[I. RECONVENE & ADJOURN THE MEETING OF JULY 23, 2026] [00:00:07] NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE THE MEETING OF JULY 23RD AND ASK THE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO TRANSACT OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR MEETING? HEARING NONE. THAT MEETING IS ADJOURNED. LOT. CALL TO ORDER. [II. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL] THE MEETING OF AUGUST 6TH. CLERK. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER MULLEN PRESENT. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT HERE. COMMISSIONER. SCALES. COMMISSIONER. TYSON. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. I'M HERE. THANK YOU. INVOCATION TODAY IS PRESENTED BY DISTRICT FOUR, AND HE HAS A A PASTOR HERE, COMMISSIONER KNIGHT. YES. WE HAVE THIS MORNING OFFERING OUR PRAYER FOR THE COMMISSION, BISHOP STEVEN A DAVIS, AND HE'S THE LEAD PASTOR AT REFRESH FAMILY BAPTIST. I'M A FAMILY CHURCH IN CENTER POINT. NOW, THIS MAN HAS DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HERE, NOT ONLY WITH HIS CHURCH BUT WITH HIS COMMUNITY. HE IS THE CHAPLAIN OF THE CENTER POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT. HIS TEAM AT THE CHURCH HAS ORGANIZED A DISASTER RESPONSE VOLUNTEER TEAM FOR. WHEN THERE IS A DISASTER, ESPECIALLY IN THE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THAT. AND SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. BUT HE ALSO HAS BROUGHT WITH HIM TODAY THE E TEAM. AND IF YOU E TEAM WOULD PLEASE STAND UP FOR JUST A MOMENT. NOW THESE ARE THESE ARE YOUNG, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT HE IS MENTORING AND AND HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. HE'S A GREAT LEADER. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU BISHOP. AND IF YOU ALL STAND, WE'LL HAVE A PRAYER. AND AFTER THE PRAYER, IF PAUL VIRTUE WOULD LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. FIRST OF ALL, GOOD MORNING. LET US LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU WITH GRATEFUL AND HUMBLE HEARTS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU ARE GOOD AND YOU ARE PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING TOGETHER TO HEAR TODAY AND THIS COUNTY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT LEADERSHIP IS IS HONORABLE AND VERY MUCH NEEDED. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM, ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA OF CONCERNING OUR COMMISSIONERS, OUR ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS OF THIS CITY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. WE ASK RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO JAMES ONE AND VERSE FIVE, IF YOU WOULD, IF ANY MAN LIKES WISDOM, YOU WILL GIVE THAT WISDOM TO HIM. SO WE BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE DISPATCHING WISDOM ON TODAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR DISCERNMENT. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING IN AND THROUGH THE FAMILIES, THOSE THAT ARE VULNERABLE. WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT RIGHT NOW, AS WE STAND HERE TODAY, WE BELIEVE IN THE INTEGRITY AND THE COURAGE. WE BELIEVE ALSO IN THE COMPASSION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN THEM. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE, WE BLESS THE FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREMEN, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, EDUCATORS, AND ALL WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO SERVE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY TO PROTECT THOSE AND LEAD IN A WAY THAT THE PEOPLE ARE IN A SAFE PLACE. FATHER, WE ALSO PRAY THAT UNITY WOULD ABIDE IN THIS ROOM. WE THANK YOU, GOD FOR ALWAYS AVAILING AND ALWAYS WATCHING OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EVERY SINGLE AREA. WE GIVE YOU THE GLORY. WE GIVE YOU THE HONOR, AND WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE TODAY. IN JESUS'S NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU PASTOR. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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. THANK YOU PASTOR. THANK YOU PAUL. [V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE MINUTES OF JULY THE 23RD, 2026. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS OR REVISIONS, OR CAN WE ACCEPT THOSE AS PRESENTED? MOVE. WE DISPENSE THE READING OF THE MINUTES AND ADOPT THEM AS WRITTEN. SECOND. MOTION BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THAT LEADS US TO THE PRESENTATION DISTRICT FOR COMMISSIONER KNIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS [VI. PRESENTATIONS] YOUNG LADY HERE WITH US TODAY. HER NAME IS MISS RUBY TILLMAN. SHE IS MISS ALABAMA, AND SHE WILL BE COMPETING FOR MISS AMERICA IN, I BELIEVE, SEPTEMBER. SO YOU KNOW. SO IT'S [00:05:03] MISS ALABAMA IN THE FUTURE. MISS AMERICA IS HERE WITH US TODAY. AND MISS RUBY, IF YOU WOULD GO UP TO THE MICROPHONE, I'M GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION AND THEN GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME COMMENTS, IF I MAY. PROCLAMATION STATES. WHEREAS RUBY TILLMAN IS A RECENT GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY AND A MINOR IN SOCIAL INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP. AND WHEREAS, RUBY TILLMAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE 16TH COHORT OF THE ROBERT E WITT UNIVERSITY FELLOWS EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS A PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM HOUSED WITHIN THE HONORS COLLEGE COMPOSED OF STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES WITH A COMMON GOAL TO CREATE ACTIONABLE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, MISS RUBY TILLMAN IS AN ADMITTED STUDENT AND SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SO IT WILL BE DOCTOR MISS AMERICA, RIGHT? OKAY. AND WHEREAS MISS RUBY TILLMAN IS A NATIVE OF PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA, HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF OUR STATE FOR FOUR YEARS AND IS COMMITTED TO A LIFETIME OF SUPPORTING, OVERLOOKED AND IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA. AS PRESIDENT OF 57 MILES, ANSWERING THE NEEDS OF YOUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS MISS RUBY TILLMAN COMPETED AS MISS BIRMINGHAM, WHERE SHE WAS A COMMUNITY SERVICE FINALIST, WON AN EVENING GOWN PRELIMINARY AWARD IN A TALENT PRELIMINARY AWARD DURING THE WEEK OF COMPETITION FROM MAY 30TH 1ST TO JUNE THE 6TH, AT THE END OF WHICH SHE WAS THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING AND MATH WINNER AND WAS CROWNED MISS ALABAMA 2026. AND WHEREAS, MISS RUBY TILLMAN WILL COMPETE FOR THE TITLE OF MISS AMERICA 2027 FROM AUGUST 20TH 8TH TO SEPTEMBER 2026 IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. AND NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION HERE DO HEREBY THANK AND SHOW DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO MISS RUBY TILLMAN FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND TO THE CITIZENS OF ALABAMA AND WISH HER MUCH SUCCESS DURING HER YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE AND DURING HER WEEK OF COMPETITION AS MISS AMERICA. SO, MISS RUBY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AND WITH HER TODAY IS MISS NAN TANNEBAUM. SHE'S THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MISS ALABAMA COMPETITION. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ALSO, MISS DENMAN. ALL RIGHT, MISS RUBY, YOU'RE UP. SURE. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION. IT TRULY IS AN HONOR, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL SEE THE VALUE OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THE YOUNG WOMEN THAT PARTICIPATE IN IT EACH YEAR. I THINK SOMEONE SAID, I'M THE FOURTH MISS ALABAMA TO STAND BEFORE YOU. AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONGEVITY OF SUPPORT, AND WE HOPE THAT IT CONTINUES FOR YEARS TO COME. JEFFERSON COUNTY REALLY IS A SITE FOR MUCH OF THE WORK THAT MISS ALABAMA DOES IN OUR STATE, WHETHER IT BE COMMUNITY OR MUNICIPAL EVENTS. AND SO THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO US. AND WHILE EVERY MISS ALABAMA WILL BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO THE CROWN, WHETHER IT BE THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE OR THEIR OWN CAREER PATH OR INTEREST, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE THAT IT CAN BRING TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY. AND SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND EVERY MISS ALABAMA BEFORE THAT, YOU RECOGNIZED ALL OF THOSE TO COME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WILL COME UP HERE AND STAND WITH US. WOULD YOU COME UP HERE? COME AROUND HERE. WE'LL PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU. THANK YOU. WHERE YOU CAN YOU CAN HANG THAT UP ON YOUR WALL IN YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU'RE FINE. OKAY, I'LL GET ON THIS SIDE. OKAY. HERE GOES. FIRST SHUFFLE. ONE, TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE SO TINY. ALL RIGHT. MR. TIM GANNON WANTS TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS. TIM HAS BEEN A LONG TIME WORKING WITH THE MISS ALABAMA PAGEANT, SO HE'S GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS TOO. HE'S HE HE HE'S BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THESE YOUNG LADIES AS THEY PROGRESS TO THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. TIM. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHAMELESS PLUG WITH THE VISUAL AID THAT RUBY WOULD BE HAPPY TO RIDE IN YOUR CHRISTMAS PARADE IN ANY OF THE CITIES IN YOUR DISTRICT. BUT ALSO, I DID WANT TO GIVE TRACK RECORD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE THIS. AS RUBY MENTIONED, SHE IS THE FOURTH MISS ALABAMA TO BE HERE IN 2025. EMMA TERRY WAS FOURTH RUNNER UP TO MISS AMERICA IN [00:10:05] 2021. LAUREN BRADFORD WAS FIRST RUNNER UP TO MISS AMERICA IN 2024. ABBY STOCKARD WAS MISS AMERICA. SO YOU'VE SAID QUITE THE PRECEDENT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO RUBY FOLLOWING IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TIM. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND NOW I WANT JUST ANYBODY MESS WITH MISS RUBY. MISS NAN WILL TAKE YOU OUT. I'M JUST SAYING. THANK YOU. I ALWAYS LOVE. OH. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS YOUNG LADY. AND IF Y'ALL NEED TO LEAVE, THAT'S FINE, I UNDERSTAND. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE YOUNG MEN TO MISTER. NEXT ON THE [VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS] AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARINGS. OUR ZONING CASES. FIRST IS Z 260015. THAT SAMUEL SHAY AND SARAH VEAZEY, THEIR OWNERS, AND JAMES COCHRAN, HIS AGENT. HE WANTS TO REZONE 10.13 ACRES EAST OF FRANKLIN CIRCLE FOR COMPLIANCE OF AN EXISTING RESIDENCE AND LOT OF PROPOSED COCHRAN VISA SURVEY FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. DAY ONE GOOD. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES, SIR. THIS IS A 12.1 ACRE TRACT THAT STRADDLES EITHER SIDE OF FRANKLIN CIRCLE, UP IN THE FULTONDALE AREA. WHAT THE OWNERS ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS TO REZONE THE DOWN ZONE IT ALL FROM I3 MOSTLY TO A1. THEY ARE PLANNING TO SUBDIVIDE ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO TWO LOTS, ONE LOT BEING ZONE DAY ONE, THE OTHER LOT BEING ZONED RR SIMPLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET THE ONE ACRE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF A1 ZONING. AND SO AGAIN, PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE OF THE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN. AND THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE. EVERYTHING THAT WE SAY IS THAT THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THESE ZONING CASES TODAY. CORRECT. THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. SO LIKE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING Z 260015. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR MATTER? SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. MOVE TO ITEM SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. IT REQUIRES THREE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES FOR ANYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO ZONING. SO WE HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY HERE. SO IT'LL TAKE THREE OF THE FOUR IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE APPROVED. THE NEXT IS A Z 260016. GO AHEAD MA'AM. YES. SO THIS IS A 0.83 ACRE PARCEL THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED UAB MEDICAL WEST. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS A RESIDENCE AND THE APPLICANT WISHES TO OR REQUESTED TO REZONE IT TO COMMERCIAL ZONING IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE ANTICIPATED BUSINESS GROWTH WITHIN THE AREA. ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, HOWEVER, RECOMMENDED REZONING IT TO INSTITUTIONAL, FOR WHICH THE PLANNED MEDICAL DISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS MORE. IT'S GEARED TOWARDS MORE BUSINESSES THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE AT THE IN THE ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL, THERE WASN'T ANY OPPOSITION AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE PROPOSED REZONING IS COMPLIANT WITH THE POLICIES OF THE LAND USE PLAN. IS THE APPLICANT OKAY WITH. YES. THAT WAS STATED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARING. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING Z 260016. IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION PASSES. NEXT IS Z 260017. THIS IS IN MOUNT ALLAN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MOUNT OLIVE CEMETERY. YES, SIR. THIS IS AN EFFORT TO. THERE'S A SUBDIVISION CASE THAT INVOLVES THIS PROPERTY. THIS IS JUST AN EFFORT TO ALIGN THE ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WITH THOSE NEW NEWLY FORMED LOT LINES. IT WILL BRING THE ENTIRETY OF THE MOUNT OLIVE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS. PLANNING ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. AGAIN, IT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE POLICIES OF THE LAND USE PLAN, AND NO ONE SIGNED THE. YES, SIR. THAT IS CORRECT. WITH NO OPPOSITION, NO OPPOSITION. I'D LIKE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING Z 260017. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE? SEEING NONE. [00:15:07] THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. I'LL MOVE THAT. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, [VIII. RESOLUTIONS 1 - 50] SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU NOW 50 ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED IN OUR PRE COMMISSION MEETING, OUR PLANNING SESSION. WE HAVE ONE THAT WAS GOING TO BE WISHES TO BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE VOTE. THAT IS NUMBER 17. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM TEN FOR A SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. ALSO ITEM TEN AND ITEM 17. SO NEED A MOTION FOR TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 50 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TEN AND 17 WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSED IN SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. I MOVE ITEM ONE THROUGH TEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TEN AND 17. 1251. WHAT DID I SAY? TEN. OH, WELL, THEN ADD THE OTHER 40. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TEN, COMMISSIONER. NIGHT ITEM TEN IS A ITEM THAT WE'RE DOING FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. I'D LIKE TO ADD 2500 INTO THAT. THANK YOU. THAT CAME ACROSS AS NEW BUSINESS THE OTHER DAY. I THOUGHT WE HAD ALREADY DONE SOMETHING, BUT THAT'S WHAT IF THAT'S OKAY, I MOVE THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND TO APPROVE THE ITEM NUMBER TEN, WITH THE ADDITION OF $2,500 FROM DISTRICT FOUR. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COMMISSIONER TYSON, NUMBER 17. WELL, I MUST SAY AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE COUNTY IS BEING POCKET IS BEING PICKED FOR AS I'M CONCERNED WITH THIS PROPERTY, I FEEL LIKE THAT THE PROPERTY IS WORTH WAY MORE THAN WHAT THEY ARE PAYING FOR IT. AND I FEEL LIKE WE ARE DOUBLE DOUBLING BACK BY PAYING TO TEAR IT DOWN. WE ALREADY GAVE THEM THE PARKING DECK. THEY HAVE MAJORITY SEATS ON THE BOARD. THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND PAY TO TEAR DOWN SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO BUY ON PROPERTY THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY FROM NUNS LONG TIME AGO. BUT WE STILL WANT TO TURN AROUND AND GIVE YOU A BE SOMETHING ELSE. AND WE THAT'S ALL WE DO IS GIVE THEM FROM FOUR SEATS ON THE BOARD ON DOWN FROM THE PARKING DECK ON DOWN. AND I JUST THINK IT'S IT'S UNFAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS. WELL, I. I HAVE STATED THE SAME ISSUES AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED THAT WAS NEEDED AND NECESSARY TO, TO GET THIS DONE. THIS WAS A, A COMPROMISE FROM THE A B APPRAISAL AND THE COUNTY APPRAISAL ON THE RIGHT COUNTY MANAGER. YES, SIR. AND THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF THE OLD BUILDING WAS ALSO ANOTHER COMPROMISE. YES, SIR. THE PRICE FOR THE DEMOLITION WE NEGOTIATED DOWN, I FEEL LIKE, TO A VERY REASONABLE PRICE FOR THE COUNTY AS WELL, AS WE HAVE NO LIABILITY OR PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR REMOVAL OF THE BUILDING. OKAY. DIDN'T WE DIDN'T WE PAY FOR THEM TO TEAR DOWN THE PARKING DECK? THEN WE PAY FOR THAT. YEAH, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE OUR ESTIMATE SAID THAT THE PARKING DECK WAS SOUND. AND THEN THEY CAME BACK AND DID ANOTHER ESTIMATE AND SAID IT WASN'T SOUND. THAT PARKING DECK WAS NOT SOUND. WELL, I'M NOT A BUILDER GOING BY WHAT THEY SAID. I MOVED ITEM. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE THE ITEM? IS THERE ANY IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? I WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE? IS THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WITH UAB HAS BEEN ONE OF. JOINT EFFORT TO. OFFER A WORKABLE SOLUTION TO THE INDIGENT CARE IN JEFFERSON [00:20:09] COUNTY. WE WANT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER WITH UAB. WE WANT TO EXPAND THE INDIGENT CARE AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND WE NEED FOR UAB TO MEET US HALFWAY. AND THE THINGS THAT WE DO, WE'VE GIVEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO UAB OVER THE YEARS TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COMPLETE THEIR MISSION. AND WE NEED FOR THEM TO, TO STEP UP WITH A JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR INDIGENT POPULATION AND. WE NEED FOR THEM TO REMOVE THE PROFIT MOTIVE AND TO, FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. AND WE DON'T NEED TO BE BANKING DOLLARS, WE NEED TO BE SPENDING DOLLARS ON OUR INDIGENTS. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU WANT A ROLL CALL VOTE? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER BOHLEN. YES, COMMISSIONER, I COMMISSIONER SCALES, COMMISSIONER. ISIS. NO, COMMISSIONER. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. PASSES 2 TO 1. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. NEW BUSINESS. COUNTY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. NEW BUSINESS. ONE OF THEM IS SETTLEMENT THAT IS KIND OF TIME SENSITIVE IN THE MIDST OF TRIAL. AND THE OTHER ONE IS TO APPOINT OUTSIDE COUNSEL. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION. TWO ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. NIGHT A COMMISSIONER? YES. YES, YES. I HAD THESE TWO ITEMS THAT PRESENTED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THESE TWO ITEMS. SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. BOLTON? YES, COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER. TYPEKIT. YES. COMMISSIONER. YES. THAT CONCLUDES OUR OUR MEETING AGENDA. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE COUNTY MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO STATE? NO, SIR. JUST THANK OUR EMPLOYEES FOR WORKING HARD THROUGH THE SUMMER. AND OUR PAVING GOES ARE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING MET, TRYING TO CATCH UP ON SOME MOWING AND THAT KIND OF THING, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS. COUNTY ATTORNEY NO, SIR. EVERYTHING IS WELL, COMMISSIONER BOLAND. NO, EVERYTHING'S GOOD ON MY END OF THE COUNTY. MR. TYSON. YES. I WANT TO MAKE IT WHERE THE PUBLIC ARE AWARE THAT SCHOOL IS STARTING BACK THIS WEEK TO BE CAREFUL DRIVING. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF NOT PAYING ATTENTION FOR REAL. BUT WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO WORK AND LEAVE ON TIME TO WHERE WE KNOW CHILDREN ARE CROSSING THE STREET AND TRYING TO MAKE IT TO SCHOOL. SO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU DEFINITELY WHEN YOU'RE IN A SCHOOL ZONE, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNEW THAT ALL THE SCHOOLS WOULD BE IN BY THE END, BY THE END OF THE WEEK. COMMISSIONER. NIGHT. I REITERATE WHAT COMMISSIONER TYSON JUST SAID ON SCHOOL STARTING TODAY, AND ENCOURAGE ALL THE KIDS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AND ALL THE TEACHERS DO THEIR BEST TO GET THESE KIDS UP AND READY, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM IN THE FUTURE. THEY ARE THE FUTURE IN A WAY. THIS COUNTRY'S GOING, WE THEY'RE GOING TO REALLY NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON ALL KIND OF TECHNOLOGY AND THAT SORT OF THING. ALSO, PEACE IS A COMPETITION. WILL BE IN AT THE CITY WALK THIS WEEKEND. THAT IS A COMPETITION OF SKATEBOARDING. BIKING, WHERE THEY DO THE BIKES AND THE TRICKS AND A THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL. SO THAT'LL BE HAPPENING AT THE CITY WALK. SO IT'LL BE A NICE, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUTSIDE, SWEAT A LITTLE BIT. WATCH THIS COMPETITION. THEY PRACTICED TODAY. THEY PRACTICED YESTERDAY TO. WELL, PAUL BARKER STAND UP. ALMOST A $500 MILLION INVESTMENT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CONFIDENCE THAT U.S. STEEL HAS EXHIBITED OVER THE YEARS IN [00:25:03] JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND THE RENEWED COMMITMENT TO FURTHER YOUR GROWTH AND BECOME A MORE VITAL PART OF OF THE WESTERN SIDE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND APPRECIATE YOU WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL ALWAYS WORK TO IMPROVE. THE ABILITY OF U.S. STEEL TO TO INVEST IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR PART. WE EXPECT YOU TO DO YOURS AND CONTINUE THE THE GREAT GROWTH THAT YOU HAVE. AND THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR THE INVESTMENT. THANK YOU, MR. ONE FINAL THING. MR. MICHAEL MILLER ASKED, HOW COME ALL THESE MISS AMERICA, MISS ALABAMA PEOPLE COME THROUGH DISTRICT FOUR? I KNOW. TIM GANE'S BEEN A LONG TIME FRIEND OF MINE AND HE'S CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND CENTER POINT, BUT HE'S VERY ACTIVE INVOLVED IN THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT, MISS ALABAMA PAGEANTS. AND SO HE ALWAYS HE HE EVIDENTLY HE SUPPORTS SOME WINNERS. SO THEY'VE DONE WELL AND HE'S DONE WELL. AND WE APPRECIATE THEM COMING HERE TO MEET WITH US. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE ROADS AND TRANS CREW. THEY'RE OUT WORKING HARD. IT'S HOT WEATHER. OH THEY'RE THEY'RE CUTTING THE WEEDS BACK. I WANT TO CHRIS MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AREAS ARE WORKING BECAUSE OF THE KIDS GOING OUT TO SCHOOL. LOOK LIKE YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. I WAS OUT PUTTING SOME THINGS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT I CAN'T MENTION IN THE COMMISSION MEETING. AND I NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE ROADS WERE WERE CUT AND CUT BACK AND LOOKING GOOD. I APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THAT BEING SAID, THIS MEETING IS RECESSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.