Birmingham City Council Meeting 11.10.26

The Birmingham City Council’s regular meeting was held November 10, 2026, according to the transcript (the metadata lists November 11 UTC). Council approved the consent agenda and passed an ordinance authorizing the police chief to execute FAA-related documents for the City’s unmanned aircraft systems under its March 4, 2026 contract with Skyfire AI, Inc.; no contract value was stated. Members discussed the need for department policy and training governing drone use. Council also approved an agreement with Titusville Development Corporation to sell City property at 300 Kappa Avenue and use proceeds to acquire and rehabilitate two homes at 400 and 406 4th Avenue South. The City will provide HOME funds as a forgivable loan of up to $100,000 to support two affordable housing units. No new RFP or vendor award was identified.

Other actions included passage of an ordinance prohibiting camping on publicly owned property and an amendment to the business-license schedule for medical cannabis dispensaries. The Mayor reported on EPA-funded brownfields work, including a community meeting to gather neighborhood priorities and recommend sites for assessment, and referenced a half-million-dollar grant in a garbled passage. The Mayor also announced that Birmingham’s application secured all 25 requested opportunity-zone census tracts. These initiatives may support future redevelopment, but no related procurement was approved at this meeting.