BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
THURSDAY, APRIL 02, 2009, 6:30 P.M.
CITY HALL, LAKELAND, TENNESSEE 38002


I. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR: The Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Invocation and pledge was given by Lt. Warren Horton of Shelby County Sheriff’s Department.

II. ROLL CALL BY RECORDER: Mayor Carmichael, Commissioners Nicholson, Plunk and Verschuur (electronically) were present. Vice-Mayor Hartz was absent (excused). City Attorney David Lakin was present.

Mayor Carmichael moved to amend the agenda to add: New Business/Agenda Item 6: Action on approval of Memorandum of Understanding from Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No objections.

Mayor Carmichael yielded the floor any additional amendments to the agenda. There being no other amendments, Mayor Carmichael moved to adopt the agenda as amended and allow the Chair to take items out of order as deemed necessary, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

With no objections, Mayor Carmichael presented the “Get Caught Recycling” Certificates for the month of April. The recipients were: Mr. William Fronk, Mr. & Mrs. Jason Pruitt, Ms. Michele Dail and Mr. Robert Paxson.

Mayor Carmichael yielded the floor to Lt. Warren Horton to present the Sheriff’s Report for the month. No objections.

III. PUBLIC HEARING:

IV. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings:
a. Special Meeting Minutes, February 23, 2009, 6:15 p.m. (pgs. 01-02)
b. Regular Meeting Minutes, March 05, 2009, 6:30 p.m. (pgs. 03-06)
2. Approval of final reading of an Ordinance of the City of Lakeland amending 07-105 pertaining to sewer user rates. (Stuckert) (pg. 07)
3. Approval of the City Engineer to be appointed to the Shelby County Solid Waste Planning Board. (Stuckert)
Commissioner Nicholson moved to approve the Consent Agenda and adopt on final reading an Ordinance of the City of Lakeland amending 07-105 pertaining to sewer user rates, seconded by Commissioner Verschuur. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

V. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:

VI. TREASURER’S REPORT: (pgs. 08-13)
Commissioner Verschuur moved to file the Treasurer’s Report, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson.
Motion carried, roll call vote, 3-1.
Verschuur aye
Nicholson aye
Plunk nay
Carmichael aye

VII. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: N/A

VIII. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS & OTHER OFFICERS: N/A

IX. SEWERAGE COMMISSION BUSINESS:
1. Action on a recommendation of a Resolution to the BOC authorizing City Hall to connect to a public sewer system. (Stuckert) (pg. 14)
Commissioner Verschuur moved to recommend to the Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution authorizing the installation of gravity sanitary sewer from Lakeland City Hall to the existing sanitary sewer in Winstead Farms Subdivision, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

2. Action on a recommendation of a Resolution to the BOC of a revised amortization scheduled/period for the loan for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Wherry) (pgs. 15-16)
Commissioner Verschuur moved to approve a Resolution recommending the Board of Commissioners to adopt a revised Amortization Schedule, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

X. OLD BUSINESS:

XI. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Action on Resolution authorizing City Hall to connect to a public sewer system. (Stuckert) (pgs. 17-19)
Commissioner Verschuur moved to approve a Resolution approving a Sanitary Sewer Plan for City Hall to connect to existing gravity sanitary sewer at Winstead Farms & Subdivision, seconded by Commissioner Plunk. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

2. Action on authorizing a contract to construct the City Hall Gravity Sewer Line Improvements. (Stuckert) (pgs. 20-22)



Commissioner Plunk moved to approve a resolution authorizing a construction contract with Trey Construction, Inc. for City Hall Sewer Improvements, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson.
Motion carried, roll call vote, 4-0.
Plunk aye
Nicholson aye
Verschuur aye
Carmichael aye

3. Action on Resolution to authorize a new amortization schedule for the loan for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Wherry) (pgs. 23-28)
Commissioner Nicholson moved to approve a Resolution authorizing certain amendments to that certain Loan Agreement, dated June 01, 2006, heretofore executed by the City of Lakeland, Tennessee in connection with a loan from the Public Building Authority of the City of Clarksville, Tennessee in the original principal amount of $11,000,000, seconded by Commissioner Plunk.
Motion carried, roll call vote, 4-0.
Nicholson aye
Plunk aye
Verschuur aye
Carmichael aye

4. Action on ambulance fees, including adding ambulance fees to the Fire Fee. (Wherry) (pgs. 29-30)
Commissioner Verschuur moved to approve a Resolution authorizing Shelby County to collect the Ambulance Fee through the Fire Fee Collection System with the fee computed equally between the customers’s paying the fire fee, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson.
Motion failed, roll call vote, 2-2.
Verschuur aye
Nicholson aye
Plunk nay
Carmichael nay

5. Action regarding temporary directional signs for various Parks & Recreation events in 2009. (Atkinson) (pg. 31) ~There was no action taken on this item. ~

6. Action on approval of Memorandum of Understanding from Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Commissioner Verschuur moved to approve a Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Tennessee State Historical Office, seconded by Commissioner Plunk. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

XIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no other business to take action on, Commissioner Nicholson moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Plunk. Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor.

The Meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m., Thursday, April 02, 2009.

These minutes were approved on Thursday, May 07, 2009.




Scott Carmichael, Mayor

ATTEST:




Sontidra Thomas, CMC
City Recorder