HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-2018 Regular Meeting MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF BALDWIN
The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at
6:00 p.m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber,
161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Monday. 22 January 2018.
Present were Council President Jack Burrell, Councilmembers: Jay Robinson,
Jimmy Conyers, Robert Brown, and Keyin Boone, Mayor Karin Wilson, City
Attorney Marcus E. McDowell, and City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks.
There being a quorum present, Council President Burrell called the meeting to
order. The inyocation was giyen by Deacon George Yeend of St. Lawrence Catholic
Church and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Council President Burrell stated there was a need to add on two agenda items
after Agenda Item Number 18: a resolution that the City Council hereby approyes to
allow parking of RVs behind the Library with the following street and lot closures:
close the parking lot behind the Public library, plus the south side of Magnolia St
adjacent to this lot, west side of School Street adjacent to this lot to permitted RV
parking only from 5:00 p.m. Friday February 2nd until 2:00 p.m. Sunday February
4th (Knights of Ecor Rouge Parade) and from 2:00 p.m. Friday February 9th until
10:00 a.m. Tuesday February 13th (Maid of Jubilee on Friday night and Order of
Mystic Magnolia on Monday night); and permitting fees and regulations; and a
resolution that the City Council approves and authorizes Mayor Karin Wilson to
negotiate and execute a contract between the City and the local VFW for the use of
one idle 20-foot trailer to be used as parade transportation for Fairhope's veterans in
the KOER parade on February 3, 2018.
Councilmember Brown moved to add on the above-mentioned items not on
the printed agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Boone, motion passed unanimously
by voice vote.
Councilmember Boone moved to approve minutes of the minutes of 8 January
2018, regular meeting; minutes of the minutes of 8 January 2018, work session; and
minutes of the minutes of 8 January 2018, agenda meeting. Seconded by
Councilmember Robinson, motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Wilson addressed the City Council regarding the following items:
1) Everbridge Notification Services now available to all citizens.
2) Tatumville Subdivision: Fairhope Single Tax Corporation needs to consider City
Staff for this project, the land was donated to the City in 1931, and mentioned a letter
from 2001 from FSTC that land was unbuildable.