City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, June 1, 2026

The Wetumpka City Council approved an extension of a moratorium on certain businesses and authorized the installation of new street lighting in the Level community. A public hearing was also held regarding a federal grant application for transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Wetumpka, AL
Meeting Date
June 1, 2026

Transcript

7 sections

0:00 – 2:35Speaker 1

sir agenda items for this evening for our council meeting one item on the business orders 2026-2 and owners extending the moratorium on package stores convenience stores gas stations makeup anywhere houses and self-storage facilities this will be the second time on the agenda so we can take action on it this evening Under new business, a public hearing this evening, the city of Wetumpka is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for a federal capital funding award under section 5310 of the Federal Transit Act to meet transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Wetumpka. We're just all in the middle of a hearing. And then item three will be permission to install new street lighting in the level community at a recurring cost of $63.03 monthly. So I think in your packet, it does have a map of where these lights will be placed. Okay, at this time we'll enter into our council meeting time and I call the meeting to order. Invocation this evening be given by Councilperson Gantt. Pledge be given by Councilperson Robbins. Let us pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day and thank you for this opportunity to serve. something to have a servant's heart and do things that are best for this city as this torrential weather goes through we ask that you guide and have a hand over the people and keep them safe in christ's name Roll call.

2:36Speaker 2

Council Member Robbins. Here. Council Member Tucker. Here. Council Member Justice. Here. Council Member Gant. Here. Council Member Brown. Here. Mayor Willis.

2:43 – 4:48Speaker 1

Here. You received in your packet a copy of the minutes from the council meeting held on May 18th, 2026. Are there any corrections to those minutes? if there are no corrections we'll entertain the motion for approval and a second second okay thank you we have a motion we'll have a second for approval all in favor let it be known to say an aye aye you know what though so those minutes have been approved on the old business this evening ordinance 2026-2011 is extending the moratorium on package stores convenience stores gas stations vape shops many warehouses and self-storage facilities second time on the agenda we can move forward and retain motion second have a motion we have a second any further discussion on that all in favor later you don't but almost saying aye aye you don't want to pose so that too has been approved Under new business, we have public hearing. We'll call ourselves into public hearing at this time. Public hearing concerning the city of Wetumpka is applying for the Alabama Department of Transportation for a federal capital funding award under section 5310 of the Federal Transit Act to meet transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the week. Anyone here to speak in favor of this? Anyone here to speak against this? All right. Having held a public hearing, we'll close it and move forward. We'll entertain a motion for this approval.

4:48Speaker 3

Mary, I'm not counting that much.

4:50 – 5:20Speaker 1

You don't need approval. Just a public hearing. if you'll keep that motion to yourself you'd reckon that okay item three on the new business permission install new street lights in the level community the recurring cost of sixty three dollars and three cents monthly we'll carry that over okay recurring costs we'll go ahead and entertain the motion yeah i'd like to make that motion to

5:22Speaker 3

What's the mission of this to install street lighting in the level community?

5:30 – 6:24Speaker 1

Okay. Second. Ms. Tucker has made a motion over here to install street lights in the level community. Anyone here willing to second this? I'll second. Okay. I've been chomping at the bit. We have a motion, we have a second. Any discussion on this? All in favor let me know by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Okay, so that too has been granted. Did you get wet coming out here tonight? Yes. You're not going to be here very long. We're finished. Anybody got anything they want to say? That's dangerous with that camera running over there. Motion to adjourn. So moved.

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