Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #2 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Birmingham AIDS Outreach bingo permit renewal on 3rd Avenue

Would renew the annual bingo permit for Birmingham AIDS Outreach, allowing the nonprofit to operate fundraising bingo games on Mondays at two locations on 3rd Avenue South.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham AIDS Outreach 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 3130 3rd Avenue South and 3120 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233

· Item number:Item #3 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Operating permit: First Key Freight Broker non-emergency medical vehicle

If approved, would grant First Key Freight Broker, LLC permission to operate non-emergency medical transport vehicles on Birmingham streets and routes, subject to city transportation regulations.

👥 Counterparty: First Key Freight Broker, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 2496 Hampstead Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35235

· Item number:Item #4 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to remove inoperable vehicle from 517 SW 5th St as public nuisance

If approved, the city would remove the white 2005 Pontiac Grand Am and assess removal costs to the registered owner. The vehicle has been identified as a public nuisance at this location.

👥 Counterparty: registered owner of vehicle (VIN 1G2NE12T7TC704806) 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 517 SW 5TH ST 35211

· Item number:Item #5 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to authorize removal of inoperable vehicle from 517 SW 5th St

If approved, the city would remove an abandoned gray Chrysler from the property at 517 SW 5th St and bill the registered owner for removal costs. The vehicle is classified as a public nuisance.

👥 Counterparty: registered owner of vehicle 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 517 SW 5TH ST 35211

· Item number:Item #6 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to authorize removal of abandoned vehicle at 517 SW 5th St

If approved, would authorize removal of an inoperable white GMC Yukon classified as a public nuisance. Removal costs would be assessed against the vehicle's registered owner. The property is in the 35211 area.

👥 Counterparty: registered owner of vehicle 1GKFC13974R157769 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 517 SW 5TH ST 35211

· Item number:Item #7 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to authorize removal of inoperable vehicle at 27 Sunset Ln as public nui

If approved, the city would remove an abandoned vehicle from the property and bill the registered owner for removal costs, reducing blight and safety hazards in the neighborhood.

👥 Counterparty: registered owner of vehicle 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 27 SUNSET LN 35215

· Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to consider weed abatement on 79 blighted properties citywide

If approved, the city would remove nuisances (weeds, debris) from 79 vacant or neglected properties across Birmingham and place the cleanup costs as liens on those parcels. Property owners would receive notice and opportunity to be heard.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: Multiple properties

· Item number:Item #9 $ Total cost: $2K

Council to appropriate $2,500 library grant for America250AL semiquincentennial

If approved, would allocate a state grant award to the library to support America250AL semiquincentennial community programming in fiscal year 2026.

👥 Counterparty: Library 🏛 Funding source: State Grant 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $1.2M

Council to expand micro-shelter program: $1.2M amendment with Faith Chapel throu

If approved, would extend the city's partnership with Faith Chapel to operate up to 15 micro shelters for unhoused residents through August 2027, investing an additional $1.2M in emergency housing capacity.

👥 Counterparty: Faith Chapel Christian Center dba Faith Chapel Cares, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to consider 2026 Division G Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

If approved, would establish hazard mitigation strategies across Division G jurisdictions starting May 26, 2026. Affects flood, severe weather, and disaster preparedness planning for participating municipalities.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to authorize fire truck price-fixing litigation

Would allow Birmingham to pursue potential claims against fire truck makers for alleged price-fixing and anticompetitive conduct. Any recovery would reduce costs the city paid for fire equipment; outside counsel would work on contingency (up to 33% of recovery) with no cost to th

👥 Counterparty: fire truck manufacturers, trade associations and their executives, and any other affiliated entities 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to authorize litigation against telecom firms over lead-cable contaminat

Would authorize the City to pursue civil claims and class-action lawsuits against telecommunication companies for lead exposure from lead-sheathed cables. If successful, recovery would offset legal costs on a contingency basis, potentially securing damages for affected residents.

👥 Counterparty: telecommunication companies and any affiliated parties 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #17 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: $25K

Council to settle $25K vehicle damage claim against National General Insurance

If approved, the city would receive $25,000 to cover damage from a December 2025 collision involving a National General insured driver. The settlement would resolve the claim and allow the Mayor to finalize necessary documents.

👥 Counterparty: National General Insurance 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #18 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: $21K

Proposed $21K settlement in Perkins v. City lawsuit

If approved, the city would pay $21,000 from the general fund to settle a civil lawsuit (Charles D. Perkins v. City of Birmingham). This resolves pending litigation in Jefferson County Circuit Court.

👥 Counterparty: Charles D. Perkins 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #19 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: $12K

Settlement vote: $12,500 payout in Russell v. Barbour case

Council would authorize up to $12,500 in general funds to settle the civil claim Christopher Shane Russell v. Shunta Barbour et al (Case CV-2025-900507). Funds come from the city's general ledger.

👥 Counterparty: Christopher Shane Russell v. Shunta Barbour, et al 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #20 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: $12K

City to settle Elijah Kelley claim for up to $12,000

If approved, the city would pay up to $12,000 from the general fund to settle a claim filed by Elijah Kelley. Funds would come from the designated General Ledger account.

👥 Counterparty: Elijah Kelley 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #21 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: $150K

Settlement up for vote: $150K payout for BFRS worker injury claim

If approved, the city would pay $150,000 to settle a workers' compensation claim from a Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service employee injured on the job. Funds would come from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service employee 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $50K

Settlement proposed: $50K payout for BPD employee work injury claim

Would authorize up to $50,000 from the general fund to settle a workers' compensation claim by a police officer alleging back and body injuries from an on-the-job accident or occupational disease.

👥 Counterparty: BPD employee 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $33K

Council to approve $32,697.50 paving contract for Municipal Court parking lot

If approved, the city would repair the Municipal Court employee parking lot surface through the lowest-bid competitive proposal, with a minor cost adjustment from $32,695.00 to $32,697.50 to correct a vendor calculation error.

👥 Counterparty: Vines Contracting Solution, LLC DBA Birmingham Paving and Sealcoating 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Contract amendment 📍 Location: Municipal Court Employee Parking Lot, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $302K

35th Street Bridge painting contract: cost reduction to $276,841

Council would amend the contract with Gulf Coast Contracting to reduce the painting project cost from $301,510 to $276,841. If approved, the city would save approximately $24,669 on this bridge maintenance work.

👥 Counterparty: Gulf Coast Contracting, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Contract amendment

· Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $68K

Council to contract with Carr Development for $67,654 Columbia Street drainage p

If approved, would authorize the Mayor to hire Carr Development to fix drainage issues at 1508 Columbia Street. The $67,654 project would improve stormwater management in that area.

👥 Counterparty: Carr Development, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 1508 Columbia Street

· Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $382K

Council to accept $381,954 bid for CrossPlex accessibility work

Would award a contract to upgrade accessibility at the CrossPlex and Bill Harris facilities on CrossPlex Boulevard. If approved, work would begin under the lowest-bid competitive process after two contractors submitted bids.

👥 Counterparty: Splawn Construction, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 2340 CrossPlex Boulevard, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #28 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to approve ice and water dispenser contract with ABS Business Systems

Would authorize a 3-year maintenance and installation agreement with ABS Business Systems for police department dispensers. Cost and service scope are set at unit prices on file with the city's purchasing office.

👥 Counterparty: ABS Business Systems, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to remove 840 Vanderbilt St. from weed-abatement assessment

Property owner would be relieved of a special assessment charge after providing proof that a private landscaper already cut the weeds before the city contractor performed the same work.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 840 Vanderbilt Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35206

· Item number:Item #30 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $24K

City to purchase 20 trash receptacles from Barco Products for $23,530

Would equip Department of Public Works with new 32-gallon waste containers for city cleanup and sanitation operations.

👥 Counterparty: Barco Products, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #31 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $15K

Fire Department marketing supplies: $14,545 payment to Elaborate Images

If approved, would authorize the city to pay $14,545 from the general fund for marketing and promotional supplies for the Fire Department from an approved FY2025-2026 budget line.

👥 Counterparty: Elaborate Images Co dba Elaborate Images, Shelbyville, Tennessee 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #32 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $3K

Council to approve $2,988 office furniture purchase for Human Resources

General fund allocation for office furniture to support Human Resources Department operations.

👥 Counterparty: Lindsey Office Furnishings, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #33 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to approve 1-year heavy equipment lease with Trigreen Equipment

Would allow the Department of Equipment Management to lease trailers and other heavy equipment as needed over the next year, supporting city operations and maintenance projects funded through the FY2025-2026 capital budget.

👥 Counterparty: TRIGREEN EQUIPMENT, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to consider approving employee expense reimbursements

If approved, the city would reimburse documented expenses for city employees from the general fund. This routine authorization ensures employee travel, supplies, and other work-related costs are paid promptly.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #35 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to approve employee advance expense accounts

Would authorize reimbursement of pre-approved expenses for city employees from the general fund. Supports payroll processing and employee financial operations.

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

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to accept dedicated streets and public grounds in Redding Ridge Phase 1-

Would officially accept streets, alleys, and public grounds in the Redding Ridge Phase 1-A development. If approved, these newly dedicated public spaces would become part of the city's maintained street and park system.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Ordinance