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Procedural:
INVOCATION: Reverend Rickie L. Crapp, Pastor, St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church
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Procedural:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Kimberly Rafferty
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Procedural:
MINUTES NOT READY: March 17, 2015 - May 19, 2015
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Procedural:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Procedural:
PRESENTATIONS
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Item number:Item #26
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$1K
Grant amendment adds modest funding to support historical preservation work in Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Historical Commission
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Contract amendment
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Item number:Item #27
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🚨 Emergency action
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Total cost:
$200K
Birmingham is applying for Emergency Solutions Grant funding to address homelessness and housing instability. Grant approval could expand shelter services and housing assistance programs for vulnerable residents.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #28
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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Total cost:
$85K
State funding boosts police department resources at no cost to local taxpayers. The $84,521 supports law enforcement operations and equipment.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #29
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$779
Routine reimbursement for city employee's professional development at national disability-rights conference.
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Counterparty:
Linda Coleman
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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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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Reimbursement of itemized employee expenses (travel, meals, supplies) ensures public money is tracked and spent appropriately. Item reviewed outside consent agenda for transparency.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #31
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City employees receive reimbursement for job-related expenses from the general fund. This routine approval ensures workers are made whole for costs incurred in city business.
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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 #32
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$39K
East Precinct facility gets flooring replacement through competitive bid process. Lowest-cost vendor selected after open solicitation.
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Counterparty:
Ted's Abbey Carpet & Floor
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
East Precinct
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Item number:Item #33
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
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$
Total cost:
undisclosed
553 properties with dangerous or noxious weeds will receive notices to comply or face city cleanup—and bills passed to owners. Helps slow neighborhood blight and public health risks.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #34
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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Total cost:
undisclosed
Council approves the Mayor's roadmap for major city initiatives over the next five years. This sets the direction for how the city will invest in neighborhoods, services, and infrastructure.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
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Item number:Item #37
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
The liquor license for Magnolia BBQ & Fish at 1709 Fourth Avenue North is being revoked, ending the establishment's authorization to sell beer and wine.
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Counterparty:
Dameione Rogers
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Liquor license
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Location:
1709 - 4th Avenue North, Birmingham
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Item number:Item #38
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City gives up rights to 800 sq ft of air space above a downtown alley between 6th and 7th avenues, clearing the way for development or property-owner use of that airspace.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Right-of-way easement
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Item number:Item #39
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City gives up claim to underground space beneath 19th, 20th, and 3rd Avenue South—about 2,750 sq ft total—to allow Firest to develop or use subsurface infrastructure in that area.
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Counterparty:
Firest
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Right-of-way easement
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Location:
19th Street South, 20th Street South, 3rd Avenue South and 3rd Avenue South alley
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Item number:Item #40
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
This alley—2,000 square feet of unused public right-of-way in the 28th Street area—is being removed from city ownership. Typically, alley closures happen when adjacent property owners want exclusive use or development rights.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Right-of-way easement
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Procedural:
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
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Item number:Item #42
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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Total cost:
undisclosed
Changes how the city manages its trust fund investments. First reading only; final vote pending.
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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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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
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Total cost:
$20K
Sole-source contract commits $20,000 in general funds to law firm through June 2015. Specific legal matter not disclosed in public record.
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Counterparty:
Bressler Amery & Ross
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #44
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Oxford Pharmaceuticals plans to build a 120,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Birmingham, bringing jobs and investment to the city. Project details and community impact remain incomplete in the public record.
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Counterparty:
Oxford Pharmaceuticals LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #47
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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Total cost:
$5K
Spending from capital improvement funds for design services. Public spending on vendors deserves transparency.
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Counterparty:
Diamond Displays, Inc. dba ExpoDisplays
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Funding source:
Capital Improvement Plan
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
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Procedural:
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
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Procedural:
ADJOURNMENT