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Home My WebLink About10-14-1985 Regular Meeting691 STATE OF ALABAMA X COUNTY OF BALDWIN X 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, 14 October 1985. Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers Roy C. White, Trisha Nelson, David E. Bishop, Michael A. Ford, and Barney L. Shull; City Attorney James Reid and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips. No one was absent. There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting to order. Minutes of the 23 September 1985 regular session were duly approved. Mrs. Mary Rapp, representing the Arts Resource Teant, came before the Council to request the use of the Civic Center Auditorium at no charge. The Team has been working with the City Recreation Board and the Public Schools to present art classes and programs to students. The Team wants to use the Auditorium on the Sunday afternoon of the Fairhope Merchants' "Open House" to present a.program for a donation of $1.00 to the general public. These funds will be used to help finance the programs the Team is planning to continue to offer. After some discussion, Councilman Shull moved to allow the use of the Auditorium at no charge due to the Team's association with the Recreation Board. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously. Councilman Shull reported that the following two bids were received on renting a dredge: 1. MUD CAT Division, National Car Rentals, Mobile: 8' dredge & 1500' of 8" pipe, plus a factory trainer for one week training & startup assistance 1st month . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,545.00 2nd month & subsequent months $14,250.00 month City must provide: A crane to unload $ reload at end of job. 3 or 4 laborers to assist in unloading and reloading. Hull coverage ($175,000) and marine liability ($500,000) insurance. 2. FUREI (Fathom Undersea Research $ Engineering International), Mobile: Dredge & pipe as requested 1st, 2nd, 3rd months . . . . . . $12,000.00 month Subsequent months. . . . . . . . $ 9,000.00 month Mobilization/Demobilization . . . . . . . $ 2,500.00 City must provide Hull coverage marine liability and equipment insurance. 692 14 October 1985- Councilman Shull moved to take these bids under advisement and decide on the dredge rental after further study. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Adminis- trator Tommie Werneth's written report on the bid opening of bids to supply 1520' of 24" BCCM pipe and 840' of 18" BCCM pipe revealed the following: Amfac Pipe, Pascagoula, Miss. . . . . . . . . . .$ No Bid Choctaw Pipe, Inc., Memphis, Tenn . . . . . . . .$27,688.00 Empire Pipe & Supply, Birmingham, Al. . . . . . .$30,352.00 Sikes Pipe, Pensacola, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . .$29,980.40 ALT Bid, using concrete pipe . . .$26,514.40 Faulkner Pipe, Mobile, Al . . .Late bid, unopened. Ms. Werneth and Gen. Supt. Phil Rutherford recommended the accep- tance of the Choctaw, Inc., bid of $27,688. The additional expense of using concrete pipe offset the Sikes Pipe Company bid of $26,514.40.. After discussion, Councilman Bishop introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following Resolution. Seconded by Councilwoman Nelson, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 165-85 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, as follows: As per the recommendation of CDBG Project Adminis- trator Werneth and General Supt. Rutherford, we, the Mayor and Council, hereby award the following contract for pipe to be used in CDBG Project No. L-SP-PF-84-034: Choctaw Pipe, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee 1520' of 24" BCCM Pipe & 840' of 18" BCCM Pipe Lump sum, including all bands. . . . $27,688.00 3-10 day delivery. ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1985. r O / .,,A Jalnf S Y. NIX, Mayor Nix presented the City Budget for review and dis- cussion. Projected revenues total $10,310,670, and expenditures total $9,988,512. Employee salary increases will be one to four percent. Councilman White introduced, and moved for the 14 October 1985 693 adoption of, the following Resolution. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 166-85 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, that the proposed Budget presented and reviewed this 14th day of October, 1985, be hereby approved and adopted for Fiscal Year 1985-1986; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that.the Annual Salaries of City Per- sonnel shall be shown on a list entitled "Annual Salaries of all City Personnel - Resolution No. 166-85"; said list to be filed in the Office of the Mayor; of the City Clerk; and of the Personnel Director; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that employees receiving less than a total of four percent (4%) increase may be increased up to four percent (4%) upon the recommendation of their superintendent provided their performance has improved to justify the increase; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract with the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce to promote the City of Fairhope. The contract shall be for one year, 1 October 1985 to 30 September 1986, but may be canceled at any time. The contract shall call for a payment to the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce of $100.00 per month from the General Fund and $100.00 per month from each of the Utility Funds; or $4,800 for the one-year term; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor be authorized to obtain bids on the Capitol Improvements items as shown in the budget as soon as practicable. ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF OCTOBER,,1985. Councilwoman Nelson moved to hear the following business not on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously: Mayor Nix announced that he had good news and bad news on the proposed Municipal Golf Course. The bad news is that the original Donor/Developers of the project did not exercise their option to obtain the land; therefore, the project as originally planned is now void. The good news is that the landowners, Angelo Corte, Fred Corte, and Madaline Berglin, have offered to donate.the land planned for use as the Golf Course to the City, 694 14 October 1985 Councilman Shull saidhe, members of the Recreation Board, and volunteers on the Golf Course committee, will now schedule a re-evaluation of the Golf Course plan of action, with these new developments, and report on what steps can be taken to go forward with the construction of the Course. Councilman Shull also moved to rescind that certain Memorandum of Agreement dated 8 July 1985, and any and all other agreements, between the City and the Donor/Developers. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously. Councilman White moved to hear the following business not on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Bishop, motion passed unanimously: Councilwoman Nelson introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following Resolution of support and approval. Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 167-85 WHEREAS, the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, initiated swift, courageous action in the capture of the perpetrators of crimes on the ACHILLE LAURO in October, 1985; and WHEREAS, the United States Navy executed a successful plan of capture of the Egyptian Airliner containing the Palestinian terrorists; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, on this the 14th day of October, 1985, that notice be given that we congratulate President Reagan, we wholeheartedly support his actions during the crisis, and we applaud our Armed Forces for a job well done. ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1985. P ' J es P. Nix, Mayor City clOrk Councilwoman Nelson moved to pay bills as presented. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously. Meeting was duly adjourned. Q 1 Jies P. Nix, Mayor City C erk