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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-1989 Regular Meeting997 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. 23 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. Minutes of the 9 January 1989 regular session were duly approved. Ms. Beverly Jennings and Mr. Mickey Wiley of the Baldwin County Electric Membership Corporation made a presentation of their annual check for a business license. Ms. Jennings said there were approximately 800 accounts in our police'jurisdictio and the check totaled $4,552.23. Councilman Bishop introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 277-89 WHEREAS, The City of Fairhope did collect $49,217.00 for business licenses from concerns located in the Police Jurisdiction of the City; and WHEREAS, The Fairhope Police Department did expend the sum of $122,536.00 for police protection; and the Volunteer Fire Department did expend the sum of $49,389.00 for fire protection; in the Police Jurisdiction of the City; THEN THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the expense of fire and police protection in the Police Jurisdiction of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, did exceed the revenue from business licenses issued to locations in said Police Jurisdiction. ADOPTED THIS 23rd DAY OF JANUARY, 1989. 23 January 1989 MKI Mr. Maxwell Killoch addressed the Council on two subjects, traffic on residential streets and plans for recycling waste materials. Mr. Killoch asked for a traffic study to deter- mine the amount of commercial and non-commercial traffic use of US 98 which goes through town on Section Street to Fels Avenue to Mobile Street in order to re -direct the commercial traffic. Mr. Killoch suggested a "by-pass" or truck route straight down Greeno Road to County Road 44 if the study showed a heavy commercial use of the present route. Mr. Killoch presented some statistics on the growing problems of waste management and suggested plans should be made on ways to recycle local trash and/or garbage. The Council thanked Mr. Killoch for his interest and information. The traffic question will be studied and the recycling of waste materials is already being looked into. Council reviewed the following bid report: FOR STEEL CASING -CDBG/ROHR PROJECT for running sewer line under the highway Vendor Total Cost Delivery Davis Meter Co., P'cola $ 3,590.40 1-2 days Water Products Co., Mobile $ 3,058.00 10 days LaBarge Pipe Co, Bessemer $ 3,190.00 10 days Recommend accept low bid by Water Products Company as all specifications are met. ---W. Smith, Purch. Agt. Councilwoman Puckett introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following resolution accepting Water Products Company's low bid. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 278-89 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, That contract for the steel casing to be used to run sewer line under State Highway 98, County Road 3 and County Road 32; CDBG Project No. LR-CM-PF-87-032; be awarded to WATER PRODUCTS COMPANY of Mobile, Alabama, in the amount of $3,058.00. ADOPTED THIS 23rd DAY OF JANUARY, 1989. Mayor Nix proclaimed Wednesday, February 22nd,as ARBOR DAY in the City. A special program will be announced soon. Mayor Nix also advised that Faulkner State Junior College has 1,713 winter quarter students and 800 of them will be attending the Fairhope campus. Meeting was duly adjourned at .:50 pm. City Cler Mayor