Dothan City Commission agenda

WHAT: Dothan City Commission

WHEN: 10 a.m. Tuesday

WHERE: City Commission Chambers, N. St. Andrews St.

- Service Award for Kendrick Spurling, 20 years with the street division of the Public Works Dept.

-  Recognition of Emergency Medical Technician of the Year, Brad Strickland, and the Paramedic of the Year, Adam McLendon

- Recognition of the State of Alabama 6A Tennis Champions, Harrison Barnard and Emily Newton

- Application for a bail bond license by Brian Crews, d/b/a Total Bail Bonds, 208 Edison St.

- Ordering an election to be held in the City of Dothan on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 and a second or run-off election, if necessary, on August 25, for the purpose of electing a mayor and associate commissioners for Districts 1, 3, and 5 and a Board of Education Chair and Board Members for Districts 1, 3, and 5 of the City of Dothan.

- Setting the compensation for the Absentee Election Manager for the City of Dothan at the sum of $50 per day for each day absentee elections services are performed from the date of delivery of the absentee ballots and including the day of the election and runoff election, if necessary.

- Declaring certain properties which are overgrown with weeds, scrub, wild bushes, grass or other vegetable growth as injurious to the health, safety and welfare of the community and declaring that a public hearing be held on the matter at the regularly scheduled Commission meeting on June 30.

- Amending the CDBG Consolidated Plan and FY 2008 Annual Action Plan to allocate $135,000 for improvements to sidewalk projects and/or drainage projects and $9,101 for planning and administration.

- Accepting the proposal of Northstar Engineering Services to provide construction drawings, specifications for bidding and administration and inspection services at a cost of $3,500.

- Entering into a lease agreement with A-One Business Solutions for the lease of a Minolta Bizhub C351 Copier System for the City Clerk Department at a monthly cost of $147 and a maintenance agreement at an annual cost of $799.

- Entering into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for tap and bore under Highway 53 to supply water to 4075 E. Cottonwood Road.

- Entering into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation to install two taps within the State Right of Way on Ross Clark Circle for a new business near Fortner Street.

- Entering into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation to replace water main at 2401 E. Main St. for Dothan Village Development.
- Authorizing Mayor Pat Thomas to file an application for a loan to be made by the Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority for the construction of water treatment and/or distribution facilities.

- Agreeing to pay $60,891 to the Alabama Department of Transportation completing the City of Dothan’s financial obligation for improvements at the Fortner Street/South Park Avenue intersection and the John D. Odom Road/Murphy Mill Road intersection.

- Entering into an agreement with Pinnacle Towers Acquisition for right of entry to the owner’s property located on Fortner Street as part of the Fortner Street Improvement Project.

- Entering into an agreement with Army NAF Contracting, SER on behalf of Ft. Rucker ITR to allow the NAFI to print and handle the sale or distribution of discounted Water World tickets to authorized patrons of Fort Rucker.

- Entering into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, in coordination with the Alabama Career Center System, to provide a worksite for the 2009 Summer Youth Employment Program.

- Declaring certain personal property as obsolete and no longer needed for public or municipal purposes and authorizing the disposition of the said property.

- Authorizing Angela Palmer, Finance Director, to execute, for and in behalf of the City of Dothan, an application for the purpose of obtaining certain Federal financial assistance under the Disaster Relief Act.

- Approving the payment of invoices for the month of April, 2009 in the amount of $10,693,517.

- Approving purchases over $15,000 by the city.

- Approving advance travel requests for ity employees.

WHAT: Administrative Meeting
WHEN: Immediately following the regular meeting

- Consideration of a code of conduct for members of city boards and committees.

- Recommendations by the Community Development Advisory Board as part of the annual action plan to be submitted for the city’s 2009 CDBG allocation.

- Contract with Polyengineering to provide engineering services for the construction of the west side water storage tank and acceptance of deed from Troy University for property on which to build the tank.

- Privileges of the floor