Hey, good morning, everybody.

It's good to see everyone this morning.

Ladies and gentlemen now in the hands of our capable city clerk, Ms.

Lisa Carroll.

This is the pre-meeting of the Mobile City Council Tuesday, March the 10th.

We have approval of minutes from March 3rd.

Any issues anyway.

Okay.

Appeals, we have requests for waiver the noise ordinance on March the 28th on Spring Hill Avenue from 4 p.m.

until 9.

On Black Lawn Street, May the 9th, from 6 p.m.

until 10 p.m.

Government Street on May 16th from 8 a.m.

until 12 p.m.

Mr.

President.

Yes.

If we can change that to 10 p.m., please.

Venetia, Venetia Road, uh, April 25th from 5 p.m.

until 11.

Airport Boulevard on April the 11th from 5 p.m.

until 7.

Melvavana Park on March the 22nd and April 25th from 1 p.m.

to 4 p.m.

and 2 30 to 4 30.

Any issues on woods of flame okay.

Public hearing.

Today is a public hearing to consider the rezoning property located at 1724 Michigan Avenue from B2 to B5.

One second, you're good with your appeal, also, Mr.

Penny.

Okay.

All right.

Today is a public hearing to declare the structure at 1861 LaSalle Street, a public nuisance and order it demolished.

And to declare the structure at 3150 Riverside Drive, a public nuisance and order it demolished.

Okay.

Presentation of petitions and other communications to the council.

Sydney Kramer, Mobile Arts Council present Alex Lofton Mobile's new poet laureate.

Estella Trata, failure of the city to provide mandated oversight to Mobile Housing Authority.

The Linia Green, mental health awareness.

Avon Warner, concerns about removal of heritage oath in Taylor Park.

Rodney Toomer present a program to curb youth violence.

Ordinance is held over 64009.

Consider rezoning property located at 7211 and 7221 Cottage Hill Road from R1 to R3.

14012.

Amend Section 14-3, the Mobile Municipal Code to authorize settlements in an amount under $15,000.

Resolutions held over.

13 231 authorized change order number one with Thompson Engineering for Citywide Bridge inspection.

That's 130,000 increase.

21, 232, authorized contract with Anderson Delaney to teach tennis lessons.

21, 233, 234.

Also contracts with Stephen Iker and Claudia Simmons to teach tennis lessons.

21235 authorized contract with Henderson Building Solutions for Independent Commissioning Services Mobile Arena Project.

212 President.

Yes.

I I do have a question for administration.

Again, this is the one where it's definitely a lot under budget in terms of the amount.

But my question is again with the performance evaluation.

If the invoice is satisfactory, am I missing something?

Or is this a you know there's um something else going on with this in terms of it?

Because if you go to the back, it shows that it's going to be a monthly basis for the invoices.

Yes.

So Henderson will bill on a monthly basis for their services, just like the design architects and the uh testing firms.

Um at the end of the commissioning, they will provide a full commissioning report of all their the work they're done and their services and and basically documenting that everything is functioning according to contract.

So that that will be their basis of you know evaluating their services is their final report, and they won't receive final payment until that report is accepted by the city.

Okay.

So a follow-up question.

Um, I was looking at another contract with Thompson Engineering, and they have these um uh task meetings where they are throughout the project, their progress meeting and they're getting feedback, and then that's when they decide, okay, that task is complete, so now we'll pay that payment.

What I hear you're saying is that with this one, they'll continue to pay all the way up.

Really, the performance evaluation will come at the very end when they do the final uh inspection or the final test.

Yeah, and an engineering contract back with Thompson.

That that works differently because they have specific deliverables uh on commissioning, there are not interim deliverables, it's just a final report.

So uh basically we'll pay them on a percentage basis once we get them working on them on percent based on a percentage on a monthly basis.

Okay, so then so my follow-up question, understanding that it's it's not the same as Thompson, but again, there's performance and their tests that have to be conducted throughout the process.

So if so, what I hear you saying is that if they fail a test, then somehow they go in and they take care of that they give them feedback, showing that that test has been completed.

So Henderson doesn't perform the test, the general contractor performs the test.

Henderson witnesses them and then documents that they're all in compliance with the design.

Okay, so Henderson will document throughout that process that they are in compliance.

Yes.

Okay, and that's what I'm asking.

So that report is that provided to the city to let them know that they are in compliance, go ahead and issue the monthly payment.

Well, it won't be a monthly report, but yes, at the end of the commissioning for the entire facility, all the commissioning activities, they will supply a report.

And if there's anything in that report that documents non-compliance, then the contractor is responsible to repair that and retest it.

Okay, all right.

I thank you.

And and that helps explain it's just that if we're in this contract, it looks like you know there's a satisfactory approval for an invoice, it has to be satisfactory, but we don't speak to uh the pro, you know, the uh program evaluation in terms of its satisfaction before payment.

And so if we can just consider that outlining sim similar to what you just shared with me, so we can see that you know how that process is working and making sure that there's accountability for the work.

Right.

Okay, thank you.

21236 authorized contract with Mobile Sports Hall of Fame for technology integration and facility build-out services for interactive visitor experience, Mr.

President, yeah, Mr.

Morrison.

There was some modified languages uh to be added to this.

I think the best way to do it is table it and re-introduce it.

I think we've got general agreement of with the administration to use that method.

Everyone in agreement, all right.

We're gonna table 21237 authorized contract with Thompson Engineering for Mobile River Fender System Replacement, Mr.

President.

Yeah, Ms.

If someone can um share just an overview, I think this is awesome.

First of all, let me just thank you for the fact of these needs assessment, constantly assessing what our needs are and making sure that there's safety in terms of the fenders.

Uh, if I can if we could just get an overview just for the public, but also for me, in terms of, you know, there are three there are four tasks, but only two tasks really outline what's happening, but you can clearly see that their progress meetings happening.

I mean, this this contract uh, you know, it really laid out how it's going to work in terms of the progress uh monitoring.

But my question is more about the last two tasks, which is the bulk of the contract.

Yeah, and I've talked to Nick Amberger, he's going to review those and then he'll be getting with you on what exactly to expect on those two tasks you're talking about.

Okay, all right, thank you.

25238, except per permanent drainage easements, permanent utility easements, and or a permanent drainage easement for temporary construction easement agreement for tracts of land for the CIP Woodcock Creek West Branch Drainage Improvements Project 31239, adopt the CDBG ESG and home plan year two 2026-27 action plan.

Mr.

President, yeah, Mr.

Penn.

We will have a titlement committee um meeting next Tuesday.

So we'll need to hold this over to uh March 24th.

Mr.

President, yeah, Ms.

Ingram.

Um regarding um the entitlements, thank you for that, Mr.

Penn.

Uh, that would be very informative, especially for us new people.

But I do have a question for administration.

You know, I just want to commend Ms.

Jennifer Green, uh, Carleen Clark, and all of you all for finding various funding sources so we can do these great projects.

We could not do it if we didn't have these multiple fund sources.

However, my question is what structures or process do we have in place to communicate with the public who's trying to partner, like nonprofits who's trying to partner with the city.

For example, there's a 2026 community impact grant through Lowe's where you can get up to three to ten million dollars to revitalize community spaces, but if they don't do that in a timely manner, they they can't make that happen.

So, what structures or communication is in place so a nonprofit would know how to partner with the city to do that.

Good morning.

I really appreciate you escalating that so we could look into that policy.

So you're correct.

One of the things that we're working on with just the reorganization of the grants management department is a structure for how outside organizations can propose to work with the city.

So that will come out well ahead of next year when you're looking at that grant opportunity.

Um we recognize that that might have been a little bit of an area that could use improvement, and we're actively working on making a way to communicate.

It'll be in the form probably of an application that they can fill out well ahead with some structure on how and when they have to do it with advanced time.

So we have enough time to go through our internal review process.

And thank you for that.

Let me ask you this.

If you, you know, considering like that, the application for the 2026 community impact grant, they only give you a window of six weeks.

So if we can think about how that fits so that they can apply, because again, what I'm saying to uh citizens is that it takes all of us.

You know, you all are doing an awesome job in finding resources, but the community needs to also support and be a part of that, and they can do that through grants like this, so we can consider uh those six week spans also so that they're able to qualify in a timely manner.

Absolutely.

It's a really common thing that happens where you have a short turnaround.

So we're definitely factoring that in.

One of the things I was gonna respond to your email that we have going through is that I'd like to put that on our calendar, like in the fall, so we can get together as a group to talk about it, knowing that that's going to be released again with that time frame so we can be fully ahead of our application time period.

So when we get into the position where it's released, we can go and have everything ready ahead of time, all of the approvals that we need um to go through with uh Mayor Cherry got us ahead of time.

So okay.

Again, I I just want to commend you for um the process improvement, uh reflecting on that and figuring out ways that we can have structures for our community to get involved.

Thank you all so much for the work that you're doing.

Thank you.

Very important.

Thank you.

Madam Clark.

6240 and 241, authorized release of claims and settlement agreements.

Ordinance is being introduced.

64013 is the rezoning on Michigan Avenue from B2 to B5.

Consent resolution is being introduced.

37242, 243, and 244.

A recommending approval today, BC Board for issuance of a retail beer table wine off-premises only license to fast weight gas and convenience store on Moffitt Road for issuance of a special events retail liquor license, Kelly Hands, Irish Social Club on Marine Street for issuance of a retail beer, table wine on or off-premises licensed to Jerusalem Cafe on Ocean Road.

60245 approval water special bonus to the parks and recreation employee of the month.

4269 to 70 are declaring the structures at 1861 LaSalle Street and 3150 Riverside Drive.

Public nuisances and ordering them demolished.

58271 declare the weeds noxious weed lean group 1676.

Resolutions being introduced, 01254, authorized amendment to agreement with Piratechnical Fireworks for Independence Day Fireworks Display Services.

Um this is an increase to $60,000.

And it might be some questions.

Why is this?

And we know that our country is celebrating our 250th um birthday.

But uh know that the city may be having some big plans, or those plans being revealed yet, or are they coming uh coming out soon or or what?

What we all plan on doing coming out soon.

All right, looking for 0125 authorized agreement with mobile museum board for management of History Museum, Fort Condy, and Phoenix Fire Museum.

Mr.

President, Mr.

Reynolds.

I haven't got it totally up to speed.

This is the first I've seen of this um operating agreement or this uh yeah.

We haven't seen this before, so this is a substantial modification to the way that that board's been operating.

Can somebody just sort of give me the overview as to why it's necessary and then what changes are going to be implemented by moving to this method?

How about there?

There we go.

Uh right.

So this money is you know needed because it's part of our overall funding for the museum.

Uh, you know, we wouldn't be able to do our programming and stuff, uh, all the events we do without it.

So uh we've had this performance agreement, I believe something similar to it since I believe 2020.

So it's a continuation of that.

Maybe Corey can talk about the changes.

Councilman, the only difference is that the bylaw changes have been made that requested in 2022.

So it's just a continuation of that 2022 agreement.

Well, I don't I guess I don't recall those bylaw changes that were requested or uh the term limits, there were term limits that were put into the bylaws for the board members.

Previously there were no term limits, and now there's a two-year cooling off period in between two year, two consecutive terms.

But in this controlled by ordinance, though.

I mean, don't we have an ordinance?

Is that what y'all are doing?

Amending the current ordinance.

No, this is a this is uh an agreement performing or operating because we spent a long time years ago trying to figure out how to deal with the museum and the board and what their terms are and what their responsibilities are.

So I just I'm not sure what it is you're trying to do.

Well, we're here we're trying to we're trying to get the operating agreement in effect.

It was due that the old operating agreement expired in fall of last year.

Okay, along with the rest of the operating agreements for the museums.

This just extends it another three years.

The same thing.

Same thing.

Nothing, nothing changes.

The only the only changes that were requested in 2022 were term limits on the board members.

Those term limits have been put into effect now in these bylaws, but the agreement itself is a continuation of that.

It was approved in 2022.

All right, I'm gonna I'm gonna read into this and see what the I mean.

I guess I don't understand how how we can effectively bypass an ordinance by way of you know, if we if we as a city council establish an ordinance that says these are the terms, these are the spots, you know, whatever it is, then there should not be any, you know, we shouldn't change from that.

So if we're gonna pass this agreement that modifies that, or we just need to have discussion about it and truly understand what the implications of that are.

I'll get you a copy of the 2022 arrangement and then get you a copy of this most recent one as well.

Okay.

Um Corey, uh, I guess kind of what you're doing here, what you're attempting to do here is number one.

Uh since the agreements expired, this is the new agreement moving forward.

And then also too, since 2022, um, I guess my understanding of kind of what's occurred is uh the the history museum board has has gotten their house right in terms of the bylaws and the governing documents to match the ordinance.

Um that's correct to match the ordinance that was passed in 2022.

The history museum has passed the bylaw changes that were requested in 2022 by that ordinance that that operating agreement.

And then this is just um in here, you're just referencing basically the bylaws that govern the the board um in this agreement and pretty much makes the ordinance the bylaws and then the agreement is is in line with what I guess what the ordinance from 2022 says, I guess.

That's what okay.

That's correct.

Um, and also too, John's killing by the way.

Uh uh, I appreciate all you do.

Um, your programming, I'm excited about what you got coming up, but I love the program that you have now.

So I did want to take a moment while you're here to say that you're doing a great job.

Okay.

Anyone else?

I don't does our ordinance say that.

I okay.

We'll we'll we'll we'll figure that out between now and next week.

Thank you.

Okay.

All right.

Madam Clerk.

Zero.

Zero eight two fifty-six through two sixty are approving purchase orders to invasive management, prime professional concrete pumping and finishing, safe haven companies, southern reality management group, Thomas A.

Galloway for storm drainage and vegetation removal.

08261 approved purchase order to emergency equipment professional to provide and install Sam Sarah Vehicle Sensor Cables for Mobile Fire and Rescue Department $16,505.

08 262 approved purchase order to group one for Pensacola for Ford Expedition 84,302.41 cents and 08263 approved purchase order to Hardy Chevrolet for two Chevrolet Tajos, 126,900.

08264 approved purchase order to intelligent video solutions for police interview recording and documentation system 20,920.

08265 approved purchase order to magnet forensics USA for one year subscription to enhance mobile device software for Gulf Coast Technology Center 69,870.

08266 approved purchase order to Syntech Systems for annual renewal of fuel management software for municipal garrars $16,988.

08267 approved purchase order to tablet command for annual renewal of incident management software for mobile fire and rescue $38,500.

08268 approved purchase order to Vulcan for street name sign brackets for traffic engineering 28,050 announcements.

If you recall we were passed a um cooperative maintenance agreement several weeks back for the gateway initiative.

Apparently you have to do it on the OL dot they have an official OLDAT form and it's I mean it's just putting what we passed into that form.

Possibly I'm gonna have a meeting between now and the next meeting to make sure we're all buttoned up in that respect.

But if if if we are I'd like to try to add it to the agenda today and pass it by way of consent.

All right we'll we'll look at it yeah we passed uh probably a 10 page contract that says you know way more than just uh what their form is so it's just a basically a formality I believe all right we'll look at it okay thank you Mr.

Woods uh Mr.

President I want to take just a second um we had opening day um out at Westside uh this weekend on Saturday and um I just want to briefly real quick tell uh Carlene Stout and uh Shauna Smith thank you for all you and your team uh thank you for all the work that you put in we had 900 kids um playing this go round um I saw every single one of them parade by home plate um it took about an hour and a half but um uh I just want to say thank you uh lots and lots of people were complimenting about how how nice the park looks and how good it looks so thanks for all your time and effort your team's time and effort so thank you all okay anyone else anything from administration okay we'll see each other downstairs at 10 well and let's look at our oh I'm sorry okay on uh resolutions to wave um we've got zero eight two fifty six down to two sixty one and then the next page two sixty four sixty six sixty seven and sixty eight and adjustments in the one all right all right we'll see you downstairs at 1030 email okay