20150804 Andalusia City Council Meeting August 4 2015
Date: 2015-08-04 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council accepted the July 21, 2015 minutes and approved resolutions including 2015-35 (property abatements), 2015-37 (authorize $54,350 from contingency for third-quarter outside agency requests), 2015-38 (hire Civil Southeast LLC for TAP sidewalk design), and a joint airport indebtedness agreement with Opp and Covington County. Motions were made and seconded; votes were recorded as carried for the items noted. Motions on Resolution 2015-36 (assessing abatement costs) and Resolution 2015-39 (lease form for two garbage trucks) were made, with a roll call requested for Res. 2015-39; the transcript does not record the vote results for those items.
Key Decisions
- Approved acceptance of the July 21, 2015 meeting minutes (motion, second; unanimous hand/voice vote).
- Approved Resolution 2015-35 to abate the identified properties (motion, second; carried unanimously).
- Approved Resolution 2015-37 authorizing the third-quarter outside agency request totaling $54,350 to be taken from contingency (motion, second; carried).
- Approved Resolution 2015-38 to hire Civil Southeast LLC to perform permitting and engineering design for the TAP sidewalk project (motion, second; carried).
- Approved a joint resolution/agreement with the City of Opp and Covington County dividing airport indebtedness so Andalusia is responsible only for its portion (motion, second; carried).
Notable Discussion
- Resolution 2015-36 (assessing cost of abatement) notes the amounts are the exact costs the city incurred and, if found reasonable, would be attached to the property tax bill for next year; motion and second were recorded but vote not shown in excerpt.
- TAP grant details: city received $394,218.40 from the state for an east-side sidewalk project with a total estimated project cost of $538,000; some engineering costs will be paid before construction.
- Civil Southeast LLC brought the TAP grant opportunity to the city and is recommended to perform the engineering and permitting work.
- Contingency funds are used throughout the year to fund outside agency requests rather than placing them in the regular budget.
- Bancorp South Equipment Finance submitted an alternate lease resolution form for the two new garbage trucks and requested a roll call vote; the transcript shows the roll call being called but does not record the outcome.
Action Items
- Record approval of the July 21, 2015 meeting minutes in the official minutes.
- Implement property abatements per Resolution 2015-35.
- Allocate $54,350 from contingency for third-quarter outside agency requests per Resolution 2015-37.
- Proceed with contracting Civil Southeast LLC to perform permitting and engineering design for the TAP sidewalk project (paying applicable engineering funds as needed prior to construction) per Resolution 2015-38.
- Finalize and document the joint airport indebtedness agreement allocating Andalusia’s share of future airport debt with Opp and Covington County.
- Complete and record the roll call vote on Resolution 2015-39 and, if approved, execute lease documents with Bancorp South Equipment Finance for two new garbage trucks.