Mayor· 2025-11-25 - 2029-11-01
Randall L. Woodfin
Birmingham
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Top issues during term (20)
Demolition of unsafe buildings citywide
Demolition and abatement costs are typically assessed as liens against the properties.
Pratt-Ensley Framework Plan rezoning
Youth and young adult homelessness services
Combined contracts of up to $127,250 in city funds.
Cultural, educational and community funding agreements
Amounts ranged from $500 to $500,000, drawn from district discretionary funds and the general fund.
Weeds nuisance abatement — 190 properties
Owners who don't clean up face abatement costs assessed as special liens on their properties.
Box culvert emergency repair on 66th Street South
Up to $119,200 for emergency culvert and roadway repair.
Neighborhood nuisance and inoperable vehicle abatements
Costs are assessed to the property or vehicle owners, not the general taxpayer.
Pine Knoll Vista drainage project
$221,292.50 contract funded through a DOT appropriation.
Opiate settlement funds for Neighborhood Revitalization
$609,699.33 in settlement money, not general taxpayer dollars.
Traffic calming speed cushions for West End Manor area
$14,304.64 redirected from the West End Manor Neighborhood Association account.
Woodcrest Road South closure
Not specified.
Zoning amendment on Affordable Housing Density Bonus
Alcohol license applications citywide
No direct cost to the City; the licenses support local business operations and events.
Micro shelters for unhoused residents extended
Up to $70,000 in city funds through June 30, 2027.
Emergency sinkhole repair on Roberts Industrial Drive
Up to $32,950 from DOT funding.
Boys & Girls Club rezoning at 1259 Huffman Road
Parkside hotel tax rebates
A 10-year property tax abatement (school taxes excluded) plus a state lodging tax rebate supporting the hotel project — no net cost figure was published.
Magic City Classic city contract
Up to $2 million of city money for event goods and services.
$11 million purchase of 2001 Park Place North
$11 million purchase price plus up to $15 million in public building warrants.
Neighborhood blight abatement across the city
Liens on owners range from about $5,400 to $24,700 per property.
Decisions during term (629)
Recorded while Woodfin was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.