March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #96
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$65K
Birmingham police acquire specialized equipment for explosive ordnance disposal operations. These suit ensembles protect officers responding to bomb threats and suspicious devices citywide.
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Counterparty:
MED-ENG, LLC.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #114
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$60K
Birmingham commits $59,900 to PredPol, a predictive policing platform that uses data to forecast crime hotspots. The tool raises privacy and equity concerns tied to how algorithms assign police resources.
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Counterparty:
PredPol, Inc., Santa Cruz, California
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #113
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Total cost:
$15K
City renews contract for automated license-plate reader decoy systems to deter car theft. Three-year lease costs $15K.
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Counterparty:
Assisted Patrol, LLC., Beavercreek, Ohio
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract amendment
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #85
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$12K
Upgrades security and emergency egress at City Hall. Work covers installation of sensor composite access systems to manage safe exits during building operations.
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Counterparty:
Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC, Irondale, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
City Hall
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #61
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Total cost:
$8K
Three new security cameras will be installed on Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority buses, improving safety monitoring for riders and operators.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #60
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Total cost:
$4K
Routine maintenance contract to keep city street trees healthy and safe. Work includes trimming approximately 250 crepe myrtles.
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Counterparty:
Craig's Quality Tree Service
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #48
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$4K
Sole-source agreement funds landscape maintenance services. Small routine spending item on consent agenda.
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Counterparty:
T U Landscape Services, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #84
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Total cost:
$2K
City Hall security receives upgraded video intercom system. Improves building access control and monitoring.
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Counterparty:
Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC, Irondale, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
City Hall
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #91
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Total cost:
$1K
Routine furniture purchase for court operations using general fund dollars. No direct impact on residents.
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Counterparty:
Fairfield Chair Company, Lenoir, North Carolina
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #50
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$350
City commits $350 in general funds to entertainment services via sole-source agreement with independent contractor.
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Counterparty:
Forrest Hardy of Bad Boy Butch Entertainment
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #31
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undisclosed
Abandoned vehicles create blight, pose safety hazards, and lower neighborhood quality of life. Removal costs get charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #42
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undisclosed
City settles a claim brought by Nakilia Thompson. Settlement terms and dollar amount are not disclosed in the agenda item.
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Counterparty:
Nakilia Thompson
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Settlement
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #30
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undisclosed
City removes abandoned or broken-down vehicle from neighborhood; owner bears removal costs.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #26
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Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles on residential streets create safety hazards and neighborhood blight. This removal clears the public right-of-way and shifts cleanup costs to the vehicle's registered owner rather than taxpayers.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Other
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #18
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Total cost:
undisclosed
H S Store LLC seeks to transfer a Class II Lounge Retail Liquor License to operate at 77 Street Foodmart. This affects what alcohol sales are permitted at that location.
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Counterparty:
H S Store LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Liquor license
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Location:
217 Oporto Madrid Boulevard South Suite B, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #82
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Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes hazard from South Birmingham neighborhood. Clears tax-delinquent or abandoned property from the city.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
7603 - 5th Avenue South, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #81
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undisclosed
A structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed, clearing a blighted property in Birmingham. Demolition helps stabilize the neighborhood and reduce hazards.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
7009 - 1st Avenue South, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #25
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undisclosed
Clears abandoned or nonfunctional vehicles from neighborhoods, reducing blight and public safety hazards. Costs are recovered from the registered owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #75
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undisclosed
Unsafe structure at 419 Theta Avenue will be torn down to remove a public nuisance and improve neighborhood safety.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
419 Theta Avenue, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #74
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undisclosed
Property at 4025 Park Avenue S.W. will be demolished after the city determined it poses a safety risk and blight concern. Clears another unsafe structure from the neighborhood.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
4025 Park Avenue S.W., Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #71
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undisclosed
City will tear down this deteriorated structure, removing a blight hazard and public safety risk from the neighborhood.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
516 - 4th Terrace North, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #70
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undisclosed
Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and will be demolished. Removes neighborhood hazard.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
2708 - 40th Avenue North, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #79
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undisclosed
Blighted property at 8128 3rd Avenue South is being demolished after designation as unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal reduces neighborhood blight and fire/safety hazards.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
8128 - 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #17
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undisclosed
A new restaurant on Highland Avenue South is seeking approval to serve alcohol. Council will consider the application and hear from the public.
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Counterparty:
Cruseco Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Liquor license
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Location:
2608 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham
March 26, 2019
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Item number:Item #66
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undisclosed
City will demolish this blighted structure, removing a public safety hazard and potential fire risk from the neighborhood.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
808 - 45th Street Ensley, Birmingham