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Councilors approved Resolution 2025090808 to adopt the FY2026 operating and capital budgets and related debt service schedule. The council also approved Resolution 2025090810 adopting the City of Pelham classification pay plan for fiscal year 2026; city staff described the pay plan as a companion to the budget that will affect the pay schedule and implementation details will be handled by the finance department and city manager’s office.

On land-use and infrastructure matters, the council adopted Ordinance 135268 on final vote (first reading was Aug. 18, 2025) rezoning approximately 5.22 acres near Ridge Drive from B-2 (general business) to R-1A (single-family residential). The council unanimously approved Resolution 2025090809 to accept all real property easements associated with the Eagle Cove Subdivision sewer lift station rehabilitation and improvement project.

The council also passed Resolution 2025081802 appointing five citizens to the Pelham Stormwater Board: William Carroll, Catherine Davenport, Will Moore, James Morris and Aaron Wilkes. Each of the measures passed on unanimous voice or roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript.

Motions to approve the budget and related items were offered, seconded and carried without recorded opposition. City officials thanked staff in the finance department and the city manager’s office for preparing the budget materials.

The complete text of each ordinance and resolution is available at Pelham City Hall and online at pelhamalabama.gov.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - September 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Sept. 8 meeting the Pelham City Council unanimously adopted the FY2026 operating and capital budgets, a classification pay plan, rezoned a 5.22-acre property near Ridge Drive, accepted easements for a sewer lift station project, and appointed five members to the stormwater board.","taxTitle","Pelham City, Shelby County, Alabama","taxId",56435,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6473280,"Pelham and Mi Pueblo Supermarket announce agreement; scheduled hearing canceled",111,560000,671000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5753537-3545390b4c8a9b82a2dea8de941b02cc&start=560&end=671","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5753537-3545390b4c8a9b82a2dea8de941b02cc/thumbnail_560000.jpg","/articles/6473280/Pelham-City/Shelby-County/Alabama/Pelham-and-Mi-Pueblo-Supermarket-announce-agreement-scheduled-hearing-canceled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473280-d8ef8a721f4d5984df46aa85b6180f2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148479&Signature=YgBHolgI-VvG~tH1EiHOcbwxhpRajZZhpjaSrbp7os7k4iwcXmed-mAmbz9D3KLhsruKzpQoeMZ5Nby1f~jyiGu2eJ9LuH9Iwu-iQwYmWSslBea-YfQBHlGIElmN25GudFkvjRgugn4uWWSlUHu7Ml287AzVwjHD2joCMNQLIW9zF-NDJyPUKv4Cvy3W7IEFsd9kpTl7yC4OZBzpqT8s0MBvpq2ZMIOB7zULxTqbZdZRQgvjVfBfRDeB~u1jq6bYLIv8a9VZ4meVoXJK0O8MfIL5hYgAWWmCVbkRP7517JHphutzemDM6XBXEGkjtjHC0S1bHIOUIzinT~NKgpIpvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor Gary W. Waters announced on Sept. 8, 2025, that the City of Pelham and representatives of Mi Pueblo Supermarket reached an agreement resolving outstanding matters, and that a public hearing scheduled for the meeting was canceled.

In a joint statement read aloud at the council meeting, Mi Pueblo said it \"has long been a valued part of Pelham, not just as a grocery store, but as a gathering place, a source of jobs, and a reflection of the community's spirit.\" The city statement thanked Mi Pueblo for its \"efforts to swiftly and amicably resolve this matter\" and said both parties \"look forward to building on this positive partnership and working together in the years ahead to help Pelham thrive.\" The mayor invited any Mi Pueblo representatives present to stand.

No vote was taken on the matter at the meeting; the mayor characterized the announcement as an amicable resolution between the company and the city and indicated both parties will continue a partnership aimed at supporting local residents and businesses.","Mayor Gary W. Waters read a joint statement on Sept. 8 saying the city and Mi Pueblo Supermarket reached an agreement resolving outstanding matters and the public hearing scheduled for that evening was canceled.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6473284,"Pelham council adopts temporary-event business license to ease permit costs for vendors",146,348000,494000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5753537-3545390b4c8a9b82a2dea8de941b02cc&start=348&end=494","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5753537-3545390b4c8a9b82a2dea8de941b02cc/thumbnail_348000.jpg","/articles/6473284/Pelham-City/Shelby-County/Alabama/Pelham-council-adopts-temporary-event-business-license-to-ease-permit-costs-for-vendors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473284-c1c7f97f9a565912643293bdfd28dc49/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148479&Signature=gEgEAtVq0md-wwasn40DWTc5CxW3RPf8z2UoxhGsO1uzNAzVwE4y4wCfXPpc7Mb7yC~olSScTdhH8T1qk2LDCF9YHBZ5Rffdn8y~lwoBpWU6AWjsXpyk85dippXL9bYu3~l~62hFxHJ2uN2KBAp0RpQHrDNCmhNeAHbYd7J0b84UqUWaR8XhP9o7G16QiYf1IYIKq6lG4RNkDkArkUzuWH2YJXh~gRXk3pYT2jBxssyXWAkfkFMjR~pytTnEEUqoi7IknjXUBzCtaB~oYLhzb7~kJtwmjhBedfNq-Fe~OulhSyZSNKLHBf~fTGds75yXuLX7LLiDxgf4v3DjfoT8TA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pelham City Council unanimously adopted an amendment to the city business license code on Sept. 8, 2025, creating a temporary or single-event business license for vendors and event sponsors. The ordinance sets a $25 vendor fee per event, a $150 sponsor fee per event, and establishes application deadlines and vendor reporting requirements.

Assistant City Manager Justin Smith introduced the item during a public hearing and told the council the amendment responds to a request from an event organizer that had asked the city to allow single-event licenses. \"That came to us after a request that was made to us to look into that by 2 by 2 Rescue for an upcoming event at Park 124,\" Smith said, summarizing staff's recommendation for approval following the public hearing.

Tabitha Robinson, acting executive director of 2 by 2 Rescue, spoke in favor of the ordinance at the public hearing. Robinson said the change will make it easier and less costly for transient vendors to participate in festivals and similar events: \"Up until this point...you had to apply for like a yearly business license, which obviously is quite expensive for a small business, especially for transient vendors for events like this, where they're in a different city every weekend. So we really wanted to thank Pelham for being so open to small businesses and making it much easier to have festivals here.\" Robinson also invited the public to the group's Barktoberfest event on Oct. 11 at Park 124.

Key provisions read into the record by city staff include: defining short-term and seasonal businesses, special events, sponsors and vendors; requiring sponsors to submit vendor lists to the finance department at least 14 days before an event; requiring vendors to submit applications and fees at least 72 hours before an event; requiring vendors to remit sales taxes following city guidelines; and allowing the mayor discretion to waive vendor license fees for civic or nonprofit events in the public interest. The ordinance also clarifies penalties and confirms that city- or school-sponsored events may be exempt from license fees while vendors still must remit sales tax.

Councilors voted to suspend the rules to allow immediate consideration and then adopted ordinance 28817 on a unanimous roll-call vote. The council and staff said the ordinance will be included in the city’s consolidated license code and that the full ordinance text is available at Pelham City Hall and online at pelhamalabama.gov.

The adoption aims to reduce administrative burdens and costs for small, transient vendors while establishing a timeline and process for vendor disclosure and tax compliance.","The Pelham City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 28817 on Sept. 8, 2025, creating a short-term/special-event business license category with fees, application deadlines and tax remittance requirements to streamline vendor participation in single events.","actionData","errors"]

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