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published on 07/09/2002
Official Minutes, June 10th Town Council Meeting
By
Town Recorder
By Diana Campbell --
The Town Council of the Town of Signal Mountain held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 10, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall. Those present were:
Mayor James H. Althaus, Vice-Mayor Robert E. Steel, Jr., Councilmember Rachel Bryant, Councilmember Stephen Ruffin, Councilmember William C. Steele, Jr..
Also present were: Town Manager Hershel Dick, Town Recorder Diana Campbell, and Town Attorney Phil Noblett.
See list at bottom for additional people.
The Mayor called the meeting to order and offered the prayer. The Town Recorder called the roll.
Councilmember Ruffin made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2002, regular meeting and the May 25, 2002, special called meeting. Vice-Mayor Steel seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Mayor explained briefly the public hearing was being held to allow citizens to ask questions or make comments. He informed the citizens that the Council would be considering an amendment to the 2 budget to handle the refinancing of the Town’s loans and also considering a budget proposed for the fiscal year from July, 2002, to June, 2003. He briefly outlined the budget and the budget process. There were no questions or comments from the citizens. The Mayor informed the citizens that the Council planned to have the second reading of the budget ordinance on June 17, 2002, at 7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED
The first item before the Council was “A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2002-14 AND APPOINTING JAMES T. SMITH, GENIE HENRY AND DEBBIE TRUMPETER AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING FACILITY BOARD FOR THE TOWN OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENNESSEE, FOR A SIX-YEAR TERM”. Phil Noblett explained that he had prepared a resolution that was previously passed that appointed members to the Board for five years and they should have been appointed for six years. He explained the resolution amends the previous resolution. After a brief discussion, Councilmember Steele made a motion to approve the resolution. Vice-Mayor Steel seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The second item before the Council was “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO WAYNE CAUGHMAN, ARCHITECT, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF RENOVATIONS TO THE SIGNAL MOUNTAIN TOWN HALL IN AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND ($1,000) DOLLARS. The Council briefly discussed the renovations. Councilmember Ruffin made a motion to approve the resolutions. Councilmember Steele seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The third item before the Council was “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ADVANCE TANK AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUCK CREEK WATER RECEIVING TANK BASED UPON THEIR LOW BID IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX DOLLARS ($197,286.00), AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION ON THE SUCK CREEK ROAD WATER RECEIVING TANK”. Councilmember Steele made a motion to approve the resolution. Vice-Mayor Steel seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The next item before the Council was “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO HIGHWAYS, INC. FOR THE REPAVING OF VARIOUS TOWN STREETS WITHIN THE TOWN OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN BASED UPON THEIR LOW BID IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FOURTEEN DOLLARS ($129,414.00), AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE PAVING OF VARIOUS TOWN STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AWARD”. There was a brief discussion. Town Manager Hershel Dick read a list of the streets to be paved and explained the method of selecting streets to be paved. Vice-Mayor Steel made a motion to approve the resolution. Councilmember Steele seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The last resolution the Council considered was “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR THE MILLING OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT ON WOODCLIFF CIRCLE TO MAYSE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BASED ON THEIR LOW BID IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE AND 80/100 DOLLARS ($13,269.80), AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE MILLING OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT ON WOODCLIFF CIRCLE”. Councilmember Ruffin made a motion to approve the resolution. Councilmember Steele seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Next the Council considered the ordinance on first reading “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2001-3 ENTITLED ‘AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FY 2 TOWN BUDGET’ SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN CHANGES IN EXPENDITURES BY THE TOWN OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN AS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED FY 2 TOWN BUDGET”. The Town Recorder explained the need to amend the budget for the current year to report the loan proceeds and payments of the loan principal amounts that were refinanced. After a short discussion, Councilmember Bryant made a motion to approve the ordinance. Vice-Mayor Steel made a motion to approve the ordinance and it passed unanimously.
The Council then considered for first reading “AN ORDINANCE, HEREINAFTER KNOWN AS THE ‘FY 2 BUDGET ORDINANCE’ TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE TOWN OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2002, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2003, AND APPROPRIATING SAME TO THE PAYMENT OF THE EXPENSES OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT DURING SAID FISCAL YEAR; FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2 AND THE TIME TAXES AND PRIVILEGES ARE DUE, HOW THEY SHALL BE PAID, WHEN THEY SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT; AND PROVIDING FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON ALL DELINQUENT TAXES AND PRIVILEGES OWED TO THE TOWN OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN”. The Town Recorder briefly explained the ordinance. Councilmember Steele made a motion to adopt the ordinance. Councilmember Ruffin seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
During the citizens’ opportunity to address the Council, Mr. John Holstrup presented a detailed and thorough discussion of his safety concerns of the Duke Energy Patriot Project for the gas pipeline through the Signal Mountain area.
Ms. Lou Oliphant presented a brief report of the Planning Commission meeting. She noted that they had approved the Signal Mountain’s five-year capital project budget.
The Council discussed several topics but no further action was taken.
The meeting was adjourned.
(Editor's note: The list of others present at the meeting is available at the Town Hall.)
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