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Key approvals included special-event or short-term retail liquor licenses for multiple applicants (J and S Bartending LLC; Downtown Entertainment LLC; Party Down LLC) for named events and dates; the council recorded no police objections for these special-event licenses. Applicants present included Marcus Jones (J and S Bartending LLC), Brandon Hanks (Downtown Entertainment LLC) and Lauren Shoemaker (Party Down LLC), who each provided a name and address when called forward.

The council also approved resolutions authorizing purchases and minor public-works contracts, including amphitheater repairs and maintenance, a professional study and consultant agreement with Duncan Coker Associates, PC, and contracts with Alabama Prowash; Apex Civil Construction, LLC; Dark Matter Window Tint (to replace a contract with Tint World); Building Specialties Company Inc.; American Fence Company; and Taylor Electrical Contractors, Inc. These items were moved and seconded and carried by roll call vote.

Budget and district-fund distributions were approved, including a District 1 improvement-fund distribution, and two District 3 distributions: one for “the gauntlet” (an April 5 community event) and one for Northridge High School. The council also acknowledged the 2024 municipal water pollution prevention report submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and authorized payment of bills.

Police department representatives (Officer Champion and Police Department staff) told the council they had no objections to several of the licensing applicants. Where applicants were present, staff invited them to come forward to state names and addresses on the record.

Most of these items were adopted either on the consent agenda or as individual resolutions with unanimous or near-unanimous votes and no extended public debate recorded in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tuscaloosa City Council Meeting - Mar 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Tuscaloosa City Council adopted a series of consent and resolutions approving special-event liquor licenses, minor public-works contracts, consultant agreements and district improvement-fund distributions in a set of largely uncontested votes.","taxTitle","Tuscaloosa City, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama","taxId",4830,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6125271,"Council orders demolition of two condemned houses at 2842 Eighteenth Street and 61320 Third Avenue East",146,602000,748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2677552-0181a5d7ad3b8fc9ddbaa831ce46b0e5&start=602&end=748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2677552-0181a5d7ad3b8fc9ddbaa831ce46b0e5/thumbnail_602000.jpg","/articles/6125271/Tuscaloosa-City/Tuscaloosa-County/Alabama/Council-orders-demolition-of-two-condemned-houses-at-2842-Eighteenth-Street-and-61320-Third-Avenue-East","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125271-5840a36e5515323a9b15c8dd316e4ee1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771207575&Signature=CAcJ6UN7CtbfJTREioKCbuVLx2I85cgivt1T-gIfykxOnej3CmXcmIdr-xz-fGNPaBUcDfiPx95eBY0wYS569mr2HQSgRVrU4MnbXvk-64R7Q0nbECnUIA8VUji2APtv49iUSjMoJRx8CqZecKOW5hUSfwVkj4ouF7LdfFusDk97pEsIoJW9pHTMPHnb2-tzZ6ckvKB1AfIn7udH3uizxQPgKMbh8-lqrFkYESD17hNSriqmIwqkt5w-YKbBjwrWHoA5ZQK56jgLi55vt6Ommm8ZcMPCPJRpvVgonv-Sc~DMU~Rsn5lLCsOgQinca0IEaV17tfiX-HC1LbQjCHFxSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tuscaloosa City Council voted to order demolition of two condemned properties during its public hearing segment: 2842 Eighteenth Street and 61320 Third Avenue East.

City staff presented the cases for both properties. For 2842 Eighteenth Street, staff reported the structure was condemned on Sept. 20, 2024, after inspectors documented 45 housing-code violations; staff said the property is in a revitalization area and that the owner had sold the property to a new owner who plans to demolish the building within weeks. City staff told the council the new owner was aware of the hearing and that if the city proceeds with demolition, demolition costs would be charged back to the owner.

For 61320 Third Avenue East, staff said the property was condemned Dec. 12, 2024, and cited 49 housing-code violations; that condemnation was described as voluntary. The owner had been contacted and was aware of the hearing; staff said demolition costs would be charged back to the owner if the city demolished the structure.

Councilors voted on each demolition order after staff presentations and finding no one present to speak for or against either property. The presiding mayor called the roll; the council recorded affirmative votes and announced demolition orders for both properties.

The council’s action places responsibility for demolition costs on the property owners if the city proceeds with removal, as staff explained during the hearing. No appeals or postponements were recorded in the meeting minutes for these items.

The council proceeded afterward to handle consent-agenda items and other public hearings.","The Tuscaloosa City Council voted to order demolition of two properties found in extensive housing-code violation, with costs to be charged to the property owners if demolished.",{"_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},6125278,"City Council approves Santos Street Eats liquor license after neighborhood concerns about parking and hours",621,766000,1387000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2677552-0181a5d7ad3b8fc9ddbaa831ce46b0e5&start=766&end=1387","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2677552-0181a5d7ad3b8fc9ddbaa831ce46b0e5/thumbnail_766000.jpg","/articles/6125278/Tuscaloosa-City/Tuscaloosa-County/Alabama/City-Council-approves-Santos-Street-Eats-liquor-license-after-neighborhood-concerns-about-parking-and-hours","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125278-537c430936d4f982b00507a168f8f3ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771207575&Signature=RpsIK6~~WkplWsTXBq2Ga5iVKRphFznKUFAJEM6R3-hIoQC9uZkn7yrN6dMLDb-wsGzb5hTHKZ2E8vPHJvZbjRVT-7dpK7oLRY93TuJZhUt5Eq9WfN-DDAROe44qOqaAEGU6FALFSIjqLAbbtMeUhBR~ZheN2jiCiLzlXRIt~pRCgbRH8DyTePSkhfjJ6g10scPBScRTJEf0u9DtbaL8uScKaHexn-KZsFebpu6~OL-BJ-KwNYXvXunE6b1aNIYi6jqCtLgKr9Axm68wk6YZSVLVlh4NpGWzEVv4aGeDtM301MMDbaITAHSkIsh-uAHGLga0-CIh5Zj-sox9cAgcTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tuscaloosa City Council on the evening of March 2025 approved a restaurant retail liquor license for Santos Street Eats and Bar (alcohol application 25-009) after a public hearing in which nearby residents and church leaders raised concerns about parking and late-night activity.

The approval came after the police chief said the department opposed closing times past midnight. “We are completely okay if it closes at midnight because at that point, we feel like it's a restaurant,” Police Chief Blankley told the council, explaining that a 1:30 a.m. closing time could create a bar environment and public-safety risks.

The council heard from community members before voting. Randy Coleman, an elder and the board chair at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, said the church’s private parking lot is frequently used by students and community groups and that the church lacks staff to police unauthorized parking. “We have significant concerns about the lack of designated parking for the restaurant and the late hours,” Coleman said, adding the lot is used throughout the day and evenings and that unauthorized cars have in the past been a safety concern.

Giovanni Roscoe, who said he owns Santo Street Eats and Bar at 1014 Seventh Avenue, answered questions from the council and the public; the applicant accepted a midnight closing time that addressed the police department’s concerns. Councilor Busby, who led council discussion on the item, said changing the proposed late-night hours “did much to allay our concerns” and urged the owner to build a positive relationship with neighbors on parking and litter.

Under the license as discussed at the hearing, the applicant’s hours were described in the application as Sunday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Monday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Tuesday 11 a.m.–midnight and an owner-requested midnight close Wednesday–Saturday; the police recommended and the council approved midnight as the latest closing hour for late-week nights so the business would be treated as a restaurant rather than a bar.

After public comment and council discussion, a motion to approve the license was called and the council voted to grant the restaurant retail liquor license. The council did not attach a written parking requirement to the license during the meeting; several council members urged the applicant to meet neighboring property owners to reduce parking conflicts and litter.

The license approval was recorded as passed in the council’s roll call and the mayor and council closed the public hearing with best wishes for the new business’s success.

The council handled other liquor-license and special-event-license applications separately during the same meeting.","After a public hearing that included concerns from a nearby church about parking and late-night safety, the Tuscaloosa City Council approved a restaurant retail liquor license for Santos Street Eats and Bar with closing hours limited to midnight on late nights.","actionData","errors"]

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