Phenix City Council met for a regular Council Meeting at 9 a.m., EDT, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 via the teleconference platform Zoom. The media and public were encouraged to watch online by visiting the website calendar, located at https://phenixcityal.gov/events, and selecting the meeting date. After the event, the recording will be posted to the city’s  YouTube channel. Cable TV BEAM also broadcast the meeting live on Cable Channel 7.

Mayor/Council took the following action on agenda items:

March 15, 2021 Work Session Minutes were approved.

March 16, 2021 Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

Resolution No. 2021-62 to be ratified in reference to authorizing the Mayor, City Manager and Police Chief to enter into an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to replace ten year old X26P Tasers with the new Taser 7 for the Police Department in an amount not to exceed $180,919.80, was ratified.

Resolution No. 2021-63 to be ratified in reference to accepting a permanent water easement and permanent sanitary easement on Lot-4, Ladonia Commercial Subdivision (119 Compromise Court, Phenix City, Alabama), was ratified.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the purchase of insurance from the Flowers Insurance Agency through American Zurich Insurance Company, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a letter of agreement with Chattahoochee River Conservancy to install, maintain and operate trash collection devices to the river tributaries, was approved.

Resolution in reference to declaring various items as surplus to be sold as scrap or disposed of at the City Landfill, was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Lease Amendment and Extension agreement with Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC for lease of land for a cell tower located at 1400 2nd Place (Knowles Road Water Tank Site), was approved.

Resolution in reference to authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Manager to sign Change Order No. 1 agreement with CityBase, Inc. for kiosk hardware change, new hardware, payment types in the amount of $1,000.00 and an agreement with Payment Tech, LLC on behalf of JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for payment processing services, was approved.

A Public Notice to rezone 0.48 acre of land located at 814 16th Avenue from an R-3 Zone (High Density Residential District) to a C-4 Zone (Highway Commercial District), Marcus Mitchell, owner, was approved.

An Ordinance to rezone 0.48 acre of land located at 814 16th Avenue from an R-3 Zone (High Density Residential District) to a C-4 Zone (Highway Commercial District), Marcus Mitchell, owner, was placed on First Reading.

An Ordinance to rezone 0.34 acre of land located at 5202 Summerville Road from an A-1 Zone (Low Density Residential District and General Agricultural District) to a C-3 Zone (Neighborhood Commercial District), David Alexander Quinney, owner, was approved.

An Ordinance to amend Chapter 34 Floods of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Phenix City, Alabama, was approved.

A Statutory Review request from The Hometown Initiative (Chloe Benyoun), Applicant (Euron Wright, Authorized Agent) to use property for a Community Center at 513 Fontaine Road, was approved.

Council re-appointed two people on the East Alabama Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board.

The meeting adjourned at 9:53 a.m.

View the official Meeting Summary.