I would entertain a motion to approve.

I'm going to motion.

Second.

Motion and a second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Minutes are approved.

Item number one under new business approval of a minor public works contract with Thompson tractor for emergency repair to the fire station one generator.

The total is one thousand two hundred seventy dollars and ninety cents.

Scott, well, good afternoon.

Okay, so the funding would be outside services general fund.

Um we had a power outage at fire station one.

The generator engaged as it should and had emergency power.

But when the power was restored, it wouldn't go back to utility mode.

So it was locked into emergency power, so we had to have them come out and rework it.

Questions?

Motion second.

Motion second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Item number one is approved.

Thanks, Scott.

Item number two is authorization to submit the FY26 Federal Aviation Administration pre-application for the airport improvement program.

Welcome, Jeff.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Uh each year, all airports are asked to submit projects for consideration in both Al DOT's grant program and the FA's grant program.

This allows us to discuss various projects that we're interested that were pulled out of our master plan effort and look for funding considerations.

If they're interested, they'll send us a what we call a go letter.

So this does not obligate any funding at this time.

Uh we will submit a final application typically in the spring or summer time that would obligate it.

We'd have the final details, final dollar amounts before we go forward.

Questions.

So did you submit anything?

Segum.

Did we submit projects?

Yes, sir.

I got a list of them if you'd like to see those.

Yeah, or not in here, right?

So they are our cargo rant.

Yeah, yeah.

Why don't you why don't you give us the high level?

The top three hit for a list of five years' worth of projects that allows them to look out over the horizon what's coming down, start programming dollars.

The projects that we're most interested, interested in is in 2026 phase two of the cargo ramp.

We just did the contract award for site prep.

This will be the second phase.

The next project is a GA apron rehab on the airport.

GARL AVEIATION So Part We have a pavement condition index that studies which is some of our worst pavements.

So we've got some of those areas identified for FA funding, and then the terminal is a part of that project pending the approval on the earmark.

The terminal terminal improvements.

Depends if all are selected.

2 million, 5 million 10.

Uh for minus the terminal, it'd be just under 300,000 on the local share.

No, with with the terminal.

The terminal would be an eight and a half federal and then the 13 on the local 13 million out of elevate.

Yes, sir.

Where is elevate?

You got 13 million dollars.

We've had that in our projected bond schedule, and we've been showing rating agencies.

It's there but not spent.

Right?

Is that fair, Carly?

It's planned but not issued.

No.

Well, it could be there.

We needed it.

Kind of like that one.

The bond our the rating agencies have been seeing it during that process.

Okay.

I don't have any other questions.

Any other questions for Jeff?

I would entertain a motion approved.

Second.

Motion second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Thank you.

Item two is approved.

Item number three is authorization to enter into professional services agreement with DTPM for Tuscan Municipal Court CRO administration.

The total 14,800.

Jessica, welcome.

Thank you.

So this is a three-year agreement with this company.

They handle the randomization software for drug testing for the court referral program.

We enter the clients in and it schedules them randomly on a basis that we set it's bi-monthly or three times a month.

And it also allows us to keep a running history of their testing.

So the implementation is 4,000.

That'll be out of my operating budget for this fiscal year that we're in now.

The 300 per month would be paid through the CRO contract that the state awarded.

Is that regarded regardless of the number?

Is that a limit?

300 a month.

Is that a limit on the number you can test or is it no?

That is just for the software that 300 a month offers the support and update.

Question, sorry, Mr.

Buster.

Yeah, um it won't take the second.

Just for just recently, two or three months ago.

Just for just recently, two or three months ago, we we reverted from contract services that two people were providing, and we took those into our own employee base, right?

Yes, so we moved our related to that it is.

And how this is the software that will actually they have a number and a website, so each day the clients that are in this program have to check every day to see if they have to have a random drug screen.

This will allow them to use their individual identifier to check each day if they have a scheduled drug screen.

Okay, so we we took the two employees in into our own fold, right?

Yes, and cut out the contract we were using.

And now this is the software that allows people who are being monitored or tested to actually go in and find out if they are randomly drug testing and if they are what happens.

They would come in and complete their drug screens right over here, yeah.

Yes, in the court building with the two employees that we brought in under this program.

Okay, so you're gonna eat the four first four of your budget and then 3600 a year for the next two years.

Yes, for the next, it'll be for a total of three years, and that'll be included in the amount that the state pays in for our reimbursement of cost.

Okay.

Motion motion is second, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Thank you.

Item number three is approved.

Item number four is authorization to renew the as needed professional services contract with Jones Media, the total not to exceed $30,000, Brandy.

Welcome.

Hi.

Hey Brand.

So this is the renewal of our contract with Jones Media Productions to handle all of our broadcasting and streaming services for city council, zoning board of adjustments, HBC, and planning and zoning commission.

This is a not to exceed amount of $30,000 that is budgeted within my outside services account.

So for about $15,000 a year, we we are able to make all those things you just named.

Yes, so this is viewable for the public.

Yes, this is so he is not charging us hourly rates.

These are flat rates so that we are regardless, they are unlimited amounts.

So if he's with planning and zoning commission for 10 hours for one night, regardless, it is gonna be that $800 flat rate that he charges.

Yes, $30, right?

Yes, sir.

Yeah, we wouldn't be planning.

And what what else do we have to have with that video to make this complete anything?

Or is that pull up around?

So we provide all of the equipment that he uses to stream and and broadcast all of our stuff.

He just goes back there and you'll see him in the back of the council chambers for our meetings.

Um he goes back there and does all of the fun technical stuff that is required.

Okay, and he's in he is is that Jones?

Who is that?

Kevin Jones, yes, with Jones Media Productions.

He's included in this.

He is, yes.

All right.

Motion motion second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Item four is approved.

Item number five, authorization here to enter into a professional services agreement with WBUA to administer streaming ads, TV ads, digital ads for police recruitment.

The total is 14,935.

Sarah, welcome.

Good afternoon.

How are y'all?

Good.

Um, yes, sir.

This is a professional services agreement with WVUA as part of our police recruitment campaign.

Um, the agreement is for them to administer um ads on streaming services as well as on local TV and then digital ads as well.

Was it we just uh we just dealt with related to this?

Yes, sir.

So last week you heard about a similar contract for police recruitment.

That one was with Hearst Media, that one was just for streaming ads and for streaming retargeting.

So if someone shows interest in a streaming ad, then it serves it to them again.

And that was about what amount?

That one was about 10,000.

Yes, sir.

Um so here's another 15.

Yes, sir.

And then is that the totality of generally what we're using to buy um the ability to push out our content for police recruiting?

So we also um had a contract around 4500 with Townsquare Media Um to do a similar thing here locally.

Um, and then we're working on potentially some police recruitment advertising in the stadium.

Um, if we get that to you, that would probably be around November.

Um, but that would be another one where we had to pay someone else to administer.

UA UA Yes, sir.

So just in these big chunks, that's roughly 15-ish, excuse me, 30-ish.

Yes, sir.

Um to buy the ability to push out what we're producing, right?

Yes, sir.

And then are we producing?

Are we doing that in-house or are we going out and buying that too?

So we have the streaming ads that we're pushing out.

We had an outside services contract for that with a local videographer to put together that video.

Our plan is to make an updated version of that ad in this coming fiscal year.

And then are those two pieces the purchasing of a provider to build the content and the purchasing of the ability to push it out through the various pipelines.

Is that it?

Yeah, so we do some of the digital advertising.

But we're talking now just about police.

Yes, sir.

We do some of the digital advertising in-house.

Um, and we also do you know earned media as well for police recruitment.

But those two things are the big chunk of the expense, yes.

What are those two chunks?

Um I don't remember how much of the video on realize ballpark.

So our TBD recruit our our recruitment budget as a whole is a hundred thousand dollars.

Um we're spending a big chunk of that right now trying to sort of saturate the market, flood it, make sure people are seeing it everywhere, um, as opposed to kind of trickling out the advertising throughout the course of the year.

And is this still 2025 fiscal year money?

It depends on if um AF will let me use it 2025 fiscal year money, but if not, we've got it in the budget for 26.

I know we're getting tight on that timeline.

Okay.

But on an annualized basis.

We budget about a hundred.

Yes, sir.

And we're within that.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

I won't I want to be clear that just anybody that's questioning.

I'm I run these on my show.

Yes, sir.

And I stream them too at no charge.

So that's a public service.

Of course, I wouldn't take the money and couldn't take the money.

But I just wanted to when people see it, they're thinking, oh, I bet he's getting paid to do that too, but I'm not.

You would never do that.

Oh I don't want to be back the same guy we met with two weeks ago.

That that wouldn't that wouldn't go well.

No, all right.

Vote on yourself.

You would vote on yourself some money, right?

Yeah, no, I would that was real rich.

There was a lot of things that could be said.

I know, but that's we're just not gonna do that.

I just chose not to say anything else.

Okay.

Motion got a motion second, all in favor saying aye.

Aye.

Item five is approved.

Item number six is a franchise agreement for Unity Fiber Golf Co.

LLC.

That's Gulf Code, Chris and Chris, uh thank you.

Um public safety, but to accommodate the company, uh, we moved to projects to get it going.

Um, and I'm just happy to say that I'm one thing on the agenda that's bringing some money.

We don't have to spend it.

Um the committee appreciates that.

I know there's questions that the constitutional state of Alabama gives the cities responsibility to manage their right-of-way, and part of that responsibility creates franchise agreements that are agreements between companies and the city and how they manage the right-of-way.

So, in this particular instance, this is a standard franchise agreement that we've been doing for years.

It controls how much they owe us in the event that they offer telecommunication services.

Also, if there's issues in the right-of-way where they're they're doing work to repair lines and so forth, have to notify the property owner so we can end some of the issues that you had in several neighborhoods across the city, and also control how long it takes before they can repair before they repair, how they get permits or permit requirements and so forth.

So essentially it's a franchise agreement that governs the their behavior in our right-of-way.

If you have any questions about the company in particular, I have Addison Franklin here.

She's with Capel Howard, who represents the the company and seeking the franchise agreement.

Chris, what's the the time frame of what this would happen if we contract?

I mean, are what are the it would leave if it's approved today?

We would go to full council next week.

Once full council approves it, it's advertised for four weeks, and then after it's advertised four weeks, it goes into effect.

But as soon as you approve it on the council, they can be your work.

One of the things that I think is really important, regardless of where you are in the city, is making sure that the citizens are given proper notice of what is happening.

And they understand that.

And I think we've come a long way of when all this started.

I don't I know probably a year or two ago with a lot of this these upgrades in the city, which I think are good, but I think the biggest thing is making sure people know what the expectations are when they're coming, and then how you get in touch with someone when a water line is hit or something happens because something is going to happen.

It's just that there's gonna be an accident, right?

I think that's to me that's always been my biggest concern.

And I bet everybody at this table would say the same thing is how we how the company will deal with the problem, and I think we've come a long way though.

Yeah, as a result of those conversations that we've had with companies that will remain nameless.

Um but as a result of those conversations or franchise agreements have evolved.

So now each company is provide has to provide a contact person, they have to give notice they have to tell the neighborhood where they're going, when construction is going to start, and then also tell them who their contact person is.

So we have evolved to the point where after responding to several incidents we've had over the last two years, or quite frankly, some of those companies have just ransacked neighborhoods because point out we've gotten um can some quality control measures built into our franchise agreements.

Well, and I also think one more, I'm sorry, Mr.

President, but I also think it's important that in that communication, make sure the council people are.

I mean, because I that is evolved too, but Chris, you've done a really y'all legal, y'all have done a great job of kind of steering this, I think, in a better direction based on the issues that we've had.

I think we're in a pretty good spot right now with how it should be handled because the last year or so, I don't know, the last things, especially in my district, and I I'm sure everyone would say the same thing, have been a lot smoother.

And there aren't as many issues because I think we've overcommunicated part of that.

I just think that's we need to keep that.

And also give credit Mike a lot of credit too because he's also modernized our our franchise groups, so a lot of the information they have to provide also lets us know that they're aware of where our utilities are so we can also prevent a lot of that from happening as well.

That's correct.

Yep, sir.

Chris, what are they actually doing with their fiber?

What's it that I can't tell you?

I mean, is it is it is it come on over?

What is it for?

Yes.

Um, so a little bit I'm Addison Franklin.

I'm from Chappellet Howard in Montgomery.

Uh we represent Unity and it's subsidiary in this case Gulf Co.

Excuse me.

Okay, sorry.

Um, and at the current moment, um Unity is in the middle of an internal financing transaction, and so they're shifting future growth in the company to this new entity, Gulf Co.

Currently, there's an agreement that the city has with Southern Light, and um in an effort to continue serving the customers in Tuscaloosa, the Southern Light franchise agreement will remain in place, and at the same time we're entering into the new, hopefully the new franchise agreement with between the city and Golf Co.

And so future growth will happen in Golf Co.

I can say with about 90% certainty there's no immediate plans for additional build-out instead of additional infrastructure coming at the moment.

Unity, um excuse me, Southern Light and Gulf Co.

will share the existing um infrastructure that's already in place in the right-of-way, but future growth will happen through Golf Co.

And I will say, just to kind of um assuage some fears.

I'm sorry that there have been so many problems with other utility companies and the problems that have been caused.

Unity is commercial, and so the vast majority of what we're gonna be doing is in right-of-ways that are city and not necessarily dealing with residential customers, so not impacting neighborhoods, but of course, um, as Chris said, the company has to comply with all of the notice requirements in the franchise agreement, and also has to comply um with just with all of the requirements that the agreement has set forth, and there are emergency contacts in place, there's local contacts in place, so that if problems do come up, there's somebody on call able to handle those problems.

Is it internet?

Is it internet?

Is it it's fiber optic um broadband so fiber tele um telecommunications, internet, everything.

And is this simply changing the name on an existing franchise agreement we have?

Pretty much needed um when you can with 90% certainty tell me there's no build out coming, is that what you said?

Yes, so no additional build out, we're not placing any additional infrastructure in the ground at the moment.

Okay, we're just taking we're addressing unity and whoever else it was internal provision for growth strategy.

Yes, that is correct.

Okay, and uh, of course, there are franchise payments under the agreement to the city.

It's five percent um based on the gross revenue under um the services provided to customers here at Tuscal.

Yes, sir, quarterly.

Okay.

Do I hear a motion?

So moved, second moved second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Item six is approved.

Item seven is a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Alabama Department of Transportation to temporarily store saving center construction materials under the Hugh Thomas Bridge under pass.

I'm not already not allowed to uh this is actually probably more legal than it is architectural.

So I'll attempt to cover any questions that aren't legally based.

I'll let the Audrey and Sir.

We have a lease with Al DOT for uh parking under the Hugh Thomas Bridge where it runs along uh River uh Parker Hond Park in that area.

There are uh provisions within that lease of what we can and can't do if we want to do additional things other than what's covering that lease.

We have to we have to ask Al Dot for specific permission.

In this instance, we have a number of construction materials, including some beautiful Alabama marble uh that Audrey and her team have gotten to Clyde the Saving Center.

Uh it is being delivered, and we need a place to put it.

Um my understanding is that each one of these bricks weighs approximately 250 pounds, so we would like to put it as close as possible to where it's going to end up.

Um, and so this will be adding the ability to store those materials in our leased area underneath the Utah Hollis Bridge from Allah.

Does it have to be?

I assume it does.

Just set out there.

It will be there are you have to cover it.

There are on the outside of a building, right?

There exactly there are lots of uh fencing and other requirements to protect outdock infrastructure.

I don't know what type of fencing we'll have to to protect our materials.

I think for the most part, they would be something that would be not particularly useful for someone and extremely difficult for someone to uh clear destined leave.

The contractor will put up temporary uh fencing around the area where they're gonna be stored the pallets of of marble and and then we'll cover it as well, and then in the memorandum of memorandum of understanding, we also have to uh place barriers around the columns of the bridges uh to keep a 10-foot buffer so that laws and equipment won't hit the bridges.

Um so we will have stone the general contractor uh provide all those protection measures to keep uh the bridge safe and also keep marble uh safe from vandalism and damage while a store there.

That marble is beautiful.

Did they donate that a company in Alabama donate that marble?

It was discounted very much, yeah.

Yeah, big discount.

Is that the quarry up in Silicon?

Yes, sir.

Other questions?

I don't have any questions.

Motion second, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Item seven is approved.

Item number eight is Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs of DECA, Cocal Park Lighting grant match, the grant match request.

Adrian, welcome.

Hey there.

Um I'm Adrian, COO at Para.

Um this grant goes back to November of 2023.

Um, and that is when the city had started to improve the parking, started on the project to improve uh that at Sokal North.

Um we had just installed previously the lights at the um at the ball fields.

So what we found out when the park got filled up again is that we didn't have adequate lighting for everyone that came back.

Um so this is a small area in Sophole South, so right beside the multi-purpose fields is where is an is a parking lot, and this is where in the new light poles and new fixtures are going to be placed.

And then in the larger parking lot at Socal South, right up the hill from that, those fixtures are going to be removed from those poles, and there are two fixtures on each on each pole now.

They're gonna change them out to three large LED fixtures.

Also, not only the parking lot is going to be lit, but up there where the playground and there is also a pavilion up there at Tuple South.

So disproportionately lit for the most part, but after this, it is not.

So we'll have both of those parking lots, and I mean I think we'll be good on lighting at Sopol.

Um, one thing I will say, one good thing in addition to this is that we now um house the flag football, and y'all know that is huge.

So flag football and the USA girls flag football started there this year as well.

Um I hope this this is not the last thing that we're gonna do for the area to do upgrades.

So um, but we received this grant and it is a match, um, and we were just eager to contribute at the time to all the other lighting.

Um so also I did want to point out I had made a note that uh with the security cameras that are going up, they're going into Mason's place.

I think probably earlier next year or something, but this will provide the infrastructure for future security lots as well throughout the park.

So um we were at a 50-50 match grant, it was a hundred thousand.

So uh we were requesting in the um finance for the um 24 637 50.

That would be in the finance, and that's what proportion, April.

That will be too uh of the entire project 25 percent.

And the county's putting up the other yes, sir, matching us to get the 50.

Absolutely.

The more I think uh we've done a great job of working to light that park to prevent issues, but also there's a lot of people that are up at that park now, so I think that's a good thing.

So is that coming out of tourism capital?

Yes, sir.

Motion for motion and second, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Item number eight is approved.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Aaron.

Is there any other business to be brought before this committee today?

Our next committee meeting will be next Tuesday at 2 30 on the 23rd of September hearing.

No new business.

I would entertain a motion to adjourn.