UPDATED: Agenda for Today's City Commission Meeting

Invocation: Brother Stacy Stafford - Southside Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance: Commissioner Baxley

Roll Call: Schmitz__Dorsey__Newsome__Kirkland__Ferguson__Anderson__ Baxley__

Approval of Previous Minutes:

Minutes of Meeting of January 6, 2015.

Communications from Mayor and City Commissioners:

Communications from City Manager:

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Award Presentation – Mr. Ed Pritchard, Commander VFW Post, District 7 and John Seay. Law Enforcement Officer of the Year – Thomas Davis, EMT of the Year – Dustin Mendheim, Fireman of the Year – Lee Brown

• Service Award – Cindy Gary, General Services, 30 years.• 2015 Dothan Pro Classic Tennis Tournament Update – Kim Meeker Leisure Services.

• Economic Development Update – Hope Johnson, Chairman of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, Mark Saliba, Chairman of Grow Dothan, Matt Parker, President of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce.

Communications from City Clerk:

Res. No.__________Declaring certain properties which are overgrown with weeds, scrub, wild bushes, grass and other vegetable growth as injurious to the health, safety and welfare of the community as nuisances and calling for a public hearing to be held on the matter during the regularly scheduled commission meeting on February 17, 2015. APRROVED

Res. No.__________Appointing election officials for the February 10, 2015 Special Municipal Election. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Establishing the compensation for the election officials for the February 10, 2015 Special Municipal Election. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Entering into a contract with Praestare Engineering for CE&I for Downtown Streetscape, Sidewalk Improvements to North Oates Street, Project No. TAPOA-TA13 (916), for a not to exceed amount of $39,780.00. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Awarding the bid and entering into a contract with Triple J Construction, LLC for the Sidewalk Improvements to North Oates Street, Project No. TAPOA-TA13 (916) in the amount of $301,581.00. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Approving the permit application and permit fee of $27,180.00 and submitting same to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). APRROVED with a 4 to 2 vote in favor. Dorsey and Newsome vote against.

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Res. No.__________Awarding the bid, entering into a contract, issuing a Notice of Award and a Notice to Proceed to J & P Construction Company, Inc. for the Sludge Dewatering Facility Upgrade for the sum of $1,642,000.00, and appropriating funds for said upgrade. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Appropriating $245,000.00 in FY 2015 for the City’s wastewater treatment sludge disposal at the Springhill Landfill. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Appropriating approximately $149,600.00 for thirty-two (32) additional self-contained breathing apparatus units for the Fire Department and ten (10) escape packs for the Technical Rescue team. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Entering into an agreement with Troy University to provide a tuition discount for City employees. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Entering into an agreement with the Southeast Alabama Basketball Officials Association to provide a clockkeeper and bookkeeper to officiate during the 2015 South Regional Tournament at a cost of $45.00 per game. APRROVED

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Res. No._________Approving the payment of invoices for the month of December, 2014 in the amount of $13,069,684.93. APRROVED

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Res. No.__________Appointing Melissa McClaney as a member of the Board of Zoning Adjustment. APRROVED

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Res. No._________Awarding bids and approving purchases over $15,000.00 by the City and appropriating funds for said purchases. APRROVED

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Res. No._________Approving advance travel requests for City employees. APRROVED

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Adjournment.