Phenix City Council met for a regular Council Meeting at 9 a.m., EDT, on Tuesday, November 17, 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:

November 2, 2020 Work Session Minutes were approved.

November 3, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

November 2, 2020, Oath of Office Minutes were approved.

November 2, 2020 Organizational Meeting Minutes were approved.

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 ratified.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to make application for grant assistance from ALDOT for resurfacing Dobbs Drive from Auburn Road to Opelika Road, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a contract with Charles F. Haines, Jr. for the purchase of property located at 1109 and 1113 5th Avenue and 1110 and 1112 Broad Street in an amount not to exceed $850,000.00, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a contract agreement for Professional Services between The Phenix City Housing Authority and the Phenix City Police Department, was approved.

Resolution in reference to adopting the East Alabama Regional Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan: Phase One, 2020, was approved.

An Ordinance to exempt certain items from the Municipal Sales and Use Tax during February, 2021, referred to as the Severe Weather Preparedness Tax Holiday, was placed on First Reading.

Five openings on The Housing Code Abatement Board were filled.

Application for an On and Off Premise Beer License and On and Off Premise Wine License submitted by Heike Horning of Sticks and Stones, LLC dba The Castle Hof located at 502 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Phenix City, Alabama, was denied.

Notice of Claim filed by Greg Davis Law on behalf of Dennis Andrews was approved for negotiation.

Claim filed by Tyquisha Slaughter was approved in the amount of the lowest estimate of $270.10.

The meeting adjourned at 9:53 a.m.

View the official Meeting Summary.