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Columbia City Council Meeting Tue 05 Sep 2017 - REPORT In the Tue 5 Sep 2017 Columbia City Council Meeting:
Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Ed Waggener The Columbia City Council received two requests for special funding at its special regular meeting, Tuesday, September 5, 2107. Sticking to its standing rule not to grant any request during the meeting it is first requested, council deferred action on both: A request for $5,000 to help fund Downtown Days, presented in person by Chasity Yarberry, and a request for an additional stipend - $7,000.00 has already been approved - of $2,000 for the Columbia/Adair County Airport, which the city jointly owns with Adair County Fiscal Court. Downtown Days Committee requests $5,000 from Council The Downtown Days Committee, with Chasity Yarberry as spokesperson came before the council to request $5,000 in funding for the 14th Annual Downtown Days, which will kick off on Friday, October 13, 2017, with day long activities on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Yarberry gave a breakdown of the finances for the 2016 Downtown Days, as a general guideline for the 2017 Downtown Days. The figures show that the bulk of the funds come from solicitations from community sponsors, which, last year brought in $12,850.00. Vendors paid $6,305. The pageant brought in $995; kids' activities $995, the car show, $745; the 5K, $465. and other income totaled $23,190. Expenses were by far heaviest in the cost of music events. The Main Concert performance cost $8,000; Sound and lights, $3,000; other music entertainment, $2,000; Electrician fees were $1,500; Signs were $1,405.75; the storage units for the modular Rusty Nail stage was $1,320.00. Other costs: Trophies, $900; Insurance $550.00. T-Shirts for Festival officials, $550; Pageant miscellaneous other than trophies, $260; Stage set up/miscellaneous, $360; Garbage cleanup, $300; Friday night DJ, $300; Advertisement, $309; Website, $250; Stamps, $70. On a question by Council Member Dean, Festival Committee member Gina Baker said that the festival was beginning the year with just under $2,000 cash in the bank. Yarberry said that the Saturday night concert headliner this year would feature Pam Tillis, the 1994 Female Vocalist of the Year. Initially, Council Member Ronald Rogers moved to make the donation, and Council Member Mark Harris, seconded it. But they withdrew the motion after the council was reminded of it rule not to grant a donation request until a subsequent meeting. City Attorney Marshall, asked to elaborate on what might be done, said that the council could suspend the rule if all council members were in agreement. When Mayor Hardwick heard of the object of Council Member Craig Dean, which meant that the rule could not meet the unanimous approval threshhold, Council Members Rogers and and Harris withdrew their motion to fund the festival. Mayor Hardwick said that the matter will likely be revisited at either a special called meeting. The Downtown Committee includes Rhonda Loy, Chasity Yarberry, Jada Coomer, Ann Austin, Tiffany Collins, Gina Baker, Kasey Bardin, Katie Curry, and Andrea Vanarsdale. New gas ordinance approved, on 5-1 vote The council heard the second reading of Ordinance No. 610.74, an update of Ordinance No. 610.71, changing verbiage for customer billing and adding rate increase for gas fees and voted 5 to 1 to select the higher recommended amount for future billing. All rates stay the same except for two amounts of increase from which to choose -- $2.90/MCF minimum vs $3.30/MCF -- a lengthy discussion surrounded reasons for the past incorrect billing and losses suffered from incorrect amounts billed. Councilmember Rogers pointed out, as an analogy, "The City has been providing customers with premium gas while only charging for regular gas." Mayor Hardwick said the good news is, softening the rate change, comes with the decrease in the cost of natural gas, which allows customers of the Columbia Gas Department to get lower gas bills this season. In making the motion to vote for the recommended $3.30 per MCF, councilmember Waggener said she believed it was the right thing to do after having spent time with Ann Marie Austin, listening to recommendations from her experience and study, and then weighing the research which showed that we as a city have far fewer add-ons and fees - it sounds like with a small addition in income over our costs we can steadily improve equipment and service. Councilmember Dean asked how long it had been before we'd increased gas rates. Superintendent Ronald Cook said it has been 12 years. Councilmember Mark Harris seconded the motion and the vote was 5 to 1 to approve the ordinance. Councilmember Pam Hoots voted against the increased rate. She said she understood the need for the raise to $2.90, however was concerned about going above that at this time. Council approves Mutual Consent Agreement with PEAK In another action related to the City of Columbia Gas Department, the council, on the recommendation of Mayor Hardwick, voted unanimously to enter a mutual consent agreement with PEAK (The Public Energy Authority of Kentucky), which stipulates that the City of Columbia and PEAK, the former supplier of natural gas with not end their association without legal action on either side. On a motion by Council Member Ronald Rogers, with a second by Council Member Craig Dean, with Linda Waggener, Mark Harris, Craig Lasley, and Pam Hoots concurring, there was unanimous approval. Minutes Approved The Council unanimously approved the minutes of the August 7, 2017, regular meeting. Airport requests additional $2,000; but matter is tabled Mayor Hardwick presented a request from the Columbia/Adair County Airport Board for an addition $2,000, in addition to $7,000 already granted, but the matter was tabled pending more information, including whether Adair Fiscal Court will match the additional funding. Police Chief Cross: Down a cruiser, down one officer Columbia Police Chief Jason Cross, in addition to handing out The Columbia Police Department Activity Report for August 2017, also reported on two developments affecting his department. The first, in answer to a question by Councilman Craig Dean, was about the loss of a Police Cruiser (See: Columbia PD faced night of mayhem - arrest two suspects) when a suspect allegedly stole a CPD Cruiser and later wreck it. Chief Cross said that the cruiser is covered by insurance and that the carrier has agreed that the vehicle is totalled and will send a check. A new cruiser will be order as soon as possible, he said. Council Comments - Craig Dean - asked CPD Chief Jason Cross to report on the wrecked police car and followup from which brought up the aforementioned theft and wreck of Ofc Drew Conn's patrol car. Insurance is being checked out, the car is pretty much totalled.The meeting was well attended, with most of the seats in the council meeting room filled. In addition to Mayor Hardwick and the six council members - Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Craig Lasley, Dr. Ronald Rogers, Pam Hoots, and Mark D. Harris - City Clerk Rhonda Loy, City Attorney Marshall Loy, City Police Chief Jason Cross, City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook, and his wife, Linda; members of te media, representatives of Constellation Energy, Barry & Mary Ann Loy, members of the Downtown Days Committee, City Planning & Zoning Commissioner Roy Rademacher, and others were present. COLUMBlA CITY COUNCIL holds its regular monthly meeting each first Monday at 6pmCT in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. The meetings are open to the public. Mayor Curtis Hardwick. Councillors Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Dr. Ron Rogers, Pam Hoots, Craig Lasley, and Mark Harris. City Clerk Rhonda Loy. City Attorney Marshall Loy. City Police Chief Jason Cross. City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook. City Sanitation Department Superintendent O'Shaughnesy Frazier. City Street Department Superintendent Donnie Rowe This story was posted on 2017-09-06 17:16:43
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