Monday Morning Watch | Week of Oct. 26, 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.

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City of Birmingham

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. | Agenda
• Budget and Finance Committee, Oct. 26, 3:30 p.m. | Agenda
• Birmingham City Council, Oct. 27, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda*
  • Non-consent items
    • Item 2 – This will increase the Certified Local Government grant award received from the Alabama Historical Commission from $24,000 to $48,000.
    • Item 3 – This is the first reading of an ordinance that allows the city to provide a surplus 2010 Freightliner M2 106 truck to Adamsville, AL, in exchange for their assistance with urban horticulture and urban forestry services upon request for a period of up to two years, ending on June 30, 2028.
    • Item 64 – This sets a public hearing for Nov. 24, 2026 to consider change zone district boundaries from Qualified Mixed-Use High to Qualified General Commercial District in order to allow for the new Redeemer Community Church campus. (Here’s our recent reporting on the topic.)
    • *The agenda as posted last week did not include an agenda item for the revised short-term rentals regulations.
  • Consent items of note
    • Item 8 – Enters the city into an interlocal cooperation agreement with Jefferson County to undertake infrastructure improvements to 1.76 miles of Rex Lake Road located within the city limits and unincorporated Jefferson County for “a term not to exceed three years and for a total cost not to exceed $96,616.31.”
    • Item 12 – This allows for the county to seek grant funding to redesign the stretch of Third Avenue South between Third Avenue and 46th Street South in front of the Continental Gin complex. The grant would be for $2 million and be secure from Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP II).
    • Item 13 – This allows the city to formally adopt and approve the 2022 Shelby County Hazard Mitigation Plan Individual Mitigation Action Plan.
• Public Safety Committee, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. | Agenda
• Planning and Zoning Committee, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. | Cancelled

Other City of Birmingham

• Design Review Committee meeting, Oct. 28, 7:30 a.m. | Agenda

Jefferson County

• Board of Zoning Adjustment, Oct. 26, 1 p.m. | Agenda | Agenda Packet

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Neighborhood info:

• Garbage: Regular schedule.
• Recycling: Schedule 1
• Existing bulk trash calendar, Oct. 2026 | Daily bulk trash updates

Neighborhood meetings

Oct. 26

• Crestwood South, 6:30 p.m., Levite Jewish Community Center
• Druid Hills, 6:30 p.m., Protective Stadium
• East Birmingham, 6 p.m., Shields Center
• Huffman, 7 p.m., Huffman Baptist Church (also via Zoom, MID: 833 7785 6795 / Access Code 359464
• Kingston, 6 p.m., Royal Event Center
• South East Lake, 6 p.m., East Lake United Methodist Church (also via Zoom, MID: 861 7134 5083 / Access Code: 992893
• Tarpley City, 6 p.m., Mary Dorsey Center
• Woodland Park, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Church of Christ

Oct. 27

• Bush Hills, 6:30 p.m., Bush Hills Connection
• Crestwood North, 6:30 p.m., Girls Inc.
• Dolomite, 6 p.m., via teleconference (720-843-2269, Access Code: 3789426)
• Fountain Heights, 6 p.m., Fountain Heights Recreation Center
• Redmont Park, 5 p.m., Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Oct. 28

• Norwood, 6 p.m., via Zoom, Meeting ID: 88145015528 / Access Code: 758080

Oct. 29

• No meetings

Oct. 30

• No meetings

Existing 2023-2025 Meeting Schedule (via Excel Spreadsheet)* | Modified list via 2/3/2026

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