City Council

TUSCALOOSA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 22, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m. Council Prayer: Dear God, bless our proceedings today. Give us wisdom to know what is just and the strength to do what is right. Amen. Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Council President Pro Tem: As the Council has received a synopsis of the previous meeting, I move that we dispense with the reading of the minutes of the same unless there are any deletions, additions, or corrections. 3. PROCLAMATIONS AND STATEMENTS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL Mayor Announcements Department Announcements 4. AGENDA ITEM COMMENTS BY CITIZENS Citizens are encouraged to sign in with the City Clerk in order to assure that their comments related to a specific agenda item are received prior to consideration by the City Council. Speakers are limited to five (5) minutes each. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Council Committee Reports Clerk’s Report of Mayor’s Veto 6. CONSENT AGENDA: (items “a through c”) All matters listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and vote. There will be no separate debate, amendment, or substitution of these items. If the same is desired by the Mayor and/or any member of the Council, upon request made on the record, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately under the regular Order of Business. a. Authorizing payment to Turbo Coffee in settlement of a claim (OCA-24-0947). P5 b. Authorizing change order no. 1 for the Burrell Odom Park improvements project; Amason and Associates, Inc.; total: $35,807.25 and an additional 46 calendar days (OCA-24-0624). PP6-7 c. Declaring property surplus and authorizing its disposal. P8 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS Approving the ABC application of Egans Irish Pub, LLC for an alcohol license at Egans Irish Pub; 1229 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401:  25-036 Lounge Retail Liquor – Class I P9 Ordering demolition of the building located at 2208 3rd Street East. P10 Ordering demolition of the building located at 2512 Paul W. Bryant Drive. P11 8. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES NOT OF A GENERAL NATURE OR PERMANENT OPERATION Selecting TTL, Inc. to provide environmental assessments for the Office of Community and Neighborhood Services (OCA-25-0761). P12 Authorizing execution of an amended agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the home investment partnerships- American Rescue Plan Program (OCA- 23-0314). P13 Authorizing the Office of Community and Neighborhood Services to make budget and program changes through a local amendment to the HOME- ARP Allocation Plan as a part of the 2021 Action Plan of the City’s five-year consolidation plan for community planning and development programs for PY 2020-2024 (OCA-23-0314). PP14-15 Authorizing the Office of Community and Neighborhood Services to submit the 2025 City of Tuscaloosa analysis of impediments to fair housing choice to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (OCA-24-1440). P16 Adopting the City’s five-year consolidated plan for community planning and development programs for program years 2025-2029 and the action plan for program year 2025 for CDBG, HOME, and other HUD grant programs (OCA-25-0828). PP17-18 Suspending the approval of sign permits for billboards along McWright’s Ferry Road (OCA-25-0909). P19 Suspending the issuance of sidewalk café permits along University Boulevard and imposing additional conditions on any new sidewalk café permits (OCA-25-0785). PP20-21 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a right-of-way permit to Ready-Mix USA, LLC (OCA-25-0974). P22 Authorizing amendment no. 1 to the contract with Richey Quality Cuts for as needed FY25 pressure washing services; total amended compensation amount: $54,500.00 (OCA-24-1291). P23 Authorizing a contract for professional engineering and related services with Duncan Coker Associates, P.C. for the Julia Tutwiler Drive and Campus Drive Improvements Project; total not to exceed: $244,760.00 (OCA-25-0788/OCE 2025.001.001). P24 July 22, 2025, City Council Agenda 2 Authorizing a professional services agreement with TTL, Inc. for the 2025 Citywide Resurfacing Project (Green Grove Lane); total not to exceed: $9,000.00 (OCA-25-0922/OCE 2025.001.001). P25 Authorizing a minor public works contract with Forestall Company, Inc.; total not to exceed: $100,000.00 (OCA-25-0929). P26 Authorizing a minor public works contract with Renovations Plus, LLC; total: $8,200.00 (OCA-25- 0900). P27 Authorizing a minor public works contract with Premier Service Company, Inc. for utility boring; total: $6,425.00 (OCA-25-0895). P28 Authorizing the Chief Information Officer to execute an agreement for professional services with SecurIT360, LLC; total: $26,800.00 (OCA-25-0896). P29 Authorizing a funding agreement with the Kentuck Museum Association, Inc. for the Queen City Pool House Improvements Project; total not to exceed: $55,000.00 (OCA-25-0893). P30 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a professional services contract with Bocra Holdings, LLC dba Gray Matter Consulting; total: $215,000.00 (OCA-25-0827). P31 Authorizing payment to USI Insurance Services LLC, Alabama for the renewal of the EMT Home Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; total: $8,496.96 (OCA-25-0854). P32 Authorizing the purchase of equipment, supplies or services from Struthers Recreations, LLC dba GameTime; total: $103,393.08. P33 Authorizing amendment no. 15 to the fiscal year 2025 general fund reserve for future improvements fund budget (OCA-24-0951). PP34-35 Authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to draw a draft for the University Boulevard East improvements project right of way acquisitions; total: $4,065.00 (OCA-24-0199). P36 If necessary, Council rules of procedure will be suspended at this time. 9. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE OR PERMANENT OPERATION FOR INTRODUCTION Introducing zoning amendment no. 16 amending various sections of Chapter 25 pertaining to townhomes (OCA-25-0943). PP37-47 Annexing a portion of road right-of-way from 30th Avenue East, located perpendicularly between Hargrove Road East and I-20; City of Tuscaloosa (AN-16-24/OCA-25-0960) (may be adopted by unanimous consent following introduction). PP48-50 July 22, 2025, City Council Agenda 3 Amending exhibits “A” and “B” of 19-42 of the Code of Tuscaloosa; Municipal Court (OCA-25-0941). (may be adopted by unanimous consent following introduction). P51 Authorizing amendment no. 14 to the fiscal year 2025 general fund budget (OCA-24-0951) (may be adopted by unanimous consent following introduction). P 52 Authorizing amendment no. 3 to the 2025 ELEVATE Tuscaloosa fund budget (OCA-24-1233) (may be adopted by unanimous consent following introduction). P53 Reappointing David Hudson, Jr. to the DCH Health Care Authority Board of Directors. (may be adopted by unanimous consent following introduction). P54 Authorizing the issuance, and making provision for the payment, of $67,830,000 general obligation warrants (federally taxable), Series 2025-A (may be finally adopted following introduction and unanimous consent). PP55-96 Authorizing the issuance, and making provision for the payment, of $16,040,000 general obligation warrants (federally taxable), Series 2025-C (may be finally adopted following introduction and unanimous consent). PP97-138 FOR ADOPTION Setting August 19th as the date for a hearing to consider adoption of zoning amendment no. 16 (OCA-25-0943). P139 10. AUDITING ACCOUNTS Authorizing the payment of bills; total: $373,520.64 P140 11. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION 13. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION Mayor: Subject to the exercise of mayoral veto on ordinances of a general nature or permanent operation, all applicable departments are hereby ordered to otherwise implement council policy this date enacted. 14. ADJOURN 7/18/2025 Brandy P. Johnson City Clerk Following each item of business is the page number of the item as it appears in the full agenda presented to council members. Should you have questions about a particular item, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (205) 248-5010 or by email to cityclerk@tuscaloosa.com. Please refer to the page number of the item in question so it can be more quickly accessed. July 22, 2025, City Council Agenda 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53  ORDINANCE NO. _____ AN ORDINANCE REAPPOINTING DAVID HUDSON, JR. TO THE DCH HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, as follows: That David Hudson, Jr. be, and he is hereby, reappointed to the DCH Health Care Authority Board of Directors, said term to end on the 1st day of July 2031 (Reference: Section 22-21-310 et al of the Code of Alabama, 1975). 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140