The Tuscaloosa City Council met on March 24, 2026, to consider 13 agenda items and an economic development agreement. All agenda items were approved unanimously, while the economic agreement was tabled pending resubmission due to substantial changes from the original proposal.
Number one with price construction company for approval of Buddy Power Pavilion. Tim. Yes, sir. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. So this is to balance the project with the Northridge pickleball price construction. What we're asking to do is add additional funding into this contract so that we can do some additional paving at Buddy Powell Pavilion and re-stripe that parking lot. You want to fresh a refresh us the amounts, Tim. We went over them last week. So the change order amount from price construction is 150,000. We have $30,000 of underrun within the contract currently, and we still have $15,000 within the original budget. So we're looking for right at $104,000 to execute this change order. On the screen, you'll see the design. We've got the existing asphalt on the right hand side of the screen is to have a new seal coat and restriping. And then on the left hand side you'll see the new asphalt around the perimeter with also with new striping. There's signage included and a few bollards included as well. All right. And that uh the differentials coming out of the tourism capital budget, Check. Correct. And Miss Standage, how much does that leave in there? Um it will leave ballpark 400,000. I'm good. Most second. All in favor. Hi. Motion passed. Thanks, Tim. Agenda item number two, approval minor public work contract with Red Oak Paint Company for paint service across city campus. Yes, sir. So this is to paint all the exterior exposed steel columns between this building and annex three. Uh what holds up the sky bridges between uh Annex one and three, also going towards the parking deck. It'll also paint all the exposed columns and steel at government plaza, the pavilion clock tower out there as well as the handrails. And it's coming out of building that this is CFG's five-year facility plan. Second, all in favor. Aye, motion passed. Agenda item number three, approval of minor publishing work contract, but Taylor Electrical Contractors for installational cabling and uh camera system. I tell those tennis. Yes, sir. So this is for the infrastructure for the camera system that is for streaming tennis matches at the tennis center. Um this includes all the underground raceway that has to be installed, raceway that will go to each individual court, both existing and new courts at the tennis center. So this is the just the infrastructure, not the actual cameras. Correct. Uh has purchased the yeah, cameras have already been purchased. Yeah, and I've got something of a lesson on this during the week. Okay. To feel better. Why was it mispositioned for the game with to be completely frank, Mr. Busby? We had no knowledge of this desire during design uh or where these cameras would be placed. We in design put raceway all over the property for future camera installations.