Revised:
09-21-04 (5:00 p.m.)
AGENDA FOR THE
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 AT 6:00 P.M.
IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL
TO ORDER.
1. INVOCATION.
Pastor Percy L. Nolen, Jr.
Lakeside United
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Regular Meeting held September 9, 2004.
(Minutes Received)
b. Special Session held September 15, 2004
(Minutes Received)
4. RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.
a. Mayor.
b. Council.
1. Adoption and Presentation.
2. Adoption Only.
c. Other Special Recognitions.
d. Announcements.
5. BUSINESS WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL
REPRESENTATION.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
a. Public hearings to be held.
1. Ordinance No. 04-606, concerning the
zoning of newly annexed land lying generally along the west side of
2. Ordinance No. 04- 608, concerning the
zoning of newly annexed land lying generally one the north side of
3. Resolution No. 04-609, concerning an
amendment to the solid waste disposal plan for the City of
4. Public Hearing on a Resolution
authorizing the City Clerk Treasurer to assess the cost of abating a public nuisance
against certain properties. (Community
Development)
b. Public Hearings to be Set
1. Resolution to declare grass and weeds
on certain properties a public nuisance and to set a public hearing to
authorize abatement of the nuisance. (October 21, 2004 Regular Council Meeting)
(Community Development)
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 Martha Jo Smith to the City Tree Commission for a term to expire
October 8, 2006. (Moon)
b. Board Appointment Nominations.
1. Nomination
of Mike Patterson for appointment to the Health Care Authority, Place 2, for a
partial term to expire April 12, 2005.
(Russell)
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 Watson
Councilman Showers
Councilwoman
Moon
Councilman
Kling
Councilman Russell
13. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS ITEMS FOR ACTION.
a. Ordinance No. 04-732, concerning the
annexation of land lying generally at the south end of
b. Ordinance
No. 04-731, to amend Ordinance No. 89-79, as amended, entitled the City of
Huntsville Classification and Salary Plan to create the position of Police
Investigation at a salary grade 14.
(Introduced September 9, 2004 Regular Council Meeting) (Watson)
14. NEW BUSINESS
ITEMS FOR INTRODUCTION.
a. Introduction of a ordinance concerning
the annexation of land lying generally on the south side of Hartside Road, east
of Victoria Hills Drive. (Planning)
b. Introduction of an ordinance concerning
the annexation of land lying generally north of Little Cove Road and along
c. Introduction of an ordinance concerning
the annexation of land lying generally on the north side of Capshaw Road and
east of Old Railroad Bed Road.
(Planning)
d. Introduction of an ordinance to change
the method of paying the annual capital appropriation to the Huntsville City
Schools that is 2.2 percent of the city sales and use tax revenue. (Finance)
15. NEW BUSINESS
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OR ACTION.
a. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission (ASSEC)
for use of the Richard Showers, Sr. Recreation Center Pool Facilities. (Recreations Services and Landscape
Management)
b. Request for authorization to advertise
and fill budgeted vacant Equipment Operator I, Skilled Laborer and Sweeper
positions at higher than minimum in the Public Works Services Maintenance
Division. (Public Works Services)
c. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
amend the contract with
d. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute an agreement between the City of Huntsville, Alabama, and Huntsville
Radio Service, Inc. (ITS)
e. Resolution to authorizing placement of
a Weed Lien with the Office of the Tax Collector of Madison County, Alabama, on
certain properties that have been declared a public nuisance and that have had
the nuisance removed by the City. (Public
hearing on Resolution No. 04-713 held September 9, 2004 Regular Council
Meeting) (Community Development)
f. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an Agreement with the Limestone County Commission, SouthPoint LP,
and the Hollingsworth Companies regarding improvements to
g. Request for authorization to advertise
and fill one (1) vacant Public Safety Dispatcher position. (Fire & Rescue)
h. Resolution the Mayor to enter into an
amended agreement between the North Alabama Highway Safety Office and the City
of
i. Resolution authorizing the acceptance
of donation to Recreation and Landscape Management as follows: one (1) pool table valued at $2,000.00 to be
used at the Richard Showers,
j. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into agreements with the low bidders meeting specifications as outlined
in the attached Summary of Bids for Acceptance.
(Finance)
k. Ordinance to amend Budget Ordinance No.
03-785, adopted and approved on September 30, 2003 by changing appropriated
funding and the authorized personnel strength within various departments. (Finance)
l. Resolution authorizing the payment of
$29,812.80 to the Huntsville Board of Education for capital expenditures,
pursuant to resolution no. 97-566, adopted August 14, 1997, which requires
lease revenue derived from the Colonial Bank property to be used for capital
improvements in the public schools.
(Finance)
m. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute a lease-purchase agreement with ANB Leasing Services for the purchase
of automated garbage trucks. (Finance)
n. Ordinance to continue personnel and
operating expenditures authorized for all City Funds in the 2004 adopted Budget
to be continued during the 2005 fiscal year, as needed, at the same monthly
allocations, and to authorize step increases. (Finance)
o. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter
into an agreement with the low bidder, McDonald Bros. Construction, Inc., for
Chelsea Industrial Park, Phase IV – Fresh Way, Project No. 65-00-RD05. (Engineering)
p. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc.
for Engineering Design Services for Knox Creek East Pump Station, Sewer
and Forcemain, Project No. 65-04-SM04.
(Engineering)
q. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
amend the contract with
r. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
amend the contract with
s. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for SR-53
North of Mastin Lake/Plummer Road to North Nick Fitchard Road Improvements,
Project No. STPAA-388. (Engineering)
t. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
amend the contract with McDonald Bros. Construction Company, Inc., for
Westmoreland Drainage Improvements, by C.O. No. 1, Project No. 65-04-DM34. (Engineering)
u. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
modify the contract with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Flow Monitoring Program, by
Modification No.1, Project No. 65-03-SP02.
(Water Pollution Control)
v. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke First Commercial Bank Subdivision improvements Letter of
Credit for Oakhurst Place Subdivision.
(City Attorney)
w. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke First Commercial Bank sidewalk improvements Letter of
Credit of Oakhurst Place Subdivision.
(City Attorney)
x. Resolution authorizing the Clerk Treasurer
to invoke road wearing surface installation letter of credit for Crest Park,
First Addition, of The Ledges of Huntsville Mountain. (City Attorney)
y. Resolution authorizing the
Clerk-Treasurer to invoke subdivision letter of credit for Twickenham Village
of The Ledges of
z. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke sidewalk letter of credit for Twickenham Village of The
Ledges of
aa. Resolution authorizing the Clerk
Treasurer to invoke SouthTrust Bank subdivision sidewalk improvements Letter of
Credit for The Ledges of Huntsville.
(City Attorney)
bb. Resolution authorizing City Attorney to
seek a forfeiture of the surety bond issued by RLI Surety Company. (City Attorney)
cc. Ordinance
authorizing the Mayor to execute a Reciprocal Easement Deed from the City of
dd. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute and agreement between the City of Huntsville and William M. Boehme for
Architectural Services for the Post Office Storage Building at 2850 Wall Triana
Hwy. (Facilities Projects Management)
ee. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
appropriate $7,000.00 to the Sheriff’s department for Operation Life Saver on
behalf of Emergency Management.
(Emergency Management)
ff. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
accept a grant from the Alabama Department of Homeland Security for Citizen
Corps and Community Emergency Response Teams.
(Emergency Management)
gg. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute the renewal agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama for Group
Health Insurance Administrative Services.
(Human Resources)
hh. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute the renewal agreement with CompBenefits Corporation for the provision
of employee dental insurance program.
(Human Resources)
ii. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
renew the agreement with SAFECO Life Insurance Company for the provision of a
Specific Stop Loss Agreement for the City’s group health plan. (Human Resources)
jj. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to
enter into an agreement with Barbara T. McCall & Associates. (Administration)
kk. Resolution
authorizing the City Council to postpone the Organizational Meeting, required
to be held under Section 2-61 of the Code of Ordinances, from the first Monday
in October to Thursday, October 7, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.
ll. Ordinance
declaring certain parcels of land as surplus and no longer needed for a
municipal purpose. (Community
Development)
16. LEGAL
DEPARTMENT ITEMS/TRANSACTIONS.
a. Vacation of Easements
None
b. Vacation of rights-of-way
None
c. Deeds for acceptance
1. Reciprocal
Easement Cove
United
Acquired
9/23/04
d. Routine bond satisfactions
e. Liquor bond mortgages
17. NON-ROSTER
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
18. ADJOURN.