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The City of Hiawassee March 2021 City Council meeting will begin at 6PM in the Council Chambers 

HIAWASSEE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

March 2, 2021

1. Call to order
   • Invocation – Nancy Noblet
   • Pledge of Allegiance 
   • Mayor’s Introductions of Guests and Announcements 
   • Approve the Agenda as distributed 
2. Old Business
3. New Business 
   • Approval of Barrett & Associates Insurance
   • Business License Ordinance Change – First Reading

• Approval of Water Department Building - $50,000 total- Budgeted expense 

• Approval of Police Car Purchase - $26,900

• Approval of Generator at State Farm Lift Station –$48,000

• Approval of City Hall Repairs/Square lights/Paint – Budgeted $60,000 for projects

• Renewal of EPD Monitoring Contract – EMI $21,173 
• Consent Agenda
  • Minutes from the January 26^th, 2021 Work Session
  • Minutes of the February 9^th, 2021 City Council Meeting
  • Minutes of the February 22^nd, 2021 Work Session

4. Executive Session
5. Adjournment

HIAWASSEE CITY COUNCIL Minutes

March 2, 2021

The City of Hiawassee March 2021 City Council meeting was called to order at 6PM on March 2^nd in the Council Chambers by Mayor Liz Ordiales. The meeting was broadcast over FaceBook Live and was not open to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Present in addition to the Mayor were Council members Anne Mitchell, Patsy Owens, Amy Barrett, Nancy Noblet and Jay Chastain.  Bonnie Kendrick was on vacation and Marta Izquierdo filled in for her. 

The Invocation was given by Council member Nancy Noblet and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. There were no guests.

In her announcements, Mayor Ordiales gave a COVID update.  4383 Vaccines to date, 2923 first doses and 1460 second doses.  49 new cases positivity rate of 6.25%. 

Motion to approve the agenda as distributed was made by Council member Anne Mitchell, seconded by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all in favor.

There was no Old Business. 

Council member Amy Barrett excused herself from the following topic due to potential conflict of interest and left the Council Chambers.

In New Business the motion to approve the Barrett Insurance-Chamber plan renewal was made by Council member Anne Mitchell, seconded by Council member Jay Chastain, with all in favor.  After the vote, Council member Amy Barrett returned to the Council Chambers.

Motion to approve the business license ordinance first reading was made by Council member Amy Barrett, second by Council member Nancy Noblet, with all in favor.

Motion to approve the Water Department building not to exceed $50,000 was made by Council member Nancy Noblet, second by Council member Jay Chastain, with all in favor.

  Motion to approve the purchase of the police vehicle for $26,900 was made by Council member Jay Chastain,

  seconded by Council member Amy Barrett, with all in favor.

  Motion to approve the State Farm Lift Station Generator for $44,000 was made by Council member Patsy

  Owens, seconded by Council member Jay Chastain, with all in favor.

  Motion to approve the City Hall repairs not to exceed $60,000 was made by Council member Amy Barrett, 

  seconded by Council member Anne Mitchell, with all in favor.

  Motion to approve the EPD Monitoring Contract with EMI for $21,173 was made by Council member Nancy

  Noblet, seconded by Council member Jay Chastain, with all in favor.

  Motion to approve the Consent Agenda containing Minutes from January 26^th Work Session, Minutes from February 
  9^th City Council Meeting, and Minutes from February 22^nd Work Session was made by Council member Nancy 

  Noblet, seconded by Council member Jay Chastain, with all in favor.

Motion to adjourn was made by Council member Nancy Noblet, seconded by Council member Jay Chastain with all in favor.  

Meeting adjourned at 6:11pm.