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Virtual Regular City Council Meeting - See agenda for access-

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 · 62 agenda items · 0 votes recorded

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45 consent · 17 regular
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Regular Agenda (17)

Procedural: INVOCATION
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council President Pro Tempore Wardine Alexander
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: September 1, 2020
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: September 8, 2020 - March 2, 2021
Procedural: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Item number:Item #53 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $467K

City issues $467K bond to refund 2018 debt

Refinancing reduces future interest costs on municipal debt. Bond issuance may affect the city's overall debt obligations and future borrowing capacity.

Funding source: Bond Action type: Ordinance
Item number:Item #54 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $467K

City issues $467K bond to refund 2018 debt obligations

City refinances existing debt through a new bond issue. Refinancing can reduce interest costs or adjust payment schedules, affecting the city's budget flexibility and long-term fiscal health.

Funding source: Bond Action type: Ordinance
Item number:Item #55 · 🚨 Emergency action Total cost: undisclosed

Council extends remote meetings under COVID-19 emergency

Allows City Council to continue holding meetings online while the state emergency declaration remains in effect. Residents can still watch and comment remotely.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
Item number:Item #56 Total cost: undisclosed

Zoning change hearing set for April 6 (Case ZAC2020-00025)

A public hearing will consider changing zoning boundaries from CB-1 in an unspecified area. Residents in the affected neighborhood should attend to learn how the change could impact property use and development.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Zoning Public hearing: April 6, 2021
Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: $398K

City approves $397.7K to demolish former Banks School

Former Banks School building will be demolished and cleared of hazardous material. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

Counterparty: South East Demolition and Environmental Services, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition
Item number:Item #58 Total cost: undisclosed

Public hearing set: Air space vacation on 2nd Avenue South

City Council will hear arguments on whether to allow the permanent vacation of air space (above street level) along a downtown block. The outcome affects property development rights and street use in the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Public hearing set Location: 2nd Avenue South (between 16th Street South and 17th Street South) Public hearing: 2021-04-13
Item number:Item #59 · 🚨 Emergency action Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency plumbing repairs approved at Boutwell Auditorium

Plumbing emergency at the city's Boutwell Auditorium triggered expedited repair authorization to restore the facility's operations and prevent further damage.

Counterparty: Purchasing Agent Funding source: Unknown Action type: Emergency procurement Location: Boutwell Auditorium
Item number:Item #60 Total cost: undisclosed

Public hearing set April 13 on vacating 6,339 sq ft of right-of-way

City is considering giving up public land (a strip of right-of-way between 24th Street S. and Red Mountain Expressway) to enable private development or property consolidation in that area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Right-of-way easement Public hearing: April 13, 2021
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
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Consent Agenda (45)

Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.

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