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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-14-1977 Regular MeetingSTATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN The City Council of the,City of Fairhope, Alabama met in regular session on Monday, February 14, 1977, at 7:00 P.M at the City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama, with the following members present: Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmen; David E. Bishop, Henry G. ishop, Sam E. Box, Jack A. Stipes and Billy D. Wiggins. The minutes of the January 24, 1977 meeting were approved as recorded. Councilman Henry G. Bishop moved, seconded by Councilman Jack A. Stipes, to approve the application of Mr. Eugene Bosby for a beer permit at the Young Street Service Station. Motion carried. Councilman Sam E. Box moved, seconded by Councilman Henry G. Bishop to hire a man for the Gas Department and set his salary at $ 3.00 per hour with a .25¢ raise to be given after three (3) months of service. Motion carried. Councilman Jack A. Stipes moved, seconded by Councilman Billy D. Wiggins, to lay over on the application of W.R. McPherson for a beer permit until Mr. McPherson can appear before the Mayor and Council. Motion carried. Councilman Jack A. Stipes moved, seconded by Councilman Billy D. Wiggins, for final adoption of Ordinance # 583, an Ordinance establishing policy on accrued sick leave for City Employees. Motion carried. Mayor James P. Nix told the Council of the request of the Fairhope Art Center for the City to provide a concrete spill- way under Bancroft Street at the culvert in order to spread out the water which is causing a tremendous wash out, also, the Art Center has requested that the City reroute the storm sewer on Bancroft Street and continue the culvert 220 feet to the bottom of the gulley. The total approximate cost is $ 1,944.40. Councilman Jack Stipes was asked to look into the situation and report back to the Mayor and Council. The drainage situation on Northrup Street was discussed. No action was taken at this time. s Councilman Henry G. Bishop moved,, seconded by Councilman David E. Bishop, for final adoption of the following Resolution declaring the City of Fairhope a Bird Sanctuary. Motion carried. RESOLUTION Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Fairhope in Council Assembled: r That the entire area embraced within the corporate limits of the City of Fairhope be and same is hereby designated as a "Bird Sanctuary. That is shall be unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot or attempt to shoot or molest in any manner any bird, wild fowl or to rob bird nests or,wild fowl nests. Provided, however, if starlings or similar birds are found to be congregating in such numbers in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance or a menace to health or property in the opinion of the proper health authorities of the CITY OF FAIRHOPE then insuch event said health authorities shall meet with representatives of the Audubon Society, Bird Club, Garden Club, or Humane Society, or as many of the said clubs as are found to exist in the City of Fairhope after having given at least three (3) days actual notice of the time and place of said meeting to the representatives of the said clubs. If as a result of said meeting no staisfactory alter- native is found to abate such nuisance, then said birds may be destroyed in such numbers and in such manner as is deem- ed advisable by said health authorities under the super- vision of the Chief of Police of the City of Fairhope. Anyone violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $ 100.00 or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its Adoption. ADOPTED AND RATIFIED ON THIS THE DAY OF 111977. ATTEST Judge Phyllis Nesbit came before the Mayor and Council and thanked them for the use of the Fairhope Civic Center and for the signs which had been made for the Baldwin County Court System. Councilman Sam E. Box moved, seconded by Councilman Billy Don Wiggins, to advertise for bids on the sewer project on Middle Street. Motion carried. Councilman Jack A. Stipes moved, seconded by Councilman David E. Bishop, for the City to authorize City Engineer Ack Moore, to be the engineer on the new Street Assessment Program. Motion carried. Councilman Billy Don Wiggins moved, seconded by Councilman Jack A. Stipes, for the City to advertise a cut off date of March 14, 1977, for all people who would like to come'under the street assessment program, with all petitions to be in by that date. Motion carried.' Councilman David E. Bishop moved, seconded by Councilman Billy Don Wiggins, for the City to draw up a contract with the Fairhope Ambulance Service, appropriating $ 3,000.00, payable in monthly installments from February 1, 1977 thru January 31, 1978, to be used for indigent care. Motion carried. The dog problem in the City of Fairhope was discussed. It was decided to have each Councilman look over a copy of the Dog Ordinance and report their recommendations back at the February 28, 1977 meeting of the Council. This being the date set for the opening of bids on a new Police car the following bids were received: Bill Steber Chevrolet-- Without -Trade 5,994.50 With two Trades 5,294.50 Gaston Motor Company -- Without Trade 5,653.00 With two Trades 4,303.00 Councilman Henry G. Bishop moved, seconded by Councilman David E. Bishop to accept the low bid providing it meets specifications. Motion carried. Mr. H.S. St. John of St. John Engineers, came before the Mayor and Council. Mr. St. John led an open discussion on the fuel adjustment charges on City bills as passed along by Alabama Power Company. Mr. St. John stated that the power which the City purchased from Southeastern Power Administration, (SEPA), was allocated for non-profit usage and to help with the losses of the City. Mr. St. John said that the time was coming when the amount of power purchased ,from SEPA would not be enough to cover the losses of the City, which are presently running from six (6) to seven (7) percent. Mr. St. John read the Engineer's statement regarding substation transformer bids, before the opening of the bids received and this statement shall become a part of these minutes. ST. JOHN ENGINEERS, INC. i� (lI131/l�/I /I I.Y P. O. BOX 404 TROY. ALABAMA 36061 205- 566-1522 Engineers' Statement Regarding Substation Transformer Bids All suppliers of substation transformers invited to bid were asked to furnish certain data with their bids. Included in this data are "load" and "no load" losses, expressed in watts (@ 100•0 voltage and OA base rating). In determining the low bidder, the above losses will be evaluated at a unit energy cost of 2.0 cents per kilowatt-hour over a period of 20 yeaxs. The delivered prices bid will be appropriately adjusted.for such escalation as may be included in the quotation so as to approximate actual price at time of shipment. Any exceptions to the Engineers' specifications or the mode of shipment may result in a bid being disqualified; or, in the alternative at the Engineers' election, the exceptions will be factored into the quoted price in order to obtain a price comparable to the other bids. The Engineer will base his recommendations to the City—apon-the fore- going factors,'plus any other considerations which may have an important bearing on price, product, or delivery, in determining the successful. bidder. St. John Engineers, Inc. This being the date set for the opening of bids on Electrical Transformers the following bids were received: TRANSFORMERS: Moore -Handley $ 48,282.11 Turner Supply Company 56,340.00 Brasfield Sales , 52,845.00 Hatfield and Company ( Hevi-Duty ) 49,400.00 Hatfield and Company ( Wagner ) 77,396.00 Hill-Soberg 69,925.00 Mack Electric Supply Company 69,925.00 Glenn-Huhman'& Mills 49,500.00 RTE-ASEA 57,500.00 OUTDOOR CURRENTS: Moore -Handley Turner Supply Company ITl y T nTll'TTT A rnne . Turner Supply Company Trio Electric FUSE UNITS: Chas. W. Ashby & Co., Inc. 317.00 ea. 318.00 ea. 7,847.00 ea. 7,221.00 ea. 108.60 ea. Councilman David E. Bishop moved, seconded by Councilman Henry G. Bishop, to entertain Mr. H.S. St. John's recommenda- tions and accept the low bid providing it meets specifications. Motion Carried. Councilman Henry G. Bishop moved, seconded by Councilman Jack A. Stipes, to adopt the following Resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Weather Conditions prevailing within the area serviced by the City of Fairhope's Electric and Gas Systems for the month of January and first ten (10) days of February were abnormal with extremely low temperatures, causing utility bills to be extremely high, and WHEREAS, Many of the consumers affected will have difficulty in paying their bills within the period allotted before imposition of the usual five -percent (50) penalty for, late payment, ` NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that payment of five - percent (5%) for late payment be dropped on all utility bills pertinent to this period of time that are paid on or before March 10, 1977. ADOPTED THIS THE DAY 01�- -g �ctz�.�/, 1977. ATTEST: CITY CLERK - Councilman Henry G.- Bishop moved, seconded by Councilman Billy Don Wiggins, that the,bills be approved for payment as presented. Motion carried. Councilman Jack A.'Stipes was asked to look into the drain- age situation on Tensaw Street at the gulley as requested by Mrs. Sally Maloney, and report back at the next meeting of the Council.with his recommendations. There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meetin] A] ST: ityyc er 4 GENERAL FUND BILLS FEBRUARY 1977 Shepherd Printing Dennis B. Howell Quality Printing Baumhauer-Croon Insurance Safety-Rleen IBM Unijax National Linen Eastern Shore Courier West Brothers Baldwin Computer Coca-Cola Musico Walter Brothers Inc. Leary & Owens Ecu�fpent Gaston Motor Co. Green-Harris,Building Center Huxford Pole & Timber Co. Fell's Automotive Parts Fairhope Clay Products M & S Service Station Powell's Upholstery So. Auto Parts Fuel Oil Supply Mobile Electric Garage Western Lumber Co. Silverhill Farmers Fairhope Tire and Retread Certified Laboratories Nix and Fleming Material Sales 8.56 3.12 257.10 715.25 20.00 27.00 55.91 12.98 126.42 91.46 1,115.09 21.90 25.00 10.71 78.81 262.86 329.42 1,816.50 15.55 150.00 5.00 59.00 2.55 477,43 233.57 79.49 17.10 33.50 50.00 74.90 101.00 Spectronics Corp. 10.95 Greer's 811.28 Lift Parts Service ' 225.42 Moore -Handley 452.40 Exxon USA 2,170.35 Radcliff Material 83.02 Coastal Concrete 127.94 Choctaw Culvert Diviston 1.108.00 Audio Visual Electric Service 549.25 M & L Industries 5.53 Fairhope Auto Parts 675.59 Safety-Kleen Corp. 20.00 Tieco 281.21 White Swan Rental Uniform 173.70 Jack Cocke & Sons Inc. 381.78 TOTAL BILLS: $ 13,353.60 BANK BALANCE: $ 127,544.81 (2-11-77) 11 E i ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT BILLS FEBRUARY 1977 Baumhauer-Croom Insurance Alabama Power Gaston Motor Co. John R. Greer So. Auto Parts Western Lumber Co. Hill-Soberg Co., Inc. Hatfield & Company Nix & Fleming Duncan Manufacturing & EgLaigaent Industrial Welding & Supply Fairhope Auto Parts Southeastern Power Administration TOTAL BILLS , BANK BALANCE: (2-11-77) PAYMENT ON G.O. WARRANTS GENERAL FUND TRANSFER t,, 715.25 U� Y c 92,141.35 —," 118.32 yoc 43.00 80.51 06 22.04 /V" 449.60 �c 6,039.32 r I 1' " 74.47'v -1" 7 34.86 v / 11.00 U r 7.47 t J/ F" 41%421.42 104,158.61 $ 221,4S7.8S 5,904.67 15,000.00 202904.67 WATER & SWEER BILLS FEBRUARY 1977 Baumhauer-Croom Insurance Marine Specialty Barry -Graft Products Fuel Oil Supply Western Lumber Co. Silverhill Farmers Southern Fastener Certified Laboratories Material Sales Greer's Badger Meter, Inc. Wallace & Tierman Fisher Scientific Co. Moore -Handley Inc. Audio Visual Electronics Bildwfn•Materials BOND PAYMENTS TOTAL BILLS: BANK BALANCE $ 25,099.00 (2-11-77) 715.25 46.67 624.00 3.00 4.86 537.50 14.40 165.50 �230.65 321.35 144.98 46.28 28.37 1,772.00 547.00 354.16 9, 768 . 74 15.324.71 GAS BILLS FEBRUARY 1977 Baumhauer-Croom Insurance Baldwin Computer Marine Specialty Jeffery's Steel Co., Inc Bill Steber Conecuh-Monroe Gaston Motor Co. Pringle Gas Meter Fuel Oil Supply Fairhope Tire and Retread Exxon Nix & Fleming Material Sales Greer's Moore -Handley Fairhope Auto Parts Radiola Welding and Frabricating Jack Cocke and Sons Inc. TOTAL BILLS: BANK BALANCE m 715.25 121.11 1,346.82 668.35 7,628.Oy 410.41 41.48 270.40 1.50 8.00 55.29 3.72 .20.41 156.58 118.80 135.11 57.60 18.00 $ 11,780.90 $ 192,735.73 BOND FUND PAYMENT 5,650.00 GENERAL, FUND TRANSFER ,12,916.67 a, 18 � 56-6 ` 67 r v NOTE* As of 2-11-77 United Gas Bill has not been received.