City of Kingsley

CITY OF KINGSLEY

COUNCIL MEETING

February 2, 2017

Present:

Chris McCoy Beryl Ward Lesa Ferguson

Ron Peron Tom Schlindwein Marilyn Whisler

Andrew Howell Lt Cabrera Susan Melcher

Julio Campo

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Chris McCoy, at 7:00 PM.

Chris made a motion to accept the January, 2017 minutes with amendments as discussed. Beryl seconded and the motion was passed.

POLICE REPORT:

Several burglaries occurred in the neighborhoods around Kingsley, but nothing within Kingsley.

He cautioned us to be aware of the potential of license plate thefts to increase with the warmer months as drivers do not want to pay for the tolls to cross the 2nd St bridge.

ATTORNEY’S REPORT:

Andrew advised us of the guidelines to make a donation to Pleas For The Trees.

CITY TREASURER’S REPORT:

Tom presented the Treasurer’s report as follows:

- NSAP $980.00 Police Service

- Wayne’s Lawn Service $1,153.25 Ice melt application

- Heather Roberts $300.00 Return bond deposit

- Jayne Schneider $75.00 Reissued stipends

- Howell & Emery $13.33 Legal services

- State Auto $154.87 Return bond deposit

Account Balances:

Bank Account Balances
Bank / Account / Date 02/02/2017
First Capital Bank of Ky. / General Checking / ###9566 / $24,020.25
First Capital Bank of Ky. / MRA Checking / ###0593 / $4,184.66
First Capital Bank of Ky. / Money Market Sav. / ###3277 / $163,278.09
First Capital Bank of Ky. / Bond Escrow Ckg. / ##0483 / $2,200.00
First Capital Bank of Ky. / CD- 29 mo / ##815 (Mat. 8/15/18) / $25,223.91
First Capital Bank of Ky. / CD-29 mo / ###858 (Mat. 10/9/18) / $61,759.88
Total Bank Account Balances / $280,666.79

A motion was made by Ron to pay the regular and the special bills as shown. Beryl seconded and the motion was passed.

Tom reported one outstanding tax bill from January has not been paid yet. Andrew recommended Tom send the resident a certified letter alerting him a lien will be put on his property if the taxes are not paid by a specific date.

Chris made a motion to authorize the purchase of office supplies up to $100. Beryl seconded and the motion was passed.

TREE BOARD REPORT:

A check from John Huber 2508 Kings Hwy from August 29th will be cashed as he has not replanted a tree that was removed.

Beryl made a motion to appoint Marilyn to the Tree Board. Ron seconded and the motion was passed.

BUILDING PERMIT REQUESTS:

No requests were submitted.

NEW BUSINESS:

Beryl made a motion to authorize Chris to spend up to $150 for the purchase of light bulbs for the spotlights at city entrance sign and at the flag. Lesa seconded and the motion was passed.

COMMISSIONERS’ CONCERNS:

Beryl – No issues

Chris – Suggested scrapping the current sidewalk ordinances and expanding the repair of neighborhood sidewalk squares. More discussion is planned for April.

Lesa – 2 new NO PARKING signs need to be installed near Speedway.

Ron – Received a call from Chris, the manager at Speedway asking for details of our complaints. Ron will call him back and refer to broken asphalt, peeling paint, garbage in the island, graffiti on the pumps. He may reference the nuisance ordinance in his contact.

Becky – Not present

CLOSING

Lesa made the motion to adjourn the meeting, Beryl seconded the motion and the meeting adjourned at 8:44pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilyn Whisler

City Clerk

City of Kingsley