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Revised: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 2:00 p.m.

                                                                                                                    

 

AGENDA FOR THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

TO BE HELD AUGUST 27, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M.

IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER.

 

 

1.   INVOCATION.

 

      Tim Milner

 

2.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

 

3.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

a.  Regular Meeting held August 13, 2015.

(Minutes Received)

 

4.   RESOLUTIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.

 

a.  Mayor.

 

1.    Proclamation declaring September 2015 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

 

2.    Proclamation declaring August 24 – 30, 2015, as Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week.

 

3.    Resolution commending Mary Jones as a Gold Medal Winner for Team USA at the 2015 Pan Am Games.

 

b.  Council.

 

1.  Adoption and Presentation.

 

a.    Resolution congratulating Chief Lewis Morris on his retirement from the Huntsville Police Department. (Kling)

 

2.  Adoption Only.

 

c.  Other Special Recognitions.

 

d.   Announcements.

 

5.   BUSINESS WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

 

6.   PUBLIC HEARINGS.

 

a.    Public hearings to be held.

 

1.   Public hearing on Ordinance No. 15-477 zoning newly annexed property lying east of U.S. Highway 431 South and on the west side of Goose Ridge Drive to Residence 1-A District.  (Set July 9, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Planning)

 

2.    Public hearing on Ordinance No. 15-479 amending Article 50, Research Park District Regulations, Section 50.1, Uses Permitted; Article 51, Research Park West District Regulations, Section 51.1, Uses Permitted; Article 52, Research Park Applications District Regulations, Section 52.1, Uses Permitted; Article 54, Research Park Applications 2 District Regulations, Section 54.1, Uses Permitted; and Article 73, Supplementary Regulations, amending regulations concerning mobile food vending units.  (Set July 9, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Planning)

 

3.    Public hearing on Ordinance No. 15-481 amending Article 53, Research Park Commercial District Regulations, Section 53.5, Parking and Loading Areas (7), amending regulations concerning retail parking.  (Set July 9, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Planning)

 

4.    Public hearing on a Resolution for suspension of licensure of certain taxpayers.  (Set August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Clerk-Treasurer)

 

5.    Public hearing on a Resolution for suspension of licensure of a certain taxpayer.  (Set August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Clerk-Treasurer)

 

6.    Public hearing on a Resolution for Turkessa Jefferson and Brian Ball, d/b/a Party Life, LLC.  (Set August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Public Transit)

 

7.    Public hearing on a Resolution for Cecilio Kentish, Jr., and Tiffany Kentish, d/b/a KTI Express Courier.  (Set August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Public Transit)

 

8.    Public hearing on a Resolution for Charlie Pat Reynolds, d/b/a Trans Care.  (Set August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Public Transit)

 

9.    Public hearing on a Resolution for Tonia Butler, d/b/a ElderRide, Inc.  (Set August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Public Transit)

 

10. Public hearing on a Resolution authorizing the City Clerk-Treasurer to assess the cost of the cutting and removing of grass and weeds against certain properties.  (Community Development)

 

b.    Public hearings to be set.

 

7.   COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS.

 

       a.  Communications from the Public.

 

       b.  Reports

 

8.   HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES ITEMS.

 

9.   BOARD APPOINTMENTS.

 

a.  Board Appointments to be Voted on.

 

1.   Resolution to appoint Terrance Vickerstaff to the Alabama Constitution Village/Historic Huntsville Depot Board for a term to begin August 27, 2015, and expire June 26, 2018.  (Nominated August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Russell)

 

2.   Resolution to appoint Kerry Fehrenbach to the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville for a term to begin August 27, 2015, and expire August 15, 2021.  (Nominated August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Russell)

 

b.  Board Appointment Nominations

 

1.   Nomination of Tobye Scheer for appointment to the Beautification Board for a term to begin September 10, 2015, and expire October 1, 2017. (Kling)

 

2.   Nomination of Carl Scheer for appointment to the Beautification Board for a term to begin September 10, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Kling)

 

3.   Nomination of Bernice Burnett for reappointment to the Beautification Board for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Showers)

 

4.   Nomination of Donald Hodge for reappointment to the Beautification Board for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Showers)

 

5.   Nomination of Cynthia Masucci for reappointment to the Beautification Board for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Russell)

 

6.   Nomination of Shannon Windsor for appointment to the Beautification Board for a term to begin September 10, 2015, and expire October 1, 2017. (Robinson)

 

7.   Nomination of John Eagan for appointment to the Burritt Memorial Committee for a term to begin September 30, 2015, and expire October 1, 2016. (Russell)

 

8.   Nomination of Dianne Reynolds for appointment to the Burritt Memorial Committee for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Russell)

 

9.   Nomination of Jim Link for reappointment to the Burritt Memorial Committee for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Kling)

 

10. Nomination of Lowell Zoller for reappointment to the Burritt Memorial Committee for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Russell)

 

11. Nomination of Tony Smith for reappointment to the Burritt Memorial Committee for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Showers)

 

12. Nomination of Jon Sharpe for reappointment to the Burritt Memorial Committee for a term to begin October 1, 2015, and expire October 1, 2018. (Robinson)

 

10.  APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES.

 

a.    Resolution authorizing expenditures for payment.  (Finance Committee)

 

b.    Finance Committee Report.

 

11.  COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.

 

12.   COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

 

            Councilman Will Culver

            Councilman Bill Kling

            Councilman Richard Showers, Sr.

            Councilwoman Jennie Robinson

            Councilman Mark Russell

 

13.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS FOR ACTION.

 

a.    Ordinance No. 15-598, amending Ordinance No. 89-79, Classification and Salary Plan Ordinance.  (Introduced August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Human Resources)

 

b.    Ordinance No. 15-599, amending Budget Ordinance 14-665 to modify the authorized strength of various departments.  (Introduced August 13, 2015, Regular Council Meeting)  (Human Resources)

 

14.   NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR INTRODUCTION.

 

a.    Introduction of an ordinance concerning the annexation of land lying north of Caldwell Lane and on the east side of King Drake Road.  (Planning)

 

b.    Introduction of an Ordinance to adopt the City of Huntsville annual budget for fiscal year 2016 beginning October 1, 2015.  (Administration)

 

c.    Introduction of a Resolution to approve the City of Huntsville 1990 Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal years 2016 – 2025. (Administration)

 

d.    Introduction of a Resolution to approve the City of Huntsville 2014 Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal years 2016 – 2025. (Administration)

 

15.   NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION OR ACTION.

 

a.    Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to seek a forfeiture of a surety bond issued by Hartford Fire Insurance Company.  (City Attorney)

 

b.    Resolution authorizing condemnation proceedings to acquire permanent, sanitary sewer easements for the Wilson Cove Sewer Project.  (City Attorney)

 

c.    Resolution making required certifications pursuant to Ala. Code §§ 11-99-4 creating tax increment financing district name “TIF D6”,  and approving the Project Plan for TIF D6 pursuant to Ala. Code §§ 11-99-1 et seq.  (City Attorney)

 

d.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to submit an application to the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment for grant funding for the Redstone Arsenal Joint Land Use Study.  (Planning)

 

e.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a License Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Homegrown, LLC.  (Parks and Recreation)

 

f.     Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement between the City of Huntsville and Littlejohn Engineering Associates, Inc., for Surveying Services for Chase Farms Topo and Boundary, Project No. 65-15-SP56.  (Engineering)

 

g.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Modification No. 9 to the agreement between the City of Huntsville and Johnson & Associates Consulting Engineers, L.L.C., for Utility Easement Acquisition for Church Street and Pratt Avenue Widening and Realignment, Phase I, State Project No. STPHV-4500(200) & City Project No. 65-01-RD05.  (Engineering)

 

h.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Land Lease Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Timothy S. Beddingfield for the lease of farm land on Martin Road, adjacent to the City’s Water Pollution Control Department.  (Engineering)

 

i.      Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement between the City of Huntsville and the Limestone County Commission to acquire parcels of property outside the corporate limits of the City of Huntsville for the Greenbrier Parkway Phase III Project.  (Engineering)

 

j.      Ordinance amending Budget Ordinance No. 14-665 by changing appropriated funding within various departments and funds.  (Finance)

 

k.    Resolution authorizing approval of travel expense reports. (Finance)

 

l.      Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Special Employee Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Edith Mayes.  (Finance) 

 

m.   Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into agreements with the low bidders meeting specifications as outlined in the attached Summary of Bids for Acceptance.  (Finance)

 

n.    Resolution authorizing the naming of the Samuel Riley Butler Green.  (Administration)

 

o.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement between the City of Huntsville and  Platinum Mortgage, Inc., as a Participating Lender for the Down Payment Assistance Program.  (Community Development)

 

p.    Request for authorization to advertise and fill the budgeted position of Human Resources Analyst II, Grade 16, at a higher than minimum rate if necessary.  (Human Resources)

 

q.    Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Modification No. 22 to Supplemental Development Agreement TIF5-Series 2010-B to the Annexation and Development Agreement between the City of Huntsville and LW Redstone Company, LLC.  (City Attorney)

 

16.  LEGAL DEPARTMENT ITEMS/TRANSACTIONS.

 

a.     Vacation of Easements

 

None.

 

b.     Vacation of rights-of-way

 

                        None.

 

c.     Deeds for acceptance

 

                        None.

 

d.     Routine bond satisfactions

 

                        None.

 

e.     Liquor bond mortgages.

 

None.

 

17.   NON-ROSTER COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

 

18.   ADJOURN.