City Council approves Dragonfly Internet franchise, nuisance abatement at 115 Rankin Street and hazard mitigation plan; makes appointments

The City Council voted to approve a municipal franchise agreement with Dragonfly Internet, adopt a nuisance-abatement resolution for 115 Rankin Street and pass a Bruton Hazard Mitigation Plan during the meeting. Councilors also named delegates to the Alabama League of Municipalities convention and appointed members to local boards.

Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to approve the municipal franchise agreement for Dragonfly Internet, identified in the meeting as ordinance 26-0128-2; Unidentified Speaker 6 seconded, and council members indicated assent during the vote sequence. The ordinance was taken up as part of the council’s business for municipal finance and franchise agreements.

The council then addressed a nuisance-abatement matter for 115 Rankin Street, citing damaged vehicles and garbage as the stated basis for action. Unidentified Speaker 6 moved to approve resolution 26-0209-2, with Unidentified Speaker 2 seconding. The council voted in favor and the chair announced that the resolution was approved.

Councilors next considered the Bruton Hazard Mitigation Plan, identified as resolution 26-0209-3. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved approval and Unidentified Speaker 3 seconded; councilors answered yes and the resolution was approved.

The meeting also included several personnel and representative appointments. The chair said she would appoint Joe and Councilman Gregg to a committee to identify a needed person for an unspecified role. The council appointed Joe as a voting delegate to the Alabama League of Municipalities convention and named Cheryl as the alternate. The chair nominated Carlos Stevenson to the housing board, describing him as "a very outstanding gentleman in our city," and announced Jordan Ball as an appointment to the airport board, noting Ball is a pilot. These appointments were presented to the council without recorded opposition.

Routine business items included approval of the minutes from the Jan. 28, 2026 meeting (Unidentified Speaker 6 moved; Unidentified Speaker 5 announced, “The minutes for 01/28/2026 are approved.”) and a motion to approve January accounts payable (Unidentified Speaker 4 moved; Unidentified Speaker 6 seconded).

A public hearing on a Midtown Liquor license was opened and the chair asked whether anyone opposed or supported the license; no members of the public came forward and the hearing was adjourned. The chair invited any audience comments near the meeting’s end, thanked attendees and adjourned the meeting.

No formal vote tallies with named votes were recorded in the transcript for the ordinance and resolutions; motions, seconds and verbal assent were recorded in the meeting record as described above.