2026-10-05 - Community Development Committee

00:00Item on the agenda is the approval of

00:02the minutes from August the 3.

00:05>> I move for approval.

00:07>> Second. All those in favor say I.

00:09>> All right. Next item is three. Uh the

00:13first item under that is a request for

00:16review of property. Michael Glover.

00:38Good afternoon.

00:42My name is Michael Glover. I serve as

00:43chief condemnation demolition

00:45coordinator. Item number one, a request

00:48for community development committee to

00:50review property that has zero voided

00:52repair permits. 217 53rd Street North.

00:57On September 1st, 2026, Joseph Holt,

01:0115352nd Place North, Birmingham, Alabama

01:0535212,

01:06submitted an application for a special

01:09repair special repair permit. This

01:12property was condemned by city council

01:14on July 7, 2026.

01:22>> Thank you uh for that. Do we have the

01:27photos of the property or was there an

01:30exhibit?

01:49While we're pulling that up, Mr. Mr.

01:51Holt, do you have a timeline for uh the

01:54repair of this home?

01:55>> Uh it usually take me about 3 to four

01:58months. I just bought the property from

02:00the guy who can't fix it. So it had

02:02condemned on it. I found the owner and I

02:04bought it from him and so I'mma fix up.

02:06I got two or three houses on the same

02:08street already.

02:09>> Okay, awesome. How are how are those

02:11houses doing? Are those in progress as

02:13well?

02:14>> The ones I have on No, they already

02:15rented out.

02:16>> Oh, they already rent out.

02:17>> Yeah. Yeah. It don't tell me that. But

02:18yeah, and this house is in

02:20>> good shape. It's not like

02:22>> Yeah.

02:22>> falling over. It's just It just got good

02:24framework and it'll take me about 3 to

02:26four months to fix it.

02:27>> Okay. And you have a plan submitted

02:30already with

02:31>> Well, I don't have any plan cuz it's not

02:33like I need to reframe anything. It just

02:35it just been vacant about 10 years and

02:37the guy said he ain't have no money, so

02:39he ain't have nothing to do with it.

02:41>> Okay.

02:43Any other questions?

02:46>> All right. I'll call for a motion on

02:47this item.

02:48>> Uh I move for approval.

02:50>> All right. Second. All those in favor

02:51say I.

02:52>> I.

02:52>> I. All right. Next item.

02:58>> Okay.

03:01>> Item number two, a request for the

03:04community development committee to

03:06review property that has zero voided

03:08repair permits. 4519

03:11Terrace North on August 4th, 2026.

03:15Leo

03:16But Julle 1032 Half Burlington Avenue,

03:21Los Angeles, California 90006,

03:24submitted an application for a special

03:25repair permit. This property was

03:27condemned by city council on March 31st,

03:302026.

03:32All right.

03:34Is are you Miss Leah?

03:36>> I am. Good afternoon.

03:37>> Good afternoon. Could you just give us a

03:40little overview of this property and

03:43then um your plans to remedy the

03:47property?

03:48>> So, this is my greatgrandparents

03:50property. I just acquired ownership as

03:52of 2025 October of last year. Uh and

03:57then I caught wind from the city that I

03:59need to do something with it that it was

04:00condemned. So now I'm here. I've

04:03definitely been intentional about

04:05creating a plan. Um I would be the

04:07contractor. I have met with

04:09subcontractors that would handle the

04:11property. Um, so I do have a plan on the

04:13scope of repairs. Um, timeline. Um, you

04:17know, sometimes things can happen, but

04:20overall we're projecting about four

04:22months, give or take. Um, and, uh, have

04:27full confidence that we'll be able to

04:29bring the property back into um,

04:31compliance.

04:32>> Okay. Any additional questions? Yes.

04:34>> All right. I call for a motion.

04:35>> I move for approval.

04:36>> Second. All those in favor say I.

04:38>> I.

04:38>> All right.

04:39>> Thank you so much.

04:40>> Yes.

04:42>> Next item. Item three.

04:45>> Item number three. A request for the

04:47community development committee to

04:49review property that has one voted

04:51repair permit. 217 Reverend Abraham

04:55Woods Jr. Boulevard on June 29th, 2026.

04:59Rodri Turner, 2221

05:03Treadwell Road, Birmingham, Alabama

05:0535217,

05:08submitted an application for a special

05:09repair permit. The property was

05:12condemned by city council on March 10th,

05:142026.

05:18>> All right, Mr. Turner.

05:20>> All right. Um,

05:22I've let it uh go down for a while, but

05:25um I have to

05:27take care of before it's uh know

05:30destroyed, but um it should take about 6

05:34months to get it repaired and brought

05:36back up to where it's supposed to be.

05:40>> Any questions?

05:41>> Yes, I see that there is one voided

05:44repair permit. What happened?

05:46>> Um I was busy working. Um but um I'm

05:52also working for a contractor so um

05:55that's what I do but I just got behind

05:57on that.

05:59>> How many months behind were you

06:03for this to happen?

06:05>> Like were you like six months behind?

06:06Seven. How how many months behind was

06:08he?

06:09>> It was more than six months.

06:10>> It was more than six months. Okay. Um I

06:12guess how will you ensure that you won't

06:14get six months behind again?

06:16>> Because I have no choice. I got to get

06:18it. Okay. Get

06:19>> it taken care of.

06:20>> And then one one more question. Have you

06:22applied for permits at other sites

06:24before?

06:24>> No.

06:25>> No. Okay. Thank you.

06:26>> You mean uh for own property or

06:29>> just any property in general?

06:32>> For uh as a contractor? Yes.

06:34>> Okay.

06:35>> Okay. And when you did that, were you

06:37timely were you timely in repairing

06:40those uh contract? Okay. Thank you.

06:42>> Yes. My questions are um how do you plan

06:45on making the repairs? Are you doing

06:47this yourself? Do you have the financing

06:49lined up to make the repairs?

06:50>> My son, my nephew, and myself, and also

06:53have um friends with the company I work

06:56for. Okay.

06:58>> Are you planning on living in the

06:59property or renting it out?

07:02>> Planning on what?

07:03>> Are you planning on renting the property

07:05out or living in it or what are your

07:07intentions? Renting it out.

07:14>> Okay. Um I will call for a motion. Uh, I

07:18move for approval.

07:19>> All right. Second. All those in favor

07:21say I.

07:21>> I.

07:22>> All right.

07:25Thank you.

07:28>> All right. The next uh item on the

07:30agenda is rightway agreement. Albert

07:33Jackson.

07:40[sighs]

07:41Name is Al Jackson. serve as chief land

07:44acquisition agent for the

07:48division of capital projects here at the

07:50city of Birmingham.

07:54Item four is a relocation of utility

07:57facilities on public rideway

08:00between the city of Birmingham and

08:02Spire, Alabama.

08:04This agreement is in response to a

08:06request from the city of Birmingham to

08:08relocate their gas lines. The existing

08:11gas lines extended to the right of Port

08:14Place North and they will be retired.

08:18And this relocation of the gas utility

08:20lines will allow the city of Birmingham

08:23to proceed with the Togo Hills safe

08:26route to school construction project.

08:29This is a project that was initiated by

08:31the city of Birmingham after requests

08:33from

08:35uh people in the toll community so that

08:37they could have a way to access their

08:40schools safely.

08:42Um in order to put in the roadway

08:46improvements,

08:47utilities have to be relocated and part

08:50of the relocation process is relocating

08:53the existing gas lines. And that's what

08:56this is for. It's initiated by the city

08:59of Birmingham.

09:01>> Okay. Uh any questions?

09:04>> Uh I guess my only question is

09:08why is the city of Birmingham relocating

09:10their gas lines?

09:13>> Um the city of gas the ga the existing

09:16gas lines are in the roadway that the in

09:22along the route that the city wants to

09:24use. So, they have to be relocated in

09:27order to install the new roadway.

09:30>> Gotcha. Okay. Thank you.

09:34>> All right. No questions on my end. So, I

09:37will call for a motion.

09:38>> I move for approval.

09:39>> Second. All those in favor say I.

09:41>> I.

09:41>> All right. That item has been approved.

09:44Thank you, Mr. Jackson.

09:46All right. The next one is rightway

09:48encroachment license agreement.

09:51>> Got that as well.

09:53um a rightway encroachment license

09:56agreement between the city of Birmingham

09:57and Birchell and company regarding the

10:01fl proposed installation of a sign for

10:04the purpose of a business advertising

10:07location.

10:08Um

10:11the sign will be for Momentum. Momentum

10:14is a women's organization based in

10:17Birmingham that offers a ninemonth

10:19executive and early career program

10:23mentorship coaching and professional

10:26development. This a school to

10:29help with the advance of women for

10:32leadership and upward mobility on their

10:35jobs.

10:36um they do pay for this nine-month

10:39program and they're dedicated to

10:41developing and advancing women for

10:43leadership roles.

10:45>> So, okay.

10:46>> Uh

10:49all they want to do is put up the sign

10:51so people

10:53>> know where to come.

10:55>> Any questions?

10:56>> No. I move for approval.

10:57>> Second. All those in favor say I. I.

10:59>> All right. The item has been approved.

11:02>> Uh last but not least, rightway

11:03vacation, Mr. Low.

11:09Good afternoon. Been a minute, but Roger

11:12Glow

11:14um serve as subdivision planner here at

11:16the city of Birmingham. And item six is

11:18a request for favor recommendation

11:20regarding the vacation of 23,277

11:24square feet of rightway and a request

11:26for approval of a final plat reservey in

11:28that vacated right of way in nine lots

11:30into two lots called the Markx

11:32Management Company LLC re reservey

11:36number one which is subdivision case

11:382026 case number 70.

11:44If you do have questions, we have

11:46someone here that could explain.

11:48>> Okay. If they could come on up. Did Did

11:52you guys get a copy of the survey?

11:53>> Yes.

11:55>> This is this a survey? Is this a survey

11:57here?

12:00>> I have a larger copy if you'd like a a

12:03big sheet.

12:03>> Absolutely. [clears throat]

12:07>> Roger.

12:13>> All right. uh just give us your name and

12:15your address for the record and then

12:16just give us a little summary of what's

12:18going on here.

12:20>> Uh Anthony Stya, uh 2400 Fifth Avenue

12:23South. Um yes, what's going on is the

12:27client owns two lots along 1st Avenue

12:30South. Um it looks like a portion of it

12:34in the past there was a section a 30 a

12:3730- foot strip section of rightway that

12:38had been vacated and they're just trying

12:40to square off the lot. Um, so they have

12:43these three or four now, uh, partial

12:47areas of First Avenue South on their

12:49side of First Avenue South that they

12:51want to vacate and then combine into

12:53their existing two parcels.

12:56>> Okay,

12:59any questions?

13:01All right, no questions on my end

13:03either. I'll call for a motion.

13:05>> I move for approval.

13:07>> Second. All those in favor say I.

13:09>> I.

13:09>> All right, the eyes have it. The motion

13:11has or the item has been approved.

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