20150602 - Andalusia City Council Meeting - June 2 2015
Date: 2015-06-02 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council approved the minutes of a prior meeting and adopted Resolution 2015-25 (property abatement) and Resolution 2015-26 (declare surplus and sell replaced radios) as amended. Council authorized purchase of 32 Class A police uniforms for $3,024 from contingency, contracted Carla Powell for $4,600 to prepare a body-camera grant application (deadline mid-June), appointed Elaine Manning to the TNR committee, and approved Resolution 2015-27 to apply for a CDBG resurfacing grant (gross amount cited as $695,000).
Key Decisions
- Approved minutes of a regular business meeting (referenced as May 19, 2005); motion, second and vote in favor.
- Adopted Resolution 2015-25 authorizing abatement of properties for weeds/grass; motion, second and vote in favor.
- Adopted Resolution 2015-26 declaring certain items surplus (old mobile radios and additional items as amended) and proceeding with disposition; motion, second and vote in favor. An offer from the county EMA to purchase radios for $1,500 was noted.
- Approved purchase of 32 Class A police uniforms from Azar’s Uniforms for $3,024, with funds to come from contingency; motion, second and vote in favor.
- Authorized the mayor to contract with Carla Powell for $4,600 to prepare and submit a federal body-camera grant application (money to come from contingency); motion, second and vote in favor.
- Adopted Resolution 2015-27 authorizing application for a CDBG resurfacing grant (gross amount cited as $695,000); motion, second and vote in favor.
Notable Discussion
- Photographs in the packet demonstrated weeds/grass qualifying for abatement under the ordinance.
- Old mobile radios were replaced by modern digital radios; Covington County EMA offered $1,500 to purchase them and govdeals indicated that was a fair price.
- Chief recommended Class A dress uniforms for special occasions; price quoted includes shirt, pants and tie.
- Body-camera grant application is complex, has a mid-June deadline, and carries no guarantee of award; city lacks in-house grant-writing capacity.
- CDBG resurfacing grant is competitive and limited to qualifying neighborhoods; the mayor noted some resurfacing will still be done from city funds regardless of grant outcome.
Action Items
- Record approval of the referenced meeting minutes.
- Authorize the building inspector to proceed with abatement of the properties listed under Resolution 2015-25.
- Proceed with declaring listed items surplus and effect disposition/sale as authorized under Resolution 2015-26 (including radios and amended items).
- Purchase 32 Class A police uniforms from Azar’s Uniforms for $3,024, charged to contingency.
- Execute contract with Carla Powell for $4,600 to prepare and submit the body-camera grant application by the mid-June deadline.
- File the CDBG application for resurfacing as authorized by Resolution 2015-27 (gross amount cited as $695,000).