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 nuisance properties

City will clear overgrown weeds on abandoned or neglected properties and bill owners; unpaid costs become a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #10 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $95

City funds $95.88 Lite calling post for neighborhood association

Funds a communication tool that helps neighborhood associations reach residents with monthly reminders and updates via text or call.

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

· Item number:Item #11 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $2K

City funds $2K bus shelter in East Thomas neighborhood

Improves transit access and pedestrian safety in East Thomas with a new bus shelter funded through neighborhood association reserves.

👥 Counterparty: East Thomas Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: East Thomas

· Item number:Item #12 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds $1,000 for Pratt City Community Festival

City spending to support community gathering in Pratt City neighborhood. Funds cover festival co-hosting costs for the Central Pratt Neighborhood Association.

👥 Counterparty: Central Pratt Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Pratt City

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds $1K for Pratt City Community Commemorative Festival

Council approves $1,000 spending to support community celebration and neighborhood programming in Pratt City.

👥 Counterparty: Sandusky Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds $1,000 for South Pratt community festival on April 30

South Pratt Neighborhood Association receives public funding to co-host a community commemorative festival, bringing residents together for celebration and neighborhood engagement.

👥 Counterparty: South Pratt Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

Council funds Pratt City Commemorative Festival with $1,000 grant

City supports Thomas Neighborhood Association's community event in Pratt City with $1,000 in public funds for festival costs.

👥 Counterparty: Thomas Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Pratt City

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $22K

City funds $22K for Apple Valley neighborhood signs

Concrete signs will be placed in public areas to mark the Apple Valley neighborhood, improving wayfinding and neighborhood identity.

👥 Counterparty: Apple Valley Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: Apple Valley

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $60

City reimburses East Lake Neighborhood Association $60 for meeting signs

Provides funds to support neighborhood-led civic engagement in East Lake. Small recurring community expense.

👥 Counterparty: East Lake Neighborhood Association 🏛 Funding source: Private 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: East Lake

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $200

City funds Maple Grove messaging system with $200 grant

Neighborhood group gets city funding to improve resident communication for community meetings. Supports civic engagement in Maple Grove.

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

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $3K

City assesses $3,465 unpaid sales tax against Musiqmall, Inc.

Business owes back sales taxes for April and must remit the amount. The assessment ensures tax compliance and protects city revenue.

👥 Counterparty: Musiqmall, Inc. and Anthony Buchanan 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #20 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $10K

Sales tax assessment of $10,313.22 against Intermedia Communication

City collects unpaid sales taxes from Intermedia Communication and three individuals responsible for tax remittance, adding revenue to city coffers.

👥 Counterparty: Intermedia Communication, Inc., Dave Ruber, Barbara Samson and Oscar Williams 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #21 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $11K

City assesses $11,140 in back sales taxes against Avondale Hospitality Group

The hospitality group and three individuals failed to properly collect or remit sales taxes owed to the city. This enforcement action aims to recover unpaid tax revenue.

👥 Counterparty: Avondale Hospitality Group LLC, Ed Stacey, Ryan Champion and Matt Ralph 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 7515 London Avenue

City declares the property unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its demolition to remove blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7515 London Avenue, Birmingham

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

Building at 202-4th Avenue declared unsafe; demolition approved

City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 202 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 724 6th Ave West ordered demolished

City will demolish a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal improves neighborhood safety and clears the path for future development or land recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 724 - 6th Avenue West, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 1552 Tuscaloosa Ave SW

Unsafe or blighted buildings pose fire, health, and safety risks to nearby residents and neighborhoods. This demolition removes a public nuisance from the community.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1552 Tuscaloosa Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 108 Powell Avenue ordered demolished

City will demolish a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 108 Powell Avenue, Birmingham

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

Building at 500 12th Street S.W. ordered demolished

City declares the building unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 500 12th Street S.W., Birmingham

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

City to demolish unsafe building at 13–68th Street South

Property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard; demolition clears the site and removes blight from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 13 - 68th Street South, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 1129 Cotton Ave ordered demolished

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove blight from the neighborhood and improve public safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1129 Cotton Avenue, Birmingham

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

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 105 3rd Ave S

City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blight risk from the neighborhood and clears the property toward potential redevelopment or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 105 - 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 401 Avenue D

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance; will be demolished to eliminate health and safety risk in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 401 Avenue D, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $44K

Demolition contract: Three buildings at 1101 Detroit, Wylam ($44,450)

City awards demolition contract for three blighted buildings in Wylam neighborhood. Removes vacant structures and clears the site for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

👥 Counterparty: Bostic Trucking and Excavating, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1101 Detroit Street, Wylam

· Item number:Item #43 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $47K

Contract amendment: Clements Dean gets $46,802 more for cosmetic work

City spending an additional $46,802 on building cosmetic improvements through contract amendment on consent calendar.

👥 Counterparty: Clements Dean Building Company 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment

· Item number:Item #44 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $1.8M

Council awards $1.8M to build safe room at Smithfield Estates Park

Smithfield Estates Park residents gain a dedicated safe room for severe weather and emergencies. A.G. Gaston Construction won the competitive bid at $1.81 million.

👥 Counterparty: A.G. Gaston Construction Company, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Smithfield Estates Park

· Item number:Item #45 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $26K

Council awards $25,750 roofing contract to Magic City Roofing

Legion Field U-1 deck drainage repairs will prevent water damage and extend facility life. Competitive bid process selected the lowest offer.

👥 Counterparty: Magic City Roofing, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Legion Field

· Item number:Item #46 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $3K

City awards cargo container contract to Alabama Mobile Storage

City will rent used 40-foot cargo containers on an as-needed basis at $3,200 per unit. The one-year contract with month-to-month renewal provides flexible storage capacity for city operations.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Mobile Storage, Inc., Pelham, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #47 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards battery contract to Battery Sales and Service

Council approved a competitive bid for automotive batteries to support city vehicle maintenance. Contract runs 13 months at unit prices set by the Purchasing Agent.

👥 Counterparty: Battery Sales and Service, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #48 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards kitchen equipment contract to Birmingham Restaurant Supply

Competitive bid for kitchen equipment purchases at negotiated unit prices. Lowest compliant bid selected through standard procurement process.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Restaurant Supply, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #49 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $20K

City awards $19,658.92 printer contract to Mac Papers, Inc.

City Print Shop gets new Mutoh printer/cutter equipment via competitive bid. Low-dollar routine equipment purchase.

👥 Counterparty: Mac Papers, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #50 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards furniture contract to The Office Leader

City commits to a one-year furniture supply agreement with monthly renewal option. Spending amount not yet finalized; price will depend on actual purchases at agreed unit rates.

👥 Counterparty: The Office Leader, Brooklyn, New York 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #51 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards paint supply contract to PPG Architectural Finishes

Establishes unit pricing for interior paint and supplies used across city facilities. Sets terms for one-year period.

👥 Counterparty: PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #52 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves 1-year paint supply contract with Lakeview Paint

Council awarded a competitive contract to Rhino Products (Lakeview Paint) to supply paint and related materials to city departments at fixed unit prices for one year.

👥 Counterparty: Rhino Products, Inc. d/b/a Lakeview Paint, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #53 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards paint supply contract to Sherwin-Williams

City commits to paint purchases from Sherwin-Williams under competitive bid. Cost savings on bulk supplies reduce maintenance expenses.

👥 Counterparty: Sherwin-Williams Company, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #54 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $18K

City approves $18K software purchase from Accela Inc. for citizen portal

Birmingham residents will gain a new mobile app and web portal to interact with city services. Sole-source purchase from California vendor.

👥 Counterparty: Accela Inc., San Ramon, California 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #58 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA