Votes at a glance: Dothan City Commission approves licenses, contracts and grant application
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Summary
At the Feb. 3 meeting the Dothan City Commission approved retail and special-event licenses for multiple businesses, awarded contracts and passed resolutions including a $38,515.60 equipment purchase and a $23,979 annual software contract; the commission also authorized a BUILD grant application for the Honeysuckle Road realignment project.
The Dothan City Commission on Feb. 3 approved a series of routine and procurement items. Actions taken by voice vote during the meeting included:
- Approval of the minutes from the Jan. 20, 2026 meeting (motion and second recorded). - Licenses and special-event approvals: a retail beer license for Chipotle at 3473 Ross Clark Circle; a Class 1 off-premises liquor license for Vino All Maine at 1829 West Main St., Suite 2; a specialty retailer of consumable hemp products license for Well Rooted at 1618 West Main St.; a seven-day special-event license for Rain (adjoining parking at 145 S. Saint Andrews St., identified by staff as a Mardi Gras event); and a seven-day special-event license for KOK VIP Mardi Gras 2026 in the parking lot around 110 E. Crawford St. - Contracts and resolutions: Resolution 2026-29 to contract with JF Petroleum Group to replace a vault fuel dispenser system at the city shop for $38,515.60; Resolution 2026-30 to continue a contract with Lehi for a mobile queuing platform and related modules at an annual cost of $23,979; Resolution 2026-31 to submit a BUILD grant application for the Honeysuckle Road realignment project and accept the grant if awarded; Resolution 2026-32 to engage Prim and Mendham LLC for ongoing court-related collection representation; Resolution 2026-33 to authorize Brownfield tax abatements for Southeast Alabama Community Players Inc.; Resolution 2026-34 to enter a workspace rental agreement with Advantage Consulting and Solutions LLC (Kelvin Selden) at the Wiregrass Innovation Center; Resolution 2026-35 declaring certain city property obsolete and authorizing disposal; Resolution 2026-36 awarding bids and approving purchases over $30,000; and Resolution 2026-37 approving advanced travel requests for city employees.
Most votes were taken by voice with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. Several items were noted by commissioners as connected to prior town-hall discussion (the Honeysuckle Road project) or to local economic-development efforts (the Wiregrass Innovation Center lease). The administrative portion of the meeting continued with a superseding resolution to update the CDBG competitive allocation process introduced by the city manager; Plan Director McDonald was noted as available to answer questions.