Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 1/21/2020
Item Status: New
From: Felisha Anderson, Archives Director
Submitted by: Felisha Anderson, Archives Director
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Dissolution of the Alabama 200 Bicentennial Steering Committee
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Related to the Alabama Bicentennial Steering Committee, take the following actions:
1) Acknowledge the dissolution of the Alabama 200 Bicentennial Steering Committee, said term expired on 12/31/2019; and
2) Thank the following committee members for their civic service: Ms. Ashley Jones-Davis, Ms. Claudia Slaughter-Campbell, Mr. Mike Bunn, Ms. Harriet Outlaw, Mr. Bert Blackmon, Ms. Coletta Bailey, Dr. Phyllis French, Mr. Herman Arrignton, Mr. John Biggs, Honorable Judge Charles Partin, Ms. Kelly Stewart and Ms. Felisha Anderson. The committee members and Carolyn Feltus, Alabama Bicentennial Ambassador for the Gulf Coast area will attend the January 21, 2020 Commission meeting. Ms. Feltus would like to address the Commission and the public regarding the Bicentennial.
The temporary committee was created by the Baldwin County Commission on January 17, 2017, with an effective date of January 17, 2017 and termination date on December 31, 2019. Thirteen (13) members, selected by the Archives Director were appointed to the committee by the Commission on January 17, 2017.h
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: January 17, 2017 BCC Regular Meeting - Adoption of Resolution #2017-040, endorsing and supporting the efforts of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Background: The temporary committee was created by the Baldwin County Commission on January 17, 2017, with an effective date of January 17, 2017 and termination date of December 31, 2019. Thirteen (13) members, selected by the Archives Director, were appointed to the committee by the Commission on January 17, 2017. The committee ended with only eleven (11) members, serving. Ms. Jo Ann Flirt, former Director of Blakeley State Park, passed away February 2, 2018, and Ms. Shannon Spivey resigned from the committee due to work responsibilities. Ms. Spivey and her staff continued to assist the committee on as many Bicentennial projects as possible over the past three years.
The committee was appointed to support, create, and execute events and activities in Baldwin County that commemorate Alabama’s 200th Anniversary of Statehood.
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FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
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Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Administration.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Administration will remove the AL 200 Steering Committee from the active board list and Send Thank You Letters to the following:
Ms. Ashley Jones-Davis
P O Box 310
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Mr. Bert Blackmon
410 W. 3rd Street
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Ms. Claudia Slaughter Campbell
64960 Slaughter Lane
Stockton, Alabama 36579
Ms. Harriet Outlaw
8872 County Road 34
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
Ms. Coletta Bailey
20841 County Road 36
Summerdale, Alabama 36580
Dr. Phyllis French
43860 Old Robinson Road
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Mr. Herman Arrington
322287 US Hwy 98
Lillian, Alabama 36549
Mr. John Biggs
705 Marks Avenue
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Honorable Judge Charles Partin
18323 Britton Lane
Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542
Ms. Kelly Stewart
10401 Goodrich Way
Daphne, Alabama 36526
Mr. Mike Bunn
P O Box 7279
Spanish Fort, Alabama 36577
Ms. Felisha Anderson
46120 Sunset Drive
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
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