December 13, 2017
CITY APPROVES $100,000 TOWARDS ‘RIVERFRONT OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER’ ON BANKS OF BIG SANDY
Louisa City Council met in regular session on December 12, 2017 at 7pm. Council members present were Mitch Castle, Ron Cordle, Tom Parsons, and John Nolan.
December 12, 2017
* Call to order 7:02pm, with the Pledge of allegiance and prayer.
* Mayor presented awards to Local Community Group, Rise Above, for partnering with the city for multiple projects including the basketball court rehab and the new deck at Lockview Park. Receiving the award on behalf of Rise above was Daniel Ward and John Nolan.
* Mayor also presented an award to City Clerk Kathy Compton from Harold Stone, a resident of Ohio who came to Louisa for genealogy research, His Grandfather RA Stone, is named on the placard in City Hall, and was once Mayor. Mr. Stone, Wanted to present an award to Kathy for her assistance in assisting him in finding information while researching his family history.
* Motion to approve minutes from November meeting was made by Ron Cordle, Seconded by John Nolan, all approve.
* Motion was made by Mitch Castle, and seconded by Ron Cordle, to approve the second reading of The City’s ordinance dealing with garbage pickup, this would add a voluntary $5 maintenance fee for upkeep of commercial dumpsters. All approved
* Motion made by John Nolan, Second by Mitch Castle, to approve first reading of Amendment to Employee pay ordinance. All approved.
* Motion to approve application for an energy savings grant by Ron Cordle, Second by Mitch Castle, all approve. Grant is $80,000 to pay toward current energy savings project.
* Police Chief Greg Fugitt advised council that in recent weeks, the oldest Police Cruiser in the fleet had a transmission breakdown and has been taken out of service, this cruiser was scheduled to be replaced in the current FY. Another cruiser was also taken out of service due to an accident. The cruiser was a total loss in the accident. The insurance payout will be paid to the city in the coming weeks. Motion was made by Mitch Castle, Second by John Nolan, to approve the purchase of 2 new police cruisers from Paul Miller Ford, the current holder of the state contract. All approve.
* Councilman Parsons inquired of adding a Port-a-Potty to Lockview Park for the summer months. As he had reports there are several parents taking their kids into the woods to use the restroom as there are no 24 hour bathrooms at the park. Mayor will inquire and update before the spring outdoor season.
* Council went into Executive Session to discuss acquisition of property, sale of property, and litigation.
Upon returning from executive session, Council approved purchase property on the Big Sandy River in downtown Louisa. Purchase price of $100K, paid by $20,000 per year installments until paid in full, with no interest, also approved acceptance of another adjacent property donated to the City. This site will be for future construction of a Riverfront Outdoor Amphitheater, part of the Re-Discover Louisa, Riverwalk Project. No final actions were taken on the other executive session items.
* Meeting adjourned Adjourn at 7:58pm.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
