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Procedural:
INVOCATION: Reverend Kevin Arrington, Pastor, Lifting Christ Worship Center
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Procedural:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Marcus Lundy, Jr.
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Item number:Item #4
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Leadership positions shape how City Council conducts business and sets agendas. These officers determine committee assignments, meeting procedures, and which members speak on behalf of the full Council.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
PRESENTATIONS
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Procedural:
MINUTES NOT READY: February 16 – May 3, 2016
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Item number:Item #15
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
✨
$
Total cost:
$303K
City expends $303,000 in federal grant money to operate TSA canine detection units—enhancing police capability to identify explosives at public venues and events.
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Counterparty:
TSA
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Funding source:
Federal Grant
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Action type:
Budget amendment
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Item number:Item #16
$
Total cost:
$732K
Frees up federal disaster grant money previously set aside. May redirect funds to other city recovery priorities or allow reallocation to highest-need areas.
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Funding source:
Federal Grant
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Action type:
Budget amendment
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Item number:Item #17
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City divests real estate at 2817 30th Avenue North to the Jefferson County Board of Health. The sale removes a municipal property from the tax rolls and transfers it to the county health authority.
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Counterparty:
Jefferson County Board of Health
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Location:
2817 - 30th Avenue North
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Item number:Item #18
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City committing funds to BCSG for short-term management of the Magic City Diamond project. Sole-source contract warrants transparency on the vendor selection and scope of work.
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Counterparty:
BCSG, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #32
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$2K
Public official travel expenses on the public dime; citizens deserve transparent record of spending on elected representatives' out-of-town business.
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Counterparty:
Johnathan Austin
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Location:
District of Columbia
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Item number:Item #33
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$680
Director of Communications attended a professional conference in Atlanta May 13–15; city approved reimbursement of travel and meal expenses from the general fund.
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Counterparty:
April Odom, Director of Communications, Mayor's Office
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #37
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$67K
City commits $67,410 in general funds to arrange ground transportation and hotel for 107 city representatives attending the 2016 NUSA conference.
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Counterparty:
Travel Designers, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #39
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Residents can testify on how the city spends your tax dollars. Hearing is May 25 at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Public hearing set
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Public hearing:
2016-05-25, 6:00 p.m.
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Item number:Item #40
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #41
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Updates how the city's Building Board operates — clarifying deputy roles, secretary duties, and meeting procedures. Affects permit reviews and appeals that homeowners and developers rely on.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #42
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Updates how the city's Building Board operates — clarifying deputy roles, secretary duties, and meeting procedures. Affects permit reviews and appeals that homeowners and developers rely on.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #43
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Changes who decides design standard appeals in Birmingham. Property owners and developers will go to the Construction Board of Appeals and Adjustment instead of the previous process.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #44
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Birmingham residents will see city-organized bicentennial events in 2019, with a dedicated committee coordinating local celebrations alongside statewide observances of Alabama's 200-year milestone.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Bicentennial Commission
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #45
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Birmingham residents will see city-organized bicentennial events in 2019, with a dedicated committee coordinating local celebrations alongside statewide observances of Alabama's 200-year milestone.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Bicentennial Commission
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #46
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Museum board appointments shape cultural programming and institutional priorities. These five members serve through August 2020.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
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Item number:Item #47
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Museum board appointments shape cultural programming and institutional priorities. These five members serve through August 2020.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
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Item number:Item #48
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
One new member joins the Parking Authority board, which oversees parking policy and revenue across the city.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Parking Authority
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appointment board
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Item number:Item #49
$
Total cost:
$1.5M
Professional services funding launches feasibility and design work for a potential bus rapid transit system, which could improve commute times and transit access across Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
Strada Bus Rapid Transit
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Budget amendment
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Item number:Item #50
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$50K
City commits $50,000 in general funds to sole-source legal services through June 2016. Citizens should know who is receiving public legal contracts and why.
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Counterparty:
Attorney Lawrence Cooper
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #51
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$50K
City commits $50,000 in general funds to sole-source legal services through June 2016. Citizens should know who is receiving public legal contracts and why.
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Counterparty:
Attorney Lawrence Cooper
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #52
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #53
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
A 4-block stretch of 1st Avenue South (12th to 16th Street South) will be renamed to honor baseball legend Willie Mays, changing wayfinding and addresses for residents and businesses in that corridor.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Location:
1st Avenue South from 12th Street South to 16th Street South, Birmingham
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Procedural:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Procedural:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Item number:Item #56
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Sets spending priorities for schools, police, fire, and public services over the next fiscal year. Council will debate and approve the final budget in coming weeks.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Budget amendment
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Procedural:
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
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Procedural:
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
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Procedural:
ADJOURNMENT