Jacksonville Deals with Property and Businesses Not Meeting Code Standards at Work Session and City Council Meeting 2/28/22

Work Session

1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
   1. Tony Taylor – Present
   2. Andy Green – Absent
   3. Terry Wilson – Present
   4. Sherry Laster – Present
   5. Coty Galloway – Present
3. Acceptance of minutes. – No comments
4. Community Center Pool Discussion – Janis Burns.

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      Janis Burns addressed that the current filtration system was slated to last 10- years and has been running for 22 years. It has reached the end of its life expectancy. She also mentioned that it has had a “bandaid put on” but the time has come to either replace the water pump motor for roughly $5,000-$10,000. This would last approximately one year. The other option is the have a new system designed and built from scratch. This system would cost $73,232.60 and would last for up to an estimated 15 years. The new system would not be an underwater system and would be easier to maintain. The city already has $60,000 budgeted for this purpose. The cost of materials have changed since the budget was initially created. This decision would need to be made quickly to ensure the pool is ready for the summer season. Discussions were held on the exact bidding process and timeframes. It was decided to place the bid publicly and give a two week timeframe for quotes. At that time the council can vote on the best course of action, but it was determined investing in a temporary solution was not the best direction.

5. Henry Farm Baseball Field – Janis Burns.
   1. Janis Burns spoke about the cost of repairs. The current lowest quote is $26,718. This quote was from Bradshaw and Pitts. Janis will reach out to a representative to get a specific timeframe for repairs to be completed. It was also mentioned that the Jacksonville High School baseball coach would like to see additional improvements made and is open to fundraising with the city and parents to achieve those goals. The council was open to the possibility, but would like to see specific goals and plans.
   2. Janis also wanted it noted that half the Jacksonville Basketball players work for PARD and it is nice when good things happen to good people.
6. Short-Term Rentals – Mark Stephens.
   1. Mark Stephens could not be present so the Mayor reminded council members that Mr. Stephens had sent out a few sample ordinances to review. The general consensus was to keep the ordnance simple to better encourage business growth in Jacksonville. These ideas will be reviewed and it will be addressed at the next council meeting.
7. Microsoft 11 Update – Tim Smith.

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      Mr. Smith started by saying that this wasn’t going to cost anything now. The council laughed about the “now” comment. Mr. Smith wanted to make the council aware that in in 2025 Windows 10 would no longer be supported or meet required security regulations. He wants to have the authority to do a comprehensive review over what computers would need to be updated between now and then to shift to Widows 11. This would enable to council to do a scheduled update over the next three years and would not put all the costs on one budgetary year.  The council thought this was a great plan and authorized this research to start and be prepared for their review.

8. Farmers Market Rules and Regulations.
   1. The Mayor mentioned a couple of changes that were suggested for the farmers market. One was the ability to sell up to 30% of manufactured goods be removed and the other was to reduce the cost from $10 to $5 per vendor. These are only suggestions and this item is not on the agenda for tonight. The opening date for the farmers market is scheduled on 4/23/22 from 7:00 am – 12:00 pm.
9. ALM Annual Convention:
   1. AMIC Voting Delegates, May 12, 2022, 9:15 am.
      1. Suggested delegate was  Andy Green and the Mayor as a proxy.
   2. ALM Voting Delegates, May 12, 2022, 10:30 am Annual Business Meeting
      1. Suggested delegate was  Terry Wilson and Coty Galloway and the Mayor as the two proxies.
10. Any other business.
    1. The Chief of Police has recommended that the license for XHale Hookah Lounge be revoked due to code enforcement violations.

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