Andalusia City Council Meeting October 3, 2023
Date: 2023-10-03 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council approved the Sept. 19, 2023 meeting minutes. The council approved Industrial Development Board appointments/reappointments and extended one term, and approved three appointments/reappointments to the Andalusia Recreation Board. Resolutions 2023-58 (abatement), 2023-59 (Henderson/Coleman change order ~ $60,000 from capital improvement account), and 2023-60 (authorize city attorney to seek injunction on a business license abatement violation) were adopted.
Key Decisions
- Approved minutes of the regular meeting held September 19, 2023 (motion, second, hand/voice vote).
- Approved Industrial Development Board nominations: Ed Short (reappointment, six years), John Taylor (six years), Mike Ward (six years), and extended Beth Woodard’s term one year to align terms (motion, second, approved).
- Approved three appointments/reappointments to the Andalusia Recreation Board, including reappointment of Billy Joe Stallworth and William A. Bergfield IV (aka ‘Biddy Burgfill’); motion seconded and approved.
- Adopted Resolution 2023-58 to abate five properties for grasses, weeds, and trash (motion, second, approved).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-59 approving a change order for the Henderson Street/Coleman Avenue project, authorizing approximately $60,000 to come from the capital improvement account (motion, second, approved).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-60 authorizing the city attorney to seek an injunction in a business license abatement violation (motion, second, approved).
Notable Discussion
- Council members were presented audit documents; consideration to approve and accept the FY ending Sept. 30, 2022 audit was scheduled for a future meeting.
- The Henderson/Coleman change order was discussed as related to a sidewalk/grant project around the high school block and an unaccounted-for element identified in the field; the mayor approved work on site prior to council action.
- The abatement list referenced five properties with grasses, weeds and trash around houses.
- Ed Short was noted as long-serving chairman of the Industrial Development Board and recommended for reappointment.
Action Items
- Record approval of the Sept. 19, 2023 meeting minutes in the official minutes.
- Implement Industrial Development Board appointments and extend Beth Woodard’s term by one year.
- Implement Andalusia Recreation Board appointments/reappointments as approved.
- Proceed with abatements for the five properties listed under Resolution 2023-58.
- Execute the change order for the Henderson Street/Coleman Avenue project and fund approximately $60,000 from the capital improvement account per Resolution 2023-59.
- City attorney to pursue an injunction in the specified business license abatement violation per Resolution 2023-60.