Jun 27, 2018
City Council Meeting Recap 6.26.18
Here’s the video from today’s meeting:
And here’s a recap of the items the City Council passed today:
Item 1
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM” (Case No. ZAC2017–00012) to change zone district boundaries from R-3, Single Family District to MUL, Mixed Use Low District, filed by Wayman Newton, representing the owners, Waynew Global Holdings, LLC, for the properties located at 1301 and 1303 20th Street North situated in the NE¼ of Section 26, Township 17-S, Range 3-West, and the hearing of all interested parties.
The Public Hearing for this item will now be set for the August 7th City Council Meeting.
The proposed use for the location is for professional offices.
The City’s Long Range Land Use Plan identifies the property as Residential Low, a land use designation most comparable to the existing zoning district, therefore, the rezoning request is Not Consistent with the Plan.
The applicant met with The Druid Hills Neighborhood Association at its regularly scheduled meeting on October 23, 2017 to review the proposed project, no official vote was taken. The applicant met again with the neighborhood association at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 26, 2018 to address the concerns of the residents regarding his request. The neighborhood reviewed the proposed request and voted “To Not Recommend Approval” of the proposed rezoning request.
Zoning Advisory Committee Action:
The Zoning Advisory Committee met at its regularly scheduled meeting on March 6, 2018 and voted to Not Recommend approval of the applicant’s request, and the Planning & Zoning Committee met on May 17th and voted to not recommend the item.
For more information, please contact the Office of the City Council at 205.254.2294
Item 23
A Resolution appointing two (2) members to the Jefferson County Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Authority one (1) term expiring April 1, 2021 and one (1) term expiring April 1, 2023.
The City Council voted to re-appoint Dr. Jayne Ness and Eve Graham to the Jefferson County Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Authority. The Authority holds a contract with the Alabama Department of Mental Health for Targeted Case Management for adults with a primary diagnoses of an Intellectual Disability. Currently, the Authority serves over 700 individuals, 95% of whom are adults, and 5% of whom are children. A total of 487 of those live in supported residential settings operated by the Authority’s provider, while others live independently or with families.
For more information, please contact the Office of the City Council at 205.254.2294
Item 25
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE GRANTS FUND” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, appropriating $20,808.00 to Fire Department, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (CFGB) per grant award received to purchase a vehicle.
This appropriation is from a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to purchase a vehicle to support the Birmingham Fire and Rescues Department’s CARES program, also known as their “Prevention through Intervention” initiative. The program works to reduce the frequency of return ER visits by educating residents about preventative healthcare, instead of patients simply being discharged, not having a primary care doctor to follow up with, and repeating that costly cycle over and over again.
The objective of the “Prevention through Intervention” program is to decrease the dependency on emergency services through patient education, patient advocacy, community collaboration, and progressive policy change.”
For more information on the program, please read:
The coordinator of the program, Lt. Ben Thompson, delivered a TEDxBirmingham talk in March. Here is the video from his talk:
For more information, please contact the Office of the City Council at 205.254.2294
Full Agenda
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Sunday, July 1, 2018
6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. — Jazz in the Park — Ensley Park, 2800 Avenue K — Councilor Steven W. Hoyt, District 8
Monday, July 2, 2018
4:00 p.m. — Joint Transportation Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — Conference Room “A”
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
9:00 a.m. — Pre-Council Meeting — City Council Chambers; 9:30 a.m. — Council Meeting — City Council Chambers
9:00 a.m. — Park Board Meeting — Maxine Herring Parker Board Room, Legion Field, 400 Graymont Avenue West
3:30 p.m. — Joint Public Safety Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — City Council Chambers
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY — CITY HALL CLOSED
9:00 a.m. — Park Board Meeting — Maxine Herring Parker Board Room, Legion Field, 400 Graymont Avenue West — CANCELLED
Thursday, July 5, 2018
3:00 p.m. — Joint Planning and Zoning Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — 5th Floor Conference Room-City Hall
Friday, July 6, 2018
3:00 p.m. — Joint Governmental Affairs and Public Information Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — Conference Rooms “D & E”
