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Procedural:
INVOCATION: Pastor Steve Green of More Than Conquerors Faith Church
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Procedural:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Lashunda Scales
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Procedural:
MINUTES NOT READY: April 14 - July 21, 2015
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Item number:Item #29
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
General fund money flows to schools for classroom operations and programs. Exact amount not disclosed in agenda item.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Board of Education
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #30
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$1K
Public Works gets temporary office space at landfill operations; recurring cost budgeted from general fund.
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Counterparty:
Acton Mobile Industries, Nottingham, MD
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #31
$
Total cost:
$1.5M
City commits $1.5M in capital funds to acquire Oxmoor property and improve site access. Project adds to city's land inventory and development capacity.
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Funding source:
Capital Improvement Plan
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Action type:
Budget amendment
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Item number:Item #32
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
District 1 residents get professional sound and lighting for the 6th Annual Music and Movie Festival. The city is renting equipment from All Events, LLC to support the community event.
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Counterparty:
All Events, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #33
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$20
Provides low-cost or free before and after school care for children in need during the 2015-16 school year, expanding access to affordable childcare for working families.
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Counterparty:
Northeast YMCA
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #34
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$30K
City commits $24,200 in discretionary funds to REV Birmingham for unspecified District 1 programming. The truncated item description prevents full assessment of direct resident impact.
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Counterparty:
REV Birmingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #35
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
District 1 residents get a free live music event at Huffman. The Music Caterers will perform a one-hour set at the festival.
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Counterparty:
The Music Caterers, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
Huffman
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Item number:Item #36
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$28K
City paying Houston firm to calculate rebates owed on municipal bonds and warrants. Rebate calculations affect future bond offerings and city borrowing costs.
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Counterparty:
The Arbitrage Group, Inc., Houston, Texas
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #37
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$730
Reimburses Connie Horn's August 2015 trip to Atlanta for an environmental protection conference. Routine staff training expense from general fund.
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Counterparty:
Connie Horn
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Item number:Item #38
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$984
Public spending on city employee travel should be transparent and accountable. This covers Linda Coleman's travel to Washington, D.C., August 31–September 2.
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Counterparty:
Linda Coleman
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Item number:Item #39
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Employees can draw advances against future earnings or reimbursable expenses. Affects payroll processes for city workforce.
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Counterparty:
city employees
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #40
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City employees' out-of-pocket work expenses are reimbursed from the general fund. This is a routine accounting decision on employee costs.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #41
$
Total cost:
$950K
City sets aside $950,250 to replace Legion Field's scoreboard, improving fan experience and venue appeal for events and athletics.
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Funding source:
Capital Improvement Plan
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Action type:
Budget amendment
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Location:
Legion Field
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Item number:Item #43
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$462
City Council member Sheila Tyson attended the Your Town Alabama conference in Nauvoo (Sept 2–4, 2015) on official business; council approves reimbursement of actual expenses from the general fund.
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Counterparty:
Sheila Tyson
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #44
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council authorizes the City to reimburse employees for out-of-pocket business expenses they've already paid. Affects employee cash flow and city payroll processing.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Procedural:
PRESENTATIONS
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Procedural:
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
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Item number:Item #48
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
A property owned by Hayne Hol would shift from health/institutional use (like hospitals or clinics) to central business district zoning. This allows commercial development instead of medical facilities—changing what can be built and how the land is used.
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Counterparty:
Hayne Hol
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Zoning
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Item number:Item #49
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City Council will hear arguments on whether to revoke the business license for Atlantis Center at 4016 Avenue I. The outcome determines whether the venue can continue operating.
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Counterparty:
Atlantis Entertainment Group, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Public hearing set
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Location:
4016 Avenue I, Birmingham, AL 35218
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Item number:Item #50
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Empowerment Inc. is requesting permission to host a special event at Birmingham Live on August 8, 2015. The council will hear from the public before deciding whether to grant the license.
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Counterparty:
Empowerment, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
331 Cotton Avenue S.W., Birmingham
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Procedural:
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
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Item number:Item #52
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$2.1M
The city is borrowing $2.06 million by issuing a short-term bond note, typically used to fund pending capital projects before long-term bonds are sold. This debt will eventually require repayment from city revenues.
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Funding source:
Bond
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #54
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$2K
Each neighborhood gets $2,500 annually for entertainment and interactive goods—inflatables, games, and events that bring residents together.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Item number:Item #55
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Airport Authority members set policy for the city's airport operations and finances. Four appointees serve until 2018; two until 2020.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Airport Authority
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
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Item number:Item #56
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Two board seats on the city's waste management authority are now filled, with terms running through July 2021. These appointments shape oversight of trash collection and disposal services.
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Counterparty:
Solid Waste Authority
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
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Item number:Item #57
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
The Planning Committee blocked a repair permit for a property, likely keeping the building condemned and unusable until the owner complies with city standards or appeals.
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Counterparty:
Tremain W. Jones
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Other
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Item number:Item #61
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City government will use AT&T for phone and data services across departments for the next three years. The contract terms and pricing are on file with the city.
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Counterparty:
AT&T
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #62
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$442K
City commits an extra $70,497 to Volkert Inc., raising the total contract value to $442,260. The description is truncated, so the specific project purpose is unclear — details on what work this amendment covers would help residents understand how their tax dollars are being spent
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Counterparty:
Volkert, Inc., Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract amendment
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Procedural:
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
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Item number:Item #64
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Lets council members use free platforms to share neighborhood events and updates directly with residents in their districts—no printing or mailing costs.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
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Procedural:
ADJOURNMENT
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Item number:Item #67
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🚨 Emergency action
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Other
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Item number:Item #69
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$266K
City emergency dispatch facility gets upgraded elevators to improve response operations. Battle Miller Construction won the competitive bid as lowest qualified contractor.
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Counterparty:
Battle Miller Construction
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #70
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Status:
no agenda text
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Procedural:
ADJOURNMENT