Bay Minette council tables closure of Strike City Lanes after residents urge keeping it open
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Summary
The Bay Minette City Council voted March 15 to table a resolution that would have closed Strike City Lanes, after several residents spoke in favor of allowing the facility to remain open until the council's first meeting in June.
The City Council of Bay Minette on March 15 voted to table Resolution Number 0321-06, which would have authorized the closure of Strike City Lanes, after multiple residents spoke in support of keeping the bowling alley open.
Mayor Robert A. Wills introduced the resolution and recognized residents who spoke in favor of allowing the facility to remain open, including Norman Cale, Ronald Stewart, Rick Stevens, Alvin Handley, Tomella Worley, Beth Suddeth, Kayla Roberts and Mary Blackmon. After discussion, the council agreed to delay final action on the measure with the understanding that Strike City Lanes will remain open until the council's first meeting in June. The motion to table was recorded in the minutes as moved by Councilmember Mike Phillips and seconded by Councilmember Shannon Clemmons; the minutes state the motion carried unanimously.
The item drew the most public attention at the meeting, with residents appearing during the agenda discussion asking the council to preserve access to the recreation facility. The council took no formal action to close the business at the March 15 meeting.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution 0321-02 (CB2021-01) — Cemetery landscape maintenance: approved; movers/second: Councilmember Mike Phillips/Councilmember Shannon Clemmons; recorded vote: ayes Mayor Robert A. Wills, Councilmembers Pete Sellers, Mike Phillips, Matt Franklin and Shannon Clemmons; Councilmember William Taylor abstained. - Resolution 0321-03 — Appointment to Bay Minette Airport Authority Board: approved unanimously (mover: Councilmember Matt Franklin; second: Councilmember Pete Sellers). - Resolution 0321-04 — Disposal of two police vehicles: approved unanimously (mover: Councilmember Shannon Clemmons; second: Councilmember Pete Sellers). - Resolution 0321-05 — Agreement with WatchGuard Video to purchase 20 V300 body-worn cameras and two in-car 4RE systems: approved unanimously (mover: Councilmember Mike Phillips; second: Councilmember William Taylor). - Resolution 0321-07 — Agreement with Ricoh to purchase 24 printer/copiers: approved unanimously (mover: Councilmember Matt Franklin; second: Councilmember Mike Phillips). - Payables: Council approved payables totaling $182,561.89 (mover: Councilmember Mike Phillips; second: Councilmember Matt Franklin).
Other administrative business included approval of the March 1, 2021 minutes and authorization for two police training requests: Sgt. Stracener and Sgt. Taylor to attend a "Realistic De-escalation Instructor Course" April 12-13, 2021 (estimated cost $546.96), and Police Chief Al Tolbert to attend "Communicating to the Generations" and "Today's Law Enforcement is Changing" on June 10-11, 2021 (estimated cost $579.96). The meeting opened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance; Mayor Wills also recognized winners of an employee "Step It Up Challenge." The council adjourned after the routine business and the tabling of the Strike City Lanes resolution.
Note on minutes: the publicly posted minutes record the council's disposition of the Strike City Lanes item as a tabled action that will keep the facility open until the first meeting in June, but the text of the minutes contains an inconsistent line recording the motion as "moved to approve". The article reflects the council's stated direction to table the resolution and the minutes' stated outcome.