Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #6 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #7 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens authorized on blighted properties

City clears overgrown properties and bills owners; liens protect city's cost recovery from future sales.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face bills for weed removal on their lots. The city declares parcels dangerous and recovers cleanup costs through special assessment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on properties

Property owners may face special assessments to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land, a practice established under city code to maintain neighborhood safety and appearance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment against blighted properties

City assesses property owners for cost of clearing noxious weeds from neglected parcels. Property owners will receive a bill for abatement work performed under city authorization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City assesses property owner costs

City clears overgrown lots deemed dangerous and bills owners for the cleanup. Property owners should know if their address is affected and how much they owe.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Properties targeted for overgrown weeds will be assessed to cover cleanup costs; owners can contest the charges at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

City recovers costs of clearing noxious weeds from property owners under the 2012 blight ordinance. Property owners will receive bills for cleanup expenses.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on noxious properties

City is levying special assessments against property owners for weed removal ordered under a 2012 resolution. Property owners will receive bills tied to abatement costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to remove noxious weeds from their land. Failure to pay the assessment may result in tax liens or foreclosure.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessments levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

City is collecting past-due cleanup costs from property owners with dangerous weeds. Property owners may owe back payments if their land was declared noxious or dangerous.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City charges property owners for removing noxious weeds on their land; costs are assessed as special taxes. Residents with overgrown parcels may owe additional fees.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face charges to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land under a city abatement program. The specific properties and amounts are listed in the full resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

City collects costs to clear dangerous weeds from neglected properties; owners may face liens if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will face special tax assessments to cover weed-removal costs on blighted parcels. This enforces the city's 2013 blight-abatement order and shifts cleanup costs to owners of neglected land.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City assesses weed-abatement costs against blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to clear noxious weeds from their land, as declared blighted in 2014. Owners who don't pay face potential tax liens.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement special assessments approved for blighted properties

City imposes costs on property owners for clearing noxious weeds from vacant or neglected parcels. Owners may face liens or tax consequences if assessments go unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment: weed abatement charges assessed to property owners

Property owners may face new charges on their tax bills to cover the cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. Check if your address is affected.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City is collecting costs from property owners for clearing noxious weeds from their blighted lots, following 2015 abatement declaration. Property owners will receive notice of the assessment due.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment: weeds declared abatable under 2012 resolution

Property owners may owe special assessments for weed abatement costs on their land if declared noxious or dangerous under city ordinance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City assesses weed-abatement costs against property owners

Property owners may owe special assessments to cover the city's cost of clearing blighted weeds from their land. Check your mail if your property was cited for noxious weeds.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners facing liens for city cleanup of overgrown lots. Owners can challenge assessments at a public hearing before costs are finalized.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

City levies cleanup costs against property owners for failing to remove noxious weeds. Property owners will receive bills for abatement work performed under a 2014 council order.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face fees tied to city weed-abatement costs if they don't clear noxious weeds. This enforces blight-reduction standards under a 2015 council rule.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will owe special assessments to cover the city's cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. This follows a 2016 declaration and allows the city to recover cleanup expenses.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face bills to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. This enforces a 2015 ordinance targeting blight in residential neighborhoods.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown or dangerous weeds face a special tax bill to cover abatement costs. Unpaid assessments may become liens on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment set for blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face a special city assessment to cover abatement costs. The city clears weeds on abandoned or neglected land, then bills the owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. This enforces long-standing city standards for property maintenance and neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: Special assessment against blighted properties

City assigns cleanup costs to property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds under rules set in 2013. Assessment amounts and affected parcels depend on location.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement assessment set for properties citywide

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessment charges for city cleanup costs. Property owners can contest the assessment at the scheduled hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover city abatement costs. The assessment amount and affected properties are not listed in this agenda item.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed-abatement assessment bills issued for blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds declared noxious or dangerous will receive special assessment bills to cover city abatement costs. Non-payment may result in liens or foreclosure on the affected properties.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement special assessment confirmed

City is collecting costs for removing noxious weeds from residential or commercial properties. Property owners are charged directly for cleanup.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: City assesses special fees against blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Fees are added to property tax bills if owners don't clear their land.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment: property owners billed for weed abatement

Owners of blighted properties declared overgrown in 2015 will now receive bills to cover city weed-removal costs. Amounts and affected addresses not specified in this summary.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: City assesses property costs under 2015 resolution

Property owners will receive bills for weed removal the city performed on their land. Costs vary by parcel; assess bills and file disputes during public hearing if you received one.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessments: weed abatement liens on blighted properties

Property owners may face tax liens for noxious weed abatement costs on blighted parcels. The city collects these special assessments to recover cleanup expenses.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement special assessment against blighted properties

City places costs of clearing dangerous weeds on property owners; residents with liens or unpaid assessments may face enforcement action.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessment levied against blighted properties

Property owners face costs to clear dangerous weeds from their land, or liens may be placed if they don't comply. This enforces city health and safety standards on neglected parcels.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #46 $ Total cost: $14K

Traffic Engineering gets $14,307 for intelligent transport system

City commits miscellaneous funds to upgrade traffic technology that may improve commute flow and safety on city streets.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #47 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Municode contract: online and print city codes

City will pay Municipal Code Corporation to keep Birmingham's ordinances and regulations updated and accessible to residents and businesses online and in print.

👥 Counterparty: Municipal Code Corporation (Municode) 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #48 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council discretionary fund approved for various organizations

City Council directs unallocated general funds to community organizations deemed serving public purposes. Specific recipients and dollar amounts not disclosed in agenda item.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #49 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City settles Debra Craig lawsuit (CV 2016-900706)

The city has resolved a civil rights claim from 2016 with resident Debra Craig. Settlement terms are not disclosed in the agenda item.

👥 Counterparty: Debra Craig 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #50 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Settlement authorized in Woodyard and Wade lawsuit

City Attorney may settle a decade-old lawsuit (filed 2015) with Corneal S. Woodyard and Renaldo Wade. Settlement terms and dollar amount not disclosed in the agenda item.

👥 Counterparty: Corneal S. Woodyard and Renaldo Wade 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #51 · 💰 Hidden on consent ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Settlement: City resolves 2015 motor vehicle collision claim

City resolves a lawsuit stemming from a March 2015 vehicle accident involving Officer Marlon Tolliver. The settlement amount is not disclosed in the agenda.

👥 Counterparty: Officer Marlon Tolliver 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Settlement

· Item number:Item #52 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $700

City spends $700 on food and supplies for National Night Out

City uses general-fund dollars to support community policing and neighborhood engagement at National Night Out on August 2, 2017.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #53 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $400

Council spends $400 for speaker system at Oxmoor Community Center

Oxmoor Community Center gets audio equipment upgrade. Small routine purchase on consent agenda.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: Oxmoor

· Item number:Item #54 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $200

District 7 holiday event: City spends $200 on food and supplies

Small community gathering funded by the city for residents in District 7. Event held December 8, 2017 at Lawson State Community Gymnasium.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: Lawson State Community Gymnasium

· Item number:Item #55 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $2K

City approves $1,500 laptop purchase for Harriman Park Neighborhood Association

Funds neighborhood association operations using dedicated park fund money. Low-value, routine spending on equipment.

👥 Counterparty: Harriman Park Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #56 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $1K

City spends $1,000 on goods/services for Birmingham schools

The city is committing general-fund money to support Birmingham Board of Education students, though the specific goods or services are not detailed in the agenda text.

👥 Counterparty: The Birmingham Board of Education 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #57 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $300

City hires Oscar Wilson for DJ services, $300

Small spending decision on routine vendor contract. Citizens can track who delivers city services and how funds are spent.

👥 Counterparty: Oscar Wilson 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #58 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $534

City approves $534 contract with South Hall of Irondale for holiday light storag

City spending to store seasonal holiday decorations. Routine vendor payment on consent agenda.

👥 Counterparty: South Hall of Irondale, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 610 Avenue U

Property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; demolition removes blight from the neighborhood and clears the way for future redevelopment or stabilization of the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 610 Avenue U, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 821 7th St West

Property at 821 7th Street West is declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The building and shed will be demolished to address blight and public safety concerns in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 821 - 7th Street West, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 8817 4th Ave North declared public nuisance; demolition order

Property will be demolished after city declares it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 8817 - 4th Avenue North, Birmingham

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

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 121 Alder Avenue

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition removes blight and safety hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 121 Alder Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 810 1st Street West

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition clears a blighted property in the downtown core.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 810 - 1st Street West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 4024 Wenonah Road deemed unsafe; demolition approved

The city has identified the structure as unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition. Removal of blighted buildings helps stabilize neighborhoods and reduce fire/safety hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4024 Wenonah Road, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 8029 Division Avenue

Blighted or structurally unsound buildings increase neighborhood safety risks and drag down property values. This demolition removes a public hazard and clears the lot for potential reuse or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 8029 Division Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #66 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 434 Camellia Road

Blighted property at 434 Camellia Road will be torn down to remove a safety hazard and public nuisance from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 434 Camellia Road, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 815 16th Place S.W.

Unsafe building declared a public nuisance and slated for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 815 - 16th Place S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #68 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1425 19th Pl. S.W.

Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes blight and hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1425 - 19th Place S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #69 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1117 5th Street West

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1117 - 5th Street West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #70 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: $11K

City awards $10,695 water main repair contract to Plumcore

Emergency water main replacement at the Comer Building; Plumcore's bid was the lowest among proposals received for this critical infrastructure repair.

👥 Counterparty: Plumcore, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Comer Building

· Item number:Item #71 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $1K

City pays Alabama Gas Corporation $1,000 for repairs

Routine payment for miscellaneous gas-system repairs using general fund budget already set aside in FY 2016-2017.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Gas Corporation 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #72 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $500

City pays Forbes Distributing $500 for radio repair parts

Routine payment from general fund for equipment maintenance supplies budgeted in FY 2016-2017.

👥 Counterparty: Forbes Distributing Company, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #73 · 🏗️ 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 #74 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee advance expense accounts

Employees can now draw advances against future reimbursements for work-related expenses. Speeds up out-of-pocket cost recovery for city staff.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #79 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #88 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City transfers Trinity Steel site to Greater Birmingham Humane Society

The city will hand over the Trinity Steel property to the Humane Society, likely for animal shelter or community purposes. This removes a vacant or underused site from city control and may affect future land use in the neighborhood.

👥 Counterparty: The Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Trinity Steel site