ROBERTSDALE, Alabama --- The Robertsdale City Council approved several measures at its meeting Monday night for various construction projects in the city.

First, the council voted to waive building permit fees for a construction project at the Boy Scout camp facility on County Road 52.

Dale Garrick with the Boy Scouts said the project would provide additional classroom space at the camp.

Mayor Charles Murphy said the facility is located on city-owned property that is leased by the Boy Scouts and is outside the city’s limits and police jurisdiction, but is inside the city’s planning jurisdiction.

The city council voted unanimously Monday to approve the proposal with all council members present at Monday’s meeting.

In other business Monday, the council voted unanimously to hire Thompson Engineering for a project to build a bridge on College Avenue.

At its meeting March 5, City Engineer Greg Smith said the city had applied for a grant to build the bride, which would pay 80 percent of the cost to complete the project. The engineering costs of $38,000 for the budget had already been set aside in the city’s 2012 budget, Smith said.

Also on Monday, the council voted unanimously to solicit bids for a tennis court facility, which would be built on the campus of Robertsdale High School.

Murphy said estimated total cost of construction for the project would be around $200,000 and the city would split the cost with RHS.

The facility would provide six courts, which would primarily be used by the High School but would also need to be accessible to the general public.

Murphy said there were two proposed locations for the project, either in the open area between the High School and the Gulf Coast Newspapers building or on the corner of Highway 59 and Fairground Road between the school and Willy T’s restaurant. The northern property would be the more ideal location, Murphy said.

Murphy said the bid approval process would take three to four months.

The city council also voted unanimously at Monday’s meeting to purchase a minivan for the George P. Thames Senior Center. The six-passenger van would be used primarily to transport senior citizens. Total cost for the minivan would be $36,321. If the grant is approved, the city’s match would be around $7,265.

The city council also approved the purchase of a new Gator for the Public Works Department at a cost of $5,500.