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Regular City Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 · 116 agenda items · 21 votes recorded

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116
101 consent · 15 regular
Votes
21
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4
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6
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Executive Summary

The Birmingham City Council considered electing a new Council President and President Pro Tempore to serve through October 2027, and considered a broad slate of Opioid Abatement Program provider agreements — with partners including Firehouse Ministries, The Lovelady Center, Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Auburn University, and Cahaba Medical Care Foundation — to expand addiction treatment, peer prevention, and substance abuse intervention services across the city. The council also considered multiple BOLD Program funding agreements supporting small business development, workforce training, food access, and community health initiatives through organizations such as Forge Workspace, United Ability, Be Kind Birmingham, and Breakthrough Birmingham, as well as a 10-year lease renewal with BBH PBMC, LLC for The Medical Clinic Board and authorization for the City Attorney to settle the litigation matter of Kaila Evans, et al v. City of Birmingham. The council also weighed 9 building demolition orders and 71 routine consent items spanning public safety procurement, budget matters, and public works.

Provisional · minutes not yet adopted
Roll call

Votes (21)

passed #1388 official minutes · high
Re: #10. STATEMENT OF CONDUCT OF BUSINESS All items designated as "Consent" are routine and non-controversial and will be approv… structured fact · 80%
9–0
Alexander · YEA Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA
passed #1389 official minutes · high
Re: #70. CONSENT ITEM 32. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Lease Agreement with Ensley District Deve… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1390 official minutes · high
Re: #72. CONSENT ITEM 35. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a BOLD Program Agreement with Alabama Cente… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1391 official minutes · high
Re: #73. CONSENT ITEM 36. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a BOLD Program Agreement with Be Kind Birmi… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1392 official minutes · high
Re: #74. CONSENT ITEM 38. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a BOLD Program Agreement with Community on … text similarity · 75%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1393 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
9–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1394 official minutes · high
Re: #76. CONSENT ITEM 40. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a BOLD Program Agreement with Forge Workspa… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1395 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1396 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1397 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1398 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1399 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
8–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1400 official minutes · high
Re: #114. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
7–0 1 abstain
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA Vasa · ABSTAIN
passed #1401 official minutes · high
Re: #83. CONSENT ITEM 44. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a BOLD Program Agreement with The Flourish … text similarity · 75%
7–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1402 official minutes · high
Re: #84. CONSENT ITEM 47. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Opioid Abatement Provider Agreement with… structured fact · 80%
9–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Tate · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1403 official minutes · high
Re: #85. CONSENT ITEM 48. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Opioid Abatement Provider Agreement with… text similarity · 75%
9–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Tate · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1404 official minutes · high
Re: #86. CONSENT ITEM 49. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Opioid Abatement Provider Agreement with… text similarity · 75%
9–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Tate · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1405 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
9–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Tate · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1406 official minutes · high
Re: #89. CONSENT ITEM 51. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute an Opioid Abatement Provider Agreement with… text similarity · 75%
9–0
Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Tate · YEA Alexander · YEA
passed #1408 official minutes · high
Re: #6. ITEM 1.Election of the City Council President for a term expiring the 4th Tuesday of October 2027. structured fact · 80%
9–0
Alexander · YEA Gunn · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Vasa · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA
Business

Regular Agenda (15)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Rev. Dr. Geraldine A. Daniels, Pastor, Southside C.M.E. Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Wardine Alexander
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Item number:Item #90 Status: no agenda text

ITEM 52.

Item number:Item #91 Status: no agenda text

ITEM 52.

Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Consent calendar

Consent Agenda (101)

Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.

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