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MINUTES
WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 7, 1988
A regular meeting of the West Memphis City Council was held on Thursday,
January 7, 1988 in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 205 S. Redding,
West Memphis, Arkansas. Mayor Keith Ingram presided.
Mayor Ingram called the meeting to order at 1:43 p.m.
Father Chuck Filiatreau of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church offered prayer.
City Clerk Dan Craft called the roll. Those present were:
Mayor Keith Ingram
City Attorney David Peeples
City Clerk Dan Craft
Aldermen:
Sam Lehr
Bill Burnett
Mike Hardage
Roger Sumpter
Roberta Jackson
Al Boals
Joe Brasfield
Pritchard Horton
Absent:
James Cooper
Gary Walker
First item of business was bid openings. Bids for the Tornado Debris
Clean-Up were discussed. Alderman Lehr made a motion, seconded by Alderman
Horton that due to the number of bidders and the number of clean up areas to
be bid on, that a committee consisting of Joe Scarbrough, Purchasing Agent,
Ward Wimbash, City Engineer, Lonnie Chant, FEMA, and David Peeples, City
Attorney be designated by the City Council to open the bids. Upon voice vote,
the voting was unanimous.
Next bids for the City of West Memphis were opened by Joe Scarbrough
and read by City Attorney Peeples.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CAR
BIDDER
BID
Tom Gibson Ford $8,440.66
Tom Gibson Dodge $7,692.00
Alderman Hardage made a motion, seconded by Alderman Burnett to refer the
bids to the Fire Commission for final disposition. Upon voice vote, the voting
was unanimous.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PICK-UP
BIDDER
BID
Tom Gibson Ford $10,388.16
Tom Gibson Dodge $ 9,823.00
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton to refer the
bids to the Fire Commission for final disposition. Upon voice vote, the voting
was unanimous.
STREET SWEEPER
BIDDER
BID ALT. BID
Scruggs Equipment
Memphis, TN $89,528.00
South Star of Memphis
Memphis, TN $72,698.00 $69,898.00
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Jackson to refer the
bids to the Public Works Committee for final disposition. Upon voice vote, the
voting was unanimous.
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Next item on the agenda was the correction or approval of the minutes of
December 17, 1987. Due to the holidays and the disasters the minutes will be
on the next city council meetings agenda.
OLD BUSINESS
First item of Old Business was the 2nd reading of an Ordinance vacating
an unnamed street being an extension of Clover Lane South between blocks 10
and 11 of Avondale Gardens Subdivision, West Memphis, Arkansas.
City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance for the second time.
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hardage to approve
the Ordinance on its second reading. Upon roll call vote, the voting was:
AYES: A~ld~~men: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The Ordinance PASSED on its SECOND reading.
NEW BUSINESS
First item under New Business was the Federal Emergency Management Administration
applicant agent from the City of West Memphis.
Alderman Hardage made a motion, seconded by Alderman Burnett to designate
Wyman Morgan as agent of the City of West Memphis. Upon voice vote, the voting
was unanimous.
Next item under New Business was an Ordinance to waive competitive bidding
on the purchase of power lines from AP&L.
City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance. Alderman Burnett made a motion,
seconded by Alderman Sumpter to approve the Ordinance on its first reading. Upon
roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton to suspend the
rules and the Ordinance be placed on its second reading. Upon roll call vote, the
voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance for the second time. Alderman
Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton to approve the Ordinance on
its second reading. Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hardage to further
suspend the rules and the Ordinance be placed on its third and final reading.
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Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance for the third and final time. Mayor
Ingram asked "Shall the Ordinance Pass?" Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded
by Alderman Jackson to adopt. Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
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Alderman Hardage made a motion, seconded by Alderman Burnett to adopt the
emergency clause, section 2. Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The Ordinance PASSED and was assigned No. 1326.
PERMISSION REQUESTS
First item discussed was permission to destroy records for the Police
Department. Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton to
give the Police Department permission to destroy records. (Copy of records
disposal form attached) Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Lehr, Burnett, Hardage, Sumpter, Jackson,
Boals, Brasfield, Horton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton to designate
Alderman Lehr as the Councilman to witness the destruction. Upon voice vote,
the voting was unanimous.
Next, Mayor Ingram requested permission to advertise for a position with
the City of West Memphis as Director of Economic Development. Discussion.
The position to be advertised and a job description, and salary set and then
be brought back before the City Council. Alderman Jackson made a motion, seconded
by alderman Horton to give Mayor Ingram permission to advertise for the position
of Director of Economic Development. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous.
Next, Alderman Hardage made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton to sell
the power lines at the Port of West Memphis to AP&L. Upon voice vote, the
voting was unanimous.
Mayor Ingram announced that Thursday, January 14, 1987 there would be a
meeting at City Hall concerning alternative for housing and representatives from
HUD would be there and urged all the City Council members to attend. The meeting
time is 10:00 a.m. and then a public meeting at 1:30 p.m.
Alderman Lehr made a motion, seconded by Alderman Jackson to adjourn.
Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
PASSED and APPROVED this ,~ ~ ~~-- day of .~ ~;j ~i , 1988.
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App.~hva1 ishereby requested for the destruction of the following records.
Its understood that the items listed describes completely documents that
ha`' served their usefulness to the City of West Memphis and that, said des-
trt ion'is_ in compliance with applicable state statutes.
Do ument ~ Document Date of Type and Date
Ti le Number(s) Document of Destruction
ARRES REPORT
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1977 & Back
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OFTEN E REPORTS 1977 & Back Burn
WRECK R BOOKS... 1977 & Back Burn
RF~DIOr LOGS 1977 & Back Burn
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