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council Birmingham · Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
49
25 consent · 24 regular
Votes
8
minutes text
Total dollars
$22.1M
12 items with amounts
Roll call

Votes (8)

failed #8256 official minutes · high
Re: #48. ITEM 9. A Resolution establishing a Public Purpose Declaration Policy for the City of Birmingham. (Submitted and Reco… structured fact · 80%
2–4
Abbott · YEA Rafferty · YEA Hoyt · NAY Parker · NAY Scales · NAY Royal · NAY Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8257 official minutes · high
Re: #48. ITEM 9. A Resolution establishing a Public Purpose Declaration Policy for the City of Birmingham. (Submitted and Reco… text similarity · 62%
4–0 2 abstain
Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Abbott · ABSTAIN Rafferty · ABSTAIN Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8258 official minutes · high
Re: #48. ITEM 9. A Resolution establishing a Public Purpose Declaration Policy for the City of Birmingham. (Submitted and Reco… text similarity · 63%
4–0 2 abstain
Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Abbott · ABSTAIN Rafferty · ABSTAIN Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8260 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8261 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
6–0
Abbott · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8262 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
5–0
Abbott · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8263 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
5–0
Abbott · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Austin · ABSENT Roberson · ABSENT Smitherman · ABSENT
Business

Regular Agenda (24)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Father Michael Adams, Administrator of St. Stephens University Catholic Chapel
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember James "Jay" Roberson
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: June 19 - August 28, 2012
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Procedural: ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARDS AND AGENCIES EXPIRATIONS - October, 2012
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
· Item number:Item #33 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $10.0M

City budgets $10M federal grant for Road to Recovery project

Federal TIGER funding aims to improve transportation infrastructure and economic recovery. The $10M appropriation will support road improvements and related public works across the city.

Counterparty: United States Department of Transportation Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #34 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $10.0M

City secures $10M federal TIGER grant from DOT

Birmingham lands major federal funding for infrastructure or transportation projects. Grants this size can fund major initiatives without tapping local tax revenue or borrowing.

Counterparty: United States Department of Transportation Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #35 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

West Med Disposal granted license to transport medical waste in Birmingham

Allows a waste management company to legally pick up and move medical waste from healthcare facilities across the city. This licensing ensures proper handling of potentially hazardous materials like syringes, pharmaceuticals, and contaminated equipment.

Counterparty: West Med Disposal, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #36 · 🏠 Housing Stability Total cost: $2K

Council approves $1,747 travel reimbursement for Councilor Austin

Councilor Austin attended a July 2012 conference on disaster recovery in New Orleans. City general fund covers his travel costs.

Counterparty: Johnathan Austin Funding source: General Fund Action type: Appropriation
· Item number:Item #38 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City approves employee expense accounts

Council reviews and approves how city staff spent money on business expenses—travel, supplies, meals—charged to the general fund. Ensures public funds used appropriately.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #39 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves city employee expense reimbursements

City employees receive reimbursement for job-related expenses from the general fund. This routine approval ensures staff can be paid back for authorized out-of-pocket costs.

Counterparty: city employees Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #40 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves city employee expense accounts

City employees' travel, meals, and other reimbursable expenses are submitted for council approval. This vote authorizes payment from the general fund.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #42 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

618 blighted properties declared public nuisance; weed-abatement notices posted

City is cracking down on abandoned lots overgrown with noxious weeds across Birmingham. Property owners will face notice to clear the vegetation or face city action—affecting neighborhoods with visible blight and potential public health risks.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
Procedural: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE
· Item number:Item #45 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City sets new rules for food trucks and pushcarts

Mobile food vendors operating in Birmingham will face new licensing and operational requirements. Affects vendors and residents who buy from street food carts and trucks.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
· Item number:Item #46 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City sets new rules for food trucks and pushcarts

Mobile food vendors operating in Birmingham will face new licensing and operational requirements. Affects vendors and residents who buy from street food carts and trucks.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
· Item number:Item #48 · 🏗️ Property Recovery ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

Council adopts Public Purpose Declaration Policy

New policy clarifies when and how the city can use eminent domain and spend public money on private projects. Affects property rights and tax-funded development deals citywide.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Consent calendar

Consent Agenda (25)

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

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