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STATE OF ALABAMA X
COUNTY OF BALDWIN
The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session
at 5:30 pm; Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber;
161 North Section Street; Fairhope, Alabama 36532; on
Monday. 9 January 1989.
Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers Roy C.
White, Jeanette Puckett, David E. Bishop, Michael A. Ford,
and Barney L. Shull; City Attorney Marion Wynne and City
Clerk Evelyn Phillips. No one was absent.
There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting
to order. As he prepared to continue with the Agenda,
Councilwoman Puckett asked to be recognized for a surprise
presentation....a special resolution prepared and unanimously
adopted by the Council in honor of Mayor James P. Nix:
RESOLUTION NO. 276-89
WHEREAS James P. Nix has served this community well for many
years in many capacities in civic and social clubs as well as
in his political career which started on the Fairhope City
Council in 1968 leading to his service as Mayor since 1972; and
WHEREAS, these years of service have been marked by exemplary
dedication to the best interests of the community as he has
worked constantly for the betterment of its economic, cultural
and aesthetic development; and has been very instrumental in
preparing Fairhope for future growth; and
WHEREAS, he has earned the admiration and high respect of those
with whom he has come into contact, and the affection of his
fellow public servants who are proud to call him "friend"; and
WHEREAS, his performance of the sometimes difficult duties and
responsibilities as"Mayor has been characterized by excellent
and construtive contributions to Municipal Government; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED That, on behalf of all our citizens, the City
Council for the City of Fairhope does hereby express our sin-
cere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to MAYOR JAMES P. NIX
for his distinguished service to the community, and highly
commend him for the manner in which he carries out his duties
and responsibilities; and extend to him best wishes for con-
tinued success in this new term as Mayor, and looks forward
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Councilwoman Puckett then presented a beautifully framed
copy of this special Resolution by the Governing Body of
the City to .Mayor Nix. She then went on to say that Sunday,
January 29th, will be MAYOR NIX DAY in the City of Fairhope
and the public is invited to a special reception at the
Civic Center in his honor on that day. More details will
be announced in the media next week. Mayor Nix was taken
totally by surprise and declared a small recess before
continuing with business.
As the session continued, minutes of the 27 December 1988
regular session were duly approved.
A public hearing was held as advertised on the rezoning
request by the Estate of Walter Wilson, changing the R3 (High
Density Single Family Residential) zoning on their property
at 205 Bishop Road to RS (High Density Multi -Family Residential).
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the
rezoning. There was no one present in opposition to the
rezoning. Councilman Bishop introduced Ordinance No. 824, an
ordinance to rezone the property. In order to take imme fate
action, Councilman Shull moved to suspend the rules. Seconded
by Councilwoman Puckett, motion to suspend passed unanimously
by the following vote: AYE - Nix, White, Puckett, Bishop, Ford,
and Shull. NAY - none. Councilman Bishop then moved for
final adoption of Ordinance No. 824. Seconded by Councilman
Shull, motion to .final adopt passed by the following vote:
AYE - Nix, White, Puckett, Bishop, and Shull. NAY - none.
ABSTAIN - Ford.
Council took the following action on two ordinances intro-
duced at the last regular session:
Councilman White moved for final adoption of Ordinance
No. 82S9 an ordinance establishing the grade on portions o
Quail Creek Drive and Windmill Loop. Seconded by Councilman
Shull, motion to adopt passed unanimously.
Councilman Ford moved for final adoption of Ordinance
No. 826, an ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the Fairhope
Cow Ordinances by establishing responsibility for,
position of,- and size of, house and business property address
numbers; adoption to include stipulation that Section 1 is
to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. It is the responsibility of residential and
business property owners to properly display the correct
house or business property address, by number, in a
conspicuous place in the front of the building, clearly
in view from the street."
Seconded by.Councilman Shull, motion to adopt passed unanimously.
Mayor Nix again advised that if any citizen had a problem
complying with this ordinance, please call his office for
assistance.
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Council took the following action on bids:
FOR TEN 50KVA & SIX 100KVA TRANSFORMERS
Vendor Total Cost Delivery
Hatfield & Co., Mobile 23,95 0 12 wks
Eval Cost: $46,012.80
Stuart Irby Co., P'cola F1 $ 17,864.00 7 wks
Eval Cost: $56,373.20
Brass£ield Sales, B'ham $ 24,426.00 17-19 wks
Eval Cost: $46,544.40
Dowzer Electric, Mt. Vernon,IL $ 25,492.00 9-14 wks
Eval Cost: $47,988.40
'Mack Electric, Dothan $ 219548.00 8 wks
Eval Cost: $43,997.60
Recommend acceptance of lowest evaluated cost by Mack Electric
Supply Company of Dothan. ---A. Norris, Elec Supt
---W. Smith, Purch. Agt.
Councilman Bishop moved to accept the lowest evaluated cost
bid by Mack Electric Company at $21,548.00. as recommended.
Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously.
For insurance purposes, Councilwoman Puckett moved to
delete the following persons from the Volunteer Firemens
roster: Herbert Fuqua (retired), Bill Czukor, and Bill Haynes.
Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unanimously.
Councilman White moved to pay bills as presented. Seconded
by Councilwoman Puckett, motion passed unanimously.
Meeting was duly adjourned at 5:48 pm.
Jame P. Nix, Mayor
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