[0:01] Okay.
[0:07] » Thank you. Our agenda items for this
evening uh under old business approve
[0:14] and change order offer number one and
offer number three pickle ball court
[0:18] expansion at a total price of 540,625
[0:24] and being covered by the city of this is
the second time
[0:29] on this
and then also on the old business
[0:34] [clears throat] purchase of an arena
drag at a cost of $9,000 $400 from
[0:40] reveal 4 in1 LLC. This is also
this is the first time
[0:51] this is the second time also. So we can
take action on that. I have free
[0:55] permission to purchase a 2026 skid steer
loader in British at a cost of $133,595.
[1:05] We can also move forward on that. And
then item four, permission for the fire
[1:10] department to purchase two new fire
vehicles at a cost of $127,366.32
[1:18] cents. Also, we can take action on that
this evening. A new business this
[1:23] evening. Uh there will be a public
hearing concerning the uh
[1:29] beer and off premises license for Grove
Station LLC company Street. Uh we'll
[1:35] take that up. And then item number six
after we've had the public hearing will
[1:40] give us an opportunity to approve
uh those license. Item number seven,
[1:46] approve the memorandum of understanding
with the Elmo County Board of Education
[1:52] for the use of wea sports facility. This
has been a long time coming trying to
[1:57] get this in place [cough] to give us a
handbook, an operational handbook of
[2:03] what who does what, who uses it, who
doesn't use it, who pays, who does not
[2:09] pay, whatever. So, that's that's good to
have this in hand. Uh, item 8,
[2:15] resolution number 2026-3-2-1,
a resolution to exempt certain covered
[2:21] items from municipal sales tax during
the third full weekend of July.
[2:28] Is that statewide?
>> It is.
[2:30] » It is. Okay. Okay. Item number nine,
permission for the First Baptist Church
[2:36] of WA to host a community Easter egg
hunt at the farmers market. That'll be
[2:41] on April 1, 2026. They've done this in
the past, so we can take action on that.
[2:52] [clears throat]
Okay, we'll call our council meeting to
[2:55] order. Invocation this evening be given
by council person Tucker. Pledge of
[2:59] allegiance by council person Brown.
[3:08] Let us pray.
God [clears throat] our father, we thank
[3:12] you for allowing us to come this evening
as we conduct the business for the city
[3:17] of Wumpin. We ask that you um bless each
of us as we um do what's best for our
[3:24] city. We ask you um a special blessing
for um all the service members that are
[3:30] in this conflict. We ask that you put
your loving arms around them as they um
[3:35] protect our freedom. As we know, freedom
is not free. It comes at a cost. We ask
[3:41] a special blessing for the city of
Ottoka, the state of Alabama, and our
[3:45] nation. These and all blessings we ask
in your son Jesus Christ's name. Amen.
[3:50] » Amen.
I pledge algiance to the flag of the
[3:56] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
[4:02] under God, [clears throat] indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
[4:21] Roll call.
>> Council member Robbins
[4:23] » here.
>> Council member Tucker
[4:24] » here.
>> Council member Justice
[4:26] » here.
>> Council member Gant
[4:27] » here.
>> Council member Brown
[4:29] » here.
>> Mayor Willis
[4:30] » here.
>> You received in your packet a copy of
[4:32] the minutes from the council meeting
held on February the 17th of 2026. Are
[4:37] there any corrections to those minutes?
>> Being no corrections, entertain a motion
[4:43] for approval.
Second.
[4:52] » We have a motion. We have a second. All
in favor say I.
[4:56] » Anyone opposed? So those minutes have
been approved.
[4:59] Under old business this evening, approve
a change order alternate number one and
[5:04] alter number three for the pickle ball
court expansion of gold price of
[5:08] $540,625
to be covered by the city of Wampa. We
[5:14] can move forward with this.
>> I move forward with this motion, please.
[5:19] » Okay, we'll take the motion. Do we have
a second?
[5:23] » Second.
[5:26] » Okay, we have a motion. We have a
second. Any discussion on this?
[5:31] » All in favor say I.
>> I.
[5:34] » Anyone opposed? So, that two has been
approved and we moved along. Item two,
[5:41] approve purchase of an arena drag at a
cost of $9,400 from the Reveal 411 LLC.
[5:48] We can take action on that this evening.
Motion.
[5:53] » Mayor, I'd like to make a motion.
>> Okay, we'll take your motion. Do we have
[5:57] a second?
>> Second.
[5:59] » Thank you. We'll take the second. Any
discussion?
[6:04] All in favor, let it be say I.
>> I.
[6:06] » Anyone opposed? So that too has been
approved.
[6:12] Item three, permission to purchase a
2026 skid steer loader and brush cut
[6:16] brush cutter for a total cost of
133,595.
[6:21] And it didn't you tell me you're going
to be surplusing the old one?
[6:25] » Yes. Okay. Okay. This is second time on
the agenda. We can take action on this.
[6:31] So we'll entertain a motion.
>> So move second.
[6:37] We have a motion. We have a second. Any
discussion?
[6:42] All in favor? It be say I.
>> Anyone opposed?
[6:46] All right. That two, that permission has
been granted.
[6:51] Item four, permission for the fire
department to purchase two new fire
[6:54] vehicles at a cost of $127,366.32.
[7:01] Second time. We can move forward with
this motion. Mayor, I'd like to take
[7:06] » We'll take the motion. Do we have a
second?
[7:12] » We have a second. Any discussion?
All in favor say I.
[7:18] » I.
>> Anyone opposed? So that also has been
[7:21] granted. Under new business this
evening,
[7:25] uh we'll enter into a public hearing at
this point in time.
[7:35] Okay, we'll declare ourselves into a
public hearing to deal with the retail
[7:40] beer and all premises retail wide off
all premises are licensed from Grove
[7:48] Station LLC located at 119 Company
Street, Munka, Alabama. We can move
[7:53] forward with this. So, do we have a
motion to grant this?
[8:02] All right,
let's close the budget here first.
[8:07] So, we had the public hearing.
[clears throat] We closed it. We're back
[8:12] in the regular meeting now. So, now
we'll get action, which would be item
[8:17] six. Approve a 040 retail beer on all
premises and a 060 retail wine on all
[8:24] premises license from Grove Station LLC
located at 119 Company Street Alabama.
[8:32] Now we can entertain the motion.
>> Mayor, I'd like to make that motion.
[8:38] » Okay, we'll take your motion. Do we have
a second?
[8:40] » Second.
>> Second.
[8:44] Any discussion?
All in favor? Let it be known to say I.
[8:49] » I.
>> Anyone opposed? So that two has been
[8:52] granted. Thank you ladies for meeting.
>> Okay. Item seven, approve the memorandum
[8:59] of understanding with the county board
of education for use of school facility.
[9:07] Motion move
second.
[9:18] Have a motion. We have a second. Any
discussion?
[9:22] All in favor? Let it be known to say I.
>> Anyone opposed? So that too has been
[9:27] granted.
[9:30] Item eight, resolution 2026-3-2-1,
a resolution to exempt certain covered
[9:36] items from the municipal sales tax
during the third full weekend of July.
[9:42] We'll take a motion.
>> Have a motion. Do we have a second?
[9:48] » Second.
[9:51] Have a
>> motion. We have a second. Any discussion
[9:54] on this? All in favor? Let it be known
to say I.
[9:57] » I.
>> Anyone opposed? So that two has been
[10:00] granted. And then out of nine, audition
for the first church we temple. the host
[10:07] community east month where the preacher
will be dressing up as a bunny rabbit at
[10:14] farmer market on April the first.
>> Thank you preacher for being here.
[10:21] We can move forward to take action on
this.
[10:24] » So move
[10:27] a motion. Do we have a second?
>> Second.
[10:38] Motion we have a second. Any discussion?
>> Yes, ma'am.
[10:43] » It's starting at 5:30.
[10:49] » Yes, ma'am.
[11:03] We found that the Saturday before
Easter, families are already starting
[11:07] their celebrations, but after school on
a Wednesday evening, we've heard from
[11:11] parents that's the best time for them to
come out. So,
[11:22] » all in favor, let it be known to say I.
>> Anyone?
[11:26] That has been that
[11:36] motion to adjourn. So move
stand.
[11:52] » Yeah. I don't know. All right. I break
themselves heart
[11:58] and they