·
Item number:Item #7
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Proclamation
·
Item number:Item #8
📄
Status:
no agenda text
·
Item number:Item #9
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Purple Heart Transportation, LLC gains operating authority to provide non-emergency transportation services in the area.
👥
Counterparty:
Purple Heart Transportation, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
722 Longwood Place, Gardendale, Alabama 35071
·
Item number:Item #10
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City clears weeds and debris from neglected properties and bills owners. Costs become a lien on the property until paid.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
·
Item number:Item #11
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$100K
City receives federal funding to support Project Safe Neighborhood initiatives in the Police Department, strengthening community safety efforts.
👥
Counterparty:
Police
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Budget amendment
·
Item number:Item #12
·
💰 Hidden on consent
✨
$
Total cost:
$1.0M
City receives $1 million HUD grant to fund Community Development infrastructure work in Birmingport.
👥
Counterparty:
HUD
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Budget amendment
·
Item number:Item #13
$
Total cost:
$10K
Private donation from Jefferson County Community Service allocated to Arlington House for community programs and services.
👥
Counterparty:
Jefferson County Community Service
🏛
Funding source:
Private
📋
Action type:
Budget amendment
·
Item number:Item #14
$
Total cost:
$5K
City allocates $5,000 each to Belview Heights, Central Park, and one additional neighborhood association to support local community organizing and programming.
👥
Counterparty:
Belview Heights Neighborhood Association; Central Park Neighborhood Association
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Budget amendment
·
Item number:Item #15
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council is modifying an existing contract with Brother Let's Talk, LLC. Details on what services are affected or how the amendment changes terms are unavailable, limiting public understanding of the impact.
👥
Counterparty:
Brother Let's Talk, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract amendment
·
Item number:Item #16
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
This agreement lets the city buy cardiac equipment and services through a competitive cooperative purchasing contract, likely lowering costs for residents.
👥
Counterparty:
Cardiac Solutions, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #17
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Fixes property descriptions in the approved sidewalks project so construction can proceed without legal obstacles.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
Hooper City
·
Item number:Item #18
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council approved a competitive bid for printer leasing and maintenance. Dollar amount not disclosed in agenda item.
👥
Counterparty:
DEX Imaging of Alabama, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
·
Item number:Item #19
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Appointed officials' spending is submitted to public review. This vote confirms the itemized expenses (travel, meals, fees, etc.) are legitimate and paid from city funds.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #20
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Elected officials' advance expense accounts are funded from the general budget, enabling them to pay out-of-pocket costs immediately. Transparency on these accounts helps residents track how public funds support their representatives' operations.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #21
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Routine reimbursement of documented city staff expenses (meals, mileage, materials). Consent-agenda spending that residents deserve to see itemized.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #22
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City employees can now request advance payments for work-related expenses. Settles out-of-pocket costs without requiring staff to wait for reimbursement.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #23
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will post notices on 584 properties with dangerous or noxious weeds, triggering abatement and potential fines for owners who don't comply.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
·
Item number:Item #24
📄
Status:
no agenda text
·
Item number:Item #27
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City continues partnership with Black Women's Mental Health Institute for mental health services. Details of the amendment (scope, funding, term) are not provided in this agenda summary.
👥
Counterparty:
No More Martyrs DBA Black Women's Mental Health Institute
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract amendment
·
Item number:Item #28
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Federal housing grants require the city to detail how it will spend HUD funds over the next fiscal year. This approval lets the Mayor file the required plan on time to keep federal funding flowing.
👥
Counterparty:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #29
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$500K
City approves $500,000 contract to fix aging storm sewers across Birmingham. Work prevents flooding and water damage during heavy rain.
👥
Counterparty:
Global Construction and Engineering, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Birmingham
·
Item number:Item #30
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$250K
City hires contractor to clean and inspect storm sewers in Birmingham using competitive bidding. Lowest responsive bid selected.
👥
Counterparty:
Smith Industrial Service, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Birmingham
·
Item number:Item #31
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$116K
Mayor's Office acquires security screening equipment to detect weapons at city facilities and events.
👥
Counterparty:
Safeware, Inc., Lanham, Maryland
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award