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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-23-1996 Regular Meeting1874 STATE OF ALABAMA )( COUNTY OF BALDWIN THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF FAIRHOPE, MET IN REGULAR SESSION AT 5:30 PM; FAIRHOPE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBER; 1 6 1 NORTH SECTION STREET; FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA 36532; ON MONDAY, 23 DECEMBER 1996. PRESENT WERE MAYOR NAMES P. NIX; COUNCILMEMBERS JOHN V. DUCK, MICHAEL A. FORD, DAVID E. BISHOP, JEANETTE PUCKETT, AND WILLIAM H. JONES; AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK GENIECE W. JOHNSON. CITY ATTORNEY MARION E. WYNNE AND CITY CLERK EVELYN P. PHILLIPS WERE ABSENT. THERE BEING A QUORUM PRESENT, MAYOR NIX CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCILMEMBER DUCK MOVED TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE 6 DECEMBER 1 996 REGULAR SESSION AS WRITTEN. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PUCKETT, MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING 16 DECEMBER 1996 COUNCILMEMBER BISHOP INTRODUCED IN WRITING AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. COUNCILMEMBER BISHOP NOW MOVED FOR FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1005. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES, MOTION FOR FINAL ADOPTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYE -DUCK, FORD, BISHOP, NIX, PUCKETT, AND JONES. NAY -NONE. COUNCILMEMBER PUCKETT INTRODUCED IN WRITING, AND MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION OF, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FORD, MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY: 23 DECEMBER 1996 1875 RESOLUTION No. 555 WHEREAS, THAT CERTAIN STREET RUNNING EAST AND WEST THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF HEDGE VILLA PLACE WHICH IS DESIGNATED ON THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF RECORD OF HEDGE VILLA PLACE IN THE PROBATE RECORDS OF BALDWIN COUNTY AS EDWARD BOULEVARD, AND; WHEREAS, THERE EXISTS AN EAST -WEST STREET ALONG THE QUARTER SECTION LINE BETWEEN INGLESIDE AVENUE AND GREENO ROAD WHICH HAS FOR MANY YEARS BEEN KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS EDWARDS AVENUE, AND ; WHEREAS, THE RECORD STREET DESIGNATED AS EDWARD BOULEVARD HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS CENTRAL BOULEVARD, AND; WHEREAS, THE RECORD STREET NAMES AND SIMILAR AND IN CONFLICT, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO CORRECT THE RECORD BY HAVING THE NAME "EDWARD BOULEVARD" CHANGED TO READ "CENTRAL BOULEVARD" IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, As FOLLOWS: THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES HEREBY ACCEPT AND AFFIRM THAT THE NAME OF EDWARD BOULEVARD BE AND HEREBY IS CHANGED TO CENTRAL BOULEVARD AND THAT THE PROBATE JUDGE OF BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA BE HEREBY IS REQUESTED TO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO BE FILED IN THE MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE PROBATE COURT, THEREBY EFFECTING THE NAME CHANGE. FURTHER, THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FILED WITH THE BALDWIN REVENUE COMMISSIONER WITH A REQUEST THAT THE NAME CHANGED BE IMPLEMENTED ON THE TAX PLATS AS APPROPRIATE. ADOPTED THIS 23RD DAY OF DECEMBER 1996, JAMES . NIX, MAYOR ATTEST Q EVELYN P HILIJPS, CITY CLE THE EASTERN SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REQUESTED THE CLOSING OF THE FOLLOWING STREETS FOR THE ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL IN MARCH 1 997. SECTION STREET FROM MAGNOLIA SOUTH TO GREERS, FAIRHOPE AVENUE FROM BANCROFT STREET WEST TO CHURCH STREET, CHURCH STREET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRHOPE AVENUE TO DELAMAR, DELAMAR FROM CHURCH STREET TO SECTION STREET, JOHNSON STREET FROM SECTION STREET EAST TO BANCROFT STREET, AND FROM CHURCH STREET NORTH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRHOPE AVENUE TO THE ENTRY OF PUBLIC PARKING AREA. AFTER DISCUSSION COUNCILMEMBER JONES MOVED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DUCK, MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 23 DECEMBER 1996 1876 NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE LAST ITEM OF THE AGENDA TO APPOINT ONE ALTERNATE, FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS, FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MEETING WAS DULY ADJOURNED AT 5:55 PM. GENIECE W. ./âś“DEPUTY-