Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #5 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

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

Weed abatement liens placed on blighted properties

City removes overgrown weeds and debris from neglected properties, then bills owners—costs become a lien if unpaid. Cleans up neighborhoods and holds property owners accountable for maintenance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable vehicle; owner pays removal cost

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are removed as public nuisances. The registered owner is billed for the removal cost.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and costs charged to the registered owner, improving neighborhood conditions.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable motor vehicle as public nuisance

Eliminates abandoned vehicle from neighborhood streets; removal costs billed to the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, reducing blight and improving street safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle declared public nuisance

City removes abandoned or inoperable cars that create neighborhood blight and safety hazards; removal costs charged to the vehicle owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Other

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

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; assess costs to owner

City removes abandoned or broken-down cars that create blight and safety hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Remove inoperable vehicle from property; costs charged to owner

City removes a junk vehicle classified as a public nuisance. Owner pays removal costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs assessed to owner

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and signal neglect. The city removes them and charges the registered owner for the cost.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Other

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

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from neighborhoods. Costs of removal are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

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

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $6K

City assesses $5,931.94 sales tax against Viking Medical Supply

Tax enforcement action against a local medical supply business for unpaid or underpaid sales taxes. The city is recovering owed revenue through formal assessment.

👥 Counterparty: Viking Medical Supply Inc. and Lonnie B. Dorcey 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $13K

City assesses $13,379 sales tax debt against Matthews Bar and Grill

The city is collecting unpaid sales taxes from a local bar dating back to 2013. This ensures businesses pay their fair share of taxes owed to the city.

👥 Counterparty: Mehdei Fanaei, doing business as Matthews Bar and Grill 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

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

Sales tax assessment: Kirk Products owes $9,596.38

The city is collecting unpaid sales tax from Kirk Products for October. This is a routine enforcement action for tax compliance.

👥 Counterparty: Kirk Products and Kevin Kirk 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #21 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $19K

Sales tax assessment: $18,670 against Bonds Brothers Supply

City pursues $18,670 in unpaid sales taxes from Bonds Brothers Supply Company and its owners for back taxes owed and not remitted.

👥 Counterparty: Bonds Brothers Supply Company, Lowell J. Bonds, A. Earl Bonds III 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #22 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $3K

City assesses $2,624 sales tax against Airport Package Store

Business owner responsible for collecting and remitting local sales taxes; assessment documents tax compliance enforcement in retail sector.

👥 Counterparty: Z & P Shell LLC and Barkatali Panjwani, doing business as Airport Package Store 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $15K

City assesses $15,092 sales tax liability against Cantina on Wheels, LLC

Mobile food vendor owes back sales taxes to the city. This assessment holds the business and its operators responsible for collecting and remitting taxes owed.

👥 Counterparty: Cantina on Wheels, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #24 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $7K

City assesses $7,124 sales tax against Sneaky Pete's Park Place

Rosato's Deli (Sneaky Pete's Park Place) owes the city $7,124.03 in uncollected or unpaid sales tax. The assessment holds owner Frank Rosato personally responsible for collecting and remitting the funds.

👥 Counterparty: Blue Rose Inc. and Frank Rosato, doing business as Sneaky Pete's Park Place/Rosato's Deli 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Discretionary grants approved for community organizations

City Council distributes discretionary funds to various organizations serving the public. The specific grant amounts and recipients should be reviewed by residents.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

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

Unsafe building at 1117 Princeton Ave. ordered demolished

Property declared dangerous and a public nuisance; city will remove it to improve neighborhood safety and reduce blight in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1117 Princeton Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1140 Princeton Ave S.W.

Unsafe structure cleared from neighborhood. Demolition removes blighted property and public hazard from the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1140 Princeton Avenue S.W., Birmingham

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

City declares 220 8th Ave South unsafe, orders demolition

The building at 220 8th Avenue South will be demolished after the city declared it unsafe and a public nuisance. This removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 220 - 8th Avenue South, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 1705 Center Street South ordered demolished

Blighted or unsafe structures reduce neighborhood property values and can pose fire and safety hazards. This demolition clears a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1705 Center Street South, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 1824 Ethel Avenue ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, removing a potential blight and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1824 Ethel Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #31 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards uniform contract to McCain Uniforms

City employees across departments will receive uniforms through this competitive contract. Details on pricing and delivery timeline not provided in agenda.

👥 Counterparty: McCain Uniforms, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #32 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Uniforms contract awarded to Municipal and Commercial

City purchases police and other department uniforms through competitive bid. Routine spending on standard supplies.

👥 Counterparty: Municipal and Commercial Uniforms, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #42 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA