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Good afternoon everybody.
>> Welcome to the Gulf Shore City Council

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work session meeting of April the 6th.
We appreciate you being here. Uh this is

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the meeting where for those of you that
are not typically with us, this is where

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we talk about items that will be on the
agenda next Monday for voting. And this

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is where we get to listen to your
questions, your input, and any comments

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you want us to know as we proceed
forward to consider these these

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different agendas or proclamations or
whatever. So, please be uh raise your

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hand and be anxious to communicate with
us. We want to hear from you. This is

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your opportunity. We're going to start
tonight with a presentation. We have

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here representing GSores in the Miss
Senior Alabama Pageant, Miss Cheryl

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Richie. Cheryl, will you explain to us a
little bit about what what you're doing?

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» Thank you so much for having me today. I
truly appreciate it. Um, on March the

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17th, I had the distinct pleasure of
being crowned Miss Senior Gulf Shores

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2026 by the Miss Senior Alabama
organization. It is an honor to be here

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and represent our city throughout the
state. This is a pageant that has been

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in existence since 1987,
um, which I wasn't a senior at that

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point in time. Uh we have two different
categories. Uh Miss Senior Alabama and

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Miss Super Senior Alabama. That's from
age 60 to 69 is the senior and from age

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70 and above is uh the super seniors. Um
our sole purpose is to encourage women

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over the age of 60 to share their
experience and their wisdom within their

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communities. So many times people hit
the age of 60 and they forget that they

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have purpose and most of the time their
purpose is really just now starting. So

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our organization carries around the
state the message of please remember

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your purpose and remember that you have
one and that your experience and wisdom

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can support that in your community. Each
year the winner as Miss Senior Alabama

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um takes their platform to the state and
I'm excited to take our city out to the

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state and represent you guys. Um I was
also many of you know me personally.

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I've been involved in this community. We
have been here since 1992. We've played

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every sport that there is. I've raised
three children here within this

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community. Love this community and I'm
very excited to be representing it. But

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I wanted to come and share with the city
what the pageant was and that we do have

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an opportunity to shine throughout the
city and that I'm looking forward to

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representing you guys.
>> Thank you, Cheryl. Cheryl's father was a

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coun set up here for a period of time.
Mr.

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» He ran against a couple of you. I don't
think he ever got it, but Steve, Steve

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and Jason know my dad well,
>> and I knew him well, too. So,

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» yes.
>> Thank you very much and congratulations.

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Can we get a photo?
>> Yes, I would love a photo. Thank you so

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much,
>> council.

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» Oh, good. You're
great. Marketing guy.

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I didn't take a picture of this too with
her phone.

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» Three, two, one.

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» Thank you.

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Absolutely.

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» Ready? Huh?
>> Yeah.

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» Next on the agenda, we have a
proclamation on sexual assault awareness

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month for April 2026. And Jennifer,
Council of Woman Guthrie is going to

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read it for us.
>> Absolutely.

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Um, and is Micah with the lighthouse
here, too? Oh, there you are, Micah.

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» Hi.
>> Well, I'll read the proclamation and

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then I'll join me down there. Okay.
>> Um, okay. So, whereas according to the

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Rape, Abuse, and Incest National
Network, RAIN, every 68 seconds, an

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American is sexually assaulted, and
every nine minutes that victim is a

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child. only 25 out of every 1,000
perpetrators will end up in prison. And

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whereas only 310 out of every thousand
sexual assaults are reported to police,

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meaning that more than two out of three
go unreported. And whereas the most

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important thing we can do for our
victims is believe them and support

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them. And whereas National Sexual
Assault Awareness Month seeks to raise

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awareness, find solutions, and foster
community involvement, as well as to

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remember survivors of sexual assault and
offer tribute to all victims of sexual

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assault throughout America each year.
And whereas the effects of sexual

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assault are felt by the entire
community, requiring all to join

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together to take action to create a
safer environment for everyone.

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And whereas the city of Gulf Shores
commends the lighthouse for encouraging

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all citizens to become more aware of
sexual assault and for remaining strong

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and persistent advocates toward the
support of all victims of such terrible

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acts. And now therefore, on behalf of
Mayor Craft and the fellow council

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members of the city of Gulf Shores, I do
hereby proclaim April 2026 as sexual

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assault awareness month in the city of
Gulf Shores, Alabama. call upon all

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residents, businesses, and organizations
to join in raising awareness, supporting

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survivors, and working together to
prevent sexual assault in our community.

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Thank you so much. Um, good evening and
thank you for recognizing sexual assault

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awareness month. Um, the lighthouse is
very grateful for this recognition. This

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proclamation is more than words. It
shines a light on a crime that often

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lives in silence and it sends a powerful
message to victims and survivors. You

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are seen. You are supported. And you are
not alone. Through the services provided

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at the Lighthouse, we stand alongside
survivors every step of the way,

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offering a 24-hour crisis line, hospital
accompaniment, counseling, support

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groups, and court advocacy.
We're honored to serve individuals and

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families across Baldwin and Escambia
counties, walking with them on their

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path towards healing. Thank you for your
support and helping us bring awareness,

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hope, and compassion to our community.
>> Micah, can you tell us a little bit

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about Teal Tuesdays?
>> So, um, Teal Tuesday, we are asking for

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everyone in the community to wear Teal
just to help bring awareness to sexual

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assault and to support those victims.
And it's going to be April 7th is the

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day that we're we're asking everybody to
show that support. So tomorrow

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this to you

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Thank you, Jim.
Next item on the list, uh, Assistant

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City Administrator Lee Jones has got
several issues to go over with us

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tonight. Mr. Jones,
>> good afternoon, Mayor and Council. Um, I

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have been asked to talk fast given the
length of today's agenda, but I I don't

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really feel like talking fast, but I
have consolidated four items into two,

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so hopefully that will make things move
along quickly. Um, the first item on the

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agenda, the font is really messed up.
Um, not sure how that happened, but it's

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legible. So, um, the first item on the
agenda is a request to accept a proposal

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from Innerboroough Partners LLC, uh, to
create a comprehensive plan for the city

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and to allow the the mayor to negotiate
and accept and execute a professional

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services contract with Inner Bureau, an
amount not to exceed $500,000.

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Your agenda item summary in your packet
uh was incorrect. the account where we

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were pulling this this uh money for the
comp plan for. Um John informed me that

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he actually budgeted $300,000
and uh the capital fund uh fund 38 um

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for 2026. So it won't be coming from our
consulting services. it will be coming

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from fund 38 um with an additional
200,000 uh in 2027. Since this is

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spanning uh both 2026 and 2027,
uh we're requesting $300,000 this year

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and then 200,000 in the following year.
Uh the comp plan is a long-term policy

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document. that will serve as a guide for
both public and private actions and

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decisions that will help ensure quality
and measured development in line with

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the community's vision. And uh that was
a key component of this was making sure

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that we had really broad um uh public
engagement throughout the life of the

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plan. Inter Partners is is well known in
planning circles for their creative um

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uh public engagement uh expertise and
and the way that they go about getting

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input from communities. Um so this is
not just your typical comp plan in that

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we we put together a very specific RFP
last year before it went out and we

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asked for these elements that were kind
of over and above what you typically

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find in a comp plan. The first is what's
called a public engagement plan or a

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PEP. Um at the very outset of this
project, they will develop a plan for

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how best to engage our community unique
to the city of Gulf Shores. Um we also

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uh required a market study. So several
of the teams didn't have an economist on

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their team. Innerboroough's team does
have an economist. uh he's worked on

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dozens of of comprehensive plans, but
we're going to do a a full-blown

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citywide uh market study as part of the
comprehensive plan. And and while we do

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have um several elements that make up
our current master plan for the city, we

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don't have a consolidated comprehensive
plan. So, this will be the first time

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for us to develop a baseline assessment
of our community, our profile. Um so we

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wanted to make sure that that was uh the
intent of this plan. Also a detailed

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multimmodal transportation plan. We have
a major street plan that is built on

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federal highway commission um
requirements for arterials collectors

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local roads. It's all uh it's all about
moving cars. We have one of those. But

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the multimmodal transportation plan is
all about moving people. So, we wanted

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to make sure that the the the
respondents knew that we wanted

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something that was more than just about
focused on automobiles. Uh, we also

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included the draft vision 2035 plan in
the RFP. So, they knew we weren't

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starting from ground zero. We've done a
lot of community engagement to get the

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core values and the goals of our 2035
plan set. So, they will be building on

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that effort as well. and also uh
something that we could translate easily

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into small area plans as well as as
zoning. So we don't want this plan to

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sit on a a shelf. U we want to make sure
that it's easily transferable into

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zoning and other more detailed small
area plans. And finally we requested a

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detailed implementation plan. We don't
want it to sit on the shelf. We want to

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make sure that we can take the
recommendations from this plan and

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implement them over time. Uh just a
brief timeline of the process for this

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decision. In December of 2025, we did
put out an RFP across multiple uh

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national uh channels uh Planet Edison,
APA, um several different websites where

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this RFP went out. We closed acceptance
of uh proposals from qualified firms. on

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February 13th of this year, we received
12 proposals uh from teams across the

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country and I think it's a testament to
and and in the interviews we heard from

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folks they just people really want to
work here in the city of Gulf Shores. I

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was um I was overwhelmed by the quality
of the subittles that we received from

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nationally recognized firms and teams
all who wanted to work here in Gulf

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Shores because of of what we have to
offer. Um the week of February 16th, the

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the selection committee scored the
proposal. You can't see the list of

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folks on the selection committee, but
it's made up of members of the executive

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department as well as department heads.
Uh February 27th, we met and talked

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through our scores and we selected four
of the 12 teams to interview. And then

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on March 12th and 13th out at the Eco
Center, we held interviews for the four

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selected firms. After all the teams
interviewed um we met and unanimously

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selected Intera Partners team um to uh
develop the comprehensive plan for the

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city. They stood out among the other
teams both because they were very

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personable. They were easy to talk to.
They answered our questions really well.

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Seemed like a group of folks that we
could uh relate to and work with, but

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also they brought in a team of experts
um that focused on each element of the

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plan. So all of these uh different firms
have worked together on plans in the

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past. Um but they are all nationally
recognized experts in their fields uh

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for these different comprehensive plan
elements. Um there's six different

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elements of the comp plan. I'm I'm
skipping task six in Interro's approach.

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Um the first five ta tasks are inventory
and developing the market study, uh the

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public engagement plan, all those
things. I won't go into those in detail,

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but I did want to focus on the six core
plan elements, which are land use,

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housing, urban design, the mobility
plan, environmental resilience, and

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economic development.
Code studio is a team member that will

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lead uh the land use component of the
plan. And again, all of these plans work

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uh with each other. They're not done in
silos. these these firms that are

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leading these different elements of the
plan will be working together so that

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the land use and mobility or and
economic development are all talking to

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one another and they'll all be
interacting as they develop these

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different elements. But Code Studio is a
national leader in zoning and formbbased

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codes. Um, so seeing them a as one of
the uh the leaders of of the the land

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use element was was great for us. They
will set this up to be easily translated

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into small area plans andor zoning as we
move forward from policy to

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implementation on this. Uh the second
element is housing. Inter will be

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leading this with help from Randy Gross
uh economics, you know, looking at where

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the gaps in our housing market are,
locations, different housing types, how

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much housing, you know, we have um a new
school system that we we are very

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concerned about overburdening as well as
our transportation system. So um where

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where are we going to get the most out
of our housing and what types of housing

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and what's the form of that housing uh
will be uh the goal of the housing

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element. Third is the urban design
element. Um so this will be looking at

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existing conditions for our streets,
parks, civic spaces, uh waterfronts and

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then providing additional opportunities
for uh new civic spaces, uh new streets,

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uh new parks um will all be the the
urban design element. Multimodal

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mobility uh that will be done by Tool
Design. Tool is based in Maryland, but

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they have offices all over the country.
they are a leading expert not just in

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moving cars but moving people. So
they'll be focused on um uh we've had a

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lot uh this year with with ebikes. So
they'll be drilling down into what our

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existing ordinances say, but also what
are best practices nationally, what's

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best for the city of Gulf Shores as far
as um policies and regulations for

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ebikes, golf carts, um our trail
networks, you know, missing sidewalk

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gaps, um transit to school, uh transit
to and from the airport. So um they're

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really going to give us a a deep dive
into uh mobility within the community.

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Wagner and Ball is a multid-disciplinary
firm uh based in New Orleans. They're

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going to be looking at um our uh storm
water ordinance um or lack thereof,

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Jenny. Um uh and um and how we can
improve our storm water ordinance, how

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we can make the most of our parks and
open spaces as far as resilience.

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They'll look at our our um our building
codes and and provide some

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recommendations on how we can build a
better, more resilient um development

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pattern as well as our parks and and
public spaces. Uh final element will be

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economic development. Randy Gross um out
of Nashville will be uh looking at the

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econ economic development component of
the plan. And Randy doesn't just look at

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our current market and and what
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will forecast um out into the future.
This the comp plan is a 20-year uh plan.

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Uh Randy will look 5, 10, 15, 20 years
into the future and help us um develop,

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you know, our small local businesses,
workforce development, as well as

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strategies for uh getting new businesses
and um uh folks in into town. Um task

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eight is going to be the implementation
plan. Again, one of the requirements of

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the uh the RFP was a a robust
implementation plan. This is an example

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from Inner Bureau's St. Louis um
project. But we will um develop a very

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detailed um implementation plan that
goes from goals and objectives to tasks

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to those responsible for those tasks and
what time frames um those tasks will be

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undertaken. Um, and we'll roll that into
strategic plans as well. Um, building

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off of the comp plan. And then finally,
the final draft. That is not a a draft

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of of one of Interro's comp plans.
That's actually a a graphic novel that

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they developed just to help folks
understand what zoning and and land use

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was. Um, but uh the last phase of it
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get that plan adopted. Um, so, uh,
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proposal from Interboro and then allow
the mayor to negotiate and execute a

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contract with inner burough for an
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I'd be happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you, League Council. Questions,

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comments?
Anybody in the audience questions,

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comments?
I'll just say I'm looking forward to it

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and I know it's been a ton of work and I
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of it too is all the work that's going
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But I think from a a standpoint of the
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gives give me confidence and trying to
know or knowing that what we want we're

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getting what we want but also knowing
where to put it and how that affects our

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quality of life while we maintain that
economic resilience which is what we're

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always trying to balance. that
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and as we finalize that then being able
to put that into something that concrete

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this is what that means and this is what
we're looking for. It's a great

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opportunity for help us do as we did in
vision 2025 define our future and work

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toward a goal and make it happen and
don't just sit back and let it or hope

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it happens. So good good group too. So,
any other comments? Council, anybody in

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the audience? Anything?
Lee, you have one more?

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» Yes, sir. Um, this is uh one that is
actually three different resolutions.

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Um, this is a West Gulf Avenue rightway
relocation.

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Michael, my clicker is not
>> Okay, there we go.

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Um, and here's the font again. But, uh,
so, uh, this will not be on your agenda

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next week. This actually we have to
advertise this for 28 days. It's a

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right-of-way vacation. So, we'll
advertise this for 28 days. So, this

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will be on a council agenda as a public
hearing item in May. Um, so the first

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resolution is to vacate 1.37 acres of
West Gulf Avenue. to its unopened ride

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ofway. Um the second resolution is to
establish a vacation fee. All these uh

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state laws that are referenced here uh
the state won't allow us just to give

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away right away. So we have to establish
a fee for that ride ofway. And once that

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rightway is vacated, it's vacated to the
adjacent property owners. But so that

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second resolution is a resolution to
establish that vacation fee. So, what's

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the property worth? Essentially, what
are we getting in exchange for it? The

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third resolution is authorizing the
mayor and city clerk to execute a quick

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claim deed to convey that 1.37 acres of
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uh council uh agrees to vacate the right
of way. They establish a fee for that

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vacation and they authorize the mayor to
actually quit claim that property to the

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adjacent property owners. This is the
right of way in question. The image on

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the right is First Baptist Church. Um
here on the island, that's uh West 22nd

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Avenue on the north, uh First Street on
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the south. You can see First Baptist
Church in their parking lot there. That

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purple color is the existing West Gulf
Avenue that is that we're requesting to

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vacate. It really doesn't tie into
anything. It doesn't tie into West 20th

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anymore. really just serves as a
circulator for the the parking lot for

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First Baptist Church. First Baptist
Church would like to expand their

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facilities as well as their parking. If
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you know that parking there, they're
they're in need of additional parking.

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So, they would like to expand their
parking lot into that ride of way. This

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is something we've been working on for a
long time. Um, and it's a matter of uh

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figuring out the ride ofway vacation fee
that we finally have an answer to in

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order to vacate this ride ofway and
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Uh, the southern another southern
portion of West Gulf Avenue was vacated

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back in 2018 prior to the construction
of the Circle K um there on the corner

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of 20th and 59 as well. 59 cuts right
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there is a a portion of what it's east
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provides access to the uh city parking
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that's the last remnant of Gulf Avenue
in this vicinity. That image on the

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left, the first thing we had to do was
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legal descriptions written. So, that's
what the image on the left is. That's a

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survey and legal for the ride ofway to
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second resolution that you'll hear in
May is the establishment of a vacation

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fee. Staff is proposing that uh the
vacation fee be the dedication of

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property in the airport area. Uh this is
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the Randy McKenna who's the owner of
Equity Builders, you can see on the

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again the survey and legal to the left
there. Equity Builders owns a a parcel

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at uh in the Aviation and Business Park
and DCNR owns a parcel to the south of

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that. We've been working with DCNR and
Randy McKini to reorient these two lots

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to create this ride ofway so that we can
make a connection to the airport that is

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almost finalized. It's at the Department
of Treasury now. DCNR has agreed to

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everything. There's a um there's
actually a fish and wildlife uh deed

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restriction on the DCNR property that
we're working to remove. Uh DC&R tells

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us that's going to happen in a matter of
days. So this has been a long time in

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the process. Randy is a member of First
Baptist Church. He's been wanting to

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help them uh vacate that ride ofway and
we've worked this out um so that he can

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make an inind donation to the church and
then the church will then donate this

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ride ofway to the city for a connection
uh to the airport terminal. They're both

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pieces of property. Uh just just worked
out. They are are the same size. So it's

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1.37 acres that we're requesting to be
vacated West Gulf. And this donation is

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1.37 acres. Uh which provides a very
needed secondary access to the terminal.

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These are the two surveys side by side.
Again, the same acreage, different

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locations. Sorry about the giant red
arrow. Um, but just wanted to show it in

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context. So that blue circle down the
bottom lefthand corner is the West Gulf

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Avenue that we want to vacate and we're
relocating it through the donation from

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First Baptist Church as a secondary
entrance into the airport area. And

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that's the blue circle up in the upper
right hand corner. This is um the uh

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what we call a road map from the
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waterway east. You can barely tell on
this aerial, but it it's a project

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that's been underway for a few years
now. It connects 59 out to the new 161

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bridge road. Um you it's it's amazing to
look at this from back in 2022. There's

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there's no um tower at the airport.
There's no temporary terminal. It's just

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amazing to look at how much progress has
taken place in the airport area just in

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a matter of three or four years. Um but
that plan included this connection to

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Commerce Drive, the secondary connection
into the the terminal. You can see it

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outlined there in um red. That's the
future terminal location. We have the

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existing access into the terminal, but
this one outlined in red will set up a

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secondary access into the terminal. This
is a zoomed in view of that Commerce

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Drive connection. It's always been a
part of the Waterway East project. We

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need to go ahead and transfer this right
away so ASI while they're out there on

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site can construct this connection to
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Again, the the airport area uh small
area plan highlighted there with the red

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outline. That's the access we're looking
for. Ultimately, we'd like to have three

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accesses into the airport area, but this
is the the secondary one that is much

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needed as the terminal grows.
So, the third resolution here is uh if

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that um rightway donation of the 1.37
acres at um Commerce Drive into the

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terminal is made, then this resolution
will authorize the mayor to quick claim

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that the the West Gulf Avenue property,
the First Baptist Church, once the fee

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the fee is paid. So, we think this is a
really important connection. We think

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this serves a much better purpose for
the city uh to provide this connection

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to the airport than the existing West
Gulf Avenue does. And we do recommend

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approval of these three resolutions. Be
happy to answer any questions.

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» Thank you, Lee. Council, any questions,
comments?

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Great opportunity and great generous
donation from Randy McKenna. We need to

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recognize that and and thank him for his
commitment to help the airport and also

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help the church get what they want. So
delighted that this came together like

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it is and so really excited for this
opportunity. Anybody in the audience

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with any questions or comments?
>> Thank you, Lee.

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» Yes, sir.
>> Well done.

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» Next item on the agenda is authorize a
contract with FA Engineering for annual

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beach monitoring. Raymond. Yes sir. If
you'll recall in 23 and 24 we did a

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beach reourishment project where Gulf
Shores, Orange Beach, the state of

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Alabama put approximately 32,000 cubic
yards of beach back on or sand back on

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our beaches. And
one of the things that we have to do, we

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monitor our beach loss and gain each
year. And by doing that, we contract

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with FAT Associates with um Al Browder
who's been with us since our first

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researchment project back in 2006 from
Olsen Associates now with FAT. Um been a

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great partner with us and doing this
monitoring each year allows us to

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maintain good standards with FEMA. So if
we have any other storms, then we'll

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know exactly what how much sound we have
or how much to gain or put back. And

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what this is is just a two-year contract
that will allow us to continue to use

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them and uh updates the pricing that
they've given us over the past few

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years. This is a budgeted item each year
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» Council questions, comments,
baseline study so we can prove what we

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had. The storm comes through, we can
prove what we lost. And that's that's

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how we quantify opportunities for
replacement overtime with FEMA. So, any

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questions or comments from the audience?
>> Brandon, thank you.

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» Thank you,
>> Toby.

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» Yes, sir.
>> Got something?

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» I do. I have a couple things. The first
thing I have is a board reappointment.

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Uh, Frank Holland to be reappointed as
municipal court judge and attorney Ken

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Reigns to be reappointed as the city's
prosecutor. both to serve two two-year

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term. Um, Judge Holland's term will be
April 16, 2026 to April 16, 2028. Um,

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attorney Ken Reigns will be April 23rd,
2026 to April 23rd, 2028. I will be

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happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you, Toby. Any questions? Anybody?

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» You got something else?
>> I do. Yes, sir. Uh, the next thing I

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have is a ABC license from Walmart. Uh,
Walmart store here in Gulf Shores has

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applied for a lounge retail liquor
license. Um, they currently have a

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license to sell beer and wine, but they
would like to sell liquor as well. Um,

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it will be scheduled for a public
hearing at the April 13th council

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meeting. I'll be happy to answer any
questions.

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» There'll be any questions? Anybody?
Jenny,

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» my font's messed up, too. Good
afternoon, council and mayor. Um, I have

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a couple items tonight. The first is uh
naming Alabama 161 southbound. As you

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know, ALDOT has been constructing uh a
new roadway which will become the

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extension of Alabama 161 southbound
shown here on the left side of the

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screen in sort of orange. Um this
schedule this road is scheduled to open

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in May. Um they're ten Aldot is
tenatively shooting for the week of May

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18th to get that road opened. Um and
with the opening of that road, Baldwin

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uh E 911 has asked Gulf Shores, Orange
Beach, and Baldwin County to uh adopt a

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name for this road. Um they need to have
a name to reduce confusion for public

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safety and for emergency responders. So,
we um have all come together on the name

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Alabama Beaches Parkway. So, this will
be before you to vote on next week to

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name that section of Alabama 161 Alabama
Beaches Parkway.

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» Happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you, Jenny. Questions, comments?

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Anybody?
>> Another one?

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Uh the next one I have is uh for the
engineering design and construction

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manual professional services contract to
be executed by the mayor. Um currently

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the city does not have a unified
engineering design and construction

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manual. Our existing engineering
requirements are dispersed among the

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subdivision regulations and the city
code. Um many of those specifications

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are were written more than 20 years ago
and are significantly outdated. Uh some

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of them are are lesser standards than
ALDOT or our neighboring jurisdictions

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require. Um so we would like to bring
those up to date. Uh additionally with

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the comprehensive plan um that we are
currently undergoing as a city as well

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as a full rewrite of our subdivision
regulations uh by the planning

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department this year. this is a good
timing to really clean up all those

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codes, get everything in the documents
that they should be in. Um, so we put a

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an RFP, a request for proposals out in
February for this and received three

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proposals. Uh, after reviewing those, we
found they were all all good, but um, in

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in the city's opinion, MP Design Group
really stood out among the among those

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as as a good candidate for the
engineering standards. uh they'll help

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us write the technical details really
for everything in our ride ofway as well

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as storm water regulations that'll
they'll carry across the entire city.

406
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:39,800
So, uh we are asking the council to
accept the proposal from MP Design Group

407
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:39,800
in an amount not to exceed $144,300

408
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:46,640
uh and allow the mayor to execute that
contract. Happy to answer any questions.

409
00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:51,359
» Thank you, Jenny. Council, any
questions, comments? I have a question.

410
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:55,280
Will this be um in partnership with the
comp plan?

411
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:57,200
» Remember mentioned storm water? I didn't
know if that's

412
00:38:56,000 --> 00:39:00,320
» they will. Yeah.
>> Yeah. We're going to work on all all the

413
00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:04,880
all all the documents will talk to each
other. So the comp plan will provide

414
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:08,800
sort of an overarching concept and then
the engineering design manual will

415
00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:13,760
provide really the technical details
that support the comp plan.

416
00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:19,280
» Anybody in the audience questions,
comments?

417
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:24,960
» Jenny, one more. uh one last and that is
to accept the roadways in the Aventur

418
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:29,760
subdivision um and allow golf carts on
those same roadways. So here you see a

419
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:35,280
map on the left showing um the roadways
in yellow that are included in this uh

420
00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:41,200
as Aventura was constructed in four
phases from 2017 to 2022. So the

421
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:45,839
developer has met both the 24-month
waiting period as well as 50% lock lot

422
00:39:44,079 --> 00:39:51,359
occupancy for all of the phases in
Aventura. The developer provided us with

423
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:56,000
letters of credit uh for shity for a
maintenance and war warranty period on

424
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:59,839
the roadway and engineering has done in
some inspections on those rideways and

425
00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:03,839
found several deficiencies within the
roadways. We have been working with the

426
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:08,560
developer to make those corrections but
there are still some outstanding issues

427
00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:14,680
out there. So, um, in working with the
developers, 68 Ventures has agreed to

428
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:14,680
pay the city $580,484.50

429
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:21,280
to cover the cost of these repairs, uh,
and allow the city to then, uh, take

430
00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:26,400
over maintenance of the roads and make
those repairs in 2026.

431
00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:31,760
So with this acceptance, the city will
take on that responsibility, put that in

432
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:35,760
our 2026 roadway repair funds uh and
release 68 ventures of their maintenance

433
00:40:33,839 --> 00:40:39,599
responsibilities on the roadways as well
as the bonds that we are currently

434
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:43,760
holding for them. We believe this amount
will cover all the outstanding work that

435
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:48,720
needs completed in those roads. Um
Aventur was also marketed as a golf cart

436
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:51,920
friendly subdivision. Um and residents
have been using golf carts in this

437
00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:56,880
subdivision. So, with the acceptance of
the roadways, we also recommend allowing

438
00:40:54,560 --> 00:41:00,720
golf carts in the neighborhood. Um, and
with all of this, engineering has

439
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:04,400
coordinated very closely with the police
department and public works department

440
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:08,720
on the outstanding items that need done
as well as enforcement on these

441
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:17,319
roadways. Happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you, Jenny. Council, any questions

442
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:17,319
from audience? Anybody? Yes, sir.

443
00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:26,480
» Good afternoon, Ray Moore. Uh, talking
about the golf carts and and y'all are

444
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:31,040
going to be considering adding the golf
carts to Aventura.

445
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:38,800
There's about 18 business owners or
managers in Pelican Place and two down

446
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:43,760
at Lulu's that have been working with me
on proposal that I did email to y'all.

447
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:48,160
uh when y'all are thinking about adding
the golf carts, if y'all could look at

448
00:41:45,359 --> 00:41:53,760
that and maybe maybe add that, look at
it, it would it would add connectivity

449
00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:59,599
for the residents that are north of the
inter coastal so that we could get to

450
00:41:56,480 --> 00:42:04,480
restaurants, uh shopping areas and also
to Lulu's. And the pedestrian bridge

451
00:42:01,839 --> 00:42:09,040
hopefully is going to be fixed, not
fixed, completed end of the year,

452
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:16,640
beginning of next year. that would also
give us access to the waterway village

453
00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:22,960
down there. It's it's a it's a ways off
before it is done. But if y'all would it

454
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:27,599
at least look at adding those six roads
and those other two subdivisions, that

455
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:32,240
would do a lot for the community that's
north of the inter coastal to let us get

456
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:36,079
around on other ways other than uh
driving our cars. But if y'all just

457
00:42:34,240 --> 00:42:39,520
consider that, we'd appreciate it.
Thanks.

458
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:43,680
» Thank you, Rick. We'll do anybody else
questions, comments.

459
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:51,119
» Just want to clarify. So for the um
police enforcement for everyone. So once

460
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:56,480
this is passed or accepted then now we
can enforce speeding any kind of traffic

461
00:42:54,480 --> 00:43:01,119
violations which was one of the biggest
concerns with the residents in Aventura.

462
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:05,119
» That's correct. So, um, this will be
before you next week to vote on and then

463
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:09,640
once it's passed, then yes, police will
be able to enforce on those roadways.

464
00:43:10,319 --> 00:43:17,480
Anything else? Thank you, Jenny.
Marco.

465
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:28,880
» Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. We
have a uh request to authorize

466
00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:33,680
acceptance of an Alabama state and local
cyber security grant program award

467
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:38,240
providing $165,000 worth of hardware and
licensing which we applied for to

468
00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:42,720
upgrade our traffic system. This is not
a reimbursement grant and requires no

469
00:43:40,319 --> 00:43:47,119
matching funds. All necessary hardware,
software, and licensing will be provided

470
00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:51,119
directly by the Alabama state and local
cyber security grant provider and no

471
00:43:49,599 --> 00:43:54,960
city funds are required for project
completion.

472
00:43:53,520 --> 00:44:00,480
I'm happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you, Marco. Anybody

473
00:43:58,079 --> 00:44:04,319
any questions or comments?
Like those kind.

474
00:44:02,319 --> 00:44:10,800
» Well done.
Next, uh Anna

475
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:14,560
» got a couple for us.
>> Yes, sir. Good afternoon. Uh before you

476
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:18,640
was a request to make two amendments to
two existing loans with the airport

477
00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:23,359
authority. If you recall, you'd
previously uh allowed us to extend a

478
00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:27,599
$1.1 million operating line of credit
for operating expenses with the airport

479
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:33,599
authority uh following the completion of
terminal 1.0. That line of credit was

480
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:40,400
intended to cover expenses through 2025
and 2026. uh we are asking to increase

481
00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:45,440
that cap from 1.1 million to 2.3 million
and that will extend through 2026 and

482
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:50,640
cover operational expenses estimated
through September 30th of 2027. That is

483
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:55,200
when their fiscal year ends and at that
time uh the line of credit for

484
00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:58,880
operational expenses shall be repaid. Uh
we did work very closely with Jesse

485
00:44:56,800 --> 00:45:02,880
Fosnau, the airport director, to uh
estimate these expenses to the best of

486
00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:06,160
our ability and I'm happy to answer any
questions or I can move on to the next

487
00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:09,599
request.
>> Thank you, Annie. Any questions or

488
00:45:07,599 --> 00:45:13,119
comments?
>> Okay, you can go.

489
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:18,640
» Yes, sir. Within the same uh agenda item
summary, we also discovered an error in

490
00:45:16,240 --> 00:45:24,480
a previously adopted uh amortization
schedule. Just a little history. Uh you

491
00:45:21,599 --> 00:45:31,200
all extended a $3 million loan to
construct terminal 1.0 and it was later

492
00:45:28,079 --> 00:45:36,319
increased to 3,815,000.
Unfortunately, the amortization schedule

493
00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:40,800
which was adopted as exhibit A uh was
never fully advertised to the additional

494
00:45:39,119 --> 00:45:47,280
$815,000.
So, we are asking to adopt the corrected

495
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:51,040
amortization schedule for $3,815,000.
And none of the terms of loan will

496
00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:55,599
change. It will remain an 11-year
payback at 6% interest, interest free

497
00:45:53,839 --> 00:46:00,240
for the first three years, interest only
for the next three and fully advertised

498
00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:03,599
um following those first six years.
Happy to answer any questions if you

499
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:06,400
have them and apologize for the
oversight.

500
00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:13,000
» Thank you, Anna. Questions, comments,
anybody?

501
00:46:08,319 --> 00:46:13,000
Thank you, Anna. Alex.

502
00:46:17,119 --> 00:46:23,200
» Good afternoon, Mayor and Council
members. Uh, I'm here to present a

503
00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:27,680
recommended update to the city's list of
designated financial institutions for

504
00:46:25,119 --> 00:46:32,960
public funds. The purpose of this
request is to expand our pool of

505
00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:38,079
qualified banking partners so the city
can have more options for depositing and

506
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:42,640
investing public funds while maintaining
the highest level of security. All

507
00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:48,400
institutions on our list must
participate in Alabama's safe program

508
00:46:45,680 --> 00:46:52,240
security for Alabama funds enhancement
which provides collateral protection for

509
00:46:50,240 --> 00:46:55,680
municipal deposits.
Every bank we recommend today meets this

510
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:59,760
requirement.
Specifically, we're asking council to

511
00:46:57,599 --> 00:47:03,760
approve the addition of uh three
institutions.

512
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:09,040
Ransen bank uh they have formally
requested to be added uh to our list of

513
00:47:06,240 --> 00:47:14,000
approved banking service providers. The
finance committee has already reviewed

514
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:20,400
and approved their addition. For
reference, Ransen Bank recently provided

515
00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:25,520
the city with a $20 million loan for a
airport terminal 1.5 expansion through

516
00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:29,599
the serious 2026b
general obligation warrant de

517
00:47:27,599 --> 00:47:35,520
demonstrating their willingness uh to
support important city projects.

518
00:47:32,319 --> 00:47:40,079
The next bank uh is Pinnacle Bank. This
is a Tennessee based bank that has

519
00:47:38,079 --> 00:47:45,040
requested to be cons considered for
future investment opportunities and hope

520
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:50,640
to have a brick and mortar bank in the
future. And the last one on the list is

521
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:55,680
Huntington Bank, formerly Cadence Bank
or Bank Corp South. Following their

522
00:47:53,440 --> 00:48:00,000
merger, we're requesting to add
Huntington Bank to our approved list

523
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:04,560
contingent upon their successful
acceptance

524
00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:09,599
uh into this safe program. We expect
this process to be completed by

525
00:48:06,319 --> 00:48:13,520
approximately April 30th, 2026,
and they're currently covered under

526
00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:18,640
Cadence's safe program umbrella for 90
days. We believe that adding these

527
00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:23,520
institutions will give the city greater
flexibility and competitive options when

528
00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:27,839
managing our banking and investment
relationships. Uh staff recommends

529
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:31,680
approval of the additional bank
depository institutions and I'm happy to

530
00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:37,520
answer any questions.
>> Thank you, Alex. Any questions? anybody.

531
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:41,280
» Alex, why don't you introduce yourself
and tell us what your job is? This your

532
00:48:39,599 --> 00:48:44,559
first time at the microphone, so say
hello to everybody.

533
00:48:42,079 --> 00:48:48,319
» Hi, my name is Alex Chyavi. Uh, I'm a
county supervisor. So, I'm originally

534
00:48:46,720 --> 00:48:53,680
from Northwest Mississippi, as you can
tell by my accent.

535
00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:56,160
» I apologize.
So,

536
00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:59,160
» thank you, Alex. You're welcome. Good
job.

537
00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:05,800
Uh Andy, planning and zoning.

538
00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:17,200
» Good afternoon, mayor and city council.
We have a one item before you. It's a

539
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:24,720
pre-zone and annexation request uh for
Riviera Properties.

540
00:49:20,240 --> 00:49:31,760
Uh the applicant seeks to uh prezone and
annex a 40 acre tract of property. uh

541
00:49:28,079 --> 00:49:36,960
they want to pre-zone 36 acres to R13
and the remainder to general business.

542
00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:42,079
The code of Alabama allows
municipalities to pre-zone and annex

543
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:45,920
properties and it shall uh this type
this process follows the same as a

544
00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:49,839
reszoning process goes to planning
commission and then to the city council

545
00:49:47,839 --> 00:49:53,839
for public hearings. With that being
said, this applica this application will

546
00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:59,680
not be presented next week. It'll have
to be advertised and will be on the

547
00:49:55,359 --> 00:50:05,839
future city council agenda.
The property is located at the northwest

548
00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:11,520
corner of the intersection of Highway 59
and County Road 8 West. It's highlighted

549
00:50:08,319 --> 00:50:14,559
in red.
Currently, the property is not located

550
00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:22,800
in the city of G Shores. It's in a
portion of unzoneed Bowwin County. Uh

551
00:50:19,040 --> 00:50:28,079
and it's currently vacant
uh and vacant wooded

552
00:50:25,359 --> 00:50:32,960
with it being unzone. There is really no
uh uh oversight by Bowwin County or

553
00:50:30,559 --> 00:50:37,520
obviously the city of Gulf Shores or
because it's in an unzoneed piece of

554
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:43,119
part of Bowwin County. Future land use
plan uh has designates this property

555
00:50:40,079 --> 00:50:48,400
with three different future land uses.
The corner which abuts uh state highway

556
00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:53,280
59 is designated commercial and mixed
use with the remainder of the property a

557
00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:58,240
combination of residential low and
residential medium future land use

558
00:50:55,839 --> 00:51:02,880
designations.
Again the applicant proposes to prezone

559
00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:08,400
the corner to general business. It's a
3.6 acre piece of property. You all are

560
00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:14,400
aware of uh general business. It allows
a mix of mixture of uh business type and

561
00:51:11,280 --> 00:51:19,359
commercial type uses.
and the remainder of the property is

562
00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:24,000
proposed to be reszoned to R13.
R133 is a single family zoning district.

563
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:30,000
Right now, I believe the only area of
the city that's zoned R13

564
00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:34,800
is located on West Beach. Um it requires
a larger lot size than a lot of our

565
00:51:33,119 --> 00:51:40,000
existing zoning. I think the minimum lot
width is 85 ft with a minimum lot size

566
00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:43,839
of 15,000 square feet which is greater
than the R14 and the R15 zoning that's

567
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:47,760
kind of predominates throughout the
city.

568
00:51:45,599 --> 00:51:53,760
We did analyze this request against the
future land use plan. Uh a goal of the

569
00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:58,880
future land use plan is to regularize
the city's boundaries. Also again

570
00:51:56,960 --> 00:52:02,000
annexing this property will provide the
city control over any future

571
00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:08,559
development.
um BG the commercial mixeduse is

572
00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:13,680
supported by the proposed BG zoning and
the uh proposed R13

573
00:52:11,920 --> 00:52:18,400
uh zoning complies with the future land
use plan of medium and low density

574
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:22,720
residential uses.
We also analyzed it versus the zoning.

575
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:26,480
Again, the BG zoning district is
appropriate for the 3.6 acre piece of

576
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:34,319
property located at the corner of
Highway 59 and County Road 8 West. And

577
00:52:30,240 --> 00:52:38,800
then the R13 is also appropriate um for
the remainder of the property. It will

578
00:52:36,559 --> 00:52:44,960
allow will provide some larger lot size
and estate type lots that we really have

579
00:52:42,160 --> 00:52:50,240
not uh really seen any subdivi
subdivision or reasonzoning to this type

580
00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:54,880
of uh larger lot size in the recent uh
past.

581
00:52:52,319 --> 00:53:02,000
And here is a conceptual subdivision
plat that was that showing what the 30

582
00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:06,559
the 36 acres divided into 26 lots. They
have submitted this to uh the planning

583
00:53:05,119 --> 00:53:13,640
and zoning department. I think this is
tracking to for a May uh planning

584
00:53:10,240 --> 00:53:13,640
commission meeting.

585
00:53:13,839 --> 00:53:18,480
And with that staff and the planning
commission recommend the city council

586
00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:22,319
approve the prezoning and annexation of
the subject properties.

587
00:53:20,880 --> 00:53:26,400
Happy to answer any questions.
>> Thank you, Andy. Council, any questions,

588
00:53:24,480 --> 00:53:32,520
comments,
audience, anybody?

589
00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:32,520
» Andy, thank you.

590
00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:38,119
Chief Netdermire,

591
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:45,680
sir. Good afternoon, everyone. No issues
with the font here because I don't have

592
00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:51,760
a slide deck. This should be pretty
quick. Um, we took a look at had us some

593
00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:57,040
residents ask some questions about the
current golf cart ordinance here in Gulf

594
00:53:53,920 --> 00:54:02,079
Shores and they asked why we restricted
usage to 18 and above and I didn't

595
00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:08,559
really have a good answer for it. So,
I'm uh coming forward with a proposal to

596
00:54:05,359 --> 00:54:14,079
change the limit for golf cart operators
on the street on city approved streets

597
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:18,319
to any licensed driver or somebody who
has a would be a learning permit

598
00:54:16,240 --> 00:54:22,720
situation also with a licensed driver
with them.

599
00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:26,800
Just a simple little change of the
ordinance there. Some wordage verbiage.

600
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:29,800
» Thank you, Chief. Any questions?
Anybody?

601
00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:38,559
» Okay.
Next one, also no issues with font. Um,

602
00:54:36,079 --> 00:54:43,839
with growth, with growth comes growth.
Uh, as you all know, the the Gulf Shores

603
00:54:41,359 --> 00:54:48,720
International Airport has expanded to 13
destinations and those 13 destinations

604
00:54:46,559 --> 00:54:53,200
are in obviously in addition to the six
that we already have. Uh, I got together

605
00:54:51,119 --> 00:54:57,520
with Jesse with the airport and we took
a look at the scheduling that is going

606
00:54:54,800 --> 00:55:03,040
to begin this May and we cannot cover
the airport anymore with just two

607
00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:07,359
officers. Uh we took a you know that the
there were some days where the earliest

608
00:55:05,599 --> 00:55:12,240
the officers would have to be there in
order to conduct the sweep of the

609
00:55:09,359 --> 00:55:16,400
airport and when the last plane came in
would go beyond a typical 12-h hour

610
00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:21,920
shift which would automatically place
officers in an overtime situation which

611
00:55:18,559 --> 00:55:26,880
is no big deal but there is also a need
around the airport to on those busy days

612
00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:30,960
to adjust the traffic flow. We need an
officer out there to keep the traffic

613
00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:35,440
moving when when passengers are coming
in and passengers are picked people are

614
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:39,520
being picked up. So we need an officer
out there. It's just additional flights,

615
00:55:37,599 --> 00:55:42,720
additional resources are needed. So
we're proposing for the remainder of

616
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:48,760
this year to add one officer to the
airport, which would be an additional

617
00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:48,760
staffing of our current levels.

618
00:55:48,960 --> 00:55:56,640
» Thank you, Chief. questions, comments,
council,

619
00:55:54,079 --> 00:56:00,599
audience, anybody.
>> Thank you, sir.

620
00:55:57,359 --> 00:56:00,599
» Thank you.

621
00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:15,119
» I use the same font as chief did. So,
uh, the first item I have before you

622
00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:20,799
today is, uh, the replacement of two
UTVs to be used by our beach enforcement

623
00:56:17,280 --> 00:56:26,480
unit. Um early March we advertised for
bids for for the replacement of those

624
00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:32,000
two UTVs. Uh the bids were open March 26
with four conforming bids. Lowest bid

625
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:37,040
being received from Gulf Shores
Powersports. So we are asking that you

626
00:56:35,119 --> 00:56:43,480
award the bid for the purchase of two
UTVs to Gulf Shores Powersports in an

627
00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:43,480
amount not to exceed $47,15660.

628
00:56:45,040 --> 00:56:53,720
I'll be happy to answer any questions.
Thank you, Joe. Council, any questions,

629
00:56:49,359 --> 00:56:53,720
comments, audience, anybody?

630
00:56:53,760 --> 00:57:00,960
» Thank you, D. Chief, you got no?
>> Yes, sir. Asking for more money. Um the

631
00:56:58,960 --> 00:57:04,880
uh what we have before you here is a
contract Motorola Solutions to provide

632
00:57:03,040 --> 00:57:09,680
an overall digital evidence management
system. If this sounds familiar, we did

633
00:57:07,359 --> 00:57:14,480
present in the 26 budget package and it
was approved then. Um, this is for our

634
00:57:12,240 --> 00:57:19,119
body warn camera storage, our mobile
video camera storage, and all digital

635
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:23,119
evidence storage. There's a lot of other
components that will help share with the

636
00:57:20,880 --> 00:57:27,520
community, have the community share with
us videos of of potential crimes and

637
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:32,000
things like that. Uh, this, as I said
before, this was approved in the 26

638
00:57:30,079 --> 00:57:36,640
budget package. However, there was some
wording in the contract that had to be

639
00:57:33,680 --> 00:57:42,480
re uh redone to adhere to purchasing
agreement. So, what we're asking for is

640
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:47,480
to enter into a contract with Motorola
Solutions in amount not to exceed

641
00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:47,480
329,875.89

642
00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:58,160
and that will be spread over three
budget years. The first one is already

643
00:57:53,520 --> 00:58:01,359
budgeted in its account item for that.
I'll be happy to answer any questions.

644
00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:04,720
» Thank you, DC. Any questions or
comments?

645
00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:10,799
Council,
audience, anybody?

646
00:58:07,440 --> 00:58:15,319
Thank you, sir.
Public engagement manager Lindsay.

647
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:24,000
Good evening, mayor and council.
Tonight, I'm pre presenting the

648
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:29,440
recommended funding allocations for the
city's 2026 spring nonprofit grant

649
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:33,680
program cycle. As a reminder, the
nonprofit grant program was launched

650
00:58:31,440 --> 00:58:38,160
last year to support local nonprofit
organizations that provide a direct

651
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:42,640
impact to the residents of Gulf Shores.
For the spring 2026 cycle, where we're

652
00:58:40,720 --> 00:58:46,160
recommending a total allocation of
$6,000,

653
00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:51,359
these funds will be distributed evenly
among three nonprofit organizations,

654
00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:55,520
each receiving $2,000 grants. The
organizations recommended for this

655
00:58:53,119 --> 00:58:59,839
funding cycle are the Little Lagoon
Preservation Society, South Baldwin

656
00:58:57,839 --> 00:59:04,799
Community Theater, and the Junior
Women's Club of Gulf Shores. Um, just to

657
00:59:02,960 --> 00:59:09,839
summarize what the money will be going
towards, uh, the Little Lagoon

658
00:59:07,119 --> 00:59:14,640
Preservation Society will be utilizing
this funding for its oyster gardening

659
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:18,559
program. The Little Lagoon Preservation
Society engages more than a hundred

660
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:23,839
volunteers, including Gulf Shores Middle
and High School students, in hands-on

661
00:59:21,119 --> 00:59:28,559
oyster gardening to support ecological
restoration in Little Lagoon. The grant

662
00:59:26,720 --> 00:59:34,319
will support the purchase of replacement
oyster cages, an oyster spat, and basic

663
00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:39,119
program supplies such as nylon rope and
cleats. And last year, their program

664
00:59:36,720 --> 00:59:43,760
produced more than 92,000 oysters to
build a new sanctuary reef. Um, the

665
00:59:41,680 --> 00:59:48,880
South Baldwin Community Theater will be
utilizing the grant funding for a

666
00:59:46,240 --> 00:59:53,280
facility expansion. This theater is the
oldest continuously operating theater in

667
00:59:51,200 --> 00:59:58,880
Baldwin County, and they've reached the
limits of their existing facility. Um,

668
00:59:56,079 --> 01:00:04,160
so this $2,000 allocation will co cover
initial site preparation, specifically

669
01:00:01,119 --> 01:00:09,920
clearing dense brush, so surveyors can
complete assessments required before

670
01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:13,839
architectural planning. Um, the last
organization, the Junior Women's Club of

671
01:00:11,839 --> 01:00:17,680
Gulf Shores, is going to utilize grant
funding for the Clothe the Children

672
01:00:15,359 --> 01:00:22,079
program. This initiative provides
essential clothing to Gulf Shore City

673
01:00:19,359 --> 01:00:27,440
School students experiencing clothing in
insecurity. Teachers and counselors

674
01:00:24,880 --> 01:00:30,960
identify students in need and volunteers
from the Junior Women's Club shop

675
01:00:29,040 --> 01:00:37,119
discreetly for each child spending a
minimum of $250 per students. Items

676
01:00:34,799 --> 01:00:41,760
include shoes, socks, underwear, shirts,
pants, and seasonally appropriate items

677
01:00:39,119 --> 01:00:46,640
such as coats. All items are delivered
privately to the school to maintain each

678
01:00:44,079 --> 01:00:50,160
child's dignity. So, in summary, these
three organizations demonstrate

679
01:00:48,160 --> 01:00:54,319
measurable community- centered outcomes
in environmental stewardship, arts

680
01:00:52,480 --> 01:00:59,440
access, and just general youth
well-being. Our staff recommends council

681
01:00:57,119 --> 01:01:05,920
approves the allocation of $6,000 for
the 2026 spring nonprofit grant program

682
01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:09,040
with $2,000 dollars awarded to each of
the three organizations. And I'll answer

683
01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:15,280
any questions.
>> Thank you, Nancy. Council

684
01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:21,040
questions, comments, anybody?
>> Thank you very much.

685
01:01:17,839 --> 01:01:25,119
» Next, uh Mr. Han, you've got four things
it looks like.

686
01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:30,319
» Yes, sir.
Thank you. So, our first item is award

687
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:33,520
the bid for our VMS, which is our
variable message board that we have

688
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:39,839
throughout the city that we can be able
to display messages for traffic or any

689
01:01:36,559 --> 01:01:46,559
type of emergencies. Um, so we went to
bid March 12th. U we opened bids and um

690
01:01:43,760 --> 01:01:52,799
for two VMS boards which we budgeted for
for 2026. Our lowest bib was Armasco,

691
01:01:50,640 --> 01:01:58,319
but they didn't meet the specifications.
there's things that the guys need in the

692
01:01:54,559 --> 01:02:06,760
field with it. So, they uh we have we're
dropping that bid and awarding the bid

693
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:06,760
to ProLogics IT for 39,76122.

694
01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:14,720
So, that is that's for two boards. And
so, the beauty on this is if they need

695
01:02:12,880 --> 01:02:19,520
the police department or fire department
needs a message changed or traffic

696
01:02:17,119 --> 01:02:23,599
condition change or the uh it's been
remedied, you can turn it off by your

697
01:02:21,119 --> 01:02:27,200
phone. you can just you type a different
message. So it's it can be handled

698
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:31,599
remotely and that keeps anybody having
to go back in traffic, sit in traffic to

699
01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:39,680
be able to go turn the message board off
for um just so it's a whole lot more

700
01:02:35,359 --> 01:02:44,640
streamlined. It's worth it for us. So um
so that's that's all I have for that

701
01:02:42,079 --> 01:02:50,880
that item, but it is a budgeted item.
>> Questions, comments? Anybody? Okay. No.

702
01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:57,520
» Okay.
Okay. So our next item

703
01:02:54,559 --> 01:03:05,440
is high school G's high school uh change
order number four. So we have um

704
01:03:03,040 --> 01:03:09,760
this this change order involves uh
proposed enhancements for the new high

705
01:03:07,119 --> 01:03:15,039
school project. This change order focus
on bringing the facility to a full

706
01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:19,520
operational condition. Uh and we kind of
categorize uh this change order into

707
01:03:17,599 --> 01:03:23,839
three main categories and that was owner
initiated items

708
01:03:21,760 --> 01:03:27,680
items that the owner needed which the
school needed to be able to open up the

709
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:32,000
school. We have some error in emissions,
some errors in the plans that we were

710
01:03:29,359 --> 01:03:37,599
having to to address and now we're in
the process this past month really been

711
01:03:34,640 --> 01:03:41,920
hitting hard on our code inspections
with the Department of Construction

712
01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:46,720
Management. DCM has been running their
inspections every day and so with our

713
01:03:44,799 --> 01:03:53,039
fire department. So there are some code
requirements that's that's having to uh

714
01:03:50,079 --> 01:03:57,520
now involved with this. So I just kind
of described those three items how

715
01:03:55,359 --> 01:04:03,200
they're categorized. So just kind of a
little bit of a history. Uh if y'all

716
01:03:59,599 --> 01:04:08,400
remember practice pavilion, we we uh 6.8
million that we did for change order

717
01:04:05,200 --> 01:04:12,880
number one. Uh the school paid us back
for that practice pavilion. So that's

718
01:04:10,640 --> 01:04:18,880
covered. Change order number two, we had
the low voltage issue and some roadway

719
01:04:15,359 --> 01:04:24,400
work. Uh that was a 1.5. Then we have
miscellaneous change orders recently on

720
01:04:21,039 --> 01:04:30,319
change order number three at 750,000.
Uh and then change order four which is

721
01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:36,079
before you is 1.9 million. So I just
kind of if you look below it where I had

722
01:04:32,880 --> 01:04:42,480
change order impacts. So normally it's a
a project this size industry standards

723
01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:48,160
is right around 7 to 10% of your
original contract. We're running at a

724
01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:52,400
three and a quarter 3.25% for it. So
we've been working very diligently. We

725
01:04:50,559 --> 01:04:56,079
know somewhere the industry standards is
7 to 10%. I think that was just kind of

726
01:04:54,480 --> 01:04:59,280
really critical and like everybody to
see. I mean, what's I know that when

727
01:04:57,839 --> 01:05:03,920
we're coming with the change orders, it
seems like it is and it is a lot, but

728
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:08,799
also we're very diligent in this
process. So, I just wanted just to to

729
01:05:06,079 --> 01:05:12,720
let y'all know that's where we were. So,
this is what was submitted to the

730
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:20,319
council um when we're doing the change
order. So, you have the items totaling

731
01:05:16,400 --> 01:05:29,119
up to 1.9 million. And so, if you notice
that the owner contingency allowance

732
01:05:22,720 --> 01:05:35,680
replenishment is 1.5 1.4 45 million.
So what I want to be able to describe on

733
01:05:31,359 --> 01:05:42,079
this on the next one uh is this top
section is what the change orders that

734
01:05:38,160 --> 01:05:45,520
the architect Vulkart and the city we
have all approved that work was

735
01:05:44,079 --> 01:05:50,000
completed and that's what the money's
owed.

736
01:05:47,119 --> 01:05:54,880
The next batch below it, we're all
agreeance with the work, but the

737
01:05:51,680 --> 01:05:58,720
architect has not fully approved that
work where it doesn't have a designated

738
01:05:57,119 --> 01:06:03,119
where when the state receives this
change order, it is um it didn't really

739
01:06:01,440 --> 01:06:08,640
have the number attached, but they can
pay it through a um through the

740
01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:12,319
allocation of the replenishment of those
funds. The state can be able to reach in

741
01:06:10,400 --> 01:06:17,599
that pocket and to be the contractor can
charge to that fund. So with the

742
01:06:14,960 --> 01:06:23,920
remainder of that, the third item,
theoretically we have about $300,000

743
01:06:20,720 --> 01:06:28,640
left in contingency funds that if
something happens between now and the

744
01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:33,440
actual end of project of the cert
certificate of occupancy, the CO, we

745
01:06:31,520 --> 01:06:38,559
have a mechanism to be able to pay the
subs, pay the contractor a lot quicker

746
01:06:36,160 --> 01:06:42,960
than coming back with a change order. So
hopefully right now we have captured

747
01:06:40,559 --> 01:06:46,720
everything and we can come back with you
with change order number five which is

748
01:06:45,119 --> 01:06:51,200
called a deductive change order that
we'll be be able the project gives the

749
01:06:48,640 --> 01:06:55,839
money back to the owner said we didn't
use these funds. So I just kind of

750
01:06:53,680 --> 01:07:01,680
wanted just to show you where we fail in
this this alignment where we are. So

751
01:06:58,799 --> 01:07:04,880
here's kind of some examples of some
change orders that are on here. I mean I

752
01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:08,000
can go through all these change orders
but there's 40 of them. So, I don't know

753
01:07:06,480 --> 01:07:13,839
if anybody here want to go through every
single one of them. Uh, but I would, but

754
01:07:10,400 --> 01:07:17,520
I will. Uh, but change 47. So, I know in
the beginning when we were touring the

755
01:07:16,079 --> 01:07:22,559
school, I mean, some of y'all have been
when you could walk by the restroom and

756
01:07:19,680 --> 01:07:27,200
you can kind of see uh into the
bathrooms. So, some schools do have this

757
01:07:25,680 --> 01:07:31,440
so you can be able to keep maybe some
mischief down or or if anybody's vaping,

758
01:07:30,240 --> 01:07:35,839
whatever they're doing right now in the
bathroom. But I don't believe they

759
01:07:34,160 --> 01:07:41,039
really want that the intent to be able
to see anybody at the you know at the at

760
01:07:38,400 --> 01:07:46,480
the bathroom at the mirror. So we built
those walls that you see on the right

761
01:07:43,599 --> 01:07:50,160
hand side to be able to shield and it
still has the intent to be able to have

762
01:07:48,319 --> 01:07:54,640
open air so you don't have to open doors
going to the bathroom. So that's an

763
01:07:52,319 --> 01:08:00,400
example of that. Another example, and
this is owner initiated, is that uh the

764
01:07:57,839 --> 01:08:04,799
locker rooms inside the fieldhouse. Uh
there's a there was curbing that was

765
01:08:02,160 --> 01:08:10,480
called out that the lockers sat on top
of the curbing and it was about 6 in

766
01:08:07,200 --> 01:08:15,200
high. And if you see coach HUD uh
standing right there and the shoulder

767
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:20,480
pads are sitting on top of the um the
locker and the helmet, they couldn't

768
01:08:17,839 --> 01:08:24,799
reach to the top. So we we had them
remove all that concrete for the curving

769
01:08:22,480 --> 01:08:30,799
and drop that down 6 in to be able to
have that. That's kind of that was like

770
01:08:26,960 --> 01:08:36,719
a cop which is um change order proposal
is what that means. So that's 116 and

771
01:08:33,759 --> 01:08:40,719
that is the examples of what we go
through pretty much on a daily basis of

772
01:08:38,719 --> 01:08:45,679
a change and if we agree with that
change then they move on then the

773
01:08:43,199 --> 01:08:50,400
architect approves the actual price of
it. So it goes through multiple hands.

774
01:08:48,080 --> 01:08:54,239
There's RFIs, ASIS, there's everything
that you go through to be able to make

775
01:08:52,239 --> 01:08:58,480
sure that all this is done in
compliance.

776
01:08:56,159 --> 01:09:03,520
So, this is what we're in front of you
now recommending the 1.9 million and

777
01:09:01,199 --> 01:09:09,120
change order number four. There's a uh
kind of a breakdown between the between

778
01:09:06,400 --> 01:09:15,120
these items. Um, you know, you have the
the owner initiated which was 484. You

779
01:09:12,560 --> 01:09:19,520
have DCM issues are really high. Now,
keep in mind this is that the whole

780
01:09:16,640 --> 01:09:24,319
thing, the total of that 1.9 million.
That's kind of the makeup and the

781
01:09:21,120 --> 01:09:31,040
percentages or the cost that goes into
each of those buckets.

782
01:09:26,719 --> 01:09:34,400
Uh so, um that's overall, but I can
answer any questions if you have any.

783
01:09:32,799 --> 01:09:38,640
Sorry if I got too into detail with it
or I can get in more, but I can answer

784
01:09:37,440 --> 01:09:43,199
any questions if you like.
>> Thank you. No council, any questions or

785
01:09:41,279 --> 01:09:47,759
comments?
Audience? Anybody uh want more

786
01:09:45,920 --> 01:09:53,359
information or any questions about what
he's what he what you've received?

787
01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:58,800
» If not, no, you can move on.
>> Okay. So, we do have two more items and

788
01:09:56,640 --> 01:10:04,640
they're they kind of run hand in hand,
but the Gulf Shores High School

789
01:10:00,640 --> 01:10:12,480
subdivision. So, we had uh GMC did a
subdivision plat to be able to um

790
01:10:09,199 --> 01:10:17,120
incorporate the the the entire site of
the high school onto one piece of

791
01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:22,880
property. The prior property this it was
called Green Acres was 40 acres of land

792
01:10:20,080 --> 01:10:26,800
that that that was on, but eight of that
acres there was still missing of the

793
01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:32,400
infrastructure that the school sat on.
So, we had to redo a subdivision plat.

794
01:10:29,600 --> 01:10:38,880
So, we needed to authorize uh the mayor
to be able to sign the plat and have it

795
01:10:35,520 --> 01:10:43,920
recorded with the probates court and
then turn around to be able to uh after

796
01:10:42,080 --> 01:10:49,280
that's been recorded and it has the
slide number on it. We can then convey

797
01:10:46,880 --> 01:10:53,760
uh which is the next resolution is
convey that piece of property to the

798
01:10:51,199 --> 01:10:58,320
board of education so they can be able
to accept that property. So when they

799
01:10:56,239 --> 01:11:03,280
get a when we get the certificate of
occupancy for the school, they own the

800
01:11:00,719 --> 01:11:08,080
property and they can then uh get
insurance on the facility so we can

801
01:11:05,440 --> 01:11:14,400
streamline it. But so it's two
resolutions in one, but it's the same

802
01:11:10,640 --> 01:11:18,159
it's a thing same thing
of property per se.

803
01:11:15,920 --> 01:11:20,960
» So the first one is the for the mayor to
execute to sign the final plat of the

804
01:11:19,920 --> 01:11:24,880
subdivision and
>> Yep. Yes, sir. The sec second one is

805
01:11:22,800 --> 01:11:26,960
donating the real property to the from
the city to the school.

806
01:11:25,920 --> 01:11:33,760
» Yes, sir.
>> Any questions or comments on any of

807
01:11:29,280 --> 01:11:38,760
those council audience? Anybody?
>> I believe that's a wrap for me.

808
01:11:35,679 --> 01:11:38,760
» Thank you.

809
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:48,800
Grant, you got the end of the show, but
you got five things to do.

810
01:11:46,640 --> 01:11:54,159
» Yes. I'm anxious to see what fonts show
up for our presentation tonight.

811
01:11:51,920 --> 01:11:58,480
Um, Michael, this is not the correct
first slide. This is later into the

812
01:11:56,800 --> 01:12:04,480
presentation. Want to do the school one
first,

813
01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:07,880
which is the sportslex improvements.
Is that possible?

814
01:12:08,880 --> 01:12:13,120
It's not possible.
>> Well, we we can do it in whatever order

815
01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:16,800
you choose.
>> Okay.

816
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:22,960
Well, then let's go ahead and start with
our first large group activity permit

817
01:12:18,880 --> 01:12:29,920
application, which this one is uh um no
surprise to any of us here. Uh since

818
01:12:26,159 --> 01:12:36,239
2016, uh 10 years, we have been the host
city along with our partners with our

819
01:12:32,640 --> 01:12:40,080
Alabama um beaches, sports, and events
hosting the NCAA National Beach

820
01:12:37,840 --> 01:12:46,080
Volleyball Championship. So, it is that
time of the year again to get the permit

821
01:12:43,360 --> 01:12:51,600
uh through the mayor and council. This
uh this year's date of May 1st through

822
01:12:48,400 --> 01:12:57,760
3rd location is G Place Public Beach. We
will begin setup on April the 20th. Uh

823
01:12:55,040 --> 01:13:02,960
and the main Gulf Place area south of
Highway 59 around uh the the hangout

824
01:13:00,880 --> 01:13:07,440
will close to the public on April the
22nd. And that's so that we may start

825
01:13:05,360 --> 01:13:12,640
bringing in the heavy scaffolding and
the large tenting and start creating the

826
01:13:10,480 --> 01:13:16,719
the site. This is a controlled site
where they charge an admission fee for

827
01:13:14,480 --> 01:13:21,199
this tournament. So, we have to put up
the fencing and the trust work to get

828
01:13:18,640 --> 01:13:26,880
ready for ESPN to come to town to do uh
to do the the television. Um the East

829
01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:31,440
Golf Place parking lot um will not
close. This is the wrong slide. Um so,

830
01:13:30,159 --> 01:13:34,080
do not worry about the East Golf Place.
That's the resident parking lot that

831
01:13:32,719 --> 01:13:40,719
remains open for this entire
championship. So, um we don't have to

832
01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:44,239
worry about that. And um
the site will return back to the

833
01:13:42,480 --> 01:13:50,960
public's use after the completion of the
event and the cleanup on May the 6th.

834
01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:56,719
So, uh this is a a blowup of the site
plan that gets created um south of the

835
01:13:54,239 --> 01:14:03,120
hangout restaurant along the boardwalk.
Uh large uh scaffolding goes up for the

836
01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:07,440
TV towers. The blue or purple squares
are for jib cameras for the television

837
01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:13,679
broadcasting. New this year, if you look
to the left and the right, uh you'll see

838
01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:19,440
some hash some purple hash marks. Those
are the large bleachers. You'll recall

839
01:14:16,719 --> 01:14:24,159
about eight months ago, uh you approved
a grant receipt from the the state to

840
01:14:22,239 --> 01:14:29,760
enhance this event in the amount of
$200,000 and we purchased those

841
01:14:26,719 --> 01:14:34,719
bleachers. There are 330 seats each. So,
we've added 600 seats to the

842
01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:38,400
championship site. Uh, public works was
able to take the once of the bleachers

843
01:14:36,719 --> 01:14:43,280
down to the beach to make sure that we
can uh get them out there on the sand

844
01:14:40,400 --> 01:14:47,199
and they can be deployed safely. So,
that will uh that will work. The rest of

845
01:14:45,440 --> 01:14:53,600
the site is very similar to what has
been in the past years and um looking

846
01:14:50,400 --> 01:14:57,679
forward to a a real good event uh this
coming year. So, this is the schedule of

847
01:14:55,600 --> 01:15:02,000
events. Um
May the 1st, Friday. ESPN 2 will cover

848
01:15:00,239 --> 01:15:07,520
the matches. They start at 9:00 and the
final match uh is over at 4 or or starts

849
01:15:05,440 --> 01:15:13,520
u being played at 4:00. Saturday, May
the 2nd, uh once again 9:00, a little

850
01:15:10,159 --> 01:15:18,560
earlier um completion after the 2:00
match. And then Sunday, we have one

851
01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:23,760
championship match at 11:30 a.m. and
that will be on ESPN's

852
01:15:21,199 --> 01:15:28,080
um national channel.
Um, parking as always is a question when

853
01:15:26,560 --> 01:15:32,239
you get large events such as this and
that will feed into the the next

854
01:15:29,920 --> 01:15:36,880
application that is also taking place at
the beach this particular weekend. But

855
01:15:34,080 --> 01:15:42,880
in addition to this u the public parking
locations we have worked with Ron Durham

856
01:15:39,440 --> 01:15:47,120
to be able to utilize the site just to
the west of the embassy seat suites. So

857
01:15:45,360 --> 01:15:50,320
we have uh worked a memorandum of
understanding with him. We'll have

858
01:15:48,560 --> 01:15:54,080
insurance to protect both him and the
city. And uh we'll have that lot

859
01:15:52,480 --> 01:15:59,360
controlled with security guard to make
sure that um people that are in town for

860
01:15:56,400 --> 01:16:05,760
volleyball spectating and volleyball uh
participation are able to use that lot.

861
01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:10,560
And so tickets are now available. If
anybody would like to purchase tickets

862
01:16:07,679 --> 01:16:14,960
to um to spectate at this event, we
encourage you to go online and do so.

863
01:16:12,480 --> 01:16:20,320
And as I mentioned, um, Michelle Russ is
here and Sarah Cooper with the Alabama's

864
01:16:18,080 --> 01:16:23,120
Beaches and, uh, they'd like to step up
and say a couple words about the

865
01:16:21,920 --> 01:16:26,120
partnership that we've had over the
years.

866
01:16:32,880 --> 01:16:38,400
» Thank you, Grant. Michelle Russ with um
Guff Shores and Orange Beach Tourism

867
01:16:36,400 --> 01:16:42,880
Sports and Events and we're excited to
continue the successful partnership that

868
01:16:40,239 --> 01:16:47,199
we've had since 2016. Not only does this
event bring tourism, economic

869
01:16:44,560 --> 01:16:52,400
development and impact to our area, it
also aligns with our brand of Alabama's

870
01:16:49,440 --> 01:16:56,400
beaches and big beach um small town big
beach. So, it aligns with our brand and

871
01:16:54,560 --> 01:17:00,400
it also really brings some pride to our
community. a lot of our young athletes

872
01:16:58,800 --> 01:17:03,520
in the community get to come out and
volunteer or they play with the youth

873
01:17:02,400 --> 01:17:07,920
event that's taking place in
conjunction. So, we appreciate the

874
01:17:05,440 --> 01:17:11,120
partnership. It's more than just great
beach volleyball that's televised

875
01:17:09,520 --> 01:17:16,640
nationally. It's a lot of other things
for our community. So, thank you.

876
01:17:13,920 --> 01:17:21,280
» And as a quick reminder, we're um this
year 2026 as well as last year 2025 were

877
01:17:19,679 --> 01:17:26,000
two years that the national championship
was supposed to be in Long Beach, uh

878
01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:31,520
California. And so we've had them back
here and y'all have already approved uh

879
01:17:28,960 --> 01:17:34,880
hosting this event until 2031. So we're
gonna we're going to have had the beach

880
01:17:33,120 --> 01:17:39,120
volleyball championship here for quite a
long period of time. Um and look forward

881
01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:43,360
to its continuation even into the
future. So be happy to answer any

882
01:17:42,159 --> 01:17:47,040
questions.
>> Grant, is there fencing on the east and

883
01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:52,480
west?
>> Fencing on the east and west of the

884
01:17:49,040 --> 01:17:57,600
volleyball site. Yes, it is a completely
fenced in closed offsite ticketed access

885
01:17:55,920 --> 01:18:02,400
that you enter through the main gate
which will be down main highway 59 uh

886
01:18:00,239 --> 01:18:05,560
near the public restroom. Yeah, there
sure is.

887
01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:13,400
» Any questions audience or council on
beach volleyball

888
01:18:13,520 --> 01:18:21,600
for the CVB or for us for the operator?
If not.

889
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:26,080
» All right. So then, as I mentioned, in
conjunction with the national

890
01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:30,640
championship on the eastern edge of our
public beach area, we have received

891
01:18:28,800 --> 01:18:36,239
another large group activity application
for Beachfest. Beachfest USA volleyball

892
01:18:33,040 --> 01:18:41,920
is a beach qualifier. This is the junior
event that takes place uh over the same

893
01:18:38,640 --> 01:18:45,920
weekend uh on the West Golf Place beach
area uh south of the town green and and

894
01:18:44,320 --> 01:18:53,600
the rest the rest of that West Beach
area. So, from 7:00 to 5:00 on the um

895
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:59,440
April 30th through May the 3, we'll have
the the uh Beachfest tournament setup

896
01:18:56,480 --> 01:19:04,080
will begin on April the 24th, and they
will actually um finish their

897
01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:07,520
tournaments on May the 4th, which is the
Sunday following the National

898
01:19:05,440 --> 01:19:12,880
Championship. So, this is a big event.
It they put 64 nets and courts out on

899
01:19:10,880 --> 01:19:16,719
the beach. It's a free event open to the
public. 16 years. Each of the year that

900
01:19:15,199 --> 01:19:22,400
we've had the NCAA National
Championship, we've also hosted this

901
01:19:18,880 --> 01:19:27,840
Beachfest uh event. This brings in uh
youth uh beach volleyball teams from all

902
01:19:25,199 --> 01:19:31,920
over the country um from Texas, from
California, from everywhere. Uh people

903
01:19:30,400 --> 01:19:36,239
and families are coming in for their
children to participate in this event.

904
01:19:33,280 --> 01:19:41,760
It's a huge economic impact weekend u
from this uh from this large number of

905
01:19:38,880 --> 01:19:47,280
teams. This year they'll have music uh
on the uh town green shade sale uh only

906
01:19:45,120 --> 01:19:51,120
on Saturday night from 5:30 to 8 o'clock
in the evening. They'll be having live

907
01:19:48,880 --> 01:19:55,520
music. They'll bring food trucks in to
be able to support the e extra people

908
01:19:53,120 --> 01:20:00,400
that are in town for this this event.
They will also have vendors um selling

909
01:19:57,840 --> 01:20:05,600
wares uh within the the tournament
footprint.

910
01:20:02,400 --> 01:20:09,120
Um the parking for this in previous
years

911
01:20:07,360 --> 01:20:15,360
when we've hosted Hangout Music
Festival, this um West Golf Place

912
01:20:12,320 --> 01:20:19,120
parking lot has been unaccessible to
volleyball parkers, people parking their

913
01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:23,920
vehicles there because the hangout had
started building their um cabanas and

914
01:20:22,080 --> 01:20:28,080
other infrastructure necessary for the
music festival. And they would have put

915
01:20:25,840 --> 01:20:31,600
large plastic mats out on the sand to
create additional parking. This year

916
01:20:29,920 --> 01:20:36,080
with no music festival, there will be no
construction going on in our West Golf

917
01:20:33,600 --> 01:20:40,239
Place public parking lot. So that will
now open up all those spaces for the

918
01:20:38,400 --> 01:20:44,000
general volleyball participants. They
will also be welcome to park across the

919
01:20:41,920 --> 01:20:49,280
street in that lot next Embassy Suites
and all the other on street parking uh

920
01:20:47,440 --> 01:20:52,640
locations within this area. But it will
be a big weekend and a lot of lot of

921
01:20:51,199 --> 01:20:57,360
people, a lot of spectators in town for
this for this event.

922
01:20:55,600 --> 01:21:01,600
um mentioned the format, the three-day
tournament, the two divisions. We

923
01:20:59,760 --> 01:21:05,040
recommend approval of this event in
conjunction with the national

924
01:21:03,120 --> 01:21:09,600
championship. They do have one
contingency. They do have food vendors

925
01:21:06,800 --> 01:21:13,520
involved, uh food, uh trucks and vendors
involved. So, we'll need to make sure

926
01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:17,120
that those are inspected and approved um
prior to them setting up and we'll make

927
01:21:15,199 --> 01:21:18,960
sure that that's part of this. With
that, I'll be happy to answer any

928
01:21:18,239 --> 01:21:23,760
questions.
>> Just not a question, but a comment. Uh

929
01:21:21,199 --> 01:21:28,400
with the addition of the Durham lot, it
will allow some public parking in one of

930
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:32,400
the two spaces. Either on the Durham
lot, you don't have to be a volleyball.

931
01:21:30,239 --> 01:21:35,600
The public can still go and park in the
beach area. If you get there early

932
01:21:33,920 --> 01:21:39,920
enough, you can park in a normal parking
area. If not, you can park in the Durham

933
01:21:37,840 --> 01:21:43,920
lot and walk over. So, we will have
residential parking that we've had in

934
01:21:42,080 --> 01:21:48,480
the past, but in a different location,
different than we've had before. So very

935
01:21:46,560 --> 01:21:52,880
gracious of Ron Durham to allow us to
use that for all these events that's

936
01:21:50,560 --> 01:21:55,199
going on within this time frame. So
>> yes sir

937
01:21:53,360 --> 01:22:02,000
» noticing that any any other questions or
comments council or audience? Anybody?

938
01:21:59,600 --> 01:22:05,280
» Anything?
>> Thank you Grant. You got more?

939
01:22:03,760 --> 01:22:09,760
» Not sure what's next. Michael, what's
next? Okay, so I'm gonna step aside and

940
01:22:07,199 --> 01:22:15,199
let Laura step up for a moment.
>> Gota be a little nimble. Grant,

941
01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:19,760
» good afternoon.
Um before you we have a application for

942
01:22:17,840 --> 01:22:23,280
approval for the worship on the green
May 16th.

943
01:22:21,679 --> 01:22:27,840
It's Saturday, May 16th. This is going
to be at the town green from 10:00 a.m.

944
01:22:25,120 --> 01:22:33,120
to 400 p.m. Um they'll begin setting up
at 7:00 a.m. and uh we'll break down

945
01:22:30,480 --> 01:22:38,880
immediately following the event. Um this
is a community worship gathering um put

946
01:22:36,239 --> 01:22:42,560
together by multiple local churches here
in the area. It's a family-friendly

947
01:22:40,639 --> 01:22:48,880
event. um going to be filled with food
trucks, music, um you know, uh ministry

948
01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:54,239
throughout the day. Um it is a free
event and it is open to the public. Uh

949
01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:59,280
just real quick on the site, there will
be a bike rack that uh is surrounded the

950
01:22:57,360 --> 01:23:04,960
perimeter of town green with two
entrances on the east and the west side.

951
01:23:01,760 --> 01:23:09,880
Um as far as parking goes, general
public parking is available for this

952
01:23:06,880 --> 01:23:09,880
event.

953
01:23:11,360 --> 01:23:17,440
This has been routed in through the
department for uh department head

954
01:23:15,600 --> 01:23:22,320
approval. Recommendation is to approve
contingent upon the food vendor um

955
01:23:19,840 --> 01:23:28,880
inspections and approvals.
Uh with us today is Blair and Jenny

956
01:23:25,760 --> 01:23:35,080
Hoggood from the Methodist Church. And I
believe do you guys would you like to

957
01:23:30,400 --> 01:23:35,080
say a few words? Sure.

958
01:23:40,159 --> 01:23:47,600
So, I'm hop Jenny. Uh, we live on First
Avenue uh right in the heart what's

959
01:23:45,440 --> 01:23:52,800
usually Hangout Fest or Stand My Boots
Weekend. And, uh, we've been here since

960
01:23:49,520 --> 01:23:56,320
2018. I'm also on the bicycle pedestrian
committee and just joined that committee

961
01:23:54,400 --> 01:24:00,960
this past year. And so we thought this'
be a great opportunity with the hangout

962
01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:04,800
fest not happening this year to do
something for the community based that's

963
01:24:02,719 --> 01:24:09,600
not in revenue based and actually really
focus on worship and basically giving

964
01:24:07,760 --> 01:24:13,280
back to the community. So kind of a
grass grassroots effort here. Um it's

965
01:24:12,239 --> 01:24:16,639
actually a really good weekend though
because the same weekend is we're

966
01:24:14,719 --> 01:24:20,159
rededicating the nation under one nation
under God again. Uh there's other

967
01:24:18,960 --> 01:24:23,920
churches having comm community uh
religious events in the community as

968
01:24:21,440 --> 01:24:27,840
well. Uh Oyster Bay Baptist Baptist
Church is having a blasting cast event

969
01:24:25,679 --> 01:24:30,719
for men. Uh Island Church is having a
golf tournament that same weekend. So we

970
01:24:29,600 --> 01:24:38,000
thought it'd be a great opportunity for
us to bring the community together in a

971
01:24:34,080 --> 01:24:41,199
very uh healing event. And um Laura's
been great, Gran's been great, Chief

972
01:24:39,520 --> 01:24:43,760
Nemar's been great giving us guidance on
how to kind of bring this community

973
01:24:42,480 --> 01:24:49,040
together for this event. And we
appreciate your consideration um in

974
01:24:46,719 --> 01:24:53,120
putting this on. So any questions do you
have for us? question but a comment.

975
01:24:51,840 --> 01:24:57,040
Thank you.
>> Thank you. I think you'll be a great

976
01:24:54,560 --> 01:25:00,960
addition to our community. So,
>> we appreciate it. It's very special

977
01:24:58,960 --> 01:25:03,199
place to live and we're very proud to be
a member in this community. So, thank

978
01:25:02,480 --> 01:25:05,679
you all.
>> Thank you.

979
01:25:04,480 --> 01:25:11,360
» Any questions or comments?
>> You did all the work. I just

980
01:25:08,080 --> 01:25:12,480
» We knew that.
>> Thank you.

981
01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:16,000
» Thank you.
>> Any questions or comments from the

982
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:21,199
audience or from the council about this
application for approval?

983
01:25:19,840 --> 01:25:22,639
Okay, Lauren.
>> Um,

984
01:25:21,679 --> 01:25:26,480
» you have one more.
>> One more. Yes. This is the United States

985
01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:30,560
Life-Saving Association Southeast
Regional Championship. It'll be held

986
01:25:28,480 --> 01:25:36,560
here at Gulf Place July 13th through the
15th um 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. uh daily

987
01:25:34,400 --> 01:25:42,159
for this schedule. Uh they'll begin set
up on um July 12th and everything should

988
01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:47,520
be back in order by 10:00 a.m. on the
16th. Um for this event there will be

989
01:25:44,639 --> 01:25:52,639
about 150 participants per day um
competing um in competitions that

990
01:25:49,840 --> 01:25:58,000
consist of swimming, board paddling, and
running. It is a free event. It is open

991
01:25:55,360 --> 01:26:03,040
to the public. Uh just a real quick
overview here. There will be barricades

992
01:26:00,480 --> 01:26:08,719
on the east and west sides. Um bike
rack, again, open to the public. Um

993
01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:13,360
spectators can watch from anywhere
outside of the back uh the barricades.

994
01:26:11,440 --> 01:26:17,679
They'll be through access on the north
side. Um again, it's been routed through

995
01:26:16,400 --> 01:26:22,960
department heads for approval.
Recommendation is to approve um

996
01:26:19,760 --> 01:26:28,960
contingent upon an updated uh COI. Um
with us this afternoon is Melvin Shepard

997
01:26:26,080 --> 01:26:32,320
from Fire and Rescue um to answer any
questions.

998
01:26:31,120 --> 01:26:36,320
If there are any questions,
>> any questions or comments? And this is

999
01:26:34,080 --> 01:26:38,480
competition we will be competing in also
our our team.

1000
01:26:37,280 --> 01:26:43,679
» Yes, sir.
>> Fantastic.

1001
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:49,040
home field advantage. I hope
>> any com any comments by anybody,

1002
01:26:47,920 --> 01:26:53,199
» Laura. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

1003
01:26:51,600 --> 01:26:54,480
» And believe it or not,
>> there's one more item.

1004
01:26:53,840 --> 01:26:56,800
» I got one more,
>> but I'm not sure if we have a

1005
01:26:55,440 --> 01:26:59,679
presentation or not.
>> So, we don't have a presentation. So,

1006
01:26:58,080 --> 01:27:05,120
I'll just uh I'll go through my notes.
How about that? So, uh also on your

1007
01:27:02,400 --> 01:27:08,800
agenda for next Monday is uh an item
that's being brought to us at the

1008
01:27:06,639 --> 01:27:14,719
request of the Gulf Shore City Schools.
they for quite a long time has been

1009
01:27:10,639 --> 01:27:20,239
working to um to help expand and to
create some additional space at the Gulf

1010
01:27:16,400 --> 01:27:24,080
Shores Sportslex. So before us is a um
proposal from the Gulf Shore City

1011
01:27:21,840 --> 01:27:29,600
Schools to expand and improve some of
the area at the Sportslex and these

1012
01:27:26,480 --> 01:27:35,280
improvements include uh two separate one
baseball, one softball, a 9,000 square

1013
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:42,480
foot clubhouse and that would be uh an
indoor hitting facility, indoor locker

1014
01:27:38,239 --> 01:27:48,239
rooms, um coach's office and storage for
the softball team. and then the same

1015
01:27:45,040 --> 01:27:53,920
type of facility for the baseball team.
And in addition to those two constructed

1016
01:27:51,280 --> 01:27:58,400
buildings, in addition to the existing
fieldhouse, we're trying to add square

1017
01:27:56,639 --> 01:28:04,159
footage to the current fieldhouse, which
is significantly undersized. It would be

1018
01:28:00,880 --> 01:28:08,880
a 2100 square foot um expansion to the
fieldhouse, and that would be the locker

1019
01:28:05,520 --> 01:28:13,040
rooms for the soccer teams and for the
track team. and it would be

1020
01:28:10,400 --> 01:28:20,080
appropriately in size for the growth and
the growing portion of our football

1021
01:28:15,120 --> 01:28:26,239
team. Um, also replacing the existing
homeside dugout and visitor side dugout.

1022
01:28:22,960 --> 01:28:29,040
So, if you envision on the screen that
we don't have for you, which I do have

1023
01:28:27,600 --> 01:28:34,239
the presentation, which I can show next
week. um the hitting facility. If you're

1024
01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:38,000
inside the softball hitting facility in
the locker room area, you will go

1025
01:28:35,679 --> 01:28:43,440
directly from your building into your
homeside dugout. And then the dugout on

1026
01:28:40,719 --> 01:28:47,440
the visitor side will be shifted um and
moved slightly further away from the

1027
01:28:45,199 --> 01:28:54,000
bleachers to eventually allow for
additional seating capacity for the um

1028
01:28:51,199 --> 01:28:57,679
for the for the uh future. And the same
with the baseball. So in the baseball,

1029
01:28:55,679 --> 01:29:02,239
the existing batting cages that are
between the softball field and the

1030
01:29:00,000 --> 01:29:07,840
varsity baseball field, those go away
and are replaced with a building that

1031
01:29:04,639 --> 01:29:12,480
would have indoor cages and their locker
rooms and their coaches offices and some

1032
01:29:10,719 --> 01:29:18,320
additional storage. And then the
visiting teams dugout would get slid and

1033
01:29:15,679 --> 01:29:24,560
redone as well to match everything else.
Uh in addition to the building

1034
01:29:21,280 --> 01:29:28,560
facilities, it will work to create
sidewalking and some additional um

1035
01:29:27,040 --> 01:29:32,400
common space in between all these
buildings to to to finish out to finish

1036
01:29:30,880 --> 01:29:37,760
out that area that's really never been
completely finished out. The additions

1037
01:29:34,560 --> 01:29:42,960
will match the existing exterior of the
current uh constructed buildings, which

1038
01:29:39,920 --> 01:29:46,320
is CMU block with some split face and
the same type of metal standing seam

1039
01:29:44,639 --> 01:29:51,679
roof.
So um this proposal was brought before

1040
01:29:49,679 --> 01:29:54,880
our recreation committee and the
recreation committee at that time

1041
01:29:53,040 --> 01:29:59,199
unanimously recommended the approval of
this project and that now is moving to

1042
01:29:57,760 --> 01:30:03,440
the went to the planning commission. And
the planning commission had a cursory

1043
01:30:00,960 --> 01:30:08,159
review of this project because it's uh
on city property being constructed which

1044
01:30:06,080 --> 01:30:12,560
needed to go before planning commission
and the city as the owner of the

1045
01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:17,840
property the city council must approve
before we um move forward and take this

1046
01:30:15,520 --> 01:30:21,840
project out for bid. There is some time
constraint on this project. The goal

1047
01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:27,520
will be to try to um start construction
just as soon as possible so that in the

1048
01:30:23,760 --> 01:30:32,719
spring of 2027 when next year's seasons
arrive that these facilities will be

1049
01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:38,480
ready and up and usable. Uh financial
impact for the city there is none. The

1050
01:30:35,840 --> 01:30:43,040
city school system will be funding this
through grants and through uh program

1051
01:30:41,360 --> 01:30:49,360
fees that are generated by the sports
programs. Um, so recommendation is to uh

1052
01:30:47,520 --> 01:30:52,400
pass a resolution authorizing and
allowing the Gulf Shore City Schools to

1053
01:30:50,800 --> 01:30:57,280
make improvements to the city-owned
sports flex facilities as presented. And

1054
01:30:55,440 --> 01:31:02,000
I'll try to answer questions and I know
that Dr. Aken is in the audience and so

1055
01:30:58,880 --> 01:31:04,719
is Kevin Corkran. Happy to uh to try to
work together to answer any of the

1056
01:31:03,360 --> 01:31:08,960
questions you might have. I'm
>> assuming these are conditioned spaces

1057
01:31:06,880 --> 01:31:10,320
with the with the heating inside and dug
up.

1058
01:31:09,199 --> 01:31:14,239
» They are conditioned spaces.
>> Conditioned spaces that be necessary.

1059
01:31:12,320 --> 01:31:16,960
Any other questions or comments?
Anybody? I

1060
01:31:15,360 --> 01:31:22,320
» have a couple questions. So, will this
be like a land lease or how how do we

1061
01:31:21,520 --> 01:31:25,760
» manage that?
>> So, the current the current thought is

1062
01:31:23,920 --> 01:31:29,520
the land will still remain city land.
The buildings will be owned by the city.

1063
01:31:27,280 --> 01:31:32,400
We'll lease the facilities to the school
system. We'll come up with an

1064
01:31:30,960 --> 01:31:37,440
understanding with the school system so
that they will um similar maybe to um

1065
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:43,040
the volleyball facility that was
recently uh built at the uh sports flex

1066
01:31:41,040 --> 01:31:46,560
where the operator leases the facility
from the city and they're responsible

1067
01:31:44,239 --> 01:31:50,000
for the the power bills and for any of
the maintenance and upkeep and insurance

1068
01:31:47,920 --> 01:31:54,560
related to those facilities.
>> Do we have a timeline for that lease?

1069
01:31:52,480 --> 01:31:57,920
» We do not have a timeline. I mean once
we get the buildings first thing that

1070
01:31:56,480 --> 01:32:03,040
has to happen is the buildings need to
get bid out to make sure that the dollar

1071
01:32:00,639 --> 01:32:06,960
amount that is being anticipated meets
the budget that is been set aside for

1072
01:32:05,199 --> 01:32:10,960
this. So that'll be the first step and
once that is done then we'll work on

1073
01:32:08,320 --> 01:32:16,080
getting all the legal um leases drawn up
and all that information.

1074
01:32:13,920 --> 01:32:19,040
» I just have a couple questions. The um
you said the existing batting cages will

1075
01:32:18,320 --> 01:32:23,199
go away.
>> Yes. So

1076
01:32:21,440 --> 01:32:30,239
my question for the for the land lease
and just kind of in general is

1077
01:32:26,639 --> 01:32:36,000
understanding the terms of
using our public space

1078
01:32:33,440 --> 01:32:41,120
for our city schools and how we're going
to share that and are we clearly defined

1079
01:32:38,320 --> 01:32:46,159
so that the schools understand and the
public understands so that we're in

1080
01:32:43,600 --> 01:32:50,560
alignment with that. I just I don't I
haven't I don't understand

1081
01:32:48,480 --> 01:32:55,679
I don't see the clear clear definition
between how that relationship's going to

1082
01:32:53,120 --> 01:33:00,159
work or outlined. So that's that's my
question on that. And then specifically

1083
01:32:57,600 --> 01:33:04,400
if our existing batting cages are going
away,

1084
01:33:02,320 --> 01:33:07,440
where does the public use? I don't think
they're going to be allowed to use these

1085
01:33:06,000 --> 01:33:12,719
new batting cages. Right.
>> So a couple things. The the current

1086
01:33:08,960 --> 01:33:17,520
batting cages are the softball varsity
softball batting cages that are at the

1087
01:33:14,639 --> 01:33:22,639
softball field. Those are not used by
our wreck sports programs. The batting

1088
01:33:20,800 --> 01:33:27,040
cages that are in the center, which is
between the varsity field and the

1089
01:33:24,239 --> 01:33:30,000
softball field, they're generally not
programmed for wreck. Doesn't mean that

1090
01:33:28,480 --> 01:33:35,199
if they're not open that they couldn't
jump in there, but the seasons between

1091
01:33:32,400 --> 01:33:39,520
recreation sports and school sports are
almost identical. So when the high

1092
01:33:38,320 --> 01:33:44,400
school athletes are out there using
their batting cages, the rec sports kids

1093
01:33:42,159 --> 01:33:49,280
wouldn't be using them anyway. So really
the batting cages that we're removing

1094
01:33:46,960 --> 01:33:56,000
and replacing with the building are are
truly varsity sports batting cages

1095
01:33:52,320 --> 01:34:00,639
primarily. And then off season, we would
be maybe able to work out anou with the

1096
01:33:58,000 --> 01:34:07,280
school system to let them and their uh
coaches um have some time for the the

1097
01:34:04,400 --> 01:34:12,199
wreck uh sports kids to use those cages,
but we'd have to work that out in some

1098
01:34:08,719 --> 01:34:12,199
of the ou

1099
01:34:12,320 --> 01:34:19,199
looking for
>> like to see that laid out before

1100
01:34:16,639 --> 01:34:24,159
granting permission of our public space
when I know that we're and we've talked

1101
01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:28,719
about this a lot about that we we're
tight on space and we're growing for our

1102
01:34:26,320 --> 01:34:34,960
wreck programs. Yeah. So,
>> if this is going to be a less of a

1103
01:34:31,520 --> 01:34:38,560
public space, that's okay. But I just
want to know that that's clearly fine so

1104
01:34:36,560 --> 01:34:43,360
that our expectations for our wreck
people know because I our wreck does use

1105
01:34:40,960 --> 01:34:48,480
those batting cages. those those
>> not they're not supposed to, but

1106
01:34:45,040 --> 01:34:54,880
» those primary fields have been really
placed for school baseball and softball

1107
01:34:52,639 --> 01:35:01,280
primarily. When the Sports Flex was
initially built way back in the 2000s in

1108
01:34:58,880 --> 01:35:05,760
that first phase, the our relationship
we had with Baldin County School System

1109
01:35:02,719 --> 01:35:10,960
was we the city would purchase and build
the sports facilities for the school if

1110
01:35:09,440 --> 01:35:15,440
the county at that time would build a
high school. that way they didn't have

1111
01:35:12,400 --> 01:35:21,199
to put additional athletic facilities on
school campus because there wasn't

1112
01:35:16,639 --> 01:35:27,040
enough room, etc., etc. So, we um really
for the past seven or eight years

1113
01:35:24,080 --> 01:35:32,560
stopped even renting those two fields
out for summer travel ball tournament

1114
01:35:30,639 --> 01:35:37,120
play where they come and rent fields and
use those because baseball and softball

1115
01:35:34,719 --> 01:35:41,840
have now become year- round sports for
our schools. And so there's really not

1116
01:35:40,000 --> 01:35:46,800
very many times or too many
opportunities for for non school-related

1117
01:35:44,880 --> 01:35:51,840
activity to participate in either those
fields or in those batting cages. So if

1118
01:35:50,159 --> 01:35:55,679
we need additional batting cages, we
have other locations that we can build

1119
01:35:53,760 --> 01:36:00,639
recreation batting cages that might be
more appropriate. Either expand at SIMS

1120
01:35:57,920 --> 01:36:05,040
or add some more at the fiveplex, which
I know the rec sports kids are using

1121
01:36:02,960 --> 01:36:10,480
that now for some of their practices.
that might be a more appropriate use,

1122
01:36:07,280 --> 01:36:14,639
but I don't see this facility being
opened up to just general recreation.

1123
01:36:12,880 --> 01:36:19,120
And I might be wrong. Maybe Dr. Aken
wants to chime in on this, but I think

1124
01:36:16,400 --> 01:36:24,400
this the goal of this is the schools
facilities primarily, and that's what

1125
01:36:21,840 --> 01:36:28,239
this is the request is for.
>> I I would like to comment on that as

1126
01:36:25,840 --> 01:36:32,560
well. I mean, it's not dissimilar to how
we operate our football stadium. I mean,

1127
01:36:30,159 --> 01:36:38,159
that football stadium isn't open for
public use on the football field.

1128
01:36:34,560 --> 01:36:43,600
typically. Um, and I also don't really
see the differentiation between our high

1129
01:36:41,280 --> 01:36:47,760
school students and the general public.
I mean, our high school is a city high

1130
01:36:45,600 --> 01:36:52,320
school and the students at our school
system are citizens of Gulf Shores. So,

1131
01:36:50,159 --> 01:36:55,600
that is a public. So, I mean, as a city,
we're supporting the school system,

1132
01:36:54,000 --> 01:37:00,480
which is supporting residents of the
count of the city. So, I really don't

1133
01:36:57,840 --> 01:37:04,159
see it as a big differentiation between
uh public use or school use. It's really

1134
01:37:02,639 --> 01:37:08,639
one and the same because our school
system is our public.

1135
01:37:06,080 --> 01:37:13,679
» Well, it's the I agree with you overall,
but it's when you're trying to book a

1136
01:37:11,119 --> 01:37:17,520
field, that's where the difference is is
whether you're a coach trying to book a

1137
01:37:15,199 --> 01:37:21,119
field or you're a wreck. So, that's so
that's the use difference. We're all

1138
01:37:20,159 --> 01:37:25,199
part of the same system,
>> but I think both those both those fields

1139
01:37:22,880 --> 01:37:30,080
are predominantly for varsity athletic
use and and so they typically have not

1140
01:37:27,920 --> 01:37:34,480
been rented out as far as I know.
>> Is that correct?

1141
01:37:30,960 --> 01:37:39,679
» That is correct. Yes, sir.
>> I think Jennifer's point is I I agree

1142
01:37:37,760 --> 01:37:44,719
with one of her points and that is we're
woefully short of fields available for

1143
01:37:42,320 --> 01:37:51,119
our youth sports to play on and for our
public. That's a fact and and this is

1144
01:37:48,239 --> 01:37:54,480
not the answer for that. But there needs
to be we need to find an answer. We

1145
01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:57,119
don't have enough fields for our kids to
play in.

1146
01:37:58,159 --> 01:38:08,480
Any other comments or questions or
anything?

1147
01:38:05,040 --> 01:38:14,080
Are you through now?
I don't think you have any more slides

1148
01:38:09,920 --> 01:38:19,360
anyway. So, uh, that's that's all we
have here. Uh, Dr. Aken, schools,

1149
01:38:16,800 --> 01:38:24,000
anything to add?
Any good news to share? Y'all want

1150
01:38:22,239 --> 01:38:26,480
anything? Y'all want anything else? I
hadn't we had heard from you winning

1151
01:38:25,360 --> 01:38:30,880
anything in a while.
>> I always have good news to share. So, um

1152
01:38:29,119 --> 01:38:35,679
first, our director of exceptional
education, that's Dr. Sonia Price, just

1153
01:38:33,840 --> 01:38:41,040
uh wrote some grants. And so, we got a
$100,000 grant to support our existing

1154
01:38:38,320 --> 01:38:45,600
specialed prek class. So, right now we
have four prek classes. We've just also

1155
01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:50,159
applied for three additional prek
classes now that we the new high school

1156
01:38:47,679 --> 01:38:54,400
will open and we can expand. Um and
that's a big need of this community. We

1157
01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:58,560
have about I don't know 60 kids on a
waiting list right now for next year.

1158
01:38:56,239 --> 01:39:04,800
So, um hoping that that comes through
and excited about the possibility. Um

1159
01:39:01,119 --> 01:39:08,719
Dr. Price has written almost $600,000 in
grants that are supporting existing

1160
01:39:06,719 --> 01:39:13,920
programs. So, that that really really
helps our budget. Um the other thing I

1161
01:39:11,119 --> 01:39:17,600
talk about um technology a lot and if I
can get this to open um using

1162
01:39:16,880 --> 01:39:21,520
technology,
>> you better take your spotlight.

1163
01:39:18,880 --> 01:39:25,199
» Uh we we recently
We recently sent our technology teams

1164
01:39:23,600 --> 01:39:29,760
from the middle school and and high
school to Birming or Montgomery for a

1165
01:39:27,840 --> 01:39:35,199
technology competition, coding,
robotics, all those things. And um we

1166
01:39:33,520 --> 01:39:39,520
sent
21 kids. We have 12 first place

1167
01:39:37,520 --> 01:39:43,760
finishes, five, second, and and third,
fourth. So they all they all play. So

1168
01:39:41,840 --> 01:39:47,600
really pleased with how that technology
department is is growing and how

1169
01:39:45,520 --> 01:39:51,840
successful they are. So that's all I
got.

1170
01:39:48,239 --> 01:39:55,760
» Thank you. Anybody
with anything else they'd like to

1171
01:39:53,520 --> 01:39:59,199
discuss tonight?
>> Anything on your mind?

1172
01:39:57,440 --> 01:40:00,639
» Council, I have an update.
>> I have an update.

1173
01:40:00,159 --> 01:40:04,320
» Okay.
>> Uh this weekend, I want to remind

1174
01:40:02,080 --> 01:40:07,199
everyone that the Love Our Locals LOL
Festival will be taking place in

1175
01:40:05,360 --> 01:40:10,800
Waterway Village. Last year, that event
was plagued by inclement weather down at

1176
01:40:09,040 --> 01:40:14,080
Lake Shelby. So, hopefully this move to
the Waterway Village will help that.

1177
01:40:12,159 --> 01:40:18,400
Great weather's forecast. And again,
this is supposed to be a family-friendly

1178
01:40:15,760 --> 01:40:21,760
3-day celebration uh that brings the
Gulf City of Gulf Shores and the region

1179
01:40:20,000 --> 01:40:25,119
together for a weekend of music, food,
and pride. One of our partners is the

1180
01:40:23,840 --> 01:40:29,119
Seagalass Initiative. They'll be
operating a bicycle ballet. Uh and all

1181
01:40:27,440 --> 01:40:32,639
proceeds that we raise from beverage
sales and what will also be helping

1182
01:40:30,560 --> 01:40:36,880
assist the homelessness uh problem that
the Seaglass Initiative serves to feed.

1183
01:40:34,719 --> 01:40:40,159
Uh we are grateful for that partnership
and we hope we'll have great weather and

1184
01:40:38,480 --> 01:40:43,280
if you possibly can make it out during
one of the three days Friday, Saturday

1185
01:40:41,600 --> 01:40:48,400
or Sunday and support this event because
it is all about our locals. Thank you.

1186
01:40:46,400 --> 01:40:53,679
» Thank you.
If there's no one else have anything on

1187
01:40:51,040 --> 01:40:56,239
their mind, I will ask for a motion to
adjurnn. Move to

1188
01:40:54,719 --> 01:41:03,760
» adjourn.
Second we here next Monday we vote on

1189
01:41:00,480 --> 01:41:03,760
these things.