So everybody hang tight.

Okay, is there a motion we approve the minutes?

Some of a motion second all in favor say aye.

Okay, Mary Beth, you're up first today.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Tonight we're gonna have Party Down LLC doing business as Kentuck Art Center, applying for a special retail more than 30 days at 1901 Jack Warner Parkway.

Their occupancy is capped at 120.

To remind you, this was brought to you last week in admin committee.

And then this license is going to allow party down to attend all the events that Kentuck does at this location.

Any questions?

Yes.

And this is running for an entire year.

Yes, sir.

It is for all year.

Is it only a year?

Um the contract goes out to 2028.

That they have with licensing party down.

Not chemical.

Correct.

That all you had today.

That's it.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mayor Beth.

All right, Zach.

All right, I've got two items for y'all tonight.

So the first one is an annexation request.

So this is what y'all heard last week.

The GPD general plan development.

Y'all had pre-zoned this so that when it does come in the city limits, it will be zoned GPD.

So this is what y'all heard last week.

This is just the annexation portion of the of the development as a whole.

So again, this is known as Brixton, it's off Old Colony Road, adjacent to the towns of North River.

You can see it's in the planning jurisdiction today, and they're um just coming to the city limits, and this is that final step for them to build their 144 residential lot development.

Or I guess they've got a lot more steps than that, but you know, they're getting close.

Didn't they also build the assisted living that's over there so years back?

Not the same group.

No, sir.

I don't believe it's the same people.

This is gonna be 68 ventures, it's like a residential development.

But it wasn't styped, it was still their property, yeah.

So they're buying the STIP property.

That's what I meant.

Right.

Yeah.

And this was unanimously recommended for approval at Planning Commission.

Okay.

All right, and then I have the 2025 or chapter 25 code updates.

So these are a zoning ordinance updates that I know you all heard a lot thus far.

So these were presented at Planning and Zoning Commission in November, and then again at the admin and policy commission on February 3rd.

So Miss Kreitz had presented these to you when I was out sick, or as she said, had the plague.

Um but I'm I'm good now.

Um so these were sent uh planning commission unanimously recommended approval of these code updates.

These were sent to our stakeholders a couple of times now, so once before planning and zoning commission, and then again before admin, um, with only positive feedback received.

So and then of course you guys have seen it a few times, a few times at this point.

I did print off a copy in front of you guys if y'all had any specific questions, but I just I'm gonna go over this overview of kind of where we've gotten to at this point.

So as y'all know, you know, the code was um completely amended and adopted on January 1st, 2025.

That's when we started implementing this new code.

It's a 300-page document.

Um, and so throughout that time we've been keeping a list of possible updates, just you know, typos, grammatical errors, um, you know, things of that nature.

Um and then up to this point, there have been two updates so far that you've guys that you guys have approved.

One was specifically related to drive-throughs, and then the other was specifically related to town homes.

Now, this update is kind of a comprehensive update.

It was from that list of possible updates that we've been keeping, so it's multiple sections.

Um, but I will say this.

I think I think we should all be proud because this is a 300 page document.

I'm bringing forward, you know, aside from the the drive-thru in the townhomes.

I've got about 50 updates for you guys.

Um, and a lot of those again are just typos and grammatical errors or something that was in the old code that didn't make it back in the new code that we want to put back in.

So I think that's pretty impressive and really talks to the amount of work that went in on the first on the front end to the original document.

It is impressive, thank you.

Yeah, and you are living it there for a while.

Um so this is just showing you the changes or the sections.

So again, comprehensive.

So there's a lot of sections that are included.

Um, and I know you'll have had time to review these.

We've had some discussions on them, but really now we're to the point where we're just getting that approval.

So I can answer any questions that y'all might have.

Is this on the it's on the council tonight?

Yes, sir.

So, Zach, there's not gonna be a in a multi-phase review by the staff to the council of these 300 changes, for example, you know, one through 50.

51 through whatever's next to cover them all by you and address individual questions like that, it is vote for the 300.

No, these are about 50 changes that you've guys you've received, I think three or four emails from me at this point.

It's been through planning and zoning commission as a public hearing, it was introduced at admin and policy by Miss Kreitz.

She went through a little of this.

I again sent it to you after that.

We've sent it to the stakeholder groups, so this has been vetted pretty substantially at this point.

You if we have one that we want to address specifically, what's the right form for that?

Uh I mean, if you could ask me right now if you have one on your mind, and I can expedited review, or maybe we call it administrative review and historic district.

So that's so the go ahead.

Yeah, I was about to say um in front of you, you've got you should each have a packet of information.

Yeah.

Um Mr.

Tinder's got his held up, it's held together with the um clubby.

And so for that historic expedited review portion, if you uh take a look at yours, we can get to what that specific change is, and we can chat through it.

Yep, that works.

And I think that one actually, yeah.

So if you look on page three, that is literally changing or adding the word shall because it was missing.

So that's one of those grammatical errors.

That's why that expedited review is up there because the word shall was missing.

What you say page three and page three of that red line document right there on the bottom of the page.

So again, to re-emphasize these are a lot of corrections are things like that.

The word shall was missing, we had to add that in.

You know, instead of just knowing that shall should be there, let's actually keep this code that we've worked so hard on up to date and make these errors corrected.

Okay, um the the part that I'm asking about, and the part that I I catch more hate and discontent about in the district, and maybe it's not called expedited, maybe it's called administration, but there are certain situations that kind of appear like no-brainer.

That I believe currently the authority exists for the applicant to seek an administrative review, and it can be done administratively somewhere out of the all's office, right?

Correct, yes, sir.

Okay, the again to me, the place where the most I said hate discontent.

That's okay the controversy has arisen out of those because what appears to be an administrative no-brainer to one viewer may end up being to those living in intimate proximity to it around them to be very controversial.

So, for example, my house.

I think if I wanted I'll use it for an example if it's wrong.

That's fine.

But but if I wanted to build a fence from my house out to Queen City, because my address is on Monish Drive facing south, that's considered the front of my house.

You have two front yards.

And because the contemplated fence does not protrude past the frontage of the house, I believe that that could be an administrative approval.

So what however it's not, I mean, that's that's the I I use that that's I'm not doing that.

No, totally, and but that would be a huge deal.

To to help out matters, that's a that's a separate chapter.

That's all of those things that you mentioned with expedited reviews and historic preservation commission items specifically like that aren't part of any of this today.

Um, and they're all in chapter 20.

We can take some time to sit down with you, historic preservation commission members to talk about some of those things as well, because um there is there's merit to what you're saying, so we can we can separate those two items, uh cover the changes to chapter 25 today and get with you about the expedited review piece.

Okay, if y'all are not aware of it, be aware of it.

Oh, we're aware of that.

That's that's bubbling potential for water problems.

Absolutely.

Thank y'all.

Thanks, Zach.

Mr.

Tiner, I apologize for being late.

I have a reason and talk back to you later.

I know that you absolutely never late.

Okay, Jimbo.

All right, starting with page eight coming from planning commission on February the 10th.

Oh, skip that.

Um page 30 projects on March the 3rd, a riparian easement with the Alabama Department of Conversation and Natural Resources for the Grant Build Grant Barge Moorings.

Then on page 31, execution of a legal services agreement related to the AFF product liability litigation, and that's aqueous fund forming agents, and that's a forever chemical.

Um page 32, authorizing mayor to execute a right-of-way permit to Lacing and Downs Homeowners Association, projects on March the third, page 33, authorizing mayor to execute a commercial right of entry agreement with charter communications operating to install FAA communications equipment at the airport.

Page 34 from properties on March 3rd, authorizing mayor to execute a permit with Tuscaloosa Patible Inc.

at Lake Nickel.

Page 35, which will be a double up coming on projects today, intensively awarding a public works contract to Mark Johnson construction LSE for the Hillary and Fletcher pumping improvements.

Page 37 authorizing the CFO to go to draft for the Kicker Road sidewalk project right-of-way acquisition, amount of $1,500.

So we're buying right away through OCA.

Page 38, another right-of-way for the same project for $239.

Page 39 from Projects Committee on March 3rd, authorizing a minor public works contract with civil works construction LLC, 28,750.

And that's the tearing down the Bowers Tank Foundation.

Page 40, admin committee on March the 3rd.

Authorizing professional services agreement with Plan Source of Benefit Administration Inc.

for 84,114.

And that's for the HR software that they use for benefits enrollment.

On page 41 from projects on March 3rd, authorizing a minor public works contract with Mere Service Company not to exceed 75,000.

And that's for traffic signal services engineer Hiller Drive and DCH.

Page 42 on March 10th on finance today, it'll be a double up authorizing amendment number three to the 25 2025 B warrant series budget.

Um March 3rd, page 44, authorizing amendment number seven to the general fund reserve for future improvements fund budget for introduction admin on March the third exhibit A and me of 1942 to do a upgrade to the fleet services job description and that's it.

Okay, any questions, Jimbo?

Thank you.

Jimbo from for my learning curve.

What so I saw one item of like 239 bucks or something?

What distinguishes what goes on consent agenda and what does not?

I just glance at that the council's rules of procedures that you guys adopt when you guys get elected into office.

There's a section within that that specifies what is appropriate for consent agenda and what's not.

Okay, but what I was asking was my citation, but is it is it a dollar amount or is it within the council's rules of procedure?

There's a specific name for the resolution that says, hey, this item is approved for consent agenda.

Anything outside of that has to go on the larger portion of the agenda.

It's not necessarily a dollar amount.

What can somebody just say okay?

That's $300.

I'm gonna do it.

If it's not under the consent agenda, it doesn't go on that.

Next time you do your rules, you could add some things to it.

Let me get a copy of that.

Thank you.

I don't have any on the phone.

All righty.

Yeah, and the one reason that's so low, too, is it's not a full lot, and we get in right away for the for the sidewalks and kicker road, and that's the smallest little edge there.

That's not a really a full front.

So okay.

All right.

Uh projects 230 finance three public safety at 330, council at 5.

Historic preservation commission meets Wednesday tomorrow.

Um planning and zoning commission.

Um spring break.

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah.

That's the first thing I picked on it.

I know.

That's the good thing off to your screen break.

I guess, yeah.

So y'all are the only ones that have to do any work.

Yeah.

Maybe it'll be a short agenda.

Uh I got it too.

I'm just trying to perfectly.

Okay, there's no city council or committee meetings next week on Tuesday, March 17th, spring break.

Uh, a couple things I like to announce.

First of all, um the next week starting Saturday, the University Boulevard project uh will be all four lanes will be closed starting Saturday morning, and it goes to the next Saturday.

Sunday, Sunday 14th and 22nd.

14th of the 22nd.

So um there's Mike was actually you know, needs to watch the interview.

Mike was on my show today, he did a great job about talking about not only that project, but about uh Jack Warner uh MLK and the Greensboro Street project.

Mike, I appreciate you coming on.

It's really great for here, department heads really good, good explanation of why things are as they are.

It was very interesting to me too about how the process starts to put utilities underground.

You know, it's um uh it's really interesting, and I had not known that before as I learned.

I learned a bit quite a bit from you today.

By the way, Mr.

Tyner, I got a text saying that we're wasting a lot of city money out there on University of Bellamore.

I just want to pass that on.

Well, I appreciate that.

That's uh that's uh you know, that's one out of a hundred.

And uh, but it's amazing, but also they're gonna be closed for seven days and to uh and but it'll actually keep 32 additional closures down the road as project, right?

So um it's anyway that and then I also want to tell uh thank the council for again to support the Tuscasa Tennis Center.

People, when I tell you Friday, I came through Alberta and I thought, what in the heck?

I thought the West Alabama State Fair had come back.

The entire parking lot at Alberta Baptist, all Alberta Parkway, Alberta School couldn't find a parking place that 32 teams from uh across the state and Northwest Florida that came for a tournament, and that's just unbelievable to see that's right many people.

Yeah, that's a lot of meals and hotel rooms.

That's what we're sending out to, and then uh since Chris, I've never seen so much trash in my life, but it wasn't in bags and nicely done, but it's not the city's responsibility to pick it up.

But anyway, I that what a great way to kick off uh the center with you can't find a parking place, you know.

Um so it was it was wonderful.

Um so that's all I had to say about that.

Any other department comments, communications at all?

Okay, all right.

Is there a motion we adjourn?

So move motion so.