Council Meeting Minutes 3-22-2022

Jun 15, 2022

MINUTES OF A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF TALLASSEE, ALABAMA

MARCH 22, 2022

 

 

 

 

The Mayor and the City Council of the City of Tallassee, Alabama convened in regular session on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Tallassee Municipal Complex. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hammock and the following were recorded as present:

 

Mayor                          John Hammock

Council Members         Jeremy Taunton

Sarah Hill

Damian Carr

Bill Hall

Terrel Brown-absent

Bill Godwin

Fred Randall Hughey

 

John Smith was present as city attorney and Whitney Pitchford as secretary for the meeting.

 

Mayor Hammock presented the minutes of the council work session held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. There were no additions or changes. Upon motion of Councilmember Hall and second by Councilmember Hill, the minutes were approved by a unanimous vote.

 

Mayor Hammock presented the minutes of the regular council meeting held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. There were no additions or changes. Upon motion of Councilmember Taunton and second by Councilmember Carr, the minutes were approved by a unanimous vote.

 

Item 1: The deficiencies for LWCF were discussed in detail during the work session. Greg Clark handed out packets to Mayor and Councilmembers.

 

Item 2: Larry Rogers with HDD asked permission to drill for broadband on city property. He will be drilling under the river, trying to end up close to the stairs behind City Hall. There will be no cost to the City. Councilmember Hill made a motion to allow HDD to drill on city property, seconded by Councilmember Hughey. Upon a vote, the motion passed unanimously.

 

Item 3: The Lions Club request will be discussed at the finance meeting on April 4th.

 

Item 4: The SRO agreement was discussed in detail during the work session. Councilmember Taunton made a motion to accept the SRO agreement, seconded by Councilmember Godwin. Upon a vote, the motion passed unanimously.

 

Item 5: Blake Moon was absent from the meeting and asked Councilmember Taunton to discuss his concerns with the public nuisances. Blake Moon asked if he needed to advertise for someone to cut the grass for public nuisances that we will have in the future. Councilmembers agreed that we should put in writing if a lawn service is interested, we will put them on a rotating basis. We need to make sure that the lawn service can make the cut in a reasonable amount of time. If not, we will move on to the next lawn service.

 

Item 6: Alcohol license application for Hari Package store was discussed during the work session. The store already had the license, they just changed owners. Councilmember Carr made a motion to approve the alcohol license for Hari Package store, seconded by Councilmember Hughey. Upon a vote, the motion passed unanimously.

 

Item 7: Alcohol license application for Tallassee Marathon was discussed during the work session. The store already had the license, they just changed owners. Councilmember Taunton made a motion to approve the alcohol license for Tallassee Marathon, seconded by Councilmember Hall. Upon a vote, the motion passed unanimously.

 

Item 8: Arbor Day Proclamation was discussed during the work session. Councilmember Taunton made a motion to adopt the Arbor Day Proclamation, seconded by Councilmember Hall. Upon a vote, the motion passed unanimously.

 

Item 9: Mayor’s Reports:

  1. Possibly apply for grant for Police and Fire facility. Greg Clark said they can do more research for finance committee.
  2. Interviews for a building inspector are Tuesday. There are 5 people.
  3. Dixie Youth opening ceremonies are Saturday.
  4. The City has been awarded LWCF grant for a soccer field. Mayor wanted to thank everyone for their help in this process. Mayor suggested naming the field Coach Terrel Brown Field. Councilmembers wanted the Finance Committee to discuss. They have 14 days to decide from the date that Mayor received the news. The Finance Committee will have a special meeting Monday, March 28th at 11:30 to discuss the grant.
  5. Mayor wanted to apologize to anyone he has personally offended.

 

Item 10: Council Reports:

  1. Councilmember Hill-Special Finance Meeting March 28th at 11:30AM, April 4th at 1PM Finance Meeting
  2. Councilmember Carr-Mr. Hutcherson got his first gold medal for USA team.
  3. Councilmember Hall-Citywide cleanup- April 9th from 9-11
  4. Councilmember Godwin said that Laurel Hill Farm was interested in setting up a petting zoo in Bell Park Saturday. They just need to fill out a form for use of the property.
  5. Councilmember Hughey told Mayor Hammock that he accepted his apology.

 

Item 11: There being no further business before the council, and upon motion of Councilmember Hill and second of Councilmember Carr, the council unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 6:46 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JOHN HAMMOCK, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

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WHITNEY PITCHFORD, City Clerk