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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-10-1981 Regular Meeting308 (8/10/81) SiATB OF AT ABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN X The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on Monday, 10 August 1981. Present were Mayor Janes P Nix; Councilmembers C.O. McCawley, Sam E. Box, Trisha Nelson, Roy C. White, and David Ed Bishop; City Attorney Jim Reid and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips. Minutes of the 27 July regular session and 3 August special session were duly approved. Airport Board member Jim Gaston presented a request to the Council from Airport Leasee Bass Jet Center which the Airport Board approves: Bass requests an addendum to the present lease to the affect that (a) a ceiling would be placed on the fuel percentage factor which is negotiable every five years .... that it would no more than triple within the next fifteen years .... and in the minimum standards (b) make the minimum standards apply to any sub-leasee who would also be a fixed base operator. Councilman Mc - Cawley moved to authorize the Mayor to negotiate this lease addendum. Seconded by Councilman Box, motion passed unanimously. Councilman White reported that the Adalade Malone rezoning request had been returned to the Planning & Zoning Board for review as required by the Zoning Ordinance since the Council's tentative action at the last regular session was contrary to the Board's recommended action. Councilman White reported that the Planning & Zoning Board's recommendation was still to deny the request. After some discussion, Councilman McCawley moved to finally adopt Ordinance No. 680, an Ordinance to amend Zoning Ordinance No. 557 by rezoning the Malone property. from R-2 to R-3. Seconded by Councilman Box, motion(to rezone) carried by the follawing vote: AYE- McCawley, Box White, and Bishop. NAY -Nelson. Council reviewed an application by Joellen W. Greathouse for an Off -Premises Beer and an Off -Premises Wine License for THE CORNER STORE located at 575 Murphy Avenue. Councilman Box moved to approve the applica- tion. Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unanimously. Councilwoman Nelson moved for final adoption of Ordinance No. 681 an Ordinance to increase the Airport Board from 3 members to 5 members. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Mayor Nix opened the floor for nominations for the 2 new positions on the Airport Board, each for a two-year term. Councilman McCawley nominated Donald M. Coogan. Councilman Box nominated Robert D. Colling. 'There being no further nominations, Councilman Box moved the nominations be closed. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Mr. Coogan and Mr. Colling are appointed to the Board. 309 (8/10/81) Councilman Bishop moved to appoint Mayor Nix to the Alabama Municipal r Electric Authority. There being no other nominations, Councilman Box moved the nominations be closed. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Mayor Nix is appointed. No bids were received on the vehicle fuel conversion since the specifications are still being prepared. Mayor Nix advised Council that he recommended a termination of all leases between the City and the Fairhope Yacht Club due to the recent court action against the Yacht Club. Mayor Nix reported that the case was settled out of court but the City had to retain legal counsel because of the public property leases. Councilman White moved to authorize the termin- ation of the leases as soon as possible. Seconded by Councilman McCawley, -motion passed unanimously. A letter of request from Ms. Regina Bush of Mobile was read. Ms. Bush wanted to be allowed to pay the special tap fee of $50.00 on the new waterline extension since she had purchased property in Point Clear and was not aware of the special fee offer before the offer expired in March. Councilman Box moved to deny the request. Seconded by Council- man Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Councilman White introduced the following Resolution. In order to take action at this time, Councilman Box moved to suspend the rules. Seconded by Councilman McCawley, motion passed unanimously by the follow- ing vote: AYE -White, McCawley, Box, Nelson, Bishop, Nix. NAY -none. Councihnan Box moved for final adoption of the following Reso- lution. Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE- White, McCawley, Box, Nelson, Bishop, Nix. NAY -none. Resolution No. 17-61 WHEREAS, the Baldwin County Commissioners have made a proposal to the City of Fairhope whereby the present US 98 route through the corporate limits of the City shall become County Route 11; and•the present County Route ll(Greeno Road) through the corporate limits of the City shall become US 98, and WHEREAS, the City will assume the maintenance of the new County Route 11 through the corporate limits of the City while the State of Alabama Highway Department will assume the maintenance of the new US 98 route(Greeno Road) through the corporate limits of the City, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Fairhope to agree to this exchange of routes provided all other parties are in agreement herewith. ADOPTED this loth day of A CityCek (8/10/81) 3lu General Superintendent Phil Rutherford requested'Council to consider requiring employees in the Gas, Electric, Water & Sewer, Street and Shop Departments, including the meter readers, to wear uniforms and to pay 60% of the uniform rental fees. Councilman Bishop so moved, effective as soon as possible. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unan- imously. Councilwoman Nelson moved to hear the following business not on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Box, motion passed unanimously: Mr. Chuck Stefan of the Mitchell Corporation requested Council to pass a resolution which would allow a bond issue to construct some 50 Mitchell housing units under the City of Mobile Housing Authority in the City of Fairhope. Councilwoman Nelson moved to table the request until it could be studied. Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unanimously. Councilman Bishop moved to hear the following business not on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously: General Supt. Rutherford reported that an additional 100 feet of pipe is needed on the City -County Greeno Road project. This increase is allowable since the pipe was purchased from the low bidder. Council- man Bishop so moved. Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unan- imously. Councilman McCawley moved to pay bills as presented. Seconded by Councilman Box, motion passed unanimously. Meeting was duly adjourned. ty