Minutes: Special City Council Meeting
December 27, 2011
6:00 PM
The Elkton City Council met in special session on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 6:00 PM at Elkton City Hall with Mayor Nancy T. Camp presiding.
City Council members present: Doug Gibson; Eugene Jefferson; Jimmy Scott; David Powell; and, Cindy Sidebottom.
City Council members absent: Danny Laster.
Others present: City Clerk/Treasurer Laura Brock; and, Donald Settle.
Mayor Camp called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
AGENDA
1. Donald Settle – Elkton Die Casting Property
Mayor Camp welcomed Mr. Settle and turned the floor over to him to discuss the Elkton Die Casting building. Mr. Settle stated that he has found some electrical and metal contractors and suppliers that might be willing to donate to renovate the building. He has no intentions of making money on this project, but wants to offer classes to teach people in the community skills for entry level jobs in the area. He wants to volunteer his time to teach these classes and has other professionals that are willing to volunteer to teach as well. There was discussion that a common theme amongst local industries and the unemployed is there are not enough workers with the skills needed to find a job. There was also discussion that the foundry portion of the building may have some equipment that could be sold. And, the foundry could be used later for expansion or rented for storage. Clerk Brock stated that Rabold Environmental submitted a sealed bid back in October to abate the asbestos and clean the office portion of the building for $34,600. Mr. Rabold will have to agree the bid is still good. The office portion of the building was also tested for PCB and lead and all were found to be under action level. Mayor Camp called Mr. Rabold and he was put on speaker phone to discuss the matter with the council. Mr. Rabold confirmed that he would honor the bid submitted. He was also asked if he would provide “EPA certification that the building is cleaned.” He stated that what we would receive is a document stating the asbestos has been abated according to standards. He then stated that once they complete the abatement, there will be air monitoring reports done to make sure that any pollutants in the air don’t exceed safe levels as set forth by EPA and OSHA. The council thanked Mr. Rabold and the call was ended. Ms. Sidebottom motioned to accept Rabold Environmental’ s bid and move forward once the documents stating it has been cleaned according to standards are received. Motion seconded by Mr. Powell and carried unanimously. Mayor Camp stated once the building is cleaned, Mr. Kirkham will work with Mr. Rabold to determine the building is where we need it to be. Brock also stated Mr. Rabold has suggested installing a chain link fence around the switch grass area and making sure the foundry is secured. There were questions regarding how long the cleanup will take and how long Mr. Settle will take to get the building ready to use. Mr. Rabold was called back and he stated he could get started the first of the year and it would take about 14 days to complete, weather permitting. Mr. Settle stated that if Mr. Rabold was going to do a lot of the cleaning he would be ready to “hit the ground running” with renovations. Mr. Settle feels it will be a good community project and that many people will be willing to help. Clerk Brock also stated that Mr. Kirkham has questions about liability insurance that need to be cleared up before any work gets started renovating and using the building. Mr. Settle thanked the council and left the meeting.
There was no further discussion, therefore Mr. Powell motioned to adjourn and seconded by Mr. Scott. Motion carried unanimously and meeting adjourned at approximately 6:45 PM.
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