Agenda November 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, NOVEMBER 8, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: SOJOURN COMMUNITY CHURCH
2501 RUDY LANE
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING (10/11/21)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $47,582.12)
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
Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
- Other
NEW BUSINESS:
- Other
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Agenda October 11, 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, OCTOBER 11, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: SOJOURN COMMUNITY CHURCH
2501 RUDY LANE
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING (9/13/21)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $69,748.58)
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
Clerk – Lisa Kraft
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
- Snow Removal
NEW BUSINESS:
- Resolution
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Minutes August 9, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
August 9, 2021
The Council and Officers of the City of Windy Hills met at the Sojourn Community Church, 2501 Rudy Lane, 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 | Attorney -absent | |
| Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
| Marianne Rademaker | ||
| Suzanne Spencer | ||
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2021 Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for July 2021 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the July bills, totaling $12,631.10, and was seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS:
Martha Davis, a resident at 613 Rudy Lane addressed the Council about the status of the trees on Brownsboro Road. The Mayor explained a letter from our arborist Caroline Westphal has been forwarded to the Kentucky Department of Transportation (KDOT).
MAYOR’S REPORT:
“As I reported in July, I completed an open records request for the MSD records pertaining to drainage fees paid by our residents since 2009 and the projects completed and the dollar amount spent in our city during this time frame. They did not respond to the residents’ fees but did send me the WH projects that totaled $106,000. I thus used my own MSD bill and calculated that our residents had paid approximately $1.8 million in storm water fees to MSD since 2009.
Our attorney, David Spenard, Marianne Rademaker, and I met with MSD and discussed our drainage concerns. We shared the pictures of specific problems within the City. I believe it was a very productive meeting and the MSD staff agreed to meet with us again on site so hopefully we can develop a plan to address our issues. The problems won’t be corrected overnight but at least we are on MSD’s radar and I thank David for setting up the meeting.
The City received our 2021 funds from the American Rescue Act totaling $256,462.50. Marianne Rademaker, Suzanne Spencer, and I met with the retail business owners at the Brownsboro Shopping Center to discuss the City plan to offer grants to those businesses that were adversely affected by the Covid shut-down. I had created an application that was vetted by our City Attorneys that met the Federal requirements for documentation and reporting. We passed out 9 application packages and explained that the forms would also be available in an electronic format. I also emailed a copy of the form to Bonnie Jung as a prototype that other cities could use if they so choose. The form is available in both Word and PDF formats. The deadline for submitting applications to the City is September 30, 2021.
Bailey Loosemore, from the Courier-Journal, interviewed me about our American Rescue Act funds. She is writing an article about the small Metro cities, the funds that the cities received, and any plans to expend said funds. I do not know when the article will be printed.
Police Report: There were 96 hours of Police support. The police made multiple checks at the Brownsboro Shopping Center, Sojourn Church, and the Summit Executive Suites. There were directed radar checks on Two Springs, Rudy, and Ambridge with no tickets or warnings. Three houses were on house watch. There was a homeless person asleep on the sidewalk in front of the Gasthaus.
There was a car stolen out of a drive on Waterford but the residents contacted Metro police not our police. Chief Throneberry notified me that Graymoor-Devondale and Metro police responded this afternoon to a “suspicious” package containing a white substance at a house on Killiney Place. Since I did not get an update, I am assuming that everything was alright.”
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker reported we received the American Relief Act funds and the City ended the fiscal year in a surplus.
Code Enforcement: Steve Teaford asked if there were any questions about his monthly report and there were no questions.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported The Tree Board met in July. A long range plan for Westport Road was discussed. The trees on Westport Road are not suitable and need replacements. Also, the wooden fences at several of the entrances need to be painted.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported an issue of The Windy Hills Breeze was sent to 714 residents and friends e-mail addresses on Friday, July 30th. It will also be posted to the city website “newsletters” page. This issue included information about upcoming Food Trucks and the Fall Festival scheduled for Saturday September 25th, Windy Hills garden photos.
Next issue is a print issue. Deadline is Monday, August 30th at noon.
Fall Festival Report and Recommendations: Covid Concerns –
With the rapid rise in Covid cases among the unvaccinated including young children and among fully vaccinated persons, the Council needs to consider the health and safety of our residents at this event. With school starting, it is likely that cases will continue to rise significantly toward the time of the event. Louisville Metro is expected to be a red county very soon meaning that our incident rate in the county is deemed “critical”.
It is an outdoor event, which is the safest venue.
Plans have minimized necessary bunching, crowding, but persons are likely to forget social distancing as they visit with neighbors, line-up for food, etc.
We must ask everyone to mask up when they go inside for food or restrooms.
For Council Consideration and Decision:
Councilwoman Myers asked the Council to vote on how to proceed with Festival in light of escalating Covid cases do we:
- Cancel the potluck and have a full catered picnic meal for those who make reservations?
- Cancel the meal, but offer ice cream and invite residents to bring food for themselves if they wish?
- Cancel the event?
A motion to cancel the Fall Festival was made by Councilwoman Myers and seconded by Councilwoman Greer.
A roll call vote was held:
Councilwoman Greer – yes
Councilwoman Myers – yes
Councilwoman Rademaker – abstain
Councilwoman Spencer – yes
Councilwoman Trachtenberg – yes
The Fall Festival will be cancelled with 4 votes yes and 1 abstention.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following:
- Welcome to Windy Hills – We had 4 new residents in July.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
As reported by the City Clerk in his absence:
- Councilman Blue contacted Hall Contracting and asked for a bill for the current project on Copperfield. It will be paid out of 2021-2022 budgeted funds.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg reported the food truck turnout in July was good. The food trucks will continue through October. She is still working on a Swale Ordinance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: Vote on Grounds Maintenance Bids
The Mayor read the bid published in the Courier Journal Legal Ads. We received inquiries from 5 different companies or individual, but only received 3 Bids.
Brownsboro Lawn Care Co. $36,465.00
Greenway Landscape $39,965.00
Klausing Group $32,855.56
A motion to accept Greenway Landscape Services was made by Councilwoman Trachtenberg; seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. Discussion followed: Greenway Landscaping was highly recommended by the City of Prospect. There was a question about “limbing and watering”. Greenway’s bid included these services at no additional charge.
A roll call vote was held:
Councilwoman Greer – yes
Councilwoman Myers – no
Councilwoman Rademaker – yes
Councilwoman Spencer – no
Councilwoman Trachtenberg – yes
The vote was 3 yes and 2 no to accept Greenway Landscape Services.
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: No Report
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole:
Resident Allan Ware asked about Municipal Taxes and how they are dispersed. It was explained that payments come from individual insurance companies and not through the State.
The Mayor thanked Doug Maurer for all his hard work setting up for our meetings.
Ralph Williams asked about 726 Indian Ridge. The Mayor responded that the owners were in violation of the Rental Ordinance. Three letters were sent with no response so the city filed a lien for the cumulated fines.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:59 p.m., seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker and the motion passed unanimously.
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| Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Minutes, February 8, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
February 8, 2021
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 | Attorney David Spenard | |
| Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
| Marianne Rademaker | ||
| Suzanne Spencer | ||
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilman Blue moved to approve the minutes of January 25, 2021, Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for January 2021 were moved for approval by Councilman Blue, seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Myers moved to approve the January bills, totaling $41,582.66 and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS:
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Police Report: There were 105 hours of Police support. Most of the time was devoted to a single home located on Victoria. The resident was in rehab and is now home.
They also conducted 5 hours of traffic control radar resulting in no tickets or warnings. There was some disorderly conduct on Wicklow and the officer advised the young kids to go back into the house. New residents on Indian Ridge were advised not to park their cars overnight on the street. There was a homeless person who walked from downtown found wandering in the parking lot at Christ United Methodist Church. The officer sent him back downtown.
A light pole was hit at Ambridge and Itworth Court.
I was on the KLC hosted Mayor’s meeting with Governor Beshear discussing the rollout of vaccine and the amount of vaccine Kentucky will see on a weekly basis. The Governor reported his office is using a geographic cluster approach to disperse the vaccine across Kentucky.
We had a very productive meeting with the lawyers to bring them up to date about issues the City is still facing.
I sent an e-mail to the new Metro Police Chief and received a reply within 2 hours.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker had nothing to report.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported he would be spending most of his time in February following up on previously registered Vacant and Rental homes that have not paid the fee. We have 17 properties in the City that need clarification.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported the lien placed on the property on Foeburn, where the City had the tree removed, is now paid. The owner even sent a “Thank You” note to the Mayor for her patience.
Working with Bruce on the lights on the Green.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported:
I sent out an eight-page print edition of the Newsletter and received positive feedback on the larger font. It included the Audit report and Code Enforcement Report as well as a clip-n-save waste pickup schedule.
I do not have a plan to send out a February Breeze. The deadline for the March issue will be March 10th.
I monitor Next Door and have noticed quite a few new residents in Windy Hills. The Mayor asked if it would be helpful for the Council to have copies of the Welcome to Windy Hills packet to distribute to new residents.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- Welcome to Windy Hills – 6 new residents in January.
- Community Caring – Little Libraries in the City – Working with Steve on Code Enforcement issues.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported there is bad weather with ice/snow on the way and he will be out driving around keeping an eye on the roads. Call if you see anything that needs immediate attention.
Councilman Blue made a motion to renew the EcoTech contract for two more years. It was seconded by Councilwoman Greer. All specifications and prices remain the same for 2021-2023.
Roll Call Vote
Blue – Yes
Greer – Yes
Myers – Yes
Rademaker – Yes
Spencer – Yes
Trachtenberg – Yes
The motion passed unanimously.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg had nothing to report.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported she has received payment from 13 residents owing delinquent property taxes. The Attorneys will handle the remainder of delinquent property taxes.
NEW BUSINESS: None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: David Spenard was in attendance tonight but had no report.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: Resident Martha Davis asked the council to check the culverts behind the Brownsboro Shopping Center. She reported that there was trash and debris.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 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 City of Windy Hills
Minutes March 8, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
March 8, 2021
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 | Attorney Clay Barkley | |
| Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
| Marianne Rademaker | ||
| Suzanne Spencer | ||
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2021, Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for February 2021 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilman Blue. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Rademaker moved to approve the February bills, totaling $42,429.24 and was seconded by Councilwoman Greer. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: Julie Mitchell Tyler introduced herself. She is on staff at Sojourn.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Police Report: There were 101 hours of Police support. They conducted 5 hours of traffic control radar resulting in no tickets or warnings. There were a couple of reports of suspicious persons but no individuals were found.
“Office update: As reported previously, Lisa sent out delinquent tax letters to our residents who have not paid. She has compiled a list of delinquent taxes so we can begin filing liens.
I was on a Zoom meeting with JCLC and the new Metro Police Chief. I thanked her for her quick response to my email regarding our “nuisance” property. Another Mayor asked her about dealing with properties that had drug issues. She explained that due to limited resources, Metro will not raid a property unless said property is associated with violence and guns. It is a “bang for bucks” theory.
She said cities should enforce their ordinances via civil courts and hold the property owners accountable. She said this is a very effective strategy that worked in Atlanta and this is the approach that I have taken as Mayor. I will let our lawyers update you on our outstanding issue.
The KLC hosted two Mayors’ Zoom meetings with Governor Beshear. Governor Beshear and his Cabinet addressed the Covid updates As you know group, 1-C was eligible as of March 1, 2021. Apparently. Kentucky has been very effective in minimizing the deaths from Covid. The Governor reported that we are in the top 10 states for the lowest per capita deaths. This is amazing considering the preexisting conditions that many Kentuckians have.
Finally, I am still working on a few outstanding issues. We are still working on the Indian Ridge property. I sent a letter regarding the rental ordinance to the executor of the estate. I did not get a response so I have turned it over to our lawyers. We are also working on a zoning issue on Kitty Hawk that our lawyers will discuss.
Per, Windy Hill Ordinance 37.070, I am proposing Pat Cole to fill the vacant position of Chair of the Ethics Board.”
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker had nothing to report.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported he had sent out his February report. There are 59 rental homes and 16 are in Coach Gate. There are 4 vacant homes in Windy Hills. He will be sending out letters to owners with addresses outside of Windy Hills.
He reviewed the ordinances pertaining to the placement of Little Libraries for Councilwoman Spencer.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported she had contacted Mike Hayman about pruning trees. Adam Vogelsang will begin the pruning tomorrow. She took down the water bags on the Green and Westport Road and they will be stored in Marianne’s garage until needed.
Adam Vogelsang fixed the lights on the entrance of Rudy Lane and Brownsboro Road.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported: No Windy Hills Breeze was sent in February, although office e-mails and an alert were sent regarding waste services during the storms.
The March issue will be an 8-page print edition. Deadline is noon on Wednesday, March 10th with a target of having it in the homes of Windy Hills residents and friends by Friday, March 19th. Ideas for articles and photos are always welcome from council members and residents. They can be sent to marcia.myers@cityofwindyhills.com or newsletter@cityofwindyhills.com
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- “Welcome to Windy Hills – We had 5 new residents in February.
- Community Caring – All existing Little Libraries are at least 18 or 19 feet from the road. I would advocate for grandfathering all of them in unless Steve sees reason not to. I have marked the following additional locations for discussion with residents, Council, and Steve Teaford. (Windy Hills Green along the south portion of the walk, 304 Foeburn, 726 Waterford, and the little Island on Clerkenwell).
- The Louisville Free Public Libraries will try to open again for regular use and may make it unnecessary for Windy Hills to have 4 Little Library locations. We would revise the number of our location requests if Council can approve one on the Green and one on the little Clerkenwell island. We will continue to seek resident approval if Council cannot approve those “public” locations.”
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported:
- “The snow removal on the first snow Monday night, in my opinion, was not handled correctly. The second snow on Thursday was handled correctly and I had no owners call me with any problems. The first removal was entirely different. Some complaints were correct some were not. The snow, on some streets, was not removed in a timely manner.
- I had a couple of young boys shovel snow off an owner’s property and many thanked me.
- I feel we need to rebid the snow removal for 2022. We need a detailed contract as to how snow is removed; when it is removed; where the sand is stored; how we pay for the sand; how billing is done; the time period when all streets will be treated; etc. These are just some areas for the bid.
- I am OK with the way Eco-Tech handled the pick-up of trash and recycling. I did not have any complaints, but a few calls with questions. I misunderstood my conversation with Bryan Slade about the pick-up on the recycling. I thought he told me both recycling and garbage would be picked up on Friday. Only the garbage was picked up on Friday, and all the recycling was picked up on Tuesday. I take responsibility for the mistake. I did not have comments on the issue only when it would be done. The garbage employees pulled the containers out of the frozen snow and ice. They did a good job.
- I checked the issue of poor drainage behind the shopping center. I do not find an issue with standing water. There was some water on the west side in a long drainage area, but it looked normal. “
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg had nothing to report.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported she has received payments from 13 residents owing delinquent property taxes. Liens will be filed on the remaining.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Councilwoman Spencer’s proposal – “Free Little Libraries” – postponed until the next Council meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: Councilwoman Greer made a motion to approve the appointment of Patrick Cole as new Ethics Board Chair, and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. There was discussion by the Council. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Trachtenberg made a motion to have Food Trucks scheduled once a month in Windy Hills. Councilwoman Greer seconded. The Mayor suggested Councilwoman Trachtenberg make a motion and come back to the Council with logistics worked out in April and shoot for May. Taking a cursory polling of the Council there are 5 in favor of the Food Trucks.
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: Attorney Clay Barkley reported there is a Bill in the Kentucky Legislature that will likely amend the Kentucky Open Records Act and the Kentucky League of Cities is in favor of the bill. They are working with Mayor Davis and Steve Teaford on Code Enforcement issues including Indian Ridge and Rental Ordinance violations. The Board of Zoning Adjustments will hear the variance request case in Windy Hills and the firm is drafting a letter to present to the Board using the statute KRS 100.243 (1).
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: Resident Joyce Bridge made a comment about Food Trucks. Julie Mitchell Tyler added she thought Sojourn would be a good location for the Food Trucks.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker and the motion passed unanimously.
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| Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Minutes April 12, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
April 12, 2021
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 | Attorney Clay Barkley | |
| Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
| Marianne Rademaker | ||
| Suzanne Spencer | ||
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2021, Council meeting; seconded by Councilman Blue. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for March 2021 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Myers moved to approve the March bills, totaling $43,462.72, and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: None
MAYOR’S REPORT:
The Mayor reported for the Police Report: There were 107 hours of Police support but part of the listed activity was outside of Windy Hills. Again, most of the time was devoted to a single home located on house watch. There were 57 activities reported on the police watch and 41 of the activities were devoted to that house.
They also conducted 4. 5 hours of traffic control radar resulting in no tickets and 2 warnings. There was a fireworks complaint at a home on Wicklow Road. The resident said that they only shot off a “few” fireworks but it went on for several minutes and the neighbors called the Mayor because they thought it was gunshots.
She met with Chief Throneberry where he informed her that Graymoor-Devondale Police are raising the hourly rate again by $2 per hour. If we maintain the same contract, the cost will go up $2400 per year.
She reported that she was on a Mayors’ Zoom meeting with Governor Beshear where gave an update on the Covid vaccine rollout and the Federal Covid funds. Windy Hills should be receiving information from the State by Mid-May regarding City Covid allocations for 2021.
She was on a “virtual” lunch meeting with Congressman Yarmuth and other female Mayors in honor of International Women’s Month. She is working through the JCLC and Councilwoman Paula McCraney to schedule a meeting with Jefferson county small city officials to discuss all of the proposed LDC Reform Project changes. Many of the changes are “benign” or positive. Other changes would have a negative impact on our City. The specific sections include residential setbacks, land density issues, and ancillary dwelling issues. She will keep the city apprised of the proposed changes.
The Spectrum Franchise Agreement is up for renewal and we will address some of our quality of service issues before we sign a new contract.
There was vandalism of a small structure on the Pohl property.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker reported she and the Mayor will begin working on the budget.
Code Enforcement: Steve Teaford asked if there were any questions/comments pertaining to his report for March. He also reported he will be working on rental inspections. There are 62 rental homes, 17 are in Coach Gate, and there are 4 vacant homes.
He also stated that ” I am working with the owners of two homes to get them cleaned up so they won’t become a nuisance”.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported there are 4 trees on Ambridge to be removed.
Windy Hills received Tree City Recognition again. She talked to Mike Hayman about pruning trees. Adam was working on the pruning but stopped until the trees finish budding out. Adam Vogelsang is mulching.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported: In late March an eight-page print issue of the Windy Hills Newsletter was sent to all residents (approximately 1200 households). It is also posted on the Windy Hills website as part of the archive of back issues of print and digital newsletters.
The next two issues (April and May) will be the digital Windy Hills Breeze. The deadlines will be Wednesday, April 14 and May 12th respectively. Since The Breeze is an e-mail, we can only take a maximum of about 6 articles before it gets too long. The Breeze works well for announcements and photos.
She also made the following motion: “to move the Windy Hills community celebration from the 4th of July to Saturday, September 25th as a fall festival. By that time, we hope to see most of our residents including many children vaccinated and a resulting decline of Covid cases allowing most of the normal parts of our annual celebration to be enjoyed safely”. Councilwoman Rademaker seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- “Welcome to Windy Hills – We had 1 new resident in March.
- Community Caring – No report
- Windy Hills Green Amenities – Memorial Plaque honoring Foster Haunz is in progress. We have an inquiry about a new bench
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported: Working on road paving bids. No complaints about garbage or recycling this month.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg reported about her Food Truck proposal. The truck would park in Sojourn Church’s parking lot on the 1st Monday in May as reported in the Windy Hills Newsletter.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported there have been several resident calls about roosters crowing and chickens roaming free. Steve Teaford is addressing the problem.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Laura Trachtenberg – Food Trucks
NEW BUSINESS: None
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: Attorney Clay Barkley reported they are continuing to work on property nuisance issues with the Mayor and Steve, also working with the mayor on Open Records issues, and Pharma litigation.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: None
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker and the motion passed unanimously.
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| Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Minutes May 10, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
May 10, 2021
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 | Attorney Clay Barkley | |
| Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
| Marianne Rademaker | ||
| Suzanne Spencer | ||
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of April 12, 2021, Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for April 2021 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Myers moved to approve the April bills, totaling $51,276.08, and was seconded by Councilwoman Greer. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: None
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Sent follow-up letters to two residents, one Deerfield Road and one on Indian Ridge Road. Continuing to work with the attorneys on Indian Ridge. We had another complaint about Deerfield Road, so I have asked Laura to handle that complaint. It concerns the tree that is partially in the road. Kate looked at the tree back in the fall.
Marianne and I have been working on the budget, spending hours reviewing the numbers, accounts, etc. The 1st reading of the budget will be under New Business. We received the updated 2021 tax information from the PVA and those numbers were used for our budget projections.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker will give her report with a discussion of the budget.
Code Enforcement: Steve Teaford reported he has been busy with inspections of rental and vacant homes. The goal is to finish by the end of May.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported Adam is mowing weekly and spraying weeds. The Tree Board is going to meet in July to discuss an educational activity for the September event. Cornerstone cut down 4 trees on Ambridge.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported The Windy Hills Breeze was sent out to 717 residents Friday, April 16th, 58.7% of them opened it. It is also available to residents on our website under the “Residents” tab at https://cityofwindyhills.com/government/newsletters/
An additional reminder e-mail about the Food Truck opportunity was sent on Monday, May 3rd, and similar messages were posted on Next Door for Windy Hills and adjacent communities.
To improve the quality of our newsletter layout and provided a meaningful learning experience for a student, Mayor Davis and I have explored and secured the availability of a KCTC student to assist with our next issue. We would continue to use Minuteman Press to print a “print-ready” copy.
Our deadline for the May digital newsletter is Wednesday, May 12th at noon and for the June issue, it will be Wednesday, June 16th at noon.
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- “Welcome to Windy Hills – We had 5 new residents in April.
- Community Caring – No report
- Windy Hills Green Amenities – Memorial Plaque honoring Foster Haunz will be installed mid-May. His wife and daughter would like to be in attendance.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported:
- Street signs are repaired.
- The city engineer did a comprehensive report of the Windy Hills Streets. I would like to add potholes to the list. There was discussion about the engineer’s report amongst the council.
- No complaints about garbage or recycling.
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg reported about the Food Truck turnout. May have the Lobster Truck in June.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
Ordinance No. 1, Series 2021/2022 – Ad Valorem Taxes – 1st Reading
Councilwoman Rademaker made a motion to have the 1st reading of the Ordinance and was seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. A roll call vote was held, and the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Davis read Ordinance No. 1 into the record.
Ordinance No. 2, Series 2021/2022 Budget – 1st Reading
A roll call vote was held, and the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Davis read Ordinance No. 2 into the record.
Proposal – Meet and Greet – Gathering of New Residents on the Green by Councilwoman Spencer
There was discussion amongst the Council. Councilwoman Spencer called for a Roll Call vote.
The vote was 5 no and 1 yes.
Councilwoman Greer made a proposal to have a shredding machine at the September event. Need more information so postponed until June.
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: Attorney Clay Barkley said he would investigate a Storm Water Ordinance for Windy Hills.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: None
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker and the motion passed unanimously.
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| Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
- Published in City of Windy Hills
Minutes July 12, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
July 12, 2021
The Council and Officers of the City of Windy Hills met at the Sojourn Community Church, 2501 Rudy Lane, 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 | Attorney Clay Barkley | |
| Marcia Myers | Steve Teaford | |
| Marianne Rademaker | ||
| Suzanne Spencer | ||
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the June 14, 2021, Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for June 2021 were moved for approval by Councilwoman Rademaker, seconded by Councilwoman Myers. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Trachtenberg moved to approve the June bills, totaling $85,744.19, and was seconded by Councilwoman Greer. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS:
Dannie Wallace: Owns the property around the AT&T tower. He commented that 10 of the 20 trees, planted to replace removed bushes, have died. Mountain Cherry Laurels will not grow in direct sun and are not well suited to our climate.
Faye Gardner: Lives on Highfield Road and has limbs hanging off a tree at the back of her property. The limbs are in the ROW and she is trying to find out how to get them cut down before they take out the cables underneath them.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
“I know we all missed our July 4th celebration but we are looking forward to our fall event. Marcia Myers will give us more details in her report.
The City was well represented at the June JCLC meeting at Independence Bank. We had an opportunity to network with our colleagues from other cities and we received a “shout out” for being so well represented.
I completed an open records request for the MSD records pertaining to drainage fees paid by our residents since 2009, the projects completed, and the dollar amount spent in our city during this time frame. I have not received the requested documents. I did receive a notification that they are working on my request.
Our attorney, David Spenard, has facilitated a meeting with MSD, scheduled for July 13, to discuss our drainage concerns. I also replied to a resident’s email requesting information about drainage, etc. in Windy Hills.
I emailed and spoke at length with a resident regarding the pledged bank securities/assets that are held for the City of Windy Hills with the Federal Reserve. These assets cover the funds held at the bank that exceed the FDIC $250,000 insured limit. The resident and I discussed how the majority of cities because of ongoing reoccurring expenses, such as payroll, insurance, building maintenance, utilities, etc. would not be able to spread their city funds across multiple financial institutions and smoothly handle city business. I believe my answer was satisfactory.
Bruce Blue and I met with the owner of Brownsboro Lawn Care to discuss the snow removal bills. Bruce will update the Council in his report.
I filed the required annual state paperwork so we can continue to receive State funds for police protection. I also completed the state-required quarterly unemployment forms and returned the Purdue Pharma settlement forms. I agreed to complete a compensation survey for the City of Prospect. They will share the survey results with us.
I am continuing to work on 726 Indian Ridge.
Police Report: There were 105 hours of Police support. We had one dog attack. There were 12 ½ hours of radar and traffic control on Ambridge and Rudy with 3 warnings. The police made multiple checks at the Brownsboro Shopping Center. Two houses were on house watch for 2 weeks, the police helped 2 motorists with flat tires, and 2 residents were cited for overnight parking. There was a report of loud music on Bonfire but the police did not hear it.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker reported we are patiently waiting for the Covid funds. The City ended the year in a surplus.
Code Enforcement: Steve Teaford reported he has been busy working with 3 different residents on correcting violations of the Community Standards. This is especially important because we have had complaints from rental property owners that we hold our resident-occupied homeowners to a lower standard. We want to treat all property owners equally.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported The Tree Board is going to meet on July 21st to discuss an educational activity for the September event. Adam mulched the Green and pruned the shrubs. Cornerstone pruned and mulched the trees the City planted on Ambridge, but the mulch needed to be spread out. Working on a legal ad to advertise for bids for City Beautification and Maintenance. The Witch Hazel tree on Rudy is dying and will need to be replaced. Need to talk to Rick Grismer from LG&E and find out the name of the Nursery where they bought the trees. Zelkova trees would be a hardier replacement for Westport Road.
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported our June edition print issue of the newsletter was sent to all residents in late June. Although the copy was submitted as print-ready ahead of the deadline, the mailing was delayed by a week due to staff shortages at Minuteman. Because we will be on a critical timeline in September in order to get the word out about the Fall Festival, we cannot have a recurrence of this delay.
KCTC student Kyle Shook did the layout for us this time. He is available to do our September issue as well, but it is likely that we will periodically have new students if we continue this method.
She welcomes feedback about the layout, format, fonts, etc. for this and previous issues.
We have already had several responses to our request for garden photos and will publish those photos in future issues of The Breeze where they can be enjoyed in full color. They can also be displayed on our website.
Our next issue will be a digital Breeze. July 28th deadline for Breeze to be sent by July 30th and September 1st deadline for the print issue to be in homes by September 11th.
Fall Festival Report and Recommendations: ” Kate Greer, Joyce Bridge, and I met on June 30th to discuss plans for the Fall Festival and consider adaptations in light of Covid and the combined fall event.
We are trying to meet community expectations of including all of the valued elements of the 4th of July Event, the Ice Cream Social, and Arbor Day while adjusting for Covid safety (especially for unvaccinated children).
Parade – Families will be asked to group together and stay 6 feet apart from others for a slow-paced parade, not a race. Forest theme for the decoration of bikes, costumes – “Woodland Creatures” (animals, fairies and elves, trees, plants).
This must be a completely outdoor event for Covid safety. All dining outside. Participants only go inside to get their food and use bathrooms. No tables set up inside (beyond serving tables). This must be publicized and monitored.
In order to encourage participants to enjoy the event from their socially distanced space on the lawn, we will reorient set up to a dinner theatre or amphitheater style with band and speakers on the side porch facing Rudy Lane and participants and blankets, chairs arranged across the lawn. Kid’s zone under the trees at the far end like last year. 1 narthex door for band and speakers. Separate door from the small room off serving room for those getting food. Ice cream on the circular drive as usual. Shredding in the back parking lot. Registration and food drop off outside so that participants stay outdoors until invited in to get food.
Because the number of participants is an unknown (with different time of year and Covid concerns), reservations for food will be essential. Residents are welcome and encouraged to come regardless but must reserve to get a meal. At registration, those who come will be checked off the list and given hand stamps to admit them to the meal line.
At this time, it appears that a potluck buffet will be allowed by health officials, but food must be served (not self-served). If conditions were to change making the potluck unwise, we are asking the caterer to estimate both a partial and a completely catered picnic. Our preference is the usual potluck.
Crafts and other activities during which children bunch around a table and share supplies cannot take place.
We must discourage people from congregating, so recommend we not rent a tent this year, but look at other options to keep cool. Since there is more shade later in the day, the picnic will be held from – 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., on Saturday, September 25. The Council likes that idea and the vendors are available at the later time. If it rains and we cannot have an outdoor event, we will have a curbside food pickup.
The Tree Board will arrange an educational event and children’s activity (treasure hunt).
In addition, resident volunteers will be asked to oversee Covid-compliant games such as balancing small pumpkins on head relay, ring toss, etc.”
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- ‘“Welcome to Windy Hills – We had 2 new residents in June.
- Community Caring – No report
- Windy Hills Green Amenities – The Waters family was in town from Florida and we met regarding their purchase of a memorial bench with a plaque naming their parents who were long-time residents of Windy Hills. They understand they will be paying for the bench itself and for all materials and labor to install it.’
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported: “Kate asked me to look into the cost of hiring a shredding company to come to our event. After several calls, the cheapest I found for a Saturday is a flat rate for a truck to be on site, $300 per hour (this is a fee of $250.00 plus fuel charge and additional costs) and you must book months in advance. Not cost-effective.
Recycling has been successful with no complaints that were not solved or were not really an issue. Garbage had two complaints, but I hopefully solved them.
The mayor asked me to attend a meeting with Brownsboro Lawn Care concerning the cost for the winter of 2020-2021 snow and ice service. We both felt that the bill was too high for the work done. The mayor had detailed information on weather, snow, and ice that was discussed. After some back and forth discussion and negotiating, the decision was to pay Brownsboro Lawn Care $30,000, and end the problem. The Mayor approved this amount. As I discussed last meeting, there will be a specific detailed form that the next snow/ice removal and treatment company will have to follow. Adam also stated that he needed someone to call in the middle of the night to work or not work. I told Adam to call me day or night and I would approve or not approve what to do.
I was told the issue on Copperfield about the hole in the asphalt and breaking of the curb was neither a MSD or a Louisville Water Company problem. With the OK from the engineer and the Mayor, I hired Hall Contracting to find out if the issue belongs to Windy Hills’ or if it is a MSD/LWC problem. I talked with Roscoe our contact with Hall Contracting and he is going to start on Wednesday.”
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg reported about the Food Truck turnout in June. The truck, Alchemy, was late in arriving. She is working with residents on a tree in the right-of-way.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: Attorney Clay Barkley responded to the following issues: MSD meeting with attorney and Mayor, and we are working on an ordinance on swales/drainage.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole:
Addison Sandefur asked about the MSD meeting the Mayor spoke about in her report.
Ralph Williams made the comment that the workspace around the metro recycling property looks terrible.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 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 City of Windy Hills
Minutes January 11, 2021
CITY OF WINDY HILLS
Minutes of Special Council Meeting
January 25, 2021
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 | Attorney Randy Strobo | |
| Marcia Myers | Attorney Clay Barkley | |
| Marianne Rademaker | Attorney David Spenard | |
| Suzanne Spencer | Steve Teaford | |
| Laura Trachtenberg |
MINUTES:
Councilwoman Greer moved to approve the minutes of the December 14, 2020, Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Myers moved to approve the minutes of the December 30, 2020, Special Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORTS, APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The financial reports for December 2020 were moved for approval by Councilman Blue, seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg. The motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Myers moved to approve the December bills, totaling $55,488.45 and was seconded by Councilman Blue. The motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
The Mayor asked if there were no objections if the Council could go out of order and present new business first, the presentation and acceptance of the 2019-20 Annual Audit. No one objected.
Debbie Stumler, Auditor with Bechtler, Parker & Watts Accounting Firm, presented a summary of the audit to the Council. There was discussion and a few questions for Ms. Stumler.
Councilman Blue made a motion to accept the audit, seconded by Councilwoman Rademaker. The motion passed unanimously.
RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS/CONCERNS: Martha Davis reported: While walking up to the Shopping Center from the sidewalk on Rudy Lane, you can see that behind the center there is a lot of garbage and leaves on the ground and some of it is blowing into the MSD catch basin. Some of the garbage may be blowing out of the dumpsters. She asked the City to work with the Shopping Center to keep it cleaned up. Discussion by the Council followed. Councilman Blue reported that he would follow up and report at the next Council meeting.
MAYOR’S REPORT:
As reported by Mayor Davis, “Police Report: There were 101 hours of Police support. Most of the time was devoted to a single home located on Victoria. We spent 30+ hours on this house. If you, as a council member, help a neighbor with house watch, please remind them that there is a 30-day annual limit. Also, you can be directed to the website because we will be placing a direct link to complete the form and submit it to Graymoor-Devondale.
They also conducted 5 hours of traffic control radar resulting in no tickets or warnings. There were a couple of reports of suspicious persons but no individuals were found. There was a mailbox damaged on Hill Top. There was a report of an auto theft in Coach Gate.
I received a request from a resident of Spain for a Windy Hills challenge coin depicting our City seal. I emailed him back that I would happily send him a window decal since we do not have a City coin. I haven’t heard back.
The auditors have finished their audit and are presenting it for adoption this evening. I will file our state-required financial reports on Tuesday.
Office update: Lisa sent out delinquent tax letters to our residents who have not paid. She will give you more information in her report. Later this week or early next week, a CPA is coming into the office to work with Lisa on QuickBooks.
I was on a Zoom meeting with JCLC. The major topic was LG&E LED Lighting Service for cities. Bruce was also on the zoom meeting and will report more. Additionally, it was mentioned in the meeting that there is a possible statewide proposal to require elected officials to complete a mandatory training program. I will update you when we have more information.
The KLC is hosting a Mayors’ Zoom meeting with Governor Beshear. It is scheduled for Wednesday morning and I will attend.
Finally, I am still working on a few outstanding issues. The first is the house at 726 Indian Ridge Road. I have had additional calls from the neighbors and there was a fire department run at the house back in late December. I am working with our attorneys to move this forward. We have some additional legal issues dating to the spring that were left unfinished that they are also addressing.”
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Ordinances: Councilwoman Rademaker wanted everyone to understand the Windy Hills’ officials who deal with the money and sign checks are bonded.
Code Enforcement – Steve Teaford: Mr. Teaford reported he would be spending most of his time in February following up on vacant and rental homes. We have received most of the rental registries back, but are still waiting for a few responses.
Windy Hills Green/City Maintenance/Newsletter/Tree Board – Councilwoman Greer:
Councilwoman Greer reported on the following items:
“I have contracted with SavaTree to fertilize the big Spruce. It is expensive ($460) for two treatments this year. We will probably have one next year. The holiday lights will go on a different tree next year. There is another big spruce and two hollies. Caroline recommends the holly tree because it will be bushier. There is one near Rudy the Bear and one near the other spruces.
We had a problem with the Holiday tree lights. The electric eye died so SavaTree installed a timer. Lights went on about 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and then went on again in the morning for people going to work. There was no extra cost. But then the timer got messed up one night (New Year’s Eve) and had to be replaced. Another problem involved one of the small evergreens by the sign. I gave Adam over 1000 lights to put on it. The lights lasted one or two nights. I will have an electrician look at the situation before the next holiday season.
The application for Tree City is complete. Unfortunately, some of the information I needed was at Cheri Silvey-Slusher’s house and she is in Florida. Thank goodness for Lisa. She sent me all the information Helen and I needed.”
Newsletter – Councilwoman Myers: Councilwoman Myers reported: “ On December 17, 2020, The Windy Hills Breeze was sent to 729 subscribed resident addresses. About 60% were opened.
Our New Year’s print edition has been delayed in order to include our audit report and any other news from the Council meeting which was delayed this month in order to accommodate the late audit report.
The revised deadline for the edition will be Wednesday, January 27th at noon. Feel free to submit articles or announcements, reminders, etc. whenever you have them before that. The print edition should be in our resident’s hands by next week, end of the week for sure.”
Community Caring/Health & Fitness/Welcome to Windy Hills – Councilwoman Spencer:
Councilwoman Spencer reported the following items:
- Welcome to Windy Hills – 1 new resident in December.
- Community Caring – Little Libraries in the City – Working with Steve on Code Enforcement issues.
- Pat Haunz and her daughter have checked the plaque that will be placed on the Green in Foster’s memory.
- The St. X student Dare to Care project collected 3,500 lbs. of food in Windy Hills.
Public Works – Councilman Blue:
Councilman Blue reported:
- “New post and signs on Windhurst will be finished this week. They will have the upgraded reflective tape.
- Streetlights that were damaged have been repaired
- Discussed the stonework on the Old Stone wall.
- I will purchase a couple of deer cameras for the Green.
- Have a call into LG&E about more lighting on the Green.
- No big problems with EcoTech. Marcia sent out an updated report on when they will pick up garbage and yard waste.
- JCLC Meeting – All new lights in Metro will now be replaced with LED lights. Normal lights last 5-6 years, but the LED lights will last 15+ years. Less maintenance, more efficient, and environmentally friendly.”
Ordinances/Community Standards – Councilwoman Trachtenberg: Councilwoman Trachtenberg – no report.
City Clerk – Lisa Kraft: Ms. Kraft reported she sent out 26 letters for delinquent taxes on January 11, 2021. So far, 9 residents have paid and several have called with promises to make payments.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
ATTORNEYS COMMENTS: Randy Strobo introduced Clay Barkley and David Spenard, members of his firm that will work with the city. He talked about helping with Parliamentary Procedure if needed. He wants the Council to make sure to go into Executive Session when talking about possible litigation since it adds a layer of protection.
Comments/Questions to the Council as a Whole: Resident Pam Feldhoff asked if there is an update on the Pohl property. The Mayor answered that the Pohls are planning on building sometime in the next year. They have started by paving their driveway. Steve Teaford added a few comments and there was more discussion.
Councilwoman Greer moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 P.M., seconded by Councilwoman Trachtenberg, and the motion passed unanimously.
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| Helen M Davis, Mayor | Lisa Kraft, City Clerk |
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Agenda June 14, 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, JUNE 14, 2021
TIME: 7:00 P. M.
LOCATION: SOJOURN COMMUNITY CHURCH
2501 RUDY LANE
AGENDA: ROLL CALL
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING (5/10/21)
FINANCIAL REPORTS
APPROVAL OF BILLS (Totaling $37,137.64)
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:
- Ordinance No. 1 Series 2020/21 – Ad Valorem Taxes – 2nd Reading
- Ordinance No. 2 Series 2020/21 – 2021/2022 Budget – 2nd Reading
- Other
NEW BUSINESS:
- Other
ATTORNEY COMMENTS:
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE:
ADJOURN
HELEN M. DAVIS, MAYOR
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