City Finances, Street Improvement Plan on Long Range Planning Session Agenda

Birmingham will be looking ahead to what's in store for 2013 Saturday morning during the city's annual long-range planning session.

During the session, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at City Hall, city commissioners will hear reports from the various city departments as they look ahead to the budget-making process.

Interested in hearing what will be discussed. Here's the schedule of presentations and what they plan to discuss:

9-9:30 a.m.: Finance Department

• Birmingham's five-year financial model

9:30-10:30 a.m.: Engineering Department

• Backyard sewer easement update
• Five-year capital improvement plans for the city's streets

10:30-11:30 a.m.: Planning Department

• Master planning initiatives
• Multi-modal planning
• Historic preservation

11:30-11:45 a.m.: Baldwin Public Library

• Summary of the proposed library Building Program

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Birmingham Historic Museum and Park

• 2013-16 strategic plan update