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Actions recorded on the floor included: approval of minutes, adoption of the meeting agenda, approval of multiple appeals and consent resolutions, authorization of a contract for mechanical improvements at Figures Park Community Center, approval of purchase orders for software and equipment, and calls for several public hearings on May 27. The council also waived rules to consider blocks of resolutions for immediate action and approved the listed items by voice vote.

Notable items and outcomes

• Minutes of April 15 — approved by voice vote.

• Adoption of the agenda — adopted by voice vote.

• Appeals and special-event approvals — several noise-permit appeals for events on Royal Street, Doyle Park, Public Safety Memorial Park, Quincy Drive, Medal of Honor Park and Lane Park were approved.

• Vacation fee for right-of-way west of Norwood Drive (consideration of a vacation fee as a condition of vacating city right-of-way) — motion to table carried.

• Ordinance introduction (25-018) — introduced and laid over one week by council rules.

• Consent resolutions (09605–09608) — transfers from district discretionary accounts and appropriations to community groups; motion to waive rules and approve immediately was carried.

• CIP contract authorization (21-610) — authorized contract with Isaiah Engineering for Figures Park Community Center mechanical improvements; motion passed.

• Purchase orders and contracts — approvals included annual software renewal, police barricade equipment, an animal-transport trailer, and other purchase orders read on the floor and approved by voice vote.

• Call for public hearings — multiple planning and zoning items, including a conditional-use permit for property at 2411 Denicia Road and several Unified Development Code amendments, were set for May 27 public hearings.

Several items were described only by resolution or contract numbers in the council record; where the transcript did not supply further detail, the agenda number is listed and details are not specified in the discourse.

The meeting concluded with community announcements and adjournment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Mobile City Council Meeting April 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Mobile City Council on April 22 approved minutes from April 15, adopted the agenda and approved multiple consent and CIP resolutions, but tabled a vacation-fee request for a Norwood Drive right-of-way.","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},6266970,"Mayor Condoles family of shooting victim, urges tips; announces city events and proclamation",409,216000,625000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3081468-8a6cc98a8d87e27e2be82afd542b3844&start=216&end=625","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3081468-8a6cc98a8d87e27e2be82afd542b3844/thumbnail_216000.jpg","/articles/6266970/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Mayor-Condoles-family-of-shooting-victim-urges-tips-announces-city-events-and-proclamation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266970-6acdfd47daf7c458a87a825768ca87f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194305&Signature=UZikMYnomCQ2Rqzty1gZ0gJznvmkrQC9gWsCWIIPae5BVqnQ1QJ~79uK3KeVMsdbvxzaxz24gVnfMb0P6R6IKSWN1UX9X8btmqJ909mcbfJb-1DZnDn5v93FxzRySOWgBtmhGMRzS2m7CAip8EO9auPZnksy9bz7YWyo2U~5KCp44tMZXnhHmcfMnpFw~tYrczVzKHIGG9GooLKzreOqmDAMDzz0rK7AJkFxZ-4Hp9LxX3pbfqL4pd0JGDMKIwiFE5pUTkll9ifIG7k9-jhDGm07QHmGAe0Ag4ybSMT2xVWVc70TlKIOzneAbsWcW-Yz4-JI2Aae403oDyFLTJFkNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor William S. Stimpson opened the council’s April 22 session by expressing condolences to the family of Francica Craig, a bystander killed during a drive-by shooting over the preceding weekend, and by urging residents with information to come forward.

“On behalf of the city council, I’d like to issue our condolences, express our sincerest condolences to the family of Francica Craig,” Stimpson said, and described a press conference held with the FBI, the U.S. attorney’s office, the Mobile Police Department and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. “We’re collaborating every day trying to prevent crime,” he said, and urged community members to report threats or suspicious activity before incidents occur. “I can assure you that…we will have 0 tolerance, no patience when it comes to people that would do things like that,” Stimpson said.

Stimpson also used his remarks to notify residents of several city-sponsored events: a community “Lope the Loop” 5K around the Henry Aaron loop beginning at 8 a.m.; a hazardous-waste drop-off for Mobile residents at Seals Community Center (paint and fluorescent bulbs); and a medication take-back at Mobile Police Department headquarters on Government Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. He directed residents to cityofmobile.org and mprd.recdesk.com for registration and details.

The mayor read a proclamation naming May 6, 2025, “Nursing Healthy Appetites Day” to honor nurses and the Nursing Healthy Appetites initiative. The proclamation noted the initiative’s work addressing food insecurity and supporting young parents and announced an event at 11 a.m. at the USA Strada Patient Care Center, 1601 Patient Center Street. Representatives from the Nursing Healthy Appetites planning committee accepted the proclamation and thanked the council.

No council action was required for the mayor’s remarks or the proclamation; the session proceeded to the remainder of the agenda.","Mayor William S. Stimpson offered condolences for a bystander killed in a weekend shooting and urged residents with information to come forward, and he announced upcoming city events and a proclamation declaring May 6, 2025, Nursing Healthy Appetites Day.",{"_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},6266980,"Developer and neighbors clash over rezoning for Norwood senior housing project",1655,1022000,2677000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3081468-8a6cc98a8d87e27e2be82afd542b3844&start=1022&end=2677","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3081468-8a6cc98a8d87e27e2be82afd542b3844/thumbnail_1022000.jpg","/articles/6266980/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Developer-and-neighbors-clash-over-rezoning-for-Norwood-senior-housing-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266980-405233f0b75f7dc8d7f5c52f33c34bdf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194305&Signature=FdLnEhU1C6A4wYsF83xcMmgQgnI4~ZPo~KJFm9PycQujxZJ-pIE35qXPgY1p7YN47lWbaMtGZcciad9Yo5oikbQ4A3tzOP54A2jsKlOgoj1lZA22DxZT7-xBNiSInvCPdFTY-i8lnecxyKj6K5Bg3i~Qvf-1gQWJvICvErI9At7X9F6XsTT5VArKuT4UX2xr2AXCMt7kH5sWDdLpAqzGZWPpy4-l9GLxooGaWa6a78Vyac69IF8HCF6seWm1c1fAvMhRoMnVyyzOh90wLy1dxAhF9~L6wl9YGdmxeDpYdfxyXbAnL~2HYBVyShTpM3EPO-E72mlfgzG~QD1OZdBkoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clarence Ball, president of Ball Healthcare Services, asked the Mobile City Council on April 22 to approve rezoning of a parcel in the Norwood area to allow a mixed-income, senior-focused development that would include independent- and assisted-living units built under the federal low-income housing tax credit program.

Ball said the project is aimed at “active adult residential” tenants aged 55 and older and described income bands he said would target people making roughly $28,500 to $52,600 — “50 to 80% of Mobile’s median income,” he said — and that the project design reduces density to about 60 units on the rezoned parcel compared with what he said could be “a hundred houses” under existing R-1 development patterns.

The proposal prompted several council members and neighbors to press the developer for more meetings and design changes. “I’d ask you to withdraw your application so that we can actually fund something that works like similar developments in the area,” Councilman Reynolds said, urging Ball to meet with neighbors and reconsider the plan’s layout. Councilman Woods and Vice President Gregory likewise encouraged additional community engagement before a final council decision.

Teresa Bettis, executive director of the Center for Fair Housing, told the council that the city has a long-term shortage of affordable units and urged officials to consider housing access in zoning decisions. “We are short over 900 units of affordable housing,” Bettis said, adding that denying the rezoning could expose the city to federal compliance concerns tied to funds the city receives.

Ball said the project would use 4% federal tax credits (a noncompetitive allocation he said should be filed in the current application cycle) and that some units would be market-rate while others would be more affordable within the same campus. He told council members the rezoning request is intended to reduce overall density on that parcel and offered to make the rezoning contingent on construction if that would allay neighbors’ concerns.

Council members noted that the Planning Commission recommended rezoning 8–1 and that the City’s plan identifies the site as a suitable location for higher residential density, but several council members said neighbors’ concerns about preserving single-family character remained unresolved. Multiple members urged Ball to meet directly with nearby residents and to bring revised plans back to the council; Ball agreed to meet with councilmembers and residents. No formal rezoning vote was recorded in the April 22 proceeding.

The council also discussed process and timetable: Ball said the tax-credit application should be submitted in the current cycle (he estimated the cycle boundaries as around June–July), but several council members warned that statutory notice requirements for rezoning and community outreach mean the city cannot shortcut public-notice timelines.

Next steps: the developer and councilmembers agreed to schedule additional meetings with neighbors; the rezoning application remained pending before the council after April 22.","Developer Clarence Ball presented plans for a senior-focused mixed-income development at Norwood Drive and sought rezoning from R-1 to R-3; neighbors and several council members urged more outreach. The planning commission previously recommended approval 8–1; the council did not take a final vote and requested further meetings.","actionData","errors"]

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