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council Birmingham · Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
45
26 consent · 19 regular
Votes
0
none recorded
Total dollars
$2.8M
12 items with amounts
Business

Regular Agenda (19)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Reverend Dr. Walter Sims, Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Kimberly Rafferty
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: May 7 - June 18, 2013
· Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 702 blighted properties public nuisance for weed abatement

Owners of 702 properties will receive notice and orders to clear dangerous weeds or face city removal and costs. Targets blight contributing to unsafe neighborhoods.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
· Item number:Item #29 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $365

City extends health insurance contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Covers employee health benefits funded from the general fund. Monthly premium caps at $365 per employee for single coverage under the Value Plan.

Counterparty: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #30 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: $5K

Council hires McDowell Studios for $5K park monument assessment

City will assess the condition of monuments and historical plaques at three major parks—Kelly Ingram, Linn, and McClendon—to plan restoration work that preserves public gathering spaces and Birmingham's Civil Rights heritage.

Counterparty: McDowell Studios, Tuskegee, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #31 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Amendment to SICO America arena stage contract for CrossPlex

Council is modifying an earlier payment agreement with SICO America for a mobile performance stage at the Birmingham CrossPlex, though the specific changes and dollar amount are not detailed in the item text.

Counterparty: SICO America, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #32 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $400K

Mayor authorized to apply for $400K federal transportation grant

Grant funds could support local transportation projects; award depends on ALDOT approval and would require city matching funds.

Counterparty: Alabama Department of Transportation Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #33 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

City hires Environmental Litigation Group for Deepwater Horizon litigation

Birmingham pursues legal action related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, potentially recovering damages that could benefit city finances and environmental remediation efforts.

Counterparty: Environmental Litigation Group Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
Procedural: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
· Item number:Item #37 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $55K

Council increases Strada Professional Services contract to $55,000

City is committing an additional $25,000 to Strada Professional Services for an undisclosed purpose. Public deserves clarity on what services are being extended and why the cost grew.

Counterparty: Strada Professional Services, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
· Item number:Item #39 Total cost: $50K

Budget: $30K transferred to Taste of 4 event from SWAC fund

City redirects $30,000 in public funds to support the Taste of 4 community event, offsetting part of a $50,000 transfer from a sports conference budget.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Budget amendment
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Consent calendar

Consent Agenda (26)

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

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