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Home My WebLink About12-13-1971 Regular MeetingSTATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN The City Council of the City of Fairhope met in regular session at the Adult and Tourist Recreation Building on Morphy Avenue on Monday, December 13, 1971 at 7:30 P.M. with the following members present: Mayor R. C. Macon, Councilmen: James P. Nix, John A. Robertson, Robert H. Cowen, Henry G. Bishop and Sam E. Box. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were corrected to read as follows: "Motion by tiCouncilman Robertson seconded by Councilmen Cowen that all City employees be given a 5.5% pay increase effective December 1, 1971. Motion carried." Minutes approved as corrected. The Library Board and friends of the Library met with the Council. The following letter was presented to the Mayor and Council and read to the meeting by Mr. Jason N. Kutack, Chairman of the Library Board: December 13, 1971 Honorable Richard C. Macon, Mayor and Fairhope City Council Gentlemen: The Board of Trustees of the Fairhope Public Library met at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 12, 1971, at the library to make a decision relative to continuance of the operation of the library. Messrs. Sam Box and James Nix observed the meeting. The Board of Trustees deeply appreciates your concern and the time and trouble you and the City Council have taken to alleviate the library's personnel problem. We feel optimistic that this intermim action will enable the library to operate. However, please understand that patrons must be patient until new staff members are hired and trained. They must realize that proficiency takes time to acquire. The Fairhope Public Library will not close December 15, thanks to the combined efforts and the cooperation of the Mayor and City Council with the Library Trustees. We are looking forward to future library progress in Fairhope and anticipate having economically feasible, long-range plans for library progress ready for your early consideration. We expect to have a workable library budget ready for your approval soon. Respectfully submitted, Jason N. Kutack, Chairman Board of Trustees Fairhope Public Library JNK;ek Mr. Mike Ford requested information on sewer line on Gayfer Street Extension. Request referred to Moore Engineering Company. A group with Mr. Pace as spokesman, requested four tennis courts, lighted and fenced, to be built at Greeno Park. Mr. Barney Shull, Chairman of the Recreation Board, reported that plLans and spec- ifications have been drawn and the Recreation Board has been authorized by the City Council to ask for bids. Letter from Mr. Ed Warley pertaining to curb and gutter on Fairwood Blvd. was read and referred to City Superintendent for Investigation and report to Council at their next regular meeting. Motion by Councilman Robertson seconded by Councilman Cowen that Garbage Ordinance No. 478, introduced at the regular meeting of November 22, be adopted as introduced. Upon being put to vote the following vote was recorded: Voting For: Councilmen: Robert- son, Cowen, Bishop and Box. Voting Against: CounAlman Nix. Motion carried. No action taken on Parking Ordinance No. 479 at this time. Motion by Councilman Robertson seconded by Councilman Cowen that the final bill of M. C. Williams, Contractor, on 19?0 Street Improvement be approved for payment in the amount of $16,2?0.39, subject to Engineer's approval. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Cowen seconded by Councilman Nix that the final bill of Moore Engineering Company on 1970 Street Improvement in the amount of $208.28 be approved for payment. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Bishop seconded by Councilman Box that bills be approved for payment as submitted. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Cowen seconded by Councilman Nix that City accept offer of Bay Hill Subdivision of 50¢ on the dollar on old account. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Nix seconded by Councilman Robertson that the City Attorney retainer fee be increased to $250.00 per month to cover all work except Court Cases and Bond Issues. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Nix seconded by Councilman Cowen that the Recorder's fee be increased to $200.00 per month. Motion carried. The City Council agreed to dispense with the meeting of December 279 1971, the next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on January 10, 1972. Motion by Councilman Bishop seconded by Councilman Cowen that the City advertise for public hearin on rezoning from R-2 to R-3 the north 85 feet of the east 57A feet of lot 3 and the north 85 feet of lot 4, block 13, division 4. F.S.T.C. lands, located on the southwest corner of School and Equality Streets. Public meeting to be held in conjunction with the regular meeting of the Fairhope City Council. It was duly moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. Approved Attest: Mayor City Clerk IL GENERAL: Baldwin Mfg. Co. Beasley Body Shop Coastal Concrete Co., Barclay Ave. Jack Cocke and Co., Inc. Enco Service Center Fuel Oil Supply Co. Fairhope Auto Parts Fairhope Hdwe. and Constr. Gaston motor Co. Hagan Fence Co., S-. Section Humble Oil Co. Jones Armstrong Steel Co. 0. Lowell Mobile Electric Garage Inc. Multi Electric Mfg. Inc. M and S. Service Station Material Sales Co. Ponder Co. Rudy's Automotive Supply Radcliff Materials, Inc. Specialty Sign Mfg. Co. So. Auto !parts Steber Chev. Sears Robbuck & Co. Silverhill Farmers Assoc. Owen E. Taylor Co. Trailway Oil Co. Western Lumber Co. Western Auto Gulf Oil Bedsole's; Police and Fire Shepherd Printing Baldwin County Animal Clinic Tippecanoe Press Sargent -Sowell Rickarby and Benton, Collection4n Assessments Preu Uniform Co. National Linen Service Nix, Inc. Nat'l Cash Register John U. Duck Fairhope Laundry Eastern Shore Travel, Xeros Don's Shoe Stroe Waller Bros Robert S. Bateman and Assoc. Robert S. Bateman and Assoc. L So. Alabama Regional Planning Electric; Busy Bee Garage Gaston motor Co. John R. Greer Hatfield & Co. Jones & Armstrong Steel Co. Lift (Parts Service Co., Inc. M & S Service Station Nelson -Pinson Body Shop Southeastern Testing Lab. Turner Supply Co. Nix & Fleming Turner Supply Alabama Power Southeastern Power (Subdivision REgulations (Land Use Maps. Base Map Paid Pai d Paid Paid Paid 80.00 25.55 11*16 1,486.80 14.00 20.50 10.00 172.80 12.78 39.53 107.36 801.05 128.94 24.60 207.73 474.90 10.00 79.88 34.30 35.02 150.00 53.81 108.90 125.60 16.76 63.15 60.66 235.47 28.42 35.80 20.52 245.32 24.37 11.00 45.00 34.95 264.52 64.00 7.80 35.00 26.72 75.00 20.55 37.40 40.98 56.97 39.90 960.00 1,075.61 7.6� 9 14.40 .24 72.42 1,089.07 67.59 26.62 1.50 10.95 657.79 265.62 551.11 58.48 13,348.14 3,795.53 19,959- 6 17,753.2E 2,206.20 GAS : Enco Service Center 9.50 Fuel Oil Supply 8.50 Fairhope Auto Parts 11.63 Mobile Welding Supply Co. 8.70 M & S Service Station 13.50 Pringle Gas meter Repair 74.80 Rudy's 'Automotive 17.34 So. Auto Parts 23.62 Moore Handley 265.16 United Gas Pipe Line Co. 239165.96 Merchants National Bank, Trustee 850.00 Marine Specialty Paid 225.63 249674.34 Paid 225.63 24,448.71 WATER AND SEWER: Certified Laboratories 321.08 Fairhope Welding and Mach. Works 25.35 W. D. Ford and Assoc. 471.53 Gaston Motor Co. 4.80 M & S Service Station 9.10 Material Sales Co. 45.00 McKesson Chemical 447.00 Neptune Meter Co. 198.00 Ponder Co. 862.79 Silverhill Farmers 141.60 Turner Supply 241.92 24.00 Vasko Electric Wallace and Tiernan 24.60 Marine Specialty Paid 49.98 21866.75 Less 49.98 2,816.77 RECREATION: City Market 25.25 Thoss Sporting Goods 841.75 Meyercord Co. 282.50 19149.50 GASOLINE TAX Choctaw, Inc., Fairhope Avenue Project 3,165.70 GENERAL FUND ELECTRIC GAS WATER AND SEWER RECREATION GASOLINE TAX AIRPORT ACCOUNT 359318.73 77,540.73 32,199.19 32 9,266.94 29388.93 249352.58 6,090.95