2026-10-27 - Public Safety Committee

00:00This is just a review and approve the

00:01minutes of October the 13th that there

00:02are no additions or corrections to the

00:04minutes. We will entertain a motion to

00:06approve as written.

00:08Second.

00:09All in favor.

00:11Detective Wilson, could you call the

00:12first item, please?

00:15>> Yes, ma'am.

00:16One Stop Gas

00:1836 A South Park Road, Southwest,

00:21Birmingham, Alabama 35211

00:25>> Is the applicant here?

00:27Come to the podium, sir, and state your

00:28name and address for the record, please.

00:37State your name and address for the

00:38record, please.

00:39>> Sorry.

00:41>> Your name and address for the record,

00:43please.

00:43>> Wael Edaiwi,

00:46One Stop Gas, 36 South Park Road,

00:48Southwest.

00:50>> Okay.

00:51Detective Wesley, any incidents at this

00:54location?

00:55>> No incidents at that location.

00:56>> Mr. Lowe, does the applicant meet the

00:58zoning?

00:58>> Property zoned I-1, and it meets zoning

01:01requirements.

01:02>> Ms. Brown, are they in good standing

01:03with taxes and revenue?

01:05>> Yes, this is a new application, and they

01:06are in good standing.

01:07>> Anyone here to speak for or against this

01:09item?

01:10Okay, the applicant met with the Central

01:12Park neighborhood on

01:1510 8 26 were in attendance and four

01:18supports.

01:20Um

01:21Did they talk to you about cameras and

01:23people loitering? Did they talk to you

01:25about that?

01:25>> Yes.

01:25>> And you were at the meeting? Okay.

01:28What did you request? Cameras and for

01:30you to have Make sure that people are

01:31not loitering.

01:32>> Yes.

01:33>> Councilor Williams, do you have

01:34questions for the applicant?

01:37Second, all in favor. Okay, that item

01:39passes the Public Safety Committee.

01:41We'll send it to the full council for a

01:42vote.

01:43Thank you.

01:44>> Thank you.

01:45>> Uh-huh. Next item, Detective Wesley.

01:48>> Welcome Mart

01:509917 Parkway East Suite A, Birmingham,

01:53Alabama 35215

01:56>> Is the applicant here? Come to the

01:58podium, please. State your name and

01:59address for the record.

02:07>> Hello, Karnal Patel, 9917 Parkway East,

02:11Birmingham, 35215.

02:13>> Hey, Detective Wesley, any incidents at

02:15this location?

02:16>> No incidents.

02:17>> Mr. Lowe, does the applicant meet

02:18zoning?

02:19>> Property is zoned C-2 and it meets

02:21zoning requirements.

02:22>> Ms. Brown, are they in good standing

02:23with taxes and revenue?

02:24>> Yes, they are in good standing with

02:25taxes.

02:25>> Anyone here to speak for or against this

02:28item? Seeing none, you met with the

02:29Spring Lake Neighborhood Association on

02:319/3/26.

02:33Seven were in attendance, six supported,

02:35and one no recommendation. Do you have

02:38questions for the applicant? Council

02:40Williams.

02:41Second, all in favor? All right, sir,

02:43that item passes the public safety

02:45agenda and we are going to send it to

02:47the full council for a vote.

02:48>> Thank you, ma'am.

02:49>> Thank you. Next item, Detective Wesley.

02:52>> Pike Road

02:53Marketing Meats

02:562800 Pike Road, Birmingham, Alabama,

02:5835208.

03:00>> Is the applicant here?

03:02Come to the podium, ma'am, state your

03:03name and address for the record. Same

03:05routine, we call your name, please come

03:07to the podium, state your name and

03:09address for the record. Same routine for

03:11everybody.

03:14>> Anastasia Jordan, 2800 Pike Road,

03:17Birmingham, Alabama, 35208.

03:19>> Okay. Are there any incidents at this

03:22location, Detective Wesley?

03:23>> No incidents at this location.

03:25>> Mr. Lowe, does the applicant meet

03:26zoning?

03:27>> Property is zoned D-4 and it is a legal

03:30non-conforming use, but it does meet

03:32zoning requirements.

03:33>> Okay. Ms. Brown, any good standing with

03:34taxes and revenue?

03:35>> Yes, they are in good standing.

03:37>> All right. Anyone here to speak for or

03:39against this item?

03:40Seeing none, the applicant met with the

03:42Bush Hill Neighborhood Association on 5

03:4526 26, 24 in attendance and 19 supported

03:49this

03:51item. Do you have questions for the

03:52applicant?

03:55Second, all in favor? All right, ma'am,

03:57that item passes the public safety

03:58committee and we will send it to the

04:00full council for a vote.

04:02>> Thank you.

04:02>> Thank you. Next item, please, Detective

04:04Wesley.

04:05>> Nikki's Event Center, 1163 Center Point

04:08Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama, 35215.

04:12>> All right, ma'am, will you make your way

04:13to the podium? Just state your name and

04:15address for the record.

04:22>> Hi, my name is Tanika Moore. The address

04:25is 1163 Center Point Parkway,

04:28Birmingham, Alabama, 35215.

04:31>> All right. Any incidents at this

04:33location, Detective Wesley?

04:35>> No incidents at this location.

04:36>> Mr. Lowe, does the applicant meet

04:38zoning?

04:38>> Property is zoned QI-1 and it meets

04:40zoning requirements.

04:41>> Ms. Brown, is she in good standing with

04:43taxes and revenue?

04:44>> Yes, she's in good standing with taxes

04:45and

04:45>> Anyone here to speak for or against this

04:47item?

04:48Seeing none, you met with the Spring

04:50Lake neighborhood on 8

04:5218, looks like 20 26 were in attendance,

04:56seven voted yes.

04:59Talk to us about your hours of operation

05:01and your public safety plan for this

05:03event center.

05:05>> Um the hours

05:07um actually

05:09pretty much I don't go on and go past

05:1111:30 at night. So, it depends on what

05:15the person who rent the venue cuz it's

05:18an event center

05:19um on the time.

05:22>> Okay.

05:22>> So, basically, this is an event center

05:24and you open you

05:26you open according to the events that

05:28you book.

05:29>> That's correct.

05:30>> Okay, what time will you open or is it

05:32based on what time a person says that

05:34they're having their event?

05:35>> Yes, ma'am. I can I can open as early as

05:376:00 in the morning. Um but it depends

05:40on how many hours they um ask for.

05:43And the latest I want to go past 11:30.

05:47>> Okay, what's the capacity of this event

05:49center? What's the capacity?

05:51>> Um capacity up to 150 to 200.

05:54>> Okay, talk to me about your public

05:55safety plan.

05:57>> Um I have I do have um security

06:01um that I'll be um having Birmingham

06:04police officer and I also have cameras

06:07in each corner in the room and outside

06:09as well. Um it's lighted up. Um

06:13I think we I submitted pictures to Ms.

06:16Brown on the outside has it's uh lighted

06:21up. So,

06:23>> So, you need to talk to our compliance

06:25team about connecting your cameras to

06:26the real-time crime center.

06:27>> Yes, he gave he just gave it to me this

06:29morning.

06:30>> Okay.

06:30>> But make sure you

06:31>> follow up with

06:33Detective Campbell, Detective Wesley,

06:35Sergeant Feister team and um

06:37talk to them about, you know, connecting

06:39your cameras to connect, okay?

06:41>> Okay.

06:41>> All right. Councilman Williams, do you

06:42have questions for the applicant?

06:43>> No.

06:44>> All right, ma'am. That

06:46Second, all in favor?

06:48>> Aye.

06:48>> All right, ma'am. That item passes the

06:50Public Safety Committee. We going to

06:51send it to the full council for a vote.

06:53>> Thank you so much.

06:54>> Yes, ma'am. Have a good day.

06:55>> And you, too.

06:56>> All right. Next item, Detective Wesley.

06:59>> Theodore by trade, Luna.

07:023211 2nd Ave N, South Birmingham,

07:04Alabama 35222.

07:07>> Applicant here?

07:17They're not here, y'all.

07:19Okay.

07:20All right. Councilman Williams, do

07:22Theodore by trade, Luna.

07:24Yes, this What is this for, y'all?

07:27Look, a special event. What's this for,

07:29Ms.

07:29>> Event center. Yes, Trey Luna.

07:39>> They're getting ready for what?

07:41>> No.

07:43You want to

07:44You want to just

08:02>> She told me to mic on, Ms. Brown.

08:04>> Brian Mooney is opening up this event

08:06center. Um I don't think it's new.

08:08>> Okay.

08:09>> Um, it's been there.

08:11It's an existing, yeah.

08:21All right, all in favor? Okay, we're

08:23going to delay this item to the next

08:25public safety meeting, so my team will

08:27be in contact with them.

08:28So, all in favor? All right, then. We're

08:30going to delay this item till the next

08:32public safety meeting.

08:35All right, Detective Wesley, next item

08:37for us, please.

08:39>> The Upper Deck 2.0, 449 Valley Avenue,

08:42Birmingham, Alabama 35209.

08:46>> All right, ma'am, when you get to the

08:48podium, please state your name and

08:49address for the record, please.

08:51>> Hi, how y'all doing? Angela Gooden, 1773

08:54Jefferson Avenue Southwest.

08:56>> Come closer to the mic and state your

08:57>> Angela Gooden, 1773 Jefferson Avenue

09:00Southwest 35211.

09:02>> Okay, Detective Wesley, is any incidents

09:05at this location?

09:06>> No incidents at this location.

09:08>> Mr. Lowder, does the applicant meet

09:10zoning?

09:10>> Property is zoned C-2 and it meets

09:12zoning requirements.

09:13>> Ms. Brown, are they in good standing

09:14with taxes and revenue?

09:16>> Yes, they are in good standing with

09:17taxes and revenue.

09:18>> Anyone here to speak for or against this

09:20item?

09:21Seeing none, you met with the Glen Iris

09:23Neighborhood Association on 10 5 26. 45

09:27were in attendance. All supported the

09:30motion to support. Tell us about the

09:32Upper Deck.

09:33>> Um, basically, it's going to be sports,

09:35bar, karaoke, and pool. And um, we'll be

09:38selling food. We'll be open from 11:00

09:40a.m. to 2:00 a.m. We'll have lunch hour

09:43as well as happy hours coming up. Um,

09:47and basically, it's just be karaoke,

09:49pool, and sports.

09:50>> What days will you be open?

09:51>> 25 You said what now?

09:53>> What days will you be open?

09:55>> It'll be Tuesday through Sunday. We'll

09:57be closed on Mondays.

09:58>> Okay, talk to us about your public

10:00safety plan.

10:01>> Okay, we have um, we'll have security

10:04and a police officer on duty at night on

10:06Fridays and Saturdays. Other than that,

10:08we'll have security outside and inside.

10:10>> Okay. Have you met with our um

10:12>> our distinct services

10:14uh

10:15compliance unit over there, Detective

10:17Wesley Campbell and Sergeant Fights

10:19about um

10:20using Connect um which

10:22>> That's your location.

10:23>> I will. Yes, ma'am.

10:24>> All right.

10:25Councilor Williams and Boston, do you

10:26have questions for the applicant?

10:32All in favor? All right, ma'am. That

10:34item passes the Public Safety Committee

10:36and we will send it to the full council

10:37before you vote.

10:38>> Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

10:39>> Thank you. Y'all have a great day.

10:41All right, the next item, please.

10:44>> United Towing and Transport Transport,

10:46excuse me. 3266 Cahaba Heights Road,

10:49Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35243.

10:54>> Is the applicant here?

11:15They operate? Detective Campbell, is

11:16this a new application?

11:18>> Yes, ma'am. It's a new applicant.

11:20They're applying for a license to

11:21operate in the city of Birmingham with a

11:22total of

11:2413 vehicles.

11:28They are like a

11:29private contract for AAA.

11:32>> Yeah, that's

11:34I don't have any issue with it. I'll go

11:35ahead and pass this cuz I don't think

11:37that they do

11:39They don't do

11:40like

11:41>> Mhm.

11:43They do business with pedestrian.

11:47>> It's essential towing.

11:48>> Triple A, okay.

11:48>> Yes, ma'am.

11:49All right.

11:50So, I have a motion to approve.

11:53>> All in favor?

11:54>> All right.

11:54>> All right, this item passes the Public

11:56Safety agenda, old business and new

11:58business. See a none.

12:00Second. All in favor?

12:02All right. All right. Public Safety

12:03Committee meeting is over. Thank you

12:05all.

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