Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #7 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #8 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license approval: Hemings Group, Club Class II at 1623 2nd Ave N

Hemings Group's application for a Club Liquor Class II license at 1623 2nd Avenue North, Unit 106 moves toward approval. This allows the venue to serve alcohol under state and city regulations at that downtown location.

👥 Counterparty: Hemings Group, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 1623 2nd Avenue North, Unit 106, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #9 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Iron City Bham: Special liquor license transfer approved

513 South Concession, LLC receives approval to operate a retail liquor license (Class 150) at the Iron City Bham venue at 513 22nd Street South. License transfers allow new owners or operators to continue alcohol sales at existing locations.

👥 Counterparty: 513 South Concession, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 513 22nd Street South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #10 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Mom's Birmingham gets special events license for folk festival

Allows Mom's Birmingham to hold the Birmingham Folk Festival at Avondale Park on August 27, 2022. Public hearing opens the application to community comment.

👥 Counterparty: Mom's Birmingham, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Avondale Park, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #11 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

iPush Foodie & Music Festival gets special events license for September 4

iPush Magazine gets approval to hold a food and music festival in Ensley on September 4, 2022, closing streets from 19th Street to Avenues D and E for the event.

👥 Counterparty: IPUSH Magazine, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 19th Street Ensley to Avenue D and Avenue E Ensley

· Item number:Item #12 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License approved for Sidewalk Film Festival

Sidewalk Film Festival gets permission to close 3rd Avenue North between 18th and 19th Streets for three days in August. Street closures will affect traffic and parking in downtown.

👥 Counterparty: Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 3rd Avenue North between 18th Street North and 19th Street

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License approved for Ronald McDonald House fundraiser

Ronald McDonald House Charities receives approval to host a special event at Sweet Home Brews on August 26, 2022, in the Fergus neighborhood.

👥 Counterparty: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Sweet Home Brews, 29th Street South and 2nd Avenue South

· Item number:Item #14 $ Total cost: $2K

Budget amendment: $2,500 transferred to Fund 031

Shifts $2,500 from District 6 discretionary projects to a neighborhood fund. Small internal budget reallocation with limited direct resident impact.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #15 $ Total cost: $2K

Budget amendment transfers $2,003.55 to neighborhood allocation

City shifts $2,003.55 from District 2 travel funds to neighborhood programs. Small transfer with no direct resident impact.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $10K

City accepts $10K grant from Jefferson County Fund for Arlington renovations

Arlington receives $10,000 in private funding to support preservation and renovation work at the site.

👥 Counterparty: Jefferson County Fund - Rodger Smitherman 🏛 Funding source: Private 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City grants BLG Logistics foreign-trade-zone subzone rights

BLG Logistics gains authority to operate a foreign-trade subzone site in Birmingham, potentially enabling tariff-exempt imports and tax benefits for businesses at that location. This can attract logistics investment to the city.

👥 Counterparty: BLG Logistics, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to sign inland port facility agreement with BJCPA

City enters funding agreement for Black Warrior River inland port operations. Details on funding amount, city obligations, and port's economic impact are not specified in available text.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Jefferson County Port Authority (BJCPA) 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #20 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards printer and software contract to Connection for 1 year

City commits vendor funds for office equipment and software. Contract price held confidential pending approval.

👥 Counterparty: Connection, Merrick, New Hampshire 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #21 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards battery supply contract to Batteries Plus

City commits funds to replenish small dry-cell battery inventory through competitive bid with DC Power Plus, Inc. d/b/a Batteries Plus.

👥 Counterparty: DC Power Plus, Inc. d/b/a Batteries Plus 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards Dell technology contract, 1-year term at unit prices

City commits to purchasing technology solutions from Dell through competitive bidding. Unit prices locked in for one year of IT equipment and services.

👥 Counterparty: Dell, Round Rock, Texas 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City adopts Granicus Software license via GSA cooperative agreement

City gains one-year access to Granicus Software through a pre-negotiated federal General Services Administration contract, potentially reducing procurement costs and streamlining government operations.

👥 Counterparty: Carahsoft Technology Corporation, Reston, Virginia 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves 1-year parts contract with Altec Industries

Keeps city aerial and brush trucks operational and maintained through competitive purchasing program.

👥 Counterparty: Altec Industries, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Bridge inspection truck purchase from Aspen Aerials

City acquires specialized bridge inspection equipment to maintain infrastructure safety and assessment capacity.

👥 Counterparty: Aspen Aerials, Duluth, Minnesota 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $223K

Council approves $223K for four dump trucks from Environmental Products Group

City commits $223,436 to purchase four Petersen Route Assistant dump trucks with Hardox bodies for municipal fleet operations. Spending appears routine vehicle procurement for public works or waste management.

👥 Counterparty: Environmental Products Group, Inc., Apopka, Florida 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #27 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: $5K

Fire Recruit School: $5,271 training supplies from MES

City spends $5,271 on educational materials for Birmingham Fire and Rescue recruit training, ensuring new firefighters have proper instructional equipment.

👥 Counterparty: Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #28 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: $24K

Council awards $23,560 thermal imaging cameras to MES

Fire department adds thermal imaging to improve emergency response and search-and-rescue operations.

👥 Counterparty: Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #29 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves expense reimbursements for city officials

Itemized spending by appointed officials becomes part of the public record. This routine approval ensures transparency in how city leadership uses public funds for business expenses.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #30 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves expense accounts for elected and appointed officials

Establishes what elected and appointed officials can spend on advanced expenses from the general fund. Residents have a right to see how public money reimburses official spending.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #31 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

City employees receive reimbursement for work-related expenses from the general fund. This is routine authorization of documented business costs.

👥 Counterparty: city employees 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #32 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee advance expense accounts

Allows city employees to receive advance payments for work-related expenses from the general fund. Standard payroll administration item.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #33 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA