2026-09-08 - City Council

00:00regular meeting of the Birmingham City

00:01Council. This morning's invocation will

00:04be led by Shepherdist Betty Bird,

00:07Transformed Ministries Church of God in

00:09Christ in Birmingham, Alabama. And the

00:11pledge of allegiance will be led by

00:13Council Pro Tim Lata Tate. If you're

00:16willing and able, please stand and join

00:18us.

00:25Again, good morning everybody. Now this

00:28is a day the Lord has made. We will

00:31rejoice and be glad in it. Let's pray.

00:36Gracious and eternal father, we thank

00:38you for the gift of this new day, for

00:41the privilege of giving this great city

00:44of Birmingham a great chance. We thank

00:48you again for this great city, for our

00:51mayor, for our city council president,

00:54for the members of the Birmingham City

00:56Council. We ask you to bless our mayor.

01:01We ask you to bless our city council

01:04members. God, we're asking you to bless

01:07every city employee and all who are

01:10gathered here today. Grant our leaders

01:13wisdom in every decision.

01:17compassion for every citizen and courage

01:20to do what is right. Let their decisions

01:24be guided by respect, unity, justice,

01:28and a sincere desire to serve the common

01:32good. Protect our neighborhoods, Lord.

01:36Strengthen our families, prosper our

01:39businesses, and bring hope and

01:41opportunity to this community. May

01:45Birmingham continue to grow as a city of

01:47peace, progress, and promise. Again,

01:51bless the work of this meeting, and may

01:54all that is said and done bring honor to

01:57you and benefit the people of this great

02:00city. Again, we thank you for this

02:03council, for our mayor, for our city

02:07staff, and those who work to make this

02:10place the place we call home. a

02:13wonderful city, Birmingham. All this we

02:16ask in your precious name, Jesus. Amen.

02:20And amen.

02:31nation

02:33indivisible with liberty and justice for

02:35all.

02:38>> Thank you so much Shepherd Bird for that

02:40very thoughtful prayer at this time.

02:42Good morning Mr. Clerk.

02:44>> Morning.

02:44>> You'll call the role.

02:45>> Council member Gun.

02:46>> Morning.

02:47>> Morning sir. Council member O'Quinn.

02:49Council member Smith.

02:51>> Good morning council member Smithman.

02:53>> Good morning. Council member Vasa.

02:55Council member Williams.

02:57>> Good morning.

02:58>> Good morning council member Woods.

03:00>> Good morning. Council President Prom

03:01Tape.

03:02>> Good morning.

03:02>> Council President Alisand.

03:04>> Good morning. Thank you. Councilors, at

03:06this time the minutes are not ready from

03:08the meetings of July 7th, 2026 through

03:11September 1st, 2026. At this time, we'll

03:14entertain communications from the mayor.

03:16Good morning, Mayor Wood.

03:21>> Madam President, good morning. Good to

03:22see you. Council, it's good to see all

03:24of you all. To the general public, good

03:27morning. As well as those that were in

03:28the chamber this morning.

03:31Madame President and council, as a

03:33reminder, due to yesterday's Labor Day

03:35closure, household garbage and recycling

03:38pickup schedules are pushed back one day

03:40for all routes this week. That means

03:43those with a Monday pickup will have

03:44their trash collected today. Those with

03:47the Tuesday pickup will have theirs

03:48removed on Wednesday, and so on. After

03:51Friday, um, which is September 11th, the

03:54regular trash schedule will resume. Um,

03:57and speaking of Labor Day, I hope you

03:59all got a chance to enjoy yours with

04:01your families, as well as a just a huge

04:04shout out to all of our city employees

04:05for all the work they do on behalf of

04:08the city and our residents.

04:11As mentioned, this um Friday um is is

04:15September 11th. The city of Birmingham

04:17will remember and reflect on the events

04:19of 911 on its 25th

04:22um acknowledgement. This Friday, the

04:24community is invited to join us in front

04:26of city hall at 9:15 a.m.

04:30At this time, Madame President and

04:32Council, I would like to ask Councelor

04:34Sonia Smith to join me here at the

04:37podium, as well as Dr. Jeffrey

04:39Alinsburgger, co-director of the

04:41lifespan comprehensive cickle cell

04:44center, also the director of the

04:46pediatric cle cell clinic at Children's

04:49of Alabama, as well as to have if they

04:52have any other guests to join me here at

04:53the podium.

05:09I apologize, Madam President and

05:10council. I think it's important that you

05:12get a person's name right is

05:14Leapensburgger.

05:16>> Good morning, everybody.

05:17>> Good morning.

05:18>> Good to see you all.

05:22Madame President, council,

05:24sickell is the most common inherited

05:26blood disorder in our country.

05:30a group of inherited

05:33disorder sylls over 100,000 people in

05:36our country.

05:39So I think today we would like to bring

05:41about and continue to bring about

05:42awareness of this disease and its

05:45effects as well as honor those who

05:46battle it every day and the men and

05:49women who support them um which include

05:51a small group of the men and women you

05:54see right here standing behind me.

05:56One of the ways we want to do that is um

05:58to acknowledge not only about this

06:01disease but the hard work that's being

06:03done. So I'll read a proclamation in

06:05part that states whereas sick cell

06:08disease affects over 5,000 people in the

06:11state of Alabama

06:13and an estimated one in every 11 black

06:16children is born with the sick cell

06:18trait.

06:20SEDD can result

06:22in not just dysfunction and significant

06:25pain but unfortunately can also cause

06:28early death.

06:30And whereas in partnership with the

06:32lifespan comprehensive sick cell center

06:34housed on the campuses of the University

06:36of Alabama and Birmingham as well as

06:39children of Alabama and along with the

06:41sick cell disease association of America

06:44of the central Alabama chapter. The city

06:47of Birmingham hopes to make a difference

06:49by bringing awareness to others not only

06:52through education but al support of the

06:55hard work the men and women you do again

06:57standing here in the form of research as

07:00well as improved treatments in an effort

07:03to one day find a cure.

07:05Now therefore, I, Randall L. Wooden,

07:07mayor of the city of Birmingham,

07:10along with Sonia Smith, city councelor

07:13for district 8, along with the

07:14Birmingham city council, do hereby

07:17proclaim September 2026

07:19as sickell awareness month in

07:21Birmingham.

07:24And now I would like to ask Doc to come

07:26up and share a few words. Anybody else?

07:28He would like to come up to share some

07:30additional commentary as well.

07:33>> Thank you very much. Appreciate it.

07:35All right, good morning, Mayor Woodning,

07:37esteemed council members. Thank you all

07:39for being here. Uh, as just said, cickle

07:42cell disease is a red blood cell

07:43disorder. It evolved as a natural

07:46defense against malaria, but for those

07:48who inherit it today, it creates a

07:50lifetime in pain and organ damage. As

07:53the mayor just said, it impacts um about

07:56one in 350 uh African-American births,

08:00and many have cickle cell trait. But

08:02closer to home, uh, as the mayor said,

08:04we have 5,000 patients living with

08:06cickle cell disease. 877 right here in

08:09Jefferson County, and three of them, 309

08:12of them are children under the age of

08:1419.

08:16The hallmark of cle cell disease is

08:18pain. Painful crises can strike at any

08:21time without warning and often leads to

08:24prolonged hospital stays, missed school

08:26days, and missed work. Also, as sickle

08:30red blood cells pass through every organ

08:32in the body, the damage isn't limited to

08:34just pain. It leads to chronic

08:36progressive organ disease over lifetime.

08:40The weight of living with a chronic

08:41painful illness also takes a toll on

08:44mental health and too many of our

08:46patients silently carry that burden as

08:48well. So despite all of this, cickle

08:50cell remains significantly underfunded.

08:52Our patients simply want to be seen,

08:55heard, and prioritized the same as

08:57anyone living with a serious chronic

08:59illness. So, Mayor Woodin and board

09:01members today, thank you today for

09:03standing with our patients. And we'd

09:05like to introduce some of our patient

09:06families and our community board uh

09:08community based organizations who are in

09:11this fight together to improve the lives

09:12of both children and adult who are

09:15living with cickle cell disease. Thank

09:17you.

09:21Good morning. I'm Adrienne Picket and I

09:24am on the parent advocacy board with the

09:26UAB lifespanell comprehensive clinic. I

09:29would like to thank you all for allowing

09:30us the opportunity to share our stories

09:33um with our great city. I am the sister

09:36and mother of two warriors. When my

09:39brother was young, we did not have the

09:41resources and the advocacy in place for

09:44people to advocate for him. But my son

09:47Ryan has been afforded those

09:48opportunities now um that my brother

09:51could only dream of. I want to take

09:53thank the city for providing this space

09:55where we can advocate for better health

09:58care and community resources for our

10:00warriors. Again, thank you for your

10:02time.

10:08>> Good morning, Mayor Woodin, city council

10:10members, and the members of our

10:11Birmingham community. My name is Johnny

10:14Thornton and today I stand before you

10:16during cle cell and awareness month to

10:18speak on a remarkable young man named

10:20Shawn Baker. Shawn is my son, not by

10:24birth, but by choice. When I met my

10:27wife, Shawn was only 5 years old. And as

10:29our relationship grew, I learned that he

10:32was living with cickle cell disease.

10:34I'll be honest, at the time I didn't

10:36know much about it, but I knew something

10:38important. if I was going to be a part

10:40of his mother's life, I was going to be

10:42a part of his life, too. So, I did what

10:44many parents do who love who love their

10:46child and didn't have all the answers. I

10:49started learning. I bought books. I

10:52researched the disease. I learned about

10:54pain crisis, hospital visits, treatment

10:57plans, and the challenges families face

10:59every day. I wanted to understand what

11:03he was ex what he was experiencing so I

11:06could help care for him the best way

11:07that I could.

11:09What I what I could never learn from a

11:11book, however, was the strength of the

11:13little boy I was getting to know. Today,

11:15Sean is 15 years old and a proud student

11:18at Ramsay High School. He's a straight A

11:21student. He serves in the student

11:22government association. He's a member of

11:25the National Honor Society and a member

11:27of the Mu Alphatheta National

11:29Mathematics Honor Society, just to name

11:30a few of his accomplishments. He serves

11:33in our church. He loves golf. He loves

11:36playing the trumpet. and he dreams of

11:38becoming a pediatric hematologist so he

11:41can help children with cickle cell

11:42disease. When most people look at Shawn,

11:45they see an outstanding student. I see

11:48that too. But I also see the child who

11:50has to endure the pain that many adults

11:53could not imagine. I see the courage it

11:56takes to move forward when your body is

11:58fighting a battle nobody can see. I see

12:01resilience. I see determination. I see a

12:05warrior. Approximately 100,000 Americans

12:08live with cickle cell disease and

12:10Children's of Alabama provides care for

12:13nearly a thousand children living with

12:15the disease throughout our state. But

12:17today I don't want you to think about

12:18statistics. I want you to think about

12:21potential

12:22because behind every number is a child

12:24like Sean. A child with dreams. A child

12:28with a talent. A child with a future. A

12:31child who deserves every opportunity to

12:33succeed.

12:35Research funding isn't about medicine.

12:38It's about hope. It's about creating

12:41better treatments and improving quality

12:43of life. It's about helping families

12:46spend less time worrying and more time

12:48about living. And one day, it's about

12:51finding cures. I often think about that

12:54little 5-year-old boy I met years ago,

12:56and I look at the young man that he is

12:58today, a scholar, a leader, a servant, a

13:02future physician. The question isn't

13:05whether children like Shun have the

13:07ability to change the world. The

13:09question is whether we will do

13:11everything we can to help them get

13:12there. So today I ask you to support

13:16awareness advoc advocate for research

13:19and continue investing in the lives of

13:21cle cell warriors every day because

13:23every child deserves the opportunity to

13:25pursue their dreams. Every child

13:27deserves hope and every child deserves a

13:30future. Thank you.

13:36Good morning, Mayor, Madame President,

13:39um, Council Person Sonia Smith, and the

13:42members of the city council and everyone

13:44else gathered here today. I'm Monica

13:47Mason, the executive director for the

13:49Cickle Cell Disease Association of

13:51Central Alabama. and on behalf of the

13:53association, our board of directors,

13:55staff, and most importantly, the

13:58individuals and families we serve, thank

14:00you for recognizing September as cickle

14:02cell awareness month. Cickle cell is

14:05more than a diagnosis. It affects

14:07individuals, families, caregivers, and

14:10communities every day. For those living

14:13with the disease, access to quality

14:15care, education, resources, support, and

14:19understanding can make a tremendous

14:21difference in their quality of life.

14:23This proclamation is meaningful because

14:26awareness matters. It helps brings

14:29greater visibility to cickle cell

14:31disease, reduces stigma, and reminds our

14:35community that those living with cickle

14:37cell disease deserve to be seen, heard,

14:41supported, and empowered. Throughout

14:43September, we're encouraging our

14:45community to learn more about cickle

14:48cell disease, support those living with

14:50it, and help us continue building a

14:52stronger network of care and support

14:55throughout central Alabama.

14:57Mayor and the members of of the city

14:59council, thank you for standing with our

15:01cickle cell warriors, their families,

15:04and our entire cickle cell community. We

15:06are grateful for this recognition and

15:09your partnership in helping us raise

15:10awareness. Thank you.

15:27Thank you all for your attention. Um,

15:30I'm going to present this proclamation

15:31and that concludes the mayor's report.

15:33Thank you so much.

15:34>> Thank you. Thank you so much, Mayor

15:36Whitman, for uh giving us this

15:38opportunity to really acknowledge all

15:40the hard work that is being done in the

15:42city of Birmingham throughout this

15:43region for cickle cell. We know that um

15:46that disease can be very debilitating,

15:48very it's um was mentioned a very

15:50painful disease. I'm just so excited for

15:53the new work that's being done. It's

15:54already been mentioned, how lives are

15:56different now based on the work that's

15:58being done. So, I want to thank you all

16:00again for the work that you do and to

16:02promote cle cell awareness in uh

16:04Birmingham. I also would like to

16:06acknowledge we have a fellow council

16:08member uh councelor Anthony Wright from

16:11the city of Huitttown. So, thank you so

16:12much. Glad to see you. And um I just

16:15have to mention we have a couple of

16:16ladies out there in their intensified

16:18pink and so very excited for them. I do

16:20want to acknowledge district 7 resident

16:22and former president of Omron Omega

16:25chapter Miss Leo Wiggins. So thank you

16:27all.

16:47>> That's it. Mayor W. Did you say you

16:49ma'am?

16:50>> Thank you so much. At this time,

16:52councilors, I would like to ask for

16:53unanimous consent if we could revert

16:55from our printed agenda and we could

16:57allow the following presentation. We

16:59have a presentation this morning by

17:00councelor Daryl O'Quinn. Dr. O'Quinn,

17:03good morning.

17:04>> Thank you, Madam President. This morning

17:05we have with us Elias Hendrickx who's

17:08here to tell us about the latest from

17:10Vox Porta.

17:14>> All right.

17:16Good morning everyone. It's great to see

17:18all your smiling faces here. Good

17:20morning. Um, today I'm here to uh bring

17:23you another wonderful community

17:25enrichment opportunity. Um, as you know,

17:28um, I'm um, the creator of a style

17:31called classical soul and uh, I've come

17:33before you uh, in years past bringing

17:36you different events and this is one I'm

17:38very excited about. Uh, this year we're

17:41partnering with Opera Birmingham. Uh

17:43this is Natalie Beran uh the executive

17:46director of Opera Birmingham to bring

17:47you a um the newest edition of classical

17:51solo which is called Opera Reimagined.

17:53Um Opera Birmingham is doing a opera

17:56called Regalcto

17:58um which is a wonderful story. has

17:59lasted hundreds of years and we're

18:01taking that and putting a treatment on

18:04it that uses gospel

18:06um spoken word and rap and also R&B

18:11um to create an entire experience that

18:13not only gives you a deeper

18:15understanding of the operas that we have

18:17all come to know and love but also use a

18:21way of showing the community which I

18:23love to preach that music is all one

18:25thing. Um, I don't want to go into all

18:28of it, but we use the stock characters.

18:31For example, there's a character called

18:32the Duke who is what I like to call a

18:34playboy who speaks about his money and

18:36speaks about women and all those things.

18:38And so, we treat that with rap. There's

18:40a Andrew uh character who's a young

18:43girl. And so, we use R&B from Brandy and

18:46some of these other R&B artists and fuse

18:48those elements in. So, the first act of

18:51this show, Opera Reimagine, will be uh

18:54Regalto told in 45 minutes with all of

18:57the greatest songs. And the second half

19:00I'll be bringing back box for my uh

19:03vocal group to do a classical soul

19:06second half. All of this is um being

19:08done at Sloth Furnace, so in the city at

19:12one of our premier event spaces uh

19:14generously donated uh from their family.

19:18And we also have um artists from all

19:21over the country that are going to be

19:23joining us here. Um I want to thank you

19:25guys for the last times you guys have uh

19:28given to these opportunities. A reminder

19:30of the lyric that you guys helped me

19:32with that we sold out and created a

19:34really great cultural moment for the

19:36city. This is an evolution on that and I

19:38truly believe with the partnership that

19:40we're creating here with Opera

19:41Birmingham, this is a concept that we're

19:43going to be taking to different places

19:46across the country in years to come. And

19:49so I would love as much support as

19:52possible so that of course Birmingham as

19:54the incubator city that it is can truly

19:57support this ground level and so you can

19:59see how this uh grows from years to

20:02come. Um so I I believe I had a um a

20:05slide to show you. Um but if Oh yes,

20:08wonderful. If you want to just uh go

20:11through towards the end. Um I'll So

20:14there you'll see there those are the

20:16areas that we're using um for the actual

20:19show. Next slide.

20:21Um it'll show you here the formula that

20:24we use. It's going to be in the shed

20:26which is an outdoor indoor space. and

20:29we're using all local sound engineers

20:31and lighting engineers to produce a show

20:33for you. There'll be pre-show cocktails

20:35and we're utilizing each part of Sloth

20:37Furnace. And then we'll also have an

20:39afterparty um which will have a a very

20:42nice curated playlist for a DJ for us to

20:45all network and and fellowship together.

20:47Next slide.

20:49Um just a few of the names uh that we're

20:52using. You'll you'll notice some of us

20:54here. uh myself, of course, Allison

20:56Sanders, another wonderful local talent

20:58that's worked with me in years past.

21:01Joseé Maldonado is a wonderful baritone

21:04that's flying in for this. And Satie

21:06Goodman is also a local soprano that

21:08we're elevating and and for this. Um

21:10Kevin Thompson is a bass who's been at

21:13the Metropolitan Opera for years. And uh

21:15T Walker is our spoken word artist. He

21:18comes from the roots family, so uh Quest

21:20Love and that kind of Philadelphia area.

21:22is coming in for this next slide.

21:25Um, it gives you a little bit of the

21:27understanding of the format and the

21:28architecture behind this, but if you

21:30have seen any of my classical soul

21:32things, you kind of can understand that.

21:34Next slide.

21:36Next slide.

21:39Next slide.

21:41Great. Here we go. So, the um

21:43sponsorship opportunity, this is what

21:45we're asking for. There's several levels

21:48that you can get involved uh

21:49individually with your own districts and

21:51of course the mayor's office as well. Um

21:53each of these levels comes with a level

21:55of tickets that will be given to you to

21:59enrich the community. So to for you to

22:01be able to give to people in each one of

22:02your districts so they can come and see

22:04this. Um there's only 500 seats per show

22:07and there's two shows. Um, so you can

22:09either have a name sponsorship uh at

22:13these levels or if you would just like

22:15to purchase tickets in bulk for your

22:17constituents, you can do that as well.

22:20Either way, I would love to have as many

22:22of our community involved in this as

22:23possible. Um, Natalie, do you have any

22:26any

22:28>> speak really quickly? Yes. Uh, I just

22:30want to speak to the music. I want to

22:32speak to how important uh all forms of

22:35music are. Um, music is our soul and it

22:40is super important for this to be

22:42something that uh all ages from birth on

22:47experience and have um an opportunity to

22:49be a part of. Opera specifically changed

22:53my life. Opera took me all over the

22:55world. I'm from Vincent, Alabama. Okay.

22:58I grew up on a farm in Vincent, Alabama

23:02and have lived in almost every country

23:04on this planet. And I think that the

23:08opportunities that that gave me um

23:10should be given to others simply by

23:13experiencing this music. Opera is

23:18beautiful. It's hard to understand

23:19because it's in another language.

23:21However, if we can find a way to create

23:25something new and different to speak to

23:28those that may not understand it

23:30completely, then maybe they'll be

23:34curious. They'll start to go to

23:36something that's a little more solid,

23:38that's more fully only opera and see,

23:41maybe they like it, maybe they don't.

23:43But the point is is they need to have

23:46that opportunity. And right now there's

23:48this wall, there's this moniker that

23:51keeps um pretty much all general public

23:54from wanting to go to this art form

23:57because they don't understand it. This

23:59is an opportunity to do so. And I really

24:01just I thank you for your time today and

24:03and I hope that you support it and help

24:05to promote um this type of of art form

24:08in your communities. Thank you.

24:12>> Excellent. Um, thank you for bringing

24:15this information. Um, great venue. I I

24:19remember uh seeing a performance there

24:23previously. It comes with some unique

24:26challenges. Um, particularly the trains

24:29passing in the background. Birmingham's

24:32children's theater. Every time the train

24:34horn started sounding for the crossing

24:36right there, they would uh break out

24:38into singing uh locomotion.

24:40So, [laughter]

24:42um

24:44it's it's great to hear that you guys

24:46are um you know, this is a classical uh

24:52art form. You know, like you said, many

24:54times it's in a language that we're not

24:57familiar with. Um and it has its own um

25:02attributes that, you know, really

25:04separate it from other forms of singing.

25:07Um, so it's awesome to hear that you

25:09guys are coming up with a way to

25:13translate it to what folks are familiar

25:16with so that they can understand, you

25:18know, better what operas are really all

25:20about. So, thank you for for bringing us

25:23uh this and for bringing it to

25:26Birmingham. Um, really looking forward

25:28to it.

25:29>> Thank you. I'd like to also mention uh

25:31the date. Uh, this will be November 6th

25:34and November 7th. Um it'll be at Sloth

25:37Furnace. Um and we'd love of course you

25:40guys personally to attend. Um and I'd

25:43love for you to um help us to provide as

25:46many opportunities to our city to uh be

25:49a part of this as well. So I certainly

25:52appreciate it as always being in front

25:53of you guys. So thank you.

25:55>> Thank you so much. Thank you for

25:56bringing us this presentation. Councelor

25:58Woods.

26:01>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh Mr.

26:03Hendrick, just want to commend you for

26:05what you've done in the past. I think

26:06bringing uh really quality events to the

26:10city and so uh we wish you continued

26:12success on that, but thank you for your

26:14creativity.

26:15>> Thank you.

26:15>> Thank you.

26:17[applause]

26:20>> All right. Thank you very much. Thank

26:22you for that presentation. Councilors,

26:24we'll now revert back to our printed

26:25agenda. At this time, before we

26:28entertain the items that are being

26:30considered for consent, I'd like to read

26:32the statement conduct of business. All

26:34items designated as consent are routine

26:36and non-controversial and will be

26:39approved by one motion. All items on the

26:41consent agenda will be approved by

26:43reading the item number only. No

26:46separate discussion of these items will

26:48be permitted unless a council member or

26:50the mayor requests the item to be

26:52removed from the consent agenda.

26:54Additionally, a citizen interested in

26:56addressing the council with respect to

26:58an item on the consent agenda and that

27:01that is designated for public hearing

27:02and that's with small PH may request the

27:05item be removed from the consent agenda

27:07to hold the hearing on the item. Any

27:09items removed from the consent agenda

27:11will revert to its normal place on the

27:14agenda order of business. For remaining

27:17matters, all matters of permanent

27:19operation that's indicated with the

27:20capital P on the agenda will be read and

27:23all public hearings will be announced.

27:25At this time, Mr. Clerk, if you'll read

27:27the items to be considered for consent.

27:29>> Okay. Consent agenda starts on page two

27:31with items two and three.

27:34Page three, item five is on consent.

27:37Page four. Items six, seven, and eight

27:40are on consent. Page five, items 9, 10,

27:4511, and 12 are on consent. Page six,

27:48items 13, 14, and 15 are on consent.

27:52Page seven, items 16, 17, and 18 are on

27:56consent. Page eight, we have items 19,

27:5920, and 21 on consent. Page nine, we

28:03have items 22, 23, 24, and 25 on

28:06consent. Page 10, we have items 26, 27,

28:11and 28 on consent. Page 11, items 29,

28:1530, 31, and 32 are on consent. And page

28:1912, we have items 33, 34, 35, and 37 on

28:24consent. That concludes the consent.

28:26>> All right. Thank you, counselors. At

28:28this time, are there any items you'd

28:29like to have added or removed from

28:31consent?

28:35>> I'm present. Council,

28:36>> can we remove item nine on page five?

28:39>> The request is to remove item nine on

28:42page five from consent.

28:50Any other items?

28:54All right. Thank you. At this time,

28:55we'll entertain a motion and a second to

28:58approve the items for consent. Some of

29:05>> voting should be open.

29:12>> How would you like to vote? Councelor

29:13McQuinn, I have you absolutely please.

29:15>> Yes.

29:15>> And the same with you, councelor Vos is

29:17out. Okay,

29:20councelor Smith.

29:23>> All right, that should be it, Madam

29:24President. That vote should be up.

29:26>> Thank you very much. The items that are

29:28considered for consent have been

29:30approved. View here for any item that

29:32was listed for consent. Those have been

29:34approved. And we'll now start with the

29:36rest of our agenda. If you call the

29:38first item, Mr. Clerk,

29:39>> item one, a resolution authorizing the

29:43mayor to accept the unconditional

29:45donation to the city of Birmingham one

29:482015 Ford Explorer from the Birmingham

29:50Emergency Communication District. The

29:52vehicle will be be provided by the

29:54Birmingham Equipment Management

29:56Department. The quality of the vehicle

29:58has been verified as usable by the city

30:00personnel for this purpose. The city

30:01will accept the donation to promote the

30:03health and welfare of the city. The

30:05mayor is authorized to accept the

30:07assistance to help facilitate the

30:08acceptance of the vehicle the city of

30:10Birmingham. Motion, please.

30:12>> The office.

30:13>> Thank you.

30:14>> All right. Thank you, counselors. This

30:15was an item that had been deferred from

30:17our agenda from August 25th to today.

30:21And this is the acceptance of a donation

30:23of of a Ford Explorer. The question that

30:26was on the table at the time to cause us

30:28to defer this was there was a question

30:30about it was coming from the 911

30:33commission. You have in front of you our

30:35minutes from the 911 commission. They

30:37gave the background and the rationale

30:38where we did approve this particular

30:41item to u be considered um to be

30:45provided to the city. Any questions

30:47regarding this item or any discussion

30:49needed?

30:51>> All right, this time we're ready for the

30:53vote.

30:54Voting should be open.

31:02>> That vote should be up.

31:04>> All right. Thank you. Item number one

31:06passes and uh we accept this donation

31:08through that action. Thank you very

31:10much. Next item

31:12>> should be item number four.

31:14an ordinance authorizing approving

31:16authorizing the mayor to execute and

31:17deliver an agreement between the city of

31:19Birmingham and Park Street Housing

31:21Community Solutions Corporation under

31:24which the city will transfer the lot

31:26located at 5073rd Street North

31:28Birmingham, Alabama 35204,

31:30formerly known as Hill School to Park

31:32Street for a price of $1. And Park

31:34Street will develop 31 single family

31:36homes which will include 11 single

31:38family affordable housing units subject

31:41to an 80% AMI restriction. an additional

31:45uh 20 single family homes subject to an

31:48AMI restriction of 120% and

31:50consideration of developers agreement to

31:52complete the project and sale homes as

31:55affordable homes. The city hereby agrees

31:57to provide a lump sum payment in amount

31:58not to exceed $633,393

32:02and the city shall also provide home

32:04program funds in an amount not to exceed

32:06$495,000

32:07in the form of a loan with respect to

32:0980% units for total city assistance in

32:12amount not to exceed $1,128,393

32:16in support of the project. And this is

32:19the first reading. It's item of

32:20permanent operation. I need UC to pass

32:22it today.

32:25Second.

32:26>> Council member Gun. Hi.

32:28>> Council member O'Quinn.

32:29>> Hi.

32:29>> Council member Smith.

32:30>> Hi.

32:31>> Council member Smitherman.

32:32>> Hi.

32:32>> Council member Williams.

32:35>> Hi.

32:35>> Council member Woods.

32:36>> Hi.

32:37>> Council President Pro Tim Tate.

32:38>> Hi.

32:39>> Council President Alexander.

32:40>> I motion on the

32:43>> second.

32:44>> All right. Thank you councilors. This is

32:46an ordinance approving and authorizing

32:48the mayor to execute and deliver an

32:49agreement between the city of Birmingham

32:51for the transfer of um property formerly

32:54known as Hill School to Park Street. Do

32:57you need any discussion or questions

32:59related to this item?

33:01It was approved previously by the budget

33:04and finance committee and the community

33:06development committee.

33:08All right, we're ready to entertain the

33:10vote.

33:10>> All right, voting should be open.

33:18Council members, thank you. That vote

33:20should be up, madam.

33:21>> All right, thank you. Item number four

33:22passes and we have approved uh the

33:25delivery of this agreement. Next item

33:27>> should be item nine.

33:32a resolution authorizing the mayor to

33:34execute an amendment to the development

33:37and program funding agreement with

33:38Southern Research Institute under which

33:40Southern Research Institute will provide

33:42services to the city by implementing a

33:44project to develop a unique public

33:46health data system program to connect

33:48personalized medical data including uh

33:51genomics, transcript

33:54and proteinomics, metaomics and other

33:57forms of data to clinical data to

33:59support the public health creating over

34:0250 new jobs over a five-year period. And

34:04the city will provide city assistance to

34:06Southern Research Institute in an amount

34:09not to exceed $5 million to extend the

34:12term by which funds must be expended to

34:14a term to end on or before November the

34:161st, 2026. Motion, please.

34:22>> All right. Thank you, counselors.

34:23Councelor Smith, you asked that this

34:24item be removed from consent.

34:26>> Uh, yes. Second, what change is being

34:29made to the agreement?

34:36>> Um, Madam President, [clears throat] to

34:38Council Smither, there's just a change

34:40the date extension to one month.

34:44>> Okay.

34:44>> No substance of change.

34:45>> Perfect. Any other questions? We're

34:48ready for the vote.

34:49>> Voting should be open.

34:53>> That vote should be up, Madam President.

34:55>> All right. Thank you. Item number nine

34:57passes. Next item

34:59>> uh should be going to item 36, a

35:01resolution setting a public hearing

35:03October the 20th, 2026 to consider the

35:07adoption of an ordinance for a change in

35:09zone district boundaries to all

35:10properties in the southern area

35:12framework plan including the Crestline

35:14community, Crestwood community and Red

35:16Mountain community pursuant to the

35:18southern area framework plan filed by

35:20the city of Birmingham for all

35:21properties located within southern

35:22framework area communities. Motion

35:24please.

35:27for

35:30>> it's setting a hearing so we don't need

35:31the UC.

35:35>> All right. Thank you, councilors. This

35:36is a resolution setting a public hearing

35:39on October 26 to induct to adopt an

35:43ordinance for a change in the zone

35:44district boundaries for all properties

35:46in the southern area framework plan.

35:49Again, we're voting today to set the

35:51public hearing for October 26. Any

35:53questions about setting that date?

35:55>> I have a question about the date.

35:57>> Yeah.

35:58>> Yes, sir. So, um, you know, some emails

36:01that I've sent to the, um, to the

36:05committee chairs, um, there's a, you

36:08know, a a ordinance on our books that

36:11could have an effect on the height,

36:15you know, that even after we adopt this

36:18that um, that I think that we need to

36:21address before we do before we adopt it

36:26um because they because someone could

36:27come in and change the height. Um,

36:31is has the administration

36:34looked at

36:36that ordinance and what we can do to p

36:39to change that ordinance prior to

36:41adopting the southern area framework

36:43plan?

36:43>> Again, we're setting the date. So, is

36:46your question to change the date for the

36:50public hearing?

36:53Well, essentially, I mean, I I think

36:55that I I don't know if it's practical

36:57that the that we have the height

37:01ordinance. I don't know if the height

37:03ordinance draft can be adopted and

37:06changed prior to this October 20th date.

37:09So my question is more of

37:12um I guess um maybe

37:15Kim Spurl or I don't know who at the who

37:18>> so your motion would be then that we do

37:20not set this date and your motion is for

37:23us to set another date

37:27>> president. Yes,

37:28>> if we could have the opportunity to

37:31speak with staff about the the concern

37:34here. Um,

37:36Council Williams, uh, you know, sent an

37:40inquiry

37:42probably two or three weeks ago and

37:44there's been some correspondence back

37:46and forth. Um,

37:49>> but I'm not sure that we've gotten to a

37:50satisfactory answer.

37:52>> Okay. So, again, the motion would have

37:55to be that we set another date. We can't

37:57deliberate the item today as it relates

37:59to any other um action that we've taken.

38:03To date, what is before is setting this

38:04date. So if you'd like to set another

38:07date or we delay this, that would be

38:09within parliamentary rules.

38:18>> Yes,

38:20council.

38:20>> Uh yeah, I was going to ask, do y'all

38:22think y'all have enough time to resolve

38:23it during the advertising period or do

38:26you think this is something that's going

38:27to take more time?

38:29>> Because what we would be advertising,

38:31I'm not trying to keep us from doing

38:32anything. I just want us to follow

38:34within the guidelines.

38:37What we're advertising is what they have

38:39already brought before us. And so what

38:41we're asking is that they bring

38:43something else before us to consider on

38:45that date. So we need to delay them from

38:48calling this public hearing.

38:50>> Hold on, let me ask this question.

38:52>> Do you understand that piece of it?

38:55>> Right. That's what I was trying to Okay.

38:56>> ascertain if um

38:58>> we needed to because we don't need to

38:59advertise it if we don't correct. We're

39:01not going to have it on that.

39:02>> That's why we're asking for the delay.

39:05>> Councelor Williams, did you get any

39:06question? Any question?

39:07>> We kind of agreed on the opposite, but

39:09>> Okay.

39:11>> Um

39:13I think that the after our conversation

39:17we if the staff can't get it done by the

39:1920th, then we would delay it at that

39:21time. But that might be the opposite of

39:22what y'all just agreed on.

39:25Uh

39:26>> yeah, that that's what I was asking was

39:29did y'all feel like you had enough time

39:31to resolve it during the advertising

39:33period?

39:35>> Because if you if we don't had a

39:37hearing, then we're going to readvertise

39:38it again.

39:39>> How how quick can the staff move?

39:42>> I guess it would be up to administration

39:43because then they would have to come

39:45back to us and then uh delay that

39:48hearing if we set that date on the 20th.

39:52Madam President, um

39:54>> Dr. Quinn,

39:55>> my concern is is that this is now this

39:59would now be the second time that this

40:02hearing has been advertised. Um

40:07>> and at least, you know, um flyers being

40:10sent out to,

40:12you know, every address in the southern

40:14uh framework area. So, um,

40:21>> on behalf of taxpayers, I think we ought

40:23to be prepared, um, you know, and and

40:27have confidence that we're moving

40:29forward with all the information that we

40:31need. Um, so I would just offer that

40:36caution.

40:39>> Okay. Okay.

40:41>> So, is there a motion to delay this

40:44hearing date or are we going with the

40:46date that they're presenting to us?

40:48>> What's the

40:48>> I I don't know if you caught what I So,

40:51we we've already advertised this once

40:55and had to cancel that public hearing.

40:59So, I I prefer us not sending out

41:02another round of public notices um until

41:06we're ready. And if I remember

41:08correctly, the correspondence, the last

41:11correspondence that we received from PEP

41:15was that

41:17um

41:20they thought that the this was it

41:23relates to affordable housing and some

41:26of the um incentive structure in the

41:29zoning code for creating affordable

41:33housing units. Um and if I remember

41:37correctly, the response was that

41:41uh over the past decade,

41:44essentially

41:45no one, no developers have taken

41:47advantage of the

41:50way that the zoning code is structured

41:53now to create affordable housing units.

41:56Um,

42:00so

42:02you know, I don't want to put words in

42:04other people's mouth, but you know,

42:06there was not a lot of priority placed

42:10on

42:12fixing that.

42:13>> Yeah, I think I think that's accurate.

42:15My my concern is the lack of priority of

42:18fixing it because it can greatly alter

42:20the heights in these residential areas

42:23of development.

42:25Um, okay. So, do we have a motion or is

42:28there a motion to

42:31not set this public hearing or we won't

42:33vote for it? We won't approve the

42:35setting of this date. That would be our

42:37action. This is before us. If you vote

42:40no, then we're not setting the date.

42:44Any discussion?

42:46>> Yeah. I I I'll make a motion to not set

42:49the public hearing to not approve this

42:51item.

42:52>> And we don't I don't think we have to do

42:53that. Can we

42:55We could just vote it up or down.

42:59>> Just vote this statement.

43:01>> Yes.

43:08>> Well, it sets them back another what six

43:09weeks or

43:11and maybe that's discussion we could

43:13have if we vote it down.

43:14>> Well, once once it's advertised that

43:17would set us back six weeks. If we don't

43:20approve this date today, you know, they

43:23could come back to um next week and set

43:26the, you know, try and set another date.

43:30So,

43:33>> yeah.

43:34>> Okay. So, there's no motion, then we

43:36would vote this up or down.

43:38>> Okay.

43:38>> Is everybody clear of what our action

43:40would be?

43:42>> We finish that conversation, we'll go

43:44ahead and vote.

43:51We're ready for the vote.

44:06>> Yes, sir.

44:08>> All right. That item doesn't pass. Next

44:10item.

44:11>> Uh that should be it for the items on

44:13the agenda.

44:13>> All right. Thank you, councilors. At

44:15this time, we're ready to entertain any

44:17updates you have from your various

44:19districts and we'll start. Council

44:21Smith, are you good to go?

44:24>> Yes, ma'am.

44:24>> Thank you.

44:27>> As far as neighborhood meetings, the

44:29South to thisville neighborhood meeting

44:31will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at Holy

44:34Family Crystal Ray High School. Um, now

44:37known as Holy Family, uh, well, Crystal

44:40Ray Birmingham High School. That's their

44:42new name. And then the Arlington West

44:44End neighborhood will also meet today at

44:466 PM at the West Library. And then

44:50Westan Manor will meet on Monday,

44:52September 14th at 5:00 p.m. at New Hope

44:54Baptist Church. Um in partnership with

44:58Nurture, Inc. and black women's mental

45:01health. Uh we will be hosting a mental

45:03health clinic at the Birmingham Crosslex

45:05this Saturday from 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. Uh

45:08we'll have free depression screenings,

45:11uh mental health screenings, uh lunch,

45:14giveaways, um swag bags. So, uh this is

45:19and we actually have a youth panel as

45:21well from local high school and college

45:23students who will be on there. So,

45:25please come out. And then also in

45:27partnership with various organizations,

45:29in particular, Harmony Heritage, we will

45:31have a Pilates session at Railroad Park

45:33at 10:00 a.m. Bring your own mat. And I

45:36think that's it for my announcements.

45:38Thank you.

45:38>> Thank you very much, Councelor Williams.

45:41>> Thanks. Um, Rox neighborhood meeting

45:44will be Thursday, September 6 at 7

45:46o'clock at the regular place, New

45:47Beginning Church. And the next economic

45:48development tourism committee meeting is

45:50scheduled for the 15th. If you have a

45:52submission, we get it to india.bay

45:54Bailey at birmingham.gov.

45:56Thank you.

45:57>> Thank you, Council Queen.

46:01>> Thank you, Madam President. East

46:02Aenddale Neighborhood Association will

46:04meet tonight uh via conference call at 6

46:08p.m. Please contact our office if you

46:10need that call-in information. Smith

46:13Smithfield will meet on Thursday,

46:16September 10th at 6 p.m. at the

46:18Smithfield Court Community Center. um

46:21planning and zoning committee uh will

46:24meet today at 3:00 p.m. here in the

46:26council chambers. The transportation

46:29infrastructure committee will meet on

46:32Monday, September 14th at 2 p.m. in the

46:34council chambers. Um

46:39we also this uh coming Sunday on

46:42September 13th, we at the Boutwell

46:45Auditorium will have a uh gun safety

46:48event. Um this event is free and open to

46:51the public and um we have some um some

46:56giveaways that are will be available

46:59while they last. Um there will be two um

47:04safety sessions that you can attend and

47:07the there's a morning session from 9:00

47:10a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and another one in

47:13the afternoon from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.

47:16and we will be partnering with the

47:19Birmingham Police Department, UAB

47:22Emergency Medicine, the Birmingham VA,

47:25and as our presenting partners, and

47:28several other organizations, they're

47:31helping us. Um, if you need additional

47:33information,

47:34uh, please contact our office. Again,

47:36that's this Sunday, um, with two

47:40sessions, one starting at 9:00 a.m. and

47:42the other at at 12:30.

47:45And um that afternoon we will be

47:50partnering with the District 9 team for

47:52our safe summer concert series uh out at

47:56Legion Field. And that starts at 5:00 p.

48:00p.m. And that concludes my

48:01announcements.

48:02>> Thank you, Dr. O'Quinn. Councelor Woods.

48:05>> Thank you, Madam President. Uh quickly,

48:07the Keller Spring uh Neighborhood

48:09Association meets tonight at 6 PM at

48:12Smith Middle School. Also, uh want to

48:15invite everybody to join us on September

48:1719th. That's Saturday from uh 10:00 a.m.

48:20to noon at East Pensson Valley Rec

48:22Center. We'll be working to uh remove

48:24litter in that area. Uh really been

48:26appreciative of all the folks who've

48:28come out and joined us um over the years

48:31and keeping the community clean and

48:32really raising the uh level here in our

48:36area. Uh also wanted to invite folks

48:39there's a workforce development

48:40opportunity uh with the link uh

48:42residential carpentry series. So if

48:45anybody's looking for uh new career

48:47opportunities if you want to learn

48:48carpentry, this is a really good

48:50opportunity to uh build skills and and

48:52build your future. And so there'll be

48:54hands-on training uh everything from

48:56hand tools, power tool safety, floor and

48:58trim and windows safety on job sites, uh

49:02workplace readiness and more. If you're

49:04interested, you can sign up at the

49:07linkworkforce.org.

49:12Lastly, uh we want to invite you out to

49:13a financial literacy workshop at the

49:15Spring Road Library. Uh mark your

49:17calendars. Protecting your money uh will

49:20be held on September 17th, 10:00 a.m. to

49:2411:00 a.m. uh at the Spring Regional

49:27Regional Library. Um, so really excited

49:29about that. In partnership with

49:31Operation Hope and primarily you health

49:34and life insurance, we'll uh go over the

49:37basics of budgeting, savings, and fraud

49:40prevention. For more information, you

49:42can call 20526483.

49:47Thank you.

49:48>> Thank you. Protecting your money. I like

49:50that. We hope we have a pack house for

49:52that one. Thank you,

49:54>> Councelor Gun.

49:55>> Thank you, Madam President. These are my

49:56announcements for the week. uh upcoming

49:58neighborhood association meetings.

49:59Again, tonight uh at 6 PM at Smith

50:01Middle School, Kilo Springs will host

50:03their neighborhood association meeting.

50:05Also tonight at 6 PM, the Brown at the

50:07Brownsville Heights Community Center. Uh

50:09Pinfield Park will host their

50:11neighborhood association meeting. On

50:13Monday, uh September the 15th at 6 PM,

50:16Collegeville will host their

50:17neighborhood association meeting at

50:19Antioch Baptist Church. And lastly,

50:21Maple Grove will host their neighborhood

50:24association meeting on that same Monday,

50:25September the 15th at 6 PM, uh, via

50:28teleconference. Upcoming events, uh,

50:30District 4 is excited to announce that

50:33we will be hosting our safe summer

50:36concert series at East Lake Park, uh,

50:39featuring the artist known as Bobby

50:41Valentino. So, we will be taking a

50:43moment to slow down a little bit

50:47>> and enjoy East Lake Park and dance and,

50:50you know, have a good time. Uh, so we

50:52will also be having a carnival. A lot of

50:54people don't know that East Lake Park uh

50:56back in its heyday used to be an

50:57amusement park. So, we will be uh

50:59bringing some carnival attractions to

51:01East Lake Park at 2 p.m. And then the

51:03concert starts at 5:00 pm. So, I hope

51:05everyone brings their family uh and

51:08bring their dancing shoes so we can have

51:09a good time. Thank you. That concludes

51:11my announcements.

51:12>> Thank you so much, Councelor Gun. Thank

51:13you for reminding us that uh East Lake

51:16Park was an amusement park. I didn't

51:18necessarily go there at the time. I know

51:20that I was in the horse and buggy days,

51:21but I did I I didn't go there, but that

51:25was wonderful. Thank you, Council Smith.

51:28>> All right. Great. Well, thank you.

51:29First, I want to say congratulations to

51:31the newest cadets that graduated from

51:33the training program this past Friday um

51:36at the US Coast Guard Remiringham

51:37Southern Campus. Um, also want to

51:40mention that on this upcoming Saturday,

51:42September 12th, um, and every second

51:44Saturday of the month, Beginning Bridge

51:47Outreach Ministry is hosting a clothing

51:49and resource drive from 12:30 to 2 at

51:52the Central Park Recreation Center.

51:55The Friends of the Botanical Gardens,

51:58Birmingham Botanical Gardens are host is

51:59hosting their annual fall sale. This

52:01year, it's going to be a little bit

52:02shorter on Friday and Saturday, and

52:04that's going to be um, next Friday and

52:06Saturday. So, go ahead and get ready for

52:08that. And the Birmingham Park and

52:11Recreation hosts free after school

52:14tutoring um safe haven for K through 8

52:18Monday through Thursday 3:30 to 7:00,

52:20Fridays from 3:30 to 5:00 and that will

52:23be held at um select recreation centers

52:26around the city. So, Central Park,

52:28Ensley, Fountain Heights, Hawkins,

52:30Engelnook Memorial, and MLK. U Parks and

52:33Recreation is still conducting a

52:34citywide survey. So, please visit

52:37behamparks202035.com

52:40to complete that survey. And we have the

52:42following neighborhood association

52:44meetings. Today, the Belleview Heights

52:46meeting will take place at 6:30 at Brown

52:48Elementary School. Tomorrow, Tuxedo

52:51Heights will meet at 4:30 at Pratt at

52:54the Pratt Library.

52:57On Thursday, September 10th, Central

52:59Park meets at 5 at the Five Points West

53:01Library. And then on Monday, September

53:0314th, we have at 5:00 PM tuxedo with at

53:06the East Ensley Library, 6 PM at the

53:095oint Library is Ensley Highlands,

53:11Rising West Princeton at the Rising West

53:13Princeton Community Center, and the

53:16College Hill meeting that was supposed

53:17to be yesterday is rescheduled for this

53:19upcoming Monday, September 14th at 6

53:22p.m. at Legion Field. Thank you.

53:24>> Thank you very much, Council Pro Tim.

53:26>> Thank you, Madam President. North Brett

53:28neighborhood meeting is for tonight. Oak

53:31Ridge neighborhood meeting will be held

53:34Thursday, September the 10th, 4 PM. They

53:37meet on conference call. You can call in

53:38by dialing 9522064918.

53:42Passcode is 223418.

53:45Hooper City Neighborhood will also be

53:47meeting on Thursday, September the 10th

53:48at 6 PM and they meet at the Hooper

53:50Center Rec Center, North Birmingham,

53:52Sherman Heist, and Central Pratt. Also

53:55will be having meetings on September the

53:5714th at 6. All these meetings starts at

54:006 p.m. North Birmingham will host theirs

54:02at the North Birmingham library. Sherman

54:04Heights will host theirs at the Morning

54:06Star Christian Church in Central Pratt

54:08will host theirs at the house. Sanford

54:10brick center. The next public safety

54:12meeting will be today at 1 p.m. right

54:14here in the chamber. Also, as it's been

54:16mentioned, I will be partnering with

54:18councelor O'Quinn and his district um

54:21staff. Um, always great to be in

54:23partnership with them for um the

54:26continuation of the safe summer series

54:28will be Sunday as mentioned September

54:30the 13th at Legion Field and starts at 5

54:33p.m. We will have Darnell Jones, Grammy

54:36win awardw winning artist Dunell Jones

54:38and Michelle and also local artist Miss

54:42Sharon Collins will be there. So get

54:44there early to see Darnell, Michelle and

54:47Miss Sharon Collins. They are to put on

54:50a grand show. I'm I'm really um sure of

54:55that. So, please come out and support.

54:57Thank you, Madam President.

54:58>> Thank you very much. These are their

55:00announcements for District 7. Today, we

55:02have two neighborhood meetings. The East

55:03Brownsville Neighborhood Association

55:05will meet at 5:00 PM. They're going

55:07live. So, they'll be at the Mary Door

55:09Center. They previously had um been on

55:12conference call, but they will be live

55:13at Miridor Center this evening at 5:00

55:15PM. Then the Riley Traval Neighborhood

55:17Association meets at 6 PM at the Noble

55:20Chapel CME Church. On Thursday, we have

55:23two neighborhood meetings. The West

55:24Brownsville Neighborhood Association.

55:26They will meet 11:00 a.m. via conference

55:28call. You can call the office to get

55:30that dial in information. And then the

55:32Roosevelt City Neighborhood Association

55:34meets. My notes said 3:30, but I believe

55:37it's 5:30 at the Roosevelt Community

55:39Center. So, we'll follow up and um give

55:42you that that exact time. Monday,

55:44September 14th, the West Goldwire

55:46Neighborhood Association meets at 5:00

55:48PM via conference call. And then the

55:50Powderly Neighborhood Association meets

55:52at 5:30 p.m. at the Henry Crumpton Rex

55:55Center and that's on Gloria Road. Any

55:59other items?

56:01>> Madam President, can we reconsider item

56:0336, please? after with some background

56:07um it sounds like that they're going to

56:09be able to remove that uh as in D5 as

56:14part of the actual reasoning that is

56:17taking place.

56:19>> Thank you. Is that a motion?

56:20>> That is a motion.

56:22>> All in favor let it be known by saying

56:24I.

56:24>> I.

56:25>> All oppose motion on the item move the

56:28item.

56:30>> All right. And just reiterate that is

56:32setting that public hearing for that

56:35particular item. And I'm losing the

56:37date. October 20th, 2026. We're ready

56:40for the vote.

56:48>> And I'm a yes.

56:49>> Council member O'Quinn.

56:50>> Yes.

56:52>> T out. Council member Woods.

56:57>> That vote should be up.

56:58>> All right. Thank you. We've set that

57:00public hearing date for October 20th,

57:012026.

57:03Yes, sir.

57:04>> Yes.

57:04>> I forgot something in my announcements.

57:06>> Okay, go ahead.

57:07>> Um, want to offer my condolences to the

57:11the friends and family of Richard Drake.

57:15Um, I know knew Mr. Drake as the

57:19neighborhood president for the East Lake

57:21neighborhood. Um, he passed away this

57:24weekend. And uh Coach Drake was also a

57:29longtime uh golf coach at Phillips

57:32Academy. Um

57:35yeah. Yeah, it's a a surprise um to me.

57:40Um

57:42so, uh you know, he was a longtime

57:45referee for NCAA uh football. Um so

57:51um tremendous loss for our community and

57:56again just want to offer my condolences

57:58to the friends and family.

58:00>> Thank you council clan.

58:02>> Yep.

58:03>> All right. At this time Mr. Clerk we're

58:05ready to entertain community the

58:08speakers list. It

58:09>> should be uh Walter Floyd.

58:12Walter Floyd.

58:20Good morning, Mr. Floyd. As you approach

58:23um

58:25the mic, if [snorts] you give us your

58:28name and your address, you'll have three

58:30minutes. And we have these two monitors

58:32that will be counting down that time for

58:34you. And so, good morning. If you give

58:35us your name and your address. Thank

58:37you.

58:38>> Good morning, council.

58:40>> Good to see all of you. My name is

58:43Walter Faulner Floyd.

58:46address is 3416

58:497th Avenue South 35222.

58:54I came to speak today

58:57for a

59:00political discussion with

59:03Mayor Whiten.

59:05a one-on-one

59:08political discussion, a public political

59:11discussion

59:13regarding his leadership,

59:19and I hope that he

59:21allows us to discuss what's going on

59:24here in Birmingham.

59:28I'm I'm not pleased with his leadership

59:33and uh he has not given me the time that

59:36I I think he should. So, I'd like for

59:39the city of Birmingham to decide

59:42to hear what I have to say.

59:44Open public meeting.

59:47Thank you.

59:50Thank you. Next speaker.

59:53>> All right. Thank you. At this time,

59:54councilors, we do want to thank our

59:57officers on duty, officer Pinkert,

59:59Wesley, and Tarant, and our fire

1:00:02inspectors on duty, Inspector Griggs and

1:00:04Shaw. This time, we'll entertain a

1:00:06motion in a second for adjournment.

1:00:08>> Second.

1:00:09>> All those in favor, please say I.

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