District 4 Councilor· 2025-10-28 - 2029-10-01
Brian Gunn
Birmingham
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Top issues during term (9)(General)
Magic City Classic city contract
Up to $2 million of city money for event goods and services.
Food access expansion via Community Care Development Network
Up to $345,130 from District 4 ARPA Special Projects Funds.
Data centers in Birmingham
Data center developers will likely face higher compliance and siting costs, while the city aims to reduce infrastructure and utility risks borne by residents.
Citywide Brownfield Assessment Program
Up to $424,000, funded through an EPA grant.
Critical Repair Program info sessions
$2.4 million in federal CDBG funds, no local tax impact.
Data center water usage
A pause could delay construction jobs and tax revenue from new data centers, but it may also shield residents and ratepayers from infrastructure and utility costs tied to rapid growth.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Education and Visitor Center
Up to $250,000 in city funds under Amendment No. 772.
$2 million business development loan for Tower at Uptown
A $2 million city loan from the Birmingham Business Development Program.
city storytelling initiative
Taxpayers may cover some communications or marketing costs, but no budget is disclosed, so the price tag is unclear.
Decisions during term (10)
Recorded while Gunn was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
A Resolution pursuant to the provisions of §2-3-27 of The General Code of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, authorizing the City Attorney, upon her recommendation, to settle the matter of Denisha Allen v. City of Birmingham and Travis Ward,…
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, by transferring $250,000.00 from Trane settlement check, Miscellaneous Revenue and appropriating $250,000.00 to Non-Departmental, Transfer to…
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, by transferring $199,026.83 from Fire, Professional Fees and appropriating $199,026.83 to Non-Departmental, Transfer to Fund 102 Capital…
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, by transferring $26,000.00 from General Fund Budget, Library, R&M Buildings and Facilities and appropriating $26,000.00 to Non-Departmental,…
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE DONATION FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, by appropriating $25,000.00 to Arlington House for general use per donation received from Alabama Historical Commission.
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, by transferring $2,500.00 ($500.00 from each Council District #5, 6, 7, 8 and 9), Discretionary Funds to Non-Departmental, Transfer to Fund…
A Resolution pursuant to the provisions of §2-3-27 of The General Code of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, as amended, authorizing the City Attorney, upon her recommendation, to settle the matter of the Affidavit of Claim of Leroy…
A Resolution accepting the lump sum bid of Coston General Contractors, Inc., McCalla, Alabama in the amount of $128,000.00 for Birmingham Fire Station 20 Apron Repairs at 4825 Avenue W, Ensley, Alabama 35208 and Birmingham Fire Station 27…
An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, by transferring $6,000.00 from District 2, Discretionary Funds and appropriating $6,000.00 to Non-Departmental, Transfer to Fund 031…
General Fund and Capital Fund budget amendment — $36,150 (Ordinance No. 26-10)
Voting record (1)(General)
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