20190507 Andalusia CIty Council May 7 2019
Date: 2019-05-07 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
The council approved the April 16, 2019 meeting minutes. On second reading the council approved an ordinance to amend abatement assessments, increasing the minimum administrative fee to $150. The council adopted resolutions to declare a 2002 Dodge Caravan surplus for auction, to pursue nuisance abatement for listed properties, and to begin the abatement/demolition process for an unsafe building; motions were made and approved.
Key Decisions
- Approved minutes of the April 16, 2019 meeting (motion, second; vote indicated by raising hands).
- Approved (second reading) an ordinance amending abatement assessments to increase the minimum administrative fee to $150 (motion, second; vote was unanimous).
- Adopted Resolution 2019-13 to declare a 2002 Dodge Caravan surplus for sale at auction and return proceeds to city operations (motion, second; unanimous).
- Appropriated $1,500 from contingency to the Andalusia Junior Radio Association for state liners (motion made; discussion noted source was contingency).
- Adopted Resolution 2019-14 for nuisance abatement (grass/weeds) covering the properties listed on the resolution; one property was removed from the list after cleanup (motion, second; vote carried).
- Adopted Resolution 2019-16 to proceed with abatement of an unsafe property and begin the demolition process per ordinance procedures (motion, second; unanimous).
Notable Discussion
- One property (item 10 on the nuisance list) was removed because it had been cleaned up prior to enforcement.
- Staff noted the legal/process steps required under the ordinance for declaring a building unsafe and proceeding with demolition; recommendation made to proceed.
- Council and staff discussed reviewing and possibly improving ordinance language and procedures to make abatement enforcement more efficient, noting rapid grass growth in the region.
Action Items
- Enter approval of the April 16, 2019 meeting minutes into the record.
- Enter the approved ordinance amendment (raising minimum abatement administrative fee to $150) into the record and implement the change.
- Declare the 2002 Dodge Caravan surplus and schedule it for auction; deposit proceeds to city operations.
- Appropriate $1,500 from contingency to the Andalusia Junior Radio Association as presented.
- Proceed with nuisance abatement actions per Resolution 2019-14 for the listed properties; remove any properties already cleaned.
- Initiate the legal/process steps to abate and demolish the unsafe building per Resolution 2019-16.