. One office desk chair (stained). One rocking chair (broken). Cora Kelly moved and Bobby McCartney seconded the motion to have Officer Rick put these items on govdeals.com. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
13. Mayor Calhoun presented a full page ad from the Messenger Newspaper in the amount of $400.00 to advertise the Easter Egg Hunt in their annual coloring book contest. Lloyd Matthews moved and Cora Kelly seconded the motion to purchase the ad. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
14. Linda Johnson, Gadsden Times appeared before the council requesting the council purchase a quarter page color ad in the paper and a half page ad in the online guide for $744.90 announcing the 2nd Annual Alabama Chocolate Festival. Lloyd Matthews moved and Bobby McCartney seconded the motion to purchase the ad. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
15. Mr. Allan Cosby appeared
before the council on behalf of
16. Lloyd Matthews discussed the litter problem on Hwy 77 and Hwy 411. He stated the Sheriff’s Department is helping clean Hwy 77 and 411. Discussion followed. Cora Kelly stated she has been talking with Cheryl Owens concerning new members for the Beautification Board. Discussion followed.
17. Cora Kelly moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to post a job for police officer for seven days, and close the posting on Monday, March 19, at 2:00 P. M. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
18. Bobby McCartney stated he has been talking to Mr. Strickland from ADECA about a grant for a walking trail. The match is 80/20. He is hoping for $125,000.00. The City will pay 20% of this amount and will need a master plan. Bobby and his committee met with Jill Albert about handling the paperwork for this plan. He stated to hire her to prepare the plan will be $4,000.00. Mr. Strickland recommended Ms. Albert handle this plan. The trail will be located at the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex. Discussion followed. Bobby McCartney moved and Cora Kelly seconded the motion to hire Ms. Albert to draw up the master plan. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
There being no further business to come before the council at this time, Cora Kelly made a motion to adjourn.
Time Adjourned: 7:00 P. M.
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Barbara T. Wester, City Clerk/Treasurer
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Terry John Calhoun, Mayor