20210119 Andalusia City Council Meeting January 19 2021
Date: 2021-01-19 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council approved the Jan. 5, 2021 meeting minutes. The council adopted Resolution 2021-05 (cleanup costs/nuisance liens), Resolution 2021-06 (renewal of a $1.75M line of credit) and Resolution 2021-07 (city goals for 2020–2024). The council also authorized the mayor and city clerk to execute a year‑by‑year consulting contract with Dr. Charles Eldridge to help recruit healthcare professionals.
Key Decisions
- Motion and second to approve the minutes of the January 5, 2021 meeting; approved by voice/hand vote.
- Adopted Resolution 2021-05 declaring nuisance properties, approving cleanup costs as reasonable and directing those amounts be attached/recorded as liens on the properties (motion, second; approved by voice/hand vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2021-06 to authorize renewal of a city/CCB line of credit in the amount of $1,750,000 (motion, second; approved by voice/hand vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2021-07 establishing the city goals for the 2020–2024 quadrennial (motion, second; approved by voice/hand vote).
- Authorized the mayor and city clerk to execute a year‑by‑year consulting agreement with Dr. Charles Eldridge to develop a program to recruit and direct local students into medical/health professions (motion, second; approved by voice/hand vote).
Notable Discussion
- Staff explained the nuisance resolution: contractors clean properties, the city pays, and the costs are found reasonable and recorded as liens for future collection.
- Council discussed renewing an existing $1.75 million line of credit for the city/CCB.
- Council reviewed goals derived from a recent quadrennial planning meeting to formalize priorities for 2020–2024.
- Council discussed the proposed consulting role of Dr. Charles Eldridge (name varies in transcript) to connect students to medical career pathways and leverage his local/medical school contacts.
- Rick Clifton (Executive Director/CEO of the County Economic Development Commission) reported on a potential airport-area project involving jobs and property; council noted the matter for follow-up.
Action Items
- Record approval of the Jan. 5, 2021 minutes in the meeting record.
- Record and attach the approved cleanup costs as liens on the identified properties per Resolution 2021-05.
- Execute renewal of the $1.75M line of credit per Resolution 2021-06 (follow bank procedures as needed).
- Implement/track actions under Resolution 2021-07 to advance the city’s 2020–2024 goals.
- Authorize the mayor and city clerk to sign the year‑by‑year consulting agreement with Dr. Charles Eldridge and begin the recruitment program.
- Follow up on the airport-area economic development project reported by the county EDC for potential council action.