HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-27-2010 Work SessionPublic Meeting Notice
Committee: City Council and Mayor
Date & Time: Monday, September 27, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
Place: Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
Subject: Various Issues
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The City Council met in a Work Session
at 5:00 p.m., City Hall , Delchamps Room ,
161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Monday, 27 September 2010.
Present were:
Present were Council President Lonnie L. Mixon, Councilmembers: Debbie W.
Quinn, Daniel Stankoski , Michael A. Ford, and Rick Kingrea, Mayor Timothy M . Kant,
and City Clerk Lisa A . Hanks. City Attorney Marion E. Wynne was absent.
Council President Mixon called the meeting to order at 5 :00 p.m.
The following topics were discussed:
• Rates for the Quail Creek Golf Course were addressed for City retirees and the need
for a motion for all City employees retired as of this date would have the same
benefits at regular City employees.
• City Holidays were discussed and this would be an agenda item for the City Council
meeting.
• An Ordinance is also on the agenda to put "Public Participation" before Resolutions
and Ordinances. The agenda is posted on Thursday and citizens would have up until
noon on the Monday of the Council meeting to tell the City Clerk he or she would
like to be on the agenda and which item would be addressed. The two minutes per
person would be changed at the Council meeting to three minutes per person as an
amendment to the Ordinance.
• The Baldwin County Watershed Coalition was discussed by Jim Horner and Dick
Charles. The Memorandum of Understanding is for morale support only; a
certificate of togetherness and put the City behind the movement. Several citizens
spoke against this movement.
• Rick Kingrea mentioned the following items which would be on the October 11,
2010 agenda:
A Resolution to reject all bids for Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
and to prepare a new bid for Solid Waste, Trash, and Recycling for
Collection and Disposal; etc.
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A Resolution for the study on the Utility facilities and equipment;
infrastructure needs.
An Ordinance that will deal with lawsuits or legal actions ; legal services;
and indemnify City Offi cials.
• Fairhope High Schoo l Boo ster C lub will donate $2,500 towards a new scoreboard
for Vo lanta Park. It wi ll cost approximately $10,000 for new scoreboard.
• Phil Cusa with Thomas Hospital asked the City Council to look at waiving fees for
the utilization of the Civic Center and Ni x Center. A contract will be prepared for
the October 11 , 2010 City Council meeting.
• Daisy Vines , citizen of Fairhope and member of the Nix Center, addressed the City
Council to request that the fees not be raised. She mentioned that Social Security
has not increased for the past three years .
• Mayor Kant discussed the Budget Process and said this was a new experience for
him. He worked wi th D epartment Heads , was invited to every meeting, and
discussed several issues with Lonnie Mixon. Public Safety and Public Works are the
two main departments and issues for the City.
• D ebbie Quinn brought up parking issues with Faulkner students .
There being no further business to come before the City Council , the meeting was
duly adjourned at 5 :45 p.m.
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