Phenix City Council met for a regular Council Meeting at 9 a.m., EDT, on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 via the teleconference platform Zoom. The media and public were encouraged to watch online by visiting the website calendar, located at https://phenixcityal.us/events, and selecting the meeting date. After the event, the recording will be posted to the city’s  YouTube channel. Cable TV BEAM also broadcast the meeting live on Cable Channel 7.

Mayor/Council took the following action on agenda items:

Mayor/Council took the following action on agenda items:

July 6, 2020 Work Session Minutes were approved.

July 7, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to sign an agreement with Sain Associates, Inc. for engineering services within the Phenix Industrial Park in an amount not to exceed $14,700.00, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to make application to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for Community Development and Block Grant (CDBG) funding in the amount of $250,000.00 to demolish blighted homes, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to establishing the pay for election officers or poll workers for the regular Municipal Election and the Phenix City Board of Education Election for Phenix City to be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to appointing election officers or poll workers for the regular Municipal Election and the Phenix City Board of Education Election for Phenix City to be held August 25, 2020 and run-off, if necessary, October 6, 2020, was approved.

Mayor Lowe declared that now was the time and place for a public hearing in reference to the fixing of costs incurred by the City of Phenix City for the removal of substandard structures and the establishment of a special assessment upon the properties located at: 932 13th Avenue, 308 16th Avenue South and 707 8th Street. . Mayor Lowe stated that the phone lines where open for anyone wishing to address council concerning any of the properties should come forward and do so at this time. Mayor Lowe further stated that interested parties could dial (334) 448-2704 and speak with council. Neither hearing nor seeing anyone come forward via telephone. Mayor Lowe declared the public hearing closed. Mayor Lowe presented three (3) resolutions in reference to the fixing of costs incurred by the City of Phenix City for the removal of substandard structures and the establishment of special assessments: Resolution No. 2020-184, Resolution No. 2020-185, and Resolution No. 2020-186, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to approving the purchase of one (1) 2021 Freightliner M2-106 Pac Mac RL10 10CY Rear Loader Garbage Truck from Ingram Equipment in a total amount not to exceed $141,918.57, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to make application to the State of Alabama Homeland Security Grant to obtain funds to purchase equipment used for Soft Target/Crowded Places Protection in the city in an amount not to exceed $49,977.84, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a resolution in reference to the purchase of one Scissor Lift-Genie GS-4069RT from United Rentals in an amount not to exceed $57,407.15, was approved.

Mayor Lowe presented a Letter of request from Planning Commission, Public Notice and Ordinance for first reading to rezone 1.16 acre tract of land located at 1600 13th Place, Ronald N. Shows, owner, approved letter and public notice and place Ordinance on 1st Reading.

Mayor Lowe presented for second reading an application for a Bonding Company License submitted by Christopher Aaron for Aaron’s Bailbond’s Company, LLC. located at 64 Lee Road 2068, Phenix City, AL 36870, was approved.

Notice of Claim filed by Adams White & Oliver, LLP on behalf of Jorge and Tonia Borboa was denied.

Claim filed by Geico a/s/o Stanley Wilkins, was denied.

Claim filed by Duell L. Collins, Jr., was approved in the lowest amount of $46.86.

The meeting adjourned at 10:01 a.m.

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