Jackson city council actions 4/8/03

Action items

Set a special council meeting for noon May 2 to complete any old business and administer the oath of office to newly elected officials, and to approve appointments to various offices, boards and committees.

Changed regular council meeting date from May 5 to 7 p.m. May 12.

Accepted petition for the voluntary annexation of 6.5 acres owned by Robert and Lori Meyer, and setting a public hearing for Monday, May 12.

Accepted the dedication of a sanitary sewer easement deed from the Elfrieda V. Strickert Revocable Trust.

Authorized a contractual agreement with Horner & Shifrin Inc. in the amount of $57,100, relative to the design and installation of the proposed Water Supply Well No. 7. The well will cost about $400,000 and be paid for with money left over from the 1998 bond issue. The money was accumulated as bids came in lower than estimated costs.

Accepted the bid and authorized contractual agreement with Bazan Painting Co., of St. Louis in the amount of $34,083, relative to pool improvements under the city pool painting and upgrade project. Assistant city administrator Larry Koenig said the painting, in the past, was done in-house, but that Bazan is going to do a more detailed job, including sand-blasting the entire pool.

Accepted the bid and authorized a contractual agreement with Bigbee Steel Buildings Inc. of Muscle Shoals, Ala., in the amount of $79,837, for steel building components and building construction, relative to the electric distribution maintenance building project.

Bill proposing an ordinance authorizing a contractual agreement with K&D Erectors Inc. of Loretto, Tenn., for the steel building erection, relative to the Electric Distribution Maintenance Building Project.

Approved the rezoning request submitted by Richard Doughten Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. John Priest.

Bill proposing an ordinance approving the rezoning of approximately 3.45 acres of property located along East Main Street from R-2 to C-2, as requested by Richard Doughten Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. John Priest.

Approved the minor plat of T.W. Subdivision as submitted by Thompson and Wesbecher Inc.

Approved the minor plat of Savannah Woods Second Subdivision, as submitted by Tom and Clara Traxler.

Authorized the creation of the Community Outreach Board, to replace the current Human Relations Board and Health Board. This will be a 15-member board and replace the health and human relations board, which Sander said has not met on a regular basis for quite some time.

Amended the parking-prohibited-at-all times-on-certain-streets schedule.

Amended stop street schedule, by adding stop signs on Knox Street and Florence Street.

Amended the speed limit on Highland Drive. The speed limit for local traffic traveling east and west on part of Highland Drive will be reduced from 30 miles per hour to 25.

Accepted the dedication of a storm-water detention easement deed and Hubble Creek natural open channel drainage easement deed from Oak Enterprises, L.L.C.

Authorized the closure of South Russell Street, between West Madison Street and West Jefferson Street from 8 to 11 a.m. May 8 for the annual Jackson High School Docu-Drama.