New alley improves pedestrian and vehicle access in the area between 18th and 49th Streets North. Creates 2,831 square feet of public right-of-way for neighborhood connectivity.
A recycling business seeks permission to operate a junk-dealing site on 41st Street South. The decision will determine whether this facility can legally operate in the neighborhood.
City releases its financial claim on two properties, clearing the way for R & M Equipment Rentals to redevelop them. This removes city-held debt from the parcels.
New alley improves pedestrian and vehicle access in the area between 18th and 49th Streets North. Creates 2,831 square feet of public right-of-way for neighborhood connectivity.
City purchases server hardware through state contract with no competitive bidding. Spending decision affects IT infrastructure budget.
City is considering closing a 0.07-acre alley between 5th Court North and Messer Airport Highway. Public hearing May 14, 2019.
City will consider closing a 2,043-square-foot alleyway between Blount Street and Pratt Highway. Public hearing May 14, 2019.
Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.
Savanah's Centerpoint Store LLC can now sell beer and wine at its Center Point Parkway location. The transfer allows retail alcohol sales at this address.
H Redevelopment Corporation wins permission to operate a Class I Lounge Retail Liquor license at this new venue on 18th Street North.
The Filling Station at 5524 Crestwood Boulevard gains approval to operate as a restaurant with retail liquor service. This allows the business to sell beer, wine, and spirits on premises.
SK Infinity LLC gains permission to sell beer and wine at 2125 Highland Avenue South. Neighbors and residents had opportunity to comment on the license application.
Permits Sodexho to continue operating food service at the UAB student dining facility under a special retail license.
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and create safety hazards. The city will remove the vehicle and charge the owner for the cost.
City removes abandoned or non-working cars from neighborhoods to reduce blight and improve safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract blight. Removal costs will be charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
City abates an inoperable vehicle deemed a public nuisance. Cost of removal will be assessed against the registered owner, addressing neighborhood blight and safety concerns.
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are cited to owners and removal costs are charged to them, freeing up neighborhood streets and reducing blight.
Inoperable vehicle declared a public nuisance and removed from neighborhood; costs charged to the registered owner.
Clears abandoned vehicle from neighborhood; owner pays removal costs.
Removes an abandoned or non-functioning vehicle from a neighborhood. Removal costs will be billed to the registered owner.
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and signal decay. The city removes inoperable vehicles and bills the owner for costs—clearing blight while holding vehicle owners accountable.
Capital improvement funds are being shifted between departments — Animal Control loses $180,000 and Neighborhood Revitalization loses $393,862.58. Citizens should know where these funds are being redirected and why.
City will pay the School Board $1,800 to rent buses for municipal use, a routine service-sharing arrangement between agencies.
Bridge Ministries will help the city provide temporary housing and transportation to people experiencing homelessness. No dollar amount is specified in the resolution.
Council authorizes partnership with schools to support general education purposes for students. Details of funding and scope are incomplete in the agenda text.
Business gets approval to install an illuminated digital sign on city property. Affects public streetscape and sign visibility in the restaurant's location.
The city enters a new partnership with GSBC Community Development Corporation to support local economic growth. Details on funding, scope, and timeline are not yet disclosed.
City continues reliance on Carahsoft for software and IT services through a sole-source agreement. The one-year term sets the cost at just over $12,200.
Equipment upgrade for community center programs serving Brownsville Heights residents.
Residents at Brownsville Heights Community Center will have equipment for events, classes, and gatherings. Spending is $1,571.66 from the general fund.
Routine spending decision on small equipment. This is a minor operational purchase approved as part of the consent agenda.
Killough Springs neighborhood fund allocated for community recreation equipment. Small discretionary spending from special tax revenue.
Brownsville Heights Community Center gets a portable dance floor for events and programs. Money comes from the general fund.
New trash bins at bus shelters in Roebuck improve public spaces and encourage cleaner transit areas for residents waiting for the bus.
City spends $3,717 from the general fund to purchase and install a neighborhood welcome sign at the entrance to Zion City, marking a small investment in neighborhood identity and placemaking.
General fund supports community event on June 8, 2019. Parks and recreation spending benefits East Lake neighborhoods.
Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove blight and hazard from the Wylam neighborhood.
Unsafe structure designated for demolition in Pratt City neighborhood. Removal of blighted properties helps stabilize the area and reduce public safety risks.
City will demolish a vacant building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance on 6th Street Thomas. Removes blight and potential hazard from the neighborhood.
An unsafe building at 2404 Avenue G will be demolished, removing a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Demolition clears blight and improves safety in the area.
City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removing blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and property values.
Removing a blighted structure improves neighborhood safety and property values in the area. Clears one unsafe building from the community.
This property is declared a public nuisance and safety hazard. Demolition removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.
Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes blight and safety hazard from neighborhood.
The city is clearing an unsafe building from your neighborhood. Demolition removes blight, improves safety, and opens the parcel for redevelopment or land bank acquisition.
City will tear down a condemned property declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears blight and removes hazards from the neighborhood.
City declares the Roosevelt City property unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its removal. Demolition clears blight and improves neighborhood safety.
City will demolish an unsafe structure that poses a public safety and nuisance risk to the Roosevelt City neighborhood.
A blighted or structurally unsafe building at this location will be torn down, clearing the property for potential redevelopment and removing a public safety hazard from the neighborhood.
City will demolish a blighted structure in the Ensley neighborhood that's been declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard and blight from the area.
Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.
Condemned property will be removed from neighborhood. Clears dangerous structure that poses public safety and blight risks.
Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Removal clears a blighted property from the neighborhood.
Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition eliminates hazard in the neighborhood.
Building at 8631 3rd Avenue North declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it. Removes blighted structure from neighborhood.
City declares structure a public nuisance and hazard, clearing the way for demolition to improve neighborhood safety and remove blight.
Condemned structure at 209-82nd Street South will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal reduces blight and safety risks in the neighborhood.
Graybar Electric wins multi-year supply contract for electrical, lighting, data, and security products through competitive U.S. Communities cooperative bid. Sets terms for city's procurement of these goods.
City purchases outdoor power equipment for park and street maintenance. No-bid purchase from Bessemer vendor.
City spending $12,037 on equipment for road repair and maintenance operations.
City spends $1,968 from the general fund on two wall-mounted sit/stand desk units for the Print Shop.
Five refunds totaling $70,360 are being processed from the city's general fund. Details on recipients and reasons are not specified in the agenda item.
Kevin Moore, Chief of Operations in the Mayor's Office, receives reimbursement for a March 2019 site visit to Columbus, Ohio. Routine expense approval on consent agenda.
Council Committee Assistant Lozea Brown receives reimbursement for business travel to Palm Springs, California (May 14–18, 2019). Routine expense approval funded from the general fund.
City employees receive reimbursement for work-related expenses. This routine consent-agenda approval confirms the itemized accounts are accurate.
Employees can draw advanced pay for work-related expenses before reimbursement. Routine payroll and expense management.
Employees receive advance reimbursements for work-related expenses out of pocket. Routine payroll-adjacent payment approval on consent agenda.
City declares 253 parcels a public nuisance due to noxious or dangerous weeds; notice will be posted on each property. Property owners must clear weeds or face abatement and potential liens.
City approves purchase of two vehicles for the Transportation Department fleet from competitive bid. Part of routine vehicle replacement and maintenance of city operations.
Council approved a no-bid purchase of a used pickup truck. Citizens deserve transparency on how city funds are spent and why this vendor was chosen without competitive bidding.
City spends $44,238 on two vans for Transportation Department operations. Routine fleet purchase on consent agenda.