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City Commission Meeting Jan. 31, 2008 FEMA Public Assistance Pilot Program (Brush Removal)

The Collinsville City Commission met Monday, Jan. 31st (at the City Hall Community Room, 106 N 12th Street) for a 6pm special session of the Municipal Authority & City Commission.

----------- Collinsville Municipal Authority:

1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge
3. Roll Call -- Bateman and Rigdon absent ...
(Sallee, Porter and Rogers present)
Chairman Stan Sallee ______
Trustee Pam Porter ______
Trustee Melodie Bateman ______
Trustee Trent Rogers ______
Trustee James Rigdon ______

4. CONSENT: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are deemed to be routine in nature by the governing body. They will be approved by one motion of the governing body. Items on the consent agenda will not be discussed. Any member desiring to discuss an item may request that it be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the regular agenda. It will then be considered and discussed.

A. Approval of minutes of the Collinsville Municipal Authority regular meeting
January 21, 2008.
B. Approval of disbursements.
-- approved

5. Discussion and action on items removed from the Consent Agenda. -- n/a

6. Consideration of any new business, which can be considered an emergency to come before the Collinsville Municipal Authority not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of posting this agenda. -- none

10. Adjournment.

POSTED 01/29/2008 at 5:00 p.m. by Angela Long, City Clerk.

----------- Collinsville City Commission:

1. Call to Order.
2. Roll call and declaration of a quorum. -- Bateman and Rigdon absent ...
(Sallee, Porter and Rogers present)

Mayor Stan Sallee _____
Commissioner Pam Porter _____
Commissioner Melodie Bateman _____
Commissioner Trent Rogers _____
Commissioner James Rigdon _____

3. CONSENT: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are deemed to be routine in nature by the governing body. They will be approved by one motion by the governing body. Items on the consent agenda will not be discussed. Any member desiring to discuss an item may request that it be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the regular agenda. It will then be discussed and considered.

A. Approval of minutes of the Collinsville City Commission regular meeting January 21, 2008.
B. Approval of disbursements.
-- approved

4. Discussion and action on items removed from the Consent Agenda. -- n/a

5. Discussion and possible action on FEMA Public Assistance Pilot Program for debris removal. -- approved -- Commissioners Rogers and Porter voted to accept the FEMA estimate of $581,255 total cost to complete the Dec. 2007 ice storm brush removal. That will result in $435,941 soon (perhaps a month?) from FEMA's 75% and $72,656 later (after legislative action) from the state's 12-1/2% reimbursement. The alternative to the pilot program would likely have meant a much longer wait for FEMA funds. The estimate was based on the following FEMA assessment:

• 19,076 cubic yards of downed debris remaining in town
• 35,409 cubic yards of brush already moved to the collection site
• 1,218 trees with limbs still hanging over city right-of-way

Corresponding cost estimates:

• Vegetative Debris $338,783
• Hanging limbs $73,080
• Chipping $169,391
• Total: $581,255

The city can chose to spend the money how they wish to accomplish the job, including equipment purchase, contracting out, work by city employees or some combination.

The city's electrical restoration costs are separate from this brush removal decision and are not eligible for the pilot program.

6. Consideration of any new business, which can be considered an emergency, to come before the Collinsville City Commission not known about or which could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of posting this agenda. -- none

7. Adjournment.

POSTED 1/29/2008 at 5:00 p.m. by Angela Long, City Clerk.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION PURSUANT TO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PLEASE NOTIFY CITY HALL BY 3:00 P.M. THE DAY OF THE MEETING.

Additional comment by Ted Wright (in purple)

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