Draft Council Agenda Packet 2019-11-19
AGENDA
PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 6:00 P.M. A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG:
INVOCATION: ROLL CALL:
CALL TO ORDER:
THE CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH IS GRATEFULNESS: Letting others know by my
words and actions how they have benefited my life.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Public Hearing and City Council Meeting November 5, 2019.
COMMENTS FROM PERSONS PRESENT REGARDING TONIGHT’S AGENDA: MAYOR’S REPORT:
REPORT FROM COUNCIL ON SPECIAL COMMITTEES: REPORT ON THE STATUS OF CITY FINANCES: CONSENT AGENDA:
1. RESOLUTION: To Declare Various Weeded Lots to be a Public Nuisance, Order Their Abatement and Set a Public Hearing per Title 11, Chapter 67 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended. (Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes)
2. RESOLUTION: To Affix the Cost of Demolition of the Dangerous and Unsafe Structure at
325 Festival Drive. (Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes) 3. RESOLUTION: To Accept Maintenance of Winchester Ridge Plat No. 2. (Sponsored By: Councilor Boone)
AGENDA: 1. RESOLUTION: To Enter into an Agreement with UniFirst Corporation for Employee Uniform Service through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 062415-UFC for a Three (3)
Year Period at an Approximate Cost of $1,000.00 Per Week. (Sponsored By: Council President
Striplin) 2. RESOLUTION: To Release Funds for the Purchase of Six (6) MSA 4500 PSI G1 SCBA Air Packs and Twelve (12) Cylinders through H-GAC Purchasing Cooperative from Sunbelt Fire,
Inc. for the Fire Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $45,822.00. (Sponsored By: Councilor
Strichik) COMMENTS FROM PERSONS PRESENT:
CLOSING COMMENTS: ADJOURN
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
RESOLUTION 1
2 [To Declare Various Weeded Lots to be a Public Nuisance, Order Their Abatement and Set a 3 Public Hearing per Title 11, Chapter 67 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended.] 4 5 {Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes} 6
7 WHEREAS, an abundance of overgrown grass or weeds: 8 9 1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare by providing a breeding 10 ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes and mosquitoes and other vermin; 11
2. may cause the further spread of weeds; 12 3. may hide debris, such as glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going to 13 such property; and 14 4. may also pose a fire hazard and respiratory hazard; and 15 16
WHEREAS, §11-67-1 et Seq., of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, permits 17 18 the City Council of the City of Prattville to declare an abundance of overgrown grass and 19 20 weeds to be a public nuisance; and 21
22 WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected 23 24 the property at the following address and determined the existence of an abundance of 25 26
overgrown grass and weeds: 27 28
• 104 Amelia Dr- Inglish, Gordon T., 104 Amelia Dr, Prattville, AL 36066 29
(19-06-14-3-001-042.000) 30
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 31
32 1. the City Council of the City of Prattville declares the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds 33 at the above listed address to be a public nuisance; and 34 2. the owner of said property, as he appears in the records of the Autauga County Revenue 35 Commissioners, is ordered to abate the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds; and 36 3. the owner of said property is ordered to appear before the City Council of the City of Prattville 37
at a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on December 17, 2019 in Prattville City Hall. Notice of such 38 hearing shall be sent by certified mail to owner of said property. 39 40 ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 41 42 43 ________________________ 44
By: Albert Striplin, President 45 Prattville City Council 46 47 AUTHENTICATED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 48 49
50 ________________________ 51 By: Cathy Dickerson 52 City Clerk 53 54 55 APPROVED: 56 57 58 ________________________ 59
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 60 Mayor 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2019-A, PAGE _____ 64
RESOLUTION 1
2 [To Affix the Cost of Demolition of the Dangerous and Unsafe Structure at 3 325 Festival Drive.] 4 5 {Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes} 6
7 WHEREAS, §11-53B-1 through §11-53B-16 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended 8 9 details process for the City of Prattville to declare certain unsafe structures a public nuisance 10 11
and order their repair or demolition; and 12 13 WHEREAS, §11-53B-3 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, requires that the city’s 14 15 order to repair or demolish an unsafe structure be sent to the owner of the property and those 16
17 having legal interest in the property; and 18 19 WHEREAS, §11-53B-3 and §11-53B-4 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, requires 20 21
the owners to repair or demolish the unsafe structure within forty-five (45) days of being 22 23 issued an order from the city or to request a hearing before the City Council of the City of 24 25 Prattville within thirty (30) days of the order; and 26
27 WHEREAS, §11-53B-3 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, permits the City of 28 29 Prattville to repair or demolish an unsafe structure if the owner fails to comply with the city 30 31
order; and 32
33 WHEREAS, §11-53B-5 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, permits the City Council 34 35 of the City of Prattville to adopt a resolution affixing the cost of demolition and establishing a 36
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lien against the property; and 38 39 WHEREAS, the City of Council of the City of Prattville finds that: 40 41
1. The City of Prattville Building Official declared the residential structure at 325 Festival 42
Drive to be a dilapidated structure on July 30, 2018. 43 44 2. The City of Prattville Code Enforcement Officer issued an order to Jeremy Gardner, 45 Theresa Gardner, and Ameer Craion on December 13, 2018, to have the property 46
repaired or demolished within forty-five (45) days of the notice. 47
48 3. Jeremy Gardner, Theresa Gardner, and Ameer Craion did not request a hearing before 49 the City Council within thirty (30) days of the notice, nor repair or demolish the structure 50 within forty-five (45) days of the notice. 51
52 4. The City Council declared the structure located at 325 Festival Drive to be unsafe and 53 a public nuisance in Resolution Book 2019, Page 018, on February 19, 2019. 54 55
5. The City Council authorized the demolition of the structure and awarded the contract 56
complete demolition in Resolution Book 2019, Page 082, on June 18, 2019. 57 58 6. Code Enforcement Division of the Prattville Police Department has determined the total 59 cost of demolition to be $2,593.15 and presented such to the City Council of the City of 60
Prattville (Attachment “A”). 61 62 63 64
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville 1
2 that the cost totaling two thousand five hundred ninety-three dollars and fifteen cents 3 4 ($2,593.15) for demolition of the structure located at 325 Festival Drive presented by the 5 6
Code Enforcement Division of the Prattville Police is accurate and shall be established as a 7 8 lien against the property. 9 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney is authorized to file any 11
12 actions necessary to recover cost to demolish the structure pursuant to §11-53B et seq, of 13 14 the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended. 15 16
ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 17 18 19 ________________________ 20 By: Albert Striplin, President 21
Prattville City Council 22 23 AUTHENTICATED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 24 25 26
________________________ 27 By: Cathy Dickerson 28 City Clerk 29 30 APPROVED: 31
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33 ________________________ 34 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 35 Mayor 36
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61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2019-A, PAGE _____ 64
RESOLUTION 1
2 [To Accept Maintenance of Winchester Ridge Plat No. 2.] 3 4 {Sponsored By: Councilor Boone} 5 6
WHEREAS, the Prattville Planning Commission granted final approval for Winchester 7 8 Ridge Plat No. 2 on September 21, 2006; and 9 10 WHEREAS, the owner of said subdivision must maintain the public utilities, rights-of- 11
12 way, and easements in the subdivision until accepted by the City Council; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the owner of the said subdivision has maintained the public utilities, 15 16
rights-of-way and easements in the subdivision for the minimum period required by the 17 18 Prattville Subdivision Regulations (Article III, Section D (6) c.), and has corrected all 19 20 deficiencies presented by the Prattville Engineering Department; and 21
22 WHEREAS, all public utilities, rights-of-way, and easements in said subdivision were 23 24 inspected and approved by the City of Prattville Engineering, Planning, and Public Works 25 26
Departments. 27 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville 29 30 that all public utilities, rights-of-way, and easements in Winchester Ridge Plat No. 2 are 31
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hereby accepted by the City of Prattville for permanent maintenance. 33 34 ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 35 36
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________________________ 38 By: Albert Striplin, President 39 Prattville City Council 40 41
AUTHENTICATED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 42
43 44 ________________________ 45 By: Cathy Dickerson 46
City Clerk 47 48 APPROVED: 49 50 51
________________________ 52 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 53 Mayor 54 55
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61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2019-A, PAGE _____ 64
RESOLUTION 1
2 [To Enter into an Agreement with UniFirst Corporation for Employee Uniform Service through 3 Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 062415-UFC for a Three (3) Year 4 Period at an Approximate Cost of $1,000.00 Per Week.] 5 6
{Sponsored By: Council President Striplin} 7 8 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville has a need for employee rental uniforms, shop 9 10 towels, mats, and mop handles/heads for certain departments; and 11
12 WHEREAS, the current contract awarded to Unifirst Corporation in Resolution Book 13 14 2016-A, Page 220, adopted on December 6, 2016, is due to expire; and 15 16
WHEREAS, UniFirst Corporation has the ability to provide said rental uniforms and 17 18 supplies through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 062415-UFC at an 19 20 approximate cost of $1,000.00 per week; and 21
22 WHEREAS, rental uniforms and supplies are a budgeted departmental expense. 23 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 25 26
hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with UniFirst Corporation or a three 27 28 (3) year period for employee uniforms for the Public Works, Parks & Recreation, and 29 30 Engineering/Street Departments, and for rental mats and supplies for various City 31
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departments. 33 34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville hereby 35 36
approves and appropriates funding from FY2020 Budget Line Item Uniforms for the various 37
38 departments. 39 40 ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 41
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43 ________________________ 44 By: Albert Striplin, President 45 Prattville City Council 46
47 AUTHENTICATED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 48 49 50 ________________________ 51
By: Cathy Dickerson 52 City Clerk 53 54 APPROVED: 55
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57 ________________________ 58 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 59 Mayor 60
61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2019-A, PAGE _____ 64
RESOLUTION 1
2 [To Release Funds for the Purchase of Six (6) MSA 4500 PSI G1 SCBA Air Packs and 3 Twelve (12) Cylinders through H-GAC Purchasing Cooperative from Sunbelt Fire, Inc. for the 4 Fire Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $45,822.00.] 5 6
{Sponsored By: Councilor Strichik} 7 8 WHEREAS, there is a need for six (6) MSA 4500 PSI G1 SCBA air packs and twelve 9 10 (12) MSA cylinders in the Fire Department; and 11
12 WHEREAS, said equipment is available through the H-GAC Purchasing Cooperative, 13 14 Contract Number EE08-19, from Sunbelt Fire, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $45,822.00; and 15 16
WHEREAS, said equipment is a budgeted expense for the Fire Department. 17 18
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville 19 20 that said funds in an amount not to exceed $45,822.00 for the purchase of said air packs and 21
22 cylinders are hereby authorized and approved to be paid to Sunbelt Fire, Inc. and funds are 23 24 approved and appropriated from FY2020 Budget Line Item Fire/Equipment Maintenance. 25 26
ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 27 28 29 ________________________ 30 By: Albert Striplin, President 31
Prattville City Council 32
33 AUTHENTICATED THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019. 34 35 36
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By: Cathy Dickerson 38 City Clerk 39 40 APPROVED: 41
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43 ________________________ 44 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 45 Mayor 46
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61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2019-A, PAGE _____ 64