City Council - Regular Meeting

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Thank you. Our agenda items for this evening uh under old business approve and change order offer number one and offer number three pickle ball court expansion at a total price of 540,625 and being covered by the city of this is the second time on this and then also on the old business purchase of an arena drag at a cost of $9,000 $400 from reveal 4 in1 LLC. This is also this is the first time this is the second time also. So we can take action on that. I have free permission to purchase a 2026 skid steer loader in British at a cost of $133,595. We can also move forward on that. And then item four, permission for the fire department to purchase two new fire vehicles at a cost of $127,366.32 cents. Also, we can take action on that this evening. A new business this evening. Uh there will be a public hearing concerning the uh beer and off premises license for Grove Station LLC company Street. Uh we'll take that up. And then item number six after we've had the public hearing will give us an opportunity to approve uh those license. Item number seven, approve the memorandum of understanding with the Elmo County Board of Education for the use of wea sports facility. This has been a long time coming trying to get this in place to give us a handbook,

an operational handbook of what who does what, who uses it, who doesn't use it, who pays, who does not pay, whatever. So, that's that's good to have this in hand. Uh, item 8, resolution number 2026-3-2-1, a resolution to exempt certain covered items from municipal sales tax during the third full weekend of July. Is that statewide? It is.

It is. Okay. Okay. Item number nine, permission for the First Baptist Church of WA to host a community Easter egg hunt at the farmers market. That'll be on April 1, 2026. They've done this in the past, so we can take action on that. Okay, we'll call our council meeting to order. Invocation this evening be given by council person Tucker. Pledge of allegiance by council person Brown. Let us pray. God our father, we thank you for allowing us to come this evening as we conduct the business for the city of Wumpin. We ask that you um bless each of us as we um do what's best for our city. We ask you um a special blessing for um all the service members that are in this conflict. We ask that you put your loving arms around them as they um protect our freedom. As we know, freedom is not free. It comes at a cost. We ask a special blessing for the city of Ottoka, the state of Alabama, and our nation. These and all blessings we ask in your son Jesus Christ's name. Amen.

Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Roll call. Council member Robbins here. Council member Tucker here. Council member Justice here. Council member Gant here. Council member Brown here. Mayor Willis here.

You received in your packet a copy of the minutes from the council meeting held on February the 17th of 2026. Are there any corrections to those minutes? Being no corrections, entertain a motion for approval. Second.

We have a motion. We have a second. All in favor say I. Anyone opposed? So those minutes have been approved. Under old business this evening, approve a change order alternate number one and alter number three for the pickle ball court expansion of gold price of $540,625 to be covered by the city of Wampa. We can move forward with this. I move forward with this motion, please. Okay, we'll take the motion. Do we have a second? Second. Okay, we have a motion. We have a second. Any discussion on this? All in favor say I. I.

Anyone opposed? So, that two has been approved and we moved along. Item two, approve purchase of an arena drag at a cost of $9,400 from the Reveal 411 LLC. We can take action on that this evening. Motion. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion. Okay, we'll take your motion. Do we have a second? Second. Thank you. We'll take the second. Any discussion? All in favor, let it be say I. I.

Anyone opposed? So that too has been approved. Item three, permission to purchase a 2026 skid steer loader and brush cut brush cutter for a total cost of 133,595. And it didn't you tell me you're going to be surplusing the old one? Yes. Okay. Okay. This is second time on the agenda. We can take action on this. So we'll entertain a motion. So move second. We have a motion. We have a second. Any discussion? All in favor? It be say I.

Anyone opposed? All right. That two, that permission has been granted. Item four, permission for the fire department to purchase two new fire vehicles at a cost of $127,366.32. Second time. We can move forward with this motion. Mayor, I'd like to take We'll take the motion. Do we have a second? We have a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I.

Anyone opposed? So that also has been granted. Under new business this evening, uh we'll enter into a public hearing at this point in time. Okay, we'll declare ourselves into a public hearing to deal with the retail beer and all premises retail wide off all premises are licensed from Grove Station LLC located at 119 Company Street, Munka, Alabama. We can move forward with this. So, do we have a motion to grant this? All right, let's close the budget here first. So, we had the public hearing. We closed it. We're back in the regular meeting now. So, now we'll get action, which would be item six. Approve a 040 retail beer on all premises and a 060 retail wine on all premises license from Grove Station LLC located at 119 Company Street Alabama. Now we can entertain the motion.

Mayor, I'd like to make that motion. Okay, we'll take your motion. Do we have a second? Second. Second. Any discussion? All in favor? Let it be known to say I. I. Anyone opposed? So that two has been granted. Thank you ladies for meeting.

Okay. Item seven, approve the memorandum of understanding with the county board of education for use of school facility. Motion move second. Have a motion. We have a second. Any discussion? All in favor? Let it be known to say I.

Anyone opposed? So that too has been granted. Item eight, resolution 2026-3-2-1, a resolution to exempt certain covered items from the municipal sales tax during the third full weekend of July. We'll take a motion. Have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. Have a motion. We have a second. Any discussion on this? All in favor? Let it be known to say I. I.

Anyone opposed? So that two has been granted. And then out of nine, audition for the first church we temple. the host community east month where the preacher will be dressing up as a bunny rabbit at farmer market on April the first. Thank you preacher for being here. We can move forward to take action on this. So move a motion. Do we have a second? Second. Motion we have a second. Any discussion?

Yes, ma'am. It's starting at 5:30. Yes, ma'am. We found that the Saturday before Easter, families are already starting their celebrations, but after school on a Wednesday evening, we've heard from parents that's the best time for them to come out. So,

all in favor, let it be known to say I. Anyone? That has been that motion to adjourn. So move stand.

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