Council Meeting Monday, June 12, 2023 06:00 PM Boaz Senior Center

I.Call to Order

II.Invocation

III.Pledge of Allegiance

IV.Would anyone like to speak under Public Comments?

V.Adoption of Agenda

VI.Reading and/or Approval of Minutes of Previous Council Meeting

  1. 1.Adopt the Work Session minutes and Council Meeting minutes from May 22, 2023.

VII.Council Member Reports

  1. 1.Boaz Fire Department report for May 2023.

  2. 2.Boaz Street Department report for May 2023.

  3. 3.Boaz Police Department report for May 2023.

  4. 4.Boaz Parks and Recreation report for May 2023.

  5. 5.Boaz Senior Center report for May 2023.

  6. 6.Boaz Public Library report for May 2023.

VIII.Public Hearings

  1. 1.The City of Boaz Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 26th, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. in the Boaz Senior Center located at 112 S Church Street. The purpose of the public hearing will be to hear a request from Brett Keller. Mr. Keller is seeking to rezone property located at 465 Gold Kist Street St. From R-1 (Low Density Detached Residential District) to R-3 (High Density Single-Family Residential District). Mr. Keller seeks to build a duplex on the property. 

  2. 2.The City of Boaz Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 26th, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. in the Boaz Senior Center located at 112 S Church Street.  The purpose of the public hearing will be to discuss an amendment of section 11.02.03 Procedure of the Boaz Zoning Ordinance no. 2021-1154, as follows: 

    Section 11.02.03 amended to add section (3) which provides as follows:

    3. Upon receipt of a negative recommendation from the Commission, the Council review process may be initiated at the request of the Applicant.  Any owner of adjoining property may also request the Council review process of any positive recommendation upon which the appealing adjoining property owner objected at the Commission hearing or in writing prior to the Commission hearing.  An appeal shall be submitted in writing, on any form prescribed for that purpose by the City and accompanied by the required fee, and shall state the decision appealed from, the facts and basis for the appeal, and the relief or action sought. No fee is required where an appeal is filed by the Building Official or other public official in pursuance of his/her official duties.  For Commission decisions taken after May 1, 2023, all Commission decision appeals to the Council shall be filed within ten (10) calendar days following the decision that is being appealed.  The time will extend to the next business day when the tenth day falls on a day the City is not open for business.  For Commission decisions prior to May, 2023, all appeals must be filed within six (6) months of the decision appealed from.  The timely filing of an appeal shall stay the operation of the decision of the Commission.  The Council will conduct a public hearing on all appeals where a public hearing was held prior to the decision being appealed from.  Notice shall be given of the proposed hearing in the same manner as was required for the decision being appealed. 

     

    At said time and place, all persons in favor of or in opposition to said zoning change request can be heard.

IX.New Business

  1. 1.Accounts Payable - Approve the accounts payable voucher dated May 19, 2023 through June 2, 2023 totaling $300,008.80. 

  2. 2.Adopt Resolution No. 2023-1745 authorizing the payment to J.C. Cheek Contractor, Inc. to stripe Bethsaida Road in the amount of $27,277.20 to be paid out of the Street Improvement Fund.

  3. 3.Adopt Resolution No. 2023-1746 awarding KG Project #22-0045 for City Wide Paving for the City of Boaz, Alabama to Whitaker Contracting Corp. in the amount of $2,423,899.96.

  4. 4.Adopt Resolution No. 2023-1747 authorizing the Mayor to enter into a lease agreement with Snead State Community College.

X.Public Comments

XI.Mayor's Comments

  1. 1.Darby Pruitt has been appointed to the Boaz Planning Commission Board with a term expiring December 1, 2028.

  2. 2.The next Council Meeting will be June 26, 2023.

XII.Adjourn