COMMISSION MEETING
April 21, 2006

CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME
A regular meeting of the Cullman County Commission was held Friday, April 21, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., in the County Commission Office Conference Room, Chairman Kitchens called the meeting to order and welcomed all visitors. 

CALL OF ROLL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Present were Chairman Wiley Kitchens, Commissioner Doug Williams, and Commissioner Stanley Yarbrough. Attorney Dan Willingham gave the invocation and Chairman Kitchens led the pledge of allegiance. 

APPROVE MINUTES, APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, REQUISITIONS, TRAVEL EXPENSE AND ALL JOURNAL ENTRIES TO BE POSTED
Commissioner Yarbrough made the motion to approve minutes of April 10, 2006, appropriations, expenditures, requisitions, travel expense and all journal entries to be posted.  Commission Williams seconded, and upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. 

PUBLIC COMMENTS
George Mann- Updated the commission on donations for the memorial and employees using the area around the memorial for smoking. 

Kay D. Smith – Addresses the commission concerning storage for tags on 1st floor.

NEW BUSINESS
a.	Resolution No. 2006-10 apply for FY 2006 Community Development Block Grant
David Bussman, Director of the Cullman County Water Department stated this resolution authorizes the Towery’s to apply for the 2006 CDBG Grant. This grant is a $400,000.00 grant and the match is $40,000.00, with the increase of material the state has not adjusted their cost per individual/family so instead of $40,000.00 is will cost the county $119, 472.00. This grant will increase water lines to a 6” line to low and moderate income houses. We are requesting permission to file for this grant.
Commissioner Williams made the motion to allow the Water Department to file for the grant. Commissioner Yarbrough seconded, and upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. 

b.	Authorize Chairman to sign amendment to project agreement for RTP Project 05-RT-54-004 Sportsman Lake Rec. Trail Phase II
Rich Partain with the Economic Development Office stated they had received a letter from ADECA that concurs with our request to add the mountain bike trail to the project scope of the grant received for the multi purpose paved trail. It will allow us to use any funds left over from the paved trail on the mountain bike trail. 
Commissioner Williams made the motion to authorize the chairman to sign the project agreement. Commissioner Yarbrough seconded, and upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. 

OLD BUSINESS
a. Philip Widner, County Engineer updated the commission on some of the paving projects and changes in the new law being looked at for Subdivisions. 

NEXT REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006
Chairman Kitchens announced the next regular commission meeting will be Monday, May 8, 2006 at 10:00 am in the Commission Office Conference Room. 

ADJOURN 
Commissioner Williams made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner Yarbrough seconded. 

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Wiley Kitchens, Chairman			Doug Williams, Commissioner		Stanley Yarbrough, Commissioner