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DRAFT CC Packet 2024.05.21 AGENDA PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG: INVOCATION: CALL TO ORDER: THE CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH IS THOROUGHNESS: Taking care of necessary details. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: City Council Meeting May 7, 2024 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 Authorize the Mayor to have Overgrown Grass and Weeds at 1722 E. Main Street Abated and Charge Any Incurred Expenses for the Abatement Process Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances. {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 2. RESOLUTION: To Declare the Garbage and Rubbish at 625 E. Main Street a Public Nuisance and Authorize the Mayor to Abate and Charge Any Incurred Expenses Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 3. RESOLUTION: To Declare the Garbage and Rubbish at 1146 Gaddis Avenue a Public Nuisance and Authorize the Mayor to Abate and Charge Any Incurred Expenses Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances. {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 4. RESOLUTION: To Declare the Garbage and Rubbish at 1946 Chancellor Ridge Road a Public Nuisance and Authorize the Mayor to Abate and Charge Any Incurred Expenses Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 5. RESOLUTION: To Submit the 2023 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention (MWPP) Annual Reports for the Pine Creek and Autauga Creek Wastewater Treatment Facilities to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 6. RESOLUTION: To Surplus Equipment and Vehicles from Various Departments. {Sponsored By: Councilor Merrick} 7. RESOLUTION: To Surplus Vehicles from Wastewater. {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 8. RESOLUTION: To Declare the Dilapidated Structure at 114 8th Street to Be Unsafe and a Public Nuisance. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 9. RESOLUTION: To Set a Public Hearing to Declare the Abundance of Overgrown Grass and Weeds at 2305 Cobbs Ford Road and 119 Overlook Drive to be Unsafe and a Public Nuisance and Order Their Abatement Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 10. RESOLUTION: To Consent to the Petition to Form The Riverfell Improvement District. {Sponsored By: Council President Boone} AGENDA 1.ORDINANCE: To Amend City of Prattville Code of Ordinances Chapter 46 - Nuisances, Article IV. – Abandoned Vehicles and Establish Section 46-106. – Regulation of Vehicles in Residential Areas. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 2. ORDINANCE: To Exempt Certain “Covered Items” From the Municipal Sales and Use Tax During the Third Full Weekend of July 2024, as Authorized by §40-23-210 through §40-23-213, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, Generally Referred to as the “Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday” Legislation. {Sponsored By: Councilor Chambers} 3. RESOLUTION: To Authorize the Release of Matching Funds for Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Project No. STPMN-0115(252) - Widening to Add Turn Lanes, Resurfacing and Traffic Signal Improvements on Fairview Avenue from SR-3 to Jasmine Trail at a Total Cost Not to Exceed $6,044,625.06 (Net Cost to City Not to Exceed $2,844,625.06). {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 4. RESOLUTION: To Award Bid No. 024-004 to Construction One, Inc. for the Information Technology, Economic Development and Public Facilities Project Star Indoors at 124 W. Main Street for the Executive Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $1,574,686.00. {Sponsored By: Councilor Chambers} 5. RESOLUTION: To Authorize the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with Sain Associates, Inc. for Construction Engineering and Inspection Services for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Project No. STPMN-0115(252) - Widening to Add Turn Lanes, Resurfacing and Traffic Signal Improvements on Fairview Avenue from SR-3 to Jasmine Trail at a Cost Not to Exceed $800,600.00. {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 6. RESOLUTION: To Authorize the Release of Funds for the Purchase of One (1) Kubota Tractor from Capital Tractor, Inc. for the Parks and Recreation Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $26,695.63. {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 7.RESOLUTION: To Amend the Budget and Authorize the Release of Funds for the Purchase of One (1) Wright Riding Mower, from Ground Works Distribution LLC, for the Fire Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $15,713.60. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 8.RESOLUTION: To Authorize Demolition and Removal of the Dilapidated Structure Located at 814 Wilberforce Avenue, Formerly Addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and Award a Contract to 82 Auto Parts and Wrecker Service LLC at a Cost Not to Exceed $13,500.00. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 9.RESOLUTION: To Authorize the Release of Funds for the Purchase of One (1) Dump Trailer from True Pull Trailers LLC for the Parks and Recreation Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $10,434.00. {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 10.RESOLUTION: To Authorize Demolition and Removal of the Dilapidated Residential Structure Located at 156 Durden Road and Award a Contract to 82 Auto and Wrecker Service LLC at a Cost Not to Exceed $9,500.00. {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 11.RESOLUTION: To Authorize Krebs Engineering, Inc. to Make Application to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for the FY2025 Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program for East Main Street Pedestrian Access Improvements. {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024. RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize the Mayor to have Overgrown Grass and Weeds at 1722 E. Main Street Abated 3 and Charge Any Incurred Expenses for the Abatement Process Pursuant to Chapter 46 et 4 seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 7 8 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Prattville declared in Resolution Book 2024, 9 10 Page 080, that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds at 1722 E. Main Street 11 12 constituted a public nuisance and set a Public Hearing on said nuisance; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the Autauga County tax records lists the property owners as HACM INC 15 16 with an address of 103 Par Circle, Fairhope, AL 36532, to Parcel number 19 06 14 1 002 17 18 002.000; and 19 20 WHEREAS, notice was provided to correct, remedy or remove overgrown grass and 21 22 weeds; and 23 24 WHEREAS, the owner of 1722 E. Main Street has failed and/or refused to correct, 25 26 remedy or remove said nuisance by the expiration of said notice; and 27 28 WHEREAS, the owner of said property did not file written objections with the City Clerk’s 29 30 Office within the time prescribed by City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, Section 46-114 (c); 31 32 and 33 34 WHEREAS, the City Council held the required Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. on May 21, 35 36 2024, permitting the owner of said property to present evidence, objections and protest 37 38 regarding said nuisance; and 39 40 WHEREAS, Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, authorizes the 41 42 City to do such work or make such improvements that are necessary to correct, remedy or 43 44 remove such conditions, pay therefore and charge the expenses incurred to the owner of such 45 46 property. 47 48 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 49 50 declares that the overgrown grass and weeds at 1722 E. Main Street continues to be a 51 52 public nuisance at the expiration of the notice of violation. 53 54 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the overgrown grass and weeds 55 56 at said property removed using City forces or private contractors. The property owner shall 57 58 have the right to remove said nuisance at their expense provided that the removal is done 59 60 prior to the commencement of work by employees or agents of the City of Prattville; however, 61 62 this does not abolish incurred fines and expenses. 63 64 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related 1 2 to this request and report such costs to the City Council following its abatement. 3 4 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 5 6 7 8 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 9 Prattville City Council 10 11 AUTHENTICATED THIS THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 12 13 14 15 By: Paula G. Barlow 16 City Clerk 17 18 APPROVED: 19 20 21 22 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 23 Mayor 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ___ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Declare the Garbage and Rubbish at 625 E. Main Street a Public Nuisance and Authorize 3 the Mayor to Abate and Charge Any Incurred Expenses Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City 4 of Prattville Code of Ordinances.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 WHEREAS, keeping garbage and rubbish: 9 10 1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community by providing a 11 breeding ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, and other vermin; 12 2. may inflict injury on a person going to such property; 13 3. may also pose a fire and environmental hazard; and 14 15 WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected 16 17 the property and determined the existence of garbage and rubbish at 625 E. Main Street; 18 19 and 20 21 WHEREAS, the Autauga County tax records list the property owner as Dorsey Motor 22 23 Sales Inc, with an address of P.O. Box 680738, Prattville, AL 36068, to Parcel Number 19 02 24 25 09 4 007 054.001; and 26 27 WHEREAS, in compliance with Section 46-31, City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, the 28 29 Code Enforcement Officer gave written notice to the owner of said property on April 23, 2024, 30 31 to correct, remedy or remove the condition of garbage and rubbish within ten (10) days; and 32 33 WHEREAS, the owner of said property has failed and/or refused to correct, remedy or 34 35 remove said condition by the expiration of said notice; and 36 37 WHEREAS, Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, permits the City 38 39 Council to declare the keeping of garbage and rubbish to be a public nuisance and authorizes 40 41 the City to do such work or make such improvements that are necessary to correct, remedy or 42 43 remove such condition, pay therefore and charge the expenses incurred for the abatement 44 45 process to the owner of such property. 46 47 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 48 49 declares that the garbage and rubbish at 625 E. Main Street continued to be a public nuisance 50 51 at the expiration of the notice of violation. 52 53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the garbage and rubbish at 54 55 said property removed using City forces or private contractors. The property owner shall have 56 57 the right to remove said nuisance at their expense provided that the removal is done prior to 58 59 the commencement of work by employees or agents of the City of Prattville; however, this does 60 61 not abolish incurred expenses. 62 63 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related 64 to this request and report such costs to the City Council following its abatement. 1 2 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 3 4 5 6 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 7 Prattville City Council 8 9 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 10 11 12 13 By: Paula G. Barlow 14 City Clerk 15 16 APPROVED: 17 18 19 20 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 21 Mayor 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Declare the Garbage and Rubbish at 1146 Gaddis Avenue a Public Nuisance and 3 Authorize the Mayor to Abate and Charge Any Incurred Expenses Pursuant to Chapter 46 et 4 seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 7 8 WHEREAS, keeping garbage and rubbish: 9 10 1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community by providing a 11 breeding ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, and other vermin; 12 2. may inflict injury on a person going to such property; 13 3. may also pose a fire and environmental hazard; and 14 15 WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected 16 17 the property and determined the existence of garbage and rubbish at 1146 Gaddis Avenue; 18 19 and 20 21 WHEREAS, the Autauga County tax records list the property owner as Hepburn Ronald 22 23 & Dixie, with an address of 1146 Gaddis Avenue, Prattville, AL 36066, to Parcel Number 19 02 24 25 10 3 028 001.000; and 26 27 WHEREAS, in compliance with Section 46-31, City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, the 28 29 Code Enforcement Officer gave written notice to the owner of said property on April 22, 2024, 30 31 to correct, remedy or remove the condition of garbage and rubbish within ten (10) days; and 32 33 WHEREAS, the owner of said property has failed and/or refused to correct, remedy or 34 35 remove said condition by the expiration of said notice; and 36 37 WHEREAS, Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, permits the City 38 39 Council to declare the keeping of garbage and rubbish to be a public nuisance and authorizes 40 41 the City to do such work or make such improvements that are necessary to correct, remedy or 42 43 remove such condition, pay therefore and charge the expenses incurred for the abatement 44 45 process to the owner of such property. 46 47 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 48 49 declares that the garbage and rubbish at 1146 Gaddis Avenue continued to be a public 50 51 nuisance at the expiration of the notice of violation. 52 53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the garbage and rubbish at 54 55 said property removed using City forces or private contractors. The property owner shall have 56 57 the right to remove said nuisance at their expense provided that the removal is done prior to 58 59 the commencement of work by employees or agents of the City of Prattville; however, this does 60 61 not abolish incurred expenses. 62 63 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related 64 to this request and report such costs to the City Council following its abatement. 1 2 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 3 4 5 6 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 7 Prattville City Council 8 9 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 10 11 12 13 By: Paula G. Barlow 14 City Clerk 15 16 APPROVED: 17 18 19 20 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 21 Mayor 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Declare the Garbage and Rubbish at 1946 Chancellor Ridge Road a Public Nuisance and 3 Authorize the Mayor to Abate and Charge Any Incurred Expenses Pursuant to Chapter 46 et 4 seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 WHEREAS, keeping garbage and rubbish: 9 10 1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community by providing a 11 breeding ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, and other vermin; 12 2. may inflict injury on a person going to such property; 13 3. may also pose a fire and environmental hazard; and 14 15 WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected 16 17 the property and determined the existence of garbage and rubbish at 1946 Chancellor Ridge 18 19 Road; and 20 21 WHEREAS, the Autauga County tax records list the property owner as White Ervin D 22 23 Sabrina B. White with an address of 3606 McGehee Place Drive N. Montgomery, AL 36111, to 24 25 Parcel Number 19 01 12 1 001 258.000; and 26 27 WHEREAS, in compliance with Section 46-31, City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, the 28 29 Code Enforcement Officer gave written notice to the owner of said property on May 3, 2024, 30 31 to correct, remedy or remove the condition of garbage and rubbish within ten (10) days; and 32 33 WHEREAS, the owner of said property has failed and/or refused to correct, remedy or 34 35 remove said condition by the expiration of said notice; and 36 37 WHEREAS, Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, permits the City 38 39 Council to declare the keeping of garbage and rubbish to be a public nuisance and authorizes 40 41 the City to do such work or make such improvements that are necessary to correct, remedy or 42 43 remove such condition, pay therefore and charge the expenses incurred for the abatement 44 45 process to the owner of such property. 46 47 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 48 49 declares that the garbage and rubbish at 1946 Chancellor Ridge Road continued to be a public 50 51 nuisance at the expiration of the notice of violation. 52 53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the garbage and rubbish at 54 55 said property removed using City forces or private contractors. The property owner shall have 56 57 the right to remove said nuisance at their expense provided that the removal is done prior to 58 59 the commencement of work by employees or agents of the City of Prattville; however, this does 60 61 not abolish incurred expenses. 62 63 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related 64 to this request and report such costs to the City Council following its abatement. 1 2 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 3 4 5 6 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 7 Prattville City Council 8 9 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 10 11 12 13 By: Paula G. Barlow 14 City Clerk 15 16 APPROVED: 17 18 19 20 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 21 Mayor 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Submit the 2023 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention (MWPP) Annual Reports for the 3 Pine Creek and Autauga Creek Wastewater Treatment Facilities to the Alabama Department 4 of Environmental Management (ADEM).] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 7 8 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville operates the Pine Creek and Autauga Creek 9 10 Wastewater Treatment Facilities; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the City has implemented a MWPP Program as directed by law; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the Public Works Department staff has prepared the 2023 MWPP annual 15 16 reports for said wastewater treatment facilities. 17 18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 19 20 does hereby acknowledge that the City Council has reviewed and submits the 2023 MWPP 21 22 annual reports for the City to ADEM. 23 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City, through its staff in the Wastewater Division 25 26 of the Public Works Department, shall continue to maintain the diligent monitoring of effluent 27 28 from the wastewater system and shall continue to treat wastewater effluent in the same manner 29 30 as they have in the past, in accordance with all Federal and State regulations. 31 32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City will continue training programs as 33 34 recommended by the Public Works Director and as required by all applicable Federal or State 35 36 Government regulatory agencies. 37 38 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 39 40 41 42 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 43 Prattville City Council 44 45 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 46 47 48 49 By: Paula G. Barlow 50 City Clerk 51 52 APPROVED: 53 54 55 56 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 57 Mayor 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Surplus Equipment and Vehicles from Various Departments.] 3 4 {Sponsored By: Councilor Merrick} 5 6 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville has certain items of personal property which are no 7 8 longer needed for public or municipal purposes; and 9 10 WHEREAS, §11-43-56, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, authorizes the municipal 11 12 governing body to dispose of unneeded personal property. 13 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, that 15 16 the following personal property owned by the City of Prattville is no longer needed for public or 17 18 municipal purposes, and said property shall be removed from the inventory of the various 19 20 departments: 21 22 • Procedure Table (2) (Human Resources) 23 • Hearing Booth (Human Resources) 24 • EKG Machine (Human Resources) 25 • Vaccine Refrigerator (Human Resources) 26 • Staff Refrigerator (Human Resources) 27 • Laboratory Refrigerator (Human Resources) 28 • AED Machine (Human Resources) 29 • Wheelchair (Human Resources) 30 • Plastic Rolling Cart (Human Resources) 31 • Printer Shelf (Human Resources) 32 • Table (small) (Human Resources) 33 • 2001 Chev Ambulance VIN# 1GBJC34151F138670 (Vehicle Maintenance 10-104) 34 • 2007 Ford ½ Ton VIN# 1FTRF12V47NA57853 (Urban Management 14-242) 35 • 2006 Ford F450 Amb. VIN# 1FDXF46P76EB47318 (Urban Management 14-106) 36 • 2011 Dodge R1500 VIN# 1D7RV1CP2BS680861 (Urban Management 14-020) 37 • Excellance Amb Box S/N: 1522 (Fire) 38 • John Deere 997 Mower S/N: TC997SC040797 (Fire 09-426) 39 • 2009 Husqvarna Mower S/N: 081258104 (Fire 09-403) 40 • Toro Top Dresser S/N: 210000227 (Parks & Recreation) 41 • 2015 Kioti Tractor S/N: PR7600048 (Parks & Recreation 12-101) 42 43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the Mayor to sell said 44 45 equipment and vehicles through GovDeals.com and that proceeds for said equipment and 46 47 vehicles be deposited into the General Fund. If said surplus items are determined to be of no 48 49 value, the Mayor has authority to scrap or dispose of said equipment and vehicles for and on 50 51 behalf of the City of Prattville. 52 53 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 54 55 56 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 57 Prattville City Council 58 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 59 60 61 By: Paula G. Barlow 62 City Clerk 63 APPROVED: 1 2 3 4 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 5 Mayor 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Surplus Vehicles from Wastewater.] 3 4 {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 5 6 WHEREAS, Wastewater has certain items of personal property which are no longer 7 8 needed for public or municipal purposes; and 9 10 WHEREAS, §11-43-56, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, authorizes the municipal 11 12 governing body to dispose of unneeded personal property. 13 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, that 15 16 the following personal property owned by the City of Prattville is no longer needed for public or 17 18 municipal purposes, and said property shall be removed from the inventory of Wastewater: 19 20 • 2017 Ford Camera Van VIN# 1FTRS4XGXHKA51839 (Wastewater 11-502) 21 • 1991 Dump Truck VIN# W809JG51250021Q (Wastewater 11-507) 22 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the Mayor to sell said 24 25 vehicles through GovDeals.com and that proceeds for said vehicles be deposited into the 26 27 Wastewater Enterprise Fund. If said surplus items are determined to be of no value, the Mayor 28 29 has authority to scrap or dispose of said vehicles for and on behalf of the City of Prattville. 30 31 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 32 33 34 35 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 36 Prattville City Council 37 38 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 39 40 41 42 By: Paula G. Barlow 43 City Clerk 44 45 APPROVED: 46 47 48 49 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 50 Mayor 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Declare the Dilapidated Structure at 114 8th Street to Be Unsafe and a Public Nuisance.] 3 4 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 5 6 WHEREAS, under the authority of Title 11, Chapter 53B, Code of Alabama, 1975, as 7 8 amended, on March 14, 2024, the City of Prattville Chief Building Official declared the 9 10 dilapidated structure at 114 8th Street, Parcel No. 19 03 08 1 007 017.000, to be an unsafe 11 12 structure; and 13 14 WHEREAS, on March 18, 2024, the City of Prattville Code Enforcement Officer sent 15 16 notice ordering the repair or demolition of the dilapidated structure at 114 8th Street within 45 17 18 days of said notice; and 19 20 WHEREAS, said notice was delivered by certified mail in accordance with §11-53B-3, 21 22 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; and 23 24 WHEREAS, Title 11, Chapter 53B allows the property owner or other interested parties 25 26 to file a written appeal within thirty (30) days of the date of notice with the City Clerk requesting 27 28 a hearing before the City Council of the City of Prattville; and 29 30 WHEREAS, no written request for a hearing was received within thirty (30) days of the 31 32 date of the notice; and 33 34 WHEREAS, §11-53B-4, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, authorizes the City 35 36 Council to determine whether or not the building or structure is unsafe to the extent that it is a 37 38 public nuisance; and 39 40 WHEREAS, no repairs have been made to the dilapidated structure located at 114 8th 41 42 Street, and the structure remains unsafe and a public nuisance. 43 44 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville that 45 46 the dilapidated structure located at 114 8th Street continues to be unsafe and a public nuisance 47 48 that must be repaired or demolished. 49 50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council instructs the Code Enforcement 51 52 Officer to provide a report of the cost to repair or demolish the dilapidated structure located at 53 54 114 8th Street to the City Council. 55 56 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 57 58 59 60 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 61 Prattville City Council 62 63 64 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 1 2 3 4 By: Paula G. Barlow 5 City Clerk 6 7 APPROVED: 8 9 10 11 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 12 Mayor 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE _____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Set a Public Hearing to Declare the Abundance of Overgrown Grass and Weeds at 2305 3 Cobbs Ford Road and 119 Overlook Drive to be Unsafe and a Public Nuisance and Order 4 Their Abatement Pursuant to Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 WHEREAS, an abundance of overgrown grass and weeds: 9 10 1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare of the community by providing a 11 breeding ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes and mosquitoes and other vermin; 12 2. may cause the further spread of weeds; 13 3. may hide debris, such as glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going to such 14 property; 15 4. may also pose a fire hazard and respiratory hazard; and 16 17 WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected 18 19 the property and determined the existence of an abundance of overgrown grass and weeds 20 21 at 2305 Cobbs Ford Road and 119 Overlook Drive; and 22 23 WHEREAS, the Autauga/Elmore County tax records list the property owner(s) as 24 25 follows: 26 27 • 2305 Cobbs Ford Road – Store Master Funding VIII LLC, with an address of 828 28 Columbiana Road, Homewood, AL 35209, to Parcel Number 26 03 07 0 001 020.002 29 • 119 Overlook Drive – Cooper Harris E. & Christine with an address of 3523 Little John 30 Drive, Montgomery, AL 36109, to Parcel Number 19 05 15 4 001 013.000; and 31 32 WHEREAS, in compliance with Section 46-31, City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, the 33 34 Code Enforcement Officer gave written notice to the owner(s) of said property on April 12, 35 36 2024 and April 25, 2024 respectively, to correct, remedy or remove the abundance of 37 38 overgrown grass and weeds within ten (10) days; and 39 40 WHEREAS, the owner(s) of said property has failed and/or refused to correct, remedy 41 42 or remove said condition by the expiration of said notice; and 43 44 WHEREAS, Chapter 46 et seq., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, permits the City 45 46 Council to declare the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds to be a public nuisance and 47 48 abate the same; and 49 50 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 46-114 (e), City of Prattville Code of Ordinances, 51 52 declaring the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds to be a public nuisance and ordering 53 54 their abatement by the City Council initiates a fine for the first violation and designation on the 55 56 repeat offender registry. 57 58 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 59 60 1. the City Council of the City of Prattville declares the abundance of overgrown grass and 61 weeds at said properties to be a public nuisance and has therefore initiated the abatement 62 process; and 63 2. the owner(s) of said properties are ordered to abate said nuisance and appear before the 1 City Council at a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. on June 18, 2024, at Prattville City Hall; and 2 3. any objections may be filed, in writing, to the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the 3 Public Hearing; and 4 4. the fine of $100.00 shall be assessed to the owner(s) of said properties in addition to any 5 costs incurred for the abatement process; and 6 5. said properties shall be placed on the repeat offender registry for a period of three (3) years; 7 and 8 6. the notice of Public Hearing on the matter, as required by law, will be provided in a 9 publication of general circulation, by certified mail, and by signage on the subject property. 10 11 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 12 13 14 15 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 16 Prattville City Council 17 18 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 19 20 21 22 By: Paula G. Barlow 23 City Clerk 24 25 APPROVED: 26 27 28 29 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 30 Mayor 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE _____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Consent to the Petition to Form The Riverfell Improvement District.] 3 4 {Sponsored By: Council President Boone} 5 6 WHEREAS, an application was filed with the Elmore County Commission (the 7 8 “Commission”), the governing body of Elmore County (the “County”), requesting authority to 9 10 incorporate and organize a public corporation as an improvement district under the name of 11 12 “The Riverfell Improvement District” (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of the statutes 13 14 codified as Chapter 99A of Title 11 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, as heretofore 15 16 or hereafter amended or supplemented (the “Act”); 17 18 WHEREAS, the Commission has authorized the formation of the District; 19 20 WHEREAS, Section 11-99A-4(b) of the Act provides that (i) no land proposed to be 21 22 included within the District may be within the municipal limits of any municipality or (ii) no land 23 24 proposed to be included within the District may be within the territorial jurisdiction under 25 26 Section 11-52-30(a) of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, of any municipal planning 27 28 commission except with the consent of that municipality; 29 30 WHEREAS, portions of the land proposed to be included within the District may be 31 32 within the municipal limits and/or the territorial jurisdiction under Section 11-52-30(a) of the 33 34 Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, of the municipal planning commission of the City of 35 36 Prattville, Alabama (the “City”); 37 38 WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is expedient that the City consent to formation 39 40 of the District in accordance with Section 11-99A-4 of the Act. 41 42 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 43 44 does hereby consent to the formation of the District in accordance with Section 11-99A-4 of the 45 46 Act, notwithstanding the fact that portions of the land proposed to be included within the its 47 48 and/or the territorial jurisdiction under Section 11-52-30(a) of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as 49 50 amended, of the municipal planning commission of the City. 51 52 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 53 54 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 55 56 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 57 58 59 60 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 61 Prattville City Council 62 63 64 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 1 2 3 4 By: Paula G. Barlow 5 City Clerk 6 7 APPROVED: 8 9 10 11 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 12 Mayor 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE _____ 64 ORDINANCE 1 2 [To Amend City of Prattville Code of Ordinances Chapter 46 - Nuisances, Article IV. – 3 Abandoned Vehicles and Establish Section 46-106. – Regulation of Vehicles in Residential 4 Areas.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, that Chapter 46, Article 9 10 IV., City of Prattville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows: 11 12 Sec. 46-98. - Definitions. 13 The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings 14 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different 15 meaning: 16 Property means any real property which is not a street or highway. 17 Street or highway means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way 18 publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes 19 of vehicular travel. 20 Vehicle means a machine propelled by power other than human power designed to 21 travel along the ground by use of wheels, treads, runners, or slides, and transport 22 persons or property or pull machinery and shall include, without limitation, automobile, 23 truck, trailer, motorcycle, tractor, buggy and wagon. The term "vehicle" includes any 24 boat or vehicle designed to be used on waterways, lakes, rivers, or any other large 25 body of water. The term "vehicle" refers to a vehicle legally or physically incapable of 26 being operated, which includes one that does not have an attached current tag. 27 28 Sec. 46-99. - Maximum time on streets. 29 No person shall abandon any vehicle. It shall be presumed that any vehicle that has been left 30 at any place on a street or highway within the City for a period of 72 hours consecutively is 31 an abandoned vehicle. 32 33 Sec. 46-100. - Leaving wrecked, nonoperating vehicle on street. 34 No person shall leave any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked or junked vehicle on 35 any street or highway within the City. 36 37 Sec. 46-101. - Disposition of wrecked or discarded vehicles on property; exceptions. 38 No person in charge or control of any property within the City, whether as owner, tenant, 39 occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall allow any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, 40 junked, or discarded vehicle to remain on such property longer than seven days; and no 41 person shall leave any such vehicle on any property within the City for a time longer than 42 seven days; except that this section shall not apply with regard to a vehicle in an enclosed 43 building, a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and 44 manner when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise or a vehicle in an 45 appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the City, 46 or to vehicles in a duly licensed junkyard. 47 48 Sec. 46-102. - Impounding. 49 The Chief of Police or any member of the Police Department designated by the Chief is 50 hereby authorized to remove or have removed by a local wrecker service any vehicle left at 51 any place within the City which reasonably appears to be in violation of this article. Any 52 vehicle so taken up and removed shall be stored at a secured local wrecker lot. A permanent 53 record giving the date of the taking of each vehicle shall be kept by the Prattville Police 54 Department. The owner of any vehicle so impounded will be solely responsible for all costs 55 and fees associated with such impoundment. 56 57 Sec. 46-103. - Reclamation by owner. 58 The owner of any abandoned vehicle removed by the Police Department as provided 59 in Section 46-102 may regain possession thereof from the City by making application therefor 60 within two months after its receipt by the City upon paying to the City all reasonable costs of 61 removal, which shall be repaid to the person who paid or incurred such charges, plus any 62 additional charges levied by the local wrecker service for storage charges of the vehicle while 63 in possession of the local wrecker. 64 Sec. 46-104. - Sale of unclaimed vehicles; disposition of proceeds. 1 If no claim for the abandoned vehicle is made within two months after it is received by the 2 City, the City may sell the vehicle for the best price obtainable as junk or otherwise, as 3 provided in Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, § 32-13-1 et seq. The proceeds shall be 4 available to pay the reasonable charges of delivering the same to the City if a claim therefor 5 is made by the person who paid the charges and the expense of keeping and disposing of 6 the vehicle; any balance shall be held and disposed of as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, § 7 32-13-6. 8 9 Sec. 46-105. - Liability for damage following removal. 10 Neither the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises from which any abandoned vehicle 11 shall be removed under the provisions of this article, or any servant or agent thereof, or the 12 City, shall be liable for any loss or damage to such vehicle while being removed, or while in 13 the possession of the City, or as a result of any subsequent sale or other disposition. 14 15 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the City Council that Chapter 46, Article IV., City of 16 17 Prattville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to establish the following: 18 19 Sec. 46-106. – Regulation of Vehicles in Residential Areas. 20 A. Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, agent, occupant, 21 lessee, tenant, invitee, licensee, or otherwise to park, store, keep, harbor, stop, deposit 22 a vehicle or allow, cause or permit such a vehicle to be parked, stored, kept, harbored, 23 stopped, or deposited within any zoned residential area of the City of Prattville in the 24 following manners: 25 1. In front of a residence, except under the following conditions: 26 a. Within the boundaries of the designated driveway. 27 b. Adjacent to the driveway along the street, opposite the front door of the 28 residence, and with the flow of traffic provided such vehicles do not 29 violate section 46-99 for maximum time on streets. 30 2. In the rear of a residence, for no more than 72 consecutive hours, unless the 31 rear yard is enclosed by a 6-foot-tall opaque fence. 32 3. No vehicle shall be parked or stored upon a vacant parcel of land that does not 33 have a principal structure for no more than 72 consecutive hours. 34 4. No vehicle shall, at any time, be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in 35 the process of being stripped or dismantled, unless such work is being 36 performed inside of an enclosed garage or similarly enclosed area designed for 37 such purposes or concealed to the rear of the residence behind a 6-foot-tall 38 opaque fence as listed above. 39 40 B. Exceptions. 41 1. Limited Use. For the purposes of this section, parking in the front yard, as 42 restricted by subsection (A)(1), shall not be prohibited where the motor vehicle is 43 parked for the limited purpose of loading, unloading, or washing. This exception 44 shall only apply while the owner or operator of the motor vehicle is actively 45 engaged in the said task, and in no event shall this exception apply for no more 46 than a 72 consecutive hour time period. 47 2. Special Events / Functions. The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to 48 vehicles legally parked for the purposes of a special event or organized function 49 (including but not limited to holiday gatherings, birthday parties, celebrations of 50 life, etc.). This exception shall only apply while the owner or operator of the motor 51 vehicle in question is in physical attendance of such an event or function and the 52 parking of the vehicle for no more than 72 consecutive hours. 53 3. Emergency Vehicles. Furthermore, the prohibitions of this section shall not 54 apply to authorized emergency vehicles parked while emergency personnel are 55 engaged in answering a call or rendering assistance. Authorized emergency 56 vehicles shall include police and fire vehicles, as well as ambulances and 57 hearses. 58 4. Historic Districts. The provisions of this section shall not operate to allow the 59 construction of driveways or the use of property in historic districts which 60 conflicts with the rules and regulations governing land use in those districts. 61 62 63 64 C. Enforcement. The Chief of Police, or his duly appointed designee, shall be charged with 1 the enforcement of this section. For any property found to be in violation, notice shall be 2 given, and the registered owner of the vehicle shall have ten (10) calendar days within 3 which to bring the property into compliance. 4 1. Impounding. Refer to Section 46-102. 5 a. Liability for Damage Following Removal. No agent or servant of the City, 6 shall be liable for any loss or damage to such vehicle while being 7 removed, or while being stored in accordance with this Ordinance or 8 other disposition as defined in Sec. 46-105. 9 2. Penalty for violation. In addition to any cost incurred for the removal of any 10 vehicle by a local wrecker service in Section C(1), there shall be assessed the 11 following fines to the owner of the vehicle: 12 • For the first violation, a fine of $100.00 shall be assessed. 13 • For the second violation, a fine of $200.00 shall be assessed. 14 • For the third or any subsequent violation a fine of $300.00 shall be 15 assessed. 16 a. The fines for this violation will be paid to the City of Prattville Municipal Court. 17 After the Municipal Court has received payment and issued a receipt for said 18 fine, the owner of the vehicle will be able to retrieve his/her vehicle from the 19 local wrecker service where it is stored. The above fines apply individually 20 for each vehicle for this section. 21 22 THIS Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and execution as provided by 23 24 law. 25 26 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 27 28 29 30 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 31 Prattville City Council 32 33 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 34 35 36 37 By: Paula G. Barlow 38 City Clerk 39 40 APPROVED: 41 42 43 44 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 45 Mayor 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 ORDINANCE BOOK 2024, PAGE ___ 64 ORDINANCE 1 2 [To Exempt Certain “Covered Items” From the Municipal Sales and Use Tax During the Third 3 Full Weekend of July 2024, as Authorized by §40-23-210 through §40-23-213, Code of 4 Alabama, 1975, as amended, Generally Referred to as the “Back-to-School Sales Tax 5 Holiday” Legislation.] 6 7 {Sponsored By: Councilor Chambers} 8 9 BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, Alabama, as follows: 10 11 Section 1. In conformity with the provisions of §40-23-210 through §40-23-213, Code of 12 Alabama, 1975, as amended, providing for a State Sales Tax Holiday, the City of Prattville, 13 Alabama, exempts “covered items” from municipal sales and use tax during the same period, 14 beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the third Friday in July (July 19, 2024) and ending at twelve midnight 15 the following Sunday (July 21, 2024). 16 17 Section 2. This Ordinance shall be subject to all terms, conditions, definitions, time periods, 18 and rules as provided by §40-23-210 through §40-23-213, Code of Alabama, 1975, as 19 amended, except that the time period shall only be as specified in Section 1 above and not for 20 all years thereafter. 21 22 Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance 23 under the seal of the City of Prattville, Alabama, and to forward said certified copy to the 24 Alabama Department of Revenue to be recorded and posted on the department website. 25 26 Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication as required 27 by law. 28 29 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 30 31 32 _________________________________ 33 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 34 Prattville City Council 35 36 AUTHENTICATED 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 37 38 39 _________________________________ 40 By: Paula G. Barlow 41 City Clerk 42 43 APPROVED: 44 45 46 _________________________________ 47 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 48 Mayor 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 ORDINANCE BOOK 2024, PAGE 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize the Release of Matching Funds for Alabama Department of Transportation 3 (ALDOT) Project No. STPMN-0115(252) - Widening to Add Turn Lanes, Resurfacing and 4 Traffic Signal Improvements on Fairview Avenue from SR-3 to Jasmine Trail at a Total Cost 5 Not to Exceed $6,044,625.06 (Net Cost to City Not to Exceed $2,844,625.06).] 6 7 {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 8 9 WHEREAS, the City has identified a need for additional turn lanes and other 10 11 improvements on Fairview Avenue between SR-3 (U.S. 31) and Jasmine Trail; and 12 13 WHEREAS, transportation funds in the amount of $3,200,000.00 are available from the 14 15 Montgomery Metropolitan Organization through ALDOT for Project Number STPMN-0115(252) 16 17 to make improvements to Fairview Avenue from SR-3 to Jasmine Trail to include the widening 18 19 to add turn lanes, resurfacing and traffic signal improvements; and 20 21 WHEREAS, in Resolution Book 2020-A, Page 151, on October 6, 2020, the City Council 22 23 authorized the Mayor to enter into a funding agreement with the State of Alabama through 24 25 ALDOT for Project # STPMN-0115(252) for said project; and 26 27 WHEREAS, the total project cost is $6,044,625.06 (net cost to City $2,844,625.06); 28 29 and 30 31 WHEREAS, funds have been budgeted in the Capital Projects Fund. 32 33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 34 35 hereby authorizes the release funds in an amount not to exceed $2,844,625.06 for said project, 36 37 and funds are approved and appropriated from FY2024 Budget Line Item Capital Projects 38 39 Fund/ Fairview Avenue Intersection Improvements. 40 41 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 42 43 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 44 45 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 46 47 48 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 49 Prattville City Council 50 51 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 52 53 54 By: Paula G. Barlow 55 City Clerk 56 57 APPROVED: 58 59 60 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 61 Mayor 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Award Bid No. 024-004 to Construction One, Inc. for the Information Technology, 3 Economic Development and Public Facilities Project Star Indoors at 124 W. Main Street for 4 the Executive Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $1,574,686.00.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Chambers} 7 8 WHEREAS, a need has been identified for interior improvements for the Information 9 10 Technology, Economic Development and Public Facilities to 124 West Main Street; and 11 12 WHEREAS, specifications were drafted for said improvements; and 13 14 WHEREAS, three (3) sealed bids were received, opened and read in public on May 14, 15 16 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, and Construction One, Inc. was the 17 18 lowest responsible bidder at a cost not to exceed $1,574,686.00 for said project; and 19 20 WHEREAS, this is a budgeted expense in the Capital Projects Fund. 21 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 23 24 hereby awards Bid No. 024-004 to Construction One, Inc. in an amount not to exceed 25 26 $1,574,686.00 for said project, and said funds are approved and appropriated from the FY2024 27 28 Budget Line Item Capital Projects Fund/ Bank Renovations. 29 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 31 32 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 33 34 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 35 36 37 38 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 39 Prattville City Council 40 41 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 42 43 44 45 By: Paula G. Barlow 46 City Clerk 47 48 APPROVED: 49 50 51 52 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 53 Mayor 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with Sain Associates, Inc. for 3 Construction Engineering and Inspection Services for the Alabama Department of 4 Transportation (ALDOT) Project No. STPMN-0115(252) - Widening to Add Turn Lanes, 5 Resurfacing and Traffic Signal Improvements on Fairview Avenue from SR-3 to Jasmine Trail 6 at a Cost Not to Exceed $800,600.00.] 7 8 {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 9 10 WHEREAS, a need has been identified for construction engineering and inspection 11 12 services (ALDOT) Project No. STPMN-0115(252) - widening to add turn lanes, resurfacing 13 14 and traffic signal improvements on Fairview Avenue from SR-3 to Jasmine Trail; and 15 16 WHEREAS, Sain Associates, Inc. has the expertise to provide said engineering services 17 18 at a cost not to exceed $800,600.00; and 19 20 WHEREAS, §39-2-2(d)(1), Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, allows contracts to 21 22 secure services with engineers possessing a high degree of professional skill to be let without 23 24 bidding; and 25 26 WHEREAS, this is a budgeted expense in the Capital Projects Fund. 27 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, that 29 30 the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into said agreement with Sain Associates, Inc. for said 31 32 construction engineering and inspection services at a cost not to exceed $800,600.00, and 33 34 funds are approved and appropriated from FY2024 Budget Line Item Capital Projects Fund/ 35 36 Fairview Avenue Intersection Improvements. 37 38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 39 40 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 41 42 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 43 44 45 46 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 47 Prattville City Council 48 49 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 50 51 52 53 By: Paula G. Barlow 54 City Clerk 55 56 APPROVED: 57 58 59 60 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 61 Mayor 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize the Release of Funds for the Purchase of One (1) Kubota Tractor from Capital 3 Tractor, Inc. for the Parks and Recreation Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $26,695.63.] 4 5 {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 6 7 WHEREAS, a need has been identified to purchase one (1) Kubota Tractor; and 8 9 WHEREAS, said tractor is available from Capital Tractor, Inc. at a cost not to exceed 10 11 $26,695.63; and 12 13 WHEREAS, this is a budgeted expense in Parks and Recreation. 14 15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville that 16 17 funds in an amount not to exceed $26,695.63 for the purchase of said tractor are hereby 18 19 authorized and approved to be paid to Capital Tractor, Inc., and said funds are approved 20 21 and appropriated from FY2024 Budget Line Item Parks and Recreation/ Capital Outlay. 22 23 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 24 25 26 27 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 28 Prattville City Council 29 30 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 31 32 33 34 By: Paula G. Barlow 35 City Clerk 36 37 APPROVED: 38 39 40 41 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 42 Mayor 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ___ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Amend the Budget and Authorize the Release of Funds for the Purchase of One (1) 3 Wright Riding Mower, from Ground Works Distribution LLC, for the Fire Department at a Cost 4 Not to Exceed $15,713.60.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 WHEREAS, a need has been identified to purchase one (1) Wright ZXT 72” Riding 9 10 Mower; and 11 12 WHEREAS, said mower is available through Ground Works Distribution LLC at a cost 13 14 not to exceed $15,713.60. 15 16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, that 17 18 the FY2024 Budget is hereby amended as follows: 19 20 Decrease Fire/ Operating - Training $ 5,213.60 21 Decrease Fire/ Operating - Fire Training A/C $10,500.0022 Increase Fire/ Capital Outlay $15,713.60 23 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in an amount not to exceed $15,713.60 for the 25 26 purchase of said mower is hereby authorized and approved to be paid to Ground Works 27 28 Distribution LLC, and said funds are approved and appropriated from FY2024 Budget Line Item 29 30 Fire/ Capital Outlay. 31 32 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 33 34 35 ________________________________ 36 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 37 Prattville City Council 38 39 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 40 41 42 ________________________________ 43 By: Paula G. Barlow 44 City Clerk 45 46 APPROVED: 47 48 49 ________________________________ 50 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 51 Mayor 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize Demolition and Removal of the Dilapidated Structure Located at 814 3 Wilberforce Avenue, Formerly Addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and Award a 4 Contract to 82 Auto Parts and Wrecker Service LLC at a Cost Not to Exceed $13,500.00.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville Planning Department reclassified the parcel of property 9 10 formerly addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to 814 Wilberforce Avenue on or about 11 12 May 6, 2024; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville Building Inspector declared the structure at 814 15 16 Wilberforce Avenue, formerly addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Parcel No. 19 17 18 03 05 4 011 014.000, recorded in the Autauga County Probate Office in Book 2019, Page 630, 19 20 and more specifically described as: 21 22 A lot or parcel of land in Prattville, Alabama, and being a part of Lot 4 shown on 23 the map or plat of the City of Prattville, Alabama, Metes and Bounds: BEG at 24 appoint at NW Corner of Lot 11 of Alice Russell, Andrews project as recorded in 25 Deed Book 71 Page 520 thence N’W’LY 57” along E ROW of Wilberforce Avenue 26 thence E 185’ thence SE’LY50” thence W 197” to E Row at Point of Beginning SS 27 T17N R16E57 x 197. Property location: Wilberforce Avenue, Prattville, Alabama. 28 29 to be unsafe and a public nuisance on February 22, 2024, pursuant to §11-53B of the Code of 30 31 Alabama, 1975, as amended; and 32 33 WHEREAS, on February 23, 2024, notice was sent by certified mail to the last known 34 35 property owner(s) and to all parties having interest in the property, ordering the repair or 36 37 demolition of the structure at 814 Wilberforce Avenue, formerly addressed as 809 Martin Luther 38 39 King Jr. Drive, within 45 days of said notice; and 40 41 WHEREAS, in Resolution Book 2024, Page 082, on April 16, 2024, the City Council of 42 43 the City of Prattville declared the structure located at 814 Wilberforce Avenue, formerly 44 45 addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, continued to be unsafe and a public nuisance 46 47 that must be repaired or demolished; and 48 49 WHEREAS, no repairs have been made to the structure, and it remains unsafe and a 50 51 public nuisance. 52 53 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 54 55 hereby authorizes the Mayor to take whatever steps necessary to remove the unsafe structure 56 57 located at 814 Wilberforce Avenue, formerly addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. 58 59 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a contract in an amount not to exceed $13,500.00 is 60 61 awarded to 82 Auto Parts and Wrecker Service LLC for demolition and removal of said structure 62 63 located at 814 Wilberforce Avenue, formerly addressed as 809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 64 and said funds are hereby approved and appropriated from FY2024 Budget Line Item Police/ 1 2 Dilapidated House Demolition. 3 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 5 6 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 7 8 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 9 10 11 12 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 13 Prattville City Council 14 15 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 16 17 18 19 By: Paula G. Barlow 20 City Clerk 21 22 APPROVED: 23 24 25 26 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 27 Mayor 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE _____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize the Release of Funds for the Purchase of One (1) Dump Trailer from True Pull 3 Trailers LLC for the Parks and Recreation Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $10,434.00.] 4 5 {Sponsored By: Council President Pro Tempore Strichik} 6 7 WHEREAS, a need has been identified to purchase one (1) dump trailer; and 8 9 WHEREAS, said trailer is available from True Pull Trailers LLC at a cost not to exceed 10 11 $10,434.00; and 12 13 WHEREAS, this is a budgeted expense in Parks and Recreation. 14 15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville that 16 17 funds in an amount not to exceed $10,434.00 for the purchase of said trailer are hereby 18 19 authorized and approved to be paid to True Pull Trailers LLC, and said funds are approved 20 21 and appropriated from FY2024 Budget Line Item Parks and Recreation/ Capital Outlay. 22 23 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 24 25 26 27 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 28 Prattville City Council 29 30 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 31 32 33 34 By: Paula G. Barlow 35 City Clerk 36 37 APPROVED: 38 39 40 41 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 42 Mayor 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ___ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize Demolition and Removal of the Dilapidated Residential Structure Located at 3 156 Durden Road and Award a Contract to 82 Auto and Wrecker Service LLC at a Cost Not 4 to Exceed $9,500.00.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Whaley} 7 8 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville Building Inspector declared the residential structure at 9 10 156 Durden Road to be unsafe and a public nuisance on December 18, 2023, pursuant to §11- 11 12 53B of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; and 13 14 WHEREAS, on January 31, 2024, notice was sent by certified mail to the last known 15 16 property owner(s) and to all parties having interest in the property, ordering the repair or 17 18 demolition of the residential structure at 156 Durden Road within 45 days of said notice; and 19 20 WHEREAS, in Resolution Book 2024, Page 071, on April 2, 2024, the City Council 21 22 of the City of Prattville declared the residential structure located at 156 Durden Road continued 23 24 to be unsafe and a public nuisance that must be repaired or demolished; and 25 26 WHEREAS, no repairs have been made to the residential structure, and it remains 27 28 unsafe and a public nuisance. 29 30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville 31 32 hereby authorizes the Mayor to take whatever steps necessary to remove the unsafe residential 33 34 structure located at 156 Durden Road. 35 36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a contract in an amount not to exceed $9,500.00 is 37 38 awarded to 82 Auto and Wrecker Service LLC for demolition and removal of said residential 39 40 structure located at 156 Durden Road, and said funds are hereby approved and appropriated 41 42 from FY2024 Budget Line Item Police/ Dilapidated House Demolition. 43 44 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 45 46 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 47 48 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 49 50 51 52 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 53 Prattville City Council 54 55 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 56 57 58 59 By: Paula G. Barlow 60 City Clerk 61 62 63 64 APPROVED: 1 2 3 4 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 5 Mayor 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE _____ 64 RESOLUTION 1 2 [To Authorize Krebs Engineering, Inc. to Make Application to the Alabama Department of 3 Transportation (ALDOT) for the FY2025 Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program for 4 East Main Street Pedestrian Access Improvements.] 5 6 {Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson} 7 8 WHEREAS, the City of Prattville is interested in applying under ALDOT’s FY2025 9 10 Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program for East Main Street pedestrian access 11 12 improvements; and 13 14 WHEREAS, Krebs Engineering, Inc. has the staff and expertise to prepare said 15 16 application for the City. 17 18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prattville, that 19 20 an application be submitted to ALDOT and the City Council commits to all matching funds. 21 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any and 23 24 all documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 25 26 ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 27 28 29 30 By: Lora Lee Boone, President 31 Prattville City Council 32 33 AUTHENTICATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2024. 34 35 36 37 By: Paula G. Barlow 38 City Clerk 39 40 APPROVED: 41 42 43 44 By: Bill Gillespie, Jr. 45 Mayor 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 RESOLUTION BOOK 2024-A, PAGE ____ 64