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AGENDA FOR THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

TO BE HELD JANUARY 22, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M.

IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

 

 

                                                                                             

CALL TO ORDER.

 

 

1.  INVOCATION.

 

     Wanda Gail Campbell, PhD, Minister of Peace

 

2.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

 

3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

a.  Regular Meeting held January 8, 2015.

(Minutes Received)

 

4.  RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.

 

a.    Mayor.

 

1.     Recognition of Sarah Margaret Cimino of Randolph School as State Champion in the 100 yard Butterfly 500 yard Freestyle State Competition.

 

2.     Recognition of Aubrie Huddleston of Grissom High School and Taylor Gill of Madison Academy upon their selection to the All State Volleyball Team.

 

3.     Recognition of David Teitge of Westminster Christian Academy upon his selection Class 4A All State Football Team.

 

b.    Council.

 

1.     Adoption and Presentation.

 

2.     Adoption Only.

 

a.     Resolution recognizing the 2015 Founders Day of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., to be held at the National Speleological Society on January 24, 2015, 6:00 p.m.  (Culver)

 

b.     Resolution commemorating the life of Kenneth J. Dupree, former employee of the Huntsville Police Department.  (Culver)

         

c.    Other Special Recognitions.

 

d.    Announcements.

 

5.  BUSINESS WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

 

6.  PUBLIC HEARINGS.

 

a.  Public hearings to be held.

 

1.   Public hearing on Ordinance No. 14-928 zoning newly annexed property lying west of Zierdt Road and on the east side of Arnett Road to Residence 2-A District.  (Set December 4, 2014, Regular Council Meeting)  (Planning)

 

2.   Public hearing on Resolution No. 14-956 approving of and assenting to vacation of, and vacating, a portion of National Boulevard and Meadowbrook Drive abutting the new Grissom High School Campus.  (Set December 18, 2014, Regular Council Meeting)  (City Attorney)

 

3.    Public hearing in order to hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, for removal of nuisance at 2704 Sparkman Drive, NW, Huntsville, Alabama.  (Set January 8, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Community Development)

 

4.   Resolution ordering abatement of nuisance at 2704 Sparkman Drive, NW, Huntsville, Alabama.  (Community Development)

 

b.     Public hearings to be set.

 

7.  COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS.

 

      a. Communications from the Public.

 

      b. Reports

 

8.  HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES ITEMS.

 

a.   Ordinance No. 15-7 concerning water backflow prevention and cross- connections.  (Introduced January 8, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Utilities: Water)

 

9.  BOARD APPOINTMENTS.

 

a.  Board Appointments to be Voted on.

 

1.   Resolution to reappoint Douglas C. Martinson II to the Huntsville Public Library Board, for a term to expire February 10, 2019.  (Nominated January 8, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Russell)

 

b.  Board Appointment Nominations

 

10.  APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES.

 

a.     Resolution authorizing expenditures for payment.  (Finance Committee)

 

b.     Finance Committee Report.

 

11.  COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.

 

12.   COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

 

          Councilman Will Culver

          Councilman Bill Kling

          Councilman Richard Showers, Sr.

          Councilwoman Jennie Robinson

          Councilman Mark Russell

 

13.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR ACTION.

 

14.   NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR INTRODUCTION.

 

a.   Introduction of an ordinance exempting qualifying projects from the payment of building permit fees.  (Administration)

 

15.   NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OR ACTION.

 

a.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement between the Madison County Commission and the City of Huntsville for salaries and fringe benefits reimbursement from the FY 2014-2015 Strategic Counterdrug Team (STAC) grant.  (Police)

 

b.     Request for authorization to advertise and fill the vacant budgeted General Services Plumber position at a higher rate than minimum if necessary.  (General Services)

 

c.     Ordinance declaring certain property as surplus and to dispose at auction.  (Public Transit)

 

d.     Resolution to renew the Agreement with McGriff, Seibels and Williams, Inc., to provide General Liability Insurance on Public Transit fleet of Revenue Vehicles.  (Public Transit)

 

e.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Special Employee Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Cecilia Summers.  (Finance)

 

f.    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)

 

g.     Ordinance to amend Budget Ordinance No. 14-665 by changing appropriated funding for various departments and funds.  (Finance)

 

h.     Resolution authorizing the acceptance of donations.  (Finance)

 

i.     Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to settle the claim of Dynetics (Claim FY14-116).  (City Attorney)

 

j.     Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to settle the claim of Charles Dickerson (FY15-33).  (City Attorney)

 

k.     Resolution authorizing condemnation proceedings to obtain fee simple title to a certain tract of real property for the Church Street Phase I project.  (City Attorney)

 

l.     Ordinance declaring certain property as surplus and no longer needed for a municipal purpose.  (City Attorney)

 

m.   Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Project Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Avenue Huntsville, LLLP.  (City Attorney)

 

n.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Ground Lease Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Avenue Huntsville, LLLP.  (City Attorney)

 

o.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Easement Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Avenue Huntsville, LLLP.  (City Attorney)

 

p.     Resolution authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to invoke Progress Bank Letter of Credit No. 8000003510 for South Gate Subdivision Phase I.  (City Attorney)

 

q.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to modify the agreement between the City of Huntsville and Garver, L.L.C., for Engineering Design Services for Martin Road, Phase I (from Old Jim Williams Road to Zierdt Road), Project No. 65-10-RD06, by Modification No. 1.  (Engineering)

 

r.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Utility Relocation/Reimbursement Agreement between the City of Huntsville and  AT&T Corp., for Relocation of Utility Facilities for Greenbrier Parkway, Phase III, Project No. 65-13-RD02.  (Engineering)

 

s.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Utility Relocation/Reimbursement Agreement between the City of Huntsville and American Midstream, L.L.C., for Relocation of Utility Facilities for Greenbrier Parkway, Phase III, Project No. 65-13-RD02.  (Engineering)  DELETED

 

t.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement between the City of Huntsville and OMI, Inc., for Construction Materials Testing Services for Weatherly Road Extension (aka Haysland Road), Project No. 65-14-RD01.  (Engineering)

 

u.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement between the City of Huntsville and Garver, L.L.C., for 2015 Surveying Services for In-house Sanitary Sewer Projects, Project No. 65-15-SP11.  (Engineering)

 

v.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to modify the agreement between the City of Huntsville and Johnson & Associates Consulting Engineers, L.L.C., for Engineering Construction Administration Services for Church Street Phase II, Project No. 65-05-RD13, by Modification No.  1.  (Engineering)

 

w.    Resolution authorizing the City Council to amend the contract with Reed Contracting Services, Inc. for County Line Road & I-565 Sanitary Sewer Relocation, Project No. 65-12-SM01 & IM-I565(307), as adopted by Resolution No. 14-102 of February 13, 2014 and amended by Resolution No. 14-609 of August 14, 2014, by Change Order No. 2.  (Water Pollution Control)

 

x.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to modify the agreement between the City of Huntsville and Reed Contracting Services, Inc., for Periodic Bid for Asphalt Projects-2013, Project No. 65-13-SP05, by Modification No. 1.  (Public Works)

 

y.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless.  (ITS)

 

z.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Summit Technology, Inc., for PeopleSoft Support Services.  (ITS)

 

aa. Resolution authorizing travel expenses for Huntsville Fire and Rescue.  (Fire and Rescue)

 

bb. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Diltina Development Corporation.  (Administration)

 

cc.  Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Project Development Agreement among the City of Huntsville, Limestone County, Alabama, and Polaris Industries.  (Administration)

 

dd. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Option Agreement between the City of Huntsville, Alabama and J & M Hargrave Farms.  (Administration)

 

ee. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement between the City of Huntsville and Cavanaugh MacDonald Consulting, LLC, for the purpose of providing actuarial services on the City’s post-retirement medical plan.  (Human Resources)

 

ff.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement between the City of Huntsville and Bird and Kamback Architects, LLC, for Architectural Services for the Benton H. Wilcoxon Ice Plex Locker Room Addition located at 3185 Leeman Ferry Road.  (General Services)

 

gg. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement between the City of Huntsville and The Arts Council, Inc. 

(Administration)

 

hh. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement to Purchase between the City of Huntsville and Donald Ray Vaughan for certain real property.  (City Attorney)

 

ii.      Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement between the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce.  (Administration)

 

16.  LEGAL DEPARTMENT ITEMS/TRANSACTIONS.

 

a.      Vacation of Easements

 

None.

 

b.      Vacation of rights-of-way

 

                    None.

 

c.      Deeds for acceptance

 

                    None.

 

d.      Routine bond satisfactions

 

                    None.

 

e.      Liquor bond mortgages.

 

None.

 

17.   NON-ROSTER COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

 

18.   ADJOURN.