Hey, good morning, everyone.

And happy new year.

Ladies and gentlemen, uh, we are now in the hands of Capable City Clerk, Ms.

Lisa Carroll.

This is the pre-meeting of the Mobile City Council Tuesday, January the 6th.

We have appeals, uh request for a waiver of the noise ordinance on um January 17th from 6 p.m.

until 1030 on Spring Hill Avenue.

January 30th, 5 p.m.

and 1030 p.m.

in Mardi Gras Park.

Any issues, Councilman Penn and Inger.

No, sir.

Clerk.

Public hearings today is the public hearing to consider the vacation of an alley adjacent to 6th South Franklin Street.

Um I emailed everyone the comments from Wanda Cochran.

Yeah.

Just because I got the email, it just rose a couple of questions came to mind is exactly what's happening with this property and why the uh alleyway may or may not need to be vacated.

Anybody's here that wants to do we have anyone this vacation.

I'll give you back with you.

Okay.

Just knowing how properties are in some of these downtown areas, it kind of made sense some of her arguments, but that's really all I know.

And just in reading her email.

Public hearing today is a public hearing to consider a vacation fee as a condition of the vacation of an alley adjacent to six South Franklin Street.

Presentation of petitions and other communications to the council.

Willie Dinish and Paula Webb uh provide information to raise awareness for the Jazz Art Writers South Festival.

Kevin Harrison uh providing information about the South Alabama Regional Planning Commission safety action plan.

Paul Anderdonk requesting an increase in the allotted time for speakers addressing the council.

Reggie Hill request um requesting the abolishment of discriminatory practices against speakers, request rules, amendment for speakers to clarify presentation when officials miss interpret factual intent, request update on vehicle inventory and make public safety and public board appointments recommendations.

Ordinance is held over 64058.

Consider an ordinance to amend appendix A, Downtown Development District, the City of Mobile Unified Development Code, Chapter 64, the Mobile City Code 2022.

64062 consider the modification of a previously approved planning approval for property located at 348 and 360 North McGregor Avenue.

Mr.

President on the ordinance for appendix A downtown development district.

I've spoken with the staff, and again, this one is going to need a layover.

Um due to the fact that the holidays and some more information not having the red line is making it a challenge.

So 64-058, you want to lay it over again.

Yes, ma'am.

Two weeks.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll hold over two weeks.

Okay.

CIP resolutions held over.

09 1577.

Reallocate funds from 2025 CIP Project Carlisle Ditch Drainish Repairs to Capital Project Langham Park, 12 Mile Creek Bank Stabilization.

13 1578, authorized change order number one with James H.

Adams and Sons Construction Company for erosion mitigation at a Zelda City Golf Course in 12 Mile Creek.

21 1579.

Authorized contract with C Thornton for 2025 CIP at Slava Creek Lynn Avenue to Mont Lamar.

Resolutions held over 08 1549.

Boo purchase order to Athletica Sports Systems for prefabricated Dasher Board System Mobile Arena.

Ms.

President.

Excuse me.

Morning, Council.

Uh just wanted to address real quick.

I had the moment to speak with attorney for the council just prior to the meeting today, about 08 1549.

That's the purchase order to Athletica Sports Systems.

However, those standard Ts and C's are not typically something that the city would agree to.

All we're asking for you to approve today is just the standard purchase order for the city, same purchase order that we issue on any purchase.

So we would ask that the resolution be approved, but that those be removed from the packet.

And um just for transparency and explanation, because a lot of times when things come across here, you know, we've um we've accepted uh contracts and we've got the construction going, and you know, we're not we're not approving individual items on on over there, but um, you know, these F F and E we are.

And um, I just wanted uh to kind of shed a little light somebody from the administration.

You know, these aren't over budgeted items, these aren't items that have been identified that oh my goodness, this will be great if we did it now.

We're in construction.

Um, the this is this is already part of the cash stack, and I just want you know, for media sake and for for public sake, want to explain, you know, this is part of the whole lump sum.

This isn't something we just decided to do.

This was part of the cash stack from the beginning.

Yeah, councilman that that's correct.

The the the FFE is all part of the the resolution that y'all passed a couple months ago for the approximately 11 million dollars that is part of the original budget, but those items are not typically included in the construction contract.

So we're procuring those in individual packages.

There'll be numerous packages that come before the council.

Uh, there's an additional one today, of course.

Uh, but as those are prepared, we're you know, a lot of these things have longer lead times, so that's why we're doing them now.

We can't wait till construction's done because then that would delay opening.

Thank you.

I just wanted for transparency's sake to show.

And this this isn't the last one.

I think what FF and E, we budgeted maybe something like 12 million, I guess, or somewhere in that neighborhood, or not holding you to a number, but um that this we're gonna see these as we were as we walk through construction.

Um, you know, especially around this time, we're starting to purchase that FF and E, get that going so that we can, whenever we we open the place, we have it furnished and everything.

I just wanted for transparency's sake and for explanation, um, and uh for public awareness that there's more coming, but this is already budgeted.

This isn't over budget, we're on target.

So that's correct.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Um, just wanted some clarity.

This um dash aboard is just for the ice rink um portion.

Yeah, be on the use.

It's I mean, it's a the whole hockey package.

So, like uh, you know, it's it's it's all the the rink itself, the ice dams, the walls, the netting that hangs from from above all that equipment is part of that package.

And Athletica is the basically the industry standard since we're gonna have a professional hockey team.

They they pretty much provide those for every professional hockey arena in the country.

And what's the estimated time of um they would be able to utilize a lifetime for this particular dash aboard?

How long do you do it has a time for 10 years?

It it's it it really depends on how much it's used, how many times it's taken in and out.

So uh we can get that information for you, but I mean I'd have to do a little research on that for you know lifespan of that equipment.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, Miss Runnels.

Sam, thanks for being here.

Every time you come here, I'm gonna say the same thing.

Can you give us an update on the civic center?

Where do we stand?

Are we still on time and on budget?

We are still on budget and we are still on schedule.

We have been struggling with the weather.

Uh it's been impacting us.

Uh so far, we're we're able to work around that and keep ourselves on schedule.

But we still have a year to go, so there could be more weather impacts.

Uh, right now we started actually Saturday.

We set the first roof truss.

There's nine total roof trusses, then of course all the steel that goes in between them.

So probably within the next uh six to eight weeks, we will have a roof on the arena.

The the structural steel, then they'll be able to start putting the actual roof membrane on uh to get it dried in.

Once we're dried in, then I'll be a lot more comfortable about schedule.

Still on we're still on track for February of 27.

Or January, January 27th.

Yes.

Okay, fantastic.

Thank you.

Okay, all right.

Thank you so much, Madam Clerk.

Zero one fifteen eighty authorized amendment to agreement with BFI waste services doing business as Republic services of Mobile for Compactor Garbage Container Rental and Service.

President, yeah, Ms.

Woods.

Um last week we had a speaker come and uh uh speak on about uh I guess um a sanitation that really wasn't referenced directly, but a sanitation and an increase in the speaker attributed the the contract or the um the the line or this line item I'm assuming as part of newly annexed and additional costs associated with newly newly annexed and everything.

Um I just want to point out that this is dealing with downtown and the con uh the compactors and garbage containers downtown.

Um so I just a point of clarity.

I dove into it um uh and identified where they are exactly, drove by them this week and just want to make sure that this has nothing to do whatsoever with additional cost to service the residents district six.

So I just want to point that out.

Thank you.

Or district seven or district seven all right, madam clerk zero eight fifteen eighty one approved item based bid for running shoe fitting and products zero eight fifteen eighty-eight approved purchase order to stuns for annual renewal of Monday.com project management software 371590, consider the application of Ray Jones for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a taxicab service 601591 authorized settlement agreement and release of claims consent resolution is being introduced zero three zero zero one reappoint Brenda Rhodes John P and appoint Art Walsh Mitt Rencher and Molly Middleton to the Mobile Tennis Center Advisory Board 4002, correct resolutions 40, 826, 4827, 4828, and 4829 adopted on June 17th.

Determine an appropriation.

Oh 6003040506 or determined appropriations to Mobile Alumni Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Gulf Coast, the courtyards at McLean Magnolia Grove Property Homeowners Association, Property Owners Association, the Showers Foundation Golf Uh Oh, that's it.

Okay.

Um approved uh payment, excuse me, that they serve a public purpose and approved payment.

Appoint Norman Hill to the golf course advisory committee.

60019 determined appropriation to people united to advance the dream mobile ink serves a public purpose and approved payment.

37020 recommended approval to the ABC board for issuance of a lounge retail liquor class one license to club elegance on North Lafayette Street.

Resolutions being introduced 0807, approved item-based bid for medical equipment and supplies, 08008, approved purchase order to Alabama Pipe and Supply for Concrete Pipe for Alliance Park 23,225.60 cents.59 cents.

My question is when, but yet the engineering service costs shall not exceed 227,000.

But providing the additional 52,500 will exceed that.

Well, we we added several streets.

So then that 2 million from the beginning has been exceeded.

Yes.

Yeah.

Okay.

And do you know by what I can get you to those totals for you?

And this is just administrative cleanup.

Okay.

If you can get that, thank you.

All right, Madam Clark.

Call for public hearings.

41015.

Call for public hearing to consider the modification of a previously approved plan unit development for property located at 1800 Dolphin Island Parkway scheduled February the 10th.

41016.

Call for public hearing to consider the modification of a previously approved plan.

41017 call for public hearing to consider the modification of a previously approved plan unit development for property located at 4568 Hall's Mill Road scheduled February 10th.

Announcements.

Try to wave the rules on.

Okay.

I think that's it.

Mr.

President.

Mr.

Runnels.

I've got a question about uh if somebody from public work can help me on this vacation of this alley.

Uh these buildings have been vacant for many years.

Um garbage pickup is daily in downtown mobile, if I remember correctly.

Because these buildings have been vacant, obviously, there hasn't been a daily pickup there.

Well, vacating this right-of-way set the city back from doing daily garbage pickups using the back alley.

The way that it intersects with uh we're I don't know that there's any um residential commercial frontage along that alley that have to it's behind the cathedral.

I know the application was made through the city clerk with Mike Rogers, and so we're still looking into it and find out what it is.

Okay, I mean that's that's there's a map, but it shows that's two buildings that intersect, and there's a little narrow right away that ties to say three properties or four properties there, and I think all of them have been vacant.

So I just really want to know from public works, you know.

But is it one or two under renovation or something?

They they really this is the first time for any of our team to see it as well.

So we need to we need to look into it.

It's just first reading.

Yeah, okay.

If not, we see you started downstairs at 10 30.