Town of Shalimar

Town Commission Meeting Minutes

January 10, 2006

CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Gary Combs called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. in Town Hall chambers.  He led the "Pledge of Allegiance" to the Flag.

ROLL CALL FOR THE RECORD         

Others in attendance:  Town Manager Tom Burns, Police Sergeant John Spohn, Deputy Town Clerk Tina Smith, Rachelle Graves from AmSouth, Tammy and Angela Balent from O’Sullivan Creel, Kathy Melvin, Sherry Carter, Johann Behnken, Ray Starks, and Greg Creel.

PLANNING AND ZONING BUSINESS:  Minutes attached – There were no recommendations to approve.

TOWN RESIDENTS' TIME – Rachelle Graves briefed that one of the town’s CDs just rolled over and it’s now a little over $102,000.  AmSouth is offering the town to add $100,000 to this amount and put it all into a CD with 4.37% interest and no penalty for early withdrawal.  Mayor Combs asked if they could add $100,000 to that number (which would make it a little over $302,000).  Commissioner McCallister moved to add $200,000 to the $102,000 and put all of the money into a CD with 4.37% interest and no penalty from AmSouth for early withdrawal.  Commissioner Behnken seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT:  HARRELL PROPERTY UPDATE (letter attached) – Mayor Combs updated Attorney Chesser that the appraiser was in town hall today.  He has just begun the appraisal which he’ll have to the town no later than Monday.

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

MAYOR COMBS’ REPORT

–  We are hosting the next OCLOC quarterly dinner meeting.  It will be on February 1 at the Officers’ Club.

–  Commissioner Garcia, as the Mayor Pro-Tem, will be the alternate representative for the OCLOC lunches.

–  Chief Cash’s wife just had surgery, everything is good

–   Meigs Park was vandalized.  The Police Department has caught the kids and they are going to pay to clean it up.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA’S REPORT – Sergeant Spohn suggested that the curfew ordinance be more specific.  Also, Mayor Combs stated that the attic needs to be cleaned up and it would be best to do it now while it’s cool outside and not too hot up there.

COMMISSIONER MCCALLISTER’S REPORT – Commissioner McCallister commended Manager Burns for talking AmSouth into the no penalty CD.  He also went on record to state that he does not want to use the Eminent Domain procedure for the lots next door.

COMMISSIONER BEHNKEN’S REPORT – Commissioner Behnken asked if the fountain in the pond was broken.  Manager Burns assured the board that it is being worked on along with the fence behind the pond.

COMMISSIONER WAGNER’S REPORT – Commissioner Wagner was not present at this time.

POLICE REPORT – Police Monthly Activity Report attached

TOWN MANAGER UPDATE – Goals list attached

– A Planning and Zoning meeting will be on the regularly scheduled date of January 25 to discuss a pool variance and the professional commercial zoning class.  There will be a special Planning and Zoning meeting on February 2 to discuss the Shalimar Yacht Basin.

– Maintenance Supervisor applied for a tree grant and we’ll find out soon if we will get it.

– Manager Burns will find out of the current contractors are going to fix the bump in Clifford and pave the area at the end of Gardner where the Police vehicles park.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:  Commissioner McCallister moved to adjourn at 8:39 p.m.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Behnken and passed unanimously.

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Tina Smith, Secretary