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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-29-1997 Special Meeting2076 NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING Notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, to be held at the Fairhope Municipal Complex on Monday, 29th of September, 1997, for the purpose of adopting of Resolution 575-97. Jams P. Nix, Mayor CONSENT TO HOLDING OF MEETING The undersigned members of the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, do hereby acknowledge service of the Notice and Call of Special Meeting hereinabove set forth and do hereby consent to the holding of such meeting at such time in such place for the purpose set forth therein. 2077 STATE OF ALABAMA X COUNTY OF BALDWIN X THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF FAIRHOPE, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT 2:00 P.M.; FAIRHOPE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBER; 1 61 NORTH SECTION STREET; FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA 36532; ON MONDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 1 997, PRESENT WERE MAYOR NAMES P. NIX; COUNCILMEMBERS JOHN V. DUCK, MICHAEL A. FORD, DEBBIE W. QUINN, AND WILLIAM H. JONES; CITY CLERK GENIECE W. JOHNSON. COUNCILMEMBER JEANETTE PUCKETT, AND CITY ATTORNEY MARION E. WYNNE WERE ABSENT. THERE BEING A QUORUM PRESENT, MAYOR NIX CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCILMEMBER FORD MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JONES, MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. (SEE RESOLUTION 575-97 ON NEXT PAGE) 29 SEPTEMBER 1997 RESOLUTION NO. 575-97 2078 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE RECOGNIZES THAT THE RESIDENTS OF FAIRHOPE AND BALDWIN COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE MANY VISITORS WHO VACATION IN SOUTH BALDWIN COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE DESPERATE NEED OF EVACUATION ROUTES LEADING FROM PLEASURE ISLAND AND SOUTH BALDWIN COUNTY NORTHWARD TO AREA INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS TO ALLOW FOR THE ORDERLY AN EXPEDITIOUS EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE EVENT OF HURRICANES, TROPICAL STORMS OR OTHER EMERGENCIES; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS RELEASED A DRAFT OF THE "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM" (STIP) FOR THE STATE WHICH WILL COVER THE PERIOD OF 1 998-2002 AND REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE REMAINS EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THERE REMAIN VERY FEW HIGHWAY PROJECTS SLATED WITHIN BALDWIN COUNTY DURING THE DURATION OF THE STIP; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE URGES THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REVISE THEIR CURRENT DRAFT OF THE STIP TO INCLUDE THE COMPLETION OF THE EVACUATION ROUTE LEADING FROM PLEASURE ISLAND, REFERRED TO AS THE PERDIDO PASS PARKWAY AND EAST FOLEY CORRIDOR, AND RUNNING NORTH TO INTERSTATE 10 AND THE COMPLETION OF THE EVACUATION ROUTE WHICH CONSISTS OF THE FOUR-LANING OF COUNTY ROAD 27, AND RUNNING TO INTERSTATE 10, REFERRED TO AS THE EASTERN SHORE CORRIDOR; AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REVISE THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM" TO INCLUDE THE EVACUATION ROUTE LEADING FROM PLEASURE ISLAND AND THE EVACUATION ROUTE KNOWN AS THE EASTERN SHORE CORRIDOR WHICH WILL GREATLY BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF BALDWIN COUNTY AND ITS MAY VISITORS BY REDUCING TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND PROVIDING FOR THE ORDERLY AND EXPEDITIOUS EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. ADOPTED THIS THE 29TH DAY I)F SEPTEMBER, 1997. �JAMES NIX, MAYOR ATTEST: ENIECE W. JOHNSON, CI CLERK I CERTIFY THIS TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF RES. NO. 575-97 AS ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY IN SPECIAL SESSION ON 29 SEPTEMBER 1997. CITY CLERK DATE MEETING WAS DULY ADJOURNED AT 2:03 PM. JAM s P. Nix GENIECE W. JOHNSON, ITY CLERK