Council introduces rezoning bills, property sale for affordable housing and multiple procurement items

The Mobile City Council introduced multiple ordinances and consent resolutions, including a rezoning request for property on Overlook Road, modification of a previously approved planned unit development on Howells Ferry Road, and an ordinance authorizing sale of 2976 First Avenue for affordable housing.

The meeting summary listed introduced items by ordinance or resolution number: Ordinance 64032 (rezoning on Overlook Road) and 64033 (modification of previously approved PUD at 6109 Howells Ferry Road). A separate ordinance was introduced to authorize sale of 2976 First Avenue for the purpose of affordable housing.

Council staff also read multiple purchase orders and contracts for city services and equipment, including a purchase order to Atlas North America for marine sonic equipment for MPD, ambulances to Southern Emergency and Rescue Vehicle Sales, traffic detection cameras to Arcadis for Dauphin Street intersection improvements, resurfacing contracts (including a $2,916,502.26 contract to Harwell and Company for 2024 paving/resurfacing), and several smaller procurements for software, landscaping and key lockers. Resolutions to appoint members to the History Museum of Mobile board and to honorarily rename Harrison Street were also introduced.

Councilmembers noted a public hearing was scheduled on the rezoning and a planned unit development modification; no final votes on the rezoning, the PUD modification or the property sale were recorded in the excerpt. Several items were placed on consent for later action.