AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 5, 2005 – 9:00 A.M.
NEW BUSINESS:
3. Consideration of a request from John Allen and David Horton for an option to purchase the city’s parking lot adjacent to the Hard Rack building on the 100th block of North Highland Avenue. Mr. Allen and Mr. Horton plan to propose a public/private development of a parking garage/office building that would include a proposal that the city lease spaces in the parking garage.
OFFICIAL MINUTES
APRIL 5, 2005 - Amended
NEW BUSINESS:
On the motion of Council member Bannister, seconded by Council member Brooks, unanimous approval was given to a request from John Allen and David Horton for a conditional option to purchase the city’s parking lot adjacent to the Hard Rack building on the 100 th block of North Highland Avenue. Mr. Allen and Mr. Horton plan to propose a public/private development of a parking garage/office building that would include a proposal that the city lease spaces in the parking garage.
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 7, 2006 – 9:00 A.M.
3. Consideration of a request from John H. Allen and David Horton for the purchase of a parking lot located on the 100 block of North Highland, for the assessed value of $127,000, for the construction of a multi-level parking garage, with the provision that the City may continue to use the lot until construction begins or for one year from the date of the closing, whichever occurs first.
NEW BUSINESS:
Council member Hays made a motion to approve the request from John H. Allen and David Horton for the purchase of a parking lot located on the 100 block of North Highland for the construction of a multi-level parking garage for the assessed value of $127,000, with the provision that the City may continue to use the lot until construction begins or for one year from the date of the closing, whichever occurs first. Council member Hays motion included the following conditions: (1) the City would have the first option to purchase the property back for the sum of $127,000, plus reasonable expenses incurred by the buyers, if no multi-level parking garage is built; and (2) the City approve any changes to the plans for any development of the property if the plans are for anything other than a multi-level parking garage. The motion was seconded by Council member Bray and passed 8-0-1, with Council member Parks-Covington abstaining.
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 3, 2007 – 9:00 A.M.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Consideration of a Letter of Intent from John Allen, David Horton and Lori Horton for a proposed parking garage at the corner of Highland Avenue and Lafayette Street.
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 3, 2007
NEW BUSINESS:
John Allen was present and gave a summary of the plans for the proposed parking garage at the corner of Highland Avenue and Lafayette Street. Mr. Allen showed a schematic of the exterior of the buildings and discussed the anticipated number of spaces and entrance and exit points to the garage. On the motion of Council member Bannister, seconded by Council member Rahm, a Letter of Intent from John Allen, David Horton and Lori Horton for a proposed parking garage was approved 8-1, with Council member Neudecker voting nay.
REVISED AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 – 9:00 A.M.
NEW BUSINESS:
3. Discussion of the construction of a public parking garage at the corner of Highland and Lafayette in downtown Jackson presented by the Jackson Downtown Development Corporation.
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
The construction of a public parking garage at the corner of Highland Avenue and Lafayette Street in downtown Jackson, presented by the Jackson Downtown Development Corporation, was discussed. Jackson Downtown Development Corporation’s Board President, Mr. Steve Raper, communicated the board’s support of the project. Mr. John Allen, contractor and owner of the property located at the corner of Highland Avenue and Lafayette Street, was present and advised that the total project cost at this stage was projected to be about 6 million dollars. Mr. Allen further advised that the parking garage was projected to cost about 4.5 to 4.9 million dollars. Mr. Allen did advise that he was not asking the city for funding for the project. Council member Buchanan made a motion that a committee be appointed to study the financing options of constructing a public parking garage. Council member Ellis seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Gist appointed Council members Brooks, Hays and Wallace to serve on the committee.
AGENDA
OCTOBER 6, 2009 – 9:00 A.M.
NEW BUSINESS:
Recommendation from the Parking Garage Committee on the Public Parking Garage Project.
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 6, 2009
The Parking Garage Committee’s motion to fund the Public Parking Garage Project by borrowing $3 million dollars from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and paying the note payments with a portion of the city’s annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and fund the balance of approximately $1.4 million dollars from the city’s General Fund account over a four year period at approximately $350,000 per year died for lack of a second. Council member Brooks advised that he was the lone dissenter on the committee and expressed why he was against the recommendation. Council member Neudecker also expressed why he was against the recommendation.
AGENDA
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 – 9:00 A.M.
NEW BUSINESS:
Consideration of a Resolution pertaining to the construction of a parking garage in downtown Jackson.
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Council member Ellis made a motion to table the consideration of a Resolution that pertained to the construction of a parking garage in downtown Jackson to allow for the formation of a committee, made up of Council members, to explore the option of a lease purchase arrangement with John Allen for the property located at the 100 block of North Highland Avenue to negotiate the price of constructing a parking deck with retail space and without retail space and to enter into an agreement that was agreeable on the price, term and duration of the lease. Council member Buchanan seconded the motion. After Council members called for clarity on the motion as to whether all the options given by John Allen would be explored, Council member Ellis moved to amend his prior motion by allowing all the options submitted by John Allen to be explored by the committee. Council member Buchanan seconded the motion. The amended motion to table the consideration of a Resolution that pertained to the construction of a parking garage in downtown Jackson with the recommendation of having three council -4-
members to serve on the committee to explore all the options from John Allen failed 5-3-1, with Council members Bray, Hays, Neudecker, Rahm and Wallace voting nay, Council members Brooks, Buchanan and Ellis voting yea, and Council member Dodd abstaining. The amended motion to table the consideration of a Resolution that pertained to the construction of a parking garage in downtown Jackson with the recommendation of having five council members to serve on the committee to explore all the options from John Allen passed 7-2, with Council members Brooks and Rahm voting nay.
