TUSCALOOSA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

June 8, 2010

 

 

1.       CALL TO ORDER:  6:00 p.m.

 

Council Prayer:  Dear God, bless our proceedings today.  Give us wisdom to know what is just and the strength to do what is right.  Amen.

 

Pledge of Allegiance:  I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

 

2.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Council President Pro Tem:  As the Council has received a synopsis of the previous meeting, I move that we dispense with the reading of the minutes of the same unless there are any deletions, additions, or corrections.

 

3.       PROCLAMATIONS AND STATEMENTS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL

 

            Mayor Announcements:

·         The Wall That Heals, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. will bring the message of The Wall home to Tuscaloosa. It will be displayed at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center 24 hours a day beginning at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, June 10 and will remain open until 5:00 p.m. June 13. Admission is free. Please visit www.tuscaloosamarines.org for more information.

 

·         The Tuscaloosa Annual Hazardous Waste Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at 3440 Kauloosa Avenue. This is a good opportunity to have old chemicals, pesticides or cans of paint properly disposed of and/or recycled. The event is sponsored by Nucor Tuscaloosa. For more information please visit www.tuscaloosa.com.

 

Department Announcements:

 

4.       AGENDA ITEM COMMENTS BY CITIZENS

      Citizens are encouraged to sign in with the City Clerk in order to assure that their comments which relate to a specific agenda item are received prior to the consideration by the City Council of that specific agenda item. Speakers are limited to five (5) minutes each.

 

5.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

Approving the streetscape (fence/wall) permit application DR/Overlay 27-09 of Fonda Sherrill for 1425 23^rd Avenue. (A09-0837) (tabled 12-8-09, 11-3-09, 10-20-09 and 9-29-09) P6

 

Ordering demolition of the structure at 454 30^th Place. (tabled 5-25-10) P7

 

Reappointing Herbert S. Ragsdale to the DCH Health Care Authority Board of Directors. (introduced 6-1-10) P8

 

Council Committee Reports

 

Clerk's Report of Mayor's Veto

 

6.       CONSENT AGENDA: (items a through o) All matters listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and vote.  There will be no separate debate, amendment, or substitution of these items.  If the same is desired by the Mayor and/or any member of the Council, upon request made on the record, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately under the regular Order of Business.

a.    Setting June 29 as the date for public hearing to fix the cost of demolishing the building at the following locations:

Ø  3315 15^th Street; total: $2,843.63 P9

Ø  1513 43^rd Avenue; total: $2,551.80 P10

Ø  3311 Short 15^th Street; total: $2,217.00 P11

Ø  2102 Jemison Avenue; total: $2,101.51 P12

b.    Authorizing execution of Requisitions 266 and 267 for payment from the Series 2007A Warrant Issue; total: $1,112.00. P13

c.     Authorizing execution of Requisition No. 97 for payment from the 2007A Midtown Sub Account; total: $136,424.25. (Cornerstone Civil Contractors, LLC) P14

d.    Declaring miscellaneous property surplus and authorizing its disposal. P15

e.    Authorizing change order no. 20 for City of Tuscaloosa Intermodal Facility; total: $289,455.48. (A07-0230; Harrison Construction Co.) P16

f.     Authorizing payment to ServiceMaster in settlement of claim on behalf of 1801 St. Charles Way; total: $2,281.64. (10-0131) P17

g.    Authorizing payment to Steven T. Wilson in settlement of claim; total: $152.60. (10-0117) P18

h.    Authorizing settlement of the worker's compensation claim of Helen Marguerite Collins. (10-0093) P19

i.     Authorizing execution of Requisition 174 for payment from the Series 2009A Warrant Issue; total: $6,500.00. (A08-0978/A09-0562; Red Mountain Entertainment) P20

j.     Authorizing execution of Requisition 175 for payment from the Series 2009A Warrant Issue; total: $2,219.20. (A08-1097/A09-0562; TTL, Inc.) P21

k.    Authorizing execution of Requisition 268 for payment from the Series 2007A Warrant Issue; total: $1,700.00. (A06-0924; Betty J. Bunn-Woodland Forrest Drainage Project easement) P22

l.     Authorizing execution of Requisitions 271 and 272 for payment from the Series 2007A Warrant Issue; total: $3,596.00. (A06-0924; Humann-Woodland Forrest Drainage Project easement) P23

m.  Authorizing change order no. 2 for Downtown Urban Renewal/Redevelopment Park fountain and pavilion; total: $4,000.00. (A08-1249; J.T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc.) PP24-25

n.    Authorizing execution of Requisitions 269 and 270 for payment from the Series 2007A Warrant Issue; total: $6.275.00. P26

o.    Authorizing the issuance of a loan to Stephanie Pope Smith for home purchase assistance under the City's Home Program; total: $5,000.00. P27

 

7.       PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

8.       RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES NOT OF A GENERAL NATURE OR PERMANENT OPERATION

 

Approving the application of Michael Everett for a permit to own and operate a Vehicle-for-Hire Transport Service. P28

 

Supporting the relicensing by the traditional licensing process of the Holt Dam for power generation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (A10-0522) P29

 

Authorizing the Mayor to execute a renewal of waste disposal service agreement regarding the Black Warrior Solid Waste Disposal Authority. (A10-0515) P30

 

Authorizing the Office of the City Attorney to give notice of exercising option to terminate lease with Christ Episcopal Church for the Allen and Jemison Building. (A09-0485) P31

 

Authorizing acceptance of claim settlement regarding cancellation insurance for Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show 2009; total: $13,172.40. (A09-0301) P32

 

Authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to a joint funding agreement with the U. S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division in regard to operating and installing stream gauging stations on North River; Lake Tuscaloosa; Binion Creek and Turkey Creek. (A06-0975) P33

 

Authorizing partial release of retainage to Harrison Construction Company, Inc. with regard to the Intermodal Facility Public Works Project; total: $145,454.98. (A07-0230) P34

 

Authorizing the Mayor to execute contract for engineering and related services in regard to Oakdale Drainage Improvements; total: $193,732.51. (A10-0495; CFM Group, LLC) P35

 

Authorizing the Mayor to execute fourth amendment to the contract for engineering and related services in regards to Papermill Road (25^th Avenue East) Improvements Project; total: $67,525.00. (A04-0406; Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc.) P36

 

Authorizing the Mayor to execute a second amendment to the agreement with Ward Scott Veron Architects, Inc. for limited architectural and related services for the design of City Hall and City Hall Annex No. 1 renovations; total: $10,000.00. (A09-0383) P37

 

     If necessary, Council rules of procedure will be suspended at this time.

 

 9.      ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE OR PERMANENT OPERATION

 

     FOR INTRODUCTION

 

Introducing Zoning Amendment No. 1196 to rezone approximately 1.5 acres located on the northwest corner of the intersection of 9^th Street and 4^th Avenue?St. Francis of Assisi University Parish (I to RMF-2) and approximately .2 acres located on the east side of 5^th Avenue and north of 9^th Street?St. Francis of Assisi University Parish. (BN and I to RMF-2) (A10-0514/Z-05-10 and Z-06-10) PP38-39

 

FOR ADOPTION

 

Setting July 20 as the date for public hearing to consider adoption of Zoning Amendment No. 1196. (A10-0514/Z-05-10 and Z-06-10) P40

 

10.     AUDITING ACCOUNTS

 

      Authorizing payment of bills; total: $290,166.89.  P41

 

11.     CITIZENS? COMMENTS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

 

Nancy Lambert-Brown, President of TNT will make a brief presentation to the Mayor and Council.

 

Speakers are limited to five (5) minutes each.

 

12.     EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

13.     POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

Mayor:  Subject to the exercise of mayoral veto on ordinances of a general nature or permanent operation, all applicable departments are hereby ordered to otherwise implement council policy this date enacted.

 

14.     ADJOURN

 

06/04/10

 

Debby K. Clements

Assistant City Clerk

 

Following each item of business is the page number of the item as it appears in the full agenda presented to council members.  Should you have questions about a particular item, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (205) 248-5010 or by email to tcroom@tuscaloosa.com or dclements@tuscaloosa.com. Please refer to the page number of the item in question so it can be more quickly accessed.