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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-27-1981 Regular Meeting280 STATE OF AIABAMA X COUNTY OF BALDWIN X The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama 36532 on Monday, 27 April 1981. Present were James P. Nix, Mayor; Councilmenbers C.O. McCawley, Sam E. Box, Trisha Nelson, Roy C. White, and David Ed Bishop; and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips. City Attorney John Duck was ill. Minutes of the 13 April 1981 regular session and the 20 April 1981 special session were duly approved. Councilman Box moved for final adoption of Ordinance No. 669, an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 655 by changing the time of the regular Council meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Seconded by Councilman. White, motion passed unanimously. Councilman McCawley reported the findings of the special committee appointed at the last regular session to study the bids on gasoline to be supplied to the City which was that each bid quoted the best price at time of order, or no bid for a firm price for any length of time. The committee recommended gasoline be purchased from won Corporation and diesel from Fuel Oil Supply Co., and Councilman McCawley so moved. Seconded by Councilman Box, motion passed unanimously. Bids were opened on a line truck for the Water & Sewer Dept.: Steber Chevrolet �11,638.3U - Gasoline $15,621.83 - Diesel Gaston Motor Co. $12,817.00 - Gasoline �16,317.00 - Diesel Councilman. Box moved to accept the low bid, provided all specifications are met. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously. City Engineering Consultant Ack Moore reported he had not yet received answers needed from property owners as requested at the April 20th public hearing. It was decided to delay further action on the assessments project until the next regular.session. Mayor Nix reported that he, City Accountant Richard Dunning, and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips had been researching for the past several months the feasibility of the City's acquiring a computer to do the work now being done by a computer service in Bay Minette. Mayor Nix recommended to Council that an 1BM computer be leased, for $1,899 per month, to be used for Utility Billing with the gradual addition of other functions such as inventory and payroll using present personnel as long as possible. This will affect a savings of some $300 per month over the computer service.costs. Council- man Bishop moved to authorize the Mayor to contract with IBM. Seconded by Councilman McCawley, motion passed unanimously. 4/27/81 281 Mayor Nix reported on the recent meeting between Alabama Power Co, the FERC, and the Municipal Electric Utility Association on APC's rate increase request. It was agreed that APC would be allowed 807 of their increase, 55% to go into effect Jund 4th and 25% on October 1st of 1981. St. John Engineering is now doing a study of our electrical rates and will report their recommended new rates to us in the near future. Mayor Nix said there was a good possibility of a 20-25% increase about the first of June. Councilman Box moved to endorse Mayor Nix's proclamation of Municipal Clerk's Week of May 10-16, 1981. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously. A letter from the local US Post Office on Section Street was read which requested 'No Parking" signs be posted on three parking spaces located directly in front of the building because vehicles parked in these spaces were creating a traffic hazard. After some discussion, Councilman White moved to post the No Parking Signs as requested. Seconded by Councilman. Box, motion carried over one NAY vote by Councilwoman. Nelson. Councilman Box introduced Ordinance No. 670, an Ordinance authorizing a Water Revenue Bond Anticipation Note in the amount of $2,192,000 to be used for temporary financing of the Waterline Extension (FHA) Project. In order to take action at this time, Councilman White moved to suspend the rules. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, notion passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE - White, Box, Bishop, Nelson, McCawley, and Mayor Nix. NAY - none. Councilman Box then moved for final adoption of Ordinance No. 670. Seconded by Councilman McCawley, motion passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE - White, Box, Bishop, Nelson, McCawley, and Mayor Nix. NAY - none. Councilman Box moved to honor the agreements on out-of-town sewer hook-ups already reached with Meadow -brook Units I and II; the Irvine Company, Cecil Pitman, and the Grand Hotel; and Carmel Square and to place a moratorium on any future out-of-town sewer hook-up agreements. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Councilman Box moved to approve payment to Moore Engineering Co. on the FHA Waterline project in the amount of $77,112.61 as soon as funds are available. Seconded by Councilman McCawley, motion passed unanimously. Councilman White moved to approve payment to Moore Engineering Co. on the CEIG Section St/Big Head Gulley project as soon as funds are available. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Meeting was dulv adiourned.