BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER
HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM
AUBURN —
The Auburn City Council met Tuesday night and approved an agreement with the East Alabama Healthcare Authority for the fiscal year 2024 contract.
“The Fiscal Year-2024 Emergency Response, Rescue and Ambulance Service Agreement is up for renewal,” said a memorandum from City Manager Megan Crouch to the Public Safety Services Executive Director Will Mathews. “This agreement between the city of Auburn and East Alabama Healthcare Authority is for East Alabama Healthcare Authority to continue to provide ambulance service for the city of Auburn for the period Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024.”
Lee County, the city of Opelika and the city of Auburn are all in contract with the East Alabama Healthcare Authority.
The services include routine response, emergency response, rescue service and ambulance transport service.
OTHER BUSINESS:
- The council announced three vacancies on the Building Board of Adjustments.
- The council announced one vacancy on the Educational Building Authority board.
- The council announced three vacancies on the Tree Commission.
- The council approved a contract with Alabama Power Company for a radio tower lease for $21,600.
- The council approved a contract with Barge Design Solutions to execute Task Order No. 38: Sewer Rehabilitation Project – Willow Creek and AU Basins for over $123,600.
- The council approved a contract with Imperial Date for the purchase of cleaning equipment for the new Environmental Services Department and Public Works Department facilities for over $88,400.
- The council approved a contract with JACOBS for Modification No. 1 to the Standard Master Service Agreement for Professional Services.
- The council approved a contract with Stivers Ford Lincoln for the purchase of a 2023 Ford F150 4WD Super Crew pickup truck for the Water Resource Management Department for over $54,800.
- The council approved a contract with Stivers Ford Lincoln for the purchase of a 2024 Ford F250 4WD Super Crew pickup truck for the Water Resource Management Department for over $60,600.
- The council accepted various public easements for Shelley Properties LLC for property at 1850 E. Glenn Ave.
- The council approved an annexation of 1.03 acres for Jacob Thomas for property located at 5945 Lee Road 137.
- The council approved an annexation of 3 acres for Derek May for property located at 5967 Lee Road 137.
- The council postponed a vote to rezone 11.2 acres from rural to development district housing for the Reeves Property Rezoning.
- The council postponed a vote on an amendment to the Planned Development District (PUD) on 348 of Development District Housing and Limited Development District for property south of Moores Mill Road and west of Ogletree Road as part of the Moores Mill PDD Amendment.
- The council approved the conditional use approval for a performance residential development for Alexander Scott Homes Office for property at 326 N. College St.
- The council approved a six-month extension of the conditional use approval for a performance residential use for ArchCo North Dean for property at 1397 N. Dean Rd.
- The council approved a six-month extension of the conditional use approval for a commercial support use for the Auburn Distribution Facility for property at 511 W. Veterans Blvd.
- The council approved a six-month extension of the conditional use approval for a commercial and entertainment use for the Auburn Hotel for property at 100 N. Gay St. This is set to be a hotel located next to the Auburn Bank.
- The council approved commercial and entertainment use, office use and commercial support use for the Bent Creek Office at 2272 Bent Creek Road.
- The council approved a commercial support use for Store Ease at 2811 E. University Drive.
