Andalusia City Council Meeting February 7, 2023
Date: 2023-02-07 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council approved the January 13, 2023 meeting minutes and appointed Seth Hemmett to the Utility Board for a six-year term beginning January 1. The council approved an animal shelter agreement (including $3,000 for cat care), granted a retail beer license for Express Lane 3 (two abstentions), and adopted resolutions to combine grant applications for Henderson/Coleman improvements, declare a 2017 Isuzu street sweeper surplus, and approve Reimbursement Request No. 4 for the Presswood Building ($105,319.44) to be paid from Series B bonds.
Key Decisions
- Approved minutes of the January 13, 2023 meeting (motion Mr. Mount; second Ms. Griffin; voice/hand vote in favor).
- Appointed Seth Hemmett to the Utility Board for a six-year term beginning January 1, 2023 (unanimous approval).
- Approved the animal shelter agreement (includes $3,000 to cover care of cats) and authorized execution of the agreement (motion; second Mr. Nix; unanimous).
- Approved retail beer off-premise license for Baghdad VAD LLC d/b/a Express Lane 3; application approved with two abstentions.
- Adopted Resolution 2023-05 as reworded to combine two grant applications for Henderson Street/Coleman Avenue improvements related to the Andalusia High School sidewalk project (motion and second; approved).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-06 declaring public works equipment surplus (unit S085, 2017 Isuzu street sweeper) and Resolution 2023-07 approving Reimbursement Request No. 4 for the Presswood Building ($105,319.44) to be paid from Series B bonds held at CCB (motions and votes in favor).
Notable Discussion
- Workshop presentation by Darren Capps recommended combining two grants to fund street, drainage, resurfacing, curbing/guttering and intersection work around Andalusia High School to complement the already approved sidewalk project.
- Resolution 2023-05 will be reworded to reflect the combined-grant approach and submitted accordingly.
- The Presswood Building pay request ($105,319.44) was noted as keeping the project close to budget projections.
- Police chief indicated no objection to the retail beer license; license had been in place for many years.
Action Items
- Enter approval of the January 13, 2023 minutes into the record.
- Update Utility Board roster and record Seth Hemmett’s six-year term beginning January 1, 2023.
- Execute the approved animal shelter agreement and allocate $3,000 for cat care as specified.
- Issue the retail beer off-premise license to Baghdad VAD LLC d/b/a Express Lane 3 and document the two abstentions.
- Finalize and submit the reworded Resolution 2023-05 to combine grant applications for the Henderson/Coleman improvements around Andalusia High School.
- Declare unit S085 (2017 Isuzu street sweeper) surplus and dispose per state law; process Reimbursement Request No. 4 for the Presswood Building in the amount of $105,319.44 from Series B bonds at CCB.