Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin asked the City Council on Wednesday to support allocating $90 million for the construction of new stadium on Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex-owned property downtown.

During a Wednesday afternoon meeting, the mayor proposed the city contributing $3 million a year for 30 years to the expansion and renovation of the BJCC which includes a stadium and renovations to the Legacy Arena.

The city's contribution would come each year from excess lodging tax and funds that have previously been going to city debt service, the mayor said.

The City Council will vote on the allocation at its next regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

The expansion of the BJCC is projected to generate $9.9 million in additional tax revenue for the city, according to the BJCC.

"I think it is time we actually move beyond just talk," said Woodfin, who showed councilors a 1965 article from the Birmingham News where a downtown stadium was being proposed.

Woodfin said the city doesn't have the money to fund its priorities such as crime and neighborhood revitalization, but the city can't afford not to invest in its infrastructure. He said a new stadium and renovated Legacy Arena will increase tourism to the city.

The mayor said this commitment doesn't mean that Legion Field and the Smithfield community will be forgotten. "We can do both," he said.

"We can net new revenue (from renovating BJCC and building new stadium) to create fund that will go 100 percent to neighborhood revitalization," Woodfin said.

The BJCC's 20-year, $300 million master plan includes the construction of a $174 million open-air stadium, a Legacy Arena makeover and an outside piazza renovation. The stadium would have up to 55,000 seats and additional meeting and exhibition space.

The BJCC Authority is committing $10.7 million to the annual debt service on the project. Jefferson County has committed $1 million a year for 30 years.

BJCC Executive Director Tad Snider said UAB and corporate partners have committed to a combined $4 million a year for 10 years through a lease agreement, sponsorship and naming rights.

State legislation that would levy an additional 3 percent automobile rental tax in Jefferson County for the support of the BJCC has been advertised for the 2018 legislative session.

This rental sales tax is expected to generate $3.5 million a year for 30 years.

According to the bill, the stadium must be suitable for NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football games.

Another bill being advertised would levy a 6 percent automobile rental tax. According to the bill, 3 percent would be allocated to the BJCC project and 3 percent would be used for tourism, economic development and neighborhood revitalization.

It's unclear which bill may go forward, and neither of them have a sponsor yet.