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Councilman Carroll said the incident “shook me,” describing personal connections to people who attend such events and urging the council to “figure this out and do something different.” Councilman Woods said the episode exposed a “heart condition” in the community: “Until the community… step up and say we're not gonna take this anymore,” he said, urging mentoring and local intervention.

City administration told the council the event was a private production and that private sponsors and producers generally bear responsibility for security at private events; staff said public venues and municipal operators (including OVG at city facilities) are reviewing protocols. An administration representative said, “we're reviewing all the protocols... we think we've reached the point in our society period to where all public access venues are going to have to be screened,” and that the city is “working with OVG” on changes and would likely return with technology recommendations for large venues, including the convention center and the new arena.

Council members repeatedly noted legal limits on local action. One speaker summarized the city's authority as constrained by state and federal law: local government “cannot be more restrictive” in some respects, and the transcript records a council legal explanation that the city’s ability to adopt stricter local gun rules is limited by state and federal authority. Several council members recommended writing to state legislators and urged constituent outreach to change state law.

Staff described the administration’s near-term direction as a review of venue security protocols and exploration of screening technologies; the transcript records no formal ordinance, regulation or vote to change policy at this meeting. Council members emphasized continued community engagement, the need for preventive interventions and potential future requests to state representatives.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mobile Pre-City Council Meeting - June 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After a fatal shooting at a privately produced event at a city-owned theater operated by OVG, council members urged changes to venue security, discussed technology and community interventions, and noted limits on local authority because of state and federal law.","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},6217702,"City says Civic Center demolition remains under budget after $540,100 change orders",575,143000,718000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643112-f7983cee7953a97f9d7eaf6c2cc11df7&start=143&end=718","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643112-f7983cee7953a97f9d7eaf6c2cc11df7/thumbnail_143000.jpg","/articles/6217702/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/City-says-Civic-Center-demolition-remains-under-budget-after-540100-change-orders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217702-c96d2b58b24db43a3b73a6e6ee7493a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156633&Signature=A9UwzNmYcXcnms4-1fhilGn9x4IUxqGgIzyyXhRB07ReJo6rOldytNpROYMkdEt24goY4MB7h5SUUgCwku3VF7uxvqX0dTQy8nocKs2hkxGGVMt8Cxbl1k2IK2kOyq4OSjc6FO4tiraUJjGhIInTcA9bYMzyJzeGIM2YQ7GZ9YcwU3mZMkqif7Pk5LUBHRABhT5OtM5tdnKzpN-OXbaYHXJuUGNmFVMcmMbacdZf3r~oQ79q8iAdy-rFyLm7-da1CrJLH5IKFrbzZohfWLFd69b8i2syT5zPonIh1SKkbgDM5S09tTy4TnDr4LhsE1TOSM~-FpPh29z8wWlToFHrKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the council that change orders to the Civic Center demolition contract have raised the contractor’s contract value but that the demolition remains under the original $8.15 million budget.

Sam, City staff, said the original demolition budget was $8,150,000, the original contract award was about $4.3 million, and subsequent change orders have increased the contract to roughly $6.4 million, leaving the demolition work approximately $1,800,000 under budget. Staff added that some scope changes — including an earth surcharge to move material for the arena project and a mural removal — were shifted between contracts to avoid schedule delays.

The council’s consent agenda included “change order numbers 3 and 4 with Sabre Demolition Corporation for civic center new construction and demo, $540,100.73.” Staff described one change order of roughly $150,000 to transport and stockpile surplus material at the Azalea Road site for a new fire station; staff said that move saved an estimated $300,000 on the fire-station contract.

Council members asked whether mural removal and reinstallation costs were included in the demolition budget; staff clarified that mural reinstallation costs are in the arena construction contract while removal and temporary storage were included in the demo contractor budget. The transcript records that the listed purchase orders and change orders were presented for consent; no roll-call vote with a tally is included in the provided excerpt.","Council discussed change orders to the Civic Center demolition contract with Sabre Demolition and city staff clarified that, despite increases, the demolition work remains about $1.8 million under the $8.15 million budgeted ceiling.",{"_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},6217707,"Mobile City seeks three-year debris-removal contract with Crowder Gulf",465,23000,488000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643112-f7983cee7953a97f9d7eaf6c2cc11df7&start=23&end=488","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643112-f7983cee7953a97f9d7eaf6c2cc11df7/thumbnail_23000.jpg","/articles/6217707/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Mobile-City-seeks-three-year-debris-removal-contract-with-Crowder-Gulf","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217707-8d9e8c5a0e5ca20ed101d6bee8e0512b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156633&Signature=eENz9QmgpoTKIDof4V7fi1hqvo3TyWpbaj8qtn7ZL8ip2wXKQQFTOwCnEeKGiWpcq~dI0UG2aRQY~3RfCcHD122WGSW7jVV7DxAjA-si6Z1uJ3g4JRIR1GmZzkf8xSdr3q5ezpkg-q2BpXFhtcNugSYcK~2pk7XN1AyfiYlcClG-1wc42I9a87kuM95Km~aO02KCFys0ljgAcLQzTX9o0B8O169ZF2Advoi9M0fxojSW3fb6JD2fUI10tGcv~9wMcUZf1OZyGrEaTTy5XVO1keg9dx72fCraVtNHWlUOhYadmvpRSkodrkP0rtx1fq~W24x6hHZVJkVgUbLhszo5nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mobile City officials asked the council to approve a contingency contract with Crowder Gulf to provide post-disaster debris removal services, saying the agreement would be called only if the city needs contractor assistance after a storm.

City staff and council members said the contract would replace the current DRC arrangement and would be structured with unit prices and mobilization terms. Sam, City staff, told the council, “this is a debris removal contract, so there's really no money involved unless we call upon the company.”

The request was presented as a consent-item pull for the council to consider immediately rather than waiting for the normal procurement calendar. Councilman Carroll asked, “Don't we normally have, a contract in in place?” and Councilman Reynolds said he did not “understand the public necessity to take this out of our ordinary course of business,” urging more time for the public and council to review the change in contractor.

City staff said Crowder Gulf was the low-cost, locally based award on the recent solicitation and that the company’s local equipment and faster mobilization would reduce potential disaster mobilization costs and help the city document state and federal reimbursement. Sam said, “And that mobilization is substantially less because they're locally based, and they own their equipment. Their trucks are here. That makes a huge difference.”

Staff described the contract as a multi-year award with renewal options. Council members expressed two recurring concerns during discussion: (1) short turnaround from posting to seeking council action and (2) the financial risk of a one-time mobilization if a storm occurs before the contract is in place. Councilman Carroll warned such a call-out could “be, a a huge loss to the city on a 1 time mobilization” if unit costs and mobilization terms were not favorable.

The transcript records that the administration asked for consent to take the item up the same day and that no formal objection was recorded to proceeding. The meeting record included questions from council members asking for more time to read the contract; no vote tally or formal motion approving the Crowder Gulf agreement is recorded in the transcript provided.

What happened next: staff said the item was being advanced out of caution after recent storm damage and to position the city for faster mobilization and reimbursement should another event occur. No formal motion language, mover/second or roll-call vote appears in the transcript excerpt.","City staff asked the council to approve a contingency contract with Crowder Gulf for post-disaster debris removal, replacing the current DRC arrangement; council members raised questions about public notice, contract review and potential mobilization costs and reimbursement procedures.","actionData","errors"]

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Council presses for stronger venue security and state action after fatal theater shooting

City says Civic Center demolition remains under budget after $540,100 change orders

Mobile City seeks three-year debris-removal contract with Crowder Gulf