City Council - Regular Meeting

Um, Jim, anyone? Yeah. Okay. We're happy to have Vanessa here with us this afternoon representing the chamber of commerce. You want to speak, please?

Um, well, I'll just remind everyone we have two great downtown this week. So, it's very exciting. Also, it's on Thursday and Greg Station on Friday. And we appreciate you being on to see business. Um, so those are two very exciting. Obviously, we've celebrated a lot. So, but if you can make it. And then next Wednesday evening, we're actually having a business after hours at our chamber office. So, we haven't done that that I've know of um at least not in a long time. So, it's an opportunity to come see the office and just get to know a little bit more about the chamber. So, thank you.

Thank you. Our agenda items for this evening under old business ordinance 2026 and ordinance to amend certain traffic laws within the city of Wumpter. This is the second time it's been on the agenda. So we can take action on that this evening. Item two, approving purchase SWAT equipment and uniforms at a cost of $63,462. second time. Also, this has been on the agenda, so we can move forward with this. Item three, approval to purchase six swap cameras at the cost of $16,647.28. We can also move forward with this. And then under new business this evening, permission to participate in the YMCA's White Town at a cost of $20,000 for a period of not to exceed three years. First time on the agenda this evening. Is that right? Is this

Yes, sir. Okay. Do we need to suspend the rules? If we could, that would be Okay. You would like for us to suspend the rules? Yes, sir.

Take action on this. Okay. Okay. And then item five, resolution 2026-5-4-1 authorizing the mayor to execute file an award application and enter into agreement with Alabama Department of Transportation for aid and financing of a section 5310 transportation assistance project. So, you have all that in your folder tonight. Item six, resolution 2026-5-4-2, contract with Central Iowa Regional Planning and Development Commission to provide administration services for the Mill Village Sewer Improvements, CDBG, project number LRC-P25-014. And item seven, is that a participation with with water and sewer?

Yes, it had it had to be run through the city. Y'all city's not paying any water. It just had to be run through the city.

Thank you, J. Item seven, the resolution 2026-5-4-3, agreement for engineering services for the CDBG project number- CM-P-25-014. Then item eight, permission to replace engine in a 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe police patrol K9 vehicle at a cost of $10,886.13. First item on the agenda, the police chief is asking to suspend the rules on this. They can move forward. Yes, I would like to see this report. Item nine, grandmic improvement week to host Junth at Gold Star Park on June 19th, 2026. Then item 10 this evening will be grant permission for Alabama auto culture host the car show at the sports complex in August the 22nd of 2026. I think that information is also in your Okay, we'll call the council meeting to order. Invocation this evening be given by Councilman Brown. Pledge of allegiance by council personal justice. Let's pray. Most gracious heavenly father, we just thank you for this day, for the beautiful sunshine, Father, and for the spring, beautiful flowers. Father, we just thank you for the many blessings that you have blessed each of

us with. Father, we just ask you to be with us tonight. And as we go through the agenda, Father, we ask you to bless each employee of this city. Thank you for what they do. Thank you for giving them strength and knowledge to do the skills that they need to do to improve our city. Father, as we deliberate tonight and we look at these items, Father, we ask that you would guide us in the direction you would have us to go and we glorify everything in your name. Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Amen. I aliance 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. Council member Justice here. Council member Gan here. Council member Brown here. Mayor here. You have a copy in your folders of the council meeting held April the 20th, 2026. Any corrections to those meetings? Being no correction, we entertain motion. Second. We have a motion. We have a second. All in favor say I.

Anyone opposed? So those minutes have been approved. Old business August 20, 26 to amend certain traffic laws within the CD. It's a second time on the agenda. We had it in your packet. We'll entertain motion for

second have a second. Any discussion on this? All in favor say I. I.

Anyone opposed? This two has been approved to item two approval to purchase SWAT equipment and uniforms with a cost of $63,462. We can move forward this request we purchase this equipment. We have a second. discussion.

Yes. Chief, is this 10 new officers or you pulling 10 that's already there? So, you're not going to hire any more than like because if they're called out, then that's going to grow you short. If we have a call out activation, what you call We have already certified already.

Opposed. So that two has been approved. Item three, approval to purchase six flock panels in a cost of $16,64728. Second time authority

second motion to have a second. Any discussion on this? All in favor say I. I. Anyone opposed? So that has been approved. Now the new business permission to participate in the YMCA's Y town at a cost of 20,000 for a period not to exceed three years. continue to speak today.

Uh the Utah YMCA is uh currently in a renovation campaign and they are building uh what is known as Ytown, which is representing the community in which the Y um operates. And part of that could be a police department and a fire department um that connects better or helps connect our young people with first responders and the um and the cohesiveness that those um individuals play in our community. And um we are asking they ask um and we are recommending that we participate in having those areas branded with any type of police um information and logos and and uniforms and things like that so that it it feels real like it's $20,000 for three years or annually 20,000.

It is 20,000 one time to be paid over a year. Yes. Thank you. We've been asked to suspend the rules. We have a motion to suspend the rules. We will have a second. Second. Have a motion. Second. Council member Robbins. Yes. Council member Tucker. Yes. Council member Justice. Yes. Council member Gan. Yes. Council member Brown. Yes. Mayor Willis. Yes. Rules having been suspended. We may entertain motion. Mayor, I'd like to make that motion. We have a second.

Second. Motion. Any further discussion? Now, this town is going to be in this indoor hunt. Yes, ma'am. Have a motion and a second and have discussion move forward. All in favor say I. I.

Anyone oppose? So that has been agreed. Item five, resolution 2026-5-4-1 authorizing the mail to execute filing award application and enter into agreement with the island department of transportation for aid and financing of the section 5310 transportation assistant project. That motion we have the motion. We have a second motion. We have a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I.

I.

We oppose. So that two is being granted. Item six, resolution 2026-5-4-2 contract for Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission to provide administration services for the Mill Village Sewer Improvement CBBG project number LR- CM-P25-014. No money cuted from the city to be a project. Need a motion.

Second.

Any further discussion? All in favor say I. I. Anyone oppose? So that too is going to take care. Okay. Item seven, resolution 2026-5-4-3, agreement for engineering services for CDWG project number LR- CM-f25-014. Move forward with this resolution. Do motion second. I have a motion to have a second. Any discussion on this?

All in favor say I. I. Anyone opposed? That too is resolution has been granted. Item eight, permission to replace engine in a 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe police patrol car vehicle with a cost of $10,886.13. And the police chief has asked to suspend the rules so he can go ahead and get the motion to suspend. I move we suspend the roof. We have a motion to suspend. Do we have a second? Second. Motion to have a second. Council member Robbins. Yes. Council member Tucker.

Yes. Council member Justice. Yes. Council member Gan. Yes. Council member Brown. Yes. Mayor Willis. Yes. Rules. Having been suspended. We can move forward then. Entertain the motion for the

Maryland. Thank you. Second. motion. Discussion say I want oppose. That has been item nine. Grant permission for the county le to host Junth Park on June 19th, 2026. Who would like to offer that? I believe that we improve commission. Do we have a second?

Second. Motion to have a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Anyone opposed? And that two has been granted. Item 10. The grant commission along culture host a car show at the sports complex in August the 22nd 2026. Anyone here representing that organiz?

No, it's free entry. We had a car show last year. All profit went to paying off all the event. So we made a profit all the profit from the car show portion of it and went to everything. So we made a profit. It's a well it was a wellun event. I appreciate it.

Yes. So I did request if we could have it this year on the baseball side um just for better organization um because I know it's a lot of walking for some of our, you know, older farm heads coming out there. Um, and it's also really hot, so it's happened a little bit later. Don't get me wrong, y'all shut up. I think every I think every car show award I think you know Pat, right? Pat. Yeah, he's my manager. So, I didn't know he won an award last year. He could win it all. Okay, we need a motion. Second.

We have a motion. We have a second. With that discussion, all in favor say I. I. Anyone want to vote? Okay, that too will be granted. But you have talked with the management out there about I don't see it in here. Yeah, we should try to get in contact with everybody before. Anything else? Motion to adjourn. So move.