Phenix City Council met for a regular Council Meeting at 9 a.m., EDT, on Tuesday, December 15, 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 30, 2020 Work Session Minutes were approved.

December 1, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

Resolution No. 2020-298 in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to make application to AEMA/FEMA Hazard Mitigation for grant funds to purchase (6) six electrical power generators for the Waste Water Collection system, was ratified.

Resolution in reference to accepting the audited financial statement as presented by Robinson, Grimes and Company, P.C. for Fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing Alabama Power Company to install (1) one LED Roadway Fixture 5000-8500 Lumens street light at the end of 11th Avenue on pole #6-024357, was approved.

Resolution in reference to accepting a proposal from Thompson Power Systems in an amount not to exceed $23,802.00 for preventative maintenance services for emergency generators, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to accept a proposal from Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc. to resurface South Railroad Street from Summerville Road to US 280/431 S and Brickyard Road from Dillingham Street to the City Limits, was approved.

Resolution in reference to adding an additional day to be observed for the 2021 New Year’s Holiday, was approved.

Resolution in reference to declaring personal property as surplus and disposing of for the nominal sum of $1.00 and other valuable considerations to Battalion Chief Karl Taylorson in recognition of his 25 years of public service, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a one year Agreement with RecDesk, LLC for Program Management and Online Registration Software in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement with Alabama Power Company to hang holiday lighting temporarily on power poles owned and maintained by APCO, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor, City Manager and Chief of Police Raymond Smith to enter into an agreement with Russell County E-911 for a multi-agency system administration contract for Spillman Computer System for a one-time fee of $8,650.00, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor, City Manager and Chief of Police Raymond Smith to enter into an agreement with Russell County E-911 in the amount of $30,332.36 for a multi-agency software agreement and support contract for Spillman Computer System, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to sign documentation with ADEM to appoint the Acting Director of Utilities Charles D. Woody II as the Representative to ADEM to provide State Revolving Fund Drinking Water Loans, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to sign documentation with ADEM to appoint the Acting Director of Utilities Charles D. Woody II as the Representative to ADEM to provide State Revolving Fund Wastewater Loans, was approved.

An Ordinance in reference to the Departments or Offices of the City of Phenix City, Alabama, was approved.

One opening on The Historic Preservation Commission was filled.

Resolution in reference to extending a moratorium on all annexations through December 31, 2021, was approved.

The meeting adjourned at 10:32 a.m.

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