By Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune
MOODY – The Moody City Council approved an agreement that will allow an as yet unnamed company to establish a location at a long unused property during a regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 8.
Heads of departments gave their reports for the month of December. Police Chief Reece Smith reported 1, 184 calls, 32 traffic accidents, 132 citations, 150 reports, 55 misdemeanors, 16 felonies, and $4,421.19 was spent on vehicle maintenance.
For the fire department there were 172 responses, nine fires (three residential, one vehicle and five woods, grass or rubbish), 90 emergency medical calls, seven wrecks, 15 public assists, 22 lift assists, 28 false alarms, and four mutual aids given. There were 34 annual inspections, 13 re-inspections and one fire pump inspection.
The council opened a public hearing in which City Attorney James Hill outlined a reimbursement redevelopment agreement between Moody, St. Clair County and Trussville Retail for the redevelopment of a property located near highways I-20 and 4-11 and had once been occupied by a Krystal location.
The agreement would incentivize the development collectively with $450,000. The city would pay $360,000 and $90,000 by the county. This would be done through a return or rebate of taxes, Hill said.
Hill said that he was under a confidential agreement not to mention the company yet but that it is a “national, regional restaurant brand store.”
“This particular development will address potential city blight or county blight in that particular location,” he said.
Additionally, the council considered a Certificate of Indebtedness that would evidence indebtedness of the city applicable to the reimbursement agreement between the city, the county and Trussville Retail.
St. Clair Economic Development Director Don Smith was present and said that the county was expected to approve the agreement in the following morning and that the EDC recommended the project to go forward.
“This is a project that I’m very excited about,” Hill said. “This is one of those things that’s going to be great for the city of Moody and one that I hope that the public will be excited about.”
No one else spoke during the public hearing before the council unanimously approved both resolutions. Hill estimated that the project would begin in the next 90 days.
In other business, the council:
- Approved a purchase of ammunition for the police department for $3,259,
- Approved sending all school resource officers to TASRO training for a cost not to exceed $7,000,
- Approved sending Smith and Lt. Johnathan Melton to the Alabama Chiefs of Police Executive Training in February for a cost not to exceed $1,500,
- Surplused a Gimble Mounted Vision IR FFLIR system,
- Paid the yearly reporting system for the fire department for $15,070,
- Renewed the library’s subscription for Heritage Quest Online for $1,208. 62,
- Updated the Muni Code Online Ordinance through Dec. 31, 2023 for $4,156,
- Approved advertising and hiring for a police officer,
- Approved sending Parks and Recreation Director Mike Staggs to the Alabama State Parks Trail Master Certification course at a cost not to exceed $2,100,
- Approved an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation or ADLOT for traffic lights off of I-20 and Kelly Creek Road.
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m., at Moody City Hall on 670 Park Ave.
Nathan Prewett can be reached at nthomasp6@gmail.com.