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Minutes and routine approvals
- The council approved the June 17, 2025 work session minutes by voice vote: recorded as \"8 with 1 abstention.\" The regular meeting minutes for June 17, 2025 were also approved by the same voice tally.

Garbage charges ordinance (Item 2)
- The council considered an ordinance amending Section 25-71 (charges for garbage). After debate, a motion to adopt failed on a recorded voice division: 6 in favor, 3 opposed. (No further details of the ordinance text were provided in the public transcript.)

Rezoning for grocery store, 2656 Old Summer Road (Item 3)
- The council conducted a public hearing and unanimously adopted an ordinance rezoning 2656 Old Summer Road from R-75M to 4Q, restricted to a grocery store. The applicant (Derek Benson / Derek Vincent for the record) spoke; no members of the public opposed during the hearing.

Business licenses and restaurant/lounge approvals
- Several license applications and resolutions were approved, typically after a motion to suspend the rules and unanimous voice votes. Items adopted included:
- Restaurant utility license (Item 9) — applicant Miguel Ortega — resolution adopted unanimously after suspending the rules.
- Lounge retail liquor Class I license for Aviator Bar, 166 Commerce St. (Item 10) — representative Victor Wyatt — adopted unanimously.
- Retail beer and retail table license for La Trattoria, 503 Cloverdale Road (Item 12) — applicant Brian Collins — adopted unanimously after the applicant was recognized.
- Resolution reappointing Stuart Hegley to the Housing Authority (Item 13) — adopted unanimously.

Demolition and nuisance abatements (Items 15–16)
- The council adopted demolitions authorized under Section 11-53B-1, Code of Alabama (Item 15) and a resolution authorizing and assessing costs to abate public nuisances at multiple addresses (Item 16). Several small community funding contingencies were added by councilmembers for local groups and events in the motions recorded.

Other items
- Item 4 (Infusion Lounge review) was carried over for follow-up; the council directed the business to meet with staff and return in 30 days with proposed mitigations and an update (see separate report). Several other items (sign permit/license items) were carried over or continued as noted on the agenda.

The council’s roll-call and voice-vote format resulted in a mix of unanimous adoptions and divided results; where precise roll-call tallies were not read into the minutes, the meeting recorded voice tallies or attendance-based counts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL (JULY 1, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The Montgomery City Council approved a rezoning for a grocery store on Old Summer Road and several business licenses, but rejected an ordinance amending garbage charges. The council carried a review of Infusion Lounge for follow-up.","taxTitle","Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Alabama","taxId",3930,"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},6180437,"Council reviews Infusion Lounge after police reports of shootings and fights; owner asked to return for follow-up",1140,2460000,3600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5119259-04322e552e044f0ab737152fd4f6697d&start=2460&end=3600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5119259-04322e552e044f0ab737152fd4f6697d/thumbnail_2460000.jpg","/articles/6180437/Montgomery-City/Montgomery-County/Alabama/Council-reviews-Infusion-Lounge-after-police-reports-of-shootings-and-fights-owner-asked-to-return-for-follow-up","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180437-d396a3b30f6595341f81b4eed3098d5f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436930&Signature=PJQaMCFqOZBKY81EHS4QjY6WbAa9JWanZlusDoCgB4~aw7NVCNkJ-BuT4aDesUUW9ZkreZDQvyxPA1N1Eqt-yM9T3dk4fepXe4~JB8fDgTj5VMrXmaTKgU5ctDHXX7kO4vcFq5uGPPwh9BhF8NStWj~02T2QBRPCLR7gskCVuUKanXQCxEjL3LOkVtXN7KRkPqcQtrkeqyqSlnB0ogX7fE6mykT67kVq339i7syLzJIxN5b9ljVBV-Bupf~HqFSTxc1-k4CjFcQGzGNgmGcvRTTl84IOdnLT850WcZYj-AaDjjAdmYHXyZ5JNpMZ3GjJ6etOhZHO3JPKOl0mDCfygg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Montgomery City Council reviewed public-safety concerns tied to Infusion Lounge during its July 1 meeting and asked the venue’s representatives to meet with council staff and return for another review within 30 days.

Councilmembers, the police chief and the lounge’s representatives discussed multiple police calls for service near the business, including reports classified as “shots fired,” fights and calls involving persons with firearms. Police said they had logged 128 calls tied to the lounge’s address since it opened; lounge management disputed that total and supplied a year-by-year breakdown showing 11 calls in 2023, 98 in 2024 and 21 so far in 2025.

The council hearing began when Terrence Johnson, representing Infusion Lounge, and managers Betty Brodniks and Morgan Dorsy described security measures at the venue, including on-site staff who check IDs and walk the interior and the parking lot. Johnson said some of the people congregating in the large adjoining parking area are patrons of a food truck or other nearby businesses and are not customers of Infusion Lounge.

Police testimony emphasized the volume and severity of calls. Chief Paul said officers pulled calls for the lounge’s address from the time the business opened through June and counted roughly 128 incidents. He told the council that self-generated officer calls — when patrol officers stop because they observe a disturbance — accounted for a sizable share of the total and signaled sustained public-safety pressure in the area.

Councilmembers pressed for clarity about which calls originated inside the lounge versus in adjacent parking lots and how dispatch locations are recorded. Chief Paul said dispatch entries often reflect the landmark given by callers, which can list “Infusion” even when the incident occurred in the broader parking area. He also explained categories used in the police logs, saying “investigation unknown” could cover traffic stops, suspicious-subject reports and other entries and that 13 calls were logged as involving a subject with a gun and four were logged as shots fired over the reviewed period.

District 6 councilmember Miss Riley said she had received complaints from a parent and wanted a private meeting to discuss details not appropriate for public session. She asked Infusion Lounge to propose a practical patron-identification step — such as hand stamps or stickers — so officers and council can distinguish people who were inside the business from others in the shared parking areas. Miss Riley scheduled a meeting with Infusion’s representatives and city staff and asked that Infusion return to the council within 30 days.

Several councilmembers and the lounge’s representatives noted the role of state open-carry law in complicating enforcement: lounge management said patrons may legally carry firearms under Alabama law, and council members acknowledged limits on the city’s authority over open carry.

The council carried the item over for two weeks on procedural grounds and directed the lounge to meet with staff and return with the requested measures and updates. No new licensing action was taken at the meeting.","Montgomery City Council heard hours of testimony about public-safety incidents linked to Infusion Lounge and directed the business to meet with council and return for review within 30 days; council carried the licensing review for two weeks.","actionData","errors"]

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