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Auburn council appoints Anna Hoebee, approves licenses, contracts and annexation
Summary
The Auburn City Council on February 4 (year not specified) appointed Anna Hoebee to the Industrial Development Board and approved a package of alcohol licenses, a backup-services contract, a fire-department pickup-truck purchase, an annexation of a Life Storage parcel and related billboard agreement, a property-vacation resolution and school reimbursement terms.
The Auburn City Council on February 4 (year not specified) appointed Anna Hoebee to serve the unexpired term of former city manager Jim Buston on the Industrial Development Board and approved a package of licenses, contracts and land actions.
The council named Anna Hoebee to the Industrial Development Board; she will begin serving immediately and will serve through October 2028, the mayor said. No motion text, mover or vote tally was specified in the meeting minutes for the appointment.
Why it matters: the Industrial Development Board is a local body that reviews and supports economic development projects; the council’s appointment fills an unexpired term and restores a voting member to that board.
In other formal actions, the council approved three alcohol-beverage licenses: a one-time license for B and B Bartending for an advancement event at Auburn School of Nursing, an on-premises license for the new Chipotle Mexican Grill at 1700 Opelika Road, and a license for a new restaurant identified as Barbecue Chicken North at 1212 Gatewood Drive. The minutes did not list motion text, individual votes, or license conditions.
The council also approved a contract with SHI International for Rubrik backup and recovery services, a budgeted item listed at $148,000. The minutes describe this as a purchase to protect city data; contract terms and vendor-selection details were not specified in the record provided.
The council approved purchase of a replacement pickup truck for the fire department described in the minutes as an F-250 pickup truck. No purchase price or financing detail was provided in the mayor’s summary.
On land use and property, the council approved the annexation of a roughly 4-acre Life Storage property at 2020 South College Street. Because the annexation brings the parcel into city limits, a billboard on the site is now a nonconforming sign; the council approved an agreement with Life Storage stating the billboard will be removed once its lease expires. The minutes state that many properties on South College remain in the county and that Life Storage requested annexation; the record does not include ordinance numbers or vote details.
The council approved a resolution vacating property at 1500 Humphrey Avenue that had been associated with the Industrial Development Board, and approved a 2025 improvements reimbursement agreement related to Auburn City Schools that will allow the city to be reimbursed for expenditures made prior to financing of upcoming school projects. The minutes did not include the resolution number or further legal citations.
All actions summarized in the mayor’s minutes are described as approved; the meeting record supplied here did not include movers, seconders, or roll-call vote tallies for the listed items. The council’s agenda packet and the city website hold the staff reports and supporting documents referenced by the mayor.
