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AGENDA

CITY OF FLORENCE, ALABAMA
109 SOUTH PINE STREET CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ANUARY 16, 2024
5:00 P.M.

  1. Meeting called to order – President Jordan
  2. Invocation
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Roll Call – President Jordan
  5. Approval of Agenda
  6. Message from Mayor
  7. Reports of Department Heads
  8. Reports of Standing Committees
  9. Public Hearings:
  10. Business from floor pertaining to items on the consent and regular agenda (5-minute time limit).
  11. 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 January 4, 2024, meeting.

(b) Confirm payment of bills by the City Treasurer.

(c) Resolution to approve the settlement of a worker’s compensation claim against the city, sponsored by Melinda Morgan.

(d) Resolution to approve a contract with H&N Construction, Inc., to provide travel, labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the construction of the Solid Waste Administrative Office Building, in the amount of $1,502,00,00, to be paid from Account #151-1020-43200, sponsored by David Koonce.

(e) Resolution to approve a contract with Vermeer Southeast Sales & Services, Inc., to provide three days of Horizontal Directional Drill Training on site at the Electricity Department to approximately fifteen city employees, in the amount of $7,000.00 plus $205.48 per employee, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #923-Outside Services Employed, sponsored by Mary McDuffa.

(f) Resolution to approve the donation of a 2013 Dodge Charger to the Town of North Courtland, sponsored by Ron Tyler.

(g) Resolution to approve an Agreement between the City of Florence and Cybersource Cooperation, sponsored by Shana Balch and Ron Tyler.

(h) Resolution to approve a contract with CardConnect, LLC, for merchant credit card processing at McFarland Campground, sponsored by Shana Balch.

(i) Resolution to approve a contract with Butler Construction Company, LLC, to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the construction of a maintenance building at River Heritage, Phase III for the Parks and Recreation Department, in the amount of $1,721,000.00, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #954- 48120, sponsored by Bill Jordan.

(j) Resolution to approve a contract with Butler Construction Company, LLC, to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the renovations at W.C. Handy Recreation Center, in the amount of $1,100,785.00, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #110- 1053-45500, sponsored by Bill Jordan.

(k) Resolution to approve a contract with Jabco, Inc., to provide labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the renovation of the pools at the Royal Avenue Recreation Center, in an amount not to exceed $131,400.00, to be paid from budgeted ARPA funds, Account #188-929-45500, sponsored by Bill Jordan.

(l) Resolution to approve a contract with James E. Alexander Land Surveying, LLC, to provide drainage surveying services for 1006 N. Wood Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $2,400.00, to be paid from Account #110-1071-48100, sponsored by Bill Batson.

(m) Resolution to approve a contract with James E. Alexander Land Surveying, LLC, to provide drainage surveying services for the Milford 10′ Drainage Easement Project, 2713 Friartuck Court, in an amount not to exceed $650.00, to be paid from Account #117-1071-48100, sponsored by Bill Batson.

(n) Resolution to approve a contract with James E. Alexander Land Surveying, LLC, to provide drainage surveying services for 1638 Lamar Street, in an amount not to exceed $1,600.00, to be paid from Account #110-1071-48100, sponsored by Bill Batson.

(o) Resolution to approve the Donation Acknowledgement and Waiver of Appraisal Acknowledgement, and Waiver of Appraisal and Compensation regarding the Rickwood Widening Project, sponsored by Bill Batson.

(p) Resolution to approve an agreement between the City of Florence and ADECA, regarding the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program naming the City as a sub-Recipient to receive grant funding, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.

(q) Resolution to approve the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Florence and the Parks and Recreation Department in the amount of $41,00,00, under the approved Community Development Action Plan, to be paid from the budgeted 2021 Community Development Block Grant Funds, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.

(r) Resolution to approve the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Florence and the YMCA of the Shoals in the amount of $20,00.00, in accordance with the approved Community Development Action Plan, to be paid from the budgeted 2021 Community Development Block Grant Funds, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.

(s) Resolution to approve a contract with White, Lynn, Collins & Associates, Inc., to provide engineering services during the contract extension for construction of River Heritage, Phase III, in an amount not to exceed $62,400.00, to be paid from budgeted funds, Account #110-954-48120, sponsored by Melissa Bailey.

(t) Resolution to advance and reimburse travel expenses to City employees, sponsored by Mayor Betterton.

12. Regular Agenda

13. General Business

(a) Resolution to approve the Alcohol Beverage License Application for the operation of a Full Menu Restaurant with On-Premises Liquor, Beer & Wine 020- Restaurant Retail Liquor by LAS FIESTAS INC. d/b/a BONGOS BAR AND MEXICAN GRILL located at 1420 HUNTSVILLE ROAD, FLORENCE, AL 35630, sponsored by Robert M. Leyde.

(b)

BOARDS
Beauty Board

Library Board Regional

NAME
Vacancy

Andrea Hunt

APPOINTED


05/15/18

EXPIRES


01/28/24

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 Simmons – District 1
Council member Griffin District 3
Council member Eubanks – District 4
Council member Jordan District 2
Mayor Andy Betterton

16. Motion to adjourn.