Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #8 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

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

Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners in designated blighted areas face assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from their land. Owners of affected properties should review the hearing notice for details on charges and opportunity to contest.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners may owe special assessments for city-ordered weed removal on neglected parcels. Costs are recovered through liens against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Council assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners declared non-compliant under a 2010 weed ordinance face special assessments to cover city abatement work. Check your address if you own property with overgrown lots.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. The amount owed depends on your property's size and violation severity.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: Special assessment against blighted properties

City assigns cleanup costs to property owners with noxious weeds. Property owners will receive a bill for abatement work; ability to contest charges ends after public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment issued for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners may face charges to cover cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. Assessment follows city action under a 2011 ordinance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds may face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Check the full hearing notice to see if your property is listed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: Special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. Abatement liens protect neighborhood safety and property values by ensuring dangerous vegetation is removed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessments: properties declared blighted under 2011 rule

Owners of properties declared blighted in 2011 face new or adjusted assessments to cover weed removal costs. Check if your property is affected and the amount owed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Weed abatement: special assessments on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special assessments to pay for city cleanup. Costs recover city expenses under the 2011 weed-abatement ordinance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment set for blighted properties

Property owners may face added tax bills to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected parcels. Follows a 2011 ordinance declaring weed abatement a public safety priority.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners face charges for clearing noxious weeds from their land. Costs vary by parcel; affected owners should verify their assessments.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

City assigns cleanup costs to property owners for code violations. Affected residents receive formal notice and have opportunity to contest charges at a public hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown weeds face a special tax to cover city cleanup costs. This applies to parcels previously declared noxious under a 2012 city rule.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment imposed on blighted properties

Owners of properties with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special tax bill to cover city cleanup costs. This follows the 2012 blight ordinance that allows the city to abate weeds and pass the expense to property owners.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

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

Council fixes special assessment for weed abatement

Property owners will be charged for city weed removal on their land under a 2012 abatement order. Affected owners have a right to a hearing.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment hearing scheduled

Property owners will face special assessments to cover weed removal costs on their land. This hearing allows interested parties to be heard on the charges.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown, dangerous weeds face special tax assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Exact properties and amounts appear in the full resolution.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

Properties designated for weed abatement may face added tax or utility charges to cover removal costs. Details on specific parcels and assessment amounts are needed from the full resolution text.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment approved for blighted properties

City charges property owners for weed removal on abandoned or neglected lots. Property owners may owe back costs for cleanup work completed under the 2012 ordinance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #29 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City sets aside discretionary funds for various community organizations

Council directs unrestricted general-fund money to community groups. The specific recipients and dollar breakdowns aren't detailed in this summary.

👥 Counterparty: various organizations 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

· Item number:Item #30 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds $1,000 for Five Points West holiday parade student transport

Council approves general-fund spending to help students reach the Five Points West Community's holiday parade.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Board of Education 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Five Points West

· Item number:Item #31 · 🏠 Housing Stability $ Total cost: $428

Council approves $428 payment to support Valorettes Dance Team

City funds Huffman High School's Valorettes Dance Team, a student performance and arts program. Small routine spending from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Board of Education 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: Huffman High School

· Item number:Item #32 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $250

City funds Fairmont meeting space at Northside Church of God, $1,000/year

Residents in the Fairmont neighborhood gain a dedicated meeting venue for their association to organize and advocate. The city commits $1,000 annually to sustain this civic infrastructure.

👥 Counterparty: Northside Church of God 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Fairmont

· Item number:Item #33 $ Total cost: undisclosed

City recognizes Junior Board YMCA fundraiser as serving public purpose

The city officially declares the YMCA Junior Board's December 1 fundraising event serves a public interest, enabling the youth organization to hold the event at the YMCA Youth Center.

👥 Counterparty: YMCA of Greater Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Proclamation 📍 Location: YMCA Youth Center

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

City assesses $1,032 sales tax liability against Tri Aqua LLC

Tri Aqua LLC and owner Susan Roberts are being held responsible for unpaid sales taxes from January 2012. The assessment may result in collection action against the business.

👥 Counterparty: Tri Aqua LLC and Susan Roberts 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #35 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City assesses $1,291.50 sales tax against Print Smart LLC

Print Smart LLC and owner Mary C. Stewart must pay back taxes owed to the city for a prior period. The assessment ensures the business remits outstanding sales tax obligations.

👥 Counterparty: Print Smart LLC and Mary C. Stewart 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $3K

City assesses $3,094 sales tax against Amour Noir LLC

City enforcement action: Amour Noir LLC and owner Amber D. Haywood owe $3,094.40 in unpaid sales taxes for a prior period. Compliance notice establishes tax debt.

👥 Counterparty: Amour Noir LLC, Amber D. Haywood 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #37 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $82K

City assesses $82,135 sales tax liability against Aamco Transmission

Aamco Transmission owners are liable for unpaid sales taxes; the city is collecting the debt through this formal assessment.

👥 Counterparty: Batco Inc. and Lyan Thomas and Alison Thomas 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #38 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $5K

City assesses $4,756 sales tax against ACS Technologies Inc.

The city is claiming ACS Technologies owes $4,756.41 in unpaid sales taxes. This is a routine tax collection action on consent.

👥 Counterparty: ACS Technologies Inc. and JC Conn 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #39 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $3K

Sales tax assessment: $2,543.80 owed by Dixie Speaker Repair

City assesses back sales taxes from July 2011 against Dixie Speaker Repair owner Dennis Roger Lindsay. Outcome clarifies tax compliance for this business.

👥 Counterparty: Dennis Roger Lindsay 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #40 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $9K

City assesses $8,999 sales tax against Star Harvest Solar LLC

Star Harvest Solar LLC and its principals owe back sales taxes, reflecting enforcement of tax collection obligations. The amount is relatively small but documents the city's effort to ensure solar contractors comply with tax law.

👥 Counterparty: Star Harvest Solar LLC, John Close, David Burt 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #41 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $8K

Sales tax assessment: City claims $7,509 from Kairos Katering

City is collecting unpaid sales tax from a food service business. The assessment holds the business owner and manager personally liable for the debt.

👥 Counterparty: Kairos Katering, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $9K

City assesses $9,230.80 sales tax against Green Acres

Business owners must remit uncollected sales tax from December. Assessment holds Donald and Beverly Gary personally responsible for payment.

👥 Counterparty: Donald Gary and Beverly Gary, doing business as Green Acres 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #43 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $491

Sales tax assessment: $491 due from J Mann (2012)

City collects unpaid sales tax from a business operator for an 9-month period in 2012. Routine tax enforcement action.

👥 Counterparty: Jessie Williams 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 232 3rd Ave. S.W.

Blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed from the neighborhood. Demolition clears the site for redevelopment and reduces safety hazards in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 232 - 3rd Avenue S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 120 Center Street declared unsafe; demolition ordered

City condemns a downtown structure as a public nuisance and safety hazard, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 120 Center Street South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 306 3rd Street, Thomas

Unsafe structure at 306 3rd Street, Thomas will be demolished. Removal of blighted properties improves neighborhood safety and clears the path for potential redevelopment or community use.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 306 3rd Street, Thomas, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 3332 Park Ave S.W. ordered demolished

City removes blighted structure deemed a public nuisance and safety hazard. Building and 2 sheds will be demolished.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3332 Park Avenue S.W., Birmingham

· Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4208 Morris Avenue

This blighted property will be removed to eliminate a public safety and health hazard in the neighborhood. Demolition clears a code-violation site that poses risks to nearby residents and property values.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4208 Morris Avenue, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 913–47th Way South

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 913 - 47th Way South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 211 6th Ave. North declared unsafe, marked for demolition

City will tear down a blighted building. Removes a safety hazard and potential nuisance from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 211 - 6th Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2213 32nd Ave N

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance will be torn down, removing blight and potential safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2213 - 32nd Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 3833 41st Ave. North ordered demolished

Property declared a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3833 - 41st Avenue North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 3833 41st Avenue North

Unsafe structure deemed a public nuisance will be removed. Action clears blight from the neighborhood and protects nearby residents from hazards.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3833 - 41st Avenue North (Rear), Birmingham

· Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1106 14th Street, Ensley

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition clears blight and hazard from Ensley neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1106 - 14th Street Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #55 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 308 Avenue V Pratt City ordered demolished

City removes a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in Pratt City. Demolition clears blight and reduces neighborhood hazards.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 308 Avenue V Pratt City, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #56 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 303 Avenue V, Pratt City

City will demolish a building declared unsafe and a public nuisance in Pratt City, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 303 Avenue V Pratt City, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #57 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Blighted building at 5201 Avenue Q Ensley ordered demolished

Unsafe structure in Ensley neighborhood removed from property rolls. Demolition clears the way for land reuse and reduces public safety risk.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 5201 Avenue Q, Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #58 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 922 10th Street North

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 922 - 10th Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #59 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 416-62nd Street North

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, triggering demolition to eliminate a blighted property and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 416 - 62nd Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #60 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 4824 Avenue S ordered demolished as unsafe nuisance

City removes a blighted building that poses public safety and neighborhood quality-of-life risks. Property at 4824 Avenue S will be cleared.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4824 Avenue S, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #61 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4620 Avenue Q

Blighted structure in Ensley cleared as hazard. Removal improves neighborhood safety and opens path for redevelopment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4620 Avenue Q Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #62 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $13K

Council awards $12,591 contract to Tyco for arena access-control systems

City upgrades security at the Crossplex/Bill Harris Arena with new access-control and door-entry systems. Lowest-cost bid among competing vendors.

👥 Counterparty: Tyco Integrated Security, Pelham, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: Crossplex/Bill Harris Arena

· Item number:Item #63 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: $33K

Council awards $32,834 security system contract to Tyco for West Precinct

New surveillance system at West Precinct enhances public safety monitoring capacity at the police station.

👥 Counterparty: Tyco Integrated Security, Pelham, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #64 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves 1-year sub-machine gun contract with Clyde Armory

Police will purchase tactical firearms and accessories from a Georgia vendor through an open bid. The contract sets pricing for one year, allowing department resupply at fixed rates.

👥 Counterparty: Clyde Armory, Bogart, Georgia 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #65 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

City awards traffic paint contract to Ennis Paint, Inc. for 1 year

Keeps road markings maintained across the city through a competitive purchase agreement. Spending amount not disclosed in public docket.

👥 Counterparty: Ennis Paint, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #66 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards traffic paint contract to Sherwin-Williams

City purchases road-marking paint on competitive bid. Keeps street and parking lot line markings maintained for driver and pedestrian safety.

👥 Counterparty: The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #67 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards water chemical treatment contract to Triple Point Industries

City facilities will use Triple Point's chemical treatment program for water systems. Unit prices are on file with the purchasing office.

👥 Counterparty: Triple Point Industries LLC, Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #68 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment removed for 4209 44th Ave N

Property owner at 4209 44th Ave N will no longer be liable for the special weed-abatement assessment originally set in 2012, likely because the abatement work has been completed or the property resolved its noxious vegetation.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 4209 44th Ave N

· Item number:Item #69 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: Property at 2641 21st St SW removed from special assessment

A property owner at 2641 21st St SW is no longer responsible for paying the city's weed abatement special assessment. The property has been cleared and removed from the list of blighted parcels subject to this fee.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement 📍 Location: 2641 21st ST SW

· Item number:Item #70 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $13K

City renews National League of Cities membership for $13,400/year

Birmingham maintains membership in a national advocacy organization that helps cities share best practices and lobby federal policymakers on issues like infrastructure and economic development.

👥 Counterparty: National League of Cities, Washington, District of Columbia 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #79 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA