Sep 22, 2026 Pre-Commission Work Session

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AGENDA. THE SUMMER LEFT FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING OR SOMETHING. SO THAT'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAKE SURE SOMEONE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A PROPER AGENDA AND ACTUALLY DO THAT. AS WE BEGIN. MR. BOWEN ASKED THE TO GO FIRST. YES, HE HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT COMING UP. ARE YOU NOT READY FOR IT? ARE YOU GOING TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY IS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE NEED. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT WILL NOT BE HERE. MR. BOWEN IS GOING TO DO HIS AGENDA. AGENDA ON THE AGENDA. SEVERAL ITEMS THAT NEED BUSINESS. WILL BE TRANSACTED TODAY. I THINK THAT'S THE CORRECT ONE. ANGELA, DO YOU HAVE ANY? I DO, ONE OF THE AGENDAS WE PUT IN THE PURCHASING REPORT, THAT WAS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR, LIKE AUGUST, THE 27 THROUGH NINE TWO DID NOT MAKE THIS AGENDA BECAUSE IT WAS AN AGENDA NET VERSUS. SO WE DO NEED TO ADD THAT IF WE CAN. OKAY. THERE'S THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS THAT THAT ARE NOT OUR NORMAL PATTERN AND PRACTICE WHAT WE DO TODAY. SO WE WON'T BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF WHAT WE VOTE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ON EACH OF OUR AGENDAS. WE ALL, ALL FOUR OF US AT THE, THE US STEEL GROUNDBREAKING. I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A A WONDERFUL EVENT. ANYTIME THAT YOU HAVE A COMPANY THAT INVEST IN A HALF $1 BILLION INTO YOUR COMMUNITY, IT'S A BIG THING. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEY DID IT RIGHT. THEY, THEY THEIR CONDITION. THEY HAD SOFT SOIL AND. EVERYTHING THAT I SAW OUT OF THAT MEETING WAS CLASS AND CHARACTER. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT STUFF. AND IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT FOR WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON THE AGENDA, I JUST ECHO WHAT YOU SAID. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A LONG TIME MY ENTIRE LIFE WITH US STEEL AND DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND I DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR IT.

Y'ALL DID ALL THAT WHILE I GOT HERE, BUT THAT IS A HUGE START, AND I HOPE I LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE MORE OF IT COME FROM THEM. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BOON TO JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE WHOLE CENTRAL ALABAMA. THEY JUST DON'T REALIZE YET THE FOREIGN OWNERS HOW GOOD OUR WORKFORCE IS. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO REALLY TAKE OFF. I THOUGHT Y'ALL DID A GOOD JOB TALKING, AND I WAS JUST PROUD TO BE THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE OUR WORKFORCE IS IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR ASSETS AS WE ATTRACT AND BRING NEW BUSINESS INTO INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY OR REESTABLISH A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH BUSINESSES. OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, OUR BLOOD RUNS DEEP IN YOUR STEEL. MY GRANDAD AND GREAT GRANDAD, ALL MY UNCLES, MY MOM, EVERYONE HAD. I'VE GOT A U.S.

STEEL BADGE FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM. AND SO MY SON IN LAW. IS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN AND ACTUALLY DESIGNING AND WORKING THROUGH THE, THE NEW PLAN. AND I'M PROUD OF HIM AND. IT'S GREAT NEWS FOR THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, BECAUSE A RISING TIDE RAISES ALL SHIPS. THAT'S GOOD FOR PLEASANT GROVE, THAT'S GOOD FOR FAIRFIELD, THAT'S GOOD FOR BRIGHTON. AND SILVER SPRING.

THAT'S FOR ALL OF THESE AREAS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE WESTERN PART OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND WE WANT TO WORK HARD TO TRY TO GET IT REHABILITATED. AND AND BACK GOING. ALL RIGHT, JEFF, I WAS GOING TO ADD TO THAT. HOLD ON. LET'S GET STARTED. I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP ON YESTERDAY. I DITTO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN. BUT ANYTIME YOU HAVE ALMOST 200

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SO ANYTIME YOU CAN HAVE THOSE LIVABLE WAGE JOBS. THERE WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID LAST NIGHT AT THE FAIRFIELD CITY HALL MEETING, YOU PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK WITH LIVABLE WAGES WHERE THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES. AND THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID. SO I WANT TO, AGAIN, SAY THANK YOU TO. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER, CAN WE SAY A PRAYER THIS MORNING? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IN MIND THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FINANCE AND REVENUE WITH THE FATHER, AND THE BROTHER WAS KILLED ON 31ST MAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH. OH. LET'S GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER. AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT TODAY. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR JESUS DYING ON THE CROSS FOR OUR SINS. AND WE JUST ASK YOU TO FORGIVE US OF ALL OF OUR SINS. WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US FAITH TO HELP YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU LOVE US ENOUGH TO DIE FOR US. WE PRAY FOR THE FAMILY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY THAT EXPERIENCED SUCH A TRAGEDY, AND JUST BE WITH THEM AND COMFORT THEM. PRAY FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS, LORD. JUST GIVE THEM WISDOM AND COURAGE AND GIVE THEM COMFORT WITH ALL THE TROUBLES THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AND PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS. GIVE THEM COMFORT AND WISDOM, DEALING WITH ALL THE ISSUES THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES, LORD, WE JUST PRAY. WE WORK TOGETHER TO GLORIFY YOU. IN JESUS NAME,

[INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE]

IT'S A GREAT, GREAT PART OF THIS COUNTY WITH SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE I KNOW. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE BOON TO THEM, AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ENTITY THAT'S MOVING THERE. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, ENOUGH WITHOUT MENTIONING ANY NAMES, JEFF, I'D ASK YOU IF YOU COULD PLEASE ELUCIDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON CURRENTLY. SO TODAY WE HAVE A.

INCENTIVES REQUEST FOR BLACKWATER REAL ESTATE. THEY ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP A SHOPPING CENTER IN THE TOWN OF KIMBERLY THAT WILL BE ANCHORED BY PUBLIX GROCERY STORE. WE ARE LOOKING AT A 1% RETAIL SALES TAX REBATE. BACK TO THE DEVELOPER TO BE CAPPED AT $1 MILLION OR MORE IN A FIVE YEAR TERM, WHICHEVER IS THE BEST. THE REASON WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS THAT THAT PART OF THE COUNTY REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF GROCERY STORE OPTIONS, SO IT FEELS A BIG GAP IN THE AREA, BUT IT ALSO PUTS A LOT OF NEW RETAIL INVESTMENT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FARM CENTER, WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE OF. THE

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SALES TAX. AND ONCE SALES TAX SCHOOL TAX. WE WILL DOUBLE CHECK WHERE WE DID THIS BEFORE AND GET BACK TO YOU. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF INDEED WE'RE SPENDING MONEY THAT WILL THAT THE COMMISSION IS UNAWARE OF OR WE'VE APPROVED SOMETHING THAT WAS MAYBE I MISINTERPRETED AS REPRESENTATION. YEAH. SO WE'VE DONE IT ON THE RED MOUNTAIN RETAIL, WHICH IS NATIONAL FURNITURE DISTRIBUTOR. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PROJECT WHERE THEY DISTRIBUTE OUT. THAT'S WHERE WE COLLECT ALL THE SALES TAXES FOR ANY SALES THAT ARE GENERATED FROM THEIR SHOWROOMS WITH ALABAMA. SO IT'S ALL COLLECTED. AND THEN WE ALSO DID THAT ON THE RED ROOF INN REDEVELOPMENT IN HOMEWOOD. AGAIN, IT'S $0.01 OF THE TWO CENT SALES TAX TO FILL THE GAP ON THE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT A FEE THAT COMES TO TEXAS TO OTHER. IT'S AN EDUCATION. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT ANYTHING COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A PAY AS YOU GO INCENTIVE. SO IF THEY DON'T GENERATE THE SALES TAX REVENUE WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD ALLOTTED, THEY DON'T GET THE INCENTIVE. ARE YOU SAYING THIS IS A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT? YES. SO THE PROJECT INCENTIVE FUNDS ITSELF, ARE YOU UNDERSTANDING? AND I GUESS BASICALLY WHAT IS BEING ASKED IS THAT IS THIS THE $0.01 THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED OR DESIGNATED FOR SCHOOLS? WHAT, WHAT WHAT IS THIS? IT'S NOT THE SCHOOL SALES TAX. IT'S THE GENERAL. AND THE SPECIAL REVENUE. SALES TAX IS WHAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL SALES TAX OR ACTUALLY FURNITURE. NO YOU HAVE $0.01. THAT'S GENERAL SALES TAX.

CORRECT. YOU GOT $0.01 SCHOOL. WHEN YOU REPORT THAT IT'S TWO DIFFERENT TAXES IT'S TWO DIFFERENT TAX. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH TAX GENERAL. GENERAL YOU DON'T HAVE. BUT A THIRD OF THE $0.01 COLLECT THAT WHERE THAT MONEY IS ALREADY OBLIGATED TO. JC YEAH THOSE THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS. I'M CONFUSED. AND I'M I'M HARDLY CONFUSED. WE'LL BE GLAD TO DOUBLE CHECK OUR STANCE ON IT AND HOW WE DID IT BEFORE. AND THEN I GET GET YOU ALL SOMETHING AFTER THE MEETING. YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T OVER OBLIGATE. YOU CAN'T GIVE IT TO INDIGENT CARE AND THEN GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. AND ALSO, WE'RE NOT GIVING ANYBODY ANYTHING. THEY WOULD HAVE TO EARN THE TAX. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH LEGAL, MAKE SURE WE GET IT. AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO THROW A MONKEY WRENCH IN YOUR PLANS, BUT THE THE PLANS, AS WAS DESCRIBED TO ME, ARE THOSE FUNDS ARE ALREADY OBLIGATED. OH. AND YOU MAY BE RIGHT. NO I'M NOT. I DON'T SAY ANYTHING UNLESS I KNOW I'M RIGHT. YES, SIR. WHAT DO WE DO

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HELP ME, AM I? I'M TELLING IT. RIGHT. YES, SIR. OKAY, SO HERE WE GO. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THE THE INTENT OF THE COMMISSION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE SOMEWHERE WHERE WE CAN. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT THE WISH OF THE COMMISSION WOULD BE TO MOVE THE ITEM FORWARD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BY THURSDAY THAT THERE IS A ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE IN PLACE IS THAT TO ATTEMPT TO FIND ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE? AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TALKING ABOUT A REBATE. YOU CAN GIVE THEM WHATEVER YOU WANT TO. YOU JUST CAN'T OBLIGATE THAT MONEY TWICE. YEAH. SO IN OTHER WORDS, I, I GET IT. WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DOUBLE OBLIGATE. SURE. WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN. SURE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO, ANGELA, IF YOU WOULD GO BACK AND CHECK AND SEE WHAT'S BEEN THE PATTERN OF PRACTICE, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, IF INDEED WE'VE DONE THIS ON ANOTHER OCCASION AS A COMMISSION, IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND CORRECT THINGS, I WORK WITH SCOTT WILL FOLLOW UP. PLEASE, PLEASE. SO HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PROCEED? DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD? SURE. ALL RIGHT. SO I MOVE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL THEN BY THURSDAY, IDENTIFY A FUNDING SOURCE THAT ALL CAN AGREE TO. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE RESOLUTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THE OTHER MATTER THAT WE HAVE IS FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. IS ANYBODY HERE? FOR COMMISSIONER? GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THE ITEM ON HERE IS FOR FOR THE CORONER'S OFFICE. THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEW AND DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT. SO THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR SOMEONE TO GO OUT AND DO PERIODIC MAINTENANCE. AND ALSO PROVIDES US THE FACILITY TO GET THEIR EXPERTISE IF WE NEED HELP WITH SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY THERE, BECAUSE IT'S NEW TO US. MOVED SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION IS SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MR. PRESIDENT, I ALSO SAY, YOU KNOW, JUST TO CONGRATULATE OUR EMPLOYEES, I GOT HERE 7:00 THIS MORNING. I GOT RIGHT THERE. HE'S ALREADY WALKING THE HALLS, SO HE WAS READY FOR US. THANK YOU. HEATHER DID SUBMIT AN ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS FOR US AS WELL, RELATED TO THE EXTENSION OF MINUTE TRACKING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO MIGRATE TO AGENDA. NET. OUR PROCESSES ARE VERY COMPLEX, AND THERE WASN'T A SOLUTION THAT REALLY MET OUR REQUIREMENTS DIRECTLY. SO WE'RE JUST THROUGH SOME GROWING PAINS TRYING TO ADAPT TO THE NEW SYSTEM. SO WE WE ADDED A LAST MINUTE EXTENSION TO, TO MINUTE TRACK AS AN ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS AS WELL. THIS WILL EXPLAIN WHAT THIS DOES FOR THE COUNTY. WHAT THIS DOES IS ALLOWS US TO USE WHAT WE'VE BEEN USING IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, A LONG TIME FOR SIX MONTHS. WE WISH SIX MONTHS, SIX MONTHS LONGER. IT'S GIVEN US SIX MONTHS TO. WE'RE TRYING TO MIGRATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE'RE JUST RUNNING INTO SOME CHALLENGES WITH SOME OF OUR PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE SPECIFIC AND VERY UNIQUE TO US IN THE WAY THAT WE PROCESS AND REVIEW EVERY CONTRACT AND EVERY MINUTE, AND THE MINUTES AND AGENDA AFTER THE MEETING, AFTER THE COMMISSION MEETING. SO WE HAVE SOME UNIQUE CASES THAT NO VENDOR COULD REALLY MEET COMPLETELY. AND WE'RE TRYING TO ADAPT TO THE TOOL THAT MET MOST OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, AND WE'RE JUST RUNNING INTO SOME CHALLENGES. SO WE ASKED FOR ONE MORE EXTENSION BECAUSE WE'RE VERY CLOSE. I MEAN, WE'RE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ENTERING IN BOTH SYSTEMS LIKE WE'RE THAT CLOSE. WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE ROADBLOCKS AND A COUPLE HURDLES WE'RE TRYING TO GET OVER, AND WE'RE JUST NOT SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET OVER THEM THROUGH THIS MEETING AND THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THAT THE ITEM ON NEW BUSINESS? YES. HE WANTED. HEATHER HAD SUBMITTED IT AS AN ITEM OF BUSINESS. SO DO WE WANT TO TAKE IT UP ALL AT ONE TIME OR WHAT WE NEED TO DO? JIM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. LET'S GO THROUGH IT ALL. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS JUST A TIME

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YEAH. WHAT I'M SAYING AND WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S 37,005. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER THAT WE NEED TO ANY OTHER ITEMS? ANY BUSINESS. YES, SIR. YES. I HAVE THREE THREE ITEMS IN YOUR BUSINESS. I HAVE ONE ONE MORE ITEM. NEW BUSINESS. YOU WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. NEW BUSINESS COMING FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER. FIVE MINUTES PLUS PLUS THE IT. SO THAT'S FOR. THAT'S FOR. EXCUSE ME. THE ONE FOR SCALES, ONE FROM SCALE. AND I HAVE THREE. BLAME IT ON THE NEW SYSTEM. SO YOU KNOW AND WHEN I EXPLAINED IT TO EVERYONE EARLIER, I SAID THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ORDINARY MEETING. AND FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE, AND THIS IS. NOT OUR PATTERN IN PRACTICE, NOT WHAT WE NORMALLY WHAT WE NORMALLY DO.

SO SO LET'S LOOK AT EACH ITEM AND LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS. NO, YES. NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S BEGIN WITH THREE. THREE FOR FINANCE. YOU'VE DONE THE ONE FOR THE MINUTE TRACK. IF WE CAN DO THE THREE FOR FINANCE THEN WE'LL DO YOURS AND THEN. ALL RIGHT. THREE AND THREE IS SIX. HE HAS SEVEN. THAT'S IT. YEAH WELL EIGHT WITH COMMISSIONERS. THAT'S THE WAY TO DO THE EIGHT.

AND JUST DO THIS ONE AGAIN. IN TOTAL WE YOU'VE ALREADY OKAY. IF YOU DO EIGHT YOU'LL DO THE ONE THE MINUTE TRACK. YEAH. AGAIN JUST DO THEM ALL TOGETHER BECAUSE WE NEVER DID VOTE ON THE MINUTE TRACK DID WE AT LEAST. NO. ALL RIGHT. CHAIR WILL CONSIDER EIGHT ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS. I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS GOING TO BE THE MINUTE. TRACK THE ITEM FOR AN EXTENSION OF SIX MONTHS COMING THROUGH. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE IT DEPARTMENT. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER TWO COMES FROM COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE TWO, THREE AND FOUR. WE HAVE THE PURCHASING EXCEPTION REPORT, THE PURCHASING AGENDA REPORT, AND THE ENCUMBRANCE REPORT FOR AUGUST 27TH THROUGH NINE TWO. THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT WERE NEEDED FOR YEAR END.

SO WE WILL THEY'RE IN THE SYSTEM. AND WE CAN SEND OUT AN EMAIL SEPARATELY APPENDING THOSE ITEMS AGAIN. OKAY. OH CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN. A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. I'LL MY THREE ITEMS OF NEW BUSINESS. WE'RE I HAVE.

SHADY GROVE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR A COMMUNITY GRANT. ONE. NUMBER TWO. SHADY GROVE. AT SHADY GROVE. GOT IT. I HAD I THOUGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. I HAVE THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AT THE BESSEMER AIRPORT FOR FOR OUR COMMUNITY GRANT 1400 $0. I HAVE MCCAULEY YOUTH ATHLETIC FOR THE FOR THEIR PARK THAT THEY HAVE. THAT'S 300,000.

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THAT'S MY THREE ITEM. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED NOW. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE ONE ITEM. THIS IS BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS. MURPH IS GOING TO GET A COPY OF THE CONTRACT. NOW ACCORDING TO OUR LAW DEPARTMENT IT HAS TO BE SIGNED, WHICH IS DUE TO BE SIGNED TODAY AT BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS MEETING. AND AND WE'LL BE PUT INTO THE SYSTEM SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PROCEED FORWARD. BUT THE CONTRACT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADMINISTERED AT A LAW DEPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT IS 27,500. I'LL MOVE IT. THANK YOU.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED PROPERLY. SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. OKAY. NOW, COMMISSIONER BOWEN, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR YOUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THAT WOUND YOU UP? I DO, YES, SIR. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO COMMISSIONER OR NOT? WE FINISHED I TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. WE DID? YES, SIR. OKAY, THEN I'LL BE GLAD TO. OR LET THE LADIES GO. WHATEVER THE CHAIR SAYS. OH.

[FINANCE, JUDICIAL, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE]

THAT'S THAT YOU. ALL RIGHT? ON BEHALF OF MR. KNIGHT, WHO HAD A. DIFFERENT AVENUE HE HAD HAD TO GO TO THIS MORNING I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD GO THROUGH HIS. DO WE DEALING WITH FINANCE? WE HAVE MISS DIXON HERE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS. OUR UNUSUAL DEMAND REPORT, OUR PURCHASING EXCEPTION REPORT, OUR PURCHASING AGENDA REPORT AND OUR ENCUMBRANCE REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? ALL THE ITEMS GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? UNDER BUDGET MANAGEMENT OFFICE WE HAVE MULTIPLE STAFF DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND A FEW INFORMATION ITEMS. THE ITEMS. WELL, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL FOLKS. THANK YOU. NOW WE'VE GOT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE A BEVERAGE CASE THAT'S RETURNING TO YOU ALL. WE HAD THE INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING BACK IN APRIL ON THE SCORE OF LIQUOR EXPRESS, LOCATED AT 8004 GLENDALE FARMS ROAD. THAT'S LOCATED JUST BETWEEN TRUSSVILLE AND CARGO. AND THEY ARE REQUESTING AN OFF PREMISE LIQUOR LICENSE. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THEY'RE SWITCHING THE SWEETS. THEY FOUND THE SAME PARCEL, BUT THEY'VE GOT A LARGER BUILDING THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING TO TO MOVE INTO. AND THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAD BACK IN APRIL SATISFIES THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. WAS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? YES, SIR. THE INITIAL YOU RECALL BACK IN APRIL AT THE INITIAL HEARING, WE DID HAVE OPPOSITION AT THE TIME FOR THIS CASE. IT WAS WHEN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DENIED IT. OH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER KNIGHT'S DISTRICT? YES. CORRECT.

HE'LL BE BACK THURSDAY. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST MOVE IN? YES, THURSDAY. LET'S MOVE IT TO THE AGENDA AND WAIT ON THE DISPOSITION OF IT TO. YES. OKAY. THE ITEM. OKAY, HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

GENERAL SERVICES. MISS HILL. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. GENERAL SERVICES HAS FIVE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING. ITEM ONE IS A RESOLUTION FOR TERMINATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. ITEM TWO IS THE BIRMINGHAM PARKING AUTHORITY. WE HAVE A PARKING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR 125 SPACES. ITEM THREE IS FOR POOL FOR THE FAMILY COURT

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THAT FAMILY COURT NEEDS. ITEM FOUR IS THE POOLING COMPANY AND THAT IS FOR THE EIGHTH FLOOR RENOVATION. THE OLD HOOVER BUILDING AREA AND ITEM FIVE IS AN AMENDMENT FOR W, B, A, AND THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION. BESSEMER AND KATONAH CAMPS. DESIGN. I MOVE A SECOND. CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION ON ON. EXCUSE ME ON ONE IS WHERE WE'RE TERMINATING BELLE HARBOR INTERNATIONAL. WOULD WE BE DOING THAT IN HOUSE HERE FOR. WE WILL. WE'VE HIRED SOME GOOD PEOPLE. WE CAN DO THAT IN HOUSE AND HAVE ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT. SAVE US QUITE A BIT OF MONEY NOW. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND WE THANK BELLE HARBOR FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID TO THIS POINT. BUT SHE DID IT FOR COST SAVINGS. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER ON THAT? SORRY, I GOT A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. ITEMS ONE AND TWO. UNDER THE BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT LEADS US. BACK TO ME. JUST MY IMAGINATION. OR DID THINGS GO SMOOTHER IN DISTRICT FOUR THIS MORNING THAN THEY DID? THEY DID BEFORE. SO PLEASE RELAY THAT. ADMINISTRATOR INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE ROADS AND

[ADMINISTRATIVE, & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE]

NORTH JOHNS IS. THANK YOU. MAYOR LINDSAY, AND HAS DONE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH DOWN THERE AS WE. WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THE ROADS AND AND IMPROVE THAT COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE, GIVING THEM A FIRE STATION DOWN THERE AND FIRE, FIRE EQUIPMENT. AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. CHRIS. YES, SIR. ROADS AND TRANS WORKING WITH HIM DOWN HERE. AND WE SHOULD BE PAVING THAT IN NOVEMBER IF THE MAYOR ASKED HIM.

WE HAVE LANDFILL FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REPORT. WHO'S GOING TO GIVE THAT? THAT'S OUR CONTRACT WITH LABELLA. THAT'S OUR YEARLY FINANCIAL ASSURANCE WE HAVE TO DO ON ALL OF OUR LANDFILL LOCATIONS. IT'S JUST A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THEN YOU HAVE PAY RESOLUTION. TRACK ONE SHOULD KILL PUMP STATION, FEDERAL AID PROJECT, STATE OF ALABAMA ON DEERFOOT PARKWAY, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICE FROM ACOM FOR ON CALL BRIDGE AGREEMENT AND AN ENGINEERING AGREEMENT. AMENDMENT ONE FROM DYNAMIC CIVIL SOLUTIONS FOR THE CURRENT UPLAND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL UNDER THE HALL. WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR COMMISSION MEETING COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THEN COBB'S ELLEN HALL ON OUR ON INSURANCE FOR THE COMING YEAR. THAT'S OUR THAT'S OUR SAME COVERAGE. AND WE WERE HAPPY WITH IT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OR WINDOWS AND THAT KIND OF THING. WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY, AT THIS TIME GET A REDUCTION IN OUR PREMIUMS ARE THE SAME. AND THAT WAS AN INCREASE EVEN IN OUR PROPERTY AND OUR WORKMAN'S COMP. SO WE DID REALLY GOOD WITH THIS THIS TIME. A LOT OF KIND OF MOTION, SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOTHING FROM COUNTY MANAGER. 0PI0 YOU'RE OFF A QUIET. WHEN I'M QUIET. YEAH. WELL IN DISTRICT THREE OTHER BUSINESS WE HAVE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE GENERAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM PENSION BOARD. AND THEN WE HAVE COMMUNITY GRANTS FOR. CORNER VOLUNTEER FIRE, MOUNT OLIVE PARK AND RECREATION, JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT BAGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SHADY GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SECOND DISTRICT TWO.

[COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE]

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ALL WE'RE DOING IS JUST ADDING 6000 HOUSING. I GET A MOTION TO MOVE THE ITEM ON FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. FAMILY COURT, JONES FIELD. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I SPEAK TO THE FIRST TWO AND WE HAVE JUDGE JEANINE HERE. VIA ZOOM TO SPEAK TO THE THIRD AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR DRUG TESTING SERVICES FOR JUVENILE COURT PARTICIPANTS. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO ACHIEVE TO PROVIDE CONFIRMATION TESTING FOR THOSE CLIENTELE. AND FURTHER TESTING IS. SO THE THE SECOND ITEM IS FOR FAMILY COURT YOUTH SIDE THAT WE WILL BE HOSTING ON OCTOBER 9TH. MCSWAIN CLAY. WE'LL BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON THE CURRENT FOR ALL ADOLESCENT YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT RELATED PROGRAMS, AND I HAVE. AS I SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE JUDGE JEANINE HERE TO SPEAK TO THEM. OBVIOUSLY JUDGE YOU. JUDGE, CAN YOU HEAR US? SHE'S THERE. LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION IS FOR NUMBER THREE IN THE IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, IS THIS ALREADY BUDGETED? YES, IT IS BUDGETED, COMMISSIONER. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. OKAY. WELL, IF IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED, THEN. AND WE. MOVE. YEAH. MOVE IT, MOVE IT.

OKAY. GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND. I GET A SECOND. YOU GOT A SECOND? OKAY, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I WANT TO FIRST EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE THE WORK ON THE BUDGET. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO Y'ALL. I WANT TO SAY THANKS AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR THE ESPECIALLY FOR THE COLA THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GET NEXT WEEK. WE APPRECIATE THAT. JUST GOT A FEW CONTRACTS TO GO BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY. FIRST IS THE TERMINATION OF THE HANGAR LEASE AGREEMENT, THE BEST FROM AIRPORT, WHICH WE'RE NO LONGER USING. THE SECOND ONE IS ONE THAT I WORKED ON. ACTUALLY, IT'S THE PROJECT LIFESAVER GRANT. I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. THIS IS THE THE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MONITORS THE WRISTBANDS FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM OR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, AND THEY'RE GIVING US A GRANT TO BUY SOME ADDITIONAL WRISTBANDS SO WE CAN HELP FIND PEOPLE WHEN THEY WHEN THEY WANDER OFF. THE OTHERS ARE ALL. IN REGARD TO BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SRO CONTRACTS, VARIOUS THINGS WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, PROVIDING THEM WITH, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE OUR DEPUTIES OUT AT FOOTBALL GAMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND ALSO DO SOME TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT FOR THEM. AND WITH THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD AND SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. GET A SECOND, SECOND, FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I CAN I GIVE YOU THE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YOUTH DETENTION. MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FOR MENTAL WELLNESS. IT IS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT. IT'S THE SAME

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THAT IS MY REPORT. OKAY. ANY ATTORNEY? THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. I JUST WANT TO SAY SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEAM, TECHNOLOGY FOLKS, OF MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO RECOVERY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, AND WE THANK THE LORD FOR NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME RELIEF ON OUR FREEDOMS. OTHER THAN THAT, ALL IS WELL.

AMEN. COUNTY MANAGER. WE JUST WANT TO. TELL THE TWO EMPLOYEES, I GUESS IN REVENUE AND FINANCE HAD A TRAGIC LOSS OF FAMILY, TERRIBLE SITUATION. ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU? WE'RE HERE AND PRAYING FOR YOU. GOOD. OKAY. NO, NO NO ADDITION. ALL IS WELL. ALL IS WELL. EVERYONE'S GOOD. I WOULD LIKE IF I COULD KEEP HAVING DARREN, LEO. DAVID. CAL FOR JUST A MINUTE AFTER WE. IN MINUTES PROBABLY. OKAY. ANY COMMISSIONER OF YOUR CHOICE IF YOU WANT TO. SO WITH THAT. NO, NO, I WAS JUST ASKING. DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE? I DON'T SPEAK TO HIM

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