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Spanish Fort council approves school resource officer MOU, annexation and multiple contracts; adopts opioid settlement participation
Summary
The Spanish Fort City Council unanimously adopted a two‑year MOU providing school resource officers, approved annexation and rezoning introductions, accepted new streets with a $329,477.30 bond, and authorized multiple professional service contracts and opioid‑related settlements and purchases, including $480,000 for Honor Park design.
The Spanish Fort City Council on Aug. 18 approved a series of ordinances and resolutions moving forward with intergovernmental and capital projects for the city.
Council adopted Ordinance 7‑17‑2025 authorizing a two‑year memorandum of understanding among the Baldwin County Commission, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Spanish Fort to provide school resource officers within the city’s school limits. David Connor, who noted a conflict on the item, said the agreement had been reviewed by the police chief and was similar to an earlier arrangement. The council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance.
The council also approved Ordinance 7‑18‑2025 annexing property owned by Mag 7 LLC into the city; the annexation will apply pre‑zoning previously approved by the Planning Commission. Councilmembers moved and seconded the ordinance and recorded unanimous roll‑call approval.
On infrastructure and contracts, the council adopted Resolution 15‑17‑2025 accepting streets in Brentwood PUD Phase 1 (Wagner Ave., Bauer Ave., Marcel Blvd.) with a two‑year maintenance bond calculated at $329,477.30. A separate resolution authorized a $18,125 contract with Sunset Contracting Inc. for drainage and asphalt repairs on Sarah Avenue resulting from April storms.
Connor presented several professional services agreements and introductions for further action: a $33,040 engagement with Adviso Group Inc. for city audit and accounting services; a $480,000 contract proposal with Thompson Engineering to provide design and construction administration for Phase 1 of Honor Park (Connor said the city received a $3,000,000 GO Mesa grant toward the project); and two Sawgrass Consulting contracts—one for roadway design and construction administration tied to connecting Eastern Shore Boulevard to Old Highway 31 (proposed price $628,021, with the Baldwin County Commission funding up to half of an estimated $7.2 million project), and a $79,000 roadway evaluation agreement. Council introduced those Sawgrass items for the Sept. 2 agenda.
The council also adopted Resolution 15‑51‑2025 authorizing participation in several opioid settlement agreements and empowering the mayor to execute settlement and allocation documents, including those related to the Purdue bankruptcy plan. Using restricted opioid settlement dollars, the council approved Resolution 15‑43‑2025 to purchase three automated external defibrillators and climate‑controlled cabinets with remote monitoring at a total of $7,971.45.
Most votes during the meeting were unanimous. Council members did not take public testimony on some items (a public hearing on the SRO MOU was opened and closed with no speakers). The meeting closed with routine announcements about municipal elections and upcoming community events.
What happens next: Several items were introduced for the Sept. 2 agenda (Sawgrass contracts and zoning items); contracts requiring execution will proceed to mayoral signature as authorized by the adopted resolutions.
