District 5 Councilor
Kip Tyner
Tuscaloosa
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 7:22
- Avg per meeting
- 2:27
- Segments
- 147
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Top issues during term (20)
District 6 Improvements Fund disbursement for Jeremiah's Garden
Five separate disbursements from district funds, with dollar amounts not shown in the available documents.
Condemnation of blighted properties on 19th Avenue and 19th Street
Property owners face demolition costs plus potential liens; costs to the city weren't specified.
Demolition liens for three blighted properties
Costs of demolition would be charged back to the property owners through liens.
2027 budget hearings begin
The FY 2027 budget would shape how the city spends tax dollars next year; specific figures weren't on the published agenda.
River District Parking Lot Improvements
$339,000 engineering contract.
Voluntary condemnations and demolitions
The city fronts demolition costs, then bills owners — a June 30 hearing was set for the 3006 27th Street cost.
Nucor Sewer Line cleaning and assessment
$161,725.00 in contract spending.
Rice Mine Slope Repair
$242,317.39 tentative contract award.
Springbrook rezoning (Zoning Amendment No. 48)
The project will demolish 21 rental homes and fell roughly 200 mature trees per testimony, removing them from the city's housing stock and tree canopy.
Maintenance and Improvements at City Facilities
Together these total tens of thousands of dollars from the city's operating and facilities budgets.
Street vacation on 31st Street East
New city job classifications for Saban Center and IT
The upgrade was already funded in this year's budget, and consolidating two planned roles into one saves the city a full-time position.
Saban Center contract amendments
The three change orders alone would add $3,810,740 to the Saban Center project.
city council election
No direct cost to residents is expected from another candidate entering the race; campaign spending is separate from city funds.
Fiscal year 2027 city budgets adopted
Sets the citywide spending plans for the fiscal year beginning October 2026.
Water and Sewer Fund budget revision no. 1
Amends the FY2027 water and sewer fund budget; amount not stated.
Northstar EMS ambulance franchise extension
The franchise fee would shift to 1% of collected charges each month instead of 1% of billed charges.
UA pedestrian bridge over University Boulevard
$219,867.50 contract award.
Alcohol license applications
License fees and local alcohol tax revenue apply, but amounts were not stated.
Demolition orders for two long-vacant buildings
The city fronts demolition costs, then bills owners — a June 30 hearing was set for the 3006 27th Street cost.
Decisions during term (236)
Recorded while Tyner was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.