Jacksonville City Council Meeting and Work Session 7/26/2021

Work Session 

1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
   1. Tony Taylor – Present
   2. Terry Wilson – Present
   3. Andy Green – Present
   4. Sherry Laster – Present
   5. Coty Galloway – Present
3. Acceptance of minutes.
4. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The CARES act provided money for people who lost hours or jobs due to COVID. Alabama is one of the lowest vaccinated states in the country. The Mayor wants to use part of the money as a $200 bonus to those full time city employees who show that they have been fully vaccinated before September 1 2021. Council members discuss the legal implications of providing incentives for health and medical concerns. Decide to put on agenda for tonight to vote on.
5. Addition – Consider action to enter into an Executive Session, for approximately 20 minutes, under the provisions of the Code of Alabama Section 36-25A-7(a)(3) to discuss with the City Attorney a certain matter not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated.
6. S&ME Drainage Improvement Proposal. Planning retention pond on 20 acre property and road culvert discussed at last meeting. Property owner is still deciding what she would like to do with the property. Just received revised proposals and do not have costs on the projects yet.
7. Bill Whittaker Owner/Architect Agreement. Remove from agenda, will not vote today.
8. Any other business. Budget meetings scheduled for the month of August with the City Manager.
9. Mayor states that item #11 on the agenda, the city received the grant for work on widening Mountain Street by 900 feet, but it requires a $55,000 match from the city.
10. Church Street project is delayed.

 City Council Meeting

• Call to order.
• Invocation: Rev. Vernon Pressley Greater New Day Apostolic Church
• Pledge of Allegiance.
• Roll call.
  • Tony Taylor – Present
  • Terry Wilson – Present
  • Andy Green – Present
  • Sherry Laster – Present
  • Coty Galloway – Present
• Adoption of minutes.  – Unanimously Accepted
• Adoption of agenda. – Unanimously Accepted
  • AMEND: Consider action to accept the Planning Commission Report regarding a City initiated Zoning Amendment Request to amend and replace Section 24-67 (Number of Structures on Lot) to Chapter 24, Article III, Division 1, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jacksonville and schedule a Public Hearing for same on September 13, 2021.
  • ADD: Consider action to authorize the Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with Central Alabama Crimestoppers, per the attached.
  • ADD: Consider action to authorize the Mayor to sign the design agreement with S&ME for James Hopkins Road Culvert (S&ME Proposal Number 216859).
  • DELETE: Consider action to authorize the Mayor to sign the Owner/Architect Agreement with Bill Whittaker Architecture for the proposed new City Hall Development, per the attached.
  • ADD: Consider action to approve the employment of the following
    • Judson Garrett Blewster, Full-Time Corrections Officer, Range 9, effective upon compliance with Ordinance No. 273. (New Position)
    • Kaleb Ray King, Part-Time Corrections Officer, Range 9, effective upon compliance with Ordinance No. 273. (New Position)
  • DELETE: Boards/Committees
    • Appointments:
      • Koven L. Brown, Industrial Development Board, with term ending September 2023, due to the resignation of Angela Sandberg.
• Proclamation.
• Public comments concerning agenda items.
• Consider action to accept the Planning Commission Report regarding a City initiated Zoning Amendment Request to amend and replace Section 24-67 (Number of Structures on Lot) to Chapter 24, Article III, Division 1, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jacksonville and schedule a Public Hearing for same on September 13, 2021. – Unanimously Accepted
• Consideration of Resolution regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding. – Accepted
• Consider action to accept the Bid Report for Bid No. 21-06 – Cast iron Gas Main Replacement for JPWP#21-103 – Gas Main Replacement from 2nd Street, NE to Mountain Street, NE and approve a Resolution to award Bid No 21-06 to Rev Construction, per the attached. – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to approve JPWP#21-104 – Mountain Street, NE Widening Project, per the attached, and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) for Surveying, Plan Development and Construction Engineering and Inspection at a cost of $55,000.00, per the attached. – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to authorize the Mayor to sign the SiteMed Agreement for Firefighter Medical Clearance Program, per the attached. (Payable in FY2022) – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to authorize the Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with Central Alabama Crimestoppers, per the attached. – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to authorize the Mayor to sign the design agreement with S&ME for James Hopkins Road Culvert (S&ME Proposal Number 216859). – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to approve the following promotion:
  • Adam Blake Law, Water, Wastewater and Gas Leader, Range 20, effective July 28, 2021. (New Position) – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to approve the employment of the following:
  • Dylan Austin Peters, Utility Maintenance Assistant, Range 6, effective upon compliance with Ordinance No. 273, due to the resignation of Charles Campbell.
  • David Bradley Harris, Utility Maintenance Assistant, Range 6, effective upon compliance with Ordinance No. 273, due to the resignation of Joey Wallace.
  • Judson Garrett Blewster, Full-Time Corrections Officer, Range 9, effective upon compliance with Ordinance No. 273. (New Position)
  • Kaleb Ray King, Part-Time Corrections Officer, Range 9, effective upon compliance with Ordinance No. 273. (New Position) – Unanimously Accepted
• Consider action to accept the following resignations:
  • Jennifer Williams, Clerical Assistant (Investigations), effective July 21, 2021. – Unanimously Accepted
• Disposition of Surplus Property.
• Requests to Attend Conference/Training Sessions with Costs Exceeding $1,000.00.
• Boards/Committees. – Unanimously Accepted
• Public comments for general items.
  • During the demilitarization of chemical weapons at Anniston Army Depot, the federal government set up a 2 way radio system that most of the public safety agencies in the county use. The system now needs an upgrade, because only one major component needs to fail to have no radio communication available. These systems have a lifespan of about 7 years and the one currently being used is unserviceable. It will be a multimillion dollar upgrade shared among Calhoun County government agencies, possibly financed over the 7 year lifespan. Jacksonville’s share will cost about $636,000-650,000. Council will need to decide if they want to participate in the county wide upgrade or do their own separate radio system. Both the Police and Fire Chief stress the importance of the use of these radios to respond to emergencies.
• Council Member Remarks. 
• Mayor’s report. Groovin on the Square with Southland Soul happening Friday August 13 from 6-8pm. Spirit on the Mountain on August 19 from 6-10pm.
• Any Other Business.
• Adjournment. – Unanimously Accepted