Draft City Council Agenda Packet November 17, 2020
AGENDA
PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG:
INVOCATION:
ROLL CALL:
CALL TO ORDER:
THE CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH IS HOSPITALITY: Cheerfully sharing food,
shelter and friendship with others.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Organizational Meeting November 2, 2020; Public Hearing and
City Council Meeting November 3, 2020.
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 Various Weeded Lots Abated per Title 11,
Chapter 67 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended. (Sponsored By: Council President
Starnes)
2. 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: Council President Starnes)
3. RESOLUTION: To Request that Gardner Road be Designated as a Major Collector Under
the Highway Functional Classification System. (Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson)
4. RESOLUTION: To Appoint Councilor John Chambers to the Planning Commission.
(Sponsored by: Council President Starnes)
5. RESOLUTION: To Adopt a Reimbursement Resolution Pursuant to United States Treasury
Regulation Section 1.150-2 for the Mac Gray Park 2.0 Improvements Project. (Sponsored By:
Councilor Strichik)
COMMENTS FROM PERSONS PRESENT:
CLOSING COMMENTS:
ADJOURN
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
RESOLUTION
[To Authorize the Mayor to have Various Weeded Lots Abated per Title 11, Chapter 67 of the
Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended.]
{Sponsored By: Council President Starnes}
WHEREAS, an abundance of overgrown grass or weeds:
1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare by providing a breeding
ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes and mosquitoes and other vermin;
2. may cause the further spread of weeds;
3. may hide debris, such as glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going to
such property; and
4. may also pose a fire hazard and respiratory hazard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Prattville declared in Resolution Book
2020-A, Page 159, that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds at various addresses
in the City of Prattville constituted a public nuisance and set a public hearing to discuss said
nuisances; and
WHEREAS, notice, as required by §11-67-62, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended,
was provided in The Prattville Progress, by certified mail, and by signage on the subject
property; and
WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected
said properties and determined that the public nuisance still exists; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held the required public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on
November 17, 2020, permitting the owners of said properties to present evidence, objections,
and protest regarding the proposed removal of weeds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Prattville declares that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds on the properties
continue to be a public nuisance:
• Old Farm Lane: Laney Properties, LTD, 4986 Camp Grandview Road, Millbrook, AL 36054
(19 01 01 1 000 001.060)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the overgrown grass and
weeds on the property listed above cut or removed using city forces or private contractors.
Any property owner shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own
expense provided the removal is done prior to the commencement of work by employees or
agents of the City of Prattville. The Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related to the
removal of overgrown grass and weeds and report such cost to the City Council following
their removal.
ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Gerald “Jerry” Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Jamie Clayton
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED:
______________________________
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
RESOLUTION BOOK 2020-A, PAGE _____
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: Council President Starnes}
WHEREAS, an abundance of overgrown grass or weeds:
1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare by providing a breeding
ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes and mosquitoes and other vermin;
2. may cause the further spread of weeds;
3. may hide debris, such as glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going to
such property; and
4. may also pose a fire hazard and respiratory hazard; and
WHEREAS, §11-67-1 et Seq., of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, permits
the City Council of the City of Prattville to declare an abundance of overgrown grass and
weeds to be a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected
the properties at the following addresses and determined the existence of an abundance of
overgrown grass and weeds:
• 116 NEWBY ST. – EZELLE, QUENNIE M., 270 EASY ST., PRATTVILLE, AL 36067
(19 03 08 1 006 016.000)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. the City Council of the City of Prattville declares the abundance of overgrown grass
and weeds at the above listed addresses to be a public nuisance; and
2. the owners of said property, as they appear in the records of the Autauga County or
Elmore County Revenue Commissioners, are ordered to abate the abundance of
overgrown grass and weeds; and
3. the owners of said property are ordered to appear before the City Council of the City of
Prattville at a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on December 15, 2020 in Prattville City Hall.
Notice of such hearing shall be sent by certified mail to owners of said property.
ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Gerald “Jerry” Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Jamie Clayton
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED:
______________________________
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
RESOLUTION BOOK 2020-A, PAGE _____
RESOLUTION
[To Request that Gardner Road be Designated as a Major Collector Under the Highway
Functional Classification System.]
{Sponsored By: Councilor Jackson}
WHEREAS, the City of Prattville is desirous that the Alabama Department of
Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration classify Gardner Road, comprising
0.7 miles, as a Major Collector under the Highway Functional Classification System; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prattville submits with the letter of transmittal and
acknowledges a safety assessment report addressing the current conditions and
recommendation listed in the Alabama Department of Transportation County Road Design
Policy dated December 2006, Chapter 2 “Design Criteria for Resurfacing, Restoration and
Rehabilitation (RRR) of Existing County Roadways and Bridges for all Traffic Volumes”.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor, and City Council of the City
of Prattville as the governing body, do request that Gardener Road be designated as a Major
Collector under the Highway Functional Classification System.
ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Gerald “Jerry” Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Jamie Clayton
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED:
______________________________
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
RESOLUTION BOOK 2020-A, PAGE _____
RESOLUTION
[To Appoint Councilor John Chambers to the Planning Commission]
{Sponsored by: Council President Starnes}
WHEREAS, §11-52-3 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, defines the
appointment procedure of a municipal planning commission and authorizes the City
Council to appoint one of its members to serve as an ex officio member of the planning
commission for the duration of his/her term in office; and
WHEREAS, Councilor John Chambers has expressed a desire to serve as the City
Council representative to the City of Prattville Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Prattville that Councilor John Chambers is hereby designated as the City Council
representative to the City of Prattville Planning Commission effective immediately and that
Councilor Chambers shall serve as the Council’s representative until the designation of his
replacement by the Council or expiration of his term of office.
ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Gerald “Jerry” Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Jamie Clayton
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED:
______________________________
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
RESOLUTION BOOK 2020-A, PAGE _____
RESOLUTION
[To Adopt a Reimbursement Resolution Pursuant to United States Treasury Regulation
Section 1.150-2 for the Mac Gray Park 2.0 Improvements Project.]
{Sponsored By: Councilor Strichik}
[PAGES FOLLOWING]
ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Gerald “Jerry” Starnes, President
Prattville City Council
AUTHENTICATED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
______________________________
By: Jamie Clayton
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED:
______________________________
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
RESOLUTION BOOK 2020-A, PAGE _____