The City
Council for the City of
Roll Call.
Present: Councilman Boyd Wyatt, Sr., Councilman Carl Duer, Councilman Jesse Kerley, Mayor J. H. Graham, III, Mayor Pro-Tem Earl Dean. Others present were City Manager Curtis Adams, City Attorney Kenneth Chadwell, City Clerk Sally Oglesby, David Beaty, Mike Turner, Joe Miller, George Marlow, Ted Meadows, Mary Beth Jones, Scott Christian, Darlene Barnwell, Jim Young, Fred Houston, Tim Begley, and Chris Bennett.
Mayor J. H.
Graham, III was present and presiding.
He called the meeting to order at
ITEM #1 – CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Councilman Dean, seconded by Councilman Kerley, that all items on the consent agenda be approved as presented:
a)
Approval of USDA loan resolution for Hwy. 70N waterlines
b)
Matters relative to Hwy. 127S utility relocation project
c)
2nd Reading of Ordinance amending the FY10/11
budget for employee bonuses
d)
2nd Reading of Ordinance amending §7-604(1)(a) of
the Crossville Municipal Code regarding hours for open burning
e)
2nd Reading of Ordinance amending §7-501 of the
Crossville Municipal Code regarding posting of permits for fireworks
f)
Approval of FY2010-11 airport maintenance contract Tennessee
Department of Transportation-Aeronautics Division in the amount of $23,400
g)
Approval of TDOT Safe Routes to School grant for $221,040 to
construct sidewalks around Martin Elementary
Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 5). Yes: Councilman Boyd Wyatt, Sr., Councilman Carl Duer, Councilman Jesse Kerley, Mayor J. H. Graham, III, Mayor Pro-Tem Earl Dean.
Prior to the vote, Councilman Wyatt questioned the availability of a local person or firm who could assist with acquisition of easements. The City Clerk responded that she was not aware of anyone with expertise in the acquisition according to federal guidelines.
Mayor
Graham reported that the loan resolution for financing of the $2,500,000 Hwy.
70N waterline project includes an $800,000 grant and $1,700,000 loan for 40
years at 3.25%. The line is needed to
alleviate the need to purchase water from
ITEM #2 – BIDS ON T-HANGAR PROJECT
Bids on the t-hangar project were received. Scott Christian reported that the apparent low bid was Freitag Construction. Because of state and federal funding, the project was separated into two separate schedules based on funding source requirements with different requirements for the use of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) and wage rates. The low bidder appears to have met the goal for DBE, but some issues still remain on how the project is separated. In order to ensure maximum funding, it was the recommendation of the State, engineers and staff that the matter be deferred to the August meeting.
A motion was made by Councilman Wyatt, seconded by Mayor Graham, that award of the bids on the t-hangar project be deferred until the regularly scheduled meeting in August. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 5). Yes: Councilman Boyd Wyatt, Sr., Councilman Carl Duer, Councilman Jesse Kerley, Mayor J. H. Graham, III, Mayor Pro-Tem Earl Dean.
ITEM #3 – MATTERS RELATIVE TO AIRPORT
At an earlier meeting,
Council approved the purchase of approximately 20 acres adjacent to the airport
from the Donnelly family for $680,000, contingent on survey and
appraisals. The appraisals totaling
$500,000 were presented for review.
Scott Christian explained that the
new t-hangars and future t-hangars will be located on the best part of the
land, but will still require fill material.
The bids included a price for using fill from the Donnelly property for
the current project. That price was
$1.00/yard, which is an approximate deduction of $13,000 for the project. Later t-hangar projects will need
substantially more fill and will also cause more stormwater issues. To fix that, a detention basin will need to
be constructed and the Donnelly property would be the ideal location.
Councilman Wyatt presented some
comparable sales in the area that he prepared, which average $53,340/acre or
$309.18/frontage foot.
|
|
Frontage Feet |
Price |
Acreage |
|
City lots |
300 |
$67,500 |
1.39 |
|
Tom King |
368.03 |
$130,000 |
2.11 |
|
Sherill Dodson |
125 |
$32,000 |
0.67 |
|
Billy Garrett |
145 |
$30,000 |
0.70 |
|
TOTAL |
839.3 |
$259,500 |
4.86 |
Councilman Duer suggested waiting to
purchase the property until it was determined if a grant would be
approved. Councilman Dean and Councilman
Kerley both indicated they would like to wait as well and determine if the
price could be lowered. Councilman Wyatt
stated that he believes the City will need the property at some time in the
future and that the State encourages purchasing any adjacent property. Chris Bennett said the State would like to
see that the hangar rent be re-invested in the airport. The Vision funds that are being used for the
t-hangar project were discussed and could potentially be additional funds.
City Clerk Sally Oglesby reported
that the State will accept an application for a 50% grant on the purchase of
land for the airport. For the next
Aeronautics Board meeting on September 9, applications must be received by
August 20. Money is tight, so there is
no guarantee of funding; however, Aeronautics staff recommended submitting a
request since the property is available.
If approved, the maximum grant would be $250,000 (50% of appraised
value). The City Clerk was requested to
find out if additional Vision funds could be used for part of the cost of
purchase.
A motion was made by Councilman Wyatt, seconded by Councilman Duer, that an application be submitted for a grant to assist in purchasing the property. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 5). Yes: Councilman Boyd Wyatt, Sr., Councilman Carl Duer, Councilman Jesse Kerley, Mayor J. H. Graham, III, Mayor Pro-Tem Earl Dean.
ITEM #4 – MATTERS RELATIVE TO LANTANA ROAD ENGINEERING
A
letter from ECE Services was presented regarding engineering fees for the
utility relocations. On the original
contract, $8,645.03 remains in the budget for pre-construction. ECE requested that those funds be
re-allocated to the construction phase.
Secondly, they requested an additional increase in construction phase
engineering of $1,548.46. These requests
are based on the project extending past the one year construction period.
A
motion was made by Councilman Duer, seconded by Mayor Graham, that the request
from ECE Services on engineering costs for the
With no
further business, the meeting was adjourned at