Votes at a glance: Homewood City Council actions, Feb. 24, 2025

The Homewood City Council took a series of votes on Feb. 24, 2025. Below is a concise list of formal actions recorded in the meeting, with available motion, mover/second, and vote tallies as stated in the meeting transcript.

Surplus property (two Harley-Davidson motorcycles; miscellaneous items in Exhibit A) - Agenda item: Declaration of certain property as surplus; two Harley-Davidson motorcycles to be sold to the City of Irondale for $3,800 each; other items listed in Exhibit A to be sold at auction to the highest bidder. - Reported by: Mister Kendrick (staff) - Motion: Moved by Mister Smith; seconded by Councilor Aleman. - Vote: Passed (roll call recorded; final tally recorded as passed; transcript indicates approval).

Kennelworth stormwater change order - Agenda item: Change order for the Kennelworth stormwater project; committee recommended approval. - Amount stated in meeting: “a little over $35,000” — read in transcript as $35,750 (approximate, as read aloud). - Committee: Voted 5–0 to recommend approval; council recorded unanimous approval in final roll call.

ALDOT resurfacing (US 280 / Rosedale Drive) - Agenda item: ALDOT resolution for resurfacing work on US 280 (Rosedale Drive). - Committee: Finance committee recommended approval 5–0. - Vote: Council approved 10–0 as recorded.

Contract for investment advising (Porter White) - Agenda item: Authorize mayor to execute a professional services agreement with Porter White for investment advising. - Committee: Finance committee recommended approval 5–0 after hearing from Goodloe White of Porter White. - Vote: Council approved 10–0.

Advertisement with Homewood Magazine - Agenda item: Place an advertisement in Homewood Magazine ($1,795) to be paid out of the advertising line item. - Committee: Recommended approval. - Vote: Council approved 10–0.

City Hall Plaza events and permits - Birmingham Social League tournament (spring and fall 2025): Committee recommended 4–0; council approved 10–0. - Homewood Arts Council plaza concert (Saturday, April 12, 2025): Council approved as a city-sponsored, free event; vote recorded 10–0.

Bike lanes on Central Avenue - Agenda item: Permanently stripe a 4-foot bike lane with a 2-foot buffer on Central Avenue (public safety committee recommendation). - Committee: Voted 5–0 to recommend permanent striping. - Council vote: Approved 9–1; one council member objected to the lane placement due to parking concerns.

Ordinance establishing four wards, qualifying fees, and related election rules - Agenda item: Adopt ordinance to determine council composition (mayor at-large, four single-member districts), qualifying fees, ward boundaries and residency rules, effective for Aug. 26, 2025 municipal election. - Action: Unanimous consent motioned and seconded; roll call vote 10–0. Ordinance recorded as number 29 27.

BJCTA agreement (transit) - Agenda item: Authorize mayor to sign agreement with BJCTA; contract was budgeted and reviewed by staff. - Motion: Moved and seconded on the floor. - Vote: Approved 10–0 (recorded as resolution 25 32 in the transcript).

ABC special-event retail license (fourth annual Crawfish Bowl at The Battery, 2821 Central Ave) - Agenda item: Council to register no objection to ABC special-event retail license for event (March date confirmed during meeting). - Motion: Moved by Chester; seconded by Councilor Smith (per transcript discussion). - Vote: Approved 10–0 (resolution 25 02 25 referenced).

Vouchers (Feb. 11–24, 2025) - Agenda item: Approve city vouchers for the period Feb. 11–24, 2025. - Motion: Moved by Councilor Harden; seconded by Mrs. Smith; vote 10–0 (recorded as resolution 25 33).

March meeting schedule changes - Agenda item: Set special-call meeting for March 3 at 5:30 p.m.; committees and regular meetings moved to March 10 and March 31 (committee schedule noted). - Motion: Moved and seconded on the floor. - Vote: Approved 10–0 (resolution 25 34).

Piggly Wiggly economic-development public hearing - Agenda item: Set a public hearing for economic development (Piggly Wiggly) for March 10, 2025 at 6 p.m. - Motion: Moved by Councilor Smith; seconded by Councilor Harden. - Vote: Approved 10–0.

City manager final recommendation - Agenda item: Final recommendations for the city-manager position were discussed; council voted to carry the item over to a special-called meeting to allow the mayor to interview the final two candidates. - Action: Carried over to next meeting (no final appointment recorded at this meeting).

Notes on recordkeeping: Several agenda items referenced committee recommendations (finance, special issues, public safety) with committee votes recorded in the meeting. Where the transcript recited dollar amounts or fee figures verbally (for example, the Kennelworth change order and qualifying-fee language in the ordinance reading), the spoken figures were sometimes imprecise; the transcript indicates approximate values in those instances.

For more detail on the larger items (ordinance on wards and bike-lane decision), see separate articles.