OCTOBER 15, 2007
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
1705 MAIN STREET
DAPHNE, AL
6:30 P.M.

COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Bailey Yelding; Cathy Barnette; Greg Burnam; Ron Scott; Regina Landry; August Palumbo.

ABSENT: John Lake.

Also present: Mayor Small; David Cohen, City Clerk; Rebecca Hayes, Assistant City Clerk; Jay Ross, City Attorney, City Attorney; Bill Eady, Planning Department Director; Sandra Morse, Civic Center Director; James White, Fire Chief; David McKelroy, Recreation Director; Tonja Young, Library Director; Kim Briley, Finance Director; Sharon Cureton, Human Resource Director; Capt. Scott Taylor, Police Dept.; Suzanne Henson, Senior Accountant; Ashley Campbell, Erosion Control Officer; Danny Lyndall, Utilities; Mr. Ron Allen, Library Board; Starke Irvine, DRA; Mrs. Tomasina Werner, Beautification; Al Guarisco, Village Point.

Absent: David Carpenter, Police Chief; Richard Merchant, Building Official; Melvin McCarley, Interim Public Works Director.

PRESENTATION: North I-10 Service Road / Allen Cox

Mr. Cox stated that the participants and the length of the service road have changed. Mobile Infirmary has re-affirmed at their Board meeting that Daphne is still the place that they want to build, but they need another way in and out, so Cypress Equities will be participating in construction of the service road, which will go from U.S. 98 to State Highway 181.

The cost of the service road is $ 9 million, the County will contribute $4 million, Cypress Equities will contribute $2 million, TimberCreek will contribute $2 million plus the land and they are asking Daphne to contribute $1 million. Mobile Infirmary coming and the service road will be contingent upon the Highway 13 Interchange being built.

Mobile Infirmary will be contributing to the construction of the service road. Mr. Cox stated that they need all parties to sign a Memorandum of Understanding within 60 days to send to the state saying that they are committed and are ready to go.

He stated that this will be about $35 million in road improvements. He stated that no money will be put up until the interchange comes, and he gave a timeline for the contract being awarded as 12-18 months and the whole process being completed in about three (3) to four (4) years.

He stated that Mobile Infirmary will have six (6) years to build a certain amount of medical buildings on the property or TimberCreek will have the right to buy the property back for what Mobile Infirmary paid for it.