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The speaker said that while some road repairs must come from the city's paving budget, the council could consider a reserve transfer to avoid waiting for the next budget cycle. Council members and staff also discussed a damaged area on Birch Street, between Davis and Thomas Avenue near Rocky Hollow, where property management changes were mentioned in relation to streetlight and road concerns.

Staff and council members discussed process and oversight for street repairs. A different council member said the council should determine the process it wants to use and noted distinctions between city- and state-owned road work: \"So if it's a city brand, you can do it whatever process you wanna do it. If it's a state brand, you're gonna have to get the tracks.\" The council asked staff to email the current process and to place the matter on a future work session agenda for further discussion.

One council member said they would set up a meeting with Jackie Lau and Calvin McConnell, who were identified in the transcript as participants in earlier conversations about streetlight or roadway groundwork, to review options and next steps. The transcript also records a council member saying an assessment of city roads has not been updated since about 2017 and that a citywide review is a \"good opportunity\" to reassess priorities and lighting needs.

No formal motion or council vote appears in the provided transcript excerpts. The record shows requests and commitments to follow up: staff will provide the current process documentation by email, council members will meet with identified participants, and the topic will be discussed at a future work session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Anniston City Council Work Session | 07/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","A council member asked the council to allocate reserve funds for urgent repairs at McCall Drive and Abbot and raised multiple street and streetlight concerns; staff said the paving budget and existing agreements affect how work is procured and staff will follow up with a process update.","taxTitle","Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama","taxId",4296,"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},6166397,"City staff: annual HUD submission lists next year's projects",28,69000,97000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5415597-9d34b6761589ef8206945aeeb057513b&start=69&end=97","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5415597-9d34b6761589ef8206945aeeb057513b/thumbnail_69000.jpg","/articles/6166397/Anniston/Calhoun-County/Alabama/City-staff-annual-HUD-submission-lists-next-years-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6166397-3d109da9667866d2caefd46b6a0ebec8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140090&Signature=JLVwGJxXL9io-OWZPlzJWrBIXtzlEirCOpYlnFq2C8JYCWF6FjIBq2K2cK0mNneuzyE7YaR9UpJ7LH7HWZhfKwPzBGO46vbS7LU59glaXb6mkiWtpN8g~1j7oJVyyXR2r4f~phG-rgxr4J1d0H7EQ9R5aVy4rkRdbvfepjn6T5HAqIZrmbIWp3RfXLF-ImvPltSgLdkDD7KgnICp0NU2L6nw7RDLQOQpnbjZBeAAVE8UwXXWIV7RnfVk6P2iLV9uRa2Wiq6AMetuOPp7B~nIP--Whq-3T~BUzWWDeoaqTxvCc4oRtL3e5pffJp5853BjxT-PESZOiNn14NxrConeNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A staff member said the city is required to submit an annual plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that outlines how the city will steward its HUD grant funds and lists the projects the city intends to undertake the following year. \"That the city is required to submit to HUD and basically lets HUD know how you're gonna insure your grant funds on annual basis. And so inside of that plan, as she mentioned, it includes the projects that the city is wanting to undertake,\" the staff member said.

The staff member characterized the submission as an administrative requirement that identifies projects for the next year and invited questions from the council. No vote, motion, timetable or dollar amounts for projects were stated in the transcript excerpts provided.

The exchange occurred during the meeting's discussion of city planning and grant administration; the staff member offered a brief synopsis and asked council members to raise any questions after reviewing the material. The transcript does not show the council approving the plan, setting a submission date, or providing specific project-level details.

Because the transcript excerpts do not specify which HUD program or the plan's formal title (for example, Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, or CAPER), the article does not identify a specific HUD form or statute. The staff member's comments in the record are limited to the general statement that an annual HUD submission is required and that it includes projects the city plans to pursue in the coming year.","A staff member told the council the city must submit an annual plan to HUD that lists projects the city plans to undertake next year; no formal action was recorded in the transcript.","actionData","errors"]

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Council member requests reserve funds for McCall Drive repairs; streetlight, citywide road assessment discussed

City staff: annual HUD submission lists next year's projects