REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, October 09, 2023 06:00 PM Council Chambers

AGENDA NO. 2023-19-RG

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1.CALL TO ORDER 

2.INVOCATION

1. A.Pastor Deborah Timmons , Asbury Church

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.ROLL CALL OF ELECTED GOVERNING OFFICIALS

5.AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA

6.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. A.Minutes No. 2023-10-WS, dated September 19, 2023

2. B.Minutes No. 2023-18-RG, dated September 25, 2023

7.PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS

8.PUBLIC COMMENTS

Public are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Anyone who would like to sign up prior to the Council meeting may contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@madisonal.gov. Anyone who would like to submit a presentation to the City Council must email it to the City Clerk by noon on the Friday prior to the meeting. Anyone who cannot attend the meeting in person and would like to email written comments must do so by noon of the Council meeting date, and address comments to citycouncil@madisonal.gov

9.CONSENT AGENDA AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

1. A.Regular and periodic bills to be paid

2. B.Authorization of payment to NextSite, LLC in the amount of $12,995.00 for annual renewal (to be paid from Planning Department budget)

3. C.Authorization of payment to Wiregrass Construction in the amount of $90,187.39 for construction of the middle school roadway extension performed on CIP Project No 20-028 Phase 2 (to be paid from 2020-A Bond account)

4. D.Resolution No. 2023-329-R: Authorizing a service agreement with On-Line Information Services, Inc.  for Legal Department research purposes (to be paid from Legal Department budget)

5. E.Resolution No. 2023-330-R: Approving partial settlement of a property damage claim for Main Street Cafe Building (proposed $32,253.05). 

6. F.Acceptance of donation from Madison Visionary Partners, Inc. in the amount of $15,832.70 on behalf of The Rotary Club for the Home Place Park Project (to be deposited into 2015-A Bond account)

10.PRESENTATIONS OF REPORTS

MAYOR PAUL FINLEY

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 1 MAURA WROBLEWSKI

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 2 CONNIE SPEARS

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 3 TEDDY POWELL

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 4 GREG SHAW

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 5 RANAE BARTLETT

• A.Resolution No. 2023-327-R: Authorizing funding for a Santa for the Polar Express Christmas event ($250 to be paid from the City Council Special Projects Fund)

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 6 KAREN DENZINE

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 7 JOHN SEIFERT

11.BOARD/COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

1. A.Appointment of Damian Bianca to fill the Supernumerary 2 position on the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals.

12.PUBLIC HEARINGS

Public comments during public hearings are limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Anyone who would like to sign up prior to the Council meeting may contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@madisonal.gov. Anyone who would like to submit a presentation to the City Council must email it to the City Clerk no later than noon on the Friday prior to the meeting. Anyone would cannot attend the meeting in person and would like to email written comments must do so by noon of the Council meeting date and address comments to citycouncil@madisonal.gov. 

1. A.Public Hearing on Redistricting Plan to establish new City Council District Boundaries

13.DEPARTMENT REPORTS

PLANNING

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2023-313: Adopting new legal descriptions for the Council Districts of the City of Madison, Alabama (First Reading)

• B.Resolution No. 2023-318-R: Setting a public hearing on proposed Ordinance No. 2023-319; rezoning certain property owned by Philimond S. Smith, consisting of approximately one acre and located at 312 Palmer Road, from M-2 (General Industrial) to M-1 (Restricted Industrial) District (First Publication 10/18/2023, Synopsis 10/25/2023, Public Hearing 11/13/2023)

• C.Resolution No. 2023-320-R: Setting a public hearing on proposed Ordinance No. 2023-321; rezoning certain property owned by Fusion Reality, LLC, consisting of approximately 5.5 acres located at 13 Pension Road (north of Palmer Road and west of Pension Road), from AG (Agriculture) to R-1B (Low Density Residential) District (First Publication 10/18/2023, Synopsis 10/25/2023, Public Hearing 11/13/2023)

• D.Resolution No. 2023-322-R: Setting a public hearing on proposed Ordinance No. 2023-323; amending Sections 4-16-2 and 4-16-4 of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the allowance of medical office and childcare centers in the UC (Urban Center) District (First Publication 10/18/2023, Synopsis 10/25/2023, Public Hearing 11/13/2023)

• E.Proposed Ordinance No. 2023-314: Amending Chapter 8 of the City Code to include regulations and an appeal process for mural applications. (First Reading 09/25/23)

• F.Proposed Ordinance No. 2023-315: Amending Chapter 28 of the City Code to establish a Mural Advisory Board (First Reading 09/25/23)

PUBLIC WORKS

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2023-164: Amending the Grounds Regulations for cleaning, restoring headstones in the City of Madison Municipal Cemeteries (First Reading)

• B.Resolution No. 2023-332-R: Authorizing renewal of a billing agreement with Athens Utilities for garbage collection 

RECREATION

• A.Resolution No. 2023-326-R: Authorizing the purchase of artificial turf for the Kids Kingdom Project in the amount of $53,390 through Sourcewell Contract No. 031622-SII (to be paid from Recreation Department Donation account)

14.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

15.ADJOURNMENT

Agenda Note: It should be noted that there are times when circumstances arise that require items be added to or deleted from the agenda at time of the Council meeting. Also all attached documents are to be considered a draft until approved by Council. 

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