Phenix City Council met for a regular Council Meeting at 9 a.m., EDT, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 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:

February 16, 2021 Work Session Minutes were approved.

February 17, 2021 Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

Resolution in reference to granting easements to Alabama Power Company to provide electrical service for the Liberty Hill Development, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-3071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the Building Department, in the amount of $110.16 per month, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-5071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the City Clerk’s Office, in the amount of $208.80 per month, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to accept a proposal from Stone & Sons Electrical Contractors, Inc. to repair traffic signals located at the intersection of South Railroad Street and Lakewood Drive in an amount not to exceed $31,000.00, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-5071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the Engineering Department, in the amount of $184.62 per month, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-3071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the Fire Department, in the amount of $124.94 per month, was approved.

Resolution in reference authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Lease-purchase Agreement (Lease Number 1181547-1) with PNC Equipment Finance, LLC for a 60 month, one dollar buy out lease, at $6,114.23 per month for a total payout of $366,853.80, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-5071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the HR Department, in the amount of $184.62 per month, was approved.

Resolution in reference to declaring various items as surplus to be sold as scrap, or be disposed of at the City Landfill, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Master Service Agreement with Paymentus Corporation for Interactive Voice Response (IVR) payment processing services, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-5071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the Library, in the amount of $184.03 per month, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a 36 month lease agreement with Best Copy Products, Inc. for one SHARP MX-5071 Networked Digital Color Copier for the Utilities Department, in the amount of $196.31 per month, was approved.

A Public Notice to rezone 0.34 acre of land located at 5202 Summerville Road from an A-1 Zone (Low Density Residential District and General Agricultural District) to a C-3 Zone (Neighborhood Commercial District) David Alexander Quinney, owner, was approved.

An Ordinance to rezone 0.34 acre of land located at 5202 Summerville Road from an A-1 Zone (Low Density Residential District and General Agricultural District) to a C-3 Zone (Neighborhood Commercial District) David Alexander Quinney, owner, was placed on First Reading.

Two board appointments on the Historic Preservation Commission were tabled.

Claim filed by State Farm A/S/O Latonya Miller, was denied.

Claim filed by Bence Law Firm on behalf of Barbara Port, was tabled.

Notice of Claim filed by Greg Davis Law Firm on behalf of Dennis Andrews, was tabled.

The meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

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