CITY OF UNION, KENTUCKY
Public Hearing
Regular Business Meeting
MINUTES
Mayor Warren Moore called the Public Hearing to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following Commission members present: Mr. Kirby, Mr. McClellan, Mr. Jennings and Mr. McCormick. Also present were City Clerk Kathy Porter and Attorney Greg Voss. After explanation of compensation rates and designated projects that would need appropriated funding, it was agreeable to proceed by maintaining the current tax rate of $2.22 per $1000 Assessed Valuation on all Real Property and $2.52 per $1000 Assessed Valuation on all Tangible Personal Property. Mr. McCormick moved to proceed with setting the current assessment rate and motion seconded by Mr. Jennings. Motion passed. Mr. McClellan moved to adjourn Public Hearing and enter into the regular monthly business meeting, seconded by Mr. Kirby. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Moore asked for a motion to accept the August 12, 2002 minutes as presented. Mr. McClellan so moved with a second to the motion by Mr. Kirby. Motion carried.
Mayor Moore presented the Treasurer’s Report as of August 31, 2002. Mr. Jennings moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Motion seconded by Mr. McCormick. Unanimous vote.
Mr. Kirby made a motion to pay the bills as presented and Mr. Jennings seconded the motion. Motion carried.
A letter had been received from Sharon Hauss requesting to file a claim for reimbursement of two tires that had been damaged when she was entering into Plantation Pointe onto Whetherington Blvd. from Mt. Zion Rd. It appears that repair work was being done and the curbing caused her two passenger side tires to be slashed. Mayor Moore related this information and informed the Commission that Ms. Hauss will be reimbursed for the tires.
Ms. Sue Ingraham, 10039 Braxton Ct. was present voicing her concerns of road and traffic problems in Union Village such as the Access Street, Landscaping and Privacy. Mayor Moore informed Ms. Ingraham that the apartments are located in Florence. The City of Union will work with her by passing her request and information to the City Engineer of Union to work with the Attorney and the Planning Commission to see what can be done. Ms. Ingraham will be the contact person and is to leave her phone number with the City Clerk.
CITY ENGINEER REPORT:
The City Engineer was not present tonight for a report.
None presented.
Mayor Moore read in its entirety First reading of ORDINANCE NO. 2002-006 – AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AND FIXING THE TAX RATES OF THE CITY OF UNION, KENTUCKY, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2002-2003, LEVYING SAID TAX UPON REAL, AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY; FIXING THE DATE OF PAYMENT, DISCOUNT PAYMENT, DELINQUENCY AND INTEREST CHARGES; FIXING THE PUROSE THEREFORE, AND SETTING FORTH THE PROCEDURE FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES. Motion to accept on first reading by Mr. McClellan and seconded by Mr. McCormick. Vote was unanimous.
Mr. McClellan had met with the Kentucky Department of Transportation District 6 Office, along with Greg Sketch, Kevin Costello and David Geohegan last Friday concerning the starting of US 42 and proposed new Mt. Zion Road. Mr. McClellan reported that US 42 is progressing, and that Lawrence Construction was awarded the contract and is the same company that is doing the bridge at Gunpowder/Mt. Zion Road and they seem to be lax in the completion process of the bridge. They will be providing us the name of the Director that will be responsible at District 6 to oversee the US 42 project. As far as the new Mt. Zion Road Bridge going across old 42 on the new Mt. Zion is basically a dead issue, due to concerns of acquisitions of property. There was a discussion of Mt. Zion Rd. being a 3 or 5-lane road. Previously, the Commission had expressed the need of 3 lanes due to the impact of traffic. Greg Sketch has recommended that the KDOT look at doing just a 3-lane road from Hathaway Road to Wetherington Blvd. than at Wetherington Blvd. allowing it to become a 5-lane out to I-75. The plans have already been in place as a 5-lane road from Gundpowder Road to I-75. This was the first meeting that the KDOT has had with any government bodies such as the county or the city. This is a good step as in the past they didn’t involve the city in what they’re planning. The projected start date is still 2007 and there has been no allocation of funds for Mt. Zion Road.
Mr. Kirby, along with Mr. McClellan had met with Judge Executive Gary Moore, County and Sanitation officials concerning the new U.S. 42 corridor not presently slated to get sanitary sewer lines. Nothing concrete was decided except another meeting is planned to meet with potential developers of the land on some long term plan how we can work with them and if the Sanitation District can not put the lines in we may have another solution. Possibly a package unit could be installed to treat the sewage until the new sewage plant comes online in Belleview. No date has been set for the meeting.
No further business to come before the Commission, Mayor Moore entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Jennings moved to adjourn the regular business meeting at 8:02 p.m. and seconded by Mr. Kirby. Motion passed.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
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Warren S. Moore, Mayor Kathy Porter, City Clerk
Date: October 14, 2002