Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #7 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $5K

City awards $5,000 to Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc.

Funds support HIV/AIDS services and outreach in Birmingham. Sole-source award reflects ongoing partnership with the organization.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #8 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Jazz Hall of Fame gets permit to build ADA ramp on city right-of-way

Allows Jazz Hall of Fame to install handicap access ramp on public land. Improves accessibility for visitors with mobility limitations.

👥 Counterparty: The Jazz Hall of Fame of Alabama, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Right-of-way easement

· Item number:Item #9 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to pursue federal transportation grants

Clears the way for Birmingham to apply for and receive discretionary funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Potential projects could improve roads, transit, or safety infrastructure.

👥 Counterparty: U.S. Department of Transportation 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City amends EDA Revolving Loan Fund grant with Jefferson County

Modifies federal economic development funding that supports business loans. Exact impact unclear without full agreement details.

👥 Counterparty: Jefferson County and the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

Mayor authorized to amend EDA Revolving Loan Fund grant agreement

Secures federal grant funds that support business loans and economic development in Birmingham. Amendment terms unknown from public record.

👥 Counterparty: Jefferson County and U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #12 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $4K

City spends $3,500 on transit ads and printing with BJCTA

Council approves advertising and printing costs for the Birmingham/Jefferson County Transit Authority using public funds.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham/Jefferson County Transit Authority 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $129K

Parking Deck #3 concrete work: $129K contract amendment to J.J. Morley

City commits additional funds to repair concrete at Parking Deck #3. This is a routine maintenance contract amendment on the consent agenda.

👥 Counterparty: J.J. Morley Enterprises, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment 📍 Location: 1325 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #14 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $223K

Boutwell Auditorium: $223K renewal for Exhibition Hall renovation

City extends renovation work at Boutwell Auditorium's Exhibition Hall through a $223,460 contract amendment with Pennington Group. Ensures continued progress on public venue improvements.

👥 Counterparty: Pennington Group, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment 📍 Location: Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall

· Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $104K

Council awards $103K drainage contract to Alabama Grading

Drainage improvements at 56 Freda Jane Lane will reduce flooding and water damage in the area. Work begins after contract execution.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Grading & Excavating, LLC, Gadsden, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 56 Freda Jane Lane

· Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards firefighter protective wear contract to Central Alabama Training

Ensures firefighters have reliable access to safety equipment like turnout gear and helmets through competitive bidding. As-needed purchasing lets the department replace worn or damaged protective wear without repeated approvals.

👥 Counterparty: Central Alabama Training Solutions 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #17 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards firefighter protective gear contract to Bonaventure

Ensures firefighters have necessary protective equipment for emergency response. Competitive bid process secures equipment at approved unit prices.

👥 Counterparty: Bonaventure, Inc., Rayne, Louisiana 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #18 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards firefighter protective wear contract to Emergency Equipment Professi

Firefighters get gear they need to respond safely to emergencies. The city awarded this contract competitively after bidding.

👥 Counterparty: Emergency Equipment Professionals (EEP), Horn Lake, Mississippi 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #19 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards firefighter protective wear contract to NAFECO

City approves supply agreement for protective gear worn by firefighters responding to emergencies. Gear meets safety standards and pricing has been competitively vetted.

👥 Counterparty: North American Fire Equipment Co., Inc. (NAFECO), Decatur, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

City awards firefighter protective wear contract to PGI, Inc.

Council approved a competitive contract with PGI, Inc. to supply protective gear for firefighters. This ensures the fire department has reliable access to safety equipment.

👥 Counterparty: PGI, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Green Lake, Wisconsin

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

Council awards firefighter protective wear contract to Sunbelt Fire

Council approves purchasing agreement for protective gear (helmets, turnout gear, boots) that keeps firefighters safe. Items ordered as needed at set unit prices.

👥 Counterparty: Sunbelt Fire, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

Council awards demolition contract to Eminent Development Corp

City moves forward with removal of non-residential blighted structures across multiple groups. Demolition clears dangerous vacant buildings and helps stabilize neighborhoods.

👥 Counterparty: Eminent Development Corporation, Hueytown, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

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

Demolition contract awarded to Ingle Demolition & Salvage

City commits to demolish non-residential blighted structures (Groups 4 & 5). Project removes dangerous buildings and clears land for potential redevelopment.

👥 Counterparty: Ingle Demolition & Salvage, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Bid rejection

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

Council awards demolition contract to Tomlin Excavating for non-residential stru

City clears blighted or unsafe non-residential buildings through competitive bidding. Demolition helps revitalize neighborhoods and remove public hazards.

👥 Counterparty: Tomlin Excavating Co., Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $21K

City approves $21,460 office furniture purchase from Affordable Interior Systems

General fund spending on office furniture for Human Resources department. Routine vendor payment on consent agenda.

👥 Counterparty: Affordable Interior Systems, Inc., Leominster, Massachusetts 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #26 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

Council President Parker reimbursed $1,184 for Orlando trip

City pays for Council President's travel to Florida conference on January 26–27, 2020. Expense claim is routine but shows public funds spent on official duties.

👥 Counterparty: William Parker 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City declares 310 weed-choked properties public nuisance

The city is moving to clear dangerous weeds from 310 neglected properties. This clears the way for property recovery and neighborhood cleanup.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #30 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #39 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Supplemental agreement with Alabama DOT for CMAQ-3715 project

City secures continued state funding for a congestion-mitigation air-quality project. Agreement details will clarify project scope, timeline, and local impact.

👥 Counterparty: State of Alabama, Alabama Department of Transportation 🏛 Funding source: State Grant 📋 Action type: Contract amendment