Tuesday, October 5, 2021 · 92 agenda items · 7 votes recorded
Birmingham Time Media Group will provide unspecified services to the city using $65,000 from general funds. The contract was awarded without competitive bidding (sole-source), which limits public alternatives.
Council amends permit for Flix, Inc.'s Día de los Muertos celebration at Pepper Place, allowing the special events license to proceed as planned.
Routine reimbursement for Mayor's Administrative Assistant work expenses (July 27-29, 2021). This is standard payroll/expense processing for city staff.
Vacant lot returns to private ownership and local tax rolls. Property sale clears city liability for abandoned real estate in the neighborhood.
A 3-mile stretch of Interstate 20/59 between Arkadelphia Road and 31st Street North will be officially renamed to honor John R. Cooper and DeJarvis Leonard.
Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.
Special events license allows Slice LLC to serve alcohol at the Woodlawn Sunday Dinner on October 11, 2021 at 55th Place North.
Allows Greek Orthodox Cathedral Foundation to hold Greek Food Festival on 19th Street South, Oct 14–16. Street closure expected for three days.
Local business Greenwalt Hospitality gains approval to operate a retail outlet at Jones Valley Urban Farm on 25th Street North, enabling the venue to sell products or services to visitors.
Property owners will receive charges for weed removal on their land, following the city's 2018 abatement declaration. The assessment amount depends on property location and cleanup scope.
Blighted properties with dangerous or noxious weeds will be cleaned up; property owners will receive a special assessment bill to cover the cost. This follows the city's 2018 declaration authorizing abatement work.
Property owners may face a special tax bill to recover the city's cost of clearing dangerous weeds from their land. This follows a 2018 declaration and is a final enforcement step.
Property owners will receive bills to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots. Owners can object at a public hearing if they believe the assessment is unfair.
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds may face special assessments to cover abatement costs. This hearing gives you a chance to respond before costs are finalized.
Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of city weed removal on their land. Check if your property is listed.
Property owners may owe a special assessment to cover city costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, declared in 2018. Check the full item details to see if your property is affected.
City issues special assessments to property owners for costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. Property owners may face added charges on their tax bills.
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face a special assessment to cover city abatement costs if they don't clear the weeds themselves. The city holds a hearing on which properties are subject to this assessment.
City is charging property owners for weed removal on their land. Affected owners can request a hearing to contest the assessment.
Property owners may owe special assessments for city weed abatement on their land. The city is levying costs against specific parcels declared noxious or dangerous under a 2017 resolution.
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face a special assessment to cover abatement costs. Affected parcels will be identified at the hearing.
Property owners may face a special tax bill to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Check your property address to see if you're affected.
Property owners will receive a special assessment bill for the city's cost to remove noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as previously declared by the Council in 2018.
Properties flagged for dangerous weeds will be assessed for cleanup costs. Owners may face liens or additional city charges if they don't comply.
Property owners will be charged for city-ordered removal of noxious or dangerous weeds. Costs vary by parcel and abatement work completed.
City is charging property owners for weed removal on their land as part of the 2018 noxious weed abatement program.
Property owners with noxious weeds may face special assessments to cover city abatement costs. Details on affected parcels and amounts are incomplete.
Property owners with noxious weeds may face new charges to cover city abatement costs. Check the full resolution if your property is listed.
Federal funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program boosts police capacity to combat drug crimes. No local tax dollars required.
Federal CDBG and ESG funds support neighborhood improvements and emergency housing. This budget amendment enables the city to spend grants already received from the federal government.
Enables city IT staff to use Apple's development tools and services. Likely supports internal app development or device management for municipal operations.
Council extends or modifies the city's full-color printing lease terms under the 2021 Master Lease Agreement. Citizens should see who provides the city's print services and on what terms.
Agreement involves partnerships with high school athletics, tourism promotion, and the civic center—key institutions shaping youth sports access and convention revenue for the city.
City relies on this software to manage nightly mainframe batch jobs that power core operations. Sole-source purchasing limits competition and price-checking.
City pursues federal transportation funding through a Funding Agreement with the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham. Grant details and impact on local projects will depend on the specific program.
Sole-source contract awards public funding to a private vendor. The purpose of goods or services is not specified in available records.
City commits to one-year maintenance and technical support for GCX Analytics T2 software used in municipal operations. Exact dollar amount not disclosed in agenda item.
City will demolish an unsafe structure in Wylam. Property removal addresses public safety and neighborhood conditions.
Building at 4004 Walnut Avenue deemed unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will proceed. This removes a hazard from the neighborhood.
Building declared unsafe and public nuisance will be torn down. Removes hazardous structure from the neighborhood.
City will demolish an unsafe building at 3214 Grasselli Avenue that poses a public safety hazard to the neighborhood.
An unsafe structure flagged as a public nuisance will be torn down, clearing a blighted property from the neighborhood. Demolition removes a hazard to public safety and health in the area.
City declares building unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will proceed. Removes hazard from neighborhood.
City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, moving to tear it down. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.
Unsafe structure declared public nuisance will be removed. Demolition may improve neighborhood safety and property values on Dowell Avenue.
Building declared unsafe and public nuisance will be demolished. Removes blighted structure from Ensley neighborhood.
Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure to protect neighborhood safety and remove blight.
The city is demolishing an unsafe, blighted property in the neighborhood. Removal of condemned buildings reduces blight and improves public safety.
City has declared the building a public nuisance and unsafe; demolition will proceed to remove a hazard from the neighborhood.
City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering demolition to protect neighborhood safety and remove blight.
Property at 3836 36th Avenue North will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The action aims to remove a blighted structure from the neighborhood.
A building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.
Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish structure at 403-4th Court West (Rear). Removes hazard from neighborhood.
Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Removes hazard from neighborhood.
Property owner at 810 1st Street West will be charged $2,593.63 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site.
Property owner at 1916 13th Ave. N is responsible for demolition costs after the city removed an unsafe structure. The bill will be charged as a special assessment against the property.
The city demolishes unsafe structures and recovers costs through special property tax assessments. Property owners at 1844 Ethel Avenue will owe $1,939.68 for the demolition work.
The city demolished an unsafe structure and is billing the property owner $4,116 to cover demolition costs. The owner will be responsible for paying this special assessment.
Property owner at 2024 Powderly Avenue will be charged $13,611.24 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The owner is responsible for paying this amount.
The property owner must pay the full cost of removing the unsafe structure. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.
Owner of 601 - 72nd Street South is liable for the full cost of city-ordered demolition of an unsafe structure on their property.
Property owner at 628 - 83rd Place South will be charged $3,612 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the lot.
City demolished an unsafe building and is billing the property owner $5,630 for the cost. Property owners can be held liable for demolition expenses if they fail to remove dangerous structures themselves.
Property owner at 1517 21st St SW will be billed $4,250 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The charge becomes a lien against the property.
Property owner at 7100 4th Avenue South will be billed $9,623 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site.
The city demolished an unsafe structure at 7032 - 4th Avenue South and is charging the property owner for the $10,362.80 cost through a special assessment on their tax bill.
Property owner at 1711 Pine Avenue will be charged $5,041.42 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building at that location.
City demolishes unsafe structure at 401 67th Street South; property owner must pay the full $8,560.08 cost through a special assessment on their tax bill.
City demolished an unsafe building on your property and is billing you for the $9,744.74 cost through a special assessment against the address.
City demolishes blighted structures and passes the cost to property owners through special assessments. This $5,395 charge covers removal of an unsafe building at 7432 3rd Avenue South.
Property owner at 6904 Higdon Road will be charged for the cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their lot. The special assessment ensures the property owner pays for the removal rather than taxpayers.
City commits to garbage collection services via competitive bid. Award covers unit pricing on file for three-year term.
City secures uniforms and protective gear for firefighters through competitive bidding. Contract covers Groups 3 and 7 uniform items at locked-in unit prices.
City commits ongoing spending on Fire Department uniforms through competitive bid. Establishes unit prices for 14 uniform groups.
City commits to buy electric motor repair parts and supplies from B & D Electric Motor Co., Inc. as needed at pre-set unit prices over a one-year term.
City commits to purchasing radar speed-detection equipment from Wavetronix for Transportation Department operations over the next year at negotiated unit prices.
City purchases essential safety equipment for fire department operations. Equipment available as needed at negotiated unit prices.
City authorizes spending for equipment maintenance on two pieces of machinery through a competitive purchasing agreement. This is routine vendor payment from general funds.
Routine procurement for road/pavement marking supplies via a cooperative purchasing agreement, ensuring competitive pricing for public works projects.
Two refunds totaling $7,056 from the general fund. Details on recipients and reasons are not provided in the item description.
Property owners will receive notice their land is in violation and must clear dangerous weeds; failure to act may trigger city abatement and cost recovery. Protects neighborhoods from overgrown hazards.