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Mobile City Council Pre-Meeting Summary – October 14, 2025

City Council Meetings — Tuesday, October 14, 2025
BodyMobile, Alabama
SessionCity Council Meetings
DateTuesday, October 14, 2025
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Okay.

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Ladies and gentlemen, nine hands of our capable clerk, Ms.

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Lisa Carroll.

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This is the pre-meeting of the mobility council Tuesday, October the 14th.

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We have approval of minutes from September 9th and the 16th.

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Any issues anyway?

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Okay.

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Appeals, we have requests for wave of the noise ordinance on October the 25th from 3 p.m.

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until 9 p.m.

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in Fry Park.

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October the 18th from 12 p.m.

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until 10 p.m.

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on Sharingham Drive.

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And October 31st, 8 p.m.

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until 2 a.m.

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on Creekwood Drive.

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I'm going to try to look at the uh one on Sharonhand to try to cut back the time.

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Um we'll probably just cut back that time to seven o'clock.

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Okay.

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Is that the one in uh yes?

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And that's the same one that the same girl that uh yeah has yeah.

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So just gonna try to meet air about a halfway.

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Okay, all right.

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Uh Ms.

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President, can we change the one in District Six um to uh to midnight?

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Okay, midnight.

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Okay, and I'm gonna I'll double check.

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Um I'm I might leave it to 10, but let me um let me double check between now and council on that one too.

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Okay, all right, Madam Clerk.

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Public hearing today.

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It's a public hearing to consider the proposed modification of a previously approved plan unit development for property located at 4350 Moffat Road public hearing to consider rezoning property located at 2602, 2610, 2612, 2614, and 2616, Old Shell Road and 1057 and 107 Item Avenue from R1 and B2 to B2.

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Public hearing to consider an amendment to the downtown development district regulating plan to rezone property located at 250 St.

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Francis Street from T 5.1 to T 5.2 Public Hearing to revoke the business license at 1608 St.

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Stephen's Road.

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Public hearing to declare the structures at 610 Pettit Avenue 507 Booker Street, 962 Government Street, 1551 Kellogg Street, public nuisances and ordering them demolished.

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All right, Mr.

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David.

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Yeah, Mr.

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President, I I've got an update for Mr.

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Carroll on 962 government street, and I apologize.

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I thought we had corrected our mistake.

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This is listed as a demolition.

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We're asking to secure this.

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This is a historic structure in a historic district.

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Now I do want to mention just uh Mr.

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Carroll, just an update.

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Uh, about three and a half, four years ago.

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The current owners acquired this property.

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They have made some improvements, but they are not at the point where they're um productive.

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We have a history of demolition permits, certificates of occupancies being issued, where the pattern of the the owner will do some work and then they'll go stagnant.

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The permits will expire.

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We receive calls and complaints because we have the building that's exposed.

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Um right now, the the property owner does not have a permit, and that is why we're here before council.

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Uh it has expired, and the owner has not taken actions to go forward.

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This is probably as installed by that is correct, yes.

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That is correct.

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Jesse has to have the work out there and open you.

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That is correct.

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This is when we talk about the structure of downtown and how we're finding people for not taking care of the property.

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This is the type of business we need to be when we need to find people about uh a strong religious basically, right?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Engagement███████████████████████23%
Affordable Housing██████████████████18%
Procedural█████████████████17%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████████████16%
Parks and Recreation████████8%
Budget Equity Analysis████████8%
Zoning And Land Use█████5%
Historic Preservation█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Mobile City Council Pre-Meeting Summary – October 14, 2025

This was the pre-meeting of the Mobile City Council on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, chaired by President C.J. Small. The council discussed numerous items including approvals of minutes, appeals for noise ordinance waivers, public hearings, property demolitions and securing, rezonings, contracts, and an executive session. No formal votes were taken; items were introduced and discussed for later action.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of minutes from September 9 and September 16, 2025. (No issues raised.)
  • Noise ordinance waiver requests: (a) October 25, 3–9 p.m. at Fry Park; (b) October 18, 12 p.m.–10 p.m. on Sharingham Drive (Councilmember requested cutting back to 7 p.m.); (c) October 31, 8 p.m.–2 a.m. on Creekwood Drive (Councilmember requested changing to midnight). Modifications to be finalized.

Discussion Items

  • 962 Government Street (Demolition to Securing): Municipal Enforcement Director David Carroll reported that the property, a historic structure, had been purchased years ago but the owner has failed to complete work. Permits expired. Council debated whether to demolish or secure. Changing request from demolition to securing, but concerns about cost and owner's intent to sell. Engineering report shows structural deficiencies. Council decided to change the recommendation to secure, pending further information from owner at 10:30 meeting.
  • Ordinance 52046 (Vacant Structure Registry): Held over one additional week to fine-tune language.
  • Rezoning 64048 (Lakeside Drive): Held over.
  • Resolution 401044 (265 Cuba Street): Tabled permanently; owner started demolition.
  • Resolution 09-1256 (CDBG revision): Held over one week per city attorney.
  • Community Center at Dolphin Island Parkway (Resolutions 21-1258 and 09-1338): Councilmember presented history and importance; requested support for design contract and funding.
  • Dolphin Street Access Management (21-1262): Timeline of 275 working days (~2 years).
  • Affordable Housing Project at 1010 Baltimore Street (Ordinance 88053): Discussion of donating land to facilitate redevelopment of 95 affordable housing units. Timeline: developer needs bond application by Nov 1, construction ~3 years. Councilmember requested address change from "1010 Baltimore Street" to shed stigma.
  • Clean-up of Capital Accounts (09-1336): Transfer of $971,000 from inactive account to capital reserve; part of account consolidation. Councilmember asked for better transparency.
  • MLK Complete Streets Project (21-1266, 21-1343): Contract for construction and inspection. Project starts at Butcher's Lane, 18-month duration, expected start near Christmas, no impact on Mardi Gras. Councilmember clarified location.
  • Langan Park Dredging Update: 400 cubic yards removed from upper lake; progress good; safety reminders.
  • Purchase of Equipment: Councilmember Ronald noted many equipment purchases are replacements; supported.
  • Executive Session: Requested by attorney Britton Bonner for economic development project; council voted to go into executive session, no action expected after.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes approved.
  • Noise ordinance waiver times to be adjusted (Sharingham to 7 p.m., Creekwood to midnight, pending confirmation).
  • 962 Government Street: direction to secure rather than demolish, with further discussion at 10:30.
  • Several items held over: 52046, 64048, 09-1256.
  • 265 Cuba Street demolition permit obtained; resolution permanently tabled.
  • Community center and other contracts introduced for future vote.
  • Executive session held to discuss economic development project.

Note: No public testimony was given; public hearings were only announced for future dates.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, nine hands of our capable clerk, Ms. Lisa Carroll. This is the pre-meeting of the mobility council Tuesday, October the 14th. We have approval of minutes from September 9th and the 16th. Any issues anyway? Okay. Appeals, we have requests for wave of the noise ordinance on October the 25th from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. in Fry Park. October the 18th from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Sharingham Drive. And October 31st, 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Creekwood Drive. I'm going to try to look at the uh one on Sharonhand to try to cut back the time. Um we'll probably just cut back that time to seven o'clock. Okay. Is that the one in uh yes? And that's the same one that the same girl that uh yeah has yeah. So just gonna try to meet air about a halfway. Okay, all right. Uh Ms. President, can we change the one in District Six um to uh to midnight? Okay, midnight. Okay, and I'm gonna I'll double check. Um I'm I might leave it to 10, but let me um let me double check between now and council on that one too. Okay, all right, Madam Clerk. Public hearing today. It's a public hearing to consider the proposed modification of a previously approved plan unit development for property located at 4350 Moffat Road public hearing to consider rezoning property located at 2602, 2610, 2612, 2614, and 2616, Old Shell Road and 1057 and 107 Item Avenue from R1 and B2 to B2. Public hearing to consider an amendment to the downtown development district regulating plan to rezone property located at 250 St. Francis Street from T 5.1 to T 5.2 Public Hearing to revoke the business license at 1608 St. Stephen's Road. Public hearing to declare the structures at 610 Pettit Avenue 507 Booker Street, 962 Government Street, 1551 Kellogg Street, public nuisances and ordering them demolished. All right, Mr. David. Yeah, Mr. President, I I've got an update for Mr. Carroll on 962 government street, and I apologize. I thought we had corrected our mistake. This is listed as a demolition. We're asking to secure this. This is a historic structure in a historic district. Now I do want to mention just uh Mr. Carroll, just an update. Uh, about three and a half, four years ago. The current owners acquired this property. They have made some improvements, but they are not at the point where they're um productive. We have a history of demolition permits, certificates of occupancies being issued, where the pattern of the the owner will do some work and then they'll go stagnant.

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