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Home My WebLink About09-10-2012 Public Participation - Work SessionCITY OF FAIRHOPE WORK SESSION AGENDA MONDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2012 -5:00 P.M. -CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 1. Personnel Compensation and Job Classification 2. City Landfill -Fence and Shrubbery 3. Golf Course Snack Bar/Grill Operation 4. Hurricane Homeowners Insurance Initiative STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN )( )( The City Council met in a Public Participation/Work Session at 5:00 p .m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber, 161 North Section Street, Fairhope , Alabama 36532, on Monday, 10 September 2012. Present were Council President Lonnie L. Mixon, Councilmembers: Debbie W. Quinn, Daniel Stankoski, Michael A. Ford, and Rick Kingrea, and City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks. Mayor Timothy M. Kant and City Attorney Marion E. Wynne were absent. Council President Mixon called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The following topics were discussed : • Mike Odom, The Fairhope Courier, addressed the City Council and mentioned being on the radio show with Lori Dubose . The Paul Ripp Report stated concern about Mike Odom being offered a job and biased against candidates . He said the reason for the article was that a council woman offered me a job. He stated Warner had called him because of the rumor mentioned he was offered a job doing "City Sketches ." Mr. Odom stated that Mr. Warner was offensive to him. Mr. Odom wanted the City Council and the citizens to know that he was never offered a job; that there was no misunderstanding about this article and his stand regarding same . • Carole Schneider, 113 Orange, addressed the City Council regarding the geese at the Duck Pond. Ms. Schneider stated she was speaking on behalf of the few geese that remain. She mentioned that Mayor Kant did not agree to the killing of the geese just relocating them. She also said that alligators were captured and relocated ; so why not the geese. • Council President Mixon mentioned that there are two ordinances on the agenda tonight regarding the Compensation and Job Classification Plan. The first ordinance was introduced at the last City Counci l meeting ; and the other one sets limitations for the administration of the plan . The consensus was to do away with Agenda Item No. 6 and layover Agenda Item No. 11 until the next meeting. • The City Landfill was discussed next on the agenda. Council President Mixon said the resolution adopted by the City Council to increase the height of the landfill and establish a buffer was in January 2011. City Administrator Gregg Mims reported that Mayor Kant said provided funds are available in the budget, we will begin November or December. Work Session Monday, 10 September 2012 Page-2- • Bobby Hall , Director of Golf, addressed the City Council regarding the Quail Creek Golf Course Snack Bar/Grill Operation . Mr. Hall explained two options and asked for direction from the City Council. The options were for the City to maintain the snack bar or go out on an RFQ. Council President Mixon suggested that Bobby Hall, Gregg Mims, and Mayor Kant get with him for better figures before making a decision. • Michelle Kurtz with the Hurricane Homeowners Insurance Initiative addressed the City Council and presented a Power Point Presentation regarding Insurance Companies and The Clarity Act. She stated The Clarity Act will allow claims data to be collected and compared to all areas. She requested the following three things from the City Council : 1) in a year from now, the City Council needs to pass a resolution in s upport of The Clarity Act; 2) requests for other speaking engagements; and connect to other City Council in States, i.e. Mississippi , Florida, Louisiana, Texas , and Georgia. • Councilmember Quinn requested again for a report in writing regarding the geese from Mayor Kant. She stated once she received the report then she would g ive to Ms. Schneider. There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was duly adjourned at 5:52 p.m. Lonnie L. Mix on, Council President v ~ City Clerk I of I .... .,.,, ,,. , .v .v. l .J"tV // LIIJIUrii/ 1J1prmunessage ·t 1a=1SU4 J (>tt{>-b80c-445e - Zimbra lisa@cofairhope.com RE: Request to City Council Adgenda and Work Session September 10th, 2012 From : Robert Hall <robertshall56@yahoo.com> Wed, Sep 05, 2012 08:46 AM Subject : RE: Request to City Council Adgenda and Worlc Session September 10th, 2012 To : Lisa Hanks (Qty) <lisa.hanks@cofairhope.com> Reply To : Robert Hall <robertshall56@yahoo .com> Lisa Hanks City aerie City of Fairhope September 5th, 2012 Per my conversation's with you, Mayor Kant and James Gillespie on Tuesday September 4th; I am submitting the following request to be added to the Fairhope Qty Council Worlc Session on September 10th, 2012 . Request is for direction of administration of the Snack Bar/Grill at Quail Creek Golf Course. Option #1: Request of the Qty Council to hire one (1) Full Time Employee and and two (4) part time employees to adequatley staff the Snack Bar/Grill at Quail Creek Golf Course Club-house. Reque st to include the acquisition (transfer) of the ABC liquor License presently held by Greg McNally (Alan's Grill). Option #2: Request of the Qty Counc il to direct a RFQ be put into pla ce to allow a search for a qualified food and beverage service : company; person; restaurant, etc ... properly qualified to manage and maintain a quality food operation for the general publ ic at the Quail Creek Golf Course Oub-house Snack Bar/Grill. ** Greg McNa/ly has submitted his letter to the City of Fairhope of his intent, that he will no longer maintain his lease of the Quail Creek Snack-Bar, after October 2nd, 2012.) Thank You, Bobby Hall PGA Professional Quail Creek Golf Oourse 19841 Quail Creek Drive Fairhope, AL 36532 251 -990-0240 9/5/201 2 9 :04 AM irhope City Council ork Session -September 10th, 2012 Option #1: Request of the City Council to hire one (1) Full Time Employee and four (4) part time employees to adequatley staff the Snack Quail Creek Grill/Snack Bar BarLGrilLaLQ_uaiLCr.eek_Golf ..Co_ur.s_e_Club.=no_us_e.__Re_quesLto_include_the~--------------- acquisition (transfer) of the ABC liquor License presently held by Greg McNally (Alan's Grill). Option #2: Request of the City Council to direct a RFQ be put into place to allow a search for a qualified food and beverage service: company; person; restaurant, etc ... properly qualified to manage and maintain a quality food operation for the general public at the Quail Creek Golf Course Club-house Snack Bar/Grill. Time Frame: Greg McNally will depart October 2nd, 2012 Greg McN ally owns Liq our License. Salaries and expecting Labor Cost to Operate Grill -(1) Full Time and Four (4) Part Time Employees. BCBS for Full Time Supplies Annual Liquor License Food Purchases Alcoho l Purchases Misc Expenses Total Expenses: Alan's Grill Annual Income Gross Sales Food Sales (Includes Sales Tax) Alcohol Sales (Includes Sales Tax) otal Gross Income: $52,000.00 $9,000.00 $5,000.00 $800.00 $32,000.00 $31,000.00 $1,000.00 $130,800.00 $82,000.00 $58,000.00 $140,000.00 Despite the increase in natural disasters , the U.S. insurance industry was the riche st it has ever been in March 2011. US Policyholde r Surplus : ($ Billions) $600 $550 $500 $450 1975-2011* 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 9 Source: A.M. Best. ISO. Insurance Information Institute.· As of6/30/1 1. Dr . Rcbefl Hartwig side (Q Putting their $560 billion "net worth" in perspective .. Pre -Tax Post-Tax EVENT 2010 DOLLAR LOSS 1. Hurricane Katrina, August 2005 2. World Trade Center, Pentagon t errorist attacks, September 2001 3. Hurricane Andrew, August 1992 4. North ridge, California earthquake, January 1994 5. Hurricane Ike, September 2008 6. Hurricane Wilma, October 2005 7. Hurricane Char ley, August 2004 8. Hurri ca n e Ivan , September 2004 9. Hurricane Hugo, Septem ber 1989 10. Hurricane Rita, Septem ber 2005 $45.5 billion 22 .9 22.4 17.3 12.7 11.4 8.5 8.1 6.7 6.2 $29.6 14 .9 14.6 11.2 8.3 7.4 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.0 Th e catastrophes were ra nked by Ill ba se d o n si ze of loss in 2005 doll ars, w hich we do not di splay here . Wha t is displayed is the actual dollars in the year of t he event. We calculate the post -tax figure by deducting the corpo rate tax rate of 35 percent. Sou rce: Insurance Services Office (ISO ); Insurance lnform.r.tion In stitute (See hnp://www.iii .org/facts_statistics/catastro phes-us.html). (Ranked on constant dollar cost to insurers) ... the cumulative, pre-tax cost of the Top 1Q U.S. Catastrophes over the last 22 years totals $161 . 7 billion. (The post-tax total is $105 .2 billion .) @ 156 "admitted " companies write Homeowners Insurance in Alabama . (485 a re lice nsed to write it) ■Who are Plan Members? -All licensed insurers w riting P&C covera ge in s ura nce in Alabam a .C urrent Members (Pl a n ye ar 2011) •4 85 Companie s ~ •329 Exe mpt from parti~ -306 write no P & C in AL ~ .156 Companies are subject to assessments ranging from .000 1% up to 19.5546 % -69 Companies report vo luntary written premium in eligible a reas .23 vo lu ntari ly write sufficient coastal property to be exempt from AIUA assessm ents 11/21/2011 A lack of competition is not the problem {i) Alabama Coastal Premiums today are 250 to 325°/o Higher than other Parts of the State. ALABAMA HOMEOWNERS RATES Average Prem ium Relativity (with Wind) by C ity for a $200 .000 Home: Birmingham (35242) = 100% ~ Huntsville (35801) = 110 % Montgomery (36117 ) = 11 1% c,o. Tuscaloosa (35401 ) = 120% ~ ~ Camden (36726 ) = 135% ,, Gadsden (3 5901) = 136 % Dothan 36301 = 139% ,, Saraland (36571) = 263 % Mob ile (3 6608 ) = 294% Bay Minette (36507 ) = 300 % Fairhope (36532) = 31 1% Gulf Shores (36542 ) = 328 % 2 Karen Clark -the Inventor of the Models -found that the actual losses were not $60 billion. They were only $15 Billion. (The mod els overpredicted losses by $45 bill ion.) :it-. 1 7 .,, , .. :xl07 1 1 I.O }) 1<11 DIii L1 I 1.0 1 I 24 .OU, I'/ o >0 2] ).) 10XI 1.1 a l.O )'\ 7 1 ~ &~ " ILU I 5 116 it:. lOOd 1\/ I M.O G .6 14.tJ '7:JID 10 l 11 .' I'-. "410 2D >O I'>) U .t. 1.:.7 :,a Xla!I Iv ~ II.Cl t ~ 7 :.J.G 20_, 10 C llli l .!7 ::U, ,,..... ~ I'.> 17,.0 Karen, --the Inventor of the Hurricane Catastrophe Models -- has Repudiated her Invention, And proposed a New Way. 3 Their colored map shows the effects of thei r rev isions . The modeler had Overstated the costs in Mobile & Baldwi n counties 50%. & Understated the costs t-iercent C nange in L o ss Cost ->4'~ -2'00'.-\111•00.,, ~c•,.,mte~ inland by as much as 400%. L ::!5 .... 10 50~ 0.0"4tolS•..;. .;~"-t('nCYA- •~½to•25~ --E2~IO·SO K --~ FEMA declared 65 of Alabama 's 67 counties Disasters after Hurricane Ivan Alabama's Disaster Counties after Hurricane Ivan Au t auga , Baldw i n, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bu llock, Butler, Ca lhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke , Clay, Coffee , Colbert, Coosa, Conecuh, Covi ngto n, Cren shaw, Cullman, Da le, Dallas, DeKa l b, Elmore, Escambia , Eto wah, Fayette , Fra n kli n, Geneva , Greene, Hale, Henry, Hou ston, Jackson , Jefferson, La mar, Lauderdale, Lawre nce, Le e, Lime stone , Lowndes, Macon , Madison , M arengo, Mars hall, Marion, Mob i le, Monroe, Montgome ry, Morgan, Pe rry, Pic kens , Pike, Ra ndolph, Russe ll, Shelby, St . Cla ir, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa , Tuscaloosa , W alker, W ashington, W ilcox, and W inston Counties. FE MA Di saster Summary For FEMA-1549-DR , Alabama Two-thirds of all claims after Iva n were mad e north of Mobile an d Bal dwin counties , according to a source c ultiv ate d by Alabama State Sen ator Trip Pittman . 4 Some hurricanes do more damage inland than on the coast. The eye of Hurricane Katrina, skipped Alabama's coastal counties, curved from the Mississippi Coast back east to clip the northwestern corner of Alabama, the only part of the state that the "eye " touched . --t• •-. ·:,./d• ::., --\~'] ~~=-1f \ -,/ --~.:.. . :-:--, :..=-_?-. ~--=f:._-~l ! -· \ ,__~::·-:·-1/ •-•\-' $ I ' .• J . • ;i--1· • f ' Your tax money being spent for Katrina Relief in Tuscaloosa . (j) 5 ,r~ ~---o...ai-~--..;."-....:----- .[. A n drew 1 99 2 Hurricane Andrew behaved in a similar way Alabama suffered Five "Catastrophic" Wind or Hail events in 2011 -not just one . Four others in addition to the April 27 Tragedy. It suffered sign ificant wind damages in 2009 , Too . 2011 Catastroph ic Homeowners* C laim Activ ity in A la ba ma , by Event** Date Ay g Pmt S Total S pd ,# C laim s J:!Q..S.% .t!Q1Lll. ►!;,.-.:6 . ,:.;. ~.,,,, i -y, -..aoc~~ -.-;,n,;t Event Tota l 2011 :Q 1 Total Eve nt Total Event Total r.,,n.,Jct:. v. ·;: Event Total 201 1 :02 Total Event Total 20 11 :03 Total ~-°'~6 I 2011 YTD To ta ls" _ _, ""Through Dec, 7,2011 Source PCS Olviston of ISO ~3.JOO.(•:C 1ndudes al categories of ct.Nellng poioes, such as. t\ofM, condo •nd rentecs' poiaes r,z) 6 "Alabama averaged 59 tornadoes each year from 2000-2010 ... " Tornado Tracks by Enhanced Fujita (EF ) Scale , January -July 2011 Alabama averaged One Hurricane every 11 years {during th e 20th Ce ntury) .. u u £1 tJ El u !] I .· .... 1 .. ~ (Tornadoes a Year) X 11 (Years between each Hurri ca ne) = 649 Alabama Tornadoes per Alabama Hurricane J~ 7 Severe Weather Reports in Alabama , January 1-December 5, 2011 This is why the In 2011 alone , in Alabama alone , there were 217 "severe " Hail reports 170 Tornadoes 901 other "severe" wind reports Clarity Act is so significant. It allows us to do the math. It requires the DOI to collect, aggregate , and publish on-line , by zip code and peril : a) dollar amount of claims b) dollar amount of premiums c) total number of Policies . This information makes it possible to compare coastal losses with inland losses . g Alabama Law & Policy requires that the DOI insure fair pricing practices. ALABAMA RATE STATUTES -Alabama statute says that rates must not be: * Excessive * Inadequate * Unfairly discriminatory If Clarity Act data shows we're not more expensive (or only 50% more expensive), then law and policy say that the DOI must prohibit "unfairly discriminatory" pricing statewide . The "Silver Bullet" In a meeting with HHll leaders on July 23, 2012, Governor Bentley said he is "committed to fairness " and giving HHII access to the governor's office on this issue. The governor can play a ke y role in so lution s by ordering the Department of In surance to require: --purity of data from insura nce com pan ies when they turn in their Clarity Act data next Oct. 1 --timely an d user-friendly publi cation of the _1!gg.rggfilgQ data on the DOI website --immediate premium fai rne ss if the data shows unfair discrimination in p ric in g. What you can do ... In June 2013 elected officials , civic clubs , chambers , churches , pastors , media and thousands of individuals must make it clear to the governor that he faithfully enforce the Clarity Act. What else you can do Prepare to speak up June 2013 Get on the HHII email list and stay informed . Find other speaking engagements for HHII. Come to the occasional large public meetings sponsored by HHII Get ver_y involved if you like Come to hhii meetings in your area . Get on an HHII committee. Sign up now. CITY OF FAIRHOPE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AGENDA MONDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2012 -5:00 P.M. -CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 1. Mike Odom with The Fairhope Courier -Election Issues 2. Carole Schneider, 113 Orange -Geese Zimbra l of l http :/ I 127 .0.0. l :4596 /zimbra/h/printmessage?id=lSU41 bt!b-blSUC-44)e-... Zimbra Add to 9/11 public participation agenda From : Mike Odom <moclom@gulcoastnews .com> Subject: Add to 9/11 public participation agenda ;1171/ To : Lisa Hanks <lisa.hanks@cofairhope.com> Dear Lisa : Please add me to Sept. lOpublic partic ipation agenda at 5 pm for topic of: **City election issue/s Thank you . Sincere ly, Mike Odom Editor The Fairhope Courier 325 Fairhope Ave. Fairhope, AL 36532 251 -928-2321 courier@gulfcoastnewspapers.com www.GulfCoastNewsToday.com lisa@cofairhope.com Fri, Sep 07, 2012 10 : 15 AM 9/7/2 01 2 10:47 M ,/~ 011=1., OZ :llo;,: -Ol-60 ~:~ t :c ~ 9-:.. -9:..-Ch ffJ (Y\jt] O tf: 11 o~/~01\~ 5,o--a11u