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Tuscaloosa City Public Projects Committee Meeting - November 3, 2026

City Council Meetings — Tuesday, November 3, 2026
BodyTuscaloosa, Alabama
SessionCity Council Meetings
DateTuesday, November 3, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:00

Item number one bill approval right-of-way use permit for 68 Vrixton to install decorative street signs.

Speaker 2

0:08

Yes, sir.

0:09

So this is at the Brixton subdivision up up Old Colony Road of a graphic that shows about where we're talking about here.

0:17

Zoom in on the uh development location, and this is to install uh street signs in the city right away, but more of a decorative nature sign.

0:27

Um so locations, I know it's a bit of a high chart, but each of the intersections shows where the street signs will go, and then this is an example of the type of sign they're talking

Unassigned speaker

0:36

about.

Speaker 1

0:38

Any questions for Bill?

Speaker 3

0:40

What makes those decorative?

Speaker 2

0:42

Uh if

Speaker 3

0:43

you

Speaker 2

0:43

see to

Speaker 3

0:44

the right of this

Speaker 2

0:44

name is a little uh go to the right of it, so just something subtly different than what we would just put up automatically,

Unassigned speaker

0:51

and

Speaker 4

0:52

then they're responsible for maintaining it.

0:57

Okay, make

Speaker 1

0:58

a motion.

0:59

Got a motion and second, all in favor.

1:02

Uh motion passes.

1:03

Eric, number two, approval minor public works contract with Chip Griffin construction.

Speaker 5

1:09

Counselor, good afternoon.

1:11

So this is to do some work uh in the council offices as you can see.

1:15

Uh the doing room's been upgraded with paint, carpet lighting, so it's the hallways.

1:20

Uh it's just time for us to move into uh the offices.

1:23

We're gonna go through and patch paint and then also install some new lighting, take out a speaker that's uh no longer being used in the ceiling.

Speaker 1

1:30

All

Speaker 5

1:30

right, any questions for Eric?

Speaker 3

1:32

Motion.

Speaker 1

1:33

Second, got a motion

Speaker 5

1:34

and second, all in favor?

Speaker 1

1:35

Okay,

Speaker 5

1:35

motion passes.

1:36

Eric number three.

1:37

All right, so this next one uh is a little uh more special.

1:40

We're not a little, it is definitely more special than the other ones we're doing.

1:44

Uh Tusco, who's here uh right now, reached out to the mayor and uh council president, and they wanted to do a Tusco gives, which is a serve day for their employees.

1:56

Uh working with the council president, we went through and decided that McDonald's Hughes could use some new fencing around one of the fields.

2:03

Field B is the one we landed on, and so we have them doing part of it, and then we're gonna make up the difference uh and pay for the I guess nine thousand dollars worth of fencing for them to install.

Unassigned speaker

2:15

And

Speaker 5

2:15

they're here if you would like to ask them any questions.

Speaker 6

2:17

They are here, and I would just like to say on behalf of Tesco, um, that I appreciate this project.

2:23

You know, I have a grand scheme of a lot of objectives at the McDonald's Hughes Center, so this definitely fits into part of that project on so many levels.

2:32

So thank you so much.

Speaker 7

2:34

Well, we just we're proud to do this for the city, and we're really we're honoring Mark Burton, uh, the guy who worked at Cusco for years and years for over 30 years.

2:45

And he recently passed away.

2:47

Uh so we're doing this in honor of him.

2:50

And they don't have his mom that's right next door to the baseball field, so that makes it really special.

2:55

It does.

2:56

It's field B too, and that was his nickname.

2:59

Okay.

2:59

So that's really it's always very fitting.

Speaker 3

3:02

Why was his nickname Field B?

3:04

No, it's B.

Speaker 7

3:09

A, B, and well, thank

Speaker 3

3:11

you.

3:11

Uh that's so much.

3:13

Appreciate it.

3:14

Thank you.

3:15

Thank y'all.

3:15

Thank you all.

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Summary of Proceedings

Tuscaloosa City Public Projects Committee Meeting - November 3, 2026

The Tuscaloosa City Public Projects Committee met on November 3, 2026, to consider and unanimously approve seven agenda items, including a right-of-way use permit for decorative street signs, several minor public works contracts, a donation from Tusco for baseball field fencing at the McDonald Hughes Center, and a bid award for lobby renovations. All motions passed without dissent.

Tusco Donation for McDonald Hughes Center Fencing

Tusco representatives presented a donation of fencing materials and labor to install fencing around Field B at the McDonald Hughes Center, in honor of long-time employee Mark Burton (nicknamed "Field B"). The city will pay $9,000 for the backstop installation using remaining funds from previous lighting upgrades. Tusco representatives expressed pride in supporting the community, and city officials expressed gratitude for the donation and tribute.

Consent Calendar (Routine Approvals)

  • Right-of-Way Use Permit (Brixton Subdivision): Approved to install decorative street signs at intersections on Old Colony Road. The applicant is responsible for maintenance.
  • Minor Public Works Contract with Chip Griffin Construction: Approved for patching, painting, and lighting upgrades in the council offices.
  • Minor Public Works Contract with Night Sign Industries: Approved to upgrade the monument sign at the Ed Love Water Treatment Plant, funded by Water and Sewer.
  • City Snacks Contract Extension with Department of Rehabilitation Services: Approved to extend the city vending contract for three years.
  • Bid Award for Annex 3 First Floor Lobby Renovation (Snow Blake Reconstruction): Approved for security upgrades, including a new security desk and closing the 6th Street entrance. The capital budget was $200,000 from water capital, and the bid came in at $221,332.
  • Minor Public Works Contract with Building Specialties Company: Approved for rekeying the maintenance building at a cost of $5,912, funded by facility renewal.

Key Outcomes

All seven agenda items were approved by voice vote with no opposition. Next steps include implementation of the contracts and the donation project.

Meeting Transcript

Item number one bill approval right-of-way use permit for 68 Vrixton to install decorative street signs. Yes, sir. So this is at the Brixton subdivision up up Old Colony Road of a graphic that shows about where we're talking about here. Zoom in on the uh development location, and this is to install uh street signs in the city right away, but more of a decorative nature sign. Um so locations, I know it's a bit of a high chart, but each of the intersections shows where the street signs will go, and then this is an example of the type of sign they're talking about. Any questions for Bill? What makes those decorative? Uh if you see to the right of this name is a little uh go to the right of it, so just something subtly different than what we would just put up automatically, and then they're responsible for maintaining it. Okay, make a motion. Got a motion and second, all in favor. Uh motion passes. Eric, number two, approval minor public works contract with Chip Griffin construction. Counselor, good afternoon. So this is to do some work uh in the council offices as you can see. Uh the doing room's been upgraded with paint, carpet lighting, so it's the hallways. Uh it's just time for us to move into uh the offices. We're gonna go through and patch paint and then also install some new lighting, take out a speaker that's uh no longer being used in the ceiling. All right, any questions for Eric? Motion. Second, got a motion and second, all in favor? Okay, motion passes. Eric number three. All right, so this next one uh is a little uh more special. We're not a little, it is definitely more special than the other ones we're doing. Uh Tusco, who's here uh right now, reached out to the mayor and uh council president, and they wanted to do a Tusco gives, which is a serve day for their employees. Uh working with the council president, we went through and decided that McDonald's Hughes could use some new fencing around one of the fields. Field B is the one we landed on, and so we have them doing part of it, and then we're gonna make up the difference uh and pay for the I guess nine thousand dollars worth of fencing for them to install. And they're here if you would like to ask them any questions. They are here, and I would just like to say on behalf of Tesco, um, that I appreciate this project. You know, I have a grand scheme of a lot of objectives at the McDonald's Hughes Center, so this definitely fits into part of that project on so many levels. So thank you so much. Well, we just we're proud to do this for the city, and we're really we're honoring Mark Burton, uh, the guy who worked at Cusco for years and years for over 30 years. And he recently passed away. Uh so we're doing this in honor of him. And they don't have his mom that's right next door to the baseball field, so that makes it really special. It does. It's field B too, and that was his nickname. Okay.

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