NEW MELLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

MEETING AND WORK SESSION

 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1, 2007

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR JAN MUSKOPF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT:  DIANE ARTEAGA, DARLA GREEN AND DOUG BICE.  ABSENT: TOM JOHNSON.  ALSO PRESENT CHIEF AARON BURKEMPER, CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON AND A FEW VISITORS.

DISCUSSION – PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT – 4574 HWY Z – THE AGREEMENT WAS REVIEWED WITH ALDERMAN BICE STATING THAT THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION HAD NO OBJECTION TO THE AGREEMENT. 

BILL # 273 – PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT – 4574 HWY Z

ALDERMAN BICE MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO HAVE THE FIRST READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  AFTER THE FIRST READING, ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO HAVE THE SECOND READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  AFTER THE SECOND READING, ALDERMAN BICE MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO APPROVE BILL NO 273 AS AN ORDINANCE.  ON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION WAS APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:  AYES: ALDERMEN DOUG BICE, DIANE ARTEAGA, AND DARLA GREEN.  NAYS – NONE.  BILL NO 273 IS NOW ORDINANCE NO 263.

DISCUSSION – AGREEMENT WITH MODOT FOR WELCOME SIGNS – THE BOARD REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT WITH MAYOR MUSKOPF STATING THAT THREE COPIES NEED TO BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO MODOT.  AFTER MODOT’S APPROVAL, AN APPLICATION WILL NEED TO BE MADE FOR A SIGN PERMIT FROM MODOT.

BILL # 274 – AGREEMENT WITH MODOT FOR WELCOME SIGNS - ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO HAVE THE FIRST READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  AFTER THE FIRST READING, ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO HAVE THE SECOND READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  AFTER THE SECOND READING, ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO APPROVE BILL NO 274 AS AN ORDINANCE.  ON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION WAS APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:  AYES: ALDERMEN DOUG BICE, DIANE ARTEAGA, AND DARLA GREEN.  NAYS – NONE.  BILL NO 274 IS NOW ORDINANCE NO 264.

APPROVAL OF COSTS ON REMAINING CITY HALL MAINTENANCE –

ESTIMATES ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF UPSTAIRS FOR PD-

SINCE NO COST ESTIMATES HAD BEEN RECEIVED, THESE ITEMS WILL BE REVIEWED AT A LATER DATE. THE MAYOR WILL CONTACT THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR GUIDELINES CONCERNING WHEN CONTRACTS SHOULD BE EXECUTED BY THE CITY.

PAYMENT OF BILLS – BILLS WERE REVIEWED AND CHECKS SIGNED

ADJOURNMENT – ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:25 P.M.

WORK SESSION                              

CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR MUSKOPF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:26 P.M.

ROLL CALL- ALDERMEN PRESENT:  DOUG BICE, DARLA GREEN, DIANE ARTEAGA.  ABSENT: TOM JOHNSON.  ALSO PRESENT:  CHIEF AARON BURKEMPER, CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON AND A FEW VISITORS.

REVIEW OF SULLIVAN PUBLICATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ORDINANCE CODIFICATION

THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD RECOMMENDED STARTING WITH THE “DRAFT REVIEW” WHICH INCLUDED QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SULLIVAN PUBLICATIONS.  THE BOARD REVIEWED TITLE l. – GOVERNMENT CODE UP TO CHAPTER 125.  CHIEF BURKEMPER MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN TITLE ll. – PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.

ADJOURNMENT – ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.

THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:20 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED                                       ACCEPTED

JUDITH A ANDERSON, CLERK                                       JAN MUSKOPF, MAYOR