Regular City Council Meeting

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

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #8 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Off-license transfer approved: SK Food Mart at Downtown Shell

SK Food Mart gains permission to sell beer and wine at the Downtown Shell station on 4th Avenue North. This expands alcohol sales availability in the downtown core.

👥 Counterparty: SK Food Mart LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 1100 - 4th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #9 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Beer and wine license transfer approved for Elmwood Shell

A2F LLC gains permission to sell beer and wine at the Elmwood Shell location on 6th Avenue S.W.

👥 Counterparty: A2F LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 345 - 6th Avenue S.W. Suite A, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #10 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license transfer approved for Elmwood Package Store

A2F LLC gains permission to operate a lounge-class liquor retail license at 345 6th Avenue S.W. Residents and neighbors had opportunity to comment on the transfer.

👥 Counterparty: A2F LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 345 - 6th Avenue S.W. Suite B, Birmingham

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

Valley Avenue LLC: Lounge liquor license transfer at Valley Spring Smoke & Spiri

Valley Avenue LLC seeks to transfer a Lounge Retail Liquor Class II License to Valley Spring Smoke & Spirit at 700 Valley Avenue Suite B. Public hearing scheduled for interested parties to comment on the application.

👥 Counterparty: Valley Avenue LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 700 Valley Avenue Suite B, Birmingham

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

Roof Concert gets special events license for May 19

Permits outdoor concert at 2700 block of 7th Avenue South. Check event details if you live or work nearby — may affect parking and traffic that day.

👥 Counterparty: The Roof Acquisition Company LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 2700 block of 7th Avenue South between 27th and 28th Streets South, Birmingham

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

City approves mobile food vendor permit for Bryant's Mobile Foods on 5th Avenue

Bryant Bullock's food truck gains permission to operate on 5th Avenue South between 18th and 17th Streets South, adding a vendor option to the downtown corridor.

👥 Counterparty: Bryant Bullock / Bryant's Mobile Foods 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 5th Avenue South between 18th Street South and 17th Street South

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

Airport shuttle license revoked: Bessemer Transport failed insurance filing

Bessemer Transport and Shuttle loses its operating permit for Birmingham airport shuttles after failing to maintain required liability insurance. Service interruption may affect travelers using airport shuttle options.

👥 Counterparty: Bessemer Transport and Shuttle, Bessemer, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover cleanup costs. Neglected lots become safety hazards and drag down neighborhood conditions.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face added costs if their land is declared blighted under the city's weed-abatement program. Assessment details will be presented at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face fees to cover city costs for clearing dangerous weeds; assessment authority dates to 2015 council action.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: City assesses costs against blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for weed removal on their lots, based on city work already completed. Unpaid assessments can lead to liens or tax consequences.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City charges property owners for removal of noxious weeds declared a public nuisance in 2017. Owners who fail to clear weeds face liens and potential foreclosure.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face costs for city-ordered removal of noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected lots. Assessment details (affected parcels and amounts) not provided in this summary.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for weed-removal costs the city incurred on their blighted land. Unpaid assessments may lead to tax liens or foreclosure.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face assessments to cover city weed-clearing costs on their neglected land. This is a enforcement mechanism tied to Resolution 2249-17 from 2017.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels in their area. Assessments fund required cleanup under a 2014 council order.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds may face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Assessment details and affected parcels will be heard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face special assessments to recover abatement costs for clearing noxious weeds on their land. This enforces city blight-control standards established in 2016.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessment charges to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. If unpaid, the charges can become tax liens against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City assesses weed-abatement costs against properties

Property owners may face bills for the city's cost to clear weeds from their land. If your property is on the list, you'll owe the assessed amount.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City will charge property owners for costs to clear noxious weeds on their land. Property owners must pay the assessed amounts or face liens.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover abatement costs. This enforces the city's blight-reduction standards and may affect property taxes for affected parcels.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover abatement costs. Owners may receive a bill to pay for weed removal if their property is declared a nuisance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment for blighted properties

City enforces weed-abatement orders on neglected parcels and bills property owners for cleanup costs. Affected owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be assessed cleanup costs. The assessment enforces the city's 2017 blight ordinance and recovers abatement expenses from responsible parties.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners may face special assessment bills for weed removal on their land or neighboring parcels declared noxious or dangerous. Assessment amounts and affected addresses will be detailed at the public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: Special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds may face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs, adding to tax bills or liens on real estate.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment: weed abatement liens on blighted properties

Property owners will face liens and costs for city-ordered weed removal on blighted parcels. Details of affected properties and assessment amounts are not provided in the summary.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #36 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $17K

City approves $17K sole-source contract with Urban Ministry, Inc.

City commits $17,000 to Urban Ministry for goods or services (full scope unclear from truncated agenda text). Citizens should see who received city funds and for what purpose.

👥 Counterparty: Urban Ministry, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7504 2nd Ave N

City finds the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, triggering demolition to clear blight and improve neighborhood safety. Property will be removed and site readied for recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7504 - 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 1133 3rd Avenue West ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its demolition to remove blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1133 - 3rd Avenue West, Birmingham

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

City declares 856 44th St. North unsafe; demolition approved

Building at 856 44th Street North will be demolished after city determination it is unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 856 - 44th Street North, Birmingham

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

City condemns unsafe building at 856 44th St. N; demolition ordered

Building at 856 44th Street North declared a public nuisance and safety hazard. City will demolish the structure.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 856 - 44th Street North (Rear), Birmingham

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

Council declares 821 45th Place North unsafe; orders demolition

City will demolish a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 821 - 45th Place North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 912 44th Street North

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 912 - 44th Street North, Birmingham

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

City declares 505 68th Street North unsafe; building to be demolished

The building has been deemed a public nuisance and unsafe. Demolition will remove a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 505 - 68th Street North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 417–68th Street North ordered demolished

Property condemned and will be removed from the neighborhood. Addresses blight and public safety hazard at this location.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 417 - 68th Street North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 130 69th Place North

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition clears blight and reduces neighborhood hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 130 - 69th Place North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 416-68th St. North ordered demolished

The city will demolish an unsafe structure deemed a public nuisance. Removal clears blight and improves safety for neighbors in the area.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 416 - 68th Street North, Birmingham

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

Council declares building at 6825 5th Terrace unsafe, orders demolition

The city will remove a blighted building from the North Birmingham neighborhood. Demolition clears the property for potential redevelopment and removes a safety hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6825 - 5th Terrace North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 125 66th Pl. N. ordered demolished

Property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; city will remove the blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 125 - 66th Place North, Birmingham

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

City authorizes demolition of unsafe building at 6707 5th Avenue North

Blighted or unsafe structure will be removed from neighborhood. Demolition clears the property for potential redevelopment or land recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6707 - 5th Avenue North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 6701 5th Ave North ordered demolished

City marks this blighted property for removal to address public safety and nuisance conditions in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6701 - 5th Avenue North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 6620 4th Court North

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6620 - 4th Court North, Birmingham

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

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 224 66th Pl N

Unsafe structure at 224 66th Place North flagged for removal to reduce blight and neighborhood hazards. Building officially designated a public nuisance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 224 - 66th Place North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 224–66th Place North

Unsafe structure in your neighborhood will be removed, reducing blight and public safety hazards on that block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 224 - 66th Place North (Rear), Birmingham

· Item number:Item #54 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $208K

City awards $208K bridge repair contract to Gillespie Construction

Greensprings Avenue Bridge repair moves forward after competitive bidding. Project completion will restore safer access on this route.

👥 Counterparty: Gillespie Construction, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Greensprings Avenue

· Item number:Item #55 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $187K

City awards $187K tree removal contract to Gillespie Construction

Gillespie Construction will remove hazardous trees from Birmingham's bridge structures as part of maintenance work. The lowest qualifying bid ensures cost-effective use of public funds.

👥 Counterparty: Gillespie Construction, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

Weed abatement amended for 2712 24th Street W

City clears blighted property of dangerous overgrowth; neighbors see hazard removal completed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 2712 24th Street W 35208

· Item number:Item #57 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $15K

Fire Department gets $14,800 for rescue ventilation fans

Fire Department purchases positive pressure vent fans used in emergency rescue operations. Equipment supports firefighter safety during response incidents.

👥 Counterparty: Advance Rescue Solutions, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #58 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

City reimburses administrative assistant $1,940 for expenses

Administrative expense reimbursement for Mayor's Office staff travel. Routine processing of documented business expenses from general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Daniel Deriso 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #59 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves itemized expense accounts for city employees

City employees' travel, meals, and other reimbursable expenses are reviewed and approved. Transparency into how public funds are spent on employee operations.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City approves advanced expense reimbursements for employees

This allows city employees to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket work expenses they've already paid. Ensures staff can recover legitimate business costs without delay.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

278 blighted properties declared public nuisance; weed removal ordered

City targets 278 overgrown lots across Birmingham as nuisances. Properties will be posted with notice; owners face forced cleanup or city abatement.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #64 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA