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council Birmingham · Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
69
41 consent · 28 regular
Votes
8
minutes text
Total dollars
$2.2M
23 items with amounts
Roll call

Votes (8)

passed #4790 official minutes · high
Re: #58. P ITEM 21. An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, upon receipt of payment in the amount of $2,270.90, to execute a Quit C… structured fact · 90%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #4791 official minutes · high
Re: #58. P ITEM 21. An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, upon receipt of payment in the amount of $2,270.90, to execute a Quit C… structured fact · 90%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #4793 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #4794 official minutes · high
Re: #3. ROLL CALL text similarity · 75%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #4795 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #4796 official minutes · high
Re: #3. ROLL CALL text similarity · 74%
7–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #4797 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
Business

Regular Agenda (28)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Reverend Dr. Edward O. Jackson, Pastor, Greater New Antioch Baptist Church
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Valerie Abbott
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: April 4 - September 19, 2017
· Item number:Item #45 Total cost: $36K

Medical Park Drive East resurfacing funded with $36,273

Road repairs on Medical Park Drive from Medical Plaza Drive to Edward Street. Improves street condition in the Medical Park area.

Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan Action type: Budget amendment Location: Medical Park Drive East, Medical Plaza Dr. to Edward
· Item number:Item #47 Total cost: $18K

Capital budget amendment: $18,100 reallocated from park projects

Council shifts capital funds between park and fire station projects. Citizens should know how public improvement money is being redistributed across competing priorities.

Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #48 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ Total cost: $37K

Police gets $37K state grant for drug trafficking task force

City receives federal funding to support drug enforcement operations targeting trafficking corridors. Grant supplements local police budget for FY 2018.

Counterparty: State of Alabama Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Funding source: State Grant Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #49 Total cost: $188K

$301K disaster recovery grant reallocated for administration and street work

Federal disaster recovery funds originally earmarked for recovery work are being redistributed—$113K for administration and $188K for street repairs. Shift in how federal grant money is spent affects timeline and scope of recovery projects.

Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #50 Total cost: $16K

$15,802 redirected to Cooper Green Park from District 7

Funds shift from district priority initiatives to park maintenance and recreation services. Affects how District 7 neighborhood improvement dollars are spent.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #52 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City partners with USGS for water resources monitoring

USGS will help the city track and maintain water quality and availability for Birmingham's water systems at no cost to the city through federal funding.

Counterparty: U.S. Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #53 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $27K

ZOLL software maintenance: $26,637 annual contract approved

City commits $26,637 to maintain emergency dispatch software serving police and fire response. Critical for 911 system reliability.

Counterparty: ZOLL Data System, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #54 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to amend Battle Miller Construction contract

Council is correcting a 2017 resolution with faulty language and approving a contract amendment with Battle Miller Construction. Details on the project scope and cost impact are not provided.

Counterparty: Battle Miller Construction Corporation, Hoover, Ala Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
· Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

347 blighted properties declared public nuisance for dangerous weeds

City declares 347 properties with noxious weeds a public nuisance and posts notice—first step toward forced cleanup or demolition. Affects neighborhood blight and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
· Item number:Item #58 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: $2K

City sells Lot 0008 to Elizabeth W. McElroy for $2,270.90

City transfers ownership of a municipal parcel to settle a property claim. The sale price of $2,270.90 suggests a small or tax-delinquent lot moving back to private ownership.

Counterparty: Elizabeth W. McElroy, Administrator of the Estate of William Brill Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #59 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $1.0M

City buys $1M workers' comp insurance from Midwest Employers

Protects city employees and taxpayers if workplace injuries occur. The $1M threshold is standard risk management for a municipal employer.

Counterparty: Midwest Employers Casualty Company Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #61 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Nondiscrimination ordinance prohibits bias in city services

Birmingham residents gain legal protection against discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability in public accommodations and city employment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #62 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Nondiscrimination rules added to all city contracts

City contracts must now include explicit nondiscrimination protections, strengthening civil-rights safeguards for vendors and workers. This expands fair-dealing rules across all municipal spending.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #63 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Nondiscrimination rules added to all city contracts

City contracts must now include explicit nondiscrimination protections, strengthening civil-rights safeguards for vendors and workers. This expands fair-dealing rules across all municipal spending.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #64 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Council appoints 2 directors to Land Bank Authority

Land Bank directors oversee acquisition and disposition of blighted and tax-delinquent properties. These appointments shape how the city tackles neighborhood blight recovery.

Counterparty: Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Appointment board
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR Manufacturing Day Proclamation United Way True Fund Financial Organization My Brother's Keeper - Night Ball Basketball League Sept. 28, 2017 8:00 pm at Crossplex Collecting Items for Victims Puerto Rica and Mexico at the Bout
· Item number:Item #67 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency AC pump repair approved for Police HQ

Police Administration building's air conditioning is down; emergency repair keeps staff and operations functional during Birmingham summer heat.

Counterparty: Purchasing Agent Funding source: Unknown Action type: Emergency procurement Location: 1710 1st Avenue North, Birmingham
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC George Matthews - Birmingham Stock Exchange Deborah Witt - Vacant Housing/Community Economic Development Kassandra Watkins - Mental Health for Children & Families Shawndrika Cook - Mental Health for Children & families E. Philemon H
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
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Consent Agenda (41)

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

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