HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-09-1980 Special MeetingSTATE OF ALABAMA
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We, the undersigned members of the Fairhope City Council,
do hereby waive notice of a special called meeting to be held
9 April 1980 at 5:00 p.m., City Administration Building, 387
Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, for the purpose of
conducting business relative to the Grand Hotel Sewer Project,
the Airport Board, and hiring an employee.
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The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in special session at 5:00 p.m.
City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama,
on Wednesday, 9 April, 1980.
The purpose of this meeting was to conduct business relative to the
Grand Hotel Sewer Project, the Airport Board and hiring an employee.
Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers C.O. McCawley,
Sam E. Box, Sr., Trisha Nelson, and Jack A. Stipes; and City Clerk
Evelyn Phillips. Councilman David Ed Bishop and City Attorney John
Duck were unable to attend.
City Engineering consultant Ack Moore went over the contracts on
the Grand Hotel Sewer Project with Council. The contract with the Grand
Hotel calls for a payment of $15,883.50 upon project completion with a
10-year promissory note for the balance of $142,951.50 at 87. annual
interest. The contract with Irvine Company, Inc., dba Earle, M&1illan,
& Niemeyer, calls for a total payment of $40,000 upon execution of
contract. The contract with Battles Land Company, a partnership,
represented by Mr. Cecil Pitman, calls for a payment of $12,500 upon
City's agreement to upgrade certain aspects of the project to provide
larger capacity for possible future developments; a second payment
of $12,500 upon project completion and a promissory note(10-year) for
a balance of $25,000 at &6 annual interest. Each contract allows for
cost over -or -'under adjustments,
Councilman 11c-Cawley moved to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk
to execute these contracts; to also execute the contract with the low
bidder on the project, S.J.&. L., Inc,; and to upgrade the project as
per Battles Land Company's request. Councilman Stipes asked about insert-
ing a clause to require any future developments using this line to also
use all City utilities but this was not made part of the motion. Upon
a second by Councilman Box, motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Box introduced and moved for the adoption of, the follow-
ing resolution. Seconded by Councilman Stipes, motion passed unanimously:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Mayor and the City Council of
the City of Fairhope that Mr. Robert Lunsford be
employed as head of the Engineering and Building
Inspection Department of the City, at an annual
salary of $18,500, as of the 14th day of Apri1,1980.
ADOPTED this 9th day of April, 1980.
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Mr. Russell Kilgore, Chairman of the Airport Board, and Board
member James Gaston, discussed with Council a recent letter to Council
from Moore Engineering Company regarding the Airport Board's use
of M.L. Aust as Engineer on an ADAP project. Mr. Kilgore gave a
lengthy description of projects that have been on -going for the
past several years, explaining how ADAP projects begin, develop, are
financed, the part played by the FAA, and so forth. Mr. Kilgore
stated this is the third project on which the Board has used Mr. Aust
and they feel he is the best qualified. Mr. Kilgore further stated
Moore Engineering Company works on a percentage of costs fee basis
which is not allowed on ADAP projects. Mr. Kilgore presented a letter
to the Council from Attorney Ron Kopesky which stated that, based on the
information given him, the 1970 contract between the City and Moore Engineering
did not give Moore Engineering an exclusive to all city engineering work.
Councilman Box moved to authorize the Airport Board to retain Mr.
M.L. Aust as engineer on ADAP Project No. 5-01-0029-03. Seconded by
Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously.
Meeting was duly adjourned.
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