Owners of properties with dangerous weeds will receive formal notice and face potential city abatement action. This clearing process targets blight that affects neighborhood safety and property values across the city.
Council members and staff will participate in a two-day professional development workshop within city limits to improve governance and operational capacity.
Council will hear arguments for and against granting beer and wine sales permission at this location. Public comment is invited.
City grants one-truck towing operator permission to operate on Birmingham streets. Allows Price Wrecker Service to legally pick up and transport vehicles citywide.
Richard Jacob Black is authorized to operate one wrecker for towing services in Birmingham from his Cordova-based business, Jake's Recovery.
This rezoning affects what can be built or operated in a section of Birmingham—changing from general business use to light manufacturing. Local residents and property owners in the affected area may see new industrial activity or different traffic/noise patterns.
City will consider closing a 5,264-square-foot alley near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Heritage Lane. The hearing is August 18, 2020.
City will hear arguments on whether to abandon underground and air-space rights along 18th Street South, which could affect future development or utility access in that corridor.
Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.
Driving with Care, Inc. gains regulatory approval to operate a shuttle service in Birmingham. The company can now legally provide transportation services under city oversight.
Loving Care Group & Transportation Services receives city authorization to operate. The company is now licensed to provide transportation services in Birmingham.
Allen Transportation gains authority to operate shuttle service at Birmingham airport. Residents using airport transportation may see new service options available.
Abandoned vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, reducing blight and improving street safety.
City removes abandoned or inoperable cars that create neighborhood blight and safety hazards; removal costs charged to the vehicle owner.
City removes abandoned or broken-down cars that create blight and safety hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.
City removes a junk vehicle classified as a public nuisance. Owner pays removal costs.
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and signal neglect. The city removes them and charges the registered owner for the cost.
City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from neighborhoods. Costs of removal are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.
City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from streets and properties; costs are billed to the registered owner.
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and reduce property values. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for the cost.
City removes abandoned or broken-down cars that sit on residential or commercial property. The registered owner gets billed for the removal, reducing neighborhood blight.
Abatement of abandoned vehicles clears neighborhood blight and improves street safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are removed from neighborhoods and costs charged to the registered owner. Keeps streets safer and cleaner.
Birmingham receives $64,000 in state funding to support law enforcement drug-trafficking operations in partnership with Alabama's Gulf Coast task force.
City gains temporary right to use or access Arlington Center property for construction. Details on scope, duration, and location are limited in available records.
City moves a tax-delinquent property toward recovery and potential redevelopment. Clears title so the Land Bank can stabilize or sell the asset.
City moves to recover and stabilize a tax-delinquent property, clearing the path toward rehabilitation or redevelopment.
City will lease computer equipment from Dell under a master agreement. This commits city funds over time for technology infrastructure.
Slower traffic in Redmont Historic District through new calming measures. Improves safety for pedestrians and residents in the neighborhood.
City extends its contract with River North Transit (a VIA Transportation subsidiary) to continue providing transportation services and technology. Details of the amendment—scope, cost, and timeline—were not fully disclosed in the agenda.
Property owner at 9305 8th Ave N no longer owes the city's special weed-abatement fee. Clears the lien from city records.
Property owner's blighted-lot violation is cleared, removing the special assessment lien. Frees the parcel for potential sale or redevelopment.
Property owner at 5731 Court M gets relief from a 4-year-old demolition bill. The city is erasing the $13,409 debt rather than pursuing collection.
Property owner at 5828 Martin Luther Avenue will be billed $5,136.40 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. This recovers public spending on blight removal.
City demolished an unsafe building at this address and is charging the property owner $4,716 to recover costs. The assessment becomes a lien on the property unless paid.
Property owner at 3000 Lawn Avenue will be assessed $6,458.72 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. This recovers public safety cleanup expenses from the responsible property owner.
Property owner at 2413 31st Street S.W. is responsible for paying the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure on their land. The bill covers demolition work already completed.
Property owner at 1400 Avenue K will be billed $4,637.44 to cover the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe building on the lot. This cost becomes a special assessment attached to the property.
Property owner at 1402 Avenue K will be charged for demolition costs, allowing the city to recover expenses for removing the unsafe structure in Ensley.
Property owner at 3620 Brenda Avenue is being assessed $3,062.40 to cover demolition costs for an unsafe structure the city removed. This is a standard cost-recovery mechanism for blighted properties.
Property owner will owe the demolition cost through a special assessment on their tax bill. City removes unsafe buildings to improve neighborhood safety and property values.
City has demolished an unsafe structure at your property and is now billing you for the $8,385.20 cost through a special assessment. Payment will be added to property taxes if not resolved.
Property owner at 412-73rd Street North will be billed $7,122.48 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The charge becomes a lien against the property unless paid.
Unsafe building at 301 - 67th Street North has been demolished; the property owner now owes the city for cleanup costs. This is part of Birmingham's ongoing effort to clear blight and improve neighborhood safety.
Unsafe building demolished; owner charged $1,877.36 as a special tax assessment on the property. Reduces neighborhood blight and hazards.
The owner of the unsafe building at 1540 Cotton Avenue will be billed $4,504 for the demolition the city paid for. Property owners must cover costs when the city removes dangerous structures.
Property owner at 704 15th Street S.W. will be charged $4,271 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on the site. The charge becomes a lien on the property.
Property owner at 2200 Dawson Avenue will receive a bill for $2,772.56 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.
Property owner at 2128 Dawson Avenue faces a $3,640.08 bill for city demolition of an unsafe structure. The charge will be assessed against the property.
Property owner at 2224 Powderly Avenue is charged $3,158.16 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.
Property owner will owe $5,802.32 for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building; the assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.
Property owner at 3305 33rd Street S.W. now owes the city for demolishing an unsafe building. The $7,117 special assessment will be tied to the property and collected through taxes.
City demolished an unsafe structure at 4413 12th Court in Wylam and is charging the property owner for the cost. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property.
Property owner Betty J. Moore can now repair a condemned building, potentially returning it to safe, usable condition and stabilizing the neighborhood.
Property owner Lillie Jones can now repair a condemned building at 3400 Jefferson Ave S.W., moving it toward rehabilitation or return to service.
Property owner George Martinez can now make required repairs to bring the building into code compliance. Permits issued under condemnation authority typically follow code violations or blight findings.
Property owner Sharanda Terry can now repair a condemned building at this address, moving it toward occupancy and reducing neighborhood blight.
City adds electric vehicle to its fleet, reducing fuel costs and emissions. Sole-source purchase from out-of-state vendor.
Police will use Axon cameras and systems for oversight and evidence. Privacy and footage-release rules apply under state law.
City grants University of Alabama at Birmingham temporary right to use city land during construction; allows UAB to proceed with campus improvements while protecting municipal interests.