Good morning, Birmingham.

Today is Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026.

The night time is 9:34 a.m.

I call to order the regular meeting of the Birmingham City Council.

This morning's invocation will be led by Dr.

Milton Wren Jr., pastor of the Kingdom Builders Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, and our Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Councillor Josh Vasa.

If you're willing and able, please stand and join us.

Council President to the City Council.

Gracious God, our Father, we thank you.

Thank you for the opportunity to stand before your presence.

Father, we ask that you give them grace, give them wisdom, give them understanding.

Help us to make decisions today.

And as always, God, we look to you for heavenly wisdom that can only come from above.

Grant them the grace to work together in harmony with our mayor for the betterment of the city of Birmingham.

And as we close, we say, like your son did with the disciples, Father, make us one.

It is in your son Jesus the Christ's name, we pray.

Amen.

Good morning, Mr.

Clerk.

Councilmember Downer.

Council Member Oakwin.

Good morning.

Morning.

Councilmember Smithman.

Councilmember Vasa.

Morning.

Councilmember Williams.

Morning.

Councilmember Woods.

Councillor President Alexander.

Good morning, President.

Counselors, at this time, the minutes are not ready from the meetings of April 7, 2026 through June 16th, 2026.

This time we have communications from the mayor.

Good morning, Mayor Wilton.

No communications today.

Hello.

Thank you very much.

At this time, counselors will continue with our agenda and we will uh this time we'll entertain consideration of the consent agenda.

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 that's indicated with a capital P will be read.

All other matters will be announced by reading the item number only.

All public hearings will be announced.

At this time, Council, I would like to revert and uh instead of considering the consent agenda, we do have a special presentation.

So with unanimous consent, if we could go ahead and have our special presentation.

And we do have one this morning from Councillor Crystal Smithman.

And um, she would like to introduce a program that's coming to Batwell Auditorium.

Councilor Smithman.

Thank you.

Uh Madam President, if the representatives from um the Bazaar Fashion Show, I'll let them speak.

But um, I believe this is the second annual um of the fashion show coming to the ball as well, and they're gonna talk to us a little bit about it as well.

Uh good morning, council.

A lot of familiar faces here.

Uh good morning.

Uh council and mayor's office.

My name is Desmond Wilson.

I'm a Birmingham based creative director, filmmaker, photographer, and communication strategist.

Uh I've had the privilege of building much of my career around Birmingham story through Birmingham through documentary work, uh public communications, creative strategy, and visual art.

Uh that includes my past work here, uh serving as communications in the Birmingham uh City Council office, where I saw firsthand how important it is for our city stories, people, and neighborhoods uh to be represented with care, dignity, and vision.