Andalusia City Council Meeting November 21, 2023
Date: 2023-11-21 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council approved the November 7, 2023 meeting minutes. A motion to revoke the business license of Milla/Mello Hayes over alleged illegal marijuana sales was made and approved. The council adopted a nuisance-abatement resolution, appointed two library board members, approved Resolution 202369 (reimbursement request #6 for the Presswood building project of $274,340.94) and approved a $1.9 million Andalusia City Schools sales tax request. An ordinance and Resolution 2368 authorizing a real-estate exchange for the Andalusia High School Coleman Avenue sidewalk project received a first reading; final action was deferred to the next meeting.
Key Decisions
- Approved minutes of the November 7, 2023 meeting (motion, second; council voted aye).
- Motion and vote to revoke the business license of Milla/Mello Hayes over alleged sale of marijuana; council voted in favor (members raised hands and said ‘aye’).
- Adopted a resolution to abate specified nuisance properties (item #2 in the meeting book); motion, second, and vote in favor.
- Appointed Paul Ugstad to an open library board seat and reappointed Laura Carpenter to succeed herself in her expiring library board term; motion, second, and vote in favor.
- Held first reading of an ordinance and Resolution 2368 authorizing a real-estate exchange for the Andalusia High School Coleman Avenue sidewalk project; council agreed to take final action at the next meeting.
- Adopted Resolution 202369 approving reimbursement request #6 for the Presswood building project for the city’s portion of $274,340.94, and approved Andalusia City Schools’ sales tax request of $1.9 million (motions, seconds, and votes in favor).
Notable Discussion
- Council discussed that selling marijuana is illegal in Alabama and that the city ordinance prohibits businesses conducting illegal activities; this formed the basis for the license-revocation motion.
- Council described the Coleman Avenue sidewalk project: widening the road into a boulevard, adding a median, sidewalks on both sides, curb and gutter, and resurfacing; a real-estate exchange is part of that project.
- There was brief discussion about suspending rules for the ordinance, but the council proceeded with a first reading and deferred final action to the next meeting.
Action Items
- Record approval of the November 7, 2023 meeting minutes.
- Implement and document the revocation of the business license for Milla/Mello Hayes as approved by the council.
- Process the nuisance-abatement resolution actions as adopted (per item #2 in the meeting book).
- Complete paperwork and appointments for Paul Ugstad and Laura Carpenter to the library board.
- Prepare for final action on the ordinance and Resolution 2368 (real-estate exchange for the Coleman Avenue sidewalk project) at the next council meeting.
- Process Resolution 202369 reimbursement request #6 for the Presswood building project and proceed with the approved $1.9M Andalusia City Schools sales tax request disbursement steps.