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council Birmingham · Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
49
24 consent · 25 regular
Votes
0
none recorded
Total dollars
$386,464
12 items with amounts
Business

Regular Agenda (25)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Reverend Dr. Willie Jackson, Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Valerie Abbott
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: December 4 and 11, 2013
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: December 18 -26, 2012 and January 2 - 29, 2013
Procedural: ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARDS AND AGENCIES EXPIRATIONS - March 2013
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
· Item number:Item #19 Total cost: $92K

Gateway Improvement Project: $91.9K ALDOT grant allocated

Council approves $91,879 in state funding for P.E.P.'s Gateway Improvement Project, a locally-led mobility or access initiative.

Counterparty: ALDOT Funding source: State Grant Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $15K

City awards $14,687 doors & hardware order to Mullin's Building Products

Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits receives building materials through competitive bidding. This vendor won on price.

Counterparty: Mullin's Building Products Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #31 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $21K

Harris Arena gets $20,710 flooring upgrade from Carpet Specialties

Council awards the low-bid contract for new flooring at Harris Arena, a public facility used for sports, events, and community gatherings.

Counterparty: Carpet Specialties Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: Harris Arena
· Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 36 weed-infested properties public nuisances

Properties with dangerous weeds will receive formal notice and move toward cleanup or demolition, improving neighborhood safety and preventing property value decline in affected areas.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: $160K

Sole-source: Engineering Design Technologies gets $160K for Railroad Reservation

City committing $160K to construction oversight at Railroad Reservation on 1st Avenue. Sole-source award means no competitive bid process.

Counterparty: Engineering Design Technologies, Inc., Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution Location: 1st Avenue
Procedural: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
· Item number:Item #37 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City extends one-cent sales tax beyond 2012 expiration

Keeps the extra one-cent sales tax in place indefinitely. Affects your shopping and dining costs throughout Birmingham.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #38 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council extends 1% sales tax through at least 2014

Continues the extra penny-on-the-dollar sales tax that funds city operations. Without this vote, the tax would have expired at year-end 2013, reducing city revenue.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #39 Total cost: undisclosed

City grants Jefferson County right-of-way for sanitary sewer pipeline

Approves a permanent easement allowing Jefferson County to install and maintain sewer infrastructure on city property. The right-of-way affects service reliability and future land-use options at the S-3 parcel.

Counterparty: Jefferson County, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Right-of-way easement
· Item number:Item #40 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

City hires law firm for Deepwater Horizon litigation claim

Birmingham is pursuing legal action to recover damages from the 2010 oil disaster. The city may recoup settlement funds to support local recovery efforts.

Counterparty: Environmental Litigation Group Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $91

City spends $91,879 state grant on PEP Gateway improvement

State funds support Gateway neighborhood improvements through the PEP (Pedestrian Enhancement Program) project. No direct cost to the city budget.

Funding source: State Grant Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #43 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City partners with KaBOOM! and PNC Foundation on playground project

Birmingham kids gain a new community playground through partnership funding. Project brings recreation space to neighborhood residents at no direct city cost.

Counterparty: KaBOOM!, Inc. Funding source: Mixed Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #44 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Bidding process transparency rule proposed for all city contracts

City contracts would require public disclosure of bidding documents and procurement scope, making it easier for residents to track how city money is spent and who bids for contracts.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #45 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City hires financial consultant for 2013-2014 fiscal year

Council staffs its Budget and Finance Committee with expert advice on city spending and revenue for the upcoming fiscal year.

Counterparty: financial consultant Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
Consent calendar

Consent Agenda (24)

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

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