Meeting Minutes for October 2022
/Crestwood South Neighborhood Association - info@crestwoodsouth.com
Read & Approve Previous Meeting Minutes - September 2022
September 2022 meeting minutes were read to meeting attendees.
Motion to approve minutes was made by John Davis and seconded by Luke Hanson.
Motion was approved by unanimous consent.
Presentations
Thomas Yuill - Update on Southern Area Framework Plan
Framework Plans are future planning documents that provide a clear vision of the kind of place the community wants to be in the future.
Residents are encouraged to read the draft of the Southern Area Framework Plan and provide final comments before final presentation of the plan in January 2023.
Reports
Officer Reports
November 28th Meeting - Holiday Potluck
The November CSNA meeting will be a holiday potluck at Crestwood Tavern.
More information will be shared via our email outreach and our website.
New City Garbage Cans
Delivery has begun on new City garbage cans.
Cans will be equally distributed amongst all four waste districts (North/South/East/West).
Distributing 25,000 trash carts at a time until the City gets more trucks in the fleet.
56th Street South Traffic Calming Project
A traffic calming study was conducted at the request of a former Crestwood South resident.
Results of the study produced the following recommendations.
Implementation of these recommendations requires signatures from adjacent residents in Crestwood North and South and each neighborhood will have to vote to approve their respective costs of the project.
Speed Cushion
The total cost of speed cushions for Crestwood South is estimated to be between $2,000 and $3,000.
Birmingham’s Department of Transportation will split the cost 50/50 with the neighborhood if approved.
Birmingham Department of Transportation will provide a more accurate estimate prior to our next meeting.
Proposed speed cushion would be installed on 56th Street S between 11th Avenue S and 10th Avenue S.
Traffic Circle
A traffic circle has been incorporated into the design of the traffic calming efforts at the intersection of 56th Street S and 10th Avenue S.
The implementation of this traffic circle will incorporate paint and vertical delineators to move traffic and improve the overall safety of that large intersection.
CSNA will be voting on this project either at the November 2022 meeting or the January 2023 meeting.
Click here to view the rendering of the proposed traffic calming efforts.
Fire
Not present.
Police
Not present.
Birmingham Library - Vincent Solfronk
Not present.
Check out BPLOnline.org for library events and program offerings.
Public Works - Arthur Wilder
Not present.
To report public works issues to Mr. Wilder, call 205-254-2061 or email arthur.wilder2@birminghamal.gov.
Community Resource Office - Alice Williams
Not present.
To report community issues to Ms. Williams call 205-297-8085 or email Alice.Williams@birminghamal.gov.
CAB - Elizabeth Murrary
Stephanie Ward, UAB Health Educator, spoke to the CAB about a program called MENTOR.
This is an 8-week, virtual wellness program designed for people 18 years and older who have a mobility limitation. Participants will receive hands-on activities in mindfulness, exercise, and nutrition directed by trained instructors and health coaches.
For more information or to enroll: https://mentor.nchpad.org
No City Council members were present at the last CAB meeting.
A lengthy discussion took place on the updates to the Citizen’s Participation Plan.
Members had some questions about the proposed plan.
Eventually a resolution was passed to adopt the new version with clarifying language in a few sections.
Main takeaway is that there are grumblings at City Hall and the City Council about the dysfunction of the CPP. Members of the CAB expressed concern that there is a move to dismantle the program as they defund it. The new plan is meant to strengthen our (the people’s) input on City matters.
CAB members passed a resolution that the CPP should be TAUGHT during Neighborhood Officer training.
There were no City personnel available to give an update – they were working on the next day’s neighborhood elections.
Representatives
City Council Representatives
Hunter Williams, Councilor, District 2
Not present.
Valerie A. Abbott, Councilor, District 3
Not present.
School Board
Neonta Williams, District 2
Not present.
Mary Boehm, District 3
End of year tests from last May indicate 2nd and 3rd grade students’ scores grew by 8-9%.
The Birmingham Board of Education approved their $500 million budget.
Budget includes increasing the minimum wage to $15/hour.
The budget was submitted to the State Department of Education this week, and changes went into effect on Oct. 1, 2022.
Google is providing money to students for financial literacy classes.
The City of Birmingham is partnering with Birmingham City Schools and the community to improve student reading ability.
Page Pals is a reading initiative created in partnership with BCS to increase reading proficiency for elementary school students, specifically K-3.
BUL will visit each of Birmingham’s seven public high schools through November 10 to speak with and listen to students about gun violence.
Announcements
Brush pickup dates - TBD
Recycling pickup dates - November 2nd, November 16th
Next meeting - November 28th