Council Minutes

“A public comment period is conducted prior to each regular session of the city council from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Any person wishing to address the council shall make such request to the city clerk by noon on Wednesday prior to the regular session and shall submit their name and the topic of said comments.  Each person shall be allowed a maximum of five minutes to speak during the comment period.  No public comments concerning any zoning amendment to be considered by the city council at such regular session shall be received during this period.”  (City Code Sec. 1-204(c)) CLARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION
DECEMBER 15, 2009

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
108 PUBLIC SQUARE
CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE


MINUTES


A special session of the Clarksville City Council was called to order by Mayor Johnny Piper on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at 3:40 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 106 Public Square, Clarksville, Tennessee.

ATTENDANCE

PRESENT: Barbara Johnson (1), Deanna McLaughlin (2), James Lewis (3), Wallace Redd, Mayor Pro Tem (4), Candy Johnson (5), Marc Harris (6), Geno Grubbs (7), David Allen (8), Joel Wallace (9), Bill Summers (10), Jeff Burkhart (12)

ABSENT: Bill Forrester (11)

STIPEND/OUTSIDE UTILITY SERVICES

ORDINANCE 52-2009-10 (Second Reading) Amending the 2010 General Fund Budget (ORDINANCE 17-2009-10) relative to payment of a stipend to regular part-time employees

ORDINANCE 53-2009-10 (Second Reading) Authorizing extension of utility services outside the city limits; request of John Crabbe and Grayson Gwaltney, Weakley Brothers Engineering-Agent

Mayor Piper made a motion to adopt ORDINANCE 52-2009-10 and ORDINANCE 53-2009-10 on second reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Harris. A voice vote was taken; the motion passed without objection.
POST OFFICE FACILITIES

RESOLUTION 28-2009-10 Encouraging federal officials to allow continued operations of all Clarksville Post Office facilities

Councilwoman McLaughlin made a motion to adopt this resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilman Grubbs. Mayor Piper said The Leaf-Chronicle reported Clarksville’s post office facilities had been removed from the Federal Government’s list of locations being considered for consolidation or closure. A voice vote was taken; the motion passed without objection.

CDE LIGHTBAND BOND ISSUE

RESOLUTION 29-2009-10 Authorizing electric bonds

RESOLUTION 30-2009-10 Authorizing a telecom loan agreement

RESOLUTION 31-2009-10 Authorizing an interdivisional loan agreement

Mayor Piper made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 29-2009-10, RESOLUTION 30-2009-10, and RESOLUTION 31-2009-10. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman McLaughlin.

Brian Taylor, Interim Superintendent of CDE Lightband, said TVA had approved the department’s business plan through 2012 based on 13,000 telecom subscribers which should bring the their financial status to “cash flow positive.”

Mr. Taylor said the following funds would be necessary for the “cash flow positive” status:

• $7.8 million - debt service
• $10 million – two substations
• $6.8 million – joint use automated metering equipment
• $3.5 million – telecom set-top boxes
• $4.5 million – interdivisional loan

Mayor Piper said an agreement was reached between the City and TVA regarding the interdivisional loan. CDE would pay no in-lieu-of taxes to the City until the loan is paid. In 2015, three years after the telecom division is cash flow positive, CDE would begin an annual principal payment of $440,500 and the City would budget approximately $132,000 per year in case the telecom division is unable to pay the interest. Any interest paid by the City would be reimbursed by CDE once the telecom division is again cash flow positive.

The following vote on RESOLUTION 29-2009-10 was recorded:

AYE: Allen, Burkhart, Grubbs, Harris, B. Johnson, C. Johnson, Lewis, McLaughlin, Summers

NAY: Redd

NOTE: Councilman Wallace was not present for this vote.

The following vote on RESOLUTION 30-2009-10 was recorded:

AYE: Allen, Burkhart, Grubbs, Harris, B. Johnson, C. Johnson, Lewis, McLaughlin, Summers

NAY: Redd

NOTE: Councilman Wallace was not present for this vote.

The following vote on RESOLUTION 31-2009-10 was recorded:

AYE: Allen, Burkhart, Grubbs, Harris, B. Johnson, C. Johnson, Lewis, McLaughlin, Summers

NAY: Redd

NOTE: Councilman Wallace was not present for this vote.

Power Board Chairman Wayne Wilkinson expressed appreciation for the Council’s support.

The meeting adjourned at 4:54 p.m.