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Item number:Item #6
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Status:
no agenda text
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Item number:Item #8
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City removes overgrown vegetation and weeds from vacant or neglected parcels, then bills property owners for cleanup costs. Liens attach to the property if owners don't pay.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #9
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will have chance to contest city-ordered weed abatement costs. Special assessments can add to property tax bills if owners don't comply.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #10
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners of blighted parcels will face a special assessment to cover weed removal costs. The city uses these assessments to recover the cost of cleaning up dangerous weeds from neglected land.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #11
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City levies costs against property owners for removing noxious weeds on vacant/blighted lots. Owners who fail to maintain their properties pay the abatement bill.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
·
Item number:Item #12
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City assesses property owners for costs of clearing weeds and dangerous vegetation from vacant lots. Owners who don't comply may face additional fines and liens on their property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #13
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners of blighted parcels will receive special assessment bills for weed removal work the City performed. The charges recover public spending on code enforcement.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
·
Item number:Item #14
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will face costs for removing noxious weeds from their land, or face liens. The assessment enforces blight standards set in 2012.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
·
Item number:Item #15
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their blighted parcels. Failure to pay triggers a lien against the property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
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Item number:Item #24
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🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property declared a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes blight from neighborhood and potential safety hazard.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
718 - 18th Place S.W., Birmingham
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Item number:Item #25
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Unsafe building at 3933 Grasselli Avenue S.W. will be torn down. Demolition removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood and clears the parcel for potential redevelopment.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
3933 Grasselli Avenue S.W., Birmingham
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Item number:Item #26
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Unsafe structure at 213-15 76th Street North will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
213-15 - 76th Street North, Birmingham
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Item number:Item #27
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Building and garage declared unsafe nuisance; demolition will remove blighted property from neighborhood and clear hazard to residents.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
4712 - 8th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham
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Item number:Item #28
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
This blighted property will be removed from the neighborhood, clearing blight and addressing a public safety hazard on 12th Avenue North.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
1401 - 12th Avenue North, Birmingham
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Item number:Item #29
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
4332 - 74th Place North, Birmingham
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Item number:Item #30
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property at 3901 Grasselli Avenue deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes hazardous structure from neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
3901 Grasselli Avenue S.W., Birmingham
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Item number:Item #31
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance on Bessemer Avenue. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
3901 Bessemer Avenue S.W., Birmingham
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Item number:Item #32
·
🏚️ Blight Accountability
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will demolish an abandoned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in Green Acres, clearing blight from the neighborhood.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Demolition
📍
Location:
1216 Brighton Road, Green Acres, Birmingham
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Item number:Item #33
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
✨
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Police and public safety personnel will receive protective equipment through a competitive bid process. Contract runs one year with renewal options.
👥
Counterparty:
G.T. Distributors, Rossville, Georgia
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #34
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will purchase surveying total stations and data collectors for planning and engineering work. Purchase cost and exact equipment count not specified in agenda item.
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Counterparty:
Leica Geosystems, Inc., Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #35
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$253K
City awards sitework and paving project at Cooper Green Park to A.G. Gaston Construction through competitive bid. Improves park infrastructure and accessibility for residents.
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Counterparty:
A.G. Gaston Construction Company, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Cooper Green Park
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Item number:Item #36
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$326K
Keeps City Hall's computer systems running reliably; air conditioning failure could disrupt city services and records. Work replaces aging equipment at the municipal building.
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Counterparty:
Trinity Contractors, Inc., Trussville, Alabama
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
·
Item number:Item #37
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$951
Mayor's office employee's January 2014 trip expenses approved for payment from city budget.
👥
Counterparty:
Erskine Faush
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #38
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Employees receive reimbursement for work-related expenses they paid upfront. This ensures city staff can conduct business without personal financial strain.
👥
Counterparty:
city employees
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
·
Item number:Item #40
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council commits public funds to an off-site educational meeting at Vulcan Park on January 25, 2014. Establishes that the session serves a public purpose and warrants city spending.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
Vulcan Park
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Item number:Item #41
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City formally designates the sickle cell gala as serving a public interest, enabling the event to proceed with city support or recognition on February 1 at the Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom.
👥
Counterparty:
Central Alabama Sickle Cell
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom
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Item number:Item #42
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City funds support UNCF scholarship programs for Black college students. Event held March 8, 2014 at Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom.
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Counterparty:
UNCF (United Negro College Fund)
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Proclamation
📍
Location:
Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom
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Item number:Item #43
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$11K
Council approves spending on renovations to the Jemison Gallery at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The work is part of ongoing improvements to the cultural institution.
👥
Counterparty:
CustomWork Construction Solutions, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
·
Item number:Item #47
📄
Status:
no agenda text
·
Item number:Item #58
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Public hearing February 11, 2014 will decide whether to close a ~0.48-acre stretch of 13th Street North. Affects property access and future land use in the area.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Public hearing set
📍
Location:
13th Street North between 12th Street North and 14th Street North
📅
Public hearing:
February 11, 2014
·
Item number:Item #59
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
✨
$
Total cost:
$30K
North Birmingham residents face ongoing industrial contamination from decades of steel and foundry operations. This $30K consulting contract helps the city navigate EPA remediation requirements to protect public health and prepare properties for future development.
👥
Counterparty:
Gizelle Bryant, Bethesda, Maryland
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
·
Item number:Item #60
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$30K
Council approves sole-source consulting contract with Alice Gordon to strengthen city information flow. Public dollars go to this vendor without competitive bidding.
👥
Counterparty:
Alice Gordon
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
Birmingham
·
Item number:Item #61
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$42K
City commits $42,000 to a consulting contract for EPA community outreach support. Sole-source procurement; contract runs through June 30, 2014.
👥
Counterparty:
Erika Liles, New York, New York
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
·
Item number:Item #62
·
🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$30K
City commits $30,000 from general fund to sole-source consultant for professional services to improve information flow.
👥
Counterparty:
Scottie McClaney
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award