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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04-1983 Council Meeting Minutes 339 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on January 4th, 1983 in Council Chambers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE' MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY NANCY WHITES CITY CLERK. Mayor Edwards asked for roll call at 6:30 P.M. Present: Aldermen Kovache- vich, Hammond, Sarff, Grant, Carl , Larsen, Horr, Absent: Alderman Savill . MINUTES OF DECEMBER 21ST MEETING. Motion by Alderman Grant, second by Alderman Sarff, the minutes of December 21st meeting be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried. MINUTES OF DECEMBER 27TH SPECIAL MEETING. Motion by Alderman Grant, second by Alderman Sarff, the minutes of December 27th special meeting be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR EDWARDS. Doug Wells manager for Fulton Cable Tv �. was asked to come to this meeting and explain the $1 .00 rate increase for HBO subscribers. Mr. Wells explained that this was nation wide according to his boss. Mr. Wells stated that he was not aware of this in advance and has expressed his distaste in this increase to his superiors, but there's nothing he can do. This increase is not governed by the franchise the cable Q tv has with the city. Q Emil Cook of Crawford Murphy p y & Tilly gave a brief report on the status of the work at the water plant. The lime storage and slaking equipment is installed at this time. The equipment was inspected today by the equipment manufacturer. The lime silo has to be inspected by the manufacturer. Ray McKinney will be using it on an experimental basis. Lime bag useage will be quite a savings over the years. The sewer system evaluation report, Crawford Murphy & Tilly are in the process of completing. The first phase will be completed in May and will be submitted to the Epa for their approval . The second phase will be in July, that has to do with treatment plants. Crawford Murphy & Tilly are wanting to have a meeting with the council as soon after the election as possible to make sure that all new aldermen are informed about grant part- icipation, and how far council wants to go with the program. Cliff Sagaser City Engineer introduced Mel Harris who owns Mel 's Sporting. Mr. Harris is going to use one side of the sears store for a new business called "Canton Fitness Center." He is wanting to make an opening in the back of the store and will eliminate one parking space of the city's. Motion by Alderman Sarff, second by Alderman Grant, that Mr. Harris be allow- ed to create a back door entrance in the sears building under the guidance of the city engineer. Discussion. Jim Malmgren stated that this would appear not to be an easement. Alderman Carl asked if we should indicate "no parking" in the area? Motion and second withdrawn. Motion by Alderman Larsen, second by Alderman Sarff, the city give direction to Mel Harris to abandon one parking space to provide access to his business. Voice vote, motion carried. Mayor Edwards sent a letter to the Finance Committee encouraging some meet- ings with the unions and the city treasurer so the city can end its year without issusing tax anticipation warrants. Mayor Edwards asked permission from the council to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel . Motion by Alderman Larsen, second by Alderman Carl to go into executive session. Roll call . AYES: Aldermen Horr, Larsen, Carl , Grant, Sarff, Hammond, Kovachevich. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 7 ayes 0 nays 1 absent. Council went into executive session at 6:59 P.M. Minutes are on file in the office of the city clerk. Executive session adjourned at 7:36 P.M. 340 CONTINUED JANUARY 4TH, 1983 Motion by Alderman Hammond, second by Alderman Larsen to accept the resignation of Bob Reed Community Development Director and to include non-forfeiture of vacation and sick pay, with 182 days paid vacation. Roll call . AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Hammond, Sarff, Grant, Carl , Larsen, Horr. NAYS: None. Motion carried. 7 ayes 0 nays 1 absent. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Public Safety & Traffic. Council Action None. Streets & Garbage. Council Action None. Lake, Building & Grounds. Council Action None. Public Works, Water & Sewer. Council Action None. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY ENGINEER. The Enterprise Zone application was delivered to Springfield at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday. Mayor Edwards thanked Jim Malmgren, Cliff Sagaser, Jim Nelson, Bob Keime who worked so hard on putting this togather. Alderman Kovachevich, asked Cliff Sagaser City Engineer if he would find out when the C.I .P.S. is going to fix the terraces on E. Ash street. Cliff said he would check into this matter. OLD BUSINESS: Alderman Carl mentioned the insurance claim of Mark Bowton on W. Walnut St. Alderman Carl stated that Cliff Sagaser City Engineer was to write a letter to the insurance company about what he knew of this claim. Alderman Carl directed Cliff to follow up on this, and if it's not paid by the next commit- tee meeting, Bob Fouts is to come to the meeting. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE - AMENDING TITLE 1 , CHAPTER 17 RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. First reading, read by title. The mayor wants the committee to consider this at their next committee meeting. ORDINANCE - PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL WRITTEN EVALUATION OF ALL FULL- TIME CITY EMPLOYEES. First reading, read by title. The mayor wants the committee to consider this at their next committee meeting. ADJOURNEMENT: Motion by Alderman Hammond, second by Alderman Carl to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried. Council adjourned at 7:45 P.M. J CITY CLERK APPROVED. AY0R