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City Council Meeting Minutes
December 21, 2005
Jacksonville, Alabama




The Mayor and Council of the City of Jacksonville, Alabama met in a rescheduled regular session on Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall Annex No.1.  Mayor Johnny L. Smith called the meeting to order.  Upon roll call, the following members were present:  Mayor Smith, and Council Members George L. Areno, Charles E. Notar, and Jeff L. Shelton.  Council Members Jerry T. Parris and Sandra F. Sudduth were absent.  The City Clerk was present.  The City Attorney was present.  The Finance Director was present.

A motion was made by Council Member Areno, seconded by Council Member Shelton, to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting of December 12, 2005, and to approve them as distributed to each Council Member.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas: All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

The Mayor asked for corrections or additions to the agenda.  There was one.
Add Item 9A:      Consider action to approve specifications and authorize bids to be received in the office of the Finance Director until 9:30 a.m. on January 10, 2006 for the purchase of gasoline and diesel fuel for the City Fuel Center, Bid No. 06-1.

A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Shelton, to adopt the agenda as amended.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENTS.  The Mayor asked for comments concerning current agenda items.   There were none.

ORDINANCE 459:  AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 447, SECTION V.  REASONABLE DISTANCE.  A motion was made by Council Member Shelton, seconded by Council Member Areno, to adopt Ordinance 459, to amend Ordinance No. 447, Section V.  Reasonable Distance, changing the distance from 25 ft to 10 ft.  (Ordinance received First Reading at December 12th meeting.)  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  Mayor Smith and Council Members Areno and Shelton; Nays:  Council Member Notar.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.  A copy of Ordinance 459 is made part of the Minutes.

RULE SUSPENSION:  PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 285, LICENSE RATE SCHEDULES, SCHEDULE E.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Areno to suspend the rules for immediate consideration of an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 285, License Rate Schedules, Schedule E.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:
Yeas: Mayor Smith
Council Member Areno
Council Member Notar
Council Member Jeff Shelton		 Nays:

Absent:		 None

Council Member Sudduth
Council Member Parris

The Mayor announced the motion carried.

ORDINANCE 460:  AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 285, LICENSE RATE SCHEDULES, SCHEDULE E.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Shelton, to adopt Ordinance 460, to amend Ordinance No. 285 License Rate Schedules, Schedule E.  Ordinance 460 supersedes Ordinance No. 458 adopted December 12, 2005.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.  A copy of Ordinance 460 is made part of the Minutes. 

BID ADVERTISEMENT 06-1:  PURCHASE OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Areno, to approve specifications and authorize bids to be received in the office of the Finance Director until 9:30 a.m. on January 10, 2006 for the purchase of gasoline and diesel fuel for the City Fuel Center, Bid No. 06-1.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

ANNEXATION PETITION:  SAM ALMAROAD, EAGLE’S LANDING, LLC.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Shelton, to accept the petition of Sam Almaroad, Eagles’ Landing, LLC, requesting annexation of property contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Jacksonville.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

FIRST READING:  PROPOSED ANNEXATION ORDINANCE:  EAGLE’S LANDING, LLC. - 16.15 ACRES (PROPOSED ADDITION NO. 4).  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Shelton, to present and give first reading to a proposed ordinance providing for the annexation of 16.15 acreas of certain real property into the corporate limits.  A copy of the proposed ordinance is made a part of the Minutes.

RESOLUTION 1238:  LICENSE CONTRACTS FOR COPYRIGHTED MUSIC.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Areno, to adopt Resolution 1238, authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts for licenses for non-dramatic public performances of copyrighted music.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.  A copy of Resolution 1238 is made part of the Minutes.

TAX REVENUE ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENT FOR TAX COLLECTION.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Areno, to approve the Tax Revenue Enhancement Agreement Revenue Administration between PRA Government Services d/b/a AlaTax (and/or its affiliates) and the City of Jacksonville, Alabama for a term of three (3) years, with the effective date being March 1, 2006.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR BUILDING PERMIT, RALPH WILLIAMS PLUMBING.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Shelton, to authorize the reimbursement, as requested by Chuck Sparks, Building Inspector, of $12.25 to Mr. Williams of Ralph William’s Plumbing for the unnecessary purchase of a building permit.  Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

CONSOLIDATED ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS.  A motion was made by Council Member Notar, seconded by Council Member Areno, to take the following actions:

BUDGET AMENDMENTS:  To approve the following budget amendment requests:
  1. Increase Line Item 33-06-6504-00-50101 in the amount of $200.00 – Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
  2. Increase Line Item 10-02-6101-00-60141 in the amount of $25,000.00 – Police Dept.
PURCHASES OVER $2,000.00:  To approve the following purchases:
  1. $2,750.00 to Griner Drilling Service to disconnect broken packing box and replace with new Layne packing box at Big Springs – Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
  2. $4,319.00 to NationsRent for one (1) month rental of excavator plus delivery charge and damage waiver – Street Dept.
  3. $2,322.00 to Edmondson Screen Printing, LLC, for the purchase of basketball jerseys – Parks and Recreation Department (PARD).
APPROVAL OF TRAVEL EXPENSES:  To approve the following:
  1. $1,314.30 to Sandra Sudduth to attend National League of Cities in Charlotte, North Carolina, December 7-11, 2005 – City Council.
  2. $1,258.72 to Mayor Johnny L. Smith to attend National League of Cities in Charlotte, North Carolina, December 7-10, 2005 – City Council.
  3. $10.00 to Dorothy Wilson to attend Quarterly Clerks Meeting, December 14, 2005, in Anniston, Alabama – City Clerk. 
ADVANCE EXPENSE RESOLUTIONS:  To approve the following:
  1. $140.00 to Keith Kadle to attend Fire Investigator I Course, April 3-7, 2006, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Fire Dept.
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY:  To approve the following requests:
  1. Destroy One (1) Sanyo Television, Decal #3317 – Police Dept.
EMPLOYEE STEP ADVANCES:  To approve the following:
  1. Gary Steward, Range 35A, into Step 13, effective 1/22/06 – Fire Dept.
  2. Philip Hollingsworth, Range 29, into Step 2, effective 2/17/06 – PARD.
  3. Lee Terry, Range 37, into Step 3, effective 2/23/06 – Police Dept.
  4. Stanley Carr, Range 44, into Step 8, effective 2/16/06 – Street Dept.
  5. Boyd Hodges, Range 35, into Step 6, effective 1/20/06 – Street Dept.
  6. Clois Boozer, Range 40, into Step 16, effective 1/4/06 – Street Dept.
  7. Fred Bundrum, Range 36, into Step 12, effective 1/15/06 – Garage.
Upon vote on the motion, the following votes were recorded:  Yeas:  All; Nays:  None.  The Mayor announced the motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENTS.  The Mayor asked for comments of a general nature.  There were none.

There being no further business to come before the meeting, the same was on motion duly adjourned.

ATTEST:

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Dorothy P. Wilson, City Clerk		 ____________________________
Johnny L. Smith, Mayor

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