HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-12-2015 City Council Agenda Meeting MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA )(
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The City Council met in an Agenda Meeting at 5:30p.m.,
Delchamps Room, 161 North Section Street,
Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on Thursday, 12 November 2015.
Present were Council President Jack Burrell, Councilmembers: Diana Brewer,
and Michael A. Ford, Mayor Timothy M. Kant, City Attorney Marion E. Wynne, and
City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks. Councilmembers: Rich Mueller and Kevin Boone were
absent.
Council President Burrell called the meeting to order at 5:26 p.m. The City
Council reviewed and discussed the agenda for their meeting to be held today at 6:00
p.m. Agenda Item Number 10: a resolution to approve the selection of Compliance Support
Associates, LLC for Professional Consulting Services for ADA Compliance; Agenda Item
Number 12; a resolution authorizing Mayor Kant to execute an Agreement concerning a
Transportation Planning Process for the Eastern Shore Urbanized Area; Agenda Item Number 13:
a resolution to approve the recommended fees associated with rental/maintenance of the City of
Fairhope Recreation Parks were briefly discussed.
Agenda Item Number 9, an ordinance to provide standards for the keeping of Domestic
Poultry in Single-Family Residential Zones in the City of Fairhope was brought up by
Councilmember Brewer who had concerns with Section III. Requirements for Henhouses and
Run; Number 2) Design Requirements; iii. She requested that "at least two (2) feet in the ground.
The buried portion of the fence shall be bent outward at least two (2) feet and covered with soil or
pavers" be deleted from the ordinance. She commented this is too strict and anyone wanting hens
would know to bury the wire. Jonathan Smith also mentioned the need to delete "apply to" from
Section II. General Requirements; Number 2) due to no permit application was required and this
refers to an application.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was
duly adjourned at 5:49p.m.
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City Clerk