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[22:24] Tuesday March 5th. I want to start out this morning by recognizing our officers on duty. We have

[22:33] Senator Pinkard from the downtown precinct. Greg Gauthier from the west precinct, and Desmond

[22:42] Earl from west precinct. Thank you, gentlemen, for being with us. Our invocation this morning

[22:48] will be delivered by Bishop Jonathan Elwoods of All Nations Church in Fairfield.

[22:54] And our pledge of allegiance will be led by Councillor Carroll Clark.

[22:59] If you're willing and able, please stand.

[23:07] Good morning, everybody.

[23:08] Let's bow our heads for what we're to prayer.

[23:13] Heavenly Father in Jesus' name, we come before your presence, praising you an uttering

[23:18] you God in the spirit of what your word says and all of our ways we are to acknowledge you.

[23:25] And you will direct our path.

[23:27] So God, we ask now that you would allow your spirit to enter this room, allow your wisdom

[23:34] to enter this room.

[23:36] God, we thank you for the leaders of our city.

[23:40] We thank you for our mayor.

[23:43] We thank you for all of the city council members and everyone God that has a say in the

[23:50] life that we live here in this beautiful city called Birmingham, Alabama.

[23:55] God, we need you. We can't do anything without you. So I pray God for the spirit of unity

[24:02] to enter this room of peace and collaboration. I pray God that your counsel will calm,

[24:09] that your kingdom will calm, that your will will be done and ultimately God that our city

[24:14] will continue to evolve into the place that you've called it to be. I thank you now that

[24:21] all is going to go well and beautiful today in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

[25:17] The minutes from the November 7th, 2023 through February 27th, 2024 meetings are not ready.

[25:28] This time, Chiefs Varks, who are bringing some communications from the Mayor.

[25:32] Mr. President, good morning. Good morning. Good morning.

[25:35] Good morning to the members of the public and to the sound of my voice.

[25:40] First of all, Mr. President, we're very excited that we have this morning, some very special students here in the council chambers.

[25:45] We have students from the Miracle Academy private Christian school and their co-founder Mr. Gregory

[25:50] Mullin.

[25:51] 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?

[26:06] On behalf of Miracle, in the entire city of Birmingham, we want to welcome you all.

[26:09] We're so glad to have you today.

[26:11] Mr. Mullin provided the mayor with a sign copy of,

[26:14] The book written by Pinky's daughter, Miracle, Miracle's best birthday parties ever, so we'll

[26:19] make sure that the America is this copy and glad to have you all here.

[26:22] There's Miracle right there.

[26:24] Let's see you, Miracle.

[26:28] All right.

[26:30] Mr. President, and to all of the members of the public today is considered super Tuesday

[26:34] across this country, the mayor has continued to encourage everyone to please exercise your

[26:39] rights of vote.

[26:40] It's Birmingham.

[26:41] We are the beneficiaries of the blood, sweat, and tears.

[26:44] she had right here in our city for this very precious freedom. So encouraging everyone please go out and vote.

[26:51] Please join Mayor Wiffen and the Birmingham City Council for a very special budget town hall,

[26:56] which will be held on Monday, March 18th. They will discuss the city budget, how decisions are made,

[27:03] what goes into the neighborhoods and our upcoming city projects. This event will be held from

[27:08] 6 o'clock to 730 PM at the Battle of Autotorium located in 1930, Reverend Abraham,

[27:13] Woolidge, Jr. Boulevard. Some fun for our city, the city of Birmingham will host an

[27:18] Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 28th. The community is invited to come out to railroad

[27:23] park from once or 4 PM. There will be music, food, truck, space, painting and more and the

[27:28] mayor encourages citizens of all age to come out, but he's also asking for the adults

[27:33] to please not depot the small kids and take all of the eggs.

[27:38] Almost long, we are paying tribute to the amazing women of Birmingham

[27:42] during the city's annual strong hurricane pain.

[27:45] We're asked everyone, please be sure to check the stories out on social media

[27:48] every day in the month of March.

[27:50] You will definitely be inspired by the Shea Rose from our community.

[27:54] And the big special shout out to the Senior Project Manager

[27:57] of the mayor's office, Ms. Shonda Temple,

[28:00] who leads this initiative and does an amazing job

[28:03] capturing the stories of many of our citizens and the hearts of our community.

[28:08] It's time again, as I've mentioned, the Department of Youth Services in Fox 6, are once

[28:13] again partnering to host the annual Youth Summer Employment Program, Kids and Jobs.

[28:17] Kids and Jobs were founded to expose Birmingham Youth ages 14 to 21 to the workforce

[28:22] and to cultivate the professional growth required for students to become active members

[28:26] of the Birmingham community.

[28:27] The application period is from March 11th through April the 12th, applications can be found on

[28:34] bhamduthfirst.org.

[28:36] For businesses that are looking to host kids and jobs employees, this summer we asked you

[28:40] to please visit the website to complete a program partner application.

[28:43] For more information you can contact 205-320-0879.

[28:48] As a reminder, all single family residents are now under the same uniform car system.

[28:53] Businesses located on residential waste routes needing up to two carts and multifamily

[28:57] dwelling units of four or fewer may apply for carts at a fee per cart.

[29:04] Any businesses needing more than two carts or any apartments multifamily dwellings needing

[29:09] more than four carts will no longer be serviced by the city of Birmingham.

[29:14] The Department of Public Works has been addressing these issues on the case by case basis

[29:17] for residents who live on difficult terrain.

[29:19] For more information, you can go to www.bermyhamal.gov-4 slash pick-up if you need, again, additional info.

[29:28] 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.

[29:39] Mr. President, have a couple of presentations that I need to do on the Mayor's behalf.

[29:43] So, at this time, I would like to ask Mr. Stacey Scott of the Lumpatic Center of Hope LLC and

[29:50] any of her guests to please join me at the podium.

[30:16] 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.

[30:31] Today we are taking a moment to recognize lymphedema awareness day with a special proclamation that I will read in part.

[30:37] It reads, whereas March 6th March, national lymphedema awareness date, a date to educate the world about lymphedema and lymphatic diseases.

[30:48] Diseases, and whereas throughout the month of March, the city of Birmingham supports national lymphedema awareness month,

[30:55] urging increased understanding, shedding light on the challenges faced by those affected by it, promoting education support and advocacy for those living with lymphedema.

[31:05] Now, therefore, I round a Whitford mayor of the city of Birmingham, do here by proclaim

[31:09] in March 6, 2024, and the entire month of March as national lymphedema awareness day and

[31:17] month.

[31:18] Commending the lymphatic center of Hope LLC, thereby Stacey E. Scott, for their invaluable

[31:23] contribution and urging all to join raising awareness fostering education and supporting

[31:29] those affected by lymphedema.

[31:31] We'll bring up Ms. Scott at this time to share a few remarks.

[31:35] Good morning, I'm so thankful and proud to be here on behalf of those that are suffering from lymphedema.

[31:43] How I got involved in it was as a massage therapist.

[31:47] I've been on massage therapist and the owner of custom fit therapeutic massage in the lymphatic center of hope.

[31:53] And what happened is, I pray that I ask God, what could I do?

[31:58] That other massage therapist aren't doing.

[32:00] And two weeks later, a lady walked in and she asked me to help her and I couldn't help her

[32:04] because she was a survivor of breast cancer and she suffered from lymphotema.

[32:09] And she asked me at that time, she said, if you ever become a certified therapist

[32:14] because I was familiar with manual and drainage, but she said, we have no place to go for treatment.

[32:19] And if you ever become certified, I'm going to blow you up because we have no place to go.

[32:24] Well, in 2019, I went back and I got my certification.

[32:28] I'm one of very few in the state of Alabama.

[32:31] That is a lymphedema therapist.

[32:34] And I also accommodate people who are

[32:37] in need of post-op care after surgery.

[32:40] So I want to say thank you for recognizing and making people aware

[32:45] of the lymphedema in tomorrow is officially lymphedema awareness day.

[32:50] And you will see the city building lit up in two blue in commemoration.

[32:57] So thank you, thank you, thank you for that recognition and bless you all.

[33:02] Thank you.

[33:16] One more presentation, Mr. President, members of the council.

[33:19] At this time, I would also like to ask Ms. Renetta Woodbury, which serves as President

[33:23] of the Greater Birmingham chapter number 53, of the National Association of Women in

[33:28] Construction.

[33:29] It's also known as May Week.

[33:30] 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.

[33:40] If you all would please join us at the podium as well.

[33:53] This week marks the 26 annual week in constituent women in construction week.

[33:58] This week marks the 26 annual women in construction week.

[34:02] This is also a time to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in construction industry

[34:06] industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. Today we'll honor

[34:12] them with a special proclamation that I will read in part and where I ask the great

[34:16] of Birmingham chapter has sought to achieve successful results from metropolitan

[34:20] Birmingham area and surrounding areas in a cooperative spirit with other

[34:24] organizations. The week of March 3rd through 9th 2024 marks the 26th Annual Women

[34:30] construction week, WIC, during which in a WIC, will illuminate the vital role of women

[34:39] as visible components of the construction structure, construction sector, and whereas this

[34:45] occasion provides a platform for the NAWIC thousands of members across the nation to raise

[34:50] awareness of the myriad opportunities available for women in construction and to underscore

[34:55] the ever-expanding influence and contribution of women within the industry.

[34:59] Now, therefore, I, Randall El Wittford, Mayor of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, you hear

[35:04] brought by proclaim the week of March 3 through 9, 2024, as women in construction

[35:10] week.

[35:10] In the City of Birmingham, in the call upon the people of Birmingham to recognize and honor

[35:15] of the contributions of women in construction and in support of NAYWIC's mission to empower

[35:20] and elevate women within the industry.

[35:22] We'll get comments next from this Woodbury, and then she'll be followed by the Denise

[35:27] Bayell.

[35:31] I would like to first of all say thank y'all so much for y'all continue support of we'll make a

[35:36] assertion every year. We enjoy coming to different cities across metropolitan Birmingham to make

[35:43] everywhere aware of what we have in women construction week. I would like to say that if you're interested

[35:48] in participating in any events that we have gone on this week, we can find an information at www.mayweek,

[35:55] which is in a WIC grade of Birmingham and that way you can find out different events that we have going on from

[36:03] Wine and Dine event that we have on Thursday and equipment demo taking place on Thursday along with several events

[36:11] So if you're interested in participating in that you are welcome to come there and learn information about what we have going on

[36:17] 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

[36:24] that want to get your hands started, you are part of our construction. Thank you.

[36:31] Good morning again Denise Bay, all service director of capital projects here at the city.

[36:37] I want to first publicly think our mayor who's not here today but for not just the point

[36:44] you need to leave this new department but also seeing me that in itself means a lot to what we do.

[36:55] 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.

[37:25] along with Stephanie who is our money person as well but other resolutions and contracts that you see

[37:33] Stephanie take the big part, the least that part. Veronica who is our Chief Compliance Officer

[37:39] who keeps us out of trouble. Morgan, make me in. She is actually our senior land, a senior

[37:48] land acquisition agent. She comes to us from Florida, I'm from Georgia recently. Lauren,

[37:54] the end of our who actually keeps us straight, keeps our money straight, make sure she pays

[37:58] everybody and stay see Robinson who's actually at our field office who is part of our

[38:04] surveying and seeing. So these are the ladies that actually help us to bring our projects

[38:11] into reality. So thank you for seeing us, thank you for acknowledging us.

[38:19] Thank you ladies, I'm each of you all out in the lobby. Mr. President, members of the Council

[38:23] I'm proud to have that concludes the Mayor's report.

[38:26] Thank you.

[38:26] Councilor Woods, did you?

[38:29] All right.

[38:30] Okay.

[38:32] Thank you.

[38:34] Councilor Moore.

[38:35] So I did have a question.

[38:37] Mr. Chief Sparks.

[38:39] So recently, you know, got an email from a resident out in Collegeville about the Collegeville community center.

[38:49] On 29th Street.

[38:51] There's a lot of traffic that takes place a lot of speeding that takes place on that road

[38:55] And so I wanted to see about you know looking into some traffic calming in that area

[39:01] 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

[39:12] 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

[39:19] within your respective districts. No, we've received them.

[39:23] GAT and take that note and we'll make sure we get reviews out there.

[39:25] Yes, sir. Thank you.

[39:27] Councillor Tate.

[39:42] Thank you, Mr. President.

[39:44] 20th Avenue is a four unit apartment complex and they don't have the uniform trash being

[39:50] ins and they can't trash is still out there okay, you said that just again

[39:54] 20-23-28-20 if they have a new door, but it runs from you know when you come down shut

[40:00] as worth that turns into a 24-3 north so it's right

[40:05] pay us where they're doing the construction on that little hill about MacArthur

[40:12] 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

[40:19] Okay, it's for you, Miss.

[40:21] Thank you.

[40:23] Excuse me.

[40:25] Councilor Abbott.

[40:27] Yes, I wanted to ask a question regarding the traffic calming.

[40:32] 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

[40:42] requesting. And that made me think that possibly maybe B.D. has run out of money or they

[40:50] don't have enough money to do the match. So if council members are willing to pay the match

[40:57] part and the neighbourhoods willing to pay the money, can we like hire this out so that we can

[41:03] get it done more quickly? Because traffic calming is an enormous issue, you know, you had to

[41:11] children with this last one that we're almost hit by cars. So that's that's

[41:15] like serious. And waiting two years to get some traffic calling seems like

[41:21] an awfully long time. So I was just wondering if we could we just cancel

[41:25] members and I'm only committing for me could put extra money in so we could

[41:32] like hire somebody to do it in a more timely fashion. I'd like to see that

[41:39] email so we can have context on. Okay, right now I'm glad to send it to you. That's

[41:45] no problem. It was widely distributed but when I read it and I thought two years I

[41:50] don't want anybody to have to wait for two years to get hell if there's a serious problem.

[41:58] A safety problem. So I was just wondering if we could provide a little extra funding and

[42:05] be contracted out to someone who can move faster because we've provided more money.

[42:12] So we'll review that counselor and certainly additional resources would always be

[42:17] welcome, but so we can have context on why there was two year away because we're about

[42:21] it and we'll get less in trouble. There's nothing secret about it. It just struck me that

[42:27] if we wanted to get it moving. We'll follow up and coordinate absolutely.

[42:33] I think there's always money at things always helps. It may not solve the problem, but a little extra cash

[42:40] That's man. Good. Thank you. I'll send that. Thank you. There will probably send it before I can

[42:46] Yes, ma'am. We'll follow up on it. Okay. Thank you. council woods

[42:52] Thank you, this president couldn't resist after a hearing council or woman habits discussion, but

[42:58] Almost like she was listening to that on our transportation committee meetings, but

[43:01] There was some conversation around and request to Department of Transportation at one of the

[43:10] recent committee meetings to include that in their budget requesting some form of fashion

[43:14] as to what would be needed to contract with another vendor part of it.

[43:20] I know it's just limited, limited, man-powered, they're doing multiple things internally

[43:27] and just that process can stretch out the 24 months pretty consistently, not all, we've

[43:35] got looking at that time period, once it gets all the way through the process and the speed

[43:38] cushion gets approved, like what's the time between that approval and installation and that should

[43:45] be, you know, in my opinion, you know, 36 months on the high end and so we can, you know, figure out how

[43:53] So it wasn't things in place to, if we can't do it internally to have that option to go

[43:58] externally, even if we just have a per-speak cushion contract in place that we can tap

[44:05] into as that comes up and I know we added funds to the budget in the past for speed cushions.

[44:14] So, yeah, more efficient installation process, I think, is the overarching theme and I appreciate

[44:19] you bringing it up, could resist tagging on.

[44:21] Thank you.

[44:21] And we'll provide follow-up because there's also an assessment period in coordination with our public safety teams too

[44:28] So that's why I say it would help to know the context of what their two-year timeframe included

[44:32] 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

[44:41] Councilor Clark.

[44:44] Thank you. It is pretty irresistible. I

[44:48] Chief, this is for both of you all, I know Chaz has been interacting on the fifth street ditch project.

[44:57] We had the central prep meeting, there's a lot of...

[45:00] Disappointment that the city hasn't done something to cure the erosion issue there.

[45:08] And I just want to say we've gone back and forth, probably since I've been in office on from meeting public

[45:16] works out there with heavy equipment ready to get in the channel. But halting that because we needed

[45:22] a more engineered solution, working through governmental affairs to get Alabama power, stormwater

[45:33] management, PEP, everybody out there coming up with a solution that seemed plausible

[45:41] getting estimates, but I guess, I mean the conditions aren't, they're not going to stay

[45:48] the same and it couldn't be worked on any emergency basis because we're going to talk

[45:51] about it too long, but I think the more we delay the more urgent it gets. So that's all I want

[45:58] to say about it. We need to stop talking and do something if we're going to do something.

[46:04] So my thought. Thank you.

[46:08] This way. Okay. Thank you, Chief Clark. So at this time I'll read our statement on the conduct

[46:14] business, Mr. President.

[46:17] Sir, we have some vacancies on board.

[46:18] Oh, yes. Yes.

[46:21] This is Clark.

[46:22] You have announcements of boards and agencies.

[46:25] Yes, sir.

[46:25] The Dutch Development Board.

[46:27] We have two vacancies.

[46:28] The David A. O' Turner and Dary Ward.

[46:30] Both terms in April of 10, 2024.

[46:34] They have six year terms.

[46:35] And they're under the economic development and tourism community.

[46:38] And we have the downtown redevelopment authority.

[46:41] I am a lazy Talbot, termifiers able to 8, 2024.

[46:47] It is a six year term and also under the Economic Development

[46:50] Tourism Committee.

[46:52] And before we move on, Mr. President, I want to mention to the Council about the

[46:56] all of Shilks, LLC, all of the myths in the industry.

[46:59] The issues that come off now, so we need to put it back on, which are all I have.

[47:03] So Shilks has their issues on five.

[47:05] I have number two, I think, last February to six.

[47:08] Okay. Thank you. All right. Now I'll read our statement on the conduct of business.

[47:16] All items designated as consent or routine in noncontroversial and will be approved by one

[47:21] motion. All items on the consent agenda will be announced by reading the item number only.

[47:28] No separate discussion of these items will be permitted unless a council member or the mayor

[47:32] Request the item be removed from the consent agenda.

[47:36] Additionally, a citizen interested in addressing the council with respect to an item on the consent agenda

[47:43] designated for public hearing may request the item be removed from the consent agenda to hold the hearing on the item.

[47:53] Any items removed from the consent agenda will revert to its normal place on the agenda order of business.

[47:59] for remaining matters, all matters of permanent operation will be read and all public hearings will be announced.

[48:09] Do any members of the council wish to add or remove an item from the consent agenda?

[48:23] Yes, I'm sorry. This is clear. Could you go through our consent agenda?

[48:29] Send us the other side on page 2.

[48:32] We have items 1, 2, 3 and 4 are on consent.

[48:35] Please note that on item number 2, we will receive the recommendation

[48:39] about PPE, but they are recommending the item that is item 2.

[48:44] Page 3.

[48:45] We have item 5 on consent.

[48:52] Five, we have item 5 on consent.

[48:55] Page 4, we have item 6 on consent.

[48:57] Page 5, we have item 7 on consent.

[49:00] Page 6, item 80 is on consent.

[49:01] the second. Page 7, I am 9 is 11 cent. Page 8, I am 10 in the 11 are on

[49:06] concerned. Page 9, I am 12 is on concerned. Page 11, I am 13 and 14 are on

[49:13] concerned. Page 12, I am 15 as often, said. Page 13, I am 10. Page 14, I am

[49:21] 17 as often, said. Page 14, I am 17 as on concerned. Page 15, I am 18 as

[49:29] it. It's 18, Adam 20 is up and set. It's 19. Adam 21 is up and set.

[49:40] Page 20, I'm sorry.

[49:42] 19. There we go. On the page 25, we have Adam 22 on the set.

[49:50] Page 27. We have Adam 23 on the

[49:53] Phase 29, we have item 244, on-consum, Phase 34.

[50:00] We have item 25, on-consum, Phase 38, we have items 26, 27, and 28 on-consum.

[50:07] Phase 39, we have items 23, 9, 30, 31, and 32 on-consum.

[50:13] Phase 40, we have item 33, 34, and 35 on-consum.

[50:18] Phase 41, we have item 36, 37, and 39 on-consum.

[50:22] 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.

[50:47] That's parking lot at the warrior road. Then on item 50 other the zip code will need to produce side yard side yard

[50:57] And for it's six

[50:59] page 45 we have items 52

[51:01] 83 84 and 85 1.7

[51:05] page 46 we have items 56 and 57 on consent

[51:10] page 47 have item number 61 on consent page 48

[51:15] No, I'm 62, 63, and 64 are all from set.

[51:19] In page 49 we have items 65, and 66 are from set.

[51:23] page 50, we have items 67, 68, and 69 are from set.

[51:28] page 51, we have 77, 71, 72, and 73 are from set.

[51:33] Please note they don't, I don't number 72, the amount should be $200.

[51:37] That's all, I am 72, the amount should be $200.

[51:40] 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.

[51:59] All right.

[52:01] Now, do any members of the council wish to add or remove items from the consent agenda? Council, I add it.

[52:09] Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to remove item 70 from consent.

[52:19] It's page 51, item 70.

[52:28] Councilor Moore?

[52:30] Yes, one that's not to remove anything, but it's just to get clarity.

[52:36] So item 27 through 57 along with item 27 through 57 and item 84 was not recommended.

[52:49] by the community development committee we didn't see those items and so I

[52:57] just wanted to

[52:58] make mention of that.

[53:03] I think this is, I think this should be on me. Those usually don't go

[53:09] before a committee. I think this is a misprime.

[53:20] Yeah. Yeah, it's usually just pretty routine honestly. Yeah.

[53:27] But if we never see it though,

[53:36] can't we just remove it?

[53:39] Yeah, can't we just take off?

[53:44] Yeah, so these are routine items that don't normally come before the community development committee.

[53:51] So there shouldn't be, could have been recommended by one there,

[53:56] as they would have been recommended by the mayor.

[53:59] That's for the committee.

[54:00] That's for the clarity.

[54:02] What do we ask for Mr. President?

[54:03] So the council more is making note of the fact that the item says they appear on the agenda

[54:13] have a recommendation from the committee that he chairs and the committee actually didn't

[54:20] see these items because they're normal routine items. So chief Mitchell? Yeah, I've just

[54:26] applied some clarity. So that is a mispray. It's usually the same as recommended by the director

[54:32] So that's just a mistake.

[54:38] Correction, please.

[54:39] Thank you.

[54:41] All right.

[54:42] Councilor Clark?

[54:46] No.

[54:47] Councilor Smithman.

[54:48] Thank you, Mr. President.

[54:49] If we hear remove, I am 65.

[54:52] I really just need to add something, but we can just remove it.

[54:58] I'm 65, page 49.

[55:08] Any other items?

[55:10] Mr. President.

[55:11] on page 10. I don't twill. We like to remove parcel 64.

[55:40] I don't know number 12, the parcel number is

[55:46] number 64 on page 10. Page 10.

[56:12] Okay, so now, do any members of the public wish to remove

[56:22] And item marked as public hearing from the consent agenda.

[56:29] So you know, Ms Clark, I'm believe we're ready

[56:32] for a motion on the consent agenda.

[56:35] I can't.

[56:41] But in this amendment,

[57:06] the consent agenda passes.

[57:09] Excellent.

[57:12] I should be going to item like 50A here.

[57:17] Item 50A.

[57:19] In order to send you to the annexation of territory,

[57:22] 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,

[57:31] as to embracing include within the corporate area of the city, certain territory, described in the petition of the Liberty Park, joint venture LLP,

[57:40] 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.

[57:49] This is item of permanent operation. First reading I need you see or first item. So I'll do the roll call with

[57:57] Motion for unanimous consent

[58:03] Second

[58:04] More have it

[58:07] Well, the second

[58:09] 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

[58:20] Council member Woods, Councilor President Promote him Alexander, Councilor President

[58:26] Oakland, aye.

[58:28] Motion on the item please.

[58:31] I have a little bit before you.

[58:33] Motion by Abbott and second by T.

[58:38] Will you discussion?

[58:40] I believe we're ready for the vote.

[58:44] We should be open.

[58:52] Council member Woods,

[58:55] both should be up.

[58:58] Okay.

[59:00] Item passes.

[59:02] Thank you.

[59:03] Next item please.

[59:04] Should be item 59.

[59:07] in order in improving authoritative manner, execute for an active set city, a lease agreement

[59:12] with the Riding Hosellus and Corporate in which the city will continue to lease the property

[59:17] located at 3012 27th Avenue North Birmingham to the Riding Hosellus for use as a retail store,

[59:24] 7 general merchandise for initial term or two years, and annual basic rent of $70,000 plus

[59:29] percentage rate equal to 3% annual growth sales in excess of 2,333,333 cents and the

[59:38] variety of wholesales will help the option to extend the term of the lease for two additional

[59:42] terms of two years to each under the same terms like additions as for the initial term.

[59:48] Again, this is item of pardon operation that you see for passes today.

[59:53] Second, smooth them in and more.

[1:00:07] I can't remember, I can't remember it was. I can't see, I can't see the open.

[1:00:15] I moved the item.

[1:00:20] I didn't take.

[1:00:21] I had it before.

[1:00:25] He had a discussion.

[1:00:28] Seeing none, we're ready for the boat.

[1:00:31] I don't know if you should be

[1:00:38] up.

[1:00:41] All right.

[1:00:41] I don't pass this next item, please.

[1:00:44] I am 60.

[1:00:45] In order, I was authorized to pay me in the amount of $5,466.

[1:00:50] and 94 cents to execute a quick claim D to John Rigo for the sale property.

[1:00:56] Log, legally described as like 23, Black 20, Birmingham, Realty, COS, Add, number

[1:01:02] 4 is recorded in the mapbook 9, page 14, and also the Joseph Probator of the County,

[1:01:09] Alabama, Apostle, ID, 22, 0, 24, 4, 29, 0, City, Account, 69, D, 3, and located 14, 09, 30,

[1:01:18] Second Street North Birmingham, which we'll try to see the proposed listable improvement

[1:01:23] links.

[1:01:24] And of course with section 3-1 that is for a sea of the general code of city of Birmingham.

[1:01:29] This is another item of primary operation I need you to see, pass it a

[1:01:36] little more.

[1:01:52] All right.

[1:01:53] Council President Pro Team Alexander.

[1:01:56] Council President Oakland.

[1:01:58] All right.

[1:01:59] All right.

[1:01:59] The motion on the act.

[1:02:00] All right.

[1:02:00] Second.

[1:02:02] Just a minute.

[1:02:03] All right.

[1:02:03] I was before you.

[1:02:06] In discussion.

[1:02:08] All right.

[1:02:09] Ready for the vote.

[1:02:11] All of you.

[1:02:12] All right.

[1:02:22] So much.

[1:02:23] Next slide.

[1:02:24] Please.

[1:02:25] Thank you.

[1:02:26] Going to 65.

[1:02:29] I have a 65.

[1:02:31] a resolution, I'll throw out the mayor to execute various agreements with the mayor's vendors

[1:02:36] and then I'll not to receive 2005 when the law is poor at 10D, including registration

[1:02:41] for up to one member, on each of the committees represented by the 23 member citizens, the

[1:02:46] advisory board and up to 10 community, resource service, employees of the city of Birmingham

[1:02:51] to attend the 2024 reclaiming vacant properties come from the St. Louis Missouri, from October

[1:02:56] of 9th 2024 through October the 11th 2024.

[1:03:01] Attendees representing the communities must be a current officer in the standing.

[1:03:07] Okay, now attend more than one conference in the calendar year.

[1:03:10] The cost of registration for each attendee is not to exceed 750 dollars.

[1:03:15] The events will serve to educate and train the neighborhood officers and CRRs on a vision of communities and provide information

[1:03:25] that will benefit those seeking resources for a community and economic development within the city

[1:03:31] of Birmingham City, France, and California to respect the neighborhood of the association.

[1:03:35] Most of the police.

[1:03:37] I was before it.

[1:03:38] It was another man and Alexander,

[1:03:44] councilor, some other man.

[1:03:45] Thank you, Mr. President.

[1:03:47] Colleagues, I had a neighborhood officer that wanted to attend this conference, and so she asked

[1:03:53] that we am in this so we could allow one.

[1:03:55] I mean, we could probably limit it to one officer for neighborhood,

[1:03:59] but she wanted to go and get this valuable information.

[1:04:02] And I can vet for her.

[1:04:03] She's a great note-taker, a very active in the neighborhood,

[1:04:06] but I think they should be allowed to go to this.

[1:04:08] And I've gone to it before.

[1:04:09] And I think Casa Blister and a few of us went

[1:04:12] and Casa Clark and was really very valuable.

[1:04:17] So I would like to move to amend the item and add that neighborhood,

[1:04:23] Well, I guess we're up to maybe 10 neighborhood officers.

[1:04:27] It should happen, yes, sir.

[1:04:28] I guess you're up there, sir.

[1:04:29] And number or should I just...

[1:04:35] It's item 65.

[1:04:36] Only has CRRs and the...

[1:04:39] Who is this?

[1:04:40] Citizens Advisory Board.

[1:04:42] So it doesn't include neighborhood officers.

[1:04:47] I have a question.

[1:04:48] Councilor Alexander.

[1:04:51] Councilor Smithman.

[1:04:53] I'm an agreement.

[1:04:54] I just wanted to hear from the department.

[1:04:56] what was the reason for just limiting that to the community or see at the members?

[1:05:09] Good morning council. My name is Alice Williams and I serve as Deputy Director of Community Resource Services.

[1:05:15] We recommend that the 23 members of the community leadership just to limit the number of people that were attending

[1:05:22] because we're scheduled in three conferences this year, so to keep other people, a sire for neighborhood leadership

[1:05:28] from a tenant, we just recommended the community level of leadership.

[1:05:31] It does not prohibit neighborhood officers, but it just limits it to community leaders only.

[1:05:36] So if they serve in any capacity in the 23 communities, they could, so if they were not,

[1:05:41] it even includes if you are a secretary as long as it's on the community level.

[1:05:45] Okay, we got you.

[1:05:48] So, just to clarify, so at the community level, there's President Vice President Secretary,

[1:05:55] So is this neighborhood off-circle and one of those positions?

[1:05:59] That's what she wanted me to amend that.

[1:06:02] So that doesn't prohibit the neighborhood from building this in her.

[1:06:07] Yeah, it does, because she has to be a member of the community level of leadership.

[1:06:13] So it is totally up to the council how you want to proceed.

[1:06:16] I would recommend you not send 10 people part of neighborhood though,

[1:06:19] because there's a lot of paperwork for us.

[1:06:20] Well, I was going to say 10 neighborhood officers.

[1:06:24] I just don't want to limit her if she wants to go.

[1:06:29] So, counselor Smith and...

[1:06:31] There are scholarship opportunities as well.

[1:06:34] So, if they're interested in that, they can look at that link and apply for scholarships as well for that program.

[1:06:39] I think we're supposed to did it one year and got a scholarship.

[1:06:42] Okay.

[1:06:44] So, just to clarify, you have made a motion to amend this item to attend

[1:06:55] The name of the officers too, though, I don't remember the name of the association.

[1:07:00] I was about to do the thing I stopped because I was really asking a question about how

[1:07:06] the council felt because I wouldn't do it if everybody didn't want to do it because if there's

[1:07:11] a scholarship program, I would even help her out to fill out the application I get her help

[1:07:17] at the library.

[1:07:20] I have a question about this item also, so we have the reclaiming vacant properties conference.

[1:07:28] We have the news conference and we have the Main Street now conference.

[1:07:34] And I was originally under the impression that any neighborhood officer could go to one conference a year.

[1:07:43] So if I'm a neighborhood officer and I'm not a CAB officer, and I have a burning desire to

[1:07:50] go to reclaiming vacant properties, it seems to me if that's the one conference that

[1:07:56] that neighborhood wants to send somebody to and skip new sons, skip mainstream, then they

[1:08:02] should be able to do that.

[1:08:05] I guess I'm having a hard time understanding or grasping maybe quite only CAB members

[1:08:13] would be allowed to go. What if none of the three CAB members in my community want to go

[1:08:19] and I want to go and I'm a neighborhood officer? I don't see what the problem would be

[1:08:25] with the neighborhood voting for their person to go to reclaiming vaco properties.

[1:08:34] Because lots of people want to know how to reclaim vaco property. This is a big deal in neighborhoods.

[1:08:43] So, you know, I'm thinking if you only want to go to one conference, just pick one.

[1:08:50] So, again, we selected just the 23 because, and I department, we have to facilitate

[1:08:56] these three conferences.

[1:08:57] We have to arrange air, travel, accommodations, and when we get there and most instances,

[1:09:03] we have to assist the residents, even though we require them to do documentation.

[1:09:07] This says that they can travel on their own and things like that.

[1:09:10] 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.

[1:09:21] 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.

[1:09:30] 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.

[1:09:40] What was she sparks, yes Mr President, so one of the things that the staff was looking to

[1:09:48] do was make sure they were important with the C8, with the CABs, my laws, but certainly

[1:09:55] the staff will defer to the council's pleasure, so whatever amendment you'd like to

[1:09:59] make to be able to accommodate will do that, but to the template was based on that.

[1:10:05] Council Williams? Yeah a question Mr Williams about what you just said so what do you

[1:10:12] mean your staff has to help the citizens do the conference? We assist with the

[1:10:21] registration we have a travel agent that we use what we assist with

[1:10:24] registration we assist with we try to get the travel agent to do the flight and we

[1:10:30] hotel accommodations. So, in light of us, not having to try my agent last should have booked the

[1:10:36] hotels. A lot of people had to do their own hotels and so there were issues with that.

[1:10:41] When we travel on the day of travel, we have to assist officers who might need assistance.

[1:10:48] With getting on the flights, getting off the flights, getting to our shelters, that sort of stuff.

[1:10:52] So we have to arrange shuttle services and ground service once we get to those destinations as well.

[1:10:56] 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

[1:11:02] We took a small delegation to see what this reclaiming properties

[1:11:06] Conference could do for the community because they are communities. There's supposed to be sharing this information back with the neighborhood association

[1:11:12] 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.

[1:11:29] I got a question.

[1:11:35] So hypothetically

[1:11:39] The way this is set up, you could have a neighborhood sending different people to each

[1:11:50] of these conferences.

[1:11:51] So in theory, if one neighborhood officer or each neighborhood officer wanted to attend

[1:11:57] a different conference, the way it's established right now looks like a neighborhood could

[1:12:08] You know, expand funds to do that, to send three people to each to a different conference.

[1:12:18] Yes,

[1:12:29] sir. Mr. President, I'm okay. I just wanted to publicly ask a administration about it because she did ask.

[1:12:37] And so I do a promise for her, I will ask her a council meeting about it.

[1:12:40] But now that another scholarship and you know, we'll be able to help her, though.

[1:12:44] I don't want to make sure she has the opportunity to hear the reason behind everything.

[1:12:49] Thank you.

[1:12:55] I'm going to offer a mission to delay this item for two weeks.

[1:13:11] One second.

[1:13:12] One second.

[1:13:13] One second.

[1:13:15] Delay.

[1:13:16] Two weeks.

[1:13:17] Question.

[1:13:18] Can I ask the question I doesn't want it?

[1:13:21] The delay is to give us opportunity to get more information related to opportunities.

[1:13:27] for more inclusiveness to attend or open in this, just to get information.

[1:13:35] I mean, I have some additional questions, but historically,

[1:13:45] this has been somewhat

[1:13:46] contentious amongst council in the past, tribal, and general, for neighborhood officers.

[1:13:58] So, you know, I'd like to provide some space for us to have some additional conversation

[1:14:04] about that, and, you know, in part because the way this is set up, it can, you know, allow

[1:14:17] for the potential significant expansion of that type of activity,

[1:14:24] so I'd like to give

[1:14:26] our council of opportunity to kind of think about that and let's discuss it.

[1:14:38] I believe

[1:14:39] we're right for that now.

[1:14:49] So a two week delay on that item passes. Next item, please.

[1:15:01] I'm a chaise on page 51.

[1:15:05] At resolution, I'd rather than be inter into a right away encroachment agreement,

[1:15:09] encroachment license agreement, what might have brought the trustees, the University of Alabama,

[1:15:14] on behalf of the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama,

[1:15:18] and the police department is allowed to install and maintain two automated license plate readers

[1:15:22] along the public right away that are blessed that you may be campus in the city of University of Boulevard,

[1:15:28] sound providing the UAB police department with alerts to a deaf hour wanting or unpromitted

[1:15:34] vehicles. They're by helping the police department to work more efficiently and monitoring

[1:15:38] real-time events in around camps. Motion please.

[1:15:43] I'm moving for a couple second.

[1:15:46] But in swimming,

[1:15:53] maybe discussion comes to the rabbit.

[1:15:56] Yeah, as this to be pulled off simply to ask the question, since this is going to be on our

[1:16:02] Right of way will our police department will real-time crime center have access to it also

[1:16:13] 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

[1:16:21] Let's speak to it after Mr. Bata answers.

[1:16:31] Good morning, council

[1:16:34] So I'm tensed your question. I can't speak specifically to a real-time crime center

[1:16:38] 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

[1:16:45] Was to synergize with them. So again, I don't want to speak specifically to what I don't know

[1:16:48] But I know it is meant to promote like synergy and efficiency with like spotting any like unwanted vehicles on the campus

[1:16:55] Yeah, and this would not be on the campus

[1:16:57] 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

[1:17:05] And so, well, when you're doing construction, you know, you kind of notice things.

[1:17:10] 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

[1:17:21] 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,

[1:17:31] that UAB will never do you all have to call up and say

[1:17:34] the bad guy just stand by on some street.

[1:17:40] Yeah, so again, I want to be responsible

[1:17:41] and not speak to the logistics that I don't know,

[1:17:43] but I do know to answer your initial question,

[1:17:45] they are like UAB police department

[1:17:47] and Birmingham PD are connected.

[1:17:49] And that's all ready before we had the flight cameras

[1:17:51] and this is just like amplifying that connection.

[1:17:54] Okay, well that's good.

[1:17:56] That was all I wanted to know.

[1:17:59] Thank you.

[1:17:59] Council Williams. So I have one question for you on that. So obviously with the

[1:18:04] flock camera system, there's the connectivity because of the flock cloud.

[1:18:10] But UAB also has an extensive camera system that is not part of the flock system, that

[1:18:16] is my understanding that you guys do not actively share with the real-time crime center.

[1:18:20] If we approve this, which I'll be willing to share, there is ample cameras throughout the

[1:18:27] be a system with the real-time problems in our.

[1:18:30] So I can make a note of that and reach out to our campus police chief, Dr. Dio Green, and

[1:18:34] make sure I follow up with you personally in our guard.

[1:18:36] Thank you.

[1:18:49] And I'm passes in the other items.

[1:18:53] I think that for the items, all right, it brings us to the end of our items.

[1:19:00] So they have one you see.

[1:19:02] Oh, yes.

[1:19:03] At the end of my

[1:19:09] recommendation for UC for a moratorium on automated call wash uses and structures in the city of Bermian

[1:19:17] You should have a draft copy and front

[1:19:20] So if you're going to pass it today, of course, I'll need UC and

[1:19:24] Motion for UC

[1:19:26] That was counselor Cork and seconded by the smeliman

[1:19:31] I'm giving one second, I don't know

[1:19:33] and let me make a quick

[1:19:47] pause for the use of the men.

[1:19:51] Councilmember Bambit.

[1:19:52] Aye.

[1:19:53] Councilmember Clark.

[1:19:55] Councilmember Ward.

[1:19:56] Councilmember Smith.

[1:19:57] Aye.

[1:19:58] Councilmember T.

[1:20:00] Councilmember Williams.

[1:20:01] Councilmember Wood.

[1:20:02] Councilmember Wood.

[1:20:03] Councilmember.

[1:20:04] I.

[1:20:06] I.

[1:20:07] I moved the item.

[1:20:09] All right.

[1:20:10] I moved before you.

[1:20:15] Is there any discussion on the sign?

[1:20:19] Seeing none, we were ready for the best on the issue of the open

[1:20:28] item passes.

[1:20:33] I believe we're done with all the items on the agenda and we're ready for announcements.

[1:20:39] Council of Woods.

[1:20:43] Thank you, Mr. President.

[1:20:45] I wanted to celebrate shout out the Huffman Girls Vikings basketball team.

[1:20:51] They made it to the state championship for the second year in a row.

[1:20:54] Lost Hazel Green on Saturday, but a incredible season one of the shout out Coach Lane Slater for her leadership

[1:21:02] 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

[1:21:09] Excel. It's such a hot level

[1:21:11] We're gonna try to work it out and then come back down again here and meet all of you, but incredible season and

[1:21:17] I'll look and pour it to all the great things through when I accomplish going forward. So that's it today

[1:21:26] Thank you, Mr. President. Thomas neighborhood meeting will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at the

[1:21:34] Mount Heaver and Baptist Church, a civic called family neighborhood meeting will be held

[1:21:39] on Wednesday, March 6th at a civic-clank community room, while a neighborhood meeting will be

[1:21:53] him, neighborhood, will have their meeting on Thursday, March the 11th. I'm sorry, I'm

[1:22:02] Monday, March 11th, 6 p.m. at the North Birmingham Rick Rick Center. The next public

[1:22:07] segment of the medium will be held on March the 26th at 1 p.m. in the Council of Chamber

[1:22:12] Police, the meet agenda items. By Wednesday, March the 6th and 11th, we have known to Patrice

[1:22:18] comments at vermihamatl.gov and Gregory.

[1:22:23] Dr. Stanley at vermihamatl.gov.

[1:22:26] Ms. President, I want to just lift up a situation that took place this weekend in my district

[1:22:31] and just speak to that American side about the homicide that took place at the short-term rental.

[1:22:39] I just really wanted to say that we cannot continue to allow these, you know, to keep on

[1:22:45] happening in this city. I know some ordinances being worked on and just, you know, work

[1:22:55] alongside with the mayor and BPD, you know, to give this matter, you know, resolved and

[1:23:01] just making sure that we get a group on those who have these short-term rentals in residential

[1:23:07] neighborhoods and, you know, not really paying them attention because the impact is

[1:23:11] day or after the aftermath, but lastly,

[1:23:13] a lot of these places are owned by investors,

[1:23:17] and so I don't live in the city and the community's

[1:23:21] left to deal with the aftermath.

[1:23:23] So I just really wanted to lift that up and live.

[1:23:25] My constituents was not, we are standing, you know,

[1:23:28] we have them to make sure that we get something in place

[1:23:32] to protect those that have lived in these neighborhoods

[1:23:36] for quite a long time.

[1:23:37] Thank you.

[1:23:39] All right?

[1:23:39] Thank you.

[1:23:40] Thank you, Mr. President, economic development tourism will be meeting today and conference rooms

[1:23:45] D&E following this meeting eastward neighborhood will be having their meeting Thursday,

[1:23:52] March the 7th and 630 at Habitat. We have two vacancies which the clerk has already mentioned.

[1:24:01] Applicants that are excuse me therefore the industrial development board, they may not be an officer

[1:24:07] or employee of the City of Birmingham, all interested applicants should submit the resumes at

[1:24:13] IndiaBailee via email at India.Bailee at BirminghamAL.gov or you can snail mail us a resume at

[1:24:22] our address here which is 710 or 12th Street or Blue or make it address to our office and then

[1:24:28] we would like to receive all resumes by Friday April 1st. Thank you.

[1:24:35] 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.

[1:24:47] 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.

[1:24:56] So thank you, Pastor Moments.

[1:24:57] Glad to see you today.

[1:24:59] These are the announcements for District 7.

[1:25:02] On Monday, March 11th, the powerly neighborhood association

[1:25:05] will meet at 5.30 at the Henry Crumpton Rec Center,

[1:25:09] Oxford Neighborhood Association will meet at 6 p.m.

[1:25:11] on Monday at the Otsmore Valley Community Center

[1:25:14] and both trash and brush pickup

[1:25:16] is scheduled for Otsmore Valley for that neighborhood.

[1:25:19] Yesterday, we had a great time here in the city of Birmingham.

[1:25:22] We had a parade where we were honoring our girls,

[1:25:26] 5A football champions, they are the champions, not only for 5A but for the state, this is a growing

[1:25:33] sport and I know that we all recognize them several weeks ago after they had their championship

[1:25:41] game.

[1:25:41] So we had a great time just today and thank you very much Mr. President.

[1:25:48] Thank you Mr. President, announcements for district 8 because of super Tuesday the

[1:25:55] Fairview Neighborhood Meeting has been postponed from today to tomorrow that's Wednesday March 6th at 5.30 via conference call.

[1:26:06] You can call my office at 205-254-2304 to get the dial in information.

[1:26:13] Also, the Thomas Neighborhood, which is also meeting today, has decided on a different location because of the election.

[1:26:21] So, that meeting will be held at the Greater St. Thomas Baptist Church located at 153 1st Street, Thomas.

[1:26:31] Also, the Magic City Blight Blast, Magic City Blight Busters, Tonswister.

[1:26:37] They're looking for dedicated volunteers to help fight blight and bring back the magic to our neighborhoods.

[1:26:44] So this Saturday, they're hosting a cleanup in Bellevue Heights.

[1:26:48] They'll meet up at 4,000 Avenue I from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

[1:26:54] I'm sorry, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

[1:26:57] The registration starts at 7.30 and everyone is welcome.

[1:27:03] Please save the date for the annual Fair Housing Seminar and Luncheon,

[1:27:07] which takes place on April 17th at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

[1:27:11] 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.

[1:27:21] The five-point-squest regional library is celebrating 20 years in the new library building.

[1:27:28] 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.

[1:27:48] 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.

[1:27:58] We meet up at the Starbucks promptly at eight and walk for about a mile and a half.

[1:28:05] All paces are welcome. That concludes my remarks. Thank you.

[1:28:09] Thank you, Councillor Moore.

[1:28:11] Yes, thank you, Mr. President, happy election day.

[1:28:13] Make sure to cash your ballots today.

[1:28:15] Paul was close at 7 p.m.

[1:28:18] This weekend, we will host a cleanup with Black Warrior River

[1:28:21] Keeper and the Kingston Neighborhood Association

[1:28:24] will meet at Stockham Park at 9 a.m. this Saturday.

[1:28:27] Join us, come on out and volunteer.

[1:28:30] The Birmingham Public Library Book Mobile will also be located

[1:28:34] in East Lake Park on March the 14th from 12 to 1 p.m.

[1:28:38] So come out, read a good book, feed some ducks.

[1:28:44] Let me see, we have the Farmer Heights or Farmer Heights neighborhood association that's

[1:28:49] taking place today at 6 p.m., we will have the Brument Heights neighborhood association that

[1:28:55] will take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Brown's or Highest Community Center, and then we

[1:29:00] will also have Inglendook, Whitman, and Robook, and Airport Highlands that will take place

[1:29:06] on this upcoming Monday, the Community Development Committee will meet in Council Chambers at 2 p.m.

[1:29:13] on tomorrow and the Parks and Rec board will meet tomorrow morning at Legion Field at 9 a.m.

[1:29:19] and I also wanted to say hello to Reverend Mullins and the students at Miracle Academy.

[1:29:25] I am doing that, I conclude with some odd announcement.

[1:29:27] All right, thank you, Councillor Evelyn.

[1:29:29] Thank you, Mr. President, the next planning and zoning meeting is going to be held on Wednesday,

[1:29:35] March 13, the 330 PM here in the Council chambers. I would like to remind people to go vote today.

[1:29:43] It's just so very important to vote. I was in an election one time where if I had had eight more votes,

[1:29:53] 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.

[1:30:00] 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.

[1:30:22] Neighborhood associations, the Forest Park South Avenue neighborhood, which normally meets tonight,

[1:30:30] will not be meeting tonight due to the election, the room that they meet in is the room that people vote in.

[1:30:36] So they have moved their neighborhood meeting to next Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. at the Avenue Library.

[1:30:45] I wanted to give a shout out to our own PEP department,

[1:30:52] because I attended yet another

[1:30:54] coffee and with code enforcement, and I'm going to attend another one.

[1:31:00] It was great.

[1:31:01] It was a central park.

[1:31:02] I'm only complained about the whole thing, as the room was too small for the number of

[1:31:06] people who wanted to be there, which is like a good problem and a bad problem.

[1:31:12] 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.

[1:31:23] And they have all the people who do the work.

[1:31:26] 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.

[1:31:33] 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.

[1:31:45] But then it's interesting to hear what they do when they take the ball and start running with it.

[1:31:51] 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.

[1:32:00] so that they could attend too because 10 to 12 in the morning is not really good for people

[1:32:08] who work 8 to 5 at a job unless they want to take a date of vacation. So I'm very appreciative

[1:32:15] of the work that PEP has done to help educate us because I learned new things and I've been around

[1:32:22] here for a heck of a long time. So every resident I mean there's all we all have things we don't

[1:32:28] 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.

[1:32:38] 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.

[1:32:55] And if it's front yard parking, the police handle it, and you can call either the non-emergency

[1:33:02] number or the precinct to let them know that there's a problem, and especially in neighborhoods

[1:33:09] where you have people who repeatedly, they park in the yard so much that they create a big

[1:33:15] mud hole, then that was an interesting thing to find out, you don't have to call 311 for

[1:33:21] that.

[1:33:22] 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.

[1:33:36] 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.

[1:33:47] So thank you, Mr. President.

[1:33:48] All right. Thank you. Councilor Slytherin.

[1:33:52] Thank you, Mr. President. As far as neighborhood meetings, today we will have

[1:33:56] Oakwood Place. We'll be at 4 o'clock. I hear some park recreation center. Mason City will

[1:34:02] meet today at 4 p.m. Be a teleconference that dial in number is 712 777-8017 and the

[1:34:11] color is 843-426. Then tomorrow, north to this will meet at Memorial Park Recreation

[1:34:18] center and that will be at 5 p.m. Then on Monday, Western

[1:34:22] manner, we'll meet at 5 p.m. at New Hope after

[1:34:25] church. The next budget finds me will actually meet on Monday,

[1:34:29] March 25th. So we will not meet this Monday due to NLC.

[1:34:33] Summishes are due Wednesday, March 20th, on noon,

[1:34:37] Summishes received after noon, be placed on the next budget

[1:34:39] and finance agenda. Again, the next budget and finance,

[1:34:44] meeting will be Monday, March 25th.

[1:34:46] Also, the Budget Town, 2020, for Budget Town Hall, which Chief Sparks mentioned before

[1:34:54] with Mayor Woodfin.

[1:34:56] And the rest of the council will be on March 18 at 6pm at the Battle of Oswarium.

[1:35:02] This is the opportunity to really just make sure everybody knows how the budget works.

[1:35:07] As usually, we have a very expansive detail kind of workshop and they kind of explain everything

[1:35:13] when one makes sure the constituents know where their taxes are going.

[1:35:16] 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

[1:35:26] Speaking of which I have the council happy use I brought something in my code enforcement booklet

[1:35:34] Mr. President what's going on with that because I know at one point I think you were trying to do it

[1:35:39] Are we on track to release something to the constituent sometimes soon?

[1:35:43] So one of the

[1:35:46] major things that had changed in the past version, which I believe the original code enforcement

[1:35:55] booklet was created during the concaid administration.

[1:36:02] So since then, the big piece that's

[1:36:06] changed is the uniform garbage cart component. So there are many parts of that booklet that

[1:36:14] still relevant, but that uniform garbage cart and how we do waste collection has changed

[1:36:21] significantly so that would need to be updated.

[1:36:25] Okay, I know I was chair of P.S.E. Chief Mitchell was helping me out to really revise

[1:36:30] and update our clinical enforcement ordinances.

[1:36:32] Was that kind of what passed on the count some more?

[1:36:34] And we're going to talk about more.

[1:36:36] So I think that's a really big component and really wanted to see why issues I would like for us

[1:36:41] on the policy level to make sure we have everything in place.

[1:36:45] And then I had a good time this past Friday.

[1:36:48] Y'all, I had the cutest little first grade.

[1:36:50] I am here in Washington, K-3.

[1:36:52] We read Dr. Sue's book at hemp heel.

[1:36:55] They were so cute.

[1:36:56] And then we talked about black boy and girl joy.

[1:37:00] So we talked about saying, I am enough being kind, being a good person.

[1:37:04] And they actually read along with me.

[1:37:05] They were so intelligent.

[1:37:07] So I really had a good time with them.

[1:37:09] And then they told me I had to come back and we had to create slime into place on Mrs.

[1:37:13] So, I really enjoyed talking to them, the next generation of kids.

[1:37:18] Also, Council of Woods, what would me, I know Council would say, come and go with Dr. Naliya

[1:37:23] Richardson.

[1:37:23] She had her second annual black women mental health issues, women's history, lunch and

[1:37:30] she brought Ms. USA 2019's mom there.

[1:37:33] If you don't know a couple years ago, she actually committed suicide, she jumped off a high

[1:37:39] sort of building in New York, and well, she was an inspiration, and she was a lawyer.

[1:37:46] I mean, just the same like a beautiful person, I think that really brought a lot of awareness,

[1:37:51] especially to the black community, so she did a really good job with that.

[1:37:54] And then five districts, district one, district five, district six, district seven and district nine.

[1:38:02] We gave those scholarship grants out in collaboration with the Penny Foundation when you awarded them this past Wednesday or Thursday

[1:38:10] And so I know the council Facebook page has everything on there, but I thought that was a great program

[1:38:16] Everybody enjoyed it. So I just want people to make sure that you know

[1:38:20] Support us while businesses is not only a priority for mayor woofing by me for all nine of us

[1:38:25] So thank you also I forgot to say happy birthday to my dad. His birthday was his past Saturday and happy birthday council more

[1:38:32] Thank you.

[1:38:34] All right.

[1:38:35] Council, former Councillor Hoyt, it's not here to sing you on a sing you happy birthday.

[1:38:40] So, we'll spare you.

[1:38:44] All right.

[1:38:46] For district five, well, first of all, with Council in general, please be advised that there will not be a council meeting next week.

[1:38:56] The majority of the council will be traveling next week for the National League of

[1:39:03] Cities, Congressional Cities Conference in Washington, D.C., so no council meeting next week.

[1:39:12] The East Lake Neighborhood Association, normally scheduled for tonight, has been rescheduled

[1:39:18] to next Tuesday, March 19th, that will be at 6 p.m. at the Household of Faith Church.

[1:39:26] The Will Home of Neighborhood Association will meet on Thursday, March 7th at 6 p.m.

[1:39:31] at the Southern Museum of Flight.

[1:39:35] Gate City Neighborhood Association is scheduled for next Monday, March 11th at 4 p.m.

[1:39:42] 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.

[1:39:56] As Councillor Smithman mentioned, the City Council and in conjunction with Mayor Whithin are hosting

[1:40:09] a educational event on the City Budget, we're calling it a budget town hall that's going

[1:40:18] the Monday March 18th, 6th to 730 p.m. at the Boutwell Auditorium.

[1:40:26] The Transportation Committee will meet on Monday March 25th at 2 p.m. in the Council

[1:40:32] Chamber's items can be submitted to the agenda by contacting Kimberly Phillips at Kimberly.

[1:40:38] Phillips at BirminghamAL.gov.

[1:40:40] I just want to remind my colleagues that there's opportunity to tour the animal control

[1:40:49] center located near the airport at 1 p.m., so please join us if you're available for that.

[1:40:58] And with that, I believe we've come to the end of our announcements.

[1:41:04] Do we have a motion to adjourn?

[1:41:06] Sorry.

[1:41:08] I'll get it together sooner or later.

[1:41:10] Mr. Clark, public speakers please.

[1:41:16] Please, sir.

[1:41:20] You're approaching the day.

[1:41:22] Please, remember to state your name and address.

[1:41:26] You have three minutes, and please watch the monitors for your time.

[1:41:30] I'll be up here alone.

[1:41:31] I'm sorry.

[1:41:32] Earl Salary, head counts at City Council.

[1:41:35] I live at 9.04.

[1:41:36] Thursday, west in the College of Wales area.

[1:41:40] I'm here to speak about some personal things.

[1:41:43] happen to me and I'm pretty sure they happened to somebody else other than me and as I'm

[1:41:49] going through this process, there's nobody to actually talk to, there's no, like if you

[1:41:56] want to file like a several case against a store or a company, there's nobody to go to,

[1:42:15] It's I've had to endure living in Birmingham and I'm about to start crying every time I talk about this.

[1:42:24] I can show you a picture of the bathroom at the job and if I say something I'm going to lose my job.

[1:42:30] That's what happens.

[1:42:31] That's how I keep losing my job every time I say something to a supervisor about being in harassed.

[1:42:40] 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.

[1:42:54] I just want to know what are we supposed to do? I heard you say, tell somebody, for what?

[1:43:00] Nothing's been kind of like, you know, I mean, this is to the train that they want us to use that to job.

[1:43:08] I want

[1:43:16] to be at work. They're gunna fire, and it happens every time. Every time I tell somebody,

[1:43:23] I've been harassed or I'm scared somebody could they pull it out of gun? I lose my job.

[1:43:28] 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.

[1:43:41] 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.

[1:43:47] They all got to come back the next day.

[1:43:50] So they're building the park cave and over here where the staff town project is.

[1:43:54] Go in there. Just walk by. See, I mean illegal immigrants, you see. And I'm just speculating

[1:44:00] because they didn't ever have their ID when the guy comes. The guy Jason Cheyenne was

[1:44:06] he pulled a gun on a young lady over there. He killed somebody. He kicked the superintendent

[1:44:10] over at the job site. He killed somebody. His daughter's the magistrate in the little city where

[1:44:15] he lived. He was at work the same day.

[1:44:20] Yes, so we're not till people on skater. It's

[1:44:23] 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

[1:44:31] I shouldn't have to lose my job because I'm a fear of my life

[1:44:34] Shit, they said it's like kill to self. I don't know

[1:44:39] But he walks around with a gun on the field told police the EEOC

[1:44:43] It's just a joke. They hear him by me

[1:44:46] Try to get in turn without somebody

[1:44:53] But I don't even know why I'm here because it's...

[1:44:57] But...

[1:44:58] Mr. Seller, can I ask you a question?

[1:45:01] Are you employed by the housing authority of the Birmingham District?

[1:45:06] No, the self-contracted to them, like staff zone.

[1:45:11] And the self-contractors working on the redevelopment of the south-town property.

[1:45:17] They did the other one, and this is my thing, is that because I mentioned something, I lost my job.

[1:45:24] There's no telling how many other people don't want to do this, because I saw it happening to other people.

[1:45:27] I got witnesses.

[1:45:29] I got to go through this process with the EOC and the labor

[1:45:31] division.

[1:45:32] First before I can even talk about it, I'll see it for soon.

[1:45:35] But I lost my job.

[1:45:36] Going through this with my female and my car, my son,

[1:45:41] and everything, would you think they can't?

[1:45:43] Now, it's couldn't pull the back.

[1:45:45] They brought them on the lower tail.

[1:45:46] They have things fine, they take it.

[1:45:48] He told me, if I don't feel good, you don't have a job.

[1:45:51] So he has to have his hard code on the order.

[1:45:53] And if everybody, they have a good day.

[1:45:55] But who do we have to go to when these things happen?

[1:45:57] to us, no one.

[1:45:59] Legal aid that's a joke here in Brown and Hand.

[1:46:03] The only way you can get an attorney is if you kill somebody.

[1:46:06] That's what it seems, because if you try to do the right thing,

[1:46:10] you probably don't need to die.

[1:46:12] I wasn't even trying to be a whistleblower.

[1:46:14] I was just trying to get a document, so somebody would know

[1:46:16] that I saved something.

[1:46:19] You've been aiming to tell me not to come back to the outside.

[1:46:23] And I was able to take her to work, because we're working on one vehicle,

[1:46:26] take her to work. I go straight up straight and go to work. Now I got to travel in a whole

[1:46:30] another direction. But do you think they can't? No, they don't. And I've been trying to tell

[1:46:38] my kids living in Birmingham. We can make it just work hard. Just do the right thing.

[1:46:48] I'm a little

[1:47:04] short. Hi, you all. My name is Elizabeth Shaheed. I am a Birmingham resident. I work at UAB

[1:47:12] hospital and I'm a Palestinian Christian who's also a member of the St. George Melkite Christian

[1:47:19] Church in the Glent Iris neighborhood of Birmingham. I get asked a lot when did my family,

[1:47:26] my Palestinian Christian family convert to Christianity and I laugh because I tell them that

[1:47:35] around the time that Jesus walked this earth. People tend to forget that the original

[1:47:40] Christians of the world brought Jesus from Bethlehem Palestine to the West, not the other way around.

[1:47:49] And it's so it's my understanding that you all received the email yesterday about the ceasefire in Gaza, Palestine.

[1:47:57] And that's what I'd like to discuss today.

[1:48:00] So I'm a Palestinian Christian American and I was raised, I was born and raised here in Birmingham.

[1:48:06] My Palestinian Christian community came to Birmingham from Palestine in the 1960s and helped

[1:48:14] Birmingham grow to what it is today.

[1:48:17] My community has opened restaurants, other businesses, assisted in improving education.

[1:48:24] And if you live in Birmingham or work in Birmingham, you've probably heard of the Middle Eastern

[1:48:29] the food festival that we put on for the last 40 years that we provide to our community

[1:48:36] and the public.

[1:48:38] Right now, the Birmingham Palestinian community is mourning the loss of life that we're

[1:48:43] witnessing in our homeland of Palestine.

[1:48:46] At this specific time, in the last 76 years, since October, 2023, 30,000 lives have been

[1:48:54] lost from the city of Gaza and Palestine.

[1:48:57] At a higher daily rate than any other 21st century conflict, including the Russian invasion

[1:49:05] of Ukraine.

[1:49:07] Birmingham's Palestinian community is struggling with understanding how 33 million dollars

[1:49:13] of Alabama's taxes goes towards the funding of the slaughtering of our own people in Palestine.

[1:49:20] But my Birmingham Policy and Community is also hopeful that our magic city of Birmingham

[1:49:27] will join 70 other cities in the United States that have called for a humanitarian ceasefire.

[1:49:35] This will continue Birmingham's legacy as one of the most historic places in the U.S.

[1:49:41] known for the major battles in the civil and human rights movement.

[1:49:45] I hope you'll read over that email that was sent to you yesterday in the attachments also.

[1:49:49] and consider submitting and advancing the resolution.

[1:49:55] Thank you.

[1:49:57] Thank you.

[1:50:01] My

[1:50:16] name is George.

[1:50:17] I'm the neighborhood president for Roosevelt.

[1:50:20] I live at 60, 25, Martin Luther Avenue.

[1:50:24] And I come to you today in 19, I'm sorry, in 2021.

[1:50:29] We submitted a strategic micro level framework plan

[1:50:33] for upgrades in our neighborhood and we are requesting that you help the fund repairs that

[1:50:42] we are acting for because we know that money has been advocated to you pay up all the

[1:50:48] neighborhoods and we need your support to make our neighborhood a positive and enjoyable place

[1:50:55] to live not only in Roosevelt but for the entire city of Birmingham. Thank you for my

[1:51:06] Thank you, Mr. Career, very happy to see you here today.

[1:51:09] We appreciate that information that you shared.

[1:51:12] I know that you also shared this information with other counselors as well as

[1:51:16] Senate's a letter.

[1:51:19] I applaud the neighborhood and the desire for the community

[1:51:23] of our evaluation and I know that a project manager had been hired

[1:51:27] that helped to prepare most of this information and bring it forward.

[1:51:31] So very happy to see that the neighborhood wants to help with the revitalization of the community.

[1:51:38] I do have my Chief of Staff outside.

[1:51:40] We're going to talk with you more about that.

[1:51:42] There is the Southwest Framework Plan that's already being discussed among areas within District 7

[1:51:49] and throughout the Southwestern side of Birmingham that could also help to thrust and move this forward

[1:51:55] and working with community development and other agencies within the city.

[1:52:00] We could also provide some of the revitalization that we'd like to bring about.

[1:52:05] So I'm happy to see you here today.

[1:52:06] We're going to talk with you further so that we can just help and assist the neighborhood.

[1:52:12] It's my neighborhood too.

[1:52:14] So I definitely want to see this revitalization not only brought within D7,

[1:52:19] but within throughout the Western section of Birmingham.

[1:52:23] So I really want to applaud you all for the work that you've done.

[1:52:25] And we're going to talk with you more about it.

[1:52:27] I think you've got other councils that want to speak as well.

[1:52:31] council clerk. Yes, I just wanted to echo my colleagues comments and say hello. I met you

[1:52:37] in your wife and I guess a consultant that you all hired. I guess it was a round-up of banks and

[1:52:49] it was out at the Alabama Workforce Training Center and I was just really impressed that you all

[1:52:54] take an action to sort of galvanize your ideas and priorities in your neighborhood.

[1:53:01] I think that's a really important first step because when you have built consensus in

[1:53:06] your neighborhood about what's important, it's easier for other people to, it's easier to

[1:53:13] communicate it and evidence it. And I'm a strong proponent of that kind of planning because I've

[1:53:21] it really worked wonders in my own neighborhood. So I know it gets discouraging because it

[1:53:28] feels like nothing's happening but just organizing your ideas like this is a very

[1:53:34] important first step and I just want to tell you all to stay the course. I know you've been out there

[1:53:40] beaten the bushes and it can be hard to find support in a way forward but just trust me this

[1:53:49] of the important first toe and socializing it to us is also important so good luck and thank you

[1:53:58] Mr. Greer.

[1:53:59] Thank you Mr. Greer.

[1:54:00] Yes I just want to say thank you for your involvement I really am impressed I think other

[1:54:05] neighborhoods should honestly take the lead and what you're doing the envisioned as you

[1:54:09] want for your community you know wrong wasn't building a day a lot of these issues didn't

[1:54:14] happen overnight but I think having a plan and working with Madam President is great I do

[1:54:18] I commend her. She has really revitalized that whole district since she's been an office,

[1:54:23] especially Roosevelt City. So I know she will do her best to continue to advocate on behalf of your neighborhood.

[1:54:30] I will following your example.

[1:54:32] Thank you.

[1:54:35] Thank you, Mr. Greer.

[1:54:37] Appreciate it.

[1:54:38] Thank you.

[1:54:39] That hall is right up there. So we can talk further. Thank you.

[1:54:43] All right. Mr. Williams.

[1:54:52] Thank

[1:55:08] you, my name is Shannon Waters, I'm with the Laborer's Union and represent the

[1:55:12] building trades of Birmingham, I'm part of the 1229, 22nd Street with the Laborer's Union

[1:55:21] Local 559.

[1:55:23] So first of all, I want to say thank you for giving me a chance to speak, I want to speak a

[1:55:27] bit about item 68 and the U.S. Department of Transportation grant.

[1:55:33] So we know that looking forward for this grant process, one thing that the administration

[1:55:39] has asked for is a comprehensive immigration, I mean, comprehensive apprenticeship program within

[1:55:47] the grant process.

[1:55:49] So we want to make sure that the city is aware that we're here, we're ready to partner with

[1:55:54] you.

[1:55:54] we have men and women ready to go to work so and we've seen some of y'all have

[1:56:01] came before us for endorsements seeking our endorsement, have received our endorsements

[1:56:06] and then we've seen some of the priorities focus on the capital development,

[1:56:10] the equality, better government contracting opportunities and some of the city council

[1:56:14] want to prioritize community and citizen empowerment, quality of lies for the city of Birmingham

[1:56:20] And the most important thing we see across the board is community is crime and gun violence.

[1:56:27] So let's talk a few things that we can address these issues.

[1:56:30] Through a apprenticeship, we can train and create good jobs for the community and for the citizens of Birmingham,

[1:56:37] comprehensive RBO, which is our responsible bidders ordinance that can help to ensure that the good contractors

[1:56:43] would not be punished by the bad contractors.

[1:56:46] So we know that through the certain surveys,

[1:56:49] that bad contractors say 30% to 40%

[1:56:52] by cheating their workforce in the citizens of this city.

[1:56:57] By not paying them over time

[1:56:58] and referencing them as 1099 employees

[1:57:02] or subcontractors versus employees.

[1:57:05] We know that the infrastructure money

[1:57:07] that is coming into this city will help rebuild

[1:57:09] this city's broken infrastructure

[1:57:10] and needs, but we also know that these competitive grants also reward the cities and

[1:57:17] states to have a plan and place to include in apprenticeship, local hire, and a community

[1:57:23] benefits agreements.

[1:57:25] A community benefits agreement will ensure that the citizens of our communities will have

[1:57:29] a voice on how its money is being spent and assure that the community is not left out.

[1:57:36] We have several unions in this room that they could please stand up.

[1:57:41] These are representatives of all of our building trade unions throughout the city,

[1:57:46] and we look forward to working with you and ensure there are members and your citizens

[1:57:52] have a voice to get out to work, making a living wage with good benefits,

[1:57:58] so that our Birmingham can grow and have equality within our community.

[1:58:03] Thank you.

[1:58:06] 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.

[1:58:17] 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.

[1:58:33] So, we understand the importance you all play and we'll make sure to consider that in our decisions.

[1:58:38] I know Councillor Lizzie left, but he had breakfast with the contractors a couple of weeks ago,

[1:58:44] so we can try to connect you all, but thank you for bringing that awareness to our attention.

[1:58:48] And we'll make sure you continue to work with you all.

[1:58:50] Thank you.

[1:58:52] Come slow to take.

[1:58:54] Thank you, Mr. President.

[1:58:55] Do you guys have information that you can prepare to us about your unions and to train in the jobs

[1:59:03] and stuff that you guys have?

[1:59:04] to give to people in the community.

[1:59:07] Sure, so I'm glad you told them that Councilwoman.

[1:59:11] So the good thing about the laborers' union is we can employ and train as many people as the community can give us.

[1:59:18] 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.

[1:59:34] And so once again, I can train a thousand people next week, but if we don't have jobs

[1:59:39] to put them on, then it doesn't go good.

[1:59:44] And all of that is intersec, as you say it, when you look at what's happening around the country,

[1:59:50] you know, with the level of gun violence and most people, I just read a article with the

[1:59:55] Mayor of Memphis calls, high profile.

[2:00:00] 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.

[2:00:27] 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.

[2:00:42] 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,

[2:00:50] but we were able to sit down and talk to them

[2:00:53] and ensure that their families can make a good living

[2:00:57] with benefits and change the life for not only

[2:01:01] their families, but their families' families.

[2:01:05] Right.

[2:01:06] Yeah.

[2:01:06] Thank you.

[2:01:07] Thank you.

[2:01:08] Councilor Smith.

[2:01:09] Is this something maybe we could pass a resolution

[2:01:12] for possibly?

[2:01:13] So yes, this is what I was going to bring up again.

[2:01:17] So thank you for coming down here this morning.

[2:01:23] I often tell residents and other constituents,

[2:01:28] stakeholders, like, look, stay on us

[2:01:32] because we got a lot of stuff.

[2:01:35] I mean, like every issue that you can imagine

[2:01:38] that a city government has to deal with,

[2:01:41] we hear about from our constituents.

[2:01:42] 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

[2:02:02] But this is an issue that the Council has been engaged with an interstration on previously,

[2:02:12] specifically I know Council Williams as well. We have discussed in acting a city policy that

[2:02:20] basically gives some progress for contractors that have apprenticeship programs

[2:02:32] So, that's something that we need to follow up on and get some, like a status update on.

[2:02:42] So, you're coming this morning, serves as a reminder that we need to do that.

[2:02:47] So, thank you.

[2:02:48] Yeah, it's echo not just apprenticeship programs, but I'm more worried about employing those that live within the city of Birmingham,

[2:02:58] rather than driving by and seeing all the Tennessee tax at construction sites.

[2:03:06] So, you know, I'd rather see if it's Birmingham tax dollars being used or federal tax dollars

[2:03:12] that we obtain to a grant.

[2:03:14] I'd rather see our citizens get those jobs rather than whoever else.

[2:03:23] Maybe this will be something maybe every quadrant, maybe not every district you could have like a

[2:03:29] Many seminar where you explain your resources maybe you could be every labor unions just have exposure with that

[2:03:36] Do you guys go to a dannies second chance child fear?

[2:03:41] Usually deacorns deaco

[2:03:43] y'all do y'all there. Okay, but I just think that'll be just a good idea for every quadrant. I said have

[2:03:48] The condition is to meet with you all.

[2:03:50] I think that'll be a good idea, so I'm excited.

[2:03:55] So Mr. President, I'd like to say a challenge accepted.

[2:03:58] You said that you wanted us to stay on top of y'all.

[2:04:02] So get to know my face.

[2:04:05] I will be visiting and calling now and stop along with emails.

[2:04:10] The most important thing is not just the apprenticeship,

[2:04:13] but also apprenticeship utilization.

[2:04:16] Okay, anybody can, you know, you can get a state register apprenticeship program or a federal

[2:04:22] registered, but what we want to see is they have a certain percentage of apprentices that

[2:04:28] either graduated out of the program or currently working in the program.

[2:04:33] So it's not enough just to have a, oh, I have a apprenticeship program in place, but we want

[2:04:40] see them actually taking it and using it and graduating people.

[2:04:48] Councillor Tate.

[2:04:49] Thank you, Mr. President.

[2:04:50] Just one more final thing.

[2:04:51] Decevation on the Command Center.

[2:04:53] The Center, I hope, is literally right across the street from my house.

[2:04:56] And I know that, Jehan, Queen, the young lady that runs the workforce development program.

[2:05:03] Are you guys in touch with them?

[2:05:04] Because they do a lot of things.

[2:05:06] They got a big, they did a CDL class.

[2:05:08] And they had over 500 applicants to apply like to the biggest application pool.

[2:05:15] And I know they do like some work mystery, so like trying to coordinate some things.

[2:05:20] Because transportation is an issue for a lot of people.

[2:05:24] And you know, I'm on board with my colleagues in push and workforce development.

[2:05:29] Because I really believe wholeheartedly that people have been good paying jobs and able to take care of their families.

[2:05:37] you would see, you know, these change and violence go down in, you know, across the United States,

[2:05:44] just not in Birmingham, just in the cross. So I really want to engage you guys on, you know,

[2:05:49] making that connection with her as well.

[2:05:51] Challenge accepted.

[2:05:53] Okay. Thank you for coming this morning. Thank you all. I appreciate you all. All right.

[2:06:00] With that, we're coming to the end of our speaker's list and the end of our meeting.

[2:06:10] Good

[2:06:18] 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.

[2:06:27] We here at Washington, K3A and we just left Himpill Elementary School Reem for the first graders, we were reading Dr. Su's books.

[2:06:34] 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.

[2:06:43] 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.

[2:06:52] So this is one of my favorite parts of the job is coming to teach to our next generation.

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