The Metamora Village Council held their meeting on Monday, March 18th. The meeting began at 8:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes from the March 4th meeting were approved first before the Mayor’s report was presented. Included in the report were the following items.
A review of the sheriff’s report and approval for the purchase of an app for $7.00 a month from Habitec Security for remote alarm access.
At the Fulton County Economic Development Awards, ACP was nominated for Business of the Year, and the Evergreen Library was nominated for Community Leadership of the Year.
It was stated that Mayor Mossing will meet with Triangular Processing about the village’s plans for a new recycling center. There may be opportunities for a grant for this project as well.
Jenny Simon has informed council that she will come up with a landscaping design for the area around the village entrance signs with easy-to-grow/maintain plants.
On April 3rd at 11:30 a meeting will take place in the Village Office with the FCEDC, F.C. Commissioner, and MVPO in regard to community improvements, grant opportunities, and more. All council members were invited to attend if possible.
The last item part of the report revolved around Mayor Mossing, with it being stated she has been working on the nuisance ordinance in order to make everything easier to read and understand, as well as to make the fines/penalties the same for everything.
Council next moved to pay the bills as read before moving on to discuss the following items. An upcoming insurance renewal, credit card policy for employees and elected officials, the upcoming Easter Egg hunt, and a request to reallocate $660.00 within the General Fund for payroll purposes and mayor conferences.
Discussion then took place about renting a port-o-potty for the park during April and May for Evergreen Youth Association (EYA) practices.
This would prevent an employee from having to go to the park at night to lock up the bathrooms. The price for rental is $150.00 a month. Council asked the office to confirm this amount.
A quote was received from Game One in the amount of $1,045.00 for the park ball diamonds, three new bases, three pitcher mounds, and a chalker.
Council agreed that another quote should be obtained, with it also being stated that it is not necessary to have three new bases and mounds. This will be discussed more at the next meeting.
Planning needs to get underway for the installation of the NatureWorks grant playground. The plan is to start prep for this in July after ball season.
Moving to old business, it was stated that Bryon Hansel has agreed to run the concession stand again this year during EYA ball games.
He has also agreed to serve hot dogs if the village pays the $382.00 permit. It was questioned why the village would pay for the permit when it does not benefit from the sales.
Others on council stated it would be nice to offer more food for area families. A suggestion was made that, if the cost quote for ball diamond equipment could be lowered, the leftover monies could be used towards the food permit. This will be discussed more at the next meeting.
Council then moved to approve the second reading of Ordinance 2024-24 prohibiting adult-use cannabis operators, adult-use cultivators, and adult-use dispensaries from operating within the Village of Metamora.
Moving on to new business, village maintenance workers will be in charge of the preparation of the ball diamonds this year.
The village will let the EYA know that, if village maintenance employees are working on an emergency situation in the village, the EYA will have to find someone else to do it.
It was also suggested to calculate how much the village is paying employees and the cost of materials for the EYA games. The cost will be presented to the chamber of commerce to see if they are able to help with that.
Council then approved the nomination of the Metalssie’s, a softball team that raised money for the lights on the ball diamond, for the park wall of fame.
Lastly, a motion was put forward, and approved, to waive the park shelter rental cost for the Gleaners on the day of the eclipse so they can pass out drinks and snacks. The meeting was then adjourned at 9:01 p.m.