Lirts   MINUTES- COUNCIL MEETING-N MONDAY, MAY18, 2020- -6 6:00P.M. LOCATION: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARDROOM  INA ATTENDANCE: Mayor Pamela Lee, Pro-Tem Tommy Spell, Bobby Cox, Dondrea Geter, Steve. Jones,  Harry Lewis, and Thomas Lott. 1. Invocation - JeffF Floyd 2. Pledge of Allegiance approved. approved. OLDBUSINESS  3. Approve Minutes from 4/20 meeting = Spell made the motion, Geter 2nd, unanimously 4. Approve Agenda - Spell made the motion to approve, Jones 2nd, unanimously  5. Reopen Walking Track and Asphalt? Lott made the motion to open the walking track and keep the asphalt closed atl least to the next council meeting, Spell 2nd, unanimously 6. Recreational Park Grant Funding Update - Geter called Sean DePalma just to get an update. DePalma stated that the next step is to do a survey with the citizens to get: an idea what they would like to see. Will have another meeting in a couple of weeks to go  approved.  over where they stand with the surveys.  NEW BUSINESS  7. 4thofJuly Celebration - The FD has not cancelled it yet because they are really wanting tos see how things go in the upcoming month. There are people that come from all over to this celebration and not really sure how things are going to be. Will make a decision hopefully by the beginning of. June. If cancelled maybe do something in September or 8. Library Summer Reading Program - The city contributes $4,000, which is in the budget, to the public library for the summer reading program. Due to the COVID-19, the summer reading program will be done virtual instead ofi in person at the library. The only problem the city sees is the fact that some students/children will lose internet access when the school shut off the hotspots at the end of the school year. How will they participate in the program? Since it's in thel budget, the council just agreed to continue as is and sign 9. Council member salary increase- - R. Clark sent a statute stating that for a raise to be given it will not go in effect until at the end oft the next council term and there will have to be an ad in the paper for 3 weeks stating the City's intention to give a raise. Will ask  October to make up fori it since the money is in the budget.  check to library.    around to other cities and get an idea what others get paid. Spell made the motion to get with the city attorney and see what the council willl have to do to give a raise to the next council members and start the process, Lewis 2nd, unanimously approved. 10.Junk Car Ordinance - The current ordinance that isi inj place forj junk cars in mainly for junkyards or businesses. Floyd would like to get with R. Clark and make some additions to the current ordinance putting restrictions on junk cars within the city limits and citizens yards. Cox made the motion to revise the current ordinance to add residential, Geter 2nd, unanimously Floyd mentioned that he would like to put the cities singlewide mobile trailer on Hwy 126 up for bids. Will advertise in paper for 2 weeks and post on the city's Facebook page. Cox 11. Senior Parade - the city put banners of all the seniors on: fence by the water fountain. During the parade they will do the normal parade route but they will go down to Broad St. and turn on to Hwy 280 and go by the fence of banners. At the red light, there will be table set up for them to receive ai rose, a bag of20/pcs of candy and a congratulations certificate. Will be done, Saturday 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Lott made the motion to the parade, Spell 2nd, unanimously 12. Conservation Plan -Iti is required by EPD to have. Has tol be in affect by June 1S.A copy of the resolution is attached. Lott made a motion to adopt the resolution, Spell 2"d, unanimously  approved.  made a motion to do so, Spell 2nd, unanimously approved.  approved.  approved.  13. City Managers Report- - report attached  Cox mentioned. that the Mayor is on the bank account and don't know exactly what she can spend. Cox recommends she is allowed to spend up $500/year, Lott 2nd, unanimously 14. Fire Report - reportattached, Scott Chaney also to send an update list of the fire 15. Police Report - Report attached. For the month of April, the PD answer approx. 297 calls, issued 2 citations and done 5 reports. Bryant presented the council with an ordinance pertaining toj people running water lines from one. house to another. This ordinance willl help with the conservation plan and also it will give the city control oft the water that comes out oft the hydrants except for fires. This ordinance will need 2 meetings for adoption. One more: if1st approval tonight. Cox made the motion to accept this ordinance so the city will get these in their court instead of the superior, Lott 2nd, unanimously approved. Will still need 1 more  approved. hydrants list.  meeting for adoption.    PUBLIC: PARTICIPATION  Deborah Clark - just wanted the confirmation of the senior parade route.  EXECUTIVE SESSION (employee matters) = went into executive session 7:22 pm with At7:37 pm Spell made the motion to exit out of executive session, Cox 2nd, unanimously approved. There was no voting in executive session, so no voting had to be made to the  Lot making the motion, Geter 2nd, unanimously approved.  public.  Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM with Lott, Geter 2nd, unanimously approved.  Submitted By: Mlai Canl Marie Carrillo, City Clerk