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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-18-1989 Regular Meeting1069 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. 18 December 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 E. Wynne and City Clerk Evelyn Phillips. No one was absent. There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting to order. Ms. Kolleen Crandall, Director of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, presented plaques to those individuals, businesses, and civic groups whose Christmas Floats in last week's Christmas Parade were judged best in each catagory; and she also thanked all the City crews who helped make the Parade another big success. Councilman Shull introduced Ordinance No. 847, an ordinance authorizing the issuance of $2,7SO,000 principal amount Utilities Revenue Warrants, dated 1 December 1989. This issue is to finance the extension of our water & sewer system, the up- grading of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, the construction of a 2,000,000 gallon capacity Elevated Water Tank (to be located next to the Middle School), and the digging of a water well with a 750-gallon-per-minute pump (to be located next to the Municipal Airport.) Councilman Bishop moved that unanimous consent be given for immediate consideration of and action on said ordinance, which motion was seconded by Councilman Ford and, upon the said motion being put to vote, the following vote was recorded: AYE - Nix, Bishop, Ford, Puckett, Shull, and White. NAY - none. The Mayor thereupon declared that the motion for unanimous consent for immediate consideration of and action on said ordinance was unanimously carried. Councilman Shull thereupon moved that Ordinance No. 847 be finally adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilman White and, upon the said motion being put to vote, the following vote was recorded: AYE - Nix, Bishop, Ford, Puckett, Shull, and White. NAY - none. The Mayor thereupon announced that the motion for final adoption of Ordinance No. 847 had been unanimously carried. A petition for annexation by all the property owners in Lea Brook Sub -Division was reviewed by the Council. The area to be annexed lies generally east of the present City Limits out the Nichols Avenue Extension and consists of 18.8 acres more or less. 18 December 1989 1070 Councilman Ford introduced Ordinance No. 848 which will annex Lea Brook Sub -Division with R1 automatic zoning. In order to take immediate action, Councilman Bishop moved to suspend the rules. Seconded by Councilwoman Puckett, motion to suspend passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE - White, Puckett, Nix, Bishop, Ford, and Shull. NAY - none. Councilwoman Puckett then moved for final adoption of Ordinance No. 848. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion to final adopt passed unanimously by the following vote: AYE -White, Puckett, Nix, Bishop, Ford, and Shull. NAY -none. Council reviewed the following bids on a 2,000,000 gallon capacity Elevated Water Tank and recommendation by our engineers, Moore Engineering Associates: CONTRACTOR SPHEROIDAL HYDROPILLAR Brown Steel Contractors Caldwell Tanks CBI Na-Con Pitt -Des Moines Phoenix Fabricators TYPE TANK 1,424,200 $1,617,500 $1,584,800 $1,605,000 $1,388,350 TYPE TANK 1,624,800 $1,837,200 $1,628,000 $1,443,000 $ No Bid Pitt -Des Moines was low -bidder on the Hydropillar Tank and Phoenix Fabricators was low -bidder on the Spheroidal leg -type Tank. The Hydropillar tank has 5,027 s.f. of floor space in- side the 80-ft diameter "pillar" which could be used to house equipment, or an additional two floors could be constructed inside for storage space. Due to this extra advantage, we recommend the acceptance of the $1,443,000 low bid by Pitt - Des Moines, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, on the Hydropillar Tank. ---Moore Engineering Associates During discussion, Mayor Nix asked Engineer Ack Moore if, with the addition of this tank to the system, all water levels in all the tanks would remain the same. Mr. Moore said yes. Councilman White introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 300-89 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY 15F THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, That Mayor James P. Nix is hereby authorized to ex- ecute a contract with PITT-DESMOINES, INC., of Des Moinces, Iowa, for the construction of a 2,0001000 gallon capacity Hydropillar Type Water Storage Tank for $1,443,000 dollars. ADOPTED THIS 18th DAY OF DVCEMBER, 1989. /. OJ s P.. Nix, Mayor City C rk 18 December 1989 1071 Councilwoman Puckett moved to up -date the Volunteer Firemens Roster by adding Hank Minor, Bill Kurin, and Mike Bass; and by deleting Terry Cubitt, Darrell Robinson, and Paul Strauley. Seconded by Councilman White, motion passed unanimously. Councilman Bishop moved to hear the followin business not on the Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously: Councilman Shull introduced, and moved for the adoption of, the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously: RESOLUTION NO. 301-89 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, That there is hereby established a RECYCLING COMMITTEE for the City; and the following rules are set forth to govern its operation: Sec. 1 MEMBERSHIP. The Recycling Committee shall consist of seven 7 members appointed by the City Council, for overlapping terms of four (4) years. Three (3) members shall be members of the Fairhope City Council and their terms shall run concurrent with their elected term to the Council; the other four (4) members shall be resi- dents of the City of Fairhope. Sec. 2 INITIAL APPOINTMENT. The initial appointments of the Committee shall be as follows: one member for one year; one member for two years; one member for three years; and one member for four years. Sec. 3 VACANCIES. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled by appointment by the City Council. Members shall be removable for cause by the Mayor and Council upon written charges and after public hearing thereon. Sec. 4 FUNCTION. The Recycling Committee shall make recommendations to tie City Council on ways and means of re -cycling trash and garbage in the City of Fairhope. Sec. 5 RULES OF PROCEDURE.. The Committee shall: A. Elect a Chairman,, an Acting Chairman (to serve in the absence of the Chairman,) and a Secretary. Each will serve for one year or until re-elected or a successor is elected. B. Meet at the call of the Chairman, or at the request of any four (4) members. C. Hold all meetings open to the public. ADOPTED THIS 18th DAY OF DECEMBER,11989. P r,G Ja4es P. Nix, (! Q City Cler c 18 December 1989 1072 Councilman White moved to pay bills as presented. Seconded by Councilman Shull, motion passed unanimously. Mayor Nix and the Council expressed their Thanks to the City's Electrical Department for the usual excellent job they have done installing the Christmas Tree lights and other Christmas decorations around town. A Thank You was also sent to the Corridor 98 organization for the donation of the plants used at the northern entrance to the City. Corridor 98 also donated the trees used in the median of US 98 from Spanish Fort south to Fairhope. Meeting was duly adjourned at 5:55 pm. dd 10. x, Mayor 4ity4C�elrh