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The City Council meets every Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - Pre Council Meeting in Government Plaza Conference Room on the First floor.
10:30 a.m. - The Council Meeting begins in Government Plaza Auditorium on the First Floor.
Council agenda for Oct 27, 2009
AGENDA
MOBILE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 10:30 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. INVOCATION:
Rev. Nancy L. Threadgill, Rector
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
4. ROLL CALL - CITY CLERK:
5. STATEMENT OF RULES BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT:
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of September 29, 2009
7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR:
8. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
9. NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
10. MONTHLY FINANCE REPORT (held over from the meeting of October 20, 2009.
11. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:
12. APPEALS:
Request of James Ellis, MDi Media Group, 601 Government Street, for a waiver of the Noise Ordinance on October 31, 2009, from 8 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (District 2).
Request of Ronnie Andress, 158 S. Cedar Street, for a waiver of the Noise Ordinance on October 30, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. (District 2).
Request of Tarshia McGinney, AWF Ministries, for a waiver of the Noise Ordinance at 2154 St. Stephens Road from October 26 - 31, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., for a tent revival (District 1).
13. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Public hearing to consider amending the Neighborhood Stabilization Program by expanding the areas in which acquisitions of eligible properties can be accomplished by sub-recipient agencies.
14. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL:
15. RESOLUTIONS BEING INTRODUCED:
03-672 Re-appoint Don Williams to the Codes Advisory Committee (sponsored by Councilmember Gregory).
09-673 Reallocate $100,000.00 from Capital Project #7240, Seabreeze Road East Drainage Repairs, to Capital Project #7207, Florida Street Drainage Project-Woodcock Creek to Dauphin Street (sponsored by Mayor Jones & Councilmember Copeland) (submitted by Relya Mallory, Accounting Department).
13-674 Authorize change order 1 with M. C. Williams Contracting Company, Inc., for sidewalks along Old Shell Road, add $15,813.52 (sponsored by Mayor Jones & Councilmember Gregory) (submitted by Nick Amberger, Engineering Department).
21-675 Authorize contract with H. R Farnell-Farnell Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., for Fire Station #14-new air conditioning system, $22,662.00 (sponsored by Mayor Jones & Councilmember Carroll) (submitted by John Crawford, Architectural Engineering Department).
21-676 Authorize contract with Hutchinson, Moore & Rauch, LLC, to prepare plans for the Lavretta Park parking lot, $9,990.00 (sponsored by Mayor Jones & Councilmember Gregory) (submitted by John Crawford, Architectural Engineering Department).
21-677 Authorize administrative services contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for the City of Mobile health, dental and flexible spending accounts (sponsored by Mayor Jones) (submitted by Leslie Westerberg, Human Resources Department).
31-678 Authorize expansion of service areas for acquisition of properties for sub-recipient agencies participating in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (sponsored by Mayor Jones) (submitted by Don McKnight, Grants Administration Department).
58-679 Declare weeds noxious, Group #1422.
60-680 Commend Clinton L. Johnson for his 24 years of service to the City of Mobile (sponsored by Mayor Jones & City Council).
21-683 Authorize contract with Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc., for Resurfacing Group 200-3, CDBG Program, Districts 2 & 3, $280,960.00 (sponsored by Mayor Jones & Councilmembers Carroll & Johnson) (submitted by Nick Amberger, Engineering Department).
16. CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS: (scheduled for November 24, 2009)
41-681 Call for public hearing to consider the vacation of a portion of Howard Street (District 6) (applicants: Elite Homebuilding, LLC, et al).
41-682 Call for public hearing to rezone property located at 4221 Benson Drive (east terminus of Benson Drive extending to the east terminus of Carre Drive South) from R-1 and R-3 to R-1 (District 7) (applicant: Matthew McElver).
18. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The ceremonial swearing-in will be held Tuesday night, at 7:00 p.m., at the Mobile Convention Center.
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7