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Mayor, staff outline Holidays on the Plaza schedule; council members announce community Thanksgiving dinner
Summary
Mayor and events staff described the Holidays on the Plaza schedule (ice rink opening Nov. 24, extended hours, employee skate passes, Black Friday discount) and council members promoted a community Thanksgiving dinner at McDonough Youth Center; downtown special-event permit requests for possible playoff tailgates were also presented.
The mayor and city events staff detailed the Holidays on the Plaza program and related logistics, while permits staff presented several special-event permit requests tied to possible playoff games and private parties.
The mayor reminded the council about holiday sanitation pickup adjustments for Thanksgiving week and praised Environmental Services and Mr. Meggs for recent operational performance. He introduced the Holidays on the Plaza program, and Kaye (event staff) said the ice rink will open Monday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. and remain open through Jan. 1 with extended Sunday hours (1–8 p.m.). Kaye said staff poured glycol the day before and will begin making ice; open-skate admission was listed at $15, employee skate passes will be available for $1 for up to six passes (employees must show a badge), and a Black Friday special price of $10 will apply for an 'escape pass.' Kaye also noted military discounts and thanked the special-events crew, naming Barry Franklin and Matt Jones.
Permits staff (Miss Franks) presented four applicants seeking 11 short-term special-retail permits including Downtown Social (two possible playoff tailgates), Party Down LLC (an SMP Automotive Christmas party and a potential playoff tailgate at Bryant and Denny), Southern Food Service items, and Downtown Entertainment coordinating six fraternity events; staff noted the University of Alabama provides additional approvals for stadium events.
Councilwoman Howe announced the fourth annual Thanksgiving dinner at McDonough Youth Center (Friday, 5:30–8 p.m.), noting that over the last three years the event served more than 2,000 people and inviting the public to attend and help serve.
What’s next: event permits will proceed through usual permitting and University approvals as required; Holidays on the Plaza is scheduled to open Nov. 24 and supporting logistics and insurance renewals were noted on the agenda.
