HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-12-2024 City Council Work Session MinutesST A TE OF ALABAMA
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The Ci ty Co un cil met in a Work Sess ion
at 4 :30 p .m ., Fairhope Municipal Comp lex Co uncil Chamber,
16 1 orth Section Street, Fairhope, Alab am a 36 532 ,
on Monday , 12 August 2024.
Present were Council President Corey Martin , Co un ci lm embers: Jack Burrell ,
Jimm y Conyer , Ja y Robin so n , and Kevin Boone, Mayo r Sh erry Sullivan, City Attorney
Marcus E. McDowe11 , and City C lerk Lisa A. Hanks .
Co un ci l Pres ident Martin ca 11 ed th e meeting to order at 4:30 p.m .
The fo ll ow in g topic s were discu ssed:
• The fir st item on th e Agenda was th e B a ld w in Fami ly Village update by Kate Carver the
Executi ve Director , Dum as We s ley Comm unity Cente r. The B ald win Fami ly Village
provid es 12 months of hou sin g stabilit y an d wrap-aro und services for up to 100 singl e
women and women wi th children annua ll y. BFV seek s to break the cycle of
homeless ness an d help women and children re-estab li sh and maintai n se lf-sufficiency by
focusing on acco untabilit y , case man agem ent , li fe skill s , and b eha vior modifi ca tion . To-
date , th e BFV has served 95 individuals and ha s su ccess full y graduated 56 of the se
wo m e n and childre n int o indep endent hou sin g . Ms. Carver said to save the date,
September 16 , 2024 ,
• Human R esources Director H annah Noonan addressed the City Council and bega n the
D isc u ss ion of Pro posed Si ck Leave Donatio n Poli cy . Sh e exp la in ed th e policy and th e
change in the Perso nn el H andb oo k .
• lectri c Superintendent B en Patterso n and AMI Coordin a tor D avid Garrick addressed the
City Counci l on the AM I Meter Poli cy . Mr. Garrick exp lain ed what the Advanced
Metering Infrastructure was and how it wi ll benefi t the Electric D epartment and th e
Co mmunity . He sa id it w ill a lert a power ou tage , where th e fault is loca ted , an d w hen th e
power is back on. Mr. Garrick sa id there is al so an ex planation of AMI o n our we bsit e .
• City Treasurer Kirn Creech addre ssed the Ci ty Counci l r ega rdin g the 202 4 -2025 Budget
Di scu ss ion on Re venu es. She sa id th at Sanitation r evenue is not keeping up w ith cos ts .
Co uncilrn ember Burre ll questioned costs vers us growth . Ms. Creec h sa id we have
increased sa laries to k eep co mp e titi ve with oth ers. She su ggested $2.00 and 4 .00 more
pe r can ; said we are tr yin g to find the right ba lance. Public W orks Direc tor George Ladd
exp la in ed what ot her Cities c harge and the numb e r o f rou t es eac h week for sa nitation .
Co un c il member Boone mentioned th is was di scu sse d previous ly. Mr. Ladd sa id when
B a ld w in County ge t s th e "MRF" bu ilt , two cans wi ll be used: one for garba ge a nd one for
recyc lin g .
Ms. Creech went over proposed Capita l Proj ects w ith out ro ll over proj ec ts. Mayor
Sul li van thanked T reasurer De partm ent Staff and th e Lea der sh ip gro up for the ir work on
this bud get.
Monday, 12 Au gust 2024
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• Water and Wastewater Director Daryl Morefield addressed th e City Co uncil a nd gave an
u pdate on Well #4 on Da iry R oad. He sa id c rews are working on it ri g ht now. Coun c il
Pr sid en t Martin sai d we nee d to D ecla re and Em ergen cy for Water Co nservation Plan .
Assista nt Water Direc to r Joe Webber a ddressed th e C it y Counci l an d sai d the u sage
today is 9.4 mi ll io n ga ll ons . Coun cilmember Burre ll qu es ti oned w ha t Phase we are
looki ng at ; Phase III . H e sa id , would our Ordinance need to be tweaked? City Attorney
Marcus McDowell expla in ed a n Emergency Dec lara tion . Counci lm ember Boone asked
what th e est im ated arri va l for new pumped was . Mr. Webber said he did not kn ow but
th is is not an overnight fix . H e sa id the temporary pump w ill he lp now , but the new pump
w ill ta ke possibly six to e ight week s to repa ir. H e sa id in October we will b eg in Well #14
wi11 help and hopefull y onlin e in th e Spring. Coun ci lm emb e r Boo ne sa id if tru s i s a 10
year li mit , we n ee d to look forward to replace. Mr. W e bb er mentioned th e temporary
pump is submersib le. The co nsen su s of the C ity Council was to add the reso luti o n to th e
age nd a.
• Gas Superintendent Wes B oyett ad dressed the C it y Co uncil regarding Agenda Ite m s No.
20 and No . 2 1; and answered any qu estions if ne e de d .
• Buildi ng Official E rik Co rtin as a ddressed the City Co u nc il regarding Agend a Item No.
24 ; a nd answered any qu estio ns if needed.
• C ity En g in eer Richard John son addressed Agen da It em s No. 13 and No . 15 ; and
an swered any q ues tions if nee ded .
• Publi c Works Director addressed th e C it y Co un c il regarding Agenda It em s No. 16 and
o. 19; and answered any qu es ti on s if needed.
• Water and Wastewa ter Superintendent Daryl Morefield addressed the Ci ty Co un ci l
regarding Agenda Item No. 18; and answered an y questions if needed.
• R ecreation Direc tor Pa t Whi te addressed the City Co un c il regarding Agend a It em s No.
14 , No . 25 , and No. 26; a nd answe red any questions if needed .
• Gran t Coordinator N ico le Love addressed th e City Council regarding Agenda Item No .
17; a nd answered any qu es ti on s if needed .
• Mayor Sherry Sull iva n a ddressed the City Co un c il regarding Agenda Items No . 8, No . 9,
No. 22 , No. 23, and No. 17; and a nswered any qu estions if needed.
There b e in g no further business to come
dul y ad journ ed at 5:54 p.m .
Co rey Martin , Coun ci l Pres ident
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City Clerk