August 16, 2010 Wetumpka City Hall 6:00 p.m. The Council of the City of Wetumpka held a work session on Monday, August 16, 2010, prior to the second meeting in August. Present were Mayor Jerry Willis and Councilmembers Ken Hammock, Lewis E. Washington, Sr., Kathy Holt, Chris Carter, and Greg Jones. Also present were City Clerk Janice G. Whorton, City Attorney Jacqueline E. Austin, department heads, staff members, citizens of the community and the media. Agenda items were discussed. Bids were opened for drainage improvements on Government, Micanopy and SouthWest Main Streets as follows: Dubose Construction Co. $876,890.50 Earthtech Construction Co. 809,935.93 Ground & Pipe Construction 855,192.00 Martin Construction 628,756.40 McDonald Construction 962,648.50 Southeast Cherokee Construction 684,577.22 Walker Patton Company 826,021.84 August 16, 2010 Wetumpka City Hall 7:00 p.m. The Council of the City of Wetumpka met in regular session on Monday, August 16, 2010, in the Council Chambers of Wetumpka City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jerry Willis. The invocation was given by Councilmember Jones followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilmember Washington. Upon roll call the following were present: Mayor Willis and Councilmembers Ken Hammock, Lewis E. Washington, Sr., Kathy Holt, Chris Carter, and Greg Jones. Also present were City Clerk Janice G. Whorton, City Attorney Jacqueline E. Austin, department heads, staff members, citizens of the community, and the media. Councilmember Washington offered a motion to approve the minutes of the work session and Council Meeting held on August 2, 2010, with the following corrections: New Business: Item #6 Councilmember Carter offered a motion to draft an ordinance for Sunday alcohol sales modeled after Montgomery and Prattville. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Washington with the Council casting votes as follows: FOR: Councilmembers Hammock, Washington, Carter, and Jones AGAINST: Councilmember Holt Upon the call for a vote for the approval of the corrected minutes, the Council cast votes as follows: FOR: Councilmembers Hammock, Washington, Holt, and Jones AGAINST: Councilmember Carter A Public Hearing had been duly advertised and was held for a rezoning request by Sara Gantt to rezone 811 and 813 Company Street from R-2 to B-2. The Mayor asked for comments from those in favor of the rezoning. Pete Powers, who is purchasing the property with plans to construct office space, spoke in support of the change. Mrs. Gantt and her son were also present. No one voiced any opposition. Councilmember Carter offered a motion to approve the rezoning of 811 and 813 Company Street from R-2 to B-2. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Jones with the Council voting unanimously in favor of the motion. ORDINANCE 2010 -- 5 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WETUMPKA, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Zoning Ordinance No. 99-4 and Map of the City of Wetumpka adopted September 2, 1999, be and the same is hereby amended by re-zoning the following described lands situated in the City of Wetumpka from R-2 to B-2 STATE OF ALABAMA ELMORE COUNTY Original Lots 61-70, in North Wetumpka, Alabama as shown by the map of S. J. Cummings adopted as the official map of the City of Wetumpka on September 20, 1832, and being and intended to be 10 lots fronting on the Wetumpka-Rockford Highway also known as “Main Street” in Wetumpka, Alabama, along with South ˝ of vacated portion of Mansion Street, all of which is more particularly described as follows: LOTS 61-70 IN NORTH WETUMPKA, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID TOWN; ALSO A PORTION OF LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID LOTS AND COMPANY STREET; ALSO, ONE-HALF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF MANSION STREET LYING NORTH OF LOTS 61 - 70 WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT A 1" STEEL PIN MARKING THE NW CORNER OF LOT 51 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 55 DEG 00 MIN 00 SEC EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOTS 51-58 A DISTANCE OF 240.00 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR (BURKE) MARKING THE NE CORNER OF SAID LOT 58; THENCE NORTH 41 DEG 00 MIN 17 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 41.22 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR (S.D. MARTIN, 11726) MARKING THE NW CORNER OF LOT 59; THENCE NORTH 35 DEG 00 MIN 00 SEC WEST A DISTANCE OF 20.71 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR (BURKE); THENCE NORTH 40 DEG 00 MIN 00 SE EAST A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR (BURKE) AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 46 DEG 11 MIN 36 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 240.59 FEET TO A ROCK AS SHOWN ON MAP OF FAIN ESTATE, WETUMPKA, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGES 34 & 35 IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEG 14 MIN 12 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 158.56 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR (MARTIN) ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COMPANY STREET (40' TO CENTERLINE); THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID COMPANY STREET ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 925.36 FEET AND A CHORD OF SOUTH 45 DEG 15 MIN 12 SEC WEST, 180.15 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG THE SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID COMPANY STREET SOUTH 50 DEG 50 MIN 21 SEC WEST A DISTANCE OF 91.35 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR (MARTIN); THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID ROAD NORTH 35 DEG 00 MIN 00 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 61 A DISTANCE OF 155.81 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 0.95 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND LYING IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 18, T18N, R19E, ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA, ACCORDING TO SURVEY BY STEVE D. MARTIN, AL. REG.NO. 11726, DATED JUNE 24, 2010. Section 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and publication as provided by law. Adopted and approved on this the _____ day of _______, 20010. Councilmember Jones offered a motion to award the bid for the resurfacing of West Charles Avenue to the low bidder, Alexander Sealcoating for $37,463. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Washington with the Council voting unanimously in favor of the motion. Councilmember Jones offered a motion to award the bid for the brush truck for the Fire Department to the low bidder, NAFECO for $96,358 paid from the Fire Fee Fund. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Holt with the Council voting unanimously in favor of the motion. Councilmember Washington offered a motion that the bids opened during the work session for drainage improvements on Micanopy, Government and Southwest Main Streets be review by Engineer Larry Jarvis. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Jones with the Council voting unanimously in favor of the motion. Councilmember Jones presented the following Resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, in recent years, the manufacture, distribution, and use of Methamphetamine has become an extremely serious drug problem which has permeated every rural and urban area of Alabama, with its effects taxing law enforcement agencies and our criminal justice system at every level, as well as having detrimental effects on Alabama’s businesses, schools, and individual families; and WHEREAS, the manufacture and possession of Methamphetamine present unique problems because of the dangerous environmental hazards created by its manufacturing process, the relative ease with which it can be manufactured, and the fact that its ingredients are readily accessible to the general public; and WHEREAS, Methamphetamine cannot be manufactured without Pseudoephedrine, a drug commonly found in over-the-counter cold and sinus products; and WHEREAS, other states have recognized that the easiest solution to solving the Methamphetamine drug problem is to restrict the general public’s access to the primary ingredient, Pseudoephedrine, and has adopted legislation making the drug a Schedule III drug, whereby it cannot be obtained without a prescription from a licensed physician. Law enforcement statistics indicate that this legislation has greatly reduced the manufacture of Methamphetamine. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Wetumpka, Alabama, as follows: 1. That the City of Wetumpka urges our representatives in the Alabama Legislature to initiate and support passage of a State statue which makes Pseudoephedrine a Schedule III drug which can only be obtained through a prescription from a licensed physician. APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this the _________ day of ____________, 2010. Councilmember Jones offered a motion to adopt the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hammock with the Council voting unanimously in favor of the motion. Councilmember Holt offered a motion to suspend the rules and bring for immediate consideration an Ordinance to establish one block of Alabama Street one way. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Washington with the Council casting votes as follows: FOR: Councilmembers Hammock, Washington, Holt, Carter, and Jones AGAINST: None Unanimous Consent Councilmember Holt offered a motion to adopt an Ordinance to establish one block of Alabama Street as one way. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Washington with the Council casting votes as follows: FOR: Councilmembers Hammock, Washington, Holt, Carter, and Jones AGAINST: None Unanimous Consent ORDINANCE NO. 2010 – 6 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Wetumpka, as follows: Section 1. That Ordinance 2009-6, adopted and approved on August 17, 2009, is hereby repealed and declared void and the following substituted in its place: Section 2. That portion of Alabama Street which lies south of Osceola Street and north of Tallassee Street shall be and hereby is designated as a one-way street. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any automobile to drive on that portion of Alabama Street lying south of Osceola Street and north of Tallassee Street in a northerly direction. Section 4. All traffic entering that part of Alabama Street which is south of Osceola Street and north of Tallassee Street shall proceed only in a southerly direction. Section 5. Any person violating this Ordinance shall be punished as otherwise provided by law. Section 6. Any former ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this ordinance is hereby repealed. Section 7. If any provision of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, it shall have no effect on the remaining provisions of this ordinance. Section 8. This ordinance shall become effective upon the adoption and publication as required by law. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the __________day of_________, 2010. Councilmember Carter offered a motion to re-schedule the first meeting in September due to Labor Day Holiday to Wednesday, September 8th with work session beginning at 12 o’clock noon followed immediately by the Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Holt with the Council voting unanimously in favor of the motion. Councilmember Washington asked that a street light be placed at 25 North Broad Street. Councilmember Hammock appointed Peggy Blackburn, 145 Grier Road, to the Christmas on the Coosa Board to represent District One with a term expiring January 1, 2014. Jan Wood, Executive Director of the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce, reported on the September 29th Quarterly Luncheon with ALDOT Director Joe McInnes as speaker and a Political Forum in the Courthouse on September 30. Jerry Armstrong of Care Ambulance informed the Council that his company has opened an office in Wetumpka Upon motion by Councilmember Washington, the meeting adjourned. Signed:____________________ Jerry Willis, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________ Janice G. Whorton, City Clerk
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