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Tuesday March 5th. I want to start out this morning by recognizing our officers on duty. We have

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Senator Pinkard from the downtown precinct. Greg Gauthier from the west precinct, and Desmond

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Earl from west precinct. Thank you, gentlemen, for being with us. Our invocation this morning

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will be delivered by Bishop Jonathan Elwoods of All Nations Church in Fairfield.

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And our pledge of allegiance will be led by Councillor Carroll Clark.

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If you're willing and able, please stand.

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Good morning, everybody.

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Let's bow our heads for what we're to prayer.

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Heavenly Father in Jesus' name, we come before your presence, praising you an uttering

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you God in the spirit of what your word says and all of our ways we are to acknowledge you.

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And you will direct our path.

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So God, we ask now that you would allow your spirit to enter this room, allow your wisdom

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to enter this room.

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God, we thank you for the leaders of our city.

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We thank you for our mayor.

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We thank you for all of the city council members and everyone God that has a say in the

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life that we live here in this beautiful city called Birmingham, Alabama.

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God, we need you. We can't do anything without you. So I pray God for the spirit of unity

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to enter this room of peace and collaboration. I pray God that your counsel will calm,

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that your kingdom will calm, that your will will be done and ultimately God that our city

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will continue to evolve into the place that you've called it to be. I thank you now that

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all is going to go well and beautiful today in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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The minutes from the November 7th, 2023 through February 27th, 2024 meetings are not ready.

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This time, Chiefs Varks, who are bringing some communications from the Mayor.

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Mr. President, good morning. Good morning. Good morning.

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Good morning to the members of the public and to the sound of my voice.

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First of all, Mr. President, we're very excited that we have this morning, some very special students here in the council chambers.

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We have students from the Miracle Academy private Christian school and their co-founder Mr. Gregory

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Mullin.

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They join us to watch government in action and on behalf of Miracle with him, can we ask all of the students in the school administration if they could please stand at this time?

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On behalf of Miracle, in the entire city of Birmingham, we want to welcome you all.

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We're so glad to have you today.

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Mr. Mullin provided the mayor with a sign copy of,

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The book written by Pinky's daughter, Miracle, Miracle's best birthday parties ever, so we'll

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make sure that the America is this copy and glad to have you all here.

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There's Miracle right there.

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Let's see you, Miracle.

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All right.

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Mr. President, and to all of the members of the public today is considered super Tuesday

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across this country, the mayor has continued to encourage everyone to please exercise your

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rights of vote.

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It's Birmingham.

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We are the beneficiaries of the blood, sweat, and tears.

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she had right here in our city for this very precious freedom. So encouraging everyone please go out and vote.

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Please join Mayor Wiffen and the Birmingham City Council for a very special budget town hall,

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which will be held on Monday, March 18th. They will discuss the city budget, how decisions are made,

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what goes into the neighborhoods and our upcoming city projects. This event will be held from

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6 o'clock to 730 PM at the Battle of Autotorium located in 1930, Reverend Abraham,

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Woolidge, Jr. Boulevard. Some fun for our city, the city of Birmingham will host an

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Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 28th. The community is invited to come out to railroad

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park from once or 4 PM. There will be music, food, truck, space, painting and more and the

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mayor encourages citizens of all age to come out, but he's also asking for the adults

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to please not depot the small kids and take all of the eggs.

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Almost long, we are paying tribute to the amazing women of Birmingham

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during the city's annual strong hurricane pain.

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We're asked everyone, please be sure to check the stories out on social media

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every day in the month of March.

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You will definitely be inspired by the Shea Rose from our community.

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And the big special shout out to the Senior Project Manager

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of the mayor's office, Ms. Shonda Temple,

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who leads this initiative and does an amazing job

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capturing the stories of many of our citizens and the hearts of our community.

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It's time again, as I've mentioned, the Department of Youth Services in Fox 6, are once

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again partnering to host the annual Youth Summer Employment Program, Kids and Jobs.

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Kids and Jobs were founded to expose Birmingham Youth ages 14 to 21 to the workforce

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and to cultivate the professional growth required for students to become active members

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of the Birmingham community.

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The application period is from March 11th through April the 12th, applications can be found on

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bhamduthfirst.org.

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For businesses that are looking to host kids and jobs employees, this summer we asked you

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to please visit the website to complete a program partner application.

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For more information you can contact 205-320-0879.

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As a reminder, all single family residents are now under the same uniform car system.

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Businesses located on residential waste routes needing up to two carts and multifamily

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dwelling units of four or fewer may apply for carts at a fee per cart.

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Any businesses needing more than two carts or any apartments multifamily dwellings needing

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more than four carts will no longer be serviced by the city of Birmingham.

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The Department of Public Works has been addressing these issues on the case by case basis

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for residents who live on difficult terrain.

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For more information, you can go to www.bermyhamal.gov-4 slash pick-up if you need, again, additional info.

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City of Birmingham will also continue to keep residents informed about bulk trash pick-up with daily updates online at Birminghamal.gov-4 slash bulk trash.

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Mr. President, have a couple of presentations that I need to do on the Mayor's behalf.

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So, at this time, I would like to ask Mr. Stacey Scott of the Lumpatic Center of Hope LLC and

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any of her guests to please join me at the podium.

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President members of the council members of the public, lymphedema is a chronic and curable medical condition, affecting the lymphatic system, which causes extreme swelling and various parts of the body, developing from genetics, trauma, injury, and obesity.

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Today we are taking a moment to recognize lymphedema awareness day with a special proclamation that I will read in part.

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It reads, whereas March 6th March, national lymphedema awareness date, a date to educate the world about lymphedema and lymphatic diseases.

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Diseases, and whereas throughout the month of March, the city of Birmingham supports national lymphedema awareness month,

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urging increased understanding, shedding light on the challenges faced by those affected by it, promoting education support and advocacy for those living with lymphedema.

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Now, therefore, I round a Whitford mayor of the city of Birmingham, do here by proclaim

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in March 6, 2024, and the entire month of March as national lymphedema awareness day and

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month.

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Commending the lymphatic center of Hope LLC, thereby Stacey E. Scott, for their invaluable

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contribution and urging all to join raising awareness fostering education and supporting

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those affected by lymphedema.

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We'll bring up Ms. Scott at this time to share a few remarks.

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Good morning, I'm so thankful and proud to be here on behalf of those that are suffering from lymphedema.

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How I got involved in it was as a massage therapist.

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I've been on massage therapist and the owner of custom fit therapeutic massage in the lymphatic center of hope.

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And what happened is, I pray that I ask God, what could I do?

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That other massage therapist aren't doing.

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And two weeks later, a lady walked in and she asked me to help her and I couldn't help her

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because she was a survivor of breast cancer and she suffered from lymphotema.

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And she asked me at that time, she said, if you ever become a certified therapist

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because I was familiar with manual and drainage, but she said, we have no place to go for treatment.

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And if you ever become certified, I'm going to blow you up because we have no place to go.

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Well, in 2019, I went back and I got my certification.

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I'm one of very few in the state of Alabama.

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That is a lymphedema therapist.

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And I also accommodate people who are

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in need of post-op care after surgery.

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So I want to say thank you for recognizing and making people aware

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of the lymphedema in tomorrow is officially lymphedema awareness day.

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And you will see the city building lit up in two blue in commemoration.

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So thank you, thank you, thank you for that recognition and bless you all.

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Thank you.

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One more presentation, Mr. President, members of the council.

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At this time, I would also like to ask Ms. Renetta Woodbury, which serves as President

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of the Greater Birmingham chapter number 53, of the National Association of Women in

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Construction.

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It's also known as May Week.

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and also chapter members to please join me and we'd also like to ask Mr. Neesville who serves as our director of the Department of Capital Projects and members of the Capital Projects team.

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If you all would please join us at the podium as well.

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This week marks the 26 annual week in constituent women in construction week.

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This week marks the 26 annual women in construction week.

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This is also a time to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in construction industry

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industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. Today we'll honor

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them with a special proclamation that I will read in part and where I ask the great

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of Birmingham chapter has sought to achieve successful results from metropolitan

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Birmingham area and surrounding areas in a cooperative spirit with other

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organizations. The week of March 3rd through 9th 2024 marks the 26th Annual Women

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construction week, WIC, during which in a WIC, will illuminate the vital role of women

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as visible components of the construction structure, construction sector, and whereas this

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occasion provides a platform for the NAWIC thousands of members across the nation to raise

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awareness of the myriad opportunities available for women in construction and to underscore

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the ever-expanding influence and contribution of women within the industry.

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Now, therefore, I, Randall El Wittford, Mayor of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, you hear

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brought by proclaim the week of March 3 through 9, 2024, as women in construction

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week.

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In the City of Birmingham, in the call upon the people of Birmingham to recognize and honor

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of the contributions of women in construction and in support of NAYWIC's mission to empower

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and elevate women within the industry.

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We'll get comments next from this Woodbury, and then she'll be followed by the Denise

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Bayell.

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I would like to first of all say thank y'all so much for y'all continue support of we'll make a

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assertion every year. We enjoy coming to different cities across metropolitan Birmingham to make

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everywhere aware of what we have in women construction week. I would like to say that if you're interested

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in participating in any events that we have gone on this week, we can find an information at www.mayweek,

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which is in a WIC grade of Birmingham and that way you can find out different events that we have going on from

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Wine and Dine event that we have on Thursday and equipment demo taking place on Thursday along with several events

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So if you're interested in participating in that you are welcome to come there and learn information about what we have going on

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So thanks so much for the continuous support that we have and bringing our awareness to women construction that that is a career that's open for anyone

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that want to get your hands started, you are part of our construction. Thank you.

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Good morning again Denise Bay, all service director of capital projects here at the city.

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I want to first publicly think our mayor who's not here today but for not just the point

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you need to leave this new department but also seeing me that in itself means a lot to what we do.

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So I can't take this credit alone. There's an entire group of people who you do not see that actually are doing the work, but I do have the ladies of capital projects here that I'm going to quickly tell you their names, because I do promise that they did not have to speak, but I will introduce, because what we do, we cannot do it alone. I can't do it alone. So I start with Janae Reigns, workers in who actually is, she's our money person.

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along with Stephanie who is our money person as well but other resolutions and contracts that you see

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Stephanie take the big part, the least that part. Veronica who is our Chief Compliance Officer

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who keeps us out of trouble. Morgan, make me in. She is actually our senior land, a senior

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land acquisition agent. She comes to us from Florida, I'm from Georgia recently. Lauren,

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the end of our who actually keeps us straight, keeps our money straight, make sure she pays

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everybody and stay see Robinson who's actually at our field office who is part of our

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surveying and seeing. So these are the ladies that actually help us to bring our projects

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into reality. So thank you for seeing us, thank you for acknowledging us.

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Thank you ladies, I'm each of you all out in the lobby. Mr. President, members of the Council

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I'm proud to have that concludes the Mayor's report.

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Thank you.

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Councilor Woods, did you?

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Councilor Moore.

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So I did have a question.

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Mr. Chief Sparks.

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So recently, you know, got an email from a resident out in Collegeville about the Collegeville community center.

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On 29th Street.

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There's a lot of traffic that takes place a lot of speeding that takes place on that road

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And so I wanted to see about you know looking into some traffic calming in that area

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I think that they've had probably two two keys that were almost hit by cars and so one to just bring that to the attention of the administration

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To see about getting some assistance in that area. So we got you. We know that there was a couple of requests from counselors regarding traffic calming

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within your respective districts. No, we've received them.

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GAT and take that note and we'll make sure we get reviews out there.

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Yes, sir. Thank you.

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Councillor Tate.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

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20th Avenue is a four unit apartment complex and they don't have the uniform trash being

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ins and they can't trash is still out there okay, you said that just again

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20-23-28-20 if they have a new door, but it runs from you know when you come down shut

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as worth that turns into a 24-3 north so it's right

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pay us where they're doing the construction on that little hill about MacArthur

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Okay, so you come back there and that you have those abandoned apartments and he is right on that corner right before you get to Brakes cleaners

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Okay, it's for you, Miss.

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Thank you.

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Councilor Abbott.

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Yes, I wanted to ask a question regarding the traffic calming.

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I read an email yesterday where B.D. told a resident that it would be two years before they would get to the traffic calming that he was

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requesting. And that made me think that possibly maybe B.D. has run out of money or they

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don't have enough money to do the match. So if council members are willing to pay the match

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part and the neighbourhoods willing to pay the money, can we like hire this out so that we can

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get it done more quickly? Because traffic calming is an enormous issue, you know, you had to

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children with this last one that we're almost hit by cars. So that's that's

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like serious. And waiting two years to get some traffic calling seems like

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an awfully long time. So I was just wondering if we could we just cancel

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members and I'm only committing for me could put extra money in so we could

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like hire somebody to do it in a more timely fashion. I'd like to see that

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email so we can have context on. Okay, right now I'm glad to send it to you. That's

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no problem. It was widely distributed but when I read it and I thought two years I

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don't want anybody to have to wait for two years to get hell if there's a serious problem.

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A safety problem. So I was just wondering if we could provide a little extra funding and

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be contracted out to someone who can move faster because we've provided more money.

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So we'll review that counselor and certainly additional resources would always be

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welcome, but so we can have context on why there was two year away because we're about

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it and we'll get less in trouble. There's nothing secret about it. It just struck me that

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if we wanted to get it moving. We'll follow up and coordinate absolutely.

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I think there's always money at things always helps. It may not solve the problem, but a little extra cash

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That's man. Good. Thank you. I'll send that. Thank you. There will probably send it before I can

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Yes, ma'am. We'll follow up on it. Okay. Thank you. council woods

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Thank you, this president couldn't resist after a hearing council or woman habits discussion, but

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Almost like she was listening to that on our transportation committee meetings, but

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There was some conversation around and request to Department of Transportation at one of the

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recent committee meetings to include that in their budget requesting some form of fashion

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as to what would be needed to contract with another vendor part of it.

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I know it's just limited, limited, man-powered, they're doing multiple things internally

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and just that process can stretch out the 24 months pretty consistently, not all, we've

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got looking at that time period, once it gets all the way through the process and the speed

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cushion gets approved, like what's the time between that approval and installation and that should

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be, you know, in my opinion, you know, 36 months on the high end and so we can, you know, figure out how

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So it wasn't things in place to, if we can't do it internally to have that option to go

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externally, even if we just have a per-speak cushion contract in place that we can tap

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into as that comes up and I know we added funds to the budget in the past for speed cushions.

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So, yeah, more efficient installation process, I think, is the overarching theme and I appreciate

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you bringing it up, could resist tagging on.

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Thank you.

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And we'll provide follow-up because there's also an assessment period in coordination with our public safety teams too

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So that's why I say it would help to know the context of what their two-year timeframe included

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It's not just the installation, but it's also a assessment too. So we'll provide that and make sure that that be that gives you all that info

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Councilor Clark.

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Thank you. It is pretty irresistible. I

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Chief, this is for both of you all, I know Chaz has been interacting on the fifth street ditch project.

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We had the central prep meeting, there's a lot of...

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Disappointment that the city hasn't done something to cure the erosion issue there.

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And I just want to say we've gone back and forth, probably since I've been in office on from meeting public

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works out there with heavy equipment ready to get in the channel. But halting that because we needed

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a more engineered solution, working through governmental affairs to get Alabama power, stormwater

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management, PEP, everybody out there coming up with a solution that seemed plausible

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getting estimates, but I guess, I mean the conditions aren't, they're not going to stay

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the same and it couldn't be worked on any emergency basis because we're going to talk

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about it too long, but I think the more we delay the more urgent it gets. So that's all I want

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to say about it. We need to stop talking and do something if we're going to do something.

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So my thought. Thank you.

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This way. Okay. Thank you, Chief Clark. So at this time I'll read our statement on the conduct

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business, Mr. President.

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Sir, we have some vacancies on board.

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Oh, yes. Yes.

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This is Clark.

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You have announcements of boards and agencies.

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Yes, sir.

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The Dutch Development Board.

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We have two vacancies.

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The David A. O' Turner and Dary Ward.

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Both terms in April of 10, 2024.

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They have six year terms.

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And they're under the economic development and tourism community.

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And we have the downtown redevelopment authority.

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I am a lazy Talbot, termifiers able to 8, 2024.

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It is a six year term and also under the Economic Development

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Tourism Committee.

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And before we move on, Mr. President, I want to mention to the Council about the

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all of Shilks, LLC, all of the myths in the industry.

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The issues that come off now, so we need to put it back on, which are all I have.

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So Shilks has their issues on five.

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I have number two, I think, last February to six.

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Okay. Thank you. All right. Now I'll read our statement on the conduct of business.

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All items designated as consent or routine in noncontroversial and will be approved by one

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

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No separate discussion of these items will be permitted unless a council member or the mayor

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Request the item be removed from the consent agenda.

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Additionally, a citizen interested in addressing the council with respect to an item on the consent agenda

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designated for public hearing may request the item be removed from the consent agenda to hold the hearing on the item.

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

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

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

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Yes, I'm sorry. This is clear. Could you go through our consent agenda?

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Send us the other side on page 2.

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We have items 1, 2, 3 and 4 are on consent.

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Please note that on item number 2, we will receive the recommendation

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about PPE, but they are recommending the item that is item 2.

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Page 3.

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We have item 5 on consent.

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Five, we have item 5 on consent.

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Page 4, we have item 6 on consent.

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Page 5, we have item 7 on consent.

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Page 6, item 80 is on consent.

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the second. Page 7, I am 9 is 11 cent. Page 8, I am 10 in the 11 are on

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concerned. Page 9, I am 12 is on concerned. Page 11, I am 13 and 14 are on

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concerned. Page 12, I am 15 as often, said. Page 13, I am 10. Page 14, I am

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17 as often, said. Page 14, I am 17 as on concerned. Page 15, I am 18 as

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it. It's 18, Adam 20 is up and set. It's 19. Adam 21 is up and set.

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Page 20, I'm sorry.

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19. There we go. On the page 25, we have Adam 22 on the set.

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Page 27. We have Adam 23 on the

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Phase 29, we have item 244, on-consum, Phase 34.

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We have item 25, on-consum, Phase 38, we have items 26, 27, and 28 on-consum.

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Phase 39, we have items 23, 9, 30, 31, and 32 on-consum.

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Phase 40, we have item 33, 34, and 35 on-consum.

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Phase 41, we have item 36, 37, and 39 on-consum.

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Page 42, we have items 44142 and 43 on consent. Page 43, we have items 444546 and 47 on consent. Page 44, we have items 4849, 50 and 51 on consent. Please note down on item number 51, after the address where you wrote, we need to place in parentheses parking lot.

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That's parking lot at the warrior road. Then on item 50 other the zip code will need to produce side yard side yard

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And for it's six

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page 45 we have items 52

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83 84 and 85 1.7

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page 46 we have items 56 and 57 on consent

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page 47 have item number 61 on consent page 48

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No, I'm 62, 63, and 64 are all from set.

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In page 49 we have items 65, and 66 are from set.

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page 50, we have items 67, 68, and 69 are from set.

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page 51, we have 77, 71, 72, and 73 are from set.

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Please note they don't, I don't number 72, the amount should be $200.

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That's all, I am 72, the amount should be $200.

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It's 52, we have items 74, 75, 75, 76, and 77 of them, it's 53, we have items 78, 79, 80, and 81 of them, and a page 54, we have items 82, 83, and 84 of them, I can say, that's a good percentage.

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All right.

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Now, do any members of the council wish to add or remove items from the consent agenda? Council, I add it.

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Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to remove item 70 from consent.

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It's page 51, item 70.

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Councilor Moore?

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Yes, one that's not to remove anything, but it's just to get clarity.

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So item 27 through 57 along with item 27 through 57 and item 84 was not recommended.

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by the community development committee we didn't see those items and so I

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just wanted to

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make mention of that.

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I think this is, I think this should be on me. Those usually don't go

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before a committee. I think this is a misprime.

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Yeah. Yeah, it's usually just pretty routine honestly. Yeah.

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But if we never see it though,

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can't we just remove it?

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Yeah, can't we just take off?

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Yeah, so these are routine items that don't normally come before the community development committee.

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So there shouldn't be, could have been recommended by one there,

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as they would have been recommended by the mayor.

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That's for the committee.

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That's for the clarity.

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What do we ask for Mr. President?

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So the council more is making note of the fact that the item says they appear on the agenda

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have a recommendation from the committee that he chairs and the committee actually didn't

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see these items because they're normal routine items. So chief Mitchell? Yeah, I've just

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applied some clarity. So that is a mispray. It's usually the same as recommended by the director

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So that's just a mistake.

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Correction, please.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Councilor Clark?

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No.

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Councilor Smithman.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

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If we hear remove, I am 65.

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I really just need to add something, but we can just remove it.

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I'm 65, page 49.

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Any other items?

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Mr. President.

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on page 10. I don't twill. We like to remove parcel 64.

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I don't know number 12, the parcel number is

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number 64 on page 10. Page 10.

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Okay, so now, do any members of the public wish to remove

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And item marked as public hearing from the consent agenda.

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So you know, Ms Clark, I'm believe we're ready

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for a motion on the consent agenda.

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I can't.

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But in this amendment,

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the consent agenda passes.

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Excellent.

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I should be going to item like 50A here.

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Item 50A.

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In order to send you to the annexation of territory,

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Ticket was to the corporate limits of the city of Birmingham, so it's at 6 and 11, that's 42, that's 12, that's 42, that's 24, the code of Alabama 1975,

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as to embracing include within the corporate area of the city, certain territory, described in the petition of the Liberty Park, joint venture LLP,

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the system of an approximately 1, 7, 3, 6, acre of code of land, located along Interstate 50 by 459, in an uncooperated Jefferson County.

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This is item of permanent operation. First reading I need you see or first item. So I'll do the roll call with

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Motion for unanimous consent

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Second

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More have it

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Well, the second

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This is for you see council member Abbott. I council member Clark. I council member more council members member council member take council member Williams

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Council member Woods, Councilor President Promote him Alexander, Councilor President

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Oakland, aye.

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Motion on the item please.

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I have a little bit before you.

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Motion by Abbott and second by T.

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Will you discussion?

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I believe we're ready for the vote.

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We should be open.

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Council member Woods,

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both should be up.

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Okay.

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Item passes.

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Thank you.

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Next item please.

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Should be item 59.

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in order in improving authoritative manner, execute for an active set city, a lease agreement

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with the Riding Hosellus and Corporate in which the city will continue to lease the property

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located at 3012 27th Avenue North Birmingham to the Riding Hosellus for use as a retail store,

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7 general merchandise for initial term or two years, and annual basic rent of $70,000 plus

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percentage rate equal to 3% annual growth sales in excess of 2,333,333 cents and the

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variety of wholesales will help the option to extend the term of the lease for two additional

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terms of two years to each under the same terms like additions as for the initial term.

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Again, this is item of pardon operation that you see for passes today.

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Second, smooth them in and more.

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I can't remember, I can't remember it was. I can't see, I can't see the open.

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I moved the item.

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I didn't take.

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I had it before.

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He had a discussion.

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Seeing none, we're ready for the boat.

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I don't know if you should be

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up.

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All right.

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I don't pass this next item, please.

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I am 60.

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In order, I was authorized to pay me in the amount of $5,466.

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and 94 cents to execute a quick claim D to John Rigo for the sale property.

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Log, legally described as like 23, Black 20, Birmingham, Realty, COS, Add, number

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4 is recorded in the mapbook 9, page 14, and also the Joseph Probator of the County,

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Alabama, Apostle, ID, 22, 0, 24, 4, 29, 0, City, Account, 69, D, 3, and located 14, 09, 30,

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Second Street North Birmingham, which we'll try to see the proposed listable improvement

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links.

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And of course with section 3-1 that is for a sea of the general code of city of Birmingham.

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This is another item of primary operation I need you to see, pass it a

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little more.

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All right.

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Council President Pro Team Alexander.

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Council President Oakland.

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All right.

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All right.

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The motion on the act.

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All right.

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Second.

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Just a minute.

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All right.

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I was before you.

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In discussion.

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All right.

443
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Ready for the vote.

444
01:02:11,400 --> 01:02:11,740
All of you.

445
01:02:12,040 --> 01:02:12,640
All right.

446
01:02:22,500 --> 01:02:22,780
So much.

447
01:02:23,800 --> 01:02:24,480
Next slide.

448
01:02:24,600 --> 01:02:24,940
Please.

449
01:02:25,860 --> 01:02:26,160
Thank you.

450
01:02:26,280 --> 01:02:27,220
Going to 65.

451
01:02:29,120 --> 01:02:29,860
I have a 65.

452
01:02:31,700 --> 01:02:36,620
a resolution, I'll throw out the mayor to execute various agreements with the mayor's vendors

453
01:02:36,620 --> 01:02:41,300
and then I'll not to receive 2005 when the law is poor at 10D, including registration

454
01:02:41,300 --> 01:02:46,400
for up to one member, on each of the committees represented by the 23 member citizens, the

455
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:51,580
advisory board and up to 10 community, resource service, employees of the city of Birmingham

456
01:02:51,580 --> 01:02:56,940
to attend the 2024 reclaiming vacant properties come from the St. Louis Missouri, from October

457
01:02:56,940 --> 01:03:01,400
of 9th 2024 through October the 11th 2024.

458
01:03:01,940 --> 01:03:06,800
Attendees representing the communities must be a current officer in the standing.

459
01:03:07,420 --> 01:03:10,500
Okay, now attend more than one conference in the calendar year.

460
01:03:10,760 --> 01:03:15,680
The cost of registration for each attendee is not to exceed 750 dollars.

461
01:03:15,780 --> 01:03:25,980
The events will serve to educate and train the neighborhood officers and CRRs on a vision of communities and provide information

462
01:03:25,980 --> 01:03:31,980
that will benefit those seeking resources for a community and economic development within the city

463
01:03:31,980 --> 01:03:34,620
of Birmingham City, France, and California to respect the neighborhood of the association.

464
01:03:35,100 --> 01:03:35,880
Most of the police.

465
01:03:37,240 --> 01:03:38,130
I was before it.

466
01:03:38,740 --> 01:03:41,440
It was another man and Alexander,

467
01:03:44,180 --> 01:03:45,200
councilor, some other man.

468
01:03:45,340 --> 01:03:46,400
Thank you, Mr. President.

469
01:03:47,420 --> 01:03:53,240
Colleagues, I had a neighborhood officer that wanted to attend this conference, and so she asked

470
01:03:53,240 --> 01:03:55,640
that we am in this so we could allow one.

471
01:03:55,640 --> 01:03:59,180
I mean, we could probably limit it to one officer for neighborhood,

472
01:03:59,460 --> 01:04:01,880
but she wanted to go and get this valuable information.

473
01:04:02,700 --> 01:04:03,660
And I can vet for her.

474
01:04:03,760 --> 01:04:06,140
She's a great note-taker, a very active in the neighborhood,

475
01:04:06,540 --> 01:04:08,120
but I think they should be allowed to go to this.

476
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:09,220
And I've gone to it before.

477
01:04:09,800 --> 01:04:12,300
And I think Casa Blister and a few of us went

478
01:04:12,300 --> 01:04:14,300
and Casa Clark and was really very valuable.

479
01:04:17,220 --> 01:04:23,120
So I would like to move to amend the item and add that neighborhood,

480
01:04:23,120 --> 01:04:26,820
Well, I guess we're up to maybe 10 neighborhood officers.

481
01:04:27,340 --> 01:04:28,760
It should happen, yes, sir.

482
01:04:28,760 --> 01:04:29,580
I guess you're up there, sir.

483
01:04:29,900 --> 01:04:31,120
And number or should I just...

484
01:04:35,060 --> 01:04:35,840
It's item 65.

485
01:04:36,120 --> 01:04:39,040
Only has CRRs and the...

486
01:04:39,040 --> 01:04:40,100
Who is this?

487
01:04:40,100 --> 01:04:41,220
Citizens Advisory Board.

488
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:43,520
So it doesn't include neighborhood officers.

489
01:04:47,230 --> 01:04:47,710
I have a question.

490
01:04:48,890 --> 01:04:49,730
Councilor Alexander.

491
01:04:51,690 --> 01:04:52,670
Councilor Smithman.

492
01:04:53,230 --> 01:04:53,850
I'm an agreement.

493
01:04:54,010 --> 01:04:56,890
I just wanted to hear from the department.

494
01:04:56,890 --> 01:05:04,150
what was the reason for just limiting that to the community or see at the members?

495
01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:14,900
Good morning council. My name is Alice Williams and I serve as Deputy Director of Community Resource Services.

496
01:05:15,700 --> 01:05:22,340
We recommend that the 23 members of the community leadership just to limit the number of people that were attending

497
01:05:22,340 --> 01:05:28,300
because we're scheduled in three conferences this year, so to keep other people, a sire for neighborhood leadership

498
01:05:28,300 --> 01:05:31,400
from a tenant, we just recommended the community level of leadership.

499
01:05:31,980 --> 01:05:36,520
It does not prohibit neighborhood officers, but it just limits it to community leaders only.

500
01:05:36,740 --> 01:05:41,560
So if they serve in any capacity in the 23 communities, they could, so if they were not,

501
01:05:41,860 --> 01:05:45,040
it even includes if you are a secretary as long as it's on the community level.

502
01:05:45,860 --> 01:05:46,840
Okay, we got you.

503
01:05:48,840 --> 01:05:55,480
So, just to clarify, so at the community level, there's President Vice President Secretary,

504
01:05:55,480 --> 01:05:59,320
So is this neighborhood off-circle and one of those positions?

505
01:05:59,720 --> 01:06:01,200
That's what she wanted me to amend that.

506
01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:07,320
So that doesn't prohibit the neighborhood from building this in her.

507
01:06:07,980 --> 01:06:12,680
Yeah, it does, because she has to be a member of the community level of leadership.

508
01:06:13,720 --> 01:06:16,100
So it is totally up to the council how you want to proceed.

509
01:06:16,320 --> 01:06:19,160
I would recommend you not send 10 people part of neighborhood though,

510
01:06:19,780 --> 01:06:20,940
because there's a lot of paperwork for us.

511
01:06:20,940 --> 01:06:22,460
Well, I was going to say 10 neighborhood officers.

512
01:06:24,440 --> 01:06:29,200
I just don't want to limit her if she wants to go.

513
01:06:29,500 --> 01:06:31,160
So, counselor Smith and...

514
01:06:31,160 --> 01:06:33,900
There are scholarship opportunities as well.

515
01:06:34,340 --> 01:06:39,020
So, if they're interested in that, they can look at that link and apply for scholarships as well for that program.

516
01:06:39,340 --> 01:06:42,220
I think we're supposed to did it one year and got a scholarship.

517
01:06:42,940 --> 01:06:43,200
Okay.

518
01:06:44,360 --> 01:06:52,840
So, just to clarify, you have made a motion to amend this item to attend

519
01:06:55,500 --> 01:07:00,180
The name of the officers too, though, I don't remember the name of the association.

520
01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:06,280
I was about to do the thing I stopped because I was really asking a question about how

521
01:07:06,280 --> 01:07:11,960
the council felt because I wouldn't do it if everybody didn't want to do it because if there's

522
01:07:11,960 --> 01:07:17,480
a scholarship program, I would even help her out to fill out the application I get her help

523
01:07:17,480 --> 01:07:18,160
at the library.

524
01:07:20,220 --> 01:07:27,620
I have a question about this item also, so we have the reclaiming vacant properties conference.

525
01:07:28,280 --> 01:07:33,140
We have the news conference and we have the Main Street now conference.

526
01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:43,400
And I was originally under the impression that any neighborhood officer could go to one conference a year.

527
01:07:43,400 --> 01:07:50,040
So if I'm a neighborhood officer and I'm not a CAB officer, and I have a burning desire to

528
01:07:50,040 --> 01:07:56,160
go to reclaiming vacant properties, it seems to me if that's the one conference that

529
01:07:56,160 --> 01:08:02,880
that neighborhood wants to send somebody to and skip new sons, skip mainstream, then they

530
01:08:02,880 --> 01:08:04,820
should be able to do that.

531
01:08:05,220 --> 01:08:13,280
I guess I'm having a hard time understanding or grasping maybe quite only CAB members

532
01:08:13,280 --> 01:08:19,460
would be allowed to go. What if none of the three CAB members in my community want to go

533
01:08:19,460 --> 01:08:25,980
and I want to go and I'm a neighborhood officer? I don't see what the problem would be

534
01:08:25,980 --> 01:08:33,080
with the neighborhood voting for their person to go to reclaiming vaco properties.

535
01:08:34,420 --> 01:08:41,460
Because lots of people want to know how to reclaim vaco property. This is a big deal in neighborhoods.

536
01:08:43,020 --> 01:08:49,460
So, you know, I'm thinking if you only want to go to one conference, just pick one.

537
01:08:50,440 --> 01:08:56,300
So, again, we selected just the 23 because, and I department, we have to facilitate

538
01:08:56,300 --> 01:08:57,360
these three conferences.

539
01:08:57,520 --> 01:09:02,800
We have to arrange air, travel, accommodations, and when we get there and most instances,

540
01:09:03,280 --> 01:09:06,700
we have to assist the residents, even though we require them to do documentation.

541
01:09:07,220 --> 01:09:10,060
This says that they can travel on their own and things like that.

542
01:09:10,060 --> 01:09:21,180
So it's also about our staffing being able to assist with taking at least 200 people to two sets of conferences this year outside of the city and the one inside the city.

543
01:09:21,400 --> 01:09:30,420
So it's a staffing issue for us, but I mean, like I said, I cannot limit the counsel so if you wanted to recommend, you know, one person from each other neighborhood.

544
01:09:30,620 --> 01:09:39,500
But again, it's a staffing issue for us and it's accommodating because we have to do all of the travel arrangements. They don't do travel arrangements. So we make all those arrangements ourselves.

545
01:09:40,060 --> 01:09:48,040
What was she sparks, yes Mr President, so one of the things that the staff was looking to

546
01:09:48,040 --> 01:09:55,760
do was make sure they were important with the C8, with the CABs, my laws, but certainly

547
01:09:55,760 --> 01:09:59,740
the staff will defer to the council's pleasure, so whatever amendment you'd like to

548
01:09:59,740 --> 01:10:05,420
make to be able to accommodate will do that, but to the template was based on that.

549
01:10:05,420 --> 01:10:12,600
Council Williams? Yeah a question Mr Williams about what you just said so what do you

550
01:10:12,600 --> 01:10:21,380
mean your staff has to help the citizens do the conference? We assist with the

551
01:10:21,380 --> 01:10:24,820
registration we have a travel agent that we use what we assist with

552
01:10:24,820 --> 01:10:30,280
registration we assist with we try to get the travel agent to do the flight and we

553
01:10:30,280 --> 01:10:36,100
hotel accommodations. So, in light of us, not having to try my agent last should have booked the

554
01:10:36,100 --> 01:10:40,780
hotels. A lot of people had to do their own hotels and so there were issues with that.

555
01:10:41,500 --> 01:10:47,100
When we travel on the day of travel, we have to assist officers who might need assistance.

556
01:10:48,060 --> 01:10:52,200
With getting on the flights, getting off the flights, getting to our shelters, that sort of stuff.

557
01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:56,780
So we have to arrange shuttle services and ground service once we get to those destinations as well.

558
01:10:56,780 --> 01:11:02,920
So this time because this was our first time attending this conference, I wanted to just kind of get a feel of how we'll look at

559
01:11:02,920 --> 01:11:06,560
We took a small delegation to see what this reclaiming properties

560
01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:12,780
Conference could do for the community because they are communities. There's supposed to be sharing this information back with the neighborhood association

561
01:11:12,780 --> 01:11:19,880
So I go was to try to get a small delegation to attend just to see how that will work for us, but we're fine.

562
01:11:29,360 --> 01:11:30,520
I got a question.

563
01:11:35,500 --> 01:11:36,560
So hypothetically

564
01:11:39,040 --> 01:11:50,100
The way this is set up, you could have a neighborhood sending different people to each

565
01:11:50,100 --> 01:11:50,920
of these conferences.

566
01:11:51,380 --> 01:11:57,860
So in theory, if one neighborhood officer or each neighborhood officer wanted to attend

567
01:11:57,860 --> 01:12:08,400
a different conference, the way it's established right now looks like a neighborhood could

568
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:17,820
You know, expand funds to do that, to send three people to each to a different conference.

569
01:12:18,640 --> 01:12:18,680
Yes,

570
01:12:29,060 --> 01:12:36,600
sir. Mr. President, I'm okay. I just wanted to publicly ask a administration about it because she did ask.

571
01:12:37,020 --> 01:12:40,100
And so I do a promise for her, I will ask her a council meeting about it.

572
01:12:40,100 --> 01:12:44,920
But now that another scholarship and you know, we'll be able to help her, though.

573
01:12:44,920 --> 01:12:48,660
I don't want to make sure she has the opportunity to hear the reason behind everything.

574
01:12:49,760 --> 01:12:50,080
Thank you.

575
01:12:55,900 --> 01:13:02,320
I'm going to offer a mission to delay this item for two weeks.

576
01:13:11,140 --> 01:13:12,340
One second.

577
01:13:12,340 --> 01:13:12,940
One second.

578
01:13:13,100 --> 01:13:13,220
One second.

579
01:13:13,580 --> 01:13:14,000
One second.

580
01:13:15,260 --> 01:13:15,780
Delay.

581
01:13:16,360 --> 01:13:17,080
Two weeks.

582
01:13:17,300 --> 01:13:17,740
Question.

583
01:13:18,680 --> 01:13:20,940
Can I ask the question I doesn't want it?

584
01:13:21,260 --> 01:13:26,480
The delay is to give us opportunity to get more information related to opportunities.

585
01:13:27,940 --> 01:13:34,840
for more inclusiveness to attend or open in this, just to get information.

586
01:13:35,180 --> 01:13:41,960
I mean, I have some additional questions, but historically,

587
01:13:45,380 --> 01:13:46,780
this has been somewhat

588
01:13:46,780 --> 01:13:56,360
contentious amongst council in the past, tribal, and general, for neighborhood officers.

589
01:13:58,560 --> 01:14:04,640
So, you know, I'd like to provide some space for us to have some additional conversation

590
01:14:04,640 --> 01:14:17,520
about that, and, you know, in part because the way this is set up, it can, you know, allow

591
01:14:17,520 --> 01:14:21,720
for the potential significant expansion of that type of activity,

592
01:14:24,000 --> 01:14:26,280
so I'd like to give

593
01:14:26,280 --> 01:14:35,140
our council of opportunity to kind of think about that and let's discuss it.

594
01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:39,000
I believe

595
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:40,400
we're right for that now.

596
01:14:49,240 --> 01:14:53,820
So a two week delay on that item passes. Next item, please.

597
01:15:01,010 --> 01:15:03,450
I'm a chaise on page 51.

598
01:15:05,430 --> 01:15:09,770
At resolution, I'd rather than be inter into a right away encroachment agreement,

599
01:15:09,910 --> 01:15:13,930
encroachment license agreement, what might have brought the trustees, the University of Alabama,

600
01:15:14,650 --> 01:15:18,050
on behalf of the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama,

601
01:15:18,190 --> 01:15:22,950
and the police department is allowed to install and maintain two automated license plate readers

602
01:15:22,950 --> 01:15:28,410
along the public right away that are blessed that you may be campus in the city of University of Boulevard,

603
01:15:28,410 --> 01:15:34,230
sound providing the UAB police department with alerts to a deaf hour wanting or unpromitted

604
01:15:34,230 --> 01:15:38,530
vehicles. They're by helping the police department to work more efficiently and monitoring

605
01:15:38,530 --> 01:15:42,110
real-time events in around camps. Motion please.

606
01:15:43,030 --> 01:15:45,430
I'm moving for a couple second.

607
01:15:46,610 --> 01:15:47,210
But in swimming,

608
01:15:53,460 --> 01:15:55,640
maybe discussion comes to the rabbit.

609
01:15:56,060 --> 01:16:02,340
Yeah, as this to be pulled off simply to ask the question, since this is going to be on our

610
01:16:02,340 --> 01:16:09,900
Right of way will our police department will real-time crime center have access to it also

611
01:16:13,760 --> 01:16:21,440
So we have a couple of people here. They've about out from UAB and we also have our chief land acquisition agent from the city

612
01:16:21,440 --> 01:16:23,440
Let's speak to it after Mr. Bata answers.

613
01:16:31,790 --> 01:16:32,670
Good morning, council

614
01:16:34,050 --> 01:16:38,390
So I'm tensed your question. I can't speak specifically to a real-time crime center

615
01:16:38,390 --> 01:16:45,310
But I do know that the Birmingham Police Department uses this flat camera technology and one of the reasons why we wanted to deploy it as well

616
01:16:45,310 --> 01:16:48,850
Was to synergize with them. So again, I don't want to speak specifically to what I don't know

617
01:16:48,850 --> 01:16:54,750
But I know it is meant to promote like synergy and efficiency with like spotting any like unwanted vehicles on the campus

618
01:16:55,610 --> 01:16:57,890
Yeah, and this would not be on the campus

619
01:16:57,890 --> 01:17:05,150
This will be on the streets that surround the campus. So I know we're one of the locations is even though I'm not supposed to know and

620
01:17:05,150 --> 01:17:09,950
And so, well, when you're doing construction, you know, you kind of notice things.

621
01:17:10,850 --> 01:17:21,950
So, but all I want to know is just, are we the UAB police and the Birmingham police, are they linked together in some way and sharing information

622
01:17:21,950 --> 01:17:31,050
so that if the bad guys feeds past that location, we're burning him, though, that he's fed by their, at the same time,

623
01:17:31,050 --> 01:17:34,990
that UAB will never do you all have to call up and say

624
01:17:34,990 --> 01:17:39,630
the bad guy just stand by on some street.

625
01:17:40,430 --> 01:17:41,790
Yeah, so again, I want to be responsible

626
01:17:41,790 --> 01:17:43,690
and not speak to the logistics that I don't know,

627
01:17:43,790 --> 01:17:45,610
but I do know to answer your initial question,

628
01:17:45,830 --> 01:17:47,350
they are like UAB police department

629
01:17:47,350 --> 01:17:49,130
and Birmingham PD are connected.

630
01:17:49,510 --> 01:17:51,670
And that's all ready before we had the flight cameras

631
01:17:51,670 --> 01:17:54,370
and this is just like amplifying that connection.

632
01:17:54,610 --> 01:17:56,030
Okay, well that's good.

633
01:17:56,250 --> 01:17:57,810
That was all I wanted to know.

634
01:17:59,370 --> 01:17:59,690
Thank you.

635
01:17:59,690 --> 01:18:04,230
Council Williams. So I have one question for you on that. So obviously with the

636
01:18:04,230 --> 01:18:09,370
flock camera system, there's the connectivity because of the flock cloud.

637
01:18:10,210 --> 01:18:16,130
But UAB also has an extensive camera system that is not part of the flock system, that

638
01:18:16,130 --> 01:18:20,150
is my understanding that you guys do not actively share with the real-time crime center.

639
01:18:20,630 --> 01:18:27,290
If we approve this, which I'll be willing to share, there is ample cameras throughout the

640
01:18:27,290 --> 01:18:29,950
be a system with the real-time problems in our.

641
01:18:30,150 --> 01:18:34,590
So I can make a note of that and reach out to our campus police chief, Dr. Dio Green, and

642
01:18:34,590 --> 01:18:36,430
make sure I follow up with you personally in our guard.

643
01:18:36,810 --> 01:18:37,310
Thank you.

644
01:18:49,620 --> 01:18:52,820
And I'm passes in the other items.

645
01:18:53,120 --> 01:18:59,420
I think that for the items, all right, it brings us to the end of our items.

646
01:19:00,300 --> 01:19:01,360
So they have one you see.

647
01:19:02,200 --> 01:19:03,000
Oh, yes.

648
01:19:03,000 --> 01:19:04,360
At the end of my

649
01:19:09,390 --> 01:19:17,200
recommendation for UC for a moratorium on automated call wash uses and structures in the city of Bermian

650
01:19:17,630 --> 01:19:20,410
You should have a draft copy and front

651
01:19:20,410 --> 01:19:24,410
So if you're going to pass it today, of course, I'll need UC and

652
01:19:24,410 --> 01:19:26,310
Motion for UC

653
01:19:26,310 --> 01:19:31,110
That was counselor Cork and seconded by the smeliman

654
01:19:31,110 --> 01:19:33,170
I'm giving one second, I don't know

655
01:19:33,170 --> 01:19:34,450
and let me make a quick

656
01:19:47,020 --> 01:19:50,660
pause for the use of the men.

657
01:19:51,680 --> 01:19:52,600
Councilmember Bambit.

658
01:19:52,920 --> 01:19:53,120
Aye.

659
01:19:53,820 --> 01:19:54,340
Councilmember Clark.

660
01:19:55,380 --> 01:19:55,900
Councilmember Ward.

661
01:19:56,720 --> 01:19:57,440
Councilmember Smith.

662
01:19:57,860 --> 01:19:57,980
Aye.

663
01:19:58,360 --> 01:19:58,800
Councilmember T.

664
01:20:00,080 --> 01:20:00,560
Councilmember Williams.

665
01:20:01,260 --> 01:20:02,020
Councilmember Wood.

666
01:20:02,780 --> 01:20:02,900
Councilmember Wood.

667
01:20:03,600 --> 01:20:03,800
Councilmember.

668
01:20:04,040 --> 01:20:04,120
I.

669
01:20:04,900 --> 01:20:05,520
I.

670
01:20:06,660 --> 01:20:06,900
I.

671
01:20:07,880 --> 01:20:09,280
I moved the item.

672
01:20:09,980 --> 01:20:10,660
All right.

673
01:20:10,800 --> 01:20:11,840
I moved before you.

674
01:20:15,290 --> 01:20:17,450
Is there any discussion on the sign?

675
01:20:19,120 --> 01:20:23,380
Seeing none, we were ready for the best on the issue of the open

676
01:20:28,590 --> 01:20:29,630
item passes.

677
01:20:33,320 --> 01:20:38,200
I believe we're done with all the items on the agenda and we're ready for announcements.

678
01:20:39,340 --> 01:20:40,460
Council of Woods.

679
01:20:43,980 --> 01:20:44,740
Thank you, Mr. President.

680
01:20:45,180 --> 01:20:51,140
I wanted to celebrate shout out the Huffman Girls Vikings basketball team.

681
01:20:51,140 --> 01:20:54,880
They made it to the state championship for the second year in a row.

682
01:20:54,880 --> 01:21:00,900
Lost Hazel Green on Saturday, but a incredible season one of the shout out Coach Lane Slater for her leadership

683
01:21:02,540 --> 01:21:09,360
AD Steve Ward and Principal John Lines, I do a great job with athletics at the school. We're really excited to see those young ladies

684
01:21:09,360 --> 01:21:10,660
Excel. It's such a hot level

685
01:21:11,180 --> 01:21:17,900
We're gonna try to work it out and then come back down again here and meet all of you, but incredible season and

686
01:21:17,900 --> 01:21:22,140
I'll look and pour it to all the great things through when I accomplish going forward. So that's it today

687
01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:34,820
Thank you, Mr. President. Thomas neighborhood meeting will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at the

688
01:21:34,820 --> 01:21:39,100
Mount Heaver and Baptist Church, a civic called family neighborhood meeting will be held

689
01:21:39,100 --> 01:21:53,840
on Wednesday, March 6th at a civic-clank community room, while a neighborhood meeting will be

690
01:21:53,840 --> 01:22:02,360
him, neighborhood, will have their meeting on Thursday, March the 11th. I'm sorry, I'm

691
01:22:02,360 --> 01:22:07,600
Monday, March 11th, 6 p.m. at the North Birmingham Rick Rick Center. The next public

692
01:22:07,600 --> 01:22:12,160
segment of the medium will be held on March the 26th at 1 p.m. in the Council of Chamber

693
01:22:12,160 --> 01:22:18,160
Police, the meet agenda items. By Wednesday, March the 6th and 11th, we have known to Patrice

694
01:22:18,160 --> 01:22:22,500
comments at vermihamatl.gov and Gregory.

695
01:22:23,780 --> 01:22:26,080
Dr. Stanley at vermihamatl.gov.

696
01:22:26,080 --> 01:22:31,180
Ms. President, I want to just lift up a situation that took place this weekend in my district

697
01:22:31,920 --> 01:22:38,740
and just speak to that American side about the homicide that took place at the short-term rental.

698
01:22:39,860 --> 01:22:45,340
I just really wanted to say that we cannot continue to allow these, you know, to keep on

699
01:22:45,340 --> 01:22:55,780
happening in this city. I know some ordinances being worked on and just, you know, work

700
01:22:55,780 --> 01:23:01,700
alongside with the mayor and BPD, you know, to give this matter, you know, resolved and

701
01:23:01,700 --> 01:23:07,120
just making sure that we get a group on those who have these short-term rentals in residential

702
01:23:07,120 --> 01:23:11,740
neighborhoods and, you know, not really paying them attention because the impact is

703
01:23:11,740 --> 01:23:13,700
day or after the aftermath, but lastly,

704
01:23:13,860 --> 01:23:17,360
a lot of these places are owned by investors,

705
01:23:17,700 --> 01:23:21,240
and so I don't live in the city and the community's

706
01:23:21,240 --> 01:23:22,460
left to deal with the aftermath.

707
01:23:23,940 --> 01:23:25,600
So I just really wanted to lift that up and live.

708
01:23:25,620 --> 01:23:28,560
My constituents was not, we are standing, you know,

709
01:23:28,720 --> 01:23:32,700
we have them to make sure that we get something in place

710
01:23:32,700 --> 01:23:36,200
to protect those that have lived in these neighborhoods

711
01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:37,640
for quite a long time.

712
01:23:37,820 --> 01:23:38,920
Thank you.

713
01:23:39,420 --> 01:23:39,560
All right?

714
01:23:39,720 --> 01:23:40,400
Thank you.

715
01:23:40,400 --> 01:23:45,940
Thank you, Mr. President, economic development tourism will be meeting today and conference rooms

716
01:23:45,940 --> 01:23:52,080
D&E following this meeting eastward neighborhood will be having their meeting Thursday,

717
01:23:52,240 --> 01:23:59,120
March the 7th and 630 at Habitat. We have two vacancies which the clerk has already mentioned.

718
01:24:01,800 --> 01:24:07,180
Applicants that are excuse me therefore the industrial development board, they may not be an officer

719
01:24:07,180 --> 01:24:12,260
or employee of the City of Birmingham, all interested applicants should submit the resumes at

720
01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:22,300
IndiaBailee via email at India.Bailee at BirminghamAL.gov or you can snail mail us a resume at

721
01:24:22,300 --> 01:24:28,320
our address here which is 710 or 12th Street or Blue or make it address to our office and then

722
01:24:28,320 --> 01:24:33,180
we would like to receive all resumes by Friday April 1st. Thank you.

723
01:24:35,460 --> 01:24:47,040
Thank you very much. I do want to apologize for my tardiness this morning. I miss the presentation of Pastor Mullins and the students here today from Miracle Academy.

724
01:24:47,640 --> 01:24:56,220
They're a very vital part of District 7 and I'm just very excited for the work they do providing miracles for children within the community.

725
01:24:56,220 --> 01:24:57,460
So thank you, Pastor Moments.

726
01:24:57,740 --> 01:24:58,760
Glad to see you today.

727
01:24:59,180 --> 01:25:02,180
These are the announcements for District 7.

728
01:25:02,560 --> 01:25:05,460
On Monday, March 11th, the powerly neighborhood association

729
01:25:05,460 --> 01:25:09,100
will meet at 5.30 at the Henry Crumpton Rec Center,

730
01:25:09,520 --> 01:25:11,960
Oxford Neighborhood Association will meet at 6 p.m.

731
01:25:11,960 --> 01:25:14,480
on Monday at the Otsmore Valley Community Center

732
01:25:14,480 --> 01:25:16,500
and both trash and brush pickup

733
01:25:16,500 --> 01:25:19,140
is scheduled for Otsmore Valley for that neighborhood.

734
01:25:19,880 --> 01:25:22,520
Yesterday, we had a great time here in the city of Birmingham.

735
01:25:22,700 --> 01:25:25,740
We had a parade where we were honoring our girls,

736
01:25:26,480 --> 01:25:33,700
5A football champions, they are the champions, not only for 5A but for the state, this is a growing

737
01:25:33,700 --> 01:25:41,120
sport and I know that we all recognize them several weeks ago after they had their championship

738
01:25:41,120 --> 01:25:41,660
game.

739
01:25:41,940 --> 01:25:45,180
So we had a great time just today and thank you very much Mr. President.

740
01:25:48,820 --> 01:25:55,720
Thank you Mr. President, announcements for district 8 because of super Tuesday the

741
01:25:55,720 --> 01:26:06,020
Fairview Neighborhood Meeting has been postponed from today to tomorrow that's Wednesday March 6th at 5.30 via conference call.

742
01:26:06,200 --> 01:26:12,100
You can call my office at 205-254-2304 to get the dial in information.

743
01:26:13,780 --> 01:26:21,740
Also, the Thomas Neighborhood, which is also meeting today, has decided on a different location because of the election.

744
01:26:21,740 --> 01:26:30,260
So, that meeting will be held at the Greater St. Thomas Baptist Church located at 153 1st Street, Thomas.

745
01:26:31,620 --> 01:26:36,840
Also, the Magic City Blight Blast, Magic City Blight Busters, Tonswister.

746
01:26:37,900 --> 01:26:44,820
They're looking for dedicated volunteers to help fight blight and bring back the magic to our neighborhoods.

747
01:26:44,820 --> 01:26:48,340
So this Saturday, they're hosting a cleanup in Bellevue Heights.

748
01:26:48,540 --> 01:26:54,200
They'll meet up at 4,000 Avenue I from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

749
01:26:54,260 --> 01:26:57,060
I'm sorry, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

750
01:26:57,220 --> 01:27:01,220
The registration starts at 7.30 and everyone is welcome.

751
01:27:03,260 --> 01:27:07,580
Please save the date for the annual Fair Housing Seminar and Luncheon,

752
01:27:07,580 --> 01:27:11,360
which takes place on April 17th at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

753
01:27:11,360 --> 01:27:20,800
This wonderful event is hosted by the Fair Housing Center of North Alabama and will provide additional details as we get closer to the event.

754
01:27:21,780 --> 01:27:28,160
The five-point-squest regional library is celebrating 20 years in the new library building.

755
01:27:28,160 --> 01:27:47,020
Now, new is relative around here, but relatively new library building only 20 years old, so we're grateful to count the library as a partner and look forward to their continued presence as a center of community life in Western Birmingham.

756
01:27:48,380 --> 01:27:58,800
If you're looking for a fun way to get active and meet up with your neighbors, you can join us every Thursday weather permitting for walk around the crossplex.

757
01:27:58,880 --> 01:28:04,660
We meet up at the Starbucks promptly at eight and walk for about a mile and a half.

758
01:28:05,460 --> 01:28:09,320
All paces are welcome. That concludes my remarks. Thank you.

759
01:28:09,320 --> 01:28:10,780
Thank you, Councillor Moore.

760
01:28:11,080 --> 01:28:13,260
Yes, thank you, Mr. President, happy election day.

761
01:28:13,860 --> 01:28:15,360
Make sure to cash your ballots today.

762
01:28:15,560 --> 01:28:17,300
Paul was close at 7 p.m.

763
01:28:18,060 --> 01:28:21,260
This weekend, we will host a cleanup with Black Warrior River

764
01:28:21,260 --> 01:28:23,820
Keeper and the Kingston Neighborhood Association

765
01:28:24,460 --> 01:28:27,040
will meet at Stockham Park at 9 a.m. this Saturday.

766
01:28:27,380 --> 01:28:29,260
Join us, come on out and volunteer.

767
01:28:30,260 --> 01:28:34,300
The Birmingham Public Library Book Mobile will also be located

768
01:28:34,300 --> 01:28:38,500
in East Lake Park on March the 14th from 12 to 1 p.m.

769
01:28:38,500 --> 01:28:41,920
So come out, read a good book, feed some ducks.

770
01:28:44,080 --> 01:28:49,080
Let me see, we have the Farmer Heights or Farmer Heights neighborhood association that's

771
01:28:49,080 --> 01:28:55,160
taking place today at 6 p.m., we will have the Brument Heights neighborhood association that

772
01:28:55,160 --> 01:29:00,100
will take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Brown's or Highest Community Center, and then we

773
01:29:00,100 --> 01:29:06,840
will also have Inglendook, Whitman, and Robook, and Airport Highlands that will take place

774
01:29:06,840 --> 01:29:13,100
on this upcoming Monday, the Community Development Committee will meet in Council Chambers at 2 p.m.

775
01:29:13,220 --> 01:29:19,220
on tomorrow and the Parks and Rec board will meet tomorrow morning at Legion Field at 9 a.m.

776
01:29:19,340 --> 01:29:24,560
and I also wanted to say hello to Reverend Mullins and the students at Miracle Academy.

777
01:29:25,500 --> 01:29:27,280
I am doing that, I conclude with some odd announcement.

778
01:29:27,560 --> 01:29:29,200
All right, thank you, Councillor Evelyn.

779
01:29:29,740 --> 01:29:35,380
Thank you, Mr. President, the next planning and zoning meeting is going to be held on Wednesday,

780
01:29:35,380 --> 01:29:43,940
March 13, the 330 PM here in the Council chambers. I would like to remind people to go vote today.

781
01:29:43,940 --> 01:29:53,640
It's just so very important to vote. I was in an election one time where if I had had eight more votes,

782
01:29:53,880 --> 01:29:59,960
I wouldn't have been in a run-off. I wouldn't have had to raise all that extra money and go through all that extra money.

783
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:22,900
So if you think your vote doesn't count, you would be wrong. Sometimes your vote counts a whole lot to someone. So I just want to remind you, your vote is important. I don't care if your state is red, blue, pink, purple, whatever color it's still important to make your opinion known.

784
01:30:22,900 --> 01:30:29,580
Neighborhood associations, the Forest Park South Avenue neighborhood, which normally meets tonight,

785
01:30:30,100 --> 01:30:36,360
will not be meeting tonight due to the election, the room that they meet in is the room that people vote in.

786
01:30:36,820 --> 01:30:44,280
So they have moved their neighborhood meeting to next Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. at the Avenue Library.

787
01:30:45,960 --> 01:30:50,020
I wanted to give a shout out to our own PEP department,

788
01:30:52,040 --> 01:30:54,000
because I attended yet another

789
01:30:54,000 --> 01:30:59,180
coffee and with code enforcement, and I'm going to attend another one.

790
01:31:00,320 --> 01:31:00,940
It was great.

791
01:31:01,200 --> 01:31:02,260
It was a central park.

792
01:31:02,460 --> 01:31:06,600
I'm only complained about the whole thing, as the room was too small for the number of

793
01:31:06,600 --> 01:31:10,800
people who wanted to be there, which is like a good problem and a bad problem.

794
01:31:12,080 --> 01:31:22,120
But these coffee with code enforcement meetings are so educational, you need to go to three or four of them just to get all the information.

795
01:31:23,120 --> 01:31:25,540
And they have all the people who do the work.

796
01:31:26,300 --> 01:31:33,120
There, so that you can see their faces, you can see you, they are, and they can tell you what they do and how they do it.

797
01:31:33,120 --> 01:31:44,740
And residents can ask questions to get confirmation that they understand, you know, the resident role is to report things because the city can't be everywhere at once.

798
01:31:45,300 --> 01:31:51,520
But then it's interesting to hear what they do when they take the ball and start running with it.

799
01:31:51,700 --> 01:32:00,860
And so I recommend I know they're going to have at least one more because they said they would have one at in the evening for people who worked in the daytime.

800
01:32:00,860 --> 01:32:08,580
so that they could attend too because 10 to 12 in the morning is not really good for people

801
01:32:08,580 --> 01:32:15,760
who work 8 to 5 at a job unless they want to take a date of vacation. So I'm very appreciative

802
01:32:15,760 --> 01:32:22,860
of the work that PEP has done to help educate us because I learned new things and I've been around

803
01:32:22,860 --> 01:32:28,760
here for a heck of a long time. So every resident I mean there's all we all have things we don't

804
01:32:28,760 --> 01:32:38,160
But they are doing an excellent job, and I just wanted to say that if you have an opportunity to attend the one in the evening, you should do it.

805
01:32:38,940 --> 01:32:55,860
Other things, certainly 3-1-1, one thing that I did learn about front yard parking is that they told us that the code enforcement meeting rather than calling 3-1-1 and getting lost in that system.

806
01:32:55,860 --> 01:33:02,600
And if it's front yard parking, the police handle it, and you can call either the non-emergency

807
01:33:02,600 --> 01:33:09,540
number or the precinct to let them know that there's a problem, and especially in neighborhoods

808
01:33:09,540 --> 01:33:15,200
where you have people who repeatedly, they park in the yard so much that they create a big

809
01:33:15,200 --> 01:33:21,960
mud hole, then that was an interesting thing to find out, you don't have to call 311 for

810
01:33:21,960 --> 01:33:22,200
that.

811
01:33:22,200 --> 01:33:35,820
But everybody should call 3-1-1 for all the other stuff, or use the app, which I think is a lot more fun because you can add photos, but if you don't turn it in you can't expect it to get fixed.

812
01:33:36,640 --> 01:33:46,980
Because there are just not enough city employees out there driving around looking for things to do, so if you turn it in there is a much better chance something will be done.

813
01:33:47,660 --> 01:33:48,940
So thank you, Mr. President.

814
01:33:48,940 --> 01:33:52,460
All right. Thank you. Councilor Slytherin.

815
01:33:52,940 --> 01:33:56,940
Thank you, Mr. President. As far as neighborhood meetings, today we will have

816
01:33:56,940 --> 01:34:02,720
Oakwood Place. We'll be at 4 o'clock. I hear some park recreation center. Mason City will

817
01:34:02,720 --> 01:34:11,580
meet today at 4 p.m. Be a teleconference that dial in number is 712 777-8017 and the

818
01:34:11,580 --> 01:34:18,120
color is 843-426. Then tomorrow, north to this will meet at Memorial Park Recreation

819
01:34:18,120 --> 01:34:22,200
center and that will be at 5 p.m. Then on Monday, Western

820
01:34:22,200 --> 01:34:25,440
manner, we'll meet at 5 p.m. at New Hope after

821
01:34:25,440 --> 01:34:29,580
church. The next budget finds me will actually meet on Monday,

822
01:34:29,740 --> 01:34:33,400
March 25th. So we will not meet this Monday due to NLC.

823
01:34:33,920 --> 01:34:36,880
Summishes are due Wednesday, March 20th, on noon,

824
01:34:37,000 --> 01:34:39,600
Summishes received after noon, be placed on the next budget

825
01:34:39,600 --> 01:34:42,900
and finance agenda. Again, the next budget and finance,

826
01:34:44,260 --> 01:34:46,760
meeting will be Monday, March 25th.

827
01:34:46,760 --> 01:34:54,720
Also, the Budget Town, 2020, for Budget Town Hall, which Chief Sparks mentioned before

828
01:34:54,720 --> 01:34:55,640
with Mayor Woodfin.

829
01:34:56,100 --> 01:35:01,600
And the rest of the council will be on March 18 at 6pm at the Battle of Oswarium.

830
01:35:02,300 --> 01:35:06,920
This is the opportunity to really just make sure everybody knows how the budget works.

831
01:35:07,240 --> 01:35:13,240
As usually, we have a very expansive detail kind of workshop and they kind of explain everything

832
01:35:13,240 --> 01:35:16,100
when one makes sure the constituents know where their taxes are going.

833
01:35:16,100 --> 01:35:26,820
So I really appreciate that administration and council leadership for listening to the idea and hopefully we can get a lot of people going and people can learn some things as well

834
01:35:26,820 --> 01:35:32,660
Speaking of which I have the council happy use I brought something in my code enforcement booklet

835
01:35:34,300 --> 01:35:39,300
Mr. President what's going on with that because I know at one point I think you were trying to do it

836
01:35:39,700 --> 01:35:43,480
Are we on track to release something to the constituent sometimes soon?

837
01:35:43,840 --> 01:35:45,960
So one of the

838
01:35:46,100 --> 01:35:55,300
major things that had changed in the past version, which I believe the original code enforcement

839
01:35:55,300 --> 01:35:59,920
booklet was created during the concaid administration.

840
01:36:02,400 --> 01:36:06,640
So since then, the big piece that's

841
01:36:06,640 --> 01:36:14,800
changed is the uniform garbage cart component. So there are many parts of that booklet that

842
01:36:14,800 --> 01:36:21,840
still relevant, but that uniform garbage cart and how we do waste collection has changed

843
01:36:21,840 --> 01:36:24,260
significantly so that would need to be updated.

844
01:36:25,060 --> 01:36:30,660
Okay, I know I was chair of P.S.E. Chief Mitchell was helping me out to really revise

845
01:36:30,660 --> 01:36:32,580
and update our clinical enforcement ordinances.

846
01:36:32,700 --> 01:36:34,660
Was that kind of what passed on the count some more?

847
01:36:34,700 --> 01:36:35,800
And we're going to talk about more.

848
01:36:36,380 --> 01:36:41,000
So I think that's a really big component and really wanted to see why issues I would like for us

849
01:36:41,000 --> 01:36:44,480
on the policy level to make sure we have everything in place.

850
01:36:45,760 --> 01:36:48,040
And then I had a good time this past Friday.

851
01:36:48,440 --> 01:36:50,360
Y'all, I had the cutest little first grade.

852
01:36:50,560 --> 01:36:51,780
I am here in Washington, K-3.

853
01:36:52,360 --> 01:36:55,220
We read Dr. Sue's book at hemp heel.

854
01:36:55,340 --> 01:36:56,260
They were so cute.

855
01:36:56,700 --> 01:37:00,020
And then we talked about black boy and girl joy.

856
01:37:00,180 --> 01:37:04,080
So we talked about saying, I am enough being kind, being a good person.

857
01:37:04,500 --> 01:37:05,860
And they actually read along with me.

858
01:37:05,960 --> 01:37:06,620
They were so intelligent.

859
01:37:07,540 --> 01:37:09,260
So I really had a good time with them.

860
01:37:09,260 --> 01:37:12,920
And then they told me I had to come back and we had to create slime into place on Mrs.

861
01:37:13,480 --> 01:37:18,040
So, I really enjoyed talking to them, the next generation of kids.

862
01:37:18,640 --> 01:37:23,040
Also, Council of Woods, what would me, I know Council would say, come and go with Dr. Naliya

863
01:37:23,040 --> 01:37:23,400
Richardson.

864
01:37:23,900 --> 01:37:30,100
She had her second annual black women mental health issues, women's history, lunch and

865
01:37:30,100 --> 01:37:33,480
she brought Ms. USA 2019's mom there.

866
01:37:33,480 --> 01:37:39,700
If you don't know a couple years ago, she actually committed suicide, she jumped off a high

867
01:37:39,700 --> 01:37:45,700
sort of building in New York, and well, she was an inspiration, and she was a lawyer.

868
01:37:46,000 --> 01:37:50,620
I mean, just the same like a beautiful person, I think that really brought a lot of awareness,

869
01:37:51,340 --> 01:37:54,860
especially to the black community, so she did a really good job with that.

870
01:37:54,880 --> 01:38:02,980
And then five districts, district one, district five, district six, district seven and district nine.

871
01:38:02,980 --> 01:38:10,500
We gave those scholarship grants out in collaboration with the Penny Foundation when you awarded them this past Wednesday or Thursday

872
01:38:10,500 --> 01:38:16,620
And so I know the council Facebook page has everything on there, but I thought that was a great program

873
01:38:16,620 --> 01:38:20,440
Everybody enjoyed it. So I just want people to make sure that you know

874
01:38:20,440 --> 01:38:25,120
Support us while businesses is not only a priority for mayor woofing by me for all nine of us

875
01:38:25,120 --> 01:38:32,400
So thank you also I forgot to say happy birthday to my dad. His birthday was his past Saturday and happy birthday council more

876
01:38:32,400 --> 01:38:34,260
Thank you.

877
01:38:34,420 --> 01:38:35,620
All right.

878
01:38:35,820 --> 01:38:40,060
Council, former Councillor Hoyt, it's not here to sing you on a sing you happy birthday.

879
01:38:40,800 --> 01:38:42,920
So, we'll spare you.

880
01:38:44,700 --> 01:38:44,980
All right.

881
01:38:46,360 --> 01:38:56,760
For district five, well, first of all, with Council in general, please be advised that there will not be a council meeting next week.

882
01:38:56,760 --> 01:39:03,040
The majority of the council will be traveling next week for the National League of

883
01:39:03,040 --> 01:39:10,460
Cities, Congressional Cities Conference in Washington, D.C., so no council meeting next week.

884
01:39:12,160 --> 01:39:18,600
The East Lake Neighborhood Association, normally scheduled for tonight, has been rescheduled

885
01:39:18,600 --> 01:39:25,220
to next Tuesday, March 19th, that will be at 6 p.m. at the Household of Faith Church.

886
01:39:26,820 --> 01:39:31,740
The Will Home of Neighborhood Association will meet on Thursday, March 7th at 6 p.m.

887
01:39:31,740 --> 01:39:34,000
at the Southern Museum of Flight.

888
01:39:35,400 --> 01:39:42,580
Gate City Neighborhood Association is scheduled for next Monday, March 11th at 4 p.m.

889
01:39:42,580 --> 01:39:55,240
at the Mark's Village Campus of Hope, Oak Ridge Park Neighborhood Association will meet also next Monday, March 11th at 6pm at the Harris Home Recreation Center.

890
01:39:56,320 --> 01:40:08,080
As Councillor Smithman mentioned, the City Council and in conjunction with Mayor Whithin are hosting

891
01:40:09,380 --> 01:40:18,640
a educational event on the City Budget, we're calling it a budget town hall that's going

892
01:40:18,640 --> 01:40:25,400
the Monday March 18th, 6th to 730 p.m. at the Boutwell Auditorium.

893
01:40:26,840 --> 01:40:32,480
The Transportation Committee will meet on Monday March 25th at 2 p.m. in the Council

894
01:40:32,480 --> 01:40:37,740
Chamber's items can be submitted to the agenda by contacting Kimberly Phillips at Kimberly.

895
01:40:38,180 --> 01:40:40,280
Phillips at BirminghamAL.gov.

896
01:40:40,280 --> 01:40:49,740
I just want to remind my colleagues that there's opportunity to tour the animal control

897
01:40:49,740 --> 01:40:57,580
center located near the airport at 1 p.m., so please join us if you're available for that.

898
01:40:58,360 --> 01:41:02,320
And with that, I believe we've come to the end of our announcements.

899
01:41:04,100 --> 01:41:05,240
Do we have a motion to adjourn?

900
01:41:06,100 --> 01:41:06,500
Sorry.

901
01:41:08,180 --> 01:41:10,160
I'll get it together sooner or later.

902
01:41:10,940 --> 01:41:14,840
Mr. Clark, public speakers please.

903
01:41:16,140 --> 01:41:16,340
Please, sir.

904
01:41:20,480 --> 01:41:21,880
You're approaching the day.

905
01:41:22,040 --> 01:41:25,760
Please, remember to state your name and address.

906
01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:30,080
You have three minutes, and please watch the monitors for your time.

907
01:41:30,340 --> 01:41:31,520
I'll be up here alone.

908
01:41:31,640 --> 01:41:32,260
I'm sorry.

909
01:41:32,260 --> 01:41:34,340
Earl Salary, head counts at City Council.

910
01:41:35,260 --> 01:41:36,460
I live at 9.04.

911
01:41:36,700 --> 01:41:39,020
Thursday, west in the College of Wales area.

912
01:41:40,460 --> 01:41:43,000
I'm here to speak about some personal things.

913
01:41:43,000 --> 01:41:49,640
happen to me and I'm pretty sure they happened to somebody else other than me and as I'm

914
01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:56,200
going through this process, there's nobody to actually talk to, there's no, like if you

915
01:41:56,200 --> 01:42:12,980
want to file like a several case against a store or a company, there's nobody to go to,

916
01:42:15,040 --> 01:42:22,980
It's I've had to endure living in Birmingham and I'm about to start crying every time I talk about this.

917
01:42:24,340 --> 01:42:30,460
I can show you a picture of the bathroom at the job and if I say something I'm going to lose my job.

918
01:42:30,640 --> 01:42:31,520
That's what happens.

919
01:42:31,940 --> 01:42:38,160
That's how I keep losing my job every time I say something to a supervisor about being in harassed.

920
01:42:40,270 --> 01:42:53,190
And I'm not from Birmingham, so I'm from Boston, so it's hard for me to get, you know, things done, but it's really sad and before it happens to anybody, somebody to get hurt.

921
01:42:54,450 --> 01:42:59,350
I just want to know what are we supposed to do? I heard you say, tell somebody, for what?

922
01:43:00,510 --> 01:43:08,030
Nothing's been kind of like, you know, I mean, this is to the train that they want us to use that to job.

923
01:43:08,370 --> 01:43:09,270
I want

924
01:43:16,660 --> 01:43:23,220
to be at work. They're gunna fire, and it happens every time. Every time I tell somebody,

925
01:43:23,400 --> 01:43:28,020
I've been harassed or I'm scared somebody could they pull it out of gun? I lose my job.

926
01:43:28,940 --> 01:43:40,980
That's how my media supervisor now, and it's the house in the store that's not mistaken, that is employing these illegal immigrants.

927
01:43:41,120 --> 01:43:46,900
I'm just going to say it because every time they do the pay thing, they're going to have to get their ID, see how much they're getting paying.

928
01:43:47,460 --> 01:43:49,280
They all got to come back the next day.

929
01:43:50,240 --> 01:43:53,020
So they're building the park cave and over here where the staff town project is.

930
01:43:54,180 --> 01:44:00,060
Go in there. Just walk by. See, I mean illegal immigrants, you see. And I'm just speculating

931
01:44:00,060 --> 01:44:06,380
because they didn't ever have their ID when the guy comes. The guy Jason Cheyenne was

932
01:44:06,380 --> 01:44:10,700
he pulled a gun on a young lady over there. He killed somebody. He kicked the superintendent

933
01:44:10,700 --> 01:44:15,340
over at the job site. He killed somebody. His daughter's the magistrate in the little city where

934
01:44:15,340 --> 01:44:18,540
he lived. He was at work the same day.

935
01:44:20,730 --> 01:44:23,390
Yes, so we're not till people on skater. It's

936
01:44:23,390 --> 01:44:31,130
I have to. I'm a big black dude with drains in my hair. No, I don't want to hurt nobody. I don't want to hurt me or my kids

937
01:44:31,130 --> 01:44:34,090
I shouldn't have to lose my job because I'm a fear of my life

938
01:44:34,950 --> 01:44:39,130
Shit, they said it's like kill to self. I don't know

939
01:44:39,130 --> 01:44:42,510
But he walks around with a gun on the field told police the EEOC

940
01:44:43,270 --> 01:44:45,770
It's just a joke. They hear him by me

941
01:44:46,810 --> 01:44:49,050
Try to get in turn without somebody

942
01:44:53,700 --> 01:44:57,000
But I don't even know why I'm here because it's...

943
01:44:57,960 --> 01:44:58,320
But...

944
01:44:58,320 --> 01:44:59,960
Mr. Seller, can I ask you a question?

945
01:45:01,900 --> 01:45:06,060
Are you employed by the housing authority of the Birmingham District?

946
01:45:06,900 --> 01:45:11,020
No, the self-contracted to them, like staff zone.

947
01:45:11,980 --> 01:45:17,720
And the self-contractors working on the redevelopment of the south-town property.

948
01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:23,860
They did the other one, and this is my thing, is that because I mentioned something, I lost my job.

949
01:45:24,060 --> 01:45:27,880
There's no telling how many other people don't want to do this, because I saw it happening to other people.

950
01:45:27,880 --> 01:45:28,660
I got witnesses.

951
01:45:29,400 --> 01:45:31,640
I got to go through this process with the EOC and the labor

952
01:45:31,640 --> 01:45:32,000
division.

953
01:45:32,040 --> 01:45:34,820
First before I can even talk about it, I'll see it for soon.

954
01:45:35,180 --> 01:45:36,220
But I lost my job.

955
01:45:36,460 --> 01:45:41,040
Going through this with my female and my car, my son,

956
01:45:41,200 --> 01:45:43,580
and everything, would you think they can't?

957
01:45:43,860 --> 01:45:45,500
Now, it's couldn't pull the back.

958
01:45:45,580 --> 01:45:46,620
They brought them on the lower tail.

959
01:45:46,760 --> 01:45:48,160
They have things fine, they take it.

960
01:45:48,160 --> 01:45:50,400
He told me, if I don't feel good, you don't have a job.

961
01:45:51,040 --> 01:45:52,880
So he has to have his hard code on the order.

962
01:45:53,080 --> 01:45:54,360
And if everybody, they have a good day.

963
01:45:55,440 --> 01:45:57,480
But who do we have to go to when these things happen?

964
01:45:57,480 --> 01:45:59,620
to us, no one.

965
01:45:59,840 --> 01:46:03,080
Legal aid that's a joke here in Brown and Hand.

966
01:46:03,340 --> 01:46:05,740
The only way you can get an attorney is if you kill somebody.

967
01:46:06,160 --> 01:46:10,360
That's what it seems, because if you try to do the right thing,

968
01:46:10,720 --> 01:46:11,600
you probably don't need to die.

969
01:46:12,400 --> 01:46:14,200
I wasn't even trying to be a whistleblower.

970
01:46:14,560 --> 01:46:16,680
I was just trying to get a document, so somebody would know

971
01:46:16,680 --> 01:46:18,000
that I saved something.

972
01:46:19,730 --> 01:46:21,590
You've been aiming to tell me not to come back to the outside.

973
01:46:23,750 --> 01:46:26,870
And I was able to take her to work, because we're working on one vehicle,

974
01:46:26,870 --> 01:46:30,970
take her to work. I go straight up straight and go to work. Now I got to travel in a whole

975
01:46:30,970 --> 01:46:38,050
another direction. But do you think they can't? No, they don't. And I've been trying to tell

976
01:46:38,050 --> 01:46:42,190
my kids living in Birmingham. We can make it just work hard. Just do the right thing.

977
01:46:48,770 --> 01:46:50,730
I'm a little

978
01:47:04,650 --> 01:47:12,510
short. Hi, you all. My name is Elizabeth Shaheed. I am a Birmingham resident. I work at UAB

979
01:47:12,510 --> 01:47:19,610
hospital and I'm a Palestinian Christian who's also a member of the St. George Melkite Christian

980
01:47:19,610 --> 01:47:26,990
Church in the Glent Iris neighborhood of Birmingham. I get asked a lot when did my family,

981
01:47:26,990 --> 01:47:35,010
my Palestinian Christian family convert to Christianity and I laugh because I tell them that

982
01:47:35,010 --> 01:47:40,690
around the time that Jesus walked this earth. People tend to forget that the original

983
01:47:40,690 --> 01:47:48,030
Christians of the world brought Jesus from Bethlehem Palestine to the West, not the other way around.

984
01:47:49,170 --> 01:47:57,010
And it's so it's my understanding that you all received the email yesterday about the ceasefire in Gaza, Palestine.

985
01:47:57,390 --> 01:47:59,170
And that's what I'd like to discuss today.

986
01:48:00,910 --> 01:48:06,290
So I'm a Palestinian Christian American and I was raised, I was born and raised here in Birmingham.

987
01:48:06,290 --> 01:48:14,130
My Palestinian Christian community came to Birmingham from Palestine in the 1960s and helped

988
01:48:14,130 --> 01:48:16,170
Birmingham grow to what it is today.

989
01:48:17,310 --> 01:48:23,750
My community has opened restaurants, other businesses, assisted in improving education.

990
01:48:24,790 --> 01:48:29,530
And if you live in Birmingham or work in Birmingham, you've probably heard of the Middle Eastern

991
01:48:29,530 --> 01:48:36,690
the food festival that we put on for the last 40 years that we provide to our community

992
01:48:36,690 --> 01:48:37,550
and the public.

993
01:48:38,630 --> 01:48:43,790
Right now, the Birmingham Palestinian community is mourning the loss of life that we're

994
01:48:43,790 --> 01:48:45,670
witnessing in our homeland of Palestine.

995
01:48:46,290 --> 01:48:54,330
At this specific time, in the last 76 years, since October, 2023, 30,000 lives have been

996
01:48:54,330 --> 01:48:57,250
lost from the city of Gaza and Palestine.

997
01:48:57,250 --> 01:49:05,610
At a higher daily rate than any other 21st century conflict, including the Russian invasion

998
01:49:05,610 --> 01:49:06,550
of Ukraine.

999
01:49:07,690 --> 01:49:13,990
Birmingham's Palestinian community is struggling with understanding how 33 million dollars

1000
01:49:13,990 --> 01:49:19,890
of Alabama's taxes goes towards the funding of the slaughtering of our own people in Palestine.

1001
01:49:20,550 --> 01:49:27,230
But my Birmingham Policy and Community is also hopeful that our magic city of Birmingham

1002
01:49:27,230 --> 01:49:34,790
will join 70 other cities in the United States that have called for a humanitarian ceasefire.

1003
01:49:35,570 --> 01:49:40,830
This will continue Birmingham's legacy as one of the most historic places in the U.S.

1004
01:49:41,130 --> 01:49:44,910
known for the major battles in the civil and human rights movement.

1005
01:49:45,350 --> 01:49:49,670
I hope you'll read over that email that was sent to you yesterday in the attachments also.

1006
01:49:49,670 --> 01:49:54,870
and consider submitting and advancing the resolution.

1007
01:49:55,750 --> 01:49:57,170
Thank you.

1008
01:49:57,250 --> 01:49:58,010
Thank you.

1009
01:50:01,410 --> 01:50:01,770
My

1010
01:50:16,240 --> 01:50:17,120
name is George.

1011
01:50:17,780 --> 01:50:20,360
I'm the neighborhood president for Roosevelt.

1012
01:50:20,360 --> 01:50:23,980
I live at 60, 25, Martin Luther Avenue.

1013
01:50:24,840 --> 01:50:28,580
And I come to you today in 19, I'm sorry, in 2021.

1014
01:50:29,100 --> 01:50:33,170
We submitted a strategic micro level framework plan

1015
01:50:33,170 --> 01:50:42,650
for upgrades in our neighborhood and we are requesting that you help the fund repairs that

1016
01:50:42,650 --> 01:50:48,130
we are acting for because we know that money has been advocated to you pay up all the

1017
01:50:48,130 --> 01:50:55,490
neighborhoods and we need your support to make our neighborhood a positive and enjoyable place

1018
01:50:55,490 --> 01:51:01,730
to live not only in Roosevelt but for the entire city of Birmingham. Thank you for my

1019
01:51:06,130 --> 01:51:09,210
Thank you, Mr. Career, very happy to see you here today.

1020
01:51:09,890 --> 01:51:12,090
We appreciate that information that you shared.

1021
01:51:12,510 --> 01:51:16,670
I know that you also shared this information with other counselors as well as

1022
01:51:16,670 --> 01:51:17,750
Senate's a letter.

1023
01:51:19,790 --> 01:51:23,230
I applaud the neighborhood and the desire for the community

1024
01:51:23,230 --> 01:51:27,830
of our evaluation and I know that a project manager had been hired

1025
01:51:27,830 --> 01:51:31,310
that helped to prepare most of this information and bring it forward.

1026
01:51:31,310 --> 01:51:37,390
So very happy to see that the neighborhood wants to help with the revitalization of the community.

1027
01:51:38,430 --> 01:51:40,230
I do have my Chief of Staff outside.

1028
01:51:40,590 --> 01:51:42,310
We're going to talk with you more about that.

1029
01:51:42,310 --> 01:51:49,530
There is the Southwest Framework Plan that's already being discussed among areas within District 7

1030
01:51:49,530 --> 01:51:55,610
and throughout the Southwestern side of Birmingham that could also help to thrust and move this forward

1031
01:51:55,610 --> 01:52:00,390
and working with community development and other agencies within the city.

1032
01:52:00,390 --> 01:52:04,990
We could also provide some of the revitalization that we'd like to bring about.

1033
01:52:05,230 --> 01:52:06,770
So I'm happy to see you here today.

1034
01:52:06,990 --> 01:52:11,970
We're going to talk with you further so that we can just help and assist the neighborhood.

1035
01:52:12,390 --> 01:52:13,230
It's my neighborhood too.

1036
01:52:14,010 --> 01:52:19,830
So I definitely want to see this revitalization not only brought within D7,

1037
01:52:19,850 --> 01:52:22,790
but within throughout the Western section of Birmingham.

1038
01:52:23,190 --> 01:52:25,570
So I really want to applaud you all for the work that you've done.

1039
01:52:25,690 --> 01:52:27,430
And we're going to talk with you more about it.

1040
01:52:27,430 --> 01:52:29,710
I think you've got other councils that want to speak as well.

1041
01:52:31,470 --> 01:52:37,910
council clerk. Yes, I just wanted to echo my colleagues comments and say hello. I met you

1042
01:52:37,910 --> 01:52:49,010
in your wife and I guess a consultant that you all hired. I guess it was a round-up of banks and

1043
01:52:49,910 --> 01:52:54,430
it was out at the Alabama Workforce Training Center and I was just really impressed that you all

1044
01:52:54,430 --> 01:53:00,970
take an action to sort of galvanize your ideas and priorities in your neighborhood.

1045
01:53:01,750 --> 01:53:06,510
I think that's a really important first step because when you have built consensus in

1046
01:53:06,510 --> 01:53:13,410
your neighborhood about what's important, it's easier for other people to, it's easier to

1047
01:53:13,410 --> 01:53:21,290
communicate it and evidence it. And I'm a strong proponent of that kind of planning because I've

1048
01:53:21,290 --> 01:53:28,370
it really worked wonders in my own neighborhood. So I know it gets discouraging because it

1049
01:53:28,370 --> 01:53:34,010
feels like nothing's happening but just organizing your ideas like this is a very

1050
01:53:34,010 --> 01:53:40,790
important first step and I just want to tell you all to stay the course. I know you've been out there

1051
01:53:40,790 --> 01:53:49,070
beaten the bushes and it can be hard to find support in a way forward but just trust me this

1052
01:53:49,070 --> 01:53:58,570
of the important first toe and socializing it to us is also important so good luck and thank you

1053
01:53:58,570 --> 01:53:59,110
Mr. Greer.

1054
01:53:59,350 --> 01:54:00,190
Thank you Mr. Greer.

1055
01:54:00,190 --> 01:54:05,030
Yes I just want to say thank you for your involvement I really am impressed I think other

1056
01:54:05,030 --> 01:54:09,930
neighborhoods should honestly take the lead and what you're doing the envisioned as you

1057
01:54:09,930 --> 01:54:14,310
want for your community you know wrong wasn't building a day a lot of these issues didn't

1058
01:54:14,310 --> 01:54:18,970
happen overnight but I think having a plan and working with Madam President is great I do

1059
01:54:18,970 --> 01:54:23,010
I commend her. She has really revitalized that whole district since she's been an office,

1060
01:54:23,190 --> 01:54:29,530
especially Roosevelt City. So I know she will do her best to continue to advocate on behalf of your neighborhood.

1061
01:54:30,310 --> 01:54:32,150
I will following your example.

1062
01:54:32,290 --> 01:54:33,130
Thank you.

1063
01:54:35,520 --> 01:54:36,660
Thank you, Mr. Greer.

1064
01:54:37,140 --> 01:54:38,000
Appreciate it.

1065
01:54:38,000 --> 01:54:38,360
Thank you.

1066
01:54:39,760 --> 01:54:42,640
That hall is right up there. So we can talk further. Thank you.

1067
01:54:43,800 --> 01:54:44,920
All right. Mr. Williams.

1068
01:54:52,540 --> 01:54:53,020
Thank

1069
01:55:08,760 --> 01:55:12,960
you, my name is Shannon Waters, I'm with the Laborer's Union and represent the

1070
01:55:12,960 --> 01:55:21,380
building trades of Birmingham, I'm part of the 1229, 22nd Street with the Laborer's Union

1071
01:55:21,380 --> 01:55:22,540
Local 559.

1072
01:55:23,900 --> 01:55:27,800
So first of all, I want to say thank you for giving me a chance to speak, I want to speak a

1073
01:55:27,800 --> 01:55:32,660
bit about item 68 and the U.S. Department of Transportation grant.

1074
01:55:33,580 --> 01:55:39,660
So we know that looking forward for this grant process, one thing that the administration

1075
01:55:39,660 --> 01:55:47,600
has asked for is a comprehensive immigration, I mean, comprehensive apprenticeship program within

1076
01:55:47,600 --> 01:55:48,700
the grant process.

1077
01:55:49,460 --> 01:55:54,120
So we want to make sure that the city is aware that we're here, we're ready to partner with

1078
01:55:54,120 --> 01:55:54,540
you.

1079
01:55:54,540 --> 01:56:01,100
we have men and women ready to go to work so and we've seen some of y'all have

1080
01:56:01,100 --> 01:56:05,900
came before us for endorsements seeking our endorsement, have received our endorsements

1081
01:56:06,760 --> 01:56:10,320
and then we've seen some of the priorities focus on the capital development,

1082
01:56:10,760 --> 01:56:14,960
the equality, better government contracting opportunities and some of the city council

1083
01:56:14,960 --> 01:56:20,660
want to prioritize community and citizen empowerment, quality of lies for the city of Birmingham

1084
01:56:20,660 --> 01:56:26,400
And the most important thing we see across the board is community is crime and gun violence.

1085
01:56:27,100 --> 01:56:29,800
So let's talk a few things that we can address these issues.

1086
01:56:30,060 --> 01:56:35,940
Through a apprenticeship, we can train and create good jobs for the community and for the citizens of Birmingham,

1087
01:56:37,240 --> 01:56:43,020
comprehensive RBO, which is our responsible bidders ordinance that can help to ensure that the good contractors

1088
01:56:43,020 --> 01:56:45,800
would not be punished by the bad contractors.

1089
01:56:46,820 --> 01:56:49,100
So we know that through the certain surveys,

1090
01:56:49,680 --> 01:56:52,480
that bad contractors say 30% to 40%

1091
01:56:52,480 --> 01:56:56,120
by cheating their workforce in the citizens of this city.

1092
01:56:57,280 --> 01:56:58,900
By not paying them over time

1093
01:56:58,900 --> 01:57:01,600
and referencing them as 1099 employees

1094
01:57:02,060 --> 01:57:04,440
or subcontractors versus employees.

1095
01:57:05,340 --> 01:57:07,080
We know that the infrastructure money

1096
01:57:07,080 --> 01:57:09,320
that is coming into this city will help rebuild

1097
01:57:09,320 --> 01:57:10,880
this city's broken infrastructure

1098
01:57:10,880 --> 01:57:17,500
and needs, but we also know that these competitive grants also reward the cities and

1099
01:57:17,500 --> 01:57:23,640
states to have a plan and place to include in apprenticeship, local hire, and a community

1100
01:57:23,640 --> 01:57:25,020
benefits agreements.

1101
01:57:25,840 --> 01:57:29,920
A community benefits agreement will ensure that the citizens of our communities will have

1102
01:57:29,920 --> 01:57:36,060
a voice on how its money is being spent and assure that the community is not left out.

1103
01:57:36,780 --> 01:57:40,800
We have several unions in this room that they could please stand up.

1104
01:57:41,000 --> 01:57:45,900
These are representatives of all of our building trade unions throughout the city,

1105
01:57:46,720 --> 01:57:52,520
and we look forward to working with you and ensure there are members and your citizens

1106
01:57:52,520 --> 01:57:58,060
have a voice to get out to work, making a living wage with good benefits,

1107
01:57:58,380 --> 01:58:02,900
so that our Birmingham can grow and have equality within our community.

1108
01:58:03,760 --> 01:58:04,960
Thank you.

1109
01:58:06,270 --> 01:58:17,810
Thank you, it's so good to see you all, you know, you guys are some of my favorite people and my dad was a part of the labor union before he became a state center and worked for H.R.

1110
01:58:17,810 --> 01:58:33,370
So we really understand the importance of unions. I know before previously, I'll have to ask Mayor Woodford for this. He did come to some of the meetings for some of the labor unions trying to coordinate that we're Birmingham province and we can try to get that update as far as the use side.

1111
01:58:33,370 --> 01:58:38,610
So, we understand the importance you all play and we'll make sure to consider that in our decisions.

1112
01:58:38,930 --> 01:58:44,210
I know Councillor Lizzie left, but he had breakfast with the contractors a couple of weeks ago,

1113
01:58:44,350 --> 01:58:48,090
so we can try to connect you all, but thank you for bringing that awareness to our attention.

1114
01:58:48,210 --> 01:58:50,190
And we'll make sure you continue to work with you all.

1115
01:58:50,650 --> 01:58:51,310
Thank you.

1116
01:58:52,900 --> 01:58:53,800
Come slow to take.

1117
01:58:54,160 --> 01:58:55,020
Thank you, Mr. President.

1118
01:58:55,180 --> 01:59:03,020
Do you guys have information that you can prepare to us about your unions and to train in the jobs

1119
01:59:03,020 --> 01:59:04,260
and stuff that you guys have?

1120
01:59:04,260 --> 01:59:06,560
to give to people in the community.

1121
01:59:07,100 --> 01:59:10,620
Sure, so I'm glad you told them that Councilwoman.

1122
01:59:11,220 --> 01:59:18,360
So the good thing about the laborers' union is we can employ and train as many people as the community can give us.

1123
01:59:18,720 --> 01:59:33,840
But we've got to ensure that the city of Birmingham is willing to give the contractors and force them to the table to make sure their contractors are providing a living wage and benefits and will in the partner with unions.

1124
01:59:34,840 --> 01:59:39,900
And so once again, I can train a thousand people next week, but if we don't have jobs

1125
01:59:39,900 --> 01:59:43,000
to put them on, then it doesn't go good.

1126
01:59:44,820 --> 01:59:50,200
And all of that is intersec, as you say it, when you look at what's happening around the country,

1127
01:59:50,900 --> 01:59:55,820
you know, with the level of gun violence and most people, I just read a article with the

1128
01:59:55,820 --> 01:59:59,960
Mayor of Memphis calls, high profile.

1129
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:26,560
I saw my gang leaders, one of the things that he said just listening to the interview was people don't want to be doing the things that they do. And the biggest problem was that they couldn't get jobs and good paying jobs. So I hear you loud and clear so you can get that information. Because I do know that people that when you give them opportunity if they turn them from doing things that they have and they just people just want to take care of their families.

1130
02:00:27,120 --> 02:00:42,060
So, the touch on the Memphis situation, I've got first name knowledge on the Blue Elbow Project, right outside of Memphis and around the Stanton, where we've employed hundreds of people on that project, particularly just the laborers union.

1131
02:00:42,580 --> 02:00:50,620
And through that process, we've had some mixed game members that actually had beefs before they came out on the job and it carried over onto the job,

1132
02:00:50,620 --> 02:00:53,320
but we were able to sit down and talk to them

1133
02:00:53,320 --> 02:00:57,580
and ensure that their families can make a good living

1134
02:00:57,580 --> 02:01:01,400
with benefits and change the life for not only

1135
02:01:01,400 --> 02:01:04,220
their families, but their families' families.

1136
02:01:05,280 --> 02:01:05,300
Right.

1137
02:01:06,080 --> 02:01:06,280
Yeah.

1138
02:01:06,700 --> 02:01:07,280
Thank you.

1139
02:01:07,480 --> 02:01:08,020
Thank you.

1140
02:01:08,380 --> 02:01:08,760
Councilor Smith.

1141
02:01:09,180 --> 02:01:12,380
Is this something maybe we could pass a resolution

1142
02:01:12,380 --> 02:01:13,320
for possibly?

1143
02:01:13,560 --> 02:01:17,940
So yes, this is what I was going to bring up again.

1144
02:01:17,940 --> 02:01:21,740
So thank you for coming down here this morning.

1145
02:01:23,840 --> 02:01:28,560
I often tell residents and other constituents,

1146
02:01:28,680 --> 02:01:32,900
stakeholders, like, look, stay on us

1147
02:01:32,900 --> 02:01:35,680
because we got a lot of stuff.

1148
02:01:35,940 --> 02:01:38,920
I mean, like every issue that you can imagine

1149
02:01:38,920 --> 02:01:41,200
that a city government has to deal with,

1150
02:01:41,220 --> 02:01:42,820
we hear about from our constituents.

1151
02:01:42,820 --> 02:02:02,860
So it's I'm saying that to say that it's important for folks in the community to be their own advocates because we we jump from thing the thing to thing advocating so it's a hard for us to stay focused

1152
02:02:02,860 --> 02:02:10,140
But this is an issue that the Council has been engaged with an interstration on previously,

1153
02:02:12,000 --> 02:02:20,760
specifically I know Council Williams as well. We have discussed in acting a city policy that

1154
02:02:20,760 --> 02:02:32,060
basically gives some progress for contractors that have apprenticeship programs

1155
02:02:32,860 --> 02:02:41,080
So, that's something that we need to follow up on and get some, like a status update on.

1156
02:02:42,580 --> 02:02:46,900
So, you're coming this morning, serves as a reminder that we need to do that.

1157
02:02:47,740 --> 02:02:48,520
So, thank you.

1158
02:02:48,960 --> 02:02:57,720
Yeah, it's echo not just apprenticeship programs, but I'm more worried about employing those that live within the city of Birmingham,

1159
02:02:58,960 --> 02:03:05,680
rather than driving by and seeing all the Tennessee tax at construction sites.

1160
02:03:06,920 --> 02:03:12,900
So, you know, I'd rather see if it's Birmingham tax dollars being used or federal tax dollars

1161
02:03:12,900 --> 02:03:14,240
that we obtain to a grant.

1162
02:03:14,320 --> 02:03:21,740
I'd rather see our citizens get those jobs rather than whoever else.

1163
02:03:23,380 --> 02:03:29,660
Maybe this will be something maybe every quadrant, maybe not every district you could have like a

1164
02:03:29,660 --> 02:03:36,100
Many seminar where you explain your resources maybe you could be every labor unions just have exposure with that

1165
02:03:36,580 --> 02:03:40,160
Do you guys go to a dannies second chance child fear?

1166
02:03:41,320 --> 02:03:43,180
Usually deacorns deaco

1167
02:03:43,180 --> 02:03:48,500
y'all do y'all there. Okay, but I just think that'll be just a good idea for every quadrant. I said have

1168
02:03:48,500 --> 02:03:50,200
The condition is to meet with you all.

1169
02:03:50,920 --> 02:03:53,660
I think that'll be a good idea, so I'm excited.

1170
02:03:55,000 --> 02:03:58,180
So Mr. President, I'd like to say a challenge accepted.

1171
02:03:58,860 --> 02:04:01,860
You said that you wanted us to stay on top of y'all.

1172
02:04:02,840 --> 02:04:04,420
So get to know my face.

1173
02:04:05,120 --> 02:04:09,280
I will be visiting and calling now and stop along with emails.

1174
02:04:10,240 --> 02:04:12,800
The most important thing is not just the apprenticeship,

1175
02:04:13,380 --> 02:04:15,580
but also apprenticeship utilization.

1176
02:04:16,560 --> 02:04:22,460
Okay, anybody can, you know, you can get a state register apprenticeship program or a federal

1177
02:04:22,460 --> 02:04:28,160
registered, but what we want to see is they have a certain percentage of apprentices that

1178
02:04:28,160 --> 02:04:33,000
either graduated out of the program or currently working in the program.

1179
02:04:33,680 --> 02:04:40,680
So it's not enough just to have a, oh, I have a apprenticeship program in place, but we want

1180
02:04:40,680 --> 02:04:46,020
see them actually taking it and using it and graduating people.

1181
02:04:48,030 --> 02:04:49,250
Councillor Tate.

1182
02:04:49,310 --> 02:04:50,070
Thank you, Mr. President.

1183
02:04:50,090 --> 02:04:51,410
Just one more final thing.

1184
02:04:51,790 --> 02:04:53,590
Decevation on the Command Center.

1185
02:04:53,630 --> 02:04:56,530
The Center, I hope, is literally right across the street from my house.

1186
02:04:56,730 --> 02:05:03,570
And I know that, Jehan, Queen, the young lady that runs the workforce development program.

1187
02:05:03,590 --> 02:05:04,990
Are you guys in touch with them?

1188
02:05:04,990 --> 02:05:06,190
Because they do a lot of things.

1189
02:05:06,390 --> 02:05:08,950
They got a big, they did a CDL class.

1190
02:05:08,950 --> 02:05:15,330
And they had over 500 applicants to apply like to the biggest application pool.

1191
02:05:15,470 --> 02:05:20,130
And I know they do like some work mystery, so like trying to coordinate some things.

1192
02:05:20,670 --> 02:05:23,410
Because transportation is an issue for a lot of people.

1193
02:05:24,330 --> 02:05:28,810
And you know, I'm on board with my colleagues in push and workforce development.

1194
02:05:29,470 --> 02:05:37,550
Because I really believe wholeheartedly that people have been good paying jobs and able to take care of their families.

1195
02:05:37,550 --> 02:05:44,270
you would see, you know, these change and violence go down in, you know, across the United States,

1196
02:05:44,310 --> 02:05:49,010
just not in Birmingham, just in the cross. So I really want to engage you guys on, you know,

1197
02:05:49,090 --> 02:05:51,610
making that connection with her as well.

1198
02:05:51,950 --> 02:05:52,610
Challenge accepted.

1199
02:05:53,410 --> 02:05:59,810
Okay. Thank you for coming this morning. Thank you all. I appreciate you all. All right.

1200
02:06:00,090 --> 02:06:04,630
With that, we're coming to the end of our speaker's list and the end of our meeting.

1201
02:06:10,490 --> 02:06:11,090
Good

1202
02:06:18,420 --> 02:06:26,720
morning everyone, so today is really across America Day Dr. Su's Day. This is one of my most favorite days growing up when I was at school.

1203
02:06:27,160 --> 02:06:34,880
We here at Washington, K3A and we just left Himpill Elementary School Reem for the first graders, we were reading Dr. Su's books.

1204
02:06:34,880 --> 02:06:43,560
We are about black boy, girl and boy joy and really giving them affirmations saying they are enough, they are a con and they smart and they matter in the world.

1205
02:06:43,880 --> 02:06:52,240
So I am so happy to be here today with the kids. I'll also have to give them a time, it's to come back and to play, so I'm this says, slime, and to paint with them as well.

1206
02:06:52,700 --> 02:06:56,320
So this is one of my favorite parts of the job is coming to teach to our next generation.