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council Birmingham · Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
78
54 consent · 24 regular
Votes
9
minutes text
Total dollars
$729,718
13 items with amounts
Roll call

Votes (9)

passed #4240 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Hilliard · YEA Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
passed #4241 official minutes · high
Re: #16. CONSENT(ph) ITEM 10. A Resolution relative to the application of Slice LLC for a Special Events Retail License 140 to be… item number · 70%
7–0
Hilliard · YEA Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
passed #4242 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
4–2
Hilliard · YEA Parker · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA Hoyt · NAY O’Quinn · NAY
passed #4243 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
4–2
Hilliard · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA Hoyt · NAY Parker · NAY
passed #4244 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Hilliard · YEA Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
passed #4245 official minutes · high
Re: #73. CONSENT ITEM 20. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Oak Hill Memorial Association to provi… structured fact · 80%
5–0
Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
passed #4246 official minutes · high
Re: #73. CONSENT ITEM 20. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Oak Hill Memorial Association to provi… structured fact · 80%
5–0
Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
passed #4247 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Hilliard · YEA Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Scales · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
passed #4248 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Hilliard · YEA Hoyt · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Parker · YEA Scales · YEA Williams · YEA Abbott · YEA
Business

Regular Agenda (24)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Reverend Bernard Stephens, Pastor, Mt. Mineral Missionary Baptist Church, Norwood
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Steven W. Hoyt
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: May 22 and 29, 2018
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: June 5 – August 21, 2018
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
· Item number:Item #60 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $50K

City accepts $50K donation from Johnson Bros./Oscar Renda JV

Private contractors donate $50,000 to the city for unspecified public benefit. Citizens deserve transparency about the purpose and any business relationships involved.

Counterparty: Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company & Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. Joint Venture Funding source: Private Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #61 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Regions Field financing documents approved with PACE Board and Bank of New York

Council approves financing documents for Regions Field, the city's sports and entertainment venue. Details on long-term costs and management structure unavailable in summary.

Counterparty: The Public Athletic, Cultural and Entertainment Facilities Board of the City of Birmingham (PACE Board), The Bank of New York Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #62 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Land Bank Authority director appointment fills vacant board seat

A new director joins the Land Bank's leadership. The Land Bank acquires and rehabilitates abandoned properties across Birmingham neighborhoods.

Counterparty: Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Appointment board
Procedural: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
· Item number:Item #65 Total cost: undisclosed

Zoning change: QC-2 district boundaries redefined

Zoning boundary changes can affect which commercial properties are eligible for specific development rules and incentives. Details on affected parcels and neighborhoods are needed to assess local impact.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Zoning
· Item number:Item #66 Total cost: undisclosed

Zoning change: QC-2 district boundaries redefined

Zoning boundary changes can affect which commercial properties are eligible for specific development rules and incentives. Details on affected parcels and neighborhoods are needed to assess local impact.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Zoning
· Item number:Item #67 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City waives subdivision fee for SUB2017-00077 citing economic benefit

A development project avoids paying a subdivision fee because the city expects it to boost economic activity. Citizens should know when projects get fee waivers and on what grounds.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #68 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City waives subdivision fee for SUB2017-00077 citing economic benefit

A development project avoids paying a subdivision fee because the city expects it to boost economic activity. Citizens should know when projects get fee waivers and on what grounds.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #69 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Vacation fee waived for development project SUB2017-00077

City waives a fee for a development project expected to generate economic growth in Birmingham. Details on the project's scope and location are limited in the public record.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #70 Total cost: undisclosed

City vacates 9,027 sq ft of 4th Street West for BNSF Railway

An unopened street segment near Finley Boulevard will be removed from public right-of-way and transferred to BNSF Railway Company. This closes a narrow corridor that has not served as a public thoroughfare.

Counterparty: BNSF Railway Company, a Delaware Corporation Funding source: Unknown Action type: Right-of-way easement Location: 4th Street West (perpendicular to Finley Boulevard and BNSF railroad)
· Item number:Item #71 Total cost: undisclosed

City closes 23rd Street North segment (4.13 acres)

Street vacation removes public right-of-way and allows the land to be developed or transferred to private use. Changes access and traffic patterns for residents in the area near Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Right-of-way easement Location: 23rd Street North (parallel to and between 22nd Street North and 24th Street North and perpendicular to and between Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North and 12th Avenue North)
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
· Item number:Item #74 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City strikes tax deal with Airbnb for rental lodging tax collection

Airbnb will now collect and send lodging taxes owed to the city on short-term rentals. Makes tax compliance easier for the city and platforms while ensuring tourism revenue reaches municipal services.

Counterparty: Airbnb, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Consent calendar

Consent Agenda (54)

Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.

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