City Council

May 29, 2018 STATE OF ALABAMA, LIMESTONE COUNTY, CITY OF ATHENS. The City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama met in regular session at the Athens Municipal Building, 200 Hobbs Street West in the said City on May 29, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Councilman Chris Seibert, President of the Council. Upon roll call, the following were found to be present: Councilmembers Frank Travis, Wayne Harper, Harold Wales, Joseph Cannon and Chris Seibert. Mayor Marks lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Annette Barnes, City Clerk, was present and recorded the minutes of the meeting. Joseph Cannon offered the invocation. The Chairperson stated that a quorum was present and that the meeting was open for transaction of business. The Chairperson stated that the Minutes of the May 14, 2018 City Council Meeting had been submitted for approval. Councilman Cannon moved that the reading of the Minutes be suspended and that the Minutes be approved as recorded. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wales and was unanimously carried. The Chairperson stated that the Minutes of the May 14, 2018 City Council Work Session Meeting had been submitted for approval. Councilman Cannon moved that the reading of the Minutes be suspended and that the Minutes be approved as recorded. The motion was seconded by Councilman Wales and was unanimously carried. Mayor Marks introduced Devote Crook, who told his story of becoming a Christian, musician and minister and how he became interested in performing Christian rap. He then played his music video “The Stranger” for the Council and others in attendance. A public hearing was held concerning vacating a certain public way that is shown on the Canebrake at Piney Creek Golf Course plat, but is not presently used by the public. No one spoke in favor of or against. Councilman Wales introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION NUMBER 2018-1579 A RESOLUTION VACATING A CERTAIN PUBLIC WAY THAT IS SHOWN ON THE CANEBRAKE AT PINEY CREEK GOLF COURSE PLAT, BUT IS NOT PRESENTLY USED BY THE PUBLIC _______________________________________________ WHEREAS, this resolution relates to a portion of a public way shown on the Canebrake at Piney Creek Golf Course Plat, recorded at Plat Book F, Page 254 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Limestone County, Alabama, and more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING AT AN IRON PIN FOUND AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA, THENCE RUN NORTH 00°23'48" WEST AT A DISTANCE OF 191.77 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 89°45'54" WEST AT A DISTANCE OF 348.45 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 00°01'23" EAST AT A DISTANCE OF 150.36 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING RUN NORTH 89°42'22" WEST AT A DISTANCE OF 61.01 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 77°10'36" WEST, A CHORD LENGTH OF 260.99 FEET, AND A RADIUS OF 575.00 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 20°12'59" WEST AT A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 77°21'33" EAST, A CHORD LENGTH OF 278.77 FEET, AND A RADIUS OF 620.48 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89°42'22" EAST AT A DISTANCE OF 60.79 FEET TO A TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00°02'45" WEST AT A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET AND BACK TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID TRACT OF LAND CONTAINS 0.38 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. (the “Public Way”); WHEREAS, for the aid of the reader, a depiction of the Public Way is shown on Exhibit A hereto, and labelled as a “50’ Future Road ROW”; WHEREAS, although the Public Way is shown as a public right of way on the referenced plat, it is not an improved roadway that is being used by the public; WHEREAS, the City proposes to vacate the Public Way pursuant to § 23-4-1, et seq. of the Code of Alabama, and has published, posted, and served notice of the same as required by § 23-4-2 of the Code of Alabama; WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing concerning this matter at its regular meeting on May 29, 2018; WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the interest of the public that the Public Way should be vacated; WHEREAS, the following persons or entities (and/or their successors, heirs, and assigns) are the owners of all lots or parcels of land that abut the Public Way: Canebrake Club, LLC Marlin A. Anderson, Jr. Valera M. Anderson WHEREAS, the vacation of the Public Way will not cause any person to be cut off from access over some other reasonable and convenient way; WHEREAS, Athens Utilities may maintain any existing water, sewer, gas, and/or electrical lines within the Public Way, and the vacation of the Public Way, as explained herein, will not prevent Athens Utilities from accessing, maintaining, extending, and enlarging those lines to the same extent as if such vacation had not occurred; and WHEREAS, the vacation of the Public Way will not deprive other property owners of any right they may have to convenient and reasonable means of egress and ingress to and from their property. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA while in regular session on May 29, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., as follows:  1. The Public Way is hereby vacated upon the City Clerk’s filing of this Resolution with the Probate Court of Limestone County, and the City Council does thereupon divest itself of all public rights and liabilities therein in accordance with § 23-4-2(b) of the Code of Alabama. 2. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of this Resolution to be filed with the Probate Court of Limestone County. Such filing shall operate as a declaration of the governing body’s vacation and shall divest all public rights and liabilities, including any rights which may have been acquired by prescription, in the Public Way. 3. Title and all public rights in the Public Way shall vest in the abutting owners. 4. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any entities (such as the City by and through Athens Utilities) with utility lines, equipment, or facilities in place at the time of vacation, shall have the right to continue to access, maintain, extend, and enlarge their lines, equipment, and facilities to the same extent as if the vacation of the Public Ways had not occurred. Moreover, such entities may continue to move across and along the vacated area to reach their lines, equipment, and facilities for the above purposes as if the vacation had not occurred. 5. The City Clerk shall cause notice of this action to be published once in the Athens News Courier no later than 14 days after the adoption of this Resolution. ADOPTED this the 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Chris Seibert PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA CERTIFICATION OF CITY CLERK STATE OF ALABAMA ) LIMESTONE COUNTY ) I, Annette Barnes, City Clerk of the City of Athens, Alabama, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, on the 29TH day of May, 2018. Witness my hand and seal of office this 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Annette Barnes City Clerk  EXHIBIT A The motion was seconded by Councilman Travis and was unanimously carried. A public hearing was held to hear comments concerning rezoning of property for Rex Greene from an HN Historical Neighborhood District to a TI Traditional Institutional District. No one spoke in favor of or against. Councilman Cannon introduced the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY FOR REX GREENE FROM AN HN HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT TO A TI TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF +/- 0.29 ACRES LOCATED AT 521 SOUTH CLINTON STREET WITHIN THE COORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ATHENS. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2018-2047 STATE OF ALABAMA, LIMESTONE COUNTY, CITY OF ATHENS WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Athens, Alabama, has made a recommendation to the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, that hereinafter described areas should be rezoned from an HN Historical Neighborhood District to the TI Traditional Institutional District. The City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, finds that “The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Athens, Alabama,” should be amended so as to rezone the hereinafter described area as “TI Traditional Institutional District”. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, as follows: That all of the hereinafter described area or real estate is hereby zoned “TI Traditional Institutional District” in accordance with and defined by “The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Athens, Alabama,” and that the area which is zoned as aforesaid is situated in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, and is more particularly described as follows: A lot or parcel of land in the Southwest corner of Lot 2A of Block 55, according to the A.P. Henderson Map of the City of Athens, Alabama, and more particularly described as enclosed by a line beginning at the Southwest corner of said Block 55, and running thence North with the East margin of Clinton Street 85 feet; thence East and parallel with the North margin of Forrest Street, 140.2 feet; thence South and parallel with Clinton Street 85 feet to the North margin of said Forrest Street; thence West with the North margin of said Forrest Street 140.2 feet to the point of beginning. ADOPTED and APPROVED this, the 29TH day of May, 2018. /s/ Chris Seibert PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA /s/ William R. Marks MAYOR, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA ATTEST: /s/ Annette Barnes CITY CLERK, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA STATE OF ALABAMA) LIMESTONE COUNTY) I, Annette Barnes, City Clerk of the City of Athens, Alabama, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama on the 29th day of May, 2018. Witness my hand and seal of office this the 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Annette Barnes City Clerk Councilmember Travis moved that unanimous consent be given for immediate consideration of and action on said ordinance, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Wales, and upon the said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: YEAS: Councilmembers Seibert, Wales, Travis, Cannon and Harper; NAYS: None. The President thereupon declared that the motion for unanimous consent for immediate consideration of and action on the said ordinance had been unanimously carried. Councilmember Cannon thereupon moved that the ordinance be finally adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Travis and upon the said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: YEAS: Councilmembers Seibert, Wales, Travis, Cannon and Harper; NAYS: None. The President thereupon announced that the motion for the adoption of the said ordinance had been unanimously carried. Ralph Diggins, 100 Willow Street, Athens, requested the Council consider authorizing a traffic count north and south of the roundabout at Lindsay Lane and Forrest Streets. He expressed concern over the potential traffic problems in the area during the replacement of the two bridges on Forrest Street. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve the purchase of a competitor classic lane reel and cover for lane reel, from Recreonics, Inc., not to exceed $15,000, to be funded from the existing CPR capital account. The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve the payment of budgeted travel/education expenses for specified Water Services employees. Howard Hopkins AWEA Annual Conference $376.68 (Water) Point Clear, Alabama April 7-11, 2018 The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve the following travel expenses for the Public Works Department. James Rich $475.00 2018 Alabama Code Officials Conference Orange Beach, Alabama May 14 – May 17, 2018 The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve 1/3 of the overall cost of a scoreboard from Scoreboard Sales and Service, Inc., to be installed at the Athens City Municipal Pool, in the amount not to exceed $5,500, to be funded from the existing CPR capital account. The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve the following travel expenses for the General Fund. Frank Travis $236.13 ALM Conference, Montgomery, AL May 19-22, 2018 The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve the following travel expenses for the General Fund.  Holly Hollman $25.24 ALM Conference, Montgomery, AL May 20, 2018 The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Harper introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to set a public hearing for the regular meeting of June 25th, 2018 to review the request of David Gregory to rezone property at 121 North Jefferson Street from an HN, Historical Neighborhood District to a DWTN, Downtown District. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cannon and was unanimously carried. Councilman Travis introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION NUMBER 2018-1580 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT A STRUCTURE AT 715 PLATO JONES STREET IS UNSAFE AND A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND ORDERING ABATEMENT OF SAME WHEREAS, this Resolution is authorized by § 46-280, et seq. of Article IX of Chapter 46 of the City Code of Athens, Alabama, and/or § 11-40-30, et seq. of the Code of Alabama, in addition to other legal authority; WHEREAS, the appropriate municipal official has presented information to the City Council about a structure and/or building (herein referred to as the “Structure”) located at the real property described as follows: Address: 715 Plato Jones Street, Athens, Alabama PARCEL # 10-03-08-3-002-022.000 Legal Description The following land lying and being in Limestone County, Alabama, and more particularly described as follows: and (herein referred to as the “Property). WHEREAS, the appropriate municipal official has determined that the condition of the Structure is unsafe in that the Structure constitutes a public nuisance to the citizens of Athens; WHEREAS, at the City Council’s May 14, 2018 regular meeting, the City Council conducted a public hearing concerning this matter, and received and reviewed information (including applicable photographs) from the appropriate municipal official concerning the Property and Structure; WHEREAS, the Structure has been deemed unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance due to the following reasons: (1) Exclusive of the foundation, the building shows thirty-three (33) percent, or more, of damage or deterioration of one (1) or more supporting members, or fifty (50) percent of damage or deterioration of the non- supporting enclosing or outside walls or covering; (2) The building has been damaged by fire, wind, earthquake, flood, sinkhole, deterioration, neglect, abandonment, vandalism, or any other cause so as to have become dangerous to life, health, property, morals, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants; (3) The building has become or is so damaged, dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, lacking in maintenance, vermin or rat infested, containing filth or contamination, lacking proper ventilation, lacking sufficient illumination, or so utterly fails to provide the amenities essential to decent living that it is unfit for human habitation, or is likely to cause sickness or disease, so as to work injury to the life, health, property, morals, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants; (4) The building has light, air, heating, cooling, and sanitation facilities which are inadequate to protect the life, health, property, morals, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants; (5) The building does not provide minimum safeguards to protect or warn occupants in the event of fire; (6) The building contains unsafe equipment, including any boiler, heating equipment, elevator, moving stairway, electrical wiring or device, flammable liquid containers, or other equipment on the premises or within the structure which is in such disrepair or condition that such equipment is a hazard to the life, health, property, morals, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants; (7) The building is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe, or of such fault construction or unstable foundation that partial or complete collapse is possible; (8) The building has parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and damage property or injure the public or the occupants;  (9) The building, or any portion thereof, is clearly unsafe for its use or occupancy; (10) The building is neglected, damaged, dilapidated, unsecured, or abandoned so as to become an attractive nuisance to children who might play in or on the building, structure, part of building or structure, party wall, or foundation to their danger, has become a harbor for vagrants, criminals, or immoral persons, or enables persons to resort to the building, structure, part of building or structure, party wall, or foundation for committing a nuisance or an unlawful act; and (11) The building is, because of its condition, unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous to the life, health, property, morals, safety, or general welfare of the public or the occupants. WHEREAS, after the finding by the appropriate municipal official that the Structure was unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance, notice was issued pursuant to § 46-280, et seq. of Article IX of Chapter 46 of the City Code of Athens, Alabama to persons who may have an interest in the Property, and such notice was issued more than fifty (50) days prior to the date of this Resolution; WHEREAS, it appears that no person has remedied the conditions on the Property; and WHEREAS, after due deliberation and an examination of the conditions on the Property, it appears to the City Council that the Structure is unsafe in that it presents a public nuisance to the citizens of Athens, and that the same is due to be demolished. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA on May 29, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., as follows: 1. The Structure shall be demolished by the City of Athens. 2. The appropriate municipal official shall make a report to the City Council of the costs associated with the demolition of the Structure so that it may adopt a resolution fixing all costs reasonably incurred in the demolition and assessing such costs against the Property. 3. This work may be performed by City’s own forces, or, if the appropriate municipal official investigates and determines it to be preferable that the work occur through the use of third parties, then the Athens Public Works Department may enter into such contract upon council approval. The City may sell or otherwise dispose of salvaged materials resulting from the work, at the election of the Mayor and/or his designee. ADOPTED and APPROVED this, the 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Chris Seibert PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA CERTIFICATION OF CITY CLERK STATE OF ALABAMA ) LIMESTONE COUNTY )  I, Annette Barnes, City Clerk of the City of Athens, Alabama, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, on the 29th day of May, 2018. Witness my hand and seal of office this 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Annette Barnes City Clerk The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. Councilman Wales introduced the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2018-2048 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DANGEROUS DOGS _____________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Athens City Council finds and determines that there exists in the city, from time to time, dangerous dogs that have the potential to cause serious physical harm to persons; WHEREAS, the Athens City Council finds and determines that such dogs are public nuisances; WHEREAS, during its most recent legislative session, the Alabama Legislature enacted Alabama Act No. 2018-182, known as “Emily’s Law”, which sets forth a new and effective legal procedure whereby, upon due process, dangerous dogs in the city can be seized and humanely euthanized, among other things; WHEREAS, the Athens City Council finds that Emily’s Law will become effective on June 8, 2018; WHEREAS, although Emily’s Law is very similar to some of the City’s existing ordinances, the Athens City Council finds that by (a) providing additional state statutory authority to the municipal court and its magistrates, (b) defining new state crimes, and (c) providing a state statutory appeal process, Emily’s Law provides a more effective legal tool for addressing dangerous dogs than the City’s own ordinances found in Chapter 10, Article IV of the City Code of the City of Athens; WHEREAS, the Athens City Council wishes to replace those ordinances with the new Emily’s Law, and to indicate its support of Emily’s Law; and WHEREAS, the City Council determines that this action will have a positive impact on public safety. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, while in regular session on May 29, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., as follows: Section 1. In light of the newly-adopted Emily’s Law, Chapter 10, Article VI of the City Code of the City of Athens, Alabama (Dangerous Animals) (consisting of Sections 10-172 through 10-180) is hereby repealed in its entirety.  Section 2. All liabilities which have accrued under the prior ordinances referenced in Section 1 shall be preserved, and may be enforced. As such, the enactment of this Ordinance shall not affect any action, suit, or proceeding instituted or pending at this time under any prior ordinance of the City. All suits at law or in equity and/or all prosecutions resulting from the violation of any prior ordinance heretofore in effect, which are now pending in any of the courts of the city or state shall not be abated or abandoned by reason of the adoption of this Ordinance but shall be prosecuted to their finality, the same as if this Ordinance has not been adopted; and any and all violations of the prior ordinances, prosecutions for which have not yet been instituted, may be hereafter filed and prosecuted; and nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as to abandon, abate, or dismiss any litigation or prosecution now pending, and/or which may heretofore have been instituted or prosecuted. Section 3. No other provisions of the City Code are amended by this Ordinance, unless specifically stated and referenced herein. Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective upon the latter date of (i) its publication, or (ii) on June 8, 2018, when Emily’s Law becomes an effective law of the State of Alabama. ADOPTED this the 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Chris Seibert PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA /s/ William R. Marks MAYOR, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA ATTEST: /s/ Annette Barnes CITY CLERK, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA CERTIFICATION OF CITY CLERK STATE OF ALABAMA ) LIMESTONE COUNTY ) I, Annette Barnes, City Clerk of the City of Athens, Alabama, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Athens, on the 29th day of May, 2018. Witness my hand and seal of office this the 29th day of May, 2018. /s/ Annette Barnes City Clerk Councilmember Travis moved that unanimous consent be given for immediate consideration of and action on said ordinance, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Cannon, and upon the said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: YEAS: Councilmembers Seibert, Wales, Travis, Cannon and Harper; NAYS: None. The President thereupon declared that the motion for unanimous consent for immediate consideration of and action on the said ordinance had been unanimously carried. Councilmember Wales thereupon moved that the ordinance be finally adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Harper and upon the said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: YEAS: Councilmembers Seibert, Wales, Travis, Cannon and Harper; NAYS: None. The President thereupon announced that the motion for the adoption of the said ordinance had been unanimously carried. Councilman Cannon introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to authorize the Public Works Department to remove and replace the driveway drainage pipe servicing homes located at 107, 109, 111, 113 and 115 Barbara Street and also replace the driveways to the limits of the public right of way of Barbara Street. This project shall be considered Phase 1 of improvements with anticipated budget of $50,000 to be funded from the Capital Infrastructure Fund. Councilmember Wales moved that unanimous consent be given for immediate consideration of and action on said resolution, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Harper, and upon the said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: YEAS: Councilmembers Seibert, Wales, Travis, Cannon and Harper; NAYS: None. The President thereupon declared that the motion for unanimous consent for immediate consideration of and action on the said resolution had been unanimously carried. Councilmember Cannon thereupon moved that the resolution be finally adopted, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Wales and upon the said motion being put to vote the following vote was recorded: YEAS: Councilmembers Seibert, Wales, Travis, Cannon and Harper; NAYS: None. The President thereupon announced that the motion for the adoption of the said resolution had been unanimously carried. Councilman Harper introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to approve demolition costs, not to exceed $6000.00, from Strickland Dirt Works, LLC for 703 Westview Street. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cannon and was carried with four yays and one nay by Councilman Travis. Councilman Travis introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, to authorize the Mayor to issue a task order to J.C. Cheek Contracting for paving markings on Hine Street from U.S. 72 to Moyers Road. The project budget is $5,000 and shall be funded from the Gas Tax Fund. The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. * * * There being no further business to come before the meeting, Council President Seibert asked if there were any objections to adjourning the meeting. There being none, the meeting was duly and properly adjourned. /s/ Chris Seibert PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: /s/ Annette Barnes CITY CLERK