CITY COUNCIL

City Council and City Skyline

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.