City of Prospect
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 12, 2004
(A complete transcript of this meeting is available at City Hall and on the
City’s Web Site, HTTP://WWW.PROSPECTKY.COM)
Present:
Mayor of the Day Jacquelyn Brown; Mayor Lonnie Falk; Council Members Nan Milliman,
Charlie Sell, Alan Simon, Harold Smith, Sandy Tucci and Lee Zimmerman; City
Attorney Grover Potts, City Administrator Ann Simms; Police Chief Marvin Wilson;
Recording Secretary Ann Melton.
Mayor Falk opened the meeting and introduced Mayor of the Day Jacquelyn Brown
at 7:30 p.m. Jacquelyn called the meeting officially to order by rapping the
table with the gavel.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Council Member Sell moved approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of
November 24, 2003; Council Member Simon seconded; passed unanimously. Mayor
Falk noted this was a meeting which considered a zoning change and that the
Binding Elements for that zoning change are attached to the Minutes, although
they are not a part of them.
Council Member Simon moved approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting
of December 8, 2003; Council Milliman seconded; passed unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER:
The Mayor said it was his pleasure to announce the winner of the 2004 Beach
Craigmyle Award for outstanding service to the City. He said this year’s
winner highly deserves the Award, having been always willing to volunteer,
to go the extra mile to help in many areas and to do so with good humor and
enthusiasm. Council Member Lee Zimmerman was than named as the Award winner,
to a standing ovation by those present. Zimmerman’s wife, Cheryl and
son, Nathan, were also present and photographs were taken of the formal presentation.
Mayor Falk said he never has concerns when he asks Council Member Zimmerman
to do a job except when he asks him to take photographs. Zimmerman consistently
cuts off the heads of his subjects. Perhaps, in a previous life, said the
Mayor, Zimmerman served the governance of the French Revolution and has never
been able to get that out of his system.
COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS:
There were no comments from citizens.
POLICE REPORT:
Chief Marvin Wilson presented police report. The Chief noted there have been
a number of areas in which the monthly statistics show marked increases, but
none so much as in House Watches. Council Member Tucci commented she believes
neighbors see members of the Police Department checking homes of people who
are away and this sensitizes them this service is available. Council Member
Sell said he believed it would be helpful if a notice were placed in the City
Newsletter reminding residents about the House Watch program. The Mayor said
this would be done, adding House Watches are available for times other than
vacations, such as when people may be away from their homes attending funerals.
The Chief also reported Prospect Police have arrested a suspect in a home
burglary which he previously reported having occurred. Offices Stacy Bruce
and Pat Timmons were able to track the suspect to Elizabethtown, Georgetown
and Senora, Kentucky, to make the arrest.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was no Old Business.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor Falk called the attention of the Council to a letter from the Kentucky
League of Cities, which is opposing a bill before the legislature which would
not allow cities in the Commonwealth to adopt smoking bans. The Mayor, who
has had several discussions with officials at the League of Cities, said the
issue, for them, revolved around “home rule” – whether cities
and counties have the right to pass their own laws or whether the legislature
can preempt such actions. He included the letter in the Council meeting materials
so that Council Members who felt strongly either way could contract their
state legislators if they so choose.
The Mayor then presented a drawing by artist Lonnie Walker, showing his design
idea for Prospect’s Gallopaloosa horse. As of today, Prospect is the
only suburban city to purchase a horse and the Mayor said he wishes more cities
would do so, as it is an important community-wide event and there are few
better ways for these suburban cities to show their interest and willingness
to be part of the whole community.
Prospect’s design, he noted, will include handprints from as many residents
as care to come by the weekend of February 7-8 and affix them to the horse,
which will be at both Prospect Village and Prospect Point. Kroger has agreed
to ‘host’ the horse at Prospect Village and Vance’s True Value
Hardware will do the same at Prospect Point. After the handprints are done,
Walker will then glue small mirrors to the horse, the idea being that the
horse – through the handprints and images of the people looking at it
– reflect what’s most important about our City; its residents.
Several Council Members praised both the concept of being part of Gallopaloosa
project were, indeed, to be expended by operation Brightside and, if so, whether
the City would not be eligible to receive Operation Brightside funds for some
of its many beautification projects. Mayor Falk said he would contact the
Metro mayor to find out what the status of the funds are.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
At the Mayor’s request, Council Member Tucci moved the Council go into
executive session to discuss personnel; Council Member Milliman seconded;
passed unanimously.
Before beginning the Executive Session, Mayor Falk thanked Mayor-for-the-Day
Brown for her participation in the program. Jacquelyn said she learned “a
bit “ about government of a city such as Prospect and the Mayor commented
she probably learned more about drainage than she wanted to know.
The Council went into Executive Session at 7:50 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Following the Executive Session, the Mayor announced for the record the Council
discuss personnel matters.
Council Member Simon moved adjournment; Council Member Tucci seconded; passed
unanimously. Mayor Falk declared the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Respectively submitted,
Ann Melton
Recording Secretary
Approved:
Lawrence C. Falk
Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann R. Simms
City Clerk