COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ATTICA
September 10, 2007
The Common Council for the City of Attica met on the 10th day of
September at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those present: Mr. Larry Grant, Mr. Bill Craft, Mr. Larry
Askren, Mr. Brad Summers, Mrs. Maus, Mr. Deon Swift, Mr. Tom O’Connor and Ms.
Sharon Negele.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
Mr. Craft made a motion to approve the minutes of August 10th,
seconded by Mr. Summers.
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Ms. Jordan
asked for guidance on a building downtown that may need to be condemned. Her concerns are that she is not qualified to
make this structural determination due to its height and construction. After limited discussion Mr. Swift asked Mr.
Jean to contact Hannum, Wagle and Cline for an available structural engineer.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mrs. Maus made a motion to bring the Tree Ordinance #2 from
the table to read for the third time and Mr. Craft seconded, there were 3 yeas
and 2 nays. Mr. O’Connor read the
Ordinance in full which was followed by discussion. Mr. Grant voiced several concerns and also
mentioned there were also some aspects that were favorable. Mr. Grant made a motion to not adopt the
Ordinance #2 and Mr. Summers seconded.
There were 5 yeas and 0 nays. Mr.
Swift suggested that Ms. Negele contact Mary Mattern regarding the
concerns. Ms. Negele suggested it would
also be a good idea to contact the Tree
City organization also to
determine the necessary requirements to qualify. Mr. O’Connor presented Ordinance #3 regarding
the preservation of the existing Brick Streets.
Mr. Grant made a motion to read for the first time in full and by title
only the second time; Mr. Summers seconded the motion, all ayes. Mr. O’Connor read the Ordinance #3 in full
and then by title only. Mr. Grant made a
motion to suspend the rules and read the Ordinance #3 in full and Adopt. Mr. Summers seconded the motion, all
ayes. Mr. O’Connor read the Ordinance #3
in full. A roll call resulted in 5 yeas
and 0 nays. Mr. O’Connor presented the Salary
Ordinance #4 for budget year 2008. Mr.
Grant made a motion to read it in full for the first time and second by title
only and then table and publish. Mr.
Craft seconded the motion, all ayes.
NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Negele announced the possibility of the November
election to occur at the City building versus the High School. Due to the size of the election and only one
contested position the cost could be greatly reduced by relocating temporarily
to the City Building. Ms. Negele explained that the City of Attica actually pays for
the cost of the election. The
commissioners will make the final determination this week. Mr. O’Connor presented Resolution #3 that
proclaims that the City council accepts the final façade renovation plan. Mrs. Maus made a motion to read the
resolution and Mr. Askren seconded. Mr.
O’Connor read the resolution in full.
Mrs. Maus made a motion to adopt resolution #3 and Mr. Askren seconded,
all ayes.
CITIZENS PETITION
Mr. Summers opened the public hearing on the 2008 City
Budget and Mrs. Maus seconded. Mr. Swift
inquired if there were any citizens that would like to comment. There was no response so the hearing was
closed. Mr. Chuck Wicker of C&D
Technologies approached the Council on the proposed closing of a block of Yount St. The adjoining property is both owned by
C&D Technologies. Each member of the
council was given a map to review the request and ask questions. Mr. Wicker explained that the purpose of the
fencing is necessary for security reasons.
He also declared complete accessibility would be arranged for City of Attica via gates to reach
the lift station. There is another
street that loops around the property that would allow access but in the past
has always been treated as a private street and is not maintained by the City
of Attica. Mr. O’Connor advised Mr. Wicker of the
Vacation of a street procedure that would be necessary to accomplish this
closing. Ms. Negele provided a checklist
and petition example for Mr. Wickers review.
Reverand Timothy Snavely approached the Council regarding the adjacent
city property from his Assembly of God church on Main Street. He is requesting that the council consider
the space to be used for additional parking for his parishioners on
Sunday. Mr. Swift assigned this request
to the Planning Committee and to report back their recommendation at the next
Council meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Mr. Swift announced to the Council that the Police
department will need to purchase 3 Tazer guns, 4 rifles and window bars for 2
of the squad cars. The cost would not
exceed $10,000 and the RiverBoat Gambling fund would be used. The current balance is $42,169. The council discussed the request and agreed
that all items were appropriate expenditures for the RiverBoat Gambling
fund. Mr. Swift also mentioned that the Animal Control
Building would be
receiving some renovations starting with concrete block walls. Ms. Negele reminded everyone of the September
24th special meeting for final budget adoption at 7:00PM. Mr. Swift also asked it the Police and Fire
Committee could meet and a date was set for September 12th at
6:00PM. Mr. Grant reported a complaint
of a property that contains broken down vehicles and also noted that a previous
property he reported had been partially corrected but still required
securing. Mr. Snoeberger and Ms. Jordan
made a note of both properties.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the council,
Mrs. Maus made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Summers, all ayes.
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Deon
H. Swift, II, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sharon Negele, Clerk/Treasurer