So we can be fine.

So it's a good way to do it.

So you can just talk about this.

We're ready.

Good morning, Birmingham.

This is the regular meeting of the Birmingham City Council.

Today is Tuesday, September thirtieth, twenty twenty-five.

This morning our invitation will be delivered by Brian Blake's firefighter chaplain for the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services.

And our Pledge of Allegiance will be led by me.

If you're willing and able, please stand.

Father God, we thank you for this day and for the opportunity to gather here today.

We are grateful for your faithfulness, mercy, and grace to be able to come today as we are led by your Holy Spirit.

Today we especially thank you for every present leader, community members, and all who serve this city gratefully.

Councilmember Abbott.

Councilmember Moore.

Councilmember Sbendeman.

at the Bowell Auditorium, which is located at 1930, Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard.

The event will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

This session is designed to help vendors and planned planners understand what is required to legally operate a mobile food business within this Birmingham City limits.

We'll also provide critical information for those planning to sell food or organize events during the Magic City Classic.

Again, we want to encourage all those who have the desire to operate a mobile food business within the city limits and those who plan to sell food or organize events during the Magic City Classic.

To register, you can send an email to register at Birmingham AL.gov.

Again, register at Birmingham AL.gov.

The popular 52nd annual Birmingham Greek Festival is October the 2nd through the 4th from 1030 a.m.

to 9 30 p.m.

daily.

This family-friendly food and culture event will take place at 307 19th Street South.

There will be live music, dancing, a marketplace, and of course, food.

Admission is free to the festival.

For those ordering food, there are walk-up, takeout, and drive-thru options available.

You can also choose from tinted seating, open-air street tables, or covered garage dining.

For more information, you can go to GreekfestBirmingham.com for details.

Then finally, Mr.

President, members of the council, members of the public, at this time, I would like to ask Ms.

Danny Sims program to Miss Danny Sims, as well as any other guests who are with the crisis center to please join me at the podium for a proclamation.

September is recognized as recovery month, which is the time to celebrate the strength and resilience of those in recovery under the work of providers and support systems and educate the public about the effectiveness of treatment and recovery services.

We would like to take this time to recognize those who are rep in recovery and the community that supports them with a special proclamation that I will read in part on the mayor's behalf.

It reads, whereas the City of Birmingham acknowledges the ongoing impact of substance use disorder in our community and remains committed to supporting recovery efforts that offer hope and healing to individuals and families.

And whereas we recognize and deeply appreciate the dedication of first responders, health care professionals, peer recovery specialists, counselors, outreach workers, and all those who support individuals on their journey to recovery.

And whereas empowering individuals in recovery strengthens our neighborhoods, reduces the burden on our public systems, and contributes to a healthier, more resilient Birmingham.

Now, therefore, I, of course, on the mayor's behalf, Randall L.

Whiffin, Mayor of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, do hereby proclaim September the twenty September 2025 as recovery month in the City of Birmingham.

And I encourage all residents to join the reflecting on the power of recovery, supporting those affected by substance use disorder, and promoting inclusive policies and practices that build a more compassionate and recovery-ready community.

Let us come together to uplift the voices of those in recovery, recognize the strength that it takes to seek help, and commit to fostering an environment where recovery is always possible.

See us.

Thank you.

Thank you to the mayor who's not here right now and to all the council members.

My name is Danny Sims.

I am assistant director of Recovery Resource Center, a program of the Crisis Center.

I'm also a person in long-term recovery from opioid addiction and alcohol use disorder.

And I've been in recovery since 2016.

My colleagues are not with me today because they are back at the office at Cooper Green, helping our community members right now who are seeking help for their addiction.

And so I know we don't have a lot of time here, so I just want to ask a couple of things of you all.

One is to help us break the stigma surrounding substance use disorder.

So when you're talking to your friends, family, constituents, the next time you hear someone say that person's just a drug addict or she's just an alcoholic.

Please let them know that is a person who is struggling with substance use disorder.

Because words are very powerful.

The second thing I ask you to do is to become familiar with the resources in this city, because there are many.

Have a good one.

Thank you.

Mr.

President, members of the council, that concludes the mayor's report.

Thank you, Chief Sparks.

We'll move on to our statement of the conduct of business.

All items designated as consent are routine and non-controversial and will be approved by one motion.

All items on the consent agenda will be announced by reading the item numbers only.

No separate discussion of these items will be permitted unless a council member or the mayor requests the item be removed from the consent agenda.

Additionally, a citizen interested in addressing the council with respect to an item on the consent agenda designated for public hearing may request the item be removed from the consent agenda to hold the hearing on the item.

Any items removed from the consent agenda will revert to its normal place on the agenda order of business.

For remaining matters, all matters of permanent operation will be read and all public hearings will be announced.

Consent agenda starts on page two with items two, three, and four.

Page three, items five, six, and seven are on consent.

Page five, item eight is on consent.

Page six, item nine is on consent.

Page 15, items 10 and 11 are on consent.

Page 21, item 12 is on consent.

Page 26, item 13 is on consent.

Page 27, item 14 is on consent.

Page 28, item 15 is on consent.

Skip over to page 36.

Items 16 and 17 are on consent.

Page 37.

Items 18, 19, 20, and 21 are on consent.

Page 38, items 22, 23, and 24 are on consent.

Page 39.

Items 25, 26, 27, and 28 are on consent.

Please note that item number 27 was recommended by public safety.

Page 40.

Items 29, 30, and 31 are on consent.

Item 30 was also recommended by public safety.

Page 41, items 32, 33, and 34 are on consent.

Page 42.

Items 35, 36, 37, and 38 are on consent.

Page 43.

Items 39, 40, 41, and 42 are on consent.

And we conclude on page 44 with items 43, 44, 45, and 46.

Okay.

Do any members of the council wish to add or remove an item from the consent agenda?

I will start with item 33 on page 41.

Remove that one from consent.

That's 33 on page 41.

Council Abbott.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I would like to remove item 41 on page 43.

And that's all.

Okay.

41 on 41 on 43.

Okay.

Mr.

President, um, item 24 on page 38.

Okay.

All right.

We also have several public hearing items marked on our consent agenda.

Those are items 2 through 4 and 7 through 16.

Do any members of the public wish to remove any of those items from the consent agenda?

Okay.

Um we'll remove item 31 on page 40.

Okay.

We're ready for a motion on the consent agenda.

Second.

All right.

Let it be on by saying aye.

Aye.

The consent agenda is approved.

Our first item.

All right, one sec is item number one.

All right, give me one second.

Okay.

Item one.

Okay.

Item one.

And ordinance to further amend the zoning district map of the city of Birmingham.

Case number ZAC 2025 des 18 to change zone.

District bound district from C O and I.

Contingency Office is Institutional District QB 3.

Qualify Community Business District to C1.

Neighborhood Commercial District 5 by Dremmond Memorial Trust.

Property owner in St.

Mary's on the Highlands applicant for property located at 1219 19th Street South.

It's situated in the quarter 1606.

So move.

Item is before you.

All right.

This is a public hearing item relating to planning and zoning, so I'll turn it over to our chairwoman for planning and zoning committee.

Councilor Abbott.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I see Kim Spurl has come in at the perfect time.

If you would please read our case.

Yes, ma'am.

Good morning.

My name is Kim Spurl.

I serve as the City Zoning Administrator in the Department of Planning Engineering and Permits.

The item before you today is case ZAC 2025-18.

This is an application to change the zoning from C O and I, which is our contingency office and institutional district, and QB3, which is a qualified community business district, to C1, which is our neighborhood commercial district.

The property is located at 1219 19th Street South in the 5-point South neighborhood.

The application was filed by St.

Mary's on the Highlands, and the property is owned by the Drennan Memorial Trust.

The parcel is.37 acres, and it will provide additional parking for St.

Mary's that is located one block north of this subject parcel.

As mentioned, this property is currently C O and I and QB3.

The Q condition that was put on this property is use of the subject property is limited to visiting faculty housing only.

So it was a rezoning case that was many years ago.

And so the applicant is requesting to rezone to allow for a remote parking lot.

The proposed use in automobile parking surface lot is a conditional use allowed in our C1 district.

The two conditions that must be met are number one, the required parking areas for commercial uses may be constructed using pervious concrete, grass, or any other pervious surface approved by the city engineer and the stormwater management division.

And number two, if adjacent to a dwelling zone district, a landscape buffer yard shall be applied along the common property line with that dwelling zone district.

The city's landscape architect reviewed the proposed landscaping plan, and it does meet our landscaping requirements.

And this property is located in our north side-south side framework plan area.

The applicant did meet with our five-point south neighborhood association on July 15th of this year, and they voted 10 to 0 to support this rezoning request.

On August 5th of this year, the zoning advisory committee met at a regularly scheduled meeting, and they voted unanimously to recommend this request.

And on August 13th, 2025, the planning and zoning committee also met and voted unanimously to recommend this rezoning request.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Spurl.

Um would the applicants like to add anything to what Ms.

Burl has told us?

Since you're here and you've been waiting for a very long time.

Okay.

Okay.

Do any members of the council have any questions regarding this request?

Well, since there are no questions.

Uh oh, public comments.

Um are there any members of the public here who wish to comment.

Seeing none.

Turn it back over to you for a vote.

Thanks, Council Abbott.

We're ready for the vote.

All in favor.

Let it be done by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All the polls say nay.

So item one is approved.

Our next item is item 24.

Item 24.

A resolution authorized the met pursuant to 11 43-55, 41-16-51A 15, and 41-16-51B9 of the Code of Alabama to execute a second amendment to the master contract for public safety services.

And increasing the total amount to be paid by the city for electric service to an amount not to exceed $9,904,068 and two cents.

Motion please.

Move the item.

All right, Council Smithman.

So this item is related to the train foe uh project for uh councillor Pro Tem Alexander's district.

Um so as part of that project, um, in addition to the devices that detect um and communicate when the trains are blocking the intersection.

Um there will be cameras installed at those locations, and those will be connected to the real-time crime center.

I don't know why I thought we voted on this, but um okay.

Well that's awesome.

Yeah, it's been multiple components.

Council Williams.

So why is there a camera connected to the real-time crime center to look at the train crossing?

Well, Chief?

Yeah, I'll I'll take it in this with Dr.

O'Clain, but the the reason behind the camera is just to um basically confirm the accuracy of the device the the other device of the train is there at night.

So it's just like a second authentication form for this.

Yeah.

We'll get the added benefit that there are flock cameras too.

So if there is some other incident in the area, we have the information coming in as well.

So any other questions, Councillor Abbott?

I hope the request to speak button, but it didn't do anything.

Um I'm sorry, I'm out of practice.

Well, we're out of practice but yeah, I'll have these things for a while.

Anyway, my only question was will we can we expect more of these at additional train crossings this year?

Is this like our annual one?

This is a first-time project.

Um, you know, the way so this is a collaboration project uh between myself and Pro Tem Alexander using ARPA funds.

Um but we you know set the project up in a way that it has a long runway, so it's gonna be a five-year project.

Um so it should produce the data for us to be able to evaluate um how effective it is and uh whether or not it's you know something that would be useful elsewhere in the city.

So this is a pilot.

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, thank you.

Okay.

All right.

We're ready for the but we have the same voting should be there.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah, it popped up.

All right.

David.

Do we get the results on the monitor again?

There it is.

Long time no see.

All right.

That motion passes.

So item 24 is approved.

Somebody didn't do it.

I'm an I for the whole level.

Okay.

All right.

Our next item is item 31.

That's where they go.

That's shot in the right behind my home.

Wait.

Item 31.

A resolution authorizing the mayor to enter a purchase order and approving a public purpose resolution under which the city will purchase from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Twelve hundred football tickets per UAB home game.

Then the 2025 college football season at a cost of 200,000 to be used by employees, youth groups, and neighborhood associations.

The city shall distribute these tickets in accordance with the applicable laws, including but not limited to Alabama Ethics Law Code of Alabama, Section 36-5-1.

And the purchase of such tickets is in the best interest of the city and will serve a public purpose and further enhance the public benefit and worth our welfare by things, promoting local economic development, stimulating and diversifying the local economy, promoting and increasing the city's tourist economy, and the generation of additional revenue and jobs.

Motion, please.

So move.

All right.

Yeah, I just had some comments about this.

You know, the city's done a really good job of supporting UAB in a lot of different facets.

But I think that this is this continues to be one of them.

I think that it's important that they have a football program.

Yesterday the Convention and Visitors Bureau looked at the room night stays of uh the city of Birmingham compared to nine other markets.

Uh in it, and they were really looking at just the city of Birmingham, not the entire metro area.

And the city of Birmingham is up 12.5% in room night stays.

Um while the other nine markets that we benchmark ourselves against in the Southeast are considerably down.

And I think that that that is very important to show that you know the the growth in the amount of people that we have coming for leisure travel or or non-business travel.

Um all these little things do make an impact and reimburse us well beyond what we are getting um or what what we're paying for events like this.

Now, of course, we hope UAB does better than three and nine um this season because that's kind of pitiful, but um but anyway, I just wanted to point that out that all these things um do add up.

All right, thank you, Council Williams.

Any other comments?

We are ready for the vote.

All right, item 31 is approved.

Next item is item 33.

Three, a resolution accepting the Lumslam bid of Gillespie Construction LLC 4565 Highway 5, Jasper, Alabama, 35503 in the amount of 372,482 for the ENG 2025-4 East Lake Safe Streets right away improvements located in Birmingham this being lowest responsible in response to bids submitted and authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract with Gillespie construction LLC and substantially the form contained within the bid documents and the courts would say it bid providing that the total compensation payable under the contract not exceed the appropriation motion.

All right, I took this one off consent.

Um is this a um project to replace the barricades with permanent curbing?

Okay, and is um how many locations are included in this project?

So we have Mr.

Lisa Bell from our Capital Project team, she'll come up and answer specific site questions.

Okay, thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Denise Bale serve as director of Capital Projects.

And James Fowler serves as the director of the city's Department of Transportation.

We did not hear.

Okay, so the question is this item relates to the safe streets project in East Lake.

And as I understand it, this project will remove the uh Jersey bear barricades and replace those with permanent curbing.

Um so my question is is I believe there's over a dozen different locations where those jersey barriers are currently.

Um how many locations would this cover with the permanent curbing?

Okay, we we have a we have something here.

Okay.

Um Ms.

Camila is handing out a map of the locations and then also some renderings of what two example locations would look like.

Um I don't recall the exact number off the top of my head, but they are shown on here.

Um it you're correct, it is over a dozen uh locations.

Same.

So all of them are included in this project?

That's right.

Yes, yes.

Wow.

Okay.

That's uh that's fantastic, and much sooner than anticipated.

So thank you.

Are there any additional questions related to this?

Councillor Abbott.

Now that we can see what we're doing, um, are we really gonna plant trees in the middle of the street?

So there will be trees.

There will be planters throughout.

Yes.

Well, that's good.

We're moving on.

That was my only question.

I just I like this as long as they're not Bradford pears.

Now we need to protect these trees with a tree ordinance.

Yes.

All right.

Hopefully, very, very, very, very soon.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

Appreciate it.

Uh we're ready for the vote.

Voting should be open.

Item 33 is approved.

Next item is item 41.

All right.

Item 41.

A resolution approving payment to re-regic company, Los Angeles, California for the purchase of 65 gallon Pepsi Blue MB carts in the amount of 265, 363.20 cents for the equipment management department in course with the Star Wheel contract number 120, 324-REH.

I move approval.

Second.

All right, Councillor Abbott.

Yeah, I just wanted this to be read so that people know what this item actually is.

When I read it, I thought, what the heck is a Pepsi blue NB?

Well, of course, the background information told us what it was.

But the public, if they read our agenda, would not have a clue that these are our recycling containers that I thought had already been ordered.

So it's very exciting because people keep on calling and saying I asked for one two years ago, and I never heard back from anybody.

And at the one meeting recently, we were told that a letter would go out to each person that was getting one telling them it was coming, and I guess telling them what to do with it.

So I just wanted people to know that we're finally getting another delivery of our recycling containers, which are very nice because they have a lid, and everything in your container doesn't get wet if you close the lid.

However, if you leave the lid open, you end up with a large container full of water and recycling, and it will go to the landfill.

So just wanted to let people know what an NB is.

Okay.

Approximate uh you may not be able to answer this question either, but um right off the top of your head.

But uh approximately how many households uh do we still need to get recycling cards to?

So Ricky Higgs is outside.

You can probably ask me a better than I could do.

Okay.

Councillor Smithman?

No, that was my question because I'm still getting requests for recycling carts.

Um I'm sure everybody is.

So is this our last order?

Yes.

Okay.

This is to take care of the backlog of the orders that were already on reserve until we got them.

You said it was over 5,000 carts.

5,000?

Yes, sir.

Okay.

5,000 85 to be exact.

Got it.

All right.

We are ready for the vote.

Voting should be open.

Okay.

Item 41 is approved.

That concludes all of our business items.

Uh we're ready for announcements.

Councilor Abbott.

I guess with so few people here.

I'm first for a change.

Okay, so the next planning and zoning meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 8th at 3:30 p.m.

here in the council chambers.

Um, neighborhood association meetings this coming Monday, October 6th at 6:30 p.m.

the Glen Iris neighborhood meets at St.

Elias Maronite Catholic Church.

Um the accessible playground is installed in Bessie Estelle Park, at least half of it.

And um, so now we just need to start working on phase two.

But there is supposed to be a ribbon cutting, and we haven't heard that date yet, so we'll tell everybody as soon as we find out.

And uh the last thing is it's just 311.

Um, and I say the same thing every week.

I know y'all are tired of hearing me, but maybe there's somebody in the public that doesn't know that you can add the My Behem 311 app to your phone, and you can go around taking pictures of every sewer lid that's fallen in the hole, every light that's out, every sidewalk that's broken.

You can just send pictures to your heart's content, and then you can write up a description of the problem just the way you want it to be worded.

So you should download that app on the Play Store or the Apple store, and that's it for me.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councilman.

Oh, and the zoo gala was fabulous this year.

So I hope they raised a whole lot of money so that those animals can keep eating.

The symphony performed, if I understand, is that right?

Yeah, yeah.

Well, not at the Zoogala, the Zoogala had a band that was very loud.

It would have you know blown you into the elephant enclosure.

Um, but yeah, they had the symphony afterwards on another day.

Okay.

Okay.

Understood.

All right, Councilor Smithman.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Um, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Miss Brenda Hong for hosting the 14th annual Sister Straight event.

It was um a really good event.

It's growing every year, and I actually I think James, my uh staff member and uh Council Tate staff member and I walked uh Council Tate, they made the walk a little longer this time.

Um but it was it was a really good event.

So um I really enjoyed it.

So the North Tennisville Neighborhood Association will meet tomorrow at uh 5 o'clock p.m.

at Memorial Park Rec Center.

Then on Monday, October 6.

There isn't a meeting, and I think that's only and then sorry, Tuesday, October 7th.

Uh Oakwood Place will meet at Mason City will meet.

Um I think that's all I have.

Also, don't forget the Greek Festival.

That's what um Chief Sparks spoke about and I think I think that's it, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

Councilor Tate.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Well, I just echo what Council Smith said.

Thank you, Miss Brenda for doing a stelly event and my staff members for standing in for me why I wasn't able to attend.

So the Cipicole Feeling Neighborhood Association meeting will be held on Wednesday, October the 1st at 5 30 at the Sipico Plant Community Room located at 1500, 32nd Avenue North.

Central Pratt Neighborhood Association will meet Monday, October the 6th.

6 p.m.

at the Howard Sanford Recreation Center located at 320 Avenue D.

Sherman Heights Neighborhood Meeting will meet on Monday, October the 6th at 6 p.m.

also at the Morningstar Christian Church, located at 1600 Slayton Avenue.

If you have questions or concern, feel free to contact the D9 officer at 254 2302 or 2542096.

My the annual state of the district will be rescheduled for a later date due to some form unforeseen circumstances.

So my staff uh be glad to fill you in on the new date as we go forward.

But that's all I have, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

All right, thank you.

Council Woods.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

A few announcements here.

Uh the Spring Lake Neighborhood Association will meet this Thursday, October 2nd at 6 30 p.m.

That meeting is at the Hubman High School Library.

There's also an option to join online via Zoom.

The Echo Highlands Neighborhood Association will also meet this Thursday, October 2nd at 7 p.m.

Uh this meeting is Zoom only.

Also next Monday, the Robo Neighborhood Association will meet.

Also want to shout out the Black Warrior River Keeper and the Ismali USA for a cleanup at Tom Brafford Park.

Uh collectively were able to move about uh right at 60 pounds.

Um and so most of that was focused on dangerous microplastics, which uh get into the waterways and can cause a lot of damage uh to fish and wildlife, and we do have several endangered species in our area, and so thank you to them once again.

Um also have some announcements for District 4.

Uh Lanel's Beverage Boutique will be hosting another community potlup this Wednesday.

That's gonna be from 5 p.m.

to 7 p.m.

Uh Councilor JT Moore will be in attendance to answer questions.

Uh everyone is invited to join in.

That address is 1208 32nd Street North.

And let's see, there will be no community development meeting today, and there's some upcoming neighborhood association meeting.

The Brumman Heights neighborhood will meet on Thursday at 1 p.m.

That meeting is at the Brownsville Heights Community Center.

The Maple Grove neighborhood will meet this Monday at 6 p.m.

via Zoom.

I wonder if that's yesterday.

Uh the Collegeville uh neighborhood association will meet Monday at 6 p.m.

at the Antioch Baptist Church.

Also, Park and Rec will meet this Wednesday at 9 a.m.

at Legion Field.

Thank you, Ms.

President.

Thank you.

For District 5, the Wahoma Neighborhood Association meets on Thursday, September 4th at 6 p.m.

at the East Lake Library, which has been opened now for reopened now for several months.

That's located at 5 Madrid Boulevard.

The next Transportation Infrastructure Committee meeting will take place on Monday, October 13th at 2 p.m.

here in the council chambers.

Please submit agenda items by contacting Kimberly Phillips at Kimberly.philips at Birmingham AL.gov.

The OnePlace Family Justice Center will host its tenth annual Relentless Hope breakfast to kick off the domestic violence awareness month on Wednesday, October 1st at 7.30.

And that goes through nine, a um at the Harvard Center featuring the annual state of domestic violence reports.

Tickets are available.

Excuse me, tickets are available at OnePlace Relentless Hope.

Swell dot gives.

Counselor Abbott.

Mr.

President, I'm glad you reminded me of the symphony at the zoo.

It is at let's call the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Goes Wild at your Birmingham Zoo.

It's on October 5th.

You can come in at 5 o'clock.

And the thing that entertained me was it says that pre-concert activities for all guests will include after hours access to ambassador animals, the reptile exhibit, which has some very nice snakes in it, and the Alabama Wilds Barn.

Other activities include face painting and an instrument petting zoo.

So the symphony will have musical instruments for children and adults to pet.

It should be interesting.

So I thank you for for the reminder.

Yes, ma'am.

Councillor Smithman.

Oh no, I was coming on that.

I thought it was cool.

But there is a floral workshop at Arlene House this Saturday.

Awesome.

All right.

Mr.

Clerk, we have some uh a public speaker signed up.

Good morning, Dr.

Murphy.

Good morning.

President Glenn.

Again, I came um to speak on behalf of the God I serve.

We need to be aware of spiritual things.

When I spoke about the young man, J.T.

Moore.

They brought to my attention that he had took an official car down to Mobile, Alabama, and got arrested for public intoxication.

I'm less than deal with that.

Let me say it this way.

I have never seen Satan attack his own.

The ones that's attacking him, the city of Birmingham.

Let me say something to you.

If you buy this leadership, there's a price you're gonna pay.

Okay.

Let's be clear on that now.

Here's a young man with a family and children and married.

Living in a world ain't nobody fighting for nowhere.

These coward preachers in these coward churches, as we say in the South.

Sit around and band together, leaders of the SELC against our leader of this city.

This same kind of organization that when Malu the King won the Nobel Peace Prize.

He took the money and gave it to the SCLC and Schneck.

Because he saw the future of a young generation that was going to face a problem where they were going to have no help, no spiritual help.

You got a job to do, and I got a job to do.

Let's be clear.

I said, when God is for you.

Who can be against you?

Let me say it this way another way.

If God be against you, who can be for you?

Now there's only two things I said when God said me.

It's going to be one offered in this leadership, and it's going to be one sacrifice because they refuse to do what God is asking.

And if the city of Birmingham do anything else other than what God has placed in their heart, understand now.

There's going to be a price to pay, but it will not be victorious.

Let me say it this way.

This is a fixed fight.

I couldn't serve a God or fix a fight for him to lose.

I won't say this.

This is a fixed fight.

Y'all keep doing what you're supposed to do for this city.

Because the world is watching.

From the slave Cujo in Mobile up to what happened in Carrier and Park that led us to Washington, DC, to be a city in the history book of mankind to show that there's a change gonna come.

Sometime God revisit that same place that he had a victory, but it won't look like Killingham Park.

The world is coming to Birmingham.

Coca-Cola is in the city.

They come into the city now to increase the moral ethics of the reality of what you all have to face.

Surely you have a city to take care of and the people that's in it in a government to run.

When you wake up in the morning, think about Jesus.

And when you go to bed at night, you pray to this Jesus.

See, because the world just saw him dead.

But only Christian knows he arose.

And when he arose, he didn't go to the unbelievers.

He went to those who believed.

He's gonna visit your house.

And he's gonna ask you some questions.

What you do ain't my business, but it will be answered.

Because every knee is gonna bow.

Every tongue can confess that he is God.

Let me end it this.

I don't care what alphabet and what language you use.

There's only one name that is above every name, and that's the name Jesus.

But there's only one word.

I don't care what language, what alphabet you use, there is no word you can form with those alphabets that's powerful than stop.

Stop is so powerful you can be doing something for a thousand years.

You can stop it a thousand years, has to jump into your past.

Let me say this again to you.

I say so powerful that you can be doing something for one thousand years and stop in a thousand years, gotta jump into your past.

There are some things we got to stop in Birmingham, and we know the spirit of where it came from.

We'll kinda can't live here no more.

But Jesus should be able to.

May God bless you.

May God keep you my prayer.

All right.

That concludes our public speakers, counselor Smithman.

I move for a time.

Oh, okay.

Um, let me thank our officers on duty, officer square, and officer Lawrence.

Thank you.

And now second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Meeting adjourned.

Um stick around because we have.