By Crystal McGough, Editor
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville City Council held three public hearings during the regular meeting of the city council on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
The first hearing regarded a proposed floodplain development ordinance, which Councilor Perry Cook said was “housekeeping.”
“It’s really just cleaning up what we already have in place without any major changes,” Cook said.
No one spoke for or against the proposed ordinance, so the council entered unanimous consent and approved Ordinance 2023-17ADM.
The next hearing was for a proposed city zoning amendment concerning the adoption of boundary changes to the downtown and Highway 11 transition overlay districts.
“In our downtown overlay district, what we’re changing is we’re taking out the nursing home that’s on Watterson (Parkway),” Mayor Buddy Choat said. “That’s the only thing; we’re taking the nursing home out of the downtown overlay district. We felt that was something important as they start developing potential businesses on Watterson.”
With no speakers for or against the ordinance, the council approved Ordinance 2023-018PZ.
The third hearing regarded a prospective massage therapy business license for Mockingbird Day Spa, to be located at 145 North Chalkville Road. Owner Jill Copeland Henderson spoke during the hearing.
“I’ve been a massage therapist, practicing, for 21 years now,” Henderson said. “I have a day spa in Cahaba Heights that I have had there for four years and it’s thriving. I love that and I would love to bring it to the community that I live in.”
She said her business would provide massage therapy, facials and spray tan.
No one spoke against the business license approval, so the city council voted unanimously to approve Resolution 2023-58, granting the business license.
At the beginning of the meeting, the council heard updates from Tommy Trimm, owner of Trimm Design Build, and Amy Peterson O’Brien, President of the Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation, Inc., on the Stone Gateway Project.
“We are pleased to announce that we have met our goal of $50,000; exceeded the goal of $50,000, in fact,” O’Brien said. “… The support for these gateways has come from the state, county, city and local family and business levels, so we are so thrilled to see that kind of support for Trussville’s Historic District.
“As far as the timeline goes, we would like to see loose ends being tied in September … I would like to see construction October/November. I think that’s feasible.”
In other business, the council approved:
- Resolution 2023-59 – Unpaid leave of absence for a city employee
- Resolution 2023-60 – Electing Implementation Option B in the Public Safety Pay Reclassification
- Resolution 2023-61 – Approving 3.0% COLA to city employees on the General City Salary Schedule
- Resolution 2023-62 – Renewing the city’s property and casualty insurance policy
- Resolution 2023-63 – Requiring release and waiver on certain new residential construction
- Resolution 2023-64 – Adopting CSWDA’s resolution authorizing fuel cost savings rebate and 5% annual adjustment
The Trussville City Council regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m., at the Trussville City Hall Annex. A workshop is usually held on the Thursday preceding the council meeting at 5 p.m.