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The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session
at 5:30, p.m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber,
161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Monday, 23 September 1985.
Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers Roy C.
White, Trisha Nelson, Michael A. Ford, and Barney L. Shull;
City Attorney James Reid and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips.
Councilman David E. Bishop was absent.
There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting
to order. Minutes of the 9 September 1985 regular session and
minutes of the 12 September 1985 special session were duly
approved.
A public hearing was held as advertised on the use of
General Revenue Sharing funds. The proposed 1985-1986 General
Fund budget, estimated at 9/9/85, shows the use of the GRS
funds will be toward the Fairhope Public Library appropriation:
Total
GRS
Fund
Use
Police $ Fire
607.9000
-0-
Streets & Sanitation
738,000
-0-
Public Library
88,000
44,000
Other Agencies &
Appropriations
20,000
-0-
Administration
375.9000
-0-
Debt Service
262,000
-0-
No one present was opposed to this use of the Revenue Sharing
Funds.
Councilman Shull moved to authorize Mayor Nix to negotiate
with Sam Pfeister & Associates on the purchase of natural gas
from their Ella Little Well on South Greeno Road. Seconded by
Councilman White, motion passed unanimously.
The following bids on up -dating of the Morphy Street Elect-
rical substation were opened at 10:00, A.M., September 23rd, as
advertised, by Supt. Norris and Engineering Consultant H. S.
St. John: Oil Circuit Voltage
Transformer Breakers Regulators Steel
Trio Electric
e.nsacola (GE) 78,020 35,700 23,100
ASEA Electric
Waukesha,Ws 75,355
Mack Electric
Dothan(McGrawEd) 87,500 301156
it It (HK Porter) 109,055
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Substation bids continued:
Oil Circuit Voltage
Transformer Breakers Regulators Steel
Hevi-Duty Elec
Goldsboro,NC 109,000
Hatfield $ Co
Mobile(Westghse) 103,900 34,800
Brasfield Sales
B'ham (Allis) 27,695 25,425
Substation Ent.
Gardendale,Ms 1,532
Clark Corp
Helena 2,100
As recommended by Mr. St. John, Councilman White moved to accept
the Trio Electric bid of $78,020 on the transformer (after load -
loss factor, Trio's bid equaled $168,596 while the ASEA bid of
$75,355 equaled $182,996). Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson,
motion passed unanimously.
As recommended by Mr. St. John, Councilman White moved to accept
the Brasfield Sales bid of $27,695 on the Oil Circuit Breakers.
Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously.
As recommended by Mr. St. John, Councilwoman Nelson moved to accept
the Trio Electric bid of $23,100 on the Voltage Regulators.
Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously.
As recommended by Mr. St. John, Councilwoman Nelson moved to accept
the Substation Enterprises bid of $1,532 on the steel. Seconded
by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously.
Councilwoman Nelson moved to hear the following business not
on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed
unanimously:
Councilman Ford reported that the Recreation Board would
like to request bids on a tractor and use the Recreation capitol
improvements fund to purchase same. Councilwoman Nelson moved
to approve this request with the stipulation that the tractor
must be made in the USA. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion
passed unanimously.
Councilman White moved that a resolution be sent to the
Baldwin County 911 Committee and our legislative representatives
stating our position that 911 charges should be equalized over
the County. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously.
A Chamber of Commerce memo was brought in by Mr. Killough
which advised of possible future SCB phone charge increases of
as much as $12.00 per month if the Public Service Commission
approves the request by the City of Bay Minette for toll -free
calls -to the Mobile area. Councilwoman Nelson moved that a reso-
lution be sent to the PSC October 1st meeting stating our oppo-
sition to this request by Bay Minette. Seconded by Councilman
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Ford, motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Nix announced that the Eastern Shore Pathway fund is
now $101383.30.
Meeting was duly adjourned.
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