February 26, 2024
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of Northfield Council.
The regular meeting of the City of Northfield Council was held on Monday February 26, 2024 via Zoom.
- Council members attending: Sharon Berger, Clark Rhea, Steve Levy, Brandon Smith and Tracy Walker.
- Council members absent: Tim Martin.
- City officials present: Mayor Randolph Chappell, Police Chief Tom David, Treasurer Charles Veeneman, City Engineer Adrian Oliver, and City Clerk Lucy Martin.
- City officials absent: None.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Chappell.
Minutes
Minutes for the January 22, 2024 meeting were approved.
City Administration Reports
Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer distributed financial reports prior to the meeting for 7 months activity ending January 31, 2024. They include:
- General Fund Income Statement & Balance Sheet
- Northfield Schedule of Investments
- Road Fund Income Statement & Balance Sheet
City Clerk’s Report
- Memorial for the Lime Ridge site, in progress.
- Web site:
- Added February event schedule, adults night out at River House.
- Added Chief David’s email.
- o There have been some issues with the email forwarding from the website. Clerk will be sending some test messages to see if all is working.
Update: our web provider made a change that disabled our email forwarding. Derek came up with a work around to resolve the issue.
Police Report
February
- 9 Calls for service from the Sheriff's Dispatch
- 4 Calls for service transferred over from LMPD
- 5 House Watch Request
- 5 Citations
- 3 Non-injury accidents
- 2 Theft reports Holiday Manor
- 1 Theft stolen wallet non-resident Kroger
- 1 Attempted Fraud at Trust Bank
- 1 Recovery of a stolen auto Holiday Manor
- 1 Recovery of a missing cell phone Holiday Manor
- The Chief will contact the city attorney about funds being held as evidence regarding an incident in the city. This money may be turned over the Court.
- The Chief reviewed the Annual Crime Summary.
City Engineer's Report
- In Progress: Resurfacing – will be sending out RFP’s at the end of the week for the following:
- Repaving: Baylor Dr., Fox Creek Ct., Jeness Ct, Northfield Ct., Rhodes Ct., Rhodes Dr.
- b. Crack sealing: Baylor Ct., Keewood Ct., New Market Dr., Northfield Dr., Stannye Dr.
- RFPs are prepared, Randy and Adrian will review this weekend.
Old Business
- In Progress: Lime Ridge Sidewalk, continuing to work with Dr. Raja on documentation and design of sidewalk landscaping.
- In progress: NF Main Entrance signage update (Tracy).
- In Progress: Flock Security cameras: 5 are in place, 4 other locations are being assessed. The cameras are $650 each to install and then there is a recurring cost of $3K each per year. A Municipal Order (#2) was approved.
New Business
- Police Vehicle purchase: Chevy Tahoe, all transferable equipment will be re-used.
- Digital signs: The Mayor presented the signs and their features. Pros and cons were discussed. More research on the signs is required.
- Fence down along US42. City attorney has confirmed that Northfield may replace the fence.
- Tracy will initiate a survey of the affected area to determine property line.
- A permit will be required to proceed further.
- Fence design to be determined.
- Could Northfield sponsor a citywide leaf pickup, Tracy is attempting to identify a vendor, further discussion at that point.
- Could city street and stop signs be painted and straightened. Adrian to address.
Parking Lot
- NF Elected and Appointed Official pay evaluation for FY24.
- Speed Hump Policy: Second Reading on hold pending Traffic Engineer input, and final report. Randy has contacted two engineers.
- Ky Transportation Coop Signup.
- Small Cellular Site Ordinance: Distributed for review to all council members. Discussion scheduled tabled for a future meeting.
Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m. The next meeting of the Northfield City Council will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Lucy Martin, City Clerk. Randolph L. Chappell, Mayor City of Northfield