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Procedural:
INVOCATION: Sister Mary Elizabeth, Dominican Sister of the St. Cecilia Congregation
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Procedural:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Lashunda Scales
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Procedural:
ROLL CALL
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Procedural:
MINUTES NOT READY: June 19 - September 4, 2012
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Procedural:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Item number:Item #17
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$350K
Sole-source contract awards $350,000 of public funds to external counsel for unspecified litigation and legal matters. Citizens deserve transparency about which cases or legal issues justify this spending and why competitive bidding was bypassed.
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Counterparty:
Burr & Forman
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #26
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City employees receive reimbursement for authorized work expenses. Amounts and specific expenses are not detailed in the title.
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Counterparty:
city employees
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #27
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City allows Alabama Power Company to install and maintain electrical infrastructure at Brownsville Heights Community Center. Work supports reliable utility service to the facility.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Power Company
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Location:
Brownsville Heights Community Center
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Item number:Item #29
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🏗️ Property Recovery
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$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City continues port modernization planning with a specialized consultant. Phase 2 work will shape Birmingham's waterfront strategy and competitiveness.
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Counterparty:
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Procedural:
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
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Item number:Item #32
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Public hearing set for October 23, 2012 to decide zoning district boundaries. The change will affect what can be built or developed in the affected area(s).
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Zoning
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Public hearing:
October 23, 2012
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Item number:Item #33
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
A parcel zoned for single-family homes may be rezoned under a proposal the City will hear on October 23, 2012. The outcome will determine what can be built there.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Public hearing set
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Public hearing:
October 23, 2012
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Item number:Item #34
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$150K
City will spend $150,000 in general fund money through June 2013 on outside legal counsel for ongoing litigation and other legal matters. This is a sole-source contract with no competitive bidding process.
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Counterparty:
Balch & Bingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #35
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$100K
City commits $100,000 in general funds to outside counsel for ongoing litigation and legal matters through June 2013. Sole-source contract bypasses competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Christian & Small
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #36
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$100K
General fund dollars go to outside legal counsel for city litigation and legal work through June 2013. Sole-source contract with no competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Cooper Law Firm
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #37
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$100K
City commits $100,000 in general funds to outside counsel for ongoing litigation and legal matters through mid-2013. Sole-source procurement bypasses competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Walker Law LLC
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #38
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$10K
Sole-source contract commits public funds to outside counsel for ongoing litigation and legal matters through June 2013.
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Counterparty:
P. Alan Goodwine
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #39
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$10K
City spending $10,000 from general fund on legal representation for unspecified litigation. Services run through June 30, 2013.
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Counterparty:
Arthur Shores Lee
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #40
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$10K
City commits $10,000 from general funds to law firm Tyrone Townsend for ongoing litigation and legal matters through June 2013. Sole-source selection bypasses competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Tyrone Townsend
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #41
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$20K
City commits $20,000 in public funds to outside counsel for unspecified litigation and legal matters through June 2013.
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Counterparty:
Kittren Walker
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #42
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$10K
City will spend $10,000 from the general fund to hire Everette Wess for litigation and legal matters through June 30, 2013.
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Counterparty:
Everette Wess
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #43
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
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$
Total cost:
$175K
City spending $175,000 in public funds on outside legal counsel for pending litigation and other matters. Citizens deserve transparency on major legal costs and the cases being defended or pursued.
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Counterparty:
Hand Arendall LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Item number:Item #44
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property at case ZAC2012-00008 (filed by Larry Sertich) rezones from single-family residential to commercial use. This allows business development on land currently zoned for homes.
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Counterparty:
Larry Sertich
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Zoning
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Procedural:
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
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Item number:Item #46
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property at case ZAC2012-00008 (filed by Larry Sertich) rezones from single-family residential to commercial use. This allows business development on land currently zoned for homes.
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Counterparty:
Larry Sertich
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Zoning
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Item number:Item #47
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City commits to a lobbying/government relations firm on a sole-source basis through 2016. Taxpayers deserve transparency on who the city hires for advocacy work and under what terms.
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Counterparty:
Handprint Bell Consulting Group, LLC, dba Handprint Government Affairs
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Item number:Item #48
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council will hold a public hearing to decide whether to revoke the business license for Club Asia at 1709 1st Avenue North. The outcome determines if the venue can continue operating.
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Counterparty:
Ahmed Mir Shahzed d/b/a Club Asia
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Public hearing set
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Location:
1709 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
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Procedural:
PRESENTATIONS
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Item number:Item #50
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Public hearing to decide whether Ahmed Mir Shahzed's Club Asia at 1709 1st Avenue North loses its liquor license. Outcome determines if the business can continue operating.
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Counterparty:
Ahmed Mir Shahzed d/b/a Club Asia
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Liquor license
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Location:
1709 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
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Procedural:
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
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Item number:Item #52
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Status:
no agenda text
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Procedural:
ADJOURNMENT