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City Council and Mayor
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 5: 15 p.m.
Delchamps Room
161 North Section Street
Work Session -Brats and ADECA Grant
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CITY OF FAIRHOPE
WORK SESSION AGENDA
MONDAY, 8 JUNE 2009-5:15 P.M. -CITY HALL DELCHAMPS ROOM
1. BRATS Bus
2. ADECA Grant
3 . Farmer's Market Committee
4 . Sales & Use Tax
STATE OF ALABAM )(
COUNTY OF BALD WIN )(
The Mayor and City C ou nc il , met in a Work Session
at 5:15 p.m., Ci ty Ha ll , D cl champs Room ,
161 North Section Str eet , Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Monday , 8 Jun e 2009.
Present were:
Council Pres id ent , Deb bie Q uinn
Councilmemb er, Dan Sta nkosk i
Councilmemb er, Lonni e J\ rix on , Chairman
Councilmemb er, Mike F rd -Arrive d at 5 :41 p.m.
Councilmemb er, Rick r in~rca
City Clerk, Li sa A. Ha nks
Mayor, Timoth y M. K ant was absent.
Counci l Pres id en t Q ui nn called the meeting to order at 5 :15 p.m.
1. BRATS Bu s
David E. Bish o p, Ch a irman of the Baldwin County Commission, discussed the
possibility of Daphne , Sp anis h F ort , and Fairhope setting up a long-term parking garage
behind Big Lot s, prop erty ow ned by Randy Delchamps.
Mike Thompso n said w · w ill go from rural to parking garage where we can park and
ride. Then we co uld Ji .· m utes, build specific hubs, and this would be a joint effort with
Baldwin County and th Jv [unicipalities. There would be a small office in the building on
Fairhope Avenue w here lc 1w enforcement can use and keep safe; a restroom, a cover with
benches. The Cit y woul d provi de the property; pave the parking lot; and landscape the
grounds. Mr. Delchamp s wo uld lease the property to the County which is 1.61 acres.
Gregg Mims, General S up er int endent , said the City would enter into an agreement with
the County . The se a g reem e nts are usually for a 20-year commitment w ith three 5-year
renewal option s .
Mr. Thomps n sa id we ca n be more competitive and three Cities w orking with the
County is do able .
Council Presiden t Q in n me ntio ned it being time sensitive.
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Mr. Thomps o rep lied th e s timulus money will go toward the first hub and the rest to
Robertsdale 's main hu b. T h is is a win-win solution.
2. ADECCA G rant fo r S idewalks
Gregg Mims stat ed th is is an 80-20 match of $100,000. We will proceed with the best
use for the money and ou r pa rt c an be in-kind services. He mentioned to the City Council
if we appl y for th e grant , do n't pull it and commit to it.
Councilmemb er S tan h>s i a nd Councilmember Kingrea both agreed there was a need
to put a sid ewa lk o n M a n le y Road n ear schools.
3. Farmers Ma rk et
Nicoll Mastin a n d B eth F ish er addressed the City Council and stated it was difficult to
go to the Farmer s M a rke t o n Thursday. Mrs . Mastin suggested a Saturday morning
market and p o ss ib ly u sing the lot behind the Library.
Sherry Sulliv a n st ate d she wo uld m eet with both and bring back to the City Council.
Councilmem b er M ix o n said h e h ad received complaints regarding the market moving
down south.
Ms. Sullivan repl ied t hat al l m erchants had been contacted and everything was now
okay.
4. Sales and Us e Tax )1· l ina nce
Councilmemb c r M ixo n sta ted th at James Gillespie had looked at other Cities regarding
large busine s se s, car dealers, et c. and they charged a lesser amount. Foley charges 1/2
percent on thes e t ype s o f businesses and Daphne charges 1 percent. We want to amend
our ordinance to b e in lin e as other C ities.
The meeting w as adj ourn e d a t 5 :45 p .m.
Lisa A. Hanks
City of Fairhop e
City Clerk