- 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:
- Proposed rezoning of 10.7 acres located at 4600 Chisholm Road from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-3 (Multi-Family Residential), as requested by Dewayne Oakley.
- Proposed rezoning of 42 acres located at 1920 Erskine Drive from R-1 (single Family Residential), to R-2 (Single Family Small Lots) to R-B (residential Business), as requested by J. Patrick Daugherty.
- 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 July 1, 2025, meeting.
(b) Confirm payment of bills by the City Treasurer.
(c) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice #74911, dated June 26, 2025, from Keeton Electric Company, for conduit and electrical wire installation for the electric gate system at 1251 Terrace Street, in the amount of $1,959.83, to be expensed to account #188-939-43120, sponsored by David Koonce.
(d) Resolution to approve a contract with Southern Environmental Engineering, Inc., to provide professional services for the purpose of preparing an air permit application for the installation of an Air Curtain Incinerator, to be located at the Florence Transfer Station, for the City of Florence Solid Waste Department, in an estimated amount of $5,500.00, to be expensed to account #151-250-43200, sponsored by David Koonce.
(e) Resolution to approve an agreement with S. J. Patterson Company, LLC., to provide labor, equipment, materials and incidentals necessary for the tapping and stop work on 6” high-pressure gas main, located at The Oaks on Chisholm Road, for the City of Florence Gas Department, in the amount of $26,286.00, sponsored by Tad Cole.
(f) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice #47768, dated June 19, 2025, from Irons Electric Company, Inc., for rewiring GFCI circuit, at the City of Florence Rosenbaum House, in the amount of $488.50, to be expensed to account #158-266-43600, sponsored by Brian Murphy.
(g) Resolution to approve a contract with MG Roofing, Inc., to provide labor, equipment, materials and incidentals necessary to clean roof surface, at the Rosenbaum House, in an amount not to exceed $4,153.00, to be expensed to account #158-266-43600, sponsored by Brian Murphy.
(h) Resolution to approve a contract with Steven Matthews, dba Matthews Tree Service, to provide labor, equipment, materials and incidentals necessary to remove one tree and dispose of debris, at the Florence Indian Mound Museum, in an amount not to exceed $1,500.00, to be expensed to account #158-266-43600, sponsored by Brian Murphy
(i) Resolution to approve payment of Invoice #5203475 dated July 1, 2025, from WMW, LLC., dba Servpro of the Quad Cities, for emergency repair of a water leak located in the City of Florence City Hall Building, in the amount of $4,595.43, to be paid from budgeted funds, account #266-41810, sponsored by Justin Mason.
(j) Resolution to approve a contract with the University of North Alabama, to provide registration and site logistics for Lead Alleviation Program training for the City of Florence Community Development Department, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00, to be paid from budgeted OLHCHH (U. S. HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control) funds, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.
(k) Resolution to approve a contract with National Environmental Solutions, Inc., dba The Environmental Institute, to provide EPA and Alabama Lead Certifications training for the City of Florence Community Development Department, in an amount of $725.00 per person for four day Lead Supervisor class, and $400.00 per person for two day Lead Worker class, each with a minimum of six persons, and additional estimated amount of $2,500.00 for trainer’s travel expense, to be paid from budgeted OLHCHH (U. S. HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control) funds, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.
(l) Resolution to approve Facilities Use and Indemnification Agreement between the City of Florence and the University of North Alabama for the use of the City of Florence Parks and Recreation Facilities, sponsored by Bill Jordan.
(m) Resolution to establish the compensation for the Absentee Election Manager for the City of Florence municipal elections to be held on August 26, 2025, sponsored by Bob Leyde.
(n) Resolution to advance and reimburse travel expenses to City employees, sponsored by Mayor Betterton.
12. Regular Agenda:
(a) Ordinance to approve rezoning of 10.7 +/- acres located at 4600 Chisholm Road from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-3 (Multi-Family Residential), as requested by Dewayne Oakley, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.
(b) Ordinance to approve rezoning of 42 +/- acres located at 1920 Erskine Drive from R-1 (Single Family Residential), R-2 (Single Family Small Lots) to R-B (Residential Business) as requested by J. Patrick Daugherty, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.
(c) Ordinance to approve the naming of a previously unnamed right of way located adjacent to 304 Larimore Street as Major Lathom Lane, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.
(d) Ordinance to approve a lease to Rancho Mexican Grill, located at 322 North Court Street, to be used for an outdoor seating space for a term of three (3) years, sponsored by Bill Musgrove.
(e) Resolution to approve an outdoor seating space to be used as an extended service area in a portion of the right of way of North Court Street for Rancho Mexican Grill, located at 322 North Court Street, for a term of three (3) years, sponsored by Bill Musgrove.
(f) Ordinance to approve the renewal of the lease to Lost Pizza, located at 201 North Seminary Street, to be used for an outdoor seating space for a term of three (3) years, sponsored by Bill Musgrove.
(g) Resolution to establish the position of City of Florence Poet Laureate with an annual honorarium of $1,500.00, sponsored by Mayor Betterton and City Council.
(h) Resolution to approve the vacation of a portion of a public alley in favor of Joseph Jennings Murray, Abbie Raye Murray, and Lauren Elizabeth Wagner, sponsored by Bill Musgrove.
(i) Resolution to approve a contract with Pierce & Allred Construction, Inc., to provide labor, equipment, materials and incidentals necessary for the Concrete and Clay Sewer Replacement Phase I Project for the Florence Wastewater Department, in the negotiated amount of $625,915.00, sponsored by Tad Cole.
13. General Business:
(a) Upcoming Board Expirations:
- SEDA
- Hatton Marbury, Appointed 10/18/22, Term Expires 09/30/25
- James Bobo II, Appointed 10/01/19, Term Expires 09/30/25
14. Business from the public (5-minute time limit).
15. Council Members reports and/or comments (5-minute time limit).
- Council member Eubanks- District 4
- Council member Edwards – District 5
- Council member Oliver – District 6
- Council member Hendrix – District 2
- Council member Griffin – District 3
- President Simmons – District 1
Mayor Andy Betterton
16. Motion to adjourn
