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The First item on the agenda was pay requests #'s 17 & 18 from Wilhelm Construction 1031 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant project. Pay request#17 is in the amount of $330,512.60 and for the period of February 1 thru 29, 2012 and pay request#18 is in the amount of$442,971.00 and for the period of March I thru 31, 2012. Both pay requests have been signed by all the appropriate parties. A motion to approve both pay request #17 and#18 was made by Councilman Langley, second by Councilman Cook. Motion carried 5-0. The next item was a pay request in the amount of$61,428.59 from Reed and Sons Construction, Inc. for the Merriman Road project. The pay request has been signed off on by all appropriate parties. A motion to approve the pay request to Reed and Sons was made by Councilman Langley, second by Councilwoman Perry. Motion carried 5-0. The next item on the agenda was a CF-1 from Ambassador Steel, however they did not have a representative available to be present and needed to review their submitted report and possibly revise it. It will be on the agenda for May 15t". Councilwoman Perry asked the Council's permission to give a presentation concerning Ambassador Steel's submitted CF-1. She stated that the original SB-1, filed in May, 2005 stated that Ambassador Steel promised to employ forty employees. They had thirty-four at the time the SB-1 was filed and have filed a CF-1 each year since with the exception of 2011 and have at no time reached the promised amount of forty employees. It has been as high as thirty-nine and as low as twenty-eight. In addition, Mrs. Perry stated that most of the current employees do not live in Mooresville or have a Mooresville address. She stated that the non- compliance will be considered by the Council upon request for a new tax abatement. In unfinished business, the parks department has been working with a local provider to offer wireless internet access at the park. President Watkins has requested a terms of usage policy stating who was actually providing the service. He has received a policy from Park Superintendent, Brent Callahan and he would like the Council and Legal Council to review it and approve it before moving forward. President Watkins also told the Council that the WWTP project has come in under budget and under normal conditions, the extra grant money would have to be given back, remaining funds be put towards another project in town. however we can request that the re g p p J He would like the Council's permission to pursue a letter of intent, asking that the remaining funds, estimated to be just under one million dollars, be redirected towards a sewer line project in Mooresville. Councilman Langley stated that he would be in favor if it would help our collection and distribution system. Councilwoman Perry made a motion to allow President Watkins or his designee to pursue a letter of intent to request the additional grant funds. There was-a second by Councilman Langley and the motion carried 5-0. President Watkins stated that the Council has received a letter from a department head requesting a reduction in employees due to overlapping of responsibilities due to the consolidation of departments. A motion to approve the department head's request was made by Councilman Langley, second by Councilwoman Perry. Motion carried 4-1, with Comicilman Cook opposed. Attorney, Tim Currens presented the Council with the Fiscal Plan for serving J & J Commmercial Investment, Inc. pursuant to the petition for annexation. The estimated cost per year for the Police Department would be $3030.00 and for the Fire Department would be $2,144.00. It is necessary to figure these estimates in the event a budget appeal would become necessary. A motion to approve the Fiscal Plan for serving J & J Commercial Investment was made by Councilman Mathis and second by Councilman Cook. Motion carried 5-0. A motion for the approval of claims in the amount of$27,104.60 was made by Councilman Cook and second by Councilman Mathis. Motion carried 5-0. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, a motion was made by Councilman Mathis to adjourn the meeting. Motion was second by Councilwoman Perry and carried 5-0.