District 5 Councilor
Kip Tyner
Tuscaloosa
No biography on file yet.
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)(Parks Rec)
Saban Center contract amendments
The three change orders alone would add $3,810,740 to the Saban Center project.
Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter
The project totals $256,200.00.
Amphitheater booking strategy and breakeven philosophy
The amphitheater aims to break even rather than turn a profit, with the general fund absorbing any annual loss.
Freeman Park & Pool improvements
About $1.55 million redirected from two completed park projects into Freeman Park & Pool.
District 3 Academy Drive benches
$10,000 from the District 3 Improvements Fund.
McDonald Hughes baseball field lighting
Up to $923,353 combined in city funding to PARA for recreation projects.
Patent Lake condemnation for public park
Acquisition costs for the park project were in the agenda packet.
Riverwalk security, communications, and lighting upgrades
Costs $5,350 from city funds.
Tuscaloosa Tennis Center agreement and liquor license
Jerry Belk Center expansion
An $8.63 million construction contract.
Jaycee Park grading and drainage
$99,625 from the Jaycee Park pavilion budget.
PARA equipment funding
$423,353 from the GFRFFI fund.
Chief Tuskaloosa sculpture funding
The donation covers $150,000 of the cost — no new local tax dollars beyond the existing $340,000 budgeted.
Tuscaloosa Rivermarket audio, visual, and lighting upgrade
The project totals $377,050.02.
District 1 community disbursements
Small disbursements totaling $2,500 from District 1 improvement funds.
University Boulevard Landscaping Improvements
$44,400 in design and construction services.
River Market lighting and AV upgrades
Contract amount not detailed in the transcript; budgeted in the river district fund.
Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater AV upgrade
A combined $482,714.35 in city spending was proposed across the two projects.
Jaycee Park picnic table improvements
About $29,100 combined across the three contracts.
Gym expansion at Richard A. Curry Jr. Complex
Costs $14,995, funded through ESD upgrade funds.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Tyner was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.