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STATE OF TENNESSEE The City Council for the City of Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, met in regular session at the regular meeting place of the Council in the Morristown City Center at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2006 with Honorable Mayor Gary R. Johnson presiding and the following named Councilmembers present: Claude Jinks, Frank McGuffin, William Rooney, Kay Senter, Rick Trent and Mel Tucker.
COUNTY OF HAMBLEN
CORPORATION OF MORRISTOWN
JANUARY 17, 2006
Without objection from Council, the Beer Board portion of the agenda was moved to the beginning of the meeting.
CITY COUNCIL CONVENED AS THE BEER BOARD.
Councilmember Rooney made a motion to grant an Off-Premise Beer Permit to South Cumberland Amoco, 830 South Cumberland Street. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and all voted 'aye'.
Lt. Tony Belisle informed Council that the request from Nathan H. Ly for an On-Premise Beer Permit for the Fuji Sushi Japanese Steakhouse, 1407 West Morris Blvd., did not meet the 500' distance requirement from a church, school or park (180 feet from the Pentecostal Holiness Church at 332 Jarnigan Avenue). Councilmember Rooney made a motion to deny the beer permit; Councilmember Tucker seconded the motion and all voted 'aye'.
Beer Board sanctions against Ismail Menguc, owner of the Metro Grill, 709 South Cumberland Street.
Chief Overholt informed Council of two charges against the Metro Grill - 1) the sale of beer between 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and 2) an employee serving beer without a server’s permit. Chief Overholt recommended a 30 day suspension of the beer license or a civil penalty of $1,000.
Mr. Ismail Menguc, owner of the Metro Grill, made a power point presentation and submitted a petition of 500 names requesting that the Metro Grill remain open.
Councilmember Tucker made a motion to impose a fifteen (15) day suspension of the beer license, or a civil penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for both violations. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'. {The civil penalty is payable within seven (7) days.}
Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt the January 3, 2006, January 6, 2006 and January 11, 2006 minutes as circulated; Councilmember Tucker seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.
Councilmember Senter made a motion to approve Change Order #1 to Merkel Brothers Construction for the Collinson Ford Sanitary Sewer Project in the amount of $54,924.75. Councilmember Jinks seconded the motion and upon roll call all voted 'aye'.
Councilmember Tucker made a motion to award the bid for the Spout Springs Road Sanitary Sewer Extension Project to the low bidder - Brockwell Construction Co. in the amount of $814,821. Councilmember Senter seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.
The items pertaining to 'Project H' were postponed until the February 7, 2006 Council meeting.
Mayor Johnson adjourned the January 17, 2006 meeting.
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Mayor
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City Administrator