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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-1992 Mechanical Mechanical Committee City Council Chambers January 28, 1992 6:30 P.f~l. Members Present: Harry Steck, Dave Barnett, Dick Coay, Jim May Others Present: Don Edwards, Jim Elson, Clif O'Brien, Ray McKinney, Gary Orwig, George Spahn, Chris Spears, Bob DeRenzy, Randy Zimmerman, Don Hopper, Howard Williars, Will Taggart, James Elson, Jr., John Froehling Public Safety & Traffic Committee Harry Steck, Chairman The first item on the agenda was the fire report. Bob DeRenzy stated that the monthly report was self-explanatory. He gave a brief synopsis of the statistics contained in the annual report presented. No action was necessary by the Committee on these two reports. The police report was next. In the absence of Mike Elam, Randy Zimmerman stated that the report was self-explanatory. No action was necessary at this time. Randy Zimmerman informed the Committee that the tree complaints at 7th and Birch and 12th and Vine Streets have been taken care of. The ESM4 report was next. Howard Williams' report was self-explanatory. No action was necessary by the Committee at this time on this report. The next item of discussion was the insurance for the city. Harry Steck stated that the last time bids were received for city insurance was 1983. He stated he would like to see the automotive/equipment coverage and the health administration portion of the insurance be put out for bid. Chief DeRenzy stated that the department heads meet every third Thursday at 9:00 to discuss problems and ways to assist each other. One of the things discussed has been the way the insurance is handled. He stated that he has a cracked windshield in his car but due to that way the claims are not taken care of by the carrier, he has been very hesitant in having it replaced. Mayor Edwards stated that the health insurance is a self insured plan and possibly the department heads should meet with the agent to discuss some of the other problems encountered. Don stated that an extensive amount of time would be spent on preparing the specifications to outline the types and amounts of coverage on the vehicles and equipment. Discussion. A motion was made by Harry Steck and seconded by Dave Barnett to have the fire chief file a claim for the replacement of the windshield in his car. Voice vote. Motion carried. Harry Steck instructed the secretary to invite Bob Fouts to the next Clerical Committee meeting to discuss the insurance. The next item was the discussion of a resolution supporting the passage of a house bill and a senate resolution for the pension benefits for the United Mine Workers of America. Mayor Edwards stated that Bill Weaver has requested that the Council pass this resolution. A motion was made by Dick Coay and seconded by Dave Barnett to refer this resolution to the City Council for action. Voice vote. Motion carried. The purchase of a Duryea plaque was next. Chris Spears stated that he had talked to the president of the American Automotive Centennial concerning the recognition to the Duryea brothers in their pioneering of the automobile. Chris stated that plaques are being developed at the cost of $1600. The more plaques that are sold to interested parties, the less the cost. Mayor Edwards stated that if a plaque is designed and purchased for Canton, he would like to see it displayed in the gazebo. Chris suggested that Community Development funds be used for the purchase and it may be an added tourist incentive. Duplicate plaques would be presented to the President of the United States, the Postmaster General, the Smithsonian Institute and the Automotive Hall of Fame. A motion was made by Dave Barnett and seconded by Jim May to refer the item to the City Council for consideration. Voice vote. Motion carried. The Committee discussed the vehicles in the fire department. When asked if the fire van would be taken out of service when the new rescue vehicle is received, Bob DeRenzy stated that the fire van is used by the arson investigator. When asked if the old rescue vehicle would be retained as a back up, Bob stated that there are several area agencies which have expressed their interest in purchasing the old rescue vehicle. He would anticipate it being put up for sale. No further action was taken by the Committee and the Public Safety and Traffic Committee was adjourned. Streets and Garbage Carmittee Richard Coay, Chairman The first item was a request from Clif O'Brien to have the repairs to the fetter approved. He stated that he had informed the Committee that the repairs would be $2700-3000 but the total price was $4100. He stated that he would like to get the tank painted 2 `'lrrr' as soon as possible due to the fact that with only primer on it, it will rust. A motion was made by Harry Steck and seconded by Dave Barnett to allow the expenditure of $4100 for the repairs to the jetter. Voice vote. Motion carried. Clif was instructed to obtain quotes on the painting of the jetter and bring them back to the next City Council meeting for consideration. Mayor Edwards addressed the Committee concerning the MFT sidewalk program. He stated that $10,000 matching funds had been discussed to set aside for residential replacement. He stated he would like to see the walks put out for bids to determine how many walks would be done for the $20,000 total. He suggested a square foot price be obtained. Harry Steck stated that they could be put out in packages of several walks in the same area. Mayor Edwards stated that a better price may be obtained on a square footage basis. He stated that under the f~/FT program, the city must put the work out for bids with the contractor to do the work and the homeowner paying half and the city paying half. He stated that the homeowner would be contacted prior to work and would have the right to remove their name from the list. A motion was made by Jim May and seconded by Dave Barnett to approve the use of $10,000 in MFT funds for the sidewalk program. Voice vote. Motion carried. Jack Romine of Banner Disposal addressed the Committee concerning the possibility of the city going to a private hauler for garbage collection and the possibility of private curb-side recycling. Mayor Edwards stated that by 1995 the city will have to have curb-side recycling. He stated he is hesitant to go with privatization due to the fact that many cities have found it is very expensive to get back into the collection service. Jack Romine passed out a brochure showing a truck with dividers for curb-side recycling. Harry Steck stated that he is opposed to private pick up. He also stated he feels the city should not wait until 1995 to start a recycling program. Mayor Edwards stated that the city could keep the option open and that Mr. Romine may want to handle the curb-side recycling while the city continues with the collection. No formal action was taken at this time on the issue. Dick Coay addressed the matter of a street light on 20th Avenue north of Chestnut Street. He stated that originally this light was put in as a security light by a resident. Somehow in the transfer of property, the light was not transferred. The light has been in operation for the last 27 years with no one paying the monthly fee. Consequently, CIPS has disconnected the light. The cost is $4.04 per month and the residents of the area are requesting the light be put back into service and the city pay for it. Discussion. A motion was made by Harry Steck and seconded by Dave Barnett recommending no action be taken on the request to have the light paid for by the city. Voice vote. Motion carried. No further business was discussed and the Streets and Garbage Committee was adjourned. 3 Lake, Buildings & Grounds Committee David Barnett, Chairman The first item was the disability access for the City Building. Dave Barnett stated that no additional information was available at this time. At this time, Dave Barnett stated that Rick Lansford was in the audience with a request to build a structure on a lease lot at Canton Lake. Rick Lansford stated that he and Debbie Gurrmerson own the house on Lot 17, Lakewood Addition and would like to build a garage and breezeway. He stated that he would like permission from the city to build on the lot. He provided drawings of the proposed construction. Harry Steck made a motion to allow the building on the leased lot owned by the city provided a Fulton County building permit is obtained. Seconded by Dave Barnett. Mr. Lansford asked who would sign the appropriate papers if a variance is required for the construction. Mayor Edwards stated that he and the Chairman of the Committee sign the lot leases therefore they would be able to sign the variance permission papers. Discussion. After review of the drawings, Harry Steck stated he did not see a problem with the variance request. Voice vote. Motion carried. The next item discussed was addressed by Ray McKinney concerning the custodian of the beach area. After review of the duties of the custodian, it was agreed to add the fact that the custodian would furnish the manpower, equipment, and concessions to operate the concession stand and the custodian would be responsible for the scheduling, and keeping time of the life guards eventhough the city would be responsible for the payment to the life guards. A motion was made by Harry Steck to go head with the proposal with the necessary revisions and to refer the matter to the Finance Committee for review and consideration. Seconded by Dick Coay. Voice vote. Motion carried. Ray McKinney addressed the boat license fees and campground fees. He stated he would recommend that the boat license fees remain the same but suggested that the campground fees be increased. He recommended a category for no electricity and an increase in the other two categories from $3.00 and $4.00 per night to $3.50 and $4.50 per night. This would increase the weekly and monthly fees for the two categories and he proposed eliminating the season pass. The Committee discussed the increase of the fees and suggested the rates be $4.00 for no electricity, $5.00 for without air conditioning and $6.00 with air conditioning. Committee discussed the season pass. A Committee instructed Ray to have the ordinance to amend the rates prepared for next Tuesday's City Council meeting for consideration. Ray agreed. 4 Dave Barnett stated that the city employees have decided to use the basement of the Comfort Station for their weight training room and stated that the roof does have a water leakage problem. He stated that the ceiling of the museum area is leaking nd some water does get through to the basement of the building. George Spahn recommended a rubber roofing material be used on the roof. He also stated there are not enough outlets to allow the water to drain from the flat roof. Discussion followed concerning the areas where the water collects on the roof and how best to eliminate and/or correct the roof problems. Mayor Edwards suggested that George have Bob Anderson look at the roof and report back on the findings to correct the problem. Dave Barnett stated that representatives of the fire, police and public works employees were present and want to address the Committee. He stated that they have, on off duty hours, cleaned up and fixed up the basement. The majority of the materials used were either from NgEIR or private sources. At this time George Meacham addressed the Conmittee with an update. He stated that they will be charging $1.00 for a key, $20.00 to join, $10.00 the first month and $5.00 for every month thereafter to those interested city employees. He stated that they have determined city employees to be those persons who received a W-2 form from the City of Canton. He stated that George Spahn has indicated he can change the front door lock to a key lock and have the front door and the basement entrance door keyed the same. George requested that this be approved. He stated that firemen and policeman from other units have assisted in the clean up and fix up of the basement and they would like to be allowed to join. Mayor Edwards stated that the insurance should cover the employees and suggested two additional rules - no smoking and no alcohol - be allowed in the area. George "~1eacham agreed. George also requested the use of some lights obtained by the City from NAEIR. Committee had no problem with this since they will be used in a city owned building. George Meacham requested the city allow them to purchase approximately $350.00 worth of etching compound for the preparation of the cement floor for painting. Iv1ayor Edwards stated that the city could issued a purchase order, which he will sign, for Sherman Williams, for the etching compound. Dave Barnett agreed to allow the expenditure for Sherwin Williams for the purchase of the etching compound. No further business was discussed and the Lake, Buildings and Grounds Committee was adjourned. Public Works - Water and Sewer Committee Jim May, Chairman The first item was a request from Gary Orwig to have approved the purchase of pump parts for the tertiary pump shaft sleeve. The cost is $335.66. A motion was made by Jim May and seconded by Dave Barnett to approve the expenditure. Voice vote. Motion carried. 5 Ray McKinney requested permission to accept the quotes provided for various chemicals used at the water plant. I-ie had presented the list of chemicals and the quotes received to the Committee for review. A motion was made by Harry Steck to allow Ray McKinney to purchase chemicals from the lowest and bid bidder. Seconded by Dave Barnett. Voice vote. Motion carried. Ray McKinney requested the City enter into an agreement with the EPA for the lab testing services for the lake. He stated that if the tests are done privately the cost could be between $11,000 and $22,000.00. The cost to have the EPA conduct the tests is $3,000. These are for the various tests needed and required by the EPA. Discussion. A motion was made by Dave Barnett and seconded by Dick Coay to allow the expenditure of $3,000 for the EPA lab services. Voice vote. Idbtion carried. As an informational item, Chris informed the Committee that Bob I~~lolleck will be having microscopic surgery on Friday on his knee and will probably not be at the next City Council meeting. P~layor Edwards informed the Committee he has signed the agreement on the East Chestnut Street project. He stated that the area of 9th to 11th Avenue will be resurfaced at that time and Clif O'Brien is looking into the possibility of milling the area. Mayor Edwards stated he has been contacted by property owners in the downtown concerning the possibility of extending the sidewalk contract in the TIF area. He stated that along South Main Street and some other areas have requested the walks be done. No further business was discussed and the Public Works - Water and Sewer Committee was adjourned. Kayma Duncan - Committee Secretary 6