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The council approved the minutes of its April 1 meeting and adopted the April 8 agenda. A set of appeals and noise-ordinance waivers for community events were approved on consent.

Consent items approved included appointments and administrative actions. The council confirmed Allen Williams as a supernumerary member of the Board of Adjustment and, under a later consent block, appointed Russell Mitchell to the Mobile Housing Authority Board (resolution 03556). The council authorized the mayor to apply for and accept a Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant to support Mobile Fire and Rescue Department operations; authorized contracts and purchase orders for street and signal work, software renewals (ImageTrend, Microsoft via SHI), and radio equipment for trash collection; and approved fund transfers to capital projects including the cruise terminal parking deck repairs and an allocation to the animal shelter.

Several contract awards and capital improvement project (CIP) resolutions were introduced; per council rules most will be laid over for one week for final action. The council granted immediate consideration and approval for two time-sensitive items including a $28,000 contract for invasive species treatment at Brooklyn (resolution 21570) and a purchase order for handheld radios for the sanitation department.

The council also adopted the CDBG/HOME/ESG FY2025-26 action plan and added the Boys & Girls Club as an additional public service provider to CDBG program year 2025-26.

Where applicable, motions were moved and seconded and voice votes were recorded as \"Aye\"; the clerk recorded passage for the consent blocks noted on the record. Several ordinances and CIP resolutions were introduced and will return for a vote after the one-week layover required under council rules.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of April 1 minutes — passed
- Adoption of April 8 agenda — passed
- Appeals/noise-ordinance waivers for listed community events — passed
- Appointment of Allen Williams to Board of Adjustment (resolution 03553) — passed
- Appointment of Russell Mitchell to Mobile Housing Authority Board (resolution 03556) — passed
- Authorization to apply for and accept Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant (no local match) — passed
- Contract authorization: Macquarie & Williams for North McGregor reconstruction — approved (introduced)
- Purchase orders: Cadence US (boring/intersection signals), ImageTrend (EMS reporting), SHI International (Microsoft renewals) — approved
- Transfer of funds for cruise terminal parking deck repair and transfer to capital improvement fund for animal shelter — approved
- CIP and several ordinance introductions — laid over one week per council rules

Why it matters: The consent package advances routine operating contracts, capital repairs and community grants that fund public safety, sanitation, street work and housing programs. Several items will return for final action after required layovers and standard administrative reviews.

No vote was taken on the 3300 Norwood Drive rezoning application at this meeting; that matter was the subject of a separate public hearing and remains pending.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Mobile City Council Meeting April 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 8 meeting the Mobile City Council approved minutes and numerous consent resolutions and appointments, authorized contracts and transfers, and laid over ordinances and some CIP items for one week.","taxTitle","Mobile City, Mobile County, Alabama","taxId",3866,"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},6084437,"Residents press council at public hearing over rezoning request for 3300 Norwood Drive",3630,1514000,5144000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2916110-f37f5141f0163753d2105f5457a90748&start=1514&end=5144","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2916110-f37f5141f0163753d2105f5457a90748/thumbnail_1514000.jpg","/articles/6084437/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Residents-press-council-at-public-hearing-over-rezoning-request-for-3300-Norwood-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084437-3bb873d08c5b91d12061befead844b36/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138017&Signature=lwnvpQGEFbF-nkydZa5VluVQWGcTwKiDVvz2pdFNRhKuuRW7k~tGOhDROJCKa5kRtyZWSPYPItrFbBpdD7NfjkHm4Zs8IXxy9H2CzxR3jPRffd3Q4p2mqYSIcPFmpo6E4VLWAOP5rPONv-jwTaLV0~IruiL2sj9js6xRPHsHysa00N5xWSUK-3KfYfD8GI~S-PE9wn2JBoRFdIE6f2zHpO5yDLJnHU55UorYEcWxnlXCTYrbG5SsXqaTkJBKgkzD4lGKNuFOVUxUP0JXJQlTZExZ~8-0O1LDeclO4iaXAfPeJA3M7NX4~0tQ4WXwFkusEuAYJOcsAP5Pw8e1Xy5L3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mobile City Council held a public hearing April 8 on an application to rezone about 17 acres at 3300 Norwood Drive from R-1 and B-1 to R-3 to allow a townhouse-style, age-restricted rental development.

Casey Pipes, representing applicant GK Land Holdings, told the council the project is intended as a 55-and-older rental townhouse community and would include voluntary restrictions limiting density and building placement. \"The density would be no more than 3 and a half units per acre,\" Pipes said, noting the developer proposed a maximum of 60 units and a minimum 100-foot setback from the neighborhood to the west to preserve a natural drainage way.

Neighbors and neighborhood representatives urged the council to delay or reject rezoning. \"This hasn't been well thought out,\" said Harry Day of Kings Mill, who cited local traffic congestion and multiple nearby subdivisions. Clint Guthrie, president of The Preserve homeowners association, warned the site funnels water downhill into the existing neighborhood and asked the council to consider drainage impacts. Phil Gabriel, a Preserve resident, said earlier developer statements had changed and that residents feared a loss of property value and increased traffic.

Pipes said the applicant agreed to perform a traffic-impact study and that the voluntary use restrictions would apply regardless of whether the developer secures income-assisted financing. \"This property is not gonna sit vacant forever,\" he told the council, adding that a townhouse layout was intended to reduce engineering challenges compared with a denser layout.

City staff answered resident questions about stormwater rules. A city engineering representative, identified in the hearing as Miss Danberger, said developers must meet design standards to mitigate damage to adjacent or downstream property and that retention or detention is required for developments of this type, though water will still follow natural topography beyond a site.

Council members asked technical questions about buildable acreage and how many units could be developed under different zoning scenarios; Pipes said the theoretical maximum under R-3 zoning (25 dwelling units per acre) was not realistic given the site's topography and wetlands, and that the applicant's proposed cap (60 units) was substantially lower than the theoretical maximum.

Public comment at the hearing was mixed but leaned toward opposition. Speakers cited: narrow roads and school-related congestion on nearby Millwood and Gerby Road; existing flooding issues and steep topography; proximity of several other multifamily complexes and community services; and uncertainty about whether proposed units would remain age-restricted or income-assisted over time.

The council did not vote on the rezoning at the April 8 meeting. The public hearing was opened, public comment received, and then closed; any formal rezoning decision will be considered in a later agenda item following required review steps.

Why it matters: rezoning from single-family or low-intensity commercial to R-3 can be permanent unless later changed, and neighbors said their primary concern was that an R-3 designation would allow multifamily development at higher densities in the future.

The council’s record for the hearing includes the applicant’s voluntary use restrictions and a note that a traffic study will be completed; the engineering review and any recommended conditions will appear in subsequent staff reports before a final council vote.","Developers asked to rezone a 17-acre site to R-3 for a 55-and-older rental townhouse project with voluntary limits; neighbors raised traffic, drainage and property-value concerns. Council held a public hearing April 8 and took no final vote.","actionData","errors"]

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