Regular City Council

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

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #8 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City buys 8 properties on 8th Avenue from Birmingham Southern College

The city is acquiring 8 parcels on 8th Avenue through a purchase and lease agreement with Birmingham Southern College. This transaction may signal redevelopment or neighborhood stabilization efforts in the area.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Southern College 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Ordinance 📍 Location: 801, 805, 833, 901, 905, 911, 915 and 919 8th Avenue

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

Dolomite Westfield Park renovation contract increased

Park construction cost more than budgeted; amendment authorizes additional funds for Goudy Construction to complete Dolomite Westfield Park renovations.

👥 Counterparty: Goudy Construction, Inc., Bessemer, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract amendment 📍 Location: Dolomite Westfield Park

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 9740 Williamsburg Drive

Blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 9740 Williamsburg Drive, Birmingham

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

Building at 9738 Williamsburg Drive declared unsafe; demolition approved

Property has been ruled unsafe and a public nuisance, and will be demolished. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 9738 Williamsburg Drive, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1205 1st Ave W

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1205 - 1st Avenue West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 5516 Cairo Ave ordered demolished

City declares this property unsafe and a public nuisance, directing demolition. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5516 Cairo Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #14 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 719–25th Street Ensley ordered demolished

City will tear down a blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance in the Ensley neighborhood, clearing the property for future development or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 719 - 25th Street Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 715 25th Street Ensley unsafe; orders demolition

Building at 715 25th Street in Ensley deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition will remove a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 715 - 25th Street Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2772 17th Street, Ensley

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and will be torn down. Removes blight and safety hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2772 - 17th Street Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 1216-34th St. North marked unsafe; demolition approved

Property declared a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1216 - 34th Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 5520 Cairo Avenue ordered demolished

A property deemed hazardous to public safety will be torn down, removing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5520 Cairo Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4724 9th Ave North

Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition will clear blighted structure from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4724 - 9th Avenue North, Birmingham

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

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 5113 Davis Street

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and will be torn down. Removal of blighted properties helps stabilize neighborhoods and reduce safety hazards for nearby residents.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5113 Davis Street, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 1609 17th St. North ordered demolished

Property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed from the neighborhood. Demolition helps clear blight and may improve safety and property values in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1609 - 17th Street North, Birmingham

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

Unsafe building at 917 52nd Place North ordered demolished

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure and garage to improve neighborhood safety and blight conditions.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 917 - 52nd Place North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 1408 13th Avenue North

Property owner Raphael Jule Thomas gets approval to repair a condemned building, clearing the path to rehabilitate a blighted property on 13th Avenue North.

👥 Counterparty: Raphael Jule Thomas 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 1408 - 13th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: $9K

City assesses $8,607 demolition cost to 318 26th St S.W.

Property owner at 318 26th St S.W. must pay the city $8,607.04 for demolishing an unsafe building on the site. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 318 - 26th Street S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards 1-year rifle package contract to John Doe Investigations

Police and public safety operations secure weapons and equipment through this vendor contract. Award to John Doe Investigations, Frisco, Texas, covers Remington rifle packages at rates on file for one year.

👥 Counterparty: John Doe Investigations 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City buys Sig Sauer rifle package from Gulf States Distributors

Birmingham approves a one-year weapons contract with Gulf States Distributors for rifle packages, part of police or public safety equipment procurement.

👥 Counterparty: Gulf States Distributors, Montgomery, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards 3-year vehicle lease contract to Creative Leasing

Birmingham is committing city funds to lease a fleet of full-size vehicles for three years through Creative Leasing. This affects the city's operational budget and vehicle management strategy going forward.

👥 Counterparty: Creative Leasing, Orlando, Florida 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #28 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ $ Total cost: $3K

Special assessment: $2,700 charged to 1739 18th Street Ensley

Property owner at 1739 18th Street will owe a $2,700 special assessment to cover public works costs. This charge becomes a lien on the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 1739 18th Street Ensley and Storage, Birmingham

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

Weed abatement: 1619 Graymont Ave W removed from city assessment

Property owner at 1619 Graymont Ave W no longer liable for city weed-abatement charges once the property is cleared or the blight issue resolved.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 1619 GRAYMONT AVE W

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

Weed abatement: 706 New Hill Ct removed from special assessment

Property owner at 706 New Hill Ct is no longer liable for the city's weed-abatement special assessment, removing a financial obligation tied to property tax.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 706 New Hill Ct

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

Weed abatement assessment removed from 1029 17th Pl SW

Property owner removes obligation to pay special assessment for clearing noxious weeds from this address.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 1029 17TH PL SW

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

3680 41st Ave N removed from weed abatement assessment

Property owner at 3680 41st Ave N is released from the special weed-abatement assessment that has applied since 2013, either because the lot has been cleared or the property no longer qualifies.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 3680 41st AVE N

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

Property removed from weed-abatement special tax roll

A property at 622 64th ST S is removed from the city's special weed-abatement assessment, lowering or eliminating that owner's tax obligation for noxious-weed control.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 622 64th ST S

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

Council reimbuses Kerry Patton $1,169.64 for DC trip

Routine expense reimbursement for Committee Assistant travel to Washington, DC, September 9–11.

👥 Counterparty: Kerry Patton 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #35 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves employee expense reimbursements

Routine approval of itemized work-related expenses for city staff. Taxpayers benefit from visibility into how employee reimbursements are audited and approved.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves advanced expense reimbursements for employees

Employees receive reimbursement for authorized work-related expenses from the general fund.

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

· Item number:Item #42 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA