[00:00:05] AND. WE'VE GOT A GOOD TEAM HERE IN PLACE THAT'S DOING THE WORK. LET'S LET'S GO TO THE THE HEAD OF OUR TEAM AND AND GIVE OUR. OKAY. OUR MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK THEE FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED ON THIS COUNTY, IN THIS COMMISSION AND THIS THIS ENTIRE STATE. DEAR LORD, AS WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THE THE BUSINESS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE YOUR BLESSINGS ON THIS COMMISSION AND, AND GIVE US THE WISDOM, THE STRENGTH, THE COURAGE, AND THE GUIDANCE TO CONTINUE THE THE PATH THAT WE'VE GOT AND TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS. DEAR LORD, PLEASE BE WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AS THEY GO OUT TO WORK. GIVE THEM SAFE TRAVELS. KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. DEAR LORD, BE WITH OUR FAMILIES AND BE WITH OUR STATE, COUNTY AND COUNTRY. LORD, WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT. BIG DAY TODAY. BLESSING DAY. BIG DAY TODAY. WE HAVE LINE EVERYTHING UP FOR OUR COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY. AND AS WE DO THAT I GUESS I WILL BEGIN WITH COMMISSION DISTRICT. LET'S JUST GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE. COMMISSION DISTRICT ONE I, I THINK SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A CAMPAIGN AND I DON'T THINK SHE'S GOING TO COME. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO HER AGENDA. [ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ] IT BEGINS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. I'LL MOVE ONE THROUGH FIVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SHE NEEDS TO HAVE IT THAT EASY. PERSONNEL BOARD. JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS ONE ITEM. [PERSONNEL BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ] MOVE IT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. SHE HAS A COMMUNITY GRANT FROM BRENDA BROWN'S BOSOM BUDDIES. $25. THAT'S A STANDARD. MOTION MADE IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER THYSSEN. NO. BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT? ONE. TWO. THREE. JUST ONE. TWO. THREE. DOCTOR HAMILTON. [DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ] COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE JUST HAVE THREE ITEMS THIS MORNING. THE FIRST ONE IS BRIGHTON STREET AND COOLIDGE PROJECT. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 OF FEDERAL FUNDS. WE ALSO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF AGREEMENT FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 TO BE PAID BY FEDERAL FUNDS. AND THEN WE HAVE NUMBER THREE, HEATING AND COOLING. THAT'S A PART OF OUR EMERGENCY HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM WITH $100,000 TO THAT PROGRAM. WHAT'S THE QUALIFICATION FOR THOSE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS? THE FEDERAL FUNDS. I SAID, WHAT IS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO QUALIFY FOR THOSE? IT HAS TO BE. AND I'M SORRY JOHN. GIVE US A DEFINITION OF THAT. WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON? SO ALL OF OUR PROGRAM STATES, PARTICULARLY CDBG. THAT PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO MEET ONE OF THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES. ONE IS IT HAS TO BENEFIT PEOPLE. THE OTHER ONE IS THE ELIMINATION OF SLUM AND BLIGHT AND ELIMINATION OF HEALTH THREATS. AND SO WITH THESE STREETS THAT WE'RE PAVING IN BRIGHTON. THEY WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT. A LOT OF GOOD. YES, SIR. IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM AND I THINK. WE ARE GOING TO END UP COMPLETING THOSE TWO CITIES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN MY DISCRETIONARY FUNDING COMBINED. SO IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP AND THEY DID, THEY ADDED SMALL FUNDING FROM THEIR GENERAL BUDGET. SO IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH DOCTOR HAMILTON DEPARTMENT. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL SO MUCH. AND WE DO IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR UNTIL WE COMPLETE THE CITY. AND SO MARTINTOWN ALSO THERE'S THIS COMPLETE ALMOST, I THINK THEY JUST HAVE ONE LITTLE HALF A [00:05:06] STREET AND SIX HOUSES LEFT. SO IT'S JUST, IT'S DEFINITELY A PLUS FOR BASICALLY ALONG THE LINES OF THE CDBG QUALIFICATIONS. YES, SIR. AND LET ME ALSO ADD THAT WE DO THESE PROJECTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH HELPS US GET THOSE PROJECTS DONE AROUND THAT. SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY. YES, SIR. AND IT FALLS ALONG THOSE LINES. THAT ROAD IS COMPLETELY CHANGES. WE'LL CHANGE THE LIGHTS OUT THERE. YEAH. ESPECIALLY ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION HAS REALLY BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. AND THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THEY PUT IN PLACE. SO THOSE ROADS ARE NOT JUST GOING TO BE PAID, THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAINTAINED. SO THEY DO HAVE A MAINTENANCE PIECE TO IT. AND THAT'S WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT OUR ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION WITH WHAT Y'ALL DID. SO THEY GOT A MAINTENANCE PART. SO WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT JUST CONSTANTLY GOING OVER THERE. RIGHT. SO WE JUST NEED TO SEE YOU. IS THERE A FINITE AMOUNT EACH YEAR ON THAT TOO? THAT'S CORRECT. SO YOU KNOW WE PUT IN AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. SO WE ALL HAVE APPROVED THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES THESE TWO PROJECTS. OKAY. BUT TO GET INTO THAT PLAN WHAT. SO WE'RE BEGINNING OUR OPEN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER. SO THIS IS THE SAME PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE RENOVATIONS TO THE SENIOR CENTERS. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT ACTIVITY. BUT THAT OPEN SEASON STARTS IN SEPTEMBER AND WE TAKE THE APPLICATIONS. OKAY. IT'S FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. AND THAT'S WHY THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS ARE QUALIFIED, RIGHT? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO DOING THE RENOVATIONS TO THE WARRIOR. YEAH, RIGHT IN HERE. TOWN NEEDS SOME WORK DONE. JIM, YOUR TOWN'S SENIOR CITIZENS. YEAH, RIGHT. YEAH. ALRIGHT. HAVE WE MOVED THOSE IN? NO, WE HAVEN'T MOVED IT. WELL, I MOVED. FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. I HAVE ONE COMMUNITY GRANT FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE MISSION? [DISTRICT 2 REPORT/OTHER BUSINESS ] I GET A MOTION ON IT. PLEASE. OKAY. FIRST, CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. IN FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. ROSENCRANS. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. [ROADS & TRANSPORTATION (Part 1 of 2)] WE'VE GOT SECURE SHREDDING REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY STUDY BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTY. THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ONE THAT'S TALKING ABOUT LOU GEORGE LOOP ROAD EXTENDING DOWN TO 13TH. THAT'S KIND OF LIKE IS IT EVER GOING TO HAPPEN? WE HOPE. WE HOPE IT WILL. IT'S IN OUR LONG RANGE PLAN. BUT YEAH, YESTERDAY, AS YOU STATED, THIS IS REALLY A CONNECTION BETWEEN SHELBY COUNTY TO SOUTHERN PORTION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, SHELBY COUNTY. IT'S A JOINT PROJECT WITH SHELBY COUNTY. DOES IT HAVE A TIME FRAME WHERE THE STUDY PHASE IS IS THROUGH THE MPO? THE PLANNING ORGANIZATION, THE STUDY PROBABLY HAS ANOTHER 9 TO 12 MONTHS LEFT ON IT. AND THEY'RE PROBABLY THERE'LL BE MULTIPLE PROJECTS THAT BIRTHED OUT OF THE STUDY. IT WON'T JUST BE ONE PROJECT, IT'LL BE MULTIPLE. AND WE'LL LOOK FOR FUNDING SOURCES THROUGH THAT, YOU KNOW, TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO CHANGE THAT TRAFFIC FLOW WOULD REALLY OPEN UP THAT ENTIRE AREA TO, TO DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S VERY AMBITIOUS. IT'S HIGHWAY 13 DOWN IN SHELBY COUNTY. IT'S FILLED WITH A LOT OF, A LOT OF VERY NICE HOMES. I LIKE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THEM HEADED UP THIS WAY. THAT'S GOOD. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE RESOLUTION TERMINATION OF A CONTRACT WITH JAMES. PAVING RESOLUTION FOR MR. SHADES VALLEY TRANSFER STATION. WHERE? LOOP SEWER. AL DOT 2026 EIGHTH STREETS AND ROADS GRANTS APPLICATION. AND ARE WE PULLING THE AMENDMENT TO THE SUBDIVISION, RIGHT? YES, SIR. PLEASE. GOING TO PULL THE AMENDMENT TO THE SUBDIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS BECAUSE WE DETERMINED WE ALREADY HAD THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S CORRECT. SO WE'RE STILL GOING ON WITH THAT ISSUE. WE'RE STILL WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD TO THE NEXT AGREEMENTS COVER THAT. THEN YOU GOT TWO RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENTS WATER ALABAMA WATER UTILITIES AND INTEGRATED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. [00:10:02] THIS RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT ALABAMA WATER UTILITIES. IS THAT THE PROPER NAME OR SHOULD IT BE CENTRAL ALABAMA. NO, IT'S IT'S DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT COMPANY. DIFFERENT COMPANY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE ONE THROUGH EIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIX. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO GIVE A 2009 ENCLOSED TRAILER FROM EMA [FLEET MANAGEMENT ] TO JEFFERSON COUNTY. JIM COKER. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR? NO, SIR. YOU'RE JUST HERE TO VISIT. ALRIGHT, GOOD. YOU SUPPORT IT? WHERE IS IT NOW? WHAT KIND OF. THIS WAS JUST. WE HAVE TO FIND A LOST TITLE AND THEN GET A NEW TITLE. OH, OKAY. GOING TO R AND T WITH IT, RIGHT? YES, SIR. I THINK I'M OUT. OKAY, SIR. A COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS NINE ITEMS, INCLUDING THE MINUTES. [COUNTY ATTORNEY ] YOU CAN MOVE ONE THROUGH NINE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. EVERYBODY ELSE TAKE CARE OF IT, SIR. JOE. [FINANCE, JUDICIAL, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE ] ALL RIGHT. FINANCE. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. FINANCE HAS OUR NORMAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THE UNUSUAL DEMAND REPORT. OUR ENCUMBRANCE REPORTS. PURCHASING EXCEPTIONS REPORT. PURCHASING AGENDA REPORT. WE HAVE OUR PROCUREMENT CARD STATEMENT FOR REGENTS BANK. WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT FOR PRAGUE RENEWAL FROM 52326 THROUGH 2028. THAT'S A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. AND WE HAVE GOV DEALS. ONLINE AUCTION MEMO UNDERSTANDING THAT'S OUR VEHICLE THAT WE USE FOR WHEN WE ARE USING OUR DISPOSALS OR WE'RE SELLING SOMETHING SURPLUS ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. ITEMS 1 TO 11. DO I HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. [BUDGET MANAGEMENT OFFICE] NEXT WE HAVE OUR NORMAL MULTIPLE STAFF DEVELOPMENT. OUR TRAVEL TO INCLUDE OUR INDIVIDUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO ITEM. I HAVE A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THIS CONCLUDES OUR REPORT. OKAY. DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. MR.. JOHNSON. MR. [DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ] MARTIN, SIR. DOING THIS. OKAY. THIS IS A CARE ITEM. ONE AND ONLY ITEM IS A CARRY OVER CASE FOR 613 BUTLER AVENUE. IF YOU RECALL, COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THIS WAS A PROPERTY THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR ASSIGNING A LIEN THAT WE'VE GONE OUT AND DEMOLISHED. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THE DISPUTE FOR THE AMOUNT. I REMEMBER WHICH ONE THAT WAS. ARE WE GOING TO GET IT RESOLVED THIS TIME? YES, SIR. OKAY. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SOME DOCUMENTATION FROM THE PROPERTY. OKAY. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT ONE? MOVE TO HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. MR. [EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ] KOCHER, WHAT YOU GOT? IT IS TIME EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR THE FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE STATE ASKED THAT WE DO THIS AS A REGION. SO THIS ACTUALLY COVERS SIX COUNTIES, ANYONE MUNICIPAL JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE SIX COUNTIES. IT'S ALREADY APPROVED BY FEMA, AND NOW WE HAVE TO GET A RESOLUTION FROM EACH COUNTY AS WELL AS EACH CITY AND TOWN. SO WE ARE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS. SO WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO THE COMMISSION TODAY FOR YOUR APPROVAL, SIR. WHAT KIND OF BRIEFLY DISCUSS WHAT THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IS? THIS IS IS THAT IT? THAT'S THE MUSIC. SORRY. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE ZOOM CALL? IT IS A VERY, VERY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT COVERS ALL TYPES OF HAZARDS, FROM WEATHER TO INDUSTRIAL TO. CAN YOU HEAR IN EVERY COUNTY? YES. THE PLAN ITSELF, COVERING SIX COUNTIES, IS 2215 PAGES. AND OUR STAFF DID THE MAJORITY OF THAT. I KNOW Y'ALL ALWAYS REALLY DO A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. OKAY. DO I HAVE ANY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? OH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU SIR. GENERAL JIM, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE DRIVING ON THESE TORNADO WARNINGS, BUT THANK YOU. HE'S CHANNEL 13 IS THE ONE THAT GOT THAT STARTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS WITH NO TORNADO WARNINGS. WE'VE HAD THREE TORNADOES. THERE WAS A LOT OF KNOCK ON WOOD. [00:15:02] YEAH. THOSE POP UPS, YOUR BUBBLE. I KNOW I DO. WE HE DID PUT IN A BUBBLE. YEAH. HE. THEREAFTER. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GENERAL SERVICES. MR.. WELCOME. [GENERAL SERVICES ] THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU, BUT WE CAN HEAR THEM. HOLD ON. I CAN, I CAN I CAN GO THROUGH THESE. FIRST ONE IS REPLACING THE GATE AT THE CJC. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE FIRE AND SECURITY SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CONTRACT AND AMENDMENT. SO WE CAN EXERCISE A SECOND YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. THIRD ONE IS THE WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC. CONTRACT WATER BOOSTER PUMP SYSTEM AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT BY SIX MONTHS TO GIVE THEM TIME TO FINISH THAT AT THE JAIL. FOUR IS THE CCR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE RENOVATIONS. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT ONE DONE. AND THEN FIVE ZBA DEVELOPMENT, LLC, THE GARDENDALE SATELLITE LEASE RENEWAL. LOOKING FORWARD TO GET THAT DONE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. ONE DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ONE TWO. FIVE. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM OF BUSINESS. [DISTRICT 4 REPORT/OTHER BUSINESS ] GLENWOOD FIRE DISTRICT REPORT APPOINTING ROBERT GLENN SABLAN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DISTRICT FIVE HAS A COMMUNITY GRANT COUNCIL JEFFERSON COUNTY, TO ASSIST WITH THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT OF COURT [DISTRICT 5 REPORT/OTHER BUSINESS ] APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. MOVE IT. SECOND, THE MOTION IS SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. [ROADS & TRANSPORTATION (Part 2 of 2)] ANOTHER PRETTY LIGHT AGENDA THAT HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER. CHRIS, I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT A LITTLE BIT. WHAT ARE OUR ROADS AND TRAMS DOING? WHERE, WHERE ARE YOU ENGAGING AND IN WHAT FASHION? BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY, WHEN YOU DEPEND ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, ITS DITCHES CLEANED ITS RIGHT OF WAYS, CLEARED ITS ROADS PAVED AND BRIDGES BUILT. KIND OF TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE THE FACE OF ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME. YOU'RE THE FACE OF THE COUNTY. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE THE WE'RE THE MO AND WE'RE OUT THERE. OUR GOAL IS TO MOW EACH PIECE OF A RIGHT OF WAY THREE TIMES A YEAR. REALLY OUR GOAL. AND THAT'S OUR MINIMUM. WE WANT TO GET TO FOUR. BUT THREE IS OUR MINIMUM. SO WE'RE SPLIT UP INTO EIGHT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND THEY'RE MOWING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE MOWING FIVE DAYS A WEEK AS LONG AS THE WEATHER IS AVAILABLE. RIGHT NOW WE ARE PAVING IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. AS YOU SAW ON THE AGENDA TODAY, WE HAD A, OUR, OUR ON CALL MILLING CONTRACT HAD TO BE CANCELED DUE TO ISSUES OF DEATH IN THE CONTRACTOR. THE, THE ONLY COMPANY. SO WE'RE HAVING TO PIVOT A LOT IN OUR PAVING. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BOUNCING AROUND A LOT. SO IF OUR CITIZENS SEE OUR PAVING CREW BOUNCING AROUND, IT'S BECAUSE WE CAN'T MILL CURRENTLY. SO WE'RE HAVING TO PUSH ALL OF OUR MILL STREETS OFF ANOTHER MONTH TO GET THAT NEW CONTRACT FOR PAVING. WE'RE PAVING. WE HAVE A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW FINISHED UP WITH WARRIOR JASPER ROAD. ALLISON BONNET. WE'RE LIKE, WE LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WE'RE MOWING FIVE DAYS A WEEK. REALLY ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY HERE. IT SHOULD BE ANY ROAD. YOU SEE, WE SHOULD BE OUT THERE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS MOWING THE ONES THAT DON'T NEED MILL. WHERE ARE WE PAVING THAT CURRENTLY. WE ARE PAVING IN RIGHT OUTSIDE FULTONDALE AND KATANA CREW AND THE BESSEMER CREW IS IN FORESTDALE ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW, THE FOREST HILL AREA, BOTH CREWS, YEAH. IS THERE ANY. I UNDERSTAND THE MILITARY. IT'S AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. ARE WE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE THAT CONTRACT? THE CONTRACT? YES, SIR. WE'RE WE'RE WORKING PURCHASING NOW TO ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT. BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE HAVE ROADS THAT DON'T HAVE CURB AND GUTTERS. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE THE CONTROLLING WE CAN STILL PAY YOU OVERLAY. SO WE'RE STILL PAVING. IT'S JUST THE ROADS THAT HAVE CURB AND GUTTER. RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING TO DELAY JUST A LITTLE UNTIL WE GET THAT CONTRACT BACK UP. YEAH. IF WE CAN GET THAT RELAYED TO THE CITIZENS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THEM THAT ARE A LOT OF ROADS [00:20:06] THAT WE PUT ON THE PAVING LIST AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET TO YET. YES, SIR. SO TELL OUR CITIZENS TO PLEASE BE PATIENT TO WHAT WE ARE. YES, SIR. I'LL GIVE HELEN AND WE'LL WE'LL WE'RE TRYING TO UPDATE OUR SCHEDULE. IT'S JUST WITHOUT THAT CONTRACT RIGHT NOW. IT'S A LOT OF MOBILIZATION, BUT WE WILL GET AN UPDATED SCHEDULE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT ON THAT ISSUE ON THE BUILDING? A COUPLE MONTHS OR SO AGO, MR. LARRY JAMES, IT'S LARRY JAMES PAVING. HE PASSED AWAY IN A BOATING ACCIDENT, AND SINCE THEN HIS COMPANY WENT TO I GUESS IT WENT THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND WE RECEIVED A LETTER PROBABLY 10 TO 12 DAYS AGO STATING THAT JAMES PAVING COMPANY IS STOPPING ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY. AND SO WE STARTED SCRAMBLING. BUT LUCKILY, WITH PURCHASING HELP, WE'RE ABLE TO NOW ILLEGAL WITH CANCEL THIS CONTRACT. THEY'RE ALREADY ADVERTISING FOR A NEW CONTRACT. BUT IT DID. IT IS GOING TO PUSH US AROUND 45 DAYS. BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE A RECOVERY PLAN. IT'S JUST WE'RE HAVING TO SHIFT A LOT OF OUR VALLEY GUTTER, GUTTER ROADS. WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE MILLINGS. A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WE. WE HAUL THEM BACK TO OUR CAMPS AND WE USE THEM FOR BACKFILL FOR SHOULDER MATERIAL. IT'S A REALLY GOOD COMPACTION MATERIAL FOR OUR SHOULDERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD JAMES PATTON WAS A GOOD PARTNER FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY. THEY GAVE US GOOD PRICES AND HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB FOR US. AND WE REALLY HATE TO HATE TO HEAR HIM. HATED TO HEAR THAT HAPPEN. HE WAS A GREAT PARTNER TO JEFFERSON COUNTY. IF YOU LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES, I KNOW DUNN DOES THAT. YES, SIR. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR. THEY HAVE TO BE BID. YES, SIR. IT DOES. AND IT'S TYPICALLY A PRETTY COMPETITIVE BID. WE EXPECT ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 7 BIDDERS. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR NOT ONLY CONTRACTING THE FIRST BIDDER, BUT SOMETIMES WE'RE ON CALL. WE'RE ABLE TO CONTRACT FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AS AN AS NEEDED BASIS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. SO IN CASE WE EVER RUN INTO THIS SITUATION AGAIN, WE'LL BE PREPARED. YOU HAVE THREE PAVING MACHINES NOW. YEAH WE HAVE FOUR PAVERS, BUT WE ONLY RUN TWO CREWS AT A TIME JUST BECAUSE OF TWO CREWS, AND THE OTHER ONES ARE CLEAN RIGHT AWAY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. YES, SIR. SO WE SHOULD BE PAVING IN TWO LOCATIONS. IF IT'S SUNNY AT ANY TIME. AT ANY TIME. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. OH. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. MR. BOWLER. EVERYTHING'S GOOD. OUR WAY TOO. THANK YOU. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS IN YOUR PIPELINE. YOU JUST CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THEM YET. SO THAT'S. THAT'S GOOD NEWS. GOOD WORK. STAFF AND MISSION. DISTRICT FOR DOING WELL. EVERYBODY'S WELL. THEY'RE NOT ALL HAPPY. BUT YOU KNOW, BUT WE ADDRESSED ADDRESS THE ISSUES WHEN THEY COME IN. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT WHEN SOMETHING COMES IN. AND WE REALLY HAD TO ROADS OR GENERAL SERVICES OR WHOMEVER. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY REACH OUT AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE AND, AND THEN LET US KNOW THAT, HEY, WE DID THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT PART OF IT. IT WORKS OUT WELL NOW. YEAH, THAT'S OUR, OUR STAFF UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE AND GETS THEM ENGAGED. AND THAT'S THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S, THAT HELPS US BECAUSE THEN IF YOU CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL, ALL THE CALLS AND KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING. SO BUT IF YOU GOT THEM LOGGED AND WHAT'S THE RESULT THEN THAT'S GOOD. YOU DON'T GET THIS. WE NEVER HEARD FROM. WELL, BLESS HER HEART. YEAH. WE KEEP ALL OUR STAFF TAKES THE INITIAL COMPLAINTS A LOT OF TIMES, AND SOMETIMES THE PEOPLE AREN'T REAL HAPPY. AND THEN WE'LL CIRCLE BACK AND CALL THEM. AND IT'S A DIFFERENT TONE WHEN WE CALL THEM BACK. BUT THEY APPRECIATE GETTING A CALL BACK TOO. SO WE TRY TO DO THAT WITH EVERYBODY. NORMALLY WHEN YOU GET A COMPLAINT, IT'S ON FACEBOOK AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT. I JUST FACEBOOK. JUST. CALL OUR OFFICE. I DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON FACEBOOK. YEAH. WE HAVE BEEN I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING IN THE [00:25:05] WHAT'S THAT DITCH? IT'S IN BRIGHTON. YOU GOT TROUBLE WITH ADDICTED BRIGHT. IT'S IN BRIGHTON AND IT'S THE ONE THAT'S IN THAT LATE IN THE LADY'S BACKYARD. IT'S ALMOST AT HER, AT HER DOOR NOW IN HER BACKYARD. WE, I'M TALKING ABOUT IT'S A DITCH IN IT'S CORRODED TO WHERE IT'S THE BACK END OF HER HOUSE IS GOING TO FALL IN THE DITCH. AND I, AND I KNOW THEY HAVE THEIR OWN MUNICIPALITY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE STILL. WE'RE JUST GOING TO LET THAT THE LADY HOUSE FALL IN THE DITCH. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO NOTHING. THAT'S SOMETHING. IS THAT PART OF THAT ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS THAT WE ENGAGE FREDDIE AND EVERYTHING WITH? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD IF CHRIS, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT IT? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT WE CAN HELP THE CITY OF BRIGHTON LOOK AT IT AND KIND OF WALK THEM THROUGH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT MAY BE PRIVATE PROPERTY. EVEN IF IT'S AN EASEMENT, IT'S STILL PRIVATE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY. BUT WE CAN WE CAN GET WITH BRIGHTON AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT FOR SURE. AND IT'S A IT'S A PUMP IN IN BRIGHTON WHERE THE SEWAGE HAS TO BE PUMPED UP A HILL OR SOMETHING. THEY DON'T. I KNOW THEY HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE REPORT SAID THAT IT'S THE HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THE SEWAGE IS ACTUALLY LEAKING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO EVEN WITH THAT, JUST SAY THAT IT'S HER RESPONSIBILITY. SHE DON'T FIX IT. JUST SAY SHE MOVE OUT THE HOUSE. SO WHAT WE JUST GOING TO LET SEWAGE LEAK ALL OVER THE CITY? SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. ISN'T THAT A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE? DO I NEED TO CALL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON ON US. DO YOU HAVE ANY TIME TO GO OUT THERE AND SHOW IT TO THEM? YES. IT'S A IT'S AN ISSUE THAT THE RESIDENT CAN'T BE. IT'S SEWAGE. I UNDERSTAND. IS IT FROM HER HOUSE? NO, IT'S FROM A PUMP THAT'S IN THE STREET. THAT'S A PUMP. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE. PUMP IT IS. IT'S SEWAGE. DAVID, CAN YOU GET SOMEONE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT TO GO OUT THERE WITH HER AND AND JUST KIND OF LET US KNOW. YEAH. BECAUSE IF IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY, WE NEED TO KNOW. IT'S HER RESPONSIBILITY. NOW SHE'S GOT ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE COUNTY CAME OUT AND THEY TOLD HER I GOT THE REPORT THAT IT'S HER RESPONSIBILITY. SHE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. WELL, DON'T DOCTOR HAMILTON HAVE SOME PROGRAMS THAT WE KNOW. SHE DON'T QUALIFY. WE ALREADY DID ALL THAT. WELL, YOU GOT SOME DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. I IT'S NOT ENOUGH IF I WOULD ACTUALLY. OH, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. OH, OKAY. THAT'D BE STILL PRIVATE. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A LEGAL ISSUE. YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A PROBLEM. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT THE COUNTY IS AWARE OF, BUT WE HAVE NO TOOLS TO FIX THAT. RIGHT. BUT IT'S A HEALTH ISSUE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT DON'T MEAN I'M JUST GOING TO LET THE PEOPLE JUST SIT OUT THERE IN SEWAGE BECAUSE LEGALLY THAT WE, WE KEEP PUTTING OUR ROADBLOCKS UP SAYING THAT THEY DON'T QUALIFY. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. WE GOT TO DO WHAT THE LAW SAYS. WELL, WE GOTTA DO WHAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAY. IF IT'S A HEALTH HAZARD TO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THEM SAFE. WELL, I'LL CALL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY. YEAH. AND THEY WILL GO OUT. AND IF IT'S THE HOMEOWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY, THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONDEMN IT AND THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS REPAIRED. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO COME TO THE COUNTY. SO SO YOU'RE GETTING READY. YOU'RE GETTING READY TO PUT A LOT. BUT A, IT'S A IT'S BRIGHT AND IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S BIRMINGHAM. BRIGHTON DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO FIX NOTHING. I DON'T KNOW THAT BRIGHTON WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIX. THEY DON'T EVEN. THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT. WELL, PRIVATE IS GOING TO BE THERE LATER AND YOU GET READY TO. IT'S NOT. YOU'RE GETTING READY TO PUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON. DOES SHE OWN THE HOUSE? I WOULD I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE SORT OF TABLE THIS AND DO IT. OKAY. NOW BECAUSE IT'S GETTING SUMMER AND IT'S GETTING STINKY. WE GET THE ADDRESS. YES. WE'LL GET THE ADDRESS TO DAVID. WE'LL LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW THAT I'M HELPING. OH. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? SO FAR, THE ELECTION IS GOING GOOD. WE HAD ONE GLITCH, I THINK, ONE POLL PAD, AND GOT THAT RESOLVED. MACHINES BREAKING DOWN. I DONE HAD TEN CALLS. WHERE? NORTH BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY, THEY CALL ME FOR EVERYTHING. [00:30:05] I THINK A LADY WAS IN LABOR. SHE CALLED ME THE OTHER DAY. BOY, GIRL. I DIDN'T EVEN CHECK TO SEE. I THINK THAT'S THE SAME SPOT WE GOT THAT NORTH BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY IN THE REC CENTER IN MEMORIAL PARK. DOLEMITE. A MACHINE BROKE DOWN. AND I'M SERIOUS ABOUT THESE CALLS, MAN. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THIS. THE WHOLE PADS HAD TO BE SET A CERTAIN WAY. ONCE WE GOT THE POLL WORKERS TO CALL US AND WE WALK THEM THROUGH HOW TO SET IT UP. GOT THOSE RESOLVED. BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THOSE. BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS AREN'T THEY TRAINED BEFORE THEY GO OUT THERE TO THESE PLACES? IF THEY GO TO THE TRAINING, WELL, THEN THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ALLOWED TO WORK. AND I THINK THE ONE UP NORTH JUST DIDN'T SHOW UP. SO WE NEED TO HAVE SOME EMERGENCY POLL WORKERS BECAUSE THAT MAKES NO SENSE. AND WE'RE NOT OVER THE POLL WORKERS. KEEP PLAYING WITH OUR VOTES LIKE THIS. WE'RE NOT OVER THE POLL WORKERS. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, THE TRAINING IS VERY CRITICAL. BUT SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF MACHINES, A LOT OF GOING ON. AND KNOCK ON WOOD, HOPEFULLY WE'LL I'VE CALLED BARRY. I'VE CALLED BARRY AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE SIX THIS MORNING. AND THE POLLS DON'T OPEN TO SEVEN. FOR YOU KNOW, Y'ALL, YOU FIXED THAT LADY SEWAGE THING THAT I MIGHT GET HAPPY. WE FIX THAT LADY. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? WE'RE GOOD. MEETING'S ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.