- Meeting called to order – President Simmons
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call – Bob Leyde
- Approval of Agenda
- Message from Mayor
- Reports of Department Heads
- Reports of Standing Committees
- Public Hearings: none
- Business from floor pertaining to items on the consent and regular agenda (5-minute time limit).
- Consent Agenda:
All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Florence City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the Council with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request. Please call 256-760-6400 for questions on Consent Agenda items prior to the Council meeting.
(a) Approval of minutes of the April 1, 2025, meeting.
(b) Confirm payment of bills by the City Treasurer.
(c) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice #315179517, dated February 7, 2025, from Trane U. S., Inc., for parts and labor for the emergency repairs to the Trane System, at Florence City Hall/Municipal Building, in the amount of $1,860.00, to be paid from Building Maintenance budgeted funds, Account #266-41810, sponsored by Gary Williamson.
(d) Resolution to approve a contract with Tango Tango, Inc., to provide integration services to include GPS Tracking, Interoperability, Online Management, In-App Text Messaging, On-Device Audio Playback, Audio Playback, Audio Playback, Audio Recording, Connectivity Monitoring, and Critical Incident Support, for the City of Florence Police Department, in the amount of $8,965.00, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #216-42100, sponsored by Chief Mike Holt.
(e) Resolution to approve a contract with Jabco, Inc., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to replace waterline tile, at the Royal Avenue Recreation Center, in an amount not to exceed $2,100.00, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #260-44410, sponsored by Bill Jordan.
(f) Resolution to approve a contract with Barnett Plumbing, LLC., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to relocate and connect drain, correct plumbing issues, and to install new stainless sink, for the Florence Utilities Gas Department, in an amount not to exceed $5,775.00, sponsored by Tad Cole.
(g) Resolution to approve an amendment to the Sewer Cost Sharing Fund Application between the City of Florence and Marina Mar Florence, LLC., regarding installation of a lift station and sewer extension/force main along Highway 72, with connection to the City of Florence sewer at Sky Park Road, with reimbursement including up to 50% of the project cost not to exceed $250,000.00, which will be reimbursed to Marina Mar Florence, LLC., to reflect an effective date of May 1, 2025, sponsored by Tad Cole.
(h) Resolution to approve a contract with Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc., to provide three (3) days of onsite OMS training for City of Florence Utilities Electricity Department personnel, in the contract amount of $12,500.00, to be paid from the FY2025 budgeted funds, Account #923.00-Outside Service Employed, sponsored by Mary McDuffa.
(i) Resolution to approve a proposal from Horizon Point Consulting, Inc., to perform a market compensation analysis for 42 positions in the Electricity Department, in the amount of $8,400.00, with an additional $250.00 per position after the initial 42 positions, to be paid from FY2025/2026 budgeted funds, Account #923.00-Outside Service Employed, sponsored by Mary McDuffa.
(j) Resolution to approve a Master Pole Attachment License Agreement between the City of Florence and Alabama Fiber Utility, sponsored by Mary McDuffa.
(k) Resolution to approve a contract with Southern Environmental Engineering, Inc., to provide professional services for the purpose of preparing NPDES notice of intent application and a Best Management Practices Plan Preparation in accordance to ADEM requirements, for the City of Florence Street Department, in the amount of $3,200.00, to be expensed to Account #256-43120, sponsored by David Koonce.
(l) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice #100000225085, dated January 31, 2025, from Alabama Scale Systems, to perform a semi-annual inspection on landfill scales, at the City of Florence Landfill, in the amount of $575.00, to be expensed to Account #260-43200, sponsored by David Koonce.
(m) Resolution to approve a contract with PLW, I, LLC., d/b/a Shoals Overhead Door, to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to install two commercial garage doors at the Central Garage for the City of Florence Street Department, in an amount not to exceed $16,233.13, to be expensed to Account #110-953-43225 (Central Garage, Quote #17771) and 110-953-43120 (Street Department, Quote #17629), sponsored by David Koonce.
(n) Resolution to approve a contract with Langston Service Group, LLC., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to relocate (1) 10-ton split air conditioning system from 201 Railroad Avenue to 4501 Starkey Drive, for the City of Florence Street Department, in an estimated amount of $5,200.00, to be expensed to Account #110-953-43225, sponsored by David Koonce.
(o) Resolution to approve a payment of Invoice #6035-079a, dated September 11, 2024, from Peaseley & Derryberry PLC, for legal services for the process of acquiring rights-of-way for the Shared Use Path along Helton Drive and Shared Use Markings along Bradshaw Drive, Project No, TAPOA-TA-22 (933), CPMS Ref. #100074110, in the amount of 1,500.00, to be paid from Fund 110, Account #933-48500, sponsored by Bill Batson.
(p) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice from Kennerly, Montgomery, & Finley, P. C., for legal services for obtaining approved documents from HUD,
for the process of acquiring rights-of-way for the Shared Use Path along Helton Drive and Shared Use Markings along Bradshaw Drive, Project No. TAPOA-TA-22 (933), CPMS Ref. #100074110, in the amount of $1,000.00, to be paid from Fund 110, Account #933-48500, sponsored by Bill Batson.
(q) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice # 1064433, dated April 10, 2025, from Stewart Title of Alabama, LLC., for title services for preparing documents for HUD, for the process of acquiring rights-of way for the Shared Use Path along Helton Drive and Shared Use Markings along Bradshaw Drive, Project No. TAPOA-TA-22 (933), CPMS Ref. #100074110, in the amount of $758.00, to be paid from Fund 110, Account #933-48500, sponsored by Bill Batson.
(r) Resolution to approve an Agreement between the City of Florence and the Shoals Theatre to advertise and promote the City of Florence for a term of one year, in the amount of $5,000.00, sponsored by Mayor Betterton and City Council
(s) Resolution to approve a contract between the City of Florence and the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center, Inc., in the amount of $5,000.00, sponsored by Mayor Betterton and City Council.
(t) Resolution to approve an Agreement between the City of Florence and the Music Preservation Society, Inc., in the amount of $20,000.00, sponsored by Mayor Betterton and City Council.
(u) Resolution to approve an Agreement between the City of Florence and Friends of Florence Lauderdale Animal Services, sponsored by Mayor Betterton.
(v) Resolution to approve a contract with Fine Era Productions LLC., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to deliver and set up projector and projection screen for the State of the City Address, in an amount not to exceed $1,400.00, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #482-41111, sponsored by Mayor Betterton.
(w) Resolution to approve authorization to submit application to apply for grant funds in the amount of $10,800.00, through the Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) program to be used to provide Advanced EMT Training for the Florence Fire Department, sponsored by Chief Tim Anerton.
(x) Resolution to approve a contract with Create Architects, Inc., to provide professional services for Creating the Life Safety Plan, for the City of Florence Street Department and Central Garage, in the amount of $2,500.00, plus hourly rates for measuring and drawings, to be expensed between Accounts 110-256-43225 and 110-256-43120, sponsored by David Koonce.
(y) Resolution to advance and reimburse travel expenses to City employees, sponsored by Mayor Betterton.
12. Regular Agenda
(a) Ordinance to amend Section 15-2 of the Code of Florence, Alabama, to extend daytime hours to 10:00 p.m. in commercial areas on Fridays and Saturdays with respect to enforcement of the noise regulations, sponsored by Jackie Hendrix and Billy Musgrove.
(b) Resolution to approve a contract with Tree Pro, Inc., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the electric line clearance for the Florence Utilities Electricity Department, in an amount of $829,091.50 for Project 20, $388,465.00 for Project 21, $99,061.00 for Project 24, and $241,732.50 for Project 25, for a total contract amount of $1,558,350.00, to be paid from FY2025/2026 budgeted funds, Account #571.10-Maintenance of Overhead Lines, sponsored by Mary McDuffa.
(c) Resolution to approve a contract with Lewis Tree Service, Inc. to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the electric line clearance for the Florence Utilities Electricity Department, in an amount of $117,230.45 for Project 22 and $42,714.81 for Project 23, for a total contract amount of $159,945.36, to be paid from FY2025/2026 budgeted funds, Account #517.10-Maintenance of Overhead Lines, sponsored by Mary McDuffa.
(d) Resolution to approve a contract with Rogers Group, Inc., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the 2025 City of Florence Resurfacing Program, in the total contract amount of $3,525,237.00, to be paid from Fund 110, Account #932-48100, sponsored by Bill Batson.
13. General Business:
- Tree Commission
- Vacancy (Debra Dombrowski)
- Historical Board
- Michele Gray, appointed 04/20/21, expires 04/20/25
- Scott Lovelace, appointed 04/20/21, expires 04/20/25
- Library Regional Board (Joint appointee)
- Nancy Gonce, appointed 05/03/22, expired 01/28/25
- Vacancy
- Riverbend Board
- Dr. Freda Coleman-Reed, appointed 10/16/18, expires 04/01/25
14. Business from the public (5-minute time limit).
15. Council Members reports and/or comments (5-minute time limit).
- Council member Edwards – District 5
- Council member Oliver – District 6
- Council member Hendrix – District 2
Council member Griffin – District 3 - Council member Eubanks – District 4
President Simmons – District 1
Mayor Andy Betterton
16. Motion to adjourn.
