60 1056 authorized element agreement and release of claims consent resolutions being introduced 031060 appoint April Boudreaux to the Mobile Museum of Art Board 4061 fixed cost for demolition of structure on Bob Street 60 1062 approval water special bonus to the engineering and infrastructure and party of the month and 60 1063 approval water special bonus to office of the month 10 60 1064 determining an appropriation to Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission of Public Purpose and Approved Payment.

CIP resolution is being introduced 091065 transfer funds from District 6 Capital Project to grant project for traffic signal upgrades on Airport Boulevard.

Resolutions being introduced 011066 authorized agreement with the MCCI for software products and services from municipal archives department document management processes 138,414.13 cents 081067 approved purchase order Gulf Stage distributors for respiratory mask for the mobile police department 44,325 081068 approved purchase order to MSA safety for replacement parts for breathing apparatus equipment 91,171 dollars and eighty-nine cents 081069 approved purchase order to NORLAB for tracing dye bags for public works 20195 dollars 081070 approved purchase order to power DMS for annual subscription for policy management software sixteen thousand one hundred ninety-eight dollars and sixty-two cents zero eight ten seventy one approved purchase order to united rentals North America for trench shoring boxes for public works for 17,490 and 67 cents 081072 approved purchase orders to vertif corporation for maintenance services for power supply units 37 444 dollars one cents 081073 approved purchase order to water surveying for boundary line topographic survey and utility line location for 1668 west i 65 service road south 18790 dollars 09 1074 transfer funds from capital project to capital project six 164 558 dollars and eleven cents 21 1075 authorized contract with advanced roofing solutions for sang your theater re-roofing 77 737 000 77 37 000 uh mr on our OVG obligation to uh to spend capital dollars I don't remember that total amount we're supposed to spend I guess annually is this uh go towards that meeting that obligation I mean this is actually TIFF money that's going to the Sanger specifically identifies the SAIR as being able to be eligible for TIFF um this isn't something that we agreed to um OVG to take care of there we're the bring the facilities up to standard and then they'll take over maintenance from there don't we have an obligation or a contract that we will spend X amount of dollars annually and capital improvement on the Sanger and the convention center that we will or OVG will that we will so the same sound slightly different than there's it's not all they are making a capital contribution toward it but um it's a shared expense between us and them now you might be thinking about the arena there's dedicated funds from OVG on the arena I mean I'll I have to pull that to uh refamiliarize myself but I think I'll recall that it said that the city is obligated to expend X amount of dollars annually for capital improvement and I guess the question is is if that isn't is the case could this be a qualified expense towards that we can look at I mean I don't look at it as an improvement other than just maintenance of the building understood yeah 211076 authorized contract with Thomson Engineering for engineering consulting services 35,700 211077 authorized contract with Southern Earth Sciences for annual landfill sampling requirements for Bates C and D landfill and Hickory Street landfill 68,745 dollars 3118 authorize the mayor to apply accept and receive grant assistance from the Department of Homeland Security FEMA in support of the fiscal year 25 port security grant program 2 million nine hundred thirty five thousand twenty five percent match all right chief yeah we're um we're gonna ask you to take it in consent um this is really to apply and accept the grant it's not the actual receiver monies the I found out this morning that we've got until

311078 authorized the mayor to apply accept and receive grant assistance from the Department of Homeland Security FEMA in support of the fiscal year 25 port security grant program 2 million 935,000.

It's a 25% match.

All right, Chief.

Yeah, we're on asking to take it in consent.

Um this is really to apply and accept the grant.

It's not the actual receiver monies.

The I found out this morning that we've got until April 15th to get that application in so that we can qualify for the grant.

August 15th.

I'm sorry, August.

August 15th.

Um some of the delay in getting that to you is we have some changes in the grant department.

I don't know if everybody's aware of, but Laura Angel is no longer with the City of Mobile.

She's now with the County Sheriff's Department.

I'm going to introduce Kelsey Tippery, who's now our head of our grants department.

And so she's getting everything cleaned up and ready teed up so that we don't miss any of these grand opportunities.

Okay.

Speech.

Include that in with the waving.

Uh, if everybody's okay with that.

Which reminds me we have a number of them today.

I just went through those that are under 50,000.

I'll just call them out, but they're a lot.

Go ahead today.

Do you want me to call them out?

Yes.

Oh, okay.

I will starting with um 081067, then 08, 1069, 08, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1076, and then turn the page to get to the one we just talked about, which is 31078.

Good.

Carol.

Woods.

Reynolds.

No problem.

Yeah.

I'm good.

All right.

Vice President.

Um yes.

If I could uh ask Chief Glesson if he would come to the podium, you may have seen in the last couple of weeks.

Um, Mobile Fire Rescue has been very busy in my district, and there have been a couple of events that um ended in loss of life.

Um, one was yesterday and one was last week.

We had a uh fire, um residential fire on Racine Avenue that resulted in the death of a the victim.

Well, the victim was the homeowner there, and then uh yesterday uh during um what should have been I guess a more or less a routine cleaning of some pipes in Princeton Woods resulted in the loss of life.

So I just asked Chief Glisten if he would just um go through both of those and uh also explain what's ahead and how you were um working with the residents to uh provide more information and details, and especially with the smoke alarms as well coming up.

Yeah, so our condolences to the family uh racing avenue.

One of the things that we try to do, this is one of those things that doesn't happen a lot with here in Mobile is a fire-related death.

So when we do have these issues, what we like to do is try and make sure that we you know search that entire area and reach out to those homeowners, let go door to door, make sure that they have operating smoke alarms and uh batteries, things like that that are working in their smoke detectors.

And so we're gonna start that Thursday.

Um, we've got uh an at probably about a four-block area around that home that was affected, and we're gonna be going door to door with our crews and making sure that we let them know what happened in the community, but also letting them know that we can come in and put smoke alarms at that same time in for them or come back if they need us to.

Um, so that's just something that we try to make sure we're addressing.

Um, additionally, yesterday uh we had a chance to see our technical rescue team again in action.

Uh, these guys they train very hard, they go through a lot of classes to be able to do what they pulled off yesterday.

Unfortunately, the outcome was not what we wanted, but we were able to make a safe recovery of both the victims.

Um, but a lot of work went into that.

Um, and we need to commend the crews that that were out there, and I appreciate all the work and training that they put in to show that Mobile has one of the best fire departments as long and our technical rescue team is outstanding.

On the uh racing fire, have you all um I know you've been investigating, but has there been uh a ruling on the cause of that fire?

Not yet.

They're still waiting on a few results to come back.

Um, but I will get those to you as soon as we can.

Okay, and then yesterday, um early ideas or thoughts on exactly what happened.

Uh talking to the contract or with malls.

Um, one of the things that that we have I think we're putting together, and I know PD is still working on this investigation, but there was a displacement of the oxygen at some point down in that hole.

One victim did not come out that was down there working.

Second person went in to check on them and was overcome as well.

A third one went down, but was able to get back out and self-rescue essentially, uh, right as our crews were getting there.

Um it was complex in the fact that the location of the incident was probably a mile off of the road um back there in Princeton Woods.

So it took them a minute to find the actual location, and there were some issues um with getting the contractor when they called 911 at the exact location.

Yeah, and I know a lot of the residents um were not sure what was going on.

They saw the fire trucks and they saw activity.

What do you all do in incidences like this to try to provide that information to the people who live nearby?

One of them was with the media for sure.

We had our PIO um Captain Millhouse out there talking with the media and put out a media release as soon as it did happen that we knew what we had, um, and that would let people know what's going on.

Yeah, I got a text early on from somebody who saw it on Fox Tent, actually telling me about it.

So I just appreciate all that you all had done.

I mean, heroic action on the part of MFRD, and then of course, PD was there working it as well.

So, you know, combination of both teams, you know, great work.

Really, really appreciate all that you all do.

Thank you very much.

So I got a call from Bud McCrory and kind of try to answer your questions.

The um I think the media reported methane.

I think that that kind of floated out there a little bit.

I think it was because they called Spire to come out.

Yeah, the talking to Bud, they suspect is a product of sewage called, I believe it's hydrogen sulfate, which is an incredibly dangerous gas that will cause death, and even if you survive it, sometimes irreparable harm to your lungs.

But to kind of give more credit to the fire department, these guys had to go through a 28-inch opening 28 feet down underground into a 48-inch space to make this recovery.

And so if you I don't know if you're claustrophobic, but that would that would drive me nuts to do that.

Um, but that is a credit to the fire department.

They always, when I was public safety director, referred to themselves as an all-hazards department, not just a fire department.

Because when I really thought about it, if they can't do it, who do you call?

Yeah.

And so they they've done an incredible job.

Everything from catching alligators to going 28 feet down in a well.

So uh we need to give them a lot of credit.

That was that was really remarkable.

We're going off the RC.

Yeah, and where this was was it's a cul-de-sac basically near the entrance of Princeton Woods, but it's kind of back in the back.

And uh, you know, you wouldn't even know it was there, you know, had they not had that location.

But yeah, thank you very much.

Anything else when it's counsel?

Anything from administration.

Yes, sir.

All right, we'll see each other at 10 30.