Council actions affecting tenants, eviction prevention, fair housing, or housing-affordability programs.
TIF funds are diverted from property-tax revenue in designated districts to pay for redevelopment projects. This budget determines how much money flows to TIF districts and what projects get funded in the coming year.
Sets spending limits for county or city jail and detention operations through June 2022. Affects inmate care, staffing, and facility conditions.
Sets spending authority for the Land Bank, which acquires and redevelops tax-delinquent and abandoned properties in the city. Budget determines how many properties the bank can acquire and remediate.
Council sets spending plan for the Neighborhood Revitalization Fund in fiscal 2022, directing resources to community improvement projects. Budget details determine which neighborhoods receive support and what types of work get funded.
Council sets spending priorities for storm water infrastructure, maintenance, and flood prevention. Budget includes amendments to address community needs.
Sets spending plan for the Fair Trial Tax Fund through June 30, 2022. This fund supports access to legal representation and court services for residents.
Federal Community Development Block Grant funds support affordable housing, infrastructure, and social services in your neighborhood. This budget sets priorities for how those federal dollars will be spent over the next fiscal year.
This budget sets spending priorities for all city services over the next fiscal year. It determines funding levels for police, fire, public works, social services, and other departments that residents depend on.
This budget sets how discretionary funds are distributed to neighborhood projects and priorities. Details on which neighborhoods receive allocations and for what purposes will determine local investment spending.
This sets spending limits and revenue targets for all city operations, from police and fire to parks and utilities, for the July 2021–June 2022 fiscal year.
Sets spending plan for state grant recovery funds in fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. Determines how allocated recovery resources will support community rebuilding initiatives.
Community Development Block Grant funds shift to assist homebuyers with down payments and improve storefronts in your neighborhood. Fiscal year 2021 budget amendment.
The city is selling a vacant lot in your neighborhood. This removes an abandoned property from city inventory and returns tax revenue from the sale.
The city enters a new interlocal cooperation agreement with the 117th Air Refueling Wing. Details of the partnership's scope, benefits, or obligations are not specified in the agenda.
Changes museum governance rules for handling art collections. Affects decisions about which works the city can sell or trade.
Allocates federal American Rescue Plan funds to support the city's economic and community recovery programs following the pandemic.
City can now use $16.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to address ongoing pandemic impacts on public health and the economy. The spending is already budgeted but needed final council approval to deploy.
The city is disposing of a vacant parcel in Birmingham; the sale removes a blighted property from city inventory and generates revenue (though amount is not disclosed in this item).
Allows Birmingham City Council to continue holding meetings online instead of in person while the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration remains in effect.
City proposes to require face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, residents must wear masks in designated public settings or face penalties.
The city transfers ownership of up to 24 vacant properties to a housing development partner, likely to enable redevelopment into homes or mixed-use projects on currently unused land.
Legal restrictions on how these two properties can be used will be formally recorded. Modifies a prior settlement agreement affecting future development or use of the parcels.
City commits funds to sole-source vendors (Jefferson County, Election Systems & Software, Pinnacle Data Systems) for election-related goods and services. Blanket approval for payments exceeding $10,000 without competitive bidding.
The city is placing deed restrictions on two properties at 1231–1235 23rd Street South, modifying terms of a prior settlement. This limits future use or development of those parcels and binds future owners to the same restrictions.
Birmingham and Jefferson County formalize a short-term partnership on health services. The agreement's specific scope isn't detailed in the title, but it likely affects health program coordination or service delivery.