Regular City Council Meeting: Video Link- https://www.periscope.tv/citycouncilbham/1YqKDXjZEbvKV?

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

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

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

Weed abatement: City clears nuisance properties, costs become liens

City will clear overgrown weeds and debris from blighted properties and charge owners for cleanup costs, which attach as liens. Helps neighborhood appearance and property values in affected areas.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment issued for blighted properties

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

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City collects fees from property owners who haven't cleared dangerous weeds; funds enforcement of 2012 blight rules.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City assesses special fees for weed abatement on neglected properties

Property owners receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on blighted lots. Assessments cover costs of maintaining public health and neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special tax assessments to recover city cleanup costs. Affects unknown number of parcels declared blighted under 2014 resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive a bill to clean up noxious weeds on their parcels; unpaid assessments become city liens against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged a special assessment to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, declared a public nuisance in 2012. This lien will be recorded against the affected parcels.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment on weed-abated properties

Property owners will pay for city-cleared overgrown weeds on their land. Charges cover abatement work done under a 2014 city directive.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Council levies weed abatement assessments on blighted properties

Property owners face special assessments for city-ordered weed removal on neglected parcels. Costs are added to tax bills for properties declared noxious or dangerous under the city's blight-control program.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face costs to clear noxious weeds from their land or pay city-imposed assessments. This continues enforcement of a 2012 city mandate to eliminate dangerous vegetation.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement assessment liens filed on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds could face liens and increased tax bills for city cleanup costs ordered in 2014. Affects properties declared blighted under Resolution 1577-14.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face cost recovery charges for city-ordered weed removal on neglected parcels. Details on affected properties and assessment amounts not yet available.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied against blighted properties

City charges property owners for costs of removing dangerous weeds; owners can dispute the assessment at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement assessment bill issued to property owners

Property owners flagged for noxious weeds face a special assessment charge to recover abatement costs. The city will hold a hearing where residents can contest the bill.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on unspecified properties

Property owners may face financial penalties for noxious weeds on their land. Details on which properties are affected and the amount of the assessment were not provided in the agenda item.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners facing cost recovery charges for city weed removal under a 2012 blight ordinance. Assessment details not fully listed in agenda item.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds will be assessed to cover removal costs. Owners who don't voluntarily abate can expect city bills and potential liens.

🏛 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 imposes cleanup costs on owners of overgrown lots. Property owners named in this resolution will receive bills for weed removal.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

City is assessing property owners for costs of clearing noxious weeds on their blighted lots. Affected owners will receive bills for abatement work already completed under a 2013 city order.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessments on noxious properties

Property owners with dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover City abatement costs. Check if your property is listed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds face special assessment charges to recover abatement costs. Owners have the right to a hearing before charges are finalized.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessments set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their parcels, a common remedy for blight enforcement.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special tax assessment to cover city cleanup costs. This enforces the 2014 blight ordinance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles can attract crime, reduce property values, and create safety hazards in neighborhoods. This action clears the vehicle and passes removal costs to its registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessment set against blighted properties

City levies cleanup costs on property owners who fail to remove noxious weeds from their land. Owners will receive bills for the abatement work.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #32 $ Total cost: $25K

Budget shift: $25K moved from youth program to library furniture

$25,000 redirected from Springville Road Youth Program to library capital purchases. Affects youth services in that area.

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

· Item number:Item #33 $ Total cost: $87K

Budget amendment: $86,806.50 to cover Community Development personnel transfer

City is shifting Community Development staff funding from a federal CDBG grant to the general fund, reflecting a change in how positions are paid for.

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

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Alabama Power gets easement to access Birmingham CrossPlex

Alabama Power Company will be allowed to enter city property at 2331 Bessemer Road to install infrastructure. The easement grants utility access to maintain or expand power service to the mixed-use development site.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Power Company 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Ordinance 📍 Location: 2331 Bessemer Road

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

Travel funds approved for neighborhood leaders at NUSA conference

City sends neighborhood association representatives to national conference in Omaha (May 24-27, 2017) to bring back best practices and strengthen community organizing capacity.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #37 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $10K

Council allocates $10K for District 4 neighborhood officer meeting

District 4 discretionary funds support community engagement with neighborhood officers. This spending decision is on the consent agenda.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #38 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $300

City funds $300 phone campaign for Smithfield neighborhood events

Smithfield Neighborhood Association gets city money to contact residents about local meetings and community activities.

👥 Counterparty: Smithfield Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Smithfield

· Item number:Item #39 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $300

City grants $300 to Killough Springs for neighborhood calling post

Funds assist a neighborhood association with communication infrastructure for community coordination and resident outreach.

👥 Counterparty: Killough Springs Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #40 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $800

City spends $800 to buy computer for Hooper City Neighborhood Association

Funds neighborhood organization's operations to support community engagement in the Hooper City area.

👥 Counterparty: Hooper City Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Sponsorship 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #41 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $1K

City spends $1,000 to buy laptop for Killough Springs Neighborhood Association

Public funds support neighborhood organizing and community engagement in Killough Springs through equipment that helps the association coordinate local affairs.

👥 Counterparty: Killough Springs Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Sponsorship 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $400

City spends $400 for Oakwood Place Easter Egg Hunt

Council approves $400 in public funds for Easter Egg Hunt supplies and food at Oakwood Place, a community event.

👥 Counterparty: Oakwood Place 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #43 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

City funds $1,500 goods/services agreement with Birmingham Board of Education

Small direct spending to benefit Birmingham City Schools students through goods or services provision.

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

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

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 2008 Carraway Boulevard

Unsafe structure at 2008 Carraway Boulevard North will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2008 Carraway Boulevard North aka 2008 - 26th Street North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4301 Carver Ave. S.W.

The city is removing a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in the Carver neighborhood. This clears blight and reduces neighborhood safety risks.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4301 Carver Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 1201 Bankhead Highway ordered demolished

City orders demolition of a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight from the neighborhood and addresses safety hazards for nearby residents.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1201 Bankhead Highway North aka 1201 - 2nd Street North, Birmingham

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

City declares 1245 Short Center St. unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at this address will be demolished after being declared a public nuisance and safety hazard. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1245 Short Center Street North, Birmingham

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

1717 Davis Avenue declared unsafe; demolition ordered

Building at 1717 Davis Avenue will be torn down after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1717 Davis Avenue, Birmingham

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

Demolition order issued for unsafe building at 539 Fulton Ave. S.W.

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

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 539 Fulton Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

Demolition approved: blighted building at 123-58th St North

City removes unsafe structure flagged as public nuisance. Clears blighted property to reduce neighborhood hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 123 - 58th Street North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 2200 Dawson Ave. ordered demolished

City removes blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the property for redevelopment or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2200 Dawson Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 2128 Dawson Ave S.W.

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; city will demolish it to clear blight from neighborhood and reduce safety risk.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2128 Dawson Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4806 6th Avenue South

Unsafe structure deemed a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blight risk from the neighborhood and freeing the parcel for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4806 - 6th Avenue South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

209 Graymont Ave. declared unsafe; demolition approved

City removes blighted property deemed a public nuisance. Demolition clears a hazardous structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 209 Graymont Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of blighted building at 2700 11th Ave North

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and removed from neighborhood. Clears blighted property to reduce blight and improve safety on the block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2700 - 11th Avenue North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4308 15th Avenue

A blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished, removing a neighborhood hazard and freeing the land for potential redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4308 - 15th Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 4400 15th Ave

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will remove blight hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4400 - 15th Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 4518 12th Ave deemed unsafe; demolition approved

City will demolish this blighted structure, removing a public safety hazard and clearing the path for neighborhood recovery on 12th Avenue.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4518 - 12th Avenue, Birmingham

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

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 4409 12th Court

Building deemed unsafe and public nuisance will be torn down; removes blighted structure from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4409 - 12th Court, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1528 64th St W

This building is declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition removes a hazard from the neighborhood and clears the path for future redevelopment or remediation.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1528 - 64th Street West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #61 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: $3K

City bills property owner $3,326 for emergency demolition at 5512 Cairo Ave

Property owner at 5512 Cairo Avenue will be charged $3,326 for the cost of tearing down an unsafe building on the lot. The charge becomes a special assessment against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5512 Cairo Avenue Roosevelt City, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #62 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $4,256 demolition cost for Pratt City property

Property owner at 1409 2nd Street Rear will be billed $4,256 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their land.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1409 - 2nd Street Rear (Garage/Apt.), Birmingham

· Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner charged $2,083 for unsafe building demolition

Owner of 720 6th Avenue West (Rear) must pay the city's cost to tear down an unsafe structure. Property owners are responsible for demolition costs when buildings pose public safety risks.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 720 - 6th Avenue West (Rear), Birmingham

· Item number:Item #64 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $12K

Pratt City property hit with $12,484 demolition cost assessment

City completed demolition of unsafe building at 1409 2nd Street and is charging the property owner $12,484 to recover costs. Property owners can face these special assessments when buildings are demolished due to safety hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1409 - 2nd Street

· Item number:Item #65 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $6,219 demolition cost for 912 5th Street, Pratt City

Property owner at 912 5th Street will be charged $6,219 to cover the cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The amount becomes a special tax assessment tied to the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 912 - 5th Street and Garage, Pratt City, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #66 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $3,606 demolition cost at 453–38th Avenue West

Property owner billed $3,606 for city demolition of unsafe building. Assessment becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 453 - 38th Avenue West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #67 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $5K

Special assessment levied for demolition at 410 14th Court North

Property owner at 410 14th Court North will be charged $5,011.80 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 410 - 14th Court North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #68 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $9K

City bills property owner $8,575.78 for unsafe building demolition

City removed a blighted structure at 7808 4th Avenue South and is charging the property owner for the $8,575.78 demolition cost through a special assessment against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7808 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #69 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $6K

Property owner charged $5,624.92 for demolition of unsafe building at 24 Moonglo

The city has demolished an unsafe structure and is billing the property owner for the $5,624.92 cost. Property owners are responsible for demolition charges on their parcels.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 24 Moonglow Drive, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #70 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $5,389 demolition cost for 720 6th Ave West

Property owner at 720 6th Avenue West will be charged $5,389 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This charge becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 720 - 6th Avenue West (Front-A) Birmingham

· Item number:Item #71 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $9K

City demolishes unsafe building at 3901 40th Ave N; property owner billed $8,795

Property owner at 3901 40th Avenue North will be charged $8,795.80 to cover the cost of the city's demolition of an unsafe structure on their lot. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3901 - 40th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #72 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $27K

Council awards $26,875 heater replacement contract to Southeastern Temperature C

City Equipment Management facility gets new heating system through competitive bidding; Southeastern Temperature Controls selected as lowest-cost vendor.

👥 Counterparty: Southeastern Temperature Controls, Inc., Pelham, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Equipment Management, Former Blacksmith Shop

· Item number:Item #73 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards fire hose contract to Bonaventure, Inc.

Bonaventure, Inc. will supply fire hose to the city on an as-needed basis for 13 months at pre-negotiated unit prices. This ensures the fire department has reliable equipment access.

👥 Counterparty: Bonaventure, Inc., Rayne, Louisiana 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #74 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Fire hose appliances: 1-year contract awarded to MES

Ensures firefighters have reliable equipment for emergency response. Competitive bid process locks in pricing for critical safety gear.

👥 Counterparty: MES, Charlotte, North Carolina 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #75 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards fire hose equipment contract to Sunbelt Fire

Ensures Birmingham's fire department has reliable equipment for emergency response. Contract covers replacement fire hose appliances purchased on an as-needed basis.

👥 Counterparty: Sunbelt Fire, Inc., Fairhope, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

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

City approves aerial bucket truck purchase from Altec Industries

City buys a new 37-foot aerial bucket truck for maintenance and emergency response work. Equipment upgrades improve the city's capacity to service utilities and respond to overhead hazards.

👥 Counterparty: Altec Industries Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

City approves employee expense reimbursements

Employees receive reimbursement for work-related expenses from the general fund. This is routine payroll and expense processing.

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

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

City approves expense reimbursements for employees

Employees receive reimbursement for work-related expenses they've advanced. This routine payroll item ensures staff aren't out of pocket for city business.

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

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

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #85 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $758

City pays $758.83 to April Odom for January expenses

Reimbursement to the Mayor's Director of Public Information for January work expenses in Washington, D.C. Routine spending from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: April Odom 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #89 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will face a special assessment to cover city weed-removal costs on blighted parcels. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #90 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners will face a special assessment to cover city weed-removal costs on blighted parcels. Owners can contest the assessment at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement