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August 17, 2021 The Mooresville Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 6:30pm at the Mooresville Government Center. Members present were: President, Tom Warthen and Councilmen Dustin Stanley, Greg Swinney and Jeff Cook. Councilman Shane Williams was present by phone. Legal Counsel was not present. Tom Warthen gave the invocation and the meeting was called to order. Approval of the minutes from the August 3, 2021 meeting - Councilman Williams asked for the minutes to be amended to correct his statement from the prior meeting concerning the $20,000 to fund the police canine program. He asked for the clarification to be added that he is proposing a one-time appropriation of $20,000.00 for the year 2022 and the Chief of Police would need to budget for that going forward. The Council discussed reviewing the prior meeting recording for clarification of what was said. A motion was made by Councilman Stanley and second by Councilman Swinney to table the minutes so that clarification of what was said could be made. Motion carried 5-0, with President Warthen conducting a roll call vote. Outdoor Warning Siren agreement with Morgan County - Mark Tumey and Scott Hamilton with Morgan County EMA were present. They stated that the County has appropriated for two sirens this year and have now tentatively agreed to additional appropriate for a third to be installed in 2021. Councilman Cook asked if there had been any discussions with Chief Julian or Steve Eltzroth. Mark Tumey stated there had not. He explained that currently, as what happened in the tornado of 2020, the County cannot set off Mooresville's sirens. Only Mooresville can set them off. With the new sirens, the County would have that ability. They will be set off through the National Weather Service and can also be set off manually by the County and Mooresville. They will also be silent tested every day. Mark Tumey stated that under the new Title Ten, he is required to make sure all the sirens in the county are operational and it would be beneficial to have them all under one umbrella, with one maintenance agreement. There would be three ten stacks, with one located behind the football field at Mooresville High School, one at the Mooresville Soccer Field at Landersdale and Bridge and one near Cherry Blossom Way. There may be a slight change to the one at Cherry Blossom Way, due to power lines in the way. It will be moved less than 200 ft from the original location. Councilman Williams had met with storm chaser, Jacob Terrell and he had gone down and looked at the sirens and was in favor of them. The new NWS protocol will tighten it down so that they don't go off as often and therefore get more attention. These sirens would not be compatible with the Federal Signal sirens that are also on the agenda. A motion was made by Councilman Cook and second by Councilman Swinney to table the decision on the sirens until the next meeting to allow for a discussion to take place between the County, Chief Julian and Steve Eltzroth. Motion carried 5-0, with President Warthen conducting a roll call vote. Ferguson Road annexation —this item was for information only from the Clerk's office to update the Council that the annexation paperwork for 13916 Ferguson Road had been sent to the property owner and had not yet been returned. Cemetery GIS & Survey Contract— Legal Counsel made some changes and the contract only required a signature since it had already been approved by Council. Federal Signal Agreement — President Warthen stated that the agreement states that the price is firm for 120 days so the Council would have some time if they decided to table until a decision was made on the other sirens from Morgan County. We would still be able to operate the current sirens with the old software and would be within the 120 days to approve later if we decide to stay with Federal Signal. A motion to table the agreement with Federal Signal was made by Councilman Stanley, with a second by Councilman Swinney. Motion carried 5-0, with President Warthen conducting a roll call vote. Evapar Contract— Contract for maintenance of the generator at the PD. There had been some questions on some work that was done and whether it was covered by a warranty. Evapar stated there was a warranty. Legal Counsel has reviewed the contract and has approved the revised copy. The cost of the annual maintenance agreement is $975.00.