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April 20, 2021 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30 P. M. at the Mooresville Government Center. Council members present were Council President Tom Warthen, Councilman Dustin Stanley, Councilman Shane Williams, Councilman Jeff Cook, and Councilman Greg Swinney. Town attorney Beth Copeland was present. Council President Warthen gave the prayer. A motion was made by Councilman Stanley to approve the minutes of the April 6th executive session meeting and seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 5-0 Councilman Stanley made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 6th meeting and was seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 5-0 Unfinished Business— Farmhouse Market Fair Kim Burgess came before the council to amend the permit to use the parking lots, including some private property who agrees to allow the use of their property for this event and has the support of the department heads. Councilman Swinney made the motion to accept the updated plan Councilman William seconded. Motion Carried 5-0 Elizabeth Smith approached the town council about possibly becoming a part of the Main Street America program. She has been researching the program and a resolution in support of this program, and she wants to know who to be in contact with to explore this. Council President Warthen requested more information on this to discuss further at the next meeting. New Business — Sun Polymers CF -1 Councilman Williams asked if the deadline for the CF -1 submission has been extended this year. Attorney Copeland stated it had not. Councilman Williams asked if the responsibility of submitting the CF -1 every year is on the company or the Town. Councilman Warthen said that the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation does some of the outreach. Councilman Stanley made the motion to approve, finding Sun Polymers in substantial compliance. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion Carried 5-0 Shamus Scott came before the council to request the council to address High Street and Concord Drive traffic. He stated speeders and road narrowness is a concern with drivers needing to drive onto his driveway to avoid a collision. There was some discussion as to the requirements to change alleys to one way. Attorney Copeland will be researching the steps that need to be taken and expediting any action. Councilman Williams made a motion to table this item until the next meeting, with Councilman Stanley seconding. Motion carried 5-0 Endeavor quotes presented are based on requests from the department heads for the telephone and wifi systems. One is for an upgrade to access points and an upgrade to the wifi at the Clerk Treasurer's office and the Fire station due to concerns over speed and aging equipment. The second is to add panic buttons to the Council Chambers and the street department, as well as to move an existing switch in the Clerk's office. The third quote is for a call box to be installed in the fire department that would place a call to dispatch when the department is on a run, and someone was to need assistance at the station. There was some discussion on the specifics of wifi speed and issues. Councilman Cook expressed his approval of some of the requested items but has a personal problem with a previous encounter with Endeavor. Councilman Warthen stated he sees it from a different perspective. Councilman Williams wants to discuss with Steve Eltzroth to see what he would like to do specifically about the wifi. Councilman Cook made a motion to table this item Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion carried 5-0.