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Council members discussed the need to form a committee quickly to coordinate a yearlong series of events, with participation sought from the Historic Preservation Commission, the Beautification Board and the Chamber of Commerce. \"We have a lot to celebrate,\" a councilor said when introducing the item, and members discussed possible events including a house tour, concerts and a citywide picnic in the fall.

Councilors indicated funding for the centennial will be part of the normal budgetary process. \"That that's gonna be part of the budgetary process,\" one councilor said; specific dollar amounts or a formal budget allocation were not included at the meeting.

A motion to establish the ad hoc centennial committee passed unanimously (10‑0). Councilors asked staff and liaisons to solicit nominations and stakeholder input and to return with a proposed membership list and suggested event schedule for future meetings.

The council also suggested involving the Beautification Board and the Historic Preservation Commission in planning; several members said they already had preliminary lists of potential participants and ideas for timeline and programming.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Homewood Council Meeting - June 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Homewood City Council voted June 9 to establish an ad hoc committee to plan the city's 2026 centennial celebration and encouraged input from Historic Preservation, Beautification Board and other civic groups; budget details will be considered during the budget process.","taxTitle","Homewood City, Jefferson County, Alabama","taxId",65544,"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},6206116,"Council authorizes contract for Fire Station No. 1 concrete slab design",44,1855000,1899000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3767138-6e956283e837dcd0aff7de09aefb1ff8&start=1855&end=1899","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3767138-6e956283e837dcd0aff7de09aefb1ff8/thumbnail_1855000.jpg","/articles/6206116/Homewood-City/Jefferson-County/Alabama/Council-authorizes-contract-for-Fire-Station-No-1-concrete-slab-design","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206116-d926d4f9b95c60b26bc92cb1ed0693ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1776091981&Signature=Bmdq6Vm57MyJ~Bko32YYTHhf56B0yigzKZuwmbupFo9gDkeHC3tHukjfq0pbDVxWQEBw5UDjhfZftM65kkJwPxXvYO5eVs4DPDZsZcvnpNZJxMSCmZKh4WYMhlOV~7XSdZ13W~E0HW6ROaL~CMlR~rDB4x2AWO1quq2XNEimYeULsrIvApggNsq-5HqbL1UscoxjIF~oDgRhWV5X88ggvYpEwsbZ~~q0nTUUVbW2EuLiBpPdwUIIHKPGp-~YERE8U0gCuZb7xH-VdOQczn60SG0iNhdSGZONxp7U-9qUSgpmjthiC-eU0FypFI2gBKXRMIKZa3EX0R6KOChcXuFlnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Homewood City Council on June 9 authorized the city manager to execute a contract with NBA Engineers to provide concrete slab design services for Fire Station No. 1.

The Finance Committee reviewed the request and voted to recommend approval. \"The committee met last week and voted 3‑0 to recommend approval of this item,\" Finance Committee reporter said during the meeting. Council voted in favor without recorded opposition; the motion passed unanimously.

Councilors did not expand on technical details at the full meeting; committee minutes and procurement documents will contain scope, cost and schedule information. The council identified the action as resolution 25‑91 in the meeting record.

City staff will carry out contract execution and transfer funds as needed under standard procurement procedures; specifics on contract value and project timeline were not provided at the meeting.","Homewood City Council approved a request allowing the city manager to sign a contract with NBA Engineers for concrete slab design at Fire Station No. 1. The finance committee recommended approval and the council adopted the action unanimously June 9.",{"_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},6206121,"Homewood council approves zoning change to allow drive‑thru at Wildwood Center",181,2115000,2296000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3767138-6e956283e837dcd0aff7de09aefb1ff8&start=2115&end=2296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3767138-6e956283e837dcd0aff7de09aefb1ff8/thumbnail_2115000.jpg","/articles/6206121/Homewood-City/Jefferson-County/Alabama/Homewood-council-approves-zoning-change-to-allow-drivethru-at-Wildwood-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206121-25f249f30234f6cad483b5060a5cac52/orig.mp4?Expires=1776091981&Signature=QzITC51OBMO0adc32k7h6Br7IaT03nJJp~CeZsE21nrIm3uuZVg1wzm8RjwoRcw8qw1Tq2vQpNTok~W6z7HVFOy9Xl9yE6zfkqLDmtB10nRkcMEHtXeXkWbNpK7xprZ80xVJ0~k5rtEuUcS8y9qQEr-y9CRJcDr~jQJf4GkSYKgZ9pZh~u62cTNOkru5ROXI6cXaI1WayMPT5AqEGVZv68u02L4gEDLyqJo~~3cK5W~JDUSa-FVb-Drsf0ZD0YXOLzb3mrT7lvngBAYqtZmc81P7L2yyhFXVEcVOKg4sBpQ6SEUcEsIVdXF-KY1WFoxk6g~7174DK~lVzAhNtxt6lQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Homewood City Council on June 9 approved an amendment to the city zoning code to permit food and beverage drive‑throughs in the Wildwood Center PMUD (planned mixed‑use) area.

The ordinance change amends Article 4 (district uses) of Appendix A (zoning) to add a specific provision allowing \"food and beverage drive through only\" for Wildwood Center. The council held a public hearing and then adopted the ordinance unanimously, with a recorded vote of 10‑0; the clerk identified the ordinance as number 2941.

City staff introduced the amendment as a narrow change limited to the Wildwood Center PMUD. \"This is a revision to the zoning ordinance to allow drive thrus at Wildwood,\" said Mr. Smith (city planning staff) during the hearing. The council voted to approve the ordinance by unanimous consent and then by roll call.

Councilors referenced the Planning and Development Committee recommendation to set a public hearing and forward the item to the full council without recommendation pending the hearing. No public speakers registered opposition or additional comment during the hearing on Monday.

The ordinance text as read at the meeting states that the change is limited to Wildwood Center and includes a severability clause and an effective‑upon‑adoption provision. Details about any subsequent permitting process or design standards related to drive‑thru use were not specified at the meeting.","The Homewood City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city zoning ordinance to permit food and beverage drive‑throughs only in Wildwood Center under PMUD, following a committee referral and public hearing notice on June 9, 2025.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6206125,"Sanford, Landmark withdraw Creekside rezoning and development plans after public feedback",360,775000,1135000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3767138-6e956283e837dcd0aff7de09aefb1ff8&start=775&end=1135","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3767138-6e956283e837dcd0aff7de09aefb1ff8/thumbnail_775000.jpg","/articles/6206125/Homewood-City/Jefferson-County/Alabama/Sanford-Landmark-withdraw-Creekside-rezoning-and-development-plans-after-public-feedback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6206125-05d5f374f259bcfe58c45482686f8ac9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776091981&Signature=YS7on1UXEVR7KD6GZz3PJWNHRYPvj6mWC5tZs~gpTKCo-SHqpOK0M~3oKoQTXD-WpVvTDlSIU07ZRUty-0UpRLnLxm4chj74ZW1aXziD5h3ORSBVHwaW-Rly~YB7gneP9dnrIOf38EoYMHAvKhD0bMSxVZ0TKmHr~KUoWLkH0pOQD6iMFgRW0frkOa39oQA37mdTTZLQVl~8EvgAjlOwyAbqDGMIabAue-A6nFQyaKZZfQw4Q3eNuVOpsB9vdTCjI8mHw-BcZIcNuQdRTddriazAdCZV7IVl2LWEQapAZflbZs5GKXvQ3b4xhd2v1Brx36DWK7edVMK77Zxv7Kg4nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sanford University and Landmark Development withdrew four related zoning and development applications for the proposed Creekside/Creekside District and Bulldog District on Monday, and the Homewood City Council voted to drop the items from its agenda.

The withdrawal came during a public hearing on the rezoning and final development plans for multiple parcels near University Park Place and Parkview Lane. \"We at Landmark and Sanford have made the decision to withdraw the various applications,\" said Bob Dunn, a representative for Landmark and Sanford, at the June 9 council meeting. The council then voted to drop the four agenda items; the motion passed unanimously.

The decision followed months of community engagement and multiple planning commission reviews. The council earlier recited that the planning commission had recommended one of the rezones by a 9‑0 vote; other related items recorded different planning commission tallies in committee records (including 6‑3 and 5‑4 votes for other submissions). \"Projects like this are always challenging,\" Dunn told the council, saying the teams continue to believe the overall Sanford Horizons plan has value and that they will refocus on campus priorities.

Landscape architect Jane Reid Roth of GMC, who said she worked with the design team, praised cooperation between the university and the city and said project revisions had preserved sensitive habitat. \"This scenario is a great success story of people working together for the common good,\" Roth said during public comment, noting commitments made to protect riparian areas and vernal‑pool habitat near Shades Creek.

Council members opened the public hearings, heard from applicants and members of the public, and then accepted a motion to drop all four items. The council recorded a unanimous vote to drop the applications; no rezoning or development approvals were adopted for those submissions at Monday’s meeting.

The council president said the withdrawal will allow Sanford and Landmark to concentrate on other elements of the broader Sanford Horizons initiative and thanked residents and applicants for participating in the public‑engagement process.

Details about whether or when revised applications will be resubmitted were not specified at the meeting.","Sanford University and Landmark Development withdrew four related rezoning and final development applications for the proposed Creekside (Creekside District West/East and Bulldog District) at a Homewood City Council public hearing held June 9, 2025. Council accepted the withdrawal and voted to drop the four items from the agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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