HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-28-2017 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. 28 August 2017.
Present were Council President Jack Burrell, Councilmembers: Jay Robinson,
Jimmy Conyers, Robert Brown, and Kevin Boone, Mayor Karin Wilson, City
Attorney Marion E. Wynne, and City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks.
There being a quorum present, Council President Burrell called the meeting to
order at 6:12 p.m. The invocation was given by Gray Strickland, Pastor of the Way
Community Church, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Councilmember
Robinson moved to approve minutes of the 10 August 2017, work session; 14 August
2017, regular meeting; minutes of the 14 August 2017, work session; and minutes of
the 14 August 2017, agenda meeting. Seconded by Councilmember Brown, motion
passed unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Wilson addressed the City Council regarding the following items:
1) Stop Loss policy vote on the agenda. The best way to obtain quotes from the market
is to ask one broker to submit RFPs. Regions began RFPs and blocked the market;
Cobbs Allen quote came in one day late with a second proposal; and the City has a
fiduciary response for citizens to pick tlie best and work together.
2) Department Head Updates:
a) MS4 Permit must hold citizen input and a Rain Barrel Project will be held during
the Jubilee Festival in Daphne with Fairhope Co-hosting event. Thanks to Kim
Burmeister who is helping with both;
b) Building Official Erik Cortinas will hold an Open House at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday
to for the public to review and comment on the FEMA Flood Maps;
c) Recycling Program has changed with a new route; and thank you to Dale Linder
and Arthur Bosarge for keeping citizens informed;
d) City of Fairhope will host a conference in November for the Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta to share the latest indicators projections for Fairhope and
surrounding Cities; and City leaders will find out the correlation between
communities and economic development. Thank you Sherry-Lea Botop for your
help in this event;
e) Citizens have complained about bulbs being out on the Fairhope Pier; this is a
challenge for the Electric Department;
f) Sought out a company who puts Christmas tree lights out which will take a
burden off our Electric Department with an expense of $270,00.00 with labor
being $160,00.00;