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Tuscaloosa City Council Meeting – August 25, 2026

City Council Meetings — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodyTuscaloosa, Alabama
SessionCity Council Meetings
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Minute stand approved.

0:03

And now for our new business, so we'll start with Mr.

0:07

Williams and our building and inspections report.

0:14

So I got two for you tonight.

0:15

Both of these are voluntary condemnations.

0:18

First one's 33 36 20th Street North Structure.

0:26

These houses are owned by the church.

0:29

It's right beside it.

0:30

I think it's I can't even remember the name of the church.

0:34

But anyway, uh I think they've been written renting them out and they're tired of keeping them up.

0:39

They just want to get rid of them and have us take them down for them.

0:43

So they will not be contested.

0:50

And then the other one is 3422 20th Street, also known as 3336 20th Street, south structure.

0:59

Same thing here.

1:02

I think it's the Frank E.

1:03

McMullen Memorial Church, I believe is the name of the church over there.

1:08

But this will be for the church and then any accessory buildings that are on the property, such as that, whatever that is.

1:16

What did you say?

1:17

Church house I think it's Franklin Mullen Church building.

1:21

We're tearing up.

1:22

No, no, we're tearing two houses down right beside it.

1:25

They own the property.

1:29

Okay.

1:30

That's all I have for you.

1:32

Thank you for going after work.

1:35

Yes.

1:35

Uh-huh.

1:36

Both of them.

1:36

And so neither of those are contested, correct?

1:39

No.

1:39

No, they're both voluntary condemnations.

1:42

Okay, gotcha.

1:43

Voluntary would be like that too.

1:44

Okay, any more questions from Mr.

1:47

Williams?

1:47

Thank you.

1:49

All right, Pastor Williams.

1:51

Oh, shoot.

1:58

Thank you.

2:01

Okay, Mr.

2:02

Homer.

2:03

All right.

2:03

We have a rezoning petition tonight.

2:05

This is 0.8 acres located out and around 916 22nd Avenue East.

2:10

They're wanting to rezone from GC to MR2.

2:12

This is in Council District 5.

2:14

So this is right up right over the bridge close to Kicker Road in Alberta.

2:22

Is it just more apartments?

2:23

Yes, sir.

2:24

They want to build more apartments on this property.

2:28

Yes, sir.

2:29

So for a multifamily development, this is what it could look like.

2:36

And this was so the unique thing about this property is it has two future land use character types associated with it.

2:44

One is multifamily residential, which clearly this does conform to that plan and intended use.

2:50

And then the other part is commercial corridor, which it does not conform to.

2:55

So you can see that here.

2:56

So there is that split uh future land use character map, character type.

3:01

Um however, planning and zoning commission did vote to unanimously recommend approval for this.

3:08

Okay.

3:08

Any questions or comments?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████28%
Pending Litigation████████████14%
Code Enforcement██████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Tuscaloosa City Council Meeting – August 25, 2026

The Tuscaloosa City Council met on August 25, 2026, at 6:31 PM to address a range of business including voluntary condemnations, a rezoning petition, annexation requests, ABC license applications, and numerous public works and grant authorizations. The meeting concluded with a motion to enter executive session.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes from the previous meeting were approved.

Discussion Items

  • Building & Inspections Report (Mr. Williams): Two voluntary condemnations were presented: one at 3336 20th Street North (owned by a church, structures rented out, no contest) and one at 3422 20th Street / 3336 20th Street South (owned by Frank E. McMullen Memorial Church, including accessory buildings). Both were voluntary and uncontested.
  • Rezoning Petition (Mr. Homer): A 0.8-acre property at 916 22nd Avenue East (Council District 5) was proposed for rezoning from GC to MR2 for multifamily apartment development. The property has a split future land use character type (multifamily residential and commercial corridor). The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval. Council discussed the item.
  • Annexation (Mr. Homer): A request to annex property off North River Farms Drive (Sharp's Lakes area) adjacent to city schools was presented, unanimously recommended for approval, to allow students to attend city schools.
  • ABC Applications (Ms. Kelly):
    • District 3: Westerfield Club (doing business as Westerfield Club) at 3100 Yacht Clubway Northeast applied for a club liquor class two license. Mentioned as a sale of the water.
    • District 6: Promote 15 LLC (doing business as Beef O'Brady's of Tuscaloosa) at 3799 McFarland Boulevard East applied for a restaurant retail liquor license. Hours: Sun–Thu 11 AM–10 PM, Fri–Sat 11 AM–12 AM; maximum occupancy 245. Former location of O'Charley's and Curry Kitchen. Both items were previously presented in projects.
  • Agenda Briefing (Mr. Holmes): Multiple items were reviewed (pages 18–38):
    • Authorization for CFO to draw drafts for East Over Drainage Improvements Project easement acquisitions ($2,695).
    • Minor public works contract with Civil Works Construction ($46,700).
    • Tentative award of public works contract with Southern Marine Construction Company for 2026 Barge Mooring Facility Project ($2,743,038).
    • Acceptance of installed public infrastructure improvements for Oakmont and Culver Road sewer extension.
    • Authorization for grant application for FY26 COPS Safer Outcomes Grant (U.S. DOJ), to be heard in finance committee.
    • Authorization for mayor to execute grant agreement with HUD for 2025 homeless management information system.
    • Authorization for amendment to reimbursable agreement with FAA for runway 422 extension project.
    • Authorization for grant agreement with FAA and ALDOT for phase two of cargo operations overflow apron project at Tuscaloosa National Airport.
    • Memorandum of understanding with Ascension FBO network for landing fee and special event fee collection at airport.
    • Termination agreement with Vector Airport Systems.
    • Agreement with University of Alabama for student internship program with Tuscaloosa Police Department Behavioral Intervention Team.
    • Introduction of ordinance adopting City of Tuscaloosa Water Distribution System Engineering Standards Manual 2026 edition.
    • Amendment to Section 5-41 of Code of Tuscaloosa.
    • Setting public hearing date for September 22, 2026 for adoption of water distribution standards manual.
  • Executive Session: Council moved into executive session to discuss pending litigation, security plans, and real property considerations.

Key Outcomes

  • Voluntary condemnations approved (no vote tally given, uncontested).
  • Rezoning petition and annexation both received unanimous recommendations from planning commission and were discussed; final council votes will occur at a future meeting.
  • ABC applications will move forward after being presented.
  • All contracts, grants, and authorizations listed in the agenda briefing were presented; some required additional committee approval (e.g., Safer Outcomes Grant in finance).
  • Executive session was entered after a motion and second (all in favor).
  • Budget hearings announced: first of three on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM.
  • Upcoming committee meetings: Projects at 2:30 PM, Finance Committee, and Public Safety at 3:30 PM on the same day as the council meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Minute stand approved. And now for our new business, so we'll start with Mr. Williams and our building and inspections report. So I got two for you tonight. Both of these are voluntary condemnations. First one's 33 36 20th Street North Structure. These houses are owned by the church. It's right beside it. I think it's I can't even remember the name of the church. But anyway, uh I think they've been written renting them out and they're tired of keeping them up. They just want to get rid of them and have us take them down for them. So they will not be contested. And then the other one is 3422 20th Street, also known as 3336 20th Street, south structure. Same thing here. I think it's the Frank E. McMullen Memorial Church, I believe is the name of the church over there. But this will be for the church and then any accessory buildings that are on the property, such as that, whatever that is. What did you say? Church house I think it's Franklin Mullen Church building. We're tearing up. No, no, we're tearing two houses down right beside it. They own the property. Okay. That's all I have for you. Thank you for going after work. Yes. Uh-huh. Both of them. And so neither of those are contested, correct? No. No, they're both voluntary condemnations. Okay, gotcha. Voluntary would be like that too. Okay, any more questions from Mr. Williams? Thank you. All right, Pastor Williams. Oh, shoot. Thank you. Okay, Mr. Homer. All right. We have a rezoning petition tonight. This is 0.8 acres located out and around 916 22nd Avenue East. They're wanting to rezone from GC to MR2. This is in Council District 5. So this is right up right over the bridge close to Kicker Road in Alberta. Is it just more apartments? Yes, sir. They want to build more apartments on this property.

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