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Votes and key outcomes at a glance

- Consent agenda: Approved (unanimous). The council approved the consent agenda at the meeting's outset.

- Item 5, restaurant retail liquor license for operation as \"Maris Carillo\"/Alfonso Ramirez at 1863 Mountain Road: Motion to adopt carried; license approved (no recorded opposition).

- Item 9, resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with ALDOT for high-friction treatment installation on Belzer Avenue (Wearing Blue Drive to Haines Circle Road): Suspended the rules and adopted (unanimous).

- Item 10, resolution authorizing execution of an ALDOT agreement for Waresbury Road Elementary School crosswalk (90/10 split): Suspended the rules and adopted (unanimous).

- Item 11, amendment to the Central Alabama Regional Planning And Development Commission recipient agreement for critical home repair: Suspended the rules and adopted (unanimous).

- Item 12, restaurant retail liquor license for \"Paid By 3 Years\" (163 Eastern Boulevard): Public hearing held; council suspended the rules and adopted. Council required the business to install exterior parking-lot cameras and scheduled a 60-day follow-up review before the license is fully reviewed.

- Item 13, business license / retail location (Quick Shop at 4020 Troy): Suspended the rules and adopted (unanimous).

- Item 14, appointment of Michelle Summers to a city museum board (as listed): Motion to suspend rules and adopt; appointment approved unanimously.

- Item 15, authorizations under Ala. Code \u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000 11-53B-1 for demolition of unsafe structures at listed locations: Motion to adopt carried (unanimous); demolition authorizations upheld.

- Item 16, resolution assessing public nuisances and related signage/permit items: Council amended the resolution on the floor to strike subitem 16.16 from the record and adopted the remainder; suspension of rules and amendment were approved.

- Historic-preservation appointment: Council suspended rules and adopted a resolution appointing Vincent Hall to the Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission (unanimous).

- District funding allocations: Councilors offered and approved a set of modest community grants and allocations (district-specific allocations to youth teams and nonprofit groups as read into the record); council adopted the funding slate.

Other business

- Business license ordinance for builders (license tax classification, section 16-106 schedule): Council carried the item and agreed to meet in a finance committee meeting next Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. to review the fee cap proposal and related calculations. Several councilors said the proposed schedule had produced surprisingly large fees (one example cited a builder's license jumping from ~$1,100 to about $11,000), and the council requested staff and builder representatives attend the committee meeting.

Several items were adopted by unanimous voice vote after motions to suspend the rules, as noted above. Where the council required follow-up (for example, the Paid By 3 Years liquor license and the builders fee schedule), staff were directed to return with documents or conduct the committee meeting as scheduled.

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Dynasty Mitchell, representing Seaman Record Service (the contractor identified on the council agenda), described the company's process for vehicle recovery and said the contractor is dispatched primarily by Montgomery Police Department (MPD). Mitchell told council members Seaman follows the contractual process: when MPD dispatches recovery, the tow company picks up the vehicle, runs owner and lienholder checks and sends certified letters using owner information found in state records.

A resident identified as Mr. Boyd challenged that account, saying he received certified letters 45 days after a vehicle was picked up and that fees had grown to about $1,700 while owners were not notified. \"I don't think they was being honest,\" Boyd told the council, adding he had documentation showing letter dates and fee totals. Other speakers asked whether the city's investigative holds and MPD notification responsibilities were being performed as required.

Mitchell cited Alabama Code section 32-13-2 (as attached in their exhibit) and said the statute assigns responsibility for law enforcement to notify owners when a vehicle is removed and held; Mitchell also said Seaman runs owner searches and sends certified letters but that there can be mismatches between the data available to officers at the scene and the contractor's records.

Council members and staff acknowledged gaps in the process. One councilor noted that the contract grants MPD a ten-day free storage hold for investigations (the contractor said its practice is to allow a 10-day hold even where the contract cites five days), and that ultimate storage responsibility shifts to owners after the hold is released. Several councilors said they want staff and the towing company to provide the documentation used at pickup, the certified-mail evidence, and the contract exhibits for a council-side review. A resident asked the city to consider a cap on fees when investigations are delayed.

Action: Council directed staff to review the towing contract, verify notification procedures and provide the exhibits and supporting documents to council members for further consideration. No ordinance or contract award/change was adopted at the meeting.

","At the council meeting, residents and a towing contractor clashed over whether vehicle owners are notified promptly when MPD dispatches a tow and whether storage and tow fees escalate before owners learn of an impound. Council asked staff to review the contract and paperwork.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6300835,"Council delays vote on proposed gasoline and oil tax increase after extended debate over paving priorities",444,922000,1366000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2491705-fbe22133accc063a888678c7f84dd805&start=922&end=1366","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2491705-fbe22133accc063a888678c7f84dd805/thumbnail_922000.jpg","/articles/6300835/Montgomery-City/Montgomery-County/Alabama/Council-delays-vote-on-proposed-gasoline-and-oil-tax-increase-after-extended-debate-over-paving-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6300835-b7626df873324e13a979ada6fa034e4e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061728&Signature=mdKKrCjx4bUntvgbE7kZVjUj-SpV2ZZbDJaswzk1OwbgoWZHxpsd6XEjkvca7R3bfRUwr6y8sjLs91mJwaxsnplFZSyg~HXjt6gNHUYRZ0ZOoQnquYVhZrYGLG~T8xBDHZgEz~UcbyiR4cC42leslcEx0E~CpExGEht5Wz06j6Ydeq9Wf7XhdUFcc67xNyJxZ7bCyd2BdZwKpqEaAd2-XyY5N6gLRnsWCexN0dEgJ1ZXcMDAirXVn72NkjLn029mQrZW2Pg5PLkDCE0VwbTIoEgeR3MtWwaGEZSnuzzrWNUVbe9myteDlhu-rPtOEdrxU7laLWiEQRlfZ5WGAWfETA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Montgomery City Council on Tuesday voted to carry over for two weeks a proposal to amend the city's gasoline and oil tax, following extended debate about how additional revenue would be spent and whether district councils should receive greater paving authority.

Councilor Miss Pruitt asked the council to postpone action and \"I'd like to see exactly where that gas tax money has been spent,\" saying she wanted the last several years of expenditures broken out before voting. The council then voted to carry the item over for two weeks for further review.

Council members and staff debated whether the revenue increase should be split among individual council districts or held centrally for larger, high-cost thoroughfare and bridge projects. A staff speaker described the scale of paving funding the city currently receives from its normal allocation and state programs, saying the city currently gets roughly $1.6 million from Rebuild Alabama and \"about $3,000,000\" in paving-related funds in a typical year (staff phrasing in meeting transcript). Supporters of the pause said additional time would permit the city engineer and finance staff to present which projects and nonpaving eligible expenses (for example, salaries for street maintenance staff and utilities for street lights and signals) are paid from the existing revenue streams.

Opponents of continued delay argued for a quicker decision. Council members who pressed for immediate approval said the city's major arteries and bridges are deteriorating and that splitting modest additional revenue nine ways would fail to address high-need corridors such as Atlanta Highway, Bell Road and Vaughn Road. Councilors also discussed using any added revenues as matching funds for larger Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) projects.

During the discussion, council members supplied estimates and examples used to show scale: one councilor noted that $225,000 roughly equates to about a mile and a half of repaving work and that major corridor projects can cost millions; staff noted large projects such as a $8 million corridor project where the local match was 20 percent.

The council did not adopt the proposed tax change. Instead, the motion to carry the item for two weeks passed, allowing staff time to supply a spending history and a prioritized list of specific paving and infrastructure projects for council review.

What happens next: staff will prepare and present the requested expenditure history and project estimates at the meeting scheduled after the two-week carryover. No ordinance or rate change took effect as of the meeting.

","After more than an hour of debate, the Montgomery City Council voted to carry over consideration of a proposed gasoline and oil tax change for two weeks while members seek more detailed accounting and a street-priorities plan.","actionData","errors"]

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Council adopts multiple resolutions and licenses; key items include ALDOT agreements and liquor licenses

Residents press city and contractor over impound notifications and rising towing fees

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