Regular Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #7 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #8 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $45K

ArcGIS server upgrade: City approves $44.7K sole-source contract

City commits $44,720 to Latitude Geographics for ArcGIS server upgrades and enhanced web services, supporting GIS mapping and data tools that departments rely on for planning and operations.

👥 Counterparty: Latitude Geographics, Victoria, British Columbia Canada 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #9 $ Total cost: undisclosed

City funds Easter Egg Hunt for youth services

Division of Youth Services receives city funding to host an annual Easter celebration promoting community goodwill. Event scheduled for April 19, 2014.

👥 Counterparty: Division of Youth Services 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Proclamation

· Item number:Item #10 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

City spends $1,500 on event announcement signs

The city will purchase up to 125 announcement signs for public events using general fund dollars.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #11 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $1K

City approves $1,400 for event announcement signs

Funds purchase of up to 10 announcement signs from the general budget. Routine operational spending.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #12 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $450

Summer camp funding: $450 from general fund for Roosevelt Recreation Center

City sets aside $450 to help fund the 2014 summer camp at Roosevelt Recreation Center, expanding access to youth activities.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Roosevelt City Recreation Center

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $200

City spends $200 to place street marker honoring John Ealons

Public funds will purchase a street marker as a memorial. This is a routine ceremonial expenditure from the general fund.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $200

City spends $200 for street marker honoring Matthew Burrell Sr.

City approves $200 from general fund to purchase a commemorative street marker in honor of Mr. Matthew Burrell Sr.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $300

City spends $300 for meeting announcement signs

Routine spending from general funds on signage for public meetings.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $735

City funds Easter Egg Hunt at McClendon Park for $736

The city is spending $736 from the general fund to hold an Easter Egg Hunt at McClendon Park on April 19, 2014. This is a routine community event that uses public resources.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: McClendon Park

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $600

City funds Easter Egg Hunt at Harrison Park, April 17

Public event offering free family recreation and community gathering; city commits $600 in general funds.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Harrison Park

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

City funds Roosevelt summer camp with $2,225 grant

General fund money supports youth programming at Roosevelt City's 2014 summer camp. Low-dollar community investment with public benefit.

👥 Counterparty: Roosevelt City 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $5K

City renews Alabama Power contract for 6 street lights at 300 3rd Ave W, $5,200

Routine maintenance of downtown street lighting to ensure safe pedestrian and vehicular access on 3rd Avenue West.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Power Company 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 300 - 3rd Avenue West

· Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1781 McMillon Ave S.W.

Property declared a public nuisance and hazard; demolition removes blight from neighborhood and reduces liability for the city.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1781 McMillon Avenue S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 601-03 12th Street, Ensley

Unsafe, blighted structure at 601-03 12th Street will be torn down, removing a public hazard and eyesore from the Ensley neighborhood. Clears the way for future redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 601-03 - 12th Street Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1291 Avenue M, Ensley

Clears a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the Ensley neighborhood. Removes a hazard that threatens resident safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1291 Avenue M Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Duplex at 1295 Avenue M ordered demolished as unsafe

City declares the Ensley duplex unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1295 Avenue M Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3845 1st Street North

Building at 3845 1st Street North deemed unsafe and a public nuisance; city will proceed with demolition to remove blight and improve neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3845 1st Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7612 2nd Ave N

This property will be torn down and cleared, removing a public safety hazard from the neighborhood. Demolitions like this help reduce blight and reclaim vacant land.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7612 - 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7612 2nd Ave N

Condemned structure at 7612 2nd Avenue North (Rear) will be torn down as a public nuisance and safety hazard. Demolition removes blight and reduces neighborhood risk.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7612 - 2nd Avenue North (Rear), Birmingham

· Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $2K

City seeks $2,117 demolition recovery from property owner at 1313–24th Place Nor

The city is charging a property owner for demolition costs after removing an unsafe building. This charge becomes a lien on the property and affects its sale or tax status.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1313 - 24th Place North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $3,514 charged to 4009–29th St N for demolition

Property owner at 4009–29th Street North will owe $3,514 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on the site. The special assessment appears on the property tax bill.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4009 - 29th Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $11K

City assesses $10,598 demolition cost against property at 3812-38th Ave N

Owner of unsafe building at 3812-38th Avenue North will be charged $10,598.25 to cover the city's cost to demolish and clear the property. The cost becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3812 - 38th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $10K

City bills property owner $10,339 for demolition of unsafe building

An unsafe structure at 3525 39th Place North will be torn down; the owner is charged $10,339 for the cost. Blighted properties that pose safety risks are removed, but demolition costs are assessed against the property owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3525 - 39th Place North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

City charges property owner $3,931 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 1820 18th Place North is being billed the full cost of demolition—$3,931—recovered through a special assessment on the property tax bill. The city recovered the expense, but the owner bears the financial burden.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1820 - 18th Place North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $7K

Property owner charged $7,185 for unsafe building demolition

City bills property owner for demolition of unsafe structure at 1409 – 21st Street North. Special assessment covers the demolition costs already incurred.

👥 Counterparty: property owner at 1409 - 21st Street North, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1409 - 21st Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $8K

Property owner billed $7,610 for unsafe building demolition

City recouped demolition costs by charging the property owner a special assessment. Demolition clears blighted structures and addresses neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1924 - 15th Court North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

Special assessment: $4,227.80 for demolition at 4143 Fairmont Way

Property owner at 4143 Fairmont Way will be charged $4,227.80 to recover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4143 Fairmont Way, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $4K

City seeks $3,977 from property owner for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 2523–26th Avenue North will be billed for demolition costs to remove an unsafe structure. Special assessments like this recover public spending and create incentive to maintain properties.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2523 - 26th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $9K

City charges $9,116 demolition cost to property at 2012 15th Avenue North

Property owner at 2012 15th Avenue North will receive a special assessment bill for $9,116.20 to cover the cost of demolishing an unsafe building on their lot. This shifts demolition expenses to the property owner rather than general city funds.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2012 - 15th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $8K

City assesses $7,920 demolition cost to 1511-18th Place North

Property owner at 1511-18th Place North now owes the city $7,920 to cover demolition of an unsafe building. The cost will be added to the property's tax bill as a special assessment.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1511 - 18th Place North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $12K

Property owner billed $12,485 for demolition of unsafe building at 3021 22nd St

Demolition costs for unsafe structures are recovered directly from property owners. This special assessment of $12,485.60 becomes a lien against the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3021 - 22nd Street North (Apartment A-E), Birmingham

· Item number:Item #39 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 521 Frances Street

Property owner Gents Homes LLC gains authorization to repair a condemned building, helping recover a blighted property and return it to safe, functional use in the neighborhood.

👥 Counterparty: Gents Homes LLC c/o Johnny Wilson 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 521 Frances Street, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #40 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 12 Center Place North

Property owner Frank Walker II can now proceed with repairs to the building at 12 Center Place North, moving it toward rehabilitation and away from blight.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North (Building 2)

· Item number:Item #41 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 12 Center Place North

Owner Frank Walker II gets city approval to repair a condemned building at Center Place North, moving the property toward occupancy. Allows work to proceed on a blighted structure.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North (Building 4)

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 12 Center Place North

Property owner Frank Walker II gets permission to repair a condemned building at 12 Center Place North. Repair permits signal a path toward bringing blighted or damaged structures back into use.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North

· Item number:Item #43 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 12 Center Place North

Property owner Frank Walker II gets city approval to make repairs on a condemned building, moving the parcel toward recovery from blight.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North (Building 8)

· Item number:Item #44 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for Center Place building

Property owner Frank Walker II can now repair a condemned building at 12 Center Place North, moving toward rehabilitation or reuse and reducing blight in the downtown area.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North

· Item number:Item #45 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for Center Place North building

Owner Frank Walker II receives city authorization to repair a condemned property at 12 Center Place North, a step toward bringing the blighted building back into use.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North (Building 16)

· Item number:Item #46 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for Center Place North building

Property owner Frank Walker II can now proceed with repairs on the condemned building at 12 Center Place North, a step toward bringing the structure into code compliance or demolition.

👥 Counterparty: Frank Walker II 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 12 Center Place North aka Center Street North (Building 20)

· Item number:Item #47 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $162K

City awards $162K water/sewer contract to Latta Plumbing for Cooper Green Park

Latta Plumbing wins competitive bid to complete water and sanitary sewer infrastructure at Cooper Green Park, improving park facilities for public use.

👥 Counterparty: Latta Plumbing & Construction Company 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Cooper Green Park

· Item number:Item #48 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards dry goods contract to Party Express

City commits funds to stock groceries and non-perishable items through competitive bidding. Contract terms and pricing are on file with the city Purchasing office.

👥 Counterparty: Ken and Dave, Inc. d/b/a Party Express, Alabaster, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #49 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards Sysco contract for dry goods and groceries

City approves ongoing purchases of dry goods and non-perishable groceries from Sysco at negotiated unit prices. Affects food costs across municipal facilities and operations.

👥 Counterparty: Sysco Central Alabama, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #50 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves US Foods contract for grocery purchasing

Council approves competitive bid for dry goods and non-perishable groceries at set unit prices, likely supporting school meals, senior programs, and municipal services.

👥 Counterparty: US Foods, Montgomery Alabama 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment removed for 1644 Tuscaloosa

Property at 1644 Tuscaloosa is cleared from the city's weed-abatement charges, removing the special assessment that had been attached since 2013.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 1644 TUSCALOOSA

· Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 6417 Tennessee Ave property removed from special assessment

Property owner at 6417 Tennessee Ave no longer faces the special assessment fee for noxious weed abatement, clearing a financial liability on their parcel.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 6417 TENNESSEE A

· Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 1555 6th St N removed from special assessment

Property owner at 1555 6th St N no longer owes special weed abatement fees. The city had assessed the cost of removing noxious weeds against this property; this removal clears that debt.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 1555 6TH ST N

· Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 318 22nd Ave W removed from city lien list

Property owner cleared the weed violation, so the city is canceling the special assessment against the property. Removes a financial lien tied to the address.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 318 22ND AVE W

· Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 1601 90th St N removed from special assessment

Property owner at 1601 90th St N is released from the city's special weed-abatement assessment, reducing their tax obligation.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 1601 90TH ST N

· Item number:Item #56 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: $25K

City pays $24,750 permit fee for landfill expansion

Birmingham is expanding its municipal waste landfill with new construction and demolition cells. The permit fee goes to the state environmental agency for oversight of the modification.

👥 Counterparty: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Montgomery, Alabama

· Item number:Item #57 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $213

Council approves $213 travel reimbursement for Mayor's office staff

Reimbursement to administrative assistant for approved travel to Washington, D.C., April 2–4. Routine spending from city general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Bacarra Mauldin 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: Washington, District of Columbia

· Item number:Item #58 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

City employees receive reimbursement for documented work-related expenses from the general fund. Itemized accounts are reviewed for oversight and fiscal accountability.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 85 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds

Properties with noxious weeds will receive notice and face abatement action. Clears path for City to remove vegetation and recover costs from owners.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #60 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #63 $ Total cost: $512K

Budget amendment: $834K set aside for library, streets, and storm sewers

City commits capital funds to infrastructure repairs and library improvements. Storm sewer work ($512K) addresses drainage in city neighborhoods.

🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #64 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $78K

Police vehicle fund gets $78,351 from Housing Authority

City reallocates funding to maintain and replace police vehicles. Money comes from Housing Authority revenue, not general taxpayer funds.

👥 Counterparty: Housing Authority Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Budget amendment

· Item number:Item #67 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: $100K

City funds Legal Services Alabama $100K for wealth-building program

Legal Services Alabama will use public funding to help low-income residents access legal services and build financial stability through the "Preserving the Wealth of our Community" program.

👥 Counterparty: Legal Services Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #68 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $122K

Woodlawn Foundation contributes $122,125 as local match for city grant

Woodlawn Foundation's contribution unlocks a larger public grant by providing half of the local matching funds required. This enables the city to draw down additional funding for an unspecified program or project.

👥 Counterparty: Woodlawn Foundation 🏛 Funding source: Sponsorship 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #69 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $9K

City hires Engineering Design Technologies for jail kitchen plumbing, $9,100

City Jail kitchen renovations proceed with plumbing design work. Sole-source procurement from local vendor.

👥 Counterparty: Engineering Design Technologies, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #71 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds 30th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Five Points South with $1,000

City allocates $1,000 in public funds to support the longstanding community celebration in Five Points South neighborhood.

👥 Counterparty: St. Patrick's Day Parade 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Five Points South

· Item number:Item #73 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $742

Council reimburses Councilor Austin $742.55 for travel

Councilor Austin attended a Mayor/Council meeting in Point Clear, Alabama on February 28–March 2, 2014. The city paid his travel expenses from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Johnathan Austin 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #74 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $1K

Reimburse Councilor Lundy $1,242 for League of Municipalities conference

City pays councilor's travel and registration costs for professional conference attendance in May 2014.

👥 Counterparty: Marcus Lundy 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #76 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves advance expense reimbursements for employees

Allows city staff to receive advance payments for work-related expenses before submitting receipts, keeping operations running smoothly.

👥 Counterparty: city employees 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution