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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and lower property values. City removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City collects weed-abatement assessments via property taxes

Property owners can now pay weed-abatement charges on their regular Jefferson County tax bills instead of receiving separate invoices. Simplifies collection for the city.

👥 Counterparty: Tax Collector of Jefferson County 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Unsafe building at 7816 4th Avenue South ordered demolished

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

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7816 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham

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

Blighted building at 104–81st Street South ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance and will tear it down. Removes blight from the neighborhood and clears the way for redevelopment or green space.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 104 - 81st Street South, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 7840 1st Ave South ordered demolished

City declares structure a public nuisance and unsafe; demolition will remove blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7840 - 1st Avenue South, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7201 Oporto Avenue

An abandoned or deteriorated building deemed unsafe will be torn down, removing a public hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7201 Oporto Avenue, Birmingham

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

City declares 713 15th St W unsafe; demolition approved

Condemned building at 713 15th Street West will be demolished to remove a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 713 - 15th Street West, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1403 4th Court West

Blighted property at 1403 4th Court West will be demolished after city determination it poses a public safety and nuisance threat.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1403 - 4th Court West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $9K

City demolishes unsafe building; homeowner charged $8,913

Property owner at 1781 McMillon Avenue S.W. must pay the full $8,912.52 cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. This special assessment creates a lien on the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1781 McMillon Avenue S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $10K

Special assessment: $10,043.52 for demolition at 507 5th Street North

Property owner at 507 5th Street North will be billed $10,043.52 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 507 - 5th Street North and Rear, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $6K

Demolition cost: $6,067 special assessment on 15th Way S.W. property

Property owner at 1328–15th Way S.W. receives a $6,067.20 bill for demolishing an unsafe building on their land. Assessment becomes a lien against the property if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1328 - 15th Way S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $5K

Property owner billed $4,756 for unsafe building demolition at 600 7th St W

City completed demolition of an unsafe structure and is recovering costs from the property owner. Special assessments become liens on the property if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 600 - 7th Street West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $6K

City assesses $6,264 demolition cost to property owner at 616 15th Pl. S.W.

Property owner at 616 15th Place S.W. will owe a special tax bill of $6,264 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This is a common mechanism for holding owners responsible when structures pose neighborhood blight or safety risks.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 616 - 15th Place S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $3,768 demolition cost for 420-14th St. S.W.

Property owner at 420-14th Street S.W. will be charged $3,768 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe duplex. The owner may owe this amount if they fail to pay voluntarily.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 420 - 14th Street S.W.

· Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $3K

Special assessment on 718 18th Pl. S.W. for demolition: $3,407

Property owner at 718 18th Place S.W. will be billed $3,407.04 to cover the cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site. This is a special assessment added to the property tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 718 - 18th Place S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

Special demolition assessment: $3,678.72 at 1809 Pearson Ave S.W.

Property owner at 1809 Pearson Avenue S.W. will be charged $3,678.72 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1809 Pearson Avenue S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $5K

Property owner billed $4,790 for unsafe building demolition at 2615 Avenue E

City demolishes blighted structures to prevent fires and crime; residents receive a bill for the cost. This property owner in Ensley now owes $4,790 as a special tax charge.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2615 Avenue E Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards scrap metal contract to Steel City Recycling

City secures a competitive bid for ongoing scrap metal sales, generating revenue from recyclable materials at city facilities.

👥 Counterparty: Steel City Recycling, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City reimburses employee expenses from general fund

Approves itemized reimbursements for city employees' work-related expenses paid from public funds.

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

· Item number:Item #26 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves reimbursement of employee business expenses

City employees get reimbursed for approved job-related travel, meals, and other business costs from the general fund. This is routine consent-calendar spending that keeps municipal operations running.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #27 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: $200K

City applies for $200K emergency solutions grant from Alabama

Grant funds shelters and services for people experiencing homelessness. If awarded, the city gains $200,000 to expand emergency assistance without local budget impact.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs 🏛 Funding source: State Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #30 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA