City CouncilNotes-Aug. 16, 2011

A part of the OACCT's Public Policy efforts for 2011 is for volunteers from the Public Policy committee attend both City and County meetings and report back on items that are of interest/concern to business.

·Meeting started with a resolution to modify TIF No. 3-1.
-This was a result of the agreement that the city had with the Coke distributor in the industrial park.

· Authorization to purchase the 800 MGHZ radios - approved
-This would be for police/fire and other emergency personnel.
-Request was for about 260 radios
§Discussions as to why they needed that many – actually a reduction form what they had
§Some will have portable radios as well as radios in their vehicles
§Discussion about the $45,000 in sales tax assessed by the state. The City and the County were going to work together to form a resolution to propose to the state legislature to get that waived

· Installation of new stop sign at Austin Rd and Park – approved
-Could be installed as soon as 8/17/11

·Reduce speed limit on Cherry St and Mineral Springs Prkwy - approved
-With the construction on Mineral Springs Rd there is added traffic along the detour route
-The road by Mineral Springs Park is very narrow and there is a lot of pedestrian traffic
-Again could happen as quickly as 8/17/11

· Approve the bid & award the contract for the airport rehabilitation paving project – approved
-$13,000 in cost to the city. This is 5% of the bid as the other 95% with come from Federal funding

·Variance from DM&E Railroad for the Mineral Springs reconstruction project – approved
-No discussion

·Approve plans and specs for the bids for the 2011 SE storm sewer improvements – approved
-No discussion

· Supplemental Agreement No.1 & 2 for the 24th Ave and NW Bituminous reclamation project – approved
-No discussion

· Supplemental Agreement No.1 for the Mineral Springs pavement reconstruction project – approved
-No discussion

·Memorandums of Agreement – Local No.320 - approved
-This was an issue of confusion with the parameters of sick leave for the members of the Local No.230 – mainly police
-Wanted to clarify what was covered under the sick leave policy