20180619 Andalusia City Council Meeting June 19 2018
Date: 2018-06-19 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
The council voted to accept the city’s 2017 audit and adopted Resolution 2018-24 to abate grass/weed nuisances on listed properties. Resolution 2018-23 (assessment/costs) was postponed for more information. The council approved returning $50,000 set aside for the Wiregrass Trail project to the contingency fund and gave unanimous consent to pursue a larger CDBG resurfacing grant application (official action to follow).
Key Decisions
- Accepted and approved the 2017 audit report (motion by Mr. Powell; motion seconded; approved).
- Adopted Resolution 2018-24 (weed/grass abatement for listed properties) (motion and second; approved by hand/voice vote).
- Postponed Resolution 2018-23 (assessment/cost determinations for named properties) to the next meeting to obtain additional information.
- Approved returning $50,000 previously set aside for the Wiregrass Trail project to the city’s contingency fund (motion by Mr. Powell; second by Mr. Ma; approved).
- Unanimous informal council consent to pursue the larger CDBG street-resurfacing grant option; formal action to be taken later.
Notable Discussion
- Presentation and consideration of the city’s final 2017 audit prior to the council vote to accept it.
- Bob Karn of Goodman Mills/Kingwood Engineering discussed two CDBG street-resurfacing grant options; council favored the larger grant.
- Questions arose about properties and assessments related to Resolution 2018-23, prompting postponement to gather more information.
Action Items
- Record the council’s acceptance/approval of the 2017 audit as decided.
- Implement Resolution 2018-24 abatement actions for the properties listed in meeting materials.
- Gather additional information on the properties/assessments referenced in Resolution 2018-23 and bring back to the next meeting.
- Proceed with administrative steps to return the $50,000 Wiregrass Trail allocation to the contingency fund.
- Prepare formal agenda/action items to apply for the larger CDBG street-resurfacing grant at a future meeting.