March 2, 1989MINUTES
WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 2, 1989
A regular meeting of the West Memphis City Council was held on
'Thursday, March 2, 1989 at 1:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers
':at City Hall, 205 South Redding, West Memphis, Arkansas with Mayor
(Keith M. Ingram, presiding.
Mayor Ingram called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Reverend
RRichard Gregory, Rosewood United Methodist Church, offered prayer.
Dan Craft, City Clerk, called the roll. The following persons
re present:
Mayor Keith M. Ingram
City Attorney David Peeples
City Clerk Dan Craft
Aldermen:
Pritchard Horton
Sam Lehr
Richard Linsky
Bill Burnett
Mike Hardage
Roberta Jackson
Al Boals
Roscoe White, Jr.
James Cooper
Bill Pollard
First item on the agenda was bid opening for Tree Trimming of
Electrical Distribution Lines. The bids were opened by David Coacher
and read by City Attorney David Peeples.
BLUME TREE
CONROE, TEXAS
$35.00 per hour
APPLETREE SERVICE, INC.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
$34.94 per hour w/5X Arkansas tax
Alderperson Jackson made a motion and seconded by Alderman Sam
Lehr to accept the bids and refer them to the Utility Commission for
final disposition. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous.
The next item on the agenda was the correction or approval of
the minutes of February 16, 1989 City Council Meeting.
Alderman Hardage made a motion and seconded by Alderman Bill
Burnett to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve them
as presented in the packets. Upon voice vote, the voting was unani-
mows.
CITIZEN REQUEST:
Mrs. Sherry Anderson, Executive Director, Good Neighbor Center,
West Memphis, addressed the City Council, distributed a quarterly
activities report to each council member and invited each one to
'visit the Good Neighbor Center to see what the center is all about.
OLD BUSINESS:
First item under Old Business was the third and final reading
of an Ordinance to Amend Article IV, Section 3 of the Land Sub-
Division and Development Code for the City of West Memphis as adopted
by Ordinance No. 1266.
City Attorney David Peeples read the Ordinance for the third
and final time. Alderman Horton made a motion seconded by Alderman
Lehr to adopt the ordinance on the third and final reading:
Upon roll call vote of the members present, the voting was as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen: Horton, Lehr, Linsky, Burnett, Hardage, Jackson,
Boals, White, Cooper and Pollard.
Nays: Aldermen: None
The Ordinance was adopted on the third and final reading and was
assigned Ordinance No. 1372.
NEW BUSINESS:
First item under New Business a Resolution Establishing a De-
ferred Compensation Plan for the City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
Alderman Hardage made a motion and seconded by Alderman Burnett
to suspend the rules and have the City Attorney read the title only ~.r
of the Resolution. Upon voice vote, the votin w
g as unanimous.
City Attorney Peeples read the Resolution title only, A
Resolution Establishing a Deferred Compensation Plan for the city
West Memphis, Arkansas.
Alderman Hardage made a motion and seconded by Alderman Burnett
to adopt the Resolution. Upon roll call vote, the voting was as
follows:
Ayes: Aldermen: Horton, Lehr, Linsky, Burnett, Hardage, Jackson,
Boals, White, Cooper and Pollard.
Nays: Aldermen: None
The Resolution was adopted and assigned Resolution No. 1176.
The next item of business was R-2, A Resolution Approving the
Amended Contract Between the City of West Memphis and the Good
Neighbor Center, Inc.
City Attorney Peeples read the Resolution. Alderman Burnett
made a motion, seconded by Alderman Hardage to adopt the Resolution.
Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
A es: Aldermen: Horton, Lehr, Linsky, Burnett, Hardage, Jackson,
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Boals, White, Cooper and Pollard.
Nays: Aldermen: None
The Resolution was adopted and assigned Resolution No. 1177.
'' The next item under New Business was a motion by Alderman
Burnett and seconded by Alderman Horton to suspend the rules and
!, place on the agenda and read the title only, An Ordinance to Waive
~""' Competitive Bidding for Economic Development Services, Approving a
Contract between the City of West Memphis and the West Memphis
' Chamber of Commerce, deleting the emergency clause and read on the
first reading. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous.
City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance title only for the
first time, without the Emergency Clause. Alderman Hardage made
the motion seconded by Alderman Burnett to approve the ordinance on
its first reading. Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen: Horton, Lehr, Linsky, Burnett, Hardage, Jackson,
Boals, White, Cooper and Pollard.
Nays: Aldermen: None
The Ordinance passed on its first reading.
PERMISSION REQUEST:
Mayor Keith Ingram announced for the record, the Boy Scouts
have requested the same amount of funding this year as they received
last year.
Alderman Hardage made a motion, seconded by Alderman Burnett
to add under Permission Request, permission to destroy records from
the Finance Department as requested by Finance Director, Wyman
Morgan. Upon voice vote of the members present, the voting was
unanimous. Alderman Roscoe White will witness the destruction of
the records.
Alderman Hardage made amotion, seconded by Alderman Horton to
add under permission request, permission to pay $48,000 for dif-
fusers for retrofit be used at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Upon voice vote of the members present, the voting was unanimous.
Alderman Lehr made a motion seconded by Alderman Horton to
have the Mayor sign the invoice and pay Aeration Engineering Re-
sources Corporation the sum of $48,000 for diffusers. Upon voice
vote of the members present, the voting was unanimous.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alderman Burnett announced, there will be a Public Works
Commission Meeting on March 8, 1989, 5:30 P.M., City Hall, Mayor's
Conference Room.
Alderman Horton announced, there will be a Budget Commission
Meeting on Wednesday, March 8, 1989, 12:00 Noon, City Hall, Mayor's
Conference Room.
Alderman Lehr announced, there will be a Sanitation Commission
Meeting directly following the City Council Meeting of today, (March 2nd).
Alderperson Roberta Jackson announced, the John Gammon Wild
Game Dinner will be held on April 1, 1989, 7:00 P.M., Convention
Center and donations are $12.50. Everyone is invited to attend.
Having no further business to come before the City Council,
Alderman Hardage made a motion, seconded by Alderman Lehr to adjourn.
Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. The meeting was ad-
journed at 1:55 P.M.
PASSED AND APPROVED th i s ~(~ ~~ day of d)'~~~,t.~ ,
1989.
Keith M. Ingram, Mayor
ATTEST:
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RECORDS DISPOSAL FORM
.Approval is hereby requested for the destruction of the following records.
It is un erstood that the items listed describes completely documents that
have ser ed their usefulness to the City of West Memphis and that said des-
tructioniis in compliance with applicable state statutes.
!Document Document Date of Type and Date
Title Number(s) Document of Destruction
City Statements
~ ~ Utilit ~ Invoices
City Utility Invoices
Check opies
Deposi Reports
Monthl Financial Reports
Bank S atements
Utilit Deposit Reports
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~teques t d by : n Morgan
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Approve by:'
Destruction Witness:
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