Birmingham City Council Meeting 9.29.26

The Birmingham City Council’s regular meeting was held September 29, 2026. The council approved three agreements for its Urban Villages initiative, authorizing community-supported planning for designated areas. The agreement with Tunnels, Spangler and Associates (TSW) was capped at $299,575; another agreement was capped at $99,600 ($8,300 monthly), though its vendor name was unclear in the transcript. An agreement with Interface Studio LLC was also approved, but no amount was discernible. Officials said the planning work should take about a year, with additional strategic investment expected over several years; the plans will include community engagement and may involve engineering. The council also approved a one-year agreement with the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation for public-health and community-paramedicine consulting, with no amount stated. An amendment extending Greenlining Realty of USA Birmingham LLC’s agreement for a 35–40-unit Druid Hills development through October 31, 2026, passed; officials said it involved no additional funding, and at least 10% of the units are to be reserved for qualifying residents at or below 100% of area median income.

Other spending- and property-related actions included approval of a $7,565.48 quitclaim-deed sale to SER Properties LLC to clear a municipal improvement lien on property the city had foreclosed on in 2005, and approval of a three-year interlocal agreement with Mountain Brook for joint patrol and law enforcement at Alabama Veterans Memorial Park. The consent agenda also passed. No contract values were provided for the UAB consulting agreement or Interface Studio agreement in the transcript.