1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:08,160 shows, but I'm talking about Caring Place in Florence today. I'm a retired 2 00:00:05,279 --> 00:00:13,679 teacher that had to retire early because my mom had dementia and needed help. So, 3 00:00:11,759 --> 00:00:18,240 I made a difference with children when I was younger and now I'm trying to make a 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:24,800 difference with the elderly in the shows while I'm older also. I'm volunteer with 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:29,199 the board of Caring Place. I'm in charge of fundraising and we are not a lazy 6 00:00:27,039 --> 00:00:35,600 board. You can see that we've just had the tour of homes recently. We pledged 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:41,040 to earn a thou $100,000 a year to help keep Caring Places doors open. I also am 8 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:45,840 the facilitator for the caregiver support group and grief group and that 9 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:51,600 is free to anybody in the shells area that needs to come to us. It is not just 10 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:57,600 if you belong to Caring Place. Caring Place is the only adult day center in 11 00:00:55,199 --> 00:01:02,559 Florence or the Scholes area or the surrounding area. In fact, we're the 12 00:01:00,239 --> 00:01:07,520 only adult day center in the United States with gold certification in 13 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:11,760 monastery techniques to take care of them. I could do a seminar for you 14 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:16,080 today, but in a nutshell that says that we're looking for the things that they 15 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:19,920 are capable of still doing instead of the things they can't accomplish 16 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:24,479 anymore. We take care of people with dementia and I don't know if you know it 17 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:31,200 or not but there are over 120 different kinds of dementia with Alzheimer's being 18 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:36,479 the most prevalent of those. Uh the frail elderly, the caregivers and this 19 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:41,119 will tickle you a little bit. Uh we take care of the loved ones so that they can 20 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:46,079 get away from the caregivers sometimes too. You know, you don't think about 21 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:51,920 that. We are open Monday through Friday from 9 until 5, but we make special 22 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:57,200 exceptions if someone needs help with some other time. Right now, we're 23 00:01:54,159 --> 00:02:03,840 working on some care for the weekends. Um, I speak to all four city councils. I 24 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:09,280 speak to the two county commissions. And what I'm telling you is there's not 25 00:02:06,079 --> 00:02:17,040 enough for the elderly in our area. Okay? Um, we have assisted living and uh 26 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:22,959 nursing homes for more advanced cases. We have senior citizen centers and y'all 27 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:28,000 have a wonderful one in Florence for the people that are well enough to go. We 28 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:33,280 have Meals on Wheels, which is just income oriented, so everybody's not even 29 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:40,239 eligible to get that. And we have a wonderful NIKOG that gives us 25 30 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:46,560 scholarships a year for $2,500 of care for 25 individuals. And that 31 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:53,760 breaks down to about 4 and a half months of care uh two days a week, four hours a 32 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:58,480 day for them. So that's it. That's all there is. We have people coming from 33 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:03,280 Huntsville to look at us when they are um working in Huntsville but want 34 00:03:00,959 --> 00:03:08,959 cheaper living. And if they have elderly, they don't come to us because 35 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:15,360 we don't have the little uh individual homes that move to assisted living that 36 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:20,959 move on seamlessly to nursing home. We also have people moving from this area 37 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:24,959 to places like Priceful to get that kind of [clears throat] care. We're behind, 38 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:31,440 folks. Uh there have been a lot of emphasis 39 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:39,360 lately on children, battered women, the homeless, pickle ball, and animals, 40 00:03:34,959 --> 00:03:45,200 which are all very important causes. But the elderly are the people that built 41 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:50,480 this town, paid their taxes, and worked hard. And it's time for us to help them, 42 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:54,080 too. The first several years that I visited the council, they gave me 43 00:03:52,239 --> 00:03:57,680 $5,000. And then Hester Ko came onto 44 00:03:55,802 --> 00:04:00,560 [clears throat] our board and she took my hand and said, "We're going to see 45 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:06,560 the mayor and we're going to get $50,000." And I was like, "I'll come 46 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:12,879 with you, but we won't get $50,000." But we did that year. We did. The next year 47 00:04:09,599 --> 00:04:17,919 we received 25,000 from Florence and they encouraged um Senator Meltson to 48 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:22,160 give us 25 so that we still had our $50,000. 49 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:26,320 This year I've requested $50,000 from y'all because I haven't heard from 50 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:32,240 Senator Meltson even though I've asked for his help. Um we appreciate 51 00:04:29,280 --> 00:04:36,320 everything that's given to us, but we do need money to keep our doors open. We're 52 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:42,639 one of the few things y'all have right now in the area for the elderly. We try 53 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:49,600 to give back to the city um because you help us. We just had the holiday tour of 54 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:54,320 homes which sold about 500 tickets uh and it spotlighted Florence and Muscle 55 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:59,520 Shows this year. We usually have between 20 and 25 56 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:05,120 clients at Caring Place and everyone entering our program has a terminal 57 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:10,639 illness. So we are like a revolving door with people always um joining and 58 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:16,800 leaving us due to the need for more skilled care or loss of life. Right now 59 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:22,000 we have 16 people in our group that are from Lauderdale County. 60 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:27,840 We hope again that you will decide to earn um to award us money that will help 61 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:32,240 us keep our doors open. And I just wanted to give you a quick synopsis of 62 00:05:30,479 --> 00:05:37,039 what has happened to us because you're a new board and I don't know that you know 63 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:42,080 that we were in the Brandon Center and we had invested $350,000 64 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:47,039 in the structure and we read in the newspaper that uh the hospital had 65 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:50,639 bought that and that we no longer had a place to go. So, we've been coming back 66 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:56,479 from the dust [clears throat] since then. From the time the hospital 67 00:05:53,039 --> 00:06:02,080 was built until it'll be 3 years uh this March that we've been open. We have been 68 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:08,080 finding a place that we own, renovating it. We don't owe anything own it and 69 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:13,759 just trying to keep our doors open. So, thank you for listening to me. Do you 70 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:19,720 have any questions? And thank you. 71 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:19,720 » Thank you, Miss Nelly, Mr. Jordan. 72 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:35,440 » Good afternoon. I have one item. It's item C and we are basically I think Mr. 73 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:41,360 Kun brought this. Hobart has changed names to Albrand service. So, this is to 74 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:46,720 um do some prevented maintenance on our ice machines. [snorts] And we have 12 75 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:54,560 and this will be done twice a year for a total of $590 um at each location for a 76 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:58,199 little over $7,000 for total. Any questions about that? 77 00:06:58,479 --> 00:07:04,199 » Thank you. >> Thank you, 78 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,199 Mr. Batson. 79 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:25,520 I'm here to discuss a project that's been going on for a long time. Uh 80 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:34,080 I know it was at least prior to 2015. Uh but it's it's uh a 81 00:07:30,479 --> 00:07:39,919 project that is uh being done by the state and the state's paying the 82 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:44,720 majority a of the funding 80% and the city will be paying 20%. 83 00:07:42,639 --> 00:07:50,800 But the resolution is to approve the revised utility and construction 84 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:56,240 agreement for a federal aid project, the addition of a center turn lane and 85 00:07:53,280 --> 00:08:01,599 pedestrian facilities on Rickwood Road from Chisum Road to Helton Drive, 86 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:06,639 including the Tennessee Southern Railroad 87 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:11,039 crossing between the city and the between the city of Florence and the 88 00:08:08,479 --> 00:08:18,000 state of Alabama. the funding turns out to be 80% federal money and 20% city 89 00:08:15,759 --> 00:08:24,400 money. Um, you know, so that's basically what 90 00:08:20,479 --> 00:08:32,640 we're dealing with. Now, the project is is going to really widen the street. Um, 91 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:39,279 you know, they're what what the plan is is they're going to have a 12- foot wide 92 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:43,919 shared use path on one side and on the other side they're going to have 93 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:52,160 sidewalks and everything. So, uh, uh, you know, a lot's going into this, but 94 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:58,680 uh, you know, the funding u again is 80% state and 20% city. Any 95 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:06,800 questions? >> What's What's the timeline of this bill? 96 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:12,240 » Well, I mean, it's it's going to be a significant project. I don't know how 97 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:18,800 long it'll take, but uh um and just for future uh understanding of 98 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:24,616 this when when you deal with the state, I mean, you know, they uh they're 99 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:28,640 meticulous about it. And um [clears throat] and I'm not kidding when 100 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:35,360 I when I say that when we first started working on this, it was before 2015. 101 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:39,360 Uh and they got, you know, got to be working on it, uh you know, pretty 102 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:46,240 earnestly, but uh still, you know, it's it's from 2015 to 2025, man. We're up to 103 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:51,680 well, we're getting close to 11 years right now. So, it's just uh the state 104 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:55,480 the state moves a little bit different from everybody else. 105 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:03,279 » Bill, is this one of those projects? We had one that came up last year like this 106 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:09,040 that kind of caught the council off guard and this being mostly a new 107 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:15,360 council. Um, when we deal with the state on these 8020s, is this one of those 108 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:20,959 where our 20 will become due when the state closes out the project 109 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:23,040 » and it could be in future budgets when that happen? 110 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:29,760 » I don't know how to answer that. I I really I wished I did, but uh um 111 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:34,160 you know there could be fluctuations in in cost. Now, I think that's uh the 112 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:39,600 state's usually pretty good about this being a representative cost, but uh um 113 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,760 you know, I just you know, a lot of these questions I don't know how to 114 00:10:40,959 --> 00:10:47,920 answer. Yeah. >> But I I can tell you that uh because 115 00:10:44,399 --> 00:10:54,040 we've got an interest in it and uh >> you know, there's a lot I mean, we'll be 116 00:10:49,839 --> 00:10:54,040 out there checking it every day. 117 00:10:55,519 --> 00:11:01,920 Bill, quick question. This is uh this is like the final phase. We've relocated 118 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:06,399 all the utilities. It was an NPO project is what it began as, right? Metropolitan 119 00:11:04,079 --> 00:11:10,800 Planning Organization. Nik I don't know Niko administer NPO. Is that how that 120 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:14,399 works? And so it's been through several phases. They've relocated all the 121 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:18,800 utilities. They've done lots of preliminary work, engineering work, 122 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:22,800 utility relocation. So this is the final phase of a project that it didn't just 123 00:11:20,959 --> 00:11:24,800 now start. It's had a lot of effort going into 124 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:30,560 » it's been it's been going on since before 2015. This is the the the final 125 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:34,320 step to to wrap it up. Right. >> So, it's not the only work that's been 126 00:11:32,079 --> 00:11:35,120 done. It's the final steps, stages of work. 127 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,120 » Yes. >> Right. 128 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:47,839 » Any other questions? >> Thank you, Chief 129 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:52,399 Anderson. >> Good afternoon. I have one item this 130 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:56,880 afternoon. It's 11. And this is a a pretty standard 131 00:11:54,480 --> 00:12:00,079 straightforward. It's a memorandum of of understanding between the city of 132 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:06,639 Florence and Industrial Emergency Services. Uh they have basically are 133 00:12:03,839 --> 00:12:10,079 needing access for facility usage to our training center. Uh there's a couple of 134 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:13,040 the props on the drill field. They're not wanting to use the building itself. 135 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:17,120 They're just wanting access to the restroom facilities. Uh and a couple of 136 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:21,120 the props that we have on the drill field. And they're going to be um 137 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:25,120 conducting some training for some industrial locations in and around the 138 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:29,519 industrial park area. and they have identified at this point uh two separate 139 00:12:27,839 --> 00:12:33,360 weeks, a total of 10 days in the month of January that they would like to do 140 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:41,040 this and there is a a reimbursement cost per day to the city uh for their usage 141 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:46,920 of $500 per day. Any questions? >> Okay, thank you. 142 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:46,920 » Okay, thank you Mr. Cole. 143 00:12:52,399 --> 00:13:00,480 » Good afternoon. I have one item on the agenda. It's item F. It's a contract 144 00:12:56,959 --> 00:13:06,240 with Alabama Painting Incorporated. Uh it's in the amount of 40 $4,500 145 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:11,920 per eight hour shift. Uh we do anticipate this to take two shifts, so 146 00:13:08,959 --> 00:13:16,399 roughly $9,000. And this is for uh the cleaning of the pump pits um at the 147 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:20,639 Cypress Creek wastewater treatment facility. 148 00:13:18,399 --> 00:13:23,440 Any questions? >> Thank y'all. 149 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,440 » Thank you. Chief, 150 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:35,839 » good afternoon. I only have one item. It is item B on the regular agenda. 151 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:41,600 That is a resolution to approve a contract with Motorola uh solutions to 152 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:45,760 furnish everything that we need uh for body cam camera and video cloud storage 153 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:50,560 subscription for the city of Florence Police Department. It's a 5-year 154 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:55,279 contract. Year one is $99,000 which has been budgeted. Uh years two through five 155 00:13:53,279 --> 00:14:01,000 is $125,000 which will be absorbed within my budget 156 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:01,000 as well. Any questions? 157 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,560 » Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you, 158 00:14:05,614 --> 00:14:09,880 [clears throat] >> Mr. Mason. 159 00:14:15,839 --> 00:14:24,639 » Good evening. I've got two items on the agenda. Uh both are emergency repairs to 160 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:29,199 uh pay an invoice for Crouch and Suns Plumbing. Uh the beginning of October, 161 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:33,519 we had a water leak in the restrooms on the first, second, and third floor of 162 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:38,320 City Hall. Uh and then at the end of October, we had a leak in the mechanical 163 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:41,360 room behind the women's restroom on the first floor that was leaking into the 164 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:44,800 basement. And that those were emergency repairs that had to be made. 165 00:14:43,519 --> 00:14:49,199 » And they all fixed up. >> All fixed up. 166 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:50,639 » Okay. Any questions? >> Thank you. 167 00:14:49,519 --> 00:14:53,959 » Thank you, >> Mr. Kils. 168 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:03,639 » Did I miss? Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry, Mr. Collier. 169 00:15:05,220 --> 00:15:07,895 [cough] [clears throat] 170 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:14,160 » Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. 171 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:22,560 » Good afternoon. Well, I'm here uh as a citizen of 172 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:29,279 Florence uh that um don't really live here much because of the work I do, but 173 00:15:26,079 --> 00:15:35,440 I get a lot of calls from citizens of Florence regarding CDBG. 174 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:40,240 My background is I run a u I'm the chief executive officer of a nonprofit in 175 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:46,639 Mississippi. I do about $10 million worth of federal grants every year. 176 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:52,880 Uh, I interface with CDBG programs year in and year out. And when I get calls 177 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:56,959 in my office in Mississippi from people in Florence because they feel as if 178 00:15:54,800 --> 00:16:04,720 they're not getting um serviced by CDBG grants. And I'm 179 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:11,279 looking at about $40,000 in resolutions that will probably be approved this 180 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:18,000 evening. Um it it's a uh there's an abundance of concern. 181 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:21,279 Uh you know CDBG is is developed by low lowincome and moderate income 182 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:28,320 communities. Therefore the monies that are attributed 183 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:34,320 to uh Florence and I think Florence is a uh municipality that is uh entitled. Is 184 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:39,519 that correct? Anybody? 185 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:43,120 None of you all know. Okay, thank you. But I think this is an entitled 186 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:48,759 community and the people who live in Florence are entitled to give services. 187 00:16:50,079 --> 00:17:00,399 I spoke with uh a couple of citizens just last week that 188 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:05,280 had been sumearily approved to get some services and then they were told that 189 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:11,600 they couldn't get them. I called your CDBG director, Miss Bailey. 190 00:17:09,199 --> 00:17:16,559 Uh, and she didn't return my call. So, when you don't call, I come. That's why 191 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:23,520 I'm here. There's something uh broken 192 00:17:21,839 --> 00:17:29,280 broken in reference to how this program is 193 00:17:25,679 --> 00:17:34,240 being operated. And I have several questions and I'm sure I won't get any 194 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:40,240 answers from the responses I have gotten thus far. Um, but one thing is there 195 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:48,559 should be a citizens committee. Is there a citizens committee that heads up CDBG 196 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:56,160 for monthly or quarterly meetings from the low and moderate income communities? 197 00:17:52,559 --> 00:18:04,480 Um maybe you don't know but there should be a committee that answers to the 198 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:12,080 citizens who actually are the generators of this entitlement 199 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:18,000 monies namely West Florence and some parts of East Florence 200 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:24,240 but I don't think it's being done properly. you know, when I lived here, 201 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:29,919 uh, just transparency for 15 years, I ran federal programs at Community Action 202 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:37,679 of Northwest Alabama. So, my my teeth have been cut for the 203 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:43,679 last 30 years all over uh the southeast and the eastern seabboard running these 204 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:48,960 programs. They're not new to me. So when I hear people call and say and and I 205 00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:54,640 speak with someone from the agency that does the work and say that I was 99% 206 00:18:52,400 --> 00:19:00,000 sure I was going to help this person, but when I sent it to the CDBG office, 207 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:04,480 it was denied. Something's wrong. 208 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:10,880 Sometimes people are given too much power. You agree with that 209 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:15,600 male title? I think we're in a vacuum in America 210 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:21,840 right now where people have g given too much power and they're not really being 211 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:29,280 reigned in properly. Now, I know Miss Bailey has run this uh division for I 212 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:35,520 know at least 20 years. When Mayor I was in office, she was here. Uh my first 213 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:43,280 encounter was her taking a grant from a senior computer program in West Florence 214 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:47,520 with no recourse or no feedback to me when I asked 215 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:53,600 what happened. And so apparently she still operates the same way. So, council 216 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:59,840 like without uh being uh long winded and I could I'm I'm simply here to say that 217 00:19:56,559 --> 00:20:04,640 you're tasked with doing a job that serves the city of Florence, not 218 00:20:01,919 --> 00:20:10,320 segments of Florence. And when people are in need, 219 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:15,440 their unit is out, their windows are leaking, whatever it may be, and they 220 00:20:12,559 --> 00:20:19,919 are qualified for these programs, they should get the service. I don't know if 221 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:27,840 you agree or not, but I think they should. So, as the the working body that 222 00:20:25,039 --> 00:20:34,720 runs this city, you know, I always says and always have said if Florence worked 223 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:39,600 for everybody, as beautiful as the landscape is, this would be a great 224 00:20:37,360 --> 00:20:44,400 place to live. But it doesn't. 225 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:50,400 So, I just come and I realize nothing will change if nothing changes. 226 00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:57,360 But it's incumbent upon you all as the leaders, the fidiciary agents of 227 00:20:53,840 --> 00:21:03,280 this city to make sure that all citizens in this city are treated fairly and even 228 00:21:00,799 --> 00:21:10,240 to the point that when they are denied a service through CDBG programs, they are 229 00:21:07,039 --> 00:21:16,720 supposed to get a letter explaining why they were denied. And every citizen I've 230 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:22,880 asked has never gotten a letter. Now, you may need training. 231 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:30,159 You may need a workshop. You may need to go to DC or to Atlanta 232 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:37,120 to become versed and how these programs operate. You may need me to come and do 233 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:42,240 a workshop with you for a whole day and give you a particulars of how community 234 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:47,919 development block grants work. Now, I see she's given about $40,000 out and 235 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:54,960 the least amount is to the most needed, the homeless, $3,000. 236 00:21:51,760 --> 00:22:00,080 Something wrong with that picture. So, as I take my seat, 237 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:04,880 I'm going to ask you all to search within yourselves. 238 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:07,880 And if you know anything about Matthew 25:34-42, 239 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:18,159 you should attempt as the leaders of this city to 240 00:22:15,679 --> 00:22:23,919 understand that it says, "When I was hungry, you 241 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:29,919 fed me. When I was clotheless, you clothed me. When I was without a place 242 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:35,440 to live, you housed me. When I was sick, you came to see about me. 243 00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:39,360 And the question will be asked, well, when did we do this? Y'all know the 244 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:45,039 scripture. I'm sure some of you. He said, when you did it unto the least of 245 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:50,400 these, you did it also unto me. And visav he will say the same thing to 246 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:55,760 those who didn't do anything. But the end is depart from me, you 247 00:22:52,720 --> 00:23:00,159 workers of iniquity. and there will be a continual fall into 248 00:22:58,159 --> 00:23:04,960 the abyss. Bless you all. Have a good evening. I hope somebody heard what I 249 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:09,520 said and began to treat the citizens of Florence with equity no matter who they 250 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:14,200 are, where they live, and what they look like. 251 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,200 » Thank you. 252 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:20,960 » And just a a clarification, it we wasn't ignoring you. We just don't have 253 00:23:18,159 --> 00:23:23,960 dialogue back and forth. Okay, Mr. Coons. 254 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:34,240 Good afternoon. I have four things on the agenda. The first two are service 255 00:23:31,679 --> 00:23:38,000 contracts with Thompson Tractor Company to come to first one solid waste and 256 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:42,559 recycle. The second one is street department to work on our machinery. Uh 257 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:46,000 they we do this every year kind of general services contract what they're 258 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:49,600 going to charge. They go up on us about every year. So these are just general 259 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:55,120 contracts to come out work on the stuff. A lot of our caterpillar stuff we use 260 00:23:51,039 --> 00:24:01,120 every day. Any questions on those two? Okay. The next item 11K is a contract 261 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:04,720 with CSG40 Payments, Inc. We had a Square at the landfill, that little 262 00:24:02,799 --> 00:24:07,600 thing that you put on an iPad to take credit cards for tipping fees at the 263 00:24:06,559 --> 00:24:11,919 landfill. We've had a lot of trouble with it. We've gone through three of 264 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:15,840 them. Uh connectivity is bad. So, we got with it and came up with a new system 265 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:22,080 here with our software company, which is the one that's on this um 266 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:24,960 agenda item here. And it's just a way for people to charge at the landfill. 267 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:28,480 This one will be hardwired. It'll be about a $450 machine. It should work a 268 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:32,159 lot better than what we've had. Questions on that one? 269 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:35,600 » Yes. >> Will it capture the fees for us? 270 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,760 » It will. Yeah. >> Okay. 271 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:41,600 » Yeah, they'll do everything and then they're charging a 3.2% credit card 272 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:44,799 usage fee. >> Perfect. Thank you. 273 00:24:42,559 --> 00:24:50,080 » To the consumer or whoever's using it. Other questions? And then finally, item 274 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:54,640 12 C regular agenda is the purchase of a 2024 air burner from the city of 275 00:24:51,919 --> 00:24:59,919 Gadston. City of Gadston has bought this machine uh to use. They lost their place 276 00:24:57,039 --> 00:25:04,559 to put it and so it is they declared it through their council a surplus piece of 277 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:08,559 equipment. I had budgeted in our solid waste budget $260,000 for this machine. 278 00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:14,960 They're going to sell it to us for $28,000. I will still have to pay about 279 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:19,039 $78,000 to move it here by the local guy that'll go pick it up and set it up in 280 00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:22,240 Industrial Park at the Starky Drive property. We're saving quite a bit of 281 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:26,480 money buying this thing. It's still under warranty. It's in good shape. It 282 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:30,000 has eight hours on it. Um and so we followed the code, went through Mr. 283 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:35,919 Muskro and made sure we did everything right. So, uh it is under is less than 284 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:39,120 fair market value. So, uh saves quite a bit of money on what is a practically 285 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:43,120 new machine. But this will go at Starky Drive. We have already received the 286 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:45,919 permit from ADM to operate it and it it came through the public works committee 287 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:48,919 the other day. Any questions on that item? 288 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:54,120 » Thank you very much. >> Thank you. 289 00:26:06,559 --> 00:26:12,360 » How are you all this afternoon? Are you ready for me, Katrine? 290 00:26:13,679 --> 00:26:16,679 » Yes. 291 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:24,880 » I'm sorry. I didn't I didn't have the other page. 292 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:31,440 » You're good. I have a few items on the agenda tonight. The first one is 11 L. 293 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:36,559 And this is a non-disclosure agreement between the city of Florence, 294 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:42,640 Toyota, and TVA. This is concerning our Mercury solar project that we're doing 295 00:26:39,279 --> 00:26:46,240 with the other 11 local power companies. And this is just kind of the next step 296 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:50,480 the project for TVA. We've signed a flexibility agreement and this is just 297 00:26:47,679 --> 00:26:56,880 the next step for TVA. Any questions about that? 298 00:26:53,520 --> 00:27:01,200 Okay. Next, I have this is kind of a yearly contract that we do. Um, North 299 00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:06,240 Alabama Drillin. This is just a contract to continue 300 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:12,480 services with them for any locations that we do not have the equipment to do 301 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:15,600 drill through solid rock and so they have the equipment to do that. So this 302 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:18,720 is a we contract with them there. We don't use them but a few times a year 303 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:22,400 but we like keeping it in place because when we need it we need it and we don't 304 00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:26,000 want to have to wait to get the contract signs. This is just a yearly thing that 305 00:27:23,679 --> 00:27:29,000 we do every year to keep in place as needed. 306 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:38,159 Next I have um Geosource. We have a our old 307 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:43,120 warehouse building. We've just had some issues with some of the 308 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:49,760 people staying sick all the time. So we are going to perform an air quality 309 00:27:47,919 --> 00:27:53,760 test on this building and they are handling all that for us. Then after we 310 00:27:51,840 --> 00:28:00,159 get that back, we can evaluate it and determine what to do next. But this is 311 00:27:55,200 --> 00:28:03,200 just the initial air quality test. And the last two are kind of the same 312 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:07,200 thing. These are kind of our yearly agreements. Um, Robert Potsman 313 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:10,720 businesses all brand. This is for our ice machines. This is just our yearly 314 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:14,960 renewal for them to do maintenance on our ice machines that are out of 315 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:22,320 warehouse. And then maintenance plus the same. Our yearly renewal for them to do 316 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:25,520 maintenance on our HVAC units as needed. We are getting a lot of these at the end 317 00:28:23,679 --> 00:28:29,120 of the year. [laughter] Any questions? 318 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,279 » Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, 319 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:35,640 » Miss Bailey. 320 00:28:53,440 --> 00:29:00,520 What questions can I answer for you regarding the contracts for community 321 00:28:56,799 --> 00:29:00,520 development block grant? 322 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:09,120 You and I had a conversation a few years back and I was asking about the 323 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:13,279 flexibility of those grants and you said in the application process that 324 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:18,480 generally those are earmarked and required to be used based on the grant 325 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:22,480 application. Did I interpret that correctly? So, for 326 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:27,760 the contracts that you are approving tonight or will take up for um 327 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:33,360 consideration tonight, those are public service contracts. Public services are 328 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:39,679 capped at 15% of the overall grant that we receive, which is $320,000 this year. 329 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:44,799 Remember that CUBG is a formula grant, which means that annually that um 330 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:49,200 formula grant could change, but generally it sits between 320 and 331 00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:53,919 $325,000. It's based on your low moderate income 332 00:29:51,360 --> 00:30:00,640 population of your entire city, not a particular section of your city. Some of 333 00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:05,919 you probably know that all districts have low moderate income individuals 334 00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:12,000 residing in them. Low moderate income areas generally speaking lie within the 335 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:17,440 West Florence, East Florence, and North Florence areas. 336 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:24,559 As far as public services go, that 15% cap hits at exactly $48,000. 337 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:29,080 This year, these applicants received 100% of what they requested. 338 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,799 Any other questions? 339 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,240 Anything? 340 00:30:43,679 --> 00:30:49,360 Please, I invite you to to ask all the questions that you have. Ju 341 00:30:47,039 --> 00:30:54,240 » just for point of clarification, you did receive some money for some housing 342 00:30:51,679 --> 00:30:57,200 redevelopment or re um I'm using the wrong word there. It's 343 00:30:56,159 --> 00:30:59,760 » rehabilitation. >> Yes, housing rehabilitate or residential 344 00:30:59,039 --> 00:31:04,960 rehabilitation >> and and for the leadbased housing 345 00:31:02,159 --> 00:31:07,440 rehabilitation. Are we under contract with community action to administer 346 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:13,679 those grants? >> We are both of those grants. So the lead 347 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:20,080 hazard grant is approximately 1.4 million and the residential 348 00:31:16,399 --> 00:31:23,919 rehabilitation portion of CDBG is 100,000. 349 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:31,279 Both of those contracts are administered by community action agency as they do 350 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:34,799 have the staff and the experience in residential rehab. If you look at their 351 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:40,320 weatherization program, if you look at the lie program, 352 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:46,720 um you can see that their their talent and expertise matches those programs as 353 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:53,120 they do with residential rehab for this particular well actually for last year, 354 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:59,840 this year, and the next two years. At a minimum, the $100,000 in residential 355 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:07,600 rehabilitation money which was presented to you as a contract in November is the 356 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:15,120 required match to that lead hazard grant, the 1.2 million. Therefore, 357 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:20,960 residential rehab clients must meet the qualifications for both the residential 358 00:32:17,679 --> 00:32:28,480 rehab program and the leadbased hazards program. Those qualifications are set by 359 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:35,279 federal law, not by Melissa Bailey, not by the department, not by the city, not 360 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:41,120 by you all, by the federal government. >> And it the money is primarily for homes 361 00:32:38,399 --> 00:32:45,200 built prior to 1978 that may have leadbased paint in them. 362 00:32:43,679 --> 00:32:52,159 » That is correct. The healthy homes initiative was brought forward in 2023. 363 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:56,000 In the summer, July of 2025, the current administration, the Trump 364 00:32:53,279 --> 00:33:01,679 administration, changed the way that those funds could be expended, narrowing 365 00:32:59,519 --> 00:33:06,320 the requirements, narrowing the recommendations that could be made, 366 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:09,919 which is why we are required and subsequently community action as a 367 00:33:08,399 --> 00:33:16,240 subreient must not only qualify their applicants 368 00:33:13,519 --> 00:33:21,440 as residential rehabilitation applicants, but also as lead hazard 369 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:25,519 eligibility >> and I met with them they because we're 370 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:29,279 under contract with them and they're they are determining the qualifications 371 00:33:27,679 --> 00:33:32,000 and who's qualified for that. >> Correct. 372 00:33:29,679 --> 00:33:34,880 » They they get audited by federal auditors because of this money. 373 00:33:33,519 --> 00:33:40,000 » Correct. We do as well >> and and it's my understanding from them 374 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:43,919 that that they score very well among the highest if not the highest for community 375 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,519 action equivalents across the state. That's correct. In their in their 376 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:48,960 audits. >> That is correct. 377 00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:54,799 » Okay. Uh the same for the balance of the program which is also audited on a 378 00:33:52,000 --> 00:34:00,080 annual basis through our department by the department of HUD 379 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:03,600 » and if they were to be outside the the the lines or the parameters the 380 00:34:01,919 --> 00:34:08,480 restriction they they can they can be disqualified from future being a 381 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:13,919 subreient of future grants. >> It's actually worse. Not only would they 382 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:19,119 be disqualified and we would we potentially would be as well, but there 383 00:34:16,399 --> 00:34:25,359 is immediate payback for violating any rule that is outlined in the code of 384 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:29,359 federal regulations or CFR. >> I have nothing else. I 385 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:33,919 » I do have a question. Uh speak just to piggy back off what Mr. Collier said. 386 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:38,000 When someone is denied, do they receive a letter or could they receive a letter 387 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:43,440 as to why? >> When they are if they are denied, 388 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:45,679 » they do receive correspondence. That could be a phone call. 389 00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:51,280 » Okay. >> Um, it could be any manner of 390 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:56,480 consideration. >> So, does that come from your office or 391 00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:57,920 does it come from uh is it community action? 392 00:34:56,720 --> 00:35:02,480 » It does not. It comes from community action agency. 393 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:05,480 They are our subreient, >> right? 394 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:16,480 » Anybody else have any questions for her? >> No. Okay. I would invite you all to 395 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:21,440 contact our office at any time. I would also invite you and anyone in the 396 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:26,640 audience and anyone listening to visit the city's website where you can find a 397 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:32,000 copy of our consolidated plan which is a five-year non-fiscally constrained plan 398 00:35:29,119 --> 00:35:36,320 that is required by the office of HUD. You will also find the annual action 399 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:40,480 plan which is fiscally constrained for each of the budget years. That budget 400 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:46,160 year begins on May the 1st and ends on April 30th. You will also find the caper 401 00:35:43,359 --> 00:35:50,040 which is our end of the year report. All of those required by HUD. 402 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:56,160 Anything else? >> Anything? 403 00:35:55,599 --> 00:36:01,079 » Thank you. >> Thank you, 404 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,079 » Mr. Lighty. 405 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:21,440 Good evening. I have two items on the regular agenda, items D and E, and they 406 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:25,520 are both alcohol beverage license applications. One for 407 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:29,359 the operation of a special retail with on premises 408 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:33,280 liquor, beer, and wine by Compass Group USA incorporated doing business as 409 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:37,119 Chartwells located at 701 North Pine Street, 410 00:36:35,359 --> 00:36:43,599 Florence, Alabama. which is Flowers Hall on the UNA campus. 411 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:50,240 So, they're looking for special events to have alcohol there. And and my 412 00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:56,400 understanding is going forward at a later date, they're looking at also 413 00:36:52,800 --> 00:37:02,599 the football stadium and possibly the baseball stadium is what I'm what I'm 414 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:02,599 being told. 415 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:08,720 Um, the other one is a resolution proving alcohol beverage license 416 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:14,640 application for the operation of a full menu restaurant with on premises liquor, 417 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:20,960 beer, and wine by Logan's Roadhouse Enterprises LLC doing business as 418 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:27,720 Logan's Roadhouse 312 located at 2890 Florence Boulevard, Florence, Alabama. 419 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:27,720 And this is a change of ownership. 420 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:33,920 » All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. 421 00:37:31,359 --> 00:37:42,079 Mr. Bowling. >> Yes. Um on the regular agenda item 12A, 422 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:47,040 uh it's just this is uh this was on the previous agenda uh that did not receive 423 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:53,839 immediate consideration. This is a extension for the Reverb Hotel. Um their 424 00:37:51,280 --> 00:38:01,720 contract was ending the 31st of this month. So it is a contra an eight-month 425 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:01,720 extension to that contract. 426 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:11,040 Thank you, Mayor Tyler. 427 00:38:09,359 --> 00:38:19,200 Thank you, Miss Sim. It's just one item. It is 11 W and this is a resolution to 428 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:27,599 approve an agreement between the city of Florence and uh Make Music Day. This is 429 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:32,000 uh for a total of $350. I think this is a uh 430 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:38,240 a partnership that we engage in, participate in last couple of years. And 431 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:43,119 what happens is on summer solstice day that you connect communities through 432 00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:46,640 free public music events and we participate with the Florence Academy of 433 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:50,960 Fine Arts from Florence City Schools and downtown Florence Alliance, Florence 434 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:55,359 Lauderdale Public Library, UNA and some other local musicians. So, for a 435 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:59,280 contribution of $350 to this, it helps uh with the website 436 00:38:57,119 --> 00:39:02,400 platform, promotes local events, manages some of the listings, and encourages 437 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:06,560 people to come out and and enjoy this music that will happen in the summer. 438 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:09,760 So, it will happen uh Sunday, June 21st for a $350 439 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:13,400 contribution. >> Great. Thank you. 440 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:19,680 » That's all we have. At least that's all I have. Am I missing anything? 441 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:23,040 » No, that's it. >> Okay. 442 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:27,040 Okay. Council, [laughter] do y'all have anything else to add? 443 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:31,440 Okay, that's all we have right now for the work session and we will take a 444 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:34,440 break and start back probably at 5:00 pm.