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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-25-1988 Regular Meeting*WA The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at 5:30 p.m.; Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber, 161 N. Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on Wednesday, 25 May 1988. Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers Roy C. White, Jeanette Puckett, Michael A. Ford, and Barney L. Shull; City Attorney James Reid and Acting City Clerk Betty Rivenbark. David Ed Bishop and Evelyn Phillips were absent. There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting to order. Minutes of the 9 May, 1988 regular session were duly approved. Councilman Shull moved for final adoption of Ordinance No. 806 an ordinance to annex Knights of Ecor Rouge property on Pecan Street between South Section Street and Lovett Lane. Seconded by Mike Ford, motion passed unanimously. A public hearing was held as advertised on the zoning of the KOER property concurrent with the annexation. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of request of M1 Light Industrial and R6 Mobile Homes for this property containing some 4.38 acres ±. No one present was opposed to the zoning. After discussion Jeanette Puckett moved to introduce an ordinance to zone as requested. In order to take immediate action on the ordinance Mike Ford moved to suspend the rules. Seconded by Councilmember Puckett motion to suspend was unanimously approved by the following vote: AYE -White, Puckett, Ford,Shull, and Nix. NAY -none. Councilmember Puckett then moved for final adoption of ORDINANCE No. 807 . Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE: White, Puckett, Ford, Shull, and Nix. NAY -none. Councilman White introduced and moved for the adoption of the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously: Resolution No. 253-88 on next page... 25 May 1988 938 RESOLUTION NO..9S3-�F A RESOLUTION DETERMINING ALL OBJECTIONS AND DEFENSES TO ASSESS- MENTS FOR THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDED BY IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 789 AS MODIFIED, AMENDED, AND CONFIRMED BY ORDINANCE NO. 790 AND ASSESSING THE COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS UPON THE PROPERTY SPECIALLY BENEFITED THEREBY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, as follows: SECTION 1. That upon evidence duly presented to and considered by it, the City Council does hereby make a finding and determination of the following: (a) The City Council of the City of Fairhope adopted an ordinance on, to -wit, the 25th day of May, 1987, entitled "IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 789: AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS ON PLANTATION BOULEVARD, ANN LANE, BONSECOUR AVENUE, QUAIL LOOP, AND GREENWOOD AVENUE IN THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA."; and, on the 22nd day of June, 1987, amended, modified, and confirmed said ordinance by ORDINANCE NO. 790. (b) Provision was made in Ordinance No. 789 for the assessing of the cost of said improvements against the property specially benefited thereby. (c) Ordinance No. 789 provided that said improvements should be constructed in accordance with the details, drawings, plans, surveys, specifications and estimates then ordered to be placed on file in the office of Moore Engineering Associates where property owners who might be affected by said improvements could see and examine the same. (d) Ordinance No. 789 provided that the City Council would meet on the 22nd day of June, 1987, at the City Administration Building in the City of Fairhope at 5:30 pm to hear any objections or remonstrances that might be made to said improvements, the manner of making the same, or the cha- racter of the materials to be used. (e) Ordinance No. 789 was published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the EASTERN SHORE COURIER, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fairhope, the first publication being made not less than two weeks prior to the 22nd day of June, 1987. (f) A copy of Ordinance No. 789 was sent by Certified Mail, postage prepaid, to each of the persons last assessing for city taxation the property pro- posed to be assessed for said improvements at their last known addresses, said notices having been so mailed more than ten days prior to June 22, 1987. (g) At a meeting of the City Council, held at the time and place duly fixed by published notice, all objections and protests were heard and considered and Ordinance No. 789 was duly modified, amended, and confirmed by Ordinance No. 790, and said improvements were finally ordered. (h) Notice was given on the 1st and 8th of July, 1987, by publication in the EASTERN SHORE COURIER, asking for bids upon all work and materials for the construction of the improvements, the cost of which is hereinafter assessed, and a satisfactory bid was received on the loth day of July, 1987, and the City Council, as provided by law, did, on the 13th day of July, 1987, let the contract to make such improvements to TEMCO CORPORATION, the lowest responsible bidder. 25 May 1988 �11=11 Res. No. a53-0 continued: (i) Said improvements have been constructed, completed and accepted in accordance with Ordinance No. 789 and the contract. (j) The Mayor of the City of Fairhope has caused to be prepared an ASSESSMENTS ROLL BOOK showing the name of the property owners, a description of each lot or parcel of land proposed to be assessed for such improvements and the amount proposed to be assessed against each of said lots or parcels of land; which was, on the 4th day of May, 1988, at least twenty days before the date of this meeting, delivered to the City Clerk and continuously thereafter kept on file and open for inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, the person authorized to make collection of said assessments. (k) The City Clerk has given notice by publication in the EASTERN SHORE COURIER, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fairhope, in the issue of 4 May 1988, of this meeting and of the availability of said Assessments Roll Book. Copies of said Notice were also mailed by Certified Mail, on 4 May 1988, to all property owners of record to be assessed. (1) The 25th day of May, 1988, at 5:30 pm, at the Council Chamber, Fairhope Municipal Complex, was mentioned in the Notice as the time and place at which the City Council would meet to hear and determine any objections or defenses that might be made, in writing, to such assessments or the amounts thereof. (m) The following objections or defenses to the proposed assessments against said property or the amounts thereof have been filed in writing with the City Clerk, to -wit: There were no objections (n) The City Council has heard and passed upon all of said objections and protests under the rules and regulations heretofore adopted, made and provided for by the Council in such cases. SECTION 2. That the amount of the assessment against each lot or parcel of land described and included in said ASSESSMENTS ROLL BOOK be and the same is hereby fixed; in accordance with Ordinance No. 789 as amended, modified, and confirmed in Ordinance No. 790; in the amounts set out in said ASSESSMENTS ROLL BOOK. SECTION 3. That it is ascertained by this Council and determined and so adjudged that the cost of constructing said improvements is $594,804.00 and that the total amount assessed against all the property by this resolution does not exceed the total cost of said improvements, and is not in excess of the increased value of all such property by reason of the special benefits derived from the aforesaid improvements, acid that all of the lots and parcels of land so assessed abut on the part of said said streets and highways so improved, or on a street or highway inter- secting said part of said improved streets or highways within a half block of the streets or highways so improved, and that all of the lots or parcels so located are included in said assessment. 25 May 1988 940 Res. No. �5 - 88 continued: SECTION 4. That the names of the property owners, a description of each lot or parcel of land assessed, and the amount of such assessments are hereby determined, adjudged and fixed as per the 1987-1988 Public Improvements ASSESSMENTS ROLL BOOK. ADOPTED THIS 25th DAY OF MAY, 1988. Al I l ames P. Nix, Mayor .9 Cit4+1 Council reviewed an application for a Package Store License by Gary Cox, DBA Battles Wharf Package Store, located at 821 South Mobile Street. No one present was opposed to the license. There was police approval. Councilman Ford moved to approve the license. Seconded by Councilman Shull motion passed unanimously. Council reviewed the following bids: FOR FAULT LOCATOR Vendor Total Cost Delivery Brassfield Sales $5,150.00 Birmingham, Al 4 weeks No other bids received, recommended accept this bid. W. Smith, Purc. Agt. Jeanette Puckett moved to accept recommendation of Purchasing Agent. Seconded by Roy White, motion carried unanimously. FOR FIREWORKS - FOURTH OF JULY Vendor Total Cost Delivery Zambelli Fireworks, 5,088.00 20 days New Castle Pa. Southern Inter. Fire. Atlanta, Ga. Vitale Fireworks Sales New Castle Pa. 5,299.00 1 day 6,475.00 30 days Roy White moved to purchase from lowest bidder. Barney Shull seconded and motion carried unanimously. 25 May 1988 941 Councilman Shull introduced and moved for the adoption of the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Ford motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 254-88 WHEREAS, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs makes grant funds available to local governments to provide public infrastructure for economic development pro- jects that retain or expand employment, and WHEREAS, Rohr Industries, Inc. - Rohr Aero Services has committed to construct a new expanded facility in Fairhope rather than relocating elsewhere provided that the City of Fairhope make sanitary sewer service available to its optioned 71 acre site at the Fairhope Municipal Airport and provide an access road to said site from Highway 98, and WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of the future economic development of the City of Fairhope to accomodate the needs of Rohr Industries, Inc. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama as follows: Section 1. That the City of Fairhope make application to the Department of Economic and Community Affairs for an Economic Development Infrastructure grant in the amount of $200,000 for the purpose of providing sanitary sewer service to the proposed expansion site of Rohr Industries, Inc., located adjacent to the Fairhope Municipal Airport, and construct a limited access road to the site from U.S. Highway 98. Section 2. That in accordance with grant program require- ments the City of Fairhope provide, for the proposed project, a cash local match in an amount of not less than $27,500, and in -kind labor, equipment use and administrative services in an amount to be documented of not less than $13,260. Section 3. That James P. Nix, in his capacity as Mayor, is hereby authorized and directed to submit the application on behalf of the City of Fairhope, and take such other actions as may be required for program implementation. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 25th day of May, 1988. 25 May 1988 942 For insurance purposes, Joe Sledge's name was deleted from the Police Reserve Roster. . The Council discussed at this time the problems they are having with the beach. An expense sheet showing what our costs actually were last year and the amount of money we took in. That we needed to raise the fee at least 1.5% to break even. Councilman White remarked that the beach is a touchy subject, but there is no doubt that it is being abused by out-of-towners more than residents of Fairhope. Further discussion led to a motion made by Councilmember Puckett to raise the fee of admission to $8.00 for a car (up to 6 occupants, $1.00 per person thereafter) and leave the walk-in fee at $1.00. Barney Shull seconded the motion remarking that the Fairhope residents have been driven away from down there. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Nix reported on a letter he had received from Frazer - Lanier regarding the refunding of 2 FHA Loans on water improve- ments. That we will receive savings of $2,265,077.50 over a period of time. We received an interest rate on the sale of 7.56% and our Standard & Poor's Corporation rating was once again an "A" rating. There being no further business, meeting was adjourned until 10:00 A.M. Monday, June 6, 1988. XL 11�iF City tAerk