September - October 2012
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September - October 2012
Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Vestavia Hills A joint publication of the City of Vestavia Hills,Vestavia Hills City Schools and Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Message Fall is an exciting time of year: the weather is cooler, there are many holidays that we celebrate, the leaves will soon be changing to their glorious colors. The first day of fall this year will be September 22 and will certainly be welcomed. Vestavia Hills recently received The American Sports Builders Award given annually for facilities that exemplify construction excellence. The Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex was recognized as the Sports Multi-Field Facility of the Year. We are very proud of this honor and hope you will visit the Complex. The Parks and Recreation, Public Works and Engineering Departments have been restructured to form Public Services. Brian Davis will serve as Director and may be contacted at 205-978-0166 or parkdirector@ci.vestaviahills.al.us. His office is now located in the Municipal Center. Congratulations to Public Services employee Eugene Henry for being named The Rotary Club of Vestavia Hills’ 2012-13 Civic Employee of the Year to recognize his assistance in the aftermath of the April 27, 2011 tornado. He coordinated the efforts of the City and contractor to remove more than 300,000 cubic yards of debris. Also, congratulations to our newly-elected City Council members. I look forward to working with them during the next Administration. Alberto C. Zaragoza, Jr. Mayor E-Recycling & Shredding Event Saturday, September 15, 2012, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wald Park Pool Parking Lot Electronics are made with valuable, reusable, materials including steel and precious metals that can be recovered, recycled and reused. Paper shredding services are also available to destroy any sensitive files or documents that are no longer needed. Please help the environment and recycle your unwanted electronics. ACCEPTABLE ITEMS INCLUDE: Computers, monitors, desktop CPUs, LCD display laptops, notebook computers, CD/DVD players, scanners, printers, fax machines, adding machines, cell phones, corded phones, cordless phones, answering machines, pagers, pocket PCs, digital cameras, routers, remotes, PDAs, stereos, Discmans, walkmans, VCRs, radios, tape players, keyboards, cables, mice, game hardware, modems, external hardware, small kitchen appliances, can openers, blenders, large white kitchen goods, refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves, washers, dryers, and microwaves. Special Thanks to: Allied Waste Services Technical Knock Out Cintas Document Management Call the City of Vestavia Hills at (205) 978-0100 or the Vestavia Chamber of Commerce at (205) 823-5011 for more information PATRIOTS DAY Remembrance Ceremony September 11, 2012, 9 a.m. Homewood City Hall 2850-19th Street South Participants will include the Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills Fire and Police Departments Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Schools Welcome New Assistant Principals Vestavia Hills Community News is a joint publication of the City of Vestavia Hills, Vestavia Hills City Schools and Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce. To submit articles or to advertise in this publication, please contact: Cindy Echols is the new Assistant Principal at Vestavia East. She graduated from the University of Alabama and Samford University. She began teaching at Cahaba Heights and most recently served as principal at Edgewood Elementary. She and her husband live in Vestavia Hills with their children. Vestavia Hills Elementary Central welcomes Kellie Wigley as its new Assistant Principal. Wigley was the guidance counselor during the 2011-2012 school year at VHEC. She graduated from Auburn University holds administrative certification through the University of Montevello. She has two daughters who attend Vestavia City Schools. She has worked in education since 1998 as a classroom teacher, Spanish teacher and guidance counselor. Brad Hayn joins Vestavia Hills High School as an assistant principal this year. Brad taught in Auburn City Schools and then worked as an assistant principal at Oak Mountain High School in Shelby County. He is married to an elementary teacher and has young children at home. Brad made an immediate positive impact upon arriving at VHHS with his deep knowledge of atrisk students and data systems. Karen Odle, President, Vestavia Hills, Chamber of Commerce chamber@vestaviahills.org (205) 823-5011 Cindy Adams, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Vestavia Hills City Schools adamscs@vestavia.k12.al.us (205) 402-5110 Starr Burbic, Assistant to the Mayor, City of Vestavia Hills mayor.sec@ci.vestaviahills.al.us (205) 978-3675 Submission Deadlines Nov/Dec 2012 issue deadline: September 25 2 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Vestavia Hills Community News Survey Please take a few moments to complete a 2-3 minute survey about the Vestavia Hills Community News. The city, school district, and Chamber of Commerce jointly produce the newsletter that is mailed to every home in Vestavia Hills 6 times a year at a cost of about $3.00 per household per year. If you have not already taken the survey, please do so by September 30. The survey is available at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/community_news or complete the survey below and mail it to: VH Community News Survey, 1975 Merryvale Rd., Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 1. Is the Vestavia Hills Community News an effective communication tool for Vestavia Hills residents? ______Yes ______ No 2. How often do you read the Community News? _____4-6 issues/year _____3 issues/year _____2 issues/year ____1 issue/year 3. In which format would you be more likely to read the Vestavia Hills Community News... ______ as a mailed paper copy ______ as a digital copy sent via email 4. We currently produce 6 issues a year, each with about 16 pages. Would you prefer another mailing schedule and size? _____As Is _____ 10 issues with fewer pages _____ 4 issues _____ 2 issues 5. If you do not read the Vestavia Hills Community News on a regular basis, could you tell us why? We’d like to meet community needs and interests better: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Is there information not currently provided in the Vestavia Hills Community News that you would like to see included? ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ We hope to keep the Vestavia Hills Community News relevant and informative for all our citizens, school families, and businesses. We value your input. 3 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 VHPD ASSUMES ANIMAL CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CITY OF VESTAVIA HILLS The City of Vestavia Hills is pleased to announce that effective June 15, 2012 Animal Control functions transitioned from Public Services to the Vestavia Hills Police Department. This should allow for more efficient Animal Control and afford us an opportunity to expand educational programs, facilitate communication and promote community involvement concerning the proper care of animals. You may notice a few changes with this transition, including a new Animal Control vehicle with VHPD graphics patrolling the City. Additionally, we will be utilizing the new City website and social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to help reunite lost pets with their owners, as well as to promote the adoption of abandoned pets. VHPD Animal Control is currently investigating the potential issue of feral cats in our City. If you suspect they are in your neighborhood, please contact us. If you need Animal Control, please call Police Dispatch at 205-823-1153 or “911,” if it is an emergency. For general questions, you may contact the Animal Control Supervisor at 205-978-0151 or by e-mail at animalcontrol@ci.vestaviahills.al.us. 4 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2012 Mark your calendar! VHPD & VHFD invite everyone to our 2nd annual National Night Out on October 2 (6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.). Last year, the 1st National Night Out earned the “Rookie of the Year” honor from the national event committee. This year’s event will be even better and will be held at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church (2600 Vestavia Drive). Police and fire personnel, equipment and vehicles (including LifeSaver One Helicopter) will be on site. Local vendors will provide food, fun, live music, product demos and much more! We hope everyone will make plans to come out and take part in our community’s symbolic stance against crime. In connection with National Night Out, “Project 365” is a program in which public safety is challenged to launch an initiative that makes a positive impact on the community as a whole. Last year, “Shades of Vestavia” raised funds for tree replacement in areas damaged by the April tornadoes and was a resounding success! This year, VHPD & VHFD will launch our next “Project 365” entitled “Operation OverWatch.” We are excited about the potential of this joint project and full details will be available at the event. Make plans to join us and learn how to take advantage of this unique opportunity and service. We extend special thanks to the primary sponsors of this event: Vestavia Hills Baptist Church, Two Men and a Truck, Andy’s Creekside Nursery, Vestavia Hills Sunrise Rotary Club, and Target. If you or your business would like to participate, sponsor or are interested in more details, please visit our website at www.vestaviahillspolice.com, call or e-mail Lt. Brian Gilham at 205-978-0194 or bgilham@ci.vestaviahills.al.us. 5 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Bring Your Own Device: The BYOD Pilot Vestavia Hills City Schools are committed to aiding students and staff in creating a 21st century learning environment. We are piloting a new program, “Bring Your Own Device,” or BYOD. For purposes of BYOD, “devices” are personally owned, wireless, portable electronic equipment used for instructional purposes. Each of the district’s schools will participate in the BYOD pilot. Selected classrooms in each school will participate. Teachers volunteered in Spring 2012 to be a part of the pilot. Students in pilot classrooms may be allowed, but will not be required, to bring and use personal, portable, electronic devices starting at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. In order to comply with federal regulations, all student-owned devices will be subject to Internet filtering policies. All devices brought from home may only be used while in the classroom. K-8 pilot classroom students may use smartphones, iPod Touches, eReaders (such as Nooks and Kindles), tablet computers, and laptops. Students in Grades 9-12 may use tablet computers, laptops, or eReaders. Note to parents: new devices are not required. Student safety and appropriate use are utmost considerations for analysis of the BYOD initiative. With close to 7,000 students in the district, this year will be one of identifying the challenges and successes of BYOD with a limited number of classrooms. Pilot teachers from across the district have participated in special training to launch these classrooms and will meet monthly during the school year to share ideas and problem-solve. How might the BYOD pilot benefit students? All the district’s classrooms feature interactive learning, but students have to share school-owned devices such as laptops, iPads, or iPad Touches. BYOD will allow students to work more independently on research, interactive educational activities, or technology-based learning tasks. Eventually, we hope the devices will mean lighter backpacks unburdened by heavy textbooks and practical student organization using online student calendars and study tools. Students participating in BYOD classrooms, and their parents, will be given detailed guidelines about usage, virus-protection, and student responsibility for their own device. During the 2012-2013 school year, all eight school campuses will complete renovations to become totally wireless with enough capacity for all students to be online at the same time with speed and efficiency. Schools that are already wireless will receive more access points to increase speed and efficiency. Should the BYOD initiative be expanded to every classroom in all schools in the future, the building infrastructure will be ready. Technology director Dr. Connie Bain and her staff are working tirelessly to carefully design and monitor this pilot and the school district’s state-of-the-art technology capacity. Curriculum directors Wes Gordon and Dr. Cindy Adams are working closely with Dr. Bain, the principals, and the pilot teachers participating. If you have questions about the BYOD pilot program, please talk to your school principal. 6 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Letter from the Chamber The Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who came out for the I Love America Summer Celebration Series this past summer. We are blessed to live in such a great community with so many folks that volunteered to help make these events successful. Also, without the financial support of Chamber member businesses, we would be unable to do events such as the I Love America series. Please check out the Chamber website at www.vestaviahills.org and make a point to thank these businesses for making these events possible! I hope that by now you have received your 2012 Vestavia Hills Living magazine. We have had great feedback from the community and would love to have any ideas from you that we may consider for future issues. We have again posted an electronic version of Vestavia Hills Living on the Chamber website so please check us out online at www.vestaviahills. org. The online version is searchable and you can also click through to members’ web sites. I am delighted to announce that the Chamber now has an “app” for Vestavia Hills! Go to your smartphone’s app store and download VH2GO to have Chamber businesses along with near me mapping and special deals in the palm of your hand. We are excited to be the first Chamber in the region to offer this to our “on the go” community. We will be hosting Viva Vestavia X on November 1. A special thanks to Hollywood Pools for hosting this fun evening. Please check the Chamber website at www.vestaviahills. org for detailed information. This has become one of the highlights of the year as area restaurants offer up a ‘taste of Vestavia Hills.’ Please continue to support our area businesses. By working together to keep our businesses successful, it helps keep our property values high and provides funding for our schools, police, fire and public works. Together. A Better Future for Vestavia Hills. Karen Odle, President, Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce 7 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS Partners in Healthy Living Campaign Alberto Zaragoza Campaign Co-Chair Mayor, Vestavia Hills Joan Ragsdale Campaign Co-Chair Chair, Vestavia Hills Parks & Recreation Foundation Steve Ammons Campaign Co-Chair Vestavia Hills City Council Steve Bendall Campaign Co-Chair President, Vestavia Hills Parks & Recreation Board The Parks and Recreation Foundation, Parks and Recreation Board, and Campaign Cabinet are pleased to introduce the “Partners in Healthy Living Campaign.” It will fund an exciting 3-part plan that includes the Sicard Hollow Athletic Fields, Sicard Hollow Community Park and the next phase of development at McCallum Park and Greenway. Together, these three parts offer healthy recreational opportunities for all residents, regardless of age or activity level. and improved Greenway paved with crushed stone that will provide a 3-mile loop for walking and running. Athletic Complex. With the four all-weather synthetic grass athletic fields, we will have the ability to host football, soccer, lacrosse and rugby games and events. This impressive complex has recently received: (1) the “Outstanding Facility Award of the Year” from the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association, and (2) the “Outstanding Outdoor Multi-Field Facility of the Year Award” from the American Sports Builders Association. As of mid July 2012, the Foundation and Campaign Cabinet have raised $1.3 million toward this goal. The Foundation has received more than 100 pledges with lead gifts from Buffalo Rock (Lee Family), the McCallum Family, the Belcher Family and the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club setting the pace. Excellent Campaign Progress. The total project cost is $7.6 million. Funding from the City of Vestavia Hills and a Public Minefield Reclamation program in the amount of $4.6 million leave a balance of $3 million (Phase 1: $2 million; Phase 2: $1 million) to be raised by the community. Multi-Use Community Park. The remaining two-thirds of the Sicard Hollow site (approximately 40 acres) will make this space a “destination” for all within reasonable driving distance. The plan includes: amphitheater for concerts and other events, 1.5-mile crushed stone fitness trail with workout stations, children’s playground, fenced dog park, splash park, disc golf course, a large picnic pavilion and acres of green space. McCallum Park and Greenway Expansion. The plan includes two bridges across Little Shades Creek that will double the usable area of the Park, and an expanded 8 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 HONORARY CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS Scotty McCallum Former Mayor of Vestavia Hills Jimmy Lee Buffalo Rock How You Can Help. The Foundation and Campaign Cabinet ask each individual, family, and business in Vestavia Hills to consider the importance of this major parks project to the health and well-being of our community, and invest in the Campaign at a level that expresses your commitment to Vestavia Hills. Of note, most donors commit to a five-year pledge and there are a number of exciting Naming Opportunities still available to pay tribute to a family, individual, business, or foundation. David R. Belcher Royal Automotive For more information or a pledge form, please contact Leigh Belcher at (205)527-8788. We are grateful for the efforts of so many, but especially for the service of the volunteer Campaign Cabinet and other key volunteers: Jordy Henson, Blaine House, Brian Davis, Mike Freeman, Susan Compton, Stephen Porterfield, Steve Carroll, Susan Conboy, Greg Canfield, Gene Hallman, Senator Slade Blackwell, Jennifer and Bill McMahon and Randy Robertson. For more information or to make a donation online, you are invited to visit us at www.vhprf.org/capitalcampaign. 9 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Letter from the Superintendent A Season of Promise schools. VHHS principal Cas McWaters welcomes Brad Hayn as a new assistant principal. Brad was formerly a Shelby County high school administrator. Faculties around the district also continue to grow. This August, we welcomed 60 new teachers. These intrepid educators participated in a week of new teacher orientation and excitedly learned about our interactive classrooms with their Promethean Boards, laptop computers, class websites, iNow, and school safety. The district will provide master teacher instructional coaches for each of these new teachers to help them navigate their entire first year in the district through the Legendary Teacher Initiative. Fueling our season of promise are the students who walked through our school doors on August 20. They were ready to learn, and I thank all the parents for helping the children to positively anticipate the new year. Working towards our Strategic Plan goal to help 100 percent of students meet or exceed the highest standards of learning in the country, Vestavia schools begin teaching the new Alabama College and Career Readiness standards (also known as the Common Core) in mathematics for K-12. The School Board carefully planned district budgets during the economic downturn and was able to provide new math textbooks in every school to meet the new learning expectations in math. Last, our season of promise continues with a new pilot program at every campus: the Bring Your Own Device pilot. Top ranking schools around the country are experimenting with strengthening classroom instruction by allowing students to bring their iPads, Nooks, Kindles, iPods and other devices to school for instructional purposes. Vestavia is joining that experiment. We want to start small this year to ensure effective procedures are developed to safeguard children while supporting learning. Several classrooms at each campus will participate in the pilot. In 2012-2013, we will complete the task of making every VHCS school wireless with enough connection strength that more than 7,000 students and faculty could be online at the same time with speed and efficiency. We hope to expand the BYOD program to all classes around the district in the future, but only after careful analysis of the challenges and successes that stream from the pilot program. Parents, students, and teachers are the three vital elements of every school district. The combined enthusiasm of the three groups should fill us all with that sense of promise for a wonderful new school year. A season of promise in a year of growth—an accurate way to describe this new school year. After a longer than usual summer vacation, our school doors opened on August 20, and we greeted a record number of students to Vestavia Hills City Schools. New faces bring promise to our schools. We welcome Assistant Superintendent Sheila Phillips. Her professional experience is vast and relevant. She has worked as a special education teacher in Homewood schools, as a districtlevel early childhood program director in Cullman City Schools, and as a school administrator at Cullman City High School and Vestavia Hills High School. Sheila has enjoyed spending time at all our schools this summer as she transitioned into her job and office. Ty Arendall has moved from leading Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights to leading Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park as principal. In addition to directing instruction at Cahaba Heights for several years, Ty has also previously worked as a school administrator in Homewood and Shelby County. A dad with two young sons at East and wife April teaching at Central, Ty gains perspectives from three schools as he leads VHELP. Dr. Kay Cooper will welcome students, parents, and staff this year as principal of Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights. Kay has spent the past six years as assistant principal of Vestavia Hills Elementary East. Prior to that, Kay worked as a teacher in Jefferson County and Hoover and as a school administrator in Shelby County. Kay began her teaching career at Cahaba Heights and looks forward to bringing that sense of history and pride to her building. Three new assistant principals also join the district this year. Kellie Wigley joins the faculty at Vestavia Hills Elementary School Central to help Principal Marian Humphries. Kellie is a former guidance counselor at Central. Cindy Echols has been named the new assistant principal at Vestavia Hills Elementary East to work with Principal Mark Richardson and the faculty there. Cindy is a former teacher and school administrator with Homewood Jamie Blair Superintendent, Vestavia Hills City Schools 10 Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 LIBRARY IN THE FOREST NEWS Visit the Electronic Classroom conveniently located near the Adult Department across from Café Iz. It is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Sign up for Mac 101 (beginning Apple Computer training) and Internet 101 (how to surf the web, check e-mail, etc.). These classes are offered the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Also, register for classes to learn how to check out and download library materials to your Kindle, iPad, Nook, or Nook Color. They are offered the third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., & 4 p.m. Please call 205.978.0164 for more information or to register for classes, which are usually limited to ten participants. Concert in the Forest: The Erin Mitchell Band Friday, September 14, 2012 at 7 p.m. Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest Amphitheater Grab your lawn chair and get ready for a dynamic performance by Erin Mitchell, one of Birmingham’s premier blues and soul singersongwriters. Spooky Tales on the Spooky Trail: An Event for the Entire Family October 26, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Get scared silly or scared stiff as we offer hilarious and horrific Halloween tales for all ages. Dress in your favorite Halloween gear and visit special spooky storytelling stations in the forest. For our itsy bitsy spiders, we have stories to tickle your funny bone. If you like a little more fright in your night, we have boo-tiful tales just for you. To experience the full horror of the night, adults and brave teens should bring a flashlight and blanket and travel deep into the forest for . . . Teen Scene @ the Library 205.978.3683 Got homework? No matter what project you’re working on or test you’re studying for, we have the resources you need: free online tutoring; research databases; AP, SAT, and ACT study guides; help with those tricky word problems, chemistry equations, or research papers; and Macs galore. When it’s time to take a break, you can earn service hours by participating in our Teen Advisory Board, or chill out with the Creative Writing or Galley Group. Plus, we’ll be having fun events throughout the school year. Visit our website, Facebook page or catch us on Twitter for additional information. Just for Adults 205.978.3684 Afternoon Reads Book Club Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 2 p.m. - Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Fall into Reading in the Children’s Department 205.978.0158 With the success of Summer Reading behind us and a brand new school year under way, we are gearing up for an exciting fall in the Children’s Department. September marks the season of great back– to–school programs and fall story times. Look for a new story hour with the wonderful Ms. April who will dazzle you with cool stories from all over the world. Kids and tweens will enjoy exciting afterschool events with Ms. Savannah. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 2 p.m. - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson. Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 2 p.m. - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Register for Computer Classes in the Electronic Classroom Also, get ready for new programs for children of all ages. It will be an exciting time you won’t want to miss. Discover all of these great programs and more when you visit our website or check us out on Facebook. Friends of the Library Programs Programs will be hosted in the Library’s Community Room beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 27, 2012 – A Talk with Mayor Zaragoza and City Manager Randy Robertson Thursday, October 25, 2012 – Storytelling Adventures with Dolores Hydock. Ms Hydock will present the program “Starch in Their Petticoats.” Don’t forget to visit the Friends Bookstore and join the Friends of the Library. 11 Acton Road #1 in VestaVia! Gwen Brannum (205) 908-0200 Becky Hicks (205) 533-4445 Brad Clement (205) 410-3735 Glenda Jones (205) 410-3000 Cherie Moody (205) 910-4303 Lynn Coffey (205) 999-0354 Lisa Jones (205) 542-1426 Hayden Wald (205) 919-5535 Katherine Manush (205) 533-2614 Mike Wald (205) 541-0940 Thanks To our amazing clienTs, we sold more homes in VesTaVia Than any oTher office in 2011*! *All reports are published January 2012, based on data available by the end of Dec. 2011. All reports presented are based on data supplied by the Birmingham Association of Realtors or its MLS. — Trendgraphix, Inc. over the mountain – Vestavia 2409 acton road, suite 137 v (205) 978-9000 Acton Road Chamber ad.indd 6 2/8/12 11:59 AM Vestavia Hills Community News September - October 2012 Candidates Forum presented by the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Vestavia Hills Come and meet your local candidates and hear their platforms. Oct. 23, come and meet local and state candidates Call 823-5011 or visit www.vestaviahills.org for more information. Tastings from Area Restaurants & Fine Wines Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:30-9:00 PM Hosted at Hollywood Pools 1441 Montgomery Highway For Ticket Information, Call the Chamber Office at 823-5011 13 Vestavia Hills PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID BIRMINGHAM, AL PERMIT #585 City of Vestavia Hills 513 MontgomeryHighway Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35216 Community Calendar: September - October 2012 September 3 Labor Day Municipal Center closed September 27 Friends of the Library, 10 a.m. September 10 Senior Citizens Luncheon Dogwood Room, 11:30 a.m. October 8 Senior Citizens Luncheon Dogwood Room, 11:30 a.m. City Council meeting, 5 p.m. City Council meeting, 5 p.m. September 11 Patriots Day Remembrance Ceremony Homewood City Hall, 9 a.m. October 9 Chamber Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Vestavia Country Club September 11 Chamber Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Vestavia Country Club October 11 Planning & Zoning Commission, 6 p.m. October 15 Historical Society, 2 p.m. September 13 Planning & Zoning Commission, 6 p.m. October 16 Parks & Recreation Board, 7 a.m. September 15 E-Recycling Event Wald Park pool parking lot, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. October 18 Board of Zoning Adjustment, 6 p.m. September 18 Parks & Recreation Board, 7 a.m. October 22 City Council meeting, 5 p.m. September 20 Board of Zoning Adjustment, 6 p.m. October 25 Friends of the Library, 10 a.m. September 24 City Council meeting, 5 p.m. October 31 School Board Meeting, 6 p.m. Board of Education Building September 26 School Board Meeting, 6 p.m. Board of Education Building November 1 Viva Vestavia, 6:30 pm – 9 p.m. Hollywood Pools