June 2020 Council Minutes

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Nicholson Council Meeting Minutes Monday – June 1, 2020 – 6:30 P.M. ZOOM MEETING

Call to Order – 6:30 p.m.

Attending: Mayor Jan Webster, Council Members – Dusty Durst, Thomas Gary, Mike Barfield, Lamar Watkins, City Clerk – Debbie Fontaine, City Attorney-Jody Campbell,

Pledge of Allegiance – All

Minutes: Mike motioned to approve the May 4, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes; Lamar seconded. All were in favor. Motion Approved.

Financials: Financials were moved to the end of the Agenda in order for Mike’s questions to be answered. Mike was not satisfied with the answers given and reluctantly agreed to approve the following motion. Dusty motioned to approve the May 2020 Financials; Thomas seconded. All others were in favor. Motion approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

Land Pride/Kabota Purchase – Thomas motioned to table the purchase of a new land vehicle for the maintenance department in order to see bids, Mike seconded. All were in favor and motion to table was approved.

OLD BUSINESS: (NA) MAYORS REPORT:

  • Jan notified council that Fireworks are canceled until 2021 and explained the protocol given by the state and federal government on having mass events. She told council the city simply was not equipped to have the kind of staffing for sanitizing the event area as well as keeping social distancing guidelines in place for all. The City has contacted Pyrotecnico before the June 3rd deadline to be able to save money for the event next year.
  • Irma has been notifying vendors and many would prefer a refund of their deposit. She has also given them option to be vendors at the Farmers Market, (which is not a mass gathering) and a few have actually signed on to do so.
  • Mike mentioned making the Daisy Festival Programs a commemorative item or collector’s item. Some council agreed to do something of this nature or to explore the idea.
  • Spring Clean Up is on for July 11th, hours will be determined soon.
  • Farmers Market – people are excited about the farmers market and look forward to having this, beginning June 20th.
  • Jan also sent letters to the vendors apologizing for the cancellation of Fireworks for Independence Day Celebration and noted to them the difficulty she had making the decision to cancel.
  • Doyle is seeking bids for Air Conditioning for John Deere Hall.
  • Audit copies are available at city hall for council members who wants to pick one up.

LIBRARIAN’S REPORT:

  • The Library is open Mon – Friday from 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Today was the first day and so far all is going well.
  • Rhonda also mentioned there will be a Lunch Bus bringing lunches Monday – Friday from 11:45 – 12:15 for individuals 18 and under. The lunches are free. Rhonda asked if the city would put this info on their Facebook page.

CITIZENS REQUESTING TO SPEAK – (NA)

Adjournment: Dusty motioned to adjourn; Thomas seconded. Motioned approved. Meeting adjourned at 7:23PM.

Announcements:

  • Next Work Session June 25, 2020
  • Next City Council Meeting July 6, 2020

Minutes approved by Mayor and Council at July 6, 2020 Council Meeting

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