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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-26-1995 Regular Meeting1728 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at 5:30 pm; Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber; 161 N. Section Street; Fairhope, Alabama 36532; on Monday, December 26, 1995. Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers John Duck, Michael Ford, David E. Bishop, Jeanette Puckett, and Layton Overstreet; City Attorney Marion Wynne and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips were absent. Betty Rivenbark was Acting City Clerk. There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting to order. Minutes of the December 11, 1995 regular session were duly approved as written. Mayor Nix recognized six firemen(J. Dodson Brown, Jr., James C. Cluster, Lloyd Cluster, Shawn Haight, Scott Holy, Patrick Bryan Peek, and Jim Salac) who had compeleted 160 hours of state of Alabama certification training. He commended them for their perserverance good work they do. Council considered an application for a Beer/Wine On Premise License by James D. Boothe, Jr. dba THE YARDARM RESTAURANT, Fairhope Municipal Pier. There was police approval of the application. There was no opposition from the floor on the application. Councilman Overstreet made the request that signs be posted saying beer/wine will be consumed only in the restaurant. Councilman Duck moved to approve the issuance of the license. Councilwoman Puckett seconded the motion and it passed with Councilman Bishop voting against the motion. Council adopted a long range layout plan for the Fairhope Municipal Airport. Sue Mason, Airport Board Chairman spoke saying this was required by the FAA following any project and we just com- pleted a ramp expansion. Ms. Mason said the board had met and approved the ALP done by Barge, Waggoner, engineers who were hired for the expansion program. This is a current and future ALP. Motion was made by Councilwoman Puckett, seconded by Councilman Duck and unanimously carried. An alcohol abuse prevention program mandated by the the Depart- ment of Transportation for all gas companies was adopted on motion by Councilman Duck, seconded by Councilman Ford and unanimously carried. Random drug testing is already done in all departments but this is something new all pipeline carriers are being required to adopt. Sue Mason spoke asking approval to use the beach area on September 21, 1996 in order to hold a British Car Day in Fairhope with limited access on the north end. She said this is something that was done a couple of years ago and they would like to bring back to Fairhope. Her reason for requesting so early is to be able to get publicity needed. Councilman Overstreet moved to approve request, Councilman Bishop seconded and motion carried unanimously. 26 December 1995 1729 Four appointments were made on City Boards as follows: A 6 year term on the Industrial Development Board A motion was made for re -appointment of Byron Calhoun and Gary Moore who previously served. There were no other nominations. Councilman Bishop made the motion, seconded by Councilman Duck motion carried unanimously. A 6 year term on the Industrial Development Board - Mike Baugh was nominated to replace Dave Smith who moved out of town. Term will run until May 2000. No other nominations were made. Councilman Duck moved to appoint Mike Baugh. Councilman Ford seconded and motion carried unanimously. On the Planning & Zoning Commission, Maxwell Killoch had resigned due to bad health. Larry Green's name was submitted by the Mayor as a replacement. Term to run until the year 2000. Councilman Overstreet moved to approve, Councilman Duck seconded and motion carried unanimously. Mayor Nix told of a need to swap a little piece of land at the golf course on the cart path at #10 green(1.3 acres) that was being swapped for .44 acres in order to prevent problems down the road as land is now being developed around the course. This swap being made with Doleen, Inc.. who made the request. Councilman Ford moved to approve this swap to prevent problems down the road. Councilman Bishop seconded and motion carried unanimously. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was duly adjourned.