Monday Morning Watch | Week of Sept. 14, 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, Sept. 14, 2 p.m. | Agenda
  • Item 3 – A professional services agreement between the city and REV Birmingham to lead a public engagement process involving the Rainbow Viaduct along Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd and the 22nd St. Bridge.
  • Item 4 – an agreement with Jefferson County involving the Roosevelt City Pedestrian Bridge
  • Item 5 – A right-of-way agreement that allows for installation of art in the Cahaba Road roundabout.
  • Item 6 – A discussion about a Transportation Improvement Program application pursuant to the Red Rock Trail Action Plan Corridor C, connecting Red Mountain Park to the Kiwanis Vulcan Trail and UAB, reconnecting Titusville to downtown Birmingham
• Budget and Finance Committee, Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m. | More info
• Birmingham City Council, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda
  • Non-consent items
    • Items 1, 2, 3 – These are public hearings related to various operating licenses:
      • Item 1 – Lounge Retail Liquor Class I – DDouble Cupp’s, 524 19th St., Ensley
      • Item 2 – Restaurant Retail Liquor License – Iron & Oak Tavern, 2021 Park Place (the new restaurant inside of the recently renovated Tutwiler Hotel)
      • Item 3 – Restaurant Retail Liquor License – Trap KTCHXXN, 1000 Third Ave. W.
        • Note: none of these come with recommendations from the Council’s Public Safety Committee
      • Item 31 – This will execute a three-year interlocal cooperative agreement (from Oct. 1, 2026 – Sept. 30, 2029) between DEA and the City of Birmingham, allowing two officers to participate in its High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force Program and Synthetics Precursors Enforcement and Regulation Task Force program.
      • Item 98 – Setting a public hearing for Oct. 13, 2026 to consider changing zone boundaries at 1259 Huffman Road from D-3 Single Family Residential to C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District to allow for a new building for the Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama. The Council’s Planning and Zoning Committee recommends the change while the Zoning Advisory Board does not.
    • Consent items of note
      • Item 32 – This cooperative maintenance agreement with ALDOT would provide access to a state highway for the proposed Third Avenue West Streetscape Improvement Construction Project
      • Item 34 – Allows for implementation of a walking path and retaining walls as a capital improvement project for Altamont Park. The $10,000 for the project will come equally from District 3 discretionary funds and the Redmont Park Neighborhood Association
      • Item 37 – Engages the Central Alabama Redevelopment Alliance to implement the Nonprofit Accelerator program for an amount not to exceed $219,000
      • Item 44 – Provides the Jefferson County Greenways Commission with $250,000 to support operations of Red Mountain Park.
      • Item 45 – Provides Jones Valley Teaching Farm with $50,000 from District 5 funds to support their programs
      • Item 49 – Renews the agreement with the Offender Alumni Association to administer the Jefferson County Hospital-linked Violence Intervention Program through June 30, 2027 for $1,154,574.
      • Item 52 – Formally approves the professional services agreement between the City and REV Birmingham discussed during the Sept. 14 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting.
      • Item 53 – Approves abatement of state, county, and municipal non-educational ad valorem taxes for a period of ten years to induce Parkside Hotel Partners to develop a brownfield site along the 1600 block of First Avenue South (1625, 1627, and 1631) for use as a 140-room hotel with retail and restaurant space.
      • Item 54 – Supports rebate of state lodging taxes to Parkside Hotel Partners for the above proposed project
• Economic and Workforce Development/Tourism Committee Meeting, Sept. 15, 11:30 a.m. | Agenda
  • Item 1 – This will allow the Alabama High Schools Athletic Association to host its regional cheerleading competition at the CrossPlex and Bill Harris Arena on Sept. 24 and provide up to $25,000 in financial incentives.

Other

• Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority Board, Sept. 16, 12:30 p.m. | General info

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Neighborhood info:

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

Neighborhood meetings

Sept. 14

• 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)

Sept. 15

• Central City, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library – Central branch
• East Thomas, 6 p.m., via Zoom – MI: 776 982 3770, Access Code: 35204
• Evergreen, 6 p.m., Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church Community Center
• Five Points South, 6 p.m., Highlands United Methodist Church
• Green Acres, 6:30 p.m., Lifting Christ Worship Center
• Smithfield Estates, 6 p.m., Legacy Prep School
• South Pratt, 6 p.m., Lively Hope Baptist Church
• South Woodlawn, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library – Woodlawn Branch
• Sun Valley, 6:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., East Pinson Valley Recreation Center

Sept. 16

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

Sept. 17

• 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

Sept. 18

• 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.