Birmingham City Council Regular Meeting – September 28, 2026 (Date Discrepancy)

Note: The meeting agenda is dated September 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM CT, but the provided source metadata indicates the meeting took place on 2026-09-28 at 16:30 UTC. Minutes were not ready and the audio transcript is garbled, providing no substantive discussion. This summary is derived solely from the agenda and reflects items scheduled for consideration, not necessarily final outcomes.

Consent Calendar

• Item 8: Operating Authority Permit for DK’s Event Transportation for low-speed vehicle service.
• Items 9 (ph): Nuisance abatement resolutions authorizing lien assessments for weed/ debris removal on 96 properties across Birmingham — public hearings were set.
• Items 10–13 (ph): Inoperable motor vehicle abatement for a yellow Olds Cutlass Supreme, a silver Dodge Ram 2500, a green 4‑door Mercedes Benz, and a black Mercedes S350 — all at 1624 55th Street.
• Items 16–30: Approval of various agreements and resolutions, including:
  • Birmingham Zoo, Inc. ($50,000, District 3 funds)
  • Birmingham Times Media Group ($40,000 for advertising and newspaper distribution)
  • Carahsoft Technology Corp. for Canva software ($17,608.50)
  • Greenlining Realty USA for a 35–40‑unit Druid Hills development (at least 10% at or below 100% AMI; $167,245)
  • Interface Studio, LLC for Urban Villages Initiative planning ($299,980)
  • Amendment to Jefferson County Family Resource Center grant for youth violence prevention ($1,135,282.20; expands services to ages 11–19)
  • Motorola Solutions radio maintenance ($731,643.37; covered by Motorola credit, zero city funds)
  • Offender Alumni Association for hospital‑based violence intervention ($585,000)
  • Parkside Hotel Partners lodging tax rebate (up to $1,500,000 under Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act)
  • Rebirth Community Corporation ARPA amendment ($172,500)
  • Tunnell, Spangler & Associates (TSW) for Urban Villages planning ($299,575)
  • University of Alabama Health Services Foundation paramedicine consulting ($93,000)
  • USGS streamflow gaging station maintenance ($95,240 city share)
  • Wilbron Industries for Urban Villages community engagement ($99,600)
  • ADECA Volkswagen Settlement grant request (up to $3,500,000, 20% local match)
  • Settlement of Outpatient Services East, LTD v. City ($90,000)
  • Insurance settlement from State Farm ($10,333.53)
• Items 33–34: Appointment of five regular and five annual members to the Birmingham Museum of Art Board, and three members to the Design Review Committee.
• Items 35–66: Demolition resolutions for 32 unsafe structures citywide.
• Items 67–78: Contract awards:
  • Gillespie Construction for failing box culvert repair under 66th St South ($119,200 emergency contract)
  • Gillespie Construction for 20th Avenue South gate closure ($47,025)
  • Alabama Guardrail, LLC for citywide guardrail repairs ($95,270.40)
  • Gillespie Construction for ADA/sidewalk bond package ($560,615; six bids received)
  • Various equipment maintenance and purchases (Volvo parts, golf cart parts, SCBA flow testing, police ammunition, wreck repair, Vactor/Elgin parts, emergency vehicles, tire repair)
• Items 79–82: Itemized and advanced expense accounts for appointed officials and city employees.

Public Hearings (Removed from Consent)

• Items 1–7: Liquor license applications and transfers, each with “No Recommendation” from the Public Safety Committee:
  • S & M Meat & Grocery (off‑premise beer/wine for Graymont Foods)
  • Shiv Krupa 2620 (off‑premise beer/wine for Welcome Mart)
  • Bargoods, LLC (off‑premise beer/wine for Suite 101 and Lounge Retail Liquor Class II for Suite 102)
  • Picnics, LLC (restaurant retail liquor for Rock N Roll Sushi 280)
  • La Cabana, LLC (Special Retail Liquor 160)
  • Greenawalt Hospitality, LLC (Special Retail Liquor 160 for Legion Field)

Items for First Reading (P Items)

• Item 14: Ordinance authorizing a three‑year interlocal agreement with Mountain Brook for joint law enforcement patrol at Alabama Veterans Memorial Park (22 acres, 100 Overton Access Road).
• Item 15: Ordinance authorizing sale of city‑owned property at 1220 30th Street North to Saracorp Properties, LLC for $7,565.48.
• Item 83: Resolution setting a public hearing for October 20, 2026 on proposed zoning text amendments to remove the D‑5 density bonus from the Affordable Housing Density Bonus program (affects all property within city corporate limits).

Key Outcomes

• No voting tallies, decisions, or directives can be confirmed because minutes were not ready and the audio transcript is unintelligible. The agenda indicates that consent items were intended for en‑bloc approval unless removed, and public hearings were scheduled for specific items. Actual council action is unknown.

Date Discrepancy: The agenda lists the meeting as September 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM, but the provided metadata states the meeting occurred on September 28, 2026 at 16:30 UTC. This summary uses the metadata date per instruction.