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Procedural:
INVOCATION: Reverend O. C. Oden, Jr., Pastor, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Fairfield, Alabama
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Procedural:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Marcus Lundy, Jr.
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Procedural:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM: February 24 - March 10, 2015
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Item number:Item #23
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Alabama Power gains access to 26,296 sq ft of city right-of-way on Powell Avenue near downtown. Affects utility operations and future street use in the area.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Power Company
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Right-of-way easement
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Location:
Powell Avenue between Morris Avenue and 1st Avenue South, between 18th Street and 19th Street
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Item number:Item #24
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Philips will upgrade city lighting equipment and guarantee cost savings on energy bills. The agreement ties payment to actual energy reductions, shifting financial risk to the vendor.
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Counterparty:
Philips Lighting North America Corporation
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #25
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Clears the way for New Breed Barber and Style Shop to proceed with a redevelopment project in Birmingham. The agreement replaces an earlier 2014 resolution.
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Counterparty:
Clint Simpson, Jr. and Derek Simpson d/b/a New Breed Barber and Style Shop
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #26
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$2K
Reimburses Lisa Cooper for May 2015 travel to New York on city business. Standard expense approval from general fund.
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Counterparty:
Lisa Cooper
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Item number:Item #27
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City commits public funds to consulting services for creek water quality monitoring without competitive bidding. The sole-source method bypasses standard procurement competition.
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Counterparty:
Walter Schoel Engineering Company, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #28
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
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$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City identifies 521 properties with dangerous weeds as public nuisances and will post notice on each. Owners have opportunity to clean up or face city enforcement action.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #30
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$2K
Committee Assistant Kimberley Jenkins' trip to Houston for a neighborhood conference in May 2015 uses general fund dollars.
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Counterparty:
Kimberley Jenkins
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Item number:Item #31
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🏠 Housing Stability
$
Total cost:
$219
Committee assistant Kamilah Gray receives $219.10 reimbursement for travel to the March 2015 Council Retreat in Prattville. Routine expense approval.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
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Item number:Item #32
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$188
Routine reimbursement of a city employee's travel expenses for official business attendance.
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Counterparty:
Melissa Crabtree
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #33
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City employees' business expenses — mileage, meals, travel — are reimbursed from general funds. Residents see which expenses were claimed and approved.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #34
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City employees get reimbursed for work-related expenses from the general fund. This routine approval ensures staff can recover legitimate out-of-pocket costs.
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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
Council reimburses city staff for pre-approved work expenses paid out-of-pocket. Standard budget item ensuring employees aren't out-of-pocket for 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 #36
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$7K
Covers Council President's June 2015 trip to France and Germany. Citizens have a right to see who was reimbursed and for how much.
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Counterparty:
Johnathan Austin
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARDS AND AGENCIES EXPIRATIONS - April 2015
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Procedural:
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
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Item number:Item #39
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Properties at this location change permitted uses and density rules. Development potential and neighborhood character may shift depending on what R-2 allows versus the current zones.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Zoning
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Item number:Item #42
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Redd's Towing receives approval to operate a wrecker service on Birmingham streets. This allows the business to tow disabled or illegally parked vehicles as part of the city's street management.
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Counterparty:
Gregory Carlisle
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
1104 Woodland Avenue S.W., Birmingham
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Procedural:
PRESENTATIONS
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Procedural:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Item number:Item #45
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
UAB gets city permission to install underground infrastructure on public rights-of-way. The agreement allows the university to run a chilled water distribution system supporting campus operations.
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Counterparty:
University of Alabama Board of Trustees / University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
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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 #47
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
UAB will place underground infrastructure on city property. This agreement clears the way for the university's utility expansion while protecting the city's right-of-way assets.
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Counterparty:
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees on behalf of University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Right-of-way easement
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Item number:Item #48
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
New rules govern how residents and businesses can challenge city tax assessments. Establishes formal dispute resolution procedures under state law.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Item number:Item #49
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Free live jazz music comes to downtown Birmingham. The city provides in-kind support (staff, parking, utilities, or security) to help the festival run; the exact contributions weren't detailed here.
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Counterparty:
Steel City Jazz Festival, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
Linn Park
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Item number:Item #50
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$11K
Peak Software Systems will deliver and install new software licenses for city operations. The sole-source contract covers delivery, installation, and initial licensing costs.
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Counterparty:
Peak Software Systems, Inc., Sandy, Utah
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #51
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council expresses formal support for UAB's athletic programs. Details on any future funding or partnership commitments are not specified in this resolution of intent.
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Counterparty:
UAB Athletic Department
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
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Procedural:
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
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Procedural:
ADJOURNMENT