HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-14-2012 Work Session MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF BALDWIN
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The City Counc il met in a Work Sess ion at 5 :36 p.m.,
Delchamps Room , 161 No rth Section Street,
Fairhope, A lab ama 36532 , on Monday , 14 May 20 12.
Present were Council Pres ident Lonni e L. Mi xon , Councilm embers : Debbie
W. Quinn, Daniel Stankoski, Michael A. Ford, and Rick Kin g rea, Mayor Timothy M.
Kant, and City C lerk Lisa A. Hanks. C ity Attorney Marion E. Wynne was abse nt.
Counci l Pres id ent Mixo n ca ll ed the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
The fo ll owing topic s were di sc u ssed :
• Counci I Pres ident Mixon mentioned th e Alabama D e partm ent of Revenue
(ADOR) for the 20 12 Weather Preparedness Tax Holiday purs u ant to Act No.
20 12-256. The deadline for adopting a reso lution or ordinance is in June ; and to
notify ADOR b y June 22, 20 12 of the deci s ion .
• May or Kant and Ken Es la va gave a bri ef update on the micro-surfac in g project
for the streets. The bids are o ut ri g ht now for th is project. Mr. Es lava mentioned
we u sed $1.6 milli on on th e paving and str ipin g project.
• Counci lm ember Quinn s tated that Dr. Feng's report is in on th e bacteria s tud y ,
but the contract en d s tomorrow with Auburn Univers ity . She sai d a motion to
extend this contract for 60 days needed to be added to the agenda tonight. Th is
extension is needed in order for Dr. Feng to present the report to the C ity
Council.
• Counci lm ember Kingrea s tated h e ha s concern s regardin g th e K-1 playground.
The park is not safe and still open; a nd s u ggest e d the City shut the gates for
liability issues . Mayor Kant replied tha t the Building D epartm ent surveyed th e
playground for unsafe items and corrected the item s that were mentioned. The
Building Official reported that the playgro und is now s afe.
• Gregg Mims mentioned the fo llow in g it ems needed to be added to the agenda
tonight: a reso luti on to rescind the contract for re ntal serv ices fo r Water
Department Unifon11s; and to promote a Police Offi cer to P atrol Sergeant and to
fill vacanc y for Correction s Office r for the Police Depa rtment.
• The park at the b eac h was di sc u ssed regarding safety issu es. C hi ef Press sa id he
was down manpowe r and try ing to fill the vo id s. The Poli ce D epartm e nt was
purchasing an electric car for a full-time officer in the downtown area in c ludin g
the park. An e lectri c car would be more attractive to downtown Fairhope.
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C ounc ilme mbe r St ankos ki co mm e nte d th e downtown m e rc h a nts have not ice d m o r e
va nd a li s m .
• Co uncil Pres ide nt Mix on m e ntion e d th e fee wa iver re qu est on t he age nd a
to ni ght: $65 0 .00 for fees a nd $1,995 .00 for e mplo yee overtim e.
• Coun c ilm e mb e r Ford q ues ti o ned o rga ni z ation s needin g Wo rk e r 's Compen sat io n
In s u ra n ce w hen re nti n g or us in g our faciliti es. S h e rr y Sulli van and Mayor Ka nt
b o th r e pli ed that li a b ilit y in s u ra nce is re quired a nd /o r a h o ld harm le ss a g ree m e nt.
• M ik e Odom , re p orter for th e Fairho p e Courier , r equ es t ed t h e document s t hat
w ere handed out durin g th e Financi a l A d v is or y C ommittee .
Ther e b e in g n o fu 11h e r bu s in ess to come befo re th e C it y Co unci l, the m ee tin g
was dul y a djourn ed at 5 :50 p .m .
Lo nni e L. Mi xon , Counc il Pres id e nt