Meeting Minutes for September 2026

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  • Present September 2026 Agenda

    • September 28, 2026 agenda was presented to meeting attendees.

  • Read August 2026 Meeting Minutes

    • August 24, 2026 meeting minutes were read to meeting attendees.

  • New Business

    • Approve September 28, 2026 Agenda

      • Motion to approve the agenda for the September 2026 neighborhood association meeting was made by Maureen Pezzamenti and seconded by Tim Lyons.

        • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

    • Approve meeting minutes for August 24, 2026

      • Motion to approve minutes was made by Tim Lyons and seconded by Renee Tucker.

        • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

  • City Representatives

    • Police Report

      • Birmingham Police: Officer Emerson Oldham of the East Precinct:

        • Increased speeding tickets on Crestwood Blvd.

        • Hope Division, who works with unhoused people, are working on the issue of about 20 unhoused people behind Fairhaven. They have only 4 people in that division for the whole city, but they’re trying to add to that division.

        • Feel free to call them about people suspected mental health issues in addition to anyone committing crimes.

        • Still working on the issue with the house on Crestwood Blvd.

    • CRR - W Andre’ Watson (see below)

    • CAB - Elizabeth Murray

      • There was a presentation on Equine Therapy

      • Director of the Birmingham 311 spoke

        • You can call 311, the My Bham 311 app, or SeeClickFix.com/birmingham

        • They’re working on reducing the number of options on what department to route the issue.

        • Encourages keeping the confirmation number, because it may archive even if the issue hasn’t been resolved.

        • They can’t keep followup if it’s anonymous.

        • Tony Diliberto also encouraged to follow up with Josh Vasa’s office if people need help submitted issues.

        • Number one reported issue is for Animal Control.

    • Tony Diliberto for Josh Vasa, Councilor, District 3

      • Committee of the Whole is meeting at 3:30 on Wednesday at City Hall. One big topic will be about short-term rentals.

      • There will be another meeting on the Southern Framework on Tuesday, October 20 at 9:30.

  • Reports

    • Bethany Fattore for the Ad Hoc Zoning Committee

      • Gave recap on previous neighborhood votes.

      • They went to the ZAC (Zoning Advisory Committee) meeting, which has a public hearing. They spoke on behalf of the neighborhood. 

        • They recommended approval pending agreement upon the Q conditions between Redeemer and the CSNA and that it doesn’t move forward to Planning & Zoning until that is done.

      • Met with Randall Minor, representative for Redeemer, and Kim Speorl, of Planning & Zoning, on the queue conditions. 

        • Sound and lighting cannot be a part of a Q condition.

      • She presented the list of Q conditions, which included 

      • One Q condition proposed by the subcommittee, disallowing a school, was requested to be allowed by Redeemer, with a limit to 350 students, and drop off/pickup and vehicle queue would need to be approved by BDoT.

      • Percentage of property will remain green space.

      • Additional condition that if something is built other than a place of worship, such as if Redeemer sells the property, CSNA will be able to make recommendations, and we would get a 30-day notice for us to vote on it.

      • These restrictions remain with the parcel, regardless of the owner.

      • Subcommittee recommends approval with the updated Q conditions.

    • Randall Minor spoke on the church’s plan to keep green space and respect the existing topography.

    • Neighbor raised concern about cement trucks coming down neighborhood streets while building the apartment complex.

      • Please contact Councilor Williams’ office if that is an issue with church construction.

    • Motion made by Bethany Fattore: To recommend to city council to approve the zoning change request, subject to the conditions that have been agreed upon by the applicant and the Crestwood South Neighborhood Association. Motion seconded by Gerald Stephens.

      • Vote was taken with 41 in favor. 1 opposed. 1 abstain. Motion carried.

    • Elizabeth Murray spoke on continuing a zoning subcommittee.

  • City Representative

    • CRR - W Andre’ Watson

      • Introduced himself as our new CRR. He works with 17 neighborhoods.

      • He has reached out to BDoT for an update on the traffic calming request.

      • The $2000 donation to CrestFest was processed.

      • He spoke on helping neighborhoods to spend money on meaningful projects.

      • Elizabeth Murray: The CAB has officially requested an increase to neighborhood funding.

  • Announcements

    • No news yet from BDoT on the traffic calming request. The final date for new city project sheets, until end of the year, is September 29, 2026

    • October 18 is the 3rd Annual “It’s Nice to Have You in Highland Park” walking tour of historical homes.

    • October 3 is Crestwood Crawl, put on by Birmingham AIDS Outreach

    • Brush pickup dates - Thursdays, October 8 & 22, 2026 

    • Recycling pickup dates - October 1 & 15, 2026

    • Next meeting - October 26, 2026