COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

CITY OF ATTICA

June 9, 2008

 

The Common Council for the City of Attica met on the 9th day of June at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.  Those present: Mr. Larry Grant, Mr. Bill Craft, Mr. Larry Askren, Mr. Dale Wilson, Mr. Deon Swift, and Ms. Sharon Negele. 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

Mrs. Maus made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 12th, 2008 council meeting, seconded by Mr. Wilson.

 

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Mr. Jean reported that the pool is up and running and he is expecting the new slide to arrive any day.  Additionally, the Perry street Phase I is underway.  Mr. Grant inquired if the construction crew would be able to salvage any bricks and Mr. Jean stated that they would be and will deliver them directly to the garage for storage.  Mr. Craft inquired about the hydrants that were broken in the cemetery and Mr. Jean stated that they would be repaired shortly.  Mr. O’Farrell presented a quote from Global Emergency on a new tanker at the request of the Mayor.  The total cost of the Pierce Pumper/Engine/Tanker was $239,351.  This particular quote included all of the possible desired features which could be modified to reduce the cost.  He also would expect the cities ISO rating to improve which would benefit the residential insurance rates for the citizens of Attica.  Ms. Negele questioned if this vehicle would be considered a multiuse and help assist on the new engine that is desired.  Mr. O’Farrell stated that this would buy the city time and that if we were awarded the Fema Grant for the Engine we would be in fabulous shape.    Mr. Swift voiced his concern over the price versus previous estimates and those who benefit from a 1,000 gallon tanker versus 500 gallons.  Mr. Grant along with several other council members requested that Mr. O’Farrell obtain additional quotes for comparisons.  Mr. Rand from the community voiced his concern over such an expensive piece of equipment for a small community that greatly benefits the outlying rural community with the local community bearing the cost.  Mr. Swift explained that the outlying townships do contribute annually for their fire protection.  Ms. Negele further explained that we are in our investigative stage of quotes and that their would be thorough analysis of benefits versus cost before we proceed into the bid/purchase phase.      

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Mr. Swift  asked for a motion to bring the Demolition Ordinance #1 from the table.  Mr. Grant made the motion and Mr. Wilson seconded.  Mr. Swift read the ordinance in full.  After a short discussion Mr. Swift asked for a motion to accept and publish.  Mr. Grant made the motion and Mr. Wilson seconded, ayes 4, nays 1.  Mr. Swift presented the Ordinance regarding parking/storing of RV’s, Campers, boats etc.  Mr. Grant made a motion to read the ordinance in full for the first reading and by title only the second reading, Mr. Wilson seconded.  Mr. Grant made a motion to publish and Mr. Wilson seconded, all ayes.  Mr. Swift stated that the Med Shed remodel is now 90% complete with mostly painting to be finished.  Ms. Negele presented an update on the Downtown project.  She began with announcing that the Attica Historic Landmarks has pledged $4,000 from their garden tour revenues.  The Community Foundation invited her to present a funding request and have committed to a $6,500  pass thru fund agreement.  Further she explained the importance of this fund due to its classification as philanthropic capital and will award the grant application an additional 25 points if these funds reach $13,000 or 2% of the total project.  She has also sent out 92 letters for support from area business to contribute to this fund and has already received a host of positive responses.  Additionally, she has applied for funding from six well known larger foundations.  Ms. Negele then noted that the Community Foundation wanted to know how much money the City of Attica would be contributing to the project.  She then requested for the Council to commit the $8,000 received from the sale of the condemned property to the project.  The Council unanimously agreed.  She then thanked them for their contribution.

 

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Mr. Swift wanted to thank Bob and Melinda Shepherd for all of their hard work in planting and maintaining the plants and flowers in McDonald Park and surrounding areas.    Mr. Swift asked the Council if there was anything else they wanted to re approach with regards to our last Council meeting.  Mr. Askren stated that we needed to do something about the dangerous dogs.  Mr. Grant then spoke regarding the email he had received from the dog catcher suggesting a banning of certain breeds but felt that we needed to first address the enforcement of our existing ordinance especially regarding the loophole that exists on the number of dogs that you can own.  After some continued discussion it was then left as an open subject. Mr. Wilson then stated that he had received several complaints regarding the detours created from the Perry Street project.  Specifically there are drivers ignoring stop signs on Brady, speeding and barricades being moved periodically.  Mr. Swift stated that he would address these concerns with the police right after the meeting.   

 

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the council, Mr. Craft made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Wilson, all ayes.

 

 

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                                                                        Deon H. Swift, II, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

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Sharon Negele, Clerk/Treasurer