Monday Morning Watch | Week of Jul. 13, 2026

This weekly rundown of public meetings, agendas and other items of interest aims to help you keep your elected officials accountable.

(We will update these lists as we become aware of new meetings, etc.) This collection of information is based on existing schedules and is subject to change.

Please let us know if there’s a specific meeting or organization you’d like to see included in our rundown.

City of Birmingham

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Jul. 13, 2 p.m. | Cancelled
• Budget and Finance Committee, Jul. 13, 3:30 p.m. | Agenda
  • These first two resolutions would authorize the Mayor to apply for, submit, and accept all grant funds appropriated by the Alabama Legislature for fiscal year 2027 for the following:
    • Item 4 –  Support for the Birmingham Police Athletics Youth program. The grant will not exceed $50,000 and does not require matching funds.
    • Item 5 – Support the maintenance of City Walk. The amount will not exceed $250,000 and does not require matching funds.
  • Item 6 – Allows the Mayor to enter into a license agreement between the City and RENEW Birmingham. RENEW will host an event called RenewFest on Jul. 25 where municipal resources will be developed, advertised, and promoted while providing “free food, music, and other exhibitions for the amusement of the inhabitants.” In exchange for this service, the city will license a parking lot at 1927 Ave. D to RENEW for $1. For reference, this event will fall on the traditional date of the Function at Tuxedo Junction, Birmingham’s oldest (and longest-running) music festival, traditionally held in Erskine Hawkins Park.
  • Item 7 – Allows for the Mayor to spend funds and execute agreements with the Crestline Park Community Foundation for multiple events, including a fall festival, a music festival, an outdoor movie screening, and a First Responders’ Meal, in an amount not to exceed $3,500.
  • Item 8 – Allows the Mayor to apply for, submit, accept, and expend grant funds for FY 2026 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing. The grant opportunity is courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development. If the grant request of up to $10,000,000 is awarded, it will be used for affordable housing production and preservation.
  • Item 9 – Allows the city to enter into a financial incentives agreement for up to $40,000 with Sarcor, LLC, under which it will upgrade its recently relocated offices at 4801 First Avenue North, an estimated capital investment of $600,000, resulting in the creation of five full-time jobs.
  • Item 10 – Allows the city to apply for up to $2,645,000 from FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Congressionally Directed Spending Grant Program to support the Village Creek Stormwater Park Floodplain Restoration Project. It would require a 25% match from the city.
  • Item 11 – Allows for the creation of buffer zones of trees, green spaces, and vegetation between residential areas and sources of traffic, pollution, noise, and other health nuisances, in addition to current and former heavy industrial sites throughout the city using up to $462,000 as a result of an agreement between the city, the Jefferson County Board of Health, and the county’s Health Officer.
  • Item 12 – This amends the Grants Fund Budget for the city’s fiscal year 2027 to appropriate $239,929.69 for the Northside Spark project to make right-of-way improvements in Norwood, Druid Hills, and Fountain Heights, mitigating the impacts of the I-20/59 Downtown Bridge Replacement Project.
• Birmingham City Council, Jul. 14, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda
  • Item 33 – This ordinance authorizes the Mayor to enter into an Interlocal Cooperation agreement with the Jefferson County Board of Health to continue the county’s Hospital-linked Violence Intervention Program, administered by the Offender Alumni Association. OAA will “provide case management, education, employment support, housing, food, utility, and transportation services” to HVIP clients. The County Board of Health will provide funding to the City of Birmingham for the inpatient program through Jun. 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,154,574.00.
  • Item 45 – Appoints one member to the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment to fill an unexpired term, ending Nov. 25, 2031.
  • Item 46 – The re-appointment of four (4) members to the city’s Design Review Committee, with their terms now ending on Jul. 29, 2029 if approved.
  • Item 56 – Sets a public hearing for Aug. 25 to consider changing zoning boundaries at 5900 Avenue M, 35228 (in case ZAC2026-08003) from Single-Family District (D-3) to Medium Density Residential (D-4).
  • Item 57 – Sets a public hearing for Aug. 18 to hear objections to public nuisance due to noxious or dangerous weeds on 234 properties throughout the city.
• Public Safety Committee, Jul. 14, 3 p.m. | Agenda
  • There are four (4) liquor licenses being sought:
    • Ghotra LLC (d.b.a. Med Center Food Mart)
    • Alpha United Inc. (d.b.a. Alpha Food Mart 3)
    • Crayton Solutions LLC (d.b.a. SZND Bayou)
    • Saltine Hospitality (d.b.a. Ocean)
  • There are two (2) towing permits/licenses being sought:
    • Nikolas Wiley (d.b.a. New Towing)
    • RMZ Body Shop LLC
• Planning and Zoning Committee, Jul. 14, 3:30 p.m. | Agenda
  • One case is listed, ZAC2026-08004, seeking a change from Mixed Use Medium (MU-M) to Mixed-Use High (MU-H). The mixed-use building mentioned in the case will consist of residential and hospitality components.
• Administration and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jul. 15, 3:30 p.m. | More info

Other City of Birmingham

• Birmingham Public Library Board meeting, Jul. 14, 4:30 p.m. | General info
  • Meeting to be held in the Central Board Room downtown

Other

• Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority Board, Jul. 15, 12:30 p.m. | General info

Neighborhood info:

• Garbage: Regular garbage service.
• Recycling: Schedule 2
• Existing bulk trash calendar, July 2026 | Daily bulk trash updates

Neighborhood meetings

Jul. 13

• Airport Highlands, 6 p.m., Pleasant View Baptist Church
• Ensley Highlands, 6 p.m., Birmingham Police Dept., West Precinct
• Gate City, 4 p.m., Marks Village Campus of Hope
• Inglenook, 5:30 p.m., Inglenook Recreation Center
• Killough Springs, 6 p.m., Smith Middle School
• North Birmingham, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, North Birmingham Branch
• Oak Ridge Park, 7 p.m., Harris Homes Community Center
• Oxmoor, 6 p.m., Oxmoor Valley Community Center
• Powderly, 5:30 p.m., Henry Crumpton Recreation Center
• Rising West Princeton, 6 p.m., Rising-West Princeton Community Center
• Roebuck, 6:30 p.m., Birmingham Police Department, East Precinct
• Tuxedo, 5 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, East Ensley Branch
• West End Manor, 6 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church
• West Goldwire, 5:30 p.m., via teleconference (720-843-2957, Access Code: 6679362)
• Woodlawn, 6 p.m., via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98745720002) or Woodlawn Community App (iOS or Android)

Jul. 14

• Arlington West-End, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, West End Branch
• Belview Heights, 6:30 p.m., Charles A. Brown Elementary School
• East Avondale, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, Avondale Branch
• East Brownsville, 5:30 p.m., via teleconference (605-313-4198, Access Code: 461297
• Highland Park, 6 p.m., Highland Golf Course Pro Shop
• Killough Springs, 6 p.m., Smith Middle School
• North East Lake, 6 p.m., Southern Museum of Flight
• North Pratt, 6 p.m., New Haven Apartments
• Penfield Park, 6 p.m., Brownsville Heights Community Center
• Riley Travelick, 6 p.m., Nobel Chapel CME Church
• Sandusky, 6 p.m., Jimmie Hudson Recreational Center
• South Titusville, 5:30 p.m., Holy Family Christo Rey School

Jul. 15

• Graymont, 4:30 p.m., Birmingham Public Library – Smithfield Branch

Jul. 16

• Brown Springs, 6 p.m., via teleconference (712-832-8330, Access Code: 5102692)
• Ensley, 6 p.m.
• Germania Park, 6 p.m. via teleconference (701-802-5384, Access Code: 3042330)
• Hillman, 5 p.m., Mary Dorsey Center
• Hillman Park, 5 p.m., Mary Dorsey Center
• North Avondale, 6 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Recreation Center
• Pine Knoll Vista, 6:30 p.m., East Pinson Valley Recreation Center
• Southside, 6 p.m., Birmingham Police Dept., South Precinct

Jul. 17

• Garden Highlands, 4 p.m., Mt. Hilliard Baptist Church, 2612 23rd Street SW, 35211

Existing 2023-2025 Meeting Schedule (via Excel Spreadsheet)*

*Note: There have not been neighborhood elections for the current two-year cycle. More information is in our 2025 report.