2026-10-20 - Pre-Council

00:01Hey, good morning everyone.

00:03It's good to see everyone this morning.

00:04Ladies and gentlemen, now in the hands

00:05of our capable city clerk, Ms. Lisa

00:07Carroll.

00:09>> This is the pre-meeting of the Mobile

00:10City Council, Tuesday, October 20th.

00:13We have approved approval of minutes

00:15from October 14th.

00:17>> Any issues, anyone?

00:19Okay.

00:20>> Appeals, we have a request for a waiver

00:21of the noise ordinance

00:24on October 24th from 4:00 p.m. until

00:278:00 p.m. on Arlington Street.

00:32>> No issues.

00:33>> Okay. Public hearings. Today is a public

00:35hearing to declare the structures at 264

00:38North Dearborn Street,

00:402058 Saint Stephens Road, and 7216 8th

00:44Street public nuisances and ordering

00:46them demolished.

00:47>> Uh Mr. Duck Ball.

00:49>> Good morning. I I just wanted an update

00:50for one of the items on the agenda this

00:52morning, the 264th North

00:55um Dearborn Street, I'm sorry. Um

00:58I'd like to table this one and and we

00:59have a good news that the owner did

01:01receive a demolition permit. They have a

01:02contractor and there's on-site

01:04demolition activity right now. So, I do

01:06recommend we table this one.

01:07>> All right, thank you.

01:08All right, Madam Clerk.

01:12>> Presentation of petitions and other

01:14communications to the council. Reggie

01:15Hill to introduce amendments to Mobile

01:17City Code chapters 38, 46, 52. Introduce

01:21amendments to rules, um meeting

01:22procedures, and public safety.

01:25Ordinances held over 88050

01:28authorize the conveyance of city-owned

01:30land located at lot three Fort Harmond

01:33subdivision not now needed for public or

01:36municipal purposes.

01:37>> You got it, Vice President.

01:39>> Yes.

01:39>> All right, all right, Madam Clerk.

01:41>> Resolutions held over 08

01:43108 1087 through purchase order to Spire

01:48for marketing services for events

01:50department.

01:522110

01:53>> Um yeah, Ms. Ms. Mill.

01:54>> Yeah. No, I'll see you in a minute.

01:56I do. Uh I think this you Did you email

01:59something this morning? I think Ashley

02:01told me.

02:01>> I want you to see that. Again, we're not

02:03in a rush, but we want you to see that

02:04in them parts where we say.

02:05>> [snorts]

02:05>> Okay. But it outlines what we've done in

02:08the previous and what our goals are for

02:09coming up.

02:10>> That's exactly what we're looking for.

02:11So, I'm going to ask if we can hold this

02:13over because I got it this morning. I

02:15haven't had a chance to look at it.

02:16>> Both of them?

02:17>> Both of them. I'm fine [snorts] with

02:18that.

02:19>> All right.

02:19>> Thank you.

02:24>> 0 0 1

02:2611 11 authorize second amendment to

02:29purchase of sale agreement with One

02:31Water LLC to incorporate recitals,

02:34definitions, and replace the language

02:35defining the inspection period in

02:38section 5.4

02:40for an additional 1-year extension

02:42expiring October 26, 2027.

02:45>> Mr. President.

02:46>> Uh Mr. Penn.

02:47>> Do we have a idea when the construction

02:49might start with this project?

02:55>> Good morning. Um yes, so the critical

02:57component for that project is the

02:59infrastructure piece and that's really

03:01what we're all waiting on and that

03:03that's not only Water Street, but also

03:05the rail and getting above and over the

03:08rail. And so that's a piece that we're

03:10actively working on in conjunction with

03:12the developer. Um but that's that's

03:15really kind of the determining factor is

03:17how long it's going to take to to get

03:19through that that rail agreement and

03:21also to to work on Water Street in that

03:23area.

03:24>> Okay.

03:25>> So, that doesn't give you an answer on

03:26the exact time frame, but I think I

03:27think probably at least another 12

03:29months.

03:30>> Another 12 months.

03:30>> Yeah.

03:31>> So, are we

03:32poten- it says

03:34additional 1-year extension, so probably

03:36we might be looking

03:38to see a longer extension.

03:40>> It could be that we come back before the

03:41council with it, right? But

03:43at this point we just didn't see any we

03:45feel like we need to come back in a year

03:47if we need it at that point. Yeah.

03:49>> Okay. Thank you.

03:50>> No problem.

03:51>> All right, Mayor Clark.

03:55>> 091113

03:56authorized transfer from District 3

03:58capital project McNally Park fishing

04:00pier to capital project CO382 for the

04:04McNally Park marine improvements

04:06project.

04:12211114

04:14authorized contract with dynamic

04:16security for unarmed guard and

04:19protective services.

04:21211116

04:23authorized contract with Moffatt &

04:24Nichol for design and engineering for

04:26McNally Park marine improvements.

04:30Consent resolutions being introduced

04:31371122

04:33recommend approval to the ABC board for

04:35issuance of a special events retail

04:38license for Mob To Mobtoberfest

04:41on Hillcrest Road.

04:45401123 24 25 are the structures being

04:51declared public nuisances and ordering

04:52them demolished. 601126 approval orders

04:57>> just as a reminder on 401123 that one

04:59needs to be tabled.

05:00>> Right.

05:02601126

05:04approval orders special bonus to the

05:05firefighter of the month.

05:07601127

05:09through 1136 are determining

05:11appropriations to Trinity Gardens

05:13Community Civic Club,

05:15Marching Cougars Band Boosters Club,

05:20Liberty Learning Foundation, the Child

05:22Advocacy Center, and Princeton Woods

05:25Home Owners Association serve public

05:26purpose and approve payment.

05:30Resolutions being introduced 081137

05:33approved purchase order to Graybar

05:34Electric for fiber and connectors to

05:37rewire city fiber network in Government

05:40Plaza $16,886.79.

05:45101138

05:47referred application [clears throat] of

05:49Senate Nations Parish, Mobile, to the

05:51Mobile County Board of Health to create

05:53a cemetery within the city limits of

05:55Mobile.

05:5821, 1139 and 1140, authorizing contracts

06:03with Wesley Fontaine and Elaine Campbell

06:06to provide tennis lessons in clinics for

06:09Parks and Recreation.

06:1221, 1141,

06:14authorize professional services contract

06:16with the Bloom Group.

06:19$156,000.

06:21>> Mr. President.

06:22>> Yes, Madam.

06:23>> If we can get some more information on

06:25this one, when you read the contract, it

06:26just states professional services. It

06:29does not outline a scope of work,

06:31details, or any critical information to

06:34understand what that is.

06:40>> [clears throat]

06:40>> Yeah, I apologize, Ms. Cooksey couldn't

06:42be here today, but um this is for

06:44government relations services, and um

06:48I know that she can provide you with

06:49more information if that's needed, and

06:51yeah,

06:52we can get you that.

06:53>> Okay, thank you.

06:57>> Right. Yeah, it would just be for the

06:58Alabama legislature.

06:59>> Okay, again, if we can just get more

07:01details, and and I think it's just being

07:03introduced today, so we can get it next

07:05week from her, that would be great.

07:07Thank you.

07:08>> Mr. President.

07:09>> Hi, Mr. Payne.

07:10>> Yeah, I agree with my colleague, just

07:12some more information, cuz from my

07:13understanding, we already have someone

07:15in this role.

07:17>> Um

07:18and so we're

07:20going to um into working with an outside

07:23firm now?

07:25>> Yes, you know, Mr. McNair was really

07:27spearheading our

07:29>> [clears throat and cough]

07:29>> relations with the legislature. Um he he

07:33does uh now work with the Bloom Group.

07:35He has gone out in a private manner.

07:38Um you know, we we are contracting

07:40directly with Hal Bloom. He is our

07:42primary contact there, but we expect

07:44that uh this council and the city will

07:46not see any dip or reduction in

07:48services.

07:50Um you know, we we uh

07:53we've had a good relationship with them

07:54so far, and we've had a good

07:56relationship with the legislature.

07:58Um Mr. McNair through the Bloom Group

08:00will continue to work with them, but uh

08:02we get the the services of that entire

08:04group

08:05now with this contract.

08:08>> And so

08:09with this um

08:11when we approved the budget for this

08:13fiscal year, I believe his salary was

08:16inside that that budget. Is this going

08:19to Where is the funds coming to pay for

08:22this?

08:22>> Generally, um you know, those that

08:25salary that we will no longer be issuing

08:28internally uh will more than cover this

08:30contract.

08:31>> Okay. So, that So, the contract will be

08:33covered by

08:35that salary. So, it it won't come from

08:37anywhere else.

08:38Um

08:39And then the second piece, um and I just

08:41want to make sure we're doing And I know

08:42y'all listening to it, but these are you

08:44know, just concerns. Just want to make

08:46sure we're doing everything.

08:47Um is it a guideline for a a person to

08:50leave

08:52um working for the city and then become

08:54a consultant? Is it a time period

08:56>> There's a cooling-off period to contract

08:59directly with uh anyone who's left the

09:01city for 2 years. Uh and so, that's

09:05uh we're not contracting with Mr.

09:06McNair.

09:07We're we're contracting with the Bloom

09:09Group. Um and Hal Bloom's our primary

09:12contact. They have a robust um

09:15bevy of services that they're willing to

09:18offer to us, and it primarily relates to

09:20our, you know, governmental relations

09:23efforts uh at the state level, you know,

09:25specifically with the legislature.

09:28>> And then we believe that this service

09:30would be better than having our own

09:31in-house person.

09:33>> Um

09:34you know,

09:35I think this will be

09:37I think this will truly add to the

09:39services that we are already receiving.

09:41We've got you know,

09:43in the legislature, being present is

09:46half the battle. And when you got

09:47competing committee meetings, you know,

09:50competing

09:51hearings happening all the time,

09:54one person frankly can't handle

09:55everything

09:57and it does take a team. The Bloom Group

09:59offers that team approach to us.

10:02And certainly informed by, you know,

10:04their contracting with Mr. McNair

10:07directly,

10:08his experience with the city will

10:09certainly amplify the Bloom Group

10:11effective

10:13their effectiveness

10:15for us as a city and the area. But I do

10:18think that we're gaining something by

10:20going this route.

10:21>> Okay. One of the requests,

10:23just cuz I know this is first read,

10:26I would like

10:27for this council to receive a monthly

10:30activities and results and reports.

10:33Um

10:34just to get information. We usually get

10:35that from Bulf. And I think that would

10:38be great to get that also from

10:40this group if this contract is approved.

10:43>> Certainly. Well, you know, I think

10:46that is certainly

10:48something that we would like to do,

10:49especially during the legislative

10:50session. You know, we might talk outside

10:53of the legislative session, kind of um

10:56stretching that time frame of a month.

10:58I'm not sure month-to-month outside of

11:00session

11:01will really make sense, but during

11:02session, I think that's perfectly

11:04reasonable.

11:05>> Okay. Thank you.

11:06>> Ms. Singer.

11:07>> Thank you, Mr. President. Mayor, I I

11:09want to follow up on something you

11:11shared. You said that with this

11:14contract, it was more so so that we can

11:17you know, not have any gaps in services.

11:19And I want to commend you for that

11:20because we know with transitions that

11:21happen. But also I heard you say that

11:23we'll get more comprehensive services.

11:25So, my question is it number one, is it

11:29for more comprehensive services or is it

11:31a combination? What is the reason we're

11:33not going back internal?

11:35>> You know, one I would say

11:38you know, the internal person that we

11:39had had a very specific skill set, Mr.

11:42McNair. He has relationships.

11:44Relationships are such a large part of

11:47you know, any kind of governmental

11:48relations

11:50work.

11:51And you know, I'm not sure there's

11:54another internal person out there right

11:56now that we could hire that would be a

11:57one-to-one transfer.

11:59And I think you know, when I

12:01Mr. McNair served the city admirably

12:04in-house. I'm sure he will continue to

12:06do that for the Bloom Group. With the

12:08Bloom Group, we're getting a number of

12:10people who have great deal of experience

12:12with the legislature. And again, you

12:15have to have

12:17a team. You really have to have a team

12:19and I will say

12:20even though he was internal and one

12:22person for us, Mr. McNair had a team

12:24that helped him attack the legislature

12:26and understand what was going on and and

12:29if he wasn't physically present in every

12:31committee meeting, he knew what was

12:33happening and and his

12:35his interests, our interests were

12:36represented at all times. I think now

12:39having a team around him

12:42with Mr. Hal Bloom specifically,

12:44it's only going to amplify his

12:46effectiveness and our effectiveness as a

12:48city at the legislative level.

12:51>> Just as a follow-up, if I and and

12:53because I haven't been here, but if I

12:54can get just some information

12:57regarding how long that position was

12:59internal

13:00>> Mhm.

13:00>> as opposed to us now going external.

13:02>> You know, I I don't want to guess. It

13:03was fairly short time, you know, a few

13:06years. I I would have to get you that.

13:08Of course, it predated me being mayor,

13:10but

13:11I'm not sure that he was internal with

13:13us any more than 3 years. But I'll

13:15double-check.

13:17>> And and again, I I appreciate you making

13:19sure that we don't have any gaps, but at

13:21the same time, I will say that you know,

13:23I'm concerned that in terms of us

13:25building capacity when we're having to

13:27rely on a a consultant services, you

13:29know, as opposed to what results were we

13:32getting when we had it internally if

13:33that was working, you know, just

13:35concerned about what that might look

13:36like.

13:37>> Yeah, and I I totally understand that

13:38concern and I'll say um you know, it's

13:40something that we we try to evaluate on

13:42a very regular basis, year-to-year

13:44basis.

13:45Uh

13:45>> [clears throat]

13:46>> things change quickly at the legislative

13:48level, at the federal level, and so we

13:50are generally always

13:52um doing our best to understand how

13:54effective we were in the past year or

13:56couple of years, you know, how we can be

13:58more effective in the upcoming years.

14:00I'll say that we've we've done well, you

14:02know, we we've really done well with our

14:04relationships with at the uh you know,

14:06state legislature

14:08uh with the governor's office and also

14:11at the federal level. Um but that's not

14:13a static thing, you know, just because

14:15something works one year doesn't mean it

14:17will the next. And so it's something

14:19that we're constantly reevaluating

14:21uh and want to make sure that we're

14:22getting the most bang for our buck.

14:25>> Thank you.

14:26>> Yeah, uh ma'am.

14:28>> If I can just add um

14:30>> [clears throat]

14:32>> for those of us who are familiar with um

14:36government and politics in Montgomery,

14:37we all know that the Bloom Group is very

14:39highly respected and they have been a

14:42part of government in Montgomery for a

14:45very long time and you know, Steven will

14:48be part of a team

14:50and it brings us bench strength, similar

14:52to why we hire attorneys who are part of

14:54a big firm because we get the rest of

14:56the firm to help us in this and

14:59you know, like the mayor said, it's it's

15:00impossible to cover everything you need

15:02to be covering when you're in

15:04Montgomery. So therefore, having that

15:06bench strength, I think will just give

15:07us that much more

15:09uh you know, help with what we need and

15:11information when we need it and

15:13certainly when we've got some you know,

15:15bills of interest that won't help our

15:17lobbying efforts in Montgomery. So I

15:19think it's a good move for Steven and

15:20for the city.

15:21>> Yeah.

15:22>> And you know, additionally I'll I'll put

15:23in there that um

15:25not through the city directly, but

15:26through our relationship through the Big

15:2810, we've also um engaged the services

15:30of the Wyndham Group who is going to

15:32continue to help advocate uh when it

15:35relates to SSUT specifically, other

15:38issues, but primarily

15:40SSUT SSUT

15:42um is not something we've talked about a

15:45ton of late uh but going through this

15:47budgeting process, knowing that the city

15:49is missing out on a great deal of sales

15:53tax revenue

15:54um and and looking into the future, you

15:56know, so many people are buying so much

15:59more online, you know, people are buying

16:01cars online now, people are buying

16:03houses unseen online so much of, you

16:07know, commerce is is accomplished online

16:09and the truth is we get but a fraction

16:12of sales that occur really solely in

16:16Mobile

16:17um

16:17uh except through the internet and we

16:20get a much much much lower tax rate as a

16:23result of that and the bulk of our taxes

16:26as a city relate to those sales tax

16:28dollars. So, um I think we're in a

16:30position

16:31this year that's been as as good as any

16:34to attack this issue. You know, I uh

16:36I've talked with

16:38um you know, gubernatorial candidates

16:40about this issue. We have talked with uh

16:43House and Senate leadership directly

16:45about this issue and I do think there's

16:46an appetite to um at least form a

16:49committee and look for the the solution

16:53going forward. Um I'm

16:55always advocating that it involves some

16:57level of destination sourcing. I believe

16:59the only true permanent fix to the

17:02issues larger cities, larger counties

17:05face with SSUT is through some some

17:09amount of that destination sourcing

17:11being a part of the calculation. Uh and

17:13I think we have open ears for the first

17:15time in a while at the legislative

17:17level. so I'm looking forward to working

17:18with our partners up there, seeing if we

17:20can find a solution that works for the

17:22state, for the counties, and for the

17:24cities, including the smaller

17:25municipalities that are currently

17:27benefiting, making sure that we're not

17:29negatively impacting them.

17:32>> Yeah, I do [clears throat] agree uh with

17:34Mayor Vice President um that, you know,

17:38it was the will of this council not to

17:39go with a, you know, independent

17:41attorney. You know, the most of the

17:43council members have wanted to go with a

17:44firm, which means more strength. You

17:46know, in South Alabama, we have been

17:48left out, in my opinion, of a lot of

17:50things compared to North Alabama. And

17:53I'm sure pretty much Birmingham and

17:54Huntsville, they got the big boys on

17:56their team. For us have one single

17:58person versus Birmingham and Huntsville

18:00got the big boys in North Alabama always

18:02getting stuff, and South Alabama is left

18:04behind. They may be the be the reason,

18:06so I'm 100%, you know, willing to go

18:09about going with this firm. And plus,

18:11it's saving us some money. And then

18:13plus, we don't have to worry about you

18:15know, benefits and health insurance and

18:17retirement. So, it's a savings.

18:20>> All right, thank you, Mr. Mayor.

18:21>> Thank you. Madam Clerk.

18:24>> 21-1142,

18:26authorize contract with Firefly Drone

18:28Shows for lighting of the tree drone

18:30show, $20,000.

18:32>> Mr. Small.

18:33>> Is this something like Atlanta?

18:36>> And Mr. President, I want to just say,

18:38too, that uh this is the first time I

18:40think we've ever had a drone show in

18:41Mobile. In my other life, I was trying

18:44to do this and beat you, but apparently

18:46you uh you got it. So, I'm excited about

18:48this.

18:48>> So, I've never seen Atlanta drone show,

18:50so I can't answer if this is going to be

18:52like Atlanta,

18:53but it will be a nice drone show. We had

18:55tried to do it for 4th of July, we tried

18:57to do it other times, and just couldn't

18:59get it moving in enough time to get it,

19:01so we're excited to see what it looks

19:03like for um

19:04the holiday.

19:06>> All right, Mr. Mayor, so I don't know,

19:07some cities have backed away from

19:09fireworks, and they started doing laser

19:10shows. So, uh this is a drone shows, but

19:13this is this going to be exciting to me.

19:15>> Yeah, and it's hard to get them because

19:16there's very few that's doing it. And

19:18so, Josh, we actually talked about this

19:19last year and we're trying to get them

19:21on and everyone had already committed

19:23for the year. So,

19:24we're trying to get them ahead of time.

19:26>> All right. All right.

19:27Any other questions from this council?

19:29>> No, I just want to thank you um

19:31>> Turn your mic on.

19:32>> Yeah,

19:33green I thought [clears throat] was on

19:34my

19:34Yeah, [laughter]

19:35throwing me off green go and red stop,

19:38you know, but red

19:40>> [laughter]

19:40>> Red is hot. Uh huh.

19:42I like that red is hot. Um

19:45but Shonda, I just want to thank you. I

19:46I had opportunity to experience the

19:48drone show in Birmingham and it was

19:49amazing. Um I think this is a great look

19:52from Mobile, great opportunity for our

19:55community, our city to experience

19:57excellence. So, I commend you.

19:59>> Thank you.

19:59>> And your team.

20:01>> All right, thank you. Madam Clerk.

20:03>> 311143 authorize the mayor to apply,

20:05accept, and receive a grant from the

20:07Mobile Metropolitan Planning

20:09Organization to fund the construction of

20:11segment five of the Three Mile Creek

20:13Greenway Trail, $500,000, 20% local

20:16match.

20:18>> Mr. President.

20:18>> Uh Mr. Penn.

20:19>> Um one, I'm glad to see this um on the

20:23agenda.

20:24Um segment five is located in the great

20:28district one.

20:30Um Jean, can you kind of just give us

20:31some information where everybody can

20:33understand where segment five start and

20:35end, um

20:37what is how it's going to look, um and

20:40and maybe when we can start this

20:42construction.

20:42>> Absolutely. Um so, segment five

20:45stretches from the Koana's Boys and

20:46Girls Club at Bush Park all the way down

20:49to uh USA Hospital. Um it is the biggest

20:52leg of the trail. It's got a over 200-ft

20:55pedestrian bridge that reconnects Mill

20:57Street Park back with the hospital on

20:59the other side. It also has a two

21:01underpasses, so pedestrians and bikes

21:03don't have to go over the road. They'll

21:05be able to stay on the trail under the

21:07bridges, which is a really big deal.

21:09Um, it is the last part of the trail on

21:11that side of the of the creek, and we've

21:13been working really hard. Our plans are

21:15at 99%. We're working on one final real

21:18estate purchase with Canadian National,

21:205 years in the making. I'm almost there.

21:23Um, so it will go to restore after that

21:25for a notice to bid. Um, that does take

21:28approximately 6 to 8 months. That's just

21:30the timing of those federal funds. These

21:32funds will help us offset any rising

21:35costs that we know will happen. Um,

21:37costs are always rising in construction,

21:38so it's important for us to have this

21:40kind of buffer. And this is a very, very

21:42right in the wheelhouse tap project. So

21:44there they were happy to hear that we

21:46were going to apply for it.

21:47>> Yeah, Jan, I just want to truly thank

21:49you again, um, for the work that you and

21:51your team is

21:52is just doing in the city of Mobile,

21:54looking for grants, applying, and the

21:56work. This is a game-changer for our

21:57community, not just District 1, but the

22:00city of Mobile, to make it walkable,

22:02accessible. People can enjoy our our

22:04community and get to a place when we

22:06finish this project, you can go from

22:08downtown Mobile to where South Alabama.

22:11I don't know if that's the end, but, um,

22:13that's amazing um, to have. And I just

22:15want to commend the administration, you

22:17and the team, for making these projects

22:19happen.

22:20>> And just to know, we are waiting for our

22:21notice to bid from Restore. That's been

22:23a process for about 6 months on Segment

22:257. We're getting really close to seeing

22:28the bike lanes and the sidewalks on MLK,

22:30which will connect downtown. So there's

22:31a lot going on in the Greenway Trail

22:33right now. So thank you for your

22:34support.

22:35>> Yeah, my my sister-in-law and

22:36brother-in-law, they were they, um, came

22:38down this weekend from San Diego.

22:41Um, and they just talked about in in

22:42that [clears throat] community, they

22:44they like to run. She she run 100 miles.

22:47I mean, they they love running. And they

22:49stayed in the Toulmin Way community with

22:50my dad, and they able was able to

22:52experience the Greenway Trail.

22:54>> Yeah, and I was telling them that that's

22:55that's not the end.

22:57Yeah, we got more work. Yeah, and so I'm

22:59trying to convince them to come to

23:00Mobile, and they were so excited about

23:02that project cuz they can work from

23:03anywhere they they can do you know work

23:06on remote. So I'm trying to convince

23:08them and that helps. So just thank you.

23:09>> Second six in the tricentennial lake is

23:11incredibly well used. We can see it on

23:13our cameras.

23:14>> All right. Thank you so much.

23:15>> Thank you.

23:18Announcements?

23:19>> Miss Smith, if there's a date on that um

23:22drone show,

23:23do we have one?

23:24>> It's the

23:25Christmas tree lighting.

23:26>> What's the date? The date?

23:29>> I did it.

23:30>> Okay. All right.

23:31>> [laughter]

23:33>> All right. Council.

23:35Any announcements?

23:37All right. Madam uh Mr. Reynolds.

23:42>> Okay. Vice President.

23:44>> All right.

23:45I'm not too many today.

23:48So let's just go back to them.

23:50>> Unless you want to do

23:51>> Yeah. Resolutions.

23:55Everybody's good with consent, right?

23:58So on resolutions 08 1137

24:04and 21 1142.

24:07>> No objection.

24:08>> All right.

24:09>> And that date is November the 20th based

24:12on the information

24:14that's online.

24:17It says November Yeah. It says November

24:19the 20th.

24:23>> [laughter]

24:28>> Anything from administration?

24:30>> Just one thing briefly. Um

24:33I did want to recognize any you know, I

24:35love going to schools and touring

24:37schools and I love it even more when

24:39schools come to us. And we've got a lot

24:40of young men from the Vigor Wolves in

24:44here. Come on, fellas. Stand up.

24:46Everybody stand up. Touring with our

24:48public works department.

24:50>> [applause]

24:52>> Seeing how city government works.

24:54Touring public works and um just excited

24:57to have them with us. So, thank you.

24:59>> Yeah, walk with the mobile, you know.

25:01>> [laughter]

25:01>> Yeah, Mr. President, at Vigor, they just

25:04had a big win this past week.

25:08Shout out our team and they're doing

25:10amazing job. They went to the state

25:11championship last year and got a great

25:14head coach, Coach Jackson, so it's glad

25:16to see Vigor Wolves in the house. So,

25:18thank y'all for being here today.

25:23>> Mr. President,

25:24we have some matters we need to discuss

25:26in executive session, so I'll go ahead

25:27and read that off. My name is Robert

25:29Shreve, I'm the duly appointed city

25:31attorney for the city of Mobile and I'm

25:32licensed to practice law in the state of

25:33Alabama. At this time, I would propose

25:35that the council take a vote to move

25:37into executive session in accordance

25:38with Alabama Code Section 36-25A-783

25:43being applicable to the plan discussion.

25:48>> So, move.

25:49>> Second.

25:50>> Properly moved and seconded. Any

25:52discussion? Madam Clerk.

25:54>> [clears throat]

25:55>> President Small?

25:56>> Yes.

25:57>> Vice President Gregory?

25:58>> Yes.

25:58>> Council member Penn?

25:59>> Yes.

26:00>> Council member Ingram?

26:01>> Yes.

26:01>> Council member Reynolds? Council member

26:03Fleming?

26:04>> Yes.

26:04>> Council member Woods?

26:05>> Yes.

26:06>> Okay, we'll see each other downstairs at

26:0810:30.

26:10>> Hey Chief, can we get this in a PDF?

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