City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good morning, Birmingham. Today is Tuesday, April 14th. The time is now 9:33 a.m. I call to order the regular meeting of the Birmingham City Council. Today's invocation will be led by Reverend Star Co. Pepper Jackson, Esquire, Bryant Chapel, AM Church, Birmingham, Alabama. And our in pledge of allegiance will be led by Counselor Crystal Smithman. If you'll please stand and join us. Let us pray. Gracious and eternal God, we come before you with gratitude, acknowledging that every good and perfect gift comes from you and knowing that true wisdom begins with reverence for you. Father, we thank you. We thank you for life, health, strength, and for the opportunity to gather in this place of leadership and decisionmaking. We thank you for those entrusted to lead and serve. Order their steps and establish the work of their hands. Lord, give these leaders discernment to do what is right. Courage to stand firm in truth and humility to walk in unity. Let all things be done decently and in order with a spirit of cooperation and respect. Lord, we lift up the city of Birmingham before you. Every neighborhood, every family, every child. Where there is struggle, send help. Where there is division, bring unity. Where there is lack, release provision. And where there is doubt, restore hope. We thank you for this city, for its history, for its resilience, and for the promise of what is yet to come. We pray

that peace would dwell within these city walls and prosperity reside within its communities. And before we close, oh God, we ask that you cover this meeting with your presence. Let all that is said and done today reflect a commitment to equity, progress for all people, and may it be seen as pleasing in your sight. We give you honor, Lord, for what will be accomplished, trusting that you are guiding even now. It is in the matchless and mighty name of Jesus we pray. Let every heart say amen. flagged

and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you so much, Reverend Co. Pepper Jackson, and thank you, Councelor Smith, for leading us in the prayer. Good morning, Mr. Clerk. Morning. You'll call the role, please. Council member Gun. Good morning. Morning, sir. Council member O'Quinn. Good morning, Council Member Smith. Good morning. Good morning, Council Member Smith. Morning. Good morning, Council Member Vasa. Morning, Council Member Williams. Council Member Woods. Good morning, Council President. Pro Tim Tate. Council President Alexander.

Good morning. President Councilors, at this time, the minutes are not ready for the meetings of January 6, 2026 through April 7th, 2026. At this time, we'll entertain communications from the mayor. Good morning, Mayor Wiffin.

Madam President, good morning to you. Good morning, council. It's good to see all of you this morning. Hope everyone is well. Good morning to the general public as well as those who are in the audience this morning. Just two quick notes, one being regional wellness day. And so at this time I would like to ask Rochelle Wallace with health initiatives who's the health initiative manager for the office of community outreach and engagement in the O'Neal comprehensive cancer center to join me and any guests she may have with her. Um as she comes forward with her and her guests um they are here to share information with us about the third annual UAB O'Neal comprehensive cancer center regional wellness day. Um, this regional wellness day is a partnership between UAB, city of Birmingham, and this event provides community members with access to screenings for common health concerns such as glucose levels, blood pressure, as well as cancer screening referrals for age eligible individuals. And Miss Wallace can do this way better than I can. Good morning everyone to Mayor Woodman Council everybody. I am Michelle Wallace. I'm the health initiatives manager at the O'Neal Cancer Center at UAB. Here with me is my colleague Kimberly Braden. We are so excited to be able to announce to you all our third regional wellness day event. It's going to be held this Saturday at the Birmingham Crosslex from 10 until 2 pm. So, we invite everyone out to please just join us. It's going to be a day that's going to be focused on health prevention and community connection. So, the regional wellness day, it actually brings together trusted partners from

the within the community, health professionals and and community members. We do this in an effort to just increase awareness about screening about uh things that you can do to better engage yourself in better health for yourself. And it also gives us an opportunity to help to provide access to services and just to support healthier lifestyles. And thanks to valuable partners such as the city of Birmingham and other community stakeholders which include the Alabama Regional Medical Services, uh Cooper Green Mercy Health, uh the Alabama Department of Public Health, and many others. Attendees for the regional wellness day event will have access to cancer education uh as well as on-site biometric screenings. Those screenings will include um uh blood cancer education, uh blood pressure checks as Mayor Whiten already mentioned, cholesterol checks and blood glucose. But in addition to that, we will have uh various cancer screenings including clinical breast exams, PSA screenings, via blood testings. I had to say that because I know sometime we may run away from that, but this time we'll do it with a blood draw. uh as well as assessments for other screenings that may include uh cervical uh screenings as well as mammograms uh including uh lung cancer screenings as well with a referral. So attendees will have an opportunity to engage with leading health care professionals and there will be over 40 vendors and exhibitors on site. They'll provide additional resources and opportunities to connect with our local organizations uh that will bring ongoing support for this. Now, this event is designed to meet people where they are. Um, cancer is still a leading factor, uh, leading cause of death within our community. In fact, it's second to heart disease. However, we do know that early detection

saves lives. So, we want to educate and empower the community with the tools and resources that are going to be helpful to to help them to take better charge of their care and their health. So whether you're looking to learn more about your health and get screened, just come out and connect with the resources that will be available at the regional wellness day. It's going to be a wonderful opportunity so that you can take that important step. Uh this event is going to be free and open to the public regardless of your insurance status. So if you're insured or not, we'll be able to connect you with some of those services. And we invite everybody to just come out, get informed, and get screened because early detection saves lives. Um, Kim, is there anything

Thank you, Rochelle. We will have additional flyers and information outside for anyone who needs additional information about it. And there's a phone number you can call as well. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Thank you, Mayor Wooden, for presenting these guests. We are so excited for the wellness program that you have. Congratulations on the third year. We know that many members of our community often when it comes to cancer detection uh because we have not had preventive me medicine available to us often our cancers are in the very late stages. And so just getting this wellness um helping people to understand and have the resources that they can go and get this preventative screening and other wellness information is so helpful to us. So we look forward to that. And give us the date and time again. It is this Saturday, April the 18th from 10 until 2 pm. So, please uh welcome one, welcome all and let everybody you know know about it and please feel free to come out.

Thank you so much. Thank you. At this time, Madame President, I would like to invite you down to the podium with me as I invite up Coach Lane, Principal Goldmith, and of course the Winona Champion Dragons up to the podium and all the school administrators that are with them as well. Everyone, please come forward. Y'all were a little delayed on that clip. I won't tell nobody though. As everyone continues to come forward, we all know the Winona High School Dragon boys basketball team has brought tremendous and great pride and distinction to the city of Birmingham, to the to theirelves and their school for their extraordinary performance in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 5A state champs. And we wanted to take the time to pause and say congratulations to you gentlemen. We're very, very proud of you.

On the championship stage at Legacy Arena, um just to remind everybody, the Dragons delivered historic and dominant 101 to 40 score victory over Silicaga. Um, YEAH, these young men definitely set a new standard of excellence in Alabama high school basketball. So, it's only appropriate that today um we as a city um take the time to acknowledge them, love on them, celebrate these outstanding student athletes and of course their coach and staff with the special proclamation that I'll read in part. the states whereas the Dragons became the first team in boys history to score 100 points in the state championship game while also setting a record for the largest margin of victory 61 points in the championship contest. And whereas this remarkable achievement adds to the Winona High School's proud legacy, marking the seven boys basketball state title in school history. And whereas under the leadership of head coach Cedric Lane, the team demonstrated discipline, preparation, and a relentless commitment to excellence, embodying the highest ideals of teamwork, sportsmanship. and where standout performances by tournament MVP Brendan Davis who scored 42 points I saw it in person it was amazing along with Santez Pillington Devonte Pin and D pronounce and Taylor where's where's Mr. Taylor

Deier, I got to get your name right, my brother. Dezier Taylor showcased the depth of talent and dedication within this team. And whereas the Winona High School community, the students, faculty, families, and supporters you see here and those in community played an essential role in encouraging and uplifting these young men and this team throughout their championship journey. Now, therefore, I, Randall L. Woodin, mayor of the city of Birmingham, along with the Birmingham City Council, and of course, my dear friend and the president of our city council, a dragon herself, Bourdain Alexander, do hereby proclaim and recognize the Mona High School boys basketball team for their historic 2026 class 5A state championship victory and commend them for their outstanding achievements, record-breaking performance, and exemplary representation of our city. Before Madame President speaks, I think I attended the game with several of the counselors here. We saw their performance in person. It wasn't just the offense that put on the show. That was very impressive defense as well. And not just that game, but throughout the entire season. Young men, we're very proud of you. Congratulations, Madam President. Well, good morning. I cannot tell you that it is with immense pride that I stand here today to represent the Birmingham City Council as we pause to celebrate this historic victory that your students and your team made during the 2026 class 5A boys state state championship. When we talk about the decisive win that you all made, I just have to say how proud I am of each of you. Coach Lane, it has just been an

honor to work with you in every capacity when I've served the district. And I want to thank you for the work you and your staff have done to motivate and to train these students and make them the excellent athletes that they are. Now, you know that I carry this bond with you and this respect for you because as as Mayor Wolfin has already said, I'm a proud Winona graduate, but I'm even prouder that my father was a basketball coach at Winona High. He took them to the championship, but he never was the champion. And so, I'm proud of the work that each of you have done. Where is Brendan Davis? He's um he's actually at another banquet in Okay. with he's getting all the accolades clear to you

that that he deserves and has already been said uh the scoring points during the game believe he was also named the MVP again you've set records during this momentous championship game as has already been stated and I think it's worth saying again you were the first AHSAA boys team to score 100 points in the title game you had a new record for the margin of victory and the most points scored in the championship game so again I stand here today and And I bring forward this resolution on behalf of the Birmingham City Council and the mayor Woodin concurring as we pause in these deliberations to congratulate the Winona High School boys for their groundbreaking victory. We recommend the perseverance and hard work that it took for them to reach this point. Coach, staff, principal, players, I am so excited for you. You have brought this championship not only home to the city of Birmingham, but to District 7, and I love you for that. Thank you so much. So at this time, counselors, I'd like to ask for unanimous consent for um resolution.

Second. All in favor, let it be known by saying I. I. And now the resolution. Second. Second. All in favor, let it be known by saying I. Thank you, coach. This is your resolution. And we got a dragon here to present it to you. Thank you. Thank you. I got so excited. Coach Lane, please come up and say a few words. Thank you. Good morning. Morning.

I just like to say on behalf of the team and school, we appreciate uh the opportunity to be on such a big platform to be recognized. And I also say uh a special shout out to those who actually came to the game because I saw quite a few faces there. So, you all really came out to support. Thanks a lot. If you all will indulge us, I would like to ask if each player would give us your name and your position and your um where you are in school, your classification.

My name's Pendleton. I play all five positions. Class 27. Devonte Pan Shard, class of 2027. And y'all can bring up the mic, too. Y'all are so tall. You can bring it up, too. Uh, John Ree Smith, Santa, class of 2027.

Jaylen Holston, point guard. Uh, class of 2027. Taylor, guard, class 2027. My name Jacob Alexander, uh, point guard, class 2027.

Jonathan Jones, shooting guard, uh, class of 2030. Uh, Timothy Bibs, Ford, class 2026. Thank you all very much. As you can see, we have quite a number of returning players. So, that is really we look forward to being at the next um championship game. So, thank you so much. Principal Cole Smith, you just want to say a few words. Well, I'd first like to just thank um the mayor, the city council for honoring the bright star on the hill and thanks coach lane for continuing the legacy that has been going on for weona. They are champions. They will be champions and they'll be seeing you next year.

So, council just bear with us. We'll take a quick picture right here. And as Madame President said with high expectations, running it back next year.

Madame President, can I just say a few words? I just want to tell you guys congratulations. I didn't go to Weona, but I am a Birmingham City Schools product. I'm very proud of you all. I know two of the assistant coaches personally. Once you guys both state champions as well, so that's really awesome to have them come back to Winona and be able to uh have that championship. So, we look forward to seeing you guys again. Thank you. Anyone else? Thank you.

Thank you very much. At this time, I will turn the meeting over to Dr. O'Quinn, our past president, in the absence of um our prom. Dr. O'Quinn will continue with the agenda. Thank you. All right.

Thank you. Next up in our presentations, we have councelor Smith. if uh the Ramsey High School softball team, science fair participants, Mr. Williams, and also my intern uh Mariah Anderson, if you guys will come up to the podium with me. I think Coach Benjamin is here and anybody else who is present from Ramsey. If you guys will join me now. Good morning. So, Ramsey High School has been very busy. Uh, so, and I'll let them kind of introduce themselves and all the things they have won. But, um, Ramsey High School, so we'll start with the softball team. The softball team was actually uh declared the Birmingham City Schools Championship. Uh they won the championship about what was it two months ago. Um we actually had a track and field. Um Mr. Williams won the state championship in indoor track 60 meters. Uh the academic bowl team scored a 93 overall for the whole school and they were the champions as well. And then at the Birmingham City School Science Fair, Ramsey placed first and second place in biology, physics, engineering, health, and medicine, social behavior, environmental science, chemistry, computer science. It sounds like you guys just won all the categories. So, um, I'm so proud of you all. I wanted you guys to have this recognition. Uh, we can start first. Is Coach Ben here?

Okay. Yeah. Oh, and Miss Lily, if you guys want to say a few words, maybe introduce the students as well. So, I don't know who wants to go first. Okay. Okay. Oh, Dr. Walker, I didn't even see you. Hey, what am I doing?

Okay. Good morning, city council. Let me say thank you for inviting us to share um some of our high moments at Rams High School. It is always a great day to be a Ram. And thank you to Counselor Smitherman for always supporting Ramsey High School and for the city council for being a great partner with Birmingham City Schools. We are not who we we are who we are because of you and we thank you. And so to our scholars who are not just scholars, but they're scholar athletes. And I always tell them the scholar comes first. And to see some of the students that we have with us today not only are champions in the classroom but champions in their perspective sports, it means a lot. And we are a school that our mission is to prepare students for college and the world. And I think every day we are doing that. And so we will acknowledge a couple of students that we have with us today. our academic bowl, uh, Miss Muhammed, who is our academic bowl advisor, as well as Jaden Craig, come forth when I call your name, guys. Gabriella Dawkins, Adria Frasier, Michael Hilton, Taj Johnson, and Todd just scored a 2930 on the ACT 29. So, congratulations, Todd. to Roger Thornton and Maline Williams. Give our academic bowl a round of applause. Thank you. And to to be quick, next our softball team roster. Miss Madison Bracie, Autumn Forner, Andrea Frasier, Khloe Goodwin, Kennedy Nicole Ford, Quinn Payne, Timberly Payton, Jayla Seagler, Alan Simeon, Kennedy Simon, Kaden Strong, Peyton Taylor, Charity Tail, Tamara

Todd, Bana Williams, and I just want to say about Tamara, Tamara Todd, one of our seniors that I know has multiple college offers already and scholarships. So, let's give Tamara a round of applause. Thank you. And then track and field under the leadership of coach Sam Samantha Hamilton, our 60 meter number one winner, Quantas Williams.

Thank you. Yes. and our science fair winners uh under the leadership of Miss one of our star performing professionals on the hill Miss Galatia Ford. Our biology first place Chase Martin second place Anthony physics Daryl Kroom second place Colin Jackson and Colin Jackson was just just won one of the drum majors for Ramsay High School. Congratulations and our engineering. First place, Carter Jackson. Carter Jackson just won a drum major. I apologize. Second place, Emmanuel in engineering, health and medicine. First place, Kalis Harris. Second place to Roger Thornon, social behavior winners. First place, second place is Alicia Riggs and Ashley Young Bloodood in environmental science. First place and second place, Gregory Nixon and Nina Hughes. First place and second place in chemistry, Gavin Powell and Emanuel Fountain. Computer science first place, Morgan Jenkins. And the overall winner for the entire science fair was Chase Martin of Operation Exploration. So, I do want to let you know just how much I am proud of these scholars. And if you would join me in another round of applause to applause our great efforts as well.

Thank you. Coach Ben, did you have want to say a few words or anything or any of the coaches just very quickly? Good morning everyone. Thank you for giving us this privilege and opportunity to be here with you. It's always a pleasure to be in your presence and for you to recognize our scholar athletes, our academic scholars. It's always a great pleasure. I just want to make just just a note on Content William CC Williams as head coach. She was not able to be here with us, but she did send greetings and send thank said thank you for giving them the opportunity. So again, thank you for all that you do and we appreciate the opportunity to be here with you. Thank you.

Good morning to the city council and to Councilwoman Smman. Thank you all for acknowledging our scholars. We greatly appreciate it. This is a true testament of Birmingham City Schools preparing students and it's again a testament of success starting here. So again, thank you for the opportunity and we look forward to future opportunities to sharing the great things that we're doing on the hill. Thank you again.

Thank you so much. Uh Kim, we can get a quick picture. But I also wanted very quickly to acknowledge I never did my district 6 intern Mariah Anderson. She actually plays on the soccer team and she is a senior. She is going to uh the University of Auburn in Montgomery and she'll major in political science this fall. Uh she has been so helpful with helping our events, giving us insight. uh she really shows up, works hard and represents the kind kind of young leadership that makes us all very optimistic about the future of our city. Um and one last note, I am very proud of Ramsay because Ramsay does not have any facilities outside of a gymnasium which means for example the track team has to travel all the way to Lawson Field. Um, I think the softball team may have to go what? George World Park.

Alultimont all the way to Altimont. And I think that's a testament of Birmingham City Schools that we can do a lot with the little. So, you know, um, Madame President, we might as well declare it's BCS day between Winona and Ramsey today. So, thank you guys so much.

Thank you very much. We're very proud of each of these scholar athletes and scholars within uh, our schools. So, thank you for the presentation. I need to move. Thank you all. All right. At this time, we have another presentation and council, I'll just let you keep going.

All right. Um, Miss Roby of Plet Roby of the Civil Rights Foot Soldiers is here to announce an upcoming event. Miss Roby, if you will come to the day, come to the lectern, please.

Good morning. Miss Roby, if you'll just hit the button on the microphone until the light comes on. The silver button. Turn the microphone on. There you go. Thank you, Sh. Good morning. Good morning.

We are the Civil Rights Activist Committee. I am Pette Roby. I serve as chair of the organization and on behalf of the civil rights activist committee, home of the foot soldiers, I respect I respectfully invite you to serve as a council legacy sponsor for our 63rd anniversary civil rights street celebration in May 2026. We are asking each council member to symbolically invest $1,963 representing the historic year that transformed Birmingham and helped reshape our nation. This commemoration will unite all 99 neighborhoods in the historic civil rights district to honor the courage of the children and the citizens of 1963 and reaffirm our shared commitment to justice and unity. Your leadership and participation will demonstrate continued support for preserving Birmingham legacy while inspiring future generations. We will be honored to recognize you publicly during the program as a council legacy sponsor. The leadership and partnership with this event include the city of Birmingham, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the National Park Service, neighborhood association, faithbased of faithbased organization, Birmingham border education and local

businesses and corporate sponsors. We are here asking each of you to support this event to make it be successful for the city of Birmingham. Thank you, Miss Roby. Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, okay. So, I need an answer from each of you uh councils up there before I leave this podium for you all to support this event um by with the symbolic investing of $1,963 from each one of you councils up there. Thank you, Mrs. Roby. Each of our offices will be getting in touch with you and give that information to you. Okay. Well, we appreciate and I'm very proud of the event that's going to be held and I'm sure you'll get support you needed. Thank you so much. Thank you so very much. May 2nd.

That's right. May second. May 2nd, 1963. May 2nd, 2026. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate everything you all do for us.

All right. At this time, council, we have completed our presentations. We'll turn back to our regular agenda and we will uh have an opportunity to consider the items that are presented for consent. All items designated as consent are considered to be routine and non-controversial and will be approved by one motion. No separate discussion of these items will be permitted unless a council member, the mayor or citizen interested in a public hearing so request. If so, such items will revert to its normal place on the agenda order of business. All matters of permanent operation, they're indicated with a capital P on the agenda will be read. All other matters will be announced by reading the item number only. All public hearings will be announced. Mr. Clerk, if you'll read the items to be considered for consent.

Consent agenda starts today on page two. item two. Then we skip over to page 32 and item three is on consent. Page 33, items five and six are on consent. Page 34, items 7, 8, 9, and 10 are on consent. Page 35, items 11, 12, and 13 are on consent. Page 36, items 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 are on consent. Page 37, we have items 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 on consent. Page 38, items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 are on consent. Page 39. Items 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37 are on consent. Page 40, items 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43 are on consent. Page 41, items 44, 45, 46, 47, and 48 are on consent. Please note that item 49 has been requested to be withdrawn. Page 42, items 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 are on consent. Page 43, items 56, 57, 58, 59, and 60 are on consent. Page 44, items 61, 62, and 63 are on consent. Place 45. Items 64, 65, and 66 are on consent. Page 47, we have items 67, 68, and 69 on consent. Page 47 we have items

70, 71, 72 and 73 on consent. Page 48 we had items 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79 on consent. And we conclude with item 80 on page 49. We have two agenda items. All right. Thank you counselors. Are there any items you'd like to have added or removed from consent? Council Williams. Seeing that the two addendum items are special events, can we please add them to consent? Thank you. The request is to add items 81 and 82 the addenda items to consent. Thank you, Councelor Williams. Any other items?

Actually, there's a technicality u because of the state law that we have to um read some items. Thank you though. Any other items? Good. Okay. Anything else? All right. Now, we'll entertain a motion. Second. All right. Motion, Council Williams. And I have All right. I'm sorry, Council Williams. Uh, got you. And I think it was Council Smith. I'm I

And voting should be open about now. W is absent. All right, that vote should be up, Madam President.

All right, thank you. Those items passed and so all of the items that were considered for consent as well as the two additional items. They are all approved and we will turn now to our agenda, regular agenda. Item one, a resolution approving the application of Harvest Solutions LLC for a new indoor non-hazardous medical waste treatment and document shredding facility located at 4,400 7th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212. Motion, please. Second.

All right. Thank you, counselors. You have a resolution before you approving the application of Harvest Solutions LLC for a new indoor hazardous medical waste treatment. We did have um information that was presented to us last week from the owners of the facility as well as a public hearing that was held with neighbors um giving their support for this particular item. Uh before we take the vote, because of state law, there are some acknowledgements that we must consider and ensure that we're considering six factors that set out that are set out in the statutory requirements. And if you don't mind, I'll go ahead and read those items so they'll be part of the record. The consistency of the proposal with the jurisdiction solid waste management need as identified in his plan that was considered. The relationship of the proposal to local planned or existing development or the absence thereof to major transportation arteries and to existing state primary and secondary roads. the location of a proposed facility in the relationship of existing industries in the state that generate large volumes of solid waste or the relationship to the areas projected for development of industries that will generate solid waste. Four, cost and availability of public services, facilities and improvements required to support a proposed facility and protect public health, safety and the environment. the impact of a proposed facility on public safety and provisions made to minimize the impact on public health and safety. And lastly, the social and economic impacts of a proposed facility on the affecting community, including changes in property values and social or community perception. This information is also contained in the draft resolution that is before us that um makes a finding in the whereas clauses that propo that this proposal is consistent with these factors. Um counselors, are there any questions you have regarding this

particular item? Yes, ma'am. Yes. Go ahead. My understanding is that the reason that we had to wait to vote from the initial presentation was to allow for public comment to come in electronically. My understanding is that we did not receive any public comment to my knowledge. Is that true? Electronic. We'll verify that again. I believe we're going to go back to the um council administrator. Did we have any communications that came in to us is by council. Madam President, we have one communication that came through uh councelor Quinn's office and that email was forwarded for the record. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions regarding this item? Based on that, I call for the vote.

Is there a second? We already did. We're ready to vote.

Council, I'm sorry. How would you like to vote? Councilman Woods. I'm Yes. Yes. C. Okay, he got it.

All right. Thank you. Item number one passes. I do want to say again um this was the first time that we considered this type of proposal under new state law. So I do appreciate the office of the city attorney uh planning and zoning and all of the administrative departments that assisted in um ensuring that we followed uh those through the letter. To the uh owners and those bringing this to this area, uh we're excited. Um we uh we're going to hold you to the letter. I know you have a very extensive community benefits agreement that you've made with the neighborhood and so we're just appreciative of the work that you did to engage the neighborhood and uh we look forward to this. So, thank you very much. All right, next item. So, item number one passes. Next item

should be item four, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute and deliver an agreement whereby Alabama Power Company is allowed to enter upon city own property that was purchased during their Federal Emergency Management Agency acquisition project located at 1240 Avenue Tinsley to install, operate, and maintain overhead transmission lines and electrical facilities along 13th Street Enley from Avenue T to Avenue U Alley to provide to upgrade electrical service in the Pratt city community and the western areas of Birmingham and authorized the mayor to accept the sum of $15,000 from Alabama Power for the transmission line easement along city owned property for Alabama Power Company's North Pratt transmission line project. This is an item of permanent operation. I need UC to pass it today.

Council member Gun. Hi, Council Member O'Quinn. Hi. Council member Smith. Hi. Council member Smitherman. Hi. Council member Vasa. Hi. Council member Williams. Hi, Council Member Woods. Hi, Council President Alexander. I item is before you. All right, councilors. This is an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute and deliver agreement with Alabama Power to allow them to um put various uh to operate and maintain overhead transmission lines and electron electrical facilities within areas of District 9. Uh, do you have any questions about this or you need further presentation by administration?

Okay, we're ready for the vote. Council President Council President. Yes. All right, that vote should be up. All right, thank you. Item four passes. Thank you. Next item 49 was withdrawn. The next would be that it that's since we added 81 82 to consent. That should be that's it. Thank you very much. At this time that concludes our agenda and we will now entertain updates from each of our districts. And so would you like to go first, Council Williams? I know you read it.

Next economic development tourism committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, April the 21st in the chambers. If y'all could have your submissions to india.bay birmingham.gov uh before Thursday, April 16th, we would appreciate it. And that is all I have. Thank you, councelor Smith.

Yes. Thank you. Uh, as far as neighborhood meetings, the South Tennisville neighborhood will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at Holy Family High School located at the Old Center Street Middle School, 1832 Centerway South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35205. The Arlington West End neighborhood will meet today at 6 p.m. at the West End Library. Uh, this Saturday, we'll be hosting our part two computer 101 class at noon at Holy Family Crystal Ray High School. Join us to learn basic computer skills, internet safety, email, and more. Feel free to bring your own laptop. For more information, please call James at 2052153053. And also, 6th Avenue Baptist Church will host their third annual step for summer family 5K walk and run and wellness festival this Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m. This event helps raise funds for their summer camp scholarships and out of school programs. There will be youth performances, uh, dance performances, vendors, giveaways, fish fry, and kids zone in addition to the walk. Thank you, Madam President.

Thank you so much, Council Vasa.

Thank you, Madam President. Um, two wonderful events that we had last week. One was, uh, HEA's Latino Opportunity Summit. Uh, great opportunity for community getting together. Uh, secondly, the Holy Celebration at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Wonderful event. Thousands of attendees uh, this past Saturday. Uh so just wanted to lift those two up. Uh we have a another uh wonderful event this weekend. St. Elias's Food and Cultural Festival is this weekend. Uh Friday and Saturday. Uh come to get wonderful food and um see wonderful uh cultural entertainment as well. Um lastly, we have two neighborhood association meetings tonight. East Aenddale has a 6 pm conference call and Highland Park Neighborhood Association has their 6 pm uh neighborhood association meeting at the side room at Rojo. That concludes my announcements. Thank you, Madam President.

Thank you so much, Councelor Quinn.

Thank you, Madam President. The planning and zoning committee will meet today at 3 p.m. here in the council chambers. Um we have three neighborhood associations meetings this week. East Aenddale um meets via conference call at 6 pm tonight. Um please call our office if you need that login information. Southside Neighborhood Association will meet on Thursday at 6 PM at the Birmingham Police Department South Precinct and North Aenddale Neighborhood Association will also meet on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the MLK Recreation Center. Um, Eli Thrive, uh, the East Lake Initiative, um, has a spring garden workday coming up on Saturday, April 18th. Uh, it's right next door to Barrett Elementary. That will be again on April 18th from 900 a.m. to noon. Um the as Miss Roby spoke earlier, the civil rights foot soldiers will be having their 63rd anniversary street celebration on May 2nd uh from 10:00 a.m. to 700 p.m. in the uh historic 4th Avenue business district. Um, and if you've been around Birmingham, you know, for the past few years, you'll notice that our street infrastructure is being transformed. Um, there's traffic calming going in all over the city. Um, bike lanes, improved sidewalks. Um, and that's largely at the direction of our Birmingham Department of Transportation. However, there's still a lot of work to be done and the

um transportation department is looking for public input on their go BHM um plan for multimmodal transportation. Um so this is a forwardlooking plan um to help guide them as they continue to transform the the city's street infrastructure. Um, if you'd like to weigh in on that and give public comment, um, you can find that at birmingham.govhm. And thank you. That concludes my announcements.

Thank you so much, Councelor Woods.

Thank you, Madam President. Quickly, uh, the Kell Springs Neighborhood Association will meet today, uh, April 14th at 6 PM. That meeting is held at Smith Middle School. Uh as always, we really encourage residents to get engaged and uh participate in the neighborhood meetings. Uh this Saturday, April 18th at 9:00 a.m. will be a Helman ballpark. Uh going through this cleaning up, we'll be cutting some grass uh cutting some uh limbs back. Uh partnering with the Blackberry Rivereper and the Friends of Huffman Ballpark. Uh definitely come on out. An hour can make a great impact. So, come out 9:00 a.m. on this Saturday, April 18th. And lastly, uh we are in the middle of the budget process. Want to invite the public to participate in the uh budget survey. Uh we want to really gather as much uh information that you're interested in in terms of your priorities associated with the upcoming FY27 budget. So, we encourage you to visit birmingham.gov GV fy oh sorry backfy2027 again that's www.m birmingham.gov backfy2027 uh it takes about two minutes to do the survey and it will really help us as we uh prepare to enter into the budget process. So thank you.

Thank you councel gun.

Thank you madam president. Uh these are my announcements for today. Uh the Ingenook Public Library will be hosting a special Earth Day story time and craft day on April the 21st from 400 pm to 5:00 pm and we're asking the community uh to come out and participate in that. Uh Neighborhood Housing Services is hosting the Home Wise Expo, which is a free event which will connect homeowners with experts, tools, and resources to maintain and improve their homes. Uh this event is happening this Saturday, April the 18th, uh from 10:00 a.m. to 400 pm at the Bill Harris Arena. uh neighborhood association meetings that are taking place this week. Tonight we have the Kilo Springs Neighborhood Association meeting at 6 PM uh at Smith Middle School Northeast Lake tonight at 6 PM at the Southern Museum of Flight. And lastly, we have the Penfield Park Neighborhood Association meeting which is at 6 pm tonight at the Brownsville Heights Community Center. And that concludes my announcements.

Thank you, Council Gun. Councelor Smith.

Yes, thank you. So, tomorrow UAB is hosting their aging well health fair. Um, that's tomorrow, April 15th, at Central Park Rec Center from 10:00 a.m. to 100 p.m. Um, they'll be having screenings and offering free wellness packs and health tips based on those screening results. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is hosting their annual spring plant sale this week. The um, Friends of the Botanical Gardens opens up on Thursday, but the general public is welcome to come on Friday from 8 to 5:30 and on Saturday from 8 to 2. And it's already been mentioned that UAB is hosting the regional health day at the Crosslex this Saturday, April 18th from 10:00 to 2. As well, the Birmingham Parking W is still hiring lifeguards for the summer. If you're interested, please call 2052542189. Also, within Birmingham Park and Wreck, there is a citywide community survey that is being conducted. Um and so that will be on um your providing input on local parks and community priorities. So everyone is encouraged to complete the survey and attend meetings and you can get more information on beh parks 2035 bhm pks 2035.com. The Birmingham Public Library Board will meet today at the Tittisville Library at 5:00 PM. Park and Recck will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th at 9:00 am at Legion Field and the Arts and Parks Committee will meet on Monday, April 20th, at 3:30 here in council chambers. And we have the following neighborhood meetings. Believe is meeting this evening at Brown Elementary School and Greymont will meet tomorrow, April 15th, at 6:30 at the Smithfield Branch Library. Thank you. Thank you so much. These are our announcements for District 7. I really want to give a special thanks to all of our love D7 partners, participants, neighbors. I'd like to

thank my staff, uh, especially Representative Datcher, the UAB Mobile Market, the Health Smart Mobile Market. We had KBB, J Jefferson County Greenways, uh, the Omocrron Omega chapter of Alphacap Alpha Sorority Incorporated, and 1918 Catering, Kona Ice, JP, and the Connection Band. It was a great opportunity for residents to come out uh take advantage of the resources that we have as we plan for additional cleanups throughout the year in district 7. So if you want to team up and have a cleanup in district 7, please call my office at 2052542498 or connect with your neighborhood association president. We have many that are planned throughout the rest of the year and we want to get your participation. But thanks again to everyone who came out for love D7206. Counselors, I know you're going to be so disappointed, but I'm asking if we can uh postpone the meeting for our committee of the whole meeting tomorrow and we will put the item on for our next month's meeting if that is okay with you all. So, we are cancelling the committee of the whole administration government affairs meeting on April. And I just I know I have one counselor that's just going to go, "Oh, no." But uh we will move those items to next month. Uh on Thursday, April 16th, the Winona High School Youth Health Forum will be held in the fabulous District 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Uh they will have a panel discussion with our youth about what healthy looks like to them. Light food will be served. So we're excited for the Winona High School Youth Health Forum. They'll be from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. And the name of the business escapes me. Bama Health Foods.

Bama Health Foods. That's right there on the Bessma Super Highway in again district 8. On Thursday, we also have the Hillman Hillman Park Neighborhood Association will meet at 5:00 PM at the Mary Door Center at 4560 Park Avenue Southwest. On Saturday, April 18th, we have a family that's sponsoring a cleanup in Burfield and that's uh along Oak Grove Avenue. We want to thank these residents. they're taking upon their own to have this family clean up to support the reticence along that street. So that's clean up in Bruville Day in D7 on 9:00 a.m. and it starts at 6172 Grove Avenue. If you have any questions, you want to come out and help and assist, you can call Miss Regina Bryant. Her number is 205-4328737. This is showing how residents u want to be part of the solution in this family. they have multiple families that are going to go ahead and um want to do some cleanups in that area. So, we're very grateful to them with grateful to KBB and the um Roosevelt Neighborhood Association who are also planning to participate. On Monday, April 22nd, we have the Birmingham Parks and Wreck plan that were presented part of their community meetings. This is to update and engage the community on uh as we look at survey and look at ways that we can help to improve our parks and recreation system. So that community meeting will be held at the Oxmore Community Center at 1992 Winona Road. Now this is the first of the ones in April. There are several others. I'm sure that other counselors will be announcing those or our arts and parks committee will be announcing those as they come to their area, but this is the first one um on the 27th of April at the Oxmore Community Center. I always want to remind you if you need to report illegal dumping or missed bulk trash

pickup, please report that to my Bham 311 or you can dial 2052548314. and to that contractor that continues to dump trash um right in front of the church. I saw you the other day and so I got you. So we'll get that in. Okay. Thank you very much. All right. Get them. All right. Thank you very much. At this time, Mr. Clerk will turn it over to our speakers list.

Okay. Um Pastor Chris Erskin. Pastor Erskin, as you come forward, you have three minutes. We welcome you today. And um I as soon as you want to give us a status report, you have three minutes. The time is over there on the clock for you. Okay. How are you this morning?

I'm wonderful. Good morning to you, Madame President, to um Mayor Wolfin, his office, and each of you all, our counselors. Um, I've been asked to do something historic today, uh, along with Winona and with Ramsay. I will probably be making the shortest speech I've ever had. Um, due to time, we do have some of our followers from our church here. I want to acknowledge them and ask them to stand as well as some of the advisory board members of our movement foundation. We also have Mr. Bob Gray and Richard here from GMC uh architects and engineers and I'm going to turn it over to them for a presentation. I would ask madame president and lean on our friendship if I could suspend the rules with time just for a second because they do want to show you an updated presentation

presentation. The only thing is we just it's not long at all. That's okay with the council. What's not long? Not long is less than two minutes. All right, that's a counselor agreement. Okay, cuz you're using up your time. So,

all right. So, two and a half years ago, actually two years, two months, and one day ago, this council voted in the affirmative for us to enter into agreement with the former Scott school project. We're here with a status report to let you know how that project is moving successfully and asking that this council would we will be reminded that one of your former colleagues, Miss Abbott, said to us that that presentation was amazing and that at that time we were not asking for any support but in the spirit of our foot soldier, Miss Roby, anything that the city can do to assist us to make sure that this project comes into fruition will be greatly appreciated. At this time, I will ask Mr. Bob Gray and Richard to come from GMC.

Okay. Because now you're really turning this into more of a meeting and a presentation versus community voices. So, I am going to ask you um to we're going to have to limit the time and the presentation because this is not the way we present this information. Okay. So, if you could just um I don't know how long they had planned because I really would like for you to just present to us what what you're here for today and what you'd like for us to consider or what you're trying to give us information on.

So, real quickly, the digital form of the presentation has been sent to each of you all already. We have a hard copy for each of you all as well. Um, these gentlemen were here because they provided us with renderings of what the school looked like, what it will look like in the near future, and how we can assist the city council and the city with our blight problem. We had a homeless problem. We had a squatters problem inside of the school. We had drug infestation as well as opiates on the premises, needles on the premises. We've cleared that. We're ready now to move forward with this project. And again, we wanted to be a great neighbor in our community by helping you to be updated on where we are. We're working greatly with Innovations um department, Miss Stewart, and her staff. But we felt an obligation to come back to this council because you voted for us to move forward with this redevelopment pro project.

All right. Well, thank you, pastor. I do appreciate you presenting this information to us. Um, if you said you provided that to us digitally and by email, that would be great. Um, again, we're the legislative body. I appreciate you want to bring that information to us. we do have to work with administration and allow them to bring these type of issues back to us for reconsideration and so we'll continue to follow up on that. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, Willie Jenkins and I

pull your mic down, Mr. Jenkins. Good morning. You have three minutes.

Uh good morning. I'd like to announce that uh uh Willie Jenkins and the men of prayer will be on the 14th on the second Sunday in uh uh Oak Street Baptist Church at uh 12:00. Men of praise. Also, we're going to be at um Mount Zion Community Church in on Finn, April the 26 at 3 p.m. And Dennis, Reverend Dennis Brock going to be the pastor. He the pastor and the men of praise going to be singing. I want all y'all to come see the men of praise. The men of praise and also the Carver High School coming up. The reunion coming up again first Saturday in October. I want y'all to come in the first Saturday in October. And then my um one of my neighbors passed. She been running around a long time. She was 80 years. Her name is Johnny Lenny Bale. First Baptist Cypico this coming Saturday. I've been helping her, you know, well, a long time. But the Lord call in first Bico Re and the funeral going to be a ser and she was a great soldier in the army and she really going to be missed and I'm going to miss her really and her daughter passed too good a while back ago but her mama passed. She had a daughter Diane and she we my sister we we go down there and take her to the grocery store see after you know take her to the back and grocery store but she was up in age but I'm going miss her but I want to tell y'all the Lord to do something for her and I just want to say God be with y uh with the family and also I want to know is is y they gonna have a soul circle this this year miss

it's advertised yes sir I don't have the dates but I can get that information to you. Oh, I see. I just want to know they start this week or next week. But we can get that information. You come by the uh desk, council desk, we'll give you that information. Okay. That's that's what I want. Yes, sir.

That's what I want. Yeah, that's that's I sh won't be here this year. I'm going to miss her. I used to come to the bot every year. see Sher Shirley Caesar and uh and uh she was she was she was faithful, you know, but I understand, you know, but I just want I'll see her next time. I guess I'll see her next time. But y'all come over to Old Street Baptist Church. We um got a new pastor now, brother Patrick A and Miss A. They come from Beth and they good can preach and she could teach too. I sing in a group at O Street Baptist Church here, the men of O Street Choir. We got a choir, a big choir, male choir, and we sing and do Lord William. We sing at Mount Zion. And we be doing all kind of song. Y'all come on and check us out cuz we we are the men of praise. Now teach. Johnny Johnson sang with us. Police T. Johnny Johnson sang been with us a long time. And his uh men day at Evergreen, both of them on the fourth Sunday and his on the fourth Sunday at 11:00 and uh Mount Zion will be on the fourth Sunday. It'll be at 300 PM. I just want to let y'all know what's going on. Men are praising that we actually doing work for the Lord. That what we doing work for the Lord.

Thank you, Mr. Jenkins. We appreciate these updates. Thank you. Okay, next speaker. I see Elizabeth and Arlene Bever.

Good morning. As you come forward, you have three minutes. We have three minutes each. Uh, well, you're signed up together. Okay. So, can you put it together? Good morning to you. Okay. Go ahead. Give us your names again. My name is Elizabeth and I'm Arlene.

We are here um with a few complaints about Mom's Basement and the Kahaba Brewery. Every time they have an event um of course the overflow, they don't have adequate parking. The overflow ends up in front of our door. So, on Saturday, I called the police three times. Of course, the police did not respond. We have um uh no parking signs that are placed across the street from my mother's house. We have a bike lane in front of my mother's house. So, there's no reason there's no room for anyone to park there. So, but people still park there. When we call the police, we expect them to come out and give them a ticket just like they ticket the people up the street from us. Uh when you go up to Crestwood Boulevard, there's people parked by them. No parking sign. You have somebody marching right up there. A police officer come just like that and they ticket those cars. But in front of my mother's door, they don't ticket the car. They don't come out. I called them three times to no reveal. That was one of my issues. Next is a safety issue. That street is so narrow. The uh fire truck tried to come down. They had to go down at a snail's pace to get up the street to go up to the Kahaba brewery to u assist someone up there. Any emergency vehicle cannot uh come down our street because like I said, the police will not enforce the the law over there. There are and this is at 4346 3rd Avenue South. That's my mother's address and all the houses down the street um are blocked. My mailboxes are blocked. All of that's going on. Okay. U another issue there. We have two lots there. 4350 4352. There zone for single family home. Oh, how about they use that for a parking lot now. They come they parked 20 cars a par there and they're all from the mom's basement and from Kahaba brewery uh traffic and um they they knocked down they drove over our um hydrant last year that we had it replaced

and of course now they block it. We have a no park. Where my picture? I have some pictures I want you to see quickly

of the activity that's going on. Took those pictures Saturday, but this is happening every Saturday. Soon as it gets hot, that's what's happening. People are just parking everywhere. They validate all those parking, no parking zone signs, and they just do whatever they want to do. But this uh the lots that are zoned for single family homes, uh we need no parking signs to be placed there and we need some of the little iron poles to put there to block the driveway so they can't get onto that property that's zoned for single family homes. We need that to take place so that um those people won't drive up there. If somebody has an oil leak or gas leak from their car, they'll go our home. Our home is gone because you know they're parking on in an area that zone for single family home. Uh blocking it. Okay. And also I

Excuse me. Do you mind speaking to the mic? We can't hear you. We can't hear you. You just speak into the mic. We can a little bit, but you just pull the mic down. Okay. Do I need to do No, no, no. Just keep going.

I'm going to read. Okay. But like I said, for number one, safety issues, emergency vehicles cannot come down our street. Number two, the lots that are zone uh 4350 and 4352 are zoned for single family homes and there are people parking cars there. At least 20 cars are parked on those two lots. And we have the fire hydrant which is blocked constantly. My sister has a picture of um an 18 will just parked right there. I mean like there's no sign there but we as you can see from the pictures that are coming around. We have um we've been here before and we have the no parking signs in place. We just need the law enforcement to enforce the law. Just simple as that. And we need the uh we need some chains and no parking sign uh parked uh to be placed in the lots at 4350 and 4352 uh to keep people from coming onto that lot parking those vehicles. And right now I think it's some type of some type of other uh uh what is that? It's a it's another thing that's parked on that lot that needs to be taken off of the lot too. So um and I posted all of this information on the my 31 portal, my Birmingham 311 portal. I did send these pictures in so that you all can look at them and see the addresses too.

Well, thank you so much. I want to thank both of you. And how do you pronounce your last name? Beville. And I want to thank you and your sister for bringing this information to us today. Uh you have really addressed some issues. Um like you said, parking, zoning, and police enforcement. We're going to turn these issues over to administration. I've written down the addresses that um you provided to us and then we'll get this over to administration chief. Yes, ma'am. We have a team member waiting outside to speak with her as well. Also, if you Google the address, my mother's address, you can see the whole street. They'll show you the whole street and how it should look without those cars there.

Well, as you exit, they have a team from administration that are um going to get this rest of this information from from you. Thank you'all so much for presenting this today. Thank you. Next speaker. Hey, Dr. Murphy. Good morning. You have three minutes. Thank you, sir. through the uh city of Birmingham and all of his leadership. Um I come for one reason to speak about spiritual guidance.

Our salvation is the most precious thing that we have bar none. It's according how you look at where you are going is going to determine how you live. When we look at human endeavor, something is missing. We are watching some unfold. But if you're not spiritually aware, you can't see what Satan is doing. Nor can you follow God's direction because you're not in tune with him.

Why am I saying this? There are some giants that we must face as leaders. This is still one of the greatest governments and the best leadership to me that would never change. When I was walking to, and I'm not bragging, not begging either. When I was walking to Montgomery for 10 years, before that walk, I went by the Alabama Central Literacy Council and they basically told me, "You go ahead on cuz we're not going to help you." But at the same identical time, they was writing one. I ain't talking about nobody told me. They were sent a letter with a letterhead with one paragraph and get a quarter million dollars from the city. It reached 500,000 by the time I start my walk. But for black folk, they are tearing up our history, destroying our books. Yet, nobody is there talking about it. We're still sending them money to destroy our history. Watch this. I want you. All we have is a memory as though we are not living anymore about what we did in civil rights and this rights and this era. As though we don't have an era to live in anymore. If you look at the way Satan is playing this out, nobody is burning the midnight oil for human endeavor. It's all about how can I keep up with what's going on as though I'm going to keep on living but the clock is still ticking. When you look at over the last 60 years of our leadership, you show me where there's any organization exist

for unified leadership to tackle the major issues of another generation. There isn't one. Not one. You have to ask yourself the question, what am I really doing? Let me say it like this. Can I just finish this? I saw this with my own eyes. There was a runoff in the city in a city council position. This one position. I don't need to call any names. It was two candidates left. There was a big high-powered guy sent a limousine on 19th Street to pick up this certain person. They took him to Ross Bridge. They set him down at a table. And this is what they told him. Do you like coming out here? He said, "Sure, sure. Do you like the food out here?" He said, "Sure, sure. Would you like to bring your family anytime you want to?" He says, "Sure." He passed him across the table a $500 check and told him, "Now, there are some things going to come up on your chest some days. We just need you to vote vault in our favor." Sure. Sure. And it was a man of God. You're beyond your time.

Outstanding. Okay. I can talk long as I want to when I I'm going to still come in your favor. Thank you. Appreciate you. Right. Thank you very much. Believe that concludes our speakers list. At this time, we want to thank our officers on duty, officer Pinker and Officer Tarant of City Hall. We also want to thank our fire inspectors, Inspectors Snow and Johnson. At this time, Madam President, just one thing. I saw my good friend Leah Davis in the audience. Today is her birthday. So, happy birthday, Leah. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. All right. We'll take a motion. Second. All those in favor, please say I. I.

We are journ. Thank you all so much for a great meeting today. Thank