[0:01] because I forgot.
[0:11] » You noticed I skipped right on over you.
[0:29] Good evening. Thank you for being here.
I am now calling this meeting to order.
[0:35] Please stand for the invocation by Mayor
Phillips and continue standing for the
[0:39] pledge of allegiance.
>> Let us pray. Heavenly Father, thank you
[0:43] for the day and thank you for allowing
us to come together to conduct business
[0:46] on behalf of the city of Northport and
its people. Help us use sound judgment
[0:50] and always honor your name in everything
that we do. Help us be professional and
[0:55] courteous to others and keep us mindful
of our duties as we move forward. We ask
[1:03] these things in your name. Amen.
>> Thank you. Attention. Salute. Pledge. I
[1:10] pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[1:16] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:23] justice for all.
[1:28] » Miss Tubs, will you call roll please?
>> Pro Tim Washington
[1:31] » here.
>> Councelor Smith
[1:33] » here.
>> Councelor Conger
[1:34] » here.
>> Councelor Hickden.
[1:38] » President Dykes
>> here. Um number five on the agenda is
[1:43] presentations. I believe we have one
proclamation
[1:47] recognizing human trafficking prevention
month. Uh, Mayor Phillips, can you take
[1:52] care of that for us?
[2:07] [laughter and clears throat]
[2:11] This sounds
[2:16] [clears throat]
[2:34] appreciation.
[2:39] mayor of city
traffs
[2:47] the health and wellbeing of children
often across generations whereas human
[2:56] to anyone in every community. Human
traffas
[3:11] communities require collective action to
prevent recognize reduce conditions that
[3:16] contribute to exploitation and to create
environments where people are protected
[3:21] from human trafficking and other forms
of
[3:24] has a successful response to human
traffation
[3:45] can help raise awareness, prevent
traffated
[3:54] as a traffic free zone, showing our
commitment to action and awareness and
[3:59] partnerships to comprehensively address
the issue of human trafficking
[4:15] awareness month and reaffirm our
commitment to human trafficking
[4:19] awareness, training, education
activities, strengthen resources for
[4:24] those impacted by
being afre
[4:51] city
[4:54] » [applause]
[5:06] » picture.
Just
[5:43] On behalf of the Alabama Antihuman
Trafficking Alliance, uh, Trafficking
[5:48] Hope and the West Alabama Human
Trafficking Task Force, we'd like to say
[5:51] thank you for what the city of Northport
does to support our task force. Of
[5:55] course, we have a Northport, uh,
investigator that is fully time assigned
[6:00] to the uh human trafficking task force.
This is an expensive proposition. We do
[6:04] use your overtime. I'd like to say thank
you to the chief for allowing us to use
[6:09] part of your overtime budget for this.
Uh when we do these uh operations, these
[6:14] proactive operations, it is manpower
heavy for safety reasons. Uh and also
[6:19] once we do recover victims, then it
becomes uh a collaborative effort with
[6:23] the members of the community such as
Trafficking Hope and uh the others that
[6:28] work so closely with us to uh try to get
them help and try to get them to uh
[6:36] to to seek recovery. Uh because so often
they don't, but when they do, we have a
[6:41] resource there to help them. And so we
would like to uh thank the city council,
[6:46] thank the police chief for allowing us
to use your resources uh and being great
[6:52] partners. Uh we do proactive operations
in every jurisdiction in the county and
[6:57] uh so we're very thankful for this for
y'all's support.
[7:00] » I think the ones from Northport need to
raise their hands.
[7:04] [laughter]
[7:07] » My name is Linda Jacobs. I'm here to
represent a small group of people who
[7:12] meet at my house for prayer for victims
of sex trafficking and we're under the
[7:18] umbrella of CARES which I handed you a
prayer sheet. The C A is a collaboration
[7:27] so that we can pray for the community.
We can pray for education services. And
[7:33] what we do in our little group is we
pray big prayers to a big God.
[7:39] All right. Now, we have homework each
week. We have to learn this number right
[7:45] here.
Okay. So, now y'all have homework. The
[7:50] victim hotline. When you see something,
you say something. 888
[7:56] 373788.
[7:59] Y'all ready?
>> 888
[8:03] » 3737
888. One more time.
[8:08] » 888 3737
888.
[8:13] » Very good.
>> Thank you again.
[8:17] » Thank you very much for being here.
[8:22] Number six, approval of the agenda. Is
there anyone that would like to make a
[8:26] motion to approve the agenda for the
January [clears throat]
[8:28] 20th council meeting um
with the addition of an ext uh executive
[8:36] session to discuss the potential
litigation?
[8:38] » So move.
>> Second.
[8:41] » That is a first that's a motion by proim
Washington and a second by councelor
[8:47] Conger.
Roll call, please.
[8:51] » Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
>> Yes.
[8:53] » Yes.
>> Yes. [clears throat]
[8:55] » Yes.
[8:59] » Um, seven visitors to address the
council. We have none tonight. Eight. We
[9:04] have no unfinished business. New
business. 9A1. Miss King.
[9:11] » Yes. Thank you. This is an ordinance
amendment for section 58-35 of the
[9:16] Northport Municipal Code. Uh it is only
for first reading tonight. Um and we'll
[9:20] be back on your agenda for our next
council meeting. Um this is to modify
[9:26] our code to be consistent with the
contract that we have executed with um
[9:31] the concessionire provider at Riverrun
Park uh to allow for limited sales of
[9:36] alcohol um pursuant to the terms of the
contract. Uh it also cleans up a couple
[9:41] of things from this code that were very
very old. Um and just we were already in
[9:44] there cleaning it up already. So
changing some things that um are no
[9:48] longer applicable um and positions that
have been eliminated, things like that.
[9:53] Um so it is ready for first reading
tonight only.
[9:56] » So just for clarification, there will
not be alcohol sales during
[10:02] league play.
>> Correct. There are limits in our
[10:05] contract. This does not change any of
that. Okay.
[10:07] » We have complete control over alcohol
sales at Riverrun Park. Explicitly they
[10:11] are not allowed for Warrior baseball or
Northport fast pitch. Um, so they cannot
[10:16] be sold during that time. And any
alcohol that's sold, there's other
[10:19] limitations, too. You know, there's no
liquor. Um, it's just beer and wine and
[10:22] hard cells. There's u, there's time
limits, things like that that are
[10:25] already in our contract. Um, this just
makes our code consistent with our
[10:28] contract.
>> Good deal. Good deal. Um, I will bring
[10:31] that up for a motion.
I'll offer that up for first reading.
[10:39] 9 A2. Miss Ram.
>> Yes, ma'am. This is a first reading on
[10:43] an ordinance that will place a temporary
moratorum on all new car wash and
[10:48] automobile repair uses within the city
limits. Um the temporary moratorium
[10:52] would be enacted for a period of one
year. During that time, the city would
[10:57] hire a consultant to conduct a study um
to determine the effects of
[11:01] oversaturation of these types of uses um
on the overall development of our city.
[11:07] That would also give us time to uh
revise the zoning ordinance and our
[11:10] zoning maps if needed. Um, we do have a
couple of grandfather clauses in the
[11:15] proposed language. The first of those is
um any establishments that have had a
[11:20] pre-esign meeting prior to January the
13th of 2026 under our current ordinance
[11:26] um and have received permit approval
prior to April the 2nd of 26 would not
[11:31] be affected by the ordinance. Then also
it would um anyone um who's trying to
[11:36] renew a business license or transfer a
business license that currently has a
[11:41] business license, it would not affect
them as well.
[11:43] » Okay.
>> So, this will also uh be up for a second
[11:46] reading in a public hearing at your next
council meeting on February the 2nd.
[11:48] » February 2nd.
[11:52] » Okay. Is there anyone that would like to
offer that up as a first reading?
[11:55] » So offered. that is offered up by
councelor Smith.
[12:02] 9B um resolutions of a temp temporary
nature but 9B1. Mr. Matthews.
[12:07] » Yes. 9B1 is a traffic signal maintenance
agreement with the Alabama Department of
[12:12] Transportation. This would uh cover
signal modifications uh at the
[12:18] intersection of Highway 43 and Merry
Road. uh we already maintained the
[12:23] signal and this would cover the
modifications in the upcoming project.
[12:27] » This is huge for district four and
district 5. So I will offer that up for
[12:32] a motion. Do I have a second?
>> Second.
[12:36] » The form of that motion is to adopt the
resolution approving the mayor to
[12:40] execute a traffic control signal
maintenance agreement with ALDOT for US
[12:44] 43 and Rose Boulevard Mitt Ly Road. that
was offered up by President Dikes and
[12:50] second by Proim Washington.
[12:54] » Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
>> Yes.
[12:57] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[12:59] » Yes.
>> 9B2. Mr. Matthews.
[13:02] » 9B2 is a right-of-way use agreement with
the West Alabama Food and Wine Festival,
[13:07] uh, which would allow the festival on
April 19th with a contingency date of
[13:12] April 26th.
>> Are there any questions or comments?
[13:18] The form of the motion is to adopt the
resolution approving the city
[13:22] administrator to execute a right-of-way
use agreement with West Alabama Food and
[13:26] Wine Festival for 2026. Do I hear a
motion?
[13:28] » So moved.
>> Second.
[13:33] » Who?
>> Councelor Washington. Pro Tim
[13:37] Washington.
>> You're not usually that soft spoken. I'm
[13:40] sorry. Um, [laughter]
that is a motion by councelor Conger and
[13:45] a second by Proim Washington. Miss Tubs
voting with Pro Tim Washington.
[13:50] » Yes. Yes.
>> Yes. Thank you for the clarification
[13:56] there. You sounded like Mr. Smith there
for a moment. 9B3. Miss Tubs. Um, these
[14:03] next three items are regarding the
appointments that you made to the
[14:07] Tuscaloosa County Economic Development
Authority. That's the name that they do
[14:11] business as. Their official name is
actually Tuscaloosa County Industrial
[14:15] Development Authority. So, they have
requested that we redo these
[14:18] appointments. So, this motion would be
adding um Phil appointing Philip Bush to
[14:23] the Tuscaloosa County Industrial
Development Authority.
[14:26] » Okay, Mr.
Davis, since we've already done this,
[14:32] can we put these together? I should have
asked this in work session. It wasn't
[14:35] » No, unfortunately, you need to vote on
each one.
[14:37] » Each one of them individually.
>> Yeah. And then the reason for this is is
[14:40] they need the legal name when they apply
for grant. Okay. It's just a text.
[14:45] » Just asking.
>> I will say this, you passed all three of
[14:48] them.
>> Yes.
[14:50] » We should go fairly quickly.
>> That's why I was thinking that. Are
[14:53] there any questions or comments? The
form of the motion is to adopt the
[14:57] resolution amending the resolution 2607
correcting the appointment of Philip
[15:02] Bush to the Teslas County Industrial
Development Authority. Do I hear a
[15:06] motion?
>> So moved.
[15:07] » Second.
That would be a motion by Mrs. Conger
[15:13] and a second by Pro Tim Washington.
>> Miss Tubs, call roll, please. Voting
[15:19] with Pro Tim Washington.
>> Yes.
[15:21] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[15:22] » Yes.
9B4.
[15:26] Miss Tubs.
>> This would be reappointing Glen Crow to
[15:29] the Tuscaloosa County Industrial
Development Authority. Are there any
[15:32] questions or comments?
The form of the motion is to adopt the
[15:35] resolution amending resolution 2608
correcting the reappoint of Glenn Crowe
[15:41] to the Tescosa County Industrial
Development Authority. Do I hear a
[15:44] motion?
>> So moved.
[15:46] » Second.
>> That is a motion by councelor Conger and
[15:51] a second by Proim Washington. Miss Tubs.
Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
[15:56] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[15:57] » Yes.
>> Yes. 9B5 Miss Tubs. This is reappointing
[16:01] Giovani Gomez to the Tuscaloosa County
Industrial Development Board.
[16:04] » Are there any questions or comments? The
form of this motion is to adopt the
[16:08] resolution amending resolution 2609
correcting the reappoint of Giovani
[16:13] Gomez to the Teslas County Industrial
Development Authority. I will offer that
[16:18] up for a motion. Do I have a second?
>> Second,
[16:22] » Miss Tubs. Roll call.
>> Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
[16:25] » Yes. Yes.
>> Yes.
[16:28] Miss Mixon, that was a motion by
President Dykes and a second by
[16:31] councelor Conger.
[16:34] » Um consent agenda that this bill this
ranges from minutes, bill listings, and
[16:40] PO requisitions.
>> I apologize. You did not vote on that.
[16:44] » Did not vote on what? The last one.
>> The last one.
[16:46] » Let's on my paper. We did vote on it.
[laughter]
[16:49] » So, let's vote on that again, Miss Tubs.
>> We just need a vote from you, Miss Tubs.
[16:56] Oh, I would say yes. Since I brought it
up for a motion, I say I was moving on,
[17:01] y'all. I apologize for the speedy.
>> That motion carries.
[17:04] » Thank you. Um, consent agenda ranges
from minutes to bill listings to PO
[17:09] requisitions.
I think we went over all of this in work
[17:14] session. If there are there any
questions or comments?
[17:20] Seeing none, the form of the motion is
to approve the consent agenda for the 20
[17:25] January 20th 26 council meeting as
printed. Do we need to add the addition
[17:31] of the executive session on that one?
>> No.
[17:34] » No. Okay. As printed. Do I hear a
motion?
[17:37] » So moved.
>> Second.
[17:38] » That is a motion by councelor Conger and
a second by Pro Tim Washington. Miss
[17:43] Tubs, call roll, please.
>> Voting with pro Tim Washington.
[17:46] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[17:47] » Yes.
>> Yes. public hearings. I would like to
[17:50] remind people to keep your comments um
directed at the entire council. There's
[17:56] a three minute limit and um do not
address anyone as an individual as a
[18:02] whole. Excuse me. Um 10B1, Mr. Davis.
>> Uh yes. Uh the next four items I'll just
[18:09] speak to this first one. These are we
lans and setting the amount. So uh staff
[18:14] recommends approval of each four. We're
just trying to recoup the that the city
[18:19] has already incurred. So if you call one
and you have but you can't combine the
[18:27] four separate
>> four separate hearings. Okay. Um this is
[18:31] a resolution fixing the cost of nuisance
weed abatement and author authorizing
[18:35] the filing of a lean for property
located on 22nd Street. I'll open the
[18:39] floor for a public hearing for this
item.
[18:43] Is there anyone here that would like to
speak for or against this item?
[18:49] Hearing none, I'll close the four floor
for a public hearing for agenda item
[18:53] 10B1. Are there any questions or
comments?
[18:57] The [snorts] form of the motion is to
adopt the resolution fixing the cost of
[19:00] nuisance weed abatement and authorizing
the filing of a lean for property
[19:04] located at 22nd Street. Do I hear a
motion?
[19:08] » So move.
>> Second.
[19:11] » That is a motion by pro Tim Washington
and a second by councelor Conger. Miss
[19:16] Tubs, we call roll, please. Voting with
pro Tim Washington.
[19:19] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[19:20] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[19:22] » 10B2. Mr. Davis.
>> Uh, same item. It's ready for public
[19:27] hearing and vote.
>> Okay. This is a resolution fixing the
[19:32] cost of nuisance weed abatement and
authorizing the filing of a lean for
[19:35] property located at 8915 Highway 69
North. I'll open the floor for a public
[19:41] hearing for this agenda item.
Is there anyone who would like to speak
[19:46] for or against?
Hearing none, I'll close the floor for a
[19:51] public hearing for agenda item 10B2. Are
there any questions or comments? The
[19:56] form of the motion to is to adopt the
resolution fixing the cost of nuisance
[20:00] weed abatement and authorizing the
filing of a lean for property located at
[20:05] 8915 Highway 69 North. Do I hear a
motion?
[20:09] » So move.
>> Second.
[20:12] That is a motion by Proim Washington and
a second by councelor Conger. Miss Tubs,
[20:18] roll call, please.
>> Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
[20:21] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[20:22] » Yes.
>> Yes. 10B3. Mr. Davis.
[20:25] » Signific.
>> Resolution fixing the cost of the
[20:29] nuisance weed abatement and authorizing
the filing of a lean for property
[20:32] located at 1513 Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard. I'll open the floor for a
[20:37] public hearing for agenda. Agenda item
10B3.
[20:41] Is there anyone that would like to speak
for or against this item?
[20:46] Hearing none, I'll close the floor floor
for a public hearing for agenda item
[20:50] 10B3. Are there any questions or
comments?
[20:53] » I have a question.
>> Okay.
[20:55] » I believe that's that's been fixed. So,
everything's done on it.
[21:02] » Um,
>> not that I'm aware of, but if you'll go
[21:06] ahead and set the amount, we'll double
check it before we file it.
[21:09] » Okay. Okay.
>> I believe it is.
[21:12] » Do we need to change the
um motion?
[21:16] » The motion will be fine.
>> Motion will be fine. Okay.
[21:18] » All All this does is set the amount for
us to file the lean. We find that it's
[21:23] already been paid. We won't file.
>> We won't file it. Good deal. The form of
[21:27] the motion to is to adopt the resolution
fixing the cost of nuisance weed
[21:31] abatement and authorizing the filing of
a lean for property located at 1513
[21:35] Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Do I
hear a motion? So move
[21:40] » second.
>> That is a motion by count uh pro Tim
[21:44] Washington and a second by councelor
Conger. Miss Tubs, roll call, please.
[21:48] » Voting with pro Tim Washington.
>> Yes.
[21:51] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[21:52] » Yes.
10B4. Mr. Davis.
[21:55] » Last but not least or more. This is it.
>> Okay. Resolution fixing the cost
[22:01] [clears throat] of nuisance weed
abatement and authorizing the filing of
[22:04] a lean for property located at 2513
Deerfield Lane. I'll open the floor for
[22:10] a public hearing for agenda item 10B4.
Is there anyone here speaking for or
[22:16] against this item?
Hearing none, I'll close the floor floor
[22:20] for a public hearing for agenda item
10B4. Are there any questions or
[22:25] comments?
The form of the motion is to adopt the
[22:28] resolution fixing the cost of nuisance
weed abatement and authorizing the
[22:32] filing of a lean for property located at
2513 Deerfield Lane. Do I hear a motion?
[22:38] » So move.
>> Second.
[22:40] » That is a motion by C Pro Tim Washington
and a second by councelor um Conger.
[22:46] Miss Tubs, roll call, please.
>> Voting with pro Tim Washington.
[22:50] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[22:51] » Yes.
>> Yes. [clears throat]
[22:55] 10B5. Miss King, you're up.
>> Yes. So this is fairly new. Um, this is
[23:01] a public hearing uh to determine whether
or not um the city is all right with the
[23:07] sale of com I'm gonna get it wrong, but
consumable hemp products um at a
[23:12] specific location within the city
limits. Uh this business has been in
[23:16] business at CBD Store of Northport has
been in business in the city since 2018.
[23:20] » We're not talking about changing
anything. Um, what's happened is that
[23:23] the Alabama legislature passed a law
that went into effect on January 1st
[23:28] that requires these types of businesses
to be licensed through the Alabama ABC
[23:32] board.
>> Um, as part of their application
[23:34] process, they have to get some kind of
approval from the city saying that it is
[23:38] okay to have this. Um, but we're not
talking about anything new or different,
[23:42] just a different form of regulation. Um,
and so that is ready for public hearing.
[23:47] » Okay, that is 10B5. Um res resolution
approving sale of consumable hemp
[23:53] products in accordance with state
regulations for ABBA company LLC doing
[23:58] business as CBD store of Northport. I'll
open the floor for a public hearing for
[24:02] agenda item 10B5.
Is there anyone that would like to speak
[24:07] for or against this? If you'll come up
and state your name and address.
[24:15] » Yes, please.
Hello, my name is Aureli Brian. We are
[24:21] located at 900 Main Avenue right here in
downtown Northport. I'm the store owner.
[24:26] We've been here since 2018 and it's been
such a blessing. We love the Northport
[24:31] community. Um, and I just want to thank
you guys so much for for being such
[24:36] amazing leaders in our community and you
know, we are very blessed and I'm just
[24:41] so happy to be here and thank you guys
for your time. You're very welcome.
[24:46] Thank you. Is there anyone else who
would like to speak for or against
[24:52] hearing? None, I will close the floor
for a public hearing for agenda item
[24:56] 10B5.
Are there any questions or comments? I
[25:00] actually have a comment. If you have a
dog who has issues with um loud noises,
[25:06] i.e. fireworks within the city limits
that are illegal, um please go see them
[25:12] because they will take care of your
pups. And if you by chance might need
[25:15] something to help sleep, go to them.
They'll take care of you. Wonderful
[25:20] staff. Love the store. Thank you. Um the
form of the motion is to adopt a
[25:25] resolution approving the sale of
consumable hemp products in accordance
[25:29] with the state regulations of ABBA
company LLC DBA CBD store of Northport.
[25:35] Do I hear a motion?
>> So moved.
[25:37] » Second.
>> That is a motion by councelor Smith and
[25:41] a second by councelor Conger. Miss Tubs,
call roll, please.
[25:44] » Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
>> Yes.
[25:46] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[25:48] » Yes.
>> Uh, planning inspections. Miss Ram.
[25:52] » Yes, ma'am. The first um item I have on
the agenda is a second reading uh of an
[25:57] ordinance that will reszone
approximately 34.8 acres located at
[26:01] Grandpoint Neighborhood. This is at the
end of Winward Point Drive. The
[26:05] properties currently zoned special
district which is residential district.
[26:09] Um they are proposing to reszone to RS2
which is also a single family
[26:13] residential district. Um the
reasonzoning request does come with a
[26:17] positive recommendation from the
planning commission. The item is ready
[26:19] for a public hearing and a vote.
>> This is just an addition to that's the
[26:25] plan grand.
>> Yes, it is a part of the master plan for
[26:28] the entire neighborhood. Yes,
>> that was done
[26:31] » maybe 100 years ago.
>> I believe it was first approved in 2002.
[26:35] » That was close enough. Okay. Um, I'll
open the floor for a public hearing for
[26:39] agenda item 10 C1. Is there anyone who
is here to speak for or against this
[26:46] item?
[26:52] She coming. No. Okay. [snorts] Um,
hearing none, I'll close the floor for a
[26:57] public hearing for agenda item 10 C1.
Are there any questions or comments?
[27:05] The form of the motion is to adopt the
ordinance reszoning of approximately
[27:09] 34.8 acres located at the end of Winward
Point Drive from Special District to
[27:16] residential family RS2. Do I hear a
motion?
[27:20] » So move.
>> Second.
[27:21] » That is a motion by Proim Washington and
a second by councelor Conger. Miss
[27:26] Tubbs, call roll, please.
>> Voting with Pro Tim Washington.
[27:29] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[27:30] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[27:34] 10 C2. Miss Ram, you're up again.
>> Yes, ma'am. This ordinance will grant
[27:39] conditional use approval to operate a
business office in a limited
[27:42] manufacturing zoning district. The
property is located at 11:01 uh 30th
[27:47] Avenue. Um they are proposing to locate
inside an existing building. Um no new
[27:52] construction. This does come with a
federal recommendation from the planning
[27:56] commission. So it is ready for a public
hearing. I'll open the floor for a
[28:00] public hearing for agenda item 10 C2. Is
there anyone here that would like to
[28:06] speak for or against this item?
Hearing none, I'll close the floor for a
[28:11] public hearing for a agenda item 10 C2.
Are there any questions or comments?
[28:18] The form of the motion is to adopt the
ordinance of conditional use to approve
[28:23] to locate a business office in a M1
light industrial zone for property
[28:29] located at 1101
30th Avenue. Do I hear a motion?
[28:34] » So moved. Second.
>> That is a motion by councelor Smith and
[28:38] a second by Proim Washington. Miss Tubs,
will you call roll, please?
[28:42] » Voting with proim Washington.
>> Yes.
[28:44] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[28:46] » Yes. Um, police department, no business.
City administrator, do you have any
[28:50] business tonight?
>> No, ma'am.
[28:53] » Um, the only thing that I have tonight
is I'm sure everyone has been on
[28:58] Facebook and seen all of the hoopla
about this weekend. All I want to say is
[29:06] uh, Miss Tubs is already in contact with
EMA and is on a text thread with Nick
[29:12] Loi. Our staff will be on call the
entire time. Um, if there is icing or
[29:21] freezing rain around here, please stay
in your house and your vehicle in your
[29:28] garage. Our police officers have enough
to do without pulling all of us out of
[29:33] ditches. Even those of us with Jeeps who
like to do that kind of thing. We can't
[29:38] drive on ice, people. We can't. So,
let's not try it. But our staff is well
[29:43] aware of the situation and everybody has
got their thinking caps on and we're
[29:49] ready to roll.
Uh Mayor Phillips,
[29:54] » thank you. Uh just uh I'll be starting
my mayor's advisory council January
[29:59] 29th, 6 o'clock here in the civic room.
We'll be talking about events and
[30:03] activities. If you're available, come
out. It's open to everyone. Just going
[30:06] to talk about things and see where
everybody's thoughts are and move
[30:09] forward. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you,
[clears throat] Mayor Phillips. Uh,
[30:12] District 1, Councelor Smith.
>> Yes. Uh, if you are going to go out and
[30:16] buy bread and milk, remember to shop
local. [laughter]
[30:21] » Um,
also
[30:26] [laughter]
>> I'm sorry.
[30:28] » I would uh we have a town hall Thursday.
That's before the weather hits. Uh, this
[30:34] Thursday at 5:30 in this room. It is a
district one town hall, but everyone is
[30:40] welcome. Uh, everyone's encouraged to
join and we're just, uh, going through
[30:44] the workings and the dealings of, uh,
Northport and District 1. And then also,
[30:51] I'd like to say that the Tuscaloosa EMA
through Compassion Coalition is
[30:57] accepting donations. It sounds like they
need twiniz blankets and they are
[31:02] actually taking donations
uh today through Thursday.
[31:08] » Do they have a trailer at their parking
lot?
[31:11] » Yes. Okay. Yes. At at the Tuscaloosa MA
parking lot and they're taking donations
[31:16] from 8:30 to 5. So they need I'm sure
they'll take anything warm, but twiniz
[31:21] blankets were the the main thing that
they needed.
[31:24] » Okay. And Miss Tubs, your staff's going
to kill me. But if you cannot get it to
[31:30] EMA, if you will bring it to city hall,
I will make sure that it gets to EMA. So
[31:37] if you can if anybody gets anything
here, store it. And um I'm sure Anders
[31:43] Hardware may or may not have sleds and
chains, but that still means stay off
[31:48] the roads.
>> Pro Tim Washington,
[31:50] » I have none. Thank you.
Uh, councelor Conger.
[31:56] » Yes. Uh, I would like to announce that
we are going to have our first small
[32:02] business forum on February 23rd at 5:30
in the civic meeting room. This is an
[32:09] opportunity for the small businesses
here in Northport to let us know how we
[32:14] can help you. We spend a lot of time
thinking we know how to help, but we
[32:19] have decided to change that position and
let you tell us what you need from your
[32:24] council. Um, so reminders will go out.
Our licensing office is helping get a
[32:30] list of small businesses to make sure
everyone's aware, but please spread the
[32:34] word. We would really like your input.
We tried to schedule this at a time
[32:37] where we thought you would be less busy
in between seasons. So, February 23rd at
[32:43] 5:30 here at city hall,
>> Miss Conger and I actually ran on that
[32:49] platform of bringing small businesses um
in so we can have a better
[32:55] communication. So, I am also very
excited about that. Um I don't know if
[33:01] councelor Hickden is on speaker phone
from his trip, but hearing none, we're
[33:08] going to go into executive session. The
form of the motion is to adjourn the
[33:12] meeting into executive session to
discuss potential litigation. The
[33:16] session is expected to take 15 minutes.
Mr. Davis, you will be timed. The
[33:22] council will not take action after the
executive session is concluded. That
[33:26] time is 6:03. Do I hear a motion?
>> We need to certify the executive
[33:31] session. all certified and we'll meet in
the mayor's office at the end of the
[33:37] » if well has the rent gone up [laughter]
we can
[33:43] » we do
>> oh we have new chairs okay all right
[33:46] it'll be safe to meet in the mayor's
office so
[33:50] » do I hear a motion
>> so moved
[33:52] » second
>> that is a motion by councelor conger and
[33:56] a second by pro Tim Washington tubs roll
call please
[33:59] » voting with pro Tim Washington Yes.
>> Yes.
[34:02] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[34:04] We will reconvene at
15 minutes. Mr.