CCMtg09-23-91Minzv
Present. Mayor rank xaray
Deputy Mayor Rex Anderson
Clanci x
aul L and
xarien~~ae zry
~a ia5x. rry, city Aaminiatrator
ity Clerk
HeckyZVOSe, C.i ty Attorney
I. Mayor Hardy called a regular meeting to order at ~. DO P.M.
n by C and,
ondedRbyAC rry t iapprove the rM inutes of September
s, 1991 Meetingm as submitted. Carrrea by unanimous voice vote.
I. RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIOxs.
I FICATES O rry
cognized Public Works employees, ley ON stfall,
CRris Varga, M Lollar, Richa ed K rnEbluhL and F d Tiblier for
dedicated s on July 13th a a 14 CR, at wh icRa ti e the City
experienced ea seyeai s Mr.nTerry said the city appreciated
their efforts.2 Mayor Ha~dy extended appreciation.
Deputy Mayor Anderson n a Tammy Solloway a the D
#4 appointment the arksna and Advisory i ardt
Seconded by Commissioner Kerth. Carr ied rby tunanimous voice vote.
6. CONSENT AGENpA:
A) ARD OF 0I0 d4p-91, A ARTS AND C
B) E LETN E%PENDITORF OFO$3 ,1456 FROM CoNF25CRTION FUND.
C) PAY APPROVED BILLS.
by peputy Mayor Anderson, aed by C
PerryMt oapprove the c ent agenda as submitted. Carrieid nby
unanimous roll call vote.
NEARING, O TE/ABANDON T
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HE NORTx SIDE of THE LONGDALE FIRST ADDITION
SUBDIVISION. T
ead ordi No. -104"1 by title only. In
/' esponse t othe September 1 01991 m o from M Nagle, i
questioned if the ordinanceEShould b ablea pending r eipt oftall
the e aid i ary t
postpone the publicmhearing un ils all ageeements were received, as
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tno orainanoe s eraioanee would n
becomene <af the property complied with all
City requirements nti w ry sexplained t
by t ity Mr HeT explained it w small strip of land
thatithetlCity hatlCd ifficulty in maintalning.a
Sandy Smith, o of the property located a Logan D
she s ted was let<er rn this regard, ity
caked for a the property o whicha wou lds allow
people to c walkma the property being v
aid she dial not object t these t being f
did object t ing a pedestr is nmwalkway. r Terrytsaid t
ent agreement has been ity/drainage
ent. Ms. V aid unless all o agreed andlr ned t
signed a agreements, t ould be nullta nd voice
enptresent spoke in favor or in opposition to the
ora n~~oe is
by rry, onded by Deputy Mayor
Andeeson1Oto close othe public hearing. Carried by unanimous voice
n by C rry, a onded by C r Keith, t
adoptMOrdinance No. 91-104]. Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
ARI NG, O INANCE N0. 9 ETERMINING AND FIXING 1
THE MILEAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991-1992.
- its rety and
advised that sit was the second reading of4 the ordinance.i
Mt. Terry s e Department o e has advised that the
requireaa[hat during the (budget hearings,
substantive i e discussed sM1a11 be the percentage of i
millage o r the rolled back rate n dry to fund the budgetse
aid thatvpercentage w dvised t the eolled back rate
4.9089. explained4t ing the i f 4.]& over the
rolled back rate generated nan increase of $Y06a, 362
rry advised that during the budget discussions, the
governing body shall. hear c ents regarding the proposed i
tte explained t the rolledeback
ttheis e Revenue
sharings and generals and M1eorc ited is ampler of
ing t e proposed millage
rsthe rolled eb ity t ing
expenses he recommentled the City adopt the oproposed
millage of 5.12.
Mayor Hardy opened the public hearing. e present spoke ~
n favor o opposition Ordinance No. 9 - n by
Deputy Mayor iA by C to
close the publicd hearing ss Carriaed by a unanimous voice vote.
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ana aia ne has Half ao~en calla from
saying theyrthought the Ci<y mould roll back, but a
hetexplained h w lean t budget w Fey agreed with t o proposed
millage. Deputy MayorhAnderson sa id the also had a a11s b
had also explained L individuals a reductions.
said the $.l OE, OOO difference between the 49089 and the 5.12 mills
Comm lssaoner Yerry said she would vote no on pr1 cipal, as she
forgotten the requests and petitions she has r this year.
Keith aid wed the budget
refullyne and said she did hnotCbelieva therevw any fat. She
aid a lot has been cut out ana trimmi nq too closes can get into the
muscle.
Motion by itn, onded by Deputy Mayor
Anderson, t adoptoordinance N - ied by a four t
vote, with Mayor Ha rtly, Deputy Mayor OA naersonr commrssioner Kerth
5504,000 to b spent o urfacing and that the c rey-over i
$56 ted that ns specific r arkeas n
advised tnfat ins prior years, one mill,a and sin excess aof one m.il le
ncluaed, Mr. T rry said sidewalks would be included in the church
Avenue paving. e
Mayor Hardy opened the public h inq. right said she
s going t request that the C allocaten funds for side-
walks in the Historic Drs tr vct asmmnesd ~a not know, until n hat
by rry, onded by Deputy Mayor
Antler sonloto close the spubl is hearing. sca rr iea by unanrmous vorce
a letter Fad been r ceived from
the xiscori~rc reyaras t eiaewaixe i
District. Mr ~mer~y osaia tcney naa noe yet iaenerfiea ef~{~as oror
z3o
aaaitional aiaewalbs. papacy mayor Anaerson saia ne nnaerstooa
ehere w walks owea to the city by ae~elopers. rry
aia tnacew s beans r Depucv MayorMA~aeraon
sa to he w e zr t aaeress msne etermwater m easement
ith respectr C 1 paying a share proportionate t
impervious mtheir Terry
ablished n interim, a ordinance provides <hatrthey
betadjusted afters udy i omp leted, and c ial p
sed based o equivalent r aitlrhe
cipated this would be accomplished sometime afters the. of first of
theryear.
Motion by D uty Mayor Anderson, s onded by C ith,
that Resolution eNO. 679 be adopted. Carried by a unanimous eo 11
50/91 ery o a $965,000 deficit i erprise F
salt ofs w and s r lines being installed i dwhich
salted in athe G ral F ing this a ant of m ney to the
Lnteeprise Fund, shortfall nin revenues expected, etc. o
rry explained the a all
unfillede Churches n,paV n.5,
delayed,p only e entialnexpenditures w allowed,~un vel a
per diem alloweds the water and s ands garbage
ombined rfund ha
rcharge w imposed o ity water customersYeut ilitya[ax was
transferredafrom the General Fund to watee/sewer fund.
. Teary said impoi t features of the budget w
projec prepareda by the Department earls and
n close ly t hey a e being r ved, ands
paid bedexpended f arils, no funds
for travel/per diem o employeeodevelopmentrve cept o by
capital expenditures have been eliminated reduced o
deferbredlsoperating expenses have been reduced. He said a 5500,000
Holt gave fief of tax distribution and
explained the handout w mple of i sed property
valuations effects on taxableovaluenand t
budget r - - alsoodi stributedate Holt
ethel nil ividual funds and the percentage of funds allocated
toveacha
r Lovestrand s d he thought the City had done a
greatCjob ran recovering based on a comparison of last yeae's total
budget to this year's total budget, given the r ,
the $~65, ooa deficit, and other budget problemseencou ntered.
Mayor Hardy opened the public h ing. Hopkins
endetl t allow publ is rinput duri ngi the budget
orkms ingsiss also asked t o limit cable
ea lso suggested that the eexpectedir
budgetses suggested the e that any
increases idn budgetrbeelimited [o the cost ofC liVii ng1 Increase.
ary Volkeninq asked if the Parks position opening would
filled. Volkeninq said that the h rings o budget had
been well publicized and r arked o the poor t h of c
Mayor taedy said apparently they don't c unless they have sa
omplaint or problem a d perhaps a good job ew s done i reducing
this budget. Mayor Hardy complimented M rry o ing t
budget. rry said i reply to M Volkeninq, that hechopedha
the budgetr year progressed he would be able to fill. the positions
Brill Galloway asked t speak o nags o
ked t speak underr Public dP cipation sif sit
t directly related t udget. else present spoke
vnsfavor or in opposition to Ordinance No. 91-10<9.
Motion by rry, onded by
r Lovestrand, to close t es public hearings Carried by unanimous ~oll
Deputy Mayor Anderson ether part-time
position i 1 had b atfulldt e positions rry
had n andethe position opening would be a
aid the pos tion and t e job d ription w Coleman
suggested to the C then budget works L however,
he would like to review the proposed position beforei it is filled.
Deputy Mayor Anderson said he just r ved the n of
ncy in Parks a and asked if ei
the w oming, t fill t as ynec riy
aid t eryoneh omplaints ca problems T ith
scheduling, b of icat ion effortse e and said he thought iY
athat s e be hired o interim basis. Deputy
MayormAnderson read Section 3 of Ord ina nce nN and s
there were no merit raises, etc., in The budgetslthe 45ectioeshould
Motion by Deputy Mayor Anderson, onded by c
adopt Ordinance N deletion om ection
m the ordinance. Carriedlbyounanimous roll call vote.
CITY c
CTION 9-13, IDENTI FICATIONl REQllIREDENON UNSOLICITED
sad Ordinance N o by title only. Terry
the ordinance was requested by the Comm>ss>on. The Commission
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recessed from 8.2D PM to e.]5 PM.
espouse to a ted t the city C
from M Chris Mylett, at therbeginning of the m ing, with regard
o proposed Ordinance N 91-1050, M aitlt she had n e yet
wed the c ted by M Mylett.vO Shess
that t ould address the C ended dthattthe
ity the rsprov ided the0m ity any
ialsm they mayr havesw regartl t r position. tMylett
asked to address t Mylett s d he h
endedht C objects t night w regard t the eproposed
ordinance in aid he < ted the CityhA ney and advised her
of the ACLU objection. o athis regard, he said he generated the
letter which he distributed t night. Mylett read the letter he
ted, which i ary, suggested trot this matter be fully
rched and r wedm by the City Attorney and that the City
ney solicit t s legal position on the matter prior to
consideration for adoption.
n Kiner s represented the ACLU and w
sident o nose C my he aid the o
clearly a fiction of n molly Protected free-speech drrights and
if theJtC d like a ritten response from a
ney representingo the oA he would be happy to have that
provided. red the ordinance significant e ough
to be here t e speak on behalf of t ontinued a
whether t should be Cabled DO ithdrawn.
else present hspoke ina favor or in opposition rto Ordinance No. 91-
Motion by Deputy Mayor Anderson, onded by C
Lovesttand, o close the public hearing e0 Carried by mmnanlmous
uetl a the a ney should be
hnfuether o whether t ordinance could b
ittenra Inge o amendment rights, and if rt
was, The feasibilityn of enf orcementt
by Deputy Mayor Anderson, onded by c
rryM t table e No. - until O tobermm
ied 06y threedt w~th Deputy Mayor Anderson,
and C t Perry voting aye and Mayor E{ardy
andmcommass tuner Lovestra nd voting nay.
12. YUaLIC NEARING, ORDINANCE NO. 91-10..2 - AMENDING F/Y 90/91
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rdinance provided for r tments of the
bdudgetd transferring from line item to l~ne item.
Mayor Mardy opened t e public hearing. ne present spoke
in favor or in oppositionhto Ordinance No. 1052.0
n by C and, s by Deputy Mayor
Anaerso~1ot o~ai~ar,~eL no. 9l-IDSZ. carriea by wnan,mou.,
roil call voce.
E PUBLIC HEARING D
10-~-91 TO t0-21-91. REQUESTED Y APPLICA EELMILLERI- REZONING
quesTioN To aE PLACED oN DALLOT FOR NoveMaER 5, 1991 ELECTION
Wright, M Meltzer, C Clanci Ke 1<h and D n Terry,
arvrn ommissloner o
met a negotiating c mmittee with cNL Properties a agreed t
not toa eed figure'oof $985,000. figure i lodes
all n ary r ted that when sa appraisal i
ompleteds the c may sc under chat figures b
eed figure' w d for purposes of the ballot. u
Heith s tol i cellent condition and a fewmyearsoa
millions dollars has rbeen sdpent o the r no e st ted
r L has agreed to do the r ing n ary vt modateathe
chambers ana also repainting andl ail necessary renovations.
Meltzer saitl he believed t ing c ned 1 sq.
ft. ofru cable space b says therel lid aid Oif it
closest 15,000, the $985,000 figure will hold, H
e price would be 5925,000.
ost less hthan 555,000, t City would be retudrned the differences
Meltzer s appraisal c significantly lower, t
oultl gof into negotiations again. Deputy Mayor Anderson
ai~drr ally he heard figures a and $150,000/5800,000.
Melt'zee rsaid he was basing his figures, inltval ly, at 555 per
She s hey w ooking for a cry fair and r able deal.
and said he w e purchase i the
Cityr can ngetL the ibuilding at a reasonable (price but had (some
seller; a ing the v a $985,000 expenditure when a
may c aslower figure and suggested that a
special election be oheld nin ,ianuary.
7e ltzer s figures ted i not to e figure'
purposes then ballot. Deputy aMayor aid he
supported C estrand's suggestion f referendum i
ary, as the n appraisal h t yet been completed. Mayor
Hardy interjected that an ordinance placing the rssue on the ballot
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already adopted and the resolution was for the purpose of the
ballot wording.
rry she mall problem
purchasemisshens elotno ings t eeded Rt
aiaeeaaea b a~aew tea o ~egarainq w
will happenet ingFbuildingssue aid the
mittee d sed% at length, the importance ofnwhat wil lsbe done
~th t isti ng buildings a had d sed possible u
ity it ding, 1 and se aids she
believed i.ttw ing the c ity needs and saitl she believed
at was very importanthto let themcommunity know what the long r ng
commrssroner Loveatrana eara ha was .n ea~or waiting for a new
ballot and if the City and c e to a equitable agree-
ent, the City i ocked ~i m the City will have to do
a lot of educatingnto let the publiceknowawhat is going to be done.
In response to a question regarding t e payment schedule, Mr
$125,000/$135, OO0, the equivalent of .255 of a mill.
by c r Perry, s aed by c
adopt1R so lution3N c by a four oto 3o ith
Mayor Hardy, c ssioners 3Keith i L strand ana Peerye votingwaye
and Deputy MayormAnderson voting nayVe
Motion by C and, s onded by C
rry to continuemthesmeeting otosio.l5 PM. Carried bymunanimous
DENOOM TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONTRACT wITH IvEY
HARRI.a ANU WALLS.
rry referenced M Nagle's letter d September 1
d Mr. Nagle had, clueing budget, advisedae d for
theladditional planning s ork o theRCOmpePlan.
Nagle a ced that rthe estate oc n the City's Comp
Plan, w ich nc 5 pages, w ved today.
the State r omplimented t o plan a aid i ery
good job. Nagle said h d it w imperative t
vey Harris Mand walls and complete the contract to contanue workaon
the Plan.
by C mmissioner I estrand, s onded by c
rryMOthat t t for the comprehensive plan s ith
Ivey Harris and Wallsa be amendetl as follows: 1) increase total
contract fee from 540,000 to a not to exceed figure' of $55,000,
saying, t the City will realize a .38 r n premium
ith the Workers' Compensation policy with the F
Cities, if a $2,50n deductible per claim i med~rr aidg based
e year history, the City would s ea425,00o pee year u
this plan. rry said the plan allows the City t tch back
008 c rageTw ith no deductible should the City n ealize the
projected vs ings. RTe C agreed t ceptr the staff
recnmmendat.iaon for workers ~COSpensation Insurance as presented.
by C estrand, s ontled by C
r ryMOt end othesmeeti ng Lto 10: J0 P.MPC Carried byTUnantmous
explained that the health i wal r
proposed bYl the c rudential nsr sed nby 268afor
88 f tated, of the other bids r ved
the on ly ncompa ny =that proposed sb s Blue C ss/Blue
Shield through the orla ndo ~{ealthr oil tion.
referenced the proposed rates by Prudential and Blue C oshown
n his m andy L city employee, objected that a
of four people made thex decision t rop Prudential a tthe
city employees had less t days t 1 docdtorst get
prescriptions, get ords achangetl and make aappointments w
doctors. rrY agreed that n employees was very short
but that was due to the bids coming in very late.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Anderson, onded by c
rrY, to extend the ing until thec Agenda is completed=
carried by unanimous vo=ce voce.
Mayor ardy asked def ee discussion the
e to allow PublicoP cipation nasd there were citizens
wishingcto speak. The Commission agreed.
Sharon Weight s the City Administrator and City c
~ good job pulling the finances n ityis back
together e Wright s a pleasure ft n the
ongwood Village Inn Acquisition C ands oshe h hey
able to get c support ytt She vaid>s he thought tthe
acquisition of the 'hotel would be a tremendous benefit to the
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city and cvtvzens.
rill Galloway, 475 Pasadena A objected t a large
nage pipe that the ityue Called o Pasadena
s of rom her home, which Ctakesys
cshe said it presents a clear andt present danger a
chi l.dxen and dogs w ou la drown i the pipe opening. She also
objected t the s water discharging i
will p 11 t e lake. She said ochildren a ing
down t o play e pipe opening. way
tedsa set of pictures, ncludi ng ents, Gtol othe
n for their r Galloway a ked t the s
and suggestedwthe pipe be extended into the swampaarea
at ther end of Pasadena.
16. HEALTH INSURANCE DISCUSSION (CONTINUED)
Mahoney a a Asst. C Baker obj eceed to the fact that
the emp loyees. had Little n and w t given a choice in the
selection of the health i Theremployees w atlvised that
vt was the best plan tha[scould ebe obtavnea for the best price.
rry requested authorization f allow
arduerHeid Smith Church and waller to conduct an appraisal on the
Longwood Village Inn for $x,'100.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Anderson, ded by Commissioner
and, to grant M rry authorizationot retain Pardue He is
mitht Church and Waller {o contluct a appraisal of the Longwood
Village Inn foe $3,'100. Carried by a una nvmous roll call vote.
r Keith said she w rry about the vnsurance
vssue and saldnshe hoped we could do better next year.
eith suggested ing public participation
arlieomm Che Agenda. She also suggested that the ruling o
P.M. adj ou ent, unless the t e is extended by C O~be
a from the Rules and Procedures. The C magreea t
solution be prepared t change [ agenda oraervp loci ng public
partic ipat.i.on earlier in the meet inge
n by Deputy Mayor Anderson, ondea by C
adjourn the m ing. rued unanvmouslymm iMeeting
adjournedaatt approximate ly 11.00 P.M.
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