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council Birmingham · Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
36
17 consent · 19 regular
Votes
17
minutes text
Total dollars
$1.5M
8 items with amounts
Roll call

Votes (17)

passed #6502 official minutes · high
Re: #36. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
5–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6503 official minutes · high
Re: #36. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
5–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6505 official minutes · high
Re: #7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR text similarity · 75%
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6506 official minutes · high
Re: #28. ITEM 19. A Resolution approving the following Expense Accounts: ** Chuck Faush, Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office, Wash… structured fact · 90%
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6507 official minutes · high
Re: #28. ITEM 19. A Resolution approving the following Expense Accounts: ** Chuck Faush, Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office, Wash… structured fact · 90%
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6508 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
5–1
Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA Abbott · NAY
passed #6509 official minutes · high
Re: #31. WITHDRAWN P ITEM 7. REQUESTED TO BE WITHDRAWN BY THE LAW DEPARTMENT An Ordinance to amend the City of Birmingham Zoning… structured fact · 80%
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6510 official minutes · high
Re: #31. WITHDRAWN P ITEM 7. REQUESTED TO BE WITHDRAWN BY THE LAW DEPARTMENT An Ordinance to amend the City of Birmingham Zoning… structured fact · 80%
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6511 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6512 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6513 official minutes · high
Re: #33. ITEM 21. [AMEND TO READ "AND ONE (1) MEMBER TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF CATHERINE SLOSS JONES, RESIGNED, SAID TERM EXP… text similarity · 75%
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6514 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Lundy · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6515 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6516 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6517 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
passed #6518 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Lundy · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Tyson · YEA Austin · YEA
Business

Regular Agenda (19)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Mr. Clarence Threatt, III, Church of the Highlands
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Lashunda R. Scales
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilor Lashunda R. Scales
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING: December 23 and 30, 2014, January 6, 13 and 20, 2015
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: January 27 - March 31, 2015
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
· Item number:Item #27 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $2K

Council President reimbursed $1,906 for March 2015 travel

Reimburses Council President Johnathan Austin for official travel expenses to Washington, D.C. from the general fund.

Counterparty: Johnathan Austin Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #28 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $1K

City approves $1,155.88 travel reimbursement for Chief of Staff

Public official's out-of-pocket travel costs to Washington, D.C. (March 8–10, 2015) are reimbursed from the general fund. This represents routine government spending on city business.

Counterparty: Chuck Faush, Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
· Item number:Item #30 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Advertisement posting rules updated for zoning compliance

Clarifies what signs and posters are allowed on fences, buildings, and poles — ensuring local advertising rules stay current with zoning changes.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #32 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Towing and vehicle immobilization services regulations updated

New rules govern how towing and vehicle immobilization services operate in Birmingham, affecting fees, licensing, and consumer protections for residents whose vehicles are towed or immobilized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #33 Total cost: undisclosed

Council appoints 2 members to Special Care Facilities board

Board decisions shape funding and oversight of specialized healthcare facilities. One appointee fills an unexpired term ending November 2019.

Counterparty: Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Funding source: Unknown Action type: Appointment board
· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

City employees receive reimbursement for approved business expenses from the general fund. This routine vote confirms which costs the city will cover.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Consent calendar

Consent Agenda (17)

Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.

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

Nuisance abatement costs become property liens

City will clean up blighted properties and bill owners through property tax liens. Affected properties and amounts unknown from agenda.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
· Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ 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 #12 · 🏚️ 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 #13 · 🏚️ 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 #14 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City extends recycling center lease at 2431 2nd Ave North

Recycling center operations continue at the 2nd Avenue location. This lease extension keeps the facility open for residents to drop off recyclables.

Counterparty: Alabama Environmental Council Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 2431 2nd Avenue North
· Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 4744 12th Avenue North

Blighted property at 4744 12th Avenue North will be demolished. Removing unsafe structures improves neighborhood safety and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4744 12th Avenue North, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition rescinded: 315 Avenue G declared safe, no longer unsafe

Property at 315 Avenue G in Pratt City will no longer be demolished. The 2015 unsafe-building order is being reversed, meaning the structure is now deemed fit to remain or be rehabilitated.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 315 Avenue G, Pratt City, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered at 734-8th Court West

Unsafe building declared a public nuisance and slated for demolition. Removes blighted property from neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 734-8th Court West, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: $25K

Special assessment: $24,781 demolition cost at 232 3rd Ave SW

Property owner billed for full cost of building demolition; special assessment appears on tax bill and must be paid before property can be sold or refinanced.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 232 - 3rd Avenue S.W., Birmingham
· Item number:Item #19 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $45K

Council awards $44,850 maintenance contract to Cross Building

Cooper Green facility gets maintenance and storage building repairs. Project is funded through competitive bidding to ensure cost efficiency.

Counterparty: Cross Building Company Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #20 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ Total cost: $12K

Golden Construction wins $11,661 bid for Regions Field sinkhole repair

Emergency sinkhole at Regions Field gets fixed through competitive bidding. Lowest-bid contract protects public safety and city budget.

Counterparty: Golden Construction LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: 2212 First Avenue South, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #21 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $17K

City awards $16,860 generator replacement to Lane Energy Systems

Equipment Management facility will get backup power system restored. Competitive bidding process selected the lowest qualified vendor.

Counterparty: Lane Energy Systems Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: 3629 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.4M

Council awards $1.41M streetscape contract to Southeastern Sealcoating

Pratt City gets street and sidewalk improvements including repaving and safety upgrades. Work is funded through a federal community development grant.

Counterparty: Southeastern Sealcoating Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: Pratt City
· Item number:Item #23 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $13K

City refunds $13,117 in seven transactions from general fund

Birmingham is returning $13,117 in overpayments or erroneous charges to residents or vendors. These refunds come directly from city funds.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #24 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense accounts

Routine reimbursement of documented city staff expenses (meals, mileage, materials). Consent-agenda spending that residents deserve to see itemized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
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