20160216 Andalusia City Council Meeting February 16 2016 Part 1
Date: 2016-02-16 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council moved to accept the Feb 2, 2016 meeting minutes. For vehicle purchases, the council rejected the bids received (private bids from Allen Vigil Ford and Andalusia Ford; state bid had been lowest) and voted to re-advertise to allow a local dealer to resubmit. The council opened a series of public hearings under a newly adopted dangerous-structures ordinance and identified appropriate municipal officials to carry out the process.
Key Decisions
- Motion and second to accept the regular meeting minutes of February 2, 2016; council acted to accept them.
- Motion and second (second by Mr. Wells) to reject the bids received for police vehicles and a Public Works pickup and to re-advertise for bids to provide local dealers an opportunity to participate; approved by raised-hand vote.
- City designated Andy Wiggins and the fire chief as the appropriate municipal officials to implement the city’s dangerous-structures remediation ordinance.
Notable Discussion
- Bid opening occurred February 11 at 2:00 p.m.; two private bids were submitted (Allen Vigil Ford and Andalusia Ford) and the state contract bid was the lowest.
- Andalusia Motor Company submitted a corrected bid package after the bid opening that was not opened or considered; council opted to rebid rather than accept the state bid to allow local participation.
- Council was reminded of the local 5% preference rule for local bidders (if within 5% of the lowest bid).
- Attorney Ben Goldman reviewed the dangerous-structures ordinance, its rollout in other Alabama cities, the hearing process, notice/posting requirements, and the city’s ability to recapture demolition/repair costs as a lien.
- 1200 Henderson Street was noted as not on tonight’s hearing list; lis pendens were mailed Dec 21 and recorded Dec 23 (about 56 days elapsed since issuance).
Action Items
- Enter the approval of the February 2, 2016 meeting minutes into the record.
- Reject the vehicle bids received and re-advertise for bids for the police vehicles and the Public Works pickup.
- Proceed with the scheduled public hearings under the dangerous-structures ordinance and apply the ordinance’s notice, posting, and remediation procedures as appropriate.
- Follow the ordinance process to recapture demolition/repair costs (including possible liens) when applicable.