STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF HAMBLEN
CORPORATION OF MORRISTOWN
APRIL 4, 2006

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, April 4, 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.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to approve the March 21, 2006 minutes as circulated; Councilmember Tucker seconded the motion and all voted 'aye'.

Administrator Crumley read and presented an Arbor Day Proclamation to Debra Stevenson, a representative of the Morristown Tree Board.

A public hearing was held on the following captioned Ordinance No. 3242. Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt Ordinance 3242 on second and final reading; Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3242
Entitled an Ordinance to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Morristown, Tennessee, Appendix B. {Rezoning of property located at 1501 East Morris Boulevard from Light Industrial (LI) to Intermediate Business (IB).}
Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the proposal for the Colgate Palmolive access road geotechnical and environmental evaluation to S&ME in the amount of $28,100. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Senter made a motion to award the proposal for the Colgate Palmolive access road property acquisition services to RES, LLC in the amount of $26,500. Councilmember Jinks seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember McGuffin made a motion to award the proposals for the Colgate Palmolive construction site monitoring services and geotechnical observation/testing to S&ME as presented in their proposal ($12,000 per month for construction monitoring and $35,000 per month for geotechnical observation/testing). Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the proposal for the Colgate Palmolive injection well permit package in the amount of $3,500 and the legal/survey record in the amount of $4,880 to Hodge Associates. Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Senter made a motion to approve the Colgate Palmolive proposals from Lockwood Greene for preliminary engineering and grant administration services in the amount of $21,000 and engineering services for water, sewer and rail spur improvements in the amount of $87,000. Councilmember Jinks seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the contract for the M.A.I.D. railroad crossings maintenance and replacement to Four Seasons Grounds Service/J&W Mechanical in the amount of $70,096. Councilmember Trent seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the proposal for engineering services for the East Hillcrest Drive to Trade Street sanitary sewer line replacement to Hatfield & Allen in the amount of $9,800. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Rooney made a motion to award the bid for sewer materials to Hayes Pipe Supply in the amount of $25,879.56. Councilmember Senter seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt the following Resolution No. 05-06; Councilmember Senter seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

RESOLUTION NO. 05-06
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL OF THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT A PROJECT DESIGNATED AS FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STP-H-34(51), STATE PROJECT NO. 32004-2220-94, SIGNALIZATION OF SR 34 (US 11E) AT LAKESHORE ROAD, MORRISTOWN, HAMBLEN COUNTY.

WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has presented a Proposal to the City of Morristown, Tennessee, concerning Federal Project No. STP-H-34(51), State Project No. 32004-2220-94, which involves the signalization of SR 34 (US 11E) at Lakeshore Road; and

WHEREAS, the Morristown City Council has determined that the above referenced Project will benefit the City of Morristown, Tennessee and the citizens thereof; and

WHEREAS, said Proposal is incorporated herein by reference, the same as if copied herein, verbatim, with a copy of said Proposal attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of said Proposal to the City of Morristown as submitted by the State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation, are accepted and approved by the Morristown City Council, and the City of Morristown shall fulfill all obligations concomitant thereto; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Morristown, Tennessee, that this Resolution is duly passed and approved this 4th day of April 2006, and shall take affect from and after its passage.

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Mayor

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City Administrator

The ethics ordinance was postponed until the April 18, 2006 meeting.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt the following captioned Ordinance No. 3243 on first reading and schedule a public hearing relative to final passage of said Ordinance for April 18, 2006. Councilmember Tucker seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3243
Entitled an Ordinance to amend Chapter 2-General Provisions (Zoning Ordinance), Section 14-203 (Definitions) by adding a new definition and amending Chapter 8-Office, Medical and Professional (Zoning Ordinance), Section 14-802 (Uses Permitted) by adding a new use permitted and to create Section 14-810 (Provisions Governing a Medical Campus) of Title 14 of the Morristown Municipal Code.

A discussion was held concerning problems with the Civil Service Law/Policy. The City Administrator will compile a list of management consultants and present the list to City Council at the May 2, 2006 meeting. The consultant should be able to compile the report by the 1st of July - prior to the next Civil Service Board election which will be in October 2006.

Councilmember Rooney made a motion to authorize the HR Director to set the date for the special election for the uniformed officers' representative on the Civil Service Board for April 26, 2006. Councilmember Senter seconded the motion and all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Trent stated that he was not happy with the report from Attorney Kirk Wyss on the Civil Service Board's investigation of the allegations about Police Department promotions. Councilmember Trent made a motion to get a third party to investigate the allegations; Councilmember Senter seconded the motion. Mayor Johnson called for a voice vote - Councilmembers Senter and Trent voted 'aye'; Councilmembers Jinks, McGuffin, Rooney, Tucker and Mayor Johnson voted 'no'.

Mayor Johnson adjourned the April 4, 2006 meeting.

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Mayor

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City Administrator