Regular City Council Meeting

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

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #12 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Vaziri & Sons gets off-premise beer, wine license for Vineyard Food Market

Vineyard Food Market (1623 2nd Ave N, Suite C) is approved to sell beer and wine off-premises. This allows the business to stock alcoholic beverages for customer purchase.

👥 Counterparty: Vaziri & Sons LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 1623 - 2nd Avenue North Suite C, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #13 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license granted: Ace's lounge at 9500 Parkway East

New Class I retail liquor license for a lounge on Parkway East. Allows alcohol sales at the location pending final approval.

👥 Counterparty: Marcus Jefferson and Rashaun Nunnally 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 9500 Parkway East, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #14 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license: Spiral Lounge, 230 8th Ave West

Annie M. Williams seeks approval to operate a lounge serving liquor at 230 8th Avenue West. New alcohol licenses affect neighborhood character and safety.

👥 Counterparty: Annie M. Williams 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 230 - 8th Avenue West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #15 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Cayo Coco LLC seeks restaurant liquor license at 1st Avenue North

City Council will decide whether to grant a liquor license to Cayo Coco LLC for its restaurant at 2015 1st Avenue North Unit 1A. Council will hear from interested residents and parties before voting.

👥 Counterparty: Cayo Coco LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 2015 - 1st Avenue North Unit 1A, Birmingham

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

Yarbrough Festival Foodservice gets license for Magic City Brewfest

Yarbrough Festival Foodservice authorized to operate food vendors at the Magic City Brewfest on August 10–11 at Avondale Park, supporting summer events in Birmingham.

👥 Counterparty: Yarbrough Festival Foodservice, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Avondale Park and Baseball Field, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Theodore Events Inc. granted retail liquor license at 3211 2nd Ave S

The Theodore venue receives approval to serve alcohol for events and dining. License type and location matter to neighbors watching neighborhood commercial activity.

👥 Counterparty: Theodore Events, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 3211 - 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens: costs assessed to blighted properties

City clears overgrown weeds from neglected parcels and bills property owners for the cost, which becomes a lien on the property. Specific addresses and amounts will be heard during this meeting.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from neighborhoods. Costs of removal are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

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

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to 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.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Inoperable vehicle abatement; removal costs assessed to owner

City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from streets and properties; costs are billed to the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #22 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to remove inoperable vehicles as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are declared public nuisances and will be removed; the cost gets charged to the vehicle owner. This clears blight from neighborhoods and improves community appearance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City removes inoperable vehicle; owner pays removal costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and reduce property values. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for the cost.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Other

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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abatement of abandoned vehicles clears neighborhood blight and improves street safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are removed from neighborhoods and costs charged to the registered owner. Keeps streets safer and cleaner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicle from neighborhood; removal costs billed to the vehicle's registered owner instead of taxpayers.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Inoperable vehicle removed; costs billed to owner

City removes an abandoned or broken-down vehicle from residential or commercial property and charges the registered owner for removal costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicles that create safety and blight hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are recovered from the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

Abandoned or broken-down cars in neighborhoods create safety hazards and blight. City removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

· Item number:Item #30 $ Total cost: $3K

Budget amendment: Transfer $2,847 from North Birmingham funds

City shifts $2,847 in capital improvement funds between budget categories. Routine reallocation affecting fiscal year 2018 operations.

🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #31 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $21K

Fire Department receives $20,808 grant for vehicle purchase

Birmingham Fire Department gets new equipment funding through Community Foundation grant, strengthening emergency response capacity.

👥 Counterparty: Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (CFGB) 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #32 $ Total cost: $200K

City receives $200K NEA grant for Sloss Furnaces

Federal funding supports ongoing operations and programming at the historic Sloss Furnaces site, a key cultural and tourism asset in Birmingham.

👥 Counterparty: National Endowment for the Arts 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #33 $ Total cost: $72K

Budget amendment: $72K shifted from HVAC repairs to capital fund

Public Works HVAC maintenance budget cut by $72,000, redirected to Fund 102 capital projects. May affect building repair timelines.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #34 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $160K

Budget amendment: $160K moved from Police equipment to Fund 102

City is redirecting $160,000 from police capital equipment spending to another fund. Affects how resources are allocated within the police budget.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #35 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Bailey's Corner gets right-of-way permit for monitoring wells on 1300 block

Property owner gains permission to install two monitoring wells in the public right of way on 1300 block of 1st Street. Private use of city-owned street space requires council approval.

👥 Counterparty: Bailey's Corner, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Right-of-way easement 📍 Location: 1300 block of 1

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City enters agreement with Community Affairs Committee, Inc.

This agreement establishes a formal partnership under state constitutional authority. Details of the services and commitments are unclear from the agenda text, but residents deserve visibility into who the city contracts with and what roles they play in local governance.

👥 Counterparty: Community Affairs Committee, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #37 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor amends 2018 agreement with Birmingham Urban League

Council is modifying a 2018 partnership agreement with Birmingham Urban League, an established community organization. Amendment details are not yet public; citizens should know what changed and whether it affects the city's commitment to this partner.

👥 Counterparty: City of Birmingham and Birmingham Urban League, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment

· Item number:Item #38 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $21K

City applies for $20,808 grant from Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Grant funds will support city programs or initiatives. Specific use of the grant money is not detailed in the item.

👥 Counterparty: Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (CFGB) 🏛 Funding source: Sponsorship 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #39 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $500

Council approves $500 agreement with Pneuma Gallery, Inc.

City enters a contract with Pneuma Gallery, Inc. for unspecified services, spending $500 from public funds.

👥 Counterparty: Pneuma Gallery, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #40 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $239

Corrects $239.85 LED solar lights purchase authorization

The city is fixing an error in a prior spending decision; the dollar amount was stated wrong. This amendment ensures the budget records match the actual cost for LED solar lights.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #41 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $12K

City assesses $12,221 sales tax against Apple Dumpling Bar

The Apple Dumpling Bar LLC owes unpaid sales taxes to the city. This assessment formalizes the city's claim and allows it to collect the debt.

👥 Counterparty: The Apple Dumpling Bar LLC and Mary M. Collins 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $17K

City assesses $16,534.63 sales tax against Birmingham Auto Mart

Birmingham Auto Mart and its operator owe back sales taxes. This assessment creates a public record of tax liability and collection responsibility.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Auto Mart LLC and Amir I Abdelrahman 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #43 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $64K

City assesses $63,654 sales tax against Heatpizzabar Lakeview

Business holds debt to city for uncollected or unremitted sales tax. Assessment documents the liability and establishes collection basis.

👥 Counterparty: Heatpizzabar Lakeview LLC and Bernardo Targett 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Lakeview

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

City demolishes unsafe building at 3405 Avenue E

Condemned structure declared a public nuisance will be torn down. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3405 Avenue E, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 501 34th St, Ensley declared for demolition

Property identified as unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, clearing a blighted structure from the Ensley neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 501 - 34th Street Ensley aka 3405 Avenue E, Birmingham

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

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 500-35th Street, Ensley

Condemned building at 500-35th Street will be demolished. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and clears the path for redevelopment or community use.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 500-35th Street, Ensley / 3405 Avenue E, Birmingham

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

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 225 Daniel Payne Drive

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, directing its demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 225 Daniel Payne Drive aka 4060 Church Street, Birmingham

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

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1301 17th Place S.W.

City removes a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Demolition clears the site for potential reuse or stabilization of the block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1301 - 17th Place S.W., Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1125 90th Street North

Removes a public hazard from the neighborhood. Unsafe or blighted structures often attract crime and lower property values for nearby residents.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1125 - 90th Street North, Birmingham

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

City to demolish unsafe building at 8702 2nd Avenue North

Unsafe or blighted buildings are removed from neighborhoods to reduce fire risk, stop illegal activity, and improve property values. This demolition clears one property from the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 8702 - 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #51 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards CRGP housing rehab contract to Diversified Industries

City commits to rehabilitating homes through the Community Revitalization and Greening Program. Contract covers two line items for one year of work.

👥 Counterparty: Diversified Industries, Homewood, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #52 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards housing rehab contract to Diversified Industries

City selects contractor for community development housing rehabilitation work through competitive bid. Contract covers one year of CRGP program activity.

👥 Counterparty: Diversified Industries, Homewood, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #53 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards CRGP housing rehab contract to Home Shield, Birmingham

Home Shield wins competitive bid to rehabilitate homes under the Community Revitalization Grant Program. The 1-year contract covers multiple line items, advancing neighborhood stabilization and property recovery.

👥 Counterparty: Home Shield, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #54 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards housing rehab contract to Home Shield

Home Shield wins competitive bid for community housing rehabilitation work. The 1-year contract covers seven line items of the CRGP program, directing funds to improve residential properties.

👥 Counterparty: Home Shield, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #55 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards housing rehab contract to Slate Industrial Solutions

Slate Industrial Solutions wins competitive bid to rehabilitate homes under the Community Revitalization and Growth Program. Contract covers multiple line items to improve housing stock.

👥 Counterparty: Slate Industrial Solutions, Montgomery, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #56 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards housing rehab contract to Slate Industrial Solutions

City selects contractor for CRGP housing rehabilitation work on nine properties. Improves conditions in neighborhoods targeted for housing recovery.

👥 Counterparty: Slate Industrial Solutions, Montgomery, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #57 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards CRGP housing rehabilitation contract to Southern Remodeling

City commits public funds to rehabilitate homes in the Community Development program. Contract covers one year of repairs and upgrades aimed at improving housing stability in Birmingham neighborhoods.

👥 Counterparty: Southern Remodeling, Adger, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #58 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards 3-year copier contract to SPR, Inc.

City commits to copier and support services for the next three years through competitive bidding. Routine office equipment decision on consent agenda.

👥 Counterparty: SPR, Inc., Guntersville, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #59 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $1K

Council approves $1,165 office furniture contract with 9 to 5 Seating

City Human Resources gets a one-year supply contract for office furniture. This is a routine vendor payment from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: D3, Inc., d/b/a 9 to 5 Seating 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #60 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City Clerk buys guest chairs from Indoff for $1,108

Routine office furniture purchase from general fund to equip the City Clerk Department.

👥 Counterparty: Indoff, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #61 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $396

City pays Indoff $396 for desk chairs

Routine HR department furniture purchase approved from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Indoff, Inc., Birmingham, AL 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #62 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

City approves $1,841 furniture purchase from Norstar Office Products

Routine office furniture spending from the general fund. One-year contract at set unit prices for city departments.

👥 Counterparty: Norstar Office Products 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #63 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $10K

City approves $10,414 office furniture contract with Norstar

City will spend $10,414 from general funds on office furniture over one year through a sole-source purchase agreement with Norstar Office Products.

👥 Counterparty: Norstar Office Products 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #64 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $5K

Office furniture contract: $5,180 to Mayline, 1 year

City commits general fund dollars to office furniture supply contract with Mayline for one year at unit prices set on file.

👥 Counterparty: Safco Products Company d/b/a Mayline 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #65 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $439

City pays Strickland Paper $439 for guest chairs

Routine purchase of office furniture for the City Clerk Department using public funds.

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

· Item number:Item #66 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $4K

City Attorney office buys guest chairs from Strickland Paper for $3,980

General fund spending on office furniture for the City Attorney's office. This routine purchase reflects public dollars allocated to workplace equipment.

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

· Item number:Item #67 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: $11K

City pays Access Mailing $10,766 for rezoning hearing notices

Sole-source contract to mail public hearing notices on zoning changes. Citizens receive direct notice of rezoning plans that may affect their neighborhoods.

👥 Counterparty: TRI Team, LLC d/b/a Access Mailing, Birmingham, AL 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Zoning

· Item number:Item #68 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $24K

City buys narcotics analyzer from Thermo Scientific for $24,258

Birmingham police gain a portable handheld device to test suspected drugs on-site, speeding investigations and reducing lab delays. Purchase uses a competitive national contract (U.S. Communities).

👥 Counterparty: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, Tewksbury, MA 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #69 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $65K

Finance Director approves four refunds totaling $65,364.60

City returns overpayments or erroneous charges to residents and vendors from the general fund.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #70 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $3K

City approves $2,818.53 travel expense for Deputy Administrator

Deputy Administrator Jeffery McDaniels traveled to Washington, DC for City Council business April 8–11, 2018. The city paid $2,818.53 in travel costs from general fund.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #71 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

City employees receive reimbursement for itemized work expenses from the general fund.

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

· Item number:Item #72 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves employee expense reimbursements

Routine reimbursement of city staff expenses — travel, meals, and other job-related costs from the general fund. Citizens can review who spent what on city business.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #73 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves advance payroll for employees

Employees receive scheduled advance payments from the general fund. This is routine payroll authorization.

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

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

Public hearing set on 3rd Avenue North vacation request

City will decide whether to vacate 17,440 square feet of unopened public right-of-way on 3rd Avenue North between Aviation and 65th Street. Affects Gelani Osman's property development ability and future neighborhood access.

👥 Counterparty: Gelani Osman 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Public hearing set 📍 Location: 3rd Avenue North between Aviation Avenue and 65th Street North 📅 Public hearing: August 7, 2018

· Item number:Item #75 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Fiber optic cable approved for 12th Street North subsurface

America's First Federal Credit Union will install fiber optic infrastructure in the city's right of way along 12th Street North, enhancing broadband access in the area.

👥 Counterparty: America's First Federal Credit Union 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Right-of-way easement 📍 Location: 12th Street, North

· Item number:Item #76 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $138K

City hires Birmingham Business Alliance for $138K services

City will spend $137,975 on a sole-source agreement with the Birmingham Business Alliance. The description is incomplete, so the exact services and resident impact are unclear.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #77 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves agreement with Police Athletic Teams for community engagement

Formalizes partnership between police and community through Police Athletic Teams, aimed at building trust and mutual understanding between law enforcement and residents.

👥 Counterparty: Police Athletic Teams (PAT) 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #78 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City hires Urban Impact, Inc. for economic development services

Urban Impact will assist the city with job growth and economic development initiatives. The sole-source agreement means the city is not competing bids.

👥 Counterparty: Urban Impact, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #79 $ Total cost: $54K

Budget amendment: $54,270 shifted to capital improvements

Council reallocates $54,270 from equipment spending to fund capital improvements in the general budget for fiscal year 2018.

🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #80 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $54K

City awards $54,270 emergency contract to Trinity Contractors

City committed emergency funds to Trinity Contractors (Trussville-based firm) without competitive bidding. No details provided on the specific work or timeline.

👥 Counterparty: Trinity Contractors, 561 Simmons Drive, Trussville, AL 35173 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #81 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #84 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license transfer: Dhana Laxmi takes over Tooties Package Store

Dhana Laxmi, Inc. will take over alcohol sales at Tooties Package Store on Green Springs Highway. Transfer requires city approval and a public hearing for objections.

👥 Counterparty: Dhana Laxmi, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 2112 Green Springs Highway Suite A, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #85 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license: Shindigs Catering at Whistling Table restaurant

Decision on whether Shindigs Catering can serve alcohol at the Whistling Table location on Clairmont Avenue. Liquor licenses shape neighborhood character and enforcement."

👥 Counterparty: Shindigs Catering LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 3916 Clairmont Avenue, Birmingham