During the Birmingham City Council meeting, Tuesday, November 17, 2009, Council: 1.Approved a resolution relative to the application of FLIP II LLC for a Restaurant Retail Liquor License to be used at FLIP, 220 Summit Boulevard, Suite 140, Birmingham.

2.Approved a resolution supporting the scheduling of one (1) Alabama State University home football game at Legion Field and providing the necessary incentives to encourage Alabama State University to hold one (1) home football game at Legion Field for three (3) years beginning during the 2010 football season.

3.The kick-off reception for the 2nd Annual Birmingham Economic Summit is tomorrow night, November 18, 2009. The reception will feature a presentation from the Birmingham Business Alliance at the Alabama Power Auditorium. Conference sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. November 19th and 20th, each day, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex - South Meeting Rooms. Sessions are free and open to the public. Registration and learn more at www.birminghameconomicsummit.com The number of participants registered for the 2nd Annual Birmingham Economic Development Summit hits triple digits. The 2009 theme is Making the Case: Success through Collaboration.

“Our collaboration will ensure Birmingham is a paragon of excellence where we garner our collective strengths and propel our city to her place of preeminence in this region. That thought is the premise for the event. Making the Case: Success through Collaboration is more than a mere tag line, it is a mission” says Birmingham City Councilor and Chair of Economic Development Steven W. Hoyt.

Headline speakers include:

Jay Grinney
HealthSouth
President & CEO

Donna James
Lardon & Associates, LLC
Managing Director

Gill Rogers
Southern Environmental Law Center
Senior Attorney

Dr. M. Keivan Deravi
Auburn University at Montgomery
Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs

Dr. Max Michael
Dean, UAB School of Public Health

Linda P. Swann, CEcD
Alabama Development Office
Assistant Director

The 2nd Annual Birmingham Economic Development Summit includes an opening plenary, concurrent sessions, panel discussions and interactive training opportunities. Plus it’s an opportunity to network with a cross section of the community to include corporate leaders, elected officials, emerging industry and community leaders, educators and entrepreneurs.

4. Interested in a specific item in the Council agenda? Log on to http://bhamal.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2 City Council meeting videos are arranged by date, with the most recent at the top of the list. Click video to watch the meeting with documents, or agenda / minutes to see just the documents. You can also search the archives by typing keywords.

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