Revised: 07-24-07 (5:00
p.m.)
AGENDA FOR THE
TO BE HELD JULY 26, 2007 AT 6:00 P.M.
IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER.
INVOCATION.
1. Dr. Richard
Showers, Sr.
President
Pro Tem
2. PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE.
3. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
a. Regular
Meeting held June 28, 2007.
(Minutes
Held, July 9, 2007 Regular Council Meeting)
b. Regular
Meeting held July 9, 2007.
(Minutes
Received)
4. RESOLUTIONS
AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.
a. Mayor.
b. Council.
1. Adoption and
Presentation.
a. Resolution recognizing Mr. Verdery
Roberson for a National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and fifty-four (54)
years of service to scouting and influencing the lives of many youth. (Showers)
DELETED
2. Adoption
Only.
a. Resolution
recognizing Mrs. Harriett S. Littlepage, for 30 years of federal government service in
Comptroller/Resource Management, Redstone, Arsenal, Alabama. (Showers)
b. Resolution recognizing Reverend Dr.
Charles E. Booth, guest speaker for the Annual Revival Services, July 23 – 26,
2007, held at the
c. Other
Special Recognitions.
1. Certificates presented to Summer Camp
students from the Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Recreation Center. (Showers)
d. Announcements.
1. Presentation
by Mr. Joe Fitzgerald regarding the Honor Flight. (Watson)
5. BUSINESS
WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
6. PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
a. Public
hearings to be held.
1. Public hearing on Ordinance No. 07-568
and Ordinance No. 07-569, amending the Air Pollution Control Rules and
Regulations, and Ordinance making conforming amendments to Article III (Open
Burning) of Chapter 13 (Fire Prevention and Protection) of the City Code. (Set
June 14, 2007 Regular Council Meeting) (Natural Resources)
2. Public hearing on Ordinance No. 07-571,
on zoning newly annexed land lying on the east side of King Drake Road and
north of Caldwell Lane to Residence 1-A District. (Set June 14, 2007 Regular
Council Meeting) (Planning)
3. Public hearing on Ordinance No. 07-573,
on zoning newly annexed land lying on the west side of King Drake Road and
north of Caldwell lane to Residence 1-A District. (Set June 14, 2007 Regular Council Meeting)
(Planning)
4. Public hearing on Ordinance No. 07-575,
on zoning newly annexed land lying south of U.S. Highway 72 West and west of
5. Public hearing on Ordinance No. 07-577,
on zoning newly annexed land lying on the south side of U.S. Highway 72 West
and the east side of Burgreen Road to Highway Business C-4 District. (Set June 14, 2007 Regular Council Meeting) (Planning)
6. Public
Hearing on Ordinance No. 07-458, on the rezoning of land, lying on the east
side of Meridian Street and south of Mount Charron Drive from Residence 1
District to Residence 2 District. (Set
May 10, 2007 Regular Council Meeting) (Postponed June 28, 2007 Regular Council
meeting till July 9, 2007 Regular Council meeting) (Postponed July 9, 2007 Regular Council meeting
till July 26, 2007 Regular Council meeting)
(Planning)
7. Public hearing on a resolution
authorizing the City Clerk Treasurer to assess the cost of the cutting and
removing of grass and weeds against certain properties. (Community Development)
b. Public
Hearings to be Set
7. COMMUNICATIONS
AND REPORTS.
a. Communications
from the Public.
b. Reports
8.
9. BOARD
APPOINTMENTS.
a. Board Appointments
to be Voted on.
1. Resolution to reappoint Ms. Middie
Thompson to the Museum Board for a term to expire August 13, 2013. (Watson/Kling)
2. Resolution to appoint Mr. Charles Ross
to the Huntsville Tennis Board of Control for a term to expire November 28,
2009. (Russell)
3. Resolution to appoint Ms. Betty J. Hughes
to the Alabama Constitution Village/Historic Huntsville Depot Board for a
partial term to expire June 26, 2009.
(Russell)
4. Motion to appoint Mr. R. Macon Phillips,
M.D., to Place No. 6, the Health Care Authority if the City of
b. Board
Appointment Nominations.
10. APPROVAL OF
EXPENDITURES.
a. Resolution authorizing the expenditures
for payments. (Finance Committee)
b. Finance
Committee Report.
11. COMMUNICATIONS
FROM THE MAYOR.
12. COMMUNICATIONS
FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Councilman Russell
Councilman Showers
Councilwoman
Moon
Councilman
Kling
Councilman
Watson
13. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS ITEMS FOR ACTION.
a. Ordinance No. 07-702, to change the Fee
Schedule for
b. Resolution
No. 07-673, where the City of Huntsville agrees to provide funds necessary to fund
cost of increase as provided for in Act 510 of 2006 Legislature for those eligible
City of Huntsville retirees to be effective October 2007. (Introduced July 9, 2007 Regular Council
Meeting) (Mayor)
14. NEW BUSINESS
ITEMS FOR INTRODUCTION.
a. Introduction of an ordinance to amend
Ordinance #89-79, Classification and Salary Plan Ordinance, to modify the
salary classifications and/or title of certain positions. (Human Resources)
b. Introduction of an ordinance to amend
the Budget Ordinance #06-855 to modify the authorized strength in various
departments. (Human Resources)
c. Introduction
of an ordinance amending Article II, General Privilege License, of Chapter 15,
Licenses, of the Code of ordinances, of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as
adopted and approved on the 24th day of April 2003, amendments are
pursuant to the Alabama Legislative Act 2006-586, known as “Municipal Business
License Reform Act of 2006”. (Clerk
Treasurer)
15. NEW BUSINESS
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OR ACTION.
a. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute an agreement with NEOGOV for hosting and operations support for the
City’s web based H.R. activities including recruitment, selection, applicant
tracking, reporting and analysis, and H.R. automation. (ITS)
b. Resolution authorizing the City to
appoint certain Animal Services employees as trained agents authorized to act
pursuant to Ala. Code (175)
13A-11-242. (Animal Services)
c. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with North Alabama Baseball Association for football
officials. (Recreation Services)
d. Resolution authorizing the acceptance
of a $12,537.28 grant from Alabama Department of Public Health for
participation in a full scale transportation exercise. (Emergency Management)
e. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
sign plat of a Resubdivision of Lot 2 of Info Pro subdivision, a Resubdivision
of a Portion of Cummings Research Park West.
( Planning)
f. Resolution
authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the low bidder, Reed
Contracting Services, Inc. for
g. Resolution
authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Civil Solutions,
L.L.P. for Engineering Design Services
for
h. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with Johnson & Associates, Inc. for Engineering
Design Services for
i. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for a
Cooperative Maintenance of Public Right-of-Way Agreement for Memorial Parkway
from South of Weatherly Road to North of Whitesburg Drive, Project No.
NHF-286(22). (Engineering)
j. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an Agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for the
Installation, Operation & Maintenance of Street Lighting and Traffic
Control Signals on Memorial Parkway from South of Weatherly Road to North of
Whitesburg Drive. (Engineering)
k. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with Garver Engineers, L.L.C. for Engineering Services
for FY 2006 SRF Program Management, Project No.
65-07-SP26. (Water Pollution
Control)
l. Resolution authorizing the acceptance
of donation to Huntsville Police Department in the amount of $1,000.00 from
Prudential Foundation for the Chaplain Program and donation of six (6) Alco
Sensors from North Alabama Highway Safety Office, valued at approximately
$2,400.00; donation to Animal Services in the amount of $500.00 from Knology
for care of animals; and donation to the Recreation Department in the amount of
$1,000.00 from the Optimist Foundation to be used to offset the cost of the
catfish used to stock the lagoon in Brahan Spring Park for the Wally Vess Youth
Fishing Rodeo. (Finance)
m. Ordinance to amend Budget Ordinance No.
06-855, adopted and approved on September 28, 2006 by changing appropriated
funding within various departments.
(Finance)
n. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute a Declaration of Intent to Issue General Obligation Warrants and Bonds
related to the Public Building Authority. (Finance)
o. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into agreements with the low bidder as outlined in the attached Summary
of Bids for Acceptance. (Finance)
p. Resolution authorizing a revised total
budget for the Public Building Authority joint jail expansion project.
(Finance)
q. Ordinance declaring certain equipment
as surplus and to be sold at auction.
(Facilities Projects and Fleet Management)
r. Request for authorization to hire
Part-Time Police Officer at higher than minimum. (Police)
s. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke Superior Bank sidewalk letter of credit no. 836 for
Christie Acres Subdivision. (City
Attorney)
t. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke Compass Bank sidewalk letter of credit no. S27938A for
u. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke Superior Bank subdivision letter of credit no. 837 for
Christie Acres Subdivision. (City
Attorney)
v. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke Compass Bank sidewalk letter of credit no. S27937A for
w. Resolution
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a real estate sales contract between the
City of
x. Resolution
authorizing eminent domain proceedings for utility and drainage easements and
temporary construction easements over, along and under a parcel of land for the
Boardman Street Projects. (City
Attorney)
y. Resolution
authorizing eminent domain proceeding for rights-of-way, utility and drainage
easements and temporary construction easements over, along and under a parcel
of land for the Little Cove Road Improvements Project. (City Attorney)
z. Resolution
authorizing eminent domain proceedings for rights-of-way, utility and drainage easements and temporary construction
easements over, along and under a parcel of land for the Green Cove and Chaney
Thompson Drainage Improvements Project.
(City Attorney)
aa. Resolution
authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agency Appropriation Agreement with the
Mental Health Board, Inc. (Parking &
Public Transit)
bb. Ordinance
to amend Budget Ordinance No. 06-855, adopted and approved on September 28,
2006, to appropriate $250,000 to the State of
cc. Ordinance
appointing directors to the Educational Building Authority of the City of
Huntsville-APT. (Kling)
dd. Approval
of alcoholic beverage license for the Huntsville Young Professionals to hold an
event on August 3, 2007. (Watson)
16. LEGAL
DEPARTMENT ITEMS/TRANSACTIONS.
a. Vacation of Easements
1. Ordinance
authorizing the vacation of a 15-foot Utility and Drainage easement, Lot 3,
Thornton Research Park, Plat Book 41, Page 84 (Huntsville Tide Realty LLC).
2. Ordinance
authorizing the vacation of two 7.5-foot Utility and Drainage easements, Lots 1
and 2, Dug Hill Subdivision (
3. Ordinance
authorizing the vacation of a portion of a 25-foot Utility and Drainage
easement along Short Pike Road, Lot 1, Jetplex Industrial Park North.
(
b. Vacation of rights-of-way
1.a. Resolution consenting to the vacation of a
portion of a 25-foot right-of-way along
1. b. Ordinance authorizing the vacation of a
portion of a 25-foot right-of-way along
1. c. Ordinance authorizing the vacation of a 5
foot Utility and Drainage Easement in Lot 10 of Thornblade Subdivision (John C.
Datillo)
c. Deeds for acceptance
1. Sewer Easement Catherine
Brazelton
Acquired 6/4/07
2. Sewer Easement Brenda Garrett
Acquired 7/9/07
3. Sewer Easement Maggie Sullivan
Acquired 6/7/07
d. Routine bond satisfactions
None
e. Liquor bond mortgages
None
17. NON-ROSTER COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
18. ADJOURN.