Calhoun County Commission Discuss Rising COVID Numbers at Meeting 9/9/2021

September 10, 2021  
Lee Evancho  

• Call to Order
  • Commission District 1 Commissioner Fred Wilson – Present 
  • Commission District 2 Commissioner Tim Hodges – Absent
  • Commission District 3 Commissioner Carolyn Henderson – Present
  • Commission District 4 Commissioner John “JD” Hess – Present
  • Commission District 5 Commissioner Lee Patterson – Present
• Invocation
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Adopt Agenda – Unanimously Adopted
• Elected Officials/Department Head Comments – No Comments
• Adopt Minutes – Unanimously Adopted
• Old Business
  • ABC Board Application – Unanimously Approved
    • 431 SUNOCO, YEGO Enterprises Inc. dba
  • Nuisance Abatements – Unanimously Approved
    • 215 Russell Avenue, Anniston – Neal – No owner present
    • 101 West 35^th Street, Anniston – Shady Grove Investment Group – No owner present
    • 120 Boozer Drive, Jacksonville – Sterling – No owner present
    • 139 Boozer Drive, Jacksonville – Simpson – No owner present
    • 1729 Circle Drive, Oxford – Phillips – No owner present
    • 3115 Oakland Avenue, Anniston – Morrow – No owner present
  • Nuisance Dismissals – Unanimously Approved
    • 3520 Gurnee Avenue, Anniston – Hendrix – No owner present
    • 633 Brentwood Drive, Anniston – Smith – No owner present
  • Nuisance Invoices – Unanimously Approved
    • 105 Murphee Lake Road, Anniston – Prestige/Clark – Invoice $576 – No owner present
    • 72 Meadow Glen Drive, Jacksonville – Haynes Invoice $351 – No owner present
    • 715 S. Marshall Street, Anniston – Echols Invoice $351 – No owner present
    • 611 N. Marshall Street, Couch/Leigh Invoice $326 – No owner present
• New Business
  • Nuisance Declarations – Unanimously Approved
    • 129 Warren Drive, Weaver – No owner present
    • 1005 Duncan Avenue, Anniston – Vaughn/King- No owner present
    • 1320 Leyden Street, Anniston – Miller – No owner present
    • 0 Leyden Street, Anniston – Miller – No owner present
    • 2716 Simpson Street, Anniston – Hurston – No owner present
    • 5129 Arrow Avenue, Anniston – Petrie – No owner present
  • Bid Award Resolutions
    • Jail Inmate Supplies recommend by Sheriff Wade. Contract valid through 9/9/2022 – Unanimously Approved
    • EMA Landscape Maintenance – All Green billing at $190 a month contract valid through 9/30/2022 – Unanimously Approved
    • EMA/911 Custodial Services – SMB Cleaning billing at $1,030 a month contract valid through $9/30/2022 – Unanimously Approved
  • Surplus Property Resolution – Unanimously Approved
    • All property to be sold with the exception of the mower that is to be donated. 
  • Southern Health Partners Contract
    
    • Jail Inmate Medical Services – For Fiscal year 2022 $656,000 – Unanimously Approved
  • Mid America Health Inc. MOU
    • Jail Inmate Dental Services – On site services billed per day through August 2022 – Unanimously Approved
  • Section 5307 Urbanized Transportation Program Resolution – $52,015 for fiscal year 2022 – Unanimously Approved
  • Diversified Computer Services, L.L.C. License Agreement – Software for highway for fiscal year 2022 – Unanimously Approved
  • Scrap Tire Right-of-Way Program Contract – Grant application – Unanimously Approved
  • Board Appointments
    • Anniston-Calhoun County Library – Kitty Kirby appointed  – Unanimously Approved
    • Anniston Museum of Natural History – Don Killingsworth Appointed – Unanimously Approved
    • DA’s Citizen’s Advisory Committee – Reggie Stewart – Unanimously Approved
  • Digital Information Agreement Resolution – $100,000 grant with 20% county match. Partnered with ALDOT. – Unanimously Approved
  • VAWA Grant Application Resolution – Grant application for $48,190 for Prevention of Violence Against Women – Unanimously Approved
  • Flex Benefits Agreement Ratification Resolution – P & A is company – Unanimously Approved
  • DYS Grant Agreement Resolutions
    • Success Academy – $243,100 – Unanimously Approved
    • Lewis Academy – $450,488 – Unanimously Approved
• Pubic Comments
  • Two speakers from the Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention spoke. They currently have an ongoing event called Recovery Rocks! This program has residents of Calhoun County searching for numbered rocks hidden around the county. Once found, the rocks can be turned in for prizes. This game ends on November 30th.  They also spoke about the Drug Take Back program that will be starting next month. They will enter all participants into a raffle for any old or unused prescription drugs that are turned in. 
  • Myles Chamblee from the Calhoun County EMA spoke about the increase of COVID numbers in the county. There are currently 69 patients in the RMC COVID unit (as of the meeting – numbers are subject to change). There are also an additional 13 waiting for a bed. Stringfellow has opened a COVID unit that will hold 12. Eight from RMC have been transferred there. Statewide the number of COVID cases are going down, but this downward trend is not showing in Calhoun County at this time. The current numbers in Calhoun County are as high as they were in January of 2021. This increase in numbers are creating other issues such as delayed emergency response. It is taking longer for patients to be off loaded at the local hospitals which is reducing the number of ambulances available to respond to emergency calls. He encouraged continued use of masks, social distancing, hand-washing, vaccinations, and wearing of masks. 
  • Audrey Maxwell of the Calhoun Chamber of Commerce spoke on several issues. She first introduced a new Intern, Jannette. Jannette is a Masters student at JSU and is originally from Columbia. She is a welcome addition to the Chamber family. Audrey also spoke about the new tourism brochure that is coming out and the revised website that will be available for viewing next month. She mentioned the Golf  Tournament being held on 9/16 and the October Business Expo event and the Business Awards happening in November. The deadline to nominate is ending on Friday, September 10, 2021.
  • Susan Patterson, wife of Commissioner and said she is enjoying it as well.  Lee Patterson, was present as well. She was congratulated on her retirement.
• Adjournment

Next Meeting:  September 23, 2021, 10:00 a.m.