Virtual Regular City Council Meeting - See agenda for access-

· Item number:Item #8 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #9 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Operating authority granted to Johnson's Wheel of Love for medical transport

Johnson's Wheel of Love receives official permission to operate non-emergency medical transport services in Fairfield, Alabama. This permits a new or expanded service provider to serve local medical transport needs.

👥 Counterparty: Johnson's Wheel of Love, Fairfield, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment to pay for city abatement work authorized in 2018. Check if your property is affected.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessments set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover the city's cost of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Unpaid assessments become liens against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on unspecified properties

Property owners may face charges to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as initially declared in 2017.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face new charges to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from their land. Assessment amounts and specific properties are detailed in this resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered removal of noxious weeds from their land. Unpaid assessments typically become tax liens.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

Property owners with overgrown or dangerous weeds face special tax assessments to recover city cleanup costs. Check if your address is affected.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on properties

Property owners will face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious or dangerous weeds. The assessment amount and affected properties were declared in a prior resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment on properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds may face additional charges. The city uses special assessments to recover costs of clearing noxious vegetation from private land.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face assessed costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay the assessment could result in a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners billed for weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots, as ordered under a 2018 Council decision. Check your bill if your property was flagged for weed violations.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs charged to properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed removal on their land. The assessment recovers costs from the July 2020 weed-abatement order.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed removal on their lots, following the August 2017 declaration of noxious weeds. Owners can contest the assessment at the public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on affected properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment to cover abatement costs. Check if your address is affected and budget accordingly.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City is billing property owners for legally required weed removal on neglected lots. Affected owners must pay the abatement cost or face liens on their property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face a new assessment to cover the cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. This follows a 2019 declaration and codifies liability for cleanup expenses.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners will receive a bill to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, following a 2017 council decision.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments on blighted properties

Property owners face charges to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Unpaid assessments typically become liens on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment imposed on properties

Property owners may receive a bill for weed-abatement costs on their land. Assessment details and affected parcels are outlined in the hearing notice.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on designated properties

Property owners will face a special assessment charge on their tax bills for city-ordered weed removal. Check if your property is listed in the resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Properties with noxious weeds receive abatement work; owners will be assessed costs. Abatement keeps neighborhoods safer and more livable.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessment charges to cover abatement costs. This follows the city's October 2018 declaration of weed violations and allows collection of cleanup expenses from responsible owners.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for removing noxious weeds from their land; assessment details and affected addresses not yet specified in this agenda item.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement fees on blighted properties

Property owners will owe special assessment fees to cover city costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Amounts and affected addresses not yet published.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners face a special tax bill to cover weed removal costs on their land. The city declares the abatement necessary for public safety and health.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1.2M

$1.25M HUD HOME funds allocated to Zimmerman Properties for 244 affordable units

City commits federal housing funds to create up to 244 affordable homes through Zimmerman Properties. Expands affordable housing stock using HUD grants that don't require local tax dollars.

👥 Counterparty: Zimmerman Properties 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #35 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Award AV equipment contract to B&H Foto & Electronics

City locks in pricing for audio-visual equipment and accessories through a competitive bid process via OMNIA Partners' public sector contract.

👥 Counterparty: B&H Foto & Electronics Corporation, New York, New York 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $15K

City allocates $15K for Black Market Magazine advertising through June 2021

Mayor's office is spending $15,000 in public funds on 12 full-page ads in The Black Market Magazine to June 30, 2021.

👥 Counterparty: The Black Market Magazine, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #37 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $185

Fire Department gets $185 for paint/evidence cans from Sherwin Williams

Routine vendor payment for Fire Department supplies. This small purchase keeps evidence handling and operational equipment in stock.

👥 Counterparty: Sherwin Williams Company, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #39 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City is charging property owners for weed removal on vacant or neglected land. Owners who don't pay may face liens or tax consequences.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Groome Transportation granted jitney operating permits (37 vehicles)

Groome Transportation gains authority to operate 37 jitney vehicles in Birmingham, expanding local shared transportation options. The certificates of public necessity authorize scheduled shared-ride service in the city.

👥 Counterparty: Groome Transportation of Alabama LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 608 - 8th Street South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #44 $ Total cost: $170K

Budget amendment: $170K shifted to Fund 102 capital projects

General Fund reallocates $170,175 from software maintenance to capital improvements. Shifts spending priority within existing budget without raising taxes or reducing other services.

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

· Item number:Item #46 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1.5M

City applies for $1.5M CARES Act community development grant

Federal funding could support affordable housing, infrastructure, or pandemic relief in underserved neighborhoods. City seeks grant through Alabama's CDBG-CV program.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) 🏛 Funding source: Cares 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #47 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $440K

City awards $440K in federal funds to BEAT for housing acquisition

Bethel Ensley Action Task Inc. will use the funds to acquire and construct affordable housing. This federal HOME grant supports community development in the Ensley area.

👥 Counterparty: Bethel Ensley Action Task Inc. (BEAT) 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #48 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $1

City approves business loan to Community Shelves/Save-A-Lot

City extends $1 credit line to Save-A-Lot to support local grocery retail operations.

👥 Counterparty: Community Shelves LLC d/b/a Save-A-Lot 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #49 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City partners with Community Shelves LLC to acquire and operate Save-A-Lot at 87

Community Shelves will renovate and rebrand the Save-A-Lot food store, bringing improved grocery access to the neighborhood. The project aims to enhance food retail options in the area.

👥 Counterparty: Community Shelves LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 873 Denni

· Item number:Item #50 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $69K

City awards $68,950 to Allsteel Homecraft for Boutwell Auditorium security fenci

Boutwell Auditorium gets upgraded security fencing. The city selected the lowest competitive bid from Allsteel Homecraft after receiving multiple proposals.

👥 Counterparty: Allsteel Homecraft, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 2111 Montevallo Road SW, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #51 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1.2M

City commits $1.25M federal grant to Zimmerman Properties for 244 affordable hou

City dedicates federal housing funds to create up to 244 affordable homes through partnership with Zimmerman Properties.

👥 Counterparty: Zimmerman Properties 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on noxious properties

Property owners will face a special assessment to cover the cost of removing dangerous weeds from their land. This charge appears tied to a 2018 abatement order.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement