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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-11-1984 Special Meeting593 STATE OF ALABAN,A X COUNTY OF BALDWIN X The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in session at 10:00 o'clock, A.M., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber, 161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on Wednesday, 11 July 1984. Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers Roy C. White, Trisha Nelson, Michael A. Ford, and Barney L. Shull; City Attorney James Reid and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips. Absent was Councilman David E. Bishop. There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting to order. Minutes of the 25 June 1984 regular session were duly approved. Council canvassed the results of the July loth Municipal Election with Mayor Nix reading out the number of votes for each candidate at each of the eight voting machines, giving total votes per candidate, for the audience. At the conclusion, Mayor Nix introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE -Ford, Shull, Nelson, White, and Nix. NAY - none: 11 July 1984 594 RESOLUTION No. 130-84 [AREAS, the general election for the City of Fairhope was duly and legally held on 10 July 1984, as provided by law; and WHEREAS, the municipal governing body of the City of Fairhope met on this llth day of July, 1984, all members (or a quorum) thereof being present, at 10:00 o'clock, A.M., and has canvassed the returns, and has ascertained and determined the number of votes received by each candidate; and WHEREAS, the said municipal governing body has ascertained and determined the results of said election as follows: 1►�A CANDIDATE MACHINE NUMBER TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AB COUNCIL,PLACE 2 Nelson 144 69 92 141 106 77 111 216 33 989 Goodletson 72 26 49 71 59 39 65 103 8 492 COUNCIL,PLACE 3 White 128 56 69 109 96 61 115 178 30 842 Cum -ins 11 4 9 21 10 9 11 27 - 102 Smith 28 12 19 41 17 16 17 42 3 195 Stipes 50 24 43 42 46 38 36 80 10 369 COUNCIL, PLACE 4 Ford 149 70 96 150 116 88 126 222 29 1046 Ellard 63 24 43 65 49 31 48 99 12 434 COUNCIL,PLACE 5 Shull 132 67 95 155 123• 87 138 233 35 1065 Overstreet 76 26 45 54 43 28 39 84 7 402 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, as follows: 1. That TRISHA NELSON received a majority of the votes cast for the office of Councilmember, PLACE NO. 2, and is hereby declared duly elected to that office for the term beginning on the first Monday in October, 1984. 2. That ROY C. WHITE received a majority of the votes cast for the office of Councilmember, PLACE NO. 3, and is hereby declared duly elected to that office for the term beginning on the first Monday in October, 1984. 3. That MICHAEL A. FORD received the majority of the votes cast for the office of Councilmember, PLACE NO. 4, and is hereby declared duly elected to that office for the term beginning on the first Monday in October, 1984. 4. That BARNEY L. SHULL received a majority of the votes cast for the office of Councilmember, PLACE NO. 5, and is hereby declared duly elected to that office for the term beginning on the first Monday in October, 1984. ADOPTED THIS llth DAY OF JULY, 1984. O J s P. Nix, Mayor ., , City Clerk 11 July 1984 595 Councilman White moved to approve the request for a State ABC "Special Events" License for "Taste of the Shore". Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously. Councilwoman Nelson moved to approve the request by TWO STEPS AHEAD to erect a balcony over the sidewalk at 311 Fairhope Avenue, provided all specifications by the Building Code are met. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously. Councilwoman Nelson moved to approve the use of some $9,835 of the Recreation Improvement Funds for an additional restroom facility at the Volanta Football Stadium as requested by the Recreation Board. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously. Councilman White moved to authorize the Mayor to ex- ecute an amendment to the SEPA contract changing the expiration date from May 31 to August 31, 1984. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously. Mayor Nix commented that all candidates for municipal office had run an excellent, clean campaign and hopes this will always be the case in F&irhope. Meeting was duly adjourned until 5:30 o'clock, P.M. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Council reconvened at 5:30, P.M., in the Council Chamber with the following members present: Councilmembers White, Ford, Shull, Nelson, and Bishop; City Attorney Reid and City Clerk Phillips. Mayor Nix was absent. There being a quorum present, Mayor Pro -Temp White called the session to order, and presided in the absence of the Mayor. A public hearing was held on the rezoning request by C.E.& F.A. Bennett for property on the corner of Pleasant Street and Prospect Avenue. Mr. Bennett, owner of Baldwin Electric Supply, was requesting the change from R2 medium density single family residential to B2 general business on Lots 17 and 18 directly behind his place of business and the former Silverhill Farmers location in order to add a larger loading dock. It was reported that the Planning & Zoning Commission had agreed to recommend approval of the rezoning provided the following four stipulations were met: 1. No enclosed structure on the South property. 2. A six-foot fence and at a least a six-foot hedge with landscaping will be constructed. 3. A piece of land on Pleasant and Prospect will be used to make a triangular flare as reconBnended by Mr. Lunsford, with Mr. Bennett bearing the cost to remove the fire hydrant and any other utilities that might require relocation. 11 July 1984 597 Ingleside Street, Morphy Avenue, and Greeno Road that would allow trucks to ingress/egress only from Greeno Road along that portion of Prospect Avenue necessary to gain entrance to the above discussed (Bennett-FSTC) property. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously. Councilman Shull moved to approve the request for an Off -Premises Beer License by Hayward Hendex, dba HAY'S BAYSIDE STORE, 209 South Mobile Street, formerly Bayside Grocery. No one present objected. There was police approval. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously. Councilwoman Nelson moved to hear the following business not on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously: Councilman Bishop moved to authorize bid requests on repairs to the Fire Pumper. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously. Councilwoman Nelson moved to authorize bid requests on a recorder for the Police and Fire Departments. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously. Councilman Shull moved to pay bills as presented. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously. Meeting was duly adjourned. 11 July 1984 596 4. No large vehicles may ingress/egress off Pleasant Street but be advised to come in off Greeno Road (via Prospect Avenue) and the ingress/egress width to be to the East as far as possible. Much discussion ensued. Mr. Bennett had agreed to all the above, however, he had added a driveway into the property from Pleasant Street. Mr. Bennett felt the Planning & Zoning Commission stipu- lation was to apply only to large vehicles and did not feel they meant to disallow any entrance from Pleasant at all. Several concerned property owners disagreed with this interpretation. They stated that the plans shown and discussed before the Planning & Zoning Commission showed no entrance to the property from Pleasant Street, that the plan did show an entrance at the southern end of the lot next to Pleasant which had been "x'd" out before the meeting began. introduced the ordinance and Councilwoman Nelson/moved that the rezoning be granted if the following restrictions are met: 1. All the restrictions placed by the Planning & Zoning Commission are to be met. 2. There is to be no entrance to the property from Pleasant Street. 3. There will be no 18-wheelers on Pleasant Street. 4. Entrance way from Prospect Avenue to be at most eastern point possible of Section 18. 5. The fence mentioned by the Planning & Zoning stipulations is to be wooden, six -feet high, with a hedge and along the western and southern boundaries of the property. 6. A legal agreement is to be drawn so that these restrictions will remain with the property forever by recording in the County records so as to avoid changes in the future. Motion seconded by Councilman Ford. More discussion brought out that the triangular flare mentioned in the Planning & Zoning stipulations (#3) might not be necessary. It was also brought out that the agreement in Ms. Nelson's restrictions (#6) would have to be signed and approved by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation as the property owners since the Bennetts are leaseholders. Motion adopted by the following vote: AYE - Nelson, Ford, Shull, White, and Bishop. NAY - none. Councilman Shull moved that an ordinance be prepared to restrict Truck Traffic within the area bound by Fairhope Avenue,