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council Birmingham · Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
106
74 consent · 32 regular
Votes
14
minutes text
Total dollars
$8.5M
34 items with amounts
Roll call

Votes (14)

passed #7624 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7625 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7627 official minutes · high
Re: #87. P ITEM 43. An Ordinance amending Title 2, "General Government," Article A, "General Provisions," Section 2-3-1, "City … text similarity · 75%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7628 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7629 official minutes · high
Re: #86. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA text similarity · 75%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7630 official minutes · high
Re: #86. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA text similarity · 75%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7631 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
5–4
Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Abbott · NAY Austin · NAY Rafferty · NAY Roberson · NAY
passed #7632 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–1 1 abstain
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Scales · NAY Parker · ABSTAIN Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7633 official minutes · high
Re: #95. ITEM 85.A Resolution approving payment to Weathertech Distributing Company, Inc., Irondale, Alabama, for the purchase of… structured fact · 90%
8–5
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7634 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
222–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Royal · YEA Rafferty · YEA Abbott · YEA Royal · YEA Royal · YEA Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Tyson · YEA Hoyt · YEA Bell · YEA Bell · YEA Abbott · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA
passed #7635 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7636 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
passed #7637 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Hoyt · ABSENT
Business

Regular Agenda (32)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Reverend Thad James, Jr., Vice President of Academic Affairs, Birmingham Theological Seminary
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Valerie A. Abbott
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: June 25 and July 2, 2013
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: July 9 - September 17, 2013
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
· Item number:Item #81 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $325K

Municipal Court gets $325K federal grant for substance-abuse & mental-health ser

Year one of a three-year federal grant brings substance-abuse and mental-health services into Municipal Court, helping defendants address underlying issues instead of cycling through the justice system.

Counterparty: Municipal Court - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #82 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ Total cost: $276K

Police gets $275.8K federal grant for Justice Assistance

Federal Justice Assistance Grant funds support police operations and equipment. Amount and use depend on grant terms.

Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #83 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ Total cost: $3.5M

Council awards $3.5M to Walker Patton for Jones Valley Complete Streets

City spending $3.5M to improve pedestrian access along Jones Valley, making it safer and easier to walk in the area. Project enhances street infrastructure for residents and visitors.

Counterparty: Walker Patton Company, Inc., Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #84 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ Total cost: $63K

Animal control contract extended at $63,389/month

City renews animal control services through October 2013. This routine spending decision ensures continued animal sheltering and public safety operations citywide.

Counterparty: Birmingham Jefferson County Animal Control, Birmingham Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract amendment
· Item number:Item #85 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City adopts 2012-2013 pay and job classification survey

Sets salary ranges and job grades for city employees. Affects pay benchmarking and budget planning across municipal departments.

Counterparty: Personnel Board of Jefferson County Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #88 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Entertainment districts get new liquor licensing rules

Birmingham is creating entertainment districts with tailored alcohol licensing. Changes affect which bars and restaurants can operate in designated zones and how they're regulated.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #89 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City contracts with physician Edwin M. Moyo, M.D.

Terms of the agreement with Dr. Moyo are not detailed in the available text, so the direct impact on residents is unclear. Check the full resolution for specifics on services, compensation, and duration.

Counterparty: Edwin M. Moyo, M.D. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #90 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City funds Magic City Classic 2013 event in October

Council uses general fund dollars to support the Magic City Classic, a community event. Dollar amount not specified in the docket item.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #91 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $200K

Council approves $200K annual agreement with Construction Industry Authority

City commits up to $200,000 per year for five years to coordinate construction industry activities. Terms renew annually based on available funding.

Counterparty: Birmingham Construction Industry Authority Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
· Item number:Item #93 Total cost: $2.0M

City transfers $1.96M to capital improvement fund from reserves

Council is moving nearly $2M in unspent budget money to fund capital projects citywide. This affects which infrastructure upgrades, repairs, or improvements happen this year.

Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #94 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $104K

City hires Convention Innovations for sports branding: $104K, 1 year

Birmingham is paying a marketing firm to build a "central sports brand" — likely to promote the city's sports attractions and venues. This sole-source contract shapes how the city markets itself and uses public funds for promotional services.

Counterparty: Convention Innovations, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #95 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $6K

City approves $7,860 HVAC equipment purchase from Weathertech

City commits funds to replace or upgrade heating/cooling systems. Equipment purchase supports city facility operations and maintenance.

Counterparty: Weathertech Distributing Company, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #96 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation permit issued for 2017 10th Street, Pratt City

Property owner Alfonso Smith can now repair or demolish the condemned building at this Pratt City address. Clears the path to address a blighted property and improve neighborhood conditions.

Counterparty: Alfonso Smith Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2017 - 10th Street Pratt City, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #97 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Council considers itinerant junk dealer permit for David J. Perry

Council will hear from the applicant and public before deciding whether to grant a permit for door-to-door junk collection in Birmingham.

Counterparty: David J. Perry Funding source: Unknown Action type: Other
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Procedural: ROLL CALL
· Item number:Item #105 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Council to audit phone companies' E911 fund remittances

Ensures phone service providers send emergency-services funding to the city as required by law. Protects the E911 system's financial integrity.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Other
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
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Consent Agenda (74)

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

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