Anniston Mandates Masks for All City Buildings at Work Session and City Council Meeting 8/17/21

August 18, 2021  
Lee Evancho  

Work Session

• Cash Reimbursement
  1. Angie Dothard attended America’s Mart on July 17, 2021 to purchase merchandise for the gift shop. The Museum credit card declined due to suspected fraud. The reimbursement is for a $64 inventory purchase.
  2. Chief Nick Bowles while attending the Chief’s Conference, August 1 – 5, 2021.
• Alcohol Applications
  1. A Retail Beer (Off Premises Only) and Retail Table Wine (Office Premises Only) alcohol application for A  Retail Beer (Off Premises Only) and Retail Table Wine (Office Premises Only) alcohol application for YAM Business, LLC d/b/a Sparkle Mart located at 4022 Bynum Leatherwood Road in the police jurisdiction.
  2. A Retail Beer (Off Premises Only) and Retail Table Wine (Office Premises Only) alcohol application for Yego Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a 431 Sunoco located at 3801 Hwy 431 N within the police jurisdiction. 
• Grant Application
  1. 2021 ALEA Homeland Security Local Competitive Grant for Interoperable Communications- $ 50,000 max award with no matching funds to replace 10 portable radios.  The total cost of the radios is $53,395.30. AFD will pay $3,395.30 for the overage. 
• Bids
  1. Evaluation of bids for the removing and re-roofing of 1025 Gurnee Ave (formerly Moore Printing)
  2. Evaluation of bids for the repair and resurfacing of the track at the Anniston Sports Complex.
• Mayor Draper discussion items
  1. Proposed financing for City Hall site
  2. Renaming “Veterans Parkway” to “McClellan Veterans Parkway.” 
• City Manager Updates

1. 1. 1. Discuss purchase of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) using Rescue Fund monies

• Mask Mandates – The discussion of mandating masks was brought up. A decision was reached that all city buildings would mandate masks for staff and visitors. Staff can remove masks if there are working alone or are away from groups. This would be effective on August 18th. 

City Council Meeting

• Invocation
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Call to Order
• Roll Call
  • Mayor Jack Draper – Present 
  • Ward 1 Councilman Jay Jenkins – Present
  • Ward 2 Councilman Demetric D. Roberts – Present
  • Ward 3 Councilwoman Ciara Smith – Present
  • Ward 4 Councilwoman Millie Harris – Present
• Reading/Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting – Tabled until the next meeting
• Addition/Deletions to the Agenda
  • Additions of three items to the consent agenda below.  
• Adoption of Agenda – Unanimously Accepted
• Public Hearing – No items for hearing
• Unfinished Business – Tabled for future meeting
  • Resolution adopting the budget for Fiscal Year 2022
• Consent Agenda – Unanimously Adopted
  • Resolution authorizing reimbursements to city officials for expenses incurred while traveling away from the City.
  • Motion to approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Jacksonville State University and the City of Anniston to design a Master Trail Plan (MTP) at Anniston Museum and Gardens
  • Motion to approve a Retail Beer (Off Premises Only) and Retail Table Wine (Office Premises Only) alcohol application for YAM Business, LLC d/b/a Sparkle Mart located at 4022 Bynum Leatherwood Road in the police jurisdiction
  • Motion to approve a Retail Beer (Off Premises Only) and Retail Table Wine (Office Premises Only) alcohol application for Yego Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a 431 Sunoco located at 3801 Hwy 431 N within the police jurisdiction
  • Motion to approve the bid for the removing and reroofing of 1025 Gurnee Ave (formerly Moore Printing) to Brown Roofing Co. in the amount of $94,800.00.
  • Motion to approve the bid for the repair and resurfacing of the existing 6-lane red running track at the Anniston Sports Complex to Lower Bros. in the amount of $84,000.00
  • Motion to authorize the submission of the 2021 ALEA Homeland Security Local Competitive Grant for Interoperable Communications, $50,000.00 max award grant with not matching funds to replace 10 portable radios for the total cost of $53,395.30, and allow AFD to pay $3,395.30 for the overage.
• Additional or Other Matters May Come Before Council – No matters
• Public Comments – No comments 
• Council Comments
  • Councilman Roberts encouraged everyone to support the Anniston school teams
• Adjournment – Unanimously Approved
• City Council moved to Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of sale/lease of property. – Unanimously Approved