Council Meeting July 14, 2025
July 15, 2025

Council Meeting July 14, 2025


Summary: The meeting opened with Dr. Wayne Harris calling for the release of bodycam footage in the Jabari Peoples shooting and threatening a coordinated boycott on business owners in The Homewood community if demands for transparency and reform are not met. During the meeting, council approved a traffic calming ordinance for Oxmoor Road to slow traffic down, several IT and maintenance contracts, and approved the list of election workers. Mayor Wyatt reiterated legal limits on releasing the bodycam footage and urged ALEA to grant the family's request. Read his full statement here: https://bit.ly/3TZ5HQp


Agenda: https://bit.ly/4ngOSOa

Meeting schedules & archives: https://bit.ly/3bvufcT 

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    Item 18.05.25: The planned bid for U.S. 31 tunnel improvements was canceled due to scheduling concerns with construction and the school year. The project will be delayed until next summer. Dropped


    Item 11.06.25: The council approved allowing the city manager to sign a contract with Gossett Construction for stormwater infrastructure projects. Approved


    Item 12.06.25: A change order was approved for extra services from Hixon Consulting for work on City Hall and the parking garage restoration project. Approved


    Item 13.06.25: Several old city vehicles and fire equipment were declared surplus, including a 2016 Chevy Tahoe and 2015 International truck. Approved


    Item 14.06.25: The city manager was approved to sign a contract with Puma Inc. Approved


    Item 15.06.25: The city manager was approved to renew the IT contract with Huntress. Approved


    Item 16.06.25: The city manager was approved to enter a 12-month managed mobility service agreement with DataProse. Approved


    Item 17.06.25: Another 12-month agreement was approved with DataProse for mobile device management support. Approved


    Item 18.06.25: The city manager was approved to enter an annual service and maintenance agreement with Eaton Corporation for the battery backup unit at City Hall. Approved


    Item 22.06.25: The council approved payment of an insurance premium adjustment invoice to Cobbs Allen. Approved


    Item 23.06.25: The city manager was approved to sign a copier lease renewal with Dex Imaging. Approved


    Item 24.06.25: The council carried over a parking lease agreement with Dawson Memorial Baptist Church until the July 28 meeting so the church can finalize internal approvals. Carried over


    Item 35.04.25: After a public hearing with strong support from residents, the council approved installing traffic calming speed tables on the western end of Oxmoor Road near Northmoor and Oakmoor. Approved


    Item 19.06.25: The council approved placing a public fire hydrant at Oxmoor Road and Cook Street. Approved


    Item 20.06.25: An amendment to a three-road agreement with Jefferson County was approved. Approved


    Item 10.05.25: A public hearing was officially reset for July 28 to review Samford University’s updated development plan for new student housing. Carried over


    Item 11.07.25: A public hearing was set for August 11 to consider rezoning part of 1833 29th Ave S to allow a 4,500-square-foot restaurant, with the other portion kept for a public park. Approved (hearing scheduled)


    Item 12.07.25: The council approved a budget amendment for fuels and lubricants due to rising needs in that category. Approved


    Item 13.07.25: A business license refund for DaxCo was approved, though for less than the amount requested. Approved


    Item 14.07.25: The council approved a budgeted appropriation for Homewood Theatre to support programming that will offer discounted student tickets. Approved


    Item 15.07.25: A budgeted service agreement for the City Hall chiller with Trane was approved. Approved


    Item 16.07.25: An ordinance was adopted to appoint and compensate election officers for the upcoming municipal election and any needed runoff. Approved


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