2026-10-27 - City Council

00:00Today's invocation will be led by Mrs.

00:03Thelma Brown

00:04of the Susan G. Komen Scholar National

00:07Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Steering

00:10Committee in Birmingham, Alabama. Our

00:12pledge of allegiance will be led by

00:14Council Hunter Williams, and at this

00:16time, if you're all willing and able,

00:17please stand and join us. Good morning.

00:22>> If I may have a minute before the

00:23prayer, I just want to take a minute to

00:26thank the citizens of Birmingham,

00:29Birmingham City Council, and our mayor

00:30for your unwavering support of breast

00:34cancer awareness month.

00:36As a two-time survivor and as a research

00:39advocate, this is deeply personal for

00:41me.

00:42But, I want to

00:44add a

00:45note of caution.

00:47We will soon see these pink ribbons come

00:50down

00:51and the all the pink fade,

00:54but we need support 365 days of the

00:59year.

01:00Black women have a 40% higher mortality

01:04rate than white women when diagnosed at

01:07the same stage.

01:08So, our access to treatment, our care,

01:11and our support is needed throughout the

01:14year, and I just ask that you all

01:16continue it.

01:17Thank you very much.

01:19Let us pray.

01:22Gracious and loving God, we come before

01:26you with our hearts filled with

01:27gratitude for the gift of this day,

01:31for the strength of our community, and

01:33for the great city of Birmingham,

01:35a city with a rich legacy of courage,

01:39compassion, and faith.

01:41We thank you for our city leaders

01:43together here for their service, their

01:46dedication, and their commitment to the

01:48people that they represent.

01:50Lord, grant them wisdom, patience, and

01:54unity as they make the decisions that

01:57shape the lives of all who call the city

01:59of Birmingham home.

02:01Make every action they take reflect

02:05justice,

02:06kindness, and love.

02:10As we observe breast cancer awareness

02:13month, let us pause to honor those lives

02:16touched by this disease.

02:18We lift up the survivors who inspire us

02:21with their strength.

02:23Their courage continues to light our

02:25path.

02:27Lord,

02:28you know each person by name and their

02:31burdens that they carry.

02:33Bring relief to those in pain,

02:35reassurance to those awaiting answers,

02:38and strength to those who are still

02:41enduring treatments.

02:43Also, surround those facing an uncertain

02:47future with compassionate care.

02:50When words are difficult to find,

02:54Lord, hear the prayers that are silently

02:57held in their hearts.

02:59Let us embrace everyone facing any

03:01cancer, as well as chronic conditions,

03:05mental illnesses, and disease that may

03:07be unseen or poorly understand or

03:11understood.

03:13Bless the health care professionals,

03:15researchers, advocates,

03:18all those working to relieve the

03:20suffering and improve lives of those

03:22affected by breast cancer.

03:25Guide their efforts toward better

03:26treatments and cures.

03:28Help us remove barriers that keep people

03:32from receiving timely care,

03:34so that neither income nor neighborhood

03:38determines a person's opportunity for

03:41health and healing.

03:45Let us remember our neighbors, all of

03:47our neighbors.

03:48Let us remember our children, our

03:51elders, those facing hunger or

03:54homelessness, and all those feel they

03:57feel overlooked.

03:59Teach us to treat every neighbor with

04:01the dignity across differences and

04:04background, beliefs, and circumstances.

04:09Lord, as this council begins its work

04:11today, guide every discussion and

04:14decision.

04:15Make the people of Birmingham find in

04:17our leadership and in our and in one

04:20another a dependable source of

04:24compassion, love, and hope.

04:26And may Birmingham continue to be the

04:28city that shines as a beacon of healing,

04:32unity it for all of us.

04:35In your holy name, we pray.

04:38Amen.

04:59>> Thank you very much, Mrs. Brown, for

05:01sharing that very motivational prayer,

05:04as well as sharing the information about

05:06breast cancer awareness. So, thank you

05:07so much.

05:09At this time, Mr. Clerk, if you'll call

05:11the roll.

05:12>> Council member Gardner.

05:13Morning. Council member O'Quinn.

05:15Morning. Council member Smith.

05:17Morning. Council member Smitherman.

05:19Morning. Council member Vasser.

05:22Morning. Council member Williams.

05:25Council member Woods.

05:26Council

05:27Council President Pro Tem Tate.

05:31And Council President Alexander.

05:43>> Thank you very much.

05:44At this time, councilors, the minutes

05:46are not ready from the meetings of

05:47August 4th, 2026 through October 20th,

05:512026. At this time, we'll have

05:53communications from the mayor. Good

05:54morning, Mayor Woodfin.

05:58>> Madam President, good morning to you.

06:01Good morning to the entire council. It's

06:03good to see everyone here.

06:05Good morning to the general public,

06:07those who here in the chamber as well as

06:09those

06:10online and a special good morning to

06:14the Omicron Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa

06:17Alpha Sorority Incorporated.

06:20Ladies, you look good today.

06:24It's Magic City Classic Week, everyone.

06:26Act accordingly.

06:27The 85th Amazon Magic City Classic

06:29presented by Coca-Cola is here.

06:32Thousands of people from across the

06:34country are here in our city ready to

06:36celebrate the rivalry of Alabama A&M and

06:38Alabama State Universities for a week of

06:41historically black colleges and

06:42universities pride and tradition.

06:46This week is full of activities from

06:47tonight's classic cocktails at the

06:49Birmingham Public Library,

06:52the green carpet affair tomorrow. No, I

06:54don't have any tickets.

06:57Concerts,

06:59scholarship luncheons and so much more.

07:03Then Saturday is the big day. It starts

07:04with the downtown parade at 8:00 a.m.

07:07Tailgating at the Legion Field starts at

07:0910:00 a.m.

07:11And then the big battle of football and

07:13the bands begins at 2:30 p.m.

07:16For the full schedule, please visit

07:22com and we hope to see everyone there.

07:24Hope and

07:26investing in a safe week.

07:29The city also celebrates the Magic City

07:31Classic legacy

07:33uh with a special exhibit. Two

07:34universities, one city,

07:37generations of pride. The city has

07:38unveiled

07:39a classic tradition, the history,

07:41culture and legacy of the Magic City

07:44Classic here at Birmingham City Hall.

07:47Presented with Alabama State and Alabama

07:49A&M and and SWAC,

07:51this free exhibit features photographs

07:53from the 1950s to today

07:56celebrating the football, bands,

07:58tailgating and traditions

08:00that make the classic special.

08:03Um if you can, schedule permits, please

08:05stop by the second floor of City Hall to

08:08see this pretty cool exhibit that runs

08:11through December.

08:13This week we also have Awaken 2026

08:15Passing the Torch.

08:17The city will honor Birmingham's 1963

08:20Civil Rights Foot Soldiers

08:22and celebrate the next generation of

08:24leaders at Awaken.

08:26It'll be this Friday, October 30th at

08:2810:00 a.m. at the Carver Theatre.

08:30This event is free, but we encourage

08:32everyone to please register at

08:34eventbrite.com.

08:36The program features music, spoken word,

08:38and a panel with Dr. Carolyn McKinstry,

08:41Janice Kelsey, Fox 6 anchor Steve

08:43Crocker, and your and some other people.

08:46I was getting ready to say yours truly.

08:49But that doesn't sound right.

08:52We also present the Putting People First

08:53Award. Again, that is this Friday,

08:55October 30th at 10:00 a.m.

08:59Um two more notes, Madam President and

09:01Council. One being the 2026

09:04State of Home- Homelessness Summit.

09:08Beyond awareness and beyond

09:09conversation, I think we can all agree

09:12it's time for continued action.

09:14The city will host its 2026 State of

09:17Homelessness Summit Friday, November 6th

09:19from 10:00 a.m.

09:21to 3:00 p.m. at the Boutwell Auditorium.

09:24Um the summit will feature a collective

09:26of community leaders, service providers,

09:28businesses,

09:29faith organizations, residents, and many

09:31more

09:32who will come together to continue to

09:34identify solutions

09:36to homelessness and housing instability

09:38in our city.

09:40The city's $3 million investment in

09:41housing and homelessness services is

09:43helping move that work forward, but we

09:46want to continue to partner with our

09:48um community members who are also in

09:50trenches with us to address this issue.

09:53We encourage people to learn more at

09:55birminghamal.gov/homelessness.

09:59And last, but certainly certainly not

10:01least, um least at this time, I would

10:04like to ask

10:05Council President Wardine Alexander,

10:08as well as Madam President

10:12Stephanie Y. Millsap

10:14along with her

10:16distinctive sisters who look pretty good

10:18this morning

10:20to come on up.

10:22Come to the podium. We don't bite.

10:58Again, good morning, Council.

11:01Um I am in the way.

11:03There are two amazing

11:05women who are going to come up here

11:07and share some words. Um one being the

11:10Council President, Woodrena Alexander.

11:12Um who is also a member of this amazing

11:14chapter.

11:15And the other being the chapter

11:16president

11:18um Ms. Millsap, who will bring words um

11:21that I can't do justice to.

11:23But I do want to share this. Um

11:25City of Birmingham joins this

11:26distinction

11:28to celebrate 102 years of sisterhood

11:31leadership and service

11:32by the Omicron Omega chapter of Alpha

11:35Kappa Alpha

11:36Sorority Incorporated.

11:39Chartered in 1924 by seven visionary

11:41women

11:43Omicron Omega became the first black

11:45Greek letter organization chartered in

11:47the state of Alabama.

11:49So, today we honor their charter with a

11:51special proclamation that I will not

11:53read

11:54in full

11:56because Madam President

11:58is going to share some pretty amazing

12:00things.

12:02So, I'll just keep it brief by simply

12:03saying

12:04for more than a century, Omicron Omega

12:06chapter has transformed

12:08Alpha Kappa Alpha's commitment to

12:10service to all mankind

12:12into meaningful and lasting community

12:14impact.

12:15Through its philanthropic foundation,

12:17the Culture and Education Investment

12:19Foundation,

12:20the chapter has awarded more than 80,000

12:22annual annually in scholarships over the

12:24past 2 years,

12:26investing in educational aspirations of

12:28Birmingham's next generation.

12:31Where I share full alignment with this

12:32chapter's mission to support, invest in,

12:35and encourage our next generation.

12:39You know, there's you all have another

12:40sorority sister on this dais by the name

12:42of Sonya Smith who's you know, you have

12:45this pretty cool building that happens

12:46to be in her district as well.

12:48So, thank you for your service as well.

12:51And with that, everybody, I give you

12:52Odine Alexander.

12:55>> Thank you.

12:59Well, good morning, everyone.

13:01It is my pleasure and immense pride that

13:03the City Council of Birmingham, Alabama,

13:06we pause today to recognize the Alpha

13:08Kappa Alpha Incorporated, Omicron Omega

13:11chapter, on this very milestone occasion

13:14of its 102nd

13:16Charter Day.

13:17Now, as a 44-year initiate and member of

13:21Omicron Omega chapter, it is immense

13:23pride that I stand before you as City

13:25Council President to bring forth this

13:27resolution. I won't read all of it, but

13:30I do want to just bring some highlights

13:32about the accomplishments of sisterhood

13:34and service that has been among these

13:36members and our charter members for 102

13:39years. On October 24th, 1924, Omicron

13:43Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha

13:45Incorporated was chartered by Hilda

13:47Evans of Atlanta, who was the Georgia

13:50Southeastern Regional Director. And if

13:52you allow me to call these women's

13:54names, she made these women some of the

13:57the first women in the state of Alabama

14:00as sorority members in the state of

14:02Alabama as African American women.

14:04Vivian Bell,

14:06Jessie Coleman,

14:08Wilma Davis,

14:09Mabel Harris,

14:11Eunice Hudson, Thelma McKenzie, and

14:13Vernona Pierce.

14:15These

14:16women

14:17after women became the first

14:19African-American sorority members in the

14:21state of Alabama.

14:23From that humble beginning, this

14:25chapter's membership has expanded to

14:27more than 345

14:30professional women who are devoted

14:32public servants and graduates of several

14:35accredited colleges and universities

14:37throughout the United States. Now, I

14:39won't read the long list of

14:40accomplishments that have been performed

14:42by the members of Omicron Omega. We are

14:45proud today to have the Pearl Center as

14:47our home, and as already been said, it

14:49sits in District 8, which is led by

14:52Councilor Sonya Smith, who's also a

14:54member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

14:56Incorporated. There are many memorable

14:58programs that Omicron Omicron Omega has

15:01been a part of here in the city of

15:03Birmingham. The chapter supports many

15:05nonprofits and has also raised over

15:08$87,000

15:09for the annual March of Dimes walk. In

15:122001, the chapter created the nonprofit

15:15entity, the Cultural and Educational

15:17Advancement Foundation, or CEAF. And

15:20we're very proud to say that we were the

15:22first to start the pre-classic

15:24activities with our big fundraiser, and

15:28it does continue. I'm just not going to

15:30read and go on and on and on today and

15:32belabor the point, but I do want to

15:34welcome our members here and again

15:37proudly support the ongoing

15:39international program of soaring to

15:42greater heights of service and

15:43sisterhood. Our president, Mrs.

15:46Stephanie Ervin Milstead, will follow

15:48me, and she is the 43rd president of

15:51Omicron Omega chapter. So, by

15:53paraphrasing this resolution, I would

15:55like to say that now, it be resolved

15:57that the Council of the City of

15:58Birmingham, with Mayor Randall L.

16:00Woodfin concurring, pauses in its

16:02deliberations to thank and congratulate

16:05Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated Omicron

16:08Omega chapter for its countless

16:10contributions and dedicated service to

16:12the Birmingham community. Again, we

16:14commemorate Omicron Omega's 102nd

16:17Charter Day. So, I could please have

16:19unanimous consent for bringing forth

16:21this proclamation.

16:23I don't know if we have unanimous

16:24consent.

16:26>> All in favor, let it be known by saying

16:27aye.

16:28>> And now the resolution.

16:29>> Second.

16:31>> All in favor, let it be known by saying

16:32aye.

16:33>> Thank you.

16:34Thank you very much. So, again, it is my

16:36pleasure to present this to you,

16:37President, and the members of Omicron

16:39Omega Chapter. Thank you very much.

16:47>> Good morning.

16:50To Mayor Woodfin,

16:52President Alexander, our chapter member,

16:55our district representative, Councilor

16:57Smith,

16:59councilors,

17:01city officials, distinguished guests,

17:03thank you for the opportunity to be here

17:05today.

17:06On behalf of the members of Alpha Kappa

17:08Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Omicron

17:11Omega Chapter, it is both an honor and a

17:14privilege to stand before you as we

17:16celebrate our 102nd Charter Day.

17:19For more than a century, Omicron Omega

17:21Chapter has remained steadfast in its

17:24commitment to sisterhood, scholarship,

17:27and service, working diligently to

17:29uplift and make a meaningful difference

17:32in the lives of others. We are deeply

17:34grateful for this special recognition,

17:36for your acknowledgement of our

17:38chapter's long-standing legacy of

17:40leadership, service, and community

17:43impact. We are proud of our history,

17:45thankful for the opportunity to serve,

17:48and excited about the years of service

17:50still ahead.

17:52We also extend our appreciation to the

17:54partnerships we have shared with the

17:56City of Birmingham through various

17:58programs and initiatives, including our

18:01event this past weekend at the Boutwell

18:03Auditorium. Our collaboration with

18:06Birmingham City Schools has allowed us

18:08to award thousands of dollars in

18:10scholarships to deserving students. As

18:13members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

18:16Incorporated, we carry a proud legacy of

18:19advocacy, civic engagement, and the use

18:22of our collective voice to strengthen

18:24the communities we serve. Our sorority's

18:27current Empower 08 initiative encourages

18:31each member to educate eight

18:33individuals, register eight individuals,

18:35and mobilize eight individuals to the

18:38polls.

18:39This effort reflects our continued

18:41commitment to civic responsibility and

18:44community empowerment.

18:46May we continue working together to

18:49build a stronger, more vibrant

18:51Birmingham for generations to come.

18:54Again, thank you for this recognition.

19:04>> Just a note, Madam President, I was late

19:07um um this morning.

19:09So, I decided to show up late in fashion

19:12and and crash the party at 9:08.

19:16>> Except at 9:08.

19:17>> Yes, ma'am. Okay.

19:21>> Oh.

19:21>> Thank you.

19:22>> Madam President, if I could just say a

19:24few words, um

19:26you know, we're all sisters um

19:28in sorority, but I really do appreciate

19:32you all for everything that you do um

19:34from voter registration to your

19:36fundraising. You guys are so very

19:38active, and so I want to say thank you.

19:40Um I'll let a lot of people know I was

19:41raised by AKAs. I can't really, you

19:43know, say too much about I you know, my

19:46best friends I have friends that are

19:47AKAs, but um in all seriousness, you

19:49know, while there's an attack on um the

19:52Divine Nine now, I think we need to

19:54remind people that these sororities and

19:56fraternities were created because people

19:58that didn't look like us weren't allowed

20:00in those spaces, right? And you know,

20:02our sororities were the ones who

20:04advocated for women's rights in the

20:061920s. So, continue what you guys are

20:08doing. I really appreciate you, and

20:10thank you, Madam President, for bringing

20:12them today. Thank you.

20:13>> Thank you.

20:29>> Um one last note, I just wanted to

20:31acknowledge Madam President and Council

20:34um

20:35a minute or three of our colleagues,

20:37while I know um

20:39everyone else has many things they've

20:40done too

20:41and continue to do. Uh I want to

20:43acknowledge um Counselor Tate

20:46uh for her um program Friday

20:49and I want to acknowledge Clinton Woods

20:52and uh Crystal Smitherman as well for

20:54uh their community event Sunday. Both

20:56events um

20:58you know

20:59this week used to be

21:00you know, 6 days

21:03but y'all out here on a on 9-day

21:05venture.

21:06Please slow down.

21:09>> Thank you very much, Mayor Woodfin. And

21:11I would also like to echo uh gratitude

21:13and thanks to my colleagues who really

21:16ushered in the Classic Week uh with some

21:18very wonderful events. And so, I thank

21:21the three of you for just what you did

21:23for Birmingham and the efforts that you

21:25wanted to provide to our residents. So,

21:27thank you all very much. I'm sure we'll

21:28talk more about that when we go through

21:30our uh um

21:31uh time to talk about work in our

21:32districts, but thank you all.

21:34At this time, Council will return back

21:36to our agenda and uh we will this time

21:39we will consider those consider those

21:41items that are before us to be

21:43consented. I would like to read the

21:45statement regarding the all items

21:47designated as consent are routine and

21:49non-controversial and will be approved

21:51by one motion. All items on the consent

21:54agenda will be announced by reading the

21:56item numbers only. No separate

21:58discussions of these items will be

22:01permitted unless a Council member or the

22:03Mayor requests the item to be removed

22:05from the consent agenda. Additionally, a

22:07citizen interested in addressing the

22:09Council with respect to an item on the

22:12consent agenda designated for public

22:14hearing may request the item be removed

22:16from the consent agenda

22:17agenda to hold the hearing on the item.

22:20Any items removed from the consent

22:22agenda will revert to its normal place

22:25on the agenda order of business. For

22:27remaining matters, all matters of

22:29permanent operations will be read and

22:31all public hearings will be announced.

22:33Mr. Clark, if you'll give us those items

22:35to be considered for consent.

22:36>> Yes, ma'am.

22:37Uh consent agenda for today's starts on

22:39page two with item one.

22:42Skip over to page 14. We have item two

22:45on consent.

22:47Page 15, items four and five are on

22:50consent.

22:51Page 16,

22:52we have item six on consent. Uh please

22:55note that items seven and eight have

22:57been requested to be withdrawn.

22:59That's seven and eight.

23:01Uh page 17, we have items 10 and 11 on

23:04consent.

23:05Uh also item nine has been requested to

23:07be withdrawn.

23:09Page 18,

23:11items 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are on

23:13consent.

23:15Page 19,

23:17items 17,

23:1918, 19, 20, 21, and 22 are on consent.

23:23Page 20,

23:24items 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 are on

23:29consent.

23:30Page 21, we have items 29, 30, 31, 32,

23:3333, and 34 are on consent.

23:35Page 22,

23:37items 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40 are on

23:41consent. Page 23,

23:43items 41,

23:4542, 43, 44,

23:4845, and 46 are on consent.

23:50And on page 24, we have items 47,

23:5348, 49,

23:5550, and 51 are on consent.

23:57Page 25, items 52, 53, and 54 are on

24:02consent.

24:03Page 26,

24:05items 55, 56, 57, and 58 are on consent.

24:09And page 27, items 59, 60, 61, 62, and

24:1463 are on consent, and that concludes

24:17the consent agenda.

24:18>> Thank you, Mr. Clark. Counselors, are

24:20there any items you'd like to have added

24:21or removed

24:23from consent?

24:28Okay, hearing none, We're ready to

24:30entertain a motion in a second.

24:32>> So moved.

24:42Who seconded? I'm sorry.

24:44Okay, thank you.

24:46All right, voting should be open.

24:52>> I'm a yes.

24:53>> Okay.

24:53>> I see it.

24:56>> Councilor Williams, how would you like

24:57to vote?

24:57>> I.

24:58>> Thank you, sir.

24:59Councilor Woods?

25:01>> I.

25:01>> Thank you. All right, that vote is

25:03unanimous, Madam President.

25:04>> All right, thank you. Those items that

25:05were listed as consent, they have been

25:07approved. So, if you're here for any of

25:09those items, they've been approved and

25:11we'll continue now with the rest of our

25:12agenda. Mr. Clerk, the first item?

25:14>> Should be item three.

25:16An ordinance pursuant to Alabama Code

25:1811-102-1

25:20authorizing the mayor to execute an

25:22interlocal cooperation agreement between

25:24the City of Birmingham and the City of

25:25Adamsville, Alabama for a term not to

25:28exceed two years

25:30and ending on June the 30th, 2028 so

25:33that the city will provide one surplus

25:362010 Freightliner M2 106 truck to the

25:39City of Adamsville

25:41in exchange for the City of Adamsville

25:43providing assistance of urban

25:44horticulture and urban forestry

25:46personnel and services upon request. And

25:49this is an item of permanent operation.

25:50I need you to see that pass it today.

25:54All right, Councilor Member Hogan?

25:56>> I.

25:57>> Councilor Member McQuinn?

25:58>> I.

25:58>> Councilor Member Smith?

25:59>> I.

26:00>> Councilor Member Smitherman?

26:01>> I.

26:01>> Councilor Member Vasser?

26:02>> I.

26:03>> Councilor Member Williams?

26:04>> I.

26:04>> Councilor Member Woods?

26:05>> I.

26:06>> Council President Pro Tem Tate?

26:07Council President Alexander?

26:09>> I.

26:09>> Motion on the item, please.

26:13Item is before you.

26:14>> All right, thank you, Councilors. This

26:15is an ordinance to allow us to execute

26:18an interlocal cooperation agreement

26:20between the City of Birmingham and the

26:21City of Adamsville, Alabama

26:24uh for we'll be providing them with a

26:26surplus vehicle in exchange for the City

26:29of Adamsville to provide assistance with

26:31our urban

26:33horticulture and urban forestry

26:35personnel and services upon request. Any

26:38questions to administration like this

26:40item is brought forward

26:42and recommended by the director of

26:44equipment maintenance

26:45department.

26:47Any questions?

26:50All right, thank you. We're ready for

26:51the vote.

26:51>> Vote should be open.

26:57Councilor Woods.

27:00All right, that vote is unanimous.

27:01>> All right, thank you. Item three passes.

27:03Next item.

27:04>> Um should be at 64.

27:07Uh resolution setting a public hearing

27:09November the 24th, 2026 to consider

27:12adoption of ordinance to amend the

27:13zoning district map of the city of

27:14Birmingham case number ZAC

27:162026-08005

27:19to change zone district boundaries from

27:21QMH

27:24to

27:25QC2 in order to allow for a new church

27:28campus. Uh by C. Randolph Minor,

27:31applicant on behalf of the property

27:32owner, Dolomite Community Church, for

27:34property generally located 800 McClellan

27:37Road situated in section 33, township

27:3917S,

27:41range 2, West Birmingham, 35228.

27:46>> All right, counselors, this is an item

27:48where we're setting a public hearing on

27:50November 24th to adopt an ordinance to

27:53amend the zoning district map of the

27:54city of Birmingham. Any questions about

27:56setting that date?

28:00Okay, we're ready for the vote.

28:02>> Okay, now it's locked up. Okay, I got

28:04it. Start voting. Now it's open.

28:09All right, that vote is unanimous.

28:11>> All right, thank you. So, we've set that

28:12public hearing for November 24th, 2026.

28:15Any more items on the agenda, Mr. Parks?

28:17Thank you very much. This time,

28:19counselors, we'll be happy to entertain

28:21any updates that you have from your

28:22various districts. Who'd like to go

28:25first? Pro Tem, come on.

28:27Do it first.

28:28>> Thank you, Madam President. The Dolomite

28:30Neighborhood Association meeting is

28:32tonight at 6:00 p.m. They meet on

28:33conference call. You can dial in by

28:36calling 720-843-2669.

28:40The access code is 3789-426.

28:45Association meeting it will be on

28:47Monday, November the 2nd at Protective

28:49Stadium and that starts at 6:00 p.m. as

28:52well.

28:53Central Pratt Neighborhood Association

28:54is on Monday,

28:56November the 2nd. They meet on

28:57conference call. You can call in by

28:59dialing 720-740-

29:019732. The access code is 3488808.

29:06The next public safety meeting will be

29:07held today

29:09in the chamber at 1:00 p.m. and I also

29:12would like to thank everybody who played

29:15a part in making 125th and Park and HBCU

29:18edition um

29:20a success. Alicia Williams over at Bio

29:23Wheel

29:24has an eye for intimate settings. So,

29:27and then we want to thank B Grace Media.

29:29We want to thank everybody that was

29:30involved. HBCU Cares, Ms. Naiema,

29:33really, you know, kept kept a lot. And

29:36thank my staff and you know, just thank

29:38all the mayor for coming in pouring into

29:40those young people. They had an

29:41opportunity, you know, to really

29:44interview him for a panel called From

29:45the Yard to City Hall.

29:47And so, you know,

29:49just some some rich discussion.

29:51Commissioner Tyson and Michelle Lacy and

29:54all of the people that played a part.

29:55Melody Yandy, people that own businesses

29:58that graduated from HBCU. So, thank you

30:01all. And I also want to give kudos to my

30:04two colleagues cuz they really set it

30:07off.

30:08Um we want to thank you all for

30:11um just bringing this um

30:13this event to the city and it showed me

30:16Sunday

30:17that the people really was enjoying

30:19themselves. And we want to thank

30:20everybody who came out. And um

30:23the city who just demonstrated the city

30:25of Birmingham can be safe.

30:28Thank you, Madam President. Thank you,

30:29Councilor Woods and Councilor Smitherman

30:32for putting on a stellar event on Sunday

30:34at the old gray lady.

30:38Thank you very much. Council of Wassa.

30:41>> Thank you, Madam President. We got a lot

30:44going on this week. Wish everyone a

30:45happy and safe classic. It's going to be

30:47a good time.

30:48Uh also this weekend is Halloween.

30:51Saturday is uh is Halloween day and we

30:54have a wonderful event at the Birmingham

30:56Zoo Hoots and Howls 10:00 a.m. to 4:00

30:59p.m.

31:00this Saturday. Uh hope to see y'all

31:02there.

31:02Uh

31:03and

31:04also tonight we have uh the Redmont Park

31:08Neighborhood Association 5:00 p.m.

31:10Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Thank you,

31:12Madam President.

31:13>> Thank you very much. Council of

31:15Smitherman.

31:16>> Thank you, Madam President. Um

31:18President President, I don't know if

31:18you're about to go. I just want to thank

31:20you um for and just congratulate you on

31:23a wonderful 205 in Park. I was able to

31:26stop by and listen to some of the panel

31:28with um is it Andy Smith? And I was

31:31really impressed with the young people

31:32that were there and they had so much

31:34fun. Um you know what popped up in my

31:36memories? When you had the Sneaker

31:38Soiree about 4 years ago and I think

31:40about how you've gone from that to uh

31:43the upstairs of the Boutwell and now the

31:45downstairs. So I want to give you kudos

31:47for that and hopefully we can spread to

31:49you know the college campuses and grow

31:51bigger. So thank you for that.

31:53Um Safe Summer Magic City Classic

31:56Kickoff Concert. It was amazing. Shout

31:59out to my partner uh Councilman Clinton

32:02Woods. We had a good time. Um even

32:05though people haven't seen about the

32:06numbers, it probably was more than

32:0840,000 people. But I was really really

32:12um

32:12I really appreciate the citizens of

32:15Birmingham because we didn't have any

32:16incidents of violence. Um no fights, no

32:19shootings. Like it was just a good time

32:22and people really enjoyed themselves. It

32:24really shows me that you know regardless

32:26of what people say about our city that

32:28we can have a good time and be safe.

32:30Um so I want to extend my appreciation

32:33to uh Chenae Bennett, Director of

32:36Birmingham Parks and Recreation and her

32:37entire team, uh the board for their hard

32:40work and partnership. Like, they went

32:42above and beyond to make sure um that

32:45everything went off without any um

32:48hiccups, and the field was protected.

32:50Y'all, which was the most important

32:51thing. Um I want to thank all the

32:54Birmingham City Council members who

32:55attended, uh Council Gone, Council

32:58Smith, um Council Ma'am Pro Tem. And I

33:01know that very other people sent their

33:03staff, so I really appreciate that.

33:05Urban League of Alabama, uh B Grace

33:07Media, and Jay Cooper, Boosie's manager,

33:09for their support. Uh sorry, it's a lot.

33:12Thanks, y'all. Special thanks to Dr. AG

33:14and his entire EMS team, Birmingham

33:16Police and Fire, uh Chief Pickett,

33:19Birmingham Fire and Rescue, and Chief

33:21Moon. We even had the Sheriff's Office

33:24to contribute, all the officers, uh

33:27public safety personnel, um Legion Field

33:29personnel. It really was a collaboration

33:32and a team for this as well.

33:34Um all the food truck operators,

33:36caterers, vendors, concession teams,

33:39opening acts, uh everybody behind the

33:41scenes, uh Chassity Shepherd, who's over

33:43B Grace Media, and convinced uh Clinton

33:46not to have this concert. Um

33:48and also to Boosie, you know, he's not

33:50listening. I really do appreciate him.

33:51He really enjoyed himself in Birmingham.

33:54So, I'm proud that we had this, and I'm

33:56really proud, and thank you to former

33:59President Parker and um

34:01current President Worthy Alexander. This

34:03was their vision during the pandemic to

34:05have the State Farm Magic City Classic

34:07Series. I'm really excited for us to

34:08still do this

34:09um 6 years later. So, we made history,

34:12y'all. Um I just want y'all to know that

34:14we can have a good time,

34:16uh and make sure y'all complaints are

34:18being resolved as well. So, um wishing

34:21everybody a great Magic City Classic

34:23week. Please enjoy yourselves. Um if you

34:26see the students from Alabama A&M State,

34:28please give them a little love, because

34:30this is almost like their second

34:31homecoming. I know Alabama State they

34:33have a homecoming because of the

34:34weather, but just remembering that this

34:36is about supporting our two schools,

34:39HBCUs, and just encourage the football

34:41players. So, thank you, Madam President.

34:43>> Thank you. Thank you. Council Williams.

34:47>> Thank you. Next Economic Development

34:48Tourism Committee meeting is scheduled

34:50for November 3rd. If you could have

34:51submissions to

34:52[email protected]

34:55by Thursday, October 29th. And to echo

34:59everyone's excitement, congrats to my

35:01two colleagues who

35:03um

35:03uh really set it off and then

35:06also our Pro Tem as well for her baby.

35:10>> Thank you. Thank you. Council Queen.

35:13>> Thank you, Madam President. Crestwood

35:15North Neighborhood Association will meet

35:17tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Girls

35:19Incorporated at

35:215138th

35:23Court South.

35:25Um

35:25the Planning and Zoning Committee

35:28meeting that was scheduled for today has

35:30been canceled. So, the next Planning and

35:32Zoning Committee will take place

35:34November 10th

35:36at 3:00 p.m. here in the Council

35:38Chambers. And that concludes my

35:39announcements.

35:40>> Thank you. Council Wood.

35:43>> Thank you, Madam President. Uh quickly

35:45want to uh

35:46announce that the Neighborhood

35:47Association meeting the Apple Valley

35:49Neighborhood Association meeting

35:50scheduled for November 3rd has been

35:53canceled. The Spring Lake Neighborhood

35:55Association

35:56uh will be Thursday, November 5th at

35:596:30 p.m. at Huffman.

36:01Uh as well as Echo Highlands

36:02Neighborhood Association next Thursday

36:04at 7:00 p.m. as well uh via Zoom. And

36:07then the uh District 1 Harvest and

36:10Garden

36:11uh Fest is going to be on November 3rd

36:14from 1:00 to 3:00. So, inviting

36:15everybody out to uh connect with

36:18District 1 uh the Birmingham

36:20Urban Gardening Team and

36:22uh have bounce houses, pumpkin painting,

36:26uh games and prizes. But really, you

36:28know, those residents have really come

36:29together to keep up the community

36:31garden. And so, they're excited to

36:33really have the opportunity to show it

36:34off and

36:35uh maybe create some new green thumbs

36:37throughout the community.

36:38And uh definitely want to one second all

36:42the

36:43um acknowledgements and appreciations

36:45from

36:46Councillor Smitherman gave, but really

36:48was good just to see everybody come out

36:49and have a good time. I think that's

36:51what

36:52you know, here in Birmingham Classic is

36:54all about. Just everybody having fun.

36:56And so, to be able to do that, I think

36:58the city has come a long way.

37:00Just continuing to build on the things

37:02that have happened, but

37:03yeah, just appreciative of everyone that

37:04came out. I thought it was a great

37:06evening, and

37:08I think it really showed what we could

37:09do

37:10here in the city. So, excited about it.

37:12Let's finish the week strong.

37:14>> Thank you very much. Councillor Gooden.

37:16>> Thank you, Madam President. First off,

37:18happy classic to everyone, and welcome

37:20to all of the visitors to the Magic

37:22City. We are opening our arms and

37:24welcoming you all to have a good time

37:26and safe time in the city of Birmingham.

37:29First, I want to give kudos to all my

37:32colleagues that have hosted events over

37:33the weekend. Pro Tem Tate with 205 in

37:35Park, HBCU edition. And then to my

37:38colleagues, Councillor Smitherman and

37:40Councillor Woods, y'all kicked y'all

37:42kicked us off right at Legion Field. So,

37:44hats off to you all for welcoming

37:46everyone in to the Magic City and

37:48kicking off

37:50the Magic City Classic.

37:51Upcoming events in District 4, the

37:53District 4 office will host mobile

37:54office hours today at the Northeast YMCA

37:58from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is an

38:00opportunity for community members to

38:03meet the councilor in the district. I

38:05know a lot of times

38:07members of our community can't access

38:09City Hall, so I want to be

38:11able to meet them where they are.

38:13Next up, I want to give a special thanks

38:15to all of those who came out to our

38:17community clean up in Collegeville over

38:18the weekend. Thank you all for caring so

38:20much about our community and keeping it

38:22clean.

38:23I also want to give a shout out to

38:25Norwood. Norwood hosted the Northside

38:28Harvest Festival, and we had a

38:29tremendous turnout with kids. They had

38:32food, bouncy houses, and all good things

38:35to show off what's happening on the

38:36Northside.

38:38I also want to take a moment to thank

38:40everyone that came out to the Choice

38:41Neighborhood Initiative Community Impact

38:43Workshop in Kingston last night. There

38:45will be another meeting tonight at 4:00

38:48p.m. at the Moral Todd Homes Community

38:50Center. So, I hope everyone uh on that

38:52side of town in Kingston comes out to

38:54that. Neighborhood Association meetings

38:56uh that are upcoming, uh we have the

38:58Zion City Neighborhood Association,

38:60which will take place Monday, November

39:01the 2nd uh at 6:30 p.m. via

39:03teleconference. The Brownsville Heights

39:06Neighborhood Association meeting for

39:07that Monday has been canceled.

39:09Collegeville will also host a

39:10Neighborhood Association meeting on

39:12November the 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at the

39:14Greater New Antioch Baptist Church. And

39:16then lastly, Fairmont will host theirs

39:18on November the 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at

39:21North Birmingham Library. And then

39:22Brompton Heights Neighborhood

39:23Association meeting this Thursday has

39:26been canceled. Uh upcoming committee

39:28meetings, uh the community next

39:29community development committee meeting

39:31is scheduled for November the 2nd at

39:333:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

39:36And that concludes my announcements.

39:38Thank you.

39:39>> Thank you so much, Councilman Gone.

39:40Councilman Smith?

39:41>> Yes, thank you. I want to add to the

39:42chorus to congratulate Councilors Wood,

39:45uh Cross, Councilman Tate, and

39:46Councilman Smitherman on wonderful

39:48events this weekend.

39:50Um

39:51Residents can still apply now through

39:53November 9th for the District 8 Capital

39:56Improvement Grant. Um so, you can email

39:58[email protected]

40:01or call our office at 205-254-2304

40:05with any questions.

40:07The Bush Hills Neighborhood Association

40:08is hosting a trunk or treat this

40:10upcoming Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00

40:12p.m.

40:13That will be held at 12:32 Graymont

40:16Avenue

40:17West.

40:18And we have the following neighborhood

40:19association meetings. Bush Hills is

40:21meeting this evening, October 27th at

40:246:30 p.m. at the Bush Hills Community

40:26Garden Urban Farm. The Central Pratt

40:28Neighborhood Association is meeting on

40:30Monday, November 2nd at 6:00 p.m. via

40:33conference call. Also, College Hills is

40:35meeting on Monday, November 2nd also at

40:386:00 p.m. in the lobby of Legion Field.

40:41And last, but not least, we have a

40:43special called the Parks and Parks

40:45Committee meeting

40:46on November 2nd at 2:00 p.m. here in the

40:48Council Chambers. Any items that you

40:50would like to submit for that meeting,

40:52um please send them to our office by

40:54tomorrow, Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Thank

40:56you.

40:57>> Thank you very much. These are

40:58announcements for District 7. There are

41:01no neighborhood association meetings in

41:02the district this week. Counselors, I

41:04would like to remind you we will have a

41:06special call Committee of the Whole

41:08Administration and Government Affairs

41:09Committee meeting. That will be

41:11Wednesday, November 4th, 3:30 p.m. and

41:14that'll be here in Council Chambers. Of

41:15course, as I said at the beginning of

41:17the Council meeting this morning, I did

41:20want to also share share my accolades to

41:23my three colleagues and appreciate I

41:25know it was a lot of hard work and a lot

41:27of effort put in that, but the results

41:29really really were wonderful. Not only

41:32for the work that you and your team did,

41:33but for the City of Birmingham. So,

41:35thank you and I thank

41:37as Counselor Smitherman gave us that

41:39long list of people, I know there's

41:40always people behind you that are making

41:43these efforts worthwhile. So, thank you,

41:45thank you, thank you, thank you. At this

41:47time now, we're ready to entertain the

41:49speaker's list.

41:51>> Nathan Thompson.

41:54Nathan Thompson.

41:56Mark Cummings. Oh, I'm sorry.

41:57>> Oh, here he is.

41:58Mr. Thompson, you have 3 minutes and um

42:01if you give us your address and we'll

42:02let you go ahead and get started.

42:17You can go ahead and start. Thank you.

42:18>> Uh I have packages for them to hand out

42:20to y'all. Uh Nathan Thompson, 6779 Old

42:23Springville Road. Uh dear Council

42:25members and Mayor, thank you for the

42:27opportunity to come before you today.

42:29You may recall me from 3 weeks ago when

42:30I presented the Council with the request

42:32to reconsider the condemnation of 3012

42:34Del Avenue Southwest, as well as photos

42:37from where we cleaned a lot of the

42:38property up. Since the last meeting, I

42:40spent more time and money further

42:42cleaning the property up and thoroughly

42:43inspecting the condition of both

42:44buildings. I consulted with an iron

42:47worker and he has been on site and gone

42:48over the structure of through in detail

42:50and verified the iron is still in good

42:52shape and structurally sound.

42:54We've gone through the building and

42:55block and concrete is still in good

42:56usable condition and structurally

42:58stable. The Sunday school portion of the

43:00building will be best used for storage

43:02and needs very little to be secured from

43:04people who recently broken into the

43:05property.

43:07My team has removed the broken glass

43:08panes from the windows removing the

43:10danger of falling glass. We have

43:11inspected the roof structure on the

43:13sanctuary and have received an estimated

43:15cost by my team to remove the roof

43:16structure leaving the iron in place.

43:18There's also potential to leave a

43:20partially covered area as well. This

43:22would open the building up starting the

43:23way to convert it to an open farmers

43:25market with a community garden. Leaving

43:27the iron in place will

43:32and due to expansive repair costs it is

43:34very close decision to repair or

43:36demolish the property and I'm still

43:38running the numbers on that portion of

43:39the project. It will be financially

43:41better to do the project if it were on a

43:43separate parcel. I have the equipment at

43:45my disposal to demolish the building and

43:47also have the means to repair the

43:48building.

43:50The sanctuary Sunday school portion of

43:51the building and the auxiliary building

43:53will need environmental testing done

43:55before we proceed. We've properly

43:57removed several sample materials for

43:58further testing.

44:00I understand there are very many

44:01blighted properties in the Birmingham

44:04and I understand the issue of landlords

44:05who do not want to invest in the city.

44:07However, I am trying to make a good

44:09faith effort to resolve the condition of

44:11my property. I am very limited by the

44:13city the work that I can do while the

44:14property is condemned. I ask again the

44:17council reconsider the condemnation of

44:18the property based on the data provided

44:21and Alabama codes 11-40-31 and Alabama

44:23codes 11-40-32.

44:25I have attached photos of the empty

44:27window frames and the last photo in your

44:29packet is an example of a community

44:30garden within the walls of a smaller

44:32building without a roof as I imagine

44:34this could be.

44:35I provided my contact information to the

44:37council and would be happy to discuss

44:39this matter anytime. Thank you for your

44:42time.

44:43>> Thank you.

44:44>> Mark Cummings.

44:53My name is Mark Cummings. I reside in

44:56Councillor

44:57Bass's district, own a business at 2627

45:017th Avenue South in Councillor O'Quinn's

45:05district. Um

45:07Avenue A on 7th is the name of my

45:09business located like I said between

45:1126th and 25th Avenue South

45:15um here in Birmingham.

45:17Um

45:18930 days ago

45:21I reached out about the lights under the

45:25overpass from the expressway. There are

45:28eight lights there. Six of them are out.

45:33930

45:34days, April of 2024.

45:3814 months ago I stood here on this dais

45:42and spoke to you. I spoke with the

45:45Councillor that whose district my

45:47business belongs and after that was

45:50assured that his staff would be on it.

45:52That was 14 months ago.

45:55I've spoken with Mayor Woodfin

45:57personally

45:59about the issues there under the

46:02overpass.

46:03See, the problem is there are unhoused

46:05people that live under there.

46:07We run them down to the sidewalk for a

46:10few hours, they run right back up.

46:12My customers without lights are scared

46:15to park under those overpasses.

46:19There's a problem.

46:21I've been told that it's Alabama Power,

46:23I've been told that it's

46:24ALDOT.

46:25Um

46:27One more 51 weeks, one more number 51

46:30weeks since the city authorized funding

46:32for that. But we can't get ALDOT

46:35to do the work. I don't have

46:38a contact at ALDOT. What I do have is

46:41contacts here in the city of Birmingham.

46:43And my representatives have failed.

46:47I'm sorry. I believe they have tried to

46:50do the right thing. But there's got to

46:52be more pressure put on ALDOT to get the

46:55lights fixed so that my customers and

46:58the customers of Lakeview district feel

47:00safe.

47:02On to parking.

47:05I appreciate the fact that 7th Avenue

47:07was paved within the past 6 months,

47:11but the striping

47:13is ridiculous.

47:14With the striping, with the 5-ft 4-ft,

47:17whatever it is, bike lane on both sides,

47:19you've taken out a a turning lane, which

47:21is

47:22increased traffic in Lakeview. It's a

47:25cluster. It's an absolute cluster.

47:28And then on Richard Arrington Boulevard,

47:30they made it two-way now.

47:33The um intersection of Magnolia and um

47:38and

47:39Arrington and then Magnolia and 22nd

47:43Street, we took the traffic signals down

47:46and just put up unlit stop signs.

47:50We need lit stop signs at those at those

47:53intersections for safety. I travel it

47:55three or four times a day every day.

47:58I know my time is up. Thank you.

48:00>> Thank you.

48:03Next speaker.

48:03>> Willie Jenkins.

48:14Willie Jenkins, 1905

48:16zip code 35217.

48:18I'll come to the let y'all know the city

48:20council. We had a wonderful time at uh

48:23Reverend Baez Church. We saw Reverend

48:24Baez another church couple of weeks ago,

48:27Wednesday.

48:28And this time we getting ready for a

48:30anna- anniversary. This is our

48:3327th anniversary is coming

48:35second Sunday at um Freewill Moral

48:38Baptist Church,

48:39Baptist Church in Norwood. Reverend

48:41Lonnie Ware

48:43is the guest speaker.

48:45And also Reverend um

48:47Ware

48:48Reverend Ware is the pastor, Dr. Abel

48:51Ware is the pastor. And we'll be in

48:54concert and our anniversary going to be

48:56in concert. This is a picture of

48:57Mr. Ware and I would like to invite

48:59y'all to come to the anniversary for Men

49:02of Praise. And I hope y'all be able to

49:05come. In case of this

49:06the case I mean the football game this

49:09weekend.

49:10Yeah, later whoever won the best team

49:13win.

49:14And I just want to let you know that my

49:15pastor have his anniversary on the

49:17second Sunday too. Brother Urban from O

49:19Street Baptist Church. He have his

49:21anniversary on the second Sunday. But we

49:23had a wonderful time at the picnic. I

49:25enjoyed it. Carver Road picnic with We

49:27had a wonderful time and we had a lot of

49:29people there especially at the at the

49:31Carver High School.

49:33We had a red blue ball. And it was nice

49:35had orders and and everybody was happy

49:38you know. And we were happy for the

49:40picnic. And we look forward for next

49:42look forward for next year. And I thank

49:45God for the Carver High School. I came

49:47out 73. I let y'all pray for one of my

49:50classmates that Overton his name Danny

49:53Overton Carver High School.

49:55His cancer is spreading and he real

49:57sick.

49:58He came out with me in 1973.

50:00It's 1973 Carver High School. I miss him

50:03y'all still cancer. Will you pray for

50:05him the name Danny Overton.

50:08And

50:09we went to school together learn to play

50:10and married John all of us came out in

50:1273.

50:13And I just want y'all to just tell

50:14prayer for him cuz I've been knowing him

50:17a long time. He he go to Wilson Chapel

50:19Baptist Church.

50:20And I just want y'all to pray for him.

50:22And and that's it. I just want to let

50:25y'all know that we had a wonderful time

50:26now we looking forward in the end. Um I

50:29just got time to tell y'all I'm going to

50:31be 70 called we going to have a

50:33Men of Praise

50:35dinner

50:36coming up pretty soon. We having a

50:37Christmas dinner at we got us a place

50:41downtown. We have a selling Roosevelt.

50:44We have it every year. So I'm looking

50:46forward and also I will be 72 years old

50:49December 20th will be my birthday

50:51on the 20th of December. I'll be 70 70

50:5472 years old 72 years old. I thank God.

50:58I pray for my family cuz my sister is

51:00serving. I pray for her cuz she got a

51:02gum still on counts the gum count, but

51:04I'm praying for her. And I didn't thank

51:06God we got a new car. Uh must uh

51:09Cuz car prayed up and now we got a brand

51:11new car. But that's all I want to say. I

51:13want all of y'all to come. This going to

51:14start at 3:00. Yeah, 3:00 at um

51:18Fairferry Morich Church, 30 30 quail 15

51:22Avenue in Norfolk, Norfolk.

51:26>> Thank you so much, Mr. Jenkins.

51:27>> Okay.

51:28>> Joyce Smith.

51:34>> Good morning, Ms. Smith.

51:37>> Good morning.

51:38Uh my name is Lori Banks-Smith. I live

51:42in District 6.

51:45Ms. Crystal Smitherman is not only my

51:48counselor, but my neighbor.

51:51Um I came with a legitimate concern

51:55about the 18-wheeler semi gas trucks

51:59that are continually coming down Go Wi

52:02Avenue.

52:04But and I had never met

52:07Mayor Woodfin and I guess he saw the

52:10expression on my face.

52:13We have had discussions with him. He has

52:16reached out to the appropriate

52:18departments to handle our situation.

52:21So, basically I am standing up here to

52:23say

52:25good morning to my neighbor.

52:27Congratulations

52:29to the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha

52:32Sorority. My mother was a member of

52:36Omicron Omega Chapter. She was initiated

52:40in 1996.

52:44And

52:45have a great day.

52:46>> Thank you all.

52:47>> Thank you. We see your t-shirt there. Go

52:49Bulldogs, huh?

52:51>> Yeah, it's it's our town.

52:55>> Thank you very much. Next speaker.

52:58>> Lethia Banks.

53:07>> Hi.

53:11>> Are you

53:12>> Thanks.

53:13>> Are you Mr. Wilson?

53:14>> Mr. Wilson?

53:15>> Yeah, I was uh

53:16>> Okay.

53:16>> Okay.

53:16>> Yep.

53:17>> Just talking to the mayor about

53:19my concern [snorts] about Green Springs.

53:22And I left off with uh explaining him

53:24some of the history of Green Springs.

53:27We've been coming, my father who passed

53:29in

53:30in in 2016

53:33has been coming to city councils

53:36uh asking about the relief on Green

53:38Springs.

53:39The first story I was trying to tell

53:42the the mayor was that

53:46when the first we were the second house.

53:48The first house was on

53:50was on

53:51on

53:53septic tank.

53:55And we were the second house. And he

53:57came down and asked

53:59the council

54:01for a water.

54:02And And he told them, "If y'all colors,

54:05you want to have water, you're going to

54:06have to pay for it." So, all the people

54:08on on Green Springs

54:11had to pay for the water to be connected

54:13to their house. So, it come out from

54:15So, that's how long we've been spraying

54:17the street.

54:18In about 1960

54:21four

54:22there was a hyper elevated curve that

54:24connected Green Springs to

54:26to Denison.

54:28Pretty sure it was 1974.

54:31And that And then in about '60

54:36five or six, they started with the

54:38construction of

54:39of 65 north and south

54:41and put that ramp

54:43right into right into our streets.

54:46So, it's been a continuous thing since

54:48that time.

54:49It's about 25,000 cars

54:52and trucks

54:53off and on whether or not they want to

54:56to

54:57abide by the the signage. I've been

55:00continually coming through that street

55:01as a shortcut.

55:03It's a shortcut that's been going all

55:04the way to

55:06to uh to I-65.

55:08And it's been going on for the last

55:1050-some odd years.

55:12So, uh

55:13it's just that I would just suggest to

55:15the mayor, possibly,

55:17rather than deal with enforcement,

55:20just go back to what

55:21you did in 2018,

55:24which was to

55:25close that street temporarily because

55:27the bridge over the railroad track was

55:30sinking.

55:31And then maybe you could you could close

55:33it up a second time, mayor,

55:36if not at

55:38not at Green Springs,

55:40at the expressway,

55:42maybe at the MLK,

55:43cuz it was once

55:45was closed at Goldwire.

55:48You know, if you can do it for a short

55:49period of time and see

55:51how

55:52peaceful it would be for us. Cuz we live

55:54in houses that if they were in

55:58in

55:58in Homewood,

56:00they'll be worth

56:0250% more. The same house.

56:05Brick house,

56:07full of basement, two-car garage. If it

56:09was in If it was in Mountain Brook, it

56:11would be,

56:13you know, $700,000, $800,000.

56:16Three times as much

56:18as it is right now.

56:20So, let's take advantage of the

56:21situation

56:22because our

56:23our housing is the critical thing with

56:26this city.

56:27We've losing population. In 1966, it was

56:30350,000. Now you got about 190,000

56:33people.

56:34So, you got to deal with the housing

56:35issue

56:36so that people can come back into the

56:37community.

56:39Thank you.

56:40>> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Wilson, for

56:41bringing that to our attention and

56:42sharing that with us. Thank you.

56:45Those are all our speakers. Thank you

56:47very much. At this time, we would also

56:49like to thank our officers on duty,

56:52Officer Pinkerton, Shelby, and Wesley,

56:54and our fire inspectors on duty,

56:56Inspectors Greaves and Shaw. This time

56:58we'll enter

56:59>> Land person, just one thing I forgot. Um

57:01Max Transit is offering free rides to

57:04the polls

57:05uh next Tuesday for our election day.

57:07So, I I to say that in advance of

57:09Tuesday.

57:09>> Good. Good to get that out there before

57:11Tuesday. Thank you so much.

57:13This time is the clerk.

57:17All those in favor, please say I.

57:19Thank you. Meeting adjourned. Thank you.

57:21Happy classic,

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