Agenda March 8, 2021
C I T Y O F W I N D Y H I L L S
A G E N D A
COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: ZOOM Virtual Meeting – call-in required.
Contact 502-895-4778 between 10 AM and 2 PM (M-F) for the call-in info.
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING (2/08/21)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $42,429.24)
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance – Councilwoman Rademaker
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer
Newsletter/Windy Hills Breeze – Councilwoman Myers
Community Caring/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer
Public Works – Councilman Blue
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Councilwoman Spencer’s Proposal – “Free Little Libraries”
NEW BUSINESS: Appointment of an Ethics Board Chair – Pat Cole
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in Agendas 2021
Agenda February 8, 2021
C I T Y O F W I N D Y H I L L S
A G E N D A
COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: ZOOM Virtual Meeting – call-in required.
Contact 502-895-4778 between 10 AM and 2 PM (M-F) for the call-in info.
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING (1/25/21)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $41,582.66)
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance – Councilwoman Rademaker
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer
Newsletter/Windy Hills Breeze – Councilwoman Myers
Community Caring/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer
Public Works – Councilman Blue
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in Agendas 2021
Minutes December 14, 2020
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
December 14, 2020
The Council and Officers of the City of Windy Hills met virtually by Zoom, at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Davis called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL: The following were present:
MAYOR | COUNCIL MEMBERS | OTHER CITY OFFICIALS |
Helen M. Davis | Bruce Blue | Lisa Kraft |
Kate Greer | Steve Teaford | |
Marcia Myers | ||
Marianne Rademaker | ||
Suzanne Spencer | ||
Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the November 9, 2020, Council meeting; seconded by Councilman Blue. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for November 2020 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Greer, seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Blue moved to approve the November bills, totaling $43,432.34, and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: None
MAYOR’S REPORT:
“Police Report: There were 94.5 hours of Police support. Most of the time was devoted to traffic control radar resulting in no tickets or warnings. There were 4 overnight parking tickets that resulted from my request for stepped-up enforcement in response to residents’ complaints. They responded to a missing child report, criminal mischief on Old Stone, a person running through a resident’s property but police were unable to catch the individual. I will be purchasing $10.00 Gift Cards to the hardware store for each of the 22 officers.
I also continued to work with Rick Grismer and the KYDOT on the newly planted trees. Windy Hills will now be responsible for the maintenance of that section of Westport Road vegetation/grass. Our city beautification/maintenance budget will have to increase to cover this additional expense.
The auditors finished their visit and are working on their report but I have not seen the preliminary document. We will have a 2019-20 surplus was roughly $150,000 but we do not have the details. We have to have the final report in January, because I have to send a report to the State by January 31st of our final numbers, or we will not be in compliance.
As I stated at the November meeting, we have a new attorney, Randy Strobo, whom the Council met at the work session. His partner was supposed to be in on this meeting but is not here. Their contract is for $250 an hour, and this is an increase over our past attorney, but we expect timely reports and timely work. If we have one of the non-partners doing work for the City, we will be billed at $125.00 an hour. They have 7 attorneys within their group. I can file liens and save our office the attorney fees. Steve will be working with them on some of our ongoing issues.
I was on two Zoom meetings with Governor Beshear, KLC officers, Kentucky Mayors, and County Executives discussing COVID, the rise in cases, etc. Lisa Kraft posted the Governor’s documents on our website and I sent a notice to our residents addressing the Governor’s concerns. Finally, as you know the office went back to a partially remote work schedule based on Governor Beshear’s emergency order. The emergency order expired Sunday, December 13, 2020, and we will return to our normal work schedule.
We are back in the office by appointment from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. The Restaurants are back open for in-person dining with 50% capacity. The case with Sandy has been settled with the Unemployment Office and the City has paid the final installment to them.
The Council members have to be sworn in by December 31st and we will conduct it via Zoom. When is everyone available? E-mail me when you are not available and I will come up a couple of options to choose a day and time.
Questions? Discussion”
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker no report.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported the resident at #9 Pin Oak did a good job cleaning up their property. The Pohls at the end of Chelsea are going to redo their fence soon. His main concern was sending out letters to owners of rental homes to get them registered. At the entrance of Foeburn and Westport Road, now that the tall trees have been removed, there are a lot of electrics that have been exposed. He reported this to the Mayor and felt there needs to be some sort of safety barrier put up. The Mayor’s contact advised him that this is not a part of a LG&E transmission line, but part of AT&T. It is low voltage, but can still cause a significant shock. He will reach out to AT&T or the State about replanting some vegetation.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported on the following items:
There are two new redbuds planted to replace the two dead ones. If you go up to the Green, note the new watering devices attached to the trees. They are called Rain Wells and work better than the water bags according to Mike Hayman. When it rains, the water collects in the wells and the water just runs off the water bags. He got them from Cindi Sullivan. She would not take any money from us for them because she supports tree-planting.
The Holiday Tree looks quite different than it did last year. There are gaps in the tree because the Kentucky Tree men wrapped them incorrectly around the branches. In short, the branches were injured (girded) by the tight wiring. Some were dead and needed to be removed. The tree is in decline. I really preferred the smaller lights, but Caroline Westfall said that they must be wrapped tightly to stay on. The lights they use are put on differently. She recommends that we use a different tree for a few years and give this one a rest. There are two candidates—the Spruce directly behind the current one and a couple of hollies. One is near the spruces. The other is near Rudy II. This is where the estimate comes into the picture. She recommends that we fertilize the existing one seriously to bring it back to a healthy state.
Then there is the issue of the lights that are on in the daytime. Adam said the electronic “eye” is not working and did not work last year either. We just never realized it because the lights were so much smaller. Caroline said that Sav-a-Tree provides a timer for the tree at no extra charge. They didn’t install it because they thought we would use the “eye.” She is going to have a timer installed today. It will go on around 5:00 and go off at 1:00 A.M. It will go on again around 6:00 A.M. for a couple of hours for people going to work. This will have to do until we replace the “eye.”
Also, some of the lights were drooping. Sav-a-tree came and fixed them, but forgot to plug in the cord. Adam Vogelsang discovered it and took care of it. Adam told me that lots of lights were out on the small tree. I took over 1000 lights to him. They will be installed this week.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported the November Windy Hills Breeze was sent to 733 residents. 60.6% were opened at least once. This is a very good rate for this type of communication. The issue was opened 1289 separate times. Two addresses were unsubscribed. We do not know the reason for those. This may be duplicate addresses or another preferred e-mail, or rejection of the communication.
By common agreement of the Council, we will send our December Holiday Greeting issue digitally and move the next print issue until January. The December Breeze deadline is noon on Wednesday, December 16th and the deadline for the January print issue will be Wednesday, January 13th. If the Council has ideas for articles for future months or photos that might be used, please feel free to send them to Councilwoman Myers any time as she keeps Dropbox folders for each issue. It would be especially great to have good news stories and affirmations.
Articles for The Breeze must be short and the e-mail format can only take 4 to 5 articles before becoming so large that it takes a long time to load, overwhelms mailboxes, and requires more scrolling than many readers will do. Pictures show well as The Breeze is in color. Our 4 annual print editions are usually 8 pages long, in black and white, and are mailed to every household. Each print edition includes any documents required by law (new ordinances, audit report, etc.).
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- Working with a group of St. X students on a Dare to Care project.
- Windy Hills Green – will talk to Pat Haunz about the plaque for Foster.
- There were 5 new residents in November.
- Would like to thank Cheri Baird, Staci Farris, Mary Jo McDonald, Pam Ritter, Kim Roberts, and Jody Smiley for helping with the light pole bow fluffing. Special thanks to Susie Walser and her company at the Brownsboro Center for storage space.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported:
- Asked to work on the Old Stone wall. It’s not in very good shape. Need to find people who specialize in these type of walls. Called EcoTech to find out if they have cameras in the back of their trucks. They have not called back.
- Met with someone about security cameras for the Green. We would need an internet connection or we could purchase Deer cameras.
- Reported a light out.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg no report.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported checks are coming in for Rental Registration 2021, and still receiving a few property tax payments.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: None
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg and the motion passed unanimously.
_________________________ _______________________
Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in 2020 Council Meeting Minutes, CouncilMinutes
Agenda January 25, 2021
C I T Y O F W I N D Y H I L L S
A G E N D A
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: ZOOM Virtual Meeting – call-in required.
Contact 502-895-4778 between 10 AM and 2 PM (M-F) for the call-in info.
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING (12/14/20)
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING (12/30/20)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $55,488.45)
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance – Councilwoman Rademaker
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer
Newsletter/Windy Hills Breeze – Councilwoman Myers
Community Caring/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer
Public Works – Councilman Blue
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
- Annual Audit
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in Agendas 2021
Agenda January 25, 2021
C I T Y O F W I N D Y H I L L S
A G E N D A
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: ZOOM Virtual Meeting – call-in required.
Contact 502-895-4778 between 10 AM and 2 PM (M-F) for the call-in info.
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING (12/14/20)
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING (12/30/20)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $54,867.38)
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance – Councilwoman Rademaker
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer
Newsletter/Windy Hills Breeze – Councilwoman Myers
Community Caring/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer
Public Works – Councilman Blue
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
- Annual Audit
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in Agendas 2021
Minutes November 9, 2020
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
November 9, 2020
The Council and Officers of the City of Windy Hills met virtually by Zoom, at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Davis called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL: The following were present:
MAYOR | COUNCIL MEMBERS | OTHER CITY OFFICIALS |
Helen M. Davis | Bruce Blue | Lisa Kraft |
Kate Greer | Steve Teaford | |
Marcia Myers | ||
Marianne Rademaker | ||
Suzanne Spencer | ||
Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the October 12, 2020, Council meeting; seconded by Councilman Blue. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for October 2020 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Blue moved to approve the October bills, totaling $41,992.54, and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: Cheri Baird asked if there was any resolution on the paving issue. The Mayor answered that she was getting a proposal from the City Engineer and had left several messages. to the City Engineer and needed to contact him again.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Still working on Indian Ridge. Over the weekend there was a break-in resulting in a theft over $500 on Indian Ridge. The car was moved from 726 Indian Ridge, so we did get the action needed. The Graymoor-Devondale Police report was 108 hours. They have been giving parking tickets for overnight parking, problem areas are Ambridge and Copperfield.
Attorney Jim Hodge resigned and we will be looking for another attorney. We have collected more back taxes, one that dates back to 2015.
EcoTech had their biggest day on Monday, picking up yard waste, in Windy Hills.
The Auditors will be in the office Thursday and Friday.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker reported all property taxes received before 10/31 have been recorded.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported he had seven cases and now there are only two pending: 4205 Hill Top Road and 4301 Kirkhill Road. He has established contact with the resident at 9 Pin Oak.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported on the following items:
- Dead tree removed from Clerkenwell island.
TREE BOARD
- People who were getting a free tree received letters from Cheri to go order tree for yard.
- Caroline Westfall examined four trees on Ambridge I suspected having a problem. They are full of bores. Cheri has asked Cornerstone to remove them. They, and the other 4 previously removed trees, will be replaced after we have paid for the free trees going to residents.
GREEN
- I signed the contract with Save a Tree to remove old lights off Holiday tree and install their lights. They will install them the week prior to or the week of Thanksgiving. The lights will be turned on Sunday, November 29 and they will be turned off Wednesday, January 6.
- Mike Hayman has ordered two new Appalachian Redbud trees to replace the dead ones. They will cost $144 each. He will have the Whitehall gardener remove the dead ones and plant the new ones. If it does not rain a lot, I will install water bags.
- A resident called me to find out how he can memorialize his deceased wife with a tree on the Green. I explained our new program about donating $350 to the City, plus the cost of the plaque. He was pleased.
- Adam finally put mulch down in the areas I asked him to.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported she sent out the October Breeze and had a good open rate. Found a problem with Mail Chimp. Rudy the Bear disappeared from the headers of our old issues. She has fixed the problem for now. Working on the November Breeze. The print issue of the Windy Hills Breeze will be sent out in January instead of December.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- There were four entries in our Virtual Halloween Costume Contest and they were all awarded ice cream certificates from Comfy Cow.
- Working on a plaque revision.
- There were 4 real estate transfers in September.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported:
- Three street signs to be installed tomorrow.
- Ecotech has reported there is too much debris being left behind.
- There is damage to the newly paved area on Rudy. It appears to be sinking. Maybe an MSD issue.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg reported she submitted a cycling article for the Breeze and did a cleanup of Westport road.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported the property tax bills are caught up for residents paying before the deadline.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
- Councilwoman Spencer made a motion to Honor Foster Haunz with a plaque to be placed on the Black Gum tree at the Green. Councilman Blue seconded the motion. A councilmember continued the discussion.
Councilwoman Spencer requested a roll call vote, the vote was as follows:
Roll Call Vote:
Blue – Yes
Greer – No
Myers – Yes
Rademaker – No
Spencer – Yes
Trachtenberg – No
Tie Breaker:
Mayor – No – not without changes.
Councilwoman Myers made a slightly different motion to Honor Foster Haunz. Let the family decide if they would like a plaque to be placed on the Black Gum tree at the Green or a donation made to a charity in his name. Councilman Blue seconded the motion.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: Cheri Baird asked if there was a timeline for the Engineer to have results.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg and the motion passed unanimously.
_______ __________________ _______________________
Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in 2020 Council Meeting Minutes
Minutes November 9, 2020
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
November 9, 2020
The Council and Officers of the City of Windy Hills met virtually by Zoom, at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Davis called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL: The following were present:
MAYOR | COUNCIL MEMBERS | OTHER CITY OFFICIALS |
Helen M. Davis | Bruce Blue | Lisa Kraft |
Kate Greer | Steve Teaford | |
Marcia Myers | ||
Marianne Rademaker | ||
Suzanne Spencer | ||
Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the October 12, 2020, Council meeting; seconded by Councilman Blue. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for October 2020 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Blue moved to approve the October bills, totaling $41,992.54, and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: Cheri Baird asked if there was any resolution on the paving issue. The Mayor answered that she was getting a proposal from the City Engineer and had left several messages. to the City Engineer and needed to contact him again.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Still working on Indian Ridge. Over the weekend there was a break-in resulting in the theft of over $500 on Indian Ridge. The car was moved from 726 Indian Ridge, so we did get the action needed. The Graymoor-Devondale Police report was 108 hours. They have been giving parking tickets for overnight parking, problem areas are Ambridge and Copperfield.
Attorney Jim Hodge resigned and we will be looking for another attorney. We have collected more back taxes, one that dates back to 2015.
EcoTech had their biggest day on Monday, picking up yard waste, in Windy Hills.
The Auditors will be in the office Thursday and Friday.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker reported all property taxes received before 10/31 have been recorded.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported he had seven cases and now there are only two pending: 4205 Hill Top Road and 4301 Kirkhill Road. He has established contact with the resident at 9 Pin Oak.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported on the following items:
- Dead tree removed from Clerkenwell island.
TREE BOARD
- People who were getting a free tree received letters from Cheri to go order a tree for their yard.
- Caroline Westfall examined four trees on Ambridge I suspected having a problem. They are full of bores. Cheri has asked Cornerstone to remove them. They, and the other 4 previously removed trees, will be replaced after we have paid for the free trees going to residents.
GREEN
- I signed the contract with Save a Tree to remove old lights off the Holiday tree and install their lights. They will install them the week prior to or the week of Thanksgiving. The lights will be turned on Sunday, November 29 and they will be turned off Wednesday, January 6.
- Mike Hayman has ordered two new Appalachian Redbud trees to replace the dead ones. They will cost $144 each. He will have the Whitehall gardener remove the dead ones and plant the new ones. If it does not rain a lot, I will install water bags.
- A resident called me to find out how he can memorialize his deceased wife with a tree on the Green. I explained our new program about donating $350 to the City, plus the cost of the plaque. He was pleased.
- Adam finally put mulch down in the areas I asked him to.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported she sent out the October Breeze and had a good open rate. Found a problem with Mail Chimp. Rudy the Bear disappeared from the headers of our old issues. She has fixed the problem for now. Working on the November Breeze. The print issue of the Windy Hills Breeze will be sent out in January instead of December.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- There were four entries in our Virtual Halloween Costume Contest and they were all awarded ice cream certificates from Comfy Cow.
- Working on a plaque revision.
- There were 4 real estate transfers in September.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported:
- Three street signs to be installed tomorrow.
- Ecotech has reported there is too much debris being left behind.
- There is damage to the newly paved area on Rudy. It appears to be sinking. May be a MSD issue.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg reported she submitted a cycling article for the Breeze and did a cleanup of Westport road.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported the property tax bills are caught up for residents paying before the deadline.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
- Councilwoman Spencer made a motion to Honor Foster Haunz with a plaque to be placed on the Black Gum tree at the Green. Councilman Blue seconded the motion. A councilmember continued the discussion.
Councilwoman Spencer requested a roll call vote, the vote was as follows:
Roll Call Vote:
Blue – Yes
Greer – No
Myers – Yes
Rademaker – No
Spencer – Yes
Trachtenberg – No
Tie Breaker:
Mayor – No – not without changes.
Councilwoman Myers made a slightly different motion to Honor Foster Haunz. Let the family decide if they would like a plaque to be placed on the Black Gum tree at the Green or a donation made to a charity in his name. Councilman Blue seconded the motion.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: Cheri Baird asked if there was a timeline for the Engineer to have results.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg and the motion passed unanimously.
_______ __________________ _______________________
Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Minutes October 12, 2020
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
October 12, 2020
The Council and Officers of the City of Windy Hills met virtually by Zoom, at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Davis called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL: The following were present:
MAYOR | COUNCIL MEMBERS | OTHER CITY OFFICIALS |
Helen M. Davis | Bruce Blue – Absent | Lisa Kraft |
Kate Greer | Jim Hodge | |
Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
Marianne Rademaker | ||
Suzanne Spencer | ||
Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2020, Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for September 2020 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Trachtenberg, seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Trachtenberg moved to approve the September bills, totaling $61,097.54, and was seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: Martha Davis wanted to thank “the powers that be” for the removal of the poles on the Green. There was some discussion about a hedge on Rudy. The Mayor will do some research into our ordinances on shrubbery.
MAYOR’S REPORT: Report attached in full. Mayor’s October 2020 report
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker reported we have one CD that is getting ready to mature or has matured. It was temporarily put into our money market account because it has a higher rate than most CD’s. Helen is going to do some research to find CD’s at higher rates.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported there are several cases being handled by Attorney Hodge that are carryovers and have a deadline to respond tonight. Steve Teaford will leave it up to Mr. Hodge to report on them. Helen Davis took the complaint about 744 Wicklow Rd where the trees were interfering with the line of sight at the intersection. The resident addressed the complaint and trimmed the trees.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported on the following items:
- “Cornerstone is cutting down the dying coffee tree in the island on Clerkenwell.
- Adam has mulched the areas that I listed last month. Because of the drought, he is still watering the trees. I told him to slow down on grass cuttings.
- Helen and I met with the LG&E people regarding replanting Westport Road. There will be a variety of specimens and sizes of trees and shrubs, depending on the sites. Some areas will have small shrubs, while some will have large trees. This is being done to discourage graffiti artists from painting the exposed fences. The planting will not begin until weather conditions are good for the success of the planting and the health of the trees. LG&E is spending a great deal of money on this. When completed, and the trees grow, it should be quite an improvement to what existed before.
- Cheri Silvey-Slusher is notifying the people who were granted free trees last year, to contact the nurseries and make certain they can get the tree of their choice.
- Several people have inquired about our tree subsidy program. Two have taken advantage of it.”
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported the September issue of the Windy Hills newsletter was a print edition prepared and sent to all residents the week of September 21. As usual, the issue included information about candidates for Council office in the upcoming election as well as news, announcements, and reminders. She apologized for 2 errors in the published edition. Marianne Rademaker’s name was omitted from the caption beneath the group photo and one of the butterfly photos was printed sideways. The omission of Marianne’s name will be corrected in the upcoming Breeze.
The October Breeze deadline is Wednesday, October 14th and it will probably be sent out on Thursday or Friday. This issue will include a reminder about the Halloween Costume Contest. Please let her know what other announcements or other articles that need to be included.
The deadline for the November Breeze will be November 11th. Council members will recall that there was a discussion about postponing the December print issue until January when there will be more availability of our printing company, less mail and activity with which to compete for residents’ attention, and the opportunity to use it to kick off the new year, new Council, etc. If we continue with that plan, we can send a Holiday edition of The Breeze in December.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- “Working on a price for replacing damaged plaques.
- There were 9 real estate transfers in September.
- We have 6 judges and 1 possible judge for the Halloween Costume Contest.”
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue’s report read by City Clerk Lisa Kraft:
- All ordered signs are in place, except for the ones on Regency and Rudy Lane. The two signs will be placed the week of October 12th. The two signs will be made with reflective tape for us to view and see if it helps see the signs better
- MSD has been contacted about the cutting of the brush covering the walkway path across the bridge over the creek
- The poles have been removed from the north-west corner of the Green
- Several political signs from one party have been vandalized. Also, support of police signs have been vandalized
- Next election cycle we need to make sure all signs are off the encroachment path. Many signs were too close to the street
- We had several issues with two customers of ECO TECH about recycling. These issues were solved by the employees of ECO TECH. All ECO TECH trucks have cameras and can show the issue problems
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported the property taxes were coming in steadily.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
ATTORNEY’S REPORT: “Have been working on 7 cases, 5 are now resolved and 2 have a deadline of today.”
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: None
Councilwoman Myers moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:39 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg and the motion passed unanimously.
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Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in 2020 Council Meeting Minutes
Agenda December 14, 2020
C I T Y O F W I N D Y H I L L S
A G E N D A
COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: ZOOM Virtual Meeting – call-in required.
Contact 502-895-4778 between 10 AM and 2 PM (M-F) for the call-in info.
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING (11/09/20)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $43,432.34)
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance – Councilwoman Rademaker
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer
Newsletter/Windy Hills Breeze – Councilwoman Myers
Community Caring/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer
Public Works – Councilman Blue
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in Agendas 2020
Agenda November 9, 2020
C I T Y O F W I N D Y H I L L S
A G E N D A
COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: ZOOM Virtual Meeting – call-in required.
Contact 502-895-4778 between 10 AM and 2 PM (M-F) for the call-in info.
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING (10/12/20)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $41,992.54)
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance – Councilwoman Rademaker
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer
Newsletter/Windy Hills Breeze – Councilwoman Myers
Community Caring/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer
Public Works – Councilman Blue
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Honoring Foster Hounz
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in Agendas 2020