October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #60
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$15K
Routine purchase of equipment for police training facility. Taxpayers fund the spending; item is on consent agenda for streamlined approval.
👥
Counterparty:
Office Environments, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #25
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$2K
Sole-source purchase from the school board using general fund dollars. Citizens deserve visibility into routine city spending, even small amounts.
👥
Counterparty:
The Birmingham Board of Education
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #29
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
NorthStar EMS will provide paramedic services for city emergency response. Dollar amount and contract terms are incomplete in the source document.
👥
Counterparty:
NorthStar EMS, Inc. d/b/a Northstar Paramedic SVC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #42
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City resolves legal claim by Lisa Provost; settlement funded from general budget.
👥
Counterparty:
Lisa Provost
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Settlement
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #12
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #40
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will pay out settlement funds to resolve a claim filed by Pratik Patel. Dollar amount not disclosed in agenda summary.
👥
Counterparty:
Pratik Patel
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Settlement
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #41
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City Attorney settles a claim filed by Vipulkumar Patel. Dollar amount not disclosed in agenda.
👥
Counterparty:
Vipulkumar Patel
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Settlement
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #23
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Enables city to pursue federal justice funding that may support public safety or crime prevention programs. Grant amount and specific purpose not yet disclosed.
👥
Counterparty:
U.S. Department of Justice
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Resolution
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #16
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #14
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and signal neglect. The city removes them and charges the registered owner for the cost.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Other
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #46
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
An unsafe, blighted property will be removed from the neighborhood, reducing public hazards and opening the way for the lot to be reclaimed or redeveloped.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
4830 Avenue Q, Birmingham
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #70
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
A developer's bid to build storage and office space is under review after the city suspended the application. The hearing will determine whether the project moves forward or remains blocked.
👥
Counterparty:
Morningstar Storage
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Public hearing set
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #52
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Unsafe or blighted structures can harbor crime, lower neighboring property values, and create hazards. This demolition removes that risk from the neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
8425 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #10
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City removes abandoned or inoperable cars that create neighborhood blight and safety hazards; removal costs charged to the vehicle owner.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Other
October 15, 2019
·
Item number:Item #53
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Unsafe building deemed a public nuisance will be demolished, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood and improving safety.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
1013 Park Place, Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #73
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$1.5M
Federal grant funds emergency preparedness and response capabilities for Birmingham Fire & Rescue. Strengthens disaster readiness at no local cost.
👥
Counterparty:
United States Department of Homeland Security
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Appropriation
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #72
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$1.5M
Federal grant funds emergency preparedness and response capabilities for Birmingham Fire & Rescue. Strengthens disaster readiness at no local cost.
👥
Counterparty:
United States Department of Homeland Security
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Appropriation
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #40
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Unsafe or blighted structures are hazards to neighboring residents and property values. This demolition removes a public nuisance from the neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
416 3rd Place, Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #30
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed, improving neighborhood safety and eliminating a blighted property.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
7943 Rugby Avenue, Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #32
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Building at 122–4th Terrace North (also listed as 116–4th Terrace) deemed unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
122 - 4th Terrace North aka 116 - 4th Terrace North, Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #34
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition clears blight from the neighborhood and protects nearby residents.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
3315 - 23rd Street North, Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #35
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
A condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Demolition will clear blight from the neighborhood and improve safety for residents nearby.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
1924 Fresno Avenue S.W. aka 921 - 20th Street S.W., Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #37
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Removing a dangerous, blighted structure improves neighborhood safety and quality of life. The building has been declared a public nuisance and is no longer safe to occupy.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
4617 Hillman Drive, Birmingham
October 8, 2019
·
Item number:Item #8
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
BHBG LLC seeks to operate a restaurant bar at 5279 Highway 280. The license transfer requires city approval and public notice of the hearing opportunity.
👥
Counterparty:
BHBG LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Liquor license
📍
Location:
5279 Highway 280 Unit A-1, Birmingham
October 1, 2019
·
Item number:Item #30
·
💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$1.6M
Federal grant funds equipment, training, or staffing support for Birmingham firefighters. No direct tax impact on residents.
👥
Counterparty:
Fire
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Budget amendment