HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-2017 City Council MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA
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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. 12 June 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 BuiTell called the meeting to
order at 6:13 p.m. The invocation was given by Deacon George Yeend of St.
Lawrence Catholic Church and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Council President Burrell stated there was a need to add on one agenda item
after Agenda Item Number 18: a Resolution that Andrew Richard Craze and Zachary
Brendon Regan be added to the Fairhope Police Reserve.
Councilmember Boone moved to add on the above-mentioned item not on the
printed agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Robinson, motion passed unanimously
by voice vote.
Councilmember Conyers moved to approve minutes of the 18 May 2017,
regular meeting; minutes of the 18 May 2017, work session; and minutes of the 18
May 2017, agenda meeting. Seconded by Councilmember Brown, motion passed
unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Wilson addressed the City Council and said she would be attending the
U. S. Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach from June 23, 2017 to June 26, 2017.
Mayor Wilson mentioned one of the session would be on broadband connectivity.
Economic and Community Development Director Sherry-Lea Botop
addressed the City Council regarding the Gulf of Mexico Alliance grant proposal.
She commented the Tatumville Gulley Watershed area will be our focus; and our
match can be given with in-kind services. Ms. Botop announced a community
resilience index meeting being held Thursday evening which will run by someone
from NOAA. She said this meeting will be to identify needs and opportunities for the
community.
Lieutenant John Hamrick introduced Raymond Clark and Ashley Carlisle to
the City Council and Mayor as our newest Fairhope Police Officers.