Phenix City Council met for a regular Council Meeting at 9 a.m., EDT, on Tuesday, October 20, 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.

City Manager Wallace Hunter and HR Director Stephanie Chastain presented service recognitions for employees and their years of service.

Mayor/Council took the following action on agenda items:

October 5, 2020 Work Session Minutes were approved.

October 6, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

There was no unfinished business.

Resolution No. 2020-266 to be ratified in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement to hold TUC Construction, Inc. harmless in connection with the installation for the 24” sewer line connecting to a 30” line crossing Opelika Road Bridge, was tabled.

Resolution in reference to accepting the dedication of any land, right-of-ways, or easements dedicated by the Final Plat of “Ladonia Commercial” located in Section 13, T-17-N, R-29-E, Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama “Girard Partners, LP”, owners, was approved.

Resolution in reference to filing an application with ALDOT for funding assistance from the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program – II (ATRIP-II) for Street Lighting and Fiber Installation upgrades along U.S. Highway 280 from South Railroad Street to US-431 S, was approved.

Resolution in reference to awarding a bid to Ferguson Waterworks for HDPE Drainage Pipe, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement with Wright Engineering, LLC to provide structural repairs and reconstruction to the Riverwalk Elevated Wood Boardwalk in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, was approved.

Resolution in reference to the purchase of one (1) 2020 Caterpillar 420 Backhoe from Thompson Cat in an amount not to exceed $99,811.71, was approved.

Resolution in reference to the purchase of one (1) John Deere 5100E Utility Tractor from SunSouth, LLC in an amount not to exceed $57,287.33, was approved.

Appointed Bobby Crowe to the Improvement/Brickyard Project.

Application for an Off Premise Beer License and Off Premise Wine License submitted by Harihare, LLC dba Sunoco Food Market located at 3858 C Highway 80 West, Phenix City, Alabama, was placed on first reading.

Application for a Bonding Company License submitted by Amber Brooke Milner for Queen B Bail Bonds located at 9063 Lee Road 246 Suite 1, Smith Station, Alabama, was denied.

Application for an Off Premise Whiskey/Wine License submitted by Harihare, LLC. dba Big Cat Package located at 3858 D Highway 80 West, Phenix City, Alabama, was approved.

Claim filed by Demetrius Weaver was approved.

The meeting adjourned at ? a.m.

View the official Meeting Summary.