July 16, 2013
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Item number:Item #36
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Transit Authority gains approval to add covered waiting areas at public transit stops, improving shelter for bus riders during rain and heat.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Right-of-way easement
July 9, 2013
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Item number:Item #23
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$86K
Police receive funding for Highway Interdiction Initiative to target drug trafficking on state roadways. Grant supports enforcement operations in the region.
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Counterparty:
State of Alabama Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Highway Interdiction Initiative
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
July 9, 2013
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Item number:Item #41
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$20K
Pratt City Library gets upgraded fire and security protections. Residents and staff will have improved safety systems in place.
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Counterparty:
Global Fire Sprinklers LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
Pratt City Library
July 9, 2013
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Item number:Item #32
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$250
City spends $250 from general funds for a single banquet table at the Mayor's Office of Community Policing and Revitalization event on July 13, 2013.
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Counterparty:
Mayor's Office of Community Policing and Revitalization
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
July 9, 2013
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Item number:Item #30
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$250
General fund covers cost of a table at Mayor's Office of Community Policing and Revitalization banquet on July 13, 2013.
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Counterparty:
Mayor's Office of Community Policing and Revitalization
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
July 2, 2013
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Item number:Item #22
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$350
Community policing event on August 6, 2013. City spending $350 from general funds to support neighborhood safety and police-community engagement.
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Counterparty:
Eastern Jurisdictional National Night Out
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
July 2, 2013
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Item number:Item #13
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or inoperable vehicles blight neighborhoods and create safety hazards. The city removes the vehicle and charges the owner for removal costs.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
July 2, 2013
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Item number:Item #30
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City removes a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the Pratt City neighborhood, reducing neighborhood blight and hazards.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
710 Avenue G Pratt City, Birmingham
July 2, 2013
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Item number:Item #12
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Removal of abandoned vehicles improves neighborhood safety and appearance. Costs will be assessed against the vehicle's registered owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #7
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$1.8M
City commits $1.8 million to pay down principal and interest on outstanding general obligation bonds issued in 2003.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #8
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$204K
City commits $204,166.65 to cover Municipal Court indigent defense services for February–June 2013. Ensures legal representation for residents who cannot afford attorneys.
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Counterparty:
Municipal Court - Indigent Defense
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Budget amendment
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #25
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$96K
Fire Department gets a mobile digital training system to improve firefighter safety instruction. Sole-source procurement means no competitive bidding—Bullex is the only supplier city found.
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Counterparty:
Bullex, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #24
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$63K
Animal control services continue for Birmingham residents through July 2013, covering emergency animal calls, stray pickup, and shelter operations.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Jefferson County Animal Control
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract amendment
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #15
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$30K
City speeds up title work on condemned properties by selecting Morgan Title Services for searches and related services. Faster titles clear the way for property recovery and blight removal.
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Counterparty:
Morgan Title Services, Springville, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #18
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its demolition to remove a blight hazard from the neighborhood.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1312 - 13th Street North, Birmingham
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #19
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Building declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; demolition removes blight and potential danger from the neighborhood.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
429 - 6th Street West, Birmingham
June 25, 2013
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Item number:Item #14
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Federal grant funds law-enforcement programs serving Birmingham and Jefferson County. Grant amount and specific programs not disclosed in this item.
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Counterparty:
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
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Funding source:
Federal Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #72
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$400K
Sole-source contract to audit city finances using general fund dollars. Citizens can track how public money is being spent and verified.
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Counterparty:
Banks, Finley, White & Co., Birmingham, AL
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #38
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$13K
City pays a local law firm to calculate how much money it's owed on an outstanding municipal bond—part of routine debt management that affects the city's finances.
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Counterparty:
Sheppard-Harris & Associates, P.C.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #36
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$4K
Structural assessment of the Pratt City Library will help determine scope and cost of needed repairs or renovations to keep the facility safe and usable.
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Counterparty:
MBA Structural Engineers, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #18
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$3K
City spending $3,000 from general funds to support a community event in East Avondale on August 24, 2013.
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Counterparty:
East Avondale
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #37
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$3K
City commits $2,520 to assess structural conditions in the Dolomite-Westfield neighborhood, likely to inform rehabilitation or demolition decisions on blighted properties.
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Counterparty:
MBA Structural Engineers, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
Dolomite-Westfield
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #32
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$350
City spending $350 from general fund to support community policing event in Eastern Jurisdiction on August 6.
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Counterparty:
National Night Out / Eastern Jurisdiction
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
Eastern Jurisdiction
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #28
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
$70
Bush Hills residents get a neighborhood safety marker. Small community investment in local visibility and civic engagement.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
Bush Hills
June 18, 2013
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Item number:Item #43
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💰 Hidden on consent
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property at 1603 Avenue S in Ensley has been declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The city will demolish the building to remove the hazard from the neighborhood.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1603 Avenue S Ensley, Birmingham