HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-2017 City Council Meeting MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF BALDWIN
The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at
6:00 p.m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber,
161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Monday. 13 November 2017.
Present were Council President Pro Tempore Jay Robinson, Councilmembers:
Jimmy Conyers, Robert Brown, and Kevin Boone, Mayor Karin Wilson, City
Attorney Marion E. Wynne, and City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks. Council President Jack
Burrell was absent.
There being a quorum present. Council President Pro Tempore Robinson
called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Assistant Pastor Andrew
Lehman of Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Councilmember Conyers moved to approve minutes of the minutes of 23 October
2017, regular meeting; minutes of the minutes of 23 October 2017, work session; and
minutes of the minutes of 23 October 2017, agenda meeting. Seconded by
Councilmember Boone, motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Wilson addressed the City Council regarding the following items:
1) Fairhope High School Band given a Certificate of Appreciation for their
achievement at The Heart of Dixie Band Competition;
2) Attended the Kauffman Foundation's annual Mayors Conference on
Entrepreneurship which brings mayors, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship
experts together to discuss ways to promote startup activity and
encourage higher levels of entrepreneurship in their cities;
3) Pioneering Fairhope businesswoman, Bessie Klumpp Montgomery,
passed away Saturday. She was best known for founding the Fairhope
Quarter and Town & Country Shops;
4) 12 Days of Christmas Banners will be retired and replaced with art work
by school children, the Rotary Youth Club, and individuals from
Shepherd's Place;
5) Thursday will be the Lighting of the Trees beginning at 5:30 p.m.;
6) New equipment will be installed in Downtown Fairhope for WiFi by our
IT Department;
7) Thanked Lance Cabaniss for his work in HVAC, Fairhope Docks, and
the seawall repair. He also helped with the fuel tanks removal and
replacement;
8) Helped with the Fairhope Rotary Pancake breakfast; and
9) Attended the Veterans Day Sunset Prayer Program and thanked all the
Veterans.