2026-10-06 - City Council

00:06Hey,

00:08you ready?

00:10>> The sun's not shining.

00:24This is the regular meeting of the

00:25Mobile City Council, Tuesday, October

00:28the 6th. Please stand for our invocation

00:30led by Deacon John Williams, former city

00:32councilman and remain standing for the

00:35pledge of allegiance.

00:37>> Good evening.

00:44>> Romans 13 tells us that there is no

00:48authority except from God and those that

00:51exist have been instituted by God. And

00:54anyone who resists those authorities

00:57resists what God has appointed.

01:00Name of the father and son and holy

01:02spirit.

01:05Most gracious God,

01:07we thank you for all the blessings that

01:09you have bestowed on us by thy divine

01:13divine mercy ask for forgiveness of our

01:17sins.

01:20I ask for a special blessing upon this

01:22governing body, its clerk, the mayor,

01:26and his staff.

01:29May their conduct bring glory to you and

01:33produce what is good for all your

01:36people.

01:38Lord, we ask that you bless the citizens

01:41that they serve. Fill their homes with

01:44joy.

01:47Lord, we pray for those who protect us.

01:51May they fulfill their duties with honor

01:53and return home safely.

01:56And finally, Lord, we pray for those we

01:59have promised to pray for, for those

02:02that we should pray for and those who

02:04have no one to pray for them. We ask all

02:08these prayers in the name of your most

02:11precious son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

02:13Amen.

02:14>> Amen.

02:16I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

02:19United States of America and to the

02:21republic for which it stands. One nation

02:25under God, indivisible, with liberty and

02:29justice for all.

02:36>> Roll call. President Small

02:37>> here.

02:38>> Vice President Gregory

02:39>> here.

02:40>> Council member Penn

02:41>> here.

02:41>> Council member Ingram

02:42>> here. Council member Reynolds

02:44>> here.

02:45>> Council member Fleming

02:46>> here.

02:46>> Council member Woods

02:48>> here.

02:48>> Statement of rules.

02:49>> And good evening everyone.

02:51>> Good evening.

02:52>> Good evening everyone.

02:53>> It's good to see everyone this evening.

02:55Welcome to our October 6, 2026 meeting.

02:59At this meeting we do have rules. At

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03:29the council on a non-aggenda item must

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03:43who has not given proper notice to the

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03:46non-aggenda item will not be allowed to

03:49address this council. Each speaker is

03:51allowed three minutes to address this

03:53council. A bail was sound to indicate

03:55the end of two minutes. One minute

03:57remain for summarizing. The second bell

03:59indicates that your time has expired.

04:01When addressing this council, there be

04:02no personal address to any individual

04:04council members. All statements are to

04:06be made to the chair who will recognize

04:08any council member who wishes to

04:10respond. To maintain the corn, there

04:12will be no undue applause or public

04:14outcry allowed. Madame clerk

04:18>> approval of minutes of September 29th.

04:20>> So move

04:21>> second.

04:21>> Prompt move and second. Any discussion?

04:24All in favor?

04:25>> I.

04:25>> All oppose. Minutes approved.

04:28>> Communications from mayor chair God.

04:30Good evening everyone.

04:32>> Good evening.

04:33>> Evening. I've been saying morning all

04:34day. Um

04:37excited to have everyone here today. Uh

04:39and we had a pretty exciting week last

04:41week. I I have to highlight one of those

04:44exciting events and that was the I 10

04:46River Bridge groundbreaking. Uh we had

04:49many local, state, and federal officials

04:52in the city on Friday to celebrate the

04:54groundbreaking, the official

04:55groundbreaking for the I10 Mobile River

04:59Bridge and Bayway project. This project

05:02is incredibly important to our

05:04residents, to our economy, and a

05:06national transportation corridor that

05:08carries people and commerce across the

05:11Gulf Coast. It has taken decades of work

05:14and sustained commitment across multiple

05:17presidential and gubanatorial

05:18administrations to get us to this point.

05:21Uh it was truly an honor to host the US

05:24transportation secretary Shawn Duffy,

05:27Senators Katie Britt and Tommy

05:29Tubberville, representatives uh Shamari

05:32Figures and Barry Moore for what was a

05:34truly incredible day at Cooper Riverside

05:37Park. Uh this project wouldn't have been

05:40possible without so many people, but I I

05:43want to especially highlight the members

05:45of our local metropolitan planning

05:48organizations uh in both Mobile and

05:50along the Eastern Shore. Uh this of

05:52course includes some incredible work by

05:54my predecessor Sandy Stimson and Mobile

05:58County Commissioner Merceria Ludgood who

06:00serves as the president now uh and

06:02everyone who has served on those boards

06:04throughout the years. Uh this project is

06:07certainly going to be a joy to see grow

06:10from the uh uh shores of the river and

06:13beyond. It is truly going to change the

06:15face of our city and I couldn't be more

06:17excited about seeing that work start. Uh

06:21another thing that we're incredibly

06:22excited to announce is that the city of

06:24Mobile was named one of the 25 cities

06:27across the country to participate in the

06:30love your block program. Uh this is led

06:33by the Bloomberg Center for Public in

06:35Innovation at John's Hopkins University.

06:38Uh the program will award grants to

06:40residentled programs to help improve

06:42local communities. Specifically, the

06:44program will focus on groups in Africa

06:47Town and Tolmanville. Uh the city will

06:50receive $70,000 to engage residents in

06:53efforts to clear vacant lots, reclaim

06:56public space, and help to better their

06:58communities. I'm very excited to get

07:00another opportunity to help residents

07:03improve their neighborhoods and our

07:05city. Uh this program's ability to help

07:08empower citizens is just another example

07:10of the work we do here at the city to

07:12help improve the lives of all

07:14mobileians. I want to thank the

07:16Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation

07:18at John's Hopkins University for this

07:20unique opportunity. Uh it's truly going

07:23to be a special program and I encourage

07:25any of our residents specifically in

07:27Africa Town and Tolmanville uh to apply

07:30to get a piece of that grant and improve

07:32their neighborhood. Uh a special shout

07:35out uh they're not here with us right

07:38now, but they're usually in school and

07:40they're watching us online. I want to

07:41give a special shout out to Boy Scout

07:44Troop 147. They're watching online this

07:47evening. It's always great to see young

07:49people online and in person take an

07:52interest in city government. So, I want

07:54to thank them for watching online. And I

07:56certainly want to thank uh the Murphy

07:58High School band and cheerleaders for

08:00welcoming welcoming us all here tonight.

08:04Um it it cut one of my news interviews

08:06short, which was perfect. It was time

08:08for it to end anyway. Um but we'll

08:11answer all the questions they have

08:12later. Um, and it's my special honor um

08:16to read a a joint proclamation uh both

08:20with myself and this council uh for

08:22Murphy High School. Whereas Murphy High

08:25School opened in 1926 as Mobile High

08:28School. And whereas in 1928 the school

08:31was renamed in honor of Samuel Murphy,

08:34superintendent of the Mobile County

08:35Public Schools from 1900 to 1926.

08:40And whereas the school's distinctive

08:41buildings and campus were designed by

08:44prominent local architect George B.

08:46Rogers in the Spanish Revival style on

08:4928 acres right in the heart of Midtown.

08:53And whereas in 1982 Murphy High School

08:55was placed on the National Register of

08:57Historic Places by the U. US Department

09:00of the Interior. And in 1987, the school

09:03was selected as a presidential model

09:05school by the US Department of

09:07Education. And whereas for 100 years,

09:10Murphy High School's educators and

09:12administrators have fostered a culture

09:14of rigorous academics resulting in

09:17thousands of graduates who have become

09:19leaders in business, science,

09:20government, the arts, and philanthropy.

09:24Now therefore, I, Mayor Spirro

09:26Cheragatus, the 109th Mayor of Mobile,

09:28Alabama, along with the members of the

09:30Mobile City Council, do hereby proclaim

09:33October 10th, 2026 as Murphy High School

09:37Day in the city of Mobile.

09:39[applause]

09:44>> [applause]

09:46>> Now, I know we have one proud Laflur

09:49graduate on our council, but how many

09:51Murphy High School graduates do I have

09:52in here tonight? Uh, y'all y'all can

09:55make some noise. It's okay.

09:58[applause and cheering]

10:00>> All right. Thank you for that leeway,

10:02Mr. President. Now, the rules are back,

10:04restored, and in order. Uh,

10:06congratulations to Murphy. Uh, and I

10:09will ask everyone's um, forgiveness

10:12because I do have a very important sixth

10:14grade football game to get to and help

10:16coach and attend tonight. So, I'll have

10:18to leave a little bit early, but I I

10:20welcome you all and thank you all for

10:21being here tonight.

10:24[applause]

10:31Could

10:55we get Miss Tony Torrren down, please?

11:08Again,

11:30good evening to everyone. I'm here to

11:33present a proclamation

11:36uh in observance of the mess and

11:37violence awareness month of 2026.

11:40And as you look around the um at the das

11:44the council is wearing purple in

11:46observance of the domestic violence. And

11:49it reads, "Whereas this year we honor

11:52those who have danced through the storm

11:55of domestic violence, those who have

11:57taken a leap of faith and those who have

12:00turned their trauma and heartaches into

12:02a reminder that there is life, joy, and

12:06self-discovery on the other side of

12:08abuse. And whereas our community

12:11partners, supporters, and survivors have

12:13come together to wear purple tutters

12:16that reflects the strength, the bravery,

12:19bravery, optimism of survivors. Whereas

12:24as you view this year, the vested

12:26violence observance display, take a

12:29moment to reflect on the courage it

12:32takes for survivors to keep going and

12:34strive for a happier and healthier life

12:37for themselves and their families. And

12:39now therefore, I, President CJ Smaller,

12:42District 3, and the members of the

12:43Mobile City Council, do hereby proclaim

12:46October 2026 as domestic violence

12:49awareness month done at the city of

12:52Mobile, Alabama on this 6th day of

12:54October 2026, signed by the mayor and

12:57all seven council members.

12:59Congratulations [applause]

13:17So, I just want to say real quick, Tony

13:19Anne Commandis Torrren, the executive

13:21director of Penelopey House, domestic

13:23violence is very heavy. Um, there's so

13:26much trauma and anger and abuse of

13:30various forms that go with it and it

13:31happens in all of your districts,

13:33unfortunately. Um this year's awareness

13:35was looking at the other side of victims

13:38who survivors who continue life after

13:41abuse. So that's why the theme this year

13:43is a little lighter. Um the tutus are

13:45out there. Um the buttons you have and

13:48we appreciate your support and again it

13:51takes the community to deal with a

13:52community problem. So thank you.

13:55>> Thank you all so much for all what you

13:57all do for our community.

13:59Madam clerk,

14:02>> adoption of the agenda.

14:03>> So move made.

14:04>> Second.

14:05>> Probably move and second. Any

14:06discussion? All in favor?

14:08>> I.

14:08>> All oppose. Agenda's adopted.

14:11>> Appeals. We have requests for a wave of

14:12the noise ordinance on October the 25th

14:15on Bank Avenue. October 17th Oakley

14:18Place. November the 21st in Mardigra

14:22Park. October the 10th on Marine Street.

14:25And October 10th on Dolphin Island

14:26Parkway. So move second

14:29>> properly move and second. Any

14:31discussion? All in favor? I.

14:33>> All oppose. Appeal passes.

14:36>> We have a request for wave of the noise

14:37ordinance October the 30th through the

14:3931st on Dolphin Street.

14:42>> Move to hold over for one week.

14:45>> Properly move. Second. Any discussion?

14:47All in favor?

14:48>> I.

14:49>> All oppose. Item laid over for one week.

14:53>> Public hearings. Today is a public

14:54hearing to consider an application to

14:56reszone property located at 1451 Cedar

15:00Crescent Drive from R3 to R3 to remove a

15:02previously approved zoning reszoning

15:05condition.

15:06>> This open up the public hearing for this

15:08particular said item. Is anyone

15:10president would like to address the

15:11council on this item? If so, you may

15:13come down to the podium by stating your

15:15name. And again, this is a public

15:18hearing. So, it's for five against and

15:20five forward.

15:23The floor is open.

15:31>> Hi, good evening, council. Um, my name

15:34is Kinley Cuts. I am the executive

15:37director of the Peninsula of Mobile. Um,

15:40we are a nonprofit organization that

15:43advocates for Mobile's coastal community

15:45south of I 10 between Dog River and

15:48Mobile Bay, colloqually known as the

15:50Peninsula. Um, I'm here today on behalf

15:53of the residents and community members

15:55who have worked for years to advocate

15:57for responsible development here on the

15:59peninsula. We are respectfully

16:01requesting that the council deny this

16:04application to reverse the 133 unit

16:07limit on the Sea Pines mobile home park.

16:10Um, the Peninsula of Mobile organization

16:12has spent years working with the city,

16:15with residents and other partners to

16:17move our area in a different direction

16:20to address blight, improve

16:22infrastructure, restore our environment,

16:25strengthen storm water management, and

16:27advocate for responsible land use

16:29planning. We believe that this proposal,

16:32this request does the exact opposite of

16:34that. Um this

16:38uh contingency that was placed just just

16:41a few short years ago has not been met

16:45um by the Sepines's mobile heart mobile

16:47park um

16:50and they are now not only not meeting

16:53the current restrictions but actively

16:55trying to triple the amount of trailer

16:58homes that are placed directly next to

17:01Mobile Bay. Of course, the timing is

17:04also

17:06unfortunate with that given that there

17:08is an active potential hurricane right

17:11on our doorstep.

17:13You can look back at 2005. Obviously,

17:15this this trailer park has been here for

17:17a very long time. Um, I understand that

17:20one of the main reasons that they are

17:22looking to reverse this uh this

17:25contingency is basing it off of

17:30uh the the utilities and planning that

17:33was put in place since 1970. Um they did

17:36overcrowd the trailer park then and in

17:392005 when Hurricane Katrina came, this

17:41park was absolutely decimated. Um we are

17:43not against affordable housing. We're

17:45not against growth, but it does need to

17:46be done in a responsible manner. And

17:48overcrowding this park right next to

17:50Mobile Bay right as we wrap up hurricane

17:52season is just not mindful and it's not

17:56smart. Um this current

18:00um property is designated as low density

18:03residential even in the city staff

18:05reports that describes that as

18:08prominently residential neighborhoods.

18:11you know, single family housing,

18:13sidewalks, people, you know, just

18:15walking down the street or or biking to

18:18to see Mobile Bay. And an overcrowded

18:21trailer park does not meet that current

18:25uh designation.

18:27Adding more and more mobile homes would

18:31potentially add over a thousand

18:32additional residents. I don't know when

18:34the last time we've actually driven

18:36through this area uh was, but they

18:38currently have gravel roadways. uh they

18:41do not have the water or sewer systems

18:43to support a thousand additional

18:45residents um with another 600 vehicles.

18:48If there were to have an emergency

18:50evacuation, I not sure how that would go

18:53over as they have not done a traffic

18:55study on this uh level of development.

19:00Um the peninsula specifically is very

19:04vulnerable um environmentally and we

19:07need to do every step possible to

19:10protect this to uphold um the the

19:14limitations and

19:17uh storm water uh measures to protect

19:21this coastal area. Um whenever the city

19:25established this limit, it wasn't

19:27decades ago. This wasn't some old

19:30verbiage that's just been sitting and

19:32not acknowledged,

19:35but just in 2022, the council knew what

19:39they were doing whenever y'all put that

19:40restriction on and it needs to be

19:42upheld. um this organization has not

19:44done anything to actually move forward

19:46and comply with the city's request and

19:49therefore we are respectfully asking to

19:52take a look at the future land use plan

19:55the peninsula overlay thei the unified

19:58development code and look beyond um you

20:01know what just this single property is

20:04but look towards what we actually want

20:06the future of this community to be. Um

20:09we are asking that you deny their

20:11request to um remove the 133 home

20:16limitation. Thank you.

20:17>> Mr. President,

20:19>> Mr.

20:19>> Um Miss Cuts, if you have a second um uh

20:23planning commission, I think you came

20:24and spoke to planning commission about

20:26this uh this this item. Um you do

20:28reference the conditions that uh you

20:31know as of March 15, 2022 and even going

20:34back to a reasonzoning in 1970. Um the

20:37conditions you know that that we have I

20:38guess are provision of an 8 foot tall

20:40privacy fence on the east property line

20:42parallel to Bayfront Road compliance

20:44with conditions of the 1970 resoning um

20:48which included requiring a fence

20:49buffering all along all the remaining

20:51property except for that south property

20:53line um a limit of 133 mobile homes

20:56which you just referenced and then

20:57compliance with all applicable codes and

20:59ordinances. I don't anticipate or expect

21:01you to know what uh what the entire

21:03municipal code and ordinances are, but

21:05when it comes down to it, you did

21:07reference that that you believe or you

21:09know in your best opinion that they're

21:10not in compliance with those conditions.

21:13Um which which one of those do you feel

21:15that they're not compliant with? I guess

21:17>> um I know specifically the the fencing

21:20and bordering along that you know as as

21:22you mentioned um that not only has not

21:25been done up to standard but it has

21:29barely been done at all in the very few

21:31sections that uh the fencing is even

21:34there. It's like metal roofing that's

21:38take just taken down or possibly ripped

21:41off of one of the uh you nonused uh

21:44resident trailer residences. Um we have

21:49submitted multiple photo evidence,

21:51multiple anecdotal evidence of this from

21:54from the surrounding immediate neighbors

21:57and community members that live right

21:59next to this trailer park. and they have

22:02they have had the past four years to get

22:04in compliance as at the planning uh

22:07planning commission afterwards. I

22:09believe that they spoke that now they

22:11know what is expected of them as if that

22:13wasn't already made very clear in 2022.

22:16Um so it it's shoddy at best and

22:20absolutely negligent.

22:22>> Yeah. Is there and again I haven't

22:24walked the perimeter you know just just

22:26knowing what I know from planning

22:27commission and the testimony or folks

22:30came down um so the property the fence I

22:33mean there's still gaps in the fence I

22:35guess.

22:35>> Yes.

22:35>> Okay. All right. Thank you.

22:37>> Thank you.

22:40>> Thank you.

22:44>> Good evening council. My name is Jimmy

22:46Wacker. Um I am a resident that lives

22:48very close to the sea pine trailer park.

22:52I am a former mobile home park owner and

22:55I know a lot more about mobile home

22:58parks than I wish anyone to ever know.

23:01Um, recently in the past several years,

23:04we have seen economic growth on the

23:07Dolphin Island Parkway area and it's

23:09been a slow but steady growth. And if we

23:13increase the size of this trailer park

23:15the way we're talking about doing and

23:16maximize it, I can guarantee you we will

23:19see an econ economic decline in the

23:22area. We will see more police presence

23:24in the trailer parks. We'll see more

23:26fire presence in the trailer park. We'll

23:28see animal control in the trailer park.

23:30We'll see, you know, litter patrol in

23:32the trailer park. We witness people

23:34throwing litter out of the out of the

23:36streets all the out of the cars all the

23:38time on the streets. we see them pull

23:40into C Pines Trailer Park. Um, if you if

23:44you've ever driven through C Pines

23:45Trailer Park, it's really not, you know,

23:48up to

23:50it's it's a trailer park and uh I will

23:53say the best thing I've ever done in my

23:56life was sell a trailer park and move

23:59away from it. Um, that being said,

24:05going to school in the morning, the

24:06traffic going to school in the morning

24:07is already blocked up.

24:10And you put 400 people trying to go to

24:13work, but 400 additional people try to

24:15go to work in the morning right there in

24:17those school zones. It's really going to

24:18block it up. These trailers, you will

24:22have it, you know, 400 trailers. You'll,

24:25some of these trailers, you'll have two

24:26and three families living in them at a

24:28time.

24:30Um, we just had uh the people here from

24:33Penelope House there is domestic

24:35violence h that h tends to happen a lot

24:38more in trailer parks than happens

24:39anywhere else. And I respectfully ask

24:42the whole membership, the whole city

24:44council to consider the planning

24:47commission's you know opinion to not

24:52accept the reszoning of this area. Thank

24:55you.

25:02Hi, Chuck Stewart. Uh, been a resident

25:05of Dolphin Island Parkway for over 40

25:07years. The Parkway is finally making a

25:11progress.

25:13Um, I do believe this would set it back

25:17tremendously. Like they said, they

25:21the traffic, the sewer,

25:25and just

25:26I welcome each of y'all to walk through

25:29there and and see if you'll walk through

25:31there by yourself. It's not a safe

25:34place. We need to make it better. We're

25:37working on it. The commission, planning

25:40commission's already

25:43unanimously turned this down as a bad

25:45idea.

25:46So, think about it. Thank you.

25:55Good evening. My name is Betatina

25:58Kitrol. Um Bailey made name just threw

26:01out there. Um I'm a resident, lifelong

26:04resident, Bayfront Road. My family has

26:07had property there since late 40s, early

26:0950s. Um when this trailer park came in

26:16there, it was there was a lot of

26:18wetlands in that area. And where my

26:21where our property

26:23is, it backs up

26:25to where Cap Pines bought.

26:30The area right there along the fence

26:32line was never supposed to be um

26:35constructed for trailers along there.

26:39There are water meters set. There are

26:42power meters that are ready to be set

26:46along there. Um,

26:50under the conditions of the fence line,

26:54we've always had 8 to 10 foot 8 foot

26:57privacy fence. Wooden, it's always been

27:00a wooden privacy fence. When the current

27:04owner had replaced recently, he's like

27:08Henley said, he's had four years to do

27:10this.

27:12Sporadically, he's replaced

27:14areas. I had about a 30 to 40 foot

27:18section

27:19um of fence along my backyard that has

27:24been knocked down for I don't know a

27:27year or more. He has just now replaced a

27:32portion of it. I still have areas in the

27:35fence line that have not been replaced.

27:38Um he did not go back with the original

27:42wood fence. It is literally

27:46sheet metal or roofing or the side of a

27:51trailer. I I don't know. But it's um I

27:55just don't feel like that is safe.

27:59Um

28:00the crime and the drugs that have been

28:03running through there for years, it has

28:06settled down, yes, but we have still had

28:10people running through there with

28:13gun battles and jumping fences and into

28:16people's yards and, you know, trying to

28:18get away. So, it does happen. I know it

28:20happens everywhere, but um we really do

28:25not need that many more trailers

28:28in this area in the in Pines. And if

28:33there's any way possible, please do not

28:35allow this to continue.

28:39There are

28:41um the

28:43deplorable

28:48the just the whole trailer park. It just

28:50looks bad. There are trailers that

28:53there's one that is near um the back of

28:56the trailer park that is completely

28:58burned up. It's been sitting there for

29:00two years or so. It's never been cleaned

29:03up.

29:06Just is things like that. We don't need

29:08that.

29:09around. Thank you.

29:11>> Thank you.

29:12Is anyone as president would like to

29:14address the council on this particular

29:15said item?

29:18>> If not, this public hearing is closed.

29:22>> Today is a public hearing to consider

29:24the proposed modification of a

29:25previously approved plan unit

29:27development for property located at 1891

29:30and 1901 Herail Street.

29:33>> This opened up the public hearing for

29:34this particular said item. Is anyone

29:36present would like to address the

29:37council on this item?

29:41If not, this particular public hearing

29:43is closed. Today is a public hearing to

29:46fix cost for demolition of structure at

29:4831310 Chin Street

29:53and 721810th

29:56Street.

29:57>> This open up the public hearing for

29:58these particular said items. Is anyone

30:00present would like to address the

30:01council on these items? And so you may

30:03come down to the podium by stating your

30:05name.

30:31Good evening.

30:34>> I just want to read an email that I sent

30:36to Councilman Gregory.

30:38>> Let's get your full name there. Let's

30:40get your full name.

30:42>> I'm sorry. My name is Helen Phillips and

30:45I want to read an email that I sent to

30:47Vice President Gregory.

30:50I'm writing to you with a very heavy

30:53heart regarding the recent demolition of

30:56my family home located in your district.

30:59This was not simply an abandoned house.

31:03It was the home where I was born and

31:04raised. My family lived there for many

31:07years. I am one of 14 children. All of

31:11us were born on this said property.

31:16And although it had been vacant for some

31:18time, I faithfully paid the property

31:21taxes until ownership was placed in my

31:23name.

31:25My long-term dream was to restore the

31:28home and eventually spend my retirement

31:31there.

31:32It represented not only a financial

31:36investment, but my family's history and

31:39countless memories. Unfortunately,

31:43after a recent storm, the roof collapsed

31:46and caused structural damage. The city

31:49placed an unself notice on the property.

31:52I immediately called the number listed

31:55on the notice because I wanted to know

31:58what steps I could take to preserve the

32:01home.

32:02The conversation I had that day was one

32:05of the most discouraging interactions I

32:08have ever experienced.

32:10Rather than being offered guidance on

32:13what options might be available, I was

32:16spoken to in a manner that was

32:17dismissive and unkind.

32:20I was told that by the time I received

32:23any official notice, the house would be

32:26likely demolized because an immediate

32:29demolition had been requested.

32:32Despite that conversation, I did not

32:35give up. I contacted contractors and

32:38began meeting with them in hopes of

32:41finding a way to stabilize and restore

32:43the property before demolition occurred.

32:47I truly believe I had an opportunity to

32:50save my family's home. I met with the

32:53contractor on June 26th. I had a

32:55contractor go by and look at it. On June

32:58July 2nd, I met with a contractor on

33:01July 12th.

33:03On July 12th, the city worker that I

33:06spoke with

33:08saw me there because she was attending

33:10an event at the at the church next door.

33:14The very next day on Sunday, demolition

33:18began.

33:19Watching the home where I was born and

33:22where so much of my family history began

33:25being torn down was devastated. I

33:28understand that the city has a

33:30responsibility to protect public safety.

33:35I appreciate that responsibility.

33:38My concern is not simply that the house

33:40was demolized, but I but that I ne but I

33:44felt I was never given a meaningful

33:47opportunity to understand the process,

33:50present a plan or be treated with

33:53compassion during one of the most

33:54emotional situations of my life. I am

33:58asking you tonight that you please

34:01review this matter, particularly the

34:03communication process with property

34:06owners facing emergency demolition.

34:09Even when difficult decisions must be

34:12made, people deserve to be treated with

34:14respect, empathy, and clear information

34:19about their options.

34:21Nothing can bring this childhood home

34:23back for me. But perhaps my experience

34:27can help improve the way future property

34:30owners are treated during such difficult

34:34circumstances.

34:36Number one, I would like to see the

34:38process, a process put in place or

34:42reinstated if one is there on the steps

34:45that someone in my position should take

34:48when they call and in my situation beg

34:52on what I could do to save my childhood

34:54home. I would like to see the city

34:57employee re-educated on how to handle

35:00one of your constituents. She spoke to

35:03me like I was trashing beneath her. I

35:06asked her what could I do to stop the

35:08demolition and her response was, "This

35:11is air property." When I corrected her

35:14that the property was in my name, she

35:16stated, "You got it through taxes." She

35:19told me by the time I received the

35:21letter, the home would be torn down.

35:24That was it was a danger to the adjacent

35:27property. In reality, the adjacent

35:30property wall is Joy Bible Church that

35:35my father gave six feet of his land to

35:37build.

35:39>> One second. One second. Ma'am, can I

35:40have one council member to stand one

35:42minute for her?

35:44>> We got one more minute.

35:45>> Okay.

35:47The last but not least, she should be

35:50spoken to about seeing me there on

35:53Saturday

35:547:12 and the de demolition began on

35:58Sunday 7:13. I spent 14 years saving to

36:02rehab this property. I'm have finished

36:06acquiring the loan to facilitate what I

36:08saved. I am prepared to use my

36:11retirement funds to pay you for the

36:13demolition. Thank you for your time to

36:16read my letter and for your service to

36:18our community. I would appreciate any

36:20opportunity to discuss this matter

36:22further.

36:24>> Mr. President,

36:25>> uh, Vice President,

36:27>> thank you so much for coming this

36:29evening. I'm sorry that you have had to

36:30go through such a process and we did get

36:33your letter and we sent it on to Mr.

36:35David Dogaban and his department to to

36:38handle. So, I don't know who it was you

36:40spoke to, but you were correct. you

36:43should never have been treated that way

36:44or spoken to in that manner. And so for

36:47that, we apologize and want to make sure

36:49that that doesn't happen again. I again

36:51I don't know who it was, but Mr.

36:54Dogenball works with us and gives us

36:56these um information on the demolition

36:59and unfortunately it already has been

37:01demolished. If you need to work with the

37:04city on these payments because I know

37:05they can be difficult, um we do work out

37:08payment plans for those who who ask. So,

37:11if you need to do that, we'll be happy

37:13to to help you with that. But again, I'm

37:15sorry you were treated this way. It's

37:17unacceptable.

37:18>> The money that I say will pay for the

37:20demolition.

37:26>> Is anyone as president would like to

37:27address the council on these particular

37:29said items?

37:34>> Thank you. Uh, madame city clerk. Uh, my

37:37name is Reggie Hill. I didn't plan to

37:40address public hearings today, but after

37:41hearing uh Miss Phillips, I feel it's

37:43necessary that we do it. This past

37:44budget cycle, we put quite a bit of

37:46money into our municipal enforcement

37:48department. I'm hoping that we're going

37:50to have a little more oversight and

37:51seeing these properties beforehand

37:52before they get to this state. And

37:54especially if we're going to have people

37:55who are willing to go through the

37:57protocols, uh go procedurally in a

37:59formal sense to take care of this stuff.

38:00This is something that we're going to

38:01ensure happen because that's a

38:03devastating thing to know about your

38:04home. Um I'm not sure if this is

38:06something related to the blight

38:07improvement u practices that we wanted

38:10to implement uh this new cycle but again

38:13I am and I don't do this I'm begging you

38:15all to be able to do something related

38:17to these resources that we just put into

38:19this budget regarding municipal

38:21enforcement because we have to be able

38:22to look at these properties beforehand

38:24and additional money that we have. I

38:25think we could probably tackle and save

38:26more resources if we were going to

38:28renovate and restore them before they

38:30get to the point of being blighted and

38:32then we have to demolish them. So that's

38:34just something I want us to consider.

38:36Thank you on the floor.

38:39>> Is NY's president would like to address

38:40the council on these particular said

38:41items

38:46Sabrina Mass. I'm not going to bring any

38:48resolutions or any suggestions. I just

38:51want to say as a citizen of Mobile,

38:53listening to those testimonies by the

38:56citizens is very heartbreaking.

38:58And it could be any one of us in these

39:00situations.

39:02And this is why people like myself and

39:04others come down here and take our time

39:07out from our families and our schedules

39:10as well to hope and to ask you guys to

39:14do these things that are proper, decent,

39:16and in order so that we won't have to

39:18come down here and beg and plead for

39:20things. This is that's heartbreaking. I

39:22mean, if anybody didn't feel the

39:24pressure and the pain and the hurt

39:26behind her testimony, then I don't know

39:28what it takes.

39:30We stand here and rely on all of you

39:33elected officials to help the helpless.

39:38Thank you.

39:42Is NY's president would like to address

39:43the council on this particular sad item?

39:56>> Good evening. Do I need to say my name?

39:59and Stella Troder.

40:01Municipal Enforcement needs a overhaul

40:07because y'all know I've been down here

40:08for years when it comes to the real

40:12estate housing in Mobile, Alabama.

40:17This city takes it for granted and it

40:20seems like

40:22the people that have economic issues are

40:26the ones that's treated the worst.

40:31It was researched as far as

40:35lowincome housing.

40:38You didn't do code inspections since

40:401937. So that alone itself let you know

40:44municipal enforcement needs a overhaul.

40:49And yes, you do this whole city

40:53you need to train your employees.

40:57It's not their fault. You take people

41:00for granted.

41:04The city council needs an overhaul.

41:08It's probably maybe a couple of people

41:10up there that could be good councilmen,

41:13but the system is outdated

41:16and some of you need to go. You've been

41:19there too long.

41:23>> Is NY's president like to address the

41:25council?

41:27>> Mr. President,

41:28>> uh Mr. Woods,

41:29>> um these are public hearings. Obviously,

41:31I I greatly appreciate um feedback from

41:34the community, but these are public

41:36hearings, Mr. president on specific

41:38items. And I think right now the floor

41:40is open for um 313 Chin Street and

41:44721810th Street. So

41:47the this is dealing with these these two

41:50specific addresses. I'm not necessarily

41:52departments of the city of Mobile or the

41:54council. These are these are dealing

41:56with these two properties. So, I would

41:59ask that further speakers referred, you

42:02know, obviously their name, but also too

42:04to the specific address that they're uh

42:06they're here to speak about.

42:12>> Good evening, Apostle Valina Green, down

42:15to Bay Community.

42:22Well, we paid for it. Okay,

42:25this is what I'm concerned about. And

42:28y'all know I have a love for the poor

42:31and my people.

42:34And y'all know I don't see color. So,

42:36let's get the record straight.

42:38>> M just stick with these two prophets.

42:40>> Okay. That's what Yeah, that's what I'm

42:42leading to. I believe everybody should

42:44be served. And a lot of times I see

42:47systematic racism here where the poor is

42:51treated one way and the rich is treated

42:54another. So is it any way that we can

42:56undo this and fix this problem to save a

42:59home? Cuz I'm all about saving houses.

43:02And one of the things that I hate to see

43:06somebody homeless during the holidays

43:11where they lost their housing. Now I

43:14want each and every one of you if you

43:16say you are a Christian

43:19[snorts]

43:21ask yourself what would Jesus do in this

43:23situation

43:25ask yourself are you looking at

43:27somebody's bank account

43:29>> m president Miss Green

43:31>> the subject at hand is have to do with

43:34the fixed cost of these two properties

43:37>> that's what I'm asking

43:37>> so we asking you to stick with this

43:39topic I'm asking of fixing the cost of

43:42these two properties Hey, [snorts] can

43:44we help? I asked from the very beginning

43:46to remedy the situation.

43:50Can we do something to remedy the

43:52situation?

43:55I ask y'all, the seven of y'all

43:59and our sweet mayor, put your heads

44:02together and fix the situation to save.

44:06We need to save as much property as we

44:08can.

44:10Please have mercy. Cuz that's what it's

44:13all about. We're getting ready to come

44:14up on the Christmas season. Have mercy.

44:17Mercy. That's all I'm asking you for for

44:20the people. Mercy. It's not hard to have

44:24a kind heart. And if you can't get

44:26there, ask the Lord to help you get

44:28there.

44:29>> Amen.

44:30>> Miss Green.

44:31>> Amen.

44:31>> Amen.

44:32>> Mr. President, Mr. Pen.

44:34>> Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to

44:36I know this is our evening meeting and a

44:38lot of people this might be your first

44:39time. I see a lot of younger people here

44:42um from um high school, middle school,

44:45elementary school kind of just want to

44:47explain exactly what's taking place. Um

44:49the council is the legislative branch of

44:51the government. We can direct any city

44:55employee. So Councilwoman Gregory can't

44:59say

45:01tell a employee to go do anything. is a

45:04removable offense and actually actually

45:07you can get a misdemeanor from directing

45:10a employee. We're the legislative branch

45:12and I think a lot of times we don't

45:15understand how governments work. So we

45:18don't know I agree with you. I I hope we

45:20need to find out exactly who spoke with

45:22you. So and you should file a report and

45:25get that information. But right now we

45:28don't know the background because we're

45:30not the ones that's working in that

45:31department. And that's not our job. But

45:35what we can do is request what

45:37Councilman Gregory have said. Let's

45:39request. Let's figure out exactly what's

45:41went wrong because we don't know if any

45:43permits was pulled. We don't know that

45:45information. So we can't respond and say

45:48this is what's going to happen or we

45:50can't tell a department something

45:52because that's not our job. That's the

45:55executive branch. We can request

45:57information. And so I think a lot of

46:00times we think that this council can

46:02just do whatever they want to do because

46:04we have a council meeting and that

46:06doesn't work that way. And so I'm glad

46:08that everybody's here so you can

46:09actually learn how government works.

46:11Thank you, Mr. President.

46:13>> Mr. President,

46:13>> uh, Vice President,

46:15>> because this has generated so much uh,

46:17interest. U, our legislative aid did

46:20send me some of the follow-up

46:22information uh, from this uh, request in

46:26the letter that was mentioned. And this

46:28was an emergency demolition of the

46:31structure. The uh demolition was

46:34progressing to final stages. When we got

46:36the information, the roof had collapsed

46:39and that placed extreme pressure on the

46:42southern and eastern walls of the

46:44residence. And all of that was

46:46documented with signs of active failure

46:48from the collapsed roofing materials

46:49which would have allowed debris from

46:52that house to cross the property line to

46:54that church to the east which was Joy

46:57Bible Church. So that is how the

47:00emergency action got underway uh because

47:03of imminent danger of structural

47:05collapse and endangering adjoining

47:08property endangering human life or

47:10health. So all of that was part of the

47:12process.

47:13um information was sent but no permits

47:17were ever pulled on this property to do

47:20any work. That is why the demolition

47:22commenced and that is why we are where

47:24we are today.

47:27And just to piggyback behind it, um

47:29there was some conversation that was

47:31held at this podium talking about the

47:33city need to do a overall and etc. In

47:37the past couple of weeks, the city had

47:38passed a budget where the city council

47:41and administration put more money into

47:45um this department to attack um blight

47:48throughout our community. That whole

47:50road, that second road that just left

47:52about maybe about 20 minutes ago, they

47:54came down here talking about the trailer

47:56park and they was talking about how it

47:59brings down their community and this and

48:01that and that and this. The city does

48:05not have enough employees to just go

48:07around and just say we're going to tear

48:09down this or tear down that. I guarantee

48:12you 90% of the tearing down that we do

48:14is come from the neighbors or the people

48:17in the neighborhood that call and

48:19complain just like that second row came

48:21down here on today. Now, the city did

48:23put more money into the budget to hire

48:26more employees. So, as of October 1st,

48:29the city is now is going to hire more

48:31employees for municipal enforcement to

48:33go out there and try to enforce more

48:35stuff into our community to bring stuff

48:37up the park. But before that, most of

48:4090% of the calls that was coming to the

48:42city and the city going out and citing

48:44the different properties or even tearing

48:46down come from the residents. Many

48:49residents have to go or live next door

48:51or pass through the neighborhood and see

48:53these properties. So therefore, they

48:55turn around and dial 311 or they contact

48:58the council members or they contact the

49:00city hall directly. It's not just

49:03because the city was going out of there

49:04is because of the residents and

49:06everything. And and again, my heart does

49:08go out to the lady, but as she said that

49:10her roof had collapsed and I guarantee

49:12you that someone in the neighborhood

49:14called and when when they call the city,

49:16the city has to respond. So it's not

49:19that the city is trying to take nobody

49:21properly or make people pay more money

49:24or disregard them. We have to take steps

49:26by steps and we govern by state law and

49:29the state law requires us to do certain

49:31things unless it's like an emergency

49:33situation as this was here. Again this

49:37up the public hearings is anything else

49:39anyone else about this public hearing?

49:42If not this public hearing is closed.

49:44Presentation of petitions and other

49:46communications to the council. Deborah

49:48Braggs.

50:01>> Good evening. I'm Deborah Braggs,

50:04lifelong resident of Mobile, Alabama.

50:07To the mayor's office of city council, I

50:10bring you greetings from Energy

50:12Incorporated. We are a mobile based

50:14nonprofit dance company and a

50:16pre-professional development

50:18organization. I'm here to say thank you

50:20to the council for your support of our

50:23summer dance intensive. It was held here

50:25in June on the campus of Spring Hill

50:27College. Because of your support, 30

50:30local pre-professional dancers were

50:32afforded the opportunity to stay on

50:34campus for one week, receive world-class

50:37training, and attend career preparedness

50:40classes. And the week culminated with an

50:43amazing performance at the Arlene

50:45Mitchell Theater and it was amazing.

50:48Again, on behalf of our founder and

50:50executive director, Tyra Jackson Ike

50:53Asagua and Energy's board of directors,

50:55we say thank you. You may recall our

50:58founder, Tyra, appeared before you

51:00earlier this year to request your

51:02support. She is a Mobile native who uh

51:06danced internationally. She returned

51:08here to Mobile to raise her family and

51:10she wanted to provide education and

51:13career guidance to pre-professional

51:15dancers in the Mobile area. Mobile is

51:17full of uh amazing dancers in every art

51:20form and that's her desire was to

51:22support and advance their careers. So in

51:25your offices, you should have copies of

51:28our budget for 2027 as well as our

51:31appreciation um our application for

51:34discretionary funding. Energy is excited

51:37and looking forward to partnering with

51:39all of you in your districts for

51:41activities with Mobile Parks and

51:43Recreation and the mayor's office to

51:46further the arts leadership institute.

51:49Again, we say thank you for your care uh

51:51consideration and keep that same energy.

51:55>> Thank you,

51:58Isaiah Hower.

52:03>> Isaiah Hower present?

52:06Okay, madam clerk

52:08>> Reggie Hill.

52:13>> Thank you, Madam City Clerk. And uh

52:15shout out to Murphy High School

52:16celebrating a 100red years. It's great

52:18to see you all here. I was the first

52:19black band captain, so it was good to

52:21see the band in place, too. Uh thank you

52:23again, Madam City Clerk, to the citizens

52:25and stakeholders of Mobile. Greetings.

52:26Reggie Hill is my name. Arise today to

52:28continue these pertinent conversations

52:30pertaining to our city's business. For

52:31nearly a decade, uh led by the likes of

52:33Mr. Tim Hollis and myself, mobilians

52:35have petitioned and campaigned for these

52:37meetings in some fashion to be conducted

52:39during the evening hours. Uh, thank you,

52:41Mr. Pin. As the old adage suggests, the

52:43squeaky wheel finally gets degrees. And

52:44I'm going to cut into my time here, but

52:46I got to address this part, too. While

52:47the legislative body cannot instruct

52:49anybody over here, the legislative body

52:51does write the laws. So, whatever law

52:53you write, everybody got to comply to

52:54it. There's going to be an issue in the

52:56future. I hope that we will adopt uh two

52:58evening meetings, one here in the

52:59chambers and the other rotating within

53:01the seven districts, respectively. Uh

53:03yesterday while visiting Pman's bakery

53:04in district 2, a gentle lady within our

53:06community stopped me and thanked me for

53:07speaking up. She said, "You always tell

53:08the truth and what they need to hear on

53:11Tuesdays, but they do not listen to

53:12you." And I choke preparing to respond

53:14and then told her, "Oh, no, they

53:15listen." Now, there are just some that

53:17might not want them to know that they're

53:19listening to that. And I take the FY27

53:21budget as a reason to explain that. The

53:23record reflects that the reported

53:24representative of my district didn't

53:26propose a single amendment, even as each

53:28of the four key amendments that were

53:30made affect district 2 the most.

53:31Additional money for parks and wrecks,

53:33the public library, HB.CU advance, and

53:35our unassigned fund balance by way of

53:37finally tightening up our belt on Mobile

53:39Civic Center project, excuse

53:40[clears throat] me, uh were staples of

53:42my presentation before this body. And

53:43though there was much more I feel should

53:44have been amended, all of those matters

53:46were addressed and I'm appreciative of

53:47that. Thanks again, Mr. Penn, the

53:49gentleman from district 6, Mr. Woods. Uh

53:51a while back, Mr. Fleming proposed an

53:52initiative that I would believe would be

53:54a benefit to our youth and public safety

53:56as a whole and the city of Mobile. I'm

53:57excited to see where this goes. Still, I

54:00want to remind the public that we cannot

54:02and will not police out of the

54:03challenges related to conflict

54:04resolution. My prayer is that we will

54:06allow those who have data proven

54:08solutions to formally be a part of the

54:10process. On another public safety note,

54:12when we deny citizens an opportunity to

54:14speak at these meetings, their first

54:15amendment rights are being infringed

54:17upon, and that's threatening. Some would

54:18even say dangerous. Anything directly

54:20dealing with the resident here,

54:21including concerns having federal

54:23connections, should be permitted to be

54:24heard. We're paying the district

54:25attorney more than a million dollars

54:27this year to handle matters that I think

54:28are in our uh surrounding sister cities.

54:30But things like what's been reported

54:32about $70,000 that have been siphoned

54:34from Mobile Housing Authority, they have

54:36no attention. In 2024, I witnessed where

54:38the city of Mobile Housing, excuse me,

54:40the city of Mobile Border Zone

54:41adjustment made one of the worst

54:42decisions possible for District 2,

54:44allowing G Coast Tours to set up shop in

54:47a residential neighborhood. Uh the city

54:49later hired someone to evaluate our

54:50boards and commissions. that we have not

54:52seen the metrics of such findings and

54:54there have been very little to no

54:55improvements. Uh but at what expense? I

54:58must remind the public that other than

54:59passing the budget, the most important

55:01responsibility of the legislative body

55:03is to approve the appointments of those

55:05who serve on these external governmental

55:08entities which ultimately make the

55:09decisions that determine how our city is

55:11developed and who reach the benefits of

55:13our most advantageous projects. I have

55:15no idea that this would be on the agenda

55:17today. Would somebody uh grant an

55:19additional man? I know we're hiding here

55:21today.

55:24>> Mr. Hill, you got to say something nice,

55:26though.

55:27>> Thank Thank you, Mr. Reynolds. Well,

55:30you know, a after Mr. Reynolds actions

55:33with the budget, he still voted for it.

55:34So, I think that was a a great thing

55:36about him. Uh h thank you, sir. Uh

55:39having no idea that this would be on the

55:41agenda today. Um, when I saw former city

55:44attorney Ricardo Woods being nominated

55:46to serve on the mobile housing

55:47authority, um, I knew that this was

55:49nothing less than an act of God for me

55:50to come and speak on this. Please don't

55:52take this person. Only reason I asked

55:54this is that over the past several

55:55years, we witnessed that there has been

55:58some land issues that have been

55:59connected to our city's airport and our

56:01housing authority. I want us to be able

56:03to have the public hearings like we see

56:05when the Senate hears cabinet officials

56:07to come up for a vote. Let's allow

56:09people to hear what their positions are.

56:11Let's allow them to see what their

56:12interest is in coming to do this because

56:13that is a lot of money and we've seen

56:15thousands of people displaced over the

56:17years. So I know this is normally taken

56:19on consent and done on the first read.

56:21But I'm asking you please let's hold

56:23this allow people to get their

56:24expressions out and then in the future

56:26we set something up. Maybe we can send

56:27this to entitlement committee and then

56:29see what we can do to handle this issue

56:31better. Uh I I'm really appreciate

56:32that's what two times in a row we got

56:34additional minutes. So I think we're

56:35making some progress in CM. Thank you

56:37for the floor.

56:39Kinley cuts regarding 64048.

56:43>> Uh, she's already spoken.

56:45>> Oh. Oh, they already Okay.

56:50>> Jimmy

56:52Sha Bush regarding 07033.

57:07Good evening. My name is Anna Bush and I

57:10do live in district 2. Um, I'd like to

57:13begin by thanking the administration

57:15attorneys and council who listened to

57:16the suggestions and sincerely sought

57:18input from the people in our animal care

57:20world from businesses and rescues and

57:22veterinarians. Um, I guess I should have

57:24mentioned I'm speaking in favor of the

57:26passage of the 0733

57:30whatever. Um, the new animal ordinance.

57:33As we all know, enforcement will be a

57:36challenge, certainly at the beginning

57:37when so few tools were already

57:39available. I hope each of you will use

57:41your platform to encourage the community

57:43and make a difference in animal welfare

57:45on in their own families and

57:47neighborhoods by being an example of

57:49good care, spreading the word about spay

57:51and neuter, and discouraging all the all

57:54too frequent notion that pets are

57:56disposable when they become

57:57inconvenient, expensive, or both.

58:01Robust funding of animal welfare, the

58:03shelter itself, the equipment, the

58:05employees and training is imperative to

58:07have any hope of success for this

58:09ordinance and the department. I know

58:11this year's budget is set, but it's

58:13never too early to plan the next.

58:16Spain funding remains critical. It is

58:18unfortunate that private groups were

58:19unable to adjust quickly to fully take

58:21advantage of last year's allocation

58:23before the end of September, but I

58:25encourage you to revisit that possibly

58:27in the form of many grants to

58:29organizations that are already

58:30subsidizing spayneuter in our community.

58:35So again, thank you for working together

58:36to create an ordinance that finally

58:38gives us a starting point for addressing

58:40some of the biggest recurring concerns

58:42seen in the rescues and the shelters of

58:44our city. and I urge you to pass it

58:46without further delay.

58:48>> M Mr. President,

58:50>> yes, madam.

58:51>> I want to thank you um for providing the

58:53feedback, taking the time out of your

58:55schedule to give us your feedback based

58:57off of the research and what the best

58:59practices are. So, thank you. Thank you.

59:01It was fun fighting with everybody on

59:02Facebook, too.

59:05>> Thank you, Estella Troder, regarding 03

59:091058.

59:50Maybe in the future we can find

59:51somewhere else to have council meetings.

59:54Okay, Estella Troder. This is concerning

59:59Ricardo Woods being confirmed to sit on

1:00:01the mobile housing board. Nothing

1:00:04personal.

1:00:06Let me put my glasses on. Ricardo Woods,

1:00:09your contract ended weeks ago as

1:00:12attorney for mayor for the uh mayor of

1:00:15Mobile.

1:00:16You're now sitting next to the mayor

1:00:18imprinted doing some business. You're

1:00:21still doing some kind of work with with

1:00:23the city of Mobile. And now the mayor of

1:00:26Mobile wants to put you on the Mobile

1:00:28Housing Board in a vacancy that was not

1:00:31filled for very long. The city of Mobile

1:00:34has been in a public brawl with the

1:00:36Mobileia housing board for years now.

1:00:38You served for 12 years during this

1:00:40time. The citizens are heavily concerned

1:00:43about this could be a conflict of

1:00:46interest because how can you serve the

1:00:48best interest of the Mobile Housing

1:00:50Authority/mobile Housing Board and the

1:00:53residents and remain neutral as the

1:00:57citizens watch you be loyal to the city

1:00:59of Mobile. The same two people are all

1:01:02over the place serving on boards that

1:01:05appear to be about massive land deals

1:01:07and huge contracts. And let's not forget

1:01:11it's a lot of nepotism

1:01:13that has been a destructive force.

1:01:20Sabrina Mass regarding 03 1058.

1:01:29I'm sorry. What's number

1:01:32035?

1:01:34>> Sabrina Mass 03 03-1058.

1:01:39Um [clears throat]

1:01:41well, personally, I am not going to um

1:01:46say that I'm against the appointing of

1:01:49Ricardo Woods

1:01:51today.

1:01:52Um,

1:01:54the reason I'm not is because I know

1:01:56three weeks ago or maybe four weeks ago,

1:01:58I did ask the mayor chair Goddess to

1:01:59appoint some new people to the to the

1:02:02Mobile Housing um board and he did. Um,

1:02:05now me and Ricardo, you know, we have

1:02:06like a love kind of triangle, love hate

1:02:09kind of triangle type of thing. But I

1:02:11will say, and I don't want to say hate,

1:02:13that's political. But I will say as far

1:02:17as Ricardo, he's he's coolheaded.

1:02:20He listened. He takes some smoke because

1:02:22I gave him some smoke, but he stayed

1:02:24professional.

1:02:26Now, the only thing that I'm here really

1:02:28to say is what I know that I would like

1:02:30and the citizens would like is to have

1:02:33at least a once a month meeting for the

1:02:36public with the citizens and the Mobile

1:02:39Housing Authority and the Mobile Housing

1:02:41Board. give it give the people a chance

1:02:43to sit down and listen to what's

1:02:44happening to listen to what the concerns

1:02:47are and then everybody can stay on the

1:02:49same page as far as transparency and and

1:02:51so people can get rid of these um

1:02:53theories that may be conspiracy theories

1:02:55maybe they're truth I don't know but I

1:02:58just say I feel like at this point the

1:03:00the city of Mobile I think the city

1:03:02council and the mayor are moving in the

1:03:04right direction let's keep that movement

1:03:06going and I think the the most glitched

1:03:09part is that people are not sitting at

1:03:11the table and being included in these

1:03:13meetings. And um I'll just get off the

1:03:16topic. Um to my district 3

1:03:18representative, you owe me two minutes

1:03:20cuz Reggie got two.

1:03:30Ordinance is held over 07033.

1:03:33Ordinance to amend and restate chapter 7

1:03:36the Mobile City code and the city of

1:03:38Mobile Fines. So move

1:03:40>> second properly move and second. Any

1:03:42discussion?

1:03:44>> All in favor?

1:03:45>> All oppose? Ordinance pass.

1:03:48>> Resolutions held over 08 1033 approved

1:03:51purchase order to GW Stewart for

1:03:53installation and 8month rental of power

1:03:56supply unit for CBP

1:03:59screening equipment. 081034

1:04:03approved purchase order to Sam Sarah for

1:04:06a setup and subscription for vehicle

1:04:07usage usage and diagnostic tracking

1:04:10software and cloud storage services.

1:04:12081036

1:04:14approved purchase order to truck

1:04:15equipment sales for articulating aerial

1:04:18bucket truck. 081039 approved purchase

1:04:21order to fleet service and equipment

1:04:22company doing business as fleet code 44

1:04:25buyer municipal snow plows. 131042

1:04:29authorized change order with asphalt

1:04:31services for downtown street

1:04:33optimization reservicing resurfacing and

1:04:35striping.

1:04:37>> So move second properly moving second.

1:04:39Any discussion? All in favor?

1:04:42>> I all oppose. Resolution passes.

1:04:45>> Ordinances being introduced 64048

1:04:48through 64049.

1:04:50Per council rules. These two ordinances

1:04:53will be laid over for one week.

1:04:56Consent resolutions being introduced. 03

1:04:591057 through 371098.

1:05:05>> 03 1057

1:05:071050. You want me to take these together

1:05:11or separate?

1:05:12>> Go ahead.

1:05:14>> 03 1057 and 1058. Appoint Nicole Edwards

1:05:19to the Advisory Commission on the

1:05:20Disabled and confirm the appointment of

1:05:22Ricardo Woods to the Mobile Housing

1:05:24Authority Board 311059.

1:05:27Authorize the mayor to apply, accept,

1:05:28and receive a grant from the state of

1:05:30Alabama Department of Conservation and

1:05:32Natural Resources for Brookley by the

1:05:35Bay Southern Activation Zone. 371060

1:05:39through

1:05:411062 are recommending approval to the

1:05:43ABC board for issuance of a retail beer

1:05:46on off premises license to Baytown

1:05:48Burger Company on Dolphin Street for

1:05:50issuance of a special events retail

1:05:52license to Boo Bash Battleship Parkway

1:05:55for issuance of a restaurant retail

1:05:56liquor license to Chills Grill and Bar

1:05:59on Schillinger Road South

1:06:0240 1063 and 1064 fixing the cost of

1:06:06demolition of structures at 313 Chin

1:06:09Street and 7218 10th Street 60

1:06:141065

1:06:15through

1:06:1710 1095

1:06:19are determining appropriations to Dumis

1:06:21Wesley Community Center Scarbor model

1:06:24Middle School John Elfor Magnet High

1:06:26School

1:06:28Charitable Pharmacy

1:06:30Maef Public Charter School Excel Academy

1:06:35BC Rain High school, the Child Advocacy

1:06:38Center, Inc. Mobile Law Enforcement

1:06:40Foundation, the Courtyards at Magnolia

1:06:42Grove Property Home Property Owners

1:06:45Association, May 4 Foundation, Holloway

1:06:49Elementary School, serve a public

1:06:51purpose, and approved payment. 37 1096

1:06:55through 1098

1:06:58recommend approval to the ABC board for

1:06:59issuance of a retail food store

1:07:02consumable hemp products license to Cash

1:07:04Saver on Government Street for issuance

1:07:07of a retail food store consumable hemp

1:07:09products license to Greer St. Louis

1:07:11market on St. Louis Street for issuance

1:07:14of a retail food store consumable hemp

1:07:17products license to Greer's cash saver

1:07:19on Cottage Hill Road.

1:07:22Don't move.

1:07:23>> Second proper move.

1:07:24>> Properly move and second. Any

1:07:25discussion?

1:07:26>> Yes, sir. Mr. President,

1:07:27>> Mr. Reynolds, I'm

1:07:28>> sorry I wasn't here for pre-consel. Um,

1:07:30but in in the packet on 311059, which is

1:07:33$9 million grant that we got from Go

1:07:35Mesa, where's the $5 million that's

1:07:38noted in there coming from 5 million

1:07:41bucks?

1:07:44So the um hope is we have a board a

1:07:49grant which uh we've applied for that

1:07:52the council uh gave us permission to

1:07:54apply for. Um Congressman uh Figures and

1:07:58his staff helped us to move that

1:08:00forward. There a couple steps left

1:08:02before we would receive that grant. The

1:08:04hope is and we're very com we feel very

1:08:07confident that it will come through um

1:08:09by the end of the year. The hope is that

1:08:11um that that match or that funding would

1:08:14come from the WA grant which is um right

1:08:18now moving through the process in the

1:08:19amount of 10 million.

1:08:21>> All right. But this uh our approval is

1:08:23it y'all's understanding that our

1:08:24approval of this item is not approval of

1:08:27spending $5 million or is that your

1:08:30opinion?

1:08:33>> I don't Is this working?

1:08:36>> Yeah. Um I don't believe that and Robert

1:08:39can correct me. We discussed that today,

1:08:41but the there's ample room in the

1:08:44capital budget as well as needed. I

1:08:46think there's some debate how not

1:08:48debate, but we'll see how quickly the

1:08:50spending comes.

1:08:52Does we spend the grant money before the

1:08:54city money? Questions like that. So, we

1:08:57we got comfortable around that.

1:09:00>> Robert, is that your opinion that our

1:09:02approval of this item is not an approval

1:09:05of expending $5 million? It's an

1:09:08approval of the expenditure which is in

1:09:10the capital budget. We're optimistic

1:09:12that the money would then come from the

1:09:15word of grant like Candace mentioned.

1:09:17>> Okay. So this could be a cash

1:09:19expenditure by the city. 5 million bucks

1:09:22>> from the capital budget

1:09:23>> and our approval. This item in your

1:09:25opinion approves that expenditure.

1:09:27>> That's correct.

1:09:28>> And where does that money come from?

1:09:30>> From the from the uh capital budget,

1:09:32correct?

1:09:34>> Just the general capital budget. Yeah.

1:09:36Okay.

1:09:38Um,

1:09:41I'd like to hold this one week so I can

1:09:43understand that more. I'm sorry. I mean,

1:09:44I'm not trying to be a stick in the mud,

1:09:46but I want to understand that. So, Mr.

1:09:49President, I'd move to hold 31 1059 for

1:09:52one week.

1:09:53>> Okay.

1:09:54>> So, Mr. President, can we um

1:09:56>> It's already been called.

1:09:58>> Can we approve the ones that we read

1:10:00with the exception of 31 1050?

1:10:02>> I' I've got other amendments as well.

1:10:04So, but the other ones uh are I'll hold

1:10:07the amendment if till that amendment

1:10:09till last. But on 371061,

1:10:13uh it's sponsored by myself.

1:10:15Unfortunately, that's not my district as

1:10:16much as I'd love to have the battleship

1:10:18in it. So, I'd move to add Councilwoman

1:10:21Ingram as the sponsor for that line

1:10:23item.

1:10:25Just looking for a second. Councilwoman

1:10:26Ingram.

1:10:28>> Second.

1:10:32properly move.

1:10:34>> Wait, you don't have to.

1:10:36>> You're just going to change the sponsor?

1:10:38The

1:10:38>> sponsor.

1:10:39>> The sponsor would also need to be

1:10:40[snorts] changed on line item 371097. I

1:10:43believe that is also Councilwoman

1:10:45Ingram's district.

1:10:46>> Okay. Any other discussions?

1:10:48>> Uh yes, sir. Mr. President, I' I'd move

1:10:51to approve the item all items with the

1:10:54exception of 311059.

1:10:57>> Okay.

1:10:58>> Okay. Second.

1:11:00>> Properly move and second. Any of this

1:11:03discussion

1:11:05taking all up except for the

1:11:08>> 1059.

1:11:10>> Right.

1:11:12>> Okay. All in favor.

1:11:14>> All oppose.

1:11:16Passes.

1:11:18Any other discussion?

1:11:19>> Mr. President,

1:11:20>> Mr. Pin.

1:11:22>> Um I just truly want to thank Nicole

1:11:23Edwards for accepting um when this pass

1:11:27advisory commission on the be on the

1:11:28disabled. She is amazing person. um um

1:11:32in district 1 and I'm glad to have her

1:11:34serve on this board.

1:11:37>> Any other discussion?

1:11:39All in favor?

1:11:40>> I.

1:11:41>> All oppose. Resolution pass.

1:11:44>> Okay. Um so because I've read out

1:11:48311059, I'm going to read it now and

1:11:51just lay it over. 311059 authorize the

1:11:55mayor to apply accept and receive grant

1:11:57from the state of Alabama department of

1:11:58conservation and natural resources for

1:12:00Brookley by the bay southern activation

1:12:02zone.

1:12:03>> Move to lay over one week. Second

1:12:05>> promptly moved and second. Any other

1:12:06discussion?

1:12:08Madam clerk put me down as a sponsor

1:12:10also. All in favor?

1:12:12>> I.

1:12:13>> All oppose. Item laid over one week.

1:12:18Resolutions being introduced 011074

1:12:22through 60 1091.

1:12:24Move to wave the rules for immediate

1:12:26consideration of resolutions 01-1075

1:12:311077

1:12:321078 1079 1081 1082

1:12:381084

1:12:391085 and 1086 with the rest being laid

1:12:43over for one week.

1:12:45>> Second properly moved and second. Any

1:12:47discussion? All in favor?

1:12:50>> I.

1:12:50>> All oppose. Madam clerk.

1:12:53>> 01 1075. Authorized agreement. Amendment

1:12:57number one with vocer for Brookley by

1:12:59the bay vehicle and multimmoal access

1:13:02road. 081077 approved purchase order to

1:13:05southern building structures for one

1:13:06parking bay structure.

1:13:09081078.

1:13:12Approved purchase order to Thompson

1:13:13Tractor Company for electric scissor

1:13:15lift. 081079

1:13:19approved purchase order to Herk Rentals

1:13:21for one Genie trailer mounted boom lift.

1:13:24081081

1:13:26approved purchase order to Dan Bobcat

1:13:29North America for Bobcat mini track

1:13:32loader. 081082

1:13:35approved purchase order to CDW

1:13:37government forell pro computers. 081084

1:13:42approved purchase order to Davy 1084 and

1:13:451085. Approve purchase order to Davy

1:13:47Tree Expert Company for tree trimming

1:13:49and removal services.

1:13:51081086.

1:13:53Approve purchase order to Max Sweeney

1:13:55Auto Group for crew cab pickup truck.

1:13:59That's it.

1:14:02>> So moved.

1:14:02>> So second

1:14:03>> proper move and second. Any discussion?

1:14:06All in favor?

1:14:08>> All oppose? Item passes.

1:14:10>> Call for public hearings. 411092.

1:14:14Call for public hearing to consider the

1:14:15proposed tax increment financing

1:14:17district 5 Midtown to I65 corridor

1:14:21scheduled October the 27th and 41 1093.

1:14:25Call for public hearing to consider the

1:14:26proposed tax increment financing

1:14:28district 7

1:14:31South Riverfront scheduled October 27th.

1:14:34>> Motion to lay over one week.

1:14:36>> Second.

1:14:36>> Promptly move and second. Any

1:14:38discussion?

1:14:38>> Yes sir, Mr. President.

1:14:40>> Uh, Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Woods,

1:14:43>> you go. Mr. Woods, can you go first?

1:14:45>> Uh, just the layover um for for

1:14:48transparency sake is to is to match. We

1:14:51we 501 uh 501089 and 501090 um laid over

1:14:55till next week. These are these are

1:14:57dealing with those two resolutions and

1:14:59the laying over just to match up the

1:15:01time frames of those.

1:15:03>> Mr. President,

1:15:05>> I'm I'm glad to see that we're we're

1:15:07moving on these tiff districts. I think

1:15:08they're a big deal. As everybody

1:15:10probably heard in the pre-consil

1:15:12meeting, uh we've been planning for a

1:15:14number of years. Myself, uh county

1:15:17commissioner Randall Dwitt, school board

1:15:19commissioner Johnny Hatcher, the

1:15:21Southwest Mobile County Chamber of

1:15:23Commerce, and the various businesses

1:15:24that will be affected by the Tilman's

1:15:27Corner TIFF district. You, as you can

1:15:30see, it's not on the agenda. Our hope

1:15:31and goal would be to get it on the

1:15:34agenda next week so it can sort of

1:15:36follow the same path as these others.

1:15:39You know, when we when we started

1:15:40working on these several years ago,

1:15:44uh we all sort of came to an agreement

1:15:46on the same page. We were ready to move

1:15:47them. Well, this we found out as a city

1:15:50that uh we could only have so many of

1:15:53these tiffs with so many square foot and

1:15:55so much revenue. So, we had to go to the

1:15:57state and the state, we were fortunate

1:16:00enough for them to pass a an amendment

1:16:04to allow us to to get to make these

1:16:07things happen. In that time, we got a

1:16:09new mayor. Uh so, we have to now fold

1:16:13the the things that we're in agreement

1:16:15on in with what the mayor is looking

1:16:17for. He's got a little bit of a

1:16:20different idea. We're going to do

1:16:21everything we can to try to accommodate

1:16:22the new ideas into what what we've been

1:16:25working on so that we can get this thing

1:16:27moving along because I think it's going

1:16:28to be beneficial to all of us, all

1:16:30parties, all the taxing parties. But we

1:16:33just got to spend a little time to get

1:16:35the maps right, what they, you know, the

1:16:37wording says, so on and so forth. And

1:16:40you know, hopefully we'll be able to get

1:16:41that done between now and next week. So

1:16:44to my fellow council members, please

1:16:46please be patient with us. We're we're

1:16:48we're doing our very best to try to get

1:16:50it all going in the right direction. So,

1:16:53>> Mr. President,

1:16:54>> Mr. Pan,

1:16:55>> um I'm glad to see this. Of course, I

1:16:57know we're holding over for a week, but

1:16:59to district 1, I I want you to know that

1:17:014110 92 that affects us that give us an

1:17:05opportunity to reinvest in our

1:17:07communities. Communities like Trenton

1:17:09Garden, communities like Kryon um and

1:17:11invest in our B business corridor, the

1:17:14Spring Hill area, as well as um Barely a

1:17:17Mile, Springdale Mile area. This is a

1:17:20great opportunity to move the city

1:17:21forward as well at District One. Thank

1:17:23you, Mr. President.

1:17:25>> Any other discussion?

1:17:27All in favor? I.

1:17:28>> All oppose. Item laid open for one week.

1:17:31>> Announcements.

1:17:33>> Addition one. Councilman P.

1:17:34>> Thank you, Mr. President. Today, um, you

1:17:38probably noticed I'm the only one why he

1:17:40has a hat on. Um, but it's a reason.

1:17:43It's a great reason. Um, one, I want to

1:17:46acknowledge Williamson High School. I

1:17:48see Mr. Edwards here. Um, can you just

1:17:50wave, Mr. Edwards? Thank you so much for

1:17:52being present. But the and I'm not sure

1:17:56if anyone else is your only one. I don't

1:17:58want to. Okay. Mr. El was here. But the

1:18:01Lion family is rallying around um Cam.

1:18:04He was diagnosed with a brain tumor and

1:18:08will undergo surgery Wednesday to remove

1:18:11it. And so Williamson, as y'all know,

1:18:14I'm a proud R. I think I graduated from

1:18:16the best high school in the world. But

1:18:19it's bigger than your high school.

1:18:22They're doing something amazing. They as

1:18:24students, they gathered to I don't know

1:18:26if you saw it on the news and on social

1:18:28media, but they're all wearing hats

1:18:30today. And I think it's very important

1:18:32to stand with young people. So, even

1:18:34though it's not common for me to wear a

1:18:36hat during council, it's bigger than

1:18:38that. I want to let Cam know that we're

1:18:40supporting let um Cam know that we're

1:18:43supporting him and his family as well as

1:18:46we're supporting Williamson High School.

1:18:48They're doing some amazing things. I'm

1:18:50not sure if you saw young Maddox out

1:18:53there with the football team, but Maddox

1:18:55was dealing with bullying, but

1:18:56Williamson High School said, "Hey, come

1:18:59be with us." The cheerleaders, the band,

1:19:01the football team, and that's what it's

1:19:03all about. So, thank you to Williamson

1:19:05High School. Thank you, Mr. Elvis. Can

1:19:06we give them a big hand for [applause]

1:19:09doing the work that they're doing in

1:19:11this community?

1:19:14Um, thank you to everyone that here

1:19:17today. I've been working on this

1:19:19initiative with the support of like

1:19:21Reggie Hill, Tim Hollis, Sabrina, a lot

1:19:24of people in the audience have wanted a

1:19:27evening meeting. Um, and I think this is

1:19:30just an opportunity to do it. It's a lot

1:19:32of hard work go into it. As you see, a

1:19:34lot of people have schedules in the

1:19:35daytime, but I think um it's it's vital

1:19:39for us to give our opportunity to the

1:19:41residents. I saw the Boys and Girls Club

1:19:43here. They wouldn't have been able to be

1:19:45here today if we didn't have a evening

1:19:47meeting. So, I just want to truly thank

1:19:49the council. I want to thank the

1:19:51administration. I want to thank my

1:19:52colleagues and everyone that came out

1:19:54here to support this evening meeting.

1:19:56Thank you, Mr. President.

1:19:58>> Thank you, Mr. Pen. District 2,

1:20:00Councilwoman Ingram.

1:20:01>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, greetings

1:20:03to District 2 and the citizens of

1:20:04Mobile. I want to first start by

1:20:06thanking um public safety department,

1:20:09city administration, and all of the

1:20:11downtown businesses and stakeholders who

1:20:13attended on October the 1st with our

1:20:16downtown safety meeting. It was a very

1:20:18productive meeting. We conducted it at

1:20:20uh Government Street Presbyterian

1:20:22Church. And I just want to thank the

1:20:24citizens for coming out, but more

1:20:25importantly, the business owners for

1:20:27showing up, giving us their feedback,

1:20:29and working collaboratively with us in

1:20:31terms of a way forward. So, thank you um

1:20:34Mr. Grace for your leadership and also

1:20:36uh city administration that supported

1:20:38that and our downtown alliance. So thank

1:20:41uh thank uh big thanks to Fred and his

1:20:43group. Also, I want to congratulate the

1:20:46Jackson State um for winning the G Coast

1:20:49Challenge game on uh October the 3rd,

1:20:51this Saturday. Um and and to the fans

1:20:54who came out and made sure that they

1:20:56showed up and participated, thank you

1:20:57because that's the way we're able to

1:20:59keep uh that type of opportunity and um

1:21:02services for our community. So, thank

1:21:04you for coming out. Uh also, um I want

1:21:07to uh encourage District 2 residents to

1:21:10attend the virtual meeting uh this

1:21:12Thursday, October the 8th. We're going

1:21:14to have a District 2 virtual chat

1:21:16starting at 7 PM. This is just another

1:21:19opportunity to make sure that you you're

1:21:21able to stay connected to what's

1:21:23happening. Many of you are not able to

1:21:24attend uh the morning meetings and so as

1:21:27part of my platform, we make sure that

1:21:28we put in virtual meetings. I also

1:21:30advocated for an evening meeting. And I

1:21:32have you to know, President Small, I had

1:21:34eight residents to show up that have not

1:21:37been that have not attended these

1:21:39meetings. I counted them. You cannot

1:21:41take it away this time. So, I had eight

1:21:43eight uh citizens to show up. But again,

1:21:46um I just want to thank uh city

1:21:47administration, my colleagues, because

1:21:50this takes a team effort, you know, to

1:21:51get a group to say, "Okay, we're going

1:21:53to try this." And um and I thank uh

1:21:55Councilman Pin for, you know, he started

1:21:58that before I got here. So, thank you.

1:22:00But again, uh and the city clerk, her

1:22:03staff, thank you all for accommodating

1:22:05us. And I'm going to and I'm and I'm

1:22:08ready to pay for dinner tonight, too.

1:22:10But again, thank you to District 2

1:22:11citizens and thanks to all of you all

1:22:13that showed up and participated this

1:22:15evening. Thank you.

1:22:20>> Somebody say, "Where is dinner?"

1:22:23Is on Councilwoman Ingram.

1:22:26District 4, Councilman Reynolds,

1:22:28>> District 5, Councilman Flemings.

1:22:30>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I'd like

1:22:32to echo what the mayor uh said this

1:22:35morning and give a shout out to the

1:22:36Murphy High School marching band and

1:22:39cheerleaders. Um, when I got off the

1:22:41elevator to come in here, I kind of felt

1:22:43like I was going to a Martyra parade.

1:22:45There was a lot of spirit, enthusiasm,

1:22:47and they sounded really, really good. I

1:22:49think it set the tone for a great night

1:22:52meeting. And, and on that note, I would

1:22:54also like to uh thank my colleague,

1:22:57Councilman Penn, for spearheading this.

1:23:00Um, every Tuesday morning we see a lot

1:23:02of familiar faces and it's been nice to

1:23:05look through the crowd tonight and see

1:23:06some new faces and I hope that um,

1:23:08having this evening meeting uh, gave an

1:23:11opportunity for those that want to be

1:23:13here and participate and engage um, you

1:23:15have have had that chance. Um, so I want

1:23:19to say thank you for doing that. Also

1:23:21last week uh with my colleague

1:23:23Councilman Penn um along with a lot of

1:23:25our public safety um directors and

1:23:29administrators and uh Commander Graves,

1:23:31we held a um public safety meeting

1:23:34regarding safe passage at Franklin

1:23:36Street Baptist Church. Was very well

1:23:38attended. I encourage everyone um to

1:23:42sign up for safe passage. Kind of put

1:23:44your money where your mouth is. if you

1:23:45if you really don't like uh the

1:23:48perception of crime, let's you have an

1:23:50opportunity to do something and unite

1:23:52and engage and and kind of take

1:23:54ownership of your community and get

1:23:56involved. So, I I felt very blessed to

1:23:58be there. It was nice to hear from some

1:24:01of the community um the neighbors and

1:24:04and and folks and they offered some

1:24:06great ideas. So, hopefully we can all

1:24:08come together and um and and do

1:24:10something for our young people here in

1:24:12this city. Um, I'd like to thank Miss

1:24:15Camus, Penelopey House, um, for being

1:24:19here tonight and have everyone uh, just

1:24:23be mindful about domestic violence and

1:24:25let's recognize that this month, but not

1:24:27just this month, forever uh, throughout

1:24:29the year. And um, I guess with with

1:24:33that, that's all I have to say. Thank

1:24:34you, Mr. President.

1:24:35>> Thank you, Councilman Fleming. District

1:24:37six, Councilman Woods, District 7, Vice

1:24:40President Gregory.

1:24:41>> Thank you, Mr. President. I want to

1:24:43thank uh Mayor Sparigatus. Um Cheragatus

1:24:46Spiro Cheragatus. I was combining the

1:24:48two. Spar. Hey, that's pretty good.

1:24:50Sparagatus.

1:24:54[laughter] Anyway, thank the mayor and

1:24:57uh Curtis Graves and Jennifer White all

1:24:59for their quick response to some

1:25:02residents who had contacted us about red

1:25:06light runners. I know we have red light

1:25:08runners all over the city. This is an

1:25:10intersection that I had been receiving

1:25:12complaints about for a very long time

1:25:15and there were more accidents at this

1:25:17particular intersection. So that got the

1:25:19neighbors again reactivated to ask the

1:25:22city what can we do about this because

1:25:25whatever we have done in the past which

1:25:26has been getting MPD out there also

1:25:29putting up some blinking lights just had

1:25:31not worked. So creative thinking um

1:25:34appreciate that they put up some digital

1:25:37speeding signs both to the east and west

1:25:39of the intersection. This is at Tutill

1:25:41and uh Spring Hill Avenue and I am

1:25:44hoping that that will help. But thank

1:25:45you to the residents who reached out. I

1:25:47even got a video this week showing a

1:25:50bunch of red light runners at this

1:25:52intersection. Um, so it just proves the

1:25:54point that it's a dangerous situation

1:25:57when you go to an intersection and your

1:25:59light turns green and you know you have

1:26:02to sit there for at least an extra 10

1:26:04seconds before you move forward. I hate

1:26:07that we have to tell people that, but

1:26:09that's the case and the video certainly

1:26:11showed that because he was videoing and

1:26:13he saw cars going both east and west

1:26:15running the red light. So, but thank you

1:26:18to the administration for your quick

1:26:20response and answering all those emails.

1:26:22That means a lot uh and taking this um

1:26:26very seriously. Also, hats off to um

1:26:29Councilman Pin. He has been trying to

1:26:32get us to meet at night for a very long

1:26:33time. Although uh the president and I

1:26:36have been there, done that, and we had

1:26:38said, "Oh my goodness, Corey, do you

1:26:40really want to try that?" You know, way

1:26:41back under Mayor Dao, we actually went

1:26:43into districts during the daytime for

1:26:45meetings. And then when Mayor Stimson

1:26:49first came into office and I was the

1:26:50president of the council, we had

1:26:52meetings at night in districts during

1:26:55the entire term. So sometimes they work,

1:26:58sometimes they don't. I think maybe

1:27:00having them here as well as people being

1:27:03more interested in local politics, you

1:27:05know, maybe that is why more people are

1:27:06turning out for these. So we'll give it

1:27:08a shot. Thank you, Corey, for staying on

1:27:10it and uh thank you all for coming out

1:27:12tonight and being a part of this.

1:27:17>> Thank you, Vice President Gregory, and

1:27:19greetings to the citizens of District 3.

1:27:22Last week was a busy time uh here in the

1:27:25city of Mobile. And I would like to talk

1:27:28about one particular event behind my uh

1:27:30colleague, Councilwoman Ingram, and that

1:27:33was the G Coast Challenge. My hats goes

1:27:35out to brothers working together. Um

1:27:37last week they had faced many obstacles

1:27:40um dealing with the weather on last

1:27:42Thursday was a great event at the

1:27:44concert at last stadium well as Friday

1:27:46night and both days nights we was

1:27:49worried about the weather but God saw

1:27:50fit to clear out the weather for both

1:27:52nights but Saturday the rain did come in

1:27:55and he did you know dampen the crowd

1:27:58just a little bit but just the fun and

1:28:00the fellowship among the people that was

1:28:02there it was a blessing and it was a

1:28:04great a great time among those who

1:28:06attended

1:28:07And speaking of weather, we have a beast

1:28:10that's out there um in the uh Gulf uh

1:28:13looking probably head towards its way. I

1:28:15just want to urge all the citizens to be

1:28:18very mindful and stay a breast uh listen

1:28:20to the radio and also the news to see

1:28:22exactly what this weather is going to do

1:28:25and listen to your local authorities.

1:28:27Please pay attention to because again we

1:28:30have a hurricane that possibly be

1:28:32heading this way and we all need to

1:28:34remain safe. Anything from the

1:28:36administration?

1:28:37>> Motion to adjurnn.

1:28:38>> Second.

1:28:39>> Promptly move and second of discussion.

1:28:41>> All in favor?

1:28:42>> I.

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