Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #7 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: costs become property liens

City will clean up overgrown properties and charge owners through liens; failure to pay adds debt to property records.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #9 $ Total cost: $80K

$80K transferred from Ensley development fund

Redirects donations meant for Ensley/Village Creek Tuxedo Park development to another city purpose. Impact on the original neighborhood project unclear.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Benevate software contract amended

Changes to the city's agreement with Benevate, Inc. (Neighborly Software) — details not fully disclosed in this agenda excerpt.

👥 Counterparty: Benevate, Inc. d/b/a Neighborly Software 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment

· Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves project agreement with Brasfield & Gorrie

Brasfield & Gorrie will develop, construct, and equip a project for the city. The full scope and location are not specified in the agenda materials provided.

👥 Counterparty: BRASFIELD & GORRIE, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

Mayor authorized to reassign Trendway Corporation state agreement MA240000004688

City is reassigning a state procurement agreement with Trendway Corporation; exact goods/services and cost are unclear from the title.

👥 Counterparty: Trendway Corporation 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City donates surplus firefighting gear to Empire FD

Empire Fire Department gains equipment needed for emergency response; Birmingham clears storage of surplus materials at no cost.

👥 Counterparty: Empire Fire Department 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Non-binding Shades Mountain partnership with Hoover

Birmingham and Hoover coordinate on Shades Mountain stewardship; exact scope unclear from truncated description.

👥 Counterparty: Friends of Shades Mountain and the City of Hoover 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City upgrades Cisco networking equipment via PC Connection

Replaces outdated networking components to improve city IT infrastructure reliability and security.

👥 Counterparty: PC Connection Sales Corporation d/b/a Connection 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City releases reversionary interest with Jefferson County

Removes Jefferson County's restrictive covenant and reversionary rights, clearing the path for the city to redevelop or dispose of the property freely. Property restrictions tied to county agreements often prevent reinvestment in blighted or underutilized land.

👥 Counterparty: Jefferson County, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City amends Ruffner Mountain agreement with Greenways Foundation

First amendment to city partnership with Jefferson County Greenways Foundation on Ruffner Mountain management. Details of the amendment not disclosed in public notice.

👥 Counterparty: Jefferson County Greenways Foundation 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to apply for, accept federal Justice Assistance Grant

Enables Birmingham to pursue competitive federal funding (Edward Byrne Memorial JAG) for law enforcement and justice programs. Grant amount and eligible uses not yet determined.

👥 Counterparty: Bureau of Justice Assistance 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

Unsafe building at 300 4th Ave. South ordered demolished

Removes a blighted, unsafe structure from the neighborhood. Demolition clears the property toward redevelopment or stabilization of the block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 300 4th Avenue South, Birmingham 35205

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3509 1st St N

Unsafe structure at 3509 1st Street North will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3509 1st Street North, Birmingham 35061

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

Unsafe building at 233 86th Place South ordered demolished

City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in the 35206 zip code, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 233 86th Place South, Birmingham 35206

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 410 72nd St N

Blighted building at 410 72nd Street North will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and eyesore from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 410 72nd Street North, Birmingham 35206

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

Unsafe building at 2400 30th Street West ordered demolished

City orders demolition of a property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2400 30th Street West, Birmingham 35208

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2404 30th St W

Unsafe structure at 2404 30th Street West will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2404 30th Street West, Birmingham 35208

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

Blighted house at 2408 30th Street West ordered demolished

City will tear down an unsafe, abandoned property in the area. Removes a public nuisance and clears the site for potential redevelopment or land recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2408 30th Street West, Birmingham 35208

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

Council declares 2416 30th St unsafe, orders demolition

Unsafe building at 2416 30th Street West will be demolished, removing a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2416 30th Street West, Birmingham 35208

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

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1628 Woodland Ave

Unsafe structure at 1628 Woodland Avenue will be demolished, removing a blighted property and public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1628 Woodland Avenue, Birmingham 35211

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

City demolishes blighted building at 1848 Woodland Ave S.W.

Unsafe structure removed from neighborhood; clears path for blight remediation and potential redevelopment at this South Birmingham address.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1848 Woodland Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35211

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

Building at 1909 St. Charles Ave. ordered demolished

Unsafe building at 1909 St. Charles Avenue S.W. will be demolished. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1909 St. Charles Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35211

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2423 31st St

Condemned structure removed from neighborhood. Demolition clears blight and reduces public safety hazards on this block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2423 31st Street, Birmingham 35208

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

Unsafe building at 2520 29th Ave. North ordered demolished

Blighted property marked unsafe will be removed, clearing blight from the neighborhood and reducing public safety risks.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2520 29th Avenue North, Birmingham 35207

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 5113 5th Ave S

Unsafe structure at 5113 5th Avenue South will be demolished, removing a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5113 5th Avenue South, Birmingham 35212

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

Unsafe building at 409 Lance Lane ordered demolished

Blighted structure removed from neighborhood; clears path for land recovery and reduces public safety risk in area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 409 Lance Lane, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 612 63rd St unsafe; orders demolition

Unsafe building at 612 63rd Street South will be torn down, removing a public nuisance and health hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 612 63rd Street South, Birmingham 35212

· Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 579 63rd Street South approved for demolition

City removes blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Clearing condemned buildings can improve neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 579 63rd Street South, Birmingham 35212

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: unsafe building at 4513 8th Avenue

Property at 4513 8th Avenue will be demolished as unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing a blighted site from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4513 8th Avenue, Birmingham 35224

· Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2415 Avenue D

Unsafe structure at 2415 Avenue D will be demolished, removing a public nuisance from the neighborhood and clearing the path for site recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2415 Avenue D, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2419 Avenue D

Property at 2419 Avenue D will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2419 Avenue D, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 825 79th Place South

Removal of blighted property clears a public safety hazard from the neighborhood and opens the parcel for potential redevelopment or community use.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 825 79th Place South, Birmingham 35206

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

Unsafe house at 524 68th St. North approved for demolition

Blighted property at 524 68th Street North will be demolished, removing a hazard from the neighborhood and clearing the lot for redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 524 68th Street, North, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes blighted property at 301 68th Place North

Unsafe building deemed a public nuisance will be torn down, reducing blight and safety risk in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 301 68th Place North, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 2137 Dawson Ave unsafe; demolition authorized

Unsafe building at 2137 Dawson Avenue S.W. will be demolished, removing a public hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2137 Dawson Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35211

· Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 213-66th Place North

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and scheduled for demolition. Removal clears blight and improves neighborhood safety on 66th Place North.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 213 - 66th Place North, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 2812 32nd Place S.W.

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance will be removed, improving neighborhood safety and blight on this S.W. Birmingham block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2812 - 32nd Place S.W., Birmingham 35221

· Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 3241 Cedar Ave SW

Unsafe building at 3241 Cedar Avenue will be demolished, removing a public safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3241 Cedar Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35221

· Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 3224 Cedar Ave. approved for demolition

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and ordered demolished, removing a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3224 Cedar Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35221

· Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 313 72nd St N

Unsafe structure in your neighborhood will be removed, clearing the property and reducing blight and public safety risks.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 313 72nd Street North, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 225 68th Place North ordered demolished

Blighted structure deemed unsafe will be removed, improving neighborhood safety and clearing the parcel for potential redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 225 68th Place North, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 4205 Inglenook set for demolition

Blighted structure cleared from neighborhood; removes public hazard and opens path for property recovery or redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4205 Inglenook Street, Birmingham 35217

· Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2036 26th St. W ordered demolished

City removes condemned structure deemed unsafe and public nuisance from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2036 26th Street West, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition: Unsafe building at 3709 Mineral Ave S.W.

City declares the building a public nuisance and unsafe, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3709 Mineral Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35221

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

3712 Rutledge Ave condemned; building demolished

Unsafe building at 3712 Rutledge Avenue is demolished and removed from neighborhood; clears blight and safety hazard from residential area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3712 Rutledge Avenue, Birmingham 35221

· Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 3716 Rutledge Ave S.W.

Property declared a public nuisance and unsafe; demolition will remove blight from the neighborhood and eliminate a safety hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3716 Rutledge Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35221

· Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 6507 4th Ave. North ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition. Removal reduces blight and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6507 4th Avenue North, Birmingham 35206

· Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 223 Avenue H

Unsafe structure at 223 Avenue H will be torn down, removing a public hazard and blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 223 Avenue H, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 812 Washington Ave S.W.

Building at 812 Washington Ave S.W. is declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will proceed. Removes a blighted structure and health hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 812 Washington Avenue S.W., Birmingham 35211

· Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 2624 Bush Boulevard ordered demolished

Blighted structure at 2624 Bush Boulevard will be removed, clearing a public nuisance and freeing the parcel for potential redevelopment or community use.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2624 Bush Boulevard, Birmingham 35208

· Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 2708 24th St W

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will clear a blighted property in the neighborhood and remove a potential hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2708 24th Street West, Birmingham 35208

· Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 330 16th Court North

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and slated for removal. Eliminates neighborhood hazard and blight.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 330 16th Court North, Birmingham 35204

· Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

1720 19th Street ordered demolished as public nuisance

City will demolish an unsafe building at 1720 19th Street, removing a neighborhood hazard and clearing the lot for potential redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1720 19th Street, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building declared unsafe; 1625 18th Street ordered demolished

City removes a blighted building declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears blight from the neighborhood and eliminates a hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1625 18th Street, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 926 18th Street

Unsafe structure at 926 18th Street will be torn down, removing a public hazard and blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 926 18th Street, Birmingham 35218

· Item number:Item #63 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $379K

Legion Field: Sherrod Construction awarded $379K for restroom piping

Repairs to Legion Field's south end restrooms move forward as part of ongoing stadium renovation. Work is part of a larger multi-phase restoration project.

👥 Counterparty: Sherrod Construction Company, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Legion Field

· Item number:Item #64 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Records storage contract awarded to Access Information Management

City commits to one-year records management services with competitive bid process. Routine operational expense to maintain document storage infrastructure.

👥 Counterparty: Access Information Management, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #65 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards fire alarm monitoring contract to Johnson Controls

City facilities will get professional fire alarm repair and maintenance services. Contract covers troubleshooting, repairs, products, and ongoing support across municipal buildings.

👥 Counterparty: Johnson Controls Fire Protection, Boca Raton, Florida 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #66 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards document imaging contract to IBML

City purchases ongoing document scanning and digitization services at set unit rates. Improves record management across departments.

👥 Counterparty: Imaging Business Machines, LLC dba IBML, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #67 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards fuel contract to Mansfield Oil Company

City locks in prices for gasoline, E-85, and diesel fuel purchases over the contract period, affecting operational costs for police, fire, and sanitation vehicles.

👥 Counterparty: Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville, Gainesville, Georgia 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #68 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards chassis-and-cabs contract to National Auto Fleet Group

Birmingham locks in unit pricing for Class 4–8 vehicle chassis and cabs as needed. Competitive bid keeps fleet replacement costs predictable.

👥 Counterparty: 72 Hour LLC dba National Auto Fleet Group 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

Fire Department awards equipment contract to NAFECO

Fire crews get SCBA and protective gear needed for rescue operations. Competitive bidding ensures equipment meets safety standards at fair cost.

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

· Item number:Item #70 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards firefighter ladder equipment contract to US Fire Services

Fire department gets competitive pricing on essential equipment. Bid accepted for ladder gear purchased as needed over the contract term.

👥 Counterparty: US Fire Services, Newport, Rhode Island 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #71 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards fire hose & equipment contract to NAFECO

Fire Department gets competitive-bid pricing on hoses and appliances as needed. Keeps emergency equipment sourced through tested vendor at pre-set prices.

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

· Item number:Item #72 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Fire hose & appliances: 1-year contract awarded to Sunbelt Fire

City fire department secures emergency response equipment through competitive bidding. Ensures reliable supply of hoses and appliances needed for firefighting operations.

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

· Item number:Item #73 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards fire hose & equipment contract to US Fire Services

City secures competitive supply of fire hoses and equipment needed by the Fire Department. Improves emergency response readiness.

👥 Counterparty: US Fire Services, Newport, Rhode Island 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #74 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Street dedication marker honors Alpha Kappa Alpha 100th anniversary

City will erect a permanent street marker commemorating the Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's centennial. Recognizes the organization's 100 years of community service and civic leadership.

👥 Counterparty: Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Proclamation

· Item number:Item #75 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $29K

Council approves $29.5K office furniture purchase from Affordable Interior Syste

City spending from general fund on office furniture. No-bid procurement at unit prices on file with purchasing office.

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

· Item number:Item #76 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $11K

City approves $11,311 office furniture purchase from Affordable Interior Systems

Routine spending from the general fund for office furniture. Citizens can track how city money is spent on routine operations and vendor contracts.

👥 Counterparty: Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #77 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $6K

Council awards $5,525 to 9to5 Seating for Fire Dept chairs

Fire Department gets eight new chairs to replace worn equipment, improving workplace conditions for firefighters.

👥 Counterparty: 9to5 Seating, LLC. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #78 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $463

Police Dept: $464 utility cart purchase from ODP Business

Police Department gets new equipment; funded from general operating budget.

👥 Counterparty: ODP Business Solutions, LLC. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #79 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $439

Police Department gets office chair for $440

City spends $440 from general funds on office furniture for police operations.

👥 Counterparty: Strickland Paper Company, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #80 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves expense accounts for elected and appointed officials

Officials can now claim reimbursement for job-related expenses from the general fund. This covers costs like travel, meals, and supplies incurred while conducting city business.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #81 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Approval of employee expense reimbursements

City employees' submitted business expenses and travel costs are reviewed and reimbursed from the general fund. This routine approval ensures payroll and expense processing continues.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #82 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Approves advanced expense account for city employee

City authorizes an employee to spend from an advance account, likely for work-related travel or operational expenses. The actual dollar impact is unclear from this minimal description.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #83 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves expense reimbursements for employees

Employees receive reimbursement for work-related expenses they've advanced. This routine payroll item ensures staff aren't out of pocket for city business.

👥 Counterparty: city employees 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #84 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Fire hydrants installed on 5th Ave S.W. near Goldwire

Faster emergency response times for fires on 5th Avenue S.W.; improved water supply for firefighting in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 5th Avenue S.W., approximately 485' from Goldwire Street S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #87 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #92 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 3640 Pine Avenue

Removes a blighted property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3640 Pine Avenue, Birmingham 35221