Meeting of April 1, 2021

i want to call the thursday april 1st 2021 davis county fiscal court meeting to order we are all here in the courtroom we're socially distanced if you feel comfortable then you can remove your mask i would just ask that if you get up and move around put the mask back on if you would pray with me heavenly father we thank you for all the gifts that we receive from you and today the start of the holy part of easter season we ask that everyone remember that jesus christ died on the cross not just for me not just for you but for all mankind and that we want to say how thankful we are we ask that you watch over the men and women who serve our armed forces as well as our emergency responders and i ask for wisdom and understanding for this court grant us humility in our everyday life and give us the courage to make right

decisions for the davis county community we ask all these things in your name amen amen i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all once again i want to welcome everyone to our april 1st 2021 davis county fiscal court meeting this is a real meeting that's not an april fool's meeting uh we have a pretty short agenda uh at the end of the agenda we also have a hearing on an appeal regarding a zoning classification that occurred i think was it february i think february so what we're going to do is we'll go through the agenda we will go to the end of the meeting where we talk about other business public comments comments by davis came fiscal court and then i'm going to dismiss all the staff that doesn't have anything to do with this and the commissioners and i along with

the county attorney and the county engineer will stay and hear the appeal jenny yes sir you ready item one consideration for presentation a proclaim april 20 21 as child abuse and neglect prevention month as well as april 2nd 2021 as national arbor day i was thinking that we were going to have someone here for the proclamation on child abuse and neglect i thought that they were going to join us on zoom i don't see them whereas child abuse and neglect is a serious problem affecting all demographics including children here in davis county and whereas child abuse is one of our nation's most serious public health problems with scientific studies documenting linking those abused and neglected with a wide range of medical emotional psychological and behavioral disorders that often follow them into adulthood and whereas children are our most valuable resources they will shape our community's future whereas every child is entitled to be loved cared for nurtured and safe free from abuse and whereas every adult who comes in contact with a child responsible to protect that child's

inalienable right to a safe and nurturing life and whereas child abuse prevention programs succeed because of public-private partnerships social services schools healthcare law enforcement and faith-based agencies and with those they serve and whereas prevention remains the best events for our children and families now therefore our davis county judge executive al mattingly proclaimed april 2021 as child abuse and neglect prevention month in davis county kentucky and urge all citizens to support and promote programs and activities that create strong and thriving children and families and we will mail this to the appropriate person next proclamation whereas the commonwealth is blessed with diverse forests extending from the hardwoods of the east to the cypress sloughs of the west and whereas trees provide a sustainable and renewable resource that protects our air water soil and wildlife and whereas annually kentucky spends an estimated 7.5 million dollars managing and preserving the state's urban forest and whereas trees enhance air quality purify our water resources protect our soil supply a

source of renewable energy and provide valuable wildlife habitat and whereas kentucky forest products provide 13.2 billion dollars in green industry and employment to over 52 000 people and whereas healthy and diverse forest forests contribute to public health and well-being by providing places of recreation and relaxation now therefore our davis county judge executive al mattingly do hereby proclaim in davis county april 2 2021 as arbor day and urge all citizens to observe this day by planting a tree for the benefit of future generations and to beautify our state and we will mail this to the appropriate person as well all right jenny you ready item two consideration for approval a minutes of the march 18 20 21 davis county fiscal court meeting motion approval second i have a motion second commissioners you all had a copy of the minutes in your possession for some time any additions deletions or corrections hearing none all in favor signify saying i have a motion second again

commissioners you've all had a copy of the bills doing payable by davis county fiscal court in your possession for some time any questions of the treasurer hearing none all in favor 65 is saying aye aye opposed motion carries c kentucky waste tire management 2021 program agreement motion approved second i have a motion and a second mr smith yes uh what we have uh is i think it's about every two or three years the state comes in and does a waste tire day we have to be a partner in it if we don't agree to partner it they won't do it this year has changed a little bit the state in the past the transportation cabinet has agreed to host it at the highway garage this year that's no longer the case we don't know if it's covid related or if it's permanent but we have to find our own site and we have to staff it ourselves whereas in the past we haven't but we do feel that this is a a huge benefit to our community to be able to have a waste tire day and uh we are making uh appropriate arrangements um to do that the the entire day

assuming you all approve this agreement will uh be in the middle of july from it'll be thursday through saturday or sorry friday through saturday july 15th 16th and 17th they accept every type of tire from go-karts up to farm implements the only thing they don't allow is off-road construction tires uh tracks solid tires or or field tires uh and david in the past we and you may have said this when i was talking to mark in the past we've held it at the state transport transportation garage there on fairview drive that's not going to happen this year that will not happen we we are in negotiations with another site that we believe will still be convenient to the community not quite as convenient but um probably easier in an easier route it will be yeah it should be easier and easier out but it's going to be out further out in the community but you know because of the amount of tires that come in and how we have to to handle it you know they have to use loaders to load up the trailers it needs to be a site that can take um quite a bit of wear so so a site like the sports center would not be available because it would damage their blacktop so we have to find a site that can can handle this but but we are very confident we've got a site

available questions comments questions yes sir we will be uh advertising this from public to uh yes we will be advertising maybe on radio and newspaper because yes everybody didn't get the news and thankfully in this case this is being handled by the state and they cover all costs so there is an unlimited amount if they'll just have to bring in more semi-trailers so it's it's something that uh will go much smoother than some other operations do that they can get overwhelmed by the well consumer demand the piranha thing uh you know where we had shred day and within a couple hours they were all full and had to leave out so it was an inconvenience but this this as long as these folks show up on those three days two and a half days they're there to take them they're there to take them any other question or comment hearing none all in favor signify saying aye aye opposed thank you david next item dmoa with davis county public schools special law enforcement agency in the city of owensboro for access to the city county 911 operations talk group motion approved second i have a motion second